US1630271A - Method and mechanism for marking materials - Google Patents

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ay 3 H. ByMowRY METHOD AND MECHANISM FOR MARKING MATERIALS Filed April 18, 1923sl VNTOR y M ATTORNEYS A2 Sheets-Sheet 2 U- -rl l'- Patented May 31,v 7,1927.

i i-iARoLD B. MOWRY, ,or STERLING, connai:CTICUT,l Assienon To THE UNITED 5211AfriasY i FINISHING COMPANY, or vNEW Yoann. Y., A CORPORATION on comit-Eamonn f METHQQANDMEGHAMSM FQn-MARKINQMATERMLS.'

implication iea april 1s, iega Vseriai no. eaasia The present invention relates generallyV to devices or mechanisms .for marking and 'is ymore lspecifically directed to improvements in `such mechanisms, which are especially designed for apl'alyi-ng trade-marks, -tradeynames and other,identifying'media top-piece or sheet material, suchy asfpaper, fabrics and Vthe like. t

As is Wellknowinit is' a common practice `for .manufacturers otwall papers, V,e'ibrics andthe like .to apply utoQtliedgoo'ds of their production trademarks, trade-naines or `other ,insignia V'to indicateUguality,'yardage y usually applied ,to vthe 's elvag'eof 'the rmacation of the manufacturers trade-mark,

trade-name, or the likeealls fora separate' operation which adds to the L,cost of lproductionotI thematerial. .For example, assuming that it istl'iepratice of vthe manu- `facturer to ,apply -his fparticular'marking to .fabrics in' the piece, after they Ahave ,been

y .inished, the material, ollotvingtthe.linish- .ingoperationfmust be Woundupona suit.

,able frame or support for lthe,:marking operation, following which -it is-again Wound on a carrier from which it is transferred tothe bolt boards yorthe like. ,'Qbvioiisly, the ,several rewinding operaticns and transportation .ot the material to the marking mechanism materially increases V,the op/errations .necessary Vto obtain the marketable product with a consequent addedcostto the .manufactureri and.y consumer.

The `general object of 1the presentinv'ention isVto eliminate the'gadditional fcost ot marking the material, which Vresults from the methods now employedL andf so simplify the mechanism and method ofl marking vthe Amaterial thatthe markingmay be accomplished simultaneously with, Vor ,as a part of, anessential operation or stepV in the production of .then iaterial.` "Manitestly, 'thecost of marking will therefore bea yneglilgible iteminthe production of thelmaterial stage of productionmay vI may for themarketfand at ythe sametime `the capacity of ja given production unit will increased, f'

f More speciiically,i'it is the' object of my invention to provide aV simple lmechanism :tor applyingany desired markings to paper,

fabrics ,and similar material, which' isla'utot ,matic in operation andy may :be Vemployed `in con]unction With any machine used Vin the.4 production of the material, 'Whergjjghe 1 Permit ofthe use the mllklng-mechan'rh.. y ,i

My invention also comprehendsa method i,

andmechanism for applying l'markingsj'to Imaterial in which theiiiarking operation lis performed by .a product-ion unitjasbya.

ucalendjering machine or'other apparatus used iin the production or nishing ot VVthe material, the marking operation and means Vfor controlling or` regulatingl'the same being governed by thematerial itsell`sogthat the marking. of :the material "is :in'synchro nism With the manutacturmg operation being Iperformed, thereon.

In marking mechanisms, as heretofore machine,'such las a calender', in which the production'operation'is taking place is utithepresent invention,-however, is described and moreparticularly claimed in -my colpending application," SerialVNo..104,1Q8,tiled @Other objects vand Y advantages i ,flo-Wing known, it yhas 'been customary "to employ heat as an. agent for effecting themarking,

'the heat rgenerated. in or radiated the VAlized'to that end, 'thereby `urtl'ienovercomy ing theobJections to the inarkingmecha- `nisms as now constituted. 'This "feature of froinmy invention will present ,themselves .self `all vrights to the`- full ,range lof f equiva- ,lents,`both in structure andfiises, to which. itled under Vmy present vinp 'L be en venti'on in its broadest aspect.

