US1038234A - Type setting and justifying machine. - Google Patents

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J. s. mbmrson. TYPE SETTINGA-ND JtISTIFYIN G MACHINE.

APPLIOATIOKJILED OCT. 31, 1904. 1,038,234.

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TYPE SETTING AND JUSTIFYING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED OGT.31,1904. 1 ,O38,234.

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TYPE SETTING AND JUSTIFYING MACHINE.

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TYPE SETTING AND JUSTIFYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.31.1904.

Patented Sept. 10,1912;

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INVENTOH MQ/M A TTOHNE Y J. S. THOMPSON.

TYPE SETTING AND JUSTIFYING MACHINE.

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Specification of Letters intent.

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T0 aZZ whom 2'0 may concern Be. it known that I Join S. a citizen of the United States of fruit residing at llxicago county o i Cook. and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful linprovcn'icnts in Type Setting and Justifyin Machines. of whicl the "Following is a description My lIlVGl'l'tlUll relates to that class of ma chines wherein printers type are removed from a series of storage receptacles and ar ranged in lines to print words and sentences, and properly justified to column widths. all the operations being performed by meclr anisin controlled by suitable keys or levers.

The object of my invention is to produce a machine of the kind described. simple and convenient in construction and operation and adapted to perform the desii ed functions in an expeditious and positiye 1nannor, and to this end consists in the novel construction arrangement and colnbiilalion of parts-herein shown and described and more particularly pointed out in the claims. Inthe accompanying drawings wherein like or similar reference characters indicate like or corresponding parlsz l igurc l is a front elevation of my device combined with a type casting and distrilmting machine. Fig; 2 is an enlarged partial section taken :ulbstai'itially'on line L of Fig. 1. Fig. 5} is a. plan View of the justifying portion of my device. Fig. l is a rear riew of the justifying portion of my device. Fig is a section taken substantially on line 0 5 of Fig. l. Fig. 6 a section taken substantially on line G -O of Fig. 3. 7 a section taken substantially on line 7-7 of Fig. 4. l igs. 8, 9, 10 and details oi the mechanism for extracting' typ from the type storage receptacles. Fig.1 is a section taken substantially on l1. 12-12 of 15. Figs. 13 and l t are tails of parts of the type transferring mechanism. Fig. 15 is a plan view of a portion of the type transferring m chanism. Fig. 1G a section taken substantially on plane 16-16 and 16-46 of Fig. 17 in connection with the second type transferring carriage stop. Fig. 17 is a perspective view of the type transferring carriage and portions of associated parts. Fig. 18 is a. partial section taken substantially on line 18-48 of Fig. 19. Fig. 19 is a partial section taken sulistantially on line 1919 of Fig. 15. 20 is a partial section taken substantially 11 are enlarged on line Ell-20 01 Fig. 19. Fig. 21 is a detail of the temporary er escapcuient and associated parts. is a partial section taken subst: rtially on line of Fig. T. Fig. 23 is an enlarged partial section talter substantially on line o'l Fig. 3 with p rts remored to more clearly show the construction. S i; a portion of mechanism shown in 2'3 in a difl erent operative position other associated parts not shown in that figure. Fig. 25 is an enlarged partial section taken substantially on line 25-25 of Fig. 6. Fig. 26 is a partial section taken substantially on line iii- 26 of Fig. at. and Fig. 27 is a detail.

in the preferred form oti my device the type to be employed are stored in a hori- I.(1ltll position in a ies oi "eceptaeles 1 each arranged to contain a single vertical column of similar type and each provided at its lower end r in the openings 2 and 3. "the op'e 'iing provided o enable the end ol an c ec 'or 5 one of which is provided for each receptacle, to enter same and on page a type therein to force the type our. ot the l'iCLlJl'l'lttlQ l'l'irough the o1 ening 3, which is pi crably oi such size and a1? rangement tintonly one type can be. ejected therethrough at a time. ltlach of the ejectors 5 consists of a longitudinally movable tlat strip of any suitable material. sup ported in suitable bearings ll and 1' upon the frame. oi the machine and having a part 1 atone end of suitable dimensions to enter a type receptacle and eject a single type therefrom. A spring 8 or equivalent means is preferably positioned between a part of the frame of my machine and suitable engae'iiig means upon the ejector. to norn'ially hold the same in its extreme outer position.

