US402561A - Combined printing and addressing machinery - Google Patents

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STEPHEN D. CARPENTER, OF OARTHAGE, MISSOURI.

COMBINED PRINTING AND ADDRESSING MACHINERY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 402,561, dated May *7, 1889.

Application filed April 28,1888. Serial No. 272,142. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, STEPHEN D. OARPEN- TER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Carthage, in the county of Jasper and State of Missouri,- have invented and made certain Improvements in Combined Printing and Addressing Machinery, of which the following is such a full, clear, and exact description as will enableany person skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

The more definite objects of my invention are, first, to secure a self-feeding printingmachine suited to job and book work of various sizes and kinds; second, newspaper work, either folio, quarto, or other character; third, automatically placing subscribersaddresses on newspapers as printed; fourth, to print in two or more colors at the same operation on commercial job-work, newspaper or book printing. I attain these objects by mechanismsillustrated in the accompanying drawings, consisting of eight sheets, in which l Figure 1 is aside elevation showingan end view and the arrangements of the various sets of cylinders. Fig. 2 is a side elevation 11 of the printing sets of cylinders from the working side of the machine, showing the graduating sections on the cylinder. Fig. 3, Sheet 2, is a diagram showing the longitudinal markings of a form-cylinder, which, together with the dotted lines thereon indicating the lines of cutting, show how a variety of jobs of different sizes maybe worked and cut atthe same operation. Fig. 4, Sheet 2, is a diagram showing the longitudinal and cross markings and numberings of the graduated sections of the cylinders, for convenience in arranging colored work for 'one or more colors .in,.newspapers. Fig. 5, Sheet 3, is a view showing the two form and "two impression cylinders, including the inking devices and their appendages.

plan view of parts shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 7, Sheet 5, is a front end elevation showing the form and. impression cylinders, the manner of locking the forms or segmentary zinc or stereotype cylindrical plates on the form-cylinders, the frame, cross-pieces, &c. Fig. 8,

Fig. 6, Sheet 4, is a Sheet 6, is an end view of a portion of the cut-oif cylinders. Figs. 8 and 8 are rear views of slats on the cutoff cylinders. Fig. 9, Sheet 6, is a longitudinal section of the cutoff cylinders, showing the construction of the sections of cut-off knives, spiral spring, locking devices, (to. Fig. 10, Sheet6, is an enlarged view of a section of the system of knives; Fig. 10, a top view of the same, showing.the manner of looking to the cutter-bar. Fig. 11, Sheet 1, is a side view of the revolving shears. Fig. 12, Sheet 1, is an edge view of the revolving shears mounted on bearings. Fig. 13, Sheet 1, is a view of the half-sections of the circular cutter of the shears. Fig. 14, Sheet 7, is an end view of the addressing-cylinder, showing the web-spool, gumming and actuating rollers, trip-pin, cut-off, &c. Fig. 15, Sheet 7, shows the serrated shears for cutting off the printed addresses from the scroll as they are drawn from the spool. Fig. 16, Sheet 7, is a side view of the addressing cylinder, showing gumming-fountain, trippin, and operating mechanism. Fig. 17, Sheet 3-, is a plan View of one of the partitioned ink-fountains. Fig. 18 is an enlarged view of the addressing mechanism, and Fig. 19 is a plan view of bolt-locking cutter-bar in Fig. 10.

Similar letters and figures refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

It requires one set or pair of cylinders to print upon paper-the type-bearing and theimpressi0n cylinder and also a set or pair each for addressing subscribers names and cutting off the sheets. I therefore designate the cylinder sets by capital letters in Fig. 1 in the order they are to work, A, the addressing-cylinders, and B, first set of form and impression cylinders, being the same in construction with sets 0 D E F G, except in operation, for which the cylinders in sets 0, E,

