USRE11198E - Machine for maki-nq stereotype-matrices - Google Patents

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Assignor, by mesne assignments, to THE ROGERS TYPOGRAPH COMPANY. MACHINE FOR MAKING STEREOTYPE MATRICES.

No. 11,198. Refssued 001. 13,1891.

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Assi'gnor, by mesne assignments, tq THE ROGERS TYPOGRAPH COMPANY. MACHINE FOR MAKING STERBOTYPE MATRICES.

No. 11,198. i Reissued Oct. 13,1891.

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Assl'gnor; by mesne assignments, 110 THE ROGERS TYPOGRAPH COMPANY. MACHINE FOR MAKING STEREOTYPE MATRICES.

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UN'ITED STATES PAT OFFICE.

- JOHN R. ROGERS, or CLEVELA onto, Assienoasr" 'E'sn n ASSIGNMENT S,

'ro THE ROGERS TYPOGRAPH COMPANY, or NEW JERSEY.

MACHIN E FOR MAKING S'T'ER'E OTYPE-MATRlCES.

srscxmcAnonformm part of Reissued LettersiPatent m. 11,198, da-ted- October-13,1891. original llo. 389.108, dated September 4,1888. Application for reissue filed March 26, 1889. Ee fialNur304n9l8l To all whom it may concern:

l 3e it known that 1, JOHN R.- ROGERS, a-

citlzen of the United States, residing at Lorain, l'n'ihe county of Lorain and State of Ohio, at the time of making the" application 'for the patent of which this is a reissue ap plication, but now residing at Cleveland, county of Guyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Machine for Mako l ng Stereotype- Matrices, of which the following is a specification.

1 his invention relates to a machine for makingstereotype-matrices; and it'consists ofthe several novel features of construction and 1'; new combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, and then definitely pointed outin the claims. Y I The invention, is embodied in the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

, ping mechanism. Fig. 5 is. a longitudinal.

and vertical section through said table in line I 5 5on Fig. (i is a detached and enlarged View of a port-ion ofithearc h supportmg the upper ends of a series of wires upon which the types are strung, showing the types" hanging suspended under .the arch and the latch mechanism by which the types are held and individually relcaserl for assembling.

5 them. Fig.7 is a side view of the same. Fig. 8 1s a vertical section of a group of assembled types on line 8 3 through Fig. 2, showing the types gripped'and in position for making the impression. I

4o Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views. iv A is the'bed or table supporting all the working parts of-the machine,'aud it maybe supported on suitable legs or frame, which may be portable or-not, as may be desirable.

B is a frame supported alittle above the table, and is pivoted at the two rear corners to ears or lugsb-b at the rear sideof the table,

' by means of 'w'hich'said frame and its accompanyingparts may be tilted over backward, .50 as shown in dotted lines,Fig. 3, for a purpose hereinafter described, v

G is a --keyboard,isupported at a convenient height by posts 0 a, standing on thefsaid frame B, the keys being arranged in two banks for convenience and compactness. These keys resemble those of a piano or organ; but they maybe modified from this arrangement, if desired. v

1 Dis an arc-or segment of-a circle forming a bow, supported upon posts (I (I, also stand- 'ing-on the frame B. It is'located on a higher.

levelandback .of the said key-board and on a plane'about forty-five degrees to: the horizontal plane of thetable A. l I Y c E isa'series of wiresadjustably secured in the said are or how by means of set-screws e.

Said 'wir'csextend forward and' downward from'said are or bow, and are. .concentrated into two vertical planes near together, and .70 are each ben-t'tobring their ends on a hori zontalplane parallel tothat of the table beneath and forward of the'key-boa'rd. The forward ends ofsaid wires E are adj ustahly secured in'a post F, standi-ng on the middle 75 of the front'bar of ,thefranieB. Beneath the frameB is attached a foot 11-, which supports the front of frame B. Upon the said wires E are strung types- G, which arepreferably w made of steel or are steel face, each wire sup- 8o porting the types of a single'letter. Said types are made-in varying lengths to correspond with the height of: the lower ends of their respective wires above the table, the object of which will hereinafterappear. These 8 wires form tramways on which the types are made to travel for the purpose of assembling them i'nthe com-position of words and senfences. The wires are sufficient in number to contain full alphabets ofbot'h upper and go" lower case types, togetherwith all the p unctuation narks, figures, and withfspaces, each wire holding a number of types of one sort, the types together constituting a. small font capahleof setting. up any ordinary'line of 5 rcadingematter, the design of my machine beiug to set up one 'lineat a time; to justify the line, take the impression therefrom to" m'ake' a matrix, and thendistribute said line, and repeat this operation, whereby a column of slngle-l'ine matrices is produced in a galley, ready for casting a stereotype-plate, either in full column or paragraphs.

