US1797367A - Numbering head - Google Patents

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March 24, 1931. J. H. REINHARDT NUMBERTNG HEAD Filed Nov. 15. 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet -1 A; ATTORNEY.

March 24, 1931. J RE|NHARDT 1,797,367

NUMBERING HEAD Filed Nov. 15, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 2 Elga INVENTOR ATTORNEY March 24, 1931. J. H. REINHARDT- NUMBERING HEAD Filed Nov. 13. 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 fiayflw INVENTOR I 7 BY W 1/ JQATTQRNEY Patented Mar. 24, 19,31

JJA ESH. REINI-IARDT, ornAsT ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, Assieuoacco AMERICAN ANK NOTE GOMPANYjOF NEW YORK, N. Y. A CDRIPOB'A'IION OE NEW YORK NUM'BERIN nEAn Applicatio n file d November 13, 1929/ Sean iro.4o,ss7.'* f

The invention relates to a numberinghead of theitype in which the units digit Wheels of I a plurality ofassociated'heads'receive a timely' pos tive actuation by mechanisms incorpo'rated 1n thenumberlng machine proper and more particularly to a head of'tliis typein :vs hichthe digit Wheels of each unit in the head may beiadjusted in relation to ashaft actuating mechanism operative upon the units wheels, "-so as to vpermit relative adjustment of the digit Wheels of differentunits" actuated from the same shaft. 1

Aznumbering head has heretofore been devised ,-:by me in which each of the three 15 Wheels oflower denomination has been actuated by a shaft common to all wheels of the same denomination in a row of numbering head;;units,, but 'Wltl'l this construction of head, it was essential that all units of a row be in exact alignment.

In order to provide a numbering head or;

the type to which my invention-relates, which mayheadapted to a class of Work wherein.

Xact'alignment of different numbering head 7 5 unitsof a group is not necessary, orwherein. by reason of paperishrlnkageor conditions in,,a printing plate, various corresponding designs. are not accurately aligned, I so construct th'enumberinghead of my present in-' vention that,notwithstanding that the vsame shaft is utilized to actuate the" unit Wheels of, allthe units in a rovv, the digit Wheels of any unit may be adju'sted to a position cutofalignment with the vl ee1s'of other units afc tuated fromthesanie shaft. In attaining the" 2 object of the invention, it ises'sential that: theimain frame of each numbering head unit and the frame carrying thedigit wheelsbe independent, one of the other, and that the 40 actuating mechanism and the transfer mechanism be carriedby the mam' frame of the u,nit, Whilethe gear Wheels for actuating the several digitwheels are, actuated through inv termediate gearing so constructed and arranged as to reta1n the r operative relation to each other notwithstanding themovement of the frame carrying the digit'Wheels and some) I the units partly broken away ofthegears ,of each train.

I I also "pr'ovlde, in 'c ordinarilynot soa tllated.

'nnection With the ing mechanism operative upon the. various digit Wheels of each: unit, thismechanism including an actuating member; common to all units in arow,.so as to permit the adjustment of theivarious'numbering: units ina row, in

relation to eachother and also longitudinally 'ofitheimachine cylinder.

printing position, or if desired, v toj cause.

movement of the digit 'WhQQlS to correct-this condition, This-;mechanis1n'-applies ,only to the Wheels which are'automatically actuated during the operation of the machine and does not apply \to, heels. of higher denomination In a numbering unit of the j invention," the various a ,ctuat ing and transfer mechanisms, excepting-,the; aligning I mechanism, may be located atone side of the digit Wheelsand between the side} frames ofthe unit, thus permittinga close setting'of the digit wheels andgthe.desiredlstrength in, andzlocation of, s the various parts of the actuating mecha;

nismjsn construction applies both to the gears mounted upon"-the main actuating shaft and to 1the =transfer v mechanisms actuated 1 thereby, mounted upona-shaft .car'riedby' the main frame -of.the{ machine; as 'Well as to the intermediate ,gearing -fc r imparting: move The inventioniconsists in the novel features 7 of. construction and combination of parts hereinafter set forth and'described, and more mentto the digit Wheels. '1.

