US642389A - Numbering-machine. - Google Patents

Description

Patented Jan. 30, |900.

F. M. TURCK.v

NUMBERING MACHINE.

(Application filed Sept. 5, 1899),

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No. 642,389. Patented la. 30, |900. F. M. VTURCK.

NUMBEBING MACHINE.

(Application led Sept. 5, 1899.'= (N0 Model.) `2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

fave/hib 2" TM@ @c d e J FREDERICK M. TURCK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, OF ONE-HALE TO MABEL TRACY, OF SAME PLACE.

NUMBfERlNG-NIACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 642,389, dated January 30, 1900.

Application filed September 5, 1899.- Serial No. 729,415. ldie model.)

Taatu whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK M. TURCK, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Numbering and Like Machines, fully described and represented'in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to improvements in rotary machines for consecutively or serially numbering or lettering sheets, sales-slips, or the like, and particularly machines employing a type-cylinder bearing a circumferential row of type set closely together and animpression-cylinder coacting therewith in such manner as to print not from adjacent types in the row, but from non-adjacent ones, so that between each two impressions a number of type equal in extent to the distance between successive impressions to be made on the web or sheet are passed or skipped by the impression-cylinder without printing, the object of arranging type in this manner and printing from nonadjacent types being to reduce to the minimum the diameter of the typecylinder.

The present invention has for its objects the provision of a simple and compact machine of this class and also the provision of such a machine especially adapted for the numbering of sales-slips in duplicate, triplicate, &c., which are afterward to be collected into books or bundles with the several slips thereof consecutively or serially numbered or lettered and the sections of each slip bearing like numbers or letters.

As the improvements of the present invention have been designed particularly with reference to the numbering or lettering of salesslips, and as they are peculiarlyapplicable to that purpose, they will for convenience be described in that connection; but it is to be understood that the invention, broadly considered, is not to be so limited.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a side elevation of a sales-slip-numbering machine embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional elevation thereof; and

Fig. 4 illustrates, on a reduced scale, the product of the machine and the method of numbering preferably adopted therein.

Referring to said drawings, l 2 represent the side frames of the machine, in which are journaled the lower type and impression cylinders 3 4 for printing one side ot the web W and upper type and impression cylinder 5 6 for printing the opposite side of the web, each of the type-cylinders 3 5 being inked by suitable apparatus-as, for example, distributing and vibrating inking-rolls 7 S-supplied with ink in any suitable way. The web W is led into the machine from below and passes around a guide-roller 9, thence between type and impression cylinders 3 ,where it receives on one side its first impression, and thence between the impression-cylinders 4 6 and between the latter and the type-cylinder5,where it receives its second impression upon its opposite side, the web then passing under and over guiding-rolls l0 l1, respectively, and out of the machine. This is a very convenient and compact arrangement of numbering or ylettering mechanism for sales-slips or like slips or sheets which are to be printed in duplicate, with the two sections of each sale-slip bearing a like number or letter.

The construction of both printing-couples is precisely the same, except for the position of the rows of type borne by the type-cylinders, so that a description of one printingcouple will suffice for an understanding of the construction and operation on both. Selecting, therefore, the lower printing-couple, the impression-cylinder 4 is j ournaled in fixed bearings in the side frames 1 2, while the typecylinder 3 is mounted in sliding bearings 14:, mounted in guideways 15 in said side frames, so that said type-cylinder is capable of movement laterally to and from the impressioncylinder 4 or to and from printing position. The type-cylinder 3 is moved into and held in printing position by springs 1b',interposed between its sliding bearings 14 and a pair of 95 adjustable abutments 17 in the guideways 15, each of which abutments is provided with an adj Listing device consisting of a spindle 18, threaded in a fixed part of the side frame and engaging the rear end ot' the abutment, where- IOO i For these reasons the type and impression cylinders are constructed and arranged as follows: The type-cylinder 3 is provided with twenty-five type and its shaft with agear 19, having fty teeth-that is, two teeth for each type-and the im pression-cylinder is slightly less than one-half the diameter of the typecylinder and is provided with a gear 20, having twenty-four teeth engaging and driving gear 19 of the typecylinder 3, the shaft of the impression-cylinder 4 being driven from the shaft of impression-cylinder 6 through gears 21 22, the latterbeing fixed tothe shaft of impression-cylinder 6 and driven by a sprocket chain 23, engaging a sprocketwheel 24 upon said shaft. From this it results that the im pression-cylinder 4 will make two revolutions to one revolution less two teeth or one type of type-cylinder 3. To provide for the movement of the type-cylinder relatively to the impression-cylinder, so that impressions will be made from non adjacent type and the type between impressions passed or skipped by the impression-cylinder without printing, the impression-cylinder 4 is provided at each end with a pair of cams 25 26, adapted to engage corresponding anges 27 at the ends of the type-cylinder, the upper faces of which are substantially flush with the faces of therow of type 12 and when so engaged to force said type cylinder rearwardly or away from the impression-cylinder after an impression has been made and hold it in such position until the next type to be printed from reaches the printing position.

