US3179046A - Platen roller mounting means in manually operable printing machines - Google Patents

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US3179046A
US3179046A US152846A US15284661A US3179046A US 3179046 A US3179046 A US 3179046A US 152846 A US152846 A US 152846A US 15284661 A US15284661 A US 15284661A US 3179046 A US3179046 A US 3179046A
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Walter J Brugge
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41L—APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR MANIFOLDING, DUPLICATING OR PRINTING FOR OFFICE OR OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSES; ADDRESSING MACHINES OR LIKE SERIES-PRINTING MACHINES
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  • Hand-operated printing machines are presently employed for a variety of purposes, including the recording of credit transactions, library and hospital operations, and the like.
  • Machines of the general kind with which the present invention is concerned usually provide a base which carries a printing anvil and means for removably mounting a small printing device, such as an embossed credit card, on the anvil.
  • the base of the machine is provided with suitable gauges for holding business instruments in printing position on the anvil.
  • the base may also carry a dater and a iixed printing plate. The latter could be mounted on the same anvil as carries the replaceable printing plate but ordinarily is supported upon a separate anvil.
  • Manually operable means are provided to move the ink-impregnated roller platen across the surface of a business form supported upon the base to imprint the form with data from the printing plate or plates and the dater.
  • any tendency of the platen to drag or slide across the face of the business instrument being imprinted may result in smearing of the printed data.
  • the printed data may be made illegible.
  • the problem is even more acute if the printing machine is employed to imprint code data to be interpreted subsequently by mechanical or electronic means, since smearing of the imprint may distort the code data to a substantial extent. Consequently, it is important to restric movement of the platen to rolling contact with the business instrument. It is equally important to maintain relatively precise control over the platen pressure to assure clear and legible printing. Consequently, reduction of wear on the bearings or other members supporting and guiding the platen is of prime importance.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide for quick and convenient adjustment in alignment of the roller platen, in a manually operable printing machine, relative to a guide structure that guides movement of the platen across a printing anvil.
  • Another object of the invention is to compensate for variations in thickness of printing devices and business instruments, in a manually operable printing machine, without necessitating resilient mounting of the anvil utilized to support the printing device upon a base structure.
  • a further object of the invention is to compensate for variations in thickness of individual printing devices and business forms, in a manually operable printing machine of the kind utilizing replaceable printing devices supported upon an anvil that is rigidly mounted to a base structure, and at the same time allow the utilization of a strong and rigid guide frame for the platen of the machine.
  • FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a manually operable printing machine constructed in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of the printing machine of FlG. 1 with the superstructure thereof broken away to show the upper surface of the base of the machine;
  • FIG. 3 is -a sectional view taken approximately along line 3-3 in FIG. 2 and illustrating the mounting of the platen in the machine;
  • FIG. 4 is .a sectional view of the printing machine taken approximately along line 4-4 in FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 5 is a detail sectional view taken approximately along line 5--5 in FIG. 2;
  • ⁇ PEG. 6 is a further sectional view taken approximately as indicated by line 5*5 in FIG. 2 and also including a sectional illustration of the platen mount of the printing machine;
  • FIG. 7 is a detail elevation view of the platen mounting, drawn to an enlarged scale
  • FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken approximately along line 8-8 in FIG. 7;
  • FIG. 9 is a detail view of a bushing employed in the platen mounting arrangement of FIGS. 7 and S;
  • FG. 10 is a detail View of the rear or inner surface of a cap member employed to mount the bushing of FIG. 9 in position of use.
  • the printing machine lu includes a frame comprising two vertical frame members il and l2 that are bridged by a transverse frame member i3.
  • the opposite ends of the frame member i3 are rigidly afiixed to the frame members Il and l2, respectively, by suitable means such as the mounting brackets and lo (see FIGS. l, l and 6).
  • the transverse frame member i3 is of channelshaped construction, the open portiony of the channel facing downwardly, as clearly shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, and alfording two substantially coplanar guide surfaces.
  • the fastening means used to secure the channel-shaped transverse frame member 13 to the mounting brackets l5 and le andk to mount the brackets on the vertical frame members ll and l2 may be conventional.
  • the vertical frame members ll and i2 are provided with integral horizontally extending mounting flanges i7 and 1S, respectively.
