US1366579A - Typographical machine - Google Patents

Description

G E. MARLATT.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FB. 9.- 920.

1,366,579, Patented Jan. 25, 1921.

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tJNiTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 25, 1921.

Application filed February 9, 1920. Serial No. 357,401.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Gnonou E. MARLATT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pasadena, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Typographical Ma chines, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to typographical machines and more particularly to improved line setting mechanism therefor, whereby the length of a line of matrices in the assembling mechanism and in the vise jaws may be simultaneously set and established.

A. further object oi this invention is to provide in a typographical machine, means for operably connecting the line setting means in the assembler with that in the vise.

Another object is to provide means whereby the number of operations required for setting line of matrices may be greatly reduced and whereby the parts may be conveniently grouped to insure economy in op eration, and thus provide greater eiiiciency for the machine. @ther objects may appear in the description of my invention hereinafter set forth.

1 attain the above objects by means of the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 isa perspective view of my de vice attached to a typographical machine, portions of the old parts being omitted.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same on v he line X -QQ, of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view'oi' the assembier scale gage, showing the relation thereof to the long finger.

Fig. i is a perspective view of the vise block, showing another form of adaptation of my device.

Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation of the mechanism shown in Fig. 4, on the line X X Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation of a portion of the vise through the locking stud.

Fig. 7 is a sectional elevation of the a sembler slide brake, on the line X X Fig. 8.

Fig. 8 is a front elevation oi the assembler slide brake.

Fig. 9 is a rear elevation of the casting jaws and the vise. V

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the de livery slide clamp and setting dog, showing their relative positions. I

Fig. 11 is a front elevation of the bell alarm with the bell omitted.

Fig. 12 is a sectional elevation ofthe bell and bell arm.

Similar characters of reference are employed in the specification and throughout the several views of the drawing for indicating the same and like parts.

In all'types of typographical machines now in use, because of the arrangement of the line setting mechanism, it is necessary that the matrix line at its assembling and casting positions he set, or the length thereof be determined independently, and, when the length of a line is to be established,vseveral manual operations are required for the setting of the several mechanisms, and these several operations consume some little time in effecting the change. In the device herein disclosed, it is made possible to eliect the change and to establish the length of a line simultaneously in each of the mechanisms, a considerable saving of time is effected and the grouping of the operating parts serves to unify the operation and generally simplify the mechanism.

In the drawings enough of the outlines of a typographical machine and the old parts are. shown to properly illustrate the manner of attachment and relationship of my device thereto, and only those of the old parts are designated by reference characters which are necessary to the description.

The-preliminary line setting mechanism in all such machines is in the assembler, to the left of the keyboard, and the finaliine setting mechanism is in the casting jaws of the vise, but in my device l provide an intermediate mechanism, as shown in Fig. 1, which is positioned at the transfer position and connected with the assembler delivery slide above the upward: limit of the assembler elevator.

Communication is had and a connection is established between these three positions by means of transverse rods 1 and 2 rod 1 being slidable and pivoted in lugs3 of frame members a of the machine andhaving fixed thereto at the right a linkb and at the left bracket 6, said bracket having in its forward end a slot 5' adapted to receive a plate 6 of the line stop 4: Said line stop is common to machines of this character and serves therebehind. A block 15 is secured to bar 13 by means of a screw 16 at a point just above the slide 14 and hasratchet teeth 17 thereon adapted to mesh with teeth 18 on horizontal rack 19 which has inwardly projecting ends 20 secured in a suitable manner to the frame and between which the bar 13 is positioned.

A limiting bracket 21 is attached to bar 14 near the end and in it is secured an upwardly extending rod 22, the upper end of which is bent inwardly and upon which is pivoted a bell operating lever 24 having in its lower end a pin 25 adapted to en age rod 22. Near the end of travel of the slide 14, the upper end of lever 24 is adapted to engage and operate the bell hammer 26.

The bell bracket 27 is adjustably mounted on bar 13 by means of an adjusting screw 28 in a slot 29, and the lever 28 is pivoted on bracket 27 by means of pin 30; the bell 31 being mounted on the other end of the bracket opposite bar 13 by means of a stud 32 andnut 33. The hammer 34 is mounted on the end of the hammer arm 35 which is secured to the lever 26, and the motion of the arm 35 is limited by the sins 36 on each side of the arm, as shown in Figs. 1 and 11.