Preferably a longitudinally n'iovable cam bar 9 is positioned directly below the eject or 5. one er l being supported in a suit able bearing 10 in the frame, and the other end supported means of a suitable yoke 11 from the ejector. is shown. a vertical slot 12 extends longitudinally of the bar 9, the yoke 11 being arranged to slide longitudinally in one end thereof, its movement being limited by the end of the slot in one direction and a pin 14 or equivalent means in the other so that when the ejector 5 ap preaches the. limit of its inward travel in .jecting a type from a receptacle, the yoke pose which will he hereatter explained. ll hcn he ejector is released and is returned. by the spring 8 to norn'ial position, as it. nea s the end of its travel. the yoke ll en- .5 I the pin l t; and returns the cam bar 5) to its imrmal position. The ejector 5 may be operated in any desired manner. As shown, a roller ilii is positioned parallel to and in the rear of the are; of receptacles 1 with surface in ch e' proximity to the upper side ot the s Jral ejectors 5, and mounted upon a shaft i6 arrai'iged to be roatcd in the direction indicated by any pre- ..ed means. .llhe roller iii may be couiposed of any suitable matcrizrl but is pi'eiteably provided with an outer surface or covering of rubber or an cquivziilcnt material adapted to trictioually engage the ejector-s upon their being brought into contact therewith. Preferably directly below each ejector 5 and projecting urnvard through the slot 12 in the bar 9 opposite the roller 15 I position a disk or wheel 1'7 rotatably mounted upon the arm of a bell crank lever pivoted at 19 to a suitable portion of the frame of my device provided for that purpose. The arm 20 ot' the bell crank lever is connected near its extremity by a rod 21, to the bell crank connection oi? one of the keys EZS QS so that when the key 23 controlling any particular ejector is depressed the wheel '17 below that ejector will he pressed upward against it, forcing the same upward against the moving surface of the roller 15, causing the ejeetmr to move inward. Vith the wheel 17 in the position just dcstribcd, the ends of the arm 18 upon either side of the wheel 17, or equivalent parts, are positioned in the path of the cam free 24; upon the. bar 9; so that when the var 9 is moved forward by the ejector 5 nearing the end of its travel, the cam face 2-l forces the wheel 1'7 downward, releasing the eject-or from its engagement with the roller 15, when it returned to its normal position by the spring 8, and with it the ba r it as heretofore explained.

A. spring or elniivalent means is provided For, normally inaintaining ach key at. the upper limit of its stroke and the wheel '17 connected thereto out of operative engagement with the ejector 5. As shown, the. spring 25 is attached at one end to the frame of the machine and at its opposite end to the depending arm 20 of the bell crank, to perform this function. As the type emerges from the receptacles i at the opening 3, it passes between and gripped by the two belts and 27-, provided to recei've the type from thz sweral receptacles and carry them longitudimilly oi, the machine to a point where they are assembled into words. As shown, the belt F28 'is car-- ried by a drivin pulley E38 and an--idlcr 99 and the belt 27 by a driver 30 and an idler ill, the two bells being arranged to travel at the same velocity and lying directly in front of the openings 3 and spaced from each other a suitable distance to firmly hold the type which are pressed into the space between them.

