Improvements in Machinery for Printing, Perfecting, Turning, and Associating a Plurality of Webs of Paper.
Year: 1885

page_text: Improvements in Machinery for Printing, Perfecting, Turning,
and Associating a Plurality of Webs of Paper.
I WILLIAM CONQUEST of Tudor Street in the City of London, Mechanical
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
MACHINERY FOR PRINTING, PERFECTING, TURNING AND ASSOCIATING A
OF WEBS OF PAPER," to be as follows:-
PLURALITY
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In the publication of newspapers, and particularly of daily newspapers, as it is
carried on at the present time, it is of the highest importance to have machinery
which will print an entire edition in the least possible time, so that the "forins
may be kept open for the reception of news down to the latest possible moment
before the actual issue of the paper. It is also very desirable that this be
accomplished by a single machine, and with the least possible duplication of. the
forms."
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In the case of many of the larger newspapers, it has become customary to issue
papers upon different days, which vary greatly in their amount or volume. of printed
matter. It therefore, in such establishinents, becomes desirable to have machinery
which is capable of producing either of several different sized products.
In order, therefore, to meet the wants of those newspaper printing establishments
which issue large editions of a paper, and of sizes which vary with different days,
the main object to be obtained is the production of a machine which is capable of
producing the greatest possible number of papers in the least possible time, and
in the greatest variety as to size or amount of printed matter.
It is the object of the present invention to provide a machine adapted to meet
the wants of the class of printing establishments first mentioned, and to that end,
this invention consists in combinations of web printing and web turning, or turning
and associating mechanisms, by which a single machine is capacitated to simul-
taneously perfect two or more webs with matter for either of a large variety of
products, and direct said webs out of the machine in proper relation to each other,
to be,made, up into papers of the desired size by any suitable delivery mechanism.
The machine embodying the invention in its most complete form consists of a
main printing and web turning, or turning and associating mechanism, arranged to

page_text: perfect and direct out of the machine two main webs and a supplement printing
and web turning mechanism arranged to perfect a supplement web and deliver the
same at the same point with the main webs.
The main mechanism; i.e., that for operating upon the main webs, consists of
two groups of printing mechanisms, one for printing each side of the webs.- Each
of these groups consists of one type cylinder, two impression cylinders, and suitable
inking mechanism.
It may also be stated that the type cylinders may be constructed in any of the
known ways, to carry the types themselves, or stereotype, or electrotype plates.
These type and impression cylinders are mounted on parallel axes in a suitable
frame-work, and are driven with uniform surface speed in the proper directions, by
suitable gears, by motion transmitted from a main shaft through mitre gears, or in
any other convenient manner.
To the printing mechanism thus organized, there are led two webs of paper, the
former of which is supported, in the usual manner, above or at the side of the
printing cylinders, and the latter between said cylinders.
The upper of the two webs of paper will be referred to as A and the lower as B,
and the surface of each web which is first printed will be referred to as a, and the
surface which is last printed as b.
impression
The web A is led from its roli over a leading roll to and around the 1
cylinder, in passing which, it is printed upon its side a.-After being thus printed
upon its side a, the web passes over a leading roll, and thence across the machine
over another leading roll, to and around the 2nd impression cylinder, in passing
which, it is printed upon its side b.-After being thus printed upon its second side,
the web passes to a slitter, where it is split longitudinally into two sections or
narrow webs, and the sections are led to and around web turning, or web turning
and associating devices, by which they are either turned, or turned and associated,
so as to be led forward either singly or together at right angles to their previous
path of travel, and pass laterally outward to a folding or other mechanism.
The web B is led from its roll under a leading roll, and thence to and around the
3rd impression cylinder, in passing which, it is printed upon its side a.
After being
thus printed, the web passes under leading rolls to and around the 4th impression
cylinder, in passing which, it is printed upon its side b. After being thus printed,
the web passes to a slitter, may be split longitudinally into two sections or narrow
webs, and the sections are led to and around a set of web turning or web turning
and associating devices, by which they are either turned, or turned and associated,
so as to be led forward either singly or together at right angles to their previous
path of travel, and pass interally outward to a folding or other mechanism.
The web turning, or turning and associating devices which operate upon the
web A, consist of two turning bars, the former of which is of a length sufficient to
receive and turn the full web, whether split into two sections or not, and is set at
an angle of 45° to the axes of the printing cylinders, the latter being arranged
parallel with the former, in the same or nearly the same horizontal plane, and at
such a distance therefrom, that when one of the sections of the web is led around
each bar, the two sections will be brought together one above the other, the two
bars being supported by attachment to the framework in any suitable manner.
The web turning, or turning and associating devices which operate upon the
web B, likewise consist of two turning bars, which are similarly arranged and
supported, except that the two pairs of bars are placed at right angles to each other.
By locating these turning devices between the two sets of printing cylinders, and
by arranging them at the relative angle to each other just described, it not only
becomes possible to lead both webs laterally outward at the same side of the
machine, but to lead them out in such position with relation to each other, that the
product of both webs can be manipulated by a single delivery mechanism.-The
angular position of the bars may, however, vary, so that the webs may be delivered
from them at more or less variance from a right angular position with respect to
the printing mechanism.