`For the purposesof thepresent disclosure, I have.,elected to illustrate' and describe as thefvdescription proceeds, andl" `would i have it understood"thatl` reserve unto'myl .Y

`without departing from the vspirit and `scope of my invention, as defined by the appended claims.

In-the drawings: 3. Fig. l isan elevation, partlyin section, of a preferred form of mechanism as' used in conjunction with a' unitv of a manufactur- `been 4marked by `practising my improved v Vstructure sh ing equipment, whereby my method may be Vpractised or carried out ,f Y

Fig. '2 isa top lan view kof the struc-v ture shown in the left hand half ofFig. 1; vFig-3 is a view similar to Fig. 2gof the wnin the right hand half of Fig. 4is a lplan-view sectionjof *.paper,A

kfabric* 0r the like, the salvage of which has method; p n y Referring now toidrawings in detail, in which like characters ofreference are em-V 1 ployed 'to designate similarfparts'throughprojections ,These tabs or projecting Vportions may be out V'thes'everal' views, 7-indicates1a reel or spool upon which isjwound a relatively narrow ribbon or tape 8 of paper, fabric or other suitable material having equi-distantly spaced late-rally extendingY tabs or 9 along one edge f thereof.

perforated in any suitable manner, as shown lat 10, to form a stencil of any desired tradename, or otlierinsignia which is to be affixed toA the'r materialV to be marked. yIf desired,

Y inlieu ofthe aforesaid stencil, said tabsor projections 9. may carry decalcomania transfers or may be otherwise formed to pro-v vide aidieor other medium for carrying out' the objects of this invention in the manner hereinafter described. A t t The Vreel vorspool 7 .maybe .of any diameter to carry th-e requisite supply of tape or ribbon -for any given operati/on, or forV j a number of'operations as the case may be.

This reelor spool 7 is supported or mounted Y f on a stub shaft 11, keyed or splined thereto vso as to rotate therewith, the ends of said shaft protruding beyond the plane of the sides of said reel? The saidshaft v11V `is removably journaled in split bearings Vsupported from the opposite walls 12 and 12a,

respectively, of the protective cage or lhousking 13which is preferably formed of sheet Vmetalory any othermaterial suitable to the connected, as shown at 18,

purpose, and of the configuration shown.

VThe split bearing aforesaid comprises va Vfixed lower halfy 14, having extensions 15 and 16, to the `former of vwhich the upper halfY ofthe bearing 17 is hinged or pivotally From Y this construction, it lwill be observed that the shaft 11 carryingy the reel 7 may 'bepositioned within or removed j from the bearings with facility andldespatch, the shaft being .locked in functioning position in the bearings by means of the wing `nuts 18 in threadedV engagement with the studs explained.

the base andsides of the housing 13, the

tape or ribbon 8 as Vit leaves the spool, passing beneath the roll 24V journaled inthe upwardly directed parallelV flanges 25, which form the sides of said guideway 23.

In the present showing ofmy invention, I have elected to illustratethe same asused in .connection with V'a calende'ring machine, such as is commonly employed in finishing fabric` and other materials, the -r calender rolls, the upper onel of which is usually ,tape `8, which carries thel a heat roll being indicatedV by the reference numerals 26 and 27, respectively. Thel housing 13 withY its v'extending yguidewa-y 23 for the tape or ribbonS is located in front A and 27. The housing 13 with its extending guideway 23V is pivotally mounted on a bracket 28, slidablyrmounted on a rod 29,.

positioned transverselypof the calendering machine, the said rod or bar 29 being con-k nected to the vcalendering machine frame members 3() vfor adjustment longitudinally thereof. The bracket 28'may be a casting,

of, or in advance of the'machine rolls26 or may be formed of any suitable material,

and is preferably provided witha a bore conforming to the contour of the: rod or bar'29, andy of "dimensions to permitof the movement of said bracket longitudinally vof said rod or bar,'or in other words, transversely of the calendering machine frame, the said bracket being -lockedin position of adjustment by means of the set screw 31. `The aforesaid pivotal connectionV between the bracket 28 andthe housing 13 is' obtained'vbyv forming an annular pin or protuberance 32 onthe upper surface ofthe bracket 28, which is adaptedto enter a coinplemental recess 33 inthe boss or blocky 34,

. fixed to the base of the housing 13 Vby means of rivets or the like 35. vBy ithis method of connection betweenbracket'28 and the boss orA block 34, VVit will be observed that the housing 13, with its extendingguideway 23, will b e capable of oscillatory movein-entwith relation to the bracket 28, as Vhereinafter Y.

