US868793A - Tile-gaging machine. - Google Patents

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PATENTED OUT. 22, 1907. M. A. METZNER. TILE GAGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29. 1906.

6 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

PATENTED 'ocT. 22, 19-07.-

No'. 868,793. v

M. A, METZNER. TILE GAGING: MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29. 1906.

H JETS-SHEET 4.

PATENTED OCT. 22,1907. M. A. METZNBR. TILE GAGING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29, 1906.

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v um/whoa 'Mqr Ail [2972 To all whom it may concern: I

,P 'lENT I OFFICE.

.MAX A. ns'rzxnn, or PERTH Annoy, NEW JERSEY, issi'eiion OF ONE-HALF TO THE 0'.

PARDE E WORKS, OF PERTH AMBOY, NEWJERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

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Specification of Letters IPatent.

Patented oeaaa, 1907.

Application nee new 29.1906 Serial'lio. 298,319,

Be it'known that I, Max A. ltlsransn, a citizen of 'the United States, residing at Perth Amboy, in the county of Middlesex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in 'lile-Gaging;Machines,' of which the following is a .ipecification, reference being had to the drawings accompanying and forming part of the same.

Tiles ior floor and wall-coverings-ale made in vari-' nus sizes, in, some cases differing only ,by a fraction of no inch, and since such small differen'cias are not always readily-perceived by theeye it is customary to mcas-' me each tile, asby-placingit alongside of a graduated scale or gage constructed to fit the tile so that the measurements maybe taken easily ahd rapidly, and then to stamp on the unglazed back of edge of the tile" a. letter or numeral, or other character or characters, designating the sips of the tile or the class to which it belongs. Tilespf the same size or class are of course molded to exactly.the same dimensions, but in the process of firing they'shrink unequally, since some must of necessity be farther from the source ofheat thanothers. Hence when the tiles come from'the: kiln they are.not uniform, and 'everi marks impressed in the back or edge in the molding operation may not designate the size or class to whichthe tile actually belongs after firing, Furthermore, the shrinkage bee ing unequal the tiles rarely fit'onestandardsize 'or an other, exactly; and good judgment on the part of the person who does the measuring is therefore required in order .to assign each tile to the proper class In any case errors due to fatigue, carelessness, etc. are liable to creep in. Need has therefore been in! for a macuracy and indicate the size thereof or imprint on the 'tile the proper-designation of its site or class. This needmy-present' invention is intended to meet, and indevising the same my object has been not only to provide-a machine which'would ,helreliable in operation but also, to make the apparatus as simple and ine f expensive as possible,.and-capable of rapid operation soas' to'turn out a large amount of work.

[Broadly my invention consists oi mechane ism inthe nature of.,a gage which measures the-tile,

and recording or indicating mechanism adapted to be set originated by the gage.) The that mentioned ele-' ment, -namely, the gage, may be constructed to measure any or all dimensions of the article, and the recording or indicating devices may of course be constructed to take account of as many differentsizes onclasses as may desired. Most tiles-of the kind mentioned are of r oblong rectangular form, and the shrinkage of the longer dimension is of course more apparent than that 'of the shorter dimension, In fact the change in breadth may be and usually is disregarded, and hence for most purposes the machine need measure only the length, or longer dimension. I I

The gaging devices consist preferably of a pair of spaced rollers, one fixed in position and the other mounted on a swinging armwhich is normally-yieldingly held in such position that the space between the rollers is at least not greater than the lengthof the shortest tile which the apparatus is to measure. The

tile being carried sidewise between and in contact the gaging devices, preferably comprises a printing wheel located adjacent tothe path of the tile as it passes between the gaging rollers and adapted'to be thrown against the adjacent end edge of the tile at the. V

proper time, so as to stamp or print the proper character thereon. This type wheel may be in the form v.of a cylinder, rotatably and longitudinally movable 'on a. vertical shaft, and has a plurality of circular rows 9f type or dies, each row-corresponding to a given size or class. As the wheel is rotated by the frictional con tact of the passing tile, the seyeral types or dies in the particular row selected by the gaging devices print thd designating character at several points, so that one type be damaged or filled with dirt and so produce an illegible impression another will give a mark whichis legible. v 4

The actuating and controlling means for the recording mechanism includes a system of levers, under the control of the tile feeding means, which in each operation a number of selecting devices which then operate one or another of a series of stops depending on tlre'extent These stops are arranged one above the other below the type wheel, and hence the latter in dropping from its uppermost position will be brought to rest at one height or another, and with the corresponding type row oppo- "site the edge of the tile, depending on which of the ver 'tical series of stops has been thrown out. The type wheel being thus set it is next engaged by the edge of the tile and prints thereon-the proper characters, as

already described.

