US1111666A - Printing-press. - Google Patents

Description

R. MIEHLB.

PRINTING PRESS.

APPLIGATION FILED DEO.15, 1x511.

1, 1 1 1 666, Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

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I. I I A I WITNESSES: I/VI/EHTOR W My R Ml @MM A TTOR/VEV THE NoR R/s PETERS co, FHO10 LITHO., WASHINGTON. D. C

"R B 'RT 'MI' HEEQ oFQoHI'oAGo;iLLINoIs',AssIG1\ToR To cQNTINENTAL & tm mm TRUST e sAvINGsfB Ng Trws'rEE, orc rroAGo, "I LINO S;

citizen of the ,U iited states, residing at Ghic agqi'in thecounty of gCook and State of {Illinoisfhaize invented a certain new and useful":Irriprovennen t in Printing-Presses, of which "the" following is a full, clear, concise;

,a if lgexact description, 'refereneegbeing had part of this Specification; I

; invention relai esj to printing presses to the. accompanying drawings, forming a has for"itsphjfectjthe' provisionof an i improved printii gi) press mechanism n lers. myl d y whereby the dist 1 be displacedliffromi th-e i king rollers in ,or- I derfto galn 'accessjto theink ng rollers for remo u'ng, replaclng and cl'eamng the same iMiyinvention will be best understood a description l of the. preferredembodiment thereof shown in the] accompanying draw-i ing in which?- [Figure 1 is aside View of so muehof a J printingpress, equipped in accordance with my invention,. as s necessary to annnol'erstanding of the inventionythej. distributing rollers being shown in engagemeritwiththe inking'rollers; Fig. 2is a View similarito Fig. I with the exception that the distribut" ing rollers havebeen withdrawn from' the inking rollers; 'Fig.,3 is a view similar to Figs. 1 'and2 ekcepting that'the distributing rollersiare" shown inmFig. 3 as being only. par iall withdrawnfrom theinking roll-v ers; and Fig. 4.is aplan View ofthe equip:

rnent as it is. illustrated in Fig 2. g 1 Like pa-rtsjare indicated'by-lsimilar charafcters of; reference; throughout the -different The particular vtype of printing ress illustrated is affiatbed press to which, ow ever,- the invention. is, not toubefliinlfted 'nor is thefinv ention to 1 e; limited to a ,pr ssgin which n ad'e up forms'are employed since.

i the character fol? the printing surfaj-ee' is to p 1 j q JAsithehinuentionisillustrated, b ed isj adap'ted :to reciprocate beneath the i iinpression,eylinderQ. Ink ing or for nroller'sL,3,l.3 ,f3?, 3 -ejngagegthe printing surface for the purpose of inkingthe same 1n;a manher welllkn ownl thoseskilled'i Ilthe art, though, I. do not limit nyself tothe direct contactiwiththe printing surface of all of 'Specifitation ot Lett ers Patenth 1 Pate t d ra ificationiiiaiaecember {15, 191i. [serial No. 665,917. I

i rollers r distr'lbuting roller.

.PmN'rING-rREss; 1

sept." 22, 1914.

thatfare sup ed by the i Two distributing rollers 4, 4 which distributing rollers "are i also driving rollers, en gagethe inking rollers as illustrated'for the purpose of; turning the same andsupplyin 1nk to the lnking rollers asthey are turnef The distributing rollers arepr'o idedfwifgh pinionsfgi5" that engagepinions, 6 which in turn are in mesh'with a rack? secured to the p'ressb'ed, whereby the various rollers are 'jas the press bed reciprocatesl The 1111 distributing rollers 4,91 ,211 as is well derstood by. those skilled intheartfl The' nking or form rollers are journaleld riage 11., This carriage is j ournaled at its mechanism is also provided i N riderrollers 8 [which e g finale-[I71V- in' thej i sualjadjustable bearingssecured't thepress fran ejlO. The distributingrollers ,'ith r der" 8 andvan extra dis tributing roller 9' are journaled-l on a a upper end upon a shaftl2fwhereby the carri age is swingingly nounted, the end of the carriageconiplemental to the end journaled upon theshaft 12 being free to rise and fallwhenthe carriageismoved away from the inking-rollers;. the bodily movement of the carriage and the rollers it carries-being in a direction generally horizontal toward and awayffrom the inkingrollers. The shaft12 isprovided with pinion l3 and some suit able means for turning it,'su ch as a hand crank 14. The pinion 13 engages a rack 15 secured to the press frame 10, the rack and pinion being" disposed tranlsverselywith re spectto the rollers whereby the rollers im mediately supported upon the carriageare adapted to be moved toward and from the inking rollersasthe pinion l3 is causedt o move upon the rack 15 by fthe operation of the hand crank 141. The innerend of the rack" 15 is curvedjjdownward whereby the carriagenll is raisedl at its pinion end (the endwhe re theshaftl2 is located) when the carriage is bodily moved away from the inking rollers and is lowered whenthe' carriage is brought into pos'itionjto enable the dis tributing rollers toengage the inking rollerfsl "j Guiding supports" 16; 16 are adapted toen'ga ge the carriagewhen the carriage is i ilnor'mal position, theseguiding supports 10a servingto prevent the free endof thecar- "stored riage from dropping when the inking r011- ers are absent and the carriage is in its nor.- mal position asfillustrated in Flgz 'l. The

oinion end or the carria e is held in a de- 1 b engaging the :free endtof'the' cgrr ztgeg l.

