US970768A

US970768A - Ticket-printing machine.

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Publication number: US970768A
Application number: US48627009A
Authority: US
Inventors: Thomas M Vaughan
Original assignee: BOX OFFICE TICKET PRINTING MACHINE Co
Current assignee: BOX OFFICE TICKET PRINTING MACHINE Co
Priority date: 1909-03-27
Filing date: 1909-03-27
Publication date: 1910-09-20
Anticipated expiration: 1927-09-20

Description

T. M., VAUGHAN.

' TICKET PRINTING MAUHINE.

LPN-NATION TILED MAR. 27, 1009.

Patented Sept. 20, 1910.

Maine ,4

THOMAS M. VAUGHAN, OF DETROIT,

PRINTING MACHINE COMPANY, A CORPORATION To all whom 'it may concern:

'ets in places of platen H. These rotary UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO BOX OFFICE'TICKET OF ILLINOIS.

TICKET-PRINTING- MACHINE.

Be it known that I, THOMAS M. VAUGHAN,

a citizen of the United States of America,

residing at Detroit, in the county of WVayne and State of Michigan, have invented certa n new and useful Im rovements in Ticket-Printing Machlnes, 0

which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

It is the object of the invention to obtain a construction of machine particularly adapted for the printing of admission tickamusement and for similar purposes.

To this end the invention consists in various features of construction as hereinafter set forth by which I obtain a small, compact construction of machine capable of being conveniently placed in a ticket selling booth and adapted to print the tickets successively as rapidly as needed, and to keep an accurate tally of the number printed.

In the drawings-Figure l is an elevation of the machine; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through a portion of the mechanism; Fig. 3 is a cross section; and Fig. 4 is an end elevation.

A is a suitable frame mounted upon a base plate B.

O is a rolled paper strip mounted upon the upper portion of the frame, and D is a horizontally-arranged guideway along which the strip is fed. Adjacent to this guideway are arranged the feed rolls E and F, the printing cylinder G, and the rotary parts are all driven in timed relation to each other by suitable gearing and, as shown, the driving power is furnlshed by a small electric motor I upon the base. A Worm shaft J is directly driven from the motor shaft and operates a worm gear K upon the shaft of the platen H. From the platen motion is communicated to the printing cylinder b intermeshing gears L L and the feed roll is driven from the gear L through the gear Wheel L and intermediate gear L.

The type or printing face is preferably formed of rubber, which is mounted upon a segment of the drum G, as indicated at G.

cut-ofl for the paper strip is arranged adjacent the rear end of this segment prefer- ,ablycomprising a knife M and a cooperat- Speeification of Letters Patent. Application filed March 27, 1909.

Patented Sept. 20, 1910. Serial No. 486,270.

ing plate N-one being arranged upon the platen and the other upon the printing drum. The arrangement is such that at the completion of the printing the strip will be severed just in rear of the printed portion, permitting the severed part to drop from the machine.

To feed just the right length of aper for each of the tickets, the feed roll ii is provided with a raised segment E of a peripheral length equal to the ticket. This segment is arranged to engage with the strip at the same time that the type surface comes into engagement therewith and to disengage the strip at the time of cut-off. Thus the strip is fed intermittently and is drawn from the reel as required.

The guide D is preferably provided with grooved ways D the strip which properly aline it with the printing roll and platen. There is also provided a finger 0 carried by the roll G which presses down the end of the paper strip into contact with the platen andpre-,

vents it from fouling with the type segment. This finger or guide, as illustrated, is formed by a U-shaped piece of spring wire clamped to the cylinder G and having its ends overlapping the edge of the rubber type G.

It is very important that the machine should be under the absolute control of the operator so as to print just the number of tickets required and no more. I have therefor the opposite edges of fore provided a clutch in the drive mech- Q anism which disengages automatically after each complete operation, but which may be tripped by the depression of a control lever. As illustrated, the clutch P is arranged in the worm gear K, but is not shown in detail as it may be of any suitable construction. A projecting finger P carried by the driven member of the clutch is adapted to engage with a trip lever Q fulcrumed upon the standard Q on the frame and when thus engaged the clutch is unclamped, permitting the motor to run freely without 1mparting any movement to the printing mechanism. The lever Q is operated by a finger lever R through the medium of a link R, and the arrangement is such that a depression of the lever R will withdraw the trip lever Q and permit the automatic engagement of the clutch. The inertia of the moving parts of the mechanism is checked upon the disengagement of the clutch by a suitable friction brake which, as indicated at S,

washer is preferably formed of leather or similar material and acts as a coupler by the engagement therewith of the pins T T projecting oppositely from disks 1 and J on the motor shaft and worm shaft respectively. The motor is controlled by an elec tric switch U mounted upon the frame preferably at the rear thereof.

For inking the type, a felt roll or other suitable inker, V is arranged to contact with the type surface during each revolution of the roll Gr. WV is a stripper for disengaging the printed ticket from the surface of the type.

- In operation, the machine may be placed within easy reach of the operator in a ticket-- selling booth, and where the motor is em ployed is suitably connected with a source of current. Whenever the switch is closed the motor will be set in operation but the printing mechanism will not be operated until the lever R is depressed. If a single ticket is required the lever R is depressed and permitted to immediately assume its normal position. This will cause the coupling of the clutch in one complete revolution thereof, after which the finger P engaging with the lever Q, will again release the clutch. On the other hand, if a number of tickets are required the lever B may be held depressed until the desired number has been printed and cut ofl.

To keep an accurate tally of the number of tickets issued, a register is placed upon the machine and, as shown, is mounted on one side of the frame thereof. This register X is driven by the intermeshing gears Y from the platen shaft and tallies every rotation of the platen. Thus no more tickets are issued than are actually sold or used, and at any time the number issued may be instantly known by inspection of the register.