-Between the ends of the cams 25 26 are provided diametrically opposite recesses 28 29, which permit the return of the cylinder into printing position by its springs 16 upon the disengagement of the cams 25 or 26 from the anges 27 of the type-cylinder.

The operation of the printing-couple 3 4 is as follows, assuming the type and impression cyinders 3 4 to be in the position in which they are shown in Fig. 3--that is, printing the first type of t-he row upon the web W: As the type and impression cylinder continue to rot-ate in the direction indicated by the arrows the cam 25 at the ends of the impression-cylinder will engage the flanges 27 of the type-cylinder and move the latter rearwardly or out of printing position and maintain it in that position until the recesses 29 arrive opposite the prin ting-point,

when the springs 16 will return the type-cylinder 3 to printing position, the type then printed from, being that which is seventh in the row. Upon the next half-revolution of the impression-,cylinder the type-cylinder will be held in its rearward position by the cams 2b' until the recesses 28 again arrive at the printing-point, when the impression will be taken from the type, Which is the thirteenth in the row, and on the next half-revolution the impressionwill be made from the nineteenth type, the type-cylinder 3 being then moved rearwardly and held in that position until the twenty-fifth type is reached, which will be printed from as the impression-cylinder 4 begins its next half-revolution, this type being followed in printing by the sixth, twelfth, and eighteenth in the row. Four impressions are thus made on each two revolutions of the impression-cylinder, and between each two impressions five type are passed or skipped by the impression-cylinder witho'it printing and the four type printed from on the third and fourth revolutions of the impression-cylinder being one in advance of the four printed from on the first and second revolutions thereof. For convenience of reference the position of the type is indicated in Fig. 3 on the end of the type-cylinder by the numerals 1 to 25.. The nonadjacent type which are thus printed from may be numbered or lettered consecutively or the row of type upon the type-cylinder may be arranged consecutively. In the particular machine illustrated in the drawings they are arranged in the latter manner, this machine being designed to print on each two revolutions of the impression-cylinder a sheet length bearing four sales-slips, as illustrated in Fig. 4, the sheet lengths so printed being severed from the web and superposed with the lirst sheet a, Fig. 4, lowermest and the sheet lengths so superposed being afterward severed on the transverse dotted lines into sales-slips which are afterward folded on the longitudinal dotted line into book form. With twenty-five type arranged consecutively on the typecylinder and the impressioncylinder passing or skipping tive type between impressions Without printing the several sheet lengths will be numbered, as indicated in Fig. 4--that is, with the first sheet vC 13,77 L( 19,77 (i 25777 i( 6,77 H 12,37 4( 18,7)

or sheet a bearing the numerals 1, 7, and so on. The result of this method of printing is Athat with the sheets superposed and severed into sales-slips, as described, the latter, except'for the odd slips at the bottom of the pile, which do not complete a book or bundle, are collected and piled in book form without requiring collecting or assembling by an attendant of the several sales-slips to constitute a book or bundle. These odd slips at the bottom of the piles may be moved to the top of the pile andassociated there with other odd slips to complete books or bundles.

The forcgoin g description, although direct- IOO IIC

ed particularly to the printing-couple 3 4, is, as before stated, equally applicable to the printing-couple 5 6. In addition it may be said that when, as in the present case, two such printing-couples are employed for printing duplicate sales-slips the two couples will be so adjusted relatively to each other that while the lower one is printing from type numbered l, for example, the upper one Will be printed from type 20, and on the next revolution of the impression-cylinder 6 will print the numeral l upon the opposite side of the web in line with numeral 1"` printed by the couple 3 4. The lower printing-couple is designed to print one section of each sales-slip, while the other is designed to print the other section thereof. For this reason the rows of type 12 on the type-cylinders 3 5 are staggered, so that they will print on opposite sides of the centerline of the web or fold-line of the sales-slip.

It will readily be understood that in vplace of the particular form of type cylinders shown and described other forms, such as ordinary type wheels or disks, may be employed, and that, therefore, under the term cylinder is meant to be included such wheels or disks. It will also be understood that in place of a single row of type upon the cylinders shown or a single type wheel or disk a plurality of such type wheels or disks may be employed, which may be removably or otherwise secured to a supporting-shaft.

What I claim is- 1. The combination with a type-cylinder and an impression-cylinder coacting therewith, one being laterally movable into and out of printing position so as to print from non-adjacent type, of means moving with one member for effecting the movement of said laterally-movable member to non-printing position between impressions, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a type-cylinder and an impression-cylinder coacting therewith, one being laterally movable into and out of printing position so as to print from non-adjacent type, of means moving with the other member for eecting the movement of said laterally-movable member to non-printing position between impressions, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a type-cylinder and an impression-cylinder coacting therewith, said type-cylinder being laterally movable into and out of printing position so as to print from non-adjacent type, of means moving with one member for effecting the movement of saidtype-cylinder to non-printing position between impressions, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a type-cylinder and an impression-cylinder coacting therewith, said type-cylinder being laterally movable into and out of printing position so as to print from non-adjacent type, of means moving with the impression-cylinder for effecting the movement of said type-cylinder to non-printin g position between impressions, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a type-cylinder and an impression-cylinder coacting therewith, said type-cylinder being laterally movwith, one being laterally movable into and out of printing position, so as to print from non-adjacent type, of means, includinga cam moving with the other member, for effecting the movement of said laterally-movable member to non-printing position between impressions, substantially as described.

