US905728A - Printing-press. - Google Patents

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G. MARTIN.

PRINTING PEP-3S mwmm'rlow FILED FBH.9,1Q06,

Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

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PRINTING PRESS.

APPLIUA'IION FILED FEB. 9. 1906 Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

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CALVIN MARTIN, F PEABODY, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE NEW ERA. MACHINERY COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY,

PRINTING-PRESS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

Application filed February 9, 1906, Serial No. 300,215.

.10 provide means for automatically changing the ty )0, so tlmt as; a web of paper is fed through the umchine to the inking mechunism, the type may be changed at each feeding ii'iovcment oi the paper, if desired, oo as to print dill'orenl letters or figures upon the paper at each feeding movcnient thereof,

he pnrtmular use for a moclune of the character herembetorc set forth 1n prmting such articles as theater tickets, in which .20 the body of the ticket is always the same,

but each ticket, as it paasee through has a dillerent wot number and location imprinted thereon, and the machine hereinafter described and illustrated inrticularly adapted for printing theater tickets, but my iii-- volition is ulno adapted to any kind of print-- ing in which a large number of sheeis oi printing is required, each sheet dill'ering from the other either in one or more. of the words printed, or in thc numerals indicating the mnnbera of seats or dates, for instance, where alitrge number of circulars are to be sent out, each having, the body of the. circular oi the some printed matter, but the address of each sheet. dill'crii'ig. in such o case my improved mechanism is of grca t advantage, saving the changing by hood of thc type, by mean.- f the nutomali mechuuiuu includcd thcrcin. With-the obiccts hcrcinlwfore net forth to an be attained, my invention consiqt-s in a printing: prescomprising in its construction movable type and a chart, which is preferably formed oi pcrlolxatod ahcct material, and mechanism controlled by said chart, whereby said type may be moved into different ponitiolle rclatively to the surface to be printcd upon.

,The invention Further consists in certain improved mechanism operated by said chart. for moving, lhc type, and finally the invention consists in lhc combination and arrangement of parts act forth in the following speciliculion and piu'ticularly pointed out in the (lainin lhcrcoi 1n the following specification I have described and in the drawings have shown a chart consisting of sheet material provided with perforations suitably located, both for the purpose of feeding the same and for actuutin and controlling the mechanism by whirih the type is moved into the different relative positions, but it is evident that the particular form of chart is not material, as, for instance, a. web of sheet material may be used with indentations or projections thereon by which the mechanism may be controlled for moving the type, and further the chart may be arranged in a cylindrical form instead of in the term of a web of sheet material without departing from the spirit of my invention.

in the machine hereinafter described and illustrated in the drawings my invention is incorpin-atod in combination with certain inking mechanisms and mechanisms for feeding a \reb of paper, slitting said paper longitudinally thereof, and then cutting the same into sections transversely thereof, whereby a. continuous web of paper may be printed by one set of printing mechanisms located upon a stationary frnmc, the printing done on this portion of the sheet being the standard portion. of the printing, used upon the body of the theater ticket, \rhilc immediately adjacent to this printing mechanism is arran ed a rocking frame having a stationary p aten arranged to coact in the printing operation with movablc typo, said type being in the form of circular disks and thc numerals and letters formed upon the periphery of said disks. Upon this rocking frame in also supported lhc mecualjiiiun to rotate said disks, which mechanism is controlled by a web of perforntml paper, also supported upon said rocking frnmc and actuated by mechanism hereinafter dcscrihcd. 'lhe movable type dicks upon the rockinp frame are supilied with ink by means of on inking, roll, which, while it is supported upon the rocking frame and movable conccntric \\ith the peri hery 10 of said disks. receives its ink from on in distributing roll, which forms a portion of an ink distributing mechanism sup iortcd upon a stationary l'ramc, all as more l'ully heroin after described.

Having thus, in general, indicated the conisiruction and the design of my improved I printing press, I will now proceed to specifically describe the press in which my invention is embodied.

Referring to the diawipgs: Figure 1 is n i side elevation of n printing press en'hodying my invenlion, the same heinp partly broken away and shown in section for the sake of illustration, also broken awn}. Figv 2 is a plan, partly in section, taken on line 2--2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sect ion. partly in elevation. taken on line b-.'3 of Fig. 1. Fig.4 is a side elevation, partly broken away, illustrating, the rocking frame, with the type disks, chart,

and mechanism controlled by said chart for operating said disks thereon, said roeking frame being shown in its raised position in readiness for the printed web of paper to be fed between the type. disks and the platen. Fig. 5 is n side elevation broken away and siminr to Fig. 4, illustrating the rocking: frame and the parts carried thm-ehy moved downwardly into position for the movable Ly; e to print upon the web of paper which rests upon the platen. Fig. ti is an enlarged view of the type disks. a portion of the rhart, and the mechanism controlled by said chart for operating the stops by which the type disks are located in position for printing, in side elevation partly in section. Fig. 7 is a partial plan, broken away and shown in HP!" li n of the mechanism illustrated in Fig. (i. Fig. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of a iortion of the rotary type disks, the some l)lf-- in; broken away and shown in connection with the shaft upon which they are rotatably supported. Fig. 9 is a plan View of a. pormm of one of the charts us d in connection with my improved printing press. Fin 5' i."

a p rtion of the web of paper upon which is illustrated the printing of the tickets, one of said tickets being shown printed substantially complete, while the other tickets are shown with only that orlion at the end of the ticket containing the location and number of the seat: printed.

the vrriation which may be obtained in the printing thereon by means of my improved chart mechanism for automatically changing the type by which that portion of the ticket is 'n'intcd.

ike numerals refer to like parts through out the several views of the drawings.

in the drawings, 15 is the stationary main frame of the printin press, 16 is the main driving shaft journa ed in hearings in said main. frame and rotated by means of suitable pulleys (not shown in the drawings) A gear 17 fast to the main shaft 16 meshes into amither gear 18 fast to a shaft 19, the shaft 19 being journaled to rotate in bearings upon the main frame 15 and having fast thereto an eccentric .30 whicl'i operates an eccentric strap 21, which, in turn, imparts a reeipr0- eatery motion tntho cutter 22, by means of which, ce-acting with the stationary cutter l chart, hereinbefore referred to.

