US1878231A - Typographical composing and distributing machine - Google Patents

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H. A. BURT ET-AL.

Sept. 20, 1932'.

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' Filed Aug. 8. 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 NTORS 3% 414.4 W. WTTORNEYS 'Sgpt. 20, 11932. H. A. BURT ET AL. 1,378,231

1 TYPOGRAPHICAL 'COMPOSING AND ms'ramu'rme MACHINE Filed Aug. 8, 1950 s Sheets-She et 2 7g w 1 TORS Byg fl MWTTORNEYS 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 'Se t. 20, 1932. H. A. BURT ET AL TYPOGRAPHICAL COMPOSING AND DISTRIBUTING MACHINE Filed Aug. 8, 1930 l atentecl S ept. 20, 1932 UNITED PATENT fiaitotn A. scar, ST. Arenas, ions mztmim, F Ho e, rswseain Assreness o mssesmmrea marines COMPANY, A conrommitn he saw rY'roGRA'rH'IcAncoMrosiivG AND DISTRIBUTING MACHINE Application nee August 8, 1 930. serial 1%. 473,810;

This invention relates to typographical composing and distributing machines, such as. machines of the general organization ,ifepresented in U. S. Letters Patent to O. Mergenthaler, No. 436,532, wherein circulating matrices are released froma magazine or magazines in the order in which their characters are to appearin print and then assembled in line, the composed line transferred to the faceof a mold, the mold filled with molten metal to form a slug or linotype against the matrices which produce the type characters thereon, and the matrices thereafter returned through a distributing mech anismr to the: magazine from which they started.

In some machines, the magazines (whether single magazine units or multiple-magazine units). are'arranged for removal from the rear, the magazine units in such cases usually being mounted to turn about a central axis for movement rearwardly and downwardly to facilitate the removal of the magazines,

r 1,352,965, dated September 14, 1920).

(seefor example the patent to Homans N10. 11 other machines, as foreiample the linotype Model 5 or linotype Model 8,.- the magazines are arranged forremoval' at the front, the magazine units in such cases usually being mounted -to turn about an upper axis; for movement upwardly at their lower ends to facilitate the removal of the magazinesfrom' the front over the assembler entrance; 7

Y The present invention hasfor its object the 'conversionof machines of the former type into machines of the latter type,- and this with the minimum of changes in the standard parts-of the former machines; Such conversion is sometimes desirable to. please'custo-mers who prefer machines of the front mag azine removal type and particularly those whopurchase rebuilt machines which sell-at less cost-than new or unused machines; I In carrying out the invention, the main frame asit was designed to support'-a-maga= zine unit of the rear removal type is made use of, andmeans are provided for adapting the-main" frameto give support; to a maga zine unit of the'front removal-,type- The main-:frame'conrprises as usual-a fronta'ssembler bracket and a rear distributor bracket, and in making the conversion, there is at tached to the rear distributor bracket by means of a air of special supporting plates-a pivot rod or the upper end of themagazine base frame, and there is also attached to the front assembler bracket a pair of special sup porting plates provided with set screws upon which the lower end of the base frame at op posite sides is adapted to rest when the magazine is in operative position, as well'as with rollers located at opposite sides of the maga= zine beyond the set screws. With these changes in the main frame, the machineis adapted to receive a base frame such as is ordinarily employed in machines of the frojnt magazine removal type, this base frame be 7 ing capable ofsupport in the machine by means of, the pivot rod and the set screws above referred to, In other words, the bas frame is mounted at its upper end upon the.

pivot rod so that itmay be swung upwardly and downwwardly in facilitating the remov.-, a1 and replacement of the magazine, and when in operative position, it rests at its lower end upon the two set screws carriedby the front assembler bracket; As usual, the base frame is provided at its lower end a pair of rotary cams which serve by, their rotation to effect the swinging movements of the base frame, these cams being arranged to cooperate withthe rollersalso carried by the front assembler bracket.