  • the flanges i7 and l constitute a base support portion for the frame of the printing machine lll.
  • a base i9 is mounted upon the tlanges I7 and lill in parallel spaced relation to the transverse trame member I3, the latter comprising a platen guide as described more fully hereinafter.
  • the base i9 is preferably in the form of a casting affording an upper anvil mounting plate 2l. encompassed by a depending skirtV portion 22.
  • the base 19 is preferably provided with a plurality of transverse stiifening ribs 23, 244, 25, 26, 27 and 23 as indicated in the several views of FIGS. l-6.
  • the base i9 is provided with four depending bosses 3l, 32, T23 and 34 that are utilized in mounting the base l@ upon the lianges i7 and i8 of the machine frame.
  • each of the bosses such as the boss 3d is provided with a central aperture for receiving a mounting bolt as, for example, the bolt 3h.
  • the bolt 3S eX- tends downwardly through the boss 3d- (FiG. 5) and through the central aperture in a retainer washer 39.
  • the bolt further extends beyond the retainer 39 through an aperture in the mounting ilange l.
  • a compresison spring il is interposed between the retainer 3Q and the mounting flange i8 of the frame.
  • the bottom end of the bolt 38 as seen in FIG.
  • the base 19 is utilized to support one or more printing anvils that are employed to carry printing devices in operative position for use by the machine lil.
  • Une anvil arrangement that may be adopted is illustrated in FIG. 2 and comprises a lirst printing anvil l5 and a second printing anvil 46.
  • the mounting for the first printing anvil i5 is shown in detail in FIG. 3. As illustrated therein, the anvil i5 is mounted upon a recessed central portion d'7 of the upper plate 2l of the base I9.
  • a plurality of mounting studs d8 project upwardly from the base portion 47 into engagement with the lower surface of the anvil d5.
  • the anvil is held rigidly in place on the studs ffl-S by suitable means such as a depending pin i9 that is allixed to the anvil and extends downwardly through an aperture in the central portion 47 of the base.
  • a spring 5l is disposed in encompassing relation to the pin 49, one end of the spring engaging the under surface of the base member 47 and the other end of the spring engaging a retaining Washer 52 mounted on the pin. With this mounting arrangement, the spring 51 holds the anvil 45 in firm engagement 'with all of the upwardly projecting studs 43 without interfering with adjustment of the vertical position of the anvil, which may be eifected by adjusting the heights of the individual studs 43.
  • a dater 53 is incorporated in the printing machine Ill.
  • the dater 53 is supported in a suitable mounting bracket 54 suspended from the anvil 45 by meansY of a plurality ot threaded studs 5S that project downwardly from the bottom of the anvil.A
  • the type wheels of the dater project up through a suitable aperture in the anvil.
  • the anvil 46 is mounted on the recessed portion t7 of the base in a manner essentially similar to the mounting for the anvil 45.
  • a plurality of vertically adjustable studs ot support posts 59 are mounted on the base portie i7 and project upwardly into engagement with the bottom surface of the anvill.
  • the general location of the support posts 9 is indicated in FIG. 2.
  • a pair of depending pins 6l are rigidly aliixed to the anvil d6 and project downwardly through suitable apertures in the base.
  • a corresponding pair of springs 62 are mounted on the pins 6l and are utilized to hold the anvil d6 firmly in engagement with the supporting studs k59.
  • a printing device gauge 64 is mounted in encompassing relation to the anvil feti to afford a means for removably mounting a printing device, such as an embossed credit plate, on the anvil 46 in the position indicated by the printing device 63 in FIG. 2.
  • the gauge ed is a molded plastic member, but a metal gauge or other form of gauge construction may be employed if desired.
  • a second printing device 65 is shown mounted upon the irst anvil d5. In a typical credit system, the device 65 would be utilized to identify a retail store location or the like, whereas the device 6.3 would be a customer credit plate.
  • a spring ad maintains the gauge 64 in engagement with the anvil 46.
  • the base i9 may also be provided with suitable gauges for maintaining a credit transaction form or other business instrument 153 (FIG. 6) in printing position above the printing devices 63 and 65 and the dater 53 on the anvils of the machine.