Figs. 11 to 15. inelu' 1 I D sire, illustrate portions of tickets showing cutters the web of paper is divlded into a l l l l l l l l l l 22, the web of paper 23, upon which the )rinting done is out transversely thereof, it icing understood that. the some is first slitted longitudinally thereof by slitting cutters, hereinafter described. The web of mper .33 is fed into the mnehine in the direction of the arrow (Fig. 1) by a. rotary drum )4 and feed rolls .25. The drum )4 is fast. t a shaft 20 journaled to rotate in hearings in the frame In, and to said shaftis fastened a ratchet 27, to which an intermittent |otary motion is imparted by means of a. pawl 28 pivoted to a. pawl-lever 2t] loosely mounted to rock upon the shaft 24;. 'lhe pawl lever 29 has a rockinp motion impart d thereto by a connecting rod or link 30, pivoted at one end thereof to said pawl-ho er and at the other end thereof to a stud 3i. adjustahly fastened by it screw 32 to a crank :33 fast to a shaft 34. The shaft 34' rotates in hearings provided in the main frame and is rotated by a. bevel gear 36 which meshes into n bevel gear 35 fast to a shaft 37 journaled to rotate in a bracket 38 fast to the main frame and having fastened to its opposite end a. gear 3!] which meshes into the gen r 17.

The web of paper 33 is slitted longitudi nally thereof by the slitting: cutters 1t) and 41. The slittin; cutter 40 is first to a shaft 3 42 which has n gear 43 fast. thereto and mesh- 455 imparts rotary motion to the ear 45 and to the slitting: cutters 41. By these. slitting plurality of strips extending longitudinally thereof, while the transverse cutters 22 22' separate said strips into sections constituting the completed LlCKQt.

In all of the tickets for a certain theater to certain portion, viz., that included between the lines 1 and y (Fig. 10), is printed by printing,' mechanism hereinafter fully described, at the right of the machine illustrated in Fig. 1, while that portion included between the lines y and z is printed by means of the printing mechanism in the central portion of the machine illustrated in Fig. 1, and it is this portion of the ticket whleh is subject to the greatest amount of change of type, and these changes are made automatically in the machine, as hereinafter described, by changin the type with certain mechanism control ed by the perforated The part arise in the printing of theater tiekels may ,anism, as hereinafter (lt'SCl'llXl of the ticket between the lines a and 3 may i i5.

The gear 62 meshes into a spur gear 64 be printed upon any suitable printing Ineehl fast to a shaft :55 journeied to rotate in bear- After the body of the ticket, that is, the ortion between the lines a: and y (Fig. lll) as been printed, as hereinafter deseribed.

the portion of the ticket between the lines y and z is printed by means of the autonmtlcally changeable type disks and meehanisin for operating said t *pe disks, which n1eel1- anis n is controlled by my improved ehart, all of which I will now proceed to s'perilieally describe. The Width of the ticket being do vided into nine spaces, a, b, c, (2', e, f} g, is: and '2, as illustrated by dotted lines (Fig. 10} in the portion of the ticket included between the lines y and 2, it will be understood that the-spaces a and 'i are always left blank, while the remaining seven spaces, 7), c, a, e f, g1, and

h are each represented by a flqii'esponcllng 3 type disk, viz., b, c, d, e',f, 5; and h, Fig.5. 8, so that by means of figures on Still of these disks and letters, characters, or (om plete words and small type upon the others, any combination which may be liable to be obtained by means of these ype disks which are rotated, as hereinafter described, to bring the desired predetermined letter or figure over the platen in readiness to print upon the ticket. The type disks ii, r and (1 each has formed llJOil its peri 'ihery the numerals 1 to 9, inclusive, and Zero: do; type disk e has formed upon its periplwry t 1e first thirteen letters of the alphabet; ihe type disk f the last thirteen letters of the alphabet; the type disk 9 has formed upon its periphery the numerals '1 to 9, llit'lll l\l and zero and the words Right and (enter. \The type disk It has formed upon its periphery the numerals 1 to 9, inclusive. and zero, the Word Left and letters ii and L. All of the different type disks are loosely mounted to rotate fl'P-rl', upon a shaft 47. The shaft 47 is jonrneled to rotate in bearings formed in a rocking frezoe as ivoted to rock upon a shaft 49 Held lil-t'limg frame 48 has a rocking motion imparted thereto by means of links 50, one upon eaeli side of said frame, said links being piwlally connected at one end thereof to the shaft 4? and at the opposite end thereof to LYlillk'plnH 51 fast to cranks 52, one upon each side of the machine and pivoted to a stud one of said studs fast to each side frame of the one chine. The cranks 5'2 form one arm of ear-h of the bell-crank levers 54, the otoer arms 58,Which eccentric straps em-irele eeeentrics 59 fast to a shaft 60 journaled lo rotate in hearings in the frame 15. The shaft (ill is rotated by means of a. gear 61 fast thereto and meshing into a gear 62 fast to a shaft 63 journaled to rotate in hearings in the frame fastened therein s: of which are pwotally courier-ted at M to to I centric arms 57 integral with errrnli'ie straps in the frame 15 and having: l'aslened ti'iereto a bevel. gear liti whirh .oaeshes into i a bevel gear 57 fast. to a shaft 6% jonrnah-d to in another s n-whet gear Ti. an to ilie main l shaft ill.

