US1191837A - Inking apparatus. - Google Patents

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R. SATTLER' & L. 1. MORAND.

INKING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED 0m. 29. 1914.

Patented July 18, 1916.

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INKING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION mum on. 29. 1914.

Patented July 18, 1916.

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INKING' APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED ocT. 29. 191 4.

Patented July 18, 1916.

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R. SATTLER & L. J. MORAND INKING APPARATUS.

APPLICATlON FILED OCT- 29. m4.

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INKING APPARATUS.

' APPLICATION FILED OCT. 29. 1914.

Patented July 18, 1916.

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Be it known that we, Rononrn SATTLER and Leo J. MORAND, citizens of the United States, and residents of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, and /ovington, in the" county of Kenton and State of Kentucky, respectively, have invented certain new. and useful Improvements in Inking Apparatus, following is a specification.

Our inventionrelates to inking apparatusfor printing presses, embossing presses;

ducethe waste of ink incident to the wiping of the surface of the embossing die, as well of paper or other maand more especially for terial used in the process of wiping said Fig. 15; Fig. 14 is a surface.

Our invention consists in the parts and in the details of construction and arrangement of parts as will hereinafter be more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is? general perspective view of an embossing r ing our invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, of the press beingomitted; Fig. 3- is a cross section of the blade; Fig. 4 is a cross section of a modified blade; Fig. 5 is a plan view, on an enlarged scale, of our invention, omitting the liquid-supply tank and connections; Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of thesame; Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 8 is averti cal cross section on the line w-w of Fig.6; Fig. 9 is a plan view of a modified pressure bar also showing the housing; Fig. 10 is a rear elevation of the same; Fig. 11 is a vertical cross section on the line .r0a of Fig. 10, omitting the part of the housing; Fig.12 is avertical cross 'sectionon the line y-y of Fig. 14; Fig. 13 is a vertical cross section on the line e-e of bar similar to that shown in Figs. 5 to 8, inclusive, but showing'a modification of the adjustment; Fig. 15 isa plan view'similar to Fig. 9, showing a further modification of this pressure bar similar to that of Fig. 14:;

Fig. 16 is a partial vertical longitudinal section, further enlarged, on the line m'm of Fig. 17, more clearly illustrating the clutch; and Fig. 17 is a verticalcross section, on a similar scale, on a line .rw-n of'Fig. 16.

The press which we have chosen for illus- Specification ofLetters Patent.

trating the of which the and the object is to re-.

this press, a pad 12 ess havthe lower part blade and parts of the plan yiew of a pressure a trough 2 8 andbe'arings use of bur invention has the em- Patented July is, 1916. Application filed October 29, 1914. Serial- .No. 869,328.

bossing die '1 reciprocatedby a. lever 2 through the medium of'links 3 and t; back toward the fountain 5 front of the press, made. The fountain ing up ink ,7 from the fountain, with a doctor roller-8 bearing thereon; and a distributing roller 9, suitably carriedon takes the ink from the roller 6 and distributes it over the die 1 when the die is back near the fountain.

an arm 10,

and forward to the y wherethe impression is 5 has the roller 6 tak- (iii The ink is thus spread over the entiresurface of the die'and down in the depressions made by vided for wiping all 'iof the ink from the die except that in the depressions 11. on

with a tightly, stretched A the engraving I on the die, such as the depressions 11 there surface of suitable fabric 13, such as felt,

has a web of paper 14 drawn under it, so that, as the die 1 passes under the pad12, the upper surface of the die and the lower surface of the web 14.- are' very tightly pressed together and all of plane surface of the die is wiped ofl? onto the web 14, and carried away, as film of ink spread across the surface of the web. This web of paper 14 is usually supplied from a roll 15 passing forward over a roller 16 and down between rollers 17 and 18, and then forward and down pver a roller 19 to the pad 12, and back under the pad 12 to a roll 20 upon which the paper is wound. The roller 17 is intermittently turned by suitable mechanism, which need not be described herein. v i

As here shown in ponnection with the press above are clamped have, at their rear ends bear'ings for anupper roller 2% and a lower roller 2-5, and, inimediately forward thereof, support apressure bar 26 and a blade 27 under the pressure bar, while immediaitelyv forward for a, roller 28 described, housings 21 and 22 to a crossbar or strut 23 which. the press has at the rear, and these housii'igs the ink on the v ofthe Q clamping means of the housingtheyfsupportj adapted to "turn inl the tron *Near 1 the t ofthe presajustinf the roll 15, semis;were; a.

