US1157243A - Type-bar-machine attachment. - Google Patents

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1. u. MEISTREILTL.

TYPE BAR MACHINE ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION r1120 MAY 3, 1915. 1,157,243, Patented 001.19,1915.

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ATTORNEY COLUMBIA PLANDORAPDIQ CO..WAHINOTON. D. c,

JOSEPH U MEISTRELL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TYPE-BAReMACI-IINE ATTACHMENT.

' To all whom it may concern.

Be itknown that I, JOSEPH U. MEISTRELL,

Y a citizen of the United States, and resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New 'York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Bar- Machine Attachments, of which the following is a specification. 1

This invention relates to type-bar making machines and more especially to attachments for planing the type bars or slugs as they are deposited in the galley, the object of the device being to so arrange the bars that as theypass along the galley the type faces will not be-damaged by contact with it or rubbing the face of the type along the side of the galley,ias frequently occurs, if not properly arranged in the galley. These and other objects and 'detailsof the inventionare more fully explained in the following specification, set forth in the'claims and illustrated in the drawings, in which? jFigure 1. is side elevation-of apart of a type bar making machine showing the elevator, the galley and the planing mechanism. Fig. 2. is'an enlarged view ofthe planing tappet. Fig.3. isa side view of the same. Fig.4. is a. similar side-view with the tappet in its 'inoperativeposition. .Fig.

5.' is a detail view of one of the fingers of the tap-pet Fig. 6. is a modified form of I tappet with the elevator raised. Fig. 7. is a similar view with the elevator lowered. Fig. 8. is a side view ofFig. 6. v

As the type bars are cast and delivered into the galley'10 they are pushed forward by the lever 11 but no provision has'he-retofore been made toproperly'arrange the bars on their ends and they are consequently apt to lean outward or standzirregularly so that the type face 12 is-liable to comein con a lateral pin 28 projecting from the elevatact with the front part of the galley and be injured by the friction resulting from their movement. The objeetof this inven tion is toso arrange thetype bars in the galley that this danger is obviated, and to retain the bars in the galley when the'vise on the front of the machine islowered. On the frame of the machine and adjacent to the elevator13, a' braoketl lis secured which carries at. 1ts' upper end 15 a pin 16 on one end of which is the tappet arm 17 having its upper endpadded with some soft material-'18, such as leather or rubber: and extending high enough to strike the type faces at certain intervals. The upper end of the arm Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

Application filed May 3, 1915. Serial no. 25,468.

extends laterally so as to engage a number of the type-bars.

Journaled on the pin 16 at the outer side of the arm 17 is a finger 19 whose movement in one direction is limited bya pin 20 proj ectingfrom the side of the arm and conse-' quently shifts its position as the arm is swung on its pivot. The bracket 14 also carries a similar pin 21 and secured on these two pins are the ends of a spring 22 under tension and adapted to retain the pin 20 and the arm 17 on one or the other side of the pin 16 as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. In one of these positionsthe arm 17 is against the type bars while the arm is held in its horizontal position by the pins 23 and 23* and in both instances spring 22. I

Loosely journaled on the pin 16 isa finger 23 which has its hub 24 reduced at 25, to form a shoulder 26 to normally abut a similar shoulder 26 on the finger 19. The finger 23 is connected with and operates the arm 17 in its downward movement by means of a by the tension of the .pin 2. which engages a stop 17 on the hub of the arm, but-the finger is nevertheless capable of a reverse movement and the disengagement ofthe shoulders 26 and 26 and the pin 23" with its stop 17 The two fingers 19 and 23 are normally held at about ninety degrees from each other by a flat spring 27, one end of, which is secured to each finger so as to give an outward tension and cause the shoulders to engage, but the spring allows them to close toward each other. It will thus be seen that the two fingersand the arm are adapted to assume vertical and horizontal positions while the fingers are capable of yielding toward each other] 7 The above described tappet is operated by tor andshown in dotted lines in Figs. 3 and t-with arrows to denote the direction of movement to operate the fingers. Fig. 3

shows the tappet raised against the type bars and the pin'28 descending and about to throw it to the positionshown in Fig. 41 so the type barsmay be advanced. In the latter view the pin'28 is ascending and is about to throw the arm 17 against the typebars to push them from, the front of the "galley 10 and to a uniform plane. In case that from inadvertence thetap'pet arm is at any timemisp-laced and occupies its wrong position with relation to the pin Without operating the'arm. If in Fig. 3

the pin 28 approaches the finger 23 from'befinger to "its horizontal position after the pin passes on and leaves it 1n;pos1't1on to "be acted'on as the pin'pass'es down, The

action on the finger 1 9 in Fig. 4 is thesame and if the pin 28 acts uponthe finger} from its upper side, the finger yields but is caused to return to its normal position by the The modified form shown in Figs. 6,7