The face of rack :19 has a scale representing ems of length thereon, there being one 7 tooth for each half-em, to correspond to the scale on the assembler 37 of the assembler gate 38. The assembler slide 14 is mounted roller 39, or otherwise, and-is provided with teeth 40 which are adapted to mesh with a pinion 41, said pinion being mounted immediately beneath the slide on a pin 42 and having on each side thereof brake wheels 43 which extend above the lower edge of the slide and serve to hold it in alinement. T he outer wheel is provided with a coil spring 44 which is fixed to in 42 at one end and to a pin 45 at the other end, and serves to hold the pinion and wheels in tension and to restore the slide 14 when the tension on said brakewheels' is released, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8. V

Brake lever 46 is pivoted to the frame on a screw 4? behind theslide 14 and the left end isadapted .to be engaged by a lug 48 on the elevator 38 when the elevator has reached the limit of its; upward travel, thus releasing a shoe 49 on the other end of lever 46 which frame on the is bent outwardly and adapted to frictionally engage wheels 43 and hold the slide 14 steady while the line is being formed. But when the end 50 of the brake lever is operated by the lug 48 on the elevator the shoe 49, being released from the wheels 43, permits the restoration of slide 14 to normal position. Shoe 49 is normally held in tension against wheels 43 by means of a spring 51 which is secured to lever 46 at one end and is hooked over the end of a bent rod 52 at its other end, rod 52 being secured conveniently to the frame.

A finger 53 is attached to slide 14 in the i device with ears 56 on the to and timer i 54 is cut out, as at 57, on the lower end so that the front edge of the finger may occupy the space between said ears and cause said ga e to move therewith.

Zbove elevator 38 and attached to delivery slide 8, I provide an intermediate scale 58 and on said slide ll provide teeth 60 on the lower edge of the upper rail 59, this scale corresponding to that on rack 19 and as sembler 37, and at the right of said scale is secured a bracket 61 while at the left is an arm 62, the outer end .64 being bent upwardly and provided with a spring 65 which is adapted to compress between the end of said arm and slide 8. The central portion of rod 63 has a keyseat adapted to receive a key '56 which extends not quite to bracket 61, thus leaving a portion of said rod clear, for convenience in assembling the parts and forthe ready removal of said key from the seat. A hub 67 on finger 54 is attached to'the delivery slide clamp 69 by means of a pin 79, and both the hub of said linger and said clamp are slidable on rod 63 and key 66. The arm 68 of the finger is adapted to engage the lower side of rod 2 and the inner endof said clamp is provided with teeth 71. which are adapted to mesh with teeth 60 on rack 59 when in-its uppermost position and to engage notch 72 in said rod when in its lowest position.

T he right hand casting j aw 73 is mounted in the vise, and, for setting the left hand jaw, I provide rack 74, similar to racks 19 and 59, except that the teeth 75 thereon are at the upper edge of saidrack and are adaptedto mesh with teeth on the lower side of a block 77 ofthe vise, rack 74being at tached at one end to an arm 79 adjacent to 'aw 78 and the other end of said rack bein V l i i is to arm 79 and lever'80, and said lever is pivoted at its other end in a knuckle 82 on a rod 83. The vise cap has the upper member 79 and the lower member 80 and is also provided with the vise looking stud 81 which co-acts with a stud 82 in the frame member 99 for locking the vise.

A stem 84: of knuckle 82 extends into and is slidable in a sleeve 85, and the upper end of said stem is adapted to engage the lower end of a similar stem 86 on a bracket 8'? which is pivoted on rod 2. titem 86 is attached to sleeve 85 by means of screw E58, so that when rod 2 of the carriage is lowered, stem 86 will force stem 84 downward with sleeve 85 and lever 80 will turn rod 83 inblock 77 and disengage rack 74C therefrom.

The construction of the sleeve and stems adapts the mechanism to the opening of the vise and permits a freedom and independence of movement.

l/Vhen the vise is in casting position, rack 74 is held in engagement with block 77 by means of a sliding arm 89 which is attached to the vise member 90 by a screw 91 in a slot 92. Arm 89 has an ear 9% at its lower end and a slot at its upper end which engages the rod 98 and is thus held in a vertical position. A collar 95 has a flange 96 and is mounted on a rod 98 which is secured in block 77 at one end and the other end thereof projects outwardly therefrom and is adapted to engage the face of member 90 when the vise is in casting position.