  • suitable gauges for maintaining a credit transaction form or other business instrument 153 (FIG. 6) in printing position above the printing devices 63 and 65 and the dater 53 on the anvils of the machine.
  • an adjustable front gauge 66 and an adjustable rear gauge 67 may be mounted on the base 19. These gauges may vary substantially in conguration and in range of adjustment depending upon the business form to be imprinted in the machine lll.
  • the frame member l comprises a guide frame member that extends across the base lll? transversely of the anvils l5 and lo in spaced relation to the upper side of the base.
  • This guide frame member i3 is utilized to support and guide movements of a platen carriage 7l across the machine.
  • a guide rail 72 is mounted on the upper surface of the transverse guide member l, being secured thereto by a series of suitable bolts or other fastening means 73.
  • the platen carriage 7l comprises a substantially C- shaped metal housing or frame 74 that is tted into a complementary transverse central depression or slot in a molded plastic handle member '75.
  • the handle member 75 is a molded plastic element, although, if desired, a metal handle member may be employed.
  • a mounting stud 76 is aiiixed to the central portion of the housing 74 by a suitable means, as by projection welding of the stud onto the housing.
  • the stud '76 extends down through an aligned opening in the handle member 75 and through a mounting plate 77, being held in place by a suitable nut 7 8 and, preferably, a lock washer 79 (see FIG. 6). This provides a irm and rigid mounting of the platen carriage frame or housing 71 on the handle member 75.
  • the handle member 75 includes two transverse walls 81, one of which appears in FIG. 6. These two transverse walls of the handle member are provided with suitable slots to receive the guide rail 72 and are thus effective to guide the movement of the carriage 71 along the transverse frame member 13. Two of small rollers 82 may be mounted in suitable recesses in the handle member 75 to support the carriage 71 upon the upper surface of the frame member 13 (FIG. l).
  • the platen carriage frame 74 includes two elongated depending elements 83 and 84 that project well below the transverse frame member 13.
  • a roller platen 85 is mounted between the carriage members S3 and 84 in position to be rolled across a business instrument disposed in printing position on the anvils 45 and 46.
  • the mounting arrangement utilized for the roller platen 85 is best shown in the detail views of FIGS. 7-10, considered in conjuction with the principal sectional view provided by FIG. 6.
  • the roller platen 85 includes a central shaft 86, the medial portion of the shaft carrying a metal sleeve S7. On the metal sleeve 87 there is mounted a porous ink-impregnated platen element $3.
  • the cylindrical platen element 88 may be of known construction, ink-impregnated platen structures of this kind being well known in the art.
  • the shaft 86 projects outwardly beyond each of the two bearing rolls 89 and 91, as shown in FIG. 6. It should be noted that the two bearing rollers 89 and 91 are essentially equal in outside diameter to the outside diameter of the platen element 88; it is important that this relationship be maintained in order to obtain the full benefits of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 7-10 illustrate in detail, and on an enlarged scale, the mounting of the right-hand end of the platen shaft 86 in the depending portion 83 of the platen carriage frame.
  • the mounting structure at the opposite end of the platen, adjacent the bearing roll 91, is the same, and hence has not been shown in detail.
  • the bearing member 92 which is preferably a molded nylon or other substantially self-lubricating bearing element, includes a substantially cylindrical mounting portion 93 that is engaged in a suitable aperture in the platen carriage member S3, being rotatable therein.
  • the mounting portion 93 of the bearing member is provided with an eccentric aperture 945 (see FIGS. 7 and 9) for receiving the shaft 86.
  • the bearing member 92 further includes a flange portion 95 that is molded or otherwise formed to afford a multiplicity of regularly spaced teeth 96 on the surface thereof.
  • the teeth 96 project outwardly of the face of the flange 95, as shown in FIG. 8, and correspond to a similar series of peripheral teeth 97 on the bearing member 92.
  • An indexing projection 98 is also formed as an integral part of the bushing or bearing member 92 to facilitate adjustment of the vertical bearing alignment as described hereinafter.
  • the bushing 92 is held in place in the platen carriage frame 83 by a bearing cap 101.
  • the rear surface of the cap 101 is provided with a recess 192 for receiving the flange portion 95 of the bushing 92.