and G are made reversible, so that only one or both sides of the paper may be printed at impression cylinders from the front or working side, showing the numeral graduations of the circumference of the cylinders and the position of the various divisions ready for commencing work on jobs requiring, say, six colors, and this figure should be read in connection with Fig. 3, which is a diagram of the longitudinal plane of the cylinders and the longitudinal graduations thereof-as, for example, suppose that Fig. 3 represents the poster to be printed, and that it is desired to print red color in numbers 1 and 7, black in numbers 2 and 8, blue in numbers 3 and 9, pink in numbers 4 and 10, green in numbers 5 and 11, and yellow in numbers 6 and 12; then set the cylinders so that the set B will print on sections 1 and 7, set C will print sections 2 and 8, and so on, and, as the distance between the vertical centers of the cylinders is exactly half the circumference of the cylinders on the pitch-line, it follows that as the types in division 1 of B will print the first section on the bill, the types in section 7 will printamiddle section of the poster, while the half-revolution will have brought the space2 on the cylinder in set C to fill the space 2 on the paper, and by the time the head of the sheet reaches the set D the set C will have printed 2 and 8, and set D is ready to printin the spaces 3 and 9. Set E, having made one and one-half revolution, will print in the spaces 4 and 10, and so on to the finish and repeat. \Vhen the sheet has passed the set G, it may be slit up by the revolving shears a as shown in Fig. 1, and cross-cut by the cut-off knives in equal divisions or in unequal divisions, as may be desired.

Fig. 4 is a diagram showing both the longitudinal markings of the form-cylinder for use and convenience in the insertion of-colored work, such as cuts, maps, zincographic designs or transfers, or advertisements in newspapers. Say that a zincograph portrait,

map, or an advertisement is to beinserted in the middle of columns 4 and 5 of any given page. The foreman marks a printed diagram of the proper page, giving it to the stereotyper. zincographer, or etcher, as the character of the work inay require, which is to receive, say, four colors. If for letter press work, the stereotyper sees at a glance how to arrange his print and blanks to fill the order, or the zinc-worker knows just on what part of the cylindrical segments to locate his work without the trouble and delay of spacing off the cylinders to correspond with the blank left in the newspaper forms, &c., and the work is duly arranged for each of the four cylinders carrying the proper colors, and so on for any job, advertisement, or other matter, and the job or newspaper work may be almost indefinitely varied to suit almost any class of work. Each set of cylinders and accompanying ink-fountains and ink-distribution rollers and cylinders, while distinct and independent of each other, yet act in unison to secure as perfect register as the tension strength of the paper will permit, so that each alternate color may be deposited in the proper place thereon more perfect and accurate than can be done by machines printing on sheets supplied by hand-feeding.

The usual system of damping and inking rollers and fountains is placed in combination with any set of cylinders that may carry zincographic plates.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view showing two sets of form and impression cylinders, F G, including the inking and ink-distribution devices and their appendages. As all the alternating form and impression cylinders are of exactly like construction and operation, this description will answer for and apply to every other alternate set or pair.

The intermediate gears, (1 Figs. 1, 2, and 5, engage with the cylinder-gears a for the sole purpose of giving a like motion-from right to left of the impression-cylinders and from left to right of the printing-cylinders a.

For convenience in putting on and locking the cylindrical stereotype or zinc plates, the frames are cut away above all the upper cylinders and below each set of reversible cylinders, Figs. 1 and '5. \Vhen the zinc or stereo' type cylindrical plates are properly locked on the cylinders, then the bracket roller-plates b", Fig. 5, are bolted to place and the type-inking or form rollers 11 and the distribution-rollers c, Fig. 5, as well as the reciprocating rollers (1, Figs. 5, 6, and 7, and the large distributionrollers c are put in place, the plates bolted on, and the brackets c, Fig. 5, adjusted with setscrews, so that the type-inkin g or form rollers may have the proper bearings on the face of the printing-surfaces and all the inking and distribution rollers may have proper frictionbearing on each other and the form-cylinders.

c are large distributing-rollers mounted separately with friction-bearing on the distributing and inking rollers. These rollers are made in the usual way.

The cylinders a and a", Figs. 1 and 5,-are provided with adjustable boxes at, for the purpose of regulating the impression.

The set of cylinders G, Fig. 5, as well as sets C, E, and F, Fig. 1, are constructed so that the cylinders are reversible. They are journaled in the inside reversible frame a Figs. 1 and 5, and made to swing on the trunnions or journals a so that when it is necessary to print the sheeton both sides, either plain or in colors, the cylinders of each alternate set may be reversed, and the inking mechanism is so arranged that the. lower fountains will supply the, system of inking and distribution rollers without further trouble.

