US1566440A - Typewriting machine - Google Patents

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Dec. 22, 1925. 4 1,566,440

' J. -A. B. SMITH TYPEWRITING MACHINE 7 Filed Feb. '1, 1923 l/n/mfarx A M v @/M@%% Aft/47W Patented Dec. 22, 1925.

UNITED STA TES PATENT oFFrcE.

JESSE A: B. SMITH, OF STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO UNDERWOOD TYPE- WRITER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

TYPEWRITING MACHINE,

Application filed February 1, 1923. Serial No. 616,280.

ing Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to collating devices for typewritifig machines, and is in the nature of an improvement on my co-pending application, Serial No. 596,323, filed October 23, 1922.

In said co-pending-application, disclosure is made of a fan-fold machine having at the delivering side of the platen a collating table with a flat central portion tangential to the platen, and raised supports or secondary tables at each side of said fiat portion, a clamp being provided iii connection with each .of said supports to engage the edge of a work-web placed thereon to hold the latter against movement. The collating devices, just referred to, are designed for use in connection with typing items on bill-forms of continuous webs extending around the plat- Z en and overlying the supports at the sides of the collating table, and inmaking copies of the items at greater spaces apart on sections of a sectional order-sheet passing around the platen between the latter and the webs of bill-forms and supported bythe flat central portion of the collating table. In using the collating devices, the webs of bill-forms are adjusted for typing the first item on one of the bill-forms, and'the sectional order-sheet, one of which isused for each bill-form, is positioned with its, first section in proper relation to the printing line. The collating table may be swung upwardly to a sufiicient extent to permit such adjustment. Upon typing the first item on the bill-form and making a copy on the first section of the sectional order-sheet, the platen may be line-spaced to position the billform for the next entry thereon. The edges of the webs are then clamped against the supports to hold the webs against movement, and, after displacing the platen to release the sectional order-sheet from the grip of the platen and feed-rolls, the sectional order-sheet may be drawn forwardly to position the next section thereof at the printing line, the platen then being restored to normal position and the next entry made on a shaft behind said table. the feed-roll shaft at the rear of the table is on the bill; the operation just described being repeated until the typing of the items on the bill and the corresponding sections of the sectional order-sheet is completed. 7

An object of the present invention is to provide improved means for carrying out work of the class described.

The claims in this case are limited to features not disclosed in said application.

According to thepresent invention, the

feed-rolls near the central part of the platen may be omitted, the edges of the webs of bill-forms being held by feed-rolls spaced apart sufliciently to permit the passage therebetween of the sectional order-sheet, thus permitting the sectional order-sheet to be shifted relatively to the platen and the webs of bill-forms, without releasing the webs from the platen.

Inasmuch as the edges of the webs are held against the platen during the shifting of thesectional order-sheet, the clamps of said co-pending application, for-holding the webs against movement during the shifting of the sectional order-sheet, may be omitted.

Provision may also be made of means for feeding the sectional order-sheet relatively to the webs of bill-forms. Such means may consist of a pair of feedrolls ateach side of the central portion of the collating table over which the sectional order-sheet passes, one feed-roll of each pair normally engaging the sectional order-sheet on one face and the other engaging the opposite face. The

upper feed-rolls of the two pairs may be mounted on a shaft journaled at the opposite sides of the collating table, and the lower -feed-rolls, which normally project upwardly through openings in the flat central portion of the table, may be mounted Preferably,

journaled in arms fixed on a controlling shaft which is spring-pressed to urge the lower feed-rolls against the upper feed-rolls.

Provision may also be made of a manuallyoperable member to rotate one of said feedroll shafts, and ofanother manually operable member to rotate said controlling shaft to release from said feed-rolls a sectional order-sheet extending over the-flat central portion of the collating table.

Other features and advantages will'hereinafter appear. v In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, illustrating the invention ,as applied to so much of a fan-fold machine as is necessary for the purpose of illustration.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the mechanism shown in Figure 1, parts being broken away to show the underlying structure.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view looking downwardly at the upper edge of the collating table, showing the left side of the collating table and the feed-rolls associated therewith. v

Figure 4 is a view showing the sectional order-sheet, and the webs of bill-forms.

