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US1033445A
US1033445A US44684008A US1908446840A US1033445A US 1033445 A US1033445 A US 1033445A US 44684008 A US44684008 A US 44684008A US 1908446840 A US1908446840 A US 1908446840A US 1033445 A US1033445 A US 1033445A
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  • This invention relates to printing machines and has particular reference to improvements in machines for printing and handling envelops.
  • the objects of the invention are to provide simple and automatically operated 3 tion filed February scribed in detail while mechanisms for printing a single envelop or two envelope at the time; to provide a novel tripping mechanism, whereby the press will be tripped when an envelop fails to reach the platen; to provide novel registering means for the envelops andto provide means for separating the unprinted from the printed. envelops. a p
  • Figurel is a side elevation of .a printing press embodying my invention, with parts omitted;
  • Fig. 2 is a d etailyiew showing the foot. of the press;
  • Fig. 3 is-a perspective view showing the separating and feeding mechanisms withadjace ntpartsgFig. 4: is a .detail view, oi 2 registering means;
  • Fig. 7 1s a diehavealready been degrammatic view showing the wiring. for the electrically operated tripping means;
  • Fifis. 8 and 9 are detail views of parts of the mechanism for separating the printed from. the unprinted envelops;
  • Figs. 10 and 11 are detail views of the receptacle for the printed envelops.
  • Fig. 12 is a view of one of the grippers;
  • Figs. 13, 14: and 15 are enlarged detail views of parts shown in Figs. 8 and 9, and
  • Fig. 16 shows a registering frame used for a single envelop.
  • the numeral. 'ldc notes the frame of the press
  • 2 is the platen while (see Fig. 2) and 0s illlates in the usual man ner by means 0 the connecting rods 5 of which there is one on either side of the press.
  • the one connect-mg rod is pivoted at to lar manner on the other side of the press to the gear main shaft 10.
  • the platen 2 oscillates also as is usual in presses of this type and it is complish this result as they form no element in this invelnion.
  • brackets 11 which support the separatlaid in two piles with the flaps downward.
  • Each end support comprises a time it should be distinctly understood that t 3 is the form member which is pivoted at at,
  • liy adjusting the supports along the bar 15, these i. pieces form sort oi pockets in which the envelops lie as seen in Fig. (3, the corners oil the envelopsresting in the l pieces, and norm the shelves 29.
  • the pieces 2142 are vertically adjustable with relation the and by means oi the slot and screw and 26, and the screw 27 which serves to lorce the L down against the spring 28. By these means the space 30 between the bottom of the h and the ridge uni-y be adjusted so as to permit of the passo e of. oitrerent thicknesses Oi envelope.
  • SlllDPOIt i8 is constructed sill stantially as above, circe an upright 20 which in u upports two 2% adjustable in the same manner as ai'orcsaid.
  • a slide '1 is provided which slides on the side frames 1-2 by means of shoes 32 and adapted to enter between the enrelop and its lap and push the two single bottom envelops side by side out through the afor said spaces 30.
  • the slide 31 has pivoted thereto at both ends links 3d pivoted to levers which are pivoted at 5$ to the lwackeis ll. l t will be the outside guides 54;. In this manner the side and center guides may be adjusted to suit the size of the envelopes. At the ends of the guides fastened Wings 59.
  • each arm 37 t it comprises 1 readily seen that in case only one envelop is to be printed at a time, the center support 18 will be removed and the single pile of en.- vclops supported between and on the sup ports 17 which will hen. be properly adjusted along the bar in.
  • This inech anisrn comprises two arms 37 "journalcd on shaft 38 in the b'ackcts ll and carrying at their free ends another shaft 39.
  • a shaft l5 supports the steps 46 arliuslahly arried thereby hy set screws as shown.
  • This shaft 4:5 is rocked periodically by means oi arm 4.6, link d7, bell crank L8, link 49 and lever 50, which latter pivoted at 5i on the one l 'ackct ll and carries a cam roll 52 running on the usual plalen locking earn 53.
  • the feeding mechanism may be swung upward around the shaft 38, after the bar 15 has been laid down as indicated in dotted lines.
  • the registering mechanism On the platen is detachably fixed the registering mechanism.
  • This comprises two side bars 64, having the angularly bent ends 65 which hook over the edges of the platen.
  • the bars are joined by the transverse strip ⁇ 56 which carries thin brass pieces 67, the upturned ends 68 of which form stripping fingers while a part is turned down angularly and rests on the platen to -lforrn stops 69.
  • iluccntral dividing tongue 70 extends in under and through the central wing 59, of the feeding mechanism.