The machine may be simplified by substituting for the recording mechanism an annunciator which mcrely indicates the size of the tile. In this case the operator may be provided with a set of stamps from wvhich-he selects the proper one and thcnlmanually prints the designating character-on the tile. If de- I 4 my and'has perfiaps a rhereextensiyefield of use. "In .the annexed drawings I1 have illnstratecl; both the whollyfmechanical.apparatus,z.-which is the preferred form; and; also :a," simple and .'oon\kenint'iorm: of the j xsl q r s lt p {Referring-now to the. Fignretl is aplanf view ofthe preferred leinbodinienmshewing the gagin'gf v and recm'ding nlec jhanisms their: normal positions;

with-a tile abontto pass -between-the gaging roll Fig.2 is e longitndinalsection, pn lihe' I'I+ I I,

but showing the'type wheeli .n its npperin6stj-printin position; resting qn"a;stops'e lectecl bythegaging-devicesf Figs. 4 and 5 are detail-views ofpart of t seleiiting' mechanism, I i .-5 bag age-mot f .2 in 4.1-. Fig-"6 [is a detail siqg'iiri she forefa step} has been selected'ahdtthrnst into itspath; amkshowing alsoi certain paths: of mechanism: cax ryipgthe wheel agaihst theedge'ldfthe jrile'to effect so the dnmlg; 1- and'8 are de ail-sews showing fdi fferent positions, of ii'certa in parts showii= LFi'g; 6;

9 i"s a'detail'seetionallview'onlii1e IX+lX-, Fig. 3, v hoiv in g Lthe annunciator devices "for: indicating the size brof the tile; is .ajdia'grammatie plan jr iew hi a machine in olViDgelecti'ical feat'zttre s', but

with ouly devices for indicating the variants"iizles oif;

i; blasssf no --printi ng*or "teem-(ling. hiechanis'hi jheing' j shown! a Fig. 11' is}; side view:- of 19', partly in l'ohfgitndihaleectim Fig. 1:2 is aldeta'il view-F65 the cone (Q-tact selecting devices which-determine which lamp-is. lighted iiijthe 'amiunciator. i p .Theyafious operative parts of the rnachine are'con-' veniendynionnted oh'a frame corisistipgbf a base 1,- vettical'end'inembers, or standards, 2,3, and "a pair of Q parallelrailsi, ,;eupp oi ted b y the standards.- The.

v base is formed with, tin-elevated part 6, provided withan extension 7. See land 2. Secured vto-thelnail -5 an point adjacentto the centei thereofi's-aifixed brash tam; 8; onwhich a-roller 9 is irevdlu'bly mount;

i l tical pivot; Directly opposite. the said roller is anutzrer rouse-10, moimtell 'on an arm 11 rigidly fastened to a vertical rock shaft 12, -'journaledlir'1 bearings 5.14, carried-by a standard 15 i'isingtronithe e levatmi part 'of the base." See 1 and 2. -lt is evident that ital tilesomewhat 10nger. than thesp'ace between the rollers be paxed sidewise between them. the swinging roller 10 will be swung outwardwith its supporting arm and rock the shaft 12. Forthe purpose of carrying the tiles in succession between the rollers there is provided an endless eonireyer 16, passing ever sprocket wheels 17,118; suit-I ably journaled in the end-members or standards 2, 3. The conveyer consistsof a pair of chain-belts running 7 over the sprockets, and annmber of tile supporting fit: is 'inTJuritedifi e'el y; 'tappet is i thujs f in: an suitable nnmber to the siqes' of; which .the. machine to -recprt l, as i'o r example 6, 'andeach is pmiridedwith a 105; ver-ti'ealirm '40-:ind. a dependinglng or stud- 1,1 hich ,viefvqedin Figs '3, and- 4; and elevate the othepend f; plates of platforms, as 19(of-any suitable materiahsuch 1 as ivood, carried by alternate links of thechainsi The arrangement of thetcon'v'eyer devices'is such, as is ,clearlyshown in' Fig; 2, that the platforms in moving along the upper reac h slidetbn therails 4,' 5; thereby ma-intaini ngthe platforxns slightly below the plane of he messuriiigr'buersa and p. Certain of theiilatior'ms, as every fon'rth one, are provided with transversestops "as 20;- projecting slightly upward, against which may irestfth tiles, one of which is indicatedat 21'; intheilf .passagebetween the rollers. 'O1i the shafit 'of the p c ts 3 8 driVing pu1ley 22; which may be driven '2 front any convenient sdiirce f'power.