A platen 10 is fixed on an axle 11 journaled in the ends 12 of a platen-displacing frame 13, said ends 12 being mounted for swinging movement on a shaft 14 journaled in the ends 15 of a platen-frame 16 which comprises a rear paper-table 17. The platen-frame 16 forms part of a carriage 18 which comprises a cross-bar 19 at the rear of the rear paper-table 17.

At the rear of the carriage 18 is a fanfold extension 20 comprising forwardly and rearwardly extending rods 21 connected by cross-bars 22 and 23 at the front and rear, respectively. The extension 20 is supported at its forward end by means of brackets 24 fixed on a rearwardly-extending flange 25 of the cross-bar 19, and is supported at its rear by any suitable means, not shown. Mounted for forward and rearward recipro cation on the extension .20 is a carbon-carrier 26 comprising a base-plate 27 having pivoted thereto at its lower side grooved rolls 28 engaging the edges of flat rails 29, each attached to one of the rods or bars 21. The carbon-carrier 26 comprises stepped blocks 30 for supporting carbon-blades or holders 31 extending alternately from opposite sides of the carbon-carrier and a handle 26' for use in moving the carbon-carrier to the rear.

As herein disclosed, continuous webs 32 of bill-forms pass over a guide-bar 33 at the rear of the extension 20 and between guides 34 mounted on said bar 33, and, after passing between side gages 35 at the rear of the carbon-carrier, are passed on opposite sides of the carbon-holder 31 on the lowest step of the carbon-carrier, so as to have a corresponding carbon-sheet 35 interleaved therebetween. 'The webs 32 extend over a guide-rod 36 and between side guides 37 thereon to 'the upper edge of the rear papertable 17, from which they pass downwardly and around the platen to the delivery side thereof.

A sectional order-sheet or web 38, of less width than the webs 32, is also inserted at the rear of the machinebetween the webs 32 and the platen 10. To guide the sectional order-sheet 38 properly at the rear of the platen, provision is made of side guides 39 that the side guides 43 insure proper positioning of the sectional order-sheet 38 at the rear edge of the rear paper-table 17.

At the delivery side of the platen, the Webs 32 and the sectional order-sheet 38 extend upwardly and rearwardly over a crossbar or member 45 joining the two ends 12 of the platen-displacing frame 13. When the platen-displacing frame 13 is in its normal position, downwardly-extending arms 46 forming part of the ends 12 rest on a transverse shaft .47 on which are fixed hooks or catches 48 normally engaging over studs 49 to lock the platen-displacing frame 13 in its normal position, one of the catches 48 being provided with a finger-piece or handle 50 which may be used to release the platendisplacing frame by turning the shaft 47 against the action of a spring, not shown.

Near each end of the platen-displacing frame 13 is a broad pinion 51 fixed on the shaft 14 and meshing with a gear 52 on the adjacent end of the platen-shaft and with a gear 53 fixed on the inner end of a shaft 54, journaled in the adjacent end 15 of the platen-frame 16, and provided at its outer end with a finger-wheel 55. The platen 10 may be turned by one of the finger-wheels 55 or by means of line-spacing mechanism including a lever 56 mounted to swing about a pivot 57 on the carriage 18, a slide 58 actuable by said lever 56 and a ratchet-wheel 59. When the platen is in its normal osition to co-operate with front and rear eedrolls 60 and 61, respectively, the platen-axle 11 is in alignment with the shafts 54. It will be seen that the connections between the finger-wheels 55 and the platen will be maintained when the latter is swung up wardly and forwardly from its normal position.

To facilitate the .shiftin of the sectional order-sheet 38 independe tly of the plies of webs 32, provision is made of a collating table 62 adjustably mounted on the crossbar or member 45 by means of screws 63 edges of the webs 32. Preferably, the collating table 62 is formed by bending a sheetmetal plate upwardly at the edges of the centralportion 65 to form side-edge gages 67 therefor and bending the plate outwardly at the upper edges of said gages 67 to form the secondary tables 66, the edges of the plate being. bent upwardly to form sideedgegages 68 at the outer edges of the sec ondary tables.

The secondarytables 66 do not extend to the lower edge of the central portion, and

may be provided. with inclined guides 69 to direct the outer edges of the webs 32 upwardly to said secondary. tables. The mechanism, so far described, is, in general, similar to the corresponding mechanism disclosed in said co-pending application.

The invention is illustrated in connection with webs 32 of bill-forms and sectional order-sheets 38, as indicated in Figure 4. For a further disclosure of the webs 32 and the order-sheets 38, reference is made to applicants prior application, Serial No. 586,064, filed September 5, 1922.

