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R. TOEPLITZ. ASSEMBLING ELEVATOR. APPLICATION FILED AYE.. 3, 1913. l 9 @8,8 1 4, Patented Aug. 25, 1914,.

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R. TOEPLITZ.

ASSBMBLING ELEVATOR. APPLICATION FILED Arima, 1913.v

Patented Aug125, 1914.

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RICHARD TOEPLITZ, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOP. TO INTERNATIONAL TYPESE'T-` OFNEW YORK, N. Y.. A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TENG MACHINE COMPANY,

ASSEMBLING-ELE'VATOR.

v Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 3, 1913.

Patented Ang. 25, 191 4. serial No. 758,683.

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, Bierman Tonrm'rz, a citizen. of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of N ew York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Assembliiig-Elevators, of which the following is a specification.

rPhe present invention has reference to improvements in assembling elevators for linptype machines, and more particularly to the type of elevator which is adapted to receive. matrices having' two or more characters arranged at different heights thereon, whereby either upper or lower characters may be brought into proper Casting alinement at will.

It proposes, tirs-t, the provision of means whereby matrices which have been assembled at an upper level in the elevator are prevented from falling` to a lower level 1n ease the supporting rail is moved away from the receiving end of the elevator, and, also, of means for effecting this movement of the rail automatically by the in -coming matrices as they are being assembled at a lower level; and, second, the provision of an irnproved method of mounting the aforesaid rail so as to guide its movement in a manner advantageous to the assembling of matrices at a. lower level.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying dra-wings, whereof r- Figure l is a side elevation of the improved assembling elevator, with the rear part thereof reu'ioved; Fig. 2 is an elevation of the upper end portion of the elevator; Fig. 3 is a detail view of the gate and movable rail, the gate being shown in open position; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the movable rail and its gate, the latter occupying its closed position; Fig. 5 is a lcompound view of the gate in side and end elevation; and. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the elevator in two different positions and with coperating parts of the machine.

In most machines of this class in use at the present day, two-letter matrices are assembled in an elevator, known as the assembling elevator, at either or both of two different levels. The matrices are held at the lower level by one or two shelves or ledges whereon they rest, a similar' shelf or' rail bep ing provided for holding the matrices at the upper level. This upper rail is usually eoustructed in one or two pieces, and the whole rail, or part of it, is made movable at the receiving end. so as 'to provide. an openingthrough -which the matrices may pass down to the lower level. lt so happens that when matrices have been yassembled upon lthe aforesaid rail, and it is then desired to assemble at. a lower level, the act of providing such opening willcause the matrices already assembled at the upper level to drop down, which necessitates their re-setting upon the rail by hand before the elevator is lifted to the transfer carriage, this being due to the fact that the opening must be large enough tor the heaviest: matrices to pass therethrough, and that two or more matrices are apt to be assembled at one time and, also, to enter the elevator by a combineddownward and forward motion as thev are acted on by the assembler before .they have finishedv falling. These and other objections are overcome in the present invention.

ln the delivered by the chute 2 to the rotary assembler 3 which advances them to compose a line in the assembling elevator 4.. This' elevator is shown as embodying opposed walls 5 and G, as usual, the said walls being connected.together toward their lower ends bv the bolts 7 and being provided along their inner sides with ribs 8 and 9, respectively, which. ribsI are arranged to coperate with the ears 10 on the matrices, the latter, when assembling on the lower level, resting on these ribs and traveling longitudinally thereon. Above the rib 9' is mounted the rail 11, which serves ing the matrices atthe higher level, being provided for that purpose' with a rib 12. This rail is also provided with a depending arm 13 that is pivoted at its lower end upon one of the bolts rock thereon, its supporting into or out of the in-coming matrices.

To control the entrance tothe rail, or, in

other words, the assembling of the matrices as a means for support-A 7, the rail being adaptedv to,k so that the receiving end of'.- rib may be brought either` position to catch and retain present instance, the matrices l are hol centrally upon a pin 15 secured to the receivingjend of said rail, and is provided at :its outerendwith a finger-piece orhandle `-16a`nd at its inner end with a hook-shaped finger 17 -lthat vis curved upwardly and iiiwardly, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. en

thef gate is lowered "into the sented in Figs. 1, 2,- 4 and 6,v its finger 17 Irests upon the receiving end of the rail rib 12' and, `hence, prevents .theinatrices from g ail, but when it is raised into the osition depicted in Fig.' 3,.i ts finger lies [one side;of said rib and the entrance ai "iis unobstructed. when` Said gate is ,thef latterflpsition, it is advisable to again'st'fac'cidental displacement, as hereinafter explained'giand to effect this its iingeffpiece lfiijsgprefeifablyengaved in a notch 18 'formed in the front end of the eleva' ,or wall 5, butin such case the rail: must iii-she' mved.; to. its tion at the, receiviii desire ,t9 assemble matrices at thejlower :lei/"fel, thev gate vis closedgand' the incoming i'natrices'-fallingl "surfacefjof finger 17,.',andbeing forced forward bythe assembler 3 will then push said gate and rail forwardly and upwardly,

owing to the pivotalmounting of the latter.