  • the bars 64 carry side guides 71 which are adjustable byslot T2 and screws 73. After the envclops leavethe tapes 40, they pass undenthe wings 59 and onto the platen 2, against stops 69, the sides of the envelops being guided between the guides 71 and the center tongue 70. the printing takes place ani the form member leaves the platen, the endai 8 which are springy, serve to strip the envelops from the form.
  • the registering nieclmnisin may easily be detached from the plalen by prying the ends (35 of the barsfil over the edges'thercof, and in Fig.
  • a locking slide 78 is car a ried on the lower jaw and is under a steady pull of the spring 79 toward the tail end 86' of the upper jaw 7 6.
  • the locking slide also carries the rod 80 which by contact with the edge of the platen causes the gripper to close by action of the-flat spring 77.
  • the grippers are carried on the slotted bar 81, shown in Figs. 3 and 12 in the usual fashion by thumb screws so as to be capable of adjustment along saidbar, which constitutes a gripper carriage adapted to slide on the lever 62, and which is operated by the levers'or arms 82, pivoted at 83, at the foot of the press, see Fig. 2.
  • the transverse gripper opening rod 85 is adjust-ably moilnted in the slots 87 of the blocks 88.v which are mounted one on each 'side on the oscillating leyers 62. In this manner a close cooperation between the separat-ing and-feeding mechanism, the platen and the grippers is assured and the necessary adjustment provided for.
  • levers-82 fortlie gtippers are as followsrTo the connectingfiro 5 'on the'right side of the press is .pivdteda link89, see Fig. '1, the other end of which-"is pivoted at 90. to the said lever 82, so that this latter is oscillated as' the form member is moved back and forth, and-the w levers 35 which operate the separating mechanism-vhave their free ends joined by a rod f 91 which is kept in contact with the levers 82'by a-spring 92, see Fig. 1, so that as the levers 82 move to the right, the upper ends of levers are moved to the left and vice *versa, an adjustable stop 93, Fig. 3, is pro vided which limits the stroke of the levers 35 and further movement by the levers 82 is taken up by the said spring 92 between the two sets of levers.
  • This receptacle is made up of two side walls 95 and acenter i wall 96, all ioined hv th elevated transverse are supported by the bent flat irons 98. The lower and forward ends of these latter support the inclined flaps 99.
  • the envelop receptacle is set down in and supported by the sheet receptacle which comprises the flat bottom 100 provided with adjustable side wings 101 and adjustable front stops 102.
  • the wings 101 are carried by the slotted bars 103 adjustable on the bottom by screws 10%, while the stops 102 are adjustable on the rods 10 1 as will be clearly seen from Figs. 8,10 and 111.
  • the envelop receptacle isput into the sheet receptacle so that the side walls 95 rest on the bottom 100, the wings 101 having been adjusted to the size of the-envelop receptacle, and the front stops 102 moved to abut the front edge oftho incline flaps 99, so that, when the envelops drop from the grippers, they fall on the elevated bottoms .97 and then slide down over the flat irons 98 and come to rest on the inclined flaps 99 withtheir edges abutting the front stops 102.
  • I have shown in dotted lines an envelop 105 just sliding down onto the flaps 99.
  • the sheet receptacle is provided with hooks 106 and clips 107 which are adapted to fit around the stationary shaft108 which bottoms 97, which are suitably formed and i latter is a part of the press andserves to stifien the construction thereof.
  • the rods 104 are joined by a thin rod 190, Figs. 1, 8
  • a connecting link 109 connects this rod 190 with a bar 109 which joins the lovers 82 as seen in Fig.1, so that-as these links oscillate the sheet and envelop receptacle are also oscillated around the said shaft 108 whereby the envelope or sheets are jogged into position for ready removal.
  • the extent of the motion of the receptacles may be adjusted by adjusting the jam nut 110 on link or rod 109 thus determiningthe incline of the receptacle.
  • the shaft 112 carries contacts 118 adapted to fall on fixed contacts 119 supported on a bar 120 and these parts are so timed in their operation that if one or both enveldps fail to reach under the stops 16, the contacts will close.
  • the closing of the contacts serve to close a circuit showing. in Fig. 7 whereby a magnet 121 becomes energized and attracts its armature 122. As will be seen fromFig. 1, this shown in Fig. 1. 1n the present instance,
  • magnet is mounted on the hand lever 123 which is manually operatedato trip the form. whenever the operator so desires by the following instrumentality.
  • the form itself is pivoted at 124 in eccentrics 125 to which latter is connected arms 126 which in turn are connected to hell crank 127 by link 128.
  • the bell crank is provided with a groove 130 in which plays a pin 131, carried by an arm 132 on a shaft 188. Outside the frame this shaft is connected by an arm 13% to link 135, the other end of which is pivoted to the end of the lever 123 which pivoted at 136.