As herein disclosed, the feed-rolls 6'0 and 61 are spaced so as to engage the edges'of the webs 32 outside of the edges of the sectional order-sheet 38, no feed-rolls being provided along the field of the platen used for the sectional order-sheet 38? It has been found that by this arrangement it is possible to draw forward the sectional order-' sheet 38 with reference to the webs 32 without separation of the platen and the feedrolls 60 and 61.

In carrying out the invention, provision has been made of feeding means to advance the order-sheet -38 relatively to the webs 32, while the order-sheet is resting on the central portion of the'collating table 62. The feeding means comprises feed-rolls to engage the upper face of the sectional order-sheet 38, near its edges, andopposed feed-rolls 71 acting through openings 71 in said central portion 65. 7 0 are mounted on a shaft 72 supported in the side-edge gages 67, and the rolls 71'are mounted on a shaft 73supported in the forward ends of arms 74 fixed on a shaft 75 journaled in blocks 76 secured to the central portion 65 of the collating table 62 at the rear. Manual control of the position of the feed-rolls 71 is efiected by means of a handle 77 fixed on one end of the shaft 75, and the shaft is normally urged in a direction to press the feed-rolls 71 against the feed-rolls 70 by means of a spring'i78 acting on the handle 77 atone end and connected at the other end with the collating table. The feed- rolls 70 and 71 are actuated, when desired, by means of a finger-wheel 73 fixed on the shaft 73.

In practice, the webs 32 and the sectional order-sheet 38 are inserted from the rear while the platen is displaced, and, after gaging the webs 32 by the edge of the usual knife 7 9 and tlie sheet 38 by means of a mark 80 on the rear face thereof, as disclosed in said co-pending application No.

The feed rolls 596,323, the platen is restored to its normal position. After typing the heading on the first bill-form 81 and on the sectional ordersheet 38, the webs 32 and sheet 38 .are advanced by the platen to position for the typing of the first entry on the bill-form and on the first section 82 of the sectional order-sheet 38. Upon the completion of the typing of this item, the platen is linespaced to advance the webs 32 and the sheet 38 to position for typing the next item on the first form 81, the sheet 38 then being drawn forward with reference to the webs 32 to bring the second section 82 into positionto receive a copy of the second item typed on the first form 81. This operation is repeated until typing on the first bill and order-sheet is completed. The filled order-sheet is then withdrawn from the machine, and the used form 81 is severed by means of the knife 79. When the orders'heet 38 is advanced to a suflicient extent,

the handle 77 is drawn forward temporarily,

and the leading edge of the order-sheet 38 inserted between the rolls 70 and 71, and shifting of the sectional order-sheet 38 with reference to the webs 32 is effected by means of the finger-wheel 55. When the sectional order-sheet 38 is completely used, it may be run out of the machine byturning the finger-wheel 73", or simply by drawing it forwardly out of the machine, the rear rolls being withdrawn by means of the handle 77, if desired.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, and portions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: 2

1. In a continuous billing machine, a revoluble platen around which continuous webs and interleaved carbon-sheets may be fed, feed-rolls to run on the bottom of the platen and spaced to engage the edges only of the webs, a carbon-carrier at the rear of the platen to Withdraw the carbon-sheets from the used section of the webs, means to displace the platen from the feed-rolls to permit withdrawal of the carbon-sheets, means at the rear of the platen for guiding a separate work-sheet between the webs and the platen and between the bottom feed-rolls, so that it may be advanced relatively to the webs without displacing the platen, a collating table at the delivery side of the platen to receive said separate sheet, and feeding means to engage the portion of the separate sheet on said table to advance the separate sheet relatively to-said webs.- 4 2. In a continuous billing machine, a revoluble platen around which continuous webs and interleaved carbon-sheets may be fed,

feed-rolls to run on the bottom of the platen platen to withdraw the carbon-sheets from the used section of the webs, means to displace the platen from the feed-rolls to permit withdrawal of the carbon-sheets, means at the rear of the platen for guiding a separate work-sheet between the webs and the platen and between the bottom feed-rolls,

, so that it may be advanced relatively to the I webs.