  • This recess 192 is provided with a series of regularly spaced teeth 103 corresponding to the surface teeth 96 on the bushing.
  • the teeth 193 are interitted with the bushing teeth 96 to hold the bushing in fixed angular alignment relative to the cap.
  • a portion of the recess 102 may be provided with a series of teeth 104 for receiving and interiitting with the peripheral teeth 97 of the bearing bushing.
  • An additional angular recess 105 is provided in the rear surface of the cap 101 to receive the projecting index element 98 of the bushing 92.
  • the cap 101 is mounted securely in place on the platen carriage frame member 83 by suitable means such as a mounting bolt 106.
  • a bearing roller shaft 111 is included in the structure of the platen carriage 71 and extends across the lower portion of the platen carriage in spaced relation to the roller platen S5.
  • the shaft 111 has mounted thereon a pair of idler bearing rollers 112 and 113, these bearing rollers being disposed in spaced relation relative to each other and in alignment with the platen bearing rollers S9 and 91 respectively.
  • the bearing roller 112 is thus interposed between the platen bearing roller 89 and a lower guide surface 121 on the transverse frame member 13.
  • the idler roll 113 is interposed between the platen bearing roll 91 and the under surface of the opposite leg of the channel-shaped frame member 13, this relationship being best illustrated in FIG. 6.
  • the downwardly facing guide surfaces of the frame member 13 are essentially coplanar and hence may be considered to represent portions of a single guide surface.
  • the opposite ends of the shaft 111 are suspended in -a pair of bushings mounted in the depending platen carriage frame members 83 and 84.
  • the construction and mounting of these bushings is best illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8, showing the construction of one side of the machine, the opposite side being essentially identical.
  • the bushing 115 is mounted in a suitable aperture in the carriage frame member 83, preferably being press-fit thereinto.
  • the bushing is provided with a central aperture 116 for receiving the end of the shaft 111, but this is not a circular aperture. Instead, the aperture 116 is vertically elongated, permitting Vertical movement of the shaft 111 within the bushing.
  • a similar construction is utilized at the opposite side of the machine, as noted above.
  • the bearing ⁇ shaft 111 is free to move vertically relative to the platen carriage housing 83 and relative to the transverse frame member 13, the bushings that engage the opposite ends of the shaft serving only to maintain it in vertical alignment with the shaft 86 of the roller platen 85 (see FIG. 7).
  • the parts are assembled approximately as shown except that the tw-o bearing caps exemplified by the bearing cap 101 are not mounted in place.
  • the eccentric bushings for the platen shaft S6 are then rotated to elevate the shaft 86 relative to the carriage frame 83 and -thereby engage the .two bearing rolls 89 and 112 in firm contact with each other. This adjustment is also effective to bring the idler bearing roll 112 into firm engagement with the guide surface 121 of one leg of the channel-shaped frame member 13.
  • a similar adjustment is effected at the opposite side of the platen roll.
  • the two index members exemplified by the index element 9S (FIG. 9) of the eccentric platen bearing bushings are utilized as guides to assure substantially equal pressure in the bearing roll combinations at the two sides of the platen.
  • the bearing cap 101 On the one side of the machine, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the bearing cap 101 is then placed in position, the teeth on the rear surface of the bearing cap being engaged with the corresponding teeth on the bushing 92.
  • the mounting bolt 106 is then used to secure the bearing cap to the carriage frame member 33, locking the bushing 92 in the desired angular orientation and preventing subsequent rotation thereof.
  • the corresponding bearing cap 0n the opposite side 0f the roller platen is similarly mounted in position to lock the eccentric auras/le platen roller bushing in place on this side of the printing machine. It is thus seen that this mounting arrangement affords a simple and convenient way of supporting the platen roller in position in the carriage 71 (FIG. 6) with the two sets of bearing rolls firmly engaged with each other and with the idler roll of each set firmly engagcd with the guide surface afforded by the aligned legs of the channel-shaped frame member 13.
  • a business instrument to be imprinted is disposed on the base in the desired position determined by the gauge-s such as the gauges 66 and 67.
  • the platen carriage '71 is in the position illustrated in FIG. 1, the carriage is moved to the right as indicated by the arrow A. Movement of the carriage rolls the platen roller 35 across the business instrument, imprinting the instrument with the desired data from the printing plates 63 and 65 and the dater 53.