page_text: The turning devices and the leading rolls are so arranged that the web A is
delivered from the machine with its side a uppermost and the web B with its side b
uppermost. By omitting certain of the rolls, and leading the web A directly to the
turning devices, it may be delivered with its side 6 uppermost, or the web B may
be delivered with its side a uppermost.
The web turning devices may also be arranged so that one of the webs will be
led laterally outward at each side of the machine.
In order to secure the proper register between the printed pages upon the opposite
sides of the webs, one or both of the leading rolls may be made adjustable, so as to
vary the distance travelled by the webs between the printing of their opposite
sides. When the sections of each web are associated, the pages of the two sections
may be brought into register by the use of suitable register rolls.
The printing mechanism thus far described is, as will be seen, capacitated to
simultaneously perfect two webs with the same matter, and deliver them both at
the same point, running in the same direction, and with the same or different
printed pages upon their respective upper and under surfaces. And it will also be
seen that this is effected without turning or deflecting either of the webs before or
between the printing of their opposite sides, and by giving only a single or half
turn to each web after the completion of the printing. If it is desired to still
further increase the capacity of the machine, so that instead of two, three webs
may be simultaneously perfected, the third web being printed with matter different
from that upon the other two, the supplement printing mechanism will be brought
into operation, by which a third web may be perfected and delivered at the saine
point with the two main webs, so that its sheets may be afterwards associated with
those from the main webs, to increase the volume or size of the printed product.
This mechanism consists of a single type cylinder and two impression cylinders,
the shafts of which are mounted in suitable bearings supported by an extension of
the frame work. These cylinders, which are arranged at right angles to the main
printing mechanism, are connected by gears in the usual manner, and receive motion
through any suitable connections. The gears or other means by which the supple-
ment printing mechanism is driven, will be so proportioned and arranged that said
mechanism may be driven at the same speed as the main printing mechanism, or at
a different speed, according to the product which is to be produced.
This supplement printing mechanism is provided with suitable leading rolls and
web turning devices, supported in a suitable frame work above the printing
cylinders, and arranged to turn over or reverse the web after it has been printed
upon one side, so as to permit its unprinted side to be presented to the "forms"
upon the type cylinder, thereby causing both sides of the supplement web to be
printed from the same "forins." The web turning devices just referred to consist
of two turning bars attached to the framework, and arranged at right angles to
each other.
The supplement web, which will be referred to as C, and, like the main webs,
has its surfaces, which are first and last printed, marked a and b respectively, is led
from a roll to and around the impression cylinder, in passing which it is printed
upon its side a.
After being thus printed upon its side a, it is led around a leading
roll, thence over and downward around a turning bar, thence laterally outward
around a 2nd roll, thence inward above and downward around the second turning
bar, thence forward around a 3rd leading roll, to and around the second impression
cylinder, in passing which, its side 6 will be presented to and printed.
After being thus printed upon both its sides, the web C is led around a pair of
register rolls, and thence through the main printing mechanism between the upper
and lower web turning devices, to a slitter, where it will be split longitudinally
into two sections or narrow webs, after which the webs or sections are led below
the sections of the web A, and above the sections of the web B.
The proper register of the impressions upon the opposite sides of the web C may
be secured by means of the rolls, one or more of which may be made adjustable so
as to vary the distance travelled by the web between the printing of its opposite

page_text: sides to secure this result, and the proper register between the impressions upon
the web C and the webs A, B, may also be secured by means of adjustable register
rolls.
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The several type cylinders are of the same size, each being of a length equal to
the length of the two "forms for printing the pages of the required product, and
of a circumference equal to the width of two such "forms," the "forms" being
arranged so that the columns of matter lie longitudinally of the cylinders. These
features are not however essential to the invention, as the type cylinders may be
made of any desired length or circumference, and may be constructed so as to carry
any desired number of "forms," which the character of the printed product may
require, and the "forms" may, if preferred, or found desirable, be arranged so that
their columns will lie circumferentially, instead of longitudinally, of the cylinders,
all as will be hereinafter more fully explained.
When provided with type cylinders of the size, and carrying forms arranged
in the manner just stated, the printing mechanisins herein before described are
capacitated to produce the following variety of products, and at the following
speeds, viz :-
Two eight, ten or twelve-page papers; four six-page papers; or six four-page
papers, at each revolution of the type cylinders.
In the operation of the printing mechanisms for the production of twelve-page
papers, both the main and supplement printing mechanisms are called into
operation, and the gears or other mechanisins by which the supplement printing
mechanisin is driven, are so arranged that said mechanism will have the same
surface speed as the main mechanism.
When it is desired to produce ten-page papers, or papers consisting of two four-
page sheets with two-page supplements, the supplement printing mechanism will
also be brought into use, but in this case the supplement printing mechanism will
be caused to run at one half the surface speed of the main printing mechanism,
When it is desired to produce eight-page papers, the main printing mechanism
alone will be called into operation.
When it is desired to produce six-page papers, or papers consisting of one full
sheet with a half-sheet supplement, the supplement printing mechanism will also
be brought into use, and will be made to operate at the same speed as the main
mechanism.
When it is desired to produce four-page papers, the main type cylinders will be
provided with duplicate forms, one cylinder being provided at each end with forms
for printing pages 4-1, and the other cylinder at each end with forms for
pages 3-2.
Two four-page papers are produced from each of the main webs at each
revolution of the type cylinders, making the entire product of the main mechanisın
four four-page papers at each revolution of the type cylinders.
If it should be desired to produce this product with still greater rapidity, it may
be done by bringing the supplement printing mechanism into operation, in which
case, instead of four, six four-page papers will be produced at each revolution of
the type cylinders.
The main printing mechanism is thus far referred to as perfecting and delivering
but two webs. If, however, it should be desired to print from three rolls of paper,
the type cylinders may each be provided with a third impression cylinder, and the
main mechanism with a third pair of turning bars, so that instead of two, three
main webs, as A, B, K, may be simultaneously perfected and delivered from the
machine. When thus constructed, the product of the main mechanism would be
three, eight, or six, four-page papers at each revolution of the type cylinders.
Although, as herein shown, the type cylinders are of sufficient length to receive
two forms abreast, it is to he understood that the invention is not limited to this
form of type cylinders.-These cylinders may be of any desired length or circum-
ference. If it is desired to capacitate the machine to produce a product consisting
of sixteen or more pages, the cylinders may be of sufficient length to receive three

page_text: or more forms abreast, in which case, each of the web turning, or turning and
associating devices, will be provided with an extra turning bar or bars, or if it is
desired that the machine shall be capacitated to produce only a four or six-page
product, the type cylinders may be of only sufficient length to receive a single
form. The diameter of the type cylinders may also be increased, so that they will
be of sufficient size to receive four or more forms circumferentially.
The position of the supplement printing mechanism, and its web turning devices,
is preferably about level with the top of the main machine, for the purpose of
readily admitting the introduction of the roll B to a point between the cylinders of
the main printing mechanism; but where great compactness is required, it is
obvious that the printing cylinders may be placed in a vertical stack near the side
frame, their turning bars then standing vertically.-In this case the roll B may be
supported at the side of the machine, and the web be led in laterally under the
supplement printing mechanism, and then be turned by a single tarning bar to be
With this roll B in a frame on the floor,
presented to the printing mechanism.
and the roll A likewise nounted, the two rolls would be so related to the roll
carrying the web C, that all might be watched and have their tensions regulated
by a single attendant.
The position of the web turning and associating devices, and the arrangement of
the columns of the forms, has particular reference to the production of newspapers,
which should receive their first fold in a direction transverse to the travel of the
webs, which is the direction in which the printed columns run, and the perfected
webs, whether designed for a four, six, eight, ten, or twelve-page paper, may be
acted upon by one and the same set of folding and delivery mechanism, and be
properly folded or piled thereby.-An equal or greater variety of product may
be produced by arranging the forms so that the columns of matter lie circum-
ferentially of the type cylinders.
If found desirable or necessary, suitable tapes may be provided for threading the
machine, so that the webs may be automatically entered into and conducted
through the machine at the commencement of the printing operation.
The supplement printing mechanism is one which prints both sides of its web
from forms carried by one type cylinder, but the invention contemplates the use of
any form of web printing mechanism capacitated to print upon both sides of a web,
and any imposition of the forms which will produce the desired product, the forms
on the type cylinders of the main printing mechanisin being arranged so as to
properly combine therewith.
The form of the main printing mechanism may also be greatly modified from that
herein before described, without departing from the invention.-The main and
supplement nechanisms may be substantial duplicates, each being capacitated to
perfect a single web, and the printing cylinders of the two may be arranged
parallel with, instead of, at right angles to each other.
Dated this 25th day of August 1885.