"thesrm-j i riclril the sirulcll of lhe wel; from the part 12 haul; to fine roll 2 is passql over the roller 28, between lhe pressure l)2l.l' all and blade 2T under the lower roller L5, up between it illlll the upprr roller "24 then around the rollur EZ-l up around the rollrr ill and then down in the roll 20.

ll [he purpont! of tho l'ollurs and lo daw the web from the pad 12 between the prassuru liar ill and blade 27, and it is the purpoiea oi the roller 2a to carry a suitahle thinning liquicl, such as benzin, from the lruugh 22%; up onto tho lihn of ink on tho Wfll) as it panama ovm' lliis rollur, while ilthe: purpose of line rollrr :29 lo cause tho well lo tiai'nl a ironsiilnralilu llis'lanoo hollow beginning lo Win41 onto he roll 30, and thus to dry aonnzwlial. llhiha the roller 28 thus applioa lln: thinning liquitl to the inl; on tho will, ii; applies only such a proporlionaloly small quantity ol liquicl. that the "ll'lli will only he sol trnril slightly, to facilitate the lll'illlllll on the removing lllllIIF-l un nprising the pm on bar 26 and blade 'liliiu liqhill-applying means (loos not remove any appreciable quantity of ink while thus only solftoningg it, so that substantially the entire quanlila' of ink that was removed from the (lie ia acted upon and rec-Orwell lay the inh-recln'nling n'ieans. in practice, only. such a minnlu propoilion of the ink ilisturhail by tho liipiicl applying means iihala the ihinizing liquid. in the trough Q8 anquiros.

a'llnr ronl inuial cnieralion Willi lha rolli-i' E28 coming; in contact with tho lilin olf inli', only a irry 'grhl; limit. This opuralion of llio liquill-applj inpj moans is in nonliorinity Willi its lulu in of only alipghlly nolinning llin inl; on l'lu- WUl'J. anol of aroiiflinn' wash- :iiin; anr approliia anioun'l oi tho inl'; lrorn 'lhr wrlu ho purpi a oi our (lni'ion lo rmrornr llli inn manly lor nan wilhoul lliu Jnrroanily in an)" sullaiapirni. oprrallon nl' oi'apuraling or hill-ring or ninlilai' iroahnrnl; lo rmluuo lLln: PFUliUl'llOl'l ul thin lirguiil in ii i Wnruil .inl-n as 'Wfllllfl hr the (also wore any washing operation lo ho prrn'iiltml in the process of incoi'ering tin lllh. In fact. the ink wouhl bu C Jl'lQlLlQlfllJly deteriorated as a result al having; lhua horn rliluti-al even though ilni superfluous thinning liquid hail been ri'iinornl an a linal operation oi tho recororing pron The thinning lllflllll lllifil'l al'lur lo g"; rl'anl inuuil um may ho lillieroll or similarly liroa'luci, mu l lain: vxlrianuly small amount 01 ink conlainail llnn'uln, lint ing it as a horn Hill/Pill, may thus ho ron'u'wml; but ii this; la lune, it will not he llono lor lilll: mluo o'l'" llio inli contained in the tl1inning llflllllil ainrn this is of a nv zligihlo ainounl; hull will in? for lho purpono of runrlaringg lllfl lining: liipiirl lirl'l'ur suilorl :lor use again.

Thu rol l and haw gears 30 and l 3": upon them and mesh ing logvlhor, while the upprr roller has,

outsiilo iis lwaring in the housing 22, a (-lutch 32 with a sprovkvt wheel 3;). 'lhe roller l7 that intermittently moves the web inside the press has a sprocket wheel -3l, and a sprorket rhain 35 pawns around. 'the' sproulwt: wheels 33: aml 34. so that the rollur 1T (ll'lYLS the nppvr rollrr Q-l anil through it. the lower roller '35. Proforahly, the roller '38 has a pullvy 36 turning with it ontsiilr its hoaring in the housing anrl the luwur stroll-h of the a n'ookvt chain ll?) passvs ll'lltltl this pulley to turn the roller '28 at each intermittent turning of tho rollm's l-l anil 2.3, so that the web nrml not ho llkPlIlllQll upon to turn this :rollur 23".

The s proolnt whorls 33 and 31 are so propm'lionml that the rollersv 2i anal 25 will hai'i as n *arl as possible tho Hanio snrlauo spend an haa the. roller 17, so that llwsv .rollurs 2i and 25 will draw the wnl) away from the pail l) at the same SI'K'PLl. that tho web is i'ml lo the pa l h the rollers 17 and Z8, thus avoiding any undue slanlc or 01+ vossire tension on tho sl'rrtrh of well liotwrrn the pail 1. and those rollers 21 and ho roll 20 interniittontly turned by suilalilo lllfl'lllllllr'lll 37. so that the web is taken up on tho roll as last as it (lulirrrml from tho rollvrs ll anrl Ni'ilwllhslaruling: the :llJfiVl n'ucautions in design. it found in praulire that it in not always poasihlv to nauso tho rollers Ql ainl 25 lo have nrarl), enough lulu name aurl arr apoecl as that o'l ch roller 17 to entirrl v avoid alaolc or exrosaiw tension on the 'Wlll. ospurially al'lnr ronlsinlnal operation of lho llLWll'l on the pross. We oln'iatu all ilillirull llnil would LHSHK from uurli inarrurary ol opi-r: lion in nwana ol the rlinrli 12 lnn'oinlw'l oro rrlurrr l lo. 'llir (flllllfll 33). til horn nhmvnl and an lllfill illustralril in l' iga. l and '17 nonn'n'isea tho huh Hi l turning willi tho H])i'0(l{l' whorl 5 5, anil l'lw nimnlwr 39 with srrralw l periphvry l turning with tho lla'l'l' ll oi the uppur roller The sprorlcot wlieul 33 is loosu on a rmlurfll and part 42 o1 tho shaft l1. aml is halal fln'ri-on h a washer 43 and aorvw ll, Tho hub 38 has railially lllVl'i'HTllV rxlanlling liorra iii in which are halls 46 l l'lll'lllf against the sun-atoll periphery l0 rollers the instant, and thusallowing therollcrs to the rollers 24 and 25 ire ' "posed of the tube 54', in the are plugs on a reduced tudinal rod passes and 56, and has eccentric bushings 58 and till against the upper otthe springs being too large, so that they draw the web through the device faster than the rollers 17 and 18 supply it to the pad 12, thus producing an noses of tension on the web, whereupon the helical springsd? will yield and -allow the balls 41-6 to ride up over the high parts of the serrated periphery 4:0 to the next serrations thereof, thus allowing the 24 and 25 to remain stationary for advance with respect and thereby relieve the excessive tension on the web.

