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US1378413A
US1378413A US323284A US32328419A US1378413A US 1378413 A US1378413 A US 1378413A US 323284 A US323284 A US 323284A US 32328419 A US32328419 A US 32328419A US 1378413 A US1378413 A US 1378413A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41B—MACHINES OR ACCESSORIES FOR MAKING, SETTING, OR DISTRIBUTING TYPE; TYPE; PHOTOGRAPHIC OR PHOTOELECTRIC COMPOSING DEVICES
    • B41B25/00—Apparatus specially adapted for preparation of record carriers for controlling composing machines
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41B—MACHINES OR ACCESSORIES FOR MAKING, SETTING, OR DISTRIBUTING TYPE; TYPE; PHOTOGRAPHIC OR PHOTOELECTRIC COMPOSING DEVICES
    • B41B7/00—Kinds or types of apparatus for mechanical composition in which the type is cast or moulded from matrices
    • B41B7/02—Kinds or types of apparatus for mechanical composition in which the type is cast or moulded from matrices operating with fixed combinations of matrices
    • B41B7/04—Kinds or types of apparatus for mechanical composition in which the type is cast or moulded from matrices operating with fixed combinations of matrices for casting individual characters or spaces, e.g. type casting machines

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  • TYPOGRAPHIC MACHINE 1 APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12, 1919'.- 78 3 Patented May 17, 1921.
  • This invention relates to type-casting and composing machines of that class wherein type metal elements are cast and ejected into a galley underthe control of a keyboard. An exemplification of such class of.
  • machines may beiou'nd in'the well known casting and composing machines made by the Lanston Monotype Machine Company in which the keyboard element is in the form of a separate machine for preparing a perforated paper strip or controller, which latter when applied to the casting element controls the casting and delivery of the type bodies.
  • the present invention has among its objects to” provide a novel mechanism for selectively controlling definite functions of a casting machine of the class referred to; to provide mechanism respon sive to keyboard control, for adjusting the mold of such a machine for the production of type sizes varying in pointwise direc tion; to provide an interpreting.
  • an impulse, due to keyboard ac tion such as the pneumatic impulse controlled by the signals of a perforated paper controller, may be selectively utilized to govern direction ofmovement of as well as location of an'adjustable element of a casting machine of the class referred to; to provide a mechanism for moving an adjustable element of such a machine from its position at any time directly to the next position as recorded by the keyboard and without return of it'or'any of theparts for operating'it to a zero or initial position; to produce a keyboard controlled mechanism to receive location impulses and from them control direction of movement and then produce a locking of the moving parts after their movement has been completed.
  • Figure l is a plan view of a, well known type c'astingand composing machine embodying the present invention.
  • Fig. 2 is'a plan view enlarged of the interpreting or selector" device shown in Fig.1.
  • Fig. 3 is a vertical section of said device substantially on the line 3'3 of Fig. 4.
  • Fig. . ⁇ i is a horizontal section substantially on the line 414ofFig. 3. f T
  • Fig. 6 is an elevation looking at the left end as shown in Fig. 3.
  • Fig. 7 is a sectional detailshowing the worm and nut connection.
  • r T is a perspective view of a plunger or air pin
  • a Fig. 9 is a schematic View illustrative of the pneumatic and mechanical layout by which the operation of the device may be readily understood.
  • Fig. 1 The machine the general features of which are illustrated in Fig. 1 is of awell known class for producing'individual types and requires herein no extended description; its .general organization may be; as shown in Patent 625,998 granted May 30,
  • the paper controller perforations govern the selection of pins in the pin blocks B, B, and the selected pins form stops for the matrix case positioning mechanism C, C the mechanism C of which also positions the normal wedge M whereby a desired matrix in the case is properly positioned over the casting cavity of the mold D and the wedge is positioned correspondingly.
