US810225A - Printing and folding machine. - Google Patents

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PATENTED JAN. 16, 1906.

W. SCOTT. PRINTING AND FOLDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 19. 1897.

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PATENTED JAN. 16,1906.

W. SCOTT. PRINTING AND FOLDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED PEBJIQ. 1897.

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INVENTOR:

NO. 810,225. PATENTBD JAN. 16,1906.-

W. SCOTT.

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PATENTEDJAN. 16, 1906.

W. scum". PRINTING AND FOLDING MACHINE;

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W. SCOTT.

'PRINTING AND FOLDING MACHINE.

- APPLICATION FILED FEB.19. 1897.

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PA'IENTED JAN. 16, 1906.

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-Plaintield, in the county of Union and State delivering the products formed from the WALTE sporr, or rLArnFiELn. NEW JERSEY.

Pain-tine. AND Forums. Mi nSHlNE'.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 16, 1906.

Application filed February 19. 1897- Serial No. 624,266.

To all whom it may concern,- A Be it known that I, WALTER Sooner, acit zen oi the United States, and a resident of of New Jersey, have i nvented certain new and useful Improvements in Printing and Folding Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines for printing and folding one or more webs and same.

One object oithe invention is to fold the successive cuts from the web or webs without collecting them orby a simple adjustment to collect and fold the cuts. e

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

To these ends the invention includes features of construction and combination of devices hereinafter described, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The preferred form of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this Specification, in which Figure 1 is a diagrammatic side elevation showing five web-pressesA B C D E,arranged one over another, with four rolls of paper, a folder, and parts of the driving mechanism.' Fig. 1 is an enlarged view of parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 2 is an end view, on an enlarged scale, of the cutting, collecting, and folding mechanisms and a delivery. Fig. 3 is a plan view oi part of the mechanisms shownin Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a dia rammatic side elevation, on an enlarged sea e, of parts of the presses (L D E shown in Fig. 1 and showing various paths for the webs. Fig. 5 is a view of the parts shown in Fig. 4 for'changing the direction of rotation of the first impression-cylinder of the press i). Fig. 5 is a plan view ofmechanism for changing the direction of rotation of said first impressioivcylinder. Fig. 6 is an elevation from the side of the machine, showing parts of a driving mechanism, a boltshifter, and a brake mechanism. Fig. 7 is an elevation, partly in section, on the plane indicated in Fig. 6 by the line 5 5 Oi the devices shown in Fig; 6. Fig. 7 is a view of speed changing gearing intermediate the drive-shaft and the presses. Fig. 8 is an end view, and Fig. 9 is a side view, of amodilication of the collecting and folding ni'eclian- 5 isms shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Fig. 11 are detail views. I The same rcl'erencc character will be uscd l Fig. 10 and l todesign ate the same part in the various figures of the drawings.

. A B C l) E indicate five web perfecting presses of the well-known rotary type, the plate-cylinders t, impressioineylinders i t t i and inking apparatus of which may, with the modifications to be described, be of any usual or desired character. The presses A B C are respectively supplied with webs w w? w from rolls l/V W W", placed one above another, as shown, the webs being led over suitable guides, as rolls a b, to and between the first plate and impression cylinders of the presses A, B, and (7. From the second .im )ression-cylinders of these presses these webs are led around suitable guides, as rolls (1 e f gh is Z, to and over the triangle or longitudinal former, where the associated webs receive a longitudinal fold.