The roller 24 is preferably constructed of a tube 50, in the ends of which are plugs 51. and 52, the plug 51 having, integral therewith, the shaft &1 before mentioned ashaying the member 39 fixed upon it, and it is to this shaft 41 that the gear is fixed. The other plup 52 has the short shaft 53 hearing in the nousing 21.

The lower roller 25 is preferably coin and 18 of the press to 55'and 56, the gear 31 being fixed )ar t of the plug 55. A longithrough. the plugs 55 59 in the housings 2-1 and 22, respectively. The eccraitrlc bushing 59 is secured to this rod by a pin 60 passing through the bushing and rod. T he bushing 58 has a head 61 outside the housing'21, and

is secured to the rod 57 by a screw 62 pas"- ing through the head into the rod. This head 61 has a radial handle 63 by means of which the bushing may be turned and thereby turn the rod 57 and the other has ing 59 in the housing 22, to move the roller 25 up toward or down from the upper roller 24:, since the roller 25 is journaled on the rod v57 by means of the plugs 56. Byineans of this eccentric mounting, the lower roller may be drawn. away from the upper roller forpassing the end of the web between the rollers "in applying the-web to the machine, and then the lower roller. may be brought up tight against the upper roller, with the gears 30 and 31 properly meshing so that the rollers will, grip the web anddraw it through as before described. 2 v

Foryieldably supporting the lower roller roller, in conjunction with the eccentric mounting, helical springs 64:

are inounted in recesses extending up into the lower ends of the housings 2i and 22 against shoes (35 that bear againstthe eccentric bushings 58 and 59, while below the springs 6 are plugs 56 screwed up into the openings more or lessyto adjust the pressure hrough the shoes 65, against the bushings 58 and This yielduble mounting allows the rollers to press the eb yery tightly and yet permits the lower cueto'yield to any. slight unevenness on the web.

ends of which elusive, a stretcher bar diametrically along opposite edges, so

As before stated, the pressure'bar 26 is mounted immediately forward of the rollers 24- and 25, having its ends supported on p depressed portions of the housings 21 and 22 between the parts of the housings carryto. The lower side of the pressure bar 26 is preferably made convex as shown, with a strip of padding material'fi'l, such as felt, passed thereunder between it and the web and blade 27, to protect the web against breaking or tea ring as it is drawn under the pressi'irerbar. Preferably, a thin fiat strip 68 is interposed between the padding 67 and the convex lower side of the pressure bar 26 immediately forward of the blade 27 so that the padding 67 has a slight backwardly and, downwardly directed offset or shoulder, alongforwardly of the edge of the blade 27, that causes the web to travel slightly downwardand then upward over the edge of the blade, increasing the efficiency of action of the blade thereon.

In the example shown in Figs 5, to 8, in-

69 is laid over the top of the pressure bar, while the pressure bar is provided with a pair of upwardly projected lugs 70 near each end between which the stretcher bar 69 has a projection ,71 at each end. These lugs 70 thus form vertical guides for the stretcher bar 69; and passing downwardly through the stretcher bar, against the upper side of the pressure bar, the stretcher bar away from the top of the pressure bar. top of the stretcher bar are pins 73 arranged in two parallel rows near the sides of the bar, and the strip of padding 67 has openings, preferably provided with eyelets 74, 7 that, when the strip is'fiolded around. the pressure bar with its edges'ovcr the upper sides of the stretcher bar, the pins enter the openings and form engaging means between the stretcher bar and the padding, whereby when the stretcher bar is raised by means of the screws 72- the strip their lower outer corners are rounded, and

a pin 77 passestransversely through the lug and is receiyed into the slots 76, so that the pressure bar26 may hinge on this pin, the roundness of the lower corners of the flanking parts permitting the upward swinging of the bar, When the bar has been swung to a vertical position,.its end 7 may be slid inward, disengaging it; froin the v of paddingwill be tightly stretched around the pressure bar.

are screws 72 which will raise Extending upward fromthe pin 77 and allowing it to be removed bodily from the device. The other housing 21 has a hug '78, and the middle part of this end oi the pressure bar 26 is cut away to receive this lug. with parts flanking the lug. while a latch screw it) is screwed down into the lug TH. the h aid being elongated and adapted to occupy a transverse position and thus engage over the flanking parts otthe pressure ha" and hold this end of said bar down; when this latch screw 79 is turned through a quarter of a revolution, it will lie longitudinally ol the pressure bar. and the cutaway middle part is oi such length that the head of the latch screw may not now engage the pressure bar, but will allow it to swing upward at its hinge at the other end, as above described. This upward swinging ol the pressure bar is provided for to facilitate the passing oi the web over the blade 27 to the rollers 2t and 52.), the pressure bar being swung down after the web has been fully thr *aded through the device, and then pressing the web properly against the edge of the blade.

