US1156966A

US1156966A - Printing-machine.

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Publication number: US1156966A
Application number: US84769814A
Authority: US
Inventors: Marcus O Anthony
Original assignee: A Kimball Co
Current assignee: A Kimball Co
Priority date: 1914-06-27
Filing date: 1914-06-27
Publication date: 1915-10-19
Anticipated expiration: 1932-10-19

Description

M. 0. ANTHONY. PRINTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 27 1914.

Patnted 001;. 19,1915.

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CDLUMI lIA PLANOO-RAPH CO" WASHINGTON. D. C.

M. 0. ANTHONY.

PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21. 1914.

1,156,966. r Patented 001;. 19, 1915.

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PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 27. 1 914.

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PRINTING MACHINE.

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M. 0. ANTHONY.

PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 27, 1914.

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M. 0. ANTHONY.

PRINTING MACHIN APPLICATION FILED JUNEZ 4.

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IA PLAN "Merton's o. ANTHONY, 0E ENeL woon, NEW JERSEY, COMPANY, on NEW YORK, N. Y., A ooEroRA'rIoN 0E EEW assienon T YORK.

PRINTING-MACHINE. I

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MARCUS O. ANTHONY,

acitizen of the United States,-residing at Englewood, county of Bergen, State of New Jersey, have invented an Improvement in Printing-Machines, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is a specification, like characters on the drawing representing like parts. i

This invention relates to improvements 1n printing machines of the general type which V is usually employed in printing cards, labels,

advertisements, form letters, etc. 15 v The particular embodiment of the invention disclosed herein is arranged for the printing of pin tickets which comprise cards having attached laterally projecting pins near one edge which are adapted to be 1nserted into and secured to bolts of cloth, garments and various other kinds of merchandise. r a

The general object of thisinvention is to provide a. compact and relatively simple printing machine in which the chase containing the type may be positioned'in front of a reciprocating platen for printing and desirably may be transferred from such position into proximity to a suitable type magazine from which the type may be inserted directly into the chase, or the type in the chase redistributed into the various compartments of the magazine after the printing operation has been completed. f

'A further object of the invention is to provide a machine which does not require the Q attendance of a skilled operator or type setter and which may be used by the ordinary employee of an office or shop.

In the operation of a machine of this character it is desirable that the various parts he so constructed as to avoid disarrangement by unskilled operators and to i this end one of the essential features of the invention resides in the employment of means which will prevent'the ejection of the type from the magazine chambers unless the chase is positioned properly to receive said t e.

l inother feature of the invention comprises means for preventing the improper redistribution .of the type from the chase into the various chambers of the magazine and interlocking means whereby the actua- Specificat ion of Letters Patent. i

anis ms which are operated from handle will be mutually exclusive,

Another feature of'the invention resides in providing an automatically operatln-gesj capement for advancingand positioning the Patented Oct. 19, eis.v Application-filed June 27,1914. S61ia1N0.8Q7 ,6 98 j' i o A. KI BALL V chase relative to the setting up or distribut-- ing operation, means also being provided for raising and lowering said chase to permit.

, the settingup of type in difFerentlines or the distribution of the typetherefrom;

A further object of. this invention is to provide a novel printingmechanism in which the type engages an inked ribbon I interposed betWeenisaid/type" in the positioned chaseand the-card or sheet, to be printed, where'by-thepla'ten may be caused to press the card or sheet against the inked ribbon and type, the type being at that time retained in the chasewithout being justified or clamped therein but held from displacement by a rigid backing surface.

Adjustable means for pivotally mounting j the platen are also provided to permit the same to be positioned .properlyin respect to l This invention also contemplates the ina the faces ofthe typein the chase.

troduction of a novel ribbon feeding mechanismwhich desirably may be actuated from the oscillating platen.

Another important feature of the invention resides in the card or pin ticket magazine and the feeding mechanism used in connec-; tion therewith, in which a novel form of releasing mechanism is provided for controla still further novel feature comprisesa movable device used in connection with pin-1, tickets which engages the pins of av ticket ling the delivery of the cards or tickets and dropped from the magazine and arrestsiit temporarily but releases the same before the printing operation so that the ticket is finally supported during the printing operationby the engagement of its pins with the top of the platen.' This arrestingiplate serves to prevent th'eticket from rebounding when dropped into printing position upon the platen:

Further novel features of the invention and the nature thereof will more fully ap-f pear from the following description and the accompanying drawings and will be particularly pointed'out in the annexed claims.

In the drawings: Figurej l is ,a front elevation of a machine embodying one of the preferred forms of my invention, Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, Fig. 8 is a rear elevation of the same, Fig. l is a vertical longitudinal section of the rotatable type magazine and the mechanism for setting of the type magazine with the chase positioned for receiving or distributing the type, and also illustrating in section the mechanisms for setting, and for distributing the type, Fig. 5 is a detail elevation of a section of the type magazine drum, Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional .view of the chase when viewed from above illustrating the escapement mechanism for positioning the chase in relation to the type magazine, Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view through the chase carriage showing the escapement for positioning the same and also the means for raising and lowering said carriage to provide for the setting up of different lines of type, Fig. 8 is a detail elevation of the chase slide in which the chase is centrally located, Fig. 9 is a detail sectional view of the means for adjusting the pivotal supportfor the oscillating platen, Fi 10 is a vertical sectional view through the printing mechanism illustrating the chase in one of the printing positions and also showing a magazine containing pin tickets and the mechanism for releasing saidtickets one at a time, Fig. 11 is a sectional view on lines 11, 11 Fig. 10 looking downward and illustrating the guiding means for directing the pin ticket or card into printing position, Fig. 12 is a detail plan view of the platen and the means for vertically adjusting the same, Fig. 13 is an illustration of a pin ticket.