Fig. 5. shows a system of inking and distribution rollers both above and below the G pair of cylinders; but the ink and distribution rollers are never to be used at the same time, and are only so drawn to show the actual positions and purposes when used in reverse order.

.45 V outward position more than half its circum- The type-inking rollers receive their motions by frictional contact with the printingplatesand likewise communicate motion to the distribution-rollers, all by friction in the usual manner.

Thedistributing reciprocating rollers cl, Figs. 5, 6, and 7, obtain their longitudinal motion from the arms a, from the endsof which proj ect pins or rollers between two plano-convex flanges affixed to the shanks of the reciprocating rollers 12. These arms are made fast and keyed by a hub to the vertical rock-shaft a whichhas twobearings bolted to the frame, and also has centrally-projecting arms a, which engage by connecting-rods a with another vertical rock-shaft for like purpose, and thus all the reciprocating rollers for each set of cylinders are operated, primarily, by the wabble or angular gear-wheel (613, which is mounted on a short wrist or stud attached to the main frame and consists of an angular disk or wheel, pinion, and short stud. This wheel engages a pinion, 0, on the shaft of the impression-cylinder a in series E, which reduces the motion as about one to three of said cylinder, so as not to give theroller a too sudden jerky motion. The face-disk of the red ucing-wheel a is set at such angle to the wrist on which it moves as to give the reciprocating rollers d a lateral motion of some two inches to cut up and distribute any small masses of ink that may be transferred to the rollers, and their motion is secured by a cross-arm, a, keyed to the rock-shaft a to which at each end, and bearing on the angular diskfare attached concave rollers that follow the angular plane of the wabble-disk and thus cause the shaft a to rock, and by the connecting-rod a the whole system of reciprocating rollers on the press is worked, as shown in said Figs. 5, 6, and 7.

The ink-fountains a", Figs. 5, 6, and 7, are operated for each double set of cylinders by a cam, a of such curvethat the concentric part of the groove may hold the arm a in its ferenoe and not remain long at the change. This cam-wheel engages with the outside pinion, a Figs. 5 and 7, and reduces the motion as one to three of the impression-cylinder a in series E to avoid too rapid motion of the inking mechanism. To operate the ink-fountains a, the camarm a Fig. 5, is pivoted at a, and a roller affixed at its free end to move in the groove of the cam a"? receives the connecting-rods a and a at the connecting-joint 00 The connecting-rod 0, connects with and operates the ratchet-arn1 of the lower inkfountain, c1 and the rod (L Fig. 5, connects with and operates the ratchet-arm (Z25 of the upper inkfountains. l 7

The ink-fountains are made'substantially like the ink-fountains of the-ordinary web printing presses now in use, except that for convenience and economy of construction and operati'ominstead of providing mechanisms duced to one and substantially to one motion,

viz: The ink-cylinder is cast hollow, having its own journal-bearings, one end projecting sufficiently to receive the ratchet 0. Fig. 5, and through these bearings and the entire length of the cylinder a is inserted a strong one-inch steel shaft projecting at each end, so as to receive the transfer-roller ratchet-arms cfi and (L25, the latter of which carries the pawl that operates the ink-fountain ratchet, and the other by its forked end holds and 0perates the transfer-roller a As the cam a raises the connecting-rod a the ratchet-arm of the ink-fountain is also raised, and this, by the pawl acting on the ratchet, moves the inkcylinder slightly, so that a fresh mass of ink is brought in contact with a transfer-roller, a, which takes ofi a small quantity of ink, and the same motion on reversal forces the transfer-roller against the revolving distribution-cylinder c, Fig. 5, remaining in friction contact with that cylinder until its rapid motion has taken off the fresh ink from the fountain. As the transfer-roller works from the same center with the inlecylinder, it would remain in contact therewith and fail to transfer the ink to cylinder 0 except for the action of the riser-cam (L30, which bears against the shank of the transfer-roller, radiating sufficiently from the center of action to force the transfer-roller free from the ink-cylinder and in contact with the distributing-cylinder c. The rod c Fig. 5, connects the two ratchet-arms of the upper ink-fountain, so that a full set of three ink-fountains, that may be shifted or interchanged for other fountains containing other colors to suit the reversibility of the type and impression cylinders in each alternate set, are made to operate 'as desired by one set of mechanical devices all operated by one cam, as described.