Thematerial 36 to be operated upon 'by the calender rolls26 andv 27, respectively, traverses the Ausual guide or tension rolls 37, 38 and 39 and passes between said cal ender rolls 26 andj27,'being'carried` overV aA rod o r bar 40, positioned tranversely of the machine frame and between the roll39 and ,calender rolls 26 27,` trod for 'bar 40 forms atable the top offvvhich is in the planel of the 4periphery ofthe adjacentguide Yor tension roll 39,'sothat that portion of the 5 .material 36 `vvhich issuppo'rted 'by'saidroll 39 and the table 40 is 'in asubstantially horizontalplane., Y Y

It 'Will be observed that the terminus of the yguidevvay 23, when the housing 13 is mounted `I "elat-iv'e "to Athe 'rolls 26 and 27, Vas -just described, isat avfpoiiit approximately betvveen the roll39 and the table 40. Posi-` tione'don the voutside of theguidevvay 23, adjacent Ito lits terminus 'and on `the median 15 line thereof, is a dependent lug vor stop 41 'which is 'adapted to cont-act with, or lbear against the edgepf `the ymaterial 36 as it `passes 'from 'the roll 39 vto the table' 40.

When it is desiredto'employ myiinproved 4methodA and mechanism, for marking Vthe.

v mat-erial',"the Iloraeket-28 'is adjusted laterally ofthe rod Vorfbar 29, so that the stop 4l will contactvvith the edge fof the 'material' 36 betw'veen the roll39 'and thetable 40, whereby Kfthe selvage of the material' 39 will register,

f or be in line "with the ltalos or projections 9 of thetape ,8, A.Thetape 8 as it leaves the f table 40vis` in closelcontact with the material 4 6 A and ,entersbetveen the calenderingirolls :in agandpatherewith. l

rlhe "tape '8, as lit vis v"unvvound from the spool or reel 7 passesunder the'roll 24, as

aforesaid, and is guided' in its movement lthrough thel guidetvay 23'by'means ofingers 35,'j42,vvhich}are supported by transverse rods ""43a connected to'the edges lo'f-the guidevvay Y 23. v'l`h ese ngers '42 project downwardly f intoth'e guidewayand Contact vvith the -edge of thetape'orribbon '8,'fr'om Whichhthe tabs 4o 9 project. The Ytape 8in traversing "the' guidexvay 23 is thusat all times, during the feeding operation, maintained in position to insure registration of the tabs or projections 9 thereof with the selvage edge of the 45 fabric 36, the pressure of the turned-up end portions V42a of the fingers 42, in aV downwvard direct-ion, being so adjustedas to permit the tabs or .projections 9y of theV tape 8 to ride beneath said fingers Without injury thereto.

As the material 36 is drawn beneath theV calendino" rolls 26 and 27, the vibration of the machine and the slight lateral variations in the path of movement of the material are provided for by the aforesaid pivotal connection between the boss or block 34 .of the bracket 28. This pivotal Connection permits the spring 43 fixed to the bracket as at 44 to exert suiiicient lateral pressure against the pin 45 dependent 'from the underside of the guideway 23 to maintain the lug or stop 41 continuously in contact with the adjacent edge of the material 36.

j It will be noted that a portion of the' guideway, adjacent to its terminus, overlies lthe nl'ateiiial '36 :in Ipassage 4vfrom the roll f 39 tothe Itable 40. i To prevent undue pres- `position of the giiid'ehvay, W'ithrelationto thematerial :36, may 1befaccurately 'm'aintained during the entire 'period of-themarkling operation.

