US1070141A - Type-writing machine. - Google Patents

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A.'G, P. KUROWSKI. TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 20, 1910.

Patented Aug. 1.2, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHIJET 1.

A. G. F. KUROWSKI.

' TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED MAY '20, 1910.

Inv ani'ok.

Pateiited Aug. 12, 1913] 2 'SHEETSSHEET 2. 1

the web through batman STATES earner orat on,

ALFRED o. r. KUROWSKI, on NEW YORK,

warren COMPANY, or new YonK, N. Y., A

N. Y., ASSIGNOR T0 UNDERWOOD TYPE CORPORATION OF, DELAWARE.

TYPEWBITINGE MACHINE.

Speiflcation of Letters Patent.

Amplixsation flied.- May 26,

- Patented Aug-.12, 1913;

1910. se ia1.m.5s2,3s9=.

wherein it is desired to maintain the printed web intact after it is 'fed from the platen.

In my co-pending applicationfiled DecemberZO; 190?), Serial- No. 534C970, onwhich this invention is an improvement, several webs are fled together around the platen, the bill's forming one web being tornoffi one by one toaecompa-ny the purchases, while the copy web is carried rearwardly to'a spool or reel on which it iscoiled.

@ne oby'eot of this invention is toimprove themanner of coiling the fragile web, and to avoid injury thereto, to which end I lead a guide which is automaticausing one end thereoii' to cally adjusted by or ride upon the winding roll,-

press against whereby the incoming Webis straightenedprior to coiling on the roll; and as the'diameter of the roll increases, the web is direeted or guided to the cirou'mierenee thereozfi, without liability of kinking-or bending. Advantage is also taken of, the pressure ot the adjustable guide against thev roll-to aid the web in coiling snugly, and also to constitute a brake to prevent the web from: uncoiling accidentally.v

Another obj eot is to enable the leading end of the web to be easily and quickly fastened to-the spool or reel, and in such manner that the coiled webma-y be: easily removed.

This is accomplished. by providing ,th'e' spindle ot the spool with a clamp or catch,

by whi b one endoa? the webi'ssecured, said spool having a removable head to allow thecoiled: web'tobe slidden: endwise' ofi from-the spindle, the leading end of the web sliding. easily from: beneath he clamp asthe? coiled- Web is sliddeir oil.-

lln the aeoompanying drawings, Figure 1' is a perspective View, partly broken away, illustrating-the invention. FigPQ isa crossseotion, showing the invention: used, in coninactionwitl'i an'Underwood writingmachine; Fig.3 is'a seetional viiewthrougii dotted lines indicating the guide as the coil of I the spool and guide, 1 the adjnstability of the web increases in diameter; Fig. t is a detail view of the spool, the coiled web' being ish'own in dotted lines. Fig. 5 is a perspec- ;tive view oi the leading end of the web, folded to facilitate its attachment to the winding spools Eig. 6- is' a; detail-1 perspectiveview of the removable head and a portion of the spindle, disassembled.

Pa er rolls 1 and 2 are mounted on shafts 3 an 4:, the webs 5 and 6 being led from the rollsover the rounded head: 7 of the paper shelf 8- oil an Underwood writing machine, thencepassing around the platen 9 (againstwhich' they are held by front and rear presisu-re rolls 10 and 11) and upwardly in {front ot the platen printing point. The ilea'ding ends oi the websmay be folded as ,shown at 2 k (\Fi 5) before introduction betweenthe platen and the pressure: rolls. In the present instance, the web 5, leading yfromthe-paperroll 1,. may comprise sales islips arranged in series, which are torn off successively as theyuare printed upon, to ac-v Ecompanythe purchases. The web 6 constitutes adiiplieate' record, to be preserved, it 1 being-led backwardly from the platen 9, and ',wound upon a spool or reel 18, 19, 20, from zwhieh thecoiled web may be removed from ltime to time; The shafts 3, at, supporting {the paper rolls, are mounted in a casing 12, relatively to which the platen 9 travels back and forth, said casing being. closed by a cover 13- hlnged at 14. The spool or reel 18, 19, 20, on which the webG is wound, may be 1 journal'ed in the bracket arms 15, securedto the cover."