  • the mold blade operating mechanism L is also actuated to coiiperate with the wedge M to position the mold blade to the set size adjustment corresponding with the matrix selected, the matrix is pressed against the mold and the pump mechanism is operated to cast the type.
  • the matrix islifted from the mold and the type is ejected by a forward movement of the mold blade to close the mold cavity, the cross-block or equivalent part of the mold being meanwhile moved to a position not to interfere with the ejection of the type by the mold blade.
  • the type is carried by suitable conveying mechanism ⁇ into the type channel I and when a line has been thus ejected the line hook H and other mechanism not shown operateto move the line into the galley of the machine. Further description of the construction and operation of this machine is deemed unnecessary because of its being entirely familiar to those skilled in the art.
  • the selector mechanism of the present inif vention is controlled from the paper tower by suitable signal perforations in the controller strip communicating with the said mechanism through the air pipes 10 (Figs. 1 and 9) and is designed to interpret the signal impulses received by it'and thus selectively govern a definite function of the machine. As illustrated it governs the pointwise adjustment of a mold by selecting the desired number of blades of a multiple blade mold and thus the keyboard operator is able to control the point size of the'type to be produced by the machine.
  • the slide 16 is provided with a locking extension 17 and with a pivoted lever 18 the ends of both extension and lever being adapted to move through said alined apertures of the mold blades and thus be so adjusted that the extension maintains a I definite number of .mold blades locked in 'closed position while the lever acts normally to move the remain mg blades in open position, such action of the part of the lever being due to the tension spring 19 secured at one end to the outer end of the lever and at the other end to the bracket 20 secured to the slide member 16. It will be seen that the lever 18 tends to maintain the mold open with a cavity the point size of which depends upon the number of blades controlled by the lever.
  • the lever controls three blades and the extension 17 serves to lock the remaining three blades. Movement of the slide 16 at right angles to theblades and at a time when all of the blades are closed will cause a selection of the desired number of blades for control by the lever 18 and thus determine the point size capacity of the mold. WVhen the slide is adjusted by hand a lock is desirable to hold it in adjusted position; but as shown herein the movement is caused by a nut and Worm device operated by the selector mechanism and the slide therefore requires no special lock. Further description of the mold is believed to be unnecessary in view of the disclosure in the patent above mentioned, to which reference may be made if it is desired to become acquainted with the details of the mold construction.
  • the mold maybe of any kind capable of producing a variety of type'sizes, particularly in a pointwise direction, and being provided with adjustable means for producing the appropriate setting for the desired type size: ikewise the selector or interpreting mechanism per 86 may be utilized to'move or control the movement of other parts in response to signals in the record especially where a number of positions of adjustment are desired for the least possible number of signals and the movement is directly from one position to another.
  • the selector or interpreting mechanism is, in the embodiment shown, suitably located at one side of the casting machine with its selector element, which as shown is in the form of a plate, movable at right angles to the direction of movement of the mold blades 15. As shown it issupported by the bracket 21 carried by the main frame of the machine. Upon the bracket 21 is a pin block 22 above which and spaced therefromby the side supports of the casting 23 are cylinders 24 and 25 forming a part of said casting. Slidably supported upon the pin block and below the cylinders is the selector slide 26.
  • Piston 27 in cylinder 24 is connected with piston 28 in cylinder 25 bya connecting rod 29 which has secured admitted to cylinder 24 moves the two pistons and their connection with the selector slide so that the latter is moved to the right in Figs. 2, 3 and 4.
  • the pin block 22 is provided with cylindrical cavities for the air pins or plungers in plural groups in the form of a row of air pins 33 and alongside of and parallel to it another row 33".
  • a pin of one row forms with the opposite pin of the other row a pair of pins both of which receive air simultaneously through its air pin inlet pipe 10.
  • Each inlet pipe 10 is branched below the bracket 21 and each branch leads below one of the air pins of a pair.
  • the air pins are individually pressed downward against the bottom plate 35 by a spring 36.