Beneath the t n disks 3:. r", n", l .f' 57", and .5." extends a stalnmar plates 73 if in. ll)

and between ear-h of said ty e d lis is a l'rietiion disk T4 (Fig. 1'). Thesilria'lion disks are all keyed to the type disk shall 17'. so that as said type dish shaft is looked by merhanisin hereinafter described, lhe l'lie lion disks T4 and als the type disks will be misl d until a projerlion 75 upon the pelll lltifi of one of the typedisks engages one of the movable stops 7% 'fi'lilill is moved into the ath of rotation and thus loelis the typidish against roleti n in one lllIPlllUILVlI-Z. in the dileelion of the arrow ll ll lpf. til.

l larh of the type disks is iliill'lllill and (ontrolled by substantially the same moi-lionism, together with a perforated elmrl T7, so that a deem-lotion of one set of nn-rhnnisni new *o'oeeed l desrrihe the lllfl'lF m'ii id h e. lii'li moiof the movable stops Tfi l. he movab e slop To ronsisls l .g 1 lo a will extending (relievers g. l the meehine and tened to side plates lhl whirl. are fastened to side slandnrds =13. 48 by rods l8. The movable stop lever TH is rounded at the. right hand end thereof ll ig. t l lo lit in a cor resrmnding depression T13 formed in the end of a lever fill pivoted to a llHl $41 (".(lllHlllh' "sely arrow tlw maehine and fastened 1i "is plates The lever L d has pivotell; t'lillllltflill thereto :1 Willie rod (41! w irh normally is held away from the under si'srl'zu'e of the rloirl T? lint may b pressed thereogeinst "with a i leldiog ilf h'lll'l b means of a spiral spring 53, one end of o hirli bears against a roller H4 la. lo llw rod 8L. and the lower end of which bears against a stationary plate whi h is fastened to the rocking: frame 454. The verlirnl rod 8; slides in the plate and also a! lls upper end in a plate Pill, said plate he. extending :wross the machine betwren the side standards 4e" and 4H of the l'(la"liil1f frame is and liming plai s so uided in ways 1 fornn'el lliiufl the inner l'nees of the side standards lH" and 4H- oi' the winking frame 48. Said plate so has ears a? inlegrnl therewith and projecting: (l||\\ nwardl lherefrom, to which are pivotally ronnerted links 88 at the upper ends thereof. At their lower ends said links 88 are pivoted to our HS). SH) and said arms are eonneeted at their upper fanl'll

lllll ends one to the other by links 91. The arms 89 are two in number and are pivoted at 89, respectively, to the opposite side standards 48', 48 of the rocking frame 48. The arms 90 are two in number and each is pivoted at 92 to the frame of the machine and constitutes a portion of a. lever 93, the lower arm 94 of said lever being provided with a friction roll 95 jonrnaled to rotate thereo and heiring a,ainst a cam 96 and held against said cam y a spring 96.

rotary motion is imported to the shaft 49hr :1 sprocket gear 97 last to said shaft and ron- 1 periphery 100 and the raised portion 10.")?

thereof, upon vi hich portion 103 is formed the different rharaeters or figures. At the opposite nd of the dep essed portion HR) to that at which the shoulder 10 is loeated is :1 projection or tooth 75. stood that all of the shoulders 101 against the stop 102 when the type dislv have been rotated to the extreme of their motion in the direetion opposite to the arrow B and that at this time, viz., when said shoul ders 101 are all resting against the stop HJL the projections 7.) upon all of the type disl s will he in slinement one with the other The type disks are loeked in position against movement in either direction after hnvin; first been set in the proper position for printin or for not printing, as the ease may he. and as lu-rcinnfter dcserihed hv means of a friction brake, or a locking lever 104.

The lorking lever I04 extends entirely across all of the type disks and is pivoted to a rod 105 first to the rot-king frame is, The brake lever 104 is roek d upon its pivot M5 to remove the same from rontort u ith the i periphery of the type disks by a spiral spring 106, one end of which is fastened to n hrin-ket I 10; fast to the rot-king frame 48, the other end of said spring heing fastened to the lever 10 l. When the rot-king frame is moved up wardly from the position illustrated in Fig. 5 to that illustrated in Fig 4, this hruke lever 10! rocked upon its pivot, as shoun in Fig. 4, and drawn out of rontzn't with the periphery of the friction disks. When the rocking frame 45 descends from the position shown in Fig. 4 to that shown in Fig. 5, the outer end of the brake lever engages it stop 108 (Fig'. 6) and the lever 104 is rocked on The cams 96, tvro in 1 number, are fastened to the shalt 4H and :1

it will be underhear 1 the periphery of all of the different disks,

thus locking them against rotet ion in either direction while the printing is being done .\s hereinhei'ore sit forth, the upper ends under surface of the chart 7T. Said chart is perfomted with holes l()('8,lll in the proper position and when one of ssh. holes is hrought into nlinement, h mechanism hereinafter deserihed. with any one of the rod 82, rod is forred upwardly h v its spring H3 and the lever is!) and nlouihhstop lever 7.6 are rot-lied upon their pi.ols until the left hand end of the movuhle stop lever 76 is hrougzht ions 75 upon one of the type disks, and then when the disks are rotated said type (lishs are stopped h the lllUYtLblt tops whieh luiveheen moved into the path of rotation of u,=on the Weh of paper which is fed through 5 the nnnhine, as hereinafter (lflst'lllnll, art they next downnnrd rorking moveirient of the I home in. The collars it fest to the rods Hi3,

lreds 82 are mmed upwardly h v their re- 1 vsp etive spiral springs.

i immediately showthe guide pinto N5 nnd 't just shove the r-lmrt T7 i lornted :t station- In the rocking: flulii" its. Thi sti tii-mny plate is prm ided v. i h H. -t'l'l( of holev iill in l nlinement with the rods L. The chart 77 rrnsists of s \eh of dive! materiel, prefer- 1 enlarged settle in Fig. J. The hohw ill or:-

tlee ones through whirh th r i *3 pass 4 otter the rhan't has her-n iht rmittemh fed into nlinemrnl with snid rod .;n-: hereinhei lore deserihed, while the three --erie of holes 105 ii! provide it means h v whirh snid ehart inn he fed longitudinally thereof h the interoittent feeding meelnmisin which will 3 nos he ilest'lilwri.