page_text: Improvements in Machinery for Printing, Perfecting, Turning,
and Associating a Plurality of Webs of Paper.
I WILLIAM CONQUEST of Tudor Street, in the City of London, Mechanical
Engineer 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:-
In the publication of newspapers, and particularly of daily newspapers, as it is
carried on at the present time, it is of the highest importance to have machinery
which will print an entire edition in the least possible time, so that the forms may
be kept open for the reception of news down to the latest possible moment before
the actual issue of the paper. It is also very desirable that this be accomplished
by a single machine, and with the least possible duplication of the forms.
In the case of many of the larger newspapers, it has become customary to issue
papers upon different days, which vary greatly in their amount of volume of
printed matter. It therefore, in such establishments, becomes desirable to have
imachinery which is capable of producing either of several different sized products.
In order, therefore, to meet the wants of those newspaper printing establishments
which issue large editions of a paper, and of sizes which vary with different days,
the main object to be attained is the production of a machine which is capable of
producing the greatest possible number of papers in the least possible time, and in
the greatest variety as to size or amount of printed matter.
It is the object of the present invention to provide a machine adapted to meet
the wants of the class of printing establishments first mentioned, and to that end,
this invention consists in combinations of web printing and web turning, or
turning and associating mechanisms, by which a single machine is capacitated
to simultaneously perfect two or more webs with matter for either of a large
variety of products, and direct said webs out of the machine in proper relation to
each other, to be made up into papers of the desired size by any suitable delivery
mechanism, all of which will be hereinafter fully explained.
The machine embodying the invention in its most complete form, consists of a
main printing and web turning, or turning and associating mechanism, arranged
to perfect and direct out of the machine two main webs, and a supplement printing
and web turning mechanism arranged to perfect a supplement web, and deliver the
same at the same point with the main webs. As, however, the latter may be
omitted, the two will be described separately.
In the accompany drawings,-
Fig. 1 is an elevation of the main printing mechanism as seen from its delivery
end.
Fig. 2 is a plan or top view of the same, and also of the supplement printing
mechanism.
Fig. 3 is a plan view of the lower portion of the main mechanisın.
Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic sectional elevation, taken upon the line of Fig. 2,
looking toward the supplement printing mechanism.

page_text: Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation of the machine taken on the line y y of the same
figure, parts of the framework being omitted.
Fig.
shows the upper main web as printed, split longitudinally into two
sections, and said sections associated to form eight pages of a twelve-page product,
and the supplement web as printed split longitudinally into two sections, and one of
said sections associated with the sections of the main web to form the remaining four
pages of said twelve-page product.
Fig. 7 is a similar view of the lower main web and the other section of the
supplement web.
Figs. 8 and 9 are longitudinal sectional views of Figs. 6 and 7 respectively.
Figs. 10 and 11 show a twelve page product or paper as formed respectively from
the transversely severed sections of said associated sections.
Fig. 12 shows the upper main web as printed, split longitudinally into two
sections, and said sections associated to form eight pages of a ten page product, and
the supplement web as printed, split longitudinally into two sections, and, one of
said sections associated with the sections of the main web to form the remaining two
pages of said ten-page product.
Fig. 13 is a similar view of the lower main web and the other section of the
supplement web.
Figs. 14 and 15 are sectional views of the associated sections of Figs. 12 and 13
respectively, showing the order in which the half sheet supplements will be associated
with the full sheets to form the ten-page product.
Figs. 16 and 17 show a ten-page product of paper as formed respectively from the
transversely severed sections of said associated sections.
Figs. 18 and 19 are respectively views of the upper and lower main webs, showing
the same as printed, split longitudinally, and having their sections associated to form
an eight-page product.
Figs. 20 and 21 are longitudinal sectional views of Figs. 18 and 19 respectively.
Figs. 22 and 23 show an eight-page product or paper as formed respectively from
the transversely severed sections of said associated sections.
Figs. 24 and 25 show the upper and lower webs respectively as printed to form four
pages of a six-page product, and the supplement web printed to form the remaining
two pages of said six-page product.
Figs. 26 and 27 are sectional views of the webs, showing the order in which the
half sheet supplements severed from the supplement web, will be associated
alternately with the full sheets severed from the main webs, to form six-page
products.
Figs. 28 and 29 show a six page product or paper as formed respectively from the
transversely severed sections of each of said webs.
Figs. 30 and 31 show the upper and lower main webs respectively as printed to
form a four page product.
Figs. 32 and 33 show a four-page product or paper as formed respectively from the
transversely severed sections of each of said webs.
Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view showing how the main printing mechanism
may he provided with additional impression cylinders and web turners, so as
to simultaneously perfect three or more webs, all containing the same printed
matter.
Fig. 35 is a like view showing a modified arrangement of the main and supplement
printing mechanism.
Fig. 36 is a like view, showing another modified arrangement of the main and
supplement printing mechanisins.
Fig. 37 is a sectional elevation, taken upon the line x x of Fig. 36, showing
particularly the web-turning apparatus of the supplement printing mechanism; and
Fig. 38 shows a web associating mechanism of suitable form for use in
connection with the organization of printing mechanisms shown in Figs. 35, 36
and 37.