All the other ink-fountains are made and operated as herein described, except that for special purposes I provide several extra inkfountains, Fig. 17, Sheet 3, with one or more divisions and continuous ink-cylinders fitted ink-tight to the partitions for the purpose of IIO using two or more colors, if desired, for one set of printing and impression cylinders for special color-display in certain kinds of jobwork, which colors may be slightly blended, if so desired, or the reciprocating rollers may be unshipped, and thus avoid blending. Fig. 17, Sheet 3, represents one of these extra fountains, w being the partitions, and y the ink-cylinder. scription applies to all the ink-fountains;

The reversible cylinders may be. reversed by withdrawing the four bolts 0 0 M, Fig. 5,

that secure the inside swinging frame to the outside frame, and replacing said bolts when .the cylinders are in position, and for this purpose the bolts and holes should be made of the same size and relative position to center Otherwise the foregoing dethen the 5 overthe inclined cover of ac'tion. The intermediate gear, a nearest tov the cyh nder moved should'be first remc ved from the rists that h ld them, and also the inking-rollers and the ink-roller plates, and reversible air of cylinders will swing eas y to place. When the bolts and intermediate gears are replaced,then the inking and distribution vr)llers may be set, and they are leady for work.

a Figs. 5 and 7, shows the hinged cover to ink-fountain.

(L33 is a clamp that is pivoted to the en is of the fountain-box, with right-angle projections at the top end, which,when swung arc und of the fountain, fc rces upon the same and 11 his the cover to lace to resist the force of the thumb-screws 0 as they press upon the steel-sheet scraper under the cover C633, and bearing 0 n the ink-cylindei to regulate the flow of ink, in the usual way Fig. 6, the plan view, has already been generally described.

The front end elevation Fig. 7, has been generally described herein, except the con struction and operation of the printing-cylinders.

f f, Figs. 1, 5, 6, and '7, show the outside frames, supported by the crossbraces g Fig. 7. The inside or swinging frame, into which the reversible cylinders are journaled and which frame swings on the trunnions a Fig.

5, bearing'on the outside frame,are iepresent-ed by a3, Figs. 1, 5, 6, and '7.

s or book-work face of the cylus cylindrical move the two )rking end of the g enough overall maximum sheet are then practito re e e'theln outside the of pap These two rings cally u ed as one, as shown at g 9 Fig. It foll that either the one )r both of these ring nay be forced against the printin forn 1 segment-plates by the movable headhlm the screws g pas si v freely through the able blocks, which p )ject up through the leton cylinder at th e working end fiveeigl he of an inch above t skeleton surface of t ,ylinder, and the so engage with or represents the form-cylinders, and their manner of construction is as follows: Being intended for job as well as newspaper work, I cannot have a double-beveled center lock permanently affixed to the center of the cylinder, as in web-presses designed exclusively for newspaper work; but I make the permanent bevel lock-ring at the gear end of the cylinder g. The skeleton size of the cylinder is turned one and a half inch in diameter less than the pitch-line, so as to receive the cylindrical zinc or stereotype printing-plates, made three-fourths of an inch thick, and these bring the printing-surface up to the pitchline. To firmly lock these cylindrical plates to the cylinder and leave nothing in the longitudinal center of the cylinder to interfere permanently with the cylindrical plates for posters or other jobs, I make the gear-end lock-ring g solid to the skeleton cylinder, as described, beveled inward, as per the dotted line, about forty degrees. I then constructa steel bevel ring five-eighths of an inch in thickness and about two inches wide, beveled from the outside inwardly about forty degrees at both edges, and made to a free fit on the skeleton cylinder. In printing newspapers or other work requiring a center margin this double locking-ring is placed in the center of the cylinder at the dotted lines, as shown, between the slots 9 Fig. 7. A second loose steel locking-ring, 9 Fig. 7, is beveled only on the inside about forty degrees, as on the other rings, and about two inches wide (X the enter piece, g, which sihrea ied to receiy themv inside the cylin ler. There are four crews and movableh'ea d-bloc ks quadrilaterally located around the oirole'of the cylinder, so as to force the l ev el locking-rings firmly on all sides T 'nst the printing-plates. The two beveled lor Ii g-rings are ciently free to enable one set of plates to be lightly held in place while the opp site plates are being inserted on the cylinder and when all the printing-p121 tes are thus inserted the s on and out between the others unscrews and head-blocks should be firmly set up, looking the plates in position.