'P ed out'i'n the claims hereto appended." t p o -V.Referringto'thedravvings, 1

V Fig.:1' is aflaterallycondensed view,inside elevation, of a single numbering'head', showingtwo units; f i

- Fig1 2is a plan view thereof;

Fig; 3fisa' greatly enlarged-view of one of 'Figeis a sectional vievv'on the line 4 4; of Figfi3fbuton'a'reduced scale; i

oor

ingmechanism upon an enlarged scale, the movement of such being shown 1n dotted lines; and 3 Fig. 8 1s" a detail view'ofthe actuatmg means for the aligning or straightening cam shaft.

Like numerals refer to likeparts,through out the several views.

.--The numbering head of'the inventionv 1s adapted-foruse with-a special type-of numbering 1 machine in which a: large gear 10; receives a timely intermittent actuation:

through mechanisms in the numberingmachine,= not shown. The extent of movement of this gear 10 is such that with'each actua' tion thereof,- the'units digit wheel of each numbering head unit mounted upon the cylinder 11 ofthe numbering machine,i;will receiveone tenth of a revolution; Since each numbering head lsldentical with every'other and'since each unit 'embod' led in a numberlng head is the same as every other'unlt, adescr1pt1on-of but one numberi'ng head and one'unit willbe given.

"Thenumbering head 'of the' invention in? eludes a bridge proper 'l3 having afixed clamp member let and a movable clamp'm'ern her 15, these clamp members =being'closed uponf'the overhanging edges of the cylinder 11 by means of a tie bolt 16. The'up'per face of the bridge member 13 isprovided with an; undercut or dove-tailed, slideway 17 -Carried by the bridge member 13,;are re movable end brackets 18 and 19 mounted upon the slideway 17 andsecuredii'n"relation theretoin any desired manner:

:Mounted in the end brackets'18 and 19is an" actuated shaft 20 having idly mounted thereon a small gear 21 by ineans'of which construction, the-shaft 20, aswill appear hereinafter,'is u'ti'lizedto simultaneously ac-' tuate'all unitsdigit wheels ofthe various numbering head units embodied in the nuijn ber'in'g'head. The gear wheel'21 is connected to the shaft 20 by means {of afc'lutch 'mecha nism 22 for-the purpose'ofperm'itting adjustment of the bridge 13*circumferentially of the member 11. This clutch mechanism may illSO be used when'settlng th6 Cllglt thereto f r turning the respective nun be wheels of the'various numbering head units out. of alignment onewiththe'othen- It is to be understood that in the numberspaced apartat various intervals so asto' en-;v

sure the lacin of the im rint in. the r0 er pcsition upon a previously printed sheet,:and

that in so spacing the various numbering head units they have movement longitudinally of the bridge member 13 and of the actuating shaft 20, as well as circumferentially of the cylinder 11.

I will now describe one of the numbering head units. This unit 'compris es a main frame 23 having a base undercut so as to seat upon the slideway 17. This frame 23 has end "plates 24and'25 having bearings for the'sh'a'ft 2O. 'lhe t'op s of these enct' latesae and 25 overhang the end plates as shown at 26, Fig.

each of the wheels of still higher denomination, 30. I v "lhearrangement or sequence of the characters or digits upon" the 'corresponding Wheels-ofboth sets in a-unit and on each set is the same. 1

,The wheels arehand set a'nd not automatically actuated." Thewheels 27, 28 and 29 are mechanically and automatically actuated with the progressive actuation of the num rbering' m'ach'ine. The wheels 80 are idly mounted upon'ja shaft arena in 'a digit wheeler U-frame 32,'which frame iscapable of ad]ujstmenttowardand fromthe end plates 2st and 25 of the unit, and is held in anyadj u-st'ed position means of set screws ino'un'ted .in overhangs 26 of the end plates' 2fl 25 of the main frame of the unit.