  • an overbalanced latch 137 is pivoted on the lever 123, see Fig. 1, and connected by a cord 138 or otherwise,to the armature 122.
  • A" lever 139 is pivoted at 1 10 to the connecting rod 5 on the left side of the press and this lever is provided with a hook 141 and a roller 1 12 and slideson the friction roller 143, carried by hand lever 123.
  • the lever 139 slides normally back and forth with the connecting rod 5 but when the magnet is energized, the latch 137 is pulled down, the. hook 141 engages the latch and thereby the hand lever and throws the latter to trip the form.
  • a" framework 145 which supports the shafts 1-16 and 1 17 which are connected by two arms 14:8 and a link 110, so that when one shaft is rotated the other one must rotate.
  • the shaft 1 -17 carries a wing or blade 1.10.
  • On the shaft bell crank is on the other side the 159 in a clockwise direction.
  • On the oth side of the collar 151 the other sprin 14 6 is fastened a collar 151 having; an arm 1 52, which latter carries a bell crank pivoted 1 means freely at 153.
  • the one arm 154; or crank projects upwardly on the one arm 152, while the other arm' 156 o 152 and provided with.
  • the collar 151 there is a spring roller, the one of which 159 is wound with. a tape 1 and on the side toward the collar 151 t roller carries a circular fiat s ri ing a button 164.
  • the other 160 is made fast to a hook se x the shaft 133, which. a part of ping mechanism. Normally, the tape taut between the hook 165 and roller 159 and tends to pull the l anti-clockwise direction in if against the action of the spring f 161 on the roller abutting a tire.
  • a printing machine In a printing machine the combination of an oscillating delivery mechanism, ripping mechanism, a rotatable delivery member adapted to be rotated in one direction by the said tripping mechanism and to receive the unprinted matter from the said 'oscillating' delivery mechanism, and means operated by the latter for rotating the said delivery member in the opposite direction and delivering the said unprinted matter.
  • Iii sprinting machine having a platen, the combination of means for feeding two envelops side by side to the said platen, means for tripping the said machine when one of said envelops fails to reach the said platen and means actuated by the said trip ping means for-delivering the other envelop.
  • a conveying mechanism for conveying two envelops side by side, means for print ing the said two envelops and means for preventing thh one envelop from being printed it the other envelop fails to be acted upon by the said conveying mechanism, and means for conveying the one single envelop through said machine.
  • aprinting machine having a platen and a form member the combination of means for feeding two envelops side by side to the said-platen, means for tripping the said form member when one of the said envelope fails to reach the said platen and means for delivering the other unprinted envelop.
  • a machine of the class described the combination of a platen, a feeding mechanism for feeding envclops side by sideto the said platen, a delivery mechanism, a dclivery member for receiving the unprinted envelops from the said delivery mechanism and means for actuating the said'delivery member when one of the said envelope fails to be acted upon by the said feeding mechanism.
  • a machine of the class the combination of a platen, a feeding mechanism for feeding envelope-side by side to the said platen, a delivery mechanism, a delivery member for receiving the unprinted envclops from the said delivcry mechanism and means for actuating the said dolivery member when one of the said envelops fails to be acted upon by the said feeding mechanism, and a separate receptacle for receiving the unprinted envelop from the said delivery member.
  • a printingmachine the combination of means for conveying two envelops side by side to be print-ed means for delivering saidenvclops when printed, means for tripping the machine if one of fails to be printed and means actuated by the'said tripping mechanism for delivering the unprinted envelop at a point different from the one Where the printed matter is delivered 19.

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L. E. MORRISON. PRINTING MACHINE.
APPLICATION FILED .AUG. 4, 190B.
Patented July 23, 1912.
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LEWIS E. MORRISON, OF NEWARK, "NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNUB T HZMSELF AND.
' MATTHI-AS PLUM, 0F NEWABQJIEW JERSEY PRINTING-MACHINE.
: 1,033,445, Specification of Letters Patent.
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Anplication filed August 4, 1908. Serial No. $46,840.
, ful Improvements in Printing-Machines, of
which the following is a specification.
This invention relates to printing machines and has particular reference to improvements in machines for printing and handling envelops.
',The objects of the invention are to provide simple and automatically operated 3 tion filed February scribed in detail while mechanisms for printing a single envelop or two envelope at the time; to provide a novel tripping mechanism, whereby the press will be tripped when an envelop fails to reach the platen; to provide novel registering means for the envelops andto provide means for separating the unprinted from the printed. envelops. a p
Other objects will appear as this specification proceeds.
Some of the mechanisms which contribute to accomplish the various results obtained by this invention scribed by me in several applications, the filing dates and serial numbers of which are as follows. One application filed February '17, 1908, Ser. No. 416,203; another applica- 2'7, s, Ser. No. 418,021; a third application filed March 6, 1908, Ser. No. 419,480; and a fourth application tiled March 26, 1908, Serl No; 423,395.