The pulleys and 30 (see Fig. 2) may be driven in any suitable manner. As

shown, the pulley 28 is mounted upon a shaft 39, driven by bevel gearing or equivalent meaus for the purpose from the main driving shaft 16, and the pulley 30 is mounted upon a shaft iarrying a spur gear 34 driven by the spur gear 35 mounted upon the shaft 32. The idlers 29 and 31 may be mounted upon parts of the frame of my machine in any preferred manner, but preferably they are each mounted upon a longitudinally movable block 36 similar to that shown for the pulley 29 in Fig. 3. By this means the bolts 26 and 27 may be kept at any desired tension by the adjustment of a set-screw 37 at each block. The type gripped between the belts 2G and :27 are released from the belts upon passing a point substantially on a line drawn between the centers of the pulleys 2E) and 30. Before arriving at this point, however, they are engaged between the spring plates 38 and 39. (see Fig. 12) which are suitably spaced from each other to firmly hold the type which are delivered between them by the belts. Preferably portions of each plate extend a short distance at either side of its respective belt as it approaches the pulley at this point, and engage both ends oi the type brriore it released from limtwvcen the belts. if pr .*terred, these portions of the two plates may be slightlydivergent at the ends to insure the easy entrance of the type and prevent their being disarrangcd. It will be observed that, by this arrangen'lent, the keys 22 are successively depressed, type corresponding to the keys (narrated will be delivered between the plates and 39 in the order in which the kc were operated, and it therefore an easy matter to so operate the keys as to place the type for any word or con'ibimltimi of characters between the plates as descrilied. Upon the completion of a word or other traction of a line. the elnuactcr or characters composing it are transferred to the left. toward the justifying portion of my machine.

The ca riage 56 is provided to move the type between the plates 38 and 39 from the point where they are delivered by the bolts 26 and Q7 hmgitudinally of the machine to such other positions as may be required. For this purpose, a guide or way 57 is positioned in front. slightly below, and parallel to the plates 38 and 39 to support the carriage 56 and guide it in its movements.

To move the carriage 56 forward and return it to its initial position, any suitable means may be employed. Preferably. control both strokes of the tvpe-transteiring carriage by means of a role endless belt 66 mounted on pulleys (3?---68; the forward stroke of the arriage being secured by taching a suitable gripper or clutch to that side of the belt traveling in the proper direction to advance the carriage. and the return stroke being secured by detaching the above mentioned gripper or clutch and attaching a similar device to that. side of the belt. which, after passing over the pulley travels in the opposite direction. '"he at taching and detaching of the gripper device is performed in part auton'iatically and in part manually. and will be more fully de scribed hereafter.

The belt (36 may be arranged in any preferred manner to bring the parts in suitaljile position to operate the carriage as described. As shown, the pulleys 6'7 and 68 are provided of suitable diameter and each mounted. upon the machine in a position to bring the parts of the belt 66 which rotatably connects them substantially parallel with the guide 57 and with the parts between the pulleys in the slots 64- and respectively.

The belt 66 may be driven in the direction indicated by any suitable means. As shown in Fig. 3, the pulley G8 is mounted. upon one end of a shaft 39 rotatably mounted in a suitable bearing '70 and havinga second pulley '71 mounted upon its other end. The pulley 71 is connected by a suitable belt 72 (Fig. 1) to a pulley 73 mounted upon a shaft 742 (see 6) rotatably mounted in suitable bearing and connected by suitable gears or equivalent means to the main driving shaft 16. as shown in Fig". 5. To control the movements of the carriage 5G, wordltey is preferably provided, with a bell crank connection similar to the connections 22 provided for the keys shown in Fig. 2, and the movement of the word key is tra n lnittcd thcrctron'i by the rod ll) (see F 18) and the bell crank 4-1 to'thc rod 12. Qhe movement of the rod 42 is transmitted by means of the bell crank 43. and the rod ll Figs. 12 and 18) and the lever 4:1 pivoted to the bracket 40 at 47, to the slide 1%. Preferably the slide 48 (see Figs. 13 and 15) is provided with'a tianec adaptcf to form a continuation of and till a space lictween the sections of either of the llangrca 50 or 5!. Normally the slide 48 is held in a suitable position by a spring l8 extend ing from the lever 45 to a suitable point upon the braclict 4b, to close a space between the sections of thc flange 50. but. by means of the mcchanism just described when the word hey is depressed the slide 48 is temporarily moved outward and positions the llane'c lfl bctwccu the sections of the flange 1 the bracket 53 with its free end projecting into the path of the movable 'rippe- 5 upon the carriage 56. The funcions performed by the movemenhof the slide 41.55 and the lever 52 will be iullyc); plained hereafter. A movable linger 58 or equivalent means is provided upon the car: riage :36 adapted to be laterally projected therefrom to position to engage the last type delivered between the belts Bo and 27 and move it along between the plates in the same direction that it was carried by the belts.