  • The, top of each spring presses against a wall formed by reducing the size of the air pin cavities in the pin block 22,.
  • the bell crank is thus tilted by the movement of the pin and operates a control or governing device in the formof a throttle 'valve e0 in a casing 41 forming part of the casting containing the cylinder25
  • the valve casmg 4L1 has an air pressure inlet pipe 42 through which air is admitted to the valve chamber43
  • the valve 40 is pressed by the bell crank 38 air is admitted from the chamber 43* to the pipe32, previously mentioned.
  • the valve 40* Upon the release of the air pin 33" the valve 40* is returned to its normal position by the pressure in the chamber 43 and in so returning tilts the bell crank back to its original -position. In such'position the pipe 32 is exhausted-to theatmosphere through the exhaust port 4 F.
  • the construction of this valve,'which is very clearly shown particularly in Fig. 5 of the drawing, is well known and ther description here.
  • the signal impulse precedes-therequired adjustment time and a pin raised through its slot by such impulse may drop
  • a notch 33 (see Fig. 8) and such notch is designed to be engaged by a catch ordetent, there being a row of such catches 45 corresponding with the pins 33 and another row 45 corresponding with the pins 33*.
  • the detents 45 are pivoted centrally to the pin block at 46 and are each provided with a finger 47 extending below the slide 26 for engagement with the notch 33 in the corresponding air pin.
  • A- spring 48 connects the rear end of each detent 45 with a stud 49". in the pin block 22, so that the finger 47 is caused to be pressed normally against the side of the air pin 33*.
  • the detents 45 pivoted at 46 are provided each with a finger 47 and a spring48 connected with a stud 49 the arrangement of detents 45 being exactly like that of detents 45" except that the former are oppositely placedand are adapted to engage with notches in the pins 33 1 Slidable in longitudinal channels in the pin block are catch release slides 50 for the detents 45* and 50 for. the detents 45".
  • the detent release slide 50 is pivotally connected at its end with a lever arm 52 and the slide 50 is similarly connected with an arm 52".
  • arms 52 and 52 extend downwardly from a hub member 53 pivoted to the casting 23.
  • Air is admitted to said cylinder through the air inlet pipe '57.
  • This pipe leads from a detent release timing device associated with shaftK which will presently be described.
  • the selector plate 26 is provided with a rack 59 in mesh with a pinion 60 on the end of a shaft 61, the latter. shaft, as will be seen in Fig. 1, extending parallel with the mold blades and the mold blade operating devices 'and being supported in bearings 62 sup ported on-a fixed bracket near the rack 59 and bearings 63, 64 on the frame of the cast.- ing machine in proximity to the mold. Between the bearings 63 and 64 there is provided a worm 65 engaging with the nut 66, the worm and nut being shown more particularly in Fig. 7. A pin 67 shown in said figure extends through an aperture in the nut and is seated in the two bearings 63,.64 thus preventing the nut from turning.
  • a bell crank lever 68 centrally pivoted to the frame ofthe machine at 69 has one end connected with the nut 66 by a pin and yoke connection, the other end of the lever being connected with the slide 16 ofthe mold by a similar connection. It will be apparent that a movement of the selector plate causes a movement of the shaft and of the bellcrank lever 68 to slide the mold slide 16 in one direction or the other depending upon the direction of movement of the selector plate.
  • the selector plate timing device previously referred to may be simply an air valve operated to connect the pipe 42 with air under pressure for controlling the operation of the selector plate similarly the detent release timing device may comprise another valve for controlling the admission of air under pressure to the catch release pipe 57.
  • the devices may. conveniently be attached in proximity to hand wheel shaft K which latter rotates at a definite relation to the various movements of the machine. On this shaft K, as shown, are the cams 7.0 and 71 operating respectively the bell crank levers 72 and 73 (see Figs. land 9); the former lever when engaged by the raised portion of the cam operates a suitable valve such as the well known button valve 7 1 (Fig.