3. In a continuous billing machine, a revoluble platen around which continuouswebs and interleaved carbon-sheets may be fed, feed-rolls to run on the bottom of the platen and spaced to engage the edges only of the webs, a carbon-carrier at the rear of the platen to withdraw the carbon-sheets from the used section of the webs, means to displace theqplaten from the feed-rolls to permit withdrawal of thecarbon-sheets, means at the rear of the platen for guiding a separate work-sheet between the webs and the platen and between the bottom feedrolls, so that it may be advanced relatively to the webs without displacing the platen, a collating table at the delivery side of the platen comprising a central portion to receive said separate sheet and raised side portions to support the edges of said webs, and feeding means to engage the portion of the separate sheet on the central portion of said table to advance the separate sheet relatively to said webs, said feeding means comprising a front feed-roll positioned above said central portion to permit the separate work-sheet to be inserted between said front feed-roll and the central portion of the collating table, and a feed-roll at the back of the collating table engaging the front feed-roll through an opening in saidcentral portion.

4:. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a platen, a collating table at the delivery side thereof, means associated with said collating table for gripping and drawing forward a work-sheet extending from the platen to said collatin table, and means associated with said ta le for guiding an outer work-sheet over said gripping and drawing means.

5. Ina typewriting machine, in combina tion, a platen, a collating table at the delivery side thereof, means associated with said collating table for gripping and drawing forward a work-sheet extending from the platen to said collating table, means associated with said table for guiding an outer work-sheet over said gripping and drawing means, and means for detaining said outer work-sheet while the inner work-sheet is advanced by said guiding and drawing means.

6. In a typewriting machine, in combina-' tion, a platen, a collating table at the delivery side thereof, means associated with said collating table for gripping and drawing forward a work-sheet extending from the platen to said collating table, means associated with said table to guide a wide worksheet over said gripping and drawing means, and feed-rolls pressing the edges of the wide sheet against the platenoutside of the edges of the first sheet, to detain the wide sheet while the first sheet is advanced with reference thereto.

7. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a platen, a collating table at the delivery side of the platen having a central portion to receive an inner work-sheet and raised edge-portions to support the edges of a wider outer sheet, and feeding means for the inner work-sheet, comprising front and rear feed-rolls to grip the portion of the inner work-sheet on said central portion of the collating table. Y i

8. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a platen, and means for typing items at intervals on an outer work-sheet and at greater intervals on a narrow inner Worksheet, comprising feed-rolls to press against the platen the edges of the outer work-sheet extending beyond the edges of theinner work-sheet, and to detain the outer worksheet while permitting the inner work-sheet to be advanced.

9. In a typewriting machine, in combina tion, a platen, means for typing items at intervals on an outer work-sheet and at greater intervals on a narrow inner work-sheet, comprising feed-rolls to press against the platen the edges of the outer work-sheet extending beyond the edges of the inner worksheet, and to detain the outer work-sheet while permitting the inner work-sheet to be advanced, and means to advance said inner work-sheet .while the outer work-sheet is so detained.

10. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a platen, a collating table at the delivery side of the platen, a feed-roll spaced above said collating table to permit a worksheet to be passed between the roll and the table, and a second feed-roll at the rear of the table to engage the first feed-roll through anopening. in the table.

11. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a platen,a collating table at the do livery side of the platen, a feed-roll spaced above said collating table to permit a worksheet to be passed between the roll and the table, and a second feed-roll at the rear of the table to engage the first feed-roll through an opening in the table, and movable to and from a position to press said work-sheet against the first feed-roll.

12. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a platen, a collating table at the delivery side of the platen, a feed-roll spaced above said collating table to permit a work sheet to be passed between the roll and the table, a second feed-roll at the rear of the table to engage the first feed-roll through an opening in the table, and manual meansto shift the rear feed-roll to ineffective position.

13, In a typewriting machine, in combination, a platen, a collating table at the delivery side of the platen, a feed-roll spaced above said collating table to permit a worksheet to be passed between the roll and the table, a second feed-roll at the rear of the table to engage the first feed-roll through an opening in the table, manual means to shift the rear feed-roll to, ineffective position, and manual means to turn one of said feed-rolls.