A spring 100 is placed in a counterbore 101 of block 77 in compression between a flange 96 of said collar and the end of said bore, for forcing the collar 95 outwardly to engage the lower side of rack 7e and hold it in position when the vise is opened. A spring 102 is attached at one end to ear 93 of arm 89 and at its other end to screw 91 and serves to hold the slotted end of said arm constantly against the lower edge of said rack and in cooperation with spring); 65 of the delivery slide 8 serves to restore all parts of the setting mechanism to normal position.

In order that my device may be adapted to machines already in use I may alter the form of rack 74 as shown in F a, making it round with a flat surface on a portion of its periphery and having teeth formed thereon cut off said flat portion, said member being' extended through block 77 and engaged therein by a pin 103. Lever 80 is fixed to the outer end of rack i l for turning the same and serves to engage and disengage said rack from the teeth on pin 103, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

In operation, when the lower end of the long finger 54 is moved forward so as to occupy the space between cars 56 of the gage 55, the teeth on the delivery slide clamp 69 aredisengaged from the teeth on the rack of delivery slide 8 and the lower edge of the .ing position.

arm of clamp 69 seats in notch 72 of rod 2, as shown in Figs. 2- and 3. Further movement of the finger forces assembler gate 37 slightly forward and rod 2 slightly downward so that the slotted end of bracket engages plate 6 of line stop 4t, and at the same time, by the connection ofsleeve 85 and stems and 86 with rack 74- in the vise, the rack 74 is disengaged from block W and also by the lowering of the bar 13, the block 15 is disengaged from rack 19.

The adjustment of the carriage 12 is effected by pulling finger 5d outwardly, in order to release the teeth 71 from rack 59, and lowering rod 2 and rack 7% connected thereto. A further adjustment may then be effected by moving linger 5a to the right or left relative to the intermediate scale 58. llod 2 is made to slide with rod 1 and all parts fixed to the carriage are also moved, including the indicating gage 55, ll e stop f r, jaw setting rack 74 and assembler setting 1 block 15, an equal distance.

Finger 5% may then be allowed to be forced by spring 65 into normal position, arm 68 of finger 54L forcing rod 2 upwardly to normal position, and, by means of the connections described, the teeth in the jaw setting means and in the assembler slide setting means are reengaged, thus leaving all of the parts set at a predetermined and correspond- Sprint;- 102 under rack Tet cooperates with spring 65 on slide 8 for restoring the parts to normal position.

I do not limit myself to the specific form of device herein set forth, illustrated and described, or to a specific method of attachment to a machine, I eonceive'it to be possible to modify and alter my invention relative to the single embodiment thereof shown and described, without departing from the spirit or enlarging the scope of my invention beyond the scope of the hereto appended claims.

"What. I claim is:

1. In a typographical machine, the combination with a line assembler carriage, the delivery slide, line stop and vise jaws, ofa carriage slidable laterally in the machine and pivoted in the frame thereof, yieldable means for connecting and disconnecting; said vise jaws relative thereto to permit the opening and closing of the vise, means for connecting and disconnecting said assembling mechanism relative thereto, for the simultaneous establishment of the matrix line, on assembler scale, an indicating gage slidably mounted thereon, and means for moving said gage on said scale.

in a typographical machine, the combination with a line assembler carriage, the delivery slide, line stop and vise jaws, of a carriage slidable laterally in the machine and pivoted in the frame thereof, yieldable means for connecting and'disconnecting said vise jaws relative thereto to permitthe opening and closing of the vise, means for connecting and disconnecting said assembling mechanism relative thereto, for the simultaneous establishment of a matrix line, an assembler scale, an indicating gage slidable thereon, means for moving said gage simultaneously with the movement of said last named carriage, and means for operating an alarm bell at the end of the line.

3. In a typographical machine, the combination with a line assembler carriage, the delivery slide, line stop and vise jaws, of a carriage having a rod slidable laterally and pivoted in the frame of the machine and at the rear thereof, a rod parallel thereto and connected therewith at each end and near the near the center, a vise block, a rack pivoted to and adapted to engage said block, means for yieldably connecting said rack with said carriage, and means for operably connecting said assembling mechanism therewith, for simultaneously establishing the length of the matrix line.

