US342364A - Justifying-machine - Google Patents

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ROBERT L. K ldBERLY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

JUSTlFYlNG-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 342,364, dated May 25, 1886.

Application filed January 1Q, 1884. Serial No. 117.300. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT L. KIMBERLY, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Penn- Sylvania, have invented a new and useful lmprovement in JustifyingMachines, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a front view of ajustifying-machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a top view thereof. Fig. 3 is an end view enlarged. Fig. A is a section of aportion in line x x, Fig. 7. Fig. 5 is a vertical section of a detached portion inline y y, Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a detached portion. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section in line ai x', Fig. 2, enlarged. Fig. S is a section in line f: e', Fig. 7

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

My invention has for its object the laying off or charting of copy, in the subsequent composition of which a font of type or dies of known lateral dimensions are to be used, whereby the lines, when composed either in type or with dies in a matrix-machine, will be of a uniform and predetermined length, or,as it is called in the trade, justified Referring to the drawings, A represents a table for supporting the working parts of the machine. B represents a horizontally-arranged rot-ary shaft, which vis mounted on brackets B, which are secured to the table A, said shaft having a key seat or groove, a., which, near one end, is ofV spiral form, as at a. Mounted on the shaft B is a series of col lars, C, each of which is provided with a feather or spline, D, which enters the keyseat' a, whereby the collars are adapted to rotate with said shaft B and slide thereon. Encircling the collar O is a iianged disk, E, the iiange whereof has formed on it serrations of step form, as at b, the several flanges projecting in the same direction parallel with the shaft B. Attached to the back of the hanged disk is a ratchet-wheel, F, the hub portion whereofis encircled by an annulus, G, one portion whereof is formed with an arm, G', forming bearings for an anchor or doublepointed dog, H, the points whereof are adapted to move the ratchetwheel F by said points being brought into action by the operation of the handle of the anchor, said handle being conveniently accessible at the side of the machine,and provided with a keyhead plate, H', which is lettered or numbered. (See Fig. 2.) The anchor is retained in position by means of a cap or plate, c, which eucircles the shaft B, and is bolted to the hub portion of the ratchet F, and the annulus is prevented from turning by having the arms Gin Contact with the bars or other stops at the side of the machine.

Above the shaft B, and extending parallel therewith, are two rods J, on which is mounted a series of saddles, K, in the middle of each of which is a pin, L, one end of which bears against the back of one disk E, and the other end against one of the teeth of the serrated edge of the adjacent disk, the several saddles being coupled by slotted links, M, which prevent the flanged disks from being separated beyond a limited extent.

Referring to Fig. S, N represents a finger' projecting from the flanged disk inwardly toward the shaft B, so as to be struck or engaged by a toe, P, projecting outwardly from the collar O when the shaft B is rotated. On the shaft B, in the present case at the right hand thereof, is a sliding frame, Q, which carries a longitudinally-extending rack-bar, B, meshing with which is a toothed Segment, S, of an index arm or pointer, T, whereby by the operation of said segment due to the inotion of the rack-bar the index-arm is caused to sweep over a graduated disk or dial, U, which is properly supported on the table or frame of the machine. To the frame, at the end next to the flanged disks, is attached a pin, L', similar to the pins L, vso disposed as to strike the first disk of the series when said frame is moved toward the same. This motion of the frame is accomplished by cords V, which pass over pulleys d, mounted on the frame or table A, and are provided with weights V, the power whereof at certain times is exerted on the frame Q. On the shaft B, adjacent to the spiral portion of the key-seat a, is a collar, XV, which is provided with an inwardly-projecting pin, W, which enters said key-seat. Att-ached to the collar is a lever, X, which is fulcrumed at one end on the fraaie or table A, and provided at the IOO other end with a suitable handle, it being seen that when the lever is operated sliding motions are imparted to the collar W", and as the pin W enters the spiral portion of the ,key-seat ofthe shaft B rotary motions are imparted to said shaft, thus causing the toes of the collars C to strike the fingers N of the hanged disks, whereby the latter are rotated, this being occasioned when said Vdisks are to be restored to their normal positions. On the upper side of the collar W is mounted a dog, X, the nose of which points toward the frame Q and passes through a slot in said frame, and is adapted to engage with the wall thereof'. (See Fig. 5.) Rising from the side of collar W is a post, Y, which is adapted to engage with a pin, e, projecting from the side of a dog, Y, which is mounted on a stationary axis on the ends of the rods J. (See the right-hand side of Fig. l.) The nose of the dog Y projects toward the frame Q, and is adapted to engage with the adjacent end'or wall thereof. dial U is a segment,vZ, which is adjustable on said rini and provided with hner gradations than' those of the dial, and its purpose is to make possible a greater degree of accuracy than would otherwise be attainable in reading the travel of the index-arm T over the dial U.