Instead of conducting the web w" through the press C direct the same may be led. upwardly from between the first and second impression-cylinders oi the said press (thus receiving a first or preliminary impression on one side in the'press C) to and between the first plate and impression cylinders of the press D (and the press E, if so desired) and down between the second plate and impression cylinders of the press D and the press-E, it it has also been led up between the first plate and impression cylinders of said press E, to and between the second plate and impression cylinders of the press C, and thence to the folder, as above described. In this way one side of the web w may receive as many as five successive impressions, each in a different color. in order to allow ol'thc rotation of the cylinders of thc'prcssos D and E in the proper directions, the impression-cylinders of each are slightly separated-from eachother. The :iirst impression-cylinder of the press E always rotates in the same direction as the second impression-cyliudcr'ol that press. The first inipressiou-cylindcr of the press D is arranged to be driven in either direction, according as the web is to be led up or down between the first plate and inipres-- sion cylinders thereof. In case the web'w is led through the presses i) i l in the order named for the first impressions the first plate and impression cylinders and coacting inking devices of the presses l F1 are revolved in 1 direction contrary to that in which the like parts of the presses A B (l are revolved. in case the web 1.0 is to receive a number of im- *w is led around guides, as rolls 6 h g, to the rollers 76 Z and the folder'F. The details of' the mechanism for securing the required motions of the various cylinders will be set forth" hereinafter Aiterpassing the rolls 7c Z; the Webs are given a longitudinal fold by the folder ligand the coacting outside guides or rolls n. The rollers nare provided with 001 lars o thereon which are of somewhat greater diameter than the rolls on which they are placed. The collars act only on the margins 5 of the webs, and at least one of the collars v is adjustable on its roll n or on the shaftthereof, as by a set-screw or bolt 0 in order that it maybe adjusted to coact with the mar-' gins of webs of 'dilferent widths. The ad justablecollar is at the end of the roll a I which isaway from the point of the former F,

' and its coacting non adjustable collar is scribed.

merely lon enough to coact therewith in all ositions oi the adjustable collar, or one colar on each roll it may be adjustable, as above set forth.

Mechanism whereby the web w may be taken throu h the presses D E will now be de.

'ter passing about the first imression-cylinder of the pressC this web is edabout aregister-roll m, then u between the impressiomcylinders i it and t eir coacting plate-cylinders "ofthe presses D E to the second impression-cylinders of these presses, thence downwardly between thesecond impression and plate cylinders of the ress C,

and thence to the folder F. The cy inder i and its coacting plate-cylinder t are caused to rotate in the required directions as follows:

The second impression cylinders of all'the,

presses are. driven from the vertical shaft 51 by miter-gears 53, and the first irnpression-cylinders of the presses A B C are ixiriven direct from second impression-cylinders of these presses; but in the case of the press D the first impression-cylinder thereof is driven from the first impression-cylinder of the press Cbymeans of pinions 48 49 50,'When the web j w is run through the press D or presses D and ti E as well as through e press-C. In case the web fromthe press C is not to be run through the press D and the web wis to be used the impression-cylinder t of the press D is driven from the second impression-cylinder of the press D by the pinions 46 47, a suitable registor-roll 0 being employed between the presses D and E in case the web w 'is nlsourun through" the press E. Whenever amass from the press 0 is runthrough the press D, one of the pinions 46 4.7, as pinion 47, is unkeyed from its shaft or-is movedalong the same until it is out of mesh with. the other inion, as pinion 46, and whenever the Web om the press C is not runthrough the press D and the Web 10 is used on the press D the pinions 4950 are disengaged by shifting one of them, as pinion 50, along its shaft or stud until it isout of mesh with the-other, as pinion 49, or it is simply unkeyed from its shaft. By'VUnkey-ing is meant that the gears are so loosened from their shafts as that the two canrotate independentlyof-eachother. The second impression-cylinder of the press B through an intermediate gear 54.

drives the first irnpressioncylinder thereof In presses D 11,1 show d'stributing-rolls 55 underneath the distributing-cylinders 56 for use when the web w is run through the press D. In presses A B G D are shown distributing-rolls 255 over the distributing cylinders for the first printing-cylinders, such rolls cov actiri With their corresponding 'distributingcylin ers. Alsoin press D are shown an im- 'pression-cylinder '5 arranged to be rotated in' either direction, aselsewhere herein set forth a plate-cylinder t, coactin with cylinder 71 and driven therefrom; "a istributing cylinder 56 and form-rolls 155 between the cylinders 56 and t; distributing-rolls 55 below the cylinder 56 and like rolis 255 above such cyl inder 56; a roll 156 for coaotion with a duotor-roll 157 and one of'the rolls 255; an inkfountain 158, and afountain-roll 159. From this construction and arrangement it resuits 1 that the forms on the cylinder 15 are uniforml and properly inked, whichever may be the di-' rection of rotation of said cylinder.