It will ow be seen that the invention en.

ables a machine of the rearwardly removable magazine type to be readily and at'li ttle I expense converted'into a machine of the forwardly removable magazine type, which as above stated is the principal object of the invention. V V v In machines of the former type, the azine entrance (which connects the distrib uting mechanism with the magazine-)- is pivk otally mountedin the machine frame so that it may be swung rearwardly and downwardly into and out of operative position asde, sired, it being the practice: to employ" a hand lever arranged at the front of the machine to effect such movements of the magazine en-- trance prior to the removal ofthe me a zines. This same mounting of the magazine entrance is left undisturbed, but as a further feature of the invention, means are employed for preventing the upward swinging of the magazine base frame for the removal of the magazine until after the magazine entrance has been moved from its operative position. This .is a safety feature which is desirable in avoiding injury to the parts which might be caused by the lifting of the magazine when the magazine entrance is in operative pisition. i r

These and other objects and features of the invention will bestbe understood from thedetailed description to follow.

' Referring to the drawings: I Fig. 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of a machine equipped with the present improvements Fig. 2 is a similar view of the upper portion of the magazine and the distributing mechanism, showing in particular the automatic clutch controlling device for the distributing mechanism;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. l, but showing the magazine unit in raised position for the removal of the magazine;

Fig. 4; is a transverse cross section taken on the' -line 4 of Fig. 3 looking rearwardly or in the direction of the arrows; and

' Fig. 5 isa' top plan View taken on the line 5"5 of Fig.1.

As before stated, the main frame is de signed for machlnes of the rearwardly removable magazine type and comprises a front assembler'bracket A; and a rear distributor bracket A The bracket A is equipped with "an assembler entrance B, while the bracket A carries a distributor C, the latter comprising as usual a matrix releasing bar and a set of screws for propelling the -matrices therealong. The distributor screws are driven by a pulley C through the medium of a clutch C which at times is antomatically engaged and disengaged by means of astop arm C 1 "Arranged between the assembler entrance B and, the distributor C is a magazine I), which when in operative position, as shown in Fig. 1, is adapted to receive the matrices X from the distributor G through a magazine entrance E and to discharge them, under control of escapements F and their key-controlled actuating reeds F directly into the assembler entrance B. The magazine D and itsi esc'apements F and their actuating reeds F are substantially as shown and described inthe Homans Patent No. 1,153,078, dated September 7, 1915 and require no further description; I It may be stated however that the magazine D is also of the same type as ordinarily employed in machines of the rear removable type, except that in the present instance it is provided on its underside with a'transv'erse b'ar D which protrudes beyond v E in rearward extensions E of the distributor bracket A When the entrance is in operative position, lugs E carried by the frame E 'bank against set screws E mounted on the extensions E (Fig. 1); whereas when the entrance' is swung rearwardly to its inoperative position, thelugs E bank upon the upper ends of the extensions E (Fig.

3). The forward and backward swinging movements of the magazine entrance- E are effected by means'of a hand lever Gr pivoted at G to the front assembler bracket A and connected by a link G to the entrance frame E the arrangement being such'thatwhen the hand lever is depressed, as in Fig.3, the magazine entrancewill be swung rearwardly to its inoperative position, and when the hand lever is elevated,; as in Fig. 1, the entrance willbe swung forwardly to its operative position. In swinging rearwardly, the magazine entrance will allow the stop armC to move upwardly under spring pressure and disengage the clutch C so as thereby toar- I rest theoperation of the distributor, but when swung forwardly back into operative position, the entrance will depress the stop arm C and allow the clutchC to be reengaged so as thereby to restart thedistributor;

Asthus far described,-the parts and their mode of operationare or may be substantiallythe same as disclosed in the Homans Patent No. 1,352,965 before referred to.