page_text: Referring now particularly to figure 4, it is to be understood that the main
mechanism, i.e., that for operating upon the main webs, consists of two groups of
As shown in said
printing mechanisms, one for printing each side of the webs.
figure, each of these groups consists of one type cylinder, as 32-34, two impression
cylinders, as 31-33, and 35-37, and suitable inking mechanism represented in the
present case by the inking rolls 36.
It may also be stated that the type cylinders may be constructed in any of the
known ways, to carry the types themselves, or stereotype or electrotype plates.
These type and impression cylinders are mounted on parallel axes in a suitable
frame-work as shown in Fig. 1, and are driven with uniform surface speed in the
proper directions, by suitable gears, as 83-82.-81-87-84-85, by motion transmitted
from a main shaft, as 18, through mitre gears, as 69-70-71-72, or in any other
convenient manner.
To the printing mechanism thus organized there are led two webs of paper from
rolls 100-200, the former of which is supported in the usual manner above or at
the side of the printing cylinders, and the latter between said cylinders, as shown in
Figs. 1 and 4.
The upper of the two webs of paper is marked A and the lower is marked B,
so that the same may be distinguished wherever they are shown as passing through
the machine, and for a like purpose the surface of each web which is first printed is
marked a, and the surface which is last printed is marked b.
the
The web A is led from the roll 100 over a leading roll 21, and thence to and
around the impression cylinder 31, in passing which it is printed upon its side a
by the forms upon the cylinder 32. After being thus printed upon its side
web passes over a leading roll 22, and thence across the machine over a leading
roll 23, to and around the impression cylinder 35, in passing which it is printed
upon
its side by the forms upon the cylinder 34. After being thus printed upon
its second side, the web passes over a leading roll 24, and is led thence backward
across the machine to and around a leading roll 25, in passing which, it may be
split longitudinally into two sections or narrow webs by a slitter 60, which is
arranged to operate in the usual manner, after which the web, or when split, the
sections, are led to and around web-turning, or web turning and associating devices,
by which it or they are either turned, or turned and associated, so as to be led
forward either singly or together at right angles to their previous path of travel, and
pass laterally outward above a roll 75 located at the side of the machine, as shown in
Figs. 2, and 5.
The web B. is led from the roll 200 under a leading roll 26 and thence to and
around the impression cylinder 33, in passing which, it is printed upon its side a
by the forms upon the cylinder 32.-After being thus printed, the web passes
under a leading roll 27, and thence across the machine under a leading roll 28, to
and around the impression cylinder 37, in passing which, it is printed upon its
side b by the forins upon the cylinder 34. After being thus printed, the web
passes under a leading roll 29, in passing which, it, like the web A, may be split
longitudinally into two sections or narrow webs by a slitter 61, which is arranged
to operate in the usual manner, after which the web or sections are led to and
around a set of web turning or web turning and associating devices, by which it
or they are either turned, or turned and associated, so as to be led forward, either
singly or together, at right angles to their previous path of travel, and pass
laterally outward beneath a roll 76 located at the side of the machine, as shown in
figures 2, 3 and 5.
The web turning, or turning and associating devices which operate upon the
web A, consist of two turning bars 40-41 (see Fig. 2), the former of which is of
a length sufficient to receive and turn the full web, whether split into two sections
or not, and is set at an angle of 45° to the axes of the printing cylinders, the, latter
being arranged parallel with the former, in the same, or nearly the same horizontal
plane, and at such a distance therefrom, that when one of the sections of the web.

page_text: is led around each bar, the two sections will be brought together one above the
other, as shown in Fig. 2, the two bars being supported by attachment to the
frame-work in any suitable manner.
The web turning, or turning and associating devices which operate upon the
web B, likewise consist of two turning bars, 42-43, (see Fig. 3), which are similarly
arranged and supported, except that the two pairs of bars are placed at right
angles to each other. By locating these turning devices between the two sets of
printing cylinders, and by arranging them at the relative angle to each other just
described, it not only becomes possible to lead both webs laterally outward at
the same side of the machine, but to lead them out in such position with relation
to each other that the product of both webs can be manipulated by a single
delivery mechanism. The angular position of the bars may, however, vary from
that shown, so that the webs may be delivered from them at more or less variance
from a right angular position with respect to the printing mechanism.
It will be observed that, as herein shown, the turning devices and the leading
rolls are so arranged that the web A is delivered from the machine with its side a
uppermost, and the web B. with its side b uppermost-By omitting the roll 25,
and leading the web A directly from the roll 24 to the turning devices, it may be
delivered with its side b upperinost, or by leading the web B around a roll located
similarly to the roll 25, may be delivered with its side a uppermost.
It will also be seen that, if preferred, the web-turning devices may be arranged
so that one of the webs will be led laterally outward at each side of the machine.
From the rolls 75-76, the webs, or sections of the webs, may be led to two
independent delivery mechanisms, one for operating upon each web, or the sections
of each web, or they may be led to a single mechanism, which shall be capacitated
to receive and dispose of the product of both webs. When the sections of the two
webs are to be operated upon by a single delivery mechanism, they will preferably
be led downward and upward respectively to a pair of leading rolls 58-59, between
which they will pass in close proximity to each other, as shown in Fig. 5.
In order to secure the proper register between the printed pages upon the
opposite sides of the webs, one or both of the leading rolls 22-23 and 27-28 may
be made adjustable so as to vary the distance travelled by the webs between the
printing of their opposite sides. When the sections of each web are associated, the
pages of the two sections may be brought into register by the use of suitable
register rolls, as 105-106-79 and 107-108, as shown in Fig. 5.
The printing mechanism thus far described is, as will be seen, capacitated to
simultaneously perfect two webs with the same matter, and deliver them both
at the same point, running in the same direction, and with the same or different
printed pages upon their respective upper and under surfaces.
And it will also
be seen that this is effected without turning or deflecting either of the webs before
or between the printing of their opposite sides, and by giving only a single or half
turn to each web after the completion of the printing. If it is desired to still
further increase the capacity of the machine, so that instead of two, three webs
may be simultaneously perfected, the third web being printed with matter different
from that upon the other two, the supplement printing mechanism will be brought
into operation, by which a third web may be perfected and delivered at the same
point with the two main webs, so that its sheets may be afterwards associated
with those from the main webs, to increase the volume or size of the printed
product.
Referring particularly to Figs. 2 & 5, such a supplement printing mechanism
will now be described.
This mechanism, as shown in the present case, consists of a single type
cylinder 50, and two impression cylinders 51-52, the shafts of which are
mounted in suitable bearings supported by an extension of the frame - work.
These cylinders, which are arranged at right angles to the main printing
mechanism, are connected by gears 64-65-66 in the usual manner, and receive
motion through any suitable connections, as the bevil gears 67-68, the latter of