i-ng cover or table 13 and between two paral- 1bl confining rods 16 extending between the garms 15,.whichrods not only cooperate with the bracket arms 15 todirect the feed of the ,web, butalso, by reason of theirelevation above the surface oi the cover 13, hold a part ;of the webofi the cover (Fig. 2), thereby avoiding the necessity ot subjecting the weak lwebtostrain or wear by reason of its tricw ,tional engagementwith the cover duringthe back: and forth travel of the platen 9. To eliminate tension on the reach 6*. tlieweb between The web 6 is feddown the slop of I the platen and spool, owing, 105

itosuch relative movement between thei sloping cover 13 to form 2i loose loigliiz 1'? out iooukilalion. The clampin" )10- w 1 i x l imllenl'ecl in Flg". beiore being lerfl the trades from the 'nndle and in i m: to

spool. Said, spool comprises spindle 18 ovoid ui'ievei Winning of ihe Web on i e flfilll'llfllet'l in the bracket arms 15 and hm" spool, the illlb Bfili of the removabl lieu heads 19, 20, between which the Web is coiled. hub having the some C'llCl The spool is rotated by a crank 531, spring the epinelle and fitting on the latches 2E2, pivoted at 23 to the arms 15, fll:(l'illl:3180f};.h18 a rib or support l mlding ille spindle in place. ing beyoricl l ke eiieunu 'erenee The lewil' end 241- ol the Web is easily meal. to iiliet of the elzn'npmggk 10 and quickly fastened to the spool by sliglzltl ll 3391- 5; Wide 54 l'llSlllg a springy clamping finger or catch fl l ljeeb open both the (Zlfilliill seated in a. groove 26 extending about f J 1319 p l 18 31515 t longitudinally of the spindle 18, between 3 1 5; the which ei' one spindle, the lie-ailing encl is m 3 Bull 15 inserted, me ionsion of "the clamp eiimp b Timil the pz'qier info "the groove. The elenr q J finger extends partway only across the s ool, lp i l T19 f one end of the finger being fixedl and the mmfi if 3 opposite end being free; end "the spindle has EI- 30 e fiso sr 27 to enable the elempi i311? and finger 535 f0 l'JG grasped and raised. By turn bwwth U36 ing the crank, the spool is rotaterl to wind fall 3 113d @9611 the Web thereon. 1

fed from the pleiien J JIM,

To avolcl or minimize the liability of the @oimilmde "il 39 Webbemg caused to snarl 21ml Wind unevenly g 3 ll -Fel on the'spool, or becoming split on the edges, haustei 239mm i ing pie. e 28 swivelecl or hinged on :i rod P FFS 331d 30 29 carried by branch arms 30 extending fli y from the bracket arms 15 said plate having necllfd M9} lips 31 turned over elongfliiS side edges lo on P overlie the plate and form ways in wuieh y the side edges of the Web 6 slide, whereliy the 113ml? l 5 Web is etmiglitened out and guified lo the spool. The introductory ends: of the ways m are mitvv'nmlly flared as at 32,, lo preveui injury to the Web as it is drawn onto the guide and, to permit the Web to be cylickly (coiled on 0 the spool from lime to time by turning the lmntlle 21. The opposite end of the plate is extended, as at 33, to form 21 follower, pressed against the circumference of the roll on the spindle by spring 3e; and the we is led between the follower 33 anal the roll in Winding thereon whereby, {15 the diameter of the roll varies, in Wincling, the guide 28 the A will be rocked, so as to olirect the web male I mit b1 1' l) la'o A matieally lo the circumference of "the roll Joiel streiiiiiir lljlifi W (l 3). The follower 33, by pressing; the roll of Web 6 also causes the web to "roll tightly about ilie spinclle 18, end moieovei' 1 prevents eeeicloniaal unwinding.

hen l he web 6 on the spool is be re moved, he latches are thrown to inopplaten oi? e i13 "lillllglm:lf1hlll& ei'ntive pi'lsitione, to release the spool in perwelweoiling, meeiizmisl 1 iiieluil" mil; it to be (lltil'flfiilllifld from the bracket relatively w emai 1 jglet-eje arms 15, 211101 which one of the hez vsls 20 Web-soiling local 7 new i (momil ed on one end of the spindle 21ml norplaten 2m incline in rem: e0 mally confined between a shoulder 35 on Hie o e? 'Woieli the w e spindle and one of the bracket arms 15) is platen 11ml. weli-eoili removed, (0 enable the roll of printed web suppoze; Tim-"e 1 to be drawn enclwiee from the spindle. The leading end of the Web slicles from benezii'la the area the free end of the clamping finger 25 Wife- 1 line Web as i eeiel web as it swings edgewise to and fro on the the incline to accommodate the movement of the platen.

