US1214232A - Sheet-register. - Google Patents

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G. J. SINNOTT.

SHEET REGISTER. APPLICATION men MAR. 4. 1916.

Patented Jan. 30, 1917.

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GILBERT J. SINNOTT, OF BROOKLYN, NEW Y PRESS COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N.

SHEET-REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. so, rare.

Application filed March 4, 1916. Serial No. 82,227.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GILBERT J. SINNOTT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Sheet-Register, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to a sheet register and more particularly to a register adaptable to either right-hand or left-hand operation.

It is the general object of my invention to provide a sheet register of such construction that the change from; right-hand to left-hand operation or vice versa may be made with the least possible adjustment or manipulation of the mechanism.

Another object of my invention is to provide a construction in which the sheet gage may be quickly and accurately adjusted relative to the other parts of the mechanism in order to obtain close final positioning of the sheet.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a construction in which all necessary adjustment or manipulation of the mechanism may be performed while the press is in continuous operation.

With these and other objects in view, the features of my invention relate to certain arrangements and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

A preferred form of my invention ,is s iown in the drawings in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved sheet register; Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing the parts in a different position; Fig. 3 is a partial top plan view of the register. with certain parts omitted for the sake of clearness; Fig. i is a right-hand side elevation, partly in section, taken along the line 4% in Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a rear elevation, looking in the direction of the arrow 5 in Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a detail sectional elevation of certain parts, taken along the line 6-6 in Fig. 1; Fig. 7 is a partial frontelevation of one of the parts shown in Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a front elevation of the upper sheet engaging element, and Fig. 9 is a top plan view of the same element. looking in the direction of the arrow 9 in Fig. 8.

Referring to the drawings, 1 have shown the shaft being positioned parallel to the plane of the table but spaced vertically therefrom.

My improved sheet register comprises three principal parts ;a fixed member 13 (Fig. 4), a movable member 14, and a base or gage block 15. The member 13 is adjustable along the cross shaft 12 and may be secured in fixed position thereon by a binding screw 16 (Fig. 1). The base or gage block 15 is adjustably secured to the lower portion of the member 13 and is provided with an upwardly extending threaded portion 15 (Fig. 5) through which extends an adjusting screw 17.

The screw 17 extends freely through openings 18 formed in lugs 13 extending rearwardly from the fixed member 13. At its ends the screw 17 is provided with knurled heads 19 which engage the outer faces of the lugs 13 and prevent longitudinal movement of the screw 17 relatively thereto. The base 15 can thus be moved toward or away from the edge of the sheet S by means of the screw 17 to secure close final adjustment of the sheet.

The fixed member 13 isprovided with lugs 13 (Fig. 4. extending downward through slots 20 formed in the opposite edges of the base 15. These lugs serve to preserve the alinement of the base during its transverse adjustment. Aplate 21 (Figs. 4: and 5) is secured to the lower faces of the lugs 13 and prevents displacement of the base 15. At its forward end the base 15 is'enlarged and extends laterally upon each side beyond the fixed member 18, the outer edges 22-22 (Fig. 1) of the base constituting side gages against which the sheets are registered. A. transverse groove 23 (Figs. 3

and at )extends through the front portion of the base 15, within which groove the sheetengaging elements, hereinafter described, are slidable. The base 15 is also provided with lateral extensions 2% (Figs. 3 and 4), said extensions being of less thickness than the depth of the recess 1]. in the table 10 and being disposed in said recess. The

edges of the member .upper faces of the extensions are thus brought slightly below the surface of the.

table 10 and are preferably inclined slightly to the rear (Fig. 4) to prevent possible interference with the movement of the sheet S. the front side of said extensions.

The movable member 14 (Fig. 4) is adjustably secured to an operating shaft 30 by a binding screw 31, said shaft being slidable in bearings, not shown, in the side frames of the machine and extending above and parallel to the fixed cross shaft 12. Longitudinal movement of the shaft 30 in either direction may be secured in any convenient manner, the means for producing such transverse movement forming no part of my invention. The member 14 is provided with an offset the lower end of which is secured the lower sheet-engaging element 32 (Figs. 6 and 7). The element 32 comprises a long narrow strip of metal extending for a considerable distance on each side of the member 14 and slidable in the groove 23 of the base 15. Reference to Figs. 4 and 5 will show that the strip 32 is disposed below the surface of the table 10, the sheet S being free to slide thereover.

An upper sheet-engaging element 33 (Figs. 8 and 9) is slidable vertically upon the part 14 of the movable member, said element being provided with a grooved or recessed portion 34 by which it is guided thereon. These parts are retained in position by a shouldered stud 35 (Fig. 6) secured in the element 33 and extending through a vertical slot 36 (Fig. 7) formed in the part 14 The element 33 is also provided with two downwardly-extending sheet-engaging portions or fingers 33 (Fig. 8) and with a cam roll 37 (Fig. 6) mounted upon the rear 38 (Fig. 4) forces the element yieldingly downwardly, the tension of the spring being adjustable by means of a thumb screw 39.

I will now describe the means for moving the upper sheet-engaging element 33 relatively to the lower element 32 during the movement of the shaft 30 and the movable member 14 transversely of the sheet S.