5. In a typographical machine, the combination with a line assembler carriage, the deliveryslide, line stop and vise jaws, of a carriage having a rod slidable laterally and V pivoted in the frame of the machine at the rear thereof, a rod parallel thereto and connected therewith at each end and near the center, a vise block, a rack pivoted to and adapted to engage said block, means for yieldably connecting said rack. with said carriage, and a similar rack adjacent to the assembling mechanism, for the purpose set forth. 7

6, In a typographical machine, the combination with a line assembler carriage, the delivery slide, line stop and vise jaws, of a carriage having a rod slidable laterally and pivoted in the frame of the machine at the rear, a rod parallel thereto and connected therewith at each end and near the center, a vise block, a rack pivoted to and adapted to engage saidblock, an assembler slide, means for yieldably connecting said rack with said carriage, a similar raclradjacent to and adapted to limit the movement of the assembler slide, and an intermediate rack at the transfer position above the upward limit of travel of said assembler carriage and secured to said delivery slide, for establishing the length of the matrix line.

7. In a typographical machine, the com bination with a line assembler carriage, the delivery slide, line stop and vise jaws, of a carriage having a rod slidable and pivoted in the frame of the machine, a rod parallel thereto and connected therewith at the ends and center, a vise block, an assembler slide, means for yieldably connecting said rack with said carriage, a rack. adjacent to and adapted to limit the movement of said assembler slide, a delivery s ide clamp, an intermediate rack attached to said delivery slide and adapted to engage said clamp, and means for operably connecting all of said racks for simultaneous operation, in the establishment of the matrix line.

8. In a typographical machine, the combination of a line assembler carriage, a delivery slide, a line stop, the vise jaws, a carriage havinga rod slidable and pivoted in the frame of the machine at the rear and a rod parallel thereto and connected therewith at the ends and center, a vise block, a rack pivoted to and having teeth on its upper'face adapted to engage teeth on'the lower edge of said block, means for yieldably connecting said rack and said carriage, an assembler slide, a rack adjacent to and adapted to limit the movement of said assembler slide, an intermediate rack attached to said delivery slide, a long assembler finger, an assembler delivery clamp for engagement with said intermediate rack and connected with said finger, and means for conne"ting and simultaneously operating said assembler carriage and said delivery slide by their coiiperation with said racks, for establishing a matrix line.

9. 1m a typographical machine, the combination with a line assembler carriage, the delivery slide, line stop and the vise jaws, ofa carriage having a rod 'slidable and pivoted in the machine frame and a rod, parallel thereto and connected therewith at the ends and'center, a vise block, a rack pivoted to the vise and having teeth on its upper edge engaging teeth on the lower edge of said block, means for yieldably connecting said rack and said carriage, an assembler slide, a rack adjacent thereto and attached' to the machine frame, a bar on said carriage having a block with teeth adapted to engage said rack, an intermediaterack on said delivery slide, a long assembler finger,"a deliver slide clam.) having teeth for en a e ment with said intermediate. rack and connected to said finger, an arm on sald delivery slide seeured at one end and having a' bracket on the other end thereof, arod having a keyway, and a key therein pivoted in said arm and in said bracket forrendering said clamp and said finger laterally slidable thereon, said racks being arranged for simultaneous operation when said finger is moved, for establishing the matrix line, said line stop preventing the disarrangement of the line.

10. In a typographical machine, the combination with a line assembler carriage, the delivery slide, line stop and vise jaws, of a carriage slidable and pivoted in the frame of the machine, a vise block, a rack for engagement with said block, a yieldable connection between said rack and said carriage, means on said carriage for engaging and moving said line stop, an assembler slide, a rack attached to the machine frame adjacent said assembler slide, a bar depending from said carriage to a point below and at the rear of said rack, a block on said bar adapted to engage said rack, said assembler slide being movable below said rack, a brake for retarding the movement thereof, an alarm bell on said bar, a bracket on said bar, means on said bracket for ringing said bell, means on said assembler slide for sounding said bell at the end of a line, an intermedi- 25 ate rack on said delivery slide, an arm at one end thereof, a bracket on the other end thereof, a rod pivoted in said arm and in said bracket, a key in said red, a delivery slide clamp slidable on said rod and said 30 GEORGE E. MARLATT.

Witnesses H. M. BRUNDAGE, W. R. LITZENBERG.

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