hundredsovheel 29 is carried by a sleeve also idly mounted uponthshaft thisshaft reduced in diameter at pointsas shown in Fig. 3, merely for the purpose, of reducingjthefbearing areas. The tens: wheel is carried vashort er sleeve 3.6; bearing ,uponportions of thesleeve 35', while the units wh eelis carriedby a sleeve 37 bearing upon portions of the sleeve 36. ;The sleeves. 3 .36. and 3, therefore, co-az;ial; zinclmested, being of. different lengths in. order to permit .thesapplication of power;

ing wheels, Thesleeve S'Tand'its digit wheel, 27 are actuated through a gear .38 secnredito the sleeve 37, while the digitwheels 2S and- 29 are actuatedthrough the gears 39 and 10 secured respectively to the sleeves 36 and 35.. Power from the shaft20 is applied through suitable. gearsto the gear 38, and is applied, indirectly, throughtra-nsfer mechanisms to,

the gears 39 40. V This will now be described.

- Splined or otherwise adjustablyiconnected with the shaft is a: gear 41 entrained through the intermediate "gear 42, with the gear 38, so that with each impulsebf the shaft 20', the sleeve 37 and units digit'wheel 27 will receive'one-tenth of a rotation Car ried by thegean ll, is a single tooth gear 43 co-operating with a Geneva stop gear 44 I carried by a sleeve 45 and idly mounted upon, a shaft 46. The sleeve 45 carries a gear 47 enmeshed with anidler gear 48 on the shaft V 20, whichin turn is entrained 'with'the gear 39 throughanintermediate gear 49.

The gear, 48 in turn carries a single'tooth' gear 50 of a Geneva stop movement, the co-v operating gear 51 of which is mounted upon a sleeve52 carryinga gear 53 entrainedwith the gear 40 through a gear 54 idly mounted upon the shaft 20am an intermediate gear 55, By the use of transfer mechanisms and gear trains as describedthe progressive actuation of the units, tens and hundreds wheels issecured The various gear trains and trans: fer mechanisms heretofore described are located at one side of the U-frame 32, being separated from the digit wheel by means of a partition 56 providing bearings for the sleeve 37, andv the shaft 20, and supporting the shaft 46 upon which thedriven members of theGeneva stop movement are mounted.

This locating of the actuating mechanisms H of thedigit wheels at one side of the digit wheels permitsthe various gears to be substantially made, and also affords the proper clearance for the locating of these-parts. V

4 The various drivenmembers of the Geneva stop mechanism are idly m ounted upon the U-frames32 and the digit wheels carried" thereby. Theshaft 31 is a fixed shaft upon which the various sleeves and digit fiwheel's shaft 46. Theintermediate gears42y49 and '55'zare idly mounted upon 'afshaft carried by a link mechanism which will be referred to in connection with the adjustment of the are idly mounted. 'The only shaft which turns isthe shaft 20, and this shaft is commonto all digit wheel units carried .by the bridge 13'.

'Whether ,a'single set of digit wheels or twin-sets are'used-in each unit, it may be necessary to move the digitgwheels'of a set to ward or from the shaft 20 in order to properly space the number. in relation'to the design on printed sheets. i This may beidue to conditions incidental to the preparation of the-plate from which these sheets are printed, or to shrinkage of the paper after print in'g; In small work it is more likely to occur than in larger work.

I To thus throw the digit wheels of the sets of one unit but. of alignment with the set of digit wheels ofanotherl unit acted on by the same actuatingshaft 20, it ismerely necessary to move the U-frame 32 upon the base of the main frame 23 of the unit; the set-screw'33 be 1ng released to permit this movement of the frame 32 and tightened after such movement.

The upper face of the base of themain frame 23is curvedupon a radius ofthe axis of'the cylinderflll, as is also thetops of the U- fr2'1r'ne'32.