One of the preferred forms of my in vention is disclosed herein as embodied in a machine for printing pin tickets, the main frame of the machine comprising a base 1 with preferably

integral end standards

2, 3, having ways 4, 5 in which are slidably mounted the

ends

6, 7 of a carriage 8 in which the chase 9 for the type is slidably mounted, preferably upon

rods

10 and 11 secured to the

ends

6, 7 of said carriage as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the sliding movement of the chase being adapted to permit it to be positioned in proper relation to the other elements of the printing mechanism and also to be placed in proximity to a type magazine from which the type may be introduced directly intothe chase or redistributed therefrom into the proper chambers of said magazine.

The printing mechanism includes a bed 12 which may be the surfaced face of an integral standard 13 extending upwardly from the base 1 and desirably provided with a strengthening rib or web 14:, and a platen 15 suitably supported upon a pivoted arm 16 which desirably may be carried by an adjustable base plate 17 resting upon the bed 1. Any suitable mechanism may be used for oscillating the platen 15 and its arm 16, as disclosed herein. This compfises a pitman 18 pivotally connected to said arm 16 and embracing an eccentric 19 upon a shaft 20 mounted in suitable lugs 21, extending upwardly from a standard 23 which may be suitably secured to the bed of the machine, said shaft 20 being provided with a gear 2% meshing with a worm 25 on the shaft 26 of a suitable electric motor 27 supported in any convenient manner from the base of the machine, as by means of ears 28 extending from the motor casing and secured to a standard 29 extending upwardly from the bed plate by means of a bolt 30 and thumb nut 31.

The type magazine is preferably rotatably mounted in bearings-at the upper ends of

standards

32 and 33 located at any convenient position or as shown herein, midway between the printing mechanism and the vertical standard 3. The delivery end of the magazine is so disposed that the chase may be moved in its ways in close proximity thereto to receive type ejected from any of the several chambers thereof in the manner which will hereinafter be described. The type magazine is desirably in the form of a hollow cylindrical drum 3% one end 35 of which may be integral with the peripheral portion and connecting the same to an integral concentric cylindrical sleeve 36 by means of which it may be secured to thehollow shaft 37 in any suitable manner as by means of set screws 38. The hollow shaft 37 is mounted in suitable bearings in the

standards

32 and 33 and may be provided with an annular recess 39 within one of said bearings to receive the end of a screw all) extending downwardly through the bearing cap into said annular recess in the manner illustrated in Fig. a. The periphery of the drum is desirably provided with a series of parallel slots 41 each of which is adapted to receive a plurality of type 43 which are slidably secured therein in such a manner that they may not drop out of the slot radially but may be forced out of the end of the drum into the positioned chase through a notch 42 in a suitable retaining plate 42, the walls of said notch 42 being beveled so that rotation of the drum will force the re maining type back into the chamber to provide a clearance between the type in the chase and those in the type chamber.

It is desirable that the type be so formed that no type can be inserted into an improper magazine. This preferably is accom plished by providing each of the slots with one or more ribs 4A engaging corresponding recesses l5 in the type, or vice versa, and these recesses may be so positioned that no type may be introduced into an improper slot or chamber in the magazine. The opposite endofwthe cylindrical magazine or the magazine into the chase for thrusting the typcrfrom the chase back 7 I tributing'mechan sm and vice versa'. 7 V V The means for inserting'the type from the drum isdesirablycovered by a plate 46 extending over the ends of the magazine chambers and having apertures 47 through which the plunger for thrusting the type into the chase may pass.

A. dial plate %8 having arms 49 by means.

of which it is secured tothe magazine drum 3&- in any desirable manner s provided with characters 50 corresponding in radial 1)OSi-. tron to the type characters contained 111 the several ch'ambers of the type magazine and an indicator preferably in the form of a semi-circular plate 51' secured to the upper guide rod 11 and having a recess 52 serves to determine the position of the desired character relative to the chase when the latter is A in type setting position so that the operator may know the letter or characer which is to be introduced into the chase.

The typemagazine with its attached dial is arranged to be rotated by hand through the medium of a be provided with a collar 54 connecting it ,i to the shaft '37 in any suitable manner as by means of screws. It will therefore beobvious that the rotation of the hand wheel will bring any desired type chamber of the magazine in front of the desired chase so that the type contained in said chamber may be transferred directly into the chase. The

drum may be providedwith aseries of teeth' 55 adapted to engage aspring dog 56 to poe sition the ends of the type chambers accu;

notch 42 in therately in alinement with the retaining plate 42.

' The means for introducing the type from and the means into the magazine in the redistribution of the type are'desirably actuated by a rod 57 mounted within and extending longitudi- 5 nally of the shaft 37 and provided with an operating knob or handle 58.

It will be understood thatthe setting up and distributing mechanisms cannot'be operated'at the same time and that they must I have necessarily be mutually exclusive. therefore'provided means whereby the'isetting up mechanism will be thrown out of operation during the actuation of the dismaga-zine into the chase in the'form dis closed herein comprises a plunger 59 having 3 an attached block (SO-mounted in a suitable groove 61. in a stand 62- supported' upon" a standard 63 adjacentto and in the rear of the standard 32 whichsupports the shaft of the drum. The block is provided with a.

short cross shaft 6% which projects through lateral: slots 65 in said stand,yor as disclosed herein comprises a longitudinal recess in the top of said stand protected by a cover plate 66 secured to the ends of said stand in any in retracted position by hand wheel 53 which may suitable manner. if Theendsof the shaftlll.