The mechanism for assembling the aforesaidtypes, justifying, taking the impression therefrom, and again distributing them is described as follows: Justabov'e and'in front of are or bow D is located a second are or bow H. supported by arms h at the ends and mid-, dle of the bow, said arms being fixed in slots in said bow H, for adjustment and another purpose, hereinafter shown. To the are or bow are fixed latches I, designed foruse in releasing one type .at a time in the operation of assembling said types. These latches conslst of plates pivoted to the bow and having a slot 2, forming lips bent so as to bring one lip forward of the other, the forward lip serving as a stop to holda type from sliding down the wire except whenever the latch is turned, and then the forward lip releases but one type at a time, because when the latch is turned it brings the rear lip in front of the second type and holds it with the others be hind it, thereby releasing only the first one, which slides down its wire by its own gravity to the place of assembly. The said latches are operated from the key-board in the manner and by the means as follows: Each of said latcl1-plates is provided with an arm or lever J, connected by a cord K, passing over a pulley j on how H and rollers K on keyboard C, with a corresponding key. A third are or how L is provided above the said are or bow H, and is secured thereto by arms Z at the ends and middle. To this are or bow L are attached small pulleys j, through which the cords K pass, connecting the said latches with the keys. A spring j is attached to the end of each of said levers and connected with the bow L, the tension of which draws the latches over andholds them in their normal position. The types and their latches are arranged in order on each side of the middle of said arcs or bows to'accommodate the assembling of the types on the two perpendicular rows of wires at the front. At the middle part of the are on the middle wire for convenience may be arrafiged the spaces for dividing words in a line, which space consists of a shank of rubberprovided with a hook or eye, on-which it is suspended upon the wires. The rubber shank is obliquely perforated, which will allow it to be more easily compressed.

The justifying mechanism consists as follows: Across the bed or table are. fixed ways an, in which is placed a sliding jaw N, which is operated by means of a lever N fulcrumed to a short post or block Won the table A, and this lever N is connected to a perpendicular lever N fulcrumed to a post a on the table A. Said lever N is provided with a latch-- lever and rod N engaging with a c irculan.

ack on top of post n whereby said lever may be locked for holding the sliding jaw in-place ing the line of type and firmly holding the line consists as follows: 0 is'a fixed jaw secured to the bed or table in a line atone side of the assembled types and against which the types rest, the typeshaving a shoulder which sets on the upper edge of said jaw. P is a movable jaw arranged opposite the said fixed jaw 0. It has a slanting face, the lower edge of which engages with a nick in the edge'of the types opposite to the said shoulder. When the types are gripped between these jaws, their faces are brought into perfect alignment and firmly held there. Said jaw is pivoted in slots in the bed, and its lower ends, which extend below the bed, are connected by a conmeeting-rod 19, attached to a crossbar and connecting it with a hand-lever Q, fulcrumed in a slot near the left-hand end of the table, by which said jaw is operated. Said lever Q is also provided with a pawl q, engaging with notches in a curved rack (1 by which the jaw may be locked.

The mechanism for making the impression in the matrix is as follows: In the front part of the bed or table A is made a longitudinal opening, in which is placed a long narrow plate R, capable of being raised and lowered.

It is provided at the ends with corner bearings, which slide in ways 1, fitted therefor in the bed or table. Journaled in bearings s s on the under side of the table A is a short shaft S, one end of which extends out through the side of the bed or table, and is'provided with a hand-lever T, 'by which said shaft is Upon said shaft, between its, bear-v turned. ings, is fixed a short lever or cam T the movin g end of which bears against a middle crossrib t on the under side of the said plate R, located directly under the place of type assembly. In the upper face of said plate R is made a narrowlongitudinal groove 1!. V'is a galley for holding the matrices. It is the same width as the plate R and is provided with a longitudinal rib r on its under side, which fits and runs in the aforesaid longitudinal groove :1 in the plat'eR. This serves as a guide for the movement of the galley.

Upon one edge of the galley-side is made a row of ratchet-teeth, in which a pawl 10, attached to the movable jaw P, engages and serves to feed the galley along the bed or table.

The operations of this machine are as follows: The type are assembled and set together to spell and compose words by the operator manipulating the keys in like manner to that of the type-writer. hen enough words are thus composed, using the aforesaid compressible 'spaces between the words to fully complete a line, the line is then justified by moving the jaw N forward, compressing the line to the required width of column. Next the line is gripped by bringing up the the said assembled types.