Since the variousdigitiwheels, the shaft and gearsfor actuating sameand the intermediategears for transmitting power thereto'from the shaft 20, have movement with the U-frame, it is obvious that this movement of relation were means not providedto maintain th1s operative relatlon;irrespective1 of movement of .theU-frame either toward or from the'U-fr'amefiwould disturb their operative 7 said shaftQO." In the form of-the invention shown, I'maintain the desired operative relation of the gears of each traimbysuppOrting V a shaft 57: from links 58 and 59, mounted respectively upon theshafts 2O 'and'31, said shaft57 being rotatable in one of said links. By the use of these links 58 and 59, the shaft 57 is permitted to have movement circumfer-' entially of the shaft 20; and; circumfererr tially of the shaft31 asrequired by move ments of the U-frame" 32],an'dthe various gears upon these shafts will alwaysremain in mesh. A slot in an end of the U-frame 32 per'mits such movement ofthe shaft 57.

Therejis this difiiculty, however. ith' movement of the shaft 31 with tl1e;U-fra1ne and ofthe shaft 57 resulting fromsuch movement,- therewould'beea slight turning movement of the gears of the train, were not means provided to 'eitheripreventflor correct this.

condition. The clutch member; 22, by free-' lngthe shaft 20from' the gear 21, will-permit this shaft and'the. gears carried thereice by and rotatabletherewith, to turn freeed up'onthe'shaft QO'are'concern'ed, no difficulties arise, sincethe use of a Geneva stop, after the first actuation thereof,rwill restore proper timing in the actuation of the Various digit wheels case such'is destroyed by a slight movement of the single tooth member of the G'enevastop mechanism as the result of the movement of the U-frame and of the intermediate gears carried thereby. To furl ther correct the condition,- however I 'conne'ct the gears 88, 39 and 40 with their respec} t1ve sleeves37, 86 and35 by means of a shoule dered-member (SOFcarriedHby each of said sleeves and' a'member 61 carried'by each of ing the screws 62.

said-gear wheels, the connection between the members and 61 being by means of adjusting screws 62 which may not only beiutilized to turn the digit wheel's actuated through the gears 38,- 39 and 40 entirely independently of said gears, but will permitthe turning of: the gears entirelyindependently of the digit wheels during movement of the U-frame 32; This last result is securedby merely'releas- Of course, it will be understood thatthe quantity of the -movement of theU-frame 32 will never be-great, a maximum range ofronequarter to three-eighths of an inch being provided for. r I r It is desirable to provide what is known as an aligning" mechanism having the twofold-objectiof bringing the printing characters upon the digit wheelsinto alignment following each vaction thereof, and holding them in such alignment at all-times exceptwhen it is necessary to turn the wheels lVith the type of numbering head herein describec, this alignment mechanismprevents considerable difiiculty. The number-'- ing head is capable of adjustment as a unit circumferentially of the cylinder'l'l. The various numbering head units of each head are. not only movable with the bridge mem-' ber 13 about the'cylinder 11, but are movable about said cylinder independently of said bridge member 13, and are also movable longitndinallyof the cylinder. It is desirable to actuate this aligning or straightening mechanism from the power driving the numbering machine, thus causing its simultaneous actuation with all ofthe numbering head units mounted upon the same'bridge. Consequently, while the aligning or straightening mech anism actsupon the various digit'wheels, it is not practicable to adjust the actuating means of the aligning mechanism with the digitwheelsof the set of any unit. 7 r