I The combination with the traveling platen of a typewriting machine, of a fixed web-coiling mechanism including a spool, relatively to which the platen 'travels,.said web-coiling means located apart from the platen, an incline in rear of the platen down over which the reach of web between the platen and web-coiling device is led, a support above the surface of said incline to hold the web off from said incline, to reduce the area of frictional contactand strain on the incline to accommodate the movement of the. platen, and a web-confining bar overlying said support.

4;. The combination with the traveling platen of atypewriting machine, of a support, a web-coiling spool journaled in thesupport and to which the web is led, a catch to releasably fasten the web to the spool, a combined edge guide and brake along which a free bight of the web is led prior to coiling on the spool, and releasable means to hold the spool in place on its support.

5. The combination with, the traveling platen of a typewriting machine, of a webcoiling mechanism stationary with respect to the traveling movement of the laten,-and including a rotatable spool, a swinging edge guide for the web through which the web is led prior to coiling it on the spool, and a follower extending from the guide to press against the coils on the spool, and effective to adjust the guide so that the web is fed directly to the circumference of the roll as it varies in diameter.

6. The combination with the traveling platen ofa typewriting machine, of a webcoiling mechanism stationary wtih respect to the traveling movement of the platen, an including a rotatable spool, a swinging edge guide for the web through which the web is led prior to coiling it on the spool, a spring tending to rock the guide in one direct-ion, and a follower extending from the guide to press against the coils on the spool, and effective to adjust the guide so that the web is fed directly to the circumference of the roll as it varies in diameter.

7. The combination with the traveling platen of a typewriting machine, of a webcoiling mechanism stationary with respect to the traveling movement of the platen, and including a rotatable spool, a swiveled guide comprising a plate having ways formed along its side edges through which the web passes on its way to the spool, a follower formed as an extension of said plate, and means holding said follower against the coiled web on the spool.

8. The combination with the traveling platen of a typewriting machine, of a webcoiling mechanism stationary with respect to l the traveling movement of the platen, and including a rotatable spool, a flat surface on which said web may lie intermediate said, platen and spool, and a rod holding the 4 sliding web clear of partof said surface.

9. The combination with the traveling platen of a typewriting machine,-of a webcoiling mechanism stationary with respect to the traveling'movement of the platen, and including a rotatable spool, a' guide intermediate said platen and spool, over which said web may hang loosely, a swinging plate over which said web is led to said spool, and marginal guides on said plate comprising overhanging portions under which said web isled.

'l0. The combination with the traveling platen of a typewriting machine, of a webcoiling mechanism stationary with respect to the traveling movement of the platen, an including a rotatable spool, a guide intermediate said platen and spool, over which said web may hang loosely, a swinging plate over which said web is led, marginal guides on said plate comprising flaring portions, and overhanging guides into which said flaring portions turn. v

11. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a traveling platen, of a s 001 stationary with respect to the trave ing movement of the platen and on which a web may be wound as it is led from said platen, means for supporting a loose bight of web between said platen and said spool, a plate comprising edge guides over which said web is drawn to said spool, and an extension of said plate forming a brake adapted to bear against the web on said spool.

.12. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a traveling platen, of a spool stationary with respect to the traveling movement of'the platen and on which a web may be wound as it is drawn from said platen, a swinging guide plate comprising edge guides closely fitting said web to guide said web squarely to said spool, a table much wider than said spool over which a long loose bight of said web may lie, and a rod holding said web clear of part of said table.

13. In a typewriting'machine, the combination with a traveling platen, of a spool stationary with respect to the traveling movement of the platen and on which a web may be drawn from said platen, and guides having flaring ends adapted to engage the side margins of said web and guide it. squarely onto said spool.

lit. In a typewriting machine, nation with a ceiling mechanism stationary with respect to the traveling movement of the platen and including a rotatable spool or reel, a yielding brake pressing against the web as it is coiled on the spool to insure a snug winding thereof, and paper-guiding means on said brake.

the combitraveling platen, of a web- H 15. In a lypewriting; machine, the combi- I guides for guiding :1v loose biglit of said web onto said second spool from the cover of Si'ild ALFRED G. F, KUROVVSKI.

nation with a traveling platen of a Web spool stationary with respect to the travelin g movement of the platen and from which a WQb i'nziy be drawn around lheplacon loa stationary receivillig spool mounted on (lie I casing containing said first spool, and edge casing.

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