It is understood-that the inking apparatus its own im ression and plate cylinders, thus following t e motions of the latter. 1

From the'foregoin'g it is seen that one object of the invention is to run one or two webs.

through the same two ,(or more) presses. Another object of the invention is to stop aplw I rality of presses without causing unduestrain upon the gearing of the-presses or machine.

Means for securing the object last named will next be described! In Figs. 6 and 7 I "show abelt-shifter orpower-controller and a brake mechanism on irnpression-cylinders of the pressesas being.

connected to and operated by a lever at one side of the machine. The connecting mechanism 1s conveniently made in the form. of a lever, as 57 or 58, or arm of a rock-shait'SQat one side 'of the machine and a second roclrshaft 60, parallel with shaft 59, said shaft 60 beingprovided with three arms 62 63 a link or'pitman 61, which is pivotally connectedto the leverz5 7 and arm 62 a rod-7 9, which i is'pivotailyloonnectedwith the arm 63 and 1 3o.

was a 4 ass sses man of the press D-is'rotated each set or side from guided in the framework, as at 80 a lever 72, pivoted at 73 to the framework and connected with arm 70 by a link 71, and a vertical rod 74,

which is connected with each brake mechanism on the various presses. \The brake mechanism shown in the drawings comprises a brake-wheel 76, which is connected with one of the cylinders of a press, or there is one such wheel for each .press, as by bein formed on the boss of a miter-gear 53, an the brakeshoes or levers 7 5, which are pivoted to the 67 is fast upon the shaft 68, While pulley 66 isfast' to a sleeve or hub of a pinion 65*, which is loose on the shaft, and pulley 65 is loose on said sleeve or hub. The pinion 65 meshes with a larger gear 65, which is mounted on a counter-shaft, and a pinion 65 smaller than gear 65, is rigidly connected with gear 65*. A gear 65 larger than pinion 65 isfast to the shaft 68 and meshes with pinion 65'. When the belt is on the pulley 67, the shaft 68 is driven at a maximum speed. When the belt is on the pulley 66, the shaft 68 is driven through the train of gearing just described and at a reduced rate of speed, the speed of the belt remaining unchanged, and when the belt is on pulley 65 no power 1s transmitted to the shaft 68. The arrangement of the parts is such that whenever the belt is shifted onto the loose pulley the brakes are applied and that the brakes are taken off whenever the belt is shifted off the loose pulley. The attendants, always to be found at the ends of the presses, can throw the machine into and out of operation at will by the .described mechanism, the levers 57 58 being within convenient reach at the ends, of the machine. There are great advantages in having the slow-speed pulley intermediate the loose and the fast pulleys, for in starting up the ma chine from rest the belt is lirst run onto the slow-speed pulley and the presses given a slow start without shock or strain on the gearingand is afterward run onto the tight or fast pulley. In stopping the machine shock and undue strain are avoided in that the belt is run off the tight pulley onto the slow-speed pulley and then onto the loose pulley. In connection with the brake mechanism de: scribed there is a minimum of danger of breaking the gearing in. stopping the machine, for the brakes are applied to all the presses at the time the belt is run onto the loose pulley.

The invention also includes ajotating sheet-carrierprovided with a number of foldiilg (increasing blades, in combination with a from or by the shaft v.

rotating carrier to which the sheets are transferred and mechanism for preventing the transfer exce tat stated times, thus allowing of the eollgcting of sheets before the folding is done; The invention also includes the combination, of. a rotating sheet-carrier procreasin blades, with mechanism for protrudvided with a number! of movable folding or ing sai blades in alternation or alternately.

