US1602461A - Manifolding machine - Google Patents

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Oct. 12,1926. n 1,602,461

` J.. Q. SHERMAN ET AL-V MANIFOLDING MACHINE Filed June .22 .-1 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Oct. :12, 1926.

aroiiN e. SHERMAN Nn PATENT OFFICE.y

ALBERT w. MnTzNnn, or nAY'roN, oHIo; sain Mn'rzNnn AssIeNoR 'ro sain SHERMAN.

- MANIFoLmNG MACHINE.

application inea June- 22, 192i. serial No. 479,624.

` Our invention relates to manifoldingde vices wherein for one thing a web or websof paper are printed in the machine with the desiredl designations and then passedl` over a support for receiving impressionsV made by hand either autographically or by a typewriting machine. It also relates to special devicesv for providin transfer ma- V terial between plural webs o paper in such machines and automatically re-inking orl impregnating the same.' Also 'ity concerns the printing of more than one web of paper with forms so arranged as to'register with each other, in parts, to be written upon when in superimposed osition for this purpose,l and to the numbering automatically of a web or webs, asl they pass tli-rough'the machine.

'It is of course old' to provide'a small rotary hand press which operates by drawing the paper to be printed over the face of a printing roll, thereby revolving the roll and causing the impression to be made. Our invention has as its object the provision of simple inking `means for such'a rinting roll, and for utilizing a numbering device in connection with the roll. It also is our object to print and number more than one web of paper,vnumbering each succeeding form on each web in consecutive order, and to bring similarly numbered webs in substantial registry over a paper feeding device and writing support. 4

Another object of our invention is to provide asimple and effective means for continuously impregnating with suitabletransfer medium the material which is used to transfer impressions from one web to another in manifolding machines.

These objects we accomplish' by that certain construction and arrangement of arts to be hereinafter more specifically pointed out and claimed. f

- In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective detail showing the transfer material feed in manifolding machines and our novel method of renewing and re-inking of such material.

Figure 2 is `a perspective detail showing the' printing mechanisms and paper'feeding devices, whereinwe print, number and feed a plurality of Webs of, paper.

Figure 3 isa perspective detail of the transfer material box and structures making up the re-winding and re-inking mechanism.

Figure 4 is a detail' perspective view of the transfer material spindle..

Figure 5 is a detail .perspective of the numbering mechanism. f

It will bbc noted that we have shown the devlces as embodiedin what is known as an autographic register, although this is not the onlyv machinewith which they will be of use. Thus the register is shown as having a frame l and base 2, in which frame is supporteda writing support or tablet 3,

-over which the webs 4 and 4'L of paper pass. y

.et one side ofthe frame is mounted any desired trough `5, in which is set .a roll .of transfer material 6said roll having a core or spindle 7 of special nature. This spindle has reduced ends, one end 8 being lain cylindrical and the other having a bifur-l cated nature as at 9."

The transfer material passes over the writing table member, and is interleaved between the various webs of paper which are to receive transfers of v the impressions formed -on the -topmost web. It is then drawn onto another like Vspindle mounted 1n a larger b ox or trough 10 at theother side of the frame. n l

-As shown the stub shaft 11, supported in the sides of the frame, is equipped with an external beveled 4pinion 12, and mounted in a suitable bracket on the `outer-iside of 1' the frame is a stub shaft-"413 carrying a beveled pinion 14 meshing constantly `with the pinion 12. The sides of the box 10 at the portion where the ends of the spindle are set are cut out slightly as at 15, and'then formed with semi-circular journalingileuts or notches for the said spindle ends. The

lid of this carbon box 10, as will be'rbted, has the other" half journal members foiithese spindle ends, and the stub shaft has an ei;- tension adapted to litv into the bifurcated end 9. The spindle will then be revolvedy when the handle 16 for the stub shaftl1'1 is operated.

