Patent GB-190510751-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Addressing Machines
Inventor: ESCHENBACH ANTHONY
Filed: 1905-05-23
Granted: 1905-12-14
Abstract: 10,751. Eschenbach, A. May 23. Addressing - machines; feeding sheets. - Relates to addressing-mechanism, more especially adapted for use in connexion with machines for folding and wrapping news papers, periodicals, and the like, and to means for separating the wrapped and addressed papers into batches. Mechanism for feeding in the papers is described. In the folding and wrapping machine shown sectionally in Fig. 3, the papers are fed from a box B to folders C, D, the wrapping-strip is fed from a reel E, over a roller f provided with an impression surface 6 cooperating with an address belt on a cylinder z, and is partly severed between rollers d, h, and receives the papers below the folder D, the paper and wrapper then passing together between folding rolls s, s', past a pasteapplying roller, to a folder G disposed over a receiving-box M fitted with a sliding packing plate N. The address belt is a brass or other band carrying plates or electrotypes, and is fed over the cylinder z from a reel H to a reel H<1>, past ordinary inking-mechanism 8. The cylinder z, Figs. 3 and 12, is provided with spring-seated studs y, y<1> and stationary studs y<11> for engagement in holes in the address belt, there being three rows of holes on each side to permit of reversal of the reels H, H<1>. The shaft n of the cylinder z is driven intermittently from the shaft f by means of a ratchet-wheel z<11>, Figs. 10 and 12, which is loose on the shaft n, and abuts against a disk 2 keyed on the shaft n and having an adjustable spring con. nexion 3, 4 with the wheel z<11>. The shaft n is also provided with locking-mechanism comprising a toothed wheel 29, Fig. 12, and disk 30 arranged similarly to the wheel z<11> and disk 2, and a cooperating dog actuated through a finger from a cam on the shaft f. The reel H' is driven from the shaft n by a belt H<11>. The depressible studs y' on the one side serve, in conjunction with buttons or other devices inserted in the holes in the address belt, to effect the separation into batches, by extra movement of the plate N. The depressible studs y. on the other side similarly serve to effect the missing of an impression, by extra movement of the ratchet-wheel z<11>. The plate N is actuated from a rock-shaft 10 provided with a slotted arm having a loose connexion with a rod connected to a spur-wheel on the cam shaft b. The loose connexion provides for variation of the movement of the plate N, and is controlled from a shaft p, Fig. 12. An arm 14 on the shaft p is linked to a lever x<11> in the path of the studs y'. The studs y similarly co-operate with a lever 34 connected to a shaft q, Figs. 10 and 12, on which is a lever 35 having a variable connexion with a slotted link 37 connected to a dog 36 eccentrically mounted on a shaft e driven at twice the speed of the shaft f. The dog co-operating with the wheel 29 is thrown out of engagement by means of a crank and pin on the shaft q. The feeding-mechanism is shown in Fig. 15. The bottom of the feed-box B is formed by tapes 68 on rollers 65<a>, 65, 67. The roller 65a extends across the box and is driven through a pinion. The several rollers 67 are mounted in yokes 66 adjustably secured by thumb-screws 69, 70. The front wall of the box is a plate 72 bent forward at the lower end and adjustably secured by means of slots and bolts 73 and set-screws 75. The box contains an adjustable gauge 87 and an adjustable retainer 85. The papers pass out under spring guides 83. Dogs 21 on a cam-actuated rock-shaft 22 extend into the path of the papers, so as to retard their advance on belts 76. The papers are held down upon the belt 76 by rollers 25 on arms 80, 81, the former fast and the latter loose on a shaft 27, which is rocked simultaneously with the shaft 22.