pressed position,-when such carriage is in the normal location" illustrated in Fig. by means of a detent ilt engaging the ham die of the crank 14, the pinion 13 and the outer or pinion end of the carriage ll'being thus" firmly held in-a depressed position. The free end ofthe carriage 11 is provided. with a sloping or cam surfzice' 17 that i'sinj-Q;

ediwit h a sloping cam element l8 pro a vi ed uiio'nthe printing surface supporting element,- 10, the element. l0suppoit'ingthe reci rocating form bed; "that presentspenning surface of one character totheiln} Tp'rssion, cylinder portion, to which arr nge: Inent dono't liniit thyself. The elements l7-ztndlfitfcQiiperete to depress the or the cai'ria il when the can-la e' is. re:

illustrated, in Fig. 1. 1

stored; to nermal or; warring'pesitienes (51 in; thankingroner the free ehdf of'the cerriegerises and falls as the dist'i'ibutiiig which lse-scours when. the ca riage isf're; v A I ofnorinel pQSltlQILlf tlielilklllgilblle e; present. If the inking v rollers. ere

ibs ntfwheiiithe carriage is're'storedg'such nu 4 i tmbnting iicller is incnntedenctvhich car- (infringe will ride uporithe guiding supp rts 16 soth'et the undue d] v 1. ri aigewilliiot be jermitted'.

thepreferred construction, thejpinion 1s isprovid'ed wit-11 .a simme 0 which bears or rolls oi 'the tracl': 11 9; The pinion 13 held in 11 '1esh ,with the reek "the lower surface, 21" ofjtherack zihd the stiid 22'1nov1ng a1ongt11e-surface21 and e gag ins ythe szu'nea's the cztrriaeisinoved. The

i) l 1 v stud 92 mounted upon' t'he carriage eii; tens on 23. I prefer to dupllcate the elemerits 13 and 15 and the parts cooperating therew'vith, the opposite sides/of the press having similar structures symmetrically-felatent In Fig. 4: I have shown one of these structuresupon one side of the press. v

= resence of the, duplicated, structure upon the other side of the press. Will be, readily understood. s

It will be seen thatwhenf'theparts are f roll'er for the printing eu feeeef the. ress;

the position illustrated in Fig. -1, the pinion H end of the carriage is held down by the locking. device li end that. the opposite end of the carriage is helddoW-nby the elements 17- and 18 whereby all the. rollers; tire in ioper cooperetiye relation. When the lock- 111g, device 14 is :reie tsea and thepinion 131s I g1-1Q,. 1a011er -1 twill revolve foyer the roller, 3 Up1on;; o tin1ietipn of the operation the .inirentio'n.

free end hvh'eiithe'scarriage is Withdi'ewiis o I l e e i fi flie r .7 i nklng roller and sswlnglnglgyrnotintedat 1 ineend; se 'ch zirrmgeheingfree to rise and crank 1/1 the carriage Will bedrawn clear of 'thelnlnngrollers, the. carriage being sup poifteidrin this withdrewn position by the shoulder 20' on track 19 and supports 16? 2 shown as .ichanges may readily w grade without ,deperting from the spirit of my Having thus described, I invention, I

clziim .as newfand ds e v referees-t the 611 I s 1. A'f,p;rintin lp giving an teller forjtlie printingsurfai d; .d 'cerl ilgeend n?" ro-Iler-en'ga' s A V felting ,ithth'e 111;: rollenzt carriagemwhic h he disrie'g-e 'isb'odily movable toward all at, its apposite nd es it is bodily moved r'itge is b dilymove-ble toward andfromjhe A printing pres 'heirjingjen' inking r i o Piihtiill s ac Qrf h pr s;

distributing roller for contacting Wi'th'fthe vinkiigig renews carriage in which th efdis t .t I v n'ibuting roller is monnted and which care inking pouemnd is mou ted at to; rise amend, said carriage .bedily and fall t 1 its pPOsitefend,- zts i inoved'j means for holding the care ridge end in oflsitinjwnenflie distributin roller engages the inking 1%61' bodily movement in thena-beeas "or the ink in i roller.

one end; said ear fall at ts opposite end as it i-,3;.n i esunp tifQrJQ iHmQeeee i regs i i en in rem-e in .i ihe j bse e of the inkihg r fi ef th prm m e ree mi 5. A' printingfpre'sfs havi g an roller for fthe printing surface ofthe press;"