The locking head-blocks should be shouldered inside the projecting rims of the cylinder, so that they cannot rise up through the slotted openings. The ends bearing against the lock-rings may be faced even or beveled, so as to partly clamp over the outer edge of the locking-ring.

The slots g in Fig. 1 are cast into the cylinder on opposite sides, to allow a piece of wood or metal to be placed, firmly, against which the newspaper or other full cylinder forms may rest as a gage, so that when the forms are placed in position they will be in register with corresponding forms.

The job or other segments, other than for full pages for book or newspaper work, may be made of any desired width, covering a part of or one or more of the longitudinal or circumferential graduations of the form-cylinders, reaching, of course, the full length of the cylinders, and beveled, so as to be firmly held by the locking-rings-the part to be printed to be only in relief, no matter how large or small or on what part of the cylinder-the nonprinting part being some half-inchthick and made to fit the cylindrical surface of the form-cylinder, while the part in relief shall be type high, or, say, three-fourths of an inch, so as to contact with the inking-rollers and to receive the film of the color desired, and in all cases where poly'chromic printing may be desired the segments suited to each color are so placed alternately on each cylinder that when the last form is imprinted the work 1s complete, with all the colors placed chromatically as desired.

Figs. 8, 9, 10 and lO 'represent views of pertions of the cut-off cylinder.

a, Fig. 8, and a Fig. 8, represent the set of cylinders shown in Fig. 1 as series H.

. In Figs. 8 and 9,]; represents an annular pro ection to receive and hold the guide-rods k, that guide'and support'the knives and retain in place the spiral springs W. The outer shell or segmentary cylindrical slats, it proect considerably beyond the guide-rods, whlch pass through both the projections and are held by nuts at is. 1 (SeeFigs. 8 and 8 These guide-rods pass freely through a boss, k, on the ends ofthe cutter-bars, to which is attached a roller, k This roller rises on cams sprigs, attached to each side of the .frame,ijust before the cutting takes place,

which forcefthe lancetpoint ed knives to withdraw within the circle of the cylindershell, and when at a vertical point over the center of the cylinder at, Fig. 8, (see letter H in Fig. 1,) the cam ends abruptly, allowing the whole series of knives for that section of the cylinder to descend with sufficient force to sever the sheet of paper. These series of knives are equidistant, according to the length of the circumference of the cylinder, and their cumulative and changeable eifects are further illustrated in diagram Fig. 3.

The dotted lines on the diagram indicate the linesof cutting. v

Arms 7.1, Fig. 8, project from the hub between. each series of knives to support the cylindrical segments 10 As the knife drops off the riser-cam 70 it is forced down by its own weight and the spiral springs, and the points pass the pitch-line of the cylinder a. into a V recess, cutting the paper in the operation. 1

the paper into unequal sizes, as shown in diagram Fig. 3, the knife-blades are divided into sections, answering in length to the minimum width of the jobs which the press is intended to print say four inchestaking care that the length of each section shall be an aliquot part of the'maxiinum width of sheets thepress is intended to work. Supposingthe maximum width of thepaper to be forty-eight inches, the sections should be divided into twelve in number; and to provide against a poor start of the paper into. the machine, or a lateral variation by unequal tension or other cause, the outside sections should be five inches long so as to secure a severance of the paper at any probablevariation of the sheet.