'8 consists of a tappet arm 30 having a lat-J eral extension 31 which carries rollers 32 and'33. to travel on thecam rod 3i attached to the elevator andprovide a-movement to" -cause the padded end 18 of the tappet to extend toward the end of the slug column and deliver, a blow to their faces to plane them.v The arm' 30 isfuniversally mounted on a fork '36 by means of the hinge 35 and the pivot'37 whilethe spring 38Vtends to keep the rollers 32: and 33' in contact with 7 "the cam rod 34, the roller 32 providing for an inand out movement while the roller 33 swings thearm on the'pivot 37; A spring 39 is employed to carry the arm. inward! As the elevator ascends, the tappet is v 7; moved away from the type face; but as it reaches its lower position, the tappet ispermitted to hit the typebars with its padded 7' V As the tappet armis carried past the-c eme ter intheupward movement, thestrength of r V the spring'is sufficient to cause the tappet 7 connt of their heated condition the bars;

end, so that the bars'are. drivenvba'cktoa uniform position.

arm to strike the "typebarsa quick and sharp blow to drive them in place; On ac} =1 ften adhere 'to'each-other and this blow separates'them. V V n It is very often necessary to lower the visejand open the front of the galley to allow correctionsand inspection ofthe bars.

In'this case the tappet arm may remain in;

' its elevated position and will retain'the bars 4 ated by moving parts ofthe machine and i machines,- the'combinationgwith a tappet in: the galley and prevent them'falling. out. 1 f' It is obvious that other similar formsof;

tappets conveniently located may be operclaims." 7 r I V V WhatI' claim is 7 V 1.- In an attachment-for type'barmaking adaptedto strike the typebars on their faces and plane thein'as they are-delivered, of means connectedwith a moving part ofthe machine to operate the tappet.

' 2. In-an attachment for type bar making "machines, the combination-with a tappet hingedtothe frame of the machine and'inoperate, the itappet. 4 5, 1

front of the type'bar faces andada pted 'to strike them, of adjacent moving means to a. p

3. In an attachment for'type bar making :rnachines} the' combination with: a tappet' low the spring 27 yields fbut" returns the hinged'in front of the-galley of the machine pet onfthe face of the type. tln an attachment for at the front'of the galley, and means carand adapted to engage the facesiof the type bars,rof .a proj ection connected with a mov- 7 ing part of the machineto operate the tap a V type bar making" I L "machines," the combination with a bracket H a secured to the machine adjacentto'thegah ley, of a tappet pivoted in the bracket "and; r

ried amoving partfof the machine for operating the tappet toplaneftheitypebar r 5,. In an" attachment for of the galley, a pivot, yielding fingers on fingers and swing the. tappet. V H p In an attachment for type bar making the pivot and connected with the arm, and a movingistud to operate on'one side of the machines, the combination with a bracket tappet arm, 1 an elevator, and a stud from 7 In an attachment for type bar 1 secured to the machine, of tappet arm piv i totedl in the bracket, alpivotjpin, yielding 1 "l fingers on the pivot pin connected with the i the elevatorfand'adapted/ to'engageithefing gers fand turn them'. alternately 4on theiri i I -pi vfot.;, r

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machines, the combination with'the frame of the-machine, of-a-bracket, a pivot pin in the bracket,;a tappetarm on-the pivot 'pin,'- t a. yielding finger" on the pivotfpin' and rest o ring on a stop on the arm, a;- second' finger onthe pin andv connected 7 with the arm and:

adapted tof -yieldtoward the first finger, a spring adaptedtogseparate the fingers, a spring, connecting. the arm-with the bracket s5 and adapted to hold it on either side ofthe v f pivot center, an elevator, and aistudon'l the 1 1 levator' and adapted to turn the arm and if fingers on'the pivot.

18 v l a attac m n ifi t ren s f machines, ;jthe "combination {with "the frame, of a bracketya tappet arm 'pivoted in the bracket,a'fingerpivoted adj'acentto the. arm, V

a stop limiting the movement er :the arm in one directioma stop fforoneside OfthQfiIl-x"? ger', a second finger, afj stop on the arm and connecting it to move with the second finger 1n one d1rect1on, -means permitt ng a re versemovement of the fingers,;an elevator or'a horizontal and a stud m; the elevator to throw the Ji fingers and armto aivertical position or ,vic'e versa.

' .9. In an attachmentfor.

1 machine's,'the combination with aiframe, of;

an intermittently moving elevator, a stud on I the elevator, a tappet adjacenttofthe elevator, agalley containing the type bars, and

7 means connected with the tappet and, operated by the elevator to cause the former to deliver a blow on the face of the type bars to plane them.

10. In type-bar machines, the combination with the frame thereof, of means for engaging the faces of the type bars after they are delivered and planing them, and means connected with a moving part of the machine for operating the face engaging means.

11. In a type-bar machine, the combination with the frame thereof, of intermittently moving means for engaging the faces of the type bars when they are delivered 15 into the galley of the machine and planing them, and means connected with a moving part of the machine for operating the intermittently moving means. I

Signed at New York in the county of 20 New York this 22d day of April A. D. 1915.

JOSEPH U. MEISTRELL.

Witnesses:

HENRY F. MEISTRELL, M. F. HURLEY.

I Copies of this patent may be obtained' i'or five cents each, by addressing the commissioner of Patents.

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