page_text: which is on the shaft of the impression cylinder 35.-The gears 67-68, or other
means by which the supplement printing mechanism is driven, will be so pro-
portioned and arranged, that said mechanism may be driven at the same speed
as the main printing mechanism, or at a different speed, according to the product
which is to produced, as will be hereinafter more fully explained. This printing
mechanism will be provided with suitable inking apparatus, of which only the
inking rolls 38 are shown.
This supplement printing mechanism is provided with suitable leading rolls and
web turning devices supported in a suitable frame-work above the printing
cylinders and arranged to turn over or reverse the web after it has been printed
upon one side, so as to permit its unprinted side to be presented to the forms
upon the type cylinder, thereby causing both sides of the supplement web to be
printed from the saine forms. The web turning devices just referred to consist
of two turning bars 44-45, attached to the frame-work, and arranged at right
angles to each other, one (44) being raised sufficiently to admit the passage of the
supplement web between thein, and a leading roll, 91, arranged at right angles
to the printing cylinders, said turning devices being similar to the construction
shown in the patent granted to Edwyn Anthony & William Wilberforce Taylor,
dated March 27th 1875, No. 1127.
The supplement web, which is marked C, and, like the main webs, has its
surfaces which are first and last printed, marked a and b respectively, is led from
a roll (not shown) to and around the impression cylinder 51, in passing which,
it is printed upon its side a by the forms upon the cylinder 50. After being
thus printed upon its side a, it is led around a leading roll 90, thence over and
downward around the turning bar 44, thence laterally outward around the roll 91,
thence inward above and downward around the second turning bar 45, thence
forward around a leading roll 92, to and around the second impression cylinder 52,
in passing which, its side b will be presented to and printed by the forms upon the
the cylinder 50.
After being thus printed upon both its sides, the web C. is led around a pair
of register rolls 93-94 (see Fig. 5), and thence through the main printing
mechanism between the upper and lower web turning devices, to a leading roll 95,
in passing which, may be split longitudinally into two sections, or narrow webs,
by a slitter 96, which operates in the usual manner, after which the webs or
sections are led around a roll 9, and thence outward between the rolls 58-59,
below the sections of the web A, and above the sections of the web B.
The proper register of the impressions upon the opposite sides of the web C may
be secured by ineans of the rolis 90-91-92, one or more of which may be made
adjustable so as to vary the distance travelled by the web between the printing
of its opposite sides, to secure this result; and the proper register between the
impressions upon the web C. and the webs A, B, may be secured by means of the
rolls 93 94, one or both of which may also be adjustable so as to vary the distance
travelled by the web between the cylinder 52 and the rolls 58-59.
It will be observed that in the embodiment of the invention shewn in the
accompanying drawings, the several type cylinders are of the same size, each being
of a length equal to the length of the two forms for printing the pages of the
required product, and of a circumference equal to the width of two such forms, the
forms being arranged so that the columus of matter lie longitudinally of the
cylinders. These features are not however essential to the invention, as the type
cylinders may be made of any desired length or circumference, and may be
constructed so as to carry any desired number of forms which the character of the
printed product may require, and the forms may, if preferred or found desirable, be
arranged so that their columns will lie circunferentially, instead of longitudinally
of the cylinders, all as will be hereinafter more fully explained.
When provided with type cylinders of the size, and carrying forms arranged
in the manner just stated, the printing inechanisins herein before described are

page_text: capacitated to produce the 10lowing variety O products, and LG The following
speeds, viz:-
Two eight, ten, or twelve-page papers at each revolution of the type cylinders;
four six-page papers at each revolution of the type cylinders; or six four-page
papers at each revolution of the type cylinders.
In describing the operation of the printing mechanisms in producing these
several products, the production of twelve-page papers will be first considered.
In this case, both the main and supplement printing mechanisms are called into
operation and the gears 68. 67, or other mechanisms, by which the supplement
printing mechanism is driven, are so arranged that said mechanism will have the
same surface speed as the main mechanism. The forms for printing pages 12-1
will be placed upon the end of the type cylinder 32, which is next to the, side of
the frauie-work inarked D (see figure 2); those for printing pages 11-2, upon the
corresponding end of the cylinder 34: and those for printing pages 8-5, upon the
end of the cylinder 50, which is next to the side of the framework marked H,
while those for printing pages 10-3, 9-4, and 7-6, will be placed upon the opposite
ends of the cylinders 32,-34, and 50 respectively.
From this arrangement of the forms, it results, that after the main webs have
be conducted through the printing mechanism, and split into sections or narrow
webs, as already described, the sides a of the webs A¹. B₁ will be printed with,
successions of pages 12-1, and the corresponding sides of the webs A². B². with
successions of pages 10-3, while the sides b. of said webs will be respectively
printed with successions of pages 11-2 and 9-4, all as,shewn in figures 6 and 7.
After the web A has been split into two sections or narrow webs, the web A¹ is
bent around the turning bar 40, and let out of the machine at right angles to its
foriner line of travel, it being thereby reversed, or turned upside down, so as to
present its side a. uppermost, while the web A² is bent around the turning bar 41,
it being also reversed, so as to present its side a. uppermost, and also, by reason of
the relation of the bars 40-41, brought directly underneath the section A¹, so that
the two webs A'. A² are laid one upon the other, both webs then passing to the
roll 75, as shewn in fig. 5.
After the web B has been split into two sections or narrow webs, the web B¹ is
bent around the turning har 43, and led out of the machine at right angles to its
former line of travel, being thereby reversed or turned upside down, so as to present
its side b. uppermost, while the web B' is bent around the turning, bar 42, being
thereby not only reversed or turned upside down so as to present its side b. upper-
most, but, by the relation of the turning bars 42-43, brought directly over the
web B¹, so that the two webs B B₁ are laid one upon the other, both webs then
passing to the roll 76. The turning and associating of the webs A¹. A2 and B¹ B²,
also effects, in connection with registering rolls 105-106 and 107-108, the proper
registration of the printed matter composing eight pages of the twelve-page product
or papers, as is shown in figures 6. 7. 8 and 9.
Froin the arrangement of the forms upon the cylinder 50 which has been
described, it results, that after the web C, has been conducted through the printing
mechanism, and split into two sections, or narrow webs, as already described, the
side a. of the web C, and the side b. of the web C2, are printed with successions of
pages 7-6, while the side b. of the web C¹, and the side a of the web C2, are printed
with successions of pages 8-5, as also shown in said figures.
It will be observed that the web C leaves its printing nechanism with its side a.
uppermost, and that when its sections are brought between the rolls 58-59 for
association with the webs A¹. A and B. B₁, the web C² underlies the webs A¹. A²,
as in figure 6, and the web Coverlies the webs B. B, as in figure 9, so that when
these three associated webs are passed together between cutting mechanism, and
severed on the dotted lines, and the severed sections are folded, as shown in
figures 10. 11, the result will be two twelve-page products or papers, the pages of
which will occur in their proper order. From the foregoing, it will be seen that