. To enable the pressman to place and replace the knife-sections at pleasure and with facility, the sections (excepting those on the outside'ishould be so exactly alike as to be inter a e;

In the longitudinalcenter of the sections, and within three-'eighths or onehalf of an inch of the back edges, a three-eighths-inch roundhole should be punched, with an open-, ing of half the diameter of the hole to the edge opposite the cutting-edge, as seen in Fig. 10. The locking screw-bolt should have a large round flat head. The screw just fitted to the. round hole 1, Figs. 8 and 10, should be cut away at sharp angles close to, the head (see special View in Fig. 19) and wide enough to freely receive the steel cutting-blade,' and the flattened part of the screw-shank Z should freely pass through the opening to the round hole Z from the back edge of the blade. The screw-head has a 'proj ection, at 1, Fig. 10, where it is pivoted with the tilting bar V, Fig. 10, and firmly locked, and when this bar is thrown to the left ninety degrees to the point If the whole number of sections in the series will become unlocked, and can be easily removed by the fingers. When the sections that are desired not to cut the paper shall havebeen removed, the tilting bar may be reversed and the remaining sections become firmly locked. The sections are all to be pivoted to the tilting bar Z Figs. 9 and 10, which is provided with an eye, at Z Fig. 0, and may be moved either to lock or unlock by"inserting a hook blades should be serrated, as at n, Fig. 10, at

an angle of about forty degrees. The inner edges, points, and roots of the projections (which should be some one-fourth of an inch in length) should all be brought to thin edges and sharp points, not necessarily cuttingedges, but close and somewhat rounded edges, so as to easily part, but not tear, the paper. It'isimportant to have the points brought to a needle sharpness, so that they may easily and freely enter the paper.

.When used for jobs or other than newspaperwork, and when the sheets may require to beslitted longitudinally or kept taut by friction-rollers, the revolving cutters, Figs.-

11, 12, and 13,'are mounted on shafts and bolted to the frame, as shown at a, Fig. 1,with the contact, cutting, and-bearing edges in line with the web for slitting the paper asrequired,

or without the cutting-knives, if cutting be not desired; but in any event these rollers '2 are to be used'as friction-rollers for tension of the web in conjunction with the bite or friction of the cut-oft" cylinders.

Figs. 14, 15, and 16 represent the addressingmechanism for automatically affixing subscribers addresses tonewspapers. Fig. 14 is an end view of the upper cylinder in the set; designated -A in Fig. 1. The cylinder consists of two cast disks or end pieces with hubs, for

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the purpose of keying to the shaft, which .disks are connected by some sheet metal to form a cylindrical surface, on which the paper bears evenly as it comes from the roll, and the cylinder should be of equal length of the width of the paper used and geared so as to work with the general system of cylinders in speed and direction. The disk 1* at the working end of the cylinder is cast with a projecting flange, 1', which is cut away at 1' Figs l l and 18, to permit the addresses to be cut and placed on the sheet of paper as the scroll is drawn from the scroll-spool 1:.

The scroll-paper should be colored, so as to be readily distinguished in distributing mails, and the addresses printed thereon equidistant, so as to exactly correspond to the distance which the mechanism moves the scrollsheet at each revolution of the cylinder-say about one-fourth of an inch for each address and the ratchet movement of the mechanism should exactly correspond thereto.

r is the ratchet-roller, and is the gumming-cylinder, its gear engaging with that of roller -r*.

The spool r Figs. 14 and 16, and the operating mechanism within the flange cylinderhead 1), Fig. 16, should not occupy more than two inches longitudinally with the cylinder.

The strip of paper containing the addresses being drawn off, the spool o is passed between the gummin g cylinder r and the ratchetroller 0 the printed side of the paper being next to the roller 1 from which projects a ratchetrarm having an outward fin or flange, r, to engage the trip-pin c which permanently projects from the frame. The proj ection o is a partof and rightrangled extension of the arm 'v, and not only supports and operates the pawl c, that engages with the ratchet, but enables the spring r to throw the arm 0 back to position.