The position and movements of the fin-.

controlltal in any preferred ger 58 may be manner. As shown, a lever .59 is pivotally attached 60 to the carriage 56, and connected. at one end in any suitable manner to the finger A spring 62 or equivalent means is positioned between the carriage and a suitable part of the lever to hold the finger 5S normally withdrawn from its typeenfzaging position. An anti-friction roller (33 is provided at the free end of the lever 59 to bear against either the flange 50 or 51 to control the position of the finger 5S.

When the carriage 56 is in iis norinal position. as shown in Figs. and 15, the roller 3 rests'uymn he flange l9. which forms an extension of the flange 50, and when the tlange all is moved forward into line with the flange 51, by depressing the word-key, the corresponding movement of the roller projects the linger 58 between the belts and 27 and into position to engage the type positioned between the plates and 39. The carriage 56 provided with two similar slots (3-1- and ('35 extending longitudinally ot' the carriage through which the two parts of the belt (36 pass. One side of each ot the slots is preferably stationary and lies in close pro-ximitv to the belt (36 and may if desired. be tor-med integral with the carriage. The opposite side pret'crably consists of the 'laceo'Za longitudinally movable block or gripper 55 provided upon each edge with a laterally projecting rib or way or equivalent incans slightly inclined longitudinally to the face of the block and positioned in corres 'londing grooves in adjacent parts of the carriage so that the lace ot' each block will lie ubstantially parallel with the statioi'iary By this e ot the slot. as shown. arrangement. any longitudinal movement of the block 5.3 will change the distance between the blccl; and the. slot. nd it is obvious that with the parts f the belt (36 in the respective slots, moving in opposite directions, the carriage may bi; moved in either direction by moving' one of the blocks 55 longitudinally to grip thatpart of the belt (36 which is moving in the de ired direction. lrcterably the blocks 55 are so constructed and arranged that. by

51. The rod 42 also connects to a lever 52 1 moving them both in the same direction in plates by the the stationary side of the carriage, the width of one of the slots 4 0r will be increased and the width of the other will, be decreased.

lVith the parts arranged and constructed as shown in the drawings, the movement of the lower block 55 to the left closes the lower, or slot 65, upon the belt, and moves the carriage to the left. The above described movement or the lower block 55 is, as heretoforedescribed, accomplished by a movement of the lever 52, produced by the depression of the word-key, which simulta" neously moves the linger into suitatde position to engage the type between the plates 38 and 39 as the carriage is moved to the left by the belt (36. The carriage 56 moves to the left, carrying the combination of type between the plates 38 and 39 forward, until it arrives at the position where the blocks 55-55 are engaged by suitable steps 77 and 77, and are both moved to the right in the carriage, thus disengaging the carriage from the lower part of the belt 66, which was moving to the left, and engaging the same with the upper part of the belt tb move it to the right and return it to its normal position, where a suitable disengaging stop 59. releases the gripper attached to belt 66. At the point where the stops 7T-77 engage the carriage the finger 58 passes the channel 76 and the roller 03 reaches the opening 78 in the flange 51 and is returned to its normal position against thetlange 50 by the spring 62, this movement withdrawing the finger 58 from between the plates 38 and S9. The roller 63 may also be employed. to prevent the carriage 56 from being accidentally moved from its normal position. This is preferably accomplished by placing a spring 61 or equi 'alent means between the flanges 50 and 51 in the path traveled by the rollers 63 when the carriage 56 is moving to its normal position, the spring being so formed that the roller will depress it as the carriage nears its normal position and releases it just as that position is reached, and then it will operate as a stop to engage the roller and prevent a. return movement of the carriage. lVhen it is desired to introduce a space between any words or combinations of characters, itis obvious that a space or quad of any desire width may be introduced in the same manner as the rest of the type by operating an. appro 'n'iate key. but where it is desired to justify the line to some predetermined length it becomesdesirable to introduce between the words or combinations of type, spaces whose width may be varied to produce the exact length of line desired.