In the modification shown in Figs. 9, 10 and IL there is a modified stretcher bar (39 which is confined to one side of the pressure bar 26 and has an upwardly projecting lug 80 near each end adapted to come in alinement with a corresponding lug 81 near each end of the pressure bar, and near the front edge thereot screws 7?."pass horizontally through the lugs 81 and into the lugs 80 on the stretcher bar 69 to draw the stretcher bar over forwardly oi the pressure bar. The stretcher bar is guided in this forward movement by guides fixed to the pressure bar and lapping over reduced end parts of the stretcher bar. This stretrher bar 69' has a row oi pins 73 which preferably are slightly inclined forwardly, while the pressure bar itself has a row of pins 73" projecting from its forward side and preferably slightly in- (lined upwardly. The pins of these two rows are received in the openings of the padding 6'? in the same manner as the pins in the previous example. It will be seen that when the Stlt(3ll(l' bar is drawn forward by the screws 79., the padding will be stretched around the lower side oi the pressure bar.

The blade may be simply an elongated strip 27 having its upper edge beveled, as shown in Pig. 4. Prefeably. however, a blade 27 of reduced cross section is provided, as best seen in Fig. 3, which is more readily hardened, and this is mounted in a bar 27 which need not be hardened. It is desirable that the blade be held very rigid in order to maintain as nearly as possible a straight line of scraping on the web, but atthe same time it is not desirable that the blade 27 or its bar 2'7 be very deep because, it it is. the ink scraped from the web will not readily run down oil the blade. This blade bar 27, or if used, the blade 27, is mounted in short vertical slots 83 in the inner sides ot the housings 21- and 22, below the depressed parts where the pressure bar is mounted; and below these slots 53 the housings hare inwardly projected ribs 84, up through which pass screws as. hearing against the lower sides of the ends of the blade bar or blade to adjust it up toward the pressure bar. Passing inwardly through the housings 21 and are clamping screws 86, which may bear firmly against the ends of the blade bar or the blade and hold it in its position as adjusted by the screws 85.

\Vhile the blade thus made :uljustahle, it may, under some conditions, be desirable to also adjust the presslue bar to the blade; and this we may provide for by inserting an additional thin strip 87 on the convex lower side of the pressure bar between it and the padding 6? and strip 68, as is best seen in Figs. 12 and .13. Passing down through the pressure bar are screws 88 which bear against the upper side of the flat strip 87 which, being flexible, will yield in diilerent parts of its length to the particular adjust ment of the screw in that region, and there fore the strip 8? and consequently the pad ding (3T thereunder, may be adjusted dif ierently in ditl'erent parts of its length along the blade 27. hen this means provided in. connection with the modified pressure bar shown in Figs. 9 and 10 the stretcher bar 6!) may he made narrow enough to allow space for the passage of the screws 88 down through the pressure bar. here it is pro vided in connection with the stretcher bar lying entirely over the top of the pressure bar, as shown in Figs. 5 to 53, inclusive, the stretcher bar may have. openings which per mit the screws to pass down through the pressure bar as shown in Figs. 13 and 14:.

To catch the ink from the blade :27 and pass it baclc to the reservoir of the press, the device may be provided with a chute 8t], hung on pins JO projecting inward from the inward sides of the housings: It may, at times, be desirable notto have the recovered inlr returned directly to the reservoir; and, for this purpose. the chute 89 may be re placed by a suitable bucket 91 which is hung on the pins and on pins 92 also on the inner sides of the housings fart-her forward. To supply a thin liquid, such as benzin, to the trough tor the roller 28, a tank 93 may be mounted on the press above the device, and a. suitable connection SJl may be provided, as shown in Fig. 2, through which the liquid will pass, drop by drop or in a Very slow stream, into the trough 28; this connection being fixed to the trough by entering a lug 95 at the end of the trough adjacent to the housing 21. This drip connection 94: may be adjusted by means of a.

leads from the outlet 97 in the side of the trough forward and outward through an opening in the press frame into a suitable vessel-98 mounted onra bracket 99 on the outside of the press frame, as shown in Fig.

2. This vessel 98 may be emptied from time,

to time as it fills up, and the liquid which has run into it will still be, fit for use. The opening 97 in the bottom of the trough permits emptying the trough for cleaning it.

In some cases it may be desirable to pro- I vide one of the rollers 24 or 25 with aratchet device to resist forward movement of the web 14; under the wiping action as the die 1 passes under the pad 12. Thus, as best seen in Figs. 5, (Sand 8, the end of the upper roller 24; has the friction ratchet wheel 100 and a shell 101 is fixed inside ofthe housing 21 around the shaft 53, containing small rollers 102 to engage with the teeth of the ratchet wheel 100 and the interir of the shell. The press generally has a ratchet mechanism controlling the roll that takes up the w b, and in most instances, this ratchet mechanism may be cepended upon to resist the aforesaid forward movement of the wcb,'but in some cases, the increase travel of the web from the pad 12- to the roll 20 may necessitate the ratchet mechanism on one of the actuating rollers of the recov- "ering device, as above alluded to.