The invention also includes a rotating sheetcarrier provided with a number of movable folding or creasing blades, in combination with mechanism for protruding the blades in stated order and a disconnectible part whereby the mechanism may be adjusted to fold the cuts singly or .to collect and fold them, and other combinations are-also included in the invention, as will appear more fully hereinafter. The particular embodiment of this part of my invention which is shown in the .drawings includes a rotating cylinder previdedwith three creasing or folding blades movable in and out relatively thereto, as radially, three sets of sheet-retainers, as grippers, two movable cams for protruding the blades alternately or otherwise, and'mechanism for moving the came into and out of the positions in which they protrudethe blades. Bypreference these cams have a motion of rotation and are driven at a speed such that they overtake or are overtaken by the creas ers in succession as the ereasers pass the place where the sheets are folded off the care rier-that is, the cams gain or lose one-third of a. revolution in the case where there are three folding-blades on the carrier in the in-' tervals between successive foldings-off. Thus the cams gain when folding off two, five,

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eight, 620., sheets and lose when folding off four, seven, ten, 800., sheets; but it is not possible with the mechanism shown in the drawings to collect and fold sheets equal in num her to the folding-blades or to any integral multiple thereof. 7

Below the rolls n above described are the usual cutting-cylinders, as p q, blades may sever the sheets from the web or webs, or may merely perforate the webs and" the sheets be torn from the webs in a wellknown manner. The heads or leading edges of the webs or'sheet's are guided down to the sheet-retainers, as grippers, of a cylinder G by fixed guides 1" and tapes 8, the latter running on pulleys or rolls-u. One set of these pulleys or rolls a may be adjustable, and so act as tension-rolls, as by being supported The guides 7' are supported by a shaft r in the framework of the machine. e

' The cylinder G shown in the'drawings comprises a number of rings'or disks 13, which are supported from the shaft 11 ,by arms 12, the shaft 11 being suitably journaled in the framework on of the machine. Thecylinder G is provided with longitudinally-extending whose cutting- 'The usual springsfor keeping the grippers closed may be employe d, but are not shown.

The cylinder Gin the form shown ii -Figs. 2, 3, 8, and 9 is driven from a side shaft 27 by a train of gears P T S O, the last beii' g fast to,

,the siiaft 11 of the cylinder. The'fgea'r-P is fast one shaft (2;, which is vjourn'aled in the framework X, and s driven from the'side j shat t 2'? by the gears S T, the formerof which I: is fast one shaft 26. I At each-endofithe cyL inder G are pinions M, which areloose on the shaft 11, so as'to be rotatableindependently "thereof.

The. shaft Q is provided with pinions it, which mesh with gears M afore said. The relative sizes of the gears R OM P are such that thegears M make three revoilutions to two of the gear and therefore or the cylinder The gears M are provided fwith grooved cams N, which are concentric 'with the gears lVLfeXbept attheir working parts 1 It results from the described sizes 7 I of the gears R OM P -t'hat'the' partsN of thecams N pass the point where thefolding-oil of the sheets occurs with every other one of the fcldingblades and protri de the same, since these'blades any 2 are'provided with a'ntifric-i tio'rbrolls 2829 30, which engage with the .4

said groovedjcains N that is, the rollers or bowls 28252 EQlrevolve about the same axis I as cams hlfthough in different timeaend con- Itrol the motion of the blades at: y a 'radiallylof' the carrier, since these, bowls arecontlnua ously in engagement with the cams-NI Thecarmer-G' coacts wi'th a cylinder Eltofold the cutsfror thewebst' -The cylinders G H have the same 'suriacejspeed as the Cyl inders of the presses, and.thegrippersof'the cyhnd er G push out thetailsoftne sheets or cuts as they are opened by a cam 21 to take ':the heads of the Web .er webs-or sheets, or the i cylinders G H may be run at ajslightly greater 7 surface speed than thecylinder's of thepresses',v