The introduetioninto the line of variable spacing devices is accomplished in the following manner: At. a; suitable point to the left of the assembling point, and above the channel 7 6, a storage receptacle for wedgeshaped spacers or s imcelninds is provided. The rpacehands are preferably wedgeshaped pieces, each provided with a, head 80 of any suitable form at its thin end, whereby each space-band may be suspended by the engagement of the head 80 in a suitable groove or channel. As shown, the heads 80 are of circular form and. the sus pending channels or grooves 81 and 82 (Figs. 19, 20 and 21,) are formed to so far inclose the heads that the bands 79 will be fully supported and may be moved longitlulinally of the groove without binding or other ditiiculty. The groove 81 is provided for storing the space-hands, and is prefen ably of suilicient length to carry .\ll of the s uice-bands required for the operation of the n'iaohiue. The rightslmnd end, or that part of the groove dirtaztly above the vertical channel To, is framed of the two opposing arms 83 and 8 1. pivotally attached to the other parts of the machine respectively at an and S ll and normally held in their proper relation to each other to form aeontiniuition of the groove 81. by the spring 87. Preferably that part of the groove 81 formed in the arms 83 and 84 corresponds in length to the head of one of the s 'iacebaruls and the outer end of the groove provided with a stop 80* to prevent the release of the srmce-bands by the heads passing longitudinally from the groove on the arms. A. linger SS pivoted at 89 is attached to one of the arms as shown (see Fig. 91,) so that when the lower ends of the arms are separated to release a space-band. the free end of the finger 38 will be positioned in the path of the next. succeed and thus prevent; the discharge of more than one band at a time.

Any preferred in Bans may be employed to separate the lower ends of the arms 83 and 8+ to discharge a space-band. As shown, one arm 90 of the bell-crank lever SO -91. is positioned between the arms 83 and 84, the bell-crank being pivoted at 92 as shown, while the arm 91 extended downwardly and provided with a lateral extension 93 adapted to be engaged by the space-band re leasing lever 75, pivotally mounted at upon the bracket 1.14 It is obvious that by this arrangement the engagement of the carriage 56 with the lower art of the lever 75 will move the part of tie arm 90 between the arms 83 and 84 toward the pivotal connections 85 and 86 of those arms, and thus force the lower ends of these arms a art and release the spaceba'nd which was old between them. The released space-band is directed by the channel 76 into a position to the right of and at substantially right angles t0 the type just delivered, and with its lower end resting upon a seat 94 or equivalent means to bring its head in position to enter the directing groove 82 when the mg spaceband lied without int next word is moved forward by the carriage. Obviously, as each space-band is released from the storage groove 81, it is desirable to provide means to move the remaining space-- bands to the right, so that at all times when the arms 83 and 84 are in their normal positions a space-hand will be engaged by them in position to be released. This may be accomplished in any preferred manner: As shown, a rod is positioned near the groove 81 and arranged parallel therewith, and a finger 96 arranged to move longitudinally thereon and provided vvith a part extending into a position to engage the spacebands suspended in the groove, and a spring 97 or equivalent nieans is Jrovided to resiliently press the finger 96, and thus the space-bands, to the right for the purpose dcscribed. Preferably a cord 98 or other tiexi blo connector is attached to the finger in any suitable manner, and attached to other parts of my machine to move the finger 90 to the left when it is desired to replace-the space-bands in. the groove 82, as will be more lolly described hereafter In this manner, as soon the final character 01 each Word or combination of characters delivered between the plates 38 and 39 by the belts 26 and 27, the complete Word may be advanced and an adjustable space-band positioned so as to come between said final character and the first character oi the next succeeding word in the line, and it is evident that, as this occurs, the preceding Words in the line are engaged and moved forward, forming a line which increases in length Words are added, until a point-is reached Where the final word to complete the line is deliver u between, the plates 38 and 39 by the belts 26 and 27, ()bviously, no space-bazul is quired aft-er the final word in a line, and