The cutter-blades p q, Fig. 15, are serrated, so as not to wear by close shear-cut. One of the blades is bolted to the inside of the projecting rim of the head-piece 1 Figs. ll and 16, at 01 and the other blade to the tilting or movable cutter-piece r, Fig. 14, and also adjusted to make a close-matched fit, insuring the complete severance of the scroll of paper. The trip shear-arm 1: projects so far toward the center of the cylinder as will engage with the trip-pin u so as to move the cutter-blade to firmly bear on the sheet of newspaper passing between the two addressing cylinders in series A. hen the trip projection or arm of the cutter passes the trip-pin, it is thrown back to place by the spring 12 The small cylinder v Figs. 14 and 16, is cogged and engaged with the ratchet-roller r and is made hollow, the outer end being put in by a s'crew-thread and packed water-tight. A journal should be attached to the head to rest in the bearing aflixed to the head-flange, and a journal, v should be attached to the end facing the disk 1'. This journal should be hollow and funnelshaped, as it opens into the gum-fountain r, Fig. 16. On the working end of the rod v is a valve, 11", of cork or other substance, sliding in a chamber, 40 having openings near the hollow journal, and this valve may be pressed up to the funnel-opening or drawn off by working the thumb-piece 1: which has a screw and nut for that purpose. This gum-fountain is to be filled with mucilage and sponge to prevent the fluid from slopping, and acts as a reservoir for feeding the small gum-cylinder The fountain may be filled from a funnelopening and corked securely to prevent leakage.

The small gumming-cylinder should be perforated with small holes on its cylindrical interior space, filled with sponge and mucilage, and covered firmly with felting or coarse thick cloth, allowing the mucilage to seep through just enough to gum the addresses as they are cut off. The gum-fountain should be made of copper or some non-oxidizing material and form a water-tight union with the gum- cylinder 11, 12, and 13 represent the construction of the revolving shear-cutters a (shown in position in Fig. 1,) in which a is the segment shear-blade, made in two pieces, as seen in Fig. 13, for the purpose of being removed when required-as when the rollers are used for tension only-and without cutting the paper. For this purpose the wheels are made in two parts, to one of which the hub and setscrew are attached, as seen in Figs. 11 and 12, the other part being open in the center to fit over the hub, and between these two parts the circular sections of the steel blades are inserted and made firm by three screw-bolts, as seen in Fig. 11. The faces or cheeks of these two parts should be turned of equal diameter for friction-bearing, and must be recessed to admit the cutter-blade of the engaging cutter-wheel, as seen in Fig. 12, so that each cutter-blade may come to a shear-cut contact, as seen in Fig. 11. To remove the cutter-blades it will only be necessary to loosen the screw-bolts that hold them.

\Vhatl claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a combined job and newspaper printing-press, the sets of printing-cylinders, (shown in Figs. 1 and 2,) as B D F, in combination with the alternate sets of reversible printingcylinders O E G, connected with the intermediate gears, a, as and for the purposes herein described.

2. In a combined job and newspaper printing-press for plain or colored work on one or both sides of the web, a series of ink-fountains, as shown, placed above the printingoylinders for each set and below each alternate set, provided with means, substantially as herein described, for quick and ready removal and substitution of other fountains containing different colors of ink, in combination with the sets of printing-cylinders, as and for the purposes herein described.

3. In a combined job and newspaper press,

for use of different colors on one or both sides of the sheet, the ratchet-arm 0. pivoted to the short connecting-rod which is hinged at a, in connection with the long connectingrod 60 that operates the ratchet-arms of the upper ink-fountains, giving reciprocal motion to the connecting rod a which operates the ratchet-arm of the ink-fountain over the re versible set of cylinders G, and also operates the transfer-rollers a for each of the three ink-fountains as and when the same may be used, two at a time, all in combination, as and for the purposes herein described.

.4. The removable roller-plates b, in combination with the outside frame and reversible cylinders, as and for the purposes herein described.

. 5. The inside reversible frames, at", in combination with the type and impression cylinders mounted thereon and the main frame, as

and for the purposes herein described.

6. In a combined job and newspaper printing-press, the reversible inside frame, with its printin -cylinders and trunnions, in combination with the main frame, said frames being provided withbolts and corresponding screw-threaded and free holes made as to exact size and relative position to the center of motion both at top and bottom for interchanging purposes, as set forth. r

7. In combination with the set of reversible type and impression cylinders, the ink-fountains for the same, one above and the other below, with the means for conveying ink from either to the type-cylinder, according to its position, as and for the purposes herein described.

8. The rock-shaft a1, Fig. 5, provided with cross-arms above and below the reversible cylinder for actuating the reciprocating rollers either at top or bottom, as occasion may require, in combination with the reversible cylinders and the reciprocating rollers, as and for the purposes herein described.