In the present instance it will be seen that the scope ofthe inventions contained in the above applications-have been extended and the constructions improved. also that several new features have been added in order to make the machine wholly automatic and per feet in its operation.
To this end my invention comprises such features and parts of construction and cooperation as will hereinafter be fully dereterence is had to the ac *onipanying drawings in which;-
Figurel is a side elevation of .a printing press embodying my invention, with parts omitted; Fig. 2 is a d etailyiew showing the foot. of the press; Fig. 3 is-a perspective view showing the separating and feeding mechanisms withadjace ntpartsgFig. 4: is a .detail view, oi 2 registering means; Figs.
and (i are front and side views'of parts of the separating mechanism; Fig. 7 1s a diehavealready been degrammatic view showing the wiring. for the electrically operated tripping means; Fifis. 8 and 9 are detail views of parts of the mechanism for separating the printed from. the unprinted envelops; Figs. 10 and 11 are detail views of the receptacle for the printed envelops. Fig. 12 is a view of one of the grippers; Figs. 13, 14: and 15 are enlarged detail views of parts shown in Figs. 8 and 9, and Fig. 16 shows a registering frame used for a single envelop.
tion applied to a machine commonly known n the artas a platen press or job press, and one of the objects of my inventi n is to-so they may readily and quickly be attachedto the job press without necessitating changes in the construction of the same at the same my inventionor parts thereof may be used on other machines as well.
Referring to Fig. 1, the numeral. 'ldcnotes the frame of the press, 2 is the platen while (see Fig. 2) and 0s illlates in the usual man ner by means 0 the connecting rods 5 of which there is one on either side of the press. The one connect-mg rod is pivoted at to lar manner on the other side of the press to the gear main shaft 10. The platen 2 oscillates also as is usual in presses of this type and it is complish this result as they form no element in this invelnion. In front of the platen on two brackets 11 which support the separatlaid in two piles with the flaps downward. Each end support comprises a time it should be distinctly understood that t 3 is the form member which is pivoted at at,
the disk 7,'while.the other is pivoted in simi- 8 which is driven from pinion 9 in not necessary to describe the parts which ae- J either side ot the press is fastened- .ing and feeding mechanisms with adjacent In the drawings, I have shown my inven construct "the various improvements that 2 v r ea res which carry lingers which are Wing or car 19, (see Figs. 5 and 6) through which passes the bolt 1.6. The car 19 is integral with the upright 20, the bottom of which is bent to form the ridge 2'1. and which also carries laterally extended shelves 29. Two transrerse cars 25?, and 23 are also integral with the upright and serve to support-the l. piece 2 1-. liy adjusting: the supports along the bar 15, these i. pieces form sort oi pockets in which the envelops lie as seen in Fig. (3, the corners oil the envelopsresting in the l pieces, and norm the shelves 29. The pieces 2142: are vertically adjustable with relation the and by means oi the slot and screw and 26, and the screw 27 which serves to lorce the L down against the spring 28. By these means the space 30 between the bottom of the h and the ridge uni-y be adjusted so as to permit of the passo e of. oitrerent thicknesses Oi envelope.
'l he center SlllDPOIt i8 is constructed sill stantially as above, circe an upright 20 which in u upports two 2% adjustable in the same manner as ai'orcsaid. i V
A slide '1 is provided which slides on the side frames 1-2 by means of shoes 32 and adapted to enter between the enrelop and its lap and push the two single bottom envelops side by side out through the afor said spaces 30. The slide 31 has pivoted thereto at both ends links 3d pivoted to levers which are pivoted at 5$ to the lwackeis ll. l t will be the outside guides 54;. In this manner the side and center guides may be adjusted to suit the size of the envelopes. At the ends of the guides fastened Wings 59.
The envelops after having been separated, fall on the tapes 40 and are conveyed down Wardly toward the platen, until they strike the stops 416, the ends of which rest on the shaft lit the proper time the cam rol 352 Will on on the low part of the cam the stops will be raised and the enevelops passed from-the tapes and. under the wings 59 to the platen 2.
