US1072765A - Line-casting machine. - Google Patents

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P. W, NEUMAYER LINE CASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21,1909.

atented Sept. 9, 1913.

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P. W. NEUMAYER LINE CASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21,1909.

Patented. Sept. 9, 1913.

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summon WILLIAM NnUiuAYER, or nenrriiohfi, titanium ),assreiron ro'mnn- GEN'JHALEB LINOTYPE COMPANY, A conroaa'rron on NEW YORK.

LINE-CASTING steamer Specification of Letters rarest.

Patented Sept. 9, 191a.

Application filed m 21, lots. Serial no. 508,466.

To all whom it may concern Be it kaown that I, FREDERICK W. NEU- MAYE'R, of Baltimore, State of Maryland, have invented a new and useful Improvemeat in Line-Casting Machines, of which the followin is a speeification.

This invention has reference to line casting machines, wherein circulating matrices arecomposed tem orarily in lines, the lines transferred to the-face of a mold, to form t pe characters on the edgeof a slug cast t etch, and the line thereaftertransferred to adistrib'ut-ing mechanism through which 5 the inflivieoal matrices are returned to their pi opei-pla'cesin the magazine, as illustrated;

for example, in United States Letters Pat- In 'onefo'rln' of these machines it is custon'iary' to usem'atrices each c'ontainin at different levels two distinct characte or matrices, the machines being provided with means whereby the matrices passing to the Enemy be assembled at a high! or a low level, in order to bring the upper or the 1owei-= characters to the casting position, as

I demanded, amechan'i'sm for thls purpose being shown in Letters Patent of the United States to. Roger's No. 615,909. In this mechanisin, the assemblin-g'elevator, in which the matrices are assembled in line, is. provided with a short horizontal blade or slide, which may be projected beneath the" incoming mat-.

rices at the receiving end of the assembler to arrest the matrices at the u per level,,;. and the assembler is further provided with a secondand longer blade forminga con-- tinuanc'e of the first, for the purpose of maintaining the elevated matrices the composition of the line progresses; These rovided with handles or out of action at will. The location of these handles is remote from the keyboard by 1 which-the matrices are released, and the re them; are to be adjusted.-

The object of my invention is to avoid this loss of time, and to this end it consists in parts arranged upon or immediately adjacent to the keyboard and connected through intermediate-devices with the slides in theassembling-elevator, so that they may be in-' stantly oper ted by the compositor, by a moveme'nt of the hand a slight distance away from the position it occupies when bagel-mg the letter keys.

Figure l is a erspective viewshowin'g the ke boantand t e assembling elevator of a ullergenthaler linot pe machine with my imrovements a g lie thereto. Figs. 2, 3 and e are plan views illustrating the matrix con- 05 tgollmg devices and the means for operating t-em;

Referrin to the drawing's', A representsthe keyboard of an ordinary l'ine casting machine,- inchrding the fingerke s designating the dlltere'nt characters and serving to release the correspondingmatrices, that they may pass'to the lin'ein course of composit10n; B represents the assembling elevator, so-c'alled ehanneled horizontally in its upper lend" to receive and support the matrices which are delivered successively thereto, in a'zmann'e'r well understood in the art. This assembler is movable vertically in the u ual manner, for the purpose of lifting the som posed line to the devices by which it isfltra'n's' g :ferred to the casting-mechanism; a

When the parts operate in the normal mamier,-- the matrices are sustained "at their- @lowerlevel,--on the stationary shoulders or iledg'esin the: assembler. In order to arrest and maintain'therh at a higher level, Ivpro-' vide an assembler: with {the twofl.}horizontal blades 6 andi which-correspond, so far la's their function" is concerned, "to-the blades indicated by his numbers in Patent No; 15-,9 09 a The bladet' which extends the greater part of the length of theassemble'r, is mount-'.= ed in ahorizontalslottherein', and is mov 93 able bothendwise and edgewise. It may be drawn, forward edgewise until its inner edge is flushwith the inner wall of the assembler.

In this position the blade is inactive, and all the matrices ar'e'permitted to remain at the lower levels. When, however, the blade is 1 moved edgewis'e to the rear, its inner edge will project into-the. assembling channel, in 1 posit-ion to rest beneath and sustain at a high level those matrices-v which are delivered upon i r The blade i is located at the receiving end. of the assemblenfor the purpose of arresting the incoming matrices individually at the upper level, that they may be ad 119 swung forward to the operative position shown in Fig. 2, to arrest the incoming matrices, or swung backward to the position shown in Fig. 3, so that its end can stand beyond the incoming matrices and permit them to pass downward to the lower level;

For the purpose of swinging the blade 2' to and from its operative position, an arm, 2' is provided, which is pivoted to the large blade 2' at 2' and its opposite end is provided with a pivoted finger, 2' acted upon by a spring, 2', which holds it normally in the position shown.

The swin ing finger i is provided with a stud, i, which (projects downward between the finger z' an spring 71, so that as the arm is vibrated, it swings the finger i to and from its operative position. The stud on the finger could extend into a slot in the arm i but the pivoted finger and spring serve as a yielding, connection to relieve the finger 2' from strain in the event of its encountering resistance from a matrixwhen its actuating devices. are moved.

The slide 7; is provided with two offset or angular slots, i which receive the upper end of rigid studs, 2', so-that when the slide is moved endwise to the left, the slots and studs will cause it to move edgewise to the front; or, in other words, to the inoperative position, as shown in Fig. 4. When, on the contrary, the slide is moved endwise to the right, the slots and studs cause it to move edgewise into the assembler, to the positions shown in Figs. 2 and-3, that it may sustain the matrices arrested at the upper level by the blade i The blade 21 is provided with an upright lip i", which acts to hold the last matrix from falling off the end of the blade when the latter'is withdrawn from its active position to allow the succeeding matrix to pass down to the lower level.