I engage'slots 67 injarcua'te arms 68 mounted upon a shaft 69at the base" of said standard, said shaft, 69 being'provided with a'spur gear 70 adaptedtobe engaged by a rack 71 which maybe 'reciprocated by the depression of the actuator 57. The rack 71 is end of the rack plate 72 in the manner illustratedin Fig. 4. By reason of thisconstruction' the-rack is maintained normally in depressed position as illustrated in solid lines in Fig. 4 out ofengageme'nt with the teeth of the pinion 70. "The. rearward end of the actuator 57 is reducedso that it may pass freely between the pinion 70 and rack plate72. The means for forcing the rack 71 into engagement withthe-pinion 70 c'omprises a pivoted arm 7 6,'the upper face 77 of which supports the end of theirack plate 72 and the under face 78 of which rests upon the machine and provided at its forward end with amilled 'disk82. v Theshaft8l' is a-cam 79 uponrthe upper end of a substan- I i tially vertical arm 80 which is supported upon a shaft 81 extending across the bed of also providedwith a vertical controlling arm 83 connected thereto by a transverse& o g y .4 .100" a certa n positlon to engage and actuate a pivot 84 said arm 83 being adapted when in plunger for distributing-the type but which will be removed "from engagement therewith during the type setting operation as will more fullyappear hereinafter. v

In order'to set up the type the chase is positioned in. front of the magazine drum as illustrated in Fig. 4, the milled disk 82 thereupon rotated to throw the rack 71 into' engagement with the pinion 70, the depressionf'of the hand-knob 58 will thereupon causethe longitudinal movementlof the actuator 57 which then abuts at itsrear endagainst the end of the positioned rack forc ing the same 'rearwardly and thereby rotating thepini0n70 and its attached segmental arms 68' c'ausingthe forward movement of" the block 60 and its attached. plunger so that the. latter enters the reare'nd of the magazine chamber and forces the type forward a sufficient'distance to deposit one type in the chase. ,The operator then rotates the hand wheel 53 until the next letter 0r'de chase and the operation is repeated un'til the line of type isfset; up, the chase being sired characterjis positioned in front of the 1 advanced each time by escapement mechanism which will hereinafter be described.

The type distributing mechanism is also operated through the knob 58and plunger ger 88, which is slidably 57 in the following mannerz; The arm 83 which is pivotally mounted upon the shaft 81 is provided with lat ral extensions (see Fig. 1) providing a slot 86 for the shaft 87 so that the arm 88 may be moved laterally a short distance by the rotation of the milled disk 82. The upper end of the arm 88 is adapted to be positioned to engage a pin 87' extending downwardly from a plunmounted in a suitable stand 89, which desirablyis supported upon the upper end of. the standard 88. The plunger 88 is seated within a suitable recess in said stand and is maintained in retracted position by means-of a helical spring 90, the plunger 88 being positioned directly in front of the positioned chase and adapted to thrust the type from said chase into the chamber of the magazine. It will be understood from reference to the drawings that the type setting plunger 59 and the distributing plunger 88 are in the vertical axial plane of the drum asillustrated herein.

The pivoted arm 88 is normally held in the inoperative position shown in Fig. 1 by means of a helical spring 91 which rests against the face of the standard 38 and the back of the arm 88. The arm 83 is actuated through a collar 9:2 which is secured to the actuator 57 by a screw 93 which eX- tends through a slot 9-1 in the shaft 37 and through the actuator 57 connecting the 'ac-.

tuator 57 rigidly to the collar 92. g

It will be obvious by reference to Fig. 4 that the depression of the knob 58 w1th the he rearward moveactuator 57 will cause t ment of the collar carrying with it the arm 88 and forcingjthe plunger 90 rearwardly in such a manner that it will engage the face of the type in the chase and thrust the same into the magazine which is positioned in the rear of. said chase. It has been heretofore explained that the actuation of the setting up mechanism and the redistributing mechanism must be mutually exclusive and it will be obvious by reference to the drawings, especially Fig. r that when the arm 88 is positioned to actuate the distributingplunger 9" as'illustrated in Fig. l the rack 71 will be disengaged from the gear or pinion which actuates the type setting plunger and that in order to place the gear into engagement with the pinion 70 to actuate the type setting plunger 59 the milled disk 82 must be rotated to causethe cam 79 to raise the pivoted bloclrandthe rack 71,-and that such rotation of the milled dislrwill take the upper end of the arm 83 away from-the downwardly projecting pin 87 of the plunger 88 so that the rearward movement of the upper end of the arm 88 will not engage the pin 87 to actuate the plunger 90. I

The chase 9 as illustrated herein comprises

longitudinal extensions

95, 96 adapted to give the same a long bearing surface upon the

guide rods

10, 11 and also to provide means for sup 3orting a suitable escapement rack by means of which the chase may be positioned properly to receive successive type.

The type holding portion of the chase slide as disclosed herein consists of a metal plate desirably of brass having a plurality of

slots

97, 98 and 99 the upper portion of each slot being provided with beveled serrations 100 to receive the corresponding beveled tops 101 of the type. The lower portion of each slot is under-cut or depressed 'as at 102 to form a rest for the end of the type. By reason of this construction the type, when inserted in the chase, is firmly held from displacement and the use of justi fying or clamping mechanism avoided.

The chase slide 95 is provided with a toothed rack 108 see Figs. 6 and 7 having teeth corresponding in width to the thickness of a type bar recess in the chase. The chase slide is normally drawnaway from printing position as bv a suitable spring or by a cord or metal band 101 attached to a spring actuated drum 105 suitably supported upon the carriage 8.

Any suitable escapement may be provided for permittingthe feeding of the chase during the type setting or distributing operations. In the embodiment of the invention shown herein such an escapement comprises a vertical shaft 100 having an attached plate 107 engaging a pin 108 projecting laterally from an arm 109 carried by the pivoted arm 88, said shaft being rotatably mounted under the tension of a spring 110. The upper end of the shaft 106 is provided with a plate 111 carrying'a pair of

dogs

112 and 118, the

dog 112 being rigid with said plate and the doc; 113 pivotally mounted thereon and normally pressed into engagement with the rack by aspring 11 1.

1n the operation of the type setting or distributing mechanism a slight depression of the knob 58 causes the rearward movement of the arm 88 through the collar 92 whether to set up type in the chase or to transfer a type from the chase into the magazine. This rearward movement of the arm 88 depresses the pin 108 and permits the spring 110 to rotate the shaft 106 and thereby to cause the dog 112 to engage a tooth in the rack bar 103 at the same time releasing the dog 113 fromengagement therewith and permitting the rack to advance one step as is usual in escapements ofthis character so that uponthe introduction of successive type into the chase or upon the redistribution of a successive type from the chase the carriage will automatically advance. It will be understood that the dog 113 is pivotally mounted to permit the chase tobe moved into printing position, said dog riding upv over the inclined faces of the teeth of therack 103 when the chase is so moved.