l5 referentto l 'ig i, 4, 5, t5 and 7 it will 110 the weh of paper forming the eluirt may he 12G reversed, as hereinafter ll(* 'l!ll)t'tl. and the paper wound hr the met-heroism upon the roll H3 and off of the roll l 1-}. The Wei) of 1 paper ronstitutin the chart 77 passes from i the roll ll downwardly hencnth the guide 125 rolls H5 and H13. tin-nee portly around the feed roll It? to the drum ll-l. The feed roll i ll! is fastened to n haft 1H4 journuled to its pivot to bring the same into contact with 66 of the rods H2 are brought to bear against the 70 said 75 into the path of rotation of one of the. proiec- 80 their respertive projections 75 and will print 55 respectively, limit the distnnre to nhirh the in;

my guide plnl. fflh filo-l nl its opposite ends 95 nhlv paper, It, portion of whi h is hown in 100 -tfter the rhnrt 77 has eowzas rotate in bearings formed in the rocking? frame 49 and provided upon its pcriphcrr l with a, plumlitv of annular rows of pins 119 I Fig. (i which a ine with the holes 112 in the chart T7,so that as soil! feed roll gircn an intermittent rotary motion an intermittent fending motion is imported to tho chart 7? lo. :gitntlinalb thereof. The intorinittoot rotary motion hureinhsl'oro retort" lccil roll 117 is ioipiirtwi thereto l ins-nos of a pool low-r Ilfl journolcil to rock l-:msel noon tho shaft it anal having: it pout iii pivoted thereto :Uitl in on53:35: 0innitv wit a ratchet 1213 fltvi to tho shaft 1 ES The paiw'i lever 120 has in. rocking motion impartial thc-rcto by a rorl i123 which is piwitally connectcd to saiili tml lever and extends then from through a slide block 12% pivoted at 125 to tho main frame '15. At each sirie of tho l Ewlllllf hlock l2; and fast to the rod 123 is atll juoi itltllv fastcncil :1 collar 126, so that as the rocking ironic is rocked upon its pivot 49 the rod 123 slides in the block 124 until one or the other of the ollars 126 shuts thereztguinst, wl'wroupon fiirthcr motion of the lml 123 in that particular direction hcing stopped, the pool later 120 is roris'c'd upon its pivot and tho pool i221 enlist-s a. partial rotation to ho import"! to the rotchrt The shaft 1 H has fastened thcrt-to a, goal" 12? which lllflnlltfi into :1 gear 123 romtuhly 1Il0ll11l'l(l uprn :1 stint l' ltl first tolhc rocltin" llillllfl -18.

other gear 130 last to the tllLlJil short 131i,

The gear 128 nicslu's into on" so that tho inicrniitti-nt iojol'ion oi' the food roll 1]? 1s inipitrtctl llilwirgli lib 1w i 12S and 121i! to tho (ll'lllli Hi. the intcr nmlizttc gnu lil from, it and placing it upon the stud 332. ilil'lt illftl is located between tho shaft/s t iii and 1:5; in

frame 48, said intermediate. gear 12% will sotatiihly connect the gonr 1237 to a. gear 133 first to the ,druin shaft 134, and then by throwing the pawl 221 out. of engagement with the ratchet 122 and throwing the pawl 135, also pivoted to the puwl lever 12 into eligagcinont with tho ratchet 135', the three-- tion of iced ol' the chart 77 only h reversed so as to foot] said chart from the drum 114 to the drum 113.

An intermittent rotary motion is imparted to the shaft 47 for the urposc of actuating the type disks and moving them ioto the required positions '0 means of a. gear 136 fast to the shaft 47 um meshing into a segmental gear 137 formed upon one arm of a lever 138 pivoted upon the shaft 49. A rocking motion is imparted to the lever 138 by a cam slide 139 pivotally connected to said lever at. 164 at one cnd thereof and at the other end thereof slotted to straddle the shaft 607 A cam roll 140 is fastened to the com slide 139 and engages a com 141 fast to the shaft 60. The mechanism just described for into scgincntsl a rocking: movement to the shaft 47, and throiwh the friction disks 74 to the different type ilislps, is duplicated upon opposite sides oi tho machine Ink is rarrictl to ttlitl ilistrihutoil over the surface of the peri )llPI'ltH ol the ilitl eront typo disks hy an in 'ing roll 14; Fig. 6 his? 5 to a. sir-(Lit 145i journiilo l to rotzitc at the op I i t m thrj :sito coils tlwreof in ruins 14-4 journolwl to w th upon tho shaft 47. "l ln' :irios Hi on cr-n-h liifitl liftl with hubs, upon lltt periphery oi mi th of which is proriilwl :r svg nontol gear ll inn! those segmental gciirs mosh into intorinmliot gt lit; journnlml to rotate upon stint t4; last to the rocking harm "is. The intermediate gears no. in turn, mesh gears 14% formed upon iJFiNflKPiS 49 fast to the main frame 35, the

segmcutzil goat's HS lining concentric with,

the median axial line of the shaft 49. As the mine 48 roeks u @011 its pivot the gears 145, moving around t io segmental gour 148, ro-

tate :tznl thus cause tho gears 1 45 to rotate and hence rock the arms 144-, together with tho inking roll H1 uronnd tho slntl't 47ers a comer, so that tiuinking: roll is brought into oontoct with llirtypo upon the periphery oi his tiiii'oi'cnt typo disks of an ink fountain 150 provided with an ink moons of a vibrator roll 1522 The ink distributing mechanism by which. ink is supplied to the inking roll 142 COIISISlS,

