US1707855A - Means for forming labels and the like on wooden containers and the like - Google Patents

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April 2, 1.929.

W. C. HART uEANs Fon FORIING LABELS AND THE LIKE oN wooDEN CONTAINERS AND THB LIxl:

Filed Aug. 2, 1926 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 April 2, 1929. w. c.

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lEANs ron PORNING LABELS AND THE LIKE 0N vlooDEN CONTAINERS AND THE LIKE Filed Aug; 2. 1926 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 j VV. C//drz HAR-r 1,707,855 l Patented Apr.l 2, `1929.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM CLIFTONIIART, F ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA.

MEANS FOR FORMING LABELS AND THE LIKE 0N WOODEN CONTAINERS AND THE LIKE.

Application led August 2, 1926, Serial N0. 126,623, and in Australia September 7, 1925.

This invention has for its object the for Imation of labels, designs, symbols and the like on wooden case ends or sides and/or wooden containers and the like and method and means for applying same.

The invention relates to the lformation of labels, symbols, designs and the like on wooden case ends or sides or wooden containers and the like by indenting the label or design in the material of which the case or container ismade, and at the same time colouring same in one or multi colours, by means of, preferably, a raised type high design made of suitable materials such as zinc plate brass or an alloy. The design being so made and adjustable that its surfaces are coloured in one or more colours as desired, the colour or any number of them being imparted to the imprint of the design or label at one and the sameoperation. The depth of the imprint of the design on the case end or container is so regulated, that any depth of imprint with the raised high type surfaces may be easily acquired as hereinafter described.

The essential features embodied in the invention are substantially as follows (a) The arrangement of a cylinder carrying a design orV label and disposingpreferably above theA said cylinder a further cylinder having attached to its circumferential surface thel inkor colour distributing; device or devices for colouring the label or design situated on the lower cylinder, before the coloured imprint is given to case or container ends (b) The suitable Y absorbent material such as felt, chamois or cloth and the like, which may be in the form ofpads and whichl are adjustably andrdetachably held to a cylinder disposed so that the said pads contact with the distributing pad on a cylinder disposed above the roller carrying the printing means, said cylinder or roller being the lowermostof the set. Y (c) The provision of means for obtaining any desired depth of imprint to the label or design on the wooden case or container ends by making the lower or printing cylinder ad- Yjustable by suitable means such as springs to yenable it vto easily adapt itself to any unevenness of the article which it is desired to label use of colouring means of anyv or imprint, and also the different .sizes or depths of the various materials which are to be labelled, orthe lower or printing cylinder may be stationary, in which case the platform or table or portion thereof such as a floatlng panel over which the material passes when im rinting or labelling will be adjustable, so t at the raising or lowering of this platform or floating panel has the same effect as in lowering or raising the lower cylinder containingV the design, that is, altering the depth of the label imprint and at the same time accommodating thercylinder to the thicknessY or depth ofthe article passed under it. y

(d) Divisioning or dividing the colouring pads, attached tothe up er cylinder, in order that'inulticolours may e imprinted at one and the same operation, instead of as is in vogue at the present time, where say three colours are to be printed, and furthermore, the divisioning or zoning of these colour pads may be accomplished in any practical way in Y order to conform to those various portions of the label or imprint desired to be rvariously coloured, for example, the contents of a cas or container may be in two colours, the manufacturers name in say three colours, and his place, street or city or State of manufacture having a different colour for each word.

e) Forming the wall of each cylinder with perforations in order that the colour pads may be' fed by suitably designed receptacles situated inside the cylinder and having their attachments to said' colour pads passin through any ofthe perforations and alixe thereto by `suitable means to give them more stability. An additional advantage of the perforations in the colour pad cylinder isthat the colouring pads may be more easily attached to the cylinder, and more readily ad- `justable if out of alignment with that portion of the lower cylinder label or to be coloured. The Vcolour pads of the upper cylinder and-the label design of the lower one, `may f be attached to these cylinders by projections passing from them through the perforations and fastened inside the cylinder by any suitable means.

In order tomore readily understandthe invention reference will now be madeto the accompanying drawings in which Figure l is a viewin side elevationof a ing means for supplying the pads with ink. y Figurel 7 is a Idetaill view showing alterna-V tive means for allowing different thicknesses of material passing through the machine, and

Figure V8 is a view of the printing roller. According to this invention a table is supported upon legs 6' adapted for bolting or otherwise affixing to the iioor or a suitable foundation,

The table 5 has vertical arms 7 mounted o bars 8 the whole being' horizontally adjustable on the table 5 by providing slots 9 thereon, the adjustment being necessary to permit boards of various Awidths being fed to the printing rollers. Y

The printing means comprises rollers 10, 11, 12mounted on spindles carried in the supy ports'13, 14.

Mounted on the spindle 15 of the roller 11 is a toothed wheel 16, meshing with a pinion 17 on the spindle 18, said pinion 17 meshing with a toothed wheel 19 on the spindle 20, a pinion 21 meshing with the toothed Whel 19.

Thel spindle 22 of the pinion21 carries a roller 23 which is formed centrally of its length to receive a chain 24 which y passes about a toothed Wheel 25 at the feeding end of the machine. v

' The surface 5a of the table 5 is provided with a slot 26 in which the chain 24 moves and Y the table surface 5"L is cut away as at 27 to permit portion of the roller 23 to pass slightly above the surface of said table, whilst the chain 24 also projects slightly above the surface 5a of said table.

lThe object of the chai-n 24 isto feed the the extension.