It will be seen that where the web passes around the upper roller 24:, its surface com ing in contact .with this roller 1s the. one

' from which ink has been recovered. It Wlll be understood that our improved device as now set forthrecovers such a large percentage of the ink that the amount which 15 not recovered is insignificant economically, but

nevertheless such small amount as does remain upon the web after recovery 1s suili- 'cient to cause an accumulation of ink upon the surface of tlie'upper roller as after continued operation .of the device. To prevent this accumulation, we provide a strip 103 v of suitable absorbent material ,.such as felt,

tocbear on the surfaceof thisroller and saturate'this strip with oil which will .be, applied to the surface in a very ,thln film and 1s found to prevent the accumulation of the ink on the roller. This strip 103 is held betweentwo pieces'lOl and l05 of angular cross section" that, extend across from, one

housing to the other and are fixedthereto,

these pieces'preferably extending far enough down to form a guard that will prevent ac cidentat entrance of anything between the 1-, 11tr 2aana 25, such as the fingers of the operator'.. The gears and 31 are provided with a guard 106.

By providing the recovering device with rectly by the driving rollers of the press, the web is positively drawn across the blade with such force that the blade and pressure bar may have very close adjustment, and

the driving rollers 52a and 25 operated diby supplementirgg this with the thinning liquid from the trough 28, applied by the roller 29, almost allot the inkmay be recovered from the web without injur ng the web and without adulterating the ink by any fibers or any other material scraped from the web. Also, since the device has the driving rollers and the blade and pressure bar all mounted in the same housing, and thus bearing a fixed relation to each other regardless oflthe position of the device on the press, and regardless of the size.

of the roll 20 which is receiving the web from the device, there is no variation 111 the angle at which the web passes from the blade 27; and with the moistening roller'29 provided forwardly,,the angle at which the ble to recover nearly all of the ink from the web as before alluded to, but it-also makes,

it possible to use the web a second time by, applying its other side to the wiping of the die; the slight trace of ink remaining on the used side not interfering with the accurate operation of the-web through the press, as

would be the case were there, any cons able amount of ink left on this' used side I so web approaches the pressure bar is always of the web and it were attempted touse the other side of the web. There *is, therefore,

not only a great saving 1n ink, but also a great saving in thematerial used for the web. The benzin or other thinning liquid used, while facilitating the removal of the ink from the web, also is useful in giving the recovered ink a properconsistency for being used again; since the ink in its pas sage through the press, and during the time it has been upon the web, has dried considerably, and would thus be unsuitable for many kinds of work were it not thinned by benzin or some similar liquid. As hereinbefore set forth, however, the application of Having fully, described our. invention,

- this thinning liquid by the liquid-applying means comprising the roller 28 and trough 28 is very. closely regulated so as not to thin .the ink too much.

what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In combination with means for making, an 1mPIeSSl0I1, f10m Wl1l0h means a portion of ink must he. removed het'oi-e tho impression is mado. means for ,1 eniovina this portion of ink. and 111e,:111s for actuating this 1'11111ovi11; means, ink-meovei'im means aeting; upon tin? removing means, additional actuating means for tho removing1111 11115 adjai-ent to the i11ln'e1-ove1'i11g 1111 11115. and on e 'ativo connection from the 1111111 511111 actuating means to this additional aetnating means.

'lu ooinhination with means fill making an iln 'n'ession. from which means 11 portion of inh: must i111 removed before the '1'111111'es sion is made. a tie1-111inal1iu veh. actuating:

QlYU hingths of 1111 111115 for applying sum the Web to 11 11111111 successive portions of ink from the i111pvession'znaking means and comprising :1 reel for said web, means hear ing against tho iveh to 1111:111'111' ink therefrom. aetuating means for the web additional to the aforesaid actuating 1111 11115 and adjacent to the means that hears against tho web. and operative eonma-tioli between the aforesaid actuating means and this latter actuating 1110:1115.

3. In combination with 111 :111s tolnniking; an iuqn'ession. said 11111111111 having" :1 smooth surface with a thipvesoi on thei'ei n from which smooih sin-fame all of the ink must i111 1'11- 111oved 111. 11.1111 tho impression is made. and 11111111111 for removing and carrying away, as a film. all of this ink 1 1 11111 this suviaoe.inki-neovei-ing means acting: upon said romoving: means to rvoovnisaid film of ink. and means fo applying liquid to hid; conserving said film of ink on said illli'l'if'tiltwilti' means hefore it: is removed hysaid ink-1 1. 111Waring n eans.

In uoinhination with means for making an impression. said means-having a smooth surface with a depression therein. from which smooth surface all of the ink nn st ho d'elnoved before the impression is made; and means for removing and carrying away. as av film. all of this ink from this surface, ink-room'ering means acting 11111111 said renmving" means to recover said film of ink. means for applying liquid to but conserving said film. of ink on said ink-vemovin, means before it; is'reinovod by said ink-recovering means. and 1111 111111 reooiving the recovered ink from said, ink-i'eeovei-i11g means sepa 11111 and disililltil; from said 1111 111115 for applying liquid.