and so bring about. the separation vof the tails and heads of the successive cuts. Q The grippers 16 17 18 are opened each time they pass by the fixed carn'21 to take the heads of the cuts and are opened'each set during alternate revolutions oi the carrier (3: by a, movable;

earn 22', which is moved into and out of the" path of the antifrictien-roliers19 20, with," which crank-arms at one end oi the shafts-5" 16*? 31?} 18 are provided The cam 22 is is -l -extendinggrooves in -22 to the frame X and is moved and out of thpath' of said'rollers 2O rod 24, and an eccentric'25 on the shaft 26,

the rod'24'beingflconnec'ted to the eccentric bye strap, as .usial'. The cylinder His pro 1 1 vided with two longitudinal bars .1,4 -}:1r5,'"'in front of which ar'e'longitudinal grooves the disks forming the cylinderfiH,j-and with two sets of grippers 2 5,'whicli are respectively; on shafts 3. 6. The shafts 3 6 are suitably."

journaled in the-cylinder H and arekept in- .position to close the grippers'2 5 by springs -(not-show'n) in the usual manner. 'pers' 2 5 ,coact with the barsv 141' 1-5,to' gripi sheets." Theshafts 3' 6: are provided with antifriction-rollers i 7, vwithwhich cams '8 9.,"

fixed' to the framework, coactto open the grippers 2 5 t P p mesfl will ap vpear hereinafter; A I Adjacent Etc the cylinder H is a deliverycylinder K, Whichis' or may be formed of disks; fastenedtoa shaft 31.. is'provided With'a shaft 33, jou-rnaled therein and carrying grippers 34 for receiving sheets from the grippers of'the cylinder H.

suitably-placed fixed cams 36 37 coact with the roller {on the crank arm of the shaft 33 to co en "1e grippers 34 against the force of a The fixed c osing spring. (Not shown.)

The cylinder K- I Two 1 uides 38 coast with the c li'nder K to retain I g Y 3 the sheets in place thereagainsto The sheets are delivered-to guides 39 by the cylinderK and are pushed from the guides by the vibratory arms 40 as the copies reach instep 11 and onto-traveling tapes 42, which are moved by pulleys or rollers 43. This delivery 'is' fully described in my Letters Patent of the United States granted the 24th day oi'llovembefl,

1896, and bearing No. 571,982.

The shaft 10 of the cylinder H is provided with a gear-U fast thereto,which meshes with the gear 0, and the shaft 31 of the cylinder K is provided with'a gear V fast thereto, which meshes with the gearU, so that the cylinders G H K have equal surface speeds.

I Theoperation of the folding devices thus' 'i'ar'described will now be set forth, reference I being bad to my Letters Patent of the United.

States dated'the 1st day of December, 1896, and bearing No. 572,280, in which Fig. 7

shows the order of iolding the cuts when collecting two sheets, when the cainsN make three revolutions to two revolutions of the carrier'G. The positions of the parts in Figs.

2-and-3 hereof'are similar as far as the similarityoan'extend to the positions of parts in Figs. 2, 3, ,and 4 of sa id lastmamed Letters Patent there bein a cut assinq froin'the carrier G to the cylinder H, the'grip-pers 17 w i being open and the blade at being protruded,

asshown. As the grippers ifi approachthe point of the guides r r they areopened by the ca'in 21 and close in time to takethe ends of the w bs as the latter are'ied down toward the cylihdees G H, causing one sheet to laid upon the snceeeding sheets-receiving .inder H.