page_text: when the machine is thus operated, the product is two twelve-page papers at each
revolution of the type cylinders.
By reference to figures 2 and 3, it will be observed that the web turners for
operating upon the webs A and B, are so arranged, that the associated webs A¹. A³
are carried over the roli 75 at the right hand side of the delivery end of the
machine; and that the associated webs B' B2 are carried under the roll 76 at the
left hand side of the delivery end of the machine, each set of associated webs
taking up about one-half the length of its respective roll, from which it results,
that the associated webs pass side by side between the rolls 58-59, so that they
may be conducted to, and operated upon by a single folding delivery mechanism,
or by two mechanisms, if preferred.
When it is desired to produce ten-page papers, or papers consisting of two four-
page sheets with two-page supplements, the supplement printing mechanism will
also be brought into use, but in this case, the supplement printing mechanism will
be caused to run at one half the surface speed of the main printing mechanism, as
will be hereinafter more fully explained. The forms upon the several type cylinders
will in this case be arranged in the order just described for the production of
twelve-page papers, except that the forms upon the cylinder 50 for printing pages 7
and 8 will be removed, and duplicate forms for printing pages 5 and 6 placed in
their stead, while the forms upon the cylinders 32. and 34, for printing pages 9-
10-11 and 12, will be removed and replaced by forms for printing pages 7.-8.-9
and 10.
The side a. of the webs A'. A² will thus be printed with pages 10-1 and 8-3,
and the side b. of said webs with pages 9-2 and 7-4; and the sides a. and b. of
the webs B B will be printed respectively-with the same pages. Both the webs
will be split longitudinally, and the sections or narrow webs thus formed will be
associated and delivered over the rolls 75-105-106 and 76-107-108, to and between
the rolls 58-59, with their printed pages in proper register, precisely as has been
described with reference to the production of twelve page papers, and as shown in
figures 12 and 13.
By reason of the duplication and arrangement of the forms upon the cylinder 50,
the web C will be so printed that after it is split, as already described, the web C
will be printed entirely with pages upon its side a, and with pages 6 upon its
side b, and the web C entirely with pages 6 upon its side a, and with pages 5
upon its side b, as indicated in figures 12 and 13. The supplement web C, after
being split longitudinally by the slitter 96, has its sections C. C² led around a
roll 9, and forward, side by side between the rolls 58-59, the web C² being
directly beneath the associated sections of the main web A, and the web C¹ directly
above the associated sections of the main web B, as also shown in figures 12 and 13.
The half or two-page sheets severed from the webs C¹. C can now be readily
associated and folded with the full or four-page sheets severed from the main web,
so that the whole will form the ten-page product shewn in figures 16 and 17.
From the foregoing, it will be seen that the association of the sections of the main
webs, and the association therewith of the sections of the supplement web, is
precisely the same in this case as in the case of the twelve-page product. In this
case, however, the sheets severed from the supplement web, instead of being full
or four-page sheets, and equal in length to those severed from the main webs, are
but half, or two-page sheets, and consequently of but half the length of the sheets
severed from the main webs.-It therefore becomes necessary, as before stated,
when this product is being produced, to reduce the speed of the supplement
printing mechanism to one-half that of the main mechanism, so that the number
of half-sheets produced by the former will be only equal to the number of pairs of
full sheets produced by the latter. This is readily effected in the construction
shewn in the present case, by changing the gear 68, and shifting its position upon
its shaft, and also substituting for the gear 67, another of twice the size, as indi-
cated by dotted lines in figure 2. When other means is employed for driving the
supplement mechanism, the change of the speed can readily be effected in the same

page_text: or an equivalent manner. When the speed of the supplement printing mechanism
is thus reduced, the sections of the supplement web will pass between the rolls 58-59
at one half the speed of the associated sections of the main webs, so that only a
single half, or two-page sheet, will be delivered from each section of the supplement
web to each pair of full or four-page sheets from the associated sections of each
main web. This difference in the speed of the supplement and main webs makes
it necessary to provide means by which the supplement sheets,-after they are
severed from the web, can be accelerated to the speed of the main webs or the
sheets severed therefrom, as indicated in figures 14 and 15. This may be effected
by partially severing the supplement sheets, and then separating them in their
line of travel by the well known accelerated tapes, or it may be effected by other
well known mechanism. This partial severance of the sheets of the supplement
web may be conveniently effected by means of a cutting cylinder, as 8 (see fig. 5),
arranged to act in conjunction with the impression cylinder 52.-If the machine is
provided with the cutting cylinder 8., its knife will of course be removed when
twelve-page papers are being produced.
From the foregoing, it will be seen, that when the machine is thus operated, two
ten-page papers are produced at each rotation of the main type cylinders..
When it is desired to produce eight-page papers, the main printing mechanism
alone will be called into operation.
In this case, the forms upon the cylinders 32 and 34 will be arranged the same
as when a ten-page paper is being produced, except that the forms for printing
pages 7-8-9 and 10 will be removed, and replaced by forms for printing pages 5-
6-7 and 8. From this arrangement of the forms, it results, that after the two
webs have been conducted through the printing mechanism, and split longitudinally,
as already described, the sides a. of the sections- A¹. B¹ of the webs A. B. will be
printed with successions of pages 8-1, while the sides a. of the sections A² B² will
be printed with successions of pages 6-3, the sides b. of said sections being printed
respectively with successions of pages 7-2 and 5-4, as shewn in figures 18 and 19.
After the two webs have been thus perfected and split, the sections of each web
will be turned, associated, and delivered over the rolls 75-105-106 and 76-107-108,
to and between the rolls 58-59, precisely as has been described with reference to
the production of ten and twelve-page papers, and as also shewn in figures 18
and 19, so that when the associated sections are divided on the dotted lines shewn
in said figures, and folded as in figures 22 and 23, eight-page papers are produced.
Or the delivery may be accomplished (when it is desired that the product shall be
in a flat or unfolded condition) by leading the two sets of associated webs side by
side to a single cutting mechanism, and appropriate sheet flyers.
From the foregoing, it will be seen that one complete eight-page paper is printed
upon each of the webs A and B at each rotation of the type cylinders, thus making
the product of the machine two eight-page papers at each rotation of the type
cylinders.
When it is desired to produce six-page papers, or papers consisting of one full
sheet with a half-sheet supplement, the supplement-printing mechanism will also
be brought into use, and will be made to operate at the same speed as the main
inechanisın. The type cylinder 32 will be provided at each end with forms for
printing pages 6-1, and the type cylinder 34 will be provided at each end with
forms for printing pages 5, 2. From this it will result, that the sides a of the two
webs A and B will be printed with successions of pages 6, 1, and their slides b with
successions of pages 5, 2, as shown in Figures 24 and 25.
After being thus printed, the two webs will be led around their respective
turning bars 40, 43, and outward above and below their respective rolls 75, 76, the
web A with its side a, and the web B with its side uppermost, and consequently
with the heads of their pages pointing in opposite directions, as shown in said
Figures. In this case, the slitters 60, 61 may be thrown out of operation, and
the longitudinal splitting of the webs be effected after they have been severed