In view of the fact that the chase slide is always under tension from the spring drum and to avoid any undue shock from and hold the same in depressed position until the chase slide reaches type setting position. When in this position thelchase slide will be engaged by the dog113 of the escapement and from that time on will be under the control of .the escapement in the manner aforesaid. I

hen the chase slide is moved into printing position the end of the magazine drum would normally be exposed so that the actuation of the type setting plunger would thrust the type out of the magazine thereby permitting the emptying of the magazine 7 and the loss of type. In order to prevent such action and to make the machine foolproof I have'provided a bar 117 which is adapted to be moved into the vertical plane of the aXis of the drum, and directly in front of the plungers; which actuate the type, as the chase is transferred to printing position. This bar 117 is desirably slidably mounted upon the

guide rods

10 and 11 and is provided on its forward face with an iron plate 118 which forms an armature for a horse-shoe magnet 119, said horse-shoe magnet being secured within the extension of the chase slide so that when the chase slide approaches its extreme position in the settingup of type the armature Wlll come into contact with the endsof the legs of the horse-shoe magnet and upon the movement of the chase slide from the setting up position to printingposition said armature and the attached bar 117 will" be carried with the slide until the plane of the axis of'the drum is reached. whereupon the armature bar engages a stop which looks the same from further movement and protects the magazine from discharging type, even though the setting up plunger may be de-' pressed. The stop for the bar aforesaid may consist of a spring pressed dog 117 located in the under portion of said movable armature bar 117 and adapted to engage a notch 117 in the under guide rod'lO, as

shown in detail in Fig. 8.

{Thechase islofcourse provided with-a plurality of slots to receive aplura-lity of lines of type and as before stated the chase in the present machine has three such"

slots

97, 98, 99. In order to insert typefrorn the magazine into these slots mechanism is provided for raisingthe carriage which supports thechase so that the same will be positioned properly with respect to the mechanism for delivering the type from the maga zine into the chase. In the preferred form of the invention disclosed herein this raising andlowering device comprises a pair of cams 120 having three

faces

121, 122 and 123, sa-idcams being mounted. upon asha'ft l 124 suitably journaled in the end standards "2 and 3. The shaft l24.may be provided with a suitable operating lever 125 adapted to rotate the same. "It will be understood that when the carriage rests upon the lowest face 121 of the cam the chase will be'so posit-ioned that type may be'introduced into or j I removed from the upper slot 97; that when I the carriageS-rests upon the intermediate portion 122 of the cam the intermediate slot 98 will be placed in broper relation to the magazine. and that when the highest face 123' of the cam supports the carriage 8, the lowest} slot 99 will be positioned to receive type from the magazine. p

Inthe operation of the machine the chase 9 5 .will'firstbe positioned so that the upper slot will be in position to receive type from the magazine and. the slide will be so positioned that the first type introduced-therein will be at the left of the slide. The proper type will be selected by rotation of the drum until thecha'racter upon the'ring 4L8'shows through the slot 52 of the indicator 51. V The knob 58 of the actuator 57 will then ,be

depressed to insert the type into the chase. During the initial movement of the actuator 57' the escapement is released and the chase slide advanced one step. the remainder of the movement of the actuator .57 causes the actuation of the plunger v59 to introduce one type bar from the magazine into the chase. The neXt character is then selected and the operation repeated until the first line of type is sea-thereupon the lever 125 is depressed to elevate the chase carriage sufiiciently to bring the second slot of thechase into alinement with the upper chamber 0f the magazine, whereupon the operation is repeated until the second line is set and'so onfor the succeeding line or lines asrthe case may be. It is'to be understood .of course that while but three-lines are provided in the chase illustrated herein the machine may be adapted for a greater number of lines of printing and also that the lines maybe longer than indicated herein. It is also to be understood that while the type drum 7 shownin this application has but a single set of grooves in its upper face the magazine may be so constructed as to have two, three, or more concentric rows of type chambers and that mechanism may be provided for positioning the drum so that the type may be introduced into or distributed from any set of chambers. When the desired subject matter has been set up in the chase the-slide is moved to position the chase in front of the bed 12 of the standard 13 in the position indicated in Fig. 10 so that the forward movement of the platen will cause the card or other article to be printed to be pressed against the type, there being an inked ribbon interposed between the type and the card in the manner usual in printing machines using an inked ribbon. In order that the inked ribbon may always be properly positioned in respect to the platen and bed the

spools

130 and 131 carrying the ribbon are supported upon suitable brackets 132 projecting laterally from the rear face of the carriage 8. Any suitable mechanism may be utilized for causing the rotation of the spindles upon which the spools are mounted.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention shown herein the spindles 133 of the spools are provided with toothed disks 134; which are adapted to be engaged by spring pressed pawls 135, said pawls being pivoted to the underside of the brackets and each having tail portions extending toward the platen. A slidable plate 136 may be secured to the rear face of the oscillating platen and may be adapted to be shifted into position to engage either one or the other of the pawls aforesaid to cause the automatic rotation of the ribbon spools in the usual manner, the plate 136 being of sufficient width to engage said pawls wherever the carriage may be positioned in respect to the platen whether printing one, two or three lines.