The operation is as follows: When the hanged disks are in their normal positions, the serrations which are on the highest part of the hanges are in line with the pins L, and the pin L of the frame Q is pressed against the hrst of the series ofhanged disks by the action of the weights V. The operator strikes the proper key heads or plates vrelatively to the words, &c., it is desired to lay oh'. This operates the anchors in such manner as to cause the rotation of the hanged disks through the medium of the ratchets the distance of one tooth of said ratchets and consequently one step of the hanged disk. As the disks are rotated all in one direction, the steps on the decreasing parts ofthe hanges are brought around successsively in line with the pins L, whereby the disks are permitted to close one on the other. As the frameQ moves, the rackbar B is carried with it and motion imparted to the segment S, whereby the index-arm travels over the dial U. The proper key-heads are struck or operated until enough words have been measured to form a line, and as the hanged disks are rotated to an increased extent it is evident that the pins L come in contact with the lower serrations of the hanged disks, whereby the latter continue to close on each other, and; owing to the further motion of the frame Q, the index-arm T travels over On the periphery or rim ofthe.

and restored to their hrst position.

the shaft B. As the dog X is engaged with the frame Q, the latter is carried back with the collar W until the latter arrives at the commencement of the spiral part a of the key-seat, when the heel end of the dog X strikes the axial rod Z of the dog Y and is depressed, thus clearing the nose of said dog X from the frame Q. Simultaneously therewith the nose of the dog Y drops into the frame Q, which has advanced toward it, and holds it against the pull of the weights Y, and the collar Wis freeto continue its travel over the spiral part a" toward the end of the shaft B. Furthermore, when the frame Q begins its .motion it draws with it the hrst link M of the series, so that the several hanged disks are successively moved and separated one from the other the fu-ll extent allowed by the links M, and then when the collar Wjreaches. the spiral part a ofthe key-seat, and the pin W traverses said part, the shaft B is rotated, and, owing to the toes P of the collars C and fingers N on the hanged disks E, the latter are rotated The lever X is now partially. operated in the re# verse direction, whereby the shaft B is again rotated likewise in reverse direction, and the toes of the collar C are carried from in front of the fingers toward the rear thereof, so that said toes present no obstacle to the rotation of the hanged disks when again operated by the key-heads. `As the collar WV moves toward the frame Q, the dog X is brought into engaging contact with said frame, thus locking the collar and frame, the dog acting automatically in such locking action, owingv to a suitably-arranged spring bearing against it or its front end being properly weighted. When the post Y reaches the pin e of the dog Y, it raises the dog clear of connection with the frame Q,.so that the frame Q is no longer controlled by said dog Y, and may be moved by the weights V when the hanged disks are again rotated and close o each other.

Taking a standard font oftype-say,brevier size-I hud that the lateral space occupied by a small letter i is thirty-sixone-thousandths of an inch; the lateral space occupied by a small letter t forty-four one-thousandths of an inch, small letter e, hfty-four one-thousandths; small letter n, sixty-four one-thousandths, and so on. All of the letters and characters of the font may be conveniently classed in seven sizes, and it is upon such a classification that the machine herein described is constructed; but for facility of manufacture all the hanges of the feed-disks are of uniform depth, and to those classes of letters which are -most frequently used two disks are furnished.

The serrations on the hanges of the disks correspond in depth to the lateral dimensions of the classes of letters to which they are assigned. For instance, that disk the key-head of which is lettered small i has serrations of precisely thirty-six one-thousandths of an inch in depth 5 that disk the key-head of which IlO IZO