lovers 153 and oarrioi'l by soul vibratorroll 7 to the ink distributing roll 154 with which tho inking roll contscts when in the position illustrated in Fig. i. Tho lflh. distributing mil in stwunl not to lilo t'ruznii E5 oi tin? inochine and is rotated by a. guru- 15 which meshes into it gear 15? lost to a shaft 158 jonrnoled to rotate in hearings in the stand 155 and rotated by means of a. sprocket gear 159 driven by it sorociiet turn is driven l the shaft 34. The iovors 153 have u rocking motion imparted t l'ieroto in order to move she from the ink lountmn roll vibrator roll 152 151 to the? ink di tributing roll 154 and rcturn follows A spiral spring 1(32 holds the vibrator roll normally in contact with m4 joorniilcil to mimic in hmrings in 2L i chain 160 which, in V a sprocket gem: 161 last to it the ink fountain roll (see Fig. 4} and when the rockiiw frame descends from the position shown in Fig. 4 to that illustrated in Fig. 5,

a list spring 1(13 fast to the rocking frame 48, engages the outer end. of each of the lovers 1 53. These springs are of greater strength than the spiral sprin s 162 and thusspiral springs overcome the tension of sai undoook the lovers 153 upon their pivots, thus niovin the vibrator roll out of contact with the in fountuin roll and into contact with the ink distributin I roll.

The main portion of t e printing upon the lit) law of the ticket is always the same, and this portion of the printing is performed by a printing mechanism located at the right hand printing is to be done and which forms, when subdivided, separate tickets, is led.

suitabl prirt ing me hanism may be used for this part of th printing of the ticket. the mechanism illustrated in Fig. 1 consisting of type U35 sup orted upon a rocking head 166 pivoted at to? to the l'rainc 15 of the machinc. This type prints in the usual manner and upon the upper surface of the web of paper 23, the type be ng brought into and ing the head Hit} upo ts 5 ".'ol toward and away from the paper, respectively. The rocking motion referred to is imparted to the head 166 by means of links lots, one located upon eaeh side of the machine and pivotally connected at 16'.) to said heed at the upper end of the links, and at the lower end thereof said links are connected to crank-pins lTU fast to cranks 171, said cranks being fastened rigidly to the shaft 63. The type 165 upon the rocking head 166 is inked by means of inking rolls i712 which are carried by sprocket chains 173 over the face of the type and around into contact with the inking plate 174 by said sprocket chains, the necessary motion being imported to the sprocket chain 173 by the idler sprocket gears 175 and by thcdriving, sprocket gears 176. The sprocket gears 176 are rot aled by means of the gear 177 last to the shalt 17a, to which shaft said driving sprocket gears are also fastened, said gear 1T7 h inorotated by an intermediate gear 17h which meshes into a gear lot) journaled to rotate loosely upon the shalt 167. The gear [So is fastened to a sprocket gear 181 which is drircn by a sprocket chain 182, said sprocket chain being, in turn, driven by a sprocket gear I81) last to the shalt 63.

it will be understood that in the form of my invention hcrcinhei'ore specifically describcd four sets of tickets are to be printed, slit and out from the web of paper 33 as said web of paper is fed through the machine. Said web of paper 2;; (Fig. 11)) is divided by the slitting cutters 4t) and 41 into'longitudinal'strips ol' the width of a ticket along the lines (I, t, and said web of paper is then cut transversely along the lines .1, 2 by the l cutters 22, thus separating the strips into separate tickets. [t wlll, theretore. )e seen that for each strip includedbetween the lines (l, there will he a series of type disks sinlilar to those. illustrated in Fig. S. Therefore, in the )rescnt machine there will .be four series 0 sets of type disks each set containing seven disks. Further it will be noted that there are thirteen movable sto is 76 pivoted upon thirteen rods 75 l or each 0 j the different type disks, so that for one set of type disks a, Fig. H), is then printed upon the upperiaee out of contact with the web of paper by rook- (seven in number) there would be ninety-one movable stop levers and for the four sets of type disks there would be three hundred and sixty-four movable stops and a correspoml ing number of the rods 82 which press against the under side of the chart at tie proper time Having now specifically described my invention, 1 will proceed to describe the general operation of the same: The web of paper 22%, upon which the tickets are to be printed, is fed into the machine in the direction of the arrow A, Fig. l, and all of that portion of the ticket which is to be printed, with the exception of that included between the lines 3 and o of the web of paper 21% by the mechainsm here nbel'ore described at the right hand end of the machine in Fig. l. The web of paper 23 is intermittently led the reduired distance, via, the length of a ticket at each feed, and simultaneously with the printing of the body of the ticket. hereinbel'orc referred to, an other ticket is being printed between the lines 5 and ,2 by the type disks 1), c, (1, e',f, 1' and It. The required ligure or letter to be printed at a certain time is prec. *termined by the chart 7?, the holes 111 in which are so arranged as to allow the proper rods 8'2 to be forced thercinto by the springs 83, thus actuating th corresponding levers St) and movable st op levers T6 to bring the left hand end of said movable stop levers into the path of movement of the projection upon the periphery of its respective type disk. see Fig. 6. The different rods 82 are moved upwardly, as just described, in order that those which aline with certain perforations in the chart shall pass through said perforations and locate the dillerent corresponding movable stops 76, by the cam $16, which, together with the spring 96', rocks the lever 93 upon its pivot. in the proper direction to move the slide plate 86 upwardly, thus allowing the rods 82 to he moved upwardly by their respect ive spiral springs 83 until the upper ends of said rods either rest against the bottom of the chart 77 or else pass through the perforations therein. By reference to Fig. i) it will be seen that the rod 82 at the extreme right is in the position of a rod which has passed through one of the perforations in the chart 7?, while the remaining rods 82 a re rest ing against Lne bottom of said chart. On the i return movement, after the printing has been done by the type disks, the plate S0 is moved .1 downwardly and striking against the collars 84 carries all of the rods 82 downwardly to their lowermost positions. thus rocking the lovers and 76 upon their pivots until the movable stop levers 76 ha ve been rocked out I '3'. of the path of motion of the projectiot'is 75 upon the different type disks. As soon as the movable stops 76 have been placed, as. hereinbelore described, in position to act as stops for the different type disks, said disks ply of ink from the ink distributing roll by means of a not 184 Fig. i

l are rotated bymcans lf lll-i min Mi. warn the"- typo disks in the direction of 2hr arrow B (Fig. 6) unril the projections F5 upon nah;

