Improvements in or relating to Ticket Printing Machines.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 18th May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 1st Nov., 1892-Accepted, 17th Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Ticket Printing Machines.
I, FREDERICK CLARK of 13 Chalk Hill, Bushey, Watford in the County of
Herts., Foreman Printer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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The object of this invention is to construct machines for printing railway and
like tickets in such a way that they are printed on both sides at one operation.
I construct the machine for printing on the face of tickets in the ordinary way
but according to this invention in order to print ou the backs at the same time I
attach to such machine upright pieces capable of moving vertically in the standard
of the machine and to the upper ends of such upright pieces I connect a cross bar
to the under portion of which I suitably fix a chase to carry the form for printing
the backs of the tickets. I provide suitable mechanism in connection with the
machine so that the said uprights and cross bar may be brought down at the proper
time in order to print the backs of the tickets and also to cause such uprights and
bars to return to their normal position. In the upper part of the piece through
which the tickets slide to be printed upon I cut a gap sufficiently large to admit
of the aforesaid chase carrying the form to descend in order to print the backs of
the tickets. I also attach an extra inking roller at top of cylinder to ink the form
for printing the backs of the tickets.
Dated this 18th dor of Nov 1802
BROWNE & Co.,
9, Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, W.C., Agents for Applicant..
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Ticket Printing Machines.
I, FREDERICK CLARK: of 13 Chalk Hill, Bushey, Watford in the County of
Herts, Foreman Printer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
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The object of this invention is to construct machines for printing railway and
like tickets in such a way that they are printed on both sides at one operation..
I construct the machine for printing on the face of tickets in the ordinary way
but according to this invention in order to print on the backs at the same time I
attach to such machine upright pieces capable of moving vertically in the standard
of the machine and to the upper ends. of such upright pieces I connect a cross bar
to the under portion of which I suitably fix a chase to carry the form for printing
the backs of the tickets. I provide suitable mechanism in connection with the
machine so that the said uprights and cross bar may be brought down at the proper
time in order to print the backs of the tickets and also to cause such uprights and
bars to return to their normal position.
In the upper part of the piece through which the tickets slide to be printed upon
I cut a gap sufficiently large to admit of the aforesaid chase carrying the form to
descend in order to print the backs of the tickets. I also attach an extra inking
roller at top of cylinder to ink the form for printing the backs of tickets.
And in order that my said invention may be better understood, I will now
proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings
in which :-
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Fig. I. is a front elevation Fig. His a side-elevation and Fig. III is a plan of

page_text: same shewing how my improvements..may be adapted to a Waterlow ticket
printing machine and also to the Lewthwaite ticket printing machine subject to
a few modifications.
The same letters and figures denote the same parts in all the views. Capitals
represent the improved mechanism as adapted to the old and the small letters
represent parts of a machine to which my improvements are adapted referred
to in the following description for properly understanding the connection between
my improvements and the Waterlow ticket printing machine.
A is a plate which carries the chase B sliding into two grooves C. C. and is
firmly held there by four screws D. D. D. D and by a pin E through a hole in the
plate A. and through a hole F in chase B and two springs are employed in the
grooves C. C. to hold the chase firmly against the impression screws D. D. The
object of the pin E is to prevent the chase B from slipping out of the grooves C. C
and the pin E is held in the said holes by means of a spring which continually
presses on it. The plate A. is fastened to the upper ends of and is supported by
four straight rods G. G. G. G. which pass through four holes in each of the
plates h. and i. so as to be guided to move vertically upwards and downwards.
To the lower ends of the rods G. G. G. G. another plate is fastened horizontally
and parallel to the plate A. K. K are two eccentrics on the driving shaft l. which
act downwards on to the two rollers M. M. which are supported on brackets N. N.
fastened to the upper surface of the plate J. To the plate J a rod O is fastened
at its upper end vertically in the direction of its axis and parallel to the
rods G. G. G. G. and its lower end is connected to two spiral springs 3 one inside
the other the object of which will be explained hereafter.
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P is an ink roller pivotted to the two fingers Q. Q. of the arm R which is
attached to the roller frame s. which frame has a block t. fastened to its under side
carrying a horizontal pin u. which the upper end of the arm r. acts upon so as to
move the roller frame s. backwards and forwards to which the ink roller arms are
attached. The arm v. is pivotted at w. to a bracket and has a ball x. at its lower
end working in a cam y. which cam is actuated by means of the two bevel cog-
wheels. 2. one of which revolves on driving shaft l. 1 and 2 are the inking
rollers which ink the type in the ordinary way for printing the fronts of the
tickets and are, supported by fingers and arms the latter is also attached to the
roller frames.
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The machine is actuated as follows: When the shaft l. is driven the two
* eccentrics K. K. act downwards on the two rollers M. M. thus depressing the
plate J together with the plate A.and the four rods G. G. G. G. fastened to
them when the rod O fastened to plate J compresses the springs.3 in the
case inside the standard 4 which standard carries the whole machine. ..After
the eccentrics KK have fully depressed the parts valready referred; to they
allow them freedom to rise again and this rising is reffected by means of
the upward vertical pressure of the two springs 3 which have been compressed
by the rod O. during depression, as described above. Thus the two plates+A
and J and four rods G. G. G. G. .and the whole of their attachments are
caused to fall and rise vertically by means of, the eccentrics K. K. and springs .3
consequently as the tickets move along the groove or slide 5. from the tube 6 to
the tube 7 by the ordinary means employed (but not shewn in the accompanying
Idrawings) the type in the chase B will descend on to the back or exposed surface
of each ticket one at a time and make the expression or print: required. In order
to allow the type to come in contact with the ticket as aforesaid a gap 8 is made in
the upper side of the slide 5 as shewn in Fig. I. After each impression the whole
of the parts above referred to carrying the chase B.are raised by the springs 3 and
the ticket which has just received the impression is pushed forward towards the
tube 7 by the next ticket to be printed which latter takes its place and: receives
a like impression when the type descends again. Under the gap 8 or slide 5 a
strong plate 10 is fastened so as to effectually resist the force of the blow which is
received when the type descends and comes on to the ticket. The type is inked by

page_text: means of the ink roller P. which is forced underneath it with an upward pressure
on to the surface of type so as to ink it as it rolls thereon it then withdraws again
as the type descends. The roller P is forced forwards and backwards at each rising
and falling of the type and is actuated as follows.
When the cam y. is revolved by means of the two bevel cog wheels z. z. the
ball x moves forwards and backwards at each revolution and consequently the
arm v. being pivotted at to moves likewise, and the arm v. pressing on the pin u.
carries the arm R. forwards and backwards when the ink roller P. is forced during
each revolution underneath the type to ink it and withdraws again to come into-
contact with the ink cylinder 9.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what.
I claim is :-
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I. In combination with a machine for printing railway and other tickets the
rods G. G. G. G. plate A. and plate J. together forming a vertical frame carrying
on its upper plate the chase B. also gap 8 block 10. and inking roller P. constructed
and operated substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
II. In combination with a machine for printing railway and other tickets of the
general arrangement of parts so as to enable railway and other tickets to be printed
on both sides in the same machine by a continuous operation substantially as
hereinbefore set forth.
Dated this 1st Novamb
BROWNE & Co.,
9, Warwick Court, W.C., Agents for Applicant.