  • the air pins 33 are blown up directly from the paper tower and when so raised operate to open one or both of the throttle valves 4:0 and 40. Air under pressure can not traverse these valves to the power cylinders 24, 25 until the pipe 42 is connected with air under pressure 1n pipe 75. Moreover in the machine illustrated it is not desired to admit power to these cylinders to cause movement of selector plate 26 and, re sulting therefrom, of mold slide 16 except when the apertures in the various mold blades are in alinement; in other words, when the mold blades are in closed position. Accordingly the cam 7 O is arranged on shaft K in such manner as to effect communication between pipes 75 and 42 when the mold blades are in closed position.
  • the arrangement provides a retarded action which permits the record signals to set parts to effect selection of positions of other parts but the actual selection and final movements are effected at a different time in the rotation cycle of the machine with the result that the timing may be made correct without imposing destructive strams or speed to the moving parts.
  • This locking feature is operative in any case in which air pressure against the air pins is sufiiciently prolonged or in which the paper controller signal and the adjustment are adapted to take place substantially at the same time because if at first one pin of a pair only rises, it accomplishes a movement of the selector plate to position the inner wall of its slot agalnst the said pm and the second pm wlnch has meanwhile pressed against the bottom of the plate will also rise into its slot when the above positioning has been accomplished hen both pins are raised the plate will be locked against movement in either direction.
  • a typographic machine embodying the following instrumentalities to wit: a mold provided with a plurality of blades and with adjustable mechanism for determining which of said blades shall be operated, a
  • selector device for adjusting said mechanism embodying a plurality of selectormembers corresponding with the various positions of adjustment of said adjustable mechanism, means for selectively operating said members, a selector plate movable against an operated member, means for connecting said plate with said adjustable mechanism, and means operated by said operated member to control the movement of said plate.
  • a typographic machine embodying the following instrumentalities, to wit: an ad-v justable mechanism, a selector device for adjusting said mechanism and embodying a plurality of selector members corresponding with the various positions of adjustment of said adjustable mechanism, means for selectively operating said members, a selector plate movable against an operated member, means for connecting said plate with said adjustable mechanism and means operated by the operated selector member for controlling the movement of said plate.
  • a typographic machine embodying the following instrumentalities, tov wit: a selector member, a selector plate movable to a position determined by said memberQand means operated by said member for controlling the movement of said plate.
  • a typographic machine embodying the following instrumentalities, to wit: a plu- .rality of members selectively operated by keyboard control, a selector plate movable against an operated member, and means operated by said member for controlling the movement of said plate.
  • a device comprising a pair ofvselector members, a plate provided with means for selecting by its position relative to said members which one of the pair thereof shall be operated and means for moving said plate, said last mentioned means being controlled by the operated selector member.
  • a signal controlled typographic machine embodying a movable selector plate
  • selector i plural groups of selectors for determining the selected position of the plate characterized by corresponding individual selectors of the groups forming pairs responsive to the-same signal, motor mechanism for moving the plate in opposite directions, means responsive to any operated selector ,of one group for effecting the movement in one direction, means responsive to any operated selector of the other group forvefl'ecting the movement in the other direction, and means movable simultaneously with the plate for preventing the operation of the selectorsof one group or the other in accordance with the desired direction of movement.
  • a signal controlled typographic machine embodying means for selectively positioning a movable part, such means comprising plural groups of selectors, means whereby corresponding selectors in each group are made responsive to the same signal, a selector plate having abutments for cooperation with the selectors of each group to position the plate, selector movement preventing parts movable simultaneously with the plate for determining in which group a selector shall operate in response to signal, motor mechanism for moving the plate in opposite directions, and means controlled by the operated selector for determining the direction of such movement.