'Qg'pe (liSks abut. againsi the ends of mm mow mom The type disks Wlllfi'l'i r not I in this manner continua to he ro M the depressed portion NHL adjwoni to the shoulder 10], comes into oliovoirnt arirli 2h? platen. The rocking frnnw 42% 'Llirn' brought downwardly from the position illustrated in Fig. 4 to that. illustrated in Said rocking frame. 48 in ififiiiil upon plvol. as haroinbofore desrribod, by moan; of the occvnlrirs 5Q, ovuenll'ic scraps drive: 5?, lrnnko 52 and links 5i). As tho rocking fmrne is moved upwardly, the inking ml; 242 is carried across the info of the," a. d positing ink llwrcon and 21:! 5%. wow 'lur fir wardly mid inking roll it? moved book to position illustrated in Fig. l to got a no As soon as the. printing has ln'ria srrrom plishcd by the type disks, Elli rocking: frame 48 is moved upwardly. tho rods move-d downwardly away from and our oi Elm olmri. 77, and the chart is I'Pd fli.' amoral, a. new combination of pvrformions to who rods-a when they shall next, be brought upwardly, as hvreinbefone described. 'lliriwding of tho chart 77 has bce'n fully lirrrinlwl'orr do scribed.

During the upward motion of rho rorking frame 48 and us soon as liir' ks how loft. the surface of tho Woh of papa? 1.3. amid disks are rocked. barkwordly or in tho diremion opposilm to that. indiral'od by lb? arrow B (Fig. 6) b tho moclmnism ln-roinlwlolc \lnecrrihod unti tho ohmlldvr 10 upon mu'h of wold diskabuts ngaimt thistolionary op Hi2.

Jusl. prior to the limo .rlwn flu typo disks rontact with tho wob of pa wr 23, Hwy are locked in position. as liP]i!i-.([\Il( dosrrihrd. by mcam of the brake le vor llr-l. dl'tor tho printing is complctnd upon tho i: of tho Web of paper, said Wcli l ions! h: led for Ward to the slitting cutters 4U, 41, the web of fmpcr is slit longitudinally thcreof u )Un the ines C, l, C, and subsequently is [o to the cutters 22, 22, by which said web o? paper is out transvorscl, thereof upon the llfifis :c and 2, thus dividing thrwob of gmpor into so arato tit'liftrl.

it is evident that the number of ickets that may be printml ul on this mar-lone is only limited by the widio of tho web of porn-r 23 and by like nunilirr of r-rlions into which it is divided by the slitting rutlrm.

If it is desired to adjust pressure of the friction disks 74 against tho Type disks F2", c", d, e", f g, and h, it can be very readily done which has l with na row-thrown; engagement with the shaft 4?. an aha: by turning said nut in the proper dirootion the friotion disks and t disks Qljh? or girassed against each other with less fcrre, thus obtainm greator or less friction by means of which t ie type disks may be rotmml-with grcaber or less power against any E'Pril'htllit"? to mi d rotation which may be opoid tlwrvto. It will also be noted that fir-twwn each set of type disks a spacing collar 18?) lo provided by means of which the liotmnre between two adjacent sets of type disko may be dotormined.

Tho advantages of my improved printing prow anoint in the fact that an enormous wriod of time, or, in fact in enormous numor of any kind of printed matter in which it demoed to change some portion of the printed matter appearing upon the face of frho lineal-n as they pass through the machine wilhonl dropping the machine in order to ol'iango the type.

Wililr I have inscribed and illustrntnd my machine on changing the type between the limo 'y and. a, it is evidentt hat the type which prints upon any portion of the aper be" ind through may be automation ly change acts of type disks, that is, by providing more than one chart and echo? type disks and the nmclmnism for operating the same, such as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5. The numerals, clmroru-zx. or loltom across the web of a 1' to be printed upon could be autonmticnl changed as said Web of paper is fed throng the machine in the some manner as hereinlicl'orc described with relation to that portion of said paper lying between the lines y and l ving thus described my invention, what l cl. ":1 and desire by Letters Patent to se- CH4"? ES:

1. in a. printing press, a. typo disk, a chart,

to rotate said disk bv frictional con- ?ar-i. mid means controlled by said chart to slop said disk at a prrdolennincd point in its rotation, smid last-named means comprising in its mnstruotion a mowable member adapt od to bo mm od into contact. with said chart and away from said chart, and a second movable member adapted to be moved into and out of cngngeznenr. with said disk. 2. In a rinring press, a type disk, a web of performer? sheet material, means to rotate said disk by friclional contact, and mecham ism mntrollcd by said sheet material to stop said disk at a predetermined Point in its rotalinir, said morbanisn'i com rising in its conl strliriion a movable mom or adapted to be moved into contact with said web and away l from said web, and a second movable member adapted m be moved into and out of enl gogement with said. disk.

- may he more closely pressed against each by narrowing the number of mechanisms or immhvr of tickets can be printed in a, certain 3. In a printing press, a type disk, a chart, a platen, mechanism to move said disk toward and away from said platen, means to rotate said disk b frictional contact, and mechanism control ed by said chart 'to stop said disk at a predetermined point in its rotation, said scrotal-named mechanism comprising in its construction a movable member adapted to be moved into contact with said chart and awa from said chart, and a second movable mem )er adapted to be moved into and out of engagement with said disk.