'beeiyi assembled at the upper level, rail, willbe carried `forward. Ybythe gate and'tliusv prevented from falling oif the rail. The rail is thus Irifoved` automatically by the .in-'coming matrices as far as may be necessary for theinto properly assemble, v which may depend'u'pon the thicknessof vthe matrices in use. It is to be noted that this movement of the rail' away fromthe receiving end of the elevator not only provides space for :the matrices to fall, but also pro-vides ample room for them to be ushed forward wliilefalling owing to the'ip 9.0i? that the recelvmg Gnd of the said rail travels in an matrices which may have previously upwardlfpath.r

, matic movement o bled, the elevator is lifted in the usual manner, and as rvit moves upward' the delivery end of the rail comesinto contact with the inclined surface 19 of the delivery channel 2O whichis a part of the frame ofthe machine.` This inclined surface vforces the rail back lto its extreme position in the elevator, whereby therail is caused to assume a h orizontal position, as shown, in dotted lines in g. 6. When the line has been transferred from the elevator, and the latter returned to assembling position, the operator may assemble matrices without touchin the rail .or gate, if it is desired to assem le at the saine level as the last matrices in the preced-v ing line. This is provided for bythe autothe rail, which is effected bv the iii-coming matrices, as above de- .ateit er the lower position repre-'@without having to touch extreme forward= posilend of the elevator. f,

jan upper level;l and lrail at its receiving end and adapted for upon the curved` upon said lAfter aline of matrices has' been asseinscribed. It willbe apparent, therefore, that the o erator may, at will, assemble matrices level 'or the upper level, or he may assemble part of the matrices at the lower level and -part at the upper level, or, if required, may assemble the suc cessive matrices alternately at the two levels,

Having described my invention, what l desire to claim is 1. .In a machine of the liliotypeclass, an assembling elevator having-a movable rail mounted therein -for'supporting matrices at an upper level; and a'devic.e carried by said rail for closing device being adapted to be acted upon bythe in-coming matrices topusli the rail away from the elevatorfentraiice, to allow mat# rices to pass toa lower level.

2. In a machine offthellinotype class, an assembling-elevator having a movable rail mounted therein for supportingmatrices at a gatef carried by said movement into position to .close the entrance .tosaid end, said gate when in such position extending into thefpath of the in-coming matrices, whereby it will be engaged by the latter and pushed with theI elevator entrance, pass to a lower level. v

3. In a machine ofthe linotype class, the combination, with the'assembling elevator; of a railfor supporting matrices at an upper level having a downwardly extending pivot arm pivotally mounted in said elevator at a point suiliciently'` below andforward of the receiving end of the latter to guide the to allow matrices to receiving end of the rail in an upward and forward direction, v rail end to clear the 11i-coming matrices as thereby permitting said the'same are being assembled in a downward and forward direction at a lower level.

Il. In a machine of the llinotype class, the

the entrancetliereto, said said rail away from the matrices' 'by ics combination, with the assembling elevator;

of a rail for supporting matrices at an upper level; means, controllable at will, to auto-- matically move said rail in an endwise and upward direction away from the path of the in-coming matrices; and means actuated by the raising of the elevator to return the rail to normal position.

5. In a machine ofthe linotype class, the combination, with the assembling elevator; of a. rail for supporting matrices at an upper level pivotally mounted in said elevator at a point -sufficiently below and forward of the receiving end of thelatter to guide the receiving end of the rail in an upward and forward direction, thereby permitting said rail end to clear the iii-coming' matrices as the same are being assembled in a downward and forward direction at a lower level; and

a device carried by said rail for closing the combination, with the. assembling'vv elevator of a ral] for supportingy matrices at an up per level pivotally mounted in said elevator ata point sufliciently below and forward of v the same are being assembled in a downward the receiving end of the latter to guide 'the receiving end of the'rail in an upward and forward direction, thereby permitting said rail end to clear the in-coming matrices as and forward direction at' a lower level; and a gate carried by said rail at its receiving end and .adapted for movement into position to close the entrance to said end, said gate when in such position extending into the path of the in-coining matrices, whereby it will be engaged by said matrices and pushed with said rail away from the elevator en.- trance.

7. In a machine of the lino'rype class, the combination, with an assembling elevator having a movable rail mounted therein l'or supporting matrices at an upper'level; of a device carried by said rail for closing the entrance thereto, said device being adapted to be acted upon by the in-coming matrices tor push the rail away :from the elevator entrance, to allow matrices to pass to a lower Copies of this patent may be obtained for level;` and means actuated by the raising of the elevator to return said rail to normal position.

8. 'In a machine of the linoty'pe class, the combination, with" the assembling elevator; of a rail for supporting matrices at an upper level pivotally mounted in said elevator at a point suificiently below and forward oi the receiving end'o the latter to guide the receiving end of the rail in an upward and forward direction, thereby permitting said rail end to clear the in-coming matrices as the same are being assembled in a downward and forward' direction at a lower level; a gate carried by said rail at its receiving end and adapted for movement into position to close the entrance to said end, said gate when in such position extending into the path of v the in-coming matrices, whereby it will be engaged by said matrices and pushed with said rail away from the elevator entrance; and means actuated by the raising of the elevator to return the railv to normal position. v

In testimony' whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

y 'p RICHARD 'roEPLITa Witnesses ROBERT W. HELLON, O. C. IIINE.

iive cents each, by addressing `the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, JD. C.

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