Patent GB-191210527-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Type Casting and Composing Mechanism or Machines.
IPC: B41B7/04
Filed: 1912-05-03
Granted: 1913-05-01
Abstract: 10,527. Pierpont, F. H., and Lanston Monotype Corporation. May 3. Moulds and galley mechanism for typecasting machines. Single-type composing and casting machines, such as are described in Specification 8633/99, are adapted for casting and assembling short body type in the holders used in addressing, ticket-printing, and like machines. For this purpose, the mould is adapted to cast type bodies with grooves &c. for engagement with mating parts on the holders. The holders are removably held on a rotating table or conveyer which is moved intermittently to present the holders to a typereceiving position and is automatically controlled by a signal in the record strip. (1) The mould comprises two side blocks a<1>, a<2>, Fig. 17, into which two parts a<4>, a<5> are set which form the side walls of the mould cavity and are furnished with projections for forming recesses in the type body X. The parts a<4>, a<5> arc secured by means of detachable pieces a<6>, a<7>. The mould blade a<3>, Fig. 14, the sides of which are grooved to correspond with the side walls a<4>, a<5>, rests upon a block a<20> and is held down by two adjustable side pieces which bear upon shoulders on the blade. For determining the size of the mould cavity, an adjustable stop a<17> is provided against which the rear end of the mould blade abuts. (2) The ejected type are placed in a type-carrier 18, Fig. 3, in a known manner, from which they are ejected into a grooved channel G, which overlaps the table C, by means of a pusher 19. The type are transferred to the holders D, which are detachably held on the rotating table by stops C<1>, Fig. 7, and spring clips C<2>, by means of a pusher B. The pusher B is first lowered to engage the type, then moved horizontally to move the type along the channel G, then given a further downward motion to guide the type to the level of the holder, and finally its horizontal motion is continued to push the type into the holder. The pusher is operated by means of a lever K, Fig. 3, carried by a crossshaft K<1> and provided with a projection which engages a cam slot h in a member H. By these means the pusher is given its horizontal motion. Its vertical motion is obtained by rocking the shaft K<1> by means of a lever K<2> which engages a second cam slot h<1> in the member H. The member H is operated by means of a lever H<1> operated in proper relation to the pusher 19. The table C is rotated by means of gearing M, M<1> driven by a friction clutch M<3> and is stopped automatically by means of a lever O, the ends of which engage notches c on the periphery of the table and a ratchet-wheel P<1> respectively. The lever is disengaged to release the table by means of a bolt 14 which is projected to engage a pivoted lever P carrying a pawl p in engagement with the ratchet-wheel P<1>. The bolt 14 is operated in a known manner, and in the before-mentioned Specification controls the operation of the galley, line-delivery mechanism, and pump. The bolt may temporarily release the clutch M<3>. The pump may be described in Specifications 8980/01 and 4261/02.