To meet this vcondition, I provide a cam shaft 63 ,rotatahlymounted inthe end frames 18 and19 offlthe bridgel3. This shaft-is a' rockingshaftactuated in. any desired m'anher from a cam 64 adjacent thenumbering head cylinder 11. This cam 64 is of a length to act simultaneously on all numbering-heads upon the cylinder 11. A plunger 65,.s-i1nilar to that commmonly used upon-type high numbering heads, is mounted in each end bracket, andacts upon the cam aft The cam G l is a fined cam so that the plunger 65 of every numbering head will :engage the cylinder when it reaches a predetermined position in its revolution. o o I V Each dlgitwheel ofeach set carries a star wheel 66 having ten teeth. This applies toboth the automatically,- and the hand, operated wheels of the set. Mounted in each-0f the U-frames32, is a-series of aligningor straighten ngpawls '67, one co-operatmg with each; star. wheeltfi These pawls mayb spring pressed if desired; The ends-of the pawls are projected beyond the gears with which they co-operate, and have an elongated flattened portion 68 projecting below the cam shaft 63 and affording a. length of surface suiiicient to permit the adjustment of the u frame Without disengagingv the pawls ,6? and the cam shaft fi3wlVhere twin sets of digit wheels are used, the-flattened extended portion 68 of the aligning pawls .of :one set of wheels, laps the corresponding.portion of the other set. of wheels. Iii-desired, these pawls may be'actedupon by-a spring v69, although thisis not essentiala C v The operation of the herein described num bering head is substantially as follows The bridge member l3,icarrying two or more numberinghead units, may be mounted upon, or removed. from, the cylinder 11 by the use of the clamp members 14,15 and the tie bolt 16. The shaft 20 passes throughand is splined to themain ac-tuating gear. 41 of each unit. v in spacingthe numbering head units longitudinallyof the cylinder 11,,it is mere-. ly necessaryto releasethe means for locking them on the slideway 17v and move the main frame of each. unit along the shaft 20 and along the slide 1?. Inzso adjusting the units,

they will also move along the. cam shaft 63.. lfitwis desiredv to adjust a numbering head circumferentially of the cylinder, it is merely necessary to release the clutch 22, clamps.

lland l5 andlslide the bridge rnember 13' about the cylinderto. the desired position.

In setting the various digit wheels to the desired startingposition, it is-merely necessary to release the clutch 22 and the aligning,

or straightening pawlsfi? and turn the digit wheels by hand, using-a suitable tool. Then the digit wheels have been set to the proper place, the clutch 22may be re-engaged with the gear, 2land thus have the numbering head inreadiness to be operated. In inakingtrial impressions, it maybe found that atrue align ment of thecorresponding setsof digit wheels of various .un ts upon the br dge .13 is not desirable. 1T0 correct this condition, the U- to the framesofithe. same unit-,0! as to'the.

frames in different units carried by the same bridge; member. I a

The manner of turningthe units, tens and hundreds wheels, and the operationaof: the

Geneva stop transfer mechanism will be obL-,

vious from the foregoing. description.

Itispreferable, n ad usting the- U-frames 32, to disconnect the clutch 22 and release the:

screws 62 so that-the movement of the gear 38and of the shaft 20 can have noefiect so far as moving the units digit wheels out of alignment is concerned. It isalso preferable to.

12 .i .7 p11ed to the machine. VV1th veach rotat on q. seas am haf 63 duri gih justnient, as to havethe alignment or straighten,- ingnpawls 67 in operativefrelation withithe respective, wheels 66 to checkanyturning V movement of thedigit wheels. It is obvious that since the gears 38, 39 and d0 are free to have limited Zmovement" in relation to f the digit wheelsactuated thereby, asthe result of the releasing of'the screws v62, that any; movement of said gears, resultlng from the Inoyenients of the L -frame 3201 any 'moveinent of the shaft" when re -setting. the clutch 22,, can have no effect on the digit wheels. After the U-frames have been properlyset, the screws 62 may be't'urned to again connect the gears 38, 3 9 and with the sleeves upon which they are mounted.

When the arious numbering head units have beenproperly adjusted and-setinthe manner above described, powermay be apofgth'e cylinder 11. and the gear 10, the shaft 20 I will receive one-tenth of *a revolution I as the result of thefunctioning of the rnechanism of the machine notflshown. I This move: ment ,Will occur substantially immediately following the making of'the impression by allnumbering headsv on the cylinder 11 and before the first head reaches the inking mechanism. During ,the, interval that the shaft 20is having movement, all plungers 65 I will, be engaged with, aad depressed by, the cam 64, thus rocking the'c-amshalft63 and permitting'a free movement of the va rious aligningor straighteningpawls 67 so that the various digit wheels may turn. Imme'd'i'ate lyifollowingthe stoppageof the shaftj20, the