also when a line is complete it should be ved to a position where it may be ji i e iterin; with the assembling ot ll n succeeding line For these reasons, when the ,tinal Word for a line is (le ill cred between the or lever may be operated. l iho line-ltey is pr ferably connected by means of a bell (211111. 22 (see 1915;. Q) to a rod d9 (Fig. 18), bcll crank 100 and rod 101 to a bell crank 10"! tho bcll crank 100 and. 10:2 being pivolally attached at 103 and 104: respectively to suitable parts of the frame of the machine provided for that urpose. The bell crank 102 is connected by means o'l a rod 105 to a lever 1 06 pivoted at 107 upon the bracket 108 (Fig. ill). The tree end of the. lever 1011 is attached in any pre ferred way to a slide 102) provided with a tlu' gc 110 (Fig. 13), and prefer-ably lot-mod and arranged to operate in all respects si|nilar to the slide 48 previously described. A spring 111 or equivalent means extends from suitable part the lever 106 to resiliently maintain the parts in such positions that the tlange 110 upon the slide 109 will normally be positioned in, and till the space 112 in, the .tlange 50, but when the line-key isopera'ted the slide 105 is moved to bring the flange 110 for aid and fill the space 78 in the tiange 51, as shown in Fig; 1". This position of the flange 110 prevents lateral movement of the finger 58 at this point, and as it desirable to cause a continuation of the movement of the now finished line to a convenient point for justilication, and as no space-band is required after the last Word in a line, it is ev'icentthat the sgace band releasing lever 75- and the steps 77 and 77 should be moved out of their normal positions in the path of pa ts of the carriage 56. This may be accomplished in any desired inanner, but, as show a longitudinally movable b n: 113 mounted in suitable bean ing's, \vhereby toe bar is positioned transversely of the carriz guide, and arranged upon the bar 113 is the stop 77 and the pivotal supports 11-l the lever 75. lhe stop "Zi is also connected to the bar 113, by means of a lever 115 pivotally supported upon the bracket 116, as shown in iiny desired means may be employed to produce the longi udinal movement of the bar 113 and its associated parts by the open ation oi the line key, but preferably I provide a lever 11? pivotally supported at 118 and connected at one end to the slide 109 and at the opposite end to the bar 113, as shown in Fig. 15

lne rod 99, in addition to communicating motion from the line key to the bell crank 100, is loosely embraced by an opening in one arm of the bell crank 11 and provided with a collar 120, whereby the movement oil the line-key will be won niuoicalcd to the bell-crank ll and thus lager between the grips the carriage 56 to no nianner as when the. ,.ll)VtZll by the operation of ieretot'orc described.

it is apparent from the foregoing that upon operntin the line hey the carriage moves to the left, sweeping before it the entire line, comprising any number of Words separated by adjustable space-bards, the words grasped l octwcen the extension of the plates 38 and 39, and the i urebands suspended iro: l the groove its the assem soine convenient part of my machine to a adv) and 12-1 and, as previously explained,

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the carriage is disengaged from that part of the belt 66 moving to the right and engaged with the part moving to the left, and is thus returned to its normal position.

Preferably the stops 123 and 1 are screws, as shown, inserted in suitably tapped holes in a stationary block 125 and provided with means for locking them in any desired.

position to prevent accidental disengagement, so that the final. positioning of the line at the justifying position may be controlled within certain limits. The movement of the lever 122 is con'imunicated by means of a shaft 126 and a forked arm 127 to a clutch 12S,emounted upon a shaft 129. The head 128 is secured to the shaft 129 by means of a feather or equivalent means which permits longitudinal movement of the head upon the shaft but prevents any rotary movement be tween them.

A gear 130, meshing with a suitable pinion 131 upon the main shaft 16, is loosely mounted upon the shaft 129 and provided.

with a partadapted to cooperate with the clutch head 128 to transn'iit the rotary movement imparted to the gear 130 by the pinion 131 to the shaft 121), which is rotatably mounted in suitable bearings 12$ and-129" upon the frame ot the machine. Nori'nally the clutch head 128 is out of engagement with the gear 130, but when the lever 122 is moved by contact of the carriage 50, as here tol'ore described, the gear is engaged by the clutch head and the shaft 129 rotat co, and as in the construction shown it is only nee sary for the shaft 129 to make one complete rotation each time the clutch is engaged, any suitable means may be em iloyed to disengage the clutch at the completion o1 a single rotation oi the shaft 129. As shown a lag 132 provided with an inclined .laec is attached to the gear 131) and a. similar lug 133 is arrangt-al upon the. forked arm 127 so that when the clutch is in engagement the lug 135; lies in the path of the lug 132, and

upon the inclined faces of the two lugs com-' ing in contact, the arm 127 is pushed away from the gear and carries the l1 and 128 with it out of engagement with the gear 1 .19.