After the envclops leave the tapes, the feeding mechanism is raised on the pivot 38, to perinit the platen to move downwardly into printing position, and to this end the following means are provided: Each arm 37 t it comprises 1 readily seen that in case only one envelop is to be printed at a time, the center support 18 will be removed and the single pile of en.- vclops supported between and on the sup ports 17 which will hen. be properly adjusted along the bar in. A "r the envelope have been push cd from not er the piles they fall on the feeding mechanism. This inech anisrn comprises two arms 37 "journalcd on shaft 38 in the b'ackcts ll and carrying at their free ends another shaft 39. Over these two shafts pass tapes {l0 which v are driven constantly in the direction toward the shaft 30 by a train of gears all, 419., iii and 4.4 which carried by the one arm 37 and Of which the gear -l-l meshes with the gear 8 which normally hclongs lo the press. A shaft l5 supports the steps 46 arliuslahly arried thereby hy set screws as shown. This shaft 4:5 is rocked periodically by means oi arm 4.6, link d7, bell crank L8, link 49 and lever 50, which latter pivoted at 5i on the one l 'ackct ll and carries a cam roll 52 running on the usual plalen locking earn 53. guides o l are adjustahly carried in the arms 37 and when two envelops are to be printed nt oncc, a center guide :35 is added which is :uliu ,=.l.ally carried by a rod 36 supporicd in ihe saddles l l l l l l carries a cam (30 which rests on a roller 61 mounted on the levers (32, pivoted. at 63 on the brackets 11. 'lhelevers ()2 rest in turn on rollers 63, fastened to the platen, so that, as the latter oscillates, the levers 62 swing around their pivots and oscillate in turn the feeding mechanism'.. For the purposes of, inakinp; ready or otherwise get-ting at the press, the feeding mechanism may be swung upward around the shaft 38, after the bar 15 has been laid down as indicated in dotted lines. On the platen is detachably fixed the registering mechanism. This comprises two side bars 64, having the angularly bent ends 65 which hook over the edges of the platen. The bars are joined by the transverse strip {56 which carries thin brass pieces 67, the upturned ends 68 of which form stripping fingers while a part is turned down angularly and rests on the platen to -lforrn stops 69.. iluccntral dividing tongue 70 extends in under and through the central wing 59, of the feeding mechanism. The bars 64 carry side guides 71 which are adjustable byslot T2 and screws 73. After the envclops leavethe tapes 40, they pass undenthe wings 59 and onto the platen 2, against stops 69, the sides of the envelops being guided between the guides 71 and the center tongue 70. the printing takes place ani the form member leaves the platen, the endai 8 which are springy, serve to strip the envelops from the form. The registering nieclmnisin may easily be detached from the plalen by prying the ends (35 of the barsfil over the edges'thercof, and in Fig. 16, I have illustrated a single envelop registering frame, which is built like the one aforesaid, except that the central piece 67 and dividing tongue T0 are absent. By inspecting this lin'ure, lhe simplicity of this construction and, the ease of attacluhent to and detachment iron] the platen will be apparent After the printing has been completed, the plalru again moves upwardly and. the printed cuvelops are rcu ovcd by means of. the deoce llig. 12. The gripper is composed of a lower jaw 7 on which is pivoted the upper jaw 7 6. A spring 77 is inserted between the jaws and normally closes the same. A locking slide 78 is car a ried on the lower jaw and is under a steady pull of the spring 79 toward the tail end 86' of the upper jaw 7 6. The locking slide also carries the rod 80 which by contact with the edge of the platen causes the gripper to close by action of the-flat spring 77. The grippers are carried on the slotted bar 81, shown in Figs. 3 and 12 in the usual fashion by thumb screws so as to be capable of adjustment along saidbar, which constitutes a gripper carriage adapted to slide on the lever 62, and which is operated by the levers'or arms 82, pivoted at 83, at the foot of the press, see Fig. 2.
When the platen moves upwardly the grippers are moved to the rear or left as seen in Fig. 1 and in the 0 en position shown in Fig. 12, at the end 0 the stroke of the lever 82 the rod 80 abuts the edge of the platen, this forces the locking slide 78 away from the upper jaw which closes on the envelop under the action-bf the spring 77. Next the grippers move to the front or right and at the proper time the high part 84: of the upper jaw 76 is'brought in engagement with $0 the transverse rod 85, see Figs. 1 and-8; this causes the gripper to open, the envelope are dropped therefrom and the locking slide 78 under the all of the spring 79 snaps over.
t-he'tai}? en :86 and keeps the gripper open. The transverse gripper opening rod 85 is adjust-ably moilnted in the slots 87 of the blocks 88.v which are mounted one on each 'side on the oscillating leyers 62. In this manner a close cooperation between the separat-ing and-feeding mechanism, the platen and the grippers is assured and the necessary adjustment provided for.
. .Thepperating means for levers-82 fortlie gtippers are as followsrTo the connectingfiro 5 'on the'right side of the press is .pivdteda link89, see Fig. '1, the other end of which-"is pivoted at 90. to the said lever 82, so that this latter is oscillated as' the form member is moved back and forth, and-the w levers 35 which operate the separating mechanism-vhave their free ends joined by a rod f 91 which is kept in contact with the levers 82'by a-spring 92, see Fig. 1, so that as the levers 82 move to the right, the upper ends of levers are moved to the left and vice *versa, an adjustable stop 93, Fig. 3, is pro vided which limits the stroke of the levers 35 and further movement by the levers 82 is taken up by the said spring 92 between the two sets of levers.