8. The combination with a type-cylinder and an impression-cylinder coacting therewith, said type-cylinder being laterally movable into and out of printing position so as to print from non-adjacent type, of means, including a cam moving with one member, for effecting the movement of said type-cylinder to non-printing position between impressions, substantially as described.

9. The combination with a type-cylinder and an impression-cylinder coacting therewith, said type-cylinder being laterallymovable into and out of printing position so as to print from non-adjacent type, of means, including a cam moving with the impressioncylinder, for effecting the movement of said type-cylinder to non-printing position between impressions, substantially as described.

l0. The combination with a type-cylinder and an impression-cylinder coacting therewith, one being laterally movable into and out of printing position so as to print from non-adjacent type, of means, including a plurality of cams arranged one in advance of the other moving with one'member, for effecting the movement of said laterally-movable member to non-printing position between impressions, substantially as described.

ll. The combination with a type-cylinder and an impression-cylinder coacting therewith, one being laterally movable into and out of printing position, so as to print from non-adjacent type, of means, including a plurality of cams arranged one in advance of the other moving with the other member, for effecting the movement of said laterally-movable member to non-printing position between impressions, substantially as described.

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12. The combination with a type-cylinder and an impression-cylinder coacting therewith, said type-cylinder being laterally movable into and ont of printing position so as to print from non-adjacent type, of means, including a plurality of cams arranged one in advance of the other moving with one member, for eiecting the movement of said typecylinder to non-prin ting position between'impressions, substantialy as described.

13. The combination with a type-cylinder and an impression-cylinder coacting therewith, said type-cylinder being laterally movable into and out of printing position so as to print from non-adjacent type, of means, including a plurality of cams arranged one in advance of the other moving with the impression cylinder, for effecting the movement of said type-cylinder to non-printing position between impressions, substantially as described.

14. The combination with a laterally-movable type-cylinder, and a coactingim pressioncylinder, of cams 25, 26 interposed between the two, substantially as described.

15. The combination with a laterally-movable type-cylinder, and a coactin gim pressioncylinder, of cams 25, 26 interposed between the two and moving with the impression-cylinder, substantially as described.

16. The combination of type-cylinder 3, impression-cylinder 4 of less than half the diameter of the type-cylinder, gears 19 and 20, the latter having less than half the number of teeth of the former, and cams 25, 26 interposed between the two, substantially as described.

17. The combination of type-cylinder, impression-cylinder 4 of less than half the diameter of the type-cylinder, gears 19 and 20, the latter having less than half the number of teeth of the former, and cams 25, 26 interposed between the two and borne by the impression-cylinder, substantially as described.

1S. The combination of two printing-couples adapted to print opposite sides of a web or sheet, the impression-cylinders thereof being geared together and each geared to its type-cylinder so as to drive the latter, the type-cylinder of each couple being laterally movable into and out of printing position sd as to print from non-adjacent type, means for effecting its movement to non-printing position between impressions, and means for driving the shaft of one of the impressioncylinders, substantially as described.

19. The combination of type- cylinders 3, 5, impression-cylinders 4, 6, gears 19, 20, connecting the type and impression cylinders of each set, and cams 25, 26 interposed between each type and impression cylinder, whereby on two revolutions of each of said impressioncylinders four .impressions are made, substantially as described.

20. The combination of type- cylinders 3, 5, impression-cylinders 4, 6, gears 19, 20, connecting the type and impression cylinders of each set, and cams 25, 26 interposed between each type and impression cylinder and borne by the latter, whereby on two revolutions of each of said impression cylinders four impressions are made, substantially as described. v

2l. The combination of type- cylinders 3, 5 each provided with a consecutive row of type, impression-cylinders 4, 6, gears 19, 20 connecting the type and impression cylinders of each set, and cams 25,26 interposed between each type and impression cylinder, whereby on two revolutions of each of said impressioncylinders four impressions are made, substantially as described.

22. The combination of type- cylinders 3, 5 each provided with aconsecutive row of type, impression-cylinders 4, 6, gears 19, '20 connecting the type and impression cylinders of each set, and cams 25, 26 interposed between each type and impression cylinder and borne by the latter, whereby on two revolutions of each of said impression cylinders four impressions are made, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK M. TURCK.

Vitnesses:

Jos. B. SINGER, A. FRECKMAN.

It s hereby certied that Letters Patent No. 642,389, granted January 30, 1900, upon the application of Frederick' M. Turek, of New York, N. Y., for an improvement in Numbering-Machines, an error appears in the printedl speeioation requiring correction as follows: Lines 120 and 121, page 2, should be transposed; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform tothe record of the case inthe Patent Office.

Signed, eountersigned, and sealed this 19th day of November, A. D., 1901.

[SEAL] F. L. CAMPBELL,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

Countersgned:

F. I. ALLEN,

Commissioner of Patents.

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