I have found it desirable to provide two means for adjusting the platen so that it may properly coiiperate with the type in the chase and may also be slightly adjusted to compensate for wear or to position the pin tickets properly in respect to the lines of type in the chase. 1n the preferred embodiment of my invention shown herein the i platen 15 is supported upon the arm 16 by 'means of an adjusting screw 13S passing through an extension 139 projecting rearwardly from said platen. The arm 15 as before stated is pivotally mounted upon a shaft 137 in lugs extending upwardly from the adjustable base 17, the adjustment of the support 17 being effected through a threaded rod 140 which is connected to a milled nut 141" having a groove 142 which receives the forked end 14:3 of a retaining plate 14: 1 which maybe secured to the standard 23 of "the machine in any desired manner as by printing mechanism.

screws 1 15. This arrangement provides for the adjustment of the supporting plate 17 for the platen in either direction so that the platen may alwaysbe positioned in parallelism with the face of the type within the chase.

Any suitable mechanism may be provided for delivering the articles to be printed to the printing mechanism. In the present embodiment of the invention 1 have illustrated a special form of feeding mechanism adapted to deliver pin tickets one at a time to the This mechanism comprises a stand 146 suitably secured upon the upper end of the standard 13 by screws 147 or other suitable fastenings. This standard is desirably provided with grooved ways 1 18 adapted to receive a removable guide plate 149 which is adapted to direct the articles to be printed to the printing mechanism.

The guide plate 149 is desirably formed with a pair of parallel ways 150 the edges.

of which are spaced apart a sufficient distance to easily receive the card or pin ticket to be printed and are united by a web 151 which is adapted to extend from the base of the stand to the bottom of the chute as illu trated in Fig. 10. The forward portion of the ways may be inclosed by plates 152 suitably secured to the'guide 149. Pins 153 in serted in the guide 1 19 at its top portion adapted to rest upon the upper end of the standard 146 form a convenient means for supporting this removable guide in position. It will be understood that guides of various widths may be provided. which will be adapted to direct pin tickets of different sizes to the printing mechanism.

' An inclined magazine 15% is desirably secured. to the standard and supported therefrom by means of plates 155 secured to said chute and to the standard in any suitable manner. The tickets are adapted to be arranged in the chute in overlapping condition as illustrated in Fig. 9 and may be supported at the lower end of the chute by a ledge 156 having a recess 157 communicating with an aperture 158 through the chute through which a trip 159 for delivering the pin tickets one at a time is adapted to pass. The trip 159 is desirably pivotally mounted upon a plate 160 which in turn is mounted upon a shaft 161 journaled' in suitable bearings 162 on the under side of the chute, the shaft 151 being provided with an arm 163 which is oscillated through a link 16 con- 7 nected to an arm 16?) which is rigidly secured to and oscillates with the pivotal shaft 137 of the platen supporting arm 16, (see Fig. 2.

The arm 165 is desirably attached to the timing of the feeding mechanism relatively to the reciprocation of the platen. It will be obvious that upon each oscillation of the platen the arm 165'will be oscillated, causing a reciprocation of the rod 154l-Wl1i0h in turn will oscillate the arm 163 and its attached shaft 161 causing an oscillation of the plate 160.'which will withdraw the trip 159 through the aperture 158 in the bottom of the chute. The trip159 is provided at its end with a thin lip 166 and said trip is so directed in its movement that upon each forward reciprocation it will engage the under surface of the lowermost pin.

ticket and raise the same out of engagement with the ledge 156 permitting the ticket to drop into the guide whence it is delivered to the printing mechanism. The means for a giving the trip 159 the desired movement in the preferred form of the invention disclosed herein comprises a cam 167 supported upon an arm 168 which is pivotally mounted upon a stud 169 projecting laterally from a stand 170 secured to the under portion Limiting stops 171 and 172 v wardly over the same, thus depressing the a lip end 166 of the trip so that it will pass beneath the lowermost pin ticket which is supported upon the ledge 156. 'Upon further outward movement of the plate'166 the pin 173 will ride over the end of the cam 167 and will drop beneath the same so that upon the forward movement of the oscillating plate 160 the lip 166 of the trip will risebeneath the end of the lowermost card and the continuing forward movement will thrust the edge of the card over the ledge 156 whence it will drop into the chute in the manner aforesaid.

It will be noted that the mechanism for delivering the pin tickets from the chute is operated by the movable platen and if the pin tickets were permitted to drop directly into printing position they would be likely to rebound so that they would be improperly positionedin respect to the printing mechanism when engaged by the platen. In order to avoid this I have provided a mechanism for arresting the tickets in thei'rdescent just before-they reach the top of the platen and for releasingthe same so that the pin'swill rest upon and engage'the top of the platen as the same moves forward to complete the printing operation. In the preferred embodiment of my invention disclosed herein this arresting mechanism comprises an L- shaped plate 174 the forward projection 175 of which is adapted to: receive the pins 6 of the pin tickets a as the latter are dropped through the guide 149. This L- shaped plate is desirably supportedby'a shaft 176 pivotally mounted" in bearings 77 suitably se- Y cured to the stand 146, the shaft 176 be ing provided with an arm 177 which engages theprojecting end of a rod 178 car-.

ried atthe lower end of the plate 160. By this arrangement the plate 174: is moved into a vertical position as shown in Fig. 10 so that the projecting end 175 is nearest the guideway just at the time the pin'ticket is released from the chute by'the trip 15.9, the platen at that time being in a fully retracted position. As the platen moves for ward toward the chase the plate 160 moves gradually away from the chute permitting the L-shaped .

member

174 and 175 to move As before stated the platen 15 is adjust able vertically by means of the screw 138 so that-tho position of the lines 0 upon the pin ticket maybe positioned properly in respect to'the lines of type in the chase.