When the grippers open the envelope are dropped into the envelop receptacle shown in Figs. 1, 8, 10 and 11. This receptacle is made up of two side walls 95 and acenter i wall 96, all ioined hv th elevated transverse are supported by the bent flat irons 98. The lower and forward ends of these latter support the inclined flaps 99.
The envelop receptacle is set down in and supported by the sheet receptacle which comprises the flat bottom 100 provided with adjustable side wings 101 and adjustable front stops 102. The wings 101 are carried by the slotted bars 103 adjustable on the bottom by screws 10%, while the stops 102 are adjustable on the rods 10 1 as will be clearly seen from Figs. 8,10 and 111. The envelop receptacle isput into the sheet receptacle so that the side walls 95 rest on the bottom 100, the wings 101 having been adjusted to the size of the-envelop receptacle, and the front stops 102 moved to abut the front edge oftho incline flaps 99, so that, when the envelops drop from the grippers, they fall on the elevated bottoms .97 and then slide down over the flat irons 98 and come to rest on the inclined flaps 99 withtheir edges abutting the front stops 102. In Fig. 8, I have shown in dotted lines an envelop 105 just sliding down onto the flaps 99.
The sheet receptacle is provided with hooks 106 and clips 107 which are adapted to fit around the stationary shaft108 which bottoms 97, which are suitably formed and i latter is a part of the press andserves to stifien the construction thereof. The rods 104 are joined by a thin rod 190, Figs. 1, 8
and 9 and a connecting link 109 connects this rod 190 with a bar 109 which joins the lovers 82 as seen in Fig.1, so that-as these links oscillate the sheet and envelop receptacle are also oscillated around the said shaft 108 whereby the envelope or sheets are jogged into position for ready removal. The extent of the motion of the receptacles may be adjusted by adjusting the jam nut 110 on link or rod 109 thus determiningthe incline of the receptacle.
The parts as above describedpontribute to the, normal operation-of the press and the regular separating conveying, printing and delivering of two envelops at one time. If, however, one or both envelopsfail to reach the platen, means are provided for tripping the press, which are as follows: A shaft 112, see Fig. 3, is supported in arms 113 pivoted on shaft 45 and r'o'tated upwardly at intervals by the arm 114, flexible connection 115, and bell crank 110 pivoted at 51. The bell crank carries a cam roll .117 co-acting with the platen locking cam 53. The shaft 112 carries contacts 118 adapted to fall on fixed contacts 119 supported on a bar 120 and these parts are so timed in their operation that if one or both enveldps fail to reach under the stops 16, the contacts will close. The closing of the contacts serve to close a circuit showing. in Fig. 7 whereby a magnet 121 becomes energized and attracts its armature 122. As will be seen fromFig. 1, this shown in Fig. 1. 1n the present instance,
will pass through the press,
magnet is mounted on the hand lever 123 which is manually operatedato trip the form. whenever the operator so desires by the following instrumentality.
As is well known and old in the art, the form itself, not shown, is pivoted at 124 in eccentrics 125 to which latter is connected arms 126 which in turn are connected to hell crank 127 by link 128. The bell crank is provided with a groove 130 in which plays a pin 131, carried by an arm 132 on a shaft 188. Outside the frame this shaft is connected by an arm 13% to link 135, the other end of which is pivoted to the end of the lever 123 which pivoted at 136. By means of the aforesaid elements the form is tripped when the operator throws the hand lever, when the parts will assume the positions however, the energizing of the magnet is utilized to throw the hand lever 123 automatically, thus tripping the form. To this end, an overbalanced latch 137 is pivoted on the lever 123, see Fig. 1, and connected by a cord 138 or otherwise,to the armature 122. A" lever 139 is pivoted at 1 10 to the connecting rod 5 on the left side of the press and this lever is provided with a hook 141 and a roller 1 12 and slideson the friction roller 143, carried by hand lever 123. The lever 139 slides normally back and forth with the connecting rod 5 but when the magnet is energized, the latch 137 is pulled down, the. hook 141 engages the latch and thereby the hand lever and throws the latter to trip the form. This happens when the lever 139 is moved to the right, on the return stroke, however, the aforesaid roller 1 12 engages the hand lever and thus automatically untrips the press, The movable contacts 118 contact with the fixed contacts 119 only for the brief time when the cam roll 117 is on the low part of the cam 53. At all other times the circuit is open. And of course the operator can at any time operate the hand lever. Thus it will be clear that when one or both envelope miss, the forni is tripped and will remain tripped as long as only one or no envelops are fed to the platen. However, if only one envelop misscs,-the other one but will not be printed, hence-means are provided for deliverin this unprinted envelop separate from t e printed ones. These means will now be described, see Figs. 1, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14: and 15.
