US815071A - Printing-press attachment. - Google Patents

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No. 815,071. PATENTBD MAR. 13,1906.

0. M. DANA & E. KIBBEN.

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To all whom it may concern-.

Be it known that we, CLARENCE M. DANA and EDWARD KIBBEN, citizens of the United 3 States, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented new 'and useful Improvements in Printing-Press Attachments, of which the following is a specification. j i

Our invention relates to new and useful improvements in printing-press attachments; and its object is to rovide a simple, compact, and inexpensive evice by means of which the electricity in the sheets ofpaper passing through the press can be dissipated.

It is well known in the art of printing that .'paper when subjected to certain atmospheric is generated, according to the conditions contains a certain amount of electricity and that during the progress of the paper through the press an additional amount speed of 'the causes the printed press. This electricity sheets to adhere to the delivering mechanism extending and often prevents them from being properly delivered. It also causes the sheets to adhere to each other after they have been stacked upon the delivery-table.

The object of our invention is to remove the electricity contained within the sheets which can be'adjusted to deflect the flames in any direction.

The invention also consists in the'further novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, showing the preferred form of our invention, and in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a moving delivery-carria e of the press and showing our improve burner connected thereto. Fig. 2 is a section on line 2 2, Fig. 1;

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 20,1904. Serial No. 194,656.

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f and Fig. 3 is an enlarged section through the burner and showin theshield in elevation.

Referring to the ures by numerals of reference, 1 1 are the w eels of the movable delivery-carriage 2, and the sides of this carriage are connected byshafts 3 and 4, having dehvery fingers 5 ing therefrom, Secured to-theshaft 3 are clamps 7, in which said shaft is adapted to rotate, and these clamps serve to support a burner 8, which 'is arrangedparallel with the shaft3 and in'front thereof and has an'arm- 9 at one end, which bears on-the two shafts 3 and4 and is closedat its free end by a cap 10.

and 6, respectively, extendh other end of the burner has an inlet-arm 1.1, which is adapted to be connected with a suitable fuel-supply by means of flexibletubing 12. The burner 8 has a series of aper-' tures 13 formedtherein adjacent its upper face, and extendin over these apertures isa curved shield 14, w 'oh is secured to the rear portion of the burner by means of screws 15 or in any pther suitable manner.

j Gas is supplied to the burner through the tube 12 and arm 11 and is ignited at the apertures 13. As the carriage travels backward and forward u on the pressthe flames are directed upwar upon the under surface of the shield llitlld forward upon the paper as it is delivered from the press, and as the flame comes in direct contact with the paper it will dispel the electricity contained therein. The burner travels under -the paper, and in view of the speed at which said paper moves and it will be understood that theflames will not tacted by them. It will of course be understood 'that' the carriage should at no time be stopped with the burner in position undersa the rapidity .of the movement of the carriage have sufficient time to ignite the paper conthe preferre formof our. invention; but we.

'donot limit ourselves thereto, as we are aware that modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and we therefore reserve the right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope of our invention.

Havin thus described the invention, what is claimed as newis 1. A printing-press provided with a burner movably mounted thereon to project a flame in direct running contact with the printed sheets of paper.

2. A printing-press provided with a reciprocating burner to project a flame indirect running contact with the printed sheets of 7 shaft, a burner inte the arms, one of sai riage of a press havin movably mounted t ing longitudinally of 3. In an attachment the combination with a movable deliverycarriage having a shaft connecting the sides thereof; of arms secured to the shaft, one of said arms-having an inlet, a burner parallel for printing-presses,

with the shaft and integral with the arms, and a deflecting-shield upon the burner.

4. The combination with a delivery-carriage of a press havin a shaft connecting the sides thereof; of tubu ar arms secured to the ral with and connecting arms having a fuel-inlet, and a deflecting-shield secured to andextendthe burner. 52* The combination with the delivery-cara shaft connecting the sides thereof; of tubu a r arms secured to the shaft, an apertured tube connecting the arms and formin a burner, one of the'arms having a fuel-inlet, and a deflecting-shield extending longitudinally of the burner, said burner and shield being adapted to contact with the paper while the same is carried from the tapes to the delivery-board of the ress.

6. A-printing-press rovided wit aburner ereon and provided the burner free deflecting with a shield to project the flame therefrom in direct contact with the printed sheets of paper, whereby the flame moves in running contact with the sheets of paper.

7. A printing-press rovided with a burner movably mounted thereon and provided with a j et-aperture arranged to project a flame upwardly and forwardly in the direction of movement of the printed sheets of paper, and

a shield having a deflecting-surface arranged over and projecting beyond the aperture to intercept the flame and direct it against the surface of said paper in advance of said aperture, whereby the proper direction of the flame in running contact with the pa "er is insured to prevent its destruction while dissipating the electricity. 8. Adevice for dissipating electricit from the printed sheets being elivered. rom a printing-press, the same comprising a flameprojecting burner, means for intercepting and directing the flame to contact with the .printed sheets, and means for movably mounting upon a press to bring the flame into traveling contact with the sheets of paper.

' 9. In an attachment for printing-presses, the combination with a movable delive carriage, of a burner extending transverse y of the carriage and secured to and movable therewith, said burner having orifices for the outflow ofgas therefrom-and adapted to project jets of flame in-an upward and forward direction, and an imperforateshield having a ede projecting over and eyond the orifices o the burner.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses. CLARENCE M. DANA.

EDWARD KIBBEN. Witnesses:

MARTIN J. KIBBEN, JOHN MORAN.

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