Another methodl of forming the carbon roll spindles, as shown to the right inv Figure 4, isto provide a plain core portion 17 with reduced ends 18, one of the reduced ends having a knurled head thereon as at 19. 'llhis head can be manipulated by hand, and will not` interfere with the mounting of the spindle in either carbon box, as the head will not interfere with dropping the spindle' into the notched ends of either box.

ltn the box l0' it will be noted that there is formed a well 2O extending loneitudinally of the box,l same being in the form of a trough closed except at the top. .lournaled in the sides of the box in a position to h ave its periphery pass into the trough is a roller 2l, which contacts peripherally with another roller 22, mounted liust above it in the sides of the boxl0. be about at the level of the Writing table of the machinen A friction roller 23 is provided which is mounted with vits ends 24 -in slotted boxes 25 set into the upper end of the lid 26 of the box 10. The construction is similar to that widely adopted in autographic regis- .'ters forthe mounting, of the upper or friction feed roller. The boxes house small springs 27 which engage on the ends of the roller and tend to press it down.

The lid 2G is hinged at 27 to the outer 'all of the' box 10 and-cut away so as'to ,permit the carbon material to pass from the writne table in between the friction roller 23 and the roller 22. rlhus when'the lid is closed the friction roller 23 will press on the roller 22 and 'the action of the rewinding 4of the carbon material onto the spindle will cause the rollers 22 and 21 to revolve. lhen these rollers revolve the lower roller 2l will pick up inl; or other impregnating fluid from the trough 20, spread it over the roller 22 andthis roller will spread the saidfluid over the one side of the transfer material.

During the period when the paper is stored on the spindle Y, the Huid will havo the chance to work thoroughly into the body thereof, so that when a complete roll of the material has been used from the supply in the original box or trough, the renewed roll 'may be lifted from the rewind box 1Q andA shift-ed to the supply box, whereupon the spindle in the supply boxA may be used for a rewinding'spindle in the box l0, or the spindles can be removed and reinserted in saine position if' so desired.

While many various mechanisms might be used for providing the various feedingv movement above described, .we have selected as typifyinpY our invention the simple form above set forth, and its ad fantages will be obvious without special mention.

Referring' next to the printing mechanism` which we have shown separate from the transfer material mechanism for purposes of e'learness, it will be noted that the printing cylinder or roll 30 is mounted to r1ihis roller 22 may revolve idly on a spindle 3l journaled in the sides of the frame l. lnset into this roll, which will have the derirei-l sel up of type, as in the usual printing cylinder,

is a counter printer 32 of any desired t vpe.

said counter being` so set that the nunihe,` type thereon will be at the printingsurface of the roll with its shaft 33 journaled in the sides of the cylinder. This operating shal't 33 of the counter will project beyond the one Side of .the roll and will hc equipped with a handle 34, which once during' each revolution will strike a stop 35 set into the side frame l, whichwill move the handle so as'to turn the number printers (o the next consecutive` number. ln numbering' devices of this character the handle 254 may he set loosely over the shaft E3? and will carry a pawl 3G resting against a ratchet- 37 that is fast on said shaft 33. The handle will be pulled to a normalposition by means of a spring 38, so that when it strikes the stop it will moye the ratchet over one notch and then will 'return to its normal position ready for another operation.

ln the drawings we have shown two sup ply rolls for paper as at 39 and Il-O having lateral friction plates a and 40". Hinged by means of arms il on a shaft 42 is the pressure rollers?) for the web Ll of paper. 7

The shaft l2 is journaled in the sides of the fralne l and a springflft may he mounted on -the side frame to bear against one of the arms 41.

rlhus the web of paper Il coming from the roll 39 will be passed up and around the roller 43 and thence between the roller and the printing` surface of the printing' roll. lt will then pass downwardly and over suitable idler spindles tlle which lead it up to the level of the writingl table of the machine. These, spindles may be made up of the cylindrical portions marked 41E, which are mounted on long pins Ll5 that may be thrust through holes (not shown) left in the side frame.