4. In a printing press, a type disk, a chart, a platen, means to rotate said disk b frictional contact, and mechanism controlled by said chart to stop said disk at a predetermined )oint in its rotation in alinement with said. p aten, said mechanism comprising in its construction a movable member adapted to be moved into contact with said chart and away from said chart, and a second mm able member adapted to be moved into and out of engagement with said disk.

5. in a printing press, a type disk, a chart,

a platen, means to rotate said disk by frictional contact altcrnatel in opposite directions, and means control ed by said chart to stop snid disk at a predetermined oint in its rotation in one direction, said est-named menus comprising in its construction a movable member adapted to be moved into contact with. said chart and away from said chart, and a second movable member adapted to be moved into and out of engagement with said disk.

(5. in a printing press, a type disk, a chart, a platen, mechanism to mow said type disk toward and away from said platen, means to rotate said disk by frictional contact. alternatcly in opposite directions, and means com trolled by said chart to stop said disk at a prmlctermined point. in its rotation in onedircction, said last-named means comprising in its construction a mo rablc member adapted lo be moved into contact with said chart and away from said chart, and a second movable i opposite directions by frictional contact, a 110 member adapted to be morcd into and out of ongzigcmcnt with said disk.

7. In a printing press, a typedisk, a platcn, a web of perforated sheet material, mcchan ism to impart an intermittent longitudinal moyemcnt to said web of sheet material, means to rotate said disk by frictional contact, and means controlled by said web to stop said disk at a predetermined point in its rdtalion, said last-named means comprising in its construction a movable member adapt- T ed to bc nio'rcd into contact with said web and away from said web, and a second mov out of engagement with. said disk.

b. in a printing ress, a type disk, a platcn, a web of per orated sheet material, mechanism to impart an intermittent longitcrial, means to rotate said disk by frictional contact alternatel in opposite directions, and means contro led by said web to stop said disk at a predetermined point in its r0- comprising in its conslruclion a movable member adapted to he moved into contact with said chart and away from said chart, and a second movable mcmbor adaptc l to be disk.

J. in a printing press, a disk with type upon the periphery thcrcof, mcans to rotate said disk by frictional contact, a movable said step into engagement with said disk to stop said disk at n. prcdctcrmiuml point in its rotation in onc direction, said last-nan'ied means comprising in its construction a movtact with said c chart.

H). in a printing 1)l'(n i,lt disk with type and a projection upon the pcriphcry thereof,

iart and away from said tact altcrnatclyin opposite directions, a movl ablc st op, a chart consisting of a web ol peri l'orated sheet material, mechanism to im- 4 partan intcrmitlcnt longitudinal 'novcment lchart to move said step into engagement iwith said projection at a predetermined point in its rotation in one direction, said ast-namcd means comprising a movable l with said chart and away from said chart.

H. In a printing press, a disk with type and a projection upon the peri )hcry thereof,

; mechanism to alternately rock said disk in l stationary stop adapted to engage said disk and limit the rotation thcrcof in one direction, a movablc slop adapted to engage said projection and limit the movcmcnt of said 1 material constituting a chart, mechanism to 1 impart an intermittent longitudinal movenicnt to said chart, and mechanism coni trolled by said chart whereby said movable l of rotation of said projection.

12. in a printing press, a disk with type tatesaid disk by frictional contact, a m0v- I able stop, a web of perforated sheet material 125 tudinal movement to said web of sheet matation in one direction, said last-namcdmcans moved into and out of cngagenlent with said stop, a chart consisliugof a wcb of perforated and means coutrollcd by said chart to move ablc member adapted to b moved into conmeans to rotate said disk by frictional conto said chart, and means con rolled by said member adapted to be moved into contact disk in the opposite direction, a web of sheet stop may be moved into and out of the path 1 upon the periphery thereof, mechanism to 1'0--' able uicmbcr adapted to be moved into and upon th perilphvry Liivrm'f, nwohor homes of said rod against said (ikiif'f with ii} in; pressure, sold rod. onoriiliw! v roane 15. to said move-bio stop. win-why Mi. stop rainy ho n, L said typo I and look the some aigii noi rotation in or rection, and mechanism to 10W? Enid away from mid. nhari, whereby said niomiimj' to may he moved on oi oi miniii uiih said disk.

H. in 21 psi iiw n dis 'ili i i L upon the per y the ein, moi ion In rotate said dish ivy friviioiiiil cumin-21 :1 lower. a web of pori'omi -d nmmi voilzv jtniing a chart, HUJEiUH i in import or. Emerinit teni longitud imii EiiUYt-Hifllii to mid ehnr't,

and meohoniom oporaiixoly oonneiizted tosaid lever and voniroiied by said chart, whereby said iirv r may he rocked inio eugegement with said typo disk and iock the some againsi ii {ion in one diver/firm.

15. Ina prim with type upon t onisin to minis? men, & moi'ohio sto for respeotiveiy, 21 oh of pvrfoi'mml :Pni. nnteriai. const. ring;- it emu-i, mi: inism. in impart on intmmii tufi loi'agiindinnl YllOVijDflH to said chart, and mei-henisin oontroliod. by said chart, whereby one or more of said stops may be moved into engagement ezioh with its respective disk and 106k the disks s0 engaged against rotation in one direction.