- grippers 17 erases surface of the carrier The grippers 1G next ass the cam 22 without being opened there y,-as that cam, at this time is removed from the path of the arm of shaft 16, by which the shaft and grippers 16 are operated. The grippers 18 are next operated to take the ends of the webs comi down from the cut "23 ting-cylinders, thus causing the succeeding sheet to be laid upon another sheet-receiving surface of the carrier G, and are opened by the cam 22 as they pass it, for it has been moved by this time into the path of the roller on the crank-arm of the shaft 18, while the blade g is protruded by the working parts. N

of the cams N to fold the cuts oil' onto. the

cylinder H. The grippers 17 are next operated to take the ends of the webs coming from the cutting-cylinders, thus causing the next succeeding sheet to be laid upon the next the ends of the webs and are then opened by U the cam 22, while the blade .2 is protruded by the cams N, whose parts N have overtaken the rollers 30 as the latter approach the cyl- Next the grippers 1S seize the ends of the webs and carry the-cut around the cylindex G, the cam 22 being in its non-working position as those grippers pass by it. Then the take the ends of the webs and are opened by the cainl'l, while the parts N of the camshl have overtaken the rollers 29, and so protrude the blade :r, as shown in the drawings. It is observed that during the above-described operation the blades 'y 2 are protruded each during non-successive revolutions of the carrier G. The described cycle of operations is repeated durin the further operation oi the machine. As the cuts. are folded oil" the cylinder G onto the cylinder ll they are taken by the grippers 2 5 thereof and are transferred to the grippers of the cylinder K and thence arepassed to the delivery. in case the cuts are not to be collected but are to be folded separately the gears M, and with them the cams N, are locked against motion, as by the pins 44, which are inserted in the holes 45 in the gpars through suitable holes in the franiework of the machine and the gear 0, the working parts N of each earn N being 0 posite the cylinder H in position to protru e the blades 00 y .2 as these pass thecylinder'H. At the same time the pinions the pinions M or the gears lt areunkeyed from'their shaft, so as not to be turned there} by. Also the cam 22 is fixed in position to open the grippers l6 ].7 18 as these pass by each time- This maybe dfone conveniently by unh'eyi'ng the eccentric 25 from its shaft 26,, the weight of the parts serving to keep thecam in its lowest or working position, or a I R are moved I longitudinally of their shaft. out of meshwith step may be used to keep there. -i i lzeit. more than two sheets are to collected by the carrierG before theciolding oil t hes place,n th'e relative speeds 'ofrotation of the carrier G and ofthe cams N is varied accordng y; and h f crating the arez is also: operated at a suitables eed; Thus it four sheets are to be 001- lecte the earn-22 is operated to open the gripperson the carrier at every fourth set that passes it or at every one and onethird revolution of the carrier. lf five, seven, eight, or more sheets are to be collected, then the cam 22-is' operatedat'every one and twothirds, two and one-third, two and twothirds, &c. revolutions of the carrier G. In order'to avoid-the protrusion of the blades 16 117 18 at any point other than at the one point where thefoldingpfi' occurs, it is preferable to arrange the driving mechanism for one of'the carrier and cam elements so that the'canis N will lose or gainone-third ofa turn on the icarrier in the intervals between the successive foldings oil. (.learing for this purpose is indicated in Fig. 2 by the pitchcircles thereof.

ln'the modification illustrated in Figs. .8

and 9 the parts indicated by the references p e sc 25.121316 17181920 2122 28 29 30 are the same in construction andlunction' as the like parts shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The 1 gears M and cams N are omitted, and the blades .1; y .2 are withdrawn inwardly of the cylinder 3" by springs 81, which secured at their ends to the bars carrying the blades and to the arms 1.2, tl'iere being two s rings for each blade. blades outward to fold on the sheets and to allow of the collection of cuts or sheets I may employ rocking earns N which are operated by means of eccentrics 83 on the shaft 10 and eccentricstraps and links 84, there bein a cam, eccentric, link, and strap-at each on of the cylinders and H. The blades "y .2 coact with the cylinder H, as in the case previously described, and the other parts, as grip. pers 16 17 18, &c., have the same functions in both cases. The described arrangement of the arts causes the collectin oi'two cuts b 1 the cain 22 being moved and fro in the manner above set forth. when it is desired to fold cuts without collecting them, the