page_text: transversely into sheets, and after said sheets have received their first transverse
fold.
The type cylinder of the supplement printing mechanism will in this case, as in
the case of the ten-page product, be provided with duplicate forms; these forms
will however be arranged differently. The two forms for printing page 3 will be
arranged end to end upon the cylinder, with their heads pointing in one direction,
and the two forms for printing page 4 will be arranged by the side of those for
printing page 3 with their heads pointing in the opposite direction, from which it
will result that the supplement web will be printed in the order shown in
Figures 24 and 25.
After being thus printed, the supplement web will be led
around the roll 9, and between the rolls 58, 59, the section C passing forward in
register with the sections A¹ B', and the section C in register with the sections A² B
of the main webs, as also shown in said figures. The slitter 96 may in this case
also be thrown out of operation, so that the web C will pass unsplit between the
rolls 58, 59, the splitting of the sheets being effected after they have become
associated with the sheets of the main webs. The half sheets severed from the
web C will be alternately associated with the full sheets severed from the
webs A B, as indicated in Figures 26 and 27, the half sheets bearing page 3 upon
their upper sides being associated with the full sheets severed from the web A, and
those bearing page 4 upon their upper sides, with the full sheets severed from the
web B, as also shown in said Figures. This severing and association of the full
and half sheets may be effected by means of a mechanism such as that shown in
Letters Patent granted to me and dated 19th April 1882, N° 1883.-If such a
mechanism is used, the web A will be led either directly from the roll 75, or after
being conducted around the roll 58, to the upper pair of the cutting and folding
cylinders shown in said Patent. The web B will in like manner be led either
directly from the roll 76, or after being conducted around the roll 59, to the lower
pair of said cutting and folding cylinders, while the web C will be led either
directly from the roll 95, or after being conducted between the rolls 58, 59, to the
supplement cutting and carrying cylinders. If the webs are not split before
passing to the cutting and folding mechanism, said mechanism must of course be
provided with suitable slitters, which will operate to split the sheets after they
have received their first transverse fold, thus producing the six-page product
shown in Figures 28 and 29.-The association and folding of the sheets may be
effected by any other suitable forin of mechanism for that purpose.
When six-page
papers are being produced, the blade will of course be reinoved from the roll 8.
From the foregoing, it will be seen, that when the machine is thus operated, four
six-page papers are produced at each revolution of the type cylinders.
When it is desired to produce four-page papers, the main type cylinders 32, 34
will be provided with duplicate forms, the cylinder 32 being provided at each end
with forms for printing pages 4, 1, and the cylinder 34 at each end with forms for
pages 3, 2.
From this arrangement of the forms, it results, that after the two webs have
been conducted through the printing mechanism, the side a of each of the
sections A¹ A and B B2 will be printed with successions of pages 4. 1, and the
side of each of said sections with successions of pages 3. 2, as shown in Figures 30
and 31.
In this case, as in the case of the production of six-page papers, the splitting of
the webs may be omitted until after they have been severed into sheets and said
sheets have received their first transverse fold. The web A will be led around the
single turning bar 40, and the web B around the bar 43, which will bring the
side a of the web A, and the side b of the web B, uppermost, as the webs pass
laterally out of the machine, as also shown in the figures referred to. From
the rolls 75, 76, the webs may be led together to a suitable cutting and piling
mechanism, or independently to suitable cutting and folding mechanisms, to be
severed upon the dotted lines, folded transversely, and split longitudinally, so as to

page_text: produce four-page papers, as indicated in Figures 32 and 33, or split longitudinally
and piled in a flat condition, as may be preferred.
From the foregoing, it will be seen that two four-page papers are produced from
each of the main webs at each rotation of the type cylinders, making the entire
product of the main mechanism four four-page papers at each rotation of the type
cylinders.
If it should be desired to increase the delivery of this four-page product, it may
be done by bringing the supplement printing mechanism into operation, in which
case, instead of four, six four-page papers will be produced at each rotation of the
type cylinders. To do this, the type cylinder 50 will be provided, at one end, with
forms for printing pages 4. 1, and at its other end with forins for printing
pages 3, 2, the heads of all the forms pointing to the centre of the cylinder, from
which it will result, that after the web has been conducted through the printing
inechanism in the manner already described, its respective sections will be printed
with the same matter as the sections of the main webs. This web may be then
led out of the machine between the rolls 58, 59 to a suitable cutting and piling or
folding mechanisin, and severed into sheets and folded or flown in the same
manner as the sheets severed from the sections of the main webs.
the blade will be removed froin the roll 8.
In this case
From the foregoing it will be seen, that when the machine is thus operated, two
four-page papers are produced from each web at each rotation of the type cylinders,
thus making the entire product of the machine six four-page papers at each
rotation of the type cylinders.
As shown in Figures 1 to 5, and as thus far described, the main printing
mechanisin is capacitated to perfect and deliver but two webs.-If, however, it
should be desired to print from three rolls of paper, the type cylinders 32, 34 may
each be provided with a third impression cylinder, as 32, 34*, and the main
mechanism with a third pair of turning bars similar to the bars 40, 41 and 42, 43,
so that instead of two, three main webs, as A B K, may be simultaneously
perfected and delivered from the machine, as indicated by Figure 34.-When this
constructed, the product of the main mechanism would be three eight page, or six
four-page papers at each rotation of the type cylinders.
Although, as herein shown, the type cylinders are of sufficient length to receive
two forms abreast, it is to be understood that the Invention is not limited to this
form of type cylinders. These cylinders may be of any desired length or circum-
ference. If it is desired to capacitate the machine to produce a product consisting
of sixteen or more pages, the cylinders may be of sufficient length to receive three
or more forms abreast, in which case each of the web turning or turning and
associating devices will be provided with an extra turning bar or bars, or if it is
desired that the machine shall be capacitated to produce only a four or six-page
product, the type cylinders may be of only sufficient length to receive a single
form. The diameter of the type cylinders may also be increased from that shown,
so that they will be of sufficient size to receive four or more forms circumferentially.
In this case, eight, ten, or twelve-page products may be formed by associating the
successively produced sheets by any of the well known forms of sheet-collecting
mechanism. The type cylinders, instead of being entirely covered with forms, may
be only partially covered, and be provided with an increased number of impression
cylinders, and means by which each web will receive two or more impressions from
eich form at each rotation of the type cylinders.
The supplement printing mechanism and its web-turning devices are raised to
the high position shown for the purpose of readily admitting the introduction of
the roll 200 to a point between the cylinders of the main printing mechanism, but
where great compactness is required, it is obvious that the type and impression
cylinders 50, 51, 52 may be placed in a vertical stack near the side frame, their
turning bars then standing vertically. In this case, the roll 200 may be supported
at the side of the machine, and the web B be led in laterally under the supplement
printing mechanisın, and then be turned by a single turning bar, to be presented to