16. In printing pres. :1 disk with type i in in Lie siops rotate said dis c, n pluraiitv of mo vii tact, a. series of movable niopn for each ofsaid disks, respectively, each of swim of Bto s arranged at intervals mound he peup ery of its respective dink, a chart, mech- Eng mi? with M iaa ifiiinir"? 3'3, irrirrniiirnt HUJYFSQBL H mm] o Ly of norms of N58 ooi'iiiwiimi ii sand ri'ini'L Whore said iiihifiifl many he st oped at a Md point in its mini. 1.

printing press, ii rocking frame, e y w dink ji'nurmlod on said frame, HiilCillLIlism to Putz-Hf, said type rink, iii] arm pivoted on the axis of said typo disk, an inking roll i 'ifflui fii on said :nrn and edo mid to com Mo! wibh tin. pi 'iphory oi said disk and +r-h::niin to 1 if: n. prinii 1; 5w dink join-on mm Til-into 5 :1 i i: tin K r of no 'r niii :11 'IL l1 rocking frame, iii fmmo, mechandi ii, on. Liflil pivoted k, on inking roli joinnuimi ii' ii and adopted. to oonfiiof, Rh 1d rink, and IllP/fliifllk PH a in it put i'wrwiii i whim-t with thin neripiiery hziiiisin. open: by i-hi: 1 one to move sand inking roii 1110. periphery of said dish aitei ninn'iy in oppo dirootions, in combination with an ink distribution mechanism support-- ed upon a stationary mine and comprising in its Construction an ink distributing roll with which said type disk inking roll is 90 content; :Lik the end of its rocking Hiiii in one diroetion, a printing 1'H'PS5, n. ioeking frame, a.

' dink jom'nnind upon said frame, mechinn to rotate mid, type di sii, an inking roll pied to mow in a path concentric: with mini disk and to conmei with the 'neriphery thereof, end mechanism operate by the rocking of said frame to move said inking roii over the periphery of said disk EH61" natal in opposite directions, in. combination with on ink distrihutii mechanism support ed upon 2: I one and oomprising in its CUIPJH mini; in; ink fountain, on ink fountain roii. :1 vii .01 roii, lovers pivoted in Quid 6 1:1" inning FHii i i f iron upon which said viand RI} ink distriinifitype "hair inking roii is miepied to contain? at the end of one o'fii-s rooking niovenieinsi, and. means (unrated by said rocking ii in in rock saidv overs and move said. vihr iii from said ink foam" ieiu roll to disijrihuting mi}.

212 In a priming: press, a stationary frame and printing mw-hnnism supported thereon for priming upon :1 1 h of Paper, n from: pi'cotvmi upon iniionnry mine, mecln1nism. to 5111;)?!1"? i1 wiring; movement to said pivoied frame, :1 pinion, movable typo supporied upon seid ran-king frame, ii chart, and ineohenism nontn'l'ilmi by said "chart to move and rockin frame and said platen.

23. n a printing press, in combination,

printing mechanism including rotatable type disks, a chart, means to rotate said disks by frictional contact, and mechanism controlled by said chart to stop said disks at predctermined points in their respective rotations,

whereby different combinations and arrangements of characters on said type disks may be secured, said last-named mechanism comprising in its construction a plurality of members adapted to be moved into contact with said chart and away from said chart, and a plurality of members adapted to be moved mto and out of engagement with said disks, respectively.

24. In a printing press, in combination, a printing H'lGCflttIllSln lnchnling rotatable type disks, a chart consisting of a web of periorated sheet material, means to rotate said type disks by flictional contact, and mechan ism controlled by said chart to stop said disks at predetermined points in their respective rotations, whereby diilerent. combinations and relative arrangements of characters on said type disks may be secured, said last-named mechanism comprising in its construction a plr'irahty of members adapted to be moved into contact with said chart and away from said chart, and a pluraiityoij members adapted to he moved into and out of engagement with said disks, respectn'cly. 25. in a printing press, a r cking francs.

movable typo supported on said rocking frame, a stationary platen, a chart con-i; ting of a web or perforated sheet material supported upon said rocking frame, nn-chanisln operated by {hp rocking of sa d frame to impart an intm-nuttent lonctudmsi mot'z-lni-nl to said chart, and mechanism controlled by said chart to move said typo into nlinrmont with said platen.

26. In a priming press, a rocking frame, movable type supported on said rot-king frame, a stationary platen, a chart consisting: of a web of perforated sheet material sup-- ported upon said rocking frame, mechan sm operated by the rocking o l sanl frame to un part an intermittent l()Il,L[ilU(ilI1&l movement to said chart, mechanism controlled by said chart to move said type into and out of alinement with said platen, and means to lock aper i stationary frame between the type upon said 3 I said type against movement when in aiinement with said platen.

2?. in a printing press, in combination, printing mechanism lTlCdtHliHg rotatable ty 5 disks, a chart, means to rotate said disks y 1 frictional contact, and mechanism controlled by said chart to stop said disks at predetermined points in their respective rotations in operative position to print, said last-married mechanism comprising in its construction a plurality of inclnlmrs adapted to be moved into and out of engagcnmnt with said disks, respectively.

In a printing pros-z, in combination, a platen, printing mechanism includin rota table type disks, a chart consisting oi a web of perforated sheet material, means to rotate said disks by frictional contact, and mechanism controlled by said chart to stop said type disks at predetermined points in their respec-rive rotations in operative position to print, said last-named mechanism comprising 1n its construction a plurality of members adapted to be moved into and out of engagement with said disks, respectively.

29. In a printing press, in combination, a platen, printing mechanism including rota table type disks, a chart, means to rotate said disks by frictional contact, and mechanism mntrolled by said chart to stop said type disks at predetermined points in their respec tive rotations in alinement with said piaten, L said last-named mechanism comprising in its cons! ruction a plurality of members adapted l to he moved into and out of engagement with said disks, respectively.

till. In :1 printing press, in combination, a 1 plntrn, printing mecioinism includin rotallllrll' typo disks, a chart consisting oi a web of n-riorated sheet material, means to rotate i said disks by frictional contact, and mechanism er'x ntroiled by said chart to stop said type disks at predetermined points in their re- ,sporlirc rotations in ahnement with said platen, said last nurned mechanism comprising; in its construction a plurality of 1 numbers adapted to he moved lIltO an out of engagement with said disks.

in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two snbscrlbmg wit- ESE-5E8.

CALVIN MARTIN.

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