p When the roller 10 and arni'll are swuhg'outward by a tile', thereby rockingthe shaft 1,2, an arm-23 fixed to thesame shaft; is stynng'haekwaid, prto the left, (see: the movement of which reciprochtesarod' 24,

f rhouiit'egl to sliae .freely in guides 26-, and'normally retracted by a spring 27, the mid and' 'arm bei-hg con- "ne'cted By-a link 28. a On the forward end-lei the rod is "semicii cnlar tappet 39 by means of 31; .32, (Fig. 5); :eit'efiding inwardly 'fiOIll'lZhG arms-of the yoke or .zYsha ped im'emher and .bearing; against 'thetap pt.

g -th."-" I v type-wheel in its highest (non-printing) posi'tio'n',"

the tile passing. lietweenftherollersg the1 pe also xecjprpcateien 'its'shaft 33, on" which bronght over one prijanefher eta series of levels 35,' according,'as will be 'readi lj underst efl to the length of the particular the which 'hap'pens to he actuating the.

i The levers,- correspond in latter rests on the slupporting-plate-when thelever is its'nomial position} It will now; beew identthatii-the 'tappet 30; be'rocl ed .Connter'clockwise direction, as

j.will; strikeone'ofjthe-levels 11.0

ating the rtappet will he described 'herein'aftei --Th e-horizonta1iseries"bflevers-35h amecw .ty push-rods 42m 21 vertical}; ies=0fhofi2pnta1 stops, six

in numbeg-indioated inF 3 y 43,. 44,45,246} 47, .48,

so that. "when a-"levelf is. by thetappetthe 'cqrr'e spending stop -bej-piejec te ii The stops $91-$ venie'ntl'y mounted to slide in a gxtide standafd 49, fasa. tened to the elevated partn of the halite; ,'When thus v thrown fqutthe stopprojectsinfithe path'qfatype; w'h.ee'1, which will .now 'be-descr'ibetl, together with-the ,The typeseiheel, indicated 'F ig. :3,= 1s c6h1posed -i preferably of azcylinder 51 0n whichare six'circulat:

a standard andis also provided with a pair-of resili-". 1 30 ent fingers 58 which clasp a vertical rod'59 alongsideoi the standard .57, thereby permitting the sleeve to be rotated-partially on the standard. The object .of such moyement is to'permit the. type-wheel'to allow for yar'ious lengths of tiles, as will be more fully explained hereinafter. The parts which support the typewheel are located adjacent tothe path of the conveyer 16, as

shown in Fig. l, and slightly in advance of the gage roller Normally the wheel-is below the conveyor,

the sleeve 56 resting one, shoulder fill-on the stand- For the-purpose of lifting the type-wheel to the top of the standard the following instrumentalities are proated by a link 64 and arm 65. The latter, (see Figs. 1,