On the rods 104 and right infront of the envelop receptacle is placed a" framework 145 which supports the shafts 1-16 and 1 17 which are connected by two arms 14:8 and a link 110, so that when one shaft is rotated the other one must rotate. The shaft 1 -17 carries a wing or blade 1.10. On the shaft bell crank is on the other side the 159 in a clockwise direction. On the oth side of the collar 151 the other sprin 14 6 is fastened a collar 151 having; an arm 1 52, which latter carries a bell crank pivoted 1 means freely at 153. The one arm 154; or crankprojects upwardly on the one arm 152, while the other arm' 156 o 152 and provided with. cam surfac f and catches 157 and 158 adapted to engage the arm 152 as shown. On either sidf the collar 151 there is a spring roller, the one of which 159 is wound with. a tape 1 and on the side toward the collar 151 t roller carries a circular fiat s ri ing a button 164. The other 160 is made fast to a hook se x the shaft 133, which. a part of ping mechanism. Normally, the tape taut between the hook 165 and roller 159 and tends to pull the l anti-clockwise direction in if against the action of the spring f 161 on the roller abutting a tire. limits the pull of the tape 160 and heaps roller in the position shown in 13in which the spring 166 tends to more the roller 167 is located which is wound with a pc 168, the other end of which is made fast to. the, rod 169 carried by the lever 82 and which supports the one end of the spring This rod of course moves with the lever 8%, hence the roller 167 is constantly oscillated through the are by the united actions of the tape 168 and the spring 170. The stops 171 and 1.72 limit the action of the sprite A lug 17 3 is fast on the roller 167 an therewith. On the framework 1&5 a stationary cam 17 1. The operations of these parts are as follows, it being kept in nirod. that when-the arm 152 is moved the blade 150 is also swung over, the rotating of the ins shaft 147 being limited by the grip of a flat spring 179 acting on the flat surfaces pro vided on roller fast onsaid sl ft and shown in Fig. 8. The normal positions of the parts are as shown in Fig. 13. New, when the form is tripped the tape 166 is slackened as shown in Fig. 1 and the spring 166 carries the roller 159 in the direction of arrow 176 almost a complete revolution until the stop 161 again abuts the stop 1.62 on the right side thereof, the flat spring 1.63 sliding over the cam surface 156 in passing the same. Next the form and platen move apart, the grippers travel toward the latter to seize the one unprinted envelop thereon, the press is untripped, the tape 160 is pulled. taut by the hook 165 and the roller 159 is rotated back to the position shown the button 161 moving in the direction of the arrow 177 engages the arm 152 and rota-" the latter and thereby swin ing the blad 150 over into the dotted p ion shown in Fig. 8, and during this backward movement the spring 1.6.3 passes back of the care 172l-v lcaving the arm 155 and the arm in a are former position as ssown in Fig. 13 therebyv swinging the blade 150 back to its normal position and the unprinted envelop'is deposited in the pocket 178, which is located directly in front of the envelop receptacle as seen in Fig 1, 8 and 9. It the next en velop misses the press is again tripped and above operations are repeated, but the de 150 is immediately returned to receive next unprinted envelop because the arm of the bell crank is pulled out of the way of the lug 173 by the button 164 as shown in Fig. 15, which illustrates'the polcion of the parts in the moment the lug asses the arm 15% and the button 164 withdrawn from the latter by the stat'onery cam 17%. From this position the lug 1723 continues its travel a short distance and then returns to its position shown in Fig. 13, while the arm 15% drops inwardly until the stop 15? rests on the arm 152. This puts the arm 15d in positiontobc engaged by lug 174 when the tripping occurs again. Thus all the unprinted envel'ops are deposited in the pocket 178.
The above is thought to tally ClESCI'llJQiIlY invention and the operation thereof, and changes may of course bemade without departing from the scope of the claims.
1 claim:
In a printing machine the combination of an oscillating delivery mechanism, ripping mechanism, a rotatable delivery member adapted to be rotated in one direction by the said tripping mechanism and to receive the unprinted matter from the said 'oscillating' delivery mechanism, and means operated by the latter for rotating the said delivery member in the opposite direction and delivering the said unprinted matter. 2. Iii sprinting machine having a platen, the combination of means for feeding two envelops side by side to the said platen, means for tripping the said machine when one of said envelops fails to reach the said platen and means actuated by the said trip ping means for-delivering the other envelop. 3. in a printing machine having coiipcn ating printing members, the cmnbination of means for conveying two cnvclops side by side to the said members to be printed and means for preventing the one envelop from o printed if the other envelop fails to the said conveying means. in a printing machine the cmnbination conveying mechanism for conveying two envelops side by side, means for print- 111g the said two envelops, and means for preventing the one envelop from being printed it the oth er envelop fails to be acted upon by the said conveying mechanism.