.plungers of each will be actuated by their springs to 'againlrewset' the cam shaft,

next impression. v

and hold said pawls'against. movement in relation to the star-Wheels;tliis'positionbein g maintained until following the makingof the 7 It is not my intention to limitthe inyention to the ,precise "details of construction shown in the accompanying drawings, it beingv ap parent that suchmay be modified without departing from the. spirit scope of the invention. v The, i utility of i the invention is limited to a numbering head construction havinga plurality of units each embodying a single or twin sets of digit wheels, the, unit wheels of each set being actuated from=a sin1 gleshaft throughentrained gears and 'transr mechanismswhere required, so asto per.- mit any set of wheelsin the various. to

bemoved towardior from the mainjsingl'e actuating shaft so as to destroy that accuracy of alignmen t secured; by the'use of such a shaft. 'Th1s involves mechanisms for-maim taining the desired operative relation of the gears 1n the various trams and mechanisms preventing or correcti ng rotation of theunits digitlyvheels resulting from. adjustment; of an s 9f s twhee aie h ire e u t -A,

i n 70,111 a Co-operating'gear of. a nnin} shaftwi h-the wea ened Whee ede 'Having described the invention, what I claim as new anddesire tolhave protected by Letters Patent, 1h Q f1 1.,A numbering head embodying thereinraj bridge" member, anm'ain actuating shaft mounted therein, algaar' carriedf thereby,

whereby said shaftmay receiye intermittent actuatlonfrom a, co-op erat jng gear of a mim necting said,.actuating--shaftwith the 'unit's Wheel, and wheels of one denomination with wheels of another denomination through said transfer mechanism, gears ofeachtrain being movable, with said digit lwhe'el frame, and means whereby the gearslofeach train are heldin the operative, relationdnring and'folr lowingan adjiustmenthhf aifd Wheel frame.

v ,12. A; numbering head embodying therein a bridgejmember, a, main actuating shaft 1 mounted therein, a gear;carri dirh reby, whereby said shaft may 're ceive intermittent actuation from a co-operatingjgear era numbering machine, Jand a plurality, of numbering headl' nnits each embodying therein a main framing/mounted nponsa d br1dgemembers and adjustable thereon lengthwise of saidactuating shaft, a digitwheel, frames adjustable upon said main frameftojward's and from-. said {actuating shaft, a; digit I wheels mounted in, said ,.frame, a transfe'r, jme 'l anism, geartrainsIconnecting said actuating shaft with the, units wheel and wheels offlone denominationswith wheels .of another den'om inatiou throughsaid 1 transfer mechanism,