2 and 6), is rigidly secured on the end of a rock shaft '66, mounted in beatings'atthe top of a vertical member'6'7. 0n. the other end of the shaft isa pivoted actuat'i ng finger'68, held yieldingly the position shown in-Fig'. 6 by a fiatspring 69 fixed to the shaft. This finger is located below the upper reach of the conveyer and projects into the path ofa stud 70 projecting laterally. from an actuating bar 71, whi'chlatter is recipro- I aatedby means described hereinafter. When the actuating bar is adyanced in the direction'of the arrow, Fig. 6, the stud engages the finger 68, which rocks the' shaft 66,'throwing the arm to the left and with it the slide 62, thereby extending the lazy tongs and raising the type-wheel to its highestpositionf As this highest 'positionis reached, the stud escapes from the finger 68, whereupon the spring 69 restores the latter to'its original position relative to the arm 65. The weight of I v the typewheel wouldat once cause it to fall, but before the finger 68 is released one of-the stops 43 48 is projected,'as already explained, and the type-wheel'is thus checked by whichever step has been thrown out, to hold it in position to mark a tile. "For the purpose of actuating these stops the following devices are provided. Below'the rail 4, (Figs. l'and 3), mounted to turn horizontally "on a standard 72, is a crank disk 73. A pitma-n 74 is pivoted at one end to the periphery of the disk and at the other to one armof a lever 7 5. The

other arm ofthe latter is connected to a rod 76, which is in turn connected to an upstanding arni 77- on a rock shaft 78 mounted in bearings in extensions of the side membersb'i. The rod 76 passes through a; suitable opening in the end of arm 77 and carries a stop nut 79. -Aspring80, between the arm and a collar 81 on the rod wiewed in Fig. 1, the arm'7-7 will be thrown backward by the rod 76. Theshaft 78 and arms 82 are thereby rocked, and the tappet-actuatingrod'83, striking the rear end of the tappct will throw the sarne up. The

'otlie end of the tappet will therefore strike one of the levers 35 and cause one of the stops to be thrown out, as already explained.

To partially rotate the cra'pkdisk 73, the-latter-is pivotailyconnccted to the before-mei1tioned actuating bar 71 at the point 84. The latter is supported by-and. slides: in a guide block 85 on an upright 86, (see Figs. 6, 7 and 8), and lies below the center line of the'uppe'r reach of the conyeyer 16, as clearly shown in Fig. l. The bar carries a pivoted actuating device or pawl 87, of substantiallytriangular shape, having a depending cated at the block 85 andis held normally in the position shown in-Fig. 7 by reason of the finger88 resting on the said block. "The lug 89 projects into the path of a stud 90 011 the underside of the conveyer, below the position occupied by the tile-21, each'tile-carrying ,platform 'offthe conveyer being provided with such a stud. as will be readily understood. When-the advancing conveyor brings the stud 90 into engagement with the lug 89 the bar 71 is'advanced'also, thereby turnipg the crankdisk 73, until the finger 88 drops off v the'bl'ock 85, as in Fig. 8, whereupon the pawl falls and carircs the lug out of engagement with the stud. A spring 91 (Fig. 1), connected to the lever and base 6, would then at once cause the bar 71 to be retracted,

' before the openttion of printing had been completed,

thus permitting the type-wheel to drop until one of the flanges 53 rested on the end of the tile and causing the impressions on the edge thereof to beblurred. In order to prevent this, a holding or locking pawl 92 is provided. It is pivoted-to the guide block and is supported yieldingly in the position shown in Fig. 7, by a spring 93, with a pin 94, projecting from the side of the pawl, bearing against the under edge of the recip-w rocating actuating bar 71. This edge is provided with ratchet notches 95. As the bar advances from the ini tial position of Fig. 7 to the position of Fig. 8 the edge of the bar rides over the pin; but when spring 91 (Fig. 1) begins to retract the bar the pin rises into anotch, and the pawl being stopped by its shoulder 96 striking the guide block, further retraction of the bar is prevented. When the tile has been stamped, and has moved to the position shown at 21, Fig. 8, the stud 90 engages the upwardly projecting end of the pawl and depresses the same, thereby carrying the pin out of the notch and releasing the actuating bar. Whereupon the spring 91 retracts the parts connected with it. As the bar moves back to its initial position the finger 88 of the pawl 87 is lifted by the inclined .cam surface 97 on the guide block. The operation of the machine will'now be readily understood. The tiles are laid on the conveyor, against the steps 20. Just before a tile reaches the gaging rollers the stud 90 on the underside of. the conveyer strikes the lug 89, thusadvancing the actuating bar 71. As the latter moves forward its stud 70 engages the finger 68 and theltype-wheel is thereby elevated. The tile now reaches'the rollers and swings the roller 10 outward ,to an extent proportional to the length of the tile, the tappet 30 being thereby brought finger 88 and an upstanding lug 89. The pawl is 10- over the corresponding lei/er 35, as previously ex- I plai ned. The continued movement of the conveyer and tile, through engagement of the stud 90 with the lug 89, causes the bar 71 to be advanced whereby the disk 73 is rotated, which in turn throws up the rod 83 and brings the tappet 30' down-upon the lever 35, over which it had been carried by the movement of the when The arm 40 on the lever is thusthrown inward and projects its stop below the type-wheel. -'The ac- 'tuating bar 71 continuing to advance, the stud 70 es- .10' but is-cliecked, by the pin 34 onipawl 92.engaging one of the "notches 95, until the tile moves out' of engagecapes from the finger 68 and-allows the type-wheel to drop 'down uponv the stop andjthe'wheel is thereby brought down into the proper row of characters in position to print onthe edge of the tile, whichv now engages thewheel. The finger 88' of the pawl 87 having by this time fallen over the edge of the guide block 85 the bar 71 starts back under the influence of spring 91 mentwith-the printing. wheel, whereupon the stud 90 strikes the pawl 92 and by deprcssingitreleases'the bar pitman 74, disk 73, actuating bar 71, the rod 76,, and