  • each of the bearing rollers S9 and 91 is approximately the same as the outside diameter of the platen element 3S, these two bearing rollers are rotated with a peripheral veloc-ity approximately equal to the surface velocity of the central imprinting portion 83 0f the platen. That is, the angular velocities of the two bearing rollers S9 and 91 are the same as the angular velocity of the printing roll and the linear velocities at their peripheries Iare also equal.
  • each of the idler rollers 112 and 113 is rotated with a surface velocity equal to the surface velocity of the platen element Sti.
  • Pthe angular velocities of the two idler rolls may be different from the angular velocities of the platen bearing rolls by which they are engaged if the idler rollers are smaller or larger in diameter than the platen.
  • the surface speeds, however, are the same. Consequently, at the points of engagement of the idler roller with the guide frame member 13, the idler rolls are limited to rolling Contact.
  • the described arragement limits the engagement of the idler roll 112 with the guide surface 121; of the frame member 13 to rolling contact, there being no sliding contact because the peripheral speed of the roller 112 is accurately matched tothe peripheral speed of the roller platen element 88 in its engagement with the business instrument on the base of the machine.
  • a similar relationship obtains at the surface of the member 13 engaged by the other idler roll 113. Accordingly, it is seen that the mounting arrangement described hereinabove restricts the bearing rolls to rolling Contact with each other and with the xed surfaces that they engage, preventing sliding of these members which might result in smearing of the imprint or in variations in printing pressure due to excessive Wear on the bearing rolls or on the guide surfaces of the frame member 13.
  • the mounting arrangement for the platen eliminates virtually all lateral or transverse forces on the platen bearing members. Furthermore, the described mounting arrangement provides for quick and convenient adjustment of the platen relative to the guide surface afforded by the transverse frame member 13.
  • the ibase is resiliently supported upon fthe platen-carrying frame.
  • the machine 1@ may be supported on rubber feet 122 mounted on the frame flanges 17 and 1S, or the frame may be otherwise secured to a suitable support surface.
  • Use of this construction instead ofthe usual expedient of mounting the machine base on a support surface with the frame afhxed to and supported by the base, provides effective compensation for substantial variations in thickness of the printing devices or the business forms employed in the use of the machine. That is, the mounting arrangement for the base 19 makes it possible to use anvils that are rigidly mounted on the base, yet enables the machine to compensate automatically for variations of form or card thickness.
  • the heights of the Vanvils 4S and d6 are adjusted to afford an optimum printing pressure with business instruments and printing devices of given thickness. lf the thickness of either the business instrument or the printing plate exceeds this standard to any substantial extent, the pressure exerted on the base 19 by the platen S5 compresses the mounting springs for the base (eg. spring 41) and relieves the pressure at the platen. As a result, smearing, buckling, or tearing of the printed form is avoided. Because the mounting springs are spaced well outside the printing area, there is little tendency to tip the base 19, relative to the frame. Rather, the entire base tends to move evenly away from the platen-carrying portion of the frame, avoiding variations in the printed data that might otherwise result.
  • the mounting springs are spaced well outside the printing area, there is little tendency to tip the base 19, relative to the frame. Rather, the entire base tends to move evenly away from the platen-carrying portion of the frame, avoiding variations in the printed data that might otherwise result.
  • A. manually operable printing machine comprising: a base; a printing anvil mounted on said base; a frame extending across said base and affording a guide surface extending transversely of said anvil in parallel spaced relation thereto; a platen carriage mounted on said frame for movement longitudinally thereof across the anvil; a roller platen of lgiven diameter; and mounting means for mounting said roller platen on said carriage for movement along said frame across said anvil and for limiting effective engagement therewith to rolling Contact, said mounting means comprising a pair of coaxial end bearing rolls mounted on said platen for rotation therewith and equal in diameter to said platen, and a pair of spaced idler bearing rolls of equal diameter interposed between respective ones of said platen end bearing rolls and said guide surface in firm rolling contact with each.