A'cam plate 40 (Figs. 2 and 3) is movably' side of the fixed memrecessed to engage the 13and is guided thereby for vertical movement. Studs 41 fixed .in the member 13 and extending through slots 42 in the plate 40 retain the parts in operative relation, and permit free vertical movement of the plate 40. Oppositelydisposed cam lugs 43 and 44 (Fig. 2) extend forwardly from the cam plate 40 into position for engagement by the cam roll 37 mounted on the front ber 13. The plate is mounted on the upper sheet-engaging ele-- The groove 23 forms a recess along depending part 14 to face thereof. A coil spring ment 33. The normal position of the parts is shown in full lines in Fig. 1, the movable member 14 and the sheet-engaging ele ment 33 being in mid-position relatively to the fixed member 13 and the gage block or base 15. The cam roll 37 is then mid-way between the cam lugs 43 and 44. Assuming that the operating shaft 30 is moved in the direction of the arrow A in Fig. 1, the cam roll 37 Will engage the cam lug 44 and will follow the path indicated by the broken line B in Fig. 1, the sheet-engaging element 33 being thereby raised and the fingers 33 eing separated from the lower sheetengaging element 32 as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. As the movable parts ap-' proach their limit of travel to the left, the roll 37 will pass beyond the outer edge of the cam lug 44 and the element 33 will move downward as indicated by the arrow 0 (Fig. 1) to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2, the left-hand finger 33 engaging the sheet S and gripping the same against the lower sheet-engaging element 32. The sheet S is previously brought to the position shown in Fig. 1, as indicated by the arrow D in Fig. 4, such movement of the sheet being limited by stops, notshown, of any usual form. As the parts assume the position shown in Fig. 2 the movement of the shaft 30 is reversed and the parts thereafter move in the direction of the arroWsE in Fig. 2, thus drawing the edge of the sheet S against the edge 22 of the gage block or base 15. During this latter movement the cam roll 37 engages the under-side of the cam lug 44., thus raisingthe cam plate and passing beneath the lug to the original position shown in full lines in Fig. 1. It will be understood that the sheet-engaging ele ment 33 slides relatively to the sheet S after the sheet engages the edge 22 of the gage block. If it is desired to register the sheets against the right-hand edge 'of the gage block 15 instead of the left-hand edge it is merely necessary to reverse the movement of the shaft 30, the cam roll 37 then cooperating with the cam, lug 43 in exactly the manner just described. It should be noted that absolutely no adjustment or manipulation of parts is necessary to adapt the register for; either right-hand or-left-hand registration. It will also be evident that. slight adjustments of the gage block 15 may be made by means of the adjusting screw 17 without disturbing the operative relation of the members 13 and 14 or the parts of the mechanism carried thereby. F urthermore such adjustment may be made during the continued operation of the sheet register. I 7

'Having thus described my invention it will be evident that changes and modifica tions can be made therein by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope thereof as set forth in the claims and I do not wish to be otherwise limited to the details herein disclosed, but

Vhat I claim is 1. In a sheet register, in combination, upper and lower sheet-engaging elements, means to move said elements simultaneously transversely of the sheet, and means to raise the upper element as it moves from normal position in either direction, said element being permitted to engage the lower element or the sheet overlying the same before the beginning of the return movement of said elements to normal position.

2..A sheet register having, in combina tion, a fixed member, a movable member, means for moving said latter member transversely of the sheet, said movable member having upper and lower sheet-engaging elements mounted thereon and means being provided for raising said'upper element as it is moved in either direction from normal position, said means releasing said element to engage the sheet before the return movement of said element begins.

3. A sheet register having, in combination, a fixed member, a base adjnstably secured to said fixed member and forming a side gage for the sheet, a movable member, means for moving said latter member transversely of the sheet, upper and lower sheet engaging elements mounted on said movable member, and means for raising the upper element as it is moved in either direction from normal position, said element being released to engage the sheet before-the return movement of said element begins, whereby the sheet may be registered against either edge of the adjustable base.

i. A sheet register having, in combination, a double-edged gage, a movable sheet-engaging element normally positioned centrally of said gage, means for moving said element relatively to said gage and transversely of the sheet, and means to raise said element as it is moved from normal position in either direction, said element being released to engage the sheet as it approaches its outer limit of travel and remaining in engaging position during its return movement to normal position. 7

A sheet register having, in combination, a fixed member, a double-edged gage, means to adjust said gage relatively to said member in either direction, a movable member, a sheet-engaging element mounted on said movable member, means to reciprocate said member and element, and means cooperatscrew rotatably mounted in said fixed memher for adjusting said gage relatively to said member in either direction, a movable sheet-engaging element normally positioned centrally of said gage, means for moving said element relatively to said gage and transversely of the sheet in either direction, and means to raise said element as it is moved from normal position in either direction, said element engaging the sheet on its return stroke from either direction and alining the sheet against one edge of said gage.

7. A sheet register having, in combination, a fixed member, a movable member, means for moving said latter member transversely of the sheet, said movable member having upper and lower sheet-engaging elements mounted thereon and means being provided for raising said upper element as it is moved in either direction from normal position, said means comprising a double cam plate slidable vertically on said fixed member and a cam engaging device on said upper element, said cam plate and device being effective to raise said upper element as it is moved from normal position in either direction and being inoperative as said element returns to normal position.

8. A sheet register comprising a table having a depressed portion, a member fixed in position above said table, a base adjustably secured to said fixed member and having a grooved portion positioned in the depression of said table and lying below the plane of said table, a member mounted for movement. relatively to said base and said fixed member and transversely of the sheet, a thin lower sheet-engaging strip fixed to said. movable member and disposed in the groove 01 said base, an upper sheet-engaging element movable transversely with said strip and means to raise said upper element from said strip as the sheet-engaging elements are moved from normal position in either direction.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

GILBERT J. SINNOTT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for 'five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

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