14. In a front-strike typewriting machine, in combination, a cylindrical platen, feedrolls to run on the bottom of the platen and spaced to engage the edges of a wide worksheet at each side of a narrow sheet between the wide sheet and the platen, and a collating device at the delivery side of the platen, comprising manually-operable means for advancing the narrow work-sheet with reference to the wide work-sheet while the latter is detained by the platen and the feedrolls associated therewith. c

15. In a front-strike typewriting machine, in combination, a cylindrical platen, feed- .rolls to run on the bottom of the platen and spaced to engage the edges of a wide worksheet at each side of a narrow sheet between the wide sheet and the platen, and a collating device at the delivery side of the platen,

. comprising manually-operable feed-rolls for gripping the narrow work-sheet and advancing it with reference to the wide work-sheet while the latter is detained by the platen and the feed-rolls associated therewith.

16. In a front-strike typewriting machine, in combination, a cylindrical platen, feedrolls to run on the bottom of the platen and spaced to engage the-edges of a wide work-sheet at each side of a narrow sheet between the wide sheet and the platen, a

collating table at the delivery side of the platen, comprising a central portion to receive the narrow sheet and ralsed side portions to receive the edges of the wide sheet, and means foradvancing the narrow sheet with reference to the wide sheet while the latter is detained by the platen and the feedrolls co-operating therewith, said advancing means comprising feed-rolls above and below said central portion, the central portion being'cut away to permit engagement between the feed-rolls on the opposite sides thereof.

and feed-rolls at the back of the table and mounted for movement through said openings to engage the feed-rolls at the front of the table.

18. In a front-strike typewriting'machine, in combination, a platen, feed-rolls to run on the bottom of the platen and press against the edges of a Widework-sheet outside of the edges of a narrow work-sheet between the wide work-sheet and the platen, a collating table at the delivery side of the platen provided with openings to be crossed by the edges of the narrow sheet, a shaft extending across said collating table, feedrolls on said shaft opposite said openings, feed-rolls at the back of the collating table opposite the front feed-rolls, means urging the lower feed-rolls against the front feedrolls, and manually-operable means to retract the back feed-rolls preparatory to inserting or withdrawing the narrow work sheet. I

19. In a front-strike typewriting machine, in combination, a platen, feed-rolls to run on the bottom of the platen and press against the edges of a wide work-sheet outside of the edges of a narrow work-sheet 1 a second shaft on which the back feed-rolls i are mounted, arms in which the second shaft is mounted, a third shaft on which said arms are fixed, means urging the back feed-rolls toward the front feed-rolls, and a handle on the third shaft for retracting the back feed-rolls.

20. In a front-strike typewriti ng machine, in combination, a platen, 'feed-rolls to run on the bottom of the platen and press against the edges of a widework-sheet outside of the edges of a narrow work-sheet between the wide work-sheet and the platen, a collating table at the delivery side of the platen provided with openings to be crossed by the edges of the narrow sheet, a shaft extending across said collating table, feed.- rolls on said shaft opposite said openings, feed-rolls at the back of said collating table, a second shaft on which the back feed-rolls are mounted, a'swingable frame in which said second shaft is mounted, means urging said frame to press the back feed-rolls against the front feed-rolls, and a handle to swing said frame against the action of said urging means.

21. In a typewriting machine, a platen, nd collating means at the delivery side of the platen, comprising a'primary table to receive a narrow worksheet from the platen, side gages fixed to said primary table and projecting upwardly therefrom; a second table projecting outwardly from the upper edges of said side gages to support the edges of an outer wide sheet fed from the platen,

a transverse shaft journaled in said side gages, feed-rolls on said shaft opposite openings in the primary table, feed-rolls at the rear of the primary table to engage the front feed-rolls through said openings,

' and a shaft on which the rear feed-rolls are mounted, the rear-feed-roll shaft being movable to shift the feed-rolls thereon to and from position to co-operate with the front feed-rolls.

22. In a typewriting machine, the combinationwith a laten, of a collatin chute at the delivery side thereof, a sheet-feeding couple feeding the work-sheet in said v trough, ,shelves to support an overlying sheet above the feeding couple, and a knife or gage positioning said sheets in initial collated relation. g

23. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen, of a front paperthe wide chute, means for line-feeding said condensed record-sheet, feed-rolls for gripping the sides of said record-sheet tohold it against said platen while the narrow sheet is collated thereunder, a pair of gripping rolls on said table for feeding said narrow sheet relatively to said record-sheet, and means at the introductory side of said laten platen, of wide for side-edge guiding the narrow an wide 5 sheets.

JEssE A. B. SMITH.

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