The whole of the apparatus is operated by the motor`32, the operation of which moves the toothed wheel 30 and pinion 28 on the spindle 178-v the co-axial pinion 17 moving therewith and in turn moving the toothed wheels 16 and 19 and pinionl 21 which causes the chain feed device to move in the required direction, whilst a toothed Wheel 16EL meshinOr with the toothed wheel 16 turns the toothed Wheel 161 onthe spindle 16? of the roller 12.

Disposed forwardly of the roller 11 is a buffer 35 which is in line with the vertical arms-'7, the said buferbeing adapted to retain the boards 7 a in position preparatory to moving one' at atime tothe rollers, and as each board is carried forwardly by the chain 24 the remaining boards settle down by their owny weight when the next board Vis carried through and so on.

The roller 11 is the printing roller, the roll- Y er 10, the distributing roller, and the roller 12 the inkingroller, and l will now vdescribe the inking roller 12. 'i

This roller is a perforated cylinder carried on the spindle 16c and is adapted to carry the supply of ink or like iiuid in the different colours which ultimately form the design which will be according to the requirements of the packer. v fr- The colours are held in receptacles 36 which are .detachably and ad] ustably disposed inside the cylinder 12, a filling portion being fitted to said receptacles and a non-return or ball valve 878 between the pad 39 and i y the receptacle 36. which is adapted to arevent the colour fluid passing to the inliing pad too rapidly, such ball valve acting a regulating means. y

The inkinsurface 40 may be composed of any suitable material such as chamois, felt and the like and is held in a curved plate 41 detachably and adjustably held to the cylinder 12 by means of plates 42 held to the cylinder 12 by means of bolts 43 which pass through the perforations 44 and it is Vpreferred to make the plates adjustable by forming'slots 45 therein in order to provideV for various sized inlrin'g padsr j i The pads 40fhaving the necessary design thereon are saturated by 'colouring from the receptaclesjt and the designis then trans'- lferred from the said pads 40 to the distributing roller 10 which is partly surfaced witha resilient pad 46 which receives the design in colour from the said pad 40. l Y y The resilient pad 46 picks'up only a very .thin film ofink or like material from the pads 40 and as thecylinderor roller 10 continues to revolve the colour is then imparted to the printing roller 11 carrying the particular design to be'transferred to the boards 7 a as they pass through the machine l The design is preferably out in metal and is of the type highvariety so that aV certain I lindentation is given the design on the boards with the colour set out in any manner suitable to the packer'. Y

The designs on the printing roller 11 are preferably disposed between rings 47-48 which act also as a guide for the boards 7a and prevents them from Wandering thereby ensuring the saidv boards being uniformly branded.

The distance between the rollers 10 and 11 may be adjusted by means of t-he screws as 48 operated by the hand Wheels as 49, and if necessary similar raising or lowering means may be used in connection with the distance between the roller 11 and the surface of the table 5.

If necessary also the table may be mounted so that it will rise and fall according to the varying thicknesses of boards being used, and this could be obtained by providing a floating panel 50 in the table top, said panel being retained by means of studs 51 surrounded by springs 52 which would permit the said panel 50 rising and falling as the boards passed between it and the printing roller 11.

In carrying the invention into practical effect, the boards 7 a are stacked between the arms 7 as shown in Figure 1.

Upon starting the motor 32 the gears 17-16--19--21-16a and 16b are operated together with the cylinders or rollers 10, 11, 12 and feeding chain 24.

The lowermost board is moved forwardly by means of the chain 24 until said board meets the printing roller 11 when said board, during the printing operation, passes between said roller 11 and the roller 23.

As the printing proceeds the board passes out to the rea-r of the machine to be followed by the next board, the operation being continuous, for as one board moves forwardly the next board drops down and passes to the printing roller 11.

The ink or colour containers or receptacles 36 will require replenishing from time to time and this will necessitate stopping the machine, but if the colour containers 36 are of substantial proportions the replenishing 0peration need only be infrequently performed.

The design to he imparted to a boa-rd may be built up of a number of colour arrangements to suit the taste of the packer and furthermore the said design may be divisioned so that any particular portion thereof may be in one colour andthe other in another colour to form a contrast.

What I claim as vmy invention and desire to Secure by Letters Patent is i 1. VIn means for forming labels and the like on wooden containers and the like, a perforated cylinder for holding a colour inking device detachably and adj ustably to thecylinder, said means consisting ofl av curved colour device formed to correspond to the radius of the cylinder, bolts extending through any selected group of perforations in said cylinder, said bolts engaging slotted plateson the colour device, the ends of which plates distant from the slot are adapted to engage with the colour device substantially as described.

2. In means for forming labels and the like on wooden containers and thelike, a cylinder, an inking pad arranged on said cylinder, means for supplying colour liquid to said pad, said means comprising containers connected to the pad, said containers being disposed within the cylinder, and a ball valve for controlling passage of liquid from the containers to'said pad for the purposes specified.

Signed at Adelaide, State of South Australia, Australia, this twenty-fifth day of June, 1926.

WILLIAM CLIFTON HART.

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