gears of each train beingfm'ovable with' said digitwheel frarne,vmeans whereby the gears of eachtrain are; held the operative relation during and following an adjustmentof saiddigit wheelframe, and meansconnecting ili the gear train operative upon m mas wheel 7 with said wheel, whereby said gear may re ceive movement.independently of said wheel. a ,A numbering head embodying therein a bridge. member, a main actuating shaft mounted therein, algear carried'the'reby, whereby saidshaft m y receive intermittent bering machine, and a plurality ofnumber-v ing h d. un ts, ea em ed' e vt r n a mainframe, mounted upon [saidbr'idg'e menabers and adjustable'ithereonjlengthwise of said actuating shaft, a, digit Wheel frame 1 adjustable llpon saidfmairi frame towards" and from, said actuating 'shajft, digitf vvheels mounted in i said, frame, a transfer-i, mecha-- nism; gear trains connecting said act iating denomination with wheels'of another-denomination through" said transfer "mechanism; gears of each train being niovmblewithsaid digit wheel frame, means whereby the gears of-ea'ch train are held in the "operative rela tion -during" and'following an adjustment of said digit wheel frame, a star wheelicairri'ed by each digit wheel, 'pawls mounted i'nsaid digit wheel frame ;and oo-operating respectively with a "star -wheel, 'a' cam shaft mounted in said bridge member and comp erating with all units ina headjand means operative upon said cam shaft "to permit movement of said I. v Q -v v, I, 4; A numberin -head embodying therein a' 'bridge 'member,' a main actuating shaft mounted therein, "a gear carried thereby, whereby said shaft may receive intermittent actuation from a'co-joperating gear ofa numbering machine, and aplurality of numbering head units, ach embodying therein a main frame, mounted upon said bridge Y members and adjustablegthereon lengthwise of-saidat} tua'ting shaft','a"digit wheel frame adjustable upon said main frame towards and from said actuating shaft, digit wheels mounted in said frame, a transfer mechanism,geartrains: connecting said actuating shaft with the imits wheel, and'wheels of one denomination with wheels of another 'denomination through said transfer mechanism, gears er each trainbeing movable with said digitwhee-lframeymea'us whereby the gears of each trainareheld-in the "operative relation during and following an" adjustment ofysaiddigit wheel-"frame; means connecting {the gear "train: operative mien. the; units" wheel with' said-"wheel, whereby'j's'aid gear inay 'receiye movement independently of'said wheel, a stair Wheel carried by each di-gitwheel, pawls; mounted in said digitjwheel" frame andfcooperating respectively with a star'wheel', a-cam-shaft mounted in said bridge member and 'co-oper 'ating with all 'unitsfint ahead, 7 and i ineans upon sail cam shaft to' permit movement of 5; Ajum'bering head'embodying therein a"bridge-member, a main ,a'ctuating'-'shaft mounted therein; a "gear carried'thereby, whereby said shaftmay" receive. intermittent actuation from a 'c' bperating 'gearof a numberingmachin'e, and a plurality of numben ing jhead' units, each embodying thereinfa main frame, mounted upon said bridgejmem ber's and adjustable therjeon lengthwise of said actuating shaft, a digit wheel frame ad; justable upon said mainframetowards and from said ac'tuating"shaft,'*a partition in saidframe, digit wheels mounted in frameonone side of said partition a'transfer mechanis nfgearjtrains'conneiztingsaid actuating shaft withthe units wheel, and wheels of .0 d m netion h h e hr ei elei e ieethr usk-midi ra iiei anism, gears of 'eaohtraidbeing mo able' with said digit wheel'f-ram'e, saidgear trains'and said transfer mechanism being located on the other side 'ofsaid' partition, nested" sleeves carrying Qdigit wheels fof lower' denomination,and connectedrespectively with the last gearsfof'a geantrain, and means whereby the gears of each'train are held in'the opera tive relation 'during'and following anyadj'ustme'nt ofsaiddigitwheel frame. '6. numbering head embodying therein a bridge iuember," a 'mainectuating' shaft mounted-therein, a gear carried thereby, whereby 'said shaft may receive intermittent aetuation' from a 'co-operating gear of a num bering machine, and 'a plurality of number ing head units, each embodying therein a main frame,'mounted upon said bridge mem bers and adjustable thereon lengthwise of said-'a'ctuating shaft, a digit wheelaotuating shaft, a partition, in said frame, digit wheels mounted in said frame onone side of said partition, a transfer mechanism, gear trains connecting said actuating shaft with the units wheel, and-wheels of one denomination with wheels of another denomination through sai'd' transfer mechanism',fgears' of each train being; movable withsaid digit wheel frame, said gearl 'trains and said transfer mechanism being located onwthe other side of said partition, nested sleeves carrying digit wheels of "lower M denomination; and connected respectiyely withthe last gears of: aige'ar-traln, means wherebygthegears offeach train are heldi'n the operative relation during-and'following an adjustment 0f said digit wheel frame, 'and'vadj ustable' meansconnecting each sleevei withfthe'gear carried "thereby, where by said" gearl may f receive movement'- :independ'eritly Df saidfsleeve. I