away from the vertical position so that Any suitable stop mechanism may be pro videdforarresting the printing mechanism. Inthe preferred form of invention illustrated herein 1 have provided means for disconnecting the driving gear 24 which is rotated by the motor 27 from its shaft 20 with suitable means for throwingthe clutch into and out of engagement. The clutch mechanism'maybe similar to or identical with that disclosed in my prior applications No. 820,069 for typewriter duplicatingmachines, and No. 717,025-for tag sewing machines in which a half-round rod is so journaled in the shaft and a surrounding sleeve carrying the gear that it may be rotated to permit the free rotation of the shaft upon 7 the gear, or maybe rotated to lock the shaft and sleeve of-the gear in positive engagement. VVh1le this clutch mechanism is not illustrated herein in detail the end of the unlocking half-round pin 180 is visible in Fig. 2 ofthe drawing, this pin is adapted to be oscillated by a laterally extending arm 182 (see Fig. 3) which is adapted to engage the upper end of an arm 183 extending upwardly from. the end of a transverse shaft 184- which desirably may be provided with a hand lever 185 having suitable indications thereon to show whether the arm 183 is in or out of clutch engaging position, for example one end of the .lever 185 may-be marked 01f and the other marked On. It will .be obvious that the depression ofjone' end of the lever 185 will rock the shaft 184 and its attached arm183 so that the upper end of the latter will come in the path of the clutch arm 182 and that the depression of the other end of the arm 185 will take the upper end of the arm out of the path of the clutch member.

The machine for printing pin tickets illustrated herein is of small size and adapted to be easily transported and l have illustrated the same as standing upon a suitable cabinet 186 which may be provided with a suitable drawer 187 to receive tools, type, etc., and also may be provided with a curved delivery chute 188 for directing the printed tickets from the machine.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a machine of the class described, printing mechanism including a chase, a type magazine, and means for transferring said chase from printing position into proximity to said magazine whereby the type may be introduced from said magazine directly into said chase and means for advancing the chase step by step as successive type are introduced.

2. In a machine of the class described, printing mechanism including a chase, a chambered type magazine and a guideway for said chase whereby the same may be shifted from printing position into proximity to said magazine to permit the introduction of type from said magazine directly into said chase, or the distribution of the type from said chase into the proper chambers of the magazine and means for advancing the chase step by step as successive type are introduced into or removed from the chase.

3. In a machine of the class described, printing mechanism including a chase having a series of type receiving recesses, a chambered type magazine and a guideway for said chase whereby the same may be shifted from printing position into proximity to said magazine to permit the introduction of type from said magazine directly into the respective recesses of said chase, or the distribution of the type from said chase directly into the proper chambers of the magazine, and means for preventing the improper distribution of the type.

4:. In a machine of the class described, printing mechanism including a chase, chambered type magazine and a guideway for said chase whereby the same may be shifted from printing position into proximity to said magazine to permit the introduction of type directly from said chase into he proper chambers of the magazine, and means for preventing the improper distribution of the type comprising cooperating ribs or grooves upon each type and the wall of its chamber so disposed as to prevent the introduction of any type other than the one designed tobe received by this particular chamber.

5. In a machine of the class described, printing mechanism including a chase, a rotatable cylindrical type magazine having a series of circumferentially arranged chambers each of which is adapted to receive a plurality of type, a guideway for said chase normal to the axis of the magazine to permit the same to be placed in printing position or in proximity to the delivery end of said magazine, means for selecting the type and means for transferring the same from the type chambers of the magazine directly into the chase.

6. In a machine of the class described, printing mechanism including a chase, a rotatable cylindrical type magazine having a series of circumferentially arranged chambers each of which is adapted to receive a plurality of type, a guideway for said chase normal to the axis of the magazine to per mit the same to be placed in printing position or in proximity to the delivery end of said magazine, means for selecting the type comprising a dial having characters disposed in the same radial lines asthe corresponding type characters in said chambers, an indicator positioned to determine the point at which the type is to be transferred from the magazine to the chase, and means for transferring the same from the type chambers of the magazine directly into the chase.

7. In a machine of the class described, printing mechanism including a chase, a rotatable cylindrical type magazine having a series of circumtt'erentially arranged chambers each of which is adapted to receive a plurality of type, a guideway for said chase normal to the axis of the magazine to permit the same to be placed in printing position or in proximity to the delivery end of said magazine, means for selecting the type and means for transferring the same from the type chambers of the magazine directly into the chase comprising a plunger adapted to enter the rear end of a selected type chamber and engage the type therein and means for actuating Said plunger.

8. In a machine of the class described, printing mechanism including a chase, a rotatable cylindrical type magazine having a series of circumferentially arranged chambers each of which is adapted to receive a plurality of type, a guideway for said chase to permit the same to be placed in printing position or in proximity to the delivery end of said magazine, means for selecting the type and means for transferring the same from the type chambers of the magazine directly into the chase comprising a plunger adapted to enter the rear end of a selected type chamber and engage the type therein, an actuator for said plunger disposed axially bers' each of which is adapted to receive a ofthe magazine cylinder'and means adapted I to connect said actuator rod'to said plunger.

9. In a machine of the class described, printing mechanism including a chase, a 1-0 tatable cylindrical typemagazine having a series of circuinferentially arranged chambers, each ofWhich is adapted to receive: a plurality of type, a guideway for said chase to permit the same to be placed in printing position or in proximity to thel delivery end of said magazine, imeansvfor Selecting the type and means for transferringthe same from the type chambers ofthe magazine directly into the chase comprisingaplung'er adapted to enter the rear'end of a selected type chamber and. engage the type therein, an actuator for said plunger disposed axially of the magazine cylinder and means adapted to connect said actuator rod to said'plunger including a rack and "pinion'and means rotatable by said pinion engaging saidplunger. 7 i

10. In a machine of the class described, printing mechanism including a chase, a rotatable cylindrical type magazine having a series of circumferentially arranged cham bers each of which is adapted to receivea plurality of type,;a guideWay for said chase to permit the same to be placed in printing position or in proximity to the delivery end of said magazine, means fOr'selec'ting the 1 type and meansfor transferring the same from the type chambers of the magazine di rectly into the chase comprising aplunger adapted to enter the rear end of a-selected type chamber and engage the type therein,

an actuator for said plunger disposed axially.

of the magazine cylinder and means adapted to connect said actuator rod to said plun ger including a rack and pinion and slotted segmental arms carried by said pinion en-- gaging studs projecting laterally from said plunger. 11.'In' a machine ofthe class described, printing mechanismdncluding a chase, a rotatable cylindrical type magazine having a series of circumferentially arranged cham-' plurality of type, a gu'ideway for said chase to permit the same to be placed printing position or in proximity to'the djelivery'end-v of said magazine, Vmeaiis for'se'lecting the type and means for transferring thesame from the type chambers of the magazine directly into the chase comprising"a pluhger adapted to enter the reanend'of a selected type chamber and engage the typethere'in, an actuator'for' said plunger disposed axially oft-he magazine cylinder a'nd inea-ns adapted to connect actuator rod to said plunger including a rack and pinionymean's con,- nected to said pinion engaging said plunger and means for engaging or disengaging said rack and pinion.