5. In a printing machine the combination of a conveying mechanism for conveying two envelops side by side, means for print ing the said two envelops and means for preventing thh one envelop from being printed it the other envelop fails to be acted upon by the said conveying mechanism, and means for conveying the one single envelop through said machine.
6. In aprinting machine having a platen and a form member the combination of means for feeding two envelops side by side to the said-platen, means for tripping the said form member when one of the said envelope fails to reach the said platen and means for delivering the other unprinted envelop.
L In a printing machine the combination of, means for feeding two envelops side by side and means for delivering the one of "saidenvelops separate from the printed envelops if the other of the said envelope fails to be fed.
8. 111a machine of the class described the combination of a platen, means for-feeding two envelope side by side to the said platen, means for delivering the said envelope, a separate delivery member and means for actuating the said second delivery member when one of the said envelo-ps fails to be acted upon" by the. said feeding means.
9. In a machine of the class described the combination of a platen, a feeding mechanism for feeding envclops side by sideto the said platen, a delivery mechanism, a dclivery member for receiving the unprinted envelops from the said delivery mechanism and means for actuating the said'delivery member when one of the said envelope fails to be acted upon by the said feeding mechanism.
10. In a machine of the class described the combination of a platen, a feeding mechanism for feeding envelope-side by side to the said platen, a delivery mechanism, a delivery member for receiving the unprinted envclops from the said delivcry mechanism and means for actuating the said dolivery member when one of the said envelops fails to be acted upon by the said feeding mechanism, and a separate receptacle for receiving the unprinted envelop from the said delivery member.
ll. In a machine of the classdcscribed the combination of means for simultaneously printing two envelops, means for preventing the one envelop from being printed it the other one fails to be placed in printing position and a delivery mechanism adapted to deliver at one point either both of the said 6 esaaaa envelope it the same are printed or to de liver the one single envelop at another point ifthe other single envelop fails to be placed in printing position.
12. In a machine of the class described the combination of a platen, means for simultaneously placing two envelope on the said platen to be printed, a delivery mechanism for removing the envelope from the platen, a second delivery member and means for actuating the latter to receive one of the envelops from the said delivery mechanism when only one envelop reaches said platen.
13. In a machine of the class described the combination of a delivery mechanism, means for conveying a plurality of: envelope through said machine and to the said neclr anism and a second delivery device for re ceiving the envelope from the said delivery mechanism in case only one of the said en. velops reaches latter position.
14. In a machine of the class described the combination of means for delivering printed matter, a tripping mechanism, a device normally inactive for delivering unprinted matter and means actuated by the said tripping mechanism for rendering the said inactive device active When the said matter fails to be rinted and to cause the said device to receive the unprinted matter from the said delivery means.
15. In a printing machine the combination of a delivery mechanism, a trippin dcvice, a member normally inactive and means for actuating the said member by the said tripping device to receive the unprinted matter from the said delivery mechanism and means actuated by the latter for restoring the said member to its normal position.
16. The combination of cooperating movable printing members, a receptacle for re ceiving the unprinted matter separate from the printed matter, a rotatable member,
means for causing the latter to be actuated to receive the unprinted matter after the same has passed through the machine and means operated by one of the said printing members for causing the said retatai le mem her to deliver the said unprinted matter to the said receptacle. I
-17 The combination of cooperating printing members, receptacle for receiving the unprinted. matter separate from the printed matter, a rotatable member, means for cans- ,ing the latter to be actuated to receive the July 1908.
unprinted matter atter the same has passed between the said printing members and means operated by one of: the said printing members for causing the said rotatable member to deliver the said unprinted matter to the said receptacle.
18. In a printingmachine the combination of means for conveying two envelops side by side to be print-ed means for delivering saidenvclops when printed, means for tripping the machine if one of fails to be printed and means actuated by the'said tripping mechanism for delivering the unprinted envelop at a point different from the one Where the printed matter is delivered 19. The combination of cooperating printmembers, means for feeding two encr sheets side byside to. the same, a delimry meelianisin, a rotatable member with the said mechanism, means for actua cg member While it moves to re ceive the on envelop or sheet from the delivery mechanism if the other envelop or sheet I i to be printed.
Signed a .llewarlt, ll J1, this 22nd day of Lil 'J'lS E. MORRISON.
Witnesses J1me. E. fianmn, t ine. t3, CHRISTIAN.
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