  • a manually operable printing machine comprising: a base; a printing anvil mounted on said base; a frame extending across said base and affording a guide surface extending transversely of said anvil in parallel spaced relation thereto; a platen carriage mounted on said frame for movement longitudinally thereof across the anvil, said platen carriage including a handle portion supported on said frame and a pair of carriage frame members depending therefrom, in spaced relation relative to each other,
  • an ink-impregnated roller platen of given diameter mounted on a platen shaft for rotation therewith; mounting means for mounting said roller platen between said carriage frame members for movement along said guide frame across said anvil and for limiting effective engagej ment therewith to rolling contact, said mounting means comprising a pair of coaxial metal end bearing rolls mounted on said platen shaft for rotation therewith and equal in diameter to said platen, and a pair of spaced idler bearing rolls of equal diameter interposed between respective ones of said platen end bearing rolls and said guide surface; and means, included in said mounting means, for adjusting the vertical position of each end of the platen shaft, independently of the'other end, to assure firm rolling contact of each idler roll with the associated platen end bearing roll and with the aforesaid guide surface.
  • a manually operable printing machine comprising: a base; a printing anvil mounted on said ⁇ base; a guide frame extending across said base and affording a guide Y surface extending transversely of said anvil in parallel spaced relation thereto; a platen carriage mounted on said guide frame for movement longitudinally thereof across roller platen on said carriage frame for movement along said guide frame across said anvil and for limiting effective engagement therewith to rolling contact, said mounting means comprising a pair of coaxial end bearing rolls mounted on said platen for rotation therewith and equal in diameter to said platen, and a pair of spaced idler bearing rolls of equal diameter affixed to a bearing shaft for rotation therewith and interposed between respective ones of said platen end bearing rollsAand said guide surface infirm rolling contact with each, said bearing shaft being engaged in bearings in said carriage frame permittingV limited movement thereof toward and away from said guide surface but maintaining said shaft in parallel axia alignment with said roller platen.
  • a manually operable printing machine comprising:
  • a base a printing anvil mounted on said base; a main pair of bushing members rotatably mounted on respective ones of said carriage frame members and having corresponding eccentricshaft mounting apertures for receiving the ends of said shaft, each of said bushing members further having a flange affording a plurality of uniform outwardly facing serrations; a pair of bearing retainer members each having a plurality of uniform serrations adapted to interlock with the serrations on one of said bushing members, and means for releasably securing each of said retainer members on one of said carriage frame members in interlocking relation with one of said bushing members to hold the bushing member against rotational movement and thereby maintain each end of the shaft in predetermined spaced relation to said main frame.
  • a manually operable printing machine comprising: a base; a printing anvil mounted on saidA base; amain frame extending across said base and alording a guide surface extending transversely of said anvil in parallel 10 spaced relation thereto; a platen carriage mounted on said frame for movement longitudinally thereof across the anvil, said carriage including a pair of spaced carriage frame members extending toward said base; a roller platen of given diameter mounted on a platen shaft; and mounting means for mounting said roller platen between said carriage frame members for movement along said frame across said anvil and for limiting effective engagement therewith to rolling contact, said mounting means comprising a pair of coaxial end bearing rolls mounted on said platen shaft and equal in diameter to saidvplaten, and a pair of spaced idler bearing rolls of equal diameter interposed between respective ones of said platen end bearing rolls and said guide surface in rolling contact with each, said mounting means further including a pair of bushing members rotatably mounted on respective ones of saidV carriage frame members and having corresponding eccentric shaft mounting apertures for receiving the ends
  • a manually operable printing machine comprising: a base; a printing anvil mounted on said base; a main frame extending across said base and affording a guide surface extending transversely of said anvil in parallel spaced relation thereto; a platen carriage mounted on said frame for movement longitudinally thereof across the anvil, said carriage including a pair of spaced carriage frame members extending toward said base; a roller platen of given diameter mounted on a platen shaft; and platen mounting means comprising a pair of bushing members rotatably mounted in respective ones of said carriage frame members and having eccentric shaft mounting aper- .tures for receiving the ends of said shaft, each of said bushing members further having a peripheral flange affording a plurality of uniform outwardly facing axial and radial serrations, a pair of bearing retainer members each having a recess for receiving the ange of one of said bushing members, each said recess being formed with a plurality of axial and radial serrations for interlocking engagement with the corresponding serrations

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