Patent GB-191308347-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Sorting Type Bars.
IPC: B41B11/00
Filed: 1913-04-09
Granted: 1914-03-19
Abstract: 8347. Schnellsetzmaschinen Ges., Drewell, H., and Drewell, W. April 9. Galleys and galley mechanism for type-bar making machines. Apparatus for sorting typebars with respect to the content of the composed matter comprises a number of galleys fixed to a common carrier, an adjustable guiding- device consisting of channels branching one from another, and transposable switches. The switches may be controlled by a cam shaft coupled to the main shaft of the machine through a friction clutch and by lever mechanism operated by keys or by electro-magnets controlled by perforated symbols in a register band ; or the switches may be manually operated. The galleys 1 ... 16, Fig. 1, are removably mounted by means of dovetailed fillets in a carrier 17 and the typebars are guided along the channels of the guiding-device by switches 18 ... 22. The galleys are divided into groups by the switches 19 ... 22; the switches 18 push the type-bars into their respective galleys only. The switches are controlled by bars 23 ... 27, Fig. 4, which are actuated by a cam shaft 30, Fig. 2. The bar 27 controlling the switches 18 is operated by means of an arm 37 actuated by a camgroove 34 in a disk 33 on the shaft 30, and is provided with slots in which small lever arms 40, 40<a> engage. These lever arms are fast on the axles of the switches 18, 19 respectively. Each lever arm 40<a> is provided with a second arm 42 with which stops 43 on the bar 26 engage and prevent the return of the arm 42 and the operation of the switches 19 when the bar 26 is in its lower position. Each switch 20, 21, or 22 is connected to a lever arm 20<a>, 21<a>. or 22<a> which enters a corresponding slot in the bars 23 ... 26. The switches 19 ... 22 actuated by the bars 23 ... 26 are operated by a cam cylinder 46 and by lever mechanism influenced by keys or electro-magnets. Each bar 23 ... 26 is connected to a. epring-controlled changeover lever 47 comprising side members between which distance-pieces having pockets 57, 58 are arranged and an antifriction roller 54 is journaled. Below each lever 47 is a longitudinally displaceable supporting-bar 59 provided with lugs 60, 61, one of which is in position to engage one of the pockets 57, 58. The supporting-bars are normally maintained in the position shown against the action of springs 62 by detent mechanism comprising a catch 63 and a detent lever 64 which is released by a detent 70 carrying the armature of an electromagnet 74. A bar 76 is provided in front of the supporting-bars and is forced back when one or more of them are released. The bar 76 is carried by arms 77, 78 and rocks about an axle 79 and one of the arms is provided with an extension 80 actuated by a cam 82 on the cam cylinder. A lever 88 actuated by a cam-disk 85 carries a bar 91 which, in the position of rest, enters notches 92, 93 in the bars 23 ... 26 and locks them in their upper or lower positions. A transverse rod 95 carried by lever arms 96 is operated by the bar 27 and returns the detent levers 64 to their normal position. The inlet of the apparatus is closed by a slide 100 actuated by the bar 27 during the setting of the switches. The cam cylinder is coupled with the axle 30 for transposing the switches by means of a disk having a spring-controlled coupler 106, Fig. 6, normally kept out of operation by means of a lug 108 engaging a spring-controlled lever 110 having arms 115, 116. The arm 116 bears against a pin 117 to limit the stroke of the lever 110, and the arm 115 carries a pin 119 which can be engaged by a hook 120 on a link 121 connected to a lever 122 and a link 123. The lever 122 is provided with a roller 125 coacting with the slanting face of a driver 113 mounted on n disk 112. The link 123 is connected with an extension 128 of the lever arm 77 and is driven by the bar 76 when a supporting-bar is displaced. When the electromagnets are energized by the control band, the selected supporting-bars are moved into their displaced positions and the bar 76 moves the detent 120 into engagement with the pin 119 which is then depressed by the action of the driver 113. The lever arm 110 is withdrawn from the lug 108 on the coupler which is then actuated by the driver 113. Those change-over levers now supported on the lugs 60 move the corresponding bars 23 ... 26 downwards while the remaining change-over levers fulcrumed at 61 move the remaining bars 23 ... 26 upwards. The locking-bar 91 is simultaneously released and again engages the notches in the bars 23 ... 26 in their adjusted position. The detents 64 may be released by key-operated means or the switch operating bars 23 ... 27 may be manipulated directly. In the latter case, the bars 23 ... 26 are operated by manual levers 157 ... 160, Fig. 9, and the bar 27 is operatively connected with a pedal 162. A device for aiding the selection of the galleys and for indicating the selected galley comprises a number of curved plates 165 ... 168 connected with the levers 157 ... 160 respectively. The plates have each sixteen holes, and are enclosed by a cover-plate having slots 176 through which the plates are visible. Through that hole in the plates which is not screened by the other plates, the number of the selected galley is visible on a tablet 178. Each of the plates 165 ... 168 has an auxiliary plate having the numbers of the galleys in two parallel rows and visible through a slot 177. A slide bar 186 having four pointers is provided, and to set the switches for a selected galley the levers 157 ... 160 are moved till the pointers indicate the number of the galley on each of the auxiliary plates. For groups of type-bars filling more than one galley, automatic means may be provided for guiding the type-bars into a second galley when the first is full. The galleys are provided with a movable support for the type-bars. When the first galley is filled, the support releases a hook which then engages the switch 18, and the type-bars are fed into the second galley. Specification 7284/02 is referred to.