71. The spring 91- immediately retracts the 18m- 75.,

shaft 78. The return of the latter allows the spring to throw the tappet back-to its rearward position on the shaft 33. At the same time, the'tile having passed beyond the rollers 9-arid 10,.the spring 27.retracts the rod 24, returning thegtappet toits .initial'position" at.

I the right end of shaft 33, and restores the swinging di cattion of the class 'or sizeof thetile, may readily be roller 10 to-the' positionshown; in Fig.1, thus com pleting a cycle of operation ofthe machine.- f A simple annunciator mechanism, to give a visual incombined with the foregoing'apparatus. Such a mechanism is shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 9: Adjacent-to the ends of thefleversopposite. the tappet'is a series of pivotedarms 97, each extendingover its appropriate v lever 35 and each carrying anannunciator cardor plate,

as 9 bearing acorresponding "character. It is clear thatwh'en a lever 35 is actuated it will strike the arm 97 which lies 'over it, thus raising the card carried thereby,

j .tapp'et 30 remains dep'ressed,-,

and holding the same in such position as-long as the Inasmuch as the tilessometimes varyin length only by very small'amounts it frequently happens that' a tile is of such a length as tobring the tappet over one of the dividing plates 39 instead of over a lever, in which case 1 vthe machine of course would not operate. To obviate such difficulty the upper. edges of the plates 39 under the. tappet-are made "of a knife-edge form, as shown at- 101, -.in.'Fig. .5. Hence if .the. tappet comes to rest over i one ofthe platesit will, on-bei-ng depressedyb thrown against one orthe other of the'inelined faces, according to the. size'or class to which the tile most closely approximat s, andis directed down upon theappropriate lever, against the tension of cheer the other of the springs31, 32. It may happen, however, thatithetap-v I pet, iwhose' striking face is also given a knife-edge form, as shown at 102, may come to rest with its apex directly overthe apex of a dividing plate, in which case the mechanism might bel-ocked, as explained above.

Such a condition of affairs is illustrated in Fig.5, where it is clear that tlie'edge ofthe tappet would strike the.

edge of the dividing plate and-stay there without being deflected one way orthe other. Although this condition may not occur very often, means for avoiding it are provided, as follows: Across the inner ends of the levers 35 and spaced therefrom is a tooth'plate 103, (see Fig. *5), arrapged with the points of its teeth a little to one side or the other of the apex of the dividing plates. Projecting over thissawtplate or rack is a'finger 104,,carried 85* by' the tappet, and r in the-same, vertical plane. The

symbol indicating a size-'1 =on one-end of the rock shaf bereadily understood.

been depressed to the level of the apexes of the dividing plates it will have been slightly to one side and will tlferefore pass down to the adjoining lever. The saw plate 103 can readilybe so arranged relative to the dividing plates that the finger 104 and' the edge of the tappet can neven fall on oppositely inclined faces. For

example, in 5, with the finger inthe position shown, the tappet will be carried to the right of the dividing plate before itstrikes the same,-a-lthough it may have been slightly to the left.