The only change of importance resides in providing the base frame with a pair of sustaining plates H (Figs. 1 and 5), which are arranged at the opposite sides of said frame and located thereon so as to engage the cross.

hard) of the magazine, before referred to. By the engagement of these sustaining plates with the bar D, the magazine is removably held in place upon the base frame, it merely" being necessary in removing the magazine to lift it sufficiently to raise the bar D :above the plates H Tofacilitate the replacement of the magazine upon the'base frame, the sustaining plates H are each formed with a downwardly bevelled surface H at its for 7 Ward edge (see Fig-(1)." The lateral position of the magazine on thebase frame is determined, as usual, by the engagement of a fore-and-aft tongue D on the underside of the magazine in a corresponding groove H on the upper sideof the-base frame, such tongue and groove arrangement permitting the magazine to he slid forwardly and back wardly on'the base frame in a straight line in the process of removal and replacement.

' At its lower end,the base frame His provided at'its opposite sides, as usual, with a pair of rotary cams H fastto the opposite ends of a transverse rock shaft H j ournaled in suitable bearings of the base frame. At the outer sides of the cams H the rock shaft i has also fast thereon hook-shaped arms H which serve not only to rotate the cams but also to give support to the magazine during its removal and replacement.

In adapting the main frame to give support to the base frame H, the distributor bracket A (of customary U shape) has attached thereto at its inner faces, as by means of screws J a pair of special supporting plates J, in the lower ends of which there is mounted a pivot rod K for the upper end of the base frame H- While the rod K might be rotatable, it is here shown asfixed, and the pivotal mounting of the base frame is secured in the customary way by means of bearings constituted by the adjusting screws H plates H and pins H (see in particular Fig. 4E). By 'turning the screws H, the base frame may be shifted either vertically or longitudinally to locate the magazine in proper position in these directions. However, in order to secure :the correct lateral setting of the magazine, the special supporting plates J are provided with other adjusting screws J which bear against the opposite edges of the base frame (Fig. 1).

Also in adapting the main frame to give sup-port to the base frame H, the assembler bracket A has attached thereto on its outer faces, as by means of screws L a pair .of special supporting plates L presenting two prongs or arms If and I1 respectively. The arms L extend generally parallel to the base frameH and are provided with upwardly disposed" adjusting screws L upon which the base frame rests when in itslowermost or operative position (Fig; 1). As, will be evident, by turning the screws L the proper vertical location of the magazine at its lower end may be readily arrived :at. The other arms L are disposed generally at right angles to the arms L or in vertical planes and carry at their extremities rollers L adapted to cooperate with the rotary cams H journaled in the base frame. In this connection, it may be noted that the cams H are formed with notchesH which are adapted toregister with the rollers If when-the magazine is inv operative position (Fig. 1). 7 With these changes in the main frame, the

K machine is adapted to receive and give support to the base frame H, just as if it had been designed originally for that purpose. It willbe seen therefore that the conversion of a machine of the rearwardly removable magazine type into one of the forwardly removable magazine type may be effected by resorting to such changes: in the main frame and by the use ofthe customary base frame employed in machines of the latter type except for the addition of the sustainingp'lates H to cooperate with the special cross bar D placed on the magazine D.

forwardly under the guiding influence of the tongue and groove connection D H until the protruding ends of the cross bar D are arrested by the hook-shaped ends of the arms H allowing the magazine to be suspended vertically by the arms, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 3, until the operator is ready to lift it from the arms and store it away. In replacing a. substitute magazine, the operation is simply. reversed, the cams H being rotated in the opposite direction (once the magazine is in place on the base frame) and allowing the base frame to be lowered back into itsposition of rest upon the set screws If. In its swinging movements, the base frame will of course rotate about the pivot rod Ksuspended from the distributor bracket A by the special supporting plates J.

It is pointed out that before raising the base frame in the manner above described, the magazine entrance E should first be swung rearwardly out of the way, as shown in Fig.