I ixedly mounted upon the shalt 129 are the cams 1:111, 13:"), 136, 137, 138, 139, 1 10 1 11, 1 12, 1:13, l'l-land 1 .15 and a segmental gear 1 16. (Sec Figs. 3 and 41-.) The cams 135 and 141 are of similar outline and are provided to control the movements of the gage blocks 117 and 148 respectively. Each block is provided with a rojecting portion 149, normally held out o the path of the line, but each adapted to be POSltlUl'lUtl at one end of said line after the same has reached the justifying position and again moved to their normal positions after the line has been usti tied. The distance between the adjacent itacesiol the parts 146) upon the blocks 14.? and Ltd, when in their justi tying position, is equal to the desired length of the justified line. lit prehareifl, the gage blocks may be arrang on guides converging toward the line to is, Litled sothat as they move to heir ii'ying position they will approach each or, thus atfording increased clearance between the ends of the parts 115;: and the club; ot the line, and tending to avoid dxurany 1t ot the type, both as the hi mo e to and from their jus ying z mations, and an adju tment that the right hand guide is prtaidcd (1-17 Fig 2:?) to allow for vary ng the dis tance between the o n blocks.

The nuivea'u-nts I. the gage blocks may be transmitted Fr m. their operating cams in any preferred manner; as slimvi'i, at each of these earns a lever 1.79 is providlal and pivotnlly simported upon a titted shaft 151; a rod 152 connects the trw end of each of the levin'sv 159 to a. lever .1, pivotally attached to a part 15-1 upon the frame of my machine each with its end 155 ctmnected to the guide block as shown Figs. 3 and 6.) suitable tat-e is prorided upon the levers 1431) upon which the ll accs ot the cams operate, said laccs being ltcpt in contactwith the tunes oi the cams by the tension of the springs 1516, conneetil'ig each of the lovers 1521 to a suitable portion of the machine, as shown in Fig. (i.

The cam 137 controls the vertical movements of the spacehands in the line to be instilled. That portion of the groove 82 above the line to be justified is formed in a part 157 arranged to move vertically, and provided with suitzblc guides i7-l --l71- to direct its movements, and is (fulllltltjtfitl near its center by means of a suitable linl; to a lever 175 pivotally nniuntwil upon the shaft 151, and providtal. at its opposite ends with a suitable anli'l riction" roller 17 while a spring 177 connects the levers 17:7 to the bracket 113 1, and by its tension lzecps the roller 1713 in contact with the surface of the cam. soon as the guide bloclis 1 17 and H8 have rea hed their justifying position, the part 1:17 carrying all the spamlzands in the line being justitied is drawn upward, thus forcing the words in the line apart and lengthening the. line until its ends engage the parts 1 -11) upon the gage blocks and pre vent further movement, when the part 177 is lowered, leaving the space-1mm]. 79 hang ing loosely in the spaces between the words. The similar grooved cams 133-1 and 1-12 control the longitudinal position of the type in the line being justified; this is preferably accomplished by providing a separate section 165, which extends the length of the justified line, providing this section with a ridge 'ltlt': arranged to be positioned in the nick or notch in the type composing the line, and having ways or guides to direct its movements. liars 167--1157 are attached near the ends of this sectioin each provided the wlth bearings ilt38-l6l and an anlifrietion th roller 170 respective cain. As soon as the space-bands. wh ch up to this: tune are positioned near he KL center'of the length of the type, are lowered after having brought the. line to its stified length, as shown in Figs. 5, l9, and l the part 165 and thetype forming" the li being justified are drawn backward un the space-halide are suspended at one end iii the type and the opposite or toot entl of the type are flush with the part 172 oil the frame of the machine the entire length of the line ne iil the part 165 being preferably so 'oportione'd that it also presents a lace than with l the at either end of the with the ther st when the parts are in this ends of the parts H9 line are likewise flush faces mentioned position,