' a distributing roller for contacting with the inking roller g acarriage in which the dislO" riaige is bodily movable toward and from the 1 'tiributingroller is-mounted and which carinking roller; a carriage in which the discarria, ;e;v a rack with which the pinion meshes, said rack and pinion being arranged transversely with respect to the rollers means whereby said pinion is turned to cause the carriage to be moved bodily'towardjand from.- the inking roller, said ca'rriage'being also 'swingingly mounted adjacent to said pinion, the rack vhaving a curved portion thatforces the elevation ofthe pinion end'of the carriage. away from the inkingroller when the carriage is bodlly moved from the Linking roller; and means for keeping the pinion and rack in mesh. 1 a

f 13.. A printing press having an inking roller for the printing surface of the press;

a distribiiting roller for contacting with the inking rollerya carriage in which the distributingrollerisinounted; a driven pinion provided upon the carriage; and a rack with which the pinion meshes, said rack and pin- Q 1011 being arranged transversely with respect to the rollers to enable the carriage to be moved bodily toward andfr'o'in the inkin roller, said carriage being free to rise and fallasit is bodily moved, the distributing roller being permitted riding over the inking roller. v

14:. A printingpresshaving-an inking" roller for the printing surface of the press;. a distributing roller for cont-acting with the inking roller; "a carriage in which the, distributing. rolleris mounted; a driven pin-Y ion providedzupon the carriage; a rack with whiohltheipinion meshes, said rack and piniornbe'ing: arranged transversely with {re spect to 'therollersto enable the carriage to beimoved'b'odily toward and from the inkingi roller, said carriage being also swinginglymounted adjacent said pinion,'there being means whereby the pinion end of the carriageis elevated when the-carriage' is movedaway from the inkingrolle'r and is depressed when the distributingioller is, being brought into contact With'the inking roller; i i

A printing press having an inking rollen for the printing surface of the press; a distributing roller for contacting with the inking-roller; a carriage in which the distributing roller is mounted; a driven pinion provided upon the carriage; and a rack with which thepinion meshes, said rack and pin ion ,being, :arranged transversely with reto rise and fall when ing roller, said carriage being also'sw'ingfingly' -inounted ad acent to said pinion, the

the elevation of 'thepinionend of the carriageaway from the inking roller when the carriageis bodily-moved from the inking roller.

a distributing roller for contacting'wi t'h the inking roller; a carriage in which the dis} trlbuting rollerisniounted; a dr ven'pini'on' which 1 the pinion" meshes, said 7 rack and pin} ion bei'ng arranged transv'e1-sely v1th. respect to the rollers to enable the carriage to be mounted adjacent to said" pinion, the rack having a curved portion fthatg forcesft he elevation of the pinion end of'the carriage away from the inking roller, when the carroller; and-means for keeping the p'inion andrackin mesh. Z 1 17: printing, press having inking rollers for the printingsurface f the,press-;-adistributing roller for fcontacting with the inking rollers; and a carriage in which the distributing roller is mounted, and'which carriage is bodily movable, inia generally horizontal direction,'toward and from the ink ing rollers, in'-passing the distributing roller over the inlnngrolleis, said carriage being free to rise and fall as the distributing roller rides over the inking rollers "whereby the distributing roller is permitted to. rise and fall when riding over" an {inkingrollen} l8. A printing press having inking rollers for the printing surface of the press; a dis: tributing roller for contacting withthe inktributing rollenis niountedan'd which" car riage is bodily movable, a generally .horizontal direction, toward and froin theinkingrollersin passingthe distributing roller .over the rollers,-1the distributing roller being free to rise and fall-as it rides over the inking rollers. 1

, 19. Aprintingpiress havinginking rollers for-the printing surfaceofthepress; a distributi'ng roller forcontacting with the inking rollers; and a swingingly mounted carriagehavinga freeoruninountedend and in which the distributingroller is mounted and erally horizontal"direction, toward andffroni the inking'rollers in passingjtl e distributing roller over theinking' rollers, said carriage being new, rise and fall, at its unmounted end, as the distributing roller-rides over the inking rollers. i

spect to the rolle'rs to enable the carriage to be moved bodily-toward and 'froin'the ink rack having curved portion that forces 16. A printing-press having an inking roller for the printing-surface of the press;

"provided u onthe carriage; a rack Withriage "is bodily moved from the? inking 5 which carriage is bodilyfmovable, in a gen- 20, A printing pressfhaving rollers inoved'bodily toward and, froihthefinkin'g roller, said carriage being also' svv1ng1ngly F ing rol1ers; and a carriage inwhich the dis- 1,111,666 1 I r v 5 i for the printing surface o f'the press; a dis rise and fall when riding over an inking 10' tributing roller adapted to cdtiperate'with roller. 7 i v the inking rollers; and a carriage inwhich In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe the distributing roller is mounted, said earmy name this 9th day of December A. D.,' 1 5 riage being bodily movable toward-and from 1911.

the inking rollers and swinginglyl'mounted ROBERT MIEHLE. at one end to be free to rise andfall at its -Witnesses: v opposite end as it is bodily moved Where i j.. L. WHiTE,

by the distributing roller is permitted to G. L. CRAGG.

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