3, since otherwise damage to the parts might result from the relative movement which inevitably takes place between the upper end of the magazine and the magazine entrance, and particularly where, as shown, the partitions of the magazine entrance project downward into the upper end of'the magazine. Of course, after the base frame has been lowered back into place, the magazine entrance must be swung forwardly again into operative position, as shown in Fig. 1, in order to conduct the matrices from the distributor into the magazine.

In order to insure the proper operation of the magazine entrance E, means are provided for preventing the upward swinging of the magazine base frame until after the magazine entrance has been thrown rearwardly'out of the way. In the present embodiment this is accomplished in a simple fashion by attaching to the operating link Y2 a locking hook M which is arranged in such position on the link that when the entrance is in operative position it will overlie and thus lock against operation the cam turning and magazine supporting arms H (see Fig. 1), and when the entrance is out of' operative position, it (the looking hook) will stand clear of and thus permit the. operation of the arms H4 v(see Fig. In this way, the magazine entrance must always be moved out of operative position before the magazine base frame can be raised to permit the removal of the magazine.

Due to the fact that the operation of the distributor is controlled by the position of the magazine entrance, the locking hook M will also serve to prevent the removal of the magazine until after the distributor has been stopped. In other words, when the locking hook M is in active position, as in Fig. 1, the magazine frame cannot be raised until the magazine entrance has been swung rearwardly, and it is this rearward swinging of the magazine entrance which arrests the operation of the distributor. This feature is desirable, since it prevents a distribution of the matrices at a time when the magazine is not in a position to receive them, and obviously it would be equally valuable whether the machine were provided with a magazine entrance or not.

In the accompanying drawings the invention has been shown merely in preferred form and by way of example, and obviously many changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the invention. It will be understood therefore that the invention is not limited to any specific. form or embodiment except in so far as such limitations are specified in the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is:

1. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, the combination with a main frame designed to support a magazine unit for movement rearwardly and down wardly about an axis located at or near the center of said unit, of means for adapting the main frame to give support to a magazine unit movable upwardly about an aXis located at or near the upper end of the magazine unit, said magazine unit comprising a base frame and a magazine mounted thereon and slidable off the same in a forward direction, as well as a pair of rotary cams journaled in the base frame at or near its lower end to effect the upward swinging thereof, and said means comprising a pivot rod mounted in the main frame for the upper end of the magazine, base frame, and a pair of rollers also mounted in the main frame and with. which the rotary cams on the base frame engage.

' 2. In a typographical composing and dis tributing machine, the combination of a main frame, assembling and distributing mechanisms mounted therein, a magazine arranged between the assembling and distributing mechanisms, a base frame whereon the magazinc is removably mounted, a pivot rod for the upper end of the. magazine base frame, and a pair of supporting plates fastened to the main frame and wherein the pivot rod is mounted.

3. In a typographical composing and dis tributing machine, the combination of a main frame comprising a front assembler bracket and a rear distributor bracket, assembling mechanism mounted on the front assembler bracket, distributing mechanism mounted on the rear distributor bracket, a magazine arranged between the assembling and distributing mechanism, a base frame whereon the magazine is removably mounted, a. pair of supporting plates attached to the front assembler bracket and provided with set screws upon which the lower end of the base frame is adapted to rest when the magazine is in operative position, a pivot rod for the upper end of the base frame, and a pair of supporting plates attached to the distributor bgacket and wherein the pivot rod is mounte 4. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, the combination of a main frame comprising a front assembler bracket and a rear distributor bracket, assembling mechanism mounted on the front assembler bracket, distributing mechanism mounted on the rear distributor bracket, a magazine ar ranged between the assembling and distribut mg meehamsms, a base frame whereon the magazine .is. removably mounted, a pair of supporting plates attached to the front assembler bracket and provided with adjusting screws upon which the lower end of the base frame at opposite sides is adapted to rest when the magazine is in operative position, the said'supporting plates being also provided with rollers located at opposite sides of the magazine beyond the adjusting screws, a pivot rod for the upper end of the base frame, and a pair of rotary cams journaled in the base frame at its lower end and arranged to cooperate with the rollers in swing ing the magazine base frame about its pivot rod.