In uoinhinatiion with means for making an inq'u'essiom said means having a smooth surface with 11 depression 1"111 1'1 111. t'vom avhivh smooth 111111511111 all oi the ink must ho 1 1 111111 111 .hei oi'e 1 h inqn'ession made. means supplying: ink to said smooth sin-tam and said depression. and means for 111111111 1111, all of the ink from said smooth snrt'aoe. ink recovering means acting, 11111111 said removing! means to 1 1 11111 111 the ink from said i'ianoving 1111111111 and dolivev it to said means fo- 111.1-

which smooth. surface all. of the ink must he l1 tl10\ ed before the inqn'ession is made. and 1111 11111:- tov venmvinn; all of this ink from this Jlil'ftlfit. means for aetuating this 1'e11'n'1vinn means. inl11'eco1e1'i11g means acting 11111111 said ireniovingz 11101111111 additional aet11- ating 11111 11115 for the 1 11111116115: 1111 11115 adja- 1311111 to the inl1-v1 ooveving means. operativo ronneetion from the aforesaiiil :wtuating means-to this; additional aetuating 1111 11113, and 1111 111115 for-a pplving liquid tooaid ink- 111111111 311 means before it is acted upon by said ink-veeovering means. i

- 7'. In co111hi11ation with means for making an impression, said neans having a smooth surface with a 1l ep1'es. -:ion therein from which smooth surface ali of tho ink must, he removed before the iunn'ession is made. 111 1111. 1 for removing all of this ink from this surt'ave. and means for aetuating lhis 1 1111101- ing: 1111 11115 inh-rogrovei'ing means acting; upon aaid removing means. 11111111111111 means for applying); liquid to said i11l1-1'1 111111'i1111 1111 111111 hetm'e it is' al-ted 11111111 i11 said ink-vevoven.

ing' means. and oniu'ative ironneetiion 11-11111 the means for :u-tuatinn ilnremoving11111111111 to said means for a 11l vi11 n' liquid.

in 1 1,1111l1i11a1io11 with means for making an inquwssion. said means having: :1 Fnnooth smi'aeo avith a dopi'ession therein from which smooth rll'i'flulfl all oi the ink must. he. 111111111 1 11 before the inqn'ession is made, 1111 11111; for veinoving. all of this ink from (his surface. and means for actuating this 1-e1novingmeans, i11l1-1'eeove1-i11;:means avtingxupon' said removing: means. aet'uazahle means for applying liquid to said ink-renioving means lwt'oi-e it is acted upon in suid inki'ei-ovei'inn' means. :ulditional avtoating; means for said removing means adjaeent. to said iulnrveovering means. and opl-i'ativo connection from the aforesaid avtuating means to this additionalactuating: means and to said 1110:1111: tor applying liquid.

21. in eomhination with nn-ans 'loimaking; an impression. from 1vl1i1-h means a portion. oi" ink must: he removed hetoi'e the hooves sion is made. a 1v e|1.:111d 1111 a11s for applying sneeessive lw-nnths oi the. \v1 l1 to 1 11111111 suecessiv making: 1111 1111 1111 111111 hearing against the 111 i: io 1111 1111 1" ink thel'l-tvom. 1111 11111; 51111- 1o1 li11f tho \veh For the 11 1 1111 1111 moans to l1e111 'kl11 1'eo11. rollers at one side of thoiheavingi means and m nim-ting moanifze'iln'oen whiz-h ho \veh passes and h 1111 a11sof which it is drawn hotween the 111 11 ring 1111111121 and to :said smooth suvtaee and said.

1 portions oi ink l'vom U111 i1|q11 1 ssion menses supporting means, and a roller at theptheu side of the bearing means and supporting means, applying liquid to the web.

10. In combination with means for making an impression, sa d means having a smooth surface with a depression therein from which smooth surface all of the ink must be removed before the impression is made, and means for removing all of this ink from this surface consisting of a terminable web, actuating means for applying I successive lengths of the web to remove all of the ink from said smooth surface after each application ofj-ink-thereto, means bearing against the web to recover ink theree from, additional actuating means, for the web adjacent to the means that bears agamst the Web, operative connection from the aforesaid actuating means to this additional actuating means, and means for applying liquid to successive portions of the web before they reach them'eans that recovers the ink therefrom.

'11. In combination with means for mak ing an impressionf'said menus having a smooth surface with a; depression therein from which smooth surface all of the ink must be removed before the impression is made, and means for removing all of this ink from this surface consisting of a tcrminable web, actuating means for applying successive lengths of the web to remove all. of the ink from said smooth surface after each apphcation of ink thereto, mea'nsbearing against theweb tolrecover ink therefrom, additional actuating means forthe'web adjacent to the a means that bears against the web, operative connection from the "aforesaid, actuating means to this additional actuating means, moans for applying liquidto successive portions of the web before they reach the means that recovers the ink therefrom, said additional actuating means being at one side, an

i said means for applying liquid being at theother side of said means that bears against the web to recover 11 k therefrom.