cams N are disconnected from the shaft 10 and are locked inv their outer or wort-ring positions, as by pins 44;, which pass through suitable holes in the framework and engage with" or behind the cams N as indicated in dotted lines. two sheets may be collected by driving the cylinders G ll as described, by havingfthc eccentrics S3 loose on -shalt l0, and by'gean ing thein with cylinder G in any suitable manner.

It will be observed that the sheets are fed to the cylinders G G -at a point closely adjaclj'unctive mechanism for op-' For the purpose of moving the IIO In this case also more than or V-shapedformer,

eter than its ownroll and said adjustable col-I lars coacting .with a' webmargm,"substan tially. as described,

17.- The combination of a web-press Whose two impression-cyli"ders rotatein opposite directions'and perfect 'a web, a second web-- press whose impression-cylinders all rotate in one direction, and a third (perfecting) webpress,with'mechanism for drivingthe impassion-cylinders of the third press'fin opposite directions or in the same direction,{whereby twowebsmay be printed upon on both sides aiid one of thorn may receive multicolored impressions upon" one s de'- or maybe per.-

iccted merely with butonecolob'izpon each side, substantially as described. 18. The combination ofa web press Whose twoimpression-cylinders rotate in opposite directions and perfect a Web, a'seco'nd webpress whose impression-cylinders allrotate in one direction, and a third (perfecting) press, with mechanism cylinders of the third press in opposite directions or in the same direction, said presses being one above another, a web-associator,

and a foldin -machine to which the associated webs are talnen, whereby two webs may be printed upon on both sldes and one of the I webs may receive multicolored impressions rotate in opposite directions,

be perfected merely upon one side ormay substantially as with but one color on a side, described.

19. Thecombination of a Web-press having its impressioncylinders geared together to rotate in opposite directions, a second webpress having a pair of impression-cylinders', disconnectible gearing for connecting said pair of impressioircylinders to cause them to i and disconnectible gearin between a cylinder of the first press and tne first impression-cylinder of the second press for driving the last-named cylinder in the same direction as the secondimpression cylinder of the second press, whereby each press may perfect its own web,

or one web may be run throughboth presses and receive impressions on. but one side in one of said presses, substantially as described.

20. The combination of the impression' cylinders i of press C, impression-cylinders i i of press D, gears 46 47 connecting the lastnaxned cylinders, one of said gears being movable along or disengageable from its shaft,

- and gears 48 49 50 connecting the first impression-cylinder of press C with the first imguide for driving the impressionperfecting presses,

tight and loose'pulleys,

pression-cylinder or press D, one of said gears 48 49 50 being movable along or disengageable from its shalt, substantially as described.

21. The combination of a pair of impression-cylinders arranged adjacent each other, disconnectiblc gearing between said cylinders for driving them in opposite directions, a second'pair of impression-cylinders, said pairs of cylinders being arranged one over the other, form-cylinders coacting with said impressioncylinders, said pairs of imprcssion-cylindcrs and their cooperating form-cylinders constigtuting two perfecting-presses, and discon nectible gearing betweena cylinder of the press containing said second pair of impresemu-cyl nders and the first impression-cylinder of the press containing said first-named pair of impression-cylinders, said last-namcd gearing being arranged for drlvmg saidv first lmpression-cylmder 1n the same direction as its companion impression-cylinder, substantially as described.