For certain uses, it is desirable to print the date upon the ticket, which is otherewise just the same at all times. This may be accomplished by the insertion of exchangeable type Z in the type-form G.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A ticket printing machine, comprising a frame, a holder for a roll or paper strip thereon, a rotary printing cylinder and a rotary platen journaled in said frame, a horizontally arranged guide for directing the opposite edges of said paper strip between "for said paper zontal plane as said prmtmg cyllnder, havsaid cylinder and platen, a rotary feed roll having a segment for advancing the paper strip along said guide, and a knife and 00- operating bearing carried the one by said platen and the other by said rotary cylinder.

2. A ticket printing machine comprising a rotary printing cylinder and a rotary platen, a guide for directing a paper strip therebetween, a feed roll for advancing the paper strip along said guide, a type form upon a segment of said cylinder, a knife for severing the paper strip at the end of said segment, and meansfor guiding the end of the severed strip into engagement with the opposite end of said type form, for the purpose described.

3. A ticket printing machine, comprising a rotary printing cylinder and a rotary platen, a type-form upon said cylinder and projecting beyond the periphery thereof, means for guiding a paper strip between said cylinder and platen, a knife and 00-- operating bearing carried the one by the platen and the other by the printing cylinder, and arranged to register at one end of said type-form segment, and a feed roll for said paper strip having a projecting segment corresponding in length to the type segment on said cylinder.

4. A ticket printing machine, comprising a rotary printing cylinder and a rotary platen, a type-form upon said cylinder and projecting beyond the periphery thereof, a knife and cooperating bearing, carried the one by the platen and the other by the printing cylinder, and arranged to register at one end of said type-form segment, a feed roll strip lying in the same horiing a projecting segment corresponding in length to the type segment on said cylinder, and a horizontal table for guiding said strip between said feed roll and said printing cylinder.

5. A ticket printing machine, comprising a rotary printing cylinder and a rotary platen, a type-form upon said cylinder and projecting beyond the periphery thereof, a knife and cooperating bearing, carried the one by the platen and the other by the printing cylinder, and arranged to register at one end of said type-form segment, a feed roll for said paper strip lying in the same horizontal plane as said printing cylinder, having a projecting segment on said cylinder, a horizontal table for guiding said strip between said inder, and a second feed roll positioned below said table, extending upward therethrough and cooperating with the segment. on said first-mentioned feed roll.

6. In a ticket printing machine, a rotary printing cylinder and a rotary platen, a type-form upon a segment of said cylinder, and means carried by said cylinder for holdfeed roll and said printing cyling the end of the strip fed to said printing cylinder out of engagement with said segment.

- 7. In a ticket printing machine, a rotary printing cylinder and a rotary platen, a type-form upon a segment of said cylinder and means carried by said printing cylin der positioned adjacent to one end of said segment, for holding the incoming end of the strip fed to the printing cylinder out of engagement with said segment.

8. A ticket printing machine comprising a base, a continuously operating electric motor mounted thereon, an upright frame upon said base, a rotary printing cylinder, a rotary platen and a segmental rotary feed roll journaled respectively upon shafts on said upright frame, a train of gears for driving said cylinder, platen and roll, in timed rela tion to each other, a clutch between said motor and driven mechanism normally connecting the same, a tripping device for automatically disconnecting the motor and driven mechanism after each cycle of the operation, and means for manually holding said tripping device in non-operative position for maintaining the motor and printing mechanism in drive, substantially as described.

9. In a ticket printing machine, printing cylinder and a rotary type-form upon a segmentof said a rotary platen, a cylinder,

, a segmental feed-roll for advancing a paper strip toward the rotary printing cylinder an amount equal to the length of the ticket, said rotary printin cylinder, rotary platen and segmental fee -roll being driven in timed relation by means of gearing, means for sev ering the strip adjacent the inner end of the segment, and a finger for holding the end of the strip out of engagement with said segment.

10. In a ticket printing machine, a rotary printing cylinder and a rotary platen, a type-form upon a segment of said cylinder, means for feeding a paper strip to said printing cylinder, means carried by said cylinder for holding the end of the strip fed to said printing cylinder out of engagement with said segment, a continuously operatin electric motor and a clutch for driving said rotary printing cylinder and rotary platen, normally connecting the same with the motor, a tripping device for automatically disconnecting the motor and driven mechanism after each cycle of the operation,and means for manually holding said tripping device in non-operative position for maintaining the motor and printin mechanism in drive, substantially as described.

11. A ticket printing machine, comprising a rotary printing cylinder and a rotary platen, a type-form upon said cylinder and projecting beyond the periphery thereof, a knife and cooperating bearing carried, the one by the platen and the other by the printin cylinder, and arranged to register at one one of said type-form segment, a feed roll for said paper strip having a projecting segment on said roll, a table for guiding said strip between said feed roll and said printing cylinder, and a second feed roll positioned to co-act with the segment on the first mentioned feed roll, substantially as described.

12. In a ticket printing machine, a rotary printing cylinder and a rotary platen, a type-form upon a segment of said cylinder and projecting beyond the periphery thereof, means for guiding a paper strip between said cylinder and platen, a feed roll for said paper strip having a projecting segment corres endin in length to the type segment on said cylinder, a continuously operating electric motor and a clutch for transmitting rotation to the rotary printing cylinder and feed roll, automatic means for disengaging said clutch, and manually operative means for throwing said automatic means into nonoperative position for continuously driving said mechanism, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS 1 M. VAUGHAN.

Witnesses:

W. J. BELKNAP, N. KINsELLA.