'In Figs. 10, 11, and 12is shown, somewhat diagiammatically, an embodiment ofmy'inventioninvol'ving electrical'features but omitting the recording devices. Inthi's form the=arni 23, actuated by the swingingroller 10, has on its end a fork 106 engaging a stud'106 on:a sleeve 107 adapted to slide on rock shaft 108 joura YY naled in bearings 109, 110. The shaftand -s1eeve are .of angular cross section, for example square,"t'o' prevent rotation of the latter on the former.' .Ext'ending'from the sleeve is a contact finger 111, electrically connected with one side of a battery or other'sourceof current 112, Under the contact finger, in positionto be traversed thereby as the sleeve 'is' shiftedby the swinging roller, is a series of insulatedcontacts 113, each con nectedwith its appropriate lamp in" the 'annunciat'or casing 114, the other terminals ofthe-lamps beingcon- "nected to the battery 112. In the present construction the annunciator is provided fwith six lamps, inclosed in; separate compartments each of'which has a'trans parent or, translucent window aletter or other las " Fastened rigidly 115, constituting a magnet armature, and in position to-attract thesame and thereby rock the shaft and bring the finger 111 down upon the series of'contacts, is an electromagnet 116/ ln thecircnit' ofth'e magnet flat plate" of iron is a make-and-break device consisting of a spring con} tact strip 117, mounted at 'one end on an insulating; body 118, with the free end ofthe spring lying-under a fixed contact stop 119 carried by the insulating body. The make-and-breakdevices are located below the conveyer, and the spring strip is provided with an inverted V-shaped projection or lug 1 20 bearing against the under side of the conveyer plates, so that thestr'ipis normally'depressed out of contact with the stop 119. Back ofeach tile-stop '20 is an aperture 122,1arge to permit the projection 120 to rise into th bring the strip 11.7 into firm contact with i The operation ol'the devices just describe When a tile ente the rollers 9, 10, the latter is swung out, there y ing the sleeve 10? on the rock shaft until the finger is immediately over the contact corresponding to the size of thetile being measured. Shortly after the sleeve and 'finger come to rest-the aperture in the conveyer';

backof the tile, comes over the projection 120 and allows-the spring strip to rise against its contact stop. The circuit of magnet 116 is thereby completed and the:

out of contact with its stop, breaking the magnet circuit and permitting the spring 121 to draw the armature 115 back to its initial position. The spring 122 then restores the arm 23 and roller 10 to their first positions, sliding the sleeve 107 on therock shaft to the right of the contacts 113, against a stop 123, and leaving the apparatus ready to measure another tile. It will be evident to those skilled in the art that my invention may be embodied in numerous forms .without depaiture from its proper scope, and I therefore do not? consider myself limited to the use of the particular devices herein specifically described.

What'l claim is; v g l 1. In amachine for measuring tiles,'.the combination of a swinging roller, a roller fixed in position, means for carryinglthe 'tiles between said rollers, whereby the swinging roller will beshifted more or less, according-to the-size of the tile engaging the same, and means under the con ignations on the tiles, is set forth.

2. In a machine for measuring tiles, the combination of aswlnglng'relleig'a roller fixed in position, a conveyer arranged to carry tiles between said rollers, and means under the control of the swinging roller for printing 7 measurement designations on the tiles, as setforth.

3. In amachine for measuring tiles, the combination of a swinglngrollema roller fixed in position, means for car.- ryln'g tile's between the rollers, a printing wheel adjustable relatively to the path ofthe tiles'and bearing measurement-designating characters, and means operatively connected with the swinging roller for determining the position of the printing wheel as set forth.

4. In a, machine for measuring tiles, the combination of there to, sprinting wheel adjustable relative to the path of the tiles gndbearing measurement-designating characters,'means for shifting the wheel to its farthest position, and a plurality of stops under the control of the gaging means for projecting the stops singly in the path of the wheel to limit the return movement of the latter, as set forth.

I conveyer for lifting said wheel to its uppermost position,

6. In a machine for -measuring'tiles, the combination of means for gaging the tiles, -a horizontally moving conveyer for delivering the tiles to the gaging means, a vertically adjustable printing wheel, means actuated by the series of stops adapted to be projected into the return path of the wheel, and mechanism under the control of the gaging means for projecting said stops singly accord ing to the'dimensions of the tiles,.as set forth.