'Cnumbering head embodying therein a1 b' ridge member,-a main-ia'ctuatin g shaft mounted therein, a gearcarried thereby, whereby said shaft may receiye' intermittent actuation from a co-operating-gear-of a numberingmachinegfand a plurality of number ing ,he'a'd units; each embodying therein a main frame, mounted upon said bridge-mem bers'f and adjustable thereon lengthwise of said actuating shaft, two .digit wheel frames adjustable upon said ina'in. frame towards and'from said actuating shaft,a setof digit wheels mounted in each 'of said frames, a transfer mechanism lgear trains {connecting said actuatingshaft-with the units wheel-of each set 'of' digit Wheels, and wheels of one denomination with wheels of another denomination in each set through said-transfer mechanism," gears of each train" being movable with a"" 1igit wheel frame, means wl1ereby the gearsofieach train' are 'held in the operative relation during following an diustm ntfiz j me eeame means connecting eachgear train operative upon ,a

a whelja eie dthey whee aid gear 1 mey reeaw filb vfileht independent-1y of said wheel, a star wheel carried by each digit wheel, pawls mounted in each digit wheel frame and co-operating respectively with a star wheel, a cam shaft mounted 111 said bridge member and co-operaing with the pawls operative upon the digit wheels ofeach set in each unit, and means operative upon said cam shaft to permitmovement of said pawls.

8. A numbering head embodying therein a bridge member, a main actuating shaft mounted therein, a gear carried thereby, whereby said shaft may receive intermittent actuation from a co-operating gear of a numbering machine, and a plurality of numbering head units, each embodying therein amain frame, mounted upon said bridge members and adjustable thereon lengthwise of said actuating shaft, a digit wheel frame adjustable upon said main frame towards and from said actuating shaft, digit wheels mounted in said frame, gear trains connecting said actuating shaft with theunits wheel, gear trains for progressively actuating wheels of different denominations, a Geneva stop movement in the gear trains of lower denomination, and carried'bysaid main frame, gears of each train being movable withsaid digit wheel frame, means whereby the gears of each train are held in the operative relation during and" following anadjustment of said digit wheel frame, a star wheel carried by each digit wheel, pawls mounted in said digit wheel frame and co-operating'respectively with a w star wheel, a cam sh aft mounted in said bridge member and co-operating with all units in a head, and means operative upon said cam shaftto permit movement of said pawls.

9. A numbering head embodying therein a bridge member, a main actuating shaft mounted therein, a gear carried thereby,

, whereby said shaft may receive intermittent actuation from a co-operating gear ofja numbering machine, and a plurality of numbering head units, each embodying therein a main frame, mounted upon said bridge mem- 'bers and adj ustable' thereon lengthwise of said actuating shaft, a digit wheel frame adjustable upon said main frame towards and from said actuating shaft, digit wheels mounted in said frame, a transfer mechanism,-gear trains connecting said actuating shaft with the units wheel, and wheels of one denomination with wheels of another denomination through said transfer mechanism,

gears of eachtrain being movable with said digit wheel frame, and idly mounted upon a movable shaft, a digit wheel shaft, a link mounted upon said digit wheel shaft andsaid movable shaft, and asecond link mounted upon said actuating shaft and connected with said movable shaft, whereby said digit'wheel frame may be adjusted without disturbing the operative relation of the gears of each train.

10. A numbering head embodying therein a bridge member, a main actuating shaft mounted therein, a fgear carried thereby, wherebysaid shaft may receive intermittent actuation from a co-operating gear of a num bering machine, a clutch mechanism connect' ing saidgear with said shaft, and a plurality of numbering head-units, each embodying therein a main frame, mounted upon said bridge members and adjustable thereon lengthwise of said actuating'shaft, a digit wheel frame adjustable upon said main frame towards andfrom said actuating shaft, digit wheels mounted in said frame,a transfer mechanism, gear trains connecting said ac tuating shaftwith the units wheel, and wheels ofonedenomination with wheels of another denomination through'said transfer mechanism, gears ofeach train being movable with a cam shaft mounted in said bridge member and co-operating with all units in a head and means operative upon said cam shaft to permit movement of saidrpawlsr I v V In witness whereof I have hereunto afiixed my-signature this 2d dayv of November, 1929;

JAMES H. REINHARDT.

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