12. in combination with means for making an impression, from which means a portion bf ink must be removed before the 1mpression is made, a web, and means for applying successive lengths of the web to remove successive portions'of ink from the 1mpression making means, means bearing against the webto recover ink therefrom, a roller bearing against the Web to apply liqui v to successive portions of the Web before they 'ing an impression, from which 'mean tron of ink must be removedihef reach the bearing means, a trough in which theroller turns, and means for. supplying liquid to the trough. 13. In combination. with means-for s a ROI? pression is made, a vgehand fneans or applying successive lengths pf the web to re move successive portions of ink from the irirpression making means, means bearing against the web to recover ink therefrom, a

' roller bearing; against the, web to apply 11 uid to successive portions of the Webb fore.

the reach the bearin means. a 'trou 'in "1o 2: .v V c Y stopping of the impression-making means.

not being applied and when said roller is notv 414%. In combination with means for makso ing an im ression, from which means a portion of in i must be removed before the impression is made, a web, and means for up plying successive lengths of the webfto remove successive portions of ink from the 35 impressiononaking means, means bearing against'the web to recover ink therefrom, j rollers adwcent to the hearing means, be-C tween which'the w b passes and by means 0 1 driving means for one of the rollers, and ec-' centric bushings supportingjthe other roller, whereby it may be drawifiaway from the roller having the driving means.

which it is draw-n past the-bearing means, so,

15. In combination with means for malt-s5 ing an impression, from which means a per tion of ink must he removed before the impression is made, a Web, and means for ap plying successive lengths of the web to re move successive portions of ink from the loo impression maklng means, means bearing against the Web to recover ini: therefrom, rollers adjacent to the hearing means, ,be tween which the web passes ahd by mean 0.

which it is drawn past the bearing means,

driving means for one of the rollers,'cc rentric bushings supporting the other roller, whereby it may be drawn away from the roller having the driving means, and yieldablc supports for the eccentric bushings,

16. In combinationwith means for 'inak; ing an impression, from which means a portion of ink must be removed before the inn pression is made, means for removing this portion of ink, and means for actuating this removing means, ink-recovering means acting upon the removing means, additional actuating means for the removing means (1 adjacent to the ink-recovering means, and

ieldable operative connection from the 12d aforesaid, actuating means to this additiomil" latter actuating means. I i

17. Inconibination with means for mak-.

ing an im ression, from'which meansfa portion of in must be removed before the inn-H 5 pression. is made, a web, actiiating means forapplying successive lengths of the web to remove successive portions of in from iuun'cssionanakine; means, means l :aring againstthe web to recover ink therefrom, addiiiomil actuating; means for the web adjacent to the means that bears against the web. and vichlablc operative connection be tween the means for applying successive lengths of the web and this additional actir atin means.

1%. lo combination with means for making: an impression, irom which means a portion oi" ink must be removed before the impress-hm made, a web, and means for appl eiag successive lengths of the web to remove successive pm'tions of ink from the inmressionanaking means, means bearing apgainst the web to recover ink tlurrefrmn, rollers adjacent to the bearing means between which the web passes and by means of which it drawn past the bearing means, the aforesaid means for applying successive lengths of the web comprising a roller, a sprocket wheel turning, with this roller, a yieldabh: clutch and a sprocket wheel, said yieldable clutch ope ativcly connecting this sprocket wheel to one of the rollers adjacent to the bearirnc means, and a sprocket chain passing around this sprocket wheel and around the roller comprised in the aforesaid means for applvinf successive lengths of the web.

19. In combination with means for making an impression, from which means a portion oli ink nmst he removed heiore tlie'impression is made, a .web, and means for apply inn" successive lengths oi the web to remove successive portions oi ink from the impressioirmali'inn means, means hearing against the web to recover ink therefrom, rollers adjacent to the bearing means between which the web passes and by means of which it is drawn past the hearing means, the aforesaid means for applying successive lengths oi the web eon'iprisin z a roller, a sprocket wheel turning with this roller, a viehlahle clutch and. a s 'iroeket whee], said yieldable clutch o ieratively connecting this sprocket wheel to one of the rollers adjacent to the bearing" means, a sprocket ehainpassins: around this sprocket wheel and around the roller comprised in the aforesaid means for applying successive lengths of the web,

. and eccentric bushings supporting the other roller. whereby it may be drawn away from the roller having: the clutch and sprocket wheel.

hill. in manhiuatiou with means for making an impression, from which means a portion of ink must be removed before the impres sion is made, a web, :lllti means for applying: successive lengths ol the web to remove sin-ccssive portionsol" ink from the impression-making means, means bearing! against the web to recover ink therefrom, rollers adjacent to the bearing means between which the web pass a; and by means of which it is drawn past the bearing means, the aforesaid means for applying successive lengths of the web comprising a roller, a sprocket wheel turning with this roller, a yieldable clutch and a sprocket wheel, said vieldabl'e clutch operatively connecting this sprocket wheel to one of the rollers adjacent to the bearing means, a sprocket chain passing around this sprocket wheel and around the roller comprised in the aforesaid means for applying successive lengths of the web, cc centric bushings supportine the other roller, whereby it ma) be drawn away from the roller having the clutch and sprocket wheel, and yicldable supports for the eccentric bushings,

Q1. Iii combination with means for makingan impression, from which means a portion of ink must be removed before the impression is made, a web, and means for applying successive lengths of the web to remove successive portions of ink from the impressionanakinn means, means positively hearing against the web to recover iukihercfrom. and av pressure bar positively supporting the web for the recovering, means to bear on the web, said pressure bar comprising a hinge, whereby it may be raised from its positively supporting position to release said web from the bearing means, and said hinge being disconnectible only when raised, to permit the pressure bar to be rcn'iovcd bodily from the device.