12. In a machine of the class described,

printing mechanism "including abed and an oscillating platen, a-chase adapted tobe positioned upon saidlbed; and having transverse type'zhold'ing. recesses, a type magazine having a plurality oftype chambers, means for transferring said chase from said bed into proxiinity'tothe' delivery end of the said type magazine, means-for successively positioningthe type holding recess of said chase in alinement' with selected type chamsaid recess into the selected chamber. 7

. bers, and means for-thrusting the type from 13. In a machine of the class described, 7 printing'mechanism ncluding-an oscillating platen, a bed, and a chase having a type holding recess adapted to be positioned upon said bed, a type magazine having a plurality of typ'e 'chambers, means for transferring said chase into proximity to the delivery end of said type magazine, means for relatively positioning a selected type chamber and the r type holding recess in said chase, means for introducing type from said selected chamber into said recess, to setup the type in the v said recess into the selected chamber to res chase, means forthrusting the type from distribute the type and means for preventing the simultaneousactuation ofthe setting up andthe distributing mechanisms;

14; Ina machine of the class described,

printing mechanism including a chase hav ing a series of type "hold ng recesses, a ro= tatable cylindrica ltype magazine having a plurality of type chambers, means for transfemngsaid chase into proximityto the deliverye'nd of said type ma'gazine, meansfor relativelypositioningja selected type cham-J.

ber and the type holding recess, insaid chase, and means for thrusting the type from said recess intoftheselected chamber includinga plunger, alever engaging the same, an actuator disposed ax ally' offsaid cyl ndrical type magazine and means' connectin'g said actuator rod tosaid lever.

1511 a machine of the class described comprising pr nting mechanism including a chase having-a SBIjlBS of tr'ansye'rse type its holding recesses, a rotatabletype'niagazine to hold typein substantial parallelism With the axis ofrotation of saidmagazi'ne, means having a'plurality of type chambersadapted I15v v for positioning saidwchase in proximity to I the delivery end of said'imagazine, means for relatively positioning a selected type chamber and'thetype holding recess in said chase,fan actuator, oppositely disposed plungers voperable thereby to thrust the type from said chamber into the recess inlsaid chase or vice versa, and" mutually exclusive means for permitting'the operation of one plunger by'saidlactuatorand preventing the operation of the other. e e

' 16. v Inga. machine of the class described comprising printing mechanism including a chase having a series of transverse type hold.

its

plungers adapted to thrust the type from said chamber into the recess in said chase or vice versa, a common operating rod for said plungers and means adapted to connect e ther plunger to said operating rod and simultaneously to disconnect the other there-.

from.

17 In a machine of the class described comprising printing mechanism including a chase having a series of transverse type holding recesses, a rotatable type magazine having a plurality of type chambers adapted to hold the type in parallelism with the axis of the magazine, means for position ing said chase in proximity to the deliveryend of said magazine, means for relatively positioning a selected type chamber and the type holding recess in said chase, oppositely disposed plungers adapted to thrust the type from said chamber into the recess in said chase or vice versa, a common operating rod for saidplungers and means adapted to connect either plunger to said operating rod and simultaneously to disconnect the other therefrom comprising a lever actuated by said operating rod pivotally mounted to permit its engagement With or disengagement from the distributing plunger and a member operable from said lever to cause the engagement of the operating rod With the mechanism for actuating the setting up plunger When the lever is moved from operative relation to the distributing plunger and vice versa.

18. In a machine of the class described comprising printing mechanism including a chase having a series of type holding recesses, a rotatable type magazine having a plurality of type chambers, means for positioning said chase in proximity to the deliver end or said ma azine means for rela tively positioning a selected type chamber and the type holding recess in said chase, oppositely disposed plungers adapted to thrust the type from said chamber into the recess in said chase or vice versa, a common operating rod for said plungers and means adapted to connect either plunger to said operating rod and simultaneously to disconnect the other therefrom comprising a lever actuated by said operating rod pivotally mounted to permit its engagement With or disengagement from the distributing plunger and a cam operable by the lateral movement of said lever out of engagement With the distributing plunger adapted to position' a slidable rack in the path of the-end of said operating lever and to cause said rack to engage a pinion having attached slotted segmental arms in operative engagement With said setting up plunger. y?-

19. Type setting mechanism for printing comprising a chase to receive a line of type, a type magazine having a plurality of type chambers, means for positioning the chase in proximity to the delivery end of said magazine, means for positioning a selected type chamber adjacent to and in alinement with the type receiving recess in said chase, means for inserting a type from said chamber into said recess, and means operable by if the type setting means to cause relative movement between the chase and the magazine to position said chase to receive the next type in the line.

20. Type setting mechanism for printing Q3 comprisinga chase to receive a line of type, a type magazine having a plurality of type chambers, means for positioning the chase in proximity to the delivery end of said magazine, means for positioning a selected type-chamber adjacent to and in alinement with the type receiving recess in said chase, distributing means for thrusting a type from said chase into the selected type chamber and means operable by distributing 9 means to cause relative movement between the chase and magazine to position the chase properly to deliver the next type to its chambers. V

21. Type setting mechanism for printing 190 comprising a chase to receive a line of type, a type magazine having a" plurality of type chambers, means for positioning the chase in proximity to the delivery end of said magazine, means for positioning a selected type chamber adjacent to and in alinement with the type receiving recess in said chase, means for inserting a type from said chamber into'the type receiving recess in said chase to set up the type, means for thrusting a type from the chase into the selected chamber to redistribute said type, mutually exclusive means, for actuating the setting up means or the distributing means, actuated from a single operating lever and means ac- 5 tuated by the initial movement of said lever, either in the setting up or in the distributing operation to advance the chase relative to the positioned chamber of the magazine.