7. In a machine for measuring tiles, the combination of mcansqfor gaging the tiles, a horizontally moving conveyer for delivering the tiles to the gaging means, a vertically adjustable printing wheel, means actuated by the conveyor for lifting the wheel to its uppermost position, a plurality of stops adapted to be projected into the return path of the wheel, a series of levers connected with said stops, a'tappet movable relatively to said levers under the *control of the gaging means,"and mechanism actuated by the conveyer for actuating the tappet to depress the lever selectedby, the gaging means, as set forth.

8. In a machine for measuring tiles, the combination of gaging means for the tiles, a. longitudinally adjustable printing wheel, a plurality-of stops adapted to be projected into the path of the wheel, a series of levers connected with the stops to project the same, and a tappet to actuatethe levers singly, adjustable under control of the gaglng 'nieans relative to the levers to select a lever according to the size of the tile helng'measured, as set forth.

9. In a machine for measuring tiles, the combination of gaging means for the tiles a longitudinally adjustable printing wheel, a'plurality of stops adapted to be projected into the path of the wheel, a series of levers connected with the stops to project the same, said levers being arranged parallel with each .other on acommon fulcrum, a tappe'tadjustahle under control of ,the gaging means transversely across one end of the said series of levers, and means for actuating the tappet to actuate a selected lever, as set forth.

10. Ina machine for measuring tiles, the combination of means for aging the tiles, a conveyer for delivering tiles to the gaging means, an adjustable printing wheel adjacent to the, path of the tiles, lazy tongs supporting the wheel, meansmctuatedby the conveyer for extending the lazy tongs, and means under the control of the gaging means for determining the position of the printing wheel when lifted by the lazy tongs, as set forth. 11. In a machine for gaging tiles, the combination of means for gaging the length or breadth of a tile said means comprising spaced elements adapted to engage the opposite edges of the tile, and a rectilinearly movable'feedlng' device moving' between said elements to convey tiles to and from the" gage and supporting the tiles while being gaged. I I

12. In a machine for measuring tiles, the combination of means for gaging the tiles,'means for feeding tiles thereto, means for marking designations of measurements on the tiles, and means under joint-control of the gaging and feeding means for operating said marking means.

'13. In a machine for measuring tiles, the combination 116 of means for gaging the tiles, means for feeding tiles thereto, marking means capable of marking dil'leren't designations of measurements on the tiles, means operated by the feeding means to'move the marking means relatively to the marking point, and mechanism under the control 120 of the gaging means for selectingthe designation to be marked upon the tiles. g

1-1. In a machine for measuring tiles, the comhinatioh of means for gaging the tiles, means for feeding tiles there to, marking means capab e of marking different deslgnations of measurements on the tiles, means for moving the marking means relatively to'the marking point, devices for positioning the marking means t9 determine the designation to be marked on the tiies,'a selector-movable under control of the gaging means to a position for' actuating any one of said devices, and means to throw the selector into engagement with the device determined by the gaging means. i i

15. In a machine for gaging tiles, the combination of v means for gaging the tiles, means for feeding tiles thereto, marking means capable of marking different designations of measurements on the tiles,'means for moving the mark-- ing means relatively to the marking point, stops for limit ing the movement of said marking means to determine the designation to be marked on a tile, a selector movable under control of the gaging means to a position for'actuating any one of said stops, and means to throw the selector into engagement with the'stop determined by'the gaging means.

16. In a machine for measuring tiles. the combinationof means for gaging the tiles, means for feeding tiles thereto, marking means capable of ,marking difilgerenFdesignations of measurements on the tiles, means for moving the marking means relatively to the marking point, devices. for positioning the marking means to determine the designation to be marked on the tiles, a selector movable undercontrol of the gaging means to a position for actuating hny one of said devices, and means operated by the feeding ,meansto throw the selector into engagement with the device determined by the gaging means. 155 17.; In a machine for measuring tiles, the combination of means for-gaging the tiles, mean'sfor feeding tiles there-- actuating elefnent t6 tih'iow the selectofintoengqgement r nea us iongaging' fllefiles, marking means fr thet iles capable of'marking'difiereilt designations of measurements I on'th' tilesya; plurality of determining devics under con MA AIQIVMETIZNER, v

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