22. T he combination of a pluralityof webperfecting presses,

. and coacting with a cylinder of each press, a

power-controller, a lever, and means for con necting said leverwith said controller and with said brake mechanisms, whereby said brakes are applied and taken off as the power is taken oil? and put on, with driving mechanism for said presses, connecting by a single gear with the power-shaft, substantially as described. 1

23. The combination of a plurality of webperfecting. presses, a brake mechanism for and enacting with a cylinder of each press, a power-controller, rock-shaft 60, mechanism for connecting said controller and said brake mechanisms with said shaitto be opera ted simultaneously, means for actuating said shaft, and driving mechanism for said presses con.- necting by a single gear with tl 1e power sha ft, substantially as described. v

24. The combination of a plurality of web a brake mechanism for and coacting with a cylinder of each press, a power-controller, rocleshaft 5), a lever on said shaft, mechanism for conn ccting said lever with said controller and with said brake mechanisms, and driving mechanism for said presses connecting by a single gear with the power-shaft, substantially as described.

25. The combination of a plurality of webperfecting presses, a brake mechanism for and c'oacting with a cylinder of each press,;a drive-shaft, a single gear on said shaft and connected with all of said presses to drive the same, tight and loose pulleys on said shaft, a slow-speed pulley on said shaft between said a belt-shifter, and connections whereby said brake mechanisms are operated simultaneously with the shifter as the latter moves the belt onto and oil' the loose pulley, substantially as described.

26. The combination of a plurality of weba brake mechanism for ICC l perfecting presses, e'brake meehenismlfor 30. Theoerr binatioe of rotating and coacting with a cylinder ofeech press, e drive-shaft, a-single geeron said Sill 33ft and connected 'witliall of said presses to drive the same, tight andloose'pulleys on-seid shaft a slow-speed pulley on said shaft between said tight andloose pulleys, a belt-shifter, mp, eratiiig-lever, and connections between said lever and said shifter endseid brekemeohm'iisms for operating the same, substz-intially as described.

2,7. ,"lhe combinatiep. of a-number of Web perfecting presses placed one above another, a brake mechanism for end, coasting with a cylinder of each press, gearing connecting said presses with e'comm'on source of power,

end means for simultaneously operating all said brake mechanisms as the power 1s thrown off, su bstentiallyesdescribed. 28. The comb nation. at a number of Webprinting resses arranged one above another,

a drive-s left geared with all Said-presses, :a

brake mechsniem fer and enacting with a eylinder of each press, a power-controller, and

means for simultetfeously operetingsaid con:

troller and said brakemechanisms, s'i ostantially es desei ibe 2s. The eembinetion of e pliim lity 0f'1'0- tary printing-presses prev ided eafzli With a brake mechanism oeeetingwith a cylinder thereof, a common driving powerfor said presses, e power-oontroller, and means for simultaiieoiily 'ectuetingseid controller and said brekem'eclienisms, substantially as de scribed.

provided with grippers, [a cylinder receiving sheets-folded ,fi omfseid carr er, and. means for ulilin' the sheets t0 the carrier in s, direetion gutting acress (seca-n'twise) the seine at a, I

p'ointadjecetit the pointjvhere the sheets ere folded off from the carrier,' substantially as described. I I I 31. The eombinetien offe. 'reteti ig eerrier provided with foldingwfi devices, grippers. on said carrier, means for feeding s sets tosaid grippers in a directioriwhieh cuts across the carrier or is seentwise thereof at a point adjacent that where the sheetsei e felded oii, and e'delivery-eylif der Coasting carrier, substantiallyes described. 32. The coirrbinetifinof a transverse webeutting device, a retating carrier provided with gripeers, and a sheet-guidewsy from said cutting deifiiee to seid esrzior directing the-sheets toeseid earri'er secentwise thereof and having a space or opening adjacent the cylinder .into which the grippers push the tails of'the sheets that maybe on the carrier es the grippers ope-r1 and seize the heads 0f the following sheets, substantielly described? Signed at New York city, in the county 0? New York and State of N w York this 2d dayiof February, A. D. 1897.

VJllZilSSQS; I WILLIS B. Down, R. W: BARKLEY, I

WAL ER sse'r'i. I

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