9. The set of cutoff cylinders a and a, Fig. 5, provided with cutter-bars graduated in distance, as illustrated in Fig. 2 and diagram Fig.

7 3, having lancet-pointed knives divided in various cross-sections, graded to the minimum width of sheet intended to be slit, and also with other described means to secure crosscuts, in variable lengths, provided also with means, substantially as described, for locking and unlocking the cutter-blades, one ormore blades in any section to act upon the web, as may be desired, or one or all save one of the cutting-bars suspended, all in combination, as

and for the purposes herein described.

10. The outside shell of the cylinderv at therein sufficient in number and length to.

admit the knives, in combination with a series of supporting-arms between each series of knives, as and for the purpose herein described. I

11. The cylinder provided with projecting shell and annular projections k, Fig. 8, in combination with the guide-rods k, cutterbar, with its removable section-knives, and roller-bar, as and for the purposes herein described. v

12. The cutter of the cut-off cylinder, in combination with the spiral springs, the guiderods, stop-off fork, and stop-01f pin, as and for the purposes herein described.

13. The cut-off knives provided with spiral springs, the stop-off pins, the stop-off forks,

andthe supporting-arms, all in combination with the cut-off cylinders a and a, as and for the purposes herein described.

14. The guide-rods 7c, the spiral springs tilting rod Z cutter-bar, with its removable section-knives, and roller-bar and risercam 75, all in combination, as and for the purposes herein described.

15. The series of out-0E knives provided with round holes in their longitudinal centers, with openings to the backs of the same, as shown in Figs. 9 and 10, in combination with the large headed bolts having cut-away shanks, as shown in Fig. 18,,the cutter-bar m, and the slitting-shears a Fig. 1, as and for the purposes herein described.

16. In a combined job, and newspaper printing-press using cylindrical plates, a cylinder provided with disk and flange at its working end, containing a scroll-spool, o Figs. 14 and 16, a perforated gumcylinder, 11 in contact with roller 1: acting upon the scroll-web,the serrated knives P, and with means to operate the whole, as shownin Figs. 14, 1 5, and 16, all

in combination, as and for the purposes herein described.

17. In a combined job, newspaper, and addressing printing machine, the perforated gum-cylinder 12 provided with cloth covering and with means of communicating with the. reservoir 11 and also provided with means (as the valve 0 to regulate the supply of liquid gumming material, in combination with the gum-fountain 0 the contact-roller o arm v, and the trip-pin t as and for the purposes herein described.

18. The revolving shear-cutters, Figs. 11, 12, 13, (0 in Fig. 1,) provided with semicircular shear--blades, Fig. 13, removable at pleasure, and also provided with flanges or cheeks each side of the cutting-blade for trio: tion-tension with the web on the line of cut, all in combination and in combination with the cut-off knives in the cut-01f cylinder, as and for the purposes herein described.

19. The trip-pin "0 Figs. 14 and 15, in combination with the frame f, the trip shear-arm 0 to cutting-blade p, and arm c5, and roller 0 operated thereby, as and for the purposes herein described.

20, The form and impression cylinders and the ink-fountains provided with adjustable IIO means for printing one or both sides of the Web in one or more colors at one operation, and jobs of various widths and lengths at one operation, substantially as herein described, in combination with the revolving shears and the cutoff knives, as and for purposes herein described.

21. A series of stationary printing-cylin ders in a Web-feeding printing-press, in combination with a series of alternate sets of reversible form and impression cylinders, and in combination with changeable ink-fountains for change and proper distribution of colors, so constructed and fitted to the frame that any one of any color may be displaced and another of another color substituted therefor, as and for the purposes herein described.

22. The type-cylinders provided With the longitudinal markings and numberings, in combination with the cut-off knives, as and for the purposes herein described.

23. The type-cylinders provided with the circumferential markings and numberings, in

combination with the slitting-shears and the cut-off cutter-bars and series of cut-off knives, as and for the purposes herein described.

24. The cutoff cylinder 01,, Fig. 1, provided with a slotted shell bolted to a series of arms,

70, corresponding in number to the series of 0 STEPHEN D. CARPENTER.

Witnesses:

M. DORIAN, JNO. H. VooRHEEs.

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