  • a typographic machine embodying the following instrumentalities, to wit: a selector device comprising a pair of selector members, a movable plate provided with device comprising a pair of selector memmeans for selecting by its position relative to said members which one of the pair thereof shall be operated, means for operating said member, and means operated by said operated member to control the movement of said plate.
  • a selector device comprising a plurality of pairs of selector members, said pairs being responsive to keyboard control, a plate provided with means for selecting by its position relative to said pairs of members which one of 'a'pair thereof shall be operated and means for movingsaid plate in opposite directions, said means being controlled by the selected member.
  • A typographic machine embodying the following instrumentalities to wit: a selector device comprising a plurality of pairs of air pins, keyboard controlled pneumatic means for selectively operating said pairs of pins, a plate provided with means for selecting by its position relative to said pairs of pins which one of a pair thereof shall be operated, pneumatic means for moving the plate in one direction, a valve device controlled by one operated pin of a pair for admitting fluid under pressure to said pneumatic means, separate pneumatic means for moving the plate in the opposite direction and a valve device controlled by the other operated pin of a pair for admitting fluid under pressure to said secondmentioned pneumatic means, whereby the direction of movement of the plate depends upon which one of a pair of pins is operated.
  • a typographic machine embodying the following instrumentalities to wit: a selector device comprising a plurality of pairs of selector members, said pairs being operated by keyboard control, a selector plate located above said members and movable against an operated member as a stop, said plate being provided with a pair of abutments whereby in any position of the plate one member of a keyboard selected pair of members is movable into the path of one of said abutments and the plate thus selects which member of a selected pair of members shall be operated, means operatively controlled by one operated member of said tion in which-the plate is to be moved is dependent upon which member of a selected pair of members-is pe'rmitted'by the plate to operate.
  • a selector position of the plate one 'memberof said pair of members is movableinto one of said slots and in the neutral position of the 'plate with respect to said members both of said members are movable into the overlapping ends of said slots and thereby lock the plate against movement, means for moving the plate in opposite directions to said neutral position, said means being controlled by the movable member of said pair of members.
  • a selector device comprising a pair-of selector members, a selector plate located above said members and provided with a pair of staggered slots, whereby in any position of the plate one member of said pair of members is movable into one of said slots, means for moving said plate in opposite directions, said means being controlled by the movable member.
  • a selector device comprising a pair of selector members, a plate provided with means for selecting by its position relative to said members which one of the pair thereof shall be operated, means operatively controlled by one of said members for moving the plate in one direction and separate means operatively controlled by the other of said members for moving the plate in the opposite movable against an operated member acting in the opposite direction, whereby the direction of movement of the plate depends upon which member of the pair of members is operated.
  • a typographic machine embodying the following instrumentalities, to wit: a pair of selector members, means for operating both members, a selector plate slidably mounted above said members and having a pair of abutments into the path of each of which one of said members is movable, said abutments being arranged so that in a definite position of the plate one of said members is movable into the path of its abutment and the other of said members is prevented from moving by the plate,
  • a typographic machine embodying the following instrumentalities, to wit: a plurality of pairs of selector members, keyboard controlled means for selectively operating one of said pairs, a selector plate slidably mounted above said members and hav. ing a pair of slots into each of which one member of each pair of members is movable, said slots being staggered so that in a definite position of the plate one of the members of each pair of members is movable into the corresponding slot and the other member of each pair is prevented from moving by the plate, whereby the said position of the plate determines which member of a selected pair shall be moved, means for sliding the plate in opposite directions and means controlled by the moved member to govern the direction of movement of plate.
  • a typographic machine embodying the followinginstrumentalities to wit: a selector member, means for operating said member, a detent for maintaining it in operated position, a selector plate, means I'or moving said plate against said member, means set in operative position by said member for controlling the operation of said moving means, a timing device controlled from a movable part of said machine for governing the time of operation of said moving means through said controlling means therefor and a timing device controlled from a movable part of said machine for releasing the said detent and allowing the return of the member to normal position when the plate has been moved against said member.

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