' ing the operations just described.

jaw P,-.which catches into the nicks of the typesand forces the types against the fixeddone by bearing down on the hand-lever T, thus forcing the plate R and the galley containingthe matrix material. upward against sion is made, the types are released from the grip ofthe justifi-er N and vise or grip 0 Pt Now, by taking'hold of the handle Z on the front of the frame B, the frame and the mechanism supported by it are tilted over backward, as seen in dotted lines on Fig. 3. This causes all the types to run down back on their respective wires to their original places next to the are or bow D, and then the frame is returned to its normal position, with the types all properly distributed and ready for repeat- The arcs or bows H L are slightly raised from are or how D to let the typespass the latches by means of a rest or suitable pins upon which the said how H strikes. This allows the bow D to move slightly in the slots h in how H suflicient for the type to pass under the latches. I

The matrix material may be made of papiermach, and I prefer to prepare it in blocks of a sine sufficient to'receive the impres ion of one line only, and arrange them in gall ys of, say, one column length, and made the impressions in saidblocks in succession, feeding the galley along on the table line by line as the impressions are made by means of the pawl on the movable gripping-j aw P playing on the ratcheted edge of the galley.

v Many of the errors that occur in the present method of typesetting-cannot occur with this machine-such as letters turned upside down, the dropping out of a letter, or the pieing of a line. Errors may occurby the. misspelling of a Word or improper punctuation, &c., by the mistakes of the operator. Such errors I correct by taking out the imperfect block, insert a new one in its place, reset the line, and make an impression therefrom, thereby perfecting the galley very quickly and with very little trouble or expense.

The wires constitute ways on which the character members travel. The types constitutes character members. The portions of the ways on which the character members are suspended when assembled in a line of com- I position constitute assemblage portions. The

portionsof the ways on which the character members are suspended 'uponbreaking up of such line, either while being distributed or .after being distributed, constitute distribu= tive portions Having described the construction and op eration of my invention, what I claim, and dc sire to secure'by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with ways having assemblage portions collected together at different elevations in a common plane and hav- When the impresing dist'ributiveportions respectively located in-lines angular to said plane, of character menibers-havingtravel on said-ways and ex:

tending from-the latter, so as to locate the charactersin a common printinglin e, substam tially as setforth.

2. The combination, with ways having assemblage port-ions respectively located 1n a plane one above another and having distributhe portions respectively located out of said plane side by side, of character members having travel on said ways and extending from the latter, so as to locate the characters in a 'commonprinting line, substantially as set ing distributive. portions respectively located in different vertical planes angular to said common plane, of character members having travel on said ways and extending from the latter, so as to locate the characters in'a common printing line, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with ways having assemblage portions located in the same vertical plane and having distributive portions re spectively located in different vertical planes, of character members having travel on said ways and extending from the latter, so as to locate the characters in a common printing line, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of suspended types with .inclined wires, upon which the said types are "traversed bygravityfor assemblage and distribntion, substantially as described.

6. 'Asan improved form of compressible spaces, a shank of, rubber obliquely perforated, having a hook or eye at top, by which it may be traversed on inclined wires by gravity for assemblage and distribution with sentences, substantially asdescribed.

8. The combination of types strung on inclined tram-wires whose upper ends are supported on an are or bow and their lower ends concentrated and brought into two parallel vertical planes and supported by a vertical post, with a key-board mechanism, substantially as described, and with cords andlatches attached to the bow, whereby said types are released one byone by the operations ofsaid key-board and latch mechanism for the assemblage of the types, substantially as and for the purpose specified.-

9. The combination, with an are or how, of the tram-wires having types strung thereon and arranged in inclined lines downward from said are or bow in part of their lengths and having their lower portions concentrated ITO and brought intohorizontal lines and two vertical planes, whereby said types are traver'sed by gravity downward to said vertical planes for assemblage in the composition of words and sentences, substantially as described.

10. The combination, with the arcsor bows H L, of the keys and cords K and latches I, with the tram-wires E, having types G strung thereon, and the latch-plates I, pivoted to the; bow H, and having lever-arm J, connected to' cords K, leadingto the key-board O, and pro vided with retracting-springrs'j said latches having slots 2', forming; lips by which the types G are held and released one at a time by. the movements of .the keys through the meidium of said latches, substantially as specifie 11. The combination, with table A, of atilting frame B, supporting the inclined typebearing tramwires, whereby the inclination of said wires on said frame to the plane of 1 he table may be reversedand the types caused to traverse the wires ,for'distribution, sub

stantially as described.

12. The combination,- with the bed or table A, of the frame B, pivoted at rear side to ears or lugs h and supporting the key-board (1 on posts a c, the arcs 'D H L on posts d (l and post F, said arcs and post F supporting 1nclined tram-wi res E, on which the types G are strung, and the cords K, operating the latches 1, whereby said frame and its accompanying mechanism may be tilted over backward for reversing the position of the tram-wires and cause the assembled types to run backward again for distribution, substantially as specified.'

13. The combination, with the types assembled in the manner'described, of the fixed jaw O and pivoted jaw P, attached to the table A and actuated by means of the connectingg od 19, connected to hand-lever Q, provided w th pawl q and curved rack (1 whereby the line of assembled types is gripped and held in alignment, substantially as and fosthe purpose specified. v

JOHN R. RGGERS.

Witnesses:

'IHos. B. HALL, J. B. FAY.

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