22. Type setting mechanism comprising a movable type'magazine having a series of type chambers, a chase having a recess to receive a line of type, slidably mounted relatively to the delivery end of said magazine, means for positioning the respective type chambers in alinement With the type receiving recess of the chase, means for inserting type from said chamber into said recess to set up the type, means for thrusting a type from the type holding recess in the chase into a positioned type chamber to distribute the type, an actuator rodzand means for connecting the same eithervto the setting up mechanism or to the distributing mechanism including an Oscillating lever adapted to be positioned to engage the distributing mechanism or to be disengaged therefrom, ascam actuated by said lever when disengaged from the distributing mechanism to cause the engagement of the settingupmechanism and an escapement operable by the initial movements of said lever toadvance the chase step by step duringeither the setting up or the distributing operation. V

23. Type setting mechanism comprising a type magazine having a series of type chamof type movable into alinement With a posi-,

bers a chasehavin 'v arecess to receive a line 7 b tioned type chamberfmeans' forthrusting the type into said chase directly fromsai'd' magazine, a controlling arm for the setting up mechanism and means for actuating the" same, and means operable upon the init al movement of said controlling arm to cause the advancement of the chase one step. a

24. Type setting mechanism comprising a type magazine having a series of type chambers and achase having a recess to receive a line of type movable into alinement With a positioned type chamber, means for thrusting the type into said chase directly from said magazine, means for distributing type from said chase to said type chambers, an arm for controlling the setting up and the distributing mechanism and means for actuating the same, an escapement including a rack upon sald chase, a spring operated shaft mounted .upon the supportvfor said chase and having dogs adapted alternately to engagethe teeth of said-rack, an arm extending laterally fron1 said shaft,'a member on said controller engaging sald arm and n ormally holding the same agalnst the tenslon of the spring whereby the actuation of said" lever will permit the operation of the escape- J ment. v r i 25. Type setting mechanlsm comprising a I type magazine having a plurality of type chambers, achase having a plurality of receiving recesses adapted to receive lines of type slidably mounted in close proximity to the delivery end of saidtype magazine, means for positioning a selected type 0113,11

plurality of type receiving recessesadapted. to receive lines 'oftype slidably mounted her, meansi for positioning any of the type rece ving recesses n the chase inalinement therewlth anda meansai-for inserting a type from said chamber into; the positioned recess stepas successive type is -set up, r; r v.

27., Type setting mechanism comprising-a type magazine having chambersralchasel carriage, a chasehaving a I and means -"for"ad vancing the chase step by a plurality. of -typ. I

thereinfin pfoximity to the delivery endof said-type" magazine, means for positioning a 7 selected type chamber,;m'eans for positioning anyof the type receivingrecesses inthe chase 11 1, ajllnementthereiylth comprising cam actuso I ated mechanism for raising or lowering the chase supporting carriage. t w v o QSL-Ta'machine of the class described,

5 printing mechanism including a vertically movable chase carriage, :a chase having a plurality of recesses magazine located adjacent to said chase/carriage, havinga series of typegchambers,

means for actuating said-magazine to position a selected type chamber at a predetermined position, means for positioning a reto receive lines of type slidably mounted in said V carriage, a .type

cess of'the chase in ,alinementtherevvith to receive type therefrom or to permit type can ried'bythe. chase v to be inserted therein, means to'raise andloWer said chasecarriage to position the different recesses in alin'ement Withsaid predetermined position of the selecteditype chamber comprising a supporting cam for the chase carriage having a series of flattened faces to support said car-- riage at the proper adjustments, and means for rotating said cams;

29. A pri ting machine comprising a sta-( tionary bed, a, platen movable relatively thereto, a slidably mounted chase adapted to bed, a typemagazine having a plurality of i type chambers, means for alining a selected .beoperatively positioned relative to" said type; chamber With said chase, means for ,7

inserting the type from the magazine chani- I ,ber'finto the chase, and means for holding he type properly in the chaseWi'thout justiying or clamping; r

'30; A printing machine comprising a sta-f thereto, a typemaga'zine having a plurality of type chambers, a slidably mounted chase independent recesses in said chase adapted and interlocking members upon said chase and-type whereby each type is retained separately in the chase. L 31. A printing machme comprislng a stationary bed, a platen movable relatively to receivealined type from sai'dvmagazm 12s 'tionary -bed, a platen movable relatively thereto, a rotating type magazine having a plurality of type chambers, a chase slidably 7 adapted to be positionedover said bed or in 1 'lfront'ofithe magazine chamber, a series of mounted and adapted to be positioned relatively to said bed and in front of said type chamber, a longitudinal recess in said chase to receive a line of type provided at its top with a series of acute angular notches each having one substantially vertical side and each adapted to receive a correspondingprojection upon the type, and means for inserting type directly from selected type chambers into said chase. V

32. A printing machine comprising a stationary bed, a platen movable relatively thereto, a rotating type magazine having a plurality of type chambers, a chase slidably mounted and adapted to be positioned relatively to said bed and in front of said type chamber, the said chase having a longitudinal type receiving recess provided at its top With a series of acute angular notches, each having one substantially vertical side and adapted to receive a corresponding projection upon the type, and provided at its bottom With a ledge or flange to engage a corre sponding recess in the face of the type, and means for inserting type from selected chambers of the magazine directly into said chase.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses,

MARCUS O. ANTHONY.

/Vitnesses JosnPH' Jorrn, FREDERICK A. TENNANT.

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