of the type composing the. line 7 central portion; the only break in the sur face being the vspaces between the i words in the line The part i is now raised agaiin the spaccliands tillin; he en of the spaces between the words i the type in each word into close contact with ach other, and the type at the ends oi line tii'inly against the parts: l-lll of the blocks 147 and 14b. The opening lie hi the space-bands and the part ,1 is now closed by a vertically movable llli. l'iar 'ai'iged to slide. in iniitablev gulf :Jl am 155), and connecltul near its but means of the linlcs lt3(i---'1(' l} to the till which are pivotally mounted upon the sbatl lfil and provided at their lr ends with antit'riction rollers 10; N22 to b an rcspec lively upon the lace ol li similar cains l lo and it). A spring ltiil oi equivalent means, connects each of thc arms in lo the bracket lti-l, and by its operati n maintains the roll crs 162 in suitable contact with the cam faces.

-'l.he rain lilo. controls thenioyemenl's oi the n'ieltinn pot lib. This pot may be of the usual or any pr ferred construction; as shown, it consists of a reservoir til for conlainiug a supply of metal and conununirah' inn therewith a well lilo i'fillilti'tcil by the channel ltll to the nipple or nozzle M2 where the metal coi-il'ained within llze put discharged by means ol a suitable plunger 13 arranged io operate within the rclli jacketor shell 18 i int-loses (he ltStl'VUl! and channel and a burner 1% supplied with a suitable combustible liuid through the pipe int is arranged within the jacltct be ow the reservoir 17!) losupply the heat necessary to mainlain the metal within the ably lluid condition. the pot is pii'otally mounted by means ol the arms 18? to the rainc ol my machine, so that the face oi.

positioned in the groove 1T1 in il'ii so that a smooth. flat surface is presented at this point, with the foot ends 1 forming the.

also i'ori'ingt lot pot in asuitl are a part so l aozy e l 1 32 will b" so (hrs of l the l '=.'pe that an the pol will lw'torccd LID:

2 r v 9141 Bill- OI lhe sprii iiecliin l'li; pot to a suitable porii the l inai rl ine a: sho'win while an arm pivotall}; a chad to the pol. at 190 e J upl ward and :ii a. suitable point is provided I rniion roller lid to bear upon ran his. to parti div np iort l in i n and 5 (rain. I between i and the pot, l snitable con- I and the surl in and also-lo l o the pol nipple or opposl V mold s are should a small obstruction A int r; V bctr-fca=u llieni.

ionlrols the movements of L t I1 and the discharge of metal l lh-eteiulily a bell-cranh lever i p is pivoted upon the shaft 151. One arm the lever is provided with an llilbl'fl'lC- lion rol an, i coiiircel'cil to the plunger The parts a so timed that as soon nipple oi the melting pot i properly at the ends of the type, the

is depressed and a part. of the contents ol' the pot discharged into the spaces neiween tllt words lornung' the line. The incllinn' pol and plunger 18?, return to their normal position and the part l5? is again lowered, freeing the spacebands from the type, which are anain moved backward o1 ti-om the ace-bands by the more-- out olf lllt part. 75.) until the sluice-bands "e entirely tl(2ll oi the type and tree to be iorcd in a y direction. as shown in Fig. i ilillllttliiti llt l i, a sheave 19. fixedly at nuilal gear 1,98. and both llli 1e see'nienla e uivalent means upon l 1 w n 1. h

he shat! 12f).

i 'llie cord or flexible connector 98, before 2 ill hk'l'll lil as atta hed lo the lii cr 96, after l missing a guide sheave ll i) suitably posi- "ied upon the lraiac ol my machine at i i i the pwiplu-rv ot the slit-are llli. i'i'hcn this slicac li T is partially rotala 'l, as nbmc des riiicd; the ord lib is wound upon the she: re and the linger ill} is drawn l near 1 th, or

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