I will now describe the means whereby the operator is enabled to adjust the two blades and 2' while his hands are adjacent to the operative positions on the keyboard. I,

Theslide actuating arm 2' is engaged. by the upper end of a rod, a, having universal motion. This rod is connected at a by a horizontal pivot to a rock shaft, a seated 1n the assembler frame.

By moving the lower end of the rod a to the right and left, and forward and backward, it may be caused to operate the arm i in such manner that it will throw either or both of the blades 71 and 2' into or out of action. The lower end of the rod (1!, is cupped and adapted to fit upon and receive motion from a rod, 5, which is extended downward through a fixed supporting plate, 0, and provided with an;

enlargement, b resting on this plate, so

that the rod may rock freely in all-directions. A spiral spring, (I, encir lesfl'h'e rod and bears at its upper end aga inst-=-a collar thereon, for the purpose of urging-1t upward and keeping it in engagement with the arm a.

By reason of the character of the connection between the rods a and b, the former will separate from the latter when the elevator rises'to deliver the assembled line, and the connection of these parts will be automatically reestablished on the descent of the elevator, the cupped end o'f'rod a, seating over the ball on the rod 1) as the elevator reaches its receiving position.

The rod. 1) has its lower end, below its v the supporting frame. A spring, 6", secured to the frame, bears on the stud e, and tends to hold the parts in any positionin which they maybe left.

As the arm 6 is moved endwise forward and backward, it vibrates the rod 6, which in turn vibrates the rod (1, so that the upper end of the latter will swing the arm 2' inward and outward, causing it in turn to swing the blade 2' to and from its operative position. When the blade 6 is pushed rearward, the blade i is set in the posit-ion shown in Fig. 2. When the arm e is moved forward, the blade 2' is swung backward to the inoperative position shown in Fig. '8, permitting the matrices to pass to the lower level.

The rockin causing its upper end to move in the reverse directions. The upper end of b actuates the x 1.10 motion of the arm e to the right and le t of the shaft e swings the lower end of the rod 6 to the right and left,

rod a, causing its upper end to slide the arm left the arm i horizontally to the right or the-hinged in turn carrying with it, through connection i the blade 6 which is moved endwise and at the same time caused to move forward and backward edgewise.

When the plate 6 is rocked to the left, the

blade i is thrown forward out of'it's opera tive position, as shown in Fig. 4,3116. when opera.-

the art e is moved in the reverse direction, the blade i is moved inward to the tive position, as shown in Fig.2.

The rocking movement of the blade is caused by the movement of the stud e, traversing the sinuous grooves 0 When it is required to operate only the finger i the arm is drawn forward only a port-ion of the distance possible, so that the stud 6* will remain in the straight portion of the slot in which it normally stands, as shownin Fig. 1. If, however, the arm 6 is drawn still furthen forward, the stud 6 will pass into the deflected or angular portion of the slot 2 and the effect will be to rock the arm 6 laterally.

From the foregoing it will be seen that all the vibrating blades may be moved instantly either from or to their operative positions by simply moving the slides end wise a greater or a less distance.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire. to secure by Letters Patent is: 1. In combination, the assembler, the

swinging blade i the sliding blade 2', and

a common operating means for the, two blades.

2. In combination, the assembler, the inatrix arresting blade, the matrix. sustaining blade, a common device for adjusting "the two blades, the sliding and rocking plate 6, and connections from said plate to thel'bla'de adjusting device.

3. In combination, the assembler to receive matrices, a blade, 71 to sustain matrices above the normal level and provided with a curved end, and a sector-shaped, pivoted plate to arrest the matrices at said upper level, said pivoted blade fitting in the curved-end of the blade i 4. In combination, the assembler, the matrix sustaining blades, and the pivoted blade i having the lip 2' to engage and hold the matrices and pivotally movable about a center in the plane of the blade 2'.

5. In combination, the assembler, the matrix sustaining blade 2' formed with angularly inclined slots, and the pins passing through said slots, with means to move the blade endwise, whereby it is simultaneously compelled to move edgewise. Y

6. In combination with the bl des i and i and means connecting them, the operating rods a and b, and plate 6, for moving the latter.

7. In combination, the blade a, guided longitudinally and laterally, the pivoted blade 2', the connecting arm 2' and means for moving the latter endwise and sidewise.

8. In a line casting machine, in combination, the movable assembler, the matrix arresting blade, the matrix sustaining blade, and means to adjust both of said blades, said means being located on a support independent of the movable assembler.

9. In a line casting machine, the vertically movable assembler and movable means therein to control the height of the matrices, in combination with mechanism to adjust the said movable means at will, the said mechanism being located partly on the assembler and partly on the main frame and arranged to connect and disconnect as the assembler is raised or lowered.

10. In combination, the assembler, the matrix arresting blade, the matrix sustaining blade, and common operating means whereby they may be simultaneously adjusted to operative or inoperative position. 11. In combination, the assembler, the matrix arresting blade, the matrix sustaining blade, and common operating means for both blades, whereby they may be simultaneously adjusted, or the arresting blade alone adjusted, at will.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand this nineteenth day of June, 1909, in the presence of two attesting witnesses.

FREDERICK WILLIAM NEUMAYER.

Copies. of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Yatents,

Washington, D. G.

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