v5. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, the combination of a main frame comprising a front assembler bracket and a rear distributor bracket, assembling mechanism mounted on'th-e front assembler bracket, distributing mechanism mounted on the rear distributor, bracket, a magazine arranged between the assembling and distributing mechanisms, a base frame whereon the magazine is removably mounted, a pair of supporting plates attached to the front assembler bracket and provided with adjusting screws upon which the lower end of the base frame at opposite sides is adapted to rest when the magazine is in operative position, the said supporting plates being also provided withrrollers located at opposite sides of the magazine beyond the adjusting screws, a pivot rod for the upper end of the base frame, a pair of supporting plates attached to the distributor bracket wherein the pivoted rod is mounted, and a pair of rotary cams journaled in the base frame at its lower end and arranged to cooperate with the rollers in swinging the magazine base frame about its pivot rod.

6. A combination as in claim 2, characterized by the fact that the supporting plates for the base frame pivot rod are provided with adjusting screws bearing against the opposite edges of the base frame and operative to locate it in proper lateral position in the main frame.

7. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, the combination of a main frame, assembling and distributing mechanisms mounted therein, a magazine arranged between the assembling and distributing mechanisms, a base frame whereon the magazine is mounted for removal in a forward direction, a pivot rod for the upper end of the base frame, means for swinging the base frame upwardly at its lower end to facili- 'tate the removal of the magazine, a magazine entrance arranged betweenthe upper end of the magazine and the distributing mechanism and pivotally mounted in the main frame so as to be swung rearwardly out of operative position, and means for preventing the upward swinging of the magazine base frame until after the magazine entrance has been swung rearwardly out of operative position.

8. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, the combination of a main frame, assembling and distributing mechanisms mounted therein, a magazine arranged between the assembling and distributing mechanisms, a base frame whereon the magazine is mounted for removal in a forward direction, a pivot rod for the upper end of the base frame, means for swinging the base frame upwardly at its lower end to facilitate the removal of the magazine, a magazine entrance arranged between the upper end of the magazine and the distributing mechanism and pivotally mounted in the main frame so as to be swung rearwardly out of operative position, a pivoted hand lever mounted in the machine frame at the front of the machine, a link connection between the hand lever and the magazine entrance whereby the latter may be moved from its operative position at will, and locking means carried by said link connection to prevent the upward swinging of the magazine base frame until after the magazine entrance has been swung rearwardly out of operative position.

9. In a typographical composing and dis tributing machine, the combination of a main frame, assembling and distributing mechanisms mounted therein, a magazine arranged between the assembling and distributing mechanisms, a base frame whereon the magazine is mounted for removal in a forward direction, a pivot :rod for the upper end of thebase frame, :a pair of rotary cams journaled in the lower end of the base frame and cooperating withrollers or abutments on the main frame to swing the base frame upwardly infacilitating the removal of the magazine, a magazine entrance arranged between the upper end of the magazine and the distributing mechanism and pivotally mounted in the main frame soas to be swung rearwardly out ofoperative position, and means for locking the rotary cams against rotation until after the magazine entrance has been swung rearwardly from its operative position.

10. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, the combination of a main frame, assembling and distributing vmechanisms mounted therein, a magazine arranged between the assembling and distributing mechanisms, a base frame whereon the magazine is mounted for removal in a forward direction, a pivot rod for the upper end of the base frame, a pair of rotary cams journaled in the lower end of the base frame and cooperating with rollers or abutments on the main frame to swing the base frame upwardly in facilitating the removal of the magazine, said cams having arms for giving support to the magazine during its removal from the base frame, a magazine entrance arranged between the upper end of the magazine and the distributing mechanism and pivotally mounted in the main frame so as to be swung rearwardly from its operative position, and means cooperating with the magazinesupporting arms to prevent the rotation of the lifting cams until after the magazine entrance has been swung from its operative position.

11. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, the combination of a main frame, assembling and'distributing mechanisms mounted therein, a magazine arranged between the assembling and distributing mechanisms, a base frame whereon the magazine is mounted for removal in a forward direction, a pivot rod for the upper end of the base frame, a pair of rotary abutments journaled in the lower end of the base frame and cooperating with rollers or buttons on the main frame to swing the base frame upwardly in facilitating the removal of the magazine, said cams having arms for giving support to the magazine during its removal from the base frame, a magazine entrance arranged between the upper end of the magazine and the distributing mechanism and pivotally mounted in the main frame so as to be swung rearwardly from its operative position, a hand lever pivoted to the main frame and connected by a link to the magazine entrance whereby the latter may be moved at will from its operative position, and a locking hook carried by the connecting link and overlying the magazine supporting arms to prevent the raising of the base frame until the magazine entrance has been moved from its operative position.

12. A combination as in claim 11, characterized by the fact that the connecting link between themagazine entrance and its operating hand lever is adapted to, be moved forwardly and backwardly as the entrance is swung to and from its operative position, said movement of the link causing the locking hook to move over or clear of the magazine supporting arms according to the position of the magazine entrance.

13. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, the combination of assemblingand distributing mechanisms, a removable magazine arranged therebetween, a

magazine entrance located between the upper end of the magazine and the distributing mechanism and movable to and from operative position, and means for preventing the removal of the magazine while the entrance is in operative position.

14. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, the combination of assembling and distributing mechanisms, :1. magazine arranged therebetween and movable to and from operative position, a magazine entrance arranged between the upper ends of the magazine and the distributing mechanism and also movable to and from operative position, and means for preventing the movement of the magazine from operative position while the magazine entrance is in operative position.

15. A combination as in claim 7 including a distributor stop, and means for actuating said stop when the magazine entrance is moved from its operative position.

16. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, the combination of matrix assembling and matrix distributing mechanisms, a removable matrix magazine arranged therebetween, means independent of the matrices for arresting the operation of h the distributing mechanism, and means for preventing the removal of the magazine until the operation of the distributing mechanism has been arrested.

17. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, the combination of assembling and distributing mechanisms, a magazine arranged therebetween and movable to and from operative position, means for arresting the operation of the distributing mechanism, and means for preventing the movement of the magazine from its operative position until the operation of the distributing mechanism has been arrested.

' 18. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, the combination of a main frame, assembling and distributing mechanisms mounted therein, a magazine arranged between the assembling and distributing mechanisms, a base frame whereon the magazine is mounted for-removal in a forward direction, a pivot rod for the upper end of the base frame, means for swinging the base frame upwardly at its lower end to facilitate the removal of the magazine, a magazine entrance arranged between the up per end of the magazine and the distributing mechanism and pivotally mounted in the main frame so as to be swung rearwardly out of operative position, distributor stop devices actuated by the movement of the magazine entrance from its operative position, and meansfor preventing the upward swinging of the magazine base-frame until after the magazine entrance. has been-swung rearwardly out of operative position.

19. In a typographical composing and distributing machine,v the combination with a main frame designed to support a magazine unit in a given position inthe machine for movement rearwardly to permit the removal of a magazine at the rear of the machine, of a magazine unit adapted to occupy the same position in the machine and movable upwardly to permit the removal of a magazine at the front of the machine, and means, individual to the latter magazine unit, mounted in the main frame and adapting it togive support to said latter unit in the required position.

20. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, the combination of a main frame designed to support a magazine unit in a given position in the machine for movement rearwardly and downwardly about an axis located at or near the center of said unit, of a magazine unit adapted to occupy the same position in the machine and movable upwardly about an axis located ator near the upper end of the magazine'unit, and

means, individual to the latter magazine unit, mounted in the main frame and adapting it to give support to said latter unit in the required position.

In testimony whereof, this specification has been duly signed by HAROLD A. BURT. I JOHN H. I-IILPMAN.

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