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is lettered small t7has serrationscxactly fortytour one-thousandths of an inch in depth, and so on through all the classes. Now, referring to the description herein of the construction and operation of the anged disks and connected parts, it will be seen that if the disk which has a key-head lettered small i"1 be rotated so that, say, three of its Serrat-ions come successively into line with the pin L on the inner end ot' the sliding frame Q, said .frame will move to the left, closing up on the flanged disk by the pull of the weights V exactly one hundred and eight one-thousandths ot an inch, which is precisely the lateral space which would be occupied in a line by three of the small letters i. The movement as above ofthe trame Q will of course carry with it the toothed segment S, which is engaged with the rack-bar t, and the index-arm T will travel over a certain space of the graduated rim of the dia-l U. It' any other disk is rotated, alike result follows. It is apparent, then, that to ascertain the space which will be occupied in a printed line by any given word it is necessary to strike the key-heads otA the disks appropriated to the letters in such words. Illustration: Take the word disc Small d belongs to the disk the key-head ot' which is lettered 11. Small i belongs to the disk marked L and small s and c belong to the same class and to the disk marked c on its key-head. To get the measure ofthe word disc,' therefore, the operator strikes once the key-head marked n, once that marked L and twice the key-head marked c, it being understood that each stroke ot' a key-head rotates its disk only so far as to bring the next lower sei-ration on the flange in line with the pin L. the key head named, the frame Q, with its rack-bar It-,will have moved to the lett sixtyfour one-thousandths of an inch for the small d, thirty-six one-thousandths of an inch for the small i, fifty-four one-thonsandths ot' an inch for small s, and fifty-four one-thousandths of an inch for small c, oratotal movement ot` two hundred and eight one-thousandths ot'an inch, which is the precise lateral space that will be beoccupied bythe word disc in theprinted line. Having in this way measured onel word, the operator proceeds with others until he has measured as many as can be contained in the printed line, with the spaces necessary to separate the words. The whole object of the measurement is to determine what those spaces shall be in order to make the line of the predetermined length. How this determination is arrived at will now be explained. In this ease the movement ot' the index-arm over one graduation on the rim ot' the dial U represents a movement of the frame Q, and rackbarR of nine one-thousandths ot'an inch. For the word disc, l taken above for illustration, theindex-arm T would move over twentythree grad nations ofthe rim ofthe dial and oneninth of a graduation morethat is, the measure of the word was two hundred and eight When the operator has thus struck one-thousandths of an inch-20S-1-92n3-5. This and other like fractions maybe disregarded. Now, suppose it is desired to lay uit' a line one inch long---or7 to avoid fractions, say, ninehundred and ninety-nine one-thousaudths ot an inch long. That length ot' line would mat e the index-arm T travel over one hundred and eleven graduaticns of the rim oit' the dial U. The right end ot the movable scale Z is set, therefore, at the eleventh graduation to the right of the number 300 on the dial. (See Fig. l.) then proceeds as with the word dise above. Suppose the word disc to be the ii rst word o1" his copy. He measures it, as above described, and the index-arm T marks off twenty-three graduations on the rim ot' the dial IT. Suppose the next word of the copy to be dies,77 to measure which requires the striking ot' the same key-heads as in the word dise Then these are struck, the index-arm T will mark twenty-three additional or in all forty-six graduations. Suppose the two words next in the copy to be side and diee,7 each of the same value as disc Vhcn the properkey-headshave been struck for these words, the index-arm T will have moved over ninety-two graduations ot' the rim ol" the dial'U, and will stand at the graduation numbered 19 on the segment Z. The operator perceives that no more words can be contained in that line, and that in order to spread the four words he has measured so that they will make the line full, the space represented by the nineteen graduations remaining out of the total measure of one hundred and eleven graduations must be divided between the four words to separate them from each other-that is, there being four words in the line, there must be three spaces to separate them one from the other, and two of these spaces must be six grad nations eaclnand the remaining one seven graduations, making nineteen. In other words, as each graduation ot the rim of the dial U represents a lateral space in the printed line ot' nine one-thousandths of an inch, the above spaces will be, two ot' them, fifty-four one thousandths each, and of one ot them sixtythree one-thousandths. To indicate this to the compositor the operator marks the copy thus: disc dies side dies 19 3, the number 19 to show the total number ot' graduations, and the number 3 to indicate the number ot' spaces into which they are to be divided.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is*

I. In a justitying-machine, the combination of a series of disks connected substantially as described, each provided with a serrated dange, and each having rotary and longitudinal motion.

2. In a justitying-machine, the combination ot a series of Seriate-flanged disks having rotary and longitudinal movement and a frame The operator` ICO IIO

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taking up the longitudinal movement of the 6. The combination of aseries of disks,eac'h disks, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the serrate-flanged disks, a frame taking up the longitudinal movement of said disks, and an indicator connected to said frame, substantially as described.

4. The combination of the serrate-flangcd disks, the keys for turning the disks, a frame taking up the longitudinal movement of Said disks, and an indicator, substantially as dcscribed.

5. The.combination ofl a series of serratelanged disks connected substantially as described, the depth of the serrations corresponding to thespaccs occupied in a printed line by the several letters and characters of a font of type or dies.

provided with a serrated flange, and having 2o rotary and longitudinal motion, a shaft supporting the same, and a lever engaging said shaft, for restoring said disks simultaneously to their normal position, substantially as described. 25

7. A seriesof serrate-anged'disks having rotary and longitudinal movement and a series of longitndinally-movable rods or pins interposed betweenthe disks, substantially as described.

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, CLARENCE B. WENGER.

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