The other web of paper ll passing;l from the* roll Ll0 provided for in the same way above described with a pressure roll i6 spring-pressed as at 447 against the surface ol the printing roll. ldlers `IS set into the frame will then lead this weh into a' position level with the writing; table, the spacing' ieseidlers being such as to igive a path ic correct length to the webs '-i and fl, so that the printed marks and lines will be aligned with each other as the webs pass the last idler -l-S for the web ll, i

Any desired form of feedingr device for paper may be provided with 'the machine, .such as the friction.' roller l0 and the driven Yiriction feeding disks 50. As this special mechanism forms no part of theinvcntion, we have shown no detail in this feedine` device, but include any desired form of friction ol ll of tl llt) - or gripper feed for the paper, such that it will be forcibly drawn over the writing table. I Referring to the operation of the parts new described it willbe noted that the act of drawing the webs along-'through the machine will cause the printing roll to revolve, since the webs are pressed against it. This willresult in aprinting on the webs of whatever type or stencil .is formed o'n the printing roll. V

For inking the printing roll we provide a device somewhat similar to that described for the carbon material. Thus a'trougli 51 is set in the side frame pieces ofthe machine, and an idler roller 52 likewise mounted to revolve in the mouth of the trough.v Some such construction as describedfor the roller 21 will suffice. l A

The ink spreadingv roller 53 is set into the side frame of the machine in such a wayas to bear against the printing surface ofthe printing roll, but its Ifull diameter shouldv not extend out far enough to allow the handle onthe numbering device to contact with it as the printing roll revolves. As shown the spindle 54 of this roll is not large enough to strike ythe handle.

A- shaft -55 mounted in theiside frame of the machine carries arms 56 that journal in their ends a roller 57. The arrangement is such thatwhen the shaft 55 is permitted'to take one position,L the roller 57 lies against .both the roller 53 and the roller 52, and will transfer ink from the latter to the former,

as well as actl as a driver to` impart motionto the latter from the former.

lThe shaft is equipped with a plate at one of its ends, whichplate has a hook poi'-A tion 58 under influence of a spring 59 that will pull the shaft to the position above described, for introducing theroller 57 into its active position. `The plate has a handle portion 60 and another hook 61 on the side of the handle. A sprin latch 62 will en# gage this hook 61 when t e handle is pushed down, and when this has'been done the roller 57 will be heldin an inactive position.

It follows that when the printing roll is -caused to revolve by the force applied to the paper the system of rollers down to the inking trough will all revolvel owing to .their contactual relation, except when the roller 577-is latched out of contact.- The operator by controlling this latching of the roller 57 may permit an inking to take place of the rinting roll whenever he desires and stop' it when he desires.

vwhich is shown in Figure 2) and the latch and spring device mounted on the outside of the frame, so as to be readily' available. Having thus described our invention, `what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is l l l 1. In a printing and manifoldiiig machine, the combination-with storage devices for paper, of a printin cylinder, a numbering device carried there y, means for changing numbers each revolution of the cylinder, means for causing a plurality of webs lof paper to press against the cylinder at different points, means for feeding said strips of paper through the machine, a platen or writing table element overwhich the paper passes, and means for enforcing a path to the paper after leaving the printing cylinder which will bring the Webs thereof to alignment over the writing table with relation to the printed matter impressed thereon by the cylinder with like numbered sections superimposed von each other.

' 2. In a printing and manifolding machine,

the combination with storage devices for paper, of a printing cylinder, a numbering device carried thereby, means for changing numbers each revolution of the cylinder,

means for pressing a plurality of webs of the paper against the cylinder at different points, means for feeding said webs of paper tated by the friction of the paper against it, a platen o r writing'table element over which the paper passes, and means for enforcing a path tothe paper after leaving,

va series of like forms and to number the `forms consecutively, a writing table or platen, and feeding means for leading the webs of paper to tlieplaten adapted to bring like numbered forms into alignment on said platen and an operating member connected through l'the machine, `said cylinder being rol to feed the paper and .operate the printing and numbering means.

, JOHN Q. SHERMAN. l ALBERT w. METZNER.

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