2:2. In combination with means -for making an impression; from which means a portion of ink must be removed before the impres sion is made, a web, and means 1% applying! successive lengths of the web to remove successive portions of ink from the imprcsshin-making means, means bearing against the web to recover ink therefrom, and a pressure bar supporting the web for the recovering; means to hear on the web, a dis connectible hinge under one end of the pressure bar, and a latch at the other end of the pressure bar, said pressure'baiu when rel'cased by the latch being, adapted to be raised and release said web from the bean inc, means, and the disconnectible hinge permitting said pressure bar when raisedto be removed bodily from the device.

23. In combination with means for making an impression, from which means a portion of ink must be removed before the impression is made, a web, and means for applying successive lengths of the web to remove successive portions of ink from the impression-making means, means bearing against the web to recover ink therefrom, and a bar supporting, the "web for the recovering means to bear on the web, means for ad-. justimrthc bearing means toward or away from the web, a flexible pressure adjusting strip interposed between the pressure bar and the web, and means for variably ad justing different intervals of length of said strip to variously adjust difierent intervals of the length of the web where the bearing means bears on the web.

24:. In combination with means for making an impression, from which means a portion of ink must be removed before the impres siofi is made, a web, and means forapplying successive lengths of the web to remove successive portions of ink from the i1npressionmakingincans, means bearing against the web to recover ink therefroxii, a pressure bar supporting the web for the recovering means to bear on the web, a pad interposed between the pressure bar and the web to minimize the disruptive action of the pressure bar on the web, a stretcher bar mounted on. the

pressure bar, and means connecting the pad,

to the stretcherbar to stretch said pad across the pressure bar between 1t and the web.

25; In combination with means formaking an impression, from wh ch means a portionof inkmust be removed before the unpres ion is made, a web, and means for a-pp'ly ing successive lengths of the web to remove successive portions of ink from the impression-making means, means bearing against the Web to recover ink herefrom,apressure bar supporting; the web for the recovering means to bear on the web, a pad interposed between the pressure bar and the Web toxnininiize the disruptive action of thepres.

sure her on the web, a stretcher bar mounted on the museums bar, meaas connecting the pad to the stretcher bar to stretch: said pad across the pressure bar between it and the web, said stretcher bar having projectionsv on. its ends, lugs on saidgapressm'e her between, which said projections are guided, and screws passing through the stretcher bar and engaging with the pressure bar to move the stretcher bar away from the pressure bar and stretch saidpad as aforesaid;

2-6. In combination with. means for making an impression, from which means a portion of ink must be removed before the impression is made, web, and means for applying successive lengths of the web to remove successive portions of ink from the impression making means, means bearing against the web to recover ink therefrom, means for supporting this bearing means, a chute removably mounted upon the supporting means to catch and deliver 111k from said 7 blade, whereby it is interchangeable upon saidsuppoithig means with a bucket to catch. "and retain ink from said blade.

: 27. In combination with means for male ing an impresslomfrom which. means a portion of ink must-be removed before the impress-ion is made, a web, and means for ap plying successive lengths of the web to re move successive portions of mi; from the T impressionanaking means, means bearing prcssioa made, a web, and meal .a. yieldabie clutch comprising concentrica rotatable members, one of which has a seri irom the actuating means and. said roll,

whereby the travel of the web is increased to allow it to dry.

28. Incombination with means for mak ing an impression, from which means a portion of ink must be removed before th impression is made, a web, and means for applying successive lengths of the web to remove successive portions of ink from the nnpresslon-makmg means, means bearing against the web to recover ink therefrom,

rollers adjacent to the bearing means, be-

tween which the web passes and by means ofwhich it is drawn the hearing; moans, driving means forone oi the roliers, and.

frictional ratchet means for one or" the rollers, preventing return of the web past the bearing moans during the coaction between the web and the impressionmaking means.

29, In. combination with means for making an impression, from which in 1 a you tion of ink must be removed bet re the in 01 an plying successiveiengths of the web to move successive portionsofiuk from the *unpressron-maklng means, actuating means for the web, to which the web traveis from the means applying it to in. ressionmaking means, and means for driving these actuatmg meanshaving hiterpe a1} if,

rated periphery, and the other of which isms a space communicating with said periphery, an element yieldabiy held in said space to enter successive serrations of the rmriphery, and yieldab'ie supporting means for this element, holding it in a serration, but allowing it to ride up over thehigh parts oi the rated periphery to the-next serration there of, to relieve excessive tension on the web actuated by the actuating means.

30. An ink saving attachntlent for erobossing pressesincluding a trough contain ing a solvent, distributing means, feeding the solvent from the-trough to the ink *wiping strip so as to soften the ink thereon, a pad strip, a scraper arranged upon the opposite side of the ink Wiping strip and cooperating with the pad to remove the previously a softened ink therefrom, and means for col lea-ting the inkremoved from the strin by the scraper. v

31. An ink saving attachment embossing; presses, inciuding a transverse bar arranged upon one "side oithe ink wining wgmm (mm 5M0 M? the ink wipil'lg suit a mmimg mzmss the. hum.

11*, means for dmuving the, T :mmssa the fame 0f the transping Mada m :mgmd upon a r Mm ink wiping ash-5p and W h the immsvcrse hm: to re- E1111: :iwm Mm sfixrip, means for

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