As the ta'pe y8 "is A'drawn beneath therealen-v dering rolls -26 and 27, vth'ejtabs or projec- `tions'9 of said tape Zbeingiiicontactivith 4the edge ofthe selvage ofthegmate'rial 36,

it :Will be obvious that'fthe heat'of 'the roll `26 combined with the pressure exerted yby said calender rolls on the `said 'tabs andthe material Will effect a transfer fof'theind1c1a,jo'r other marking provided-on thef'tab :tion 9 of the tape' 8 is formedfto v'function j as a stencil, thefheatV and pressurefof the calender rolls v26a`nd""27fv\`iill produoeian impression of the tab or projection 19 up'on t-he selvage of ithematerial, in which 5ythe marking is tota-ke 'the form Iof -a decalco- 'mania'transfen it Will be obviousfthaty the transfer may be Imade to `the material 536 in an" equally 'efficient manner.

5 In` order Ythatfthel movement ofV 'the zbon/ jor ,tape 8, through the Iguideivay '23,

insigniaor other markingsf on the vvtabappear vin relief. On the-other f'liand,"ifvthe"95 may beA performed so as to synchronizewith i the housing 13.` This strap or iiexible med` ium 49 passes over a grooved pulley which is keyed to one end of the stub shaftl 11, as shown at 52, the Weight 48 being of the proper size to retard the rotation of the shaft 11 sufficiently to insure the aforesaid synchronism vin movement of the tape 8 and thel material 36, Without producing such'an excessive strain. on saidtape as to cause injury thereto, Y

I claim:

Vl. A device of j the character described v comprising 1n comblnatlon, a support for a roll of tape-like material, said support hav-y 'l ing a delivery end through which the tapelike materialmay be Withdrawn and mount-` ings for the support whereby the support and deliviery endl thereof may be laterallyy shifted and the delivery end elevated or depressed. v Y

' 2. A device of the character described isoVV adapted for use with strip material handling mechanism, such as calendar rolls, compr-isingy in combinatiom'a support for a roll ot tape-likematerial, said support having a delivery end through which the tape-like matep'rial'may be withdrawn,. and: a device for. Vmaintaining a predetermined lateral thurst a Yof the support against saidstrip material.

\ 3. A device .of` the character 'described adapted for use with strip-material handling mechanism, such as calendar rolls, comprising in combination. a support for a rolly of tape-like material, said support having a dey `livery end throughA which the tape-like material may be withdrawn, and meansy for mainv taining a predetermined downwardpressure of thel delivery. end 1 against said strip material.

4', A device Vof the character .described adapted :for use with strip material handling mechanism,such las calendar rolls, compris- Y ing in combination, a ksupport for a roll of tape-like material, said support having a detaining a' predetermined lateral thrust .of-

n livery end through which the tape-like material may be withdrawn, aY device for maining a delivery` endy through which the tape- Vlike material may be withdrawn, mount-ings for the support whereby the support and delivery end thereof may be laterally shifted and the delivery end elevated or depressed,

and a friction drag associated with the support for impeding the runwinding ofthe roll.

' 6. A 'device of' the character described comprising in combination, a support for 'a roll of tape-like material, said support having upwardly opening bearings and a hori- Zontal outstandingfdelivery chuteror mate rialdrawn from the lower side of the roll,

fingers for keeping the material inthe chute, l anda friction drag to retard the unrolling of the material. v

7. A device of the character described comprising in combination, a support for a.

roll of tape-like material, said Vsuport hav-1 ing upwardly opening bearings and. avhorizontal outstanding delivery'chute for mate-I.V Y v55 rial drawn' froml the lowerV side of the roll, amounting for the support wherebyr the `delivery end of thesupport may be elevated or depressed, and a counterweight for the chute.

8. A device of'. thei'character described comprising in combination. a support for a roll of tape-like material, said supporthaving upwardly opening bearings and a horizontal 4outstanding delivery chute formate,

rial drawn from the lower side ofthe roll, mounting for the `support whereby the same may swing on ja vertical axis, anda spring operatingy uponv the chute to bias'it to a predetermined lateral position. 9. A device of the character described comprising in combinatioma support vfor. a

roll of tapeelike material, said supporthaving upwardly opening bearings and a hori-V zontal outstanding deliverychute formaterial drawn from the lower side-of the roll, a mounting for, the support vwhereby the same may swing on a vertical axis, a spring operating upon the chute to bias it toa` predetermined Vlateral position, lingers for f keeping the vmaterial in the chute, l.and a friction drag to retardthe unrollingof the material. n i

HAROLD B;V Mower. f i

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