page_text: the printing mechanism. With this roll 200 in a frame on the floor, and the
roll 100 likewise mounted, the two rolls would be so related to the roll carrying
the web C, that all night be watched and have their tensions regulated by a single
attendant.
It will be observed that the position of the web-turning and associating devices
and the arrangement of the columns of the forms as herein described, has particular
reference to the production of newspapers which should receive their first fold in a
direction transverse to the travel of the webs, which is the direction in which the
printed columns run, and it will also be observed, that, as herein described,
the perfected webs, whether designed for a four, six, eight, ten, or twelve page
paper, may be acted upon by one and the same set of folding and delivery
mechanisms, and be properly folded or piled thereby. An equal or greater variety
of products may be produced by arranging the forms so that the columns of matter
lie circumferentially of the type cylinders.
If found desirable or necessary, suitable tapes may be provided for threading the
machine, so that the webs may be automatically entered into and conducted through
the machine at the commencement of the printing operation.
As herein before described, the supplement printing mechanism is one which
prints both sides of its web from forms carried by one type cylinder, but the
Invention contemplates the use of any form of web printing mechanisin capacitated
to print upon both sides of a web, and any imposition of the forms which will
produce the desired product; the forms on the type cylinders of the main printing
mechanism being arranged so as to properly combine therewith.
The form of the main printing mechanism may also be greatly modified from
that herein before described, without departing from the Invention. The main and
supplement mechanisms may be substantial duplicates, each being capacitated to
perfect a single web, and the printing cylinders of the two may be arranged parallel
with, instead of at right angles to each other, and yet preserve certain features of
the Invention.
The diagrammatic view of Figure 35 illustrates an organization of this character,
in which the main printing mechanism consists of two type cylinders 32, 34, and
two impression cylinders 31, 35, the supplement printing mechanism being its
substantial duplicate, and consisting also of two type cylinders 50, 50°, and two
impression cylinders 51, 52, the cylinders of the two mechanisms being arranged
parallel to each other. In the present case, however, the type cylinders of the two
mechanisms are of the same size, and are provided, as in the organization herein-
before described, with means by which they can be driven at the same or different
surface speed. This connecting mechanism may be of any suitable character, but,
as here shown, consists of engaging gears 67, 68 secured to the shafts of the
impression cylinders 31, 52.
The webs A, C, after being conducted through the printing mechanism, as
indicated in the diagram, so as to be printed upon their opposite sides, are led out
at the end of the machine between the rolls 58, 59, and thence conducted to any
suitable cutting and folding or flying mechanism, by which they may be severed
into sheets and folded or piled as desired. If the printing mechanisms are
capacitated to print a double width web, slitters, as 60, 96, will be provided, by
which the webs may be split longitudinally into sections or narrow webs, and in
such case the machine will also be provided with web-associating devices, such,
for example, as described in the Letters Patent granted to Edwyn Anthony and
William Wilberforce Taylor dated August 31* 1875 No 3056, and illustrated by
Figure 38, by which the sections of one or both of the webs may be associated.
Assuming that the machine thus organized is capacitated to operate upon double
width webs, its operation will be as follows:-
To produce a twelve-page product, one of the webs will be of double width,
and the other of single width, and the two printing mechanisms will be run at
the same surface speed. After being printed, the double width web will be split

page_text: longitudinally, and its section will then be associated with each other, and with
the single width web, as shown at Fig. 38.
To produce a ten-page product, the web A will be of double, and the web C of
single width, and the gears 67, 68 will be changed so as to drive the supplement
printing mechanism at one half the surface speed of the main printing mechanism.
After being printed, the web A will be split, and have its sections associated, and
the full or four-page sheets severed from these sections will be associated with the
half or two-page sheets severed from the web C.
To produce an eight page product two double width webs will be used and the
two printing mechanisms will be run at the same surface speed. After being
printed, both webs will be split longitudinally, and one section of each associated
with the corresponding section of the other, or the two sections of each associated
together, according to the order in which the forms are placed upon the type
cylinders.
To produce a six page product, two double width webs will be used, but the
supplement printing mechanism will be run at one half the surface speed of the
main mechanism. After being printed, both webs will be split longitudinally, and
the half or two page sheets severed from the sections of the web C will be
associated with the full or four page sheets severed from the sections of the web A.
To produce a four page product, two double width webs will be used, and the
two mechanisms will be run at the same surface speed. After being printed, both
webs will be split longitudinally, and the sections of both will then be severed into
full or four-page sheets.
The organization shewn in Figures 36 and 37 is much the same as that shewn in
Figure 35, except that the supplement printing mechanism is of a different form,
and is capacitated to print a web of only half the width of the main web. It
consists of a single form cylinder 51, and a single impression cylinder 52, which
are geared together and to the cylinder 31 of the main printing mechanism, the
same as in Fig. 35.-The cylinder 51 is provided with forms for printing both
sides of the web C, the forms for printing one side of the web being at one end of
the cylinder, and the forms for printing the other side at the other end of the
cylinder. The half width web C is led from its roll around one end of the
impression cylinder 52, as shewn in Fig. 37, where it is printed upon one side by
the forms upon one end of the form cylinder 51, after which it passes around the
turning bars 44. 45, by which it is transferred laterally and turned over, and is then
led around the other end of the impression cylinder 52, so that its other side is
printed by the forms upon the other end of the form cylinder 51.-After being
thus printed, it is led forward, to be associated with the sections of the main
web A, the same as already described.-To produce a 12 page product with the
machine thus organized, the main and supplement mechanisms will be run at the
same surface speed. The main web A will be split longitudinally, and its sections
will be associated with each other, and with the supplement web C, as shewn in Fig. 38.
To produce a ten-page product, the operation will be the same, except that the
gears 67. 68 will be changed, so as to drive the supplement mechanism at only
half speed.
To produce an eight page product, the supplement printing mechanism will be
thrown out of operation, and the main web will be split and have its sections
associated.
To produce a six page product, the main web will be of only half width, and
the supplement printing mechanism will be run at half speed.
To produce a four page product, one or both mechanisms may be used, but the
sections of the main web will not be associated.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to
me by my foreign correspondent I declare that what I claim is :-
1. The combination with printing mechanisms arranged to perfect a plurality

page_text: of webs, of web-turning devices arranged to direct said webs laterally out of the
machine after the printing of both their sides, all substantially as described.
2. The combination with printing mechanisms arranged to perfect a plurality of
webs, of web turning devices arranged to direct said webs laterally out of the
machine after the printing of both their sides, and slitting mechanisms arranged to
split said webs longitudinally, all substantially as described.
3. The combination with printing mechanisms arranged to perfect a plurality of
webs, of slitting mechanisms arranged to split said webs longitudinally,, and web-
turning and associating devices arranged to associate, the sections of said webs, and
direct the same laterally out of the machine after the printing of both their sides,
all substantially as described.
4. The combination with printing mechanisms arranged to perfect a plurality of
webs, of web-turning devices arranged to direct said webs laterally out at the
same side of the machine, after the printing of both their sides, all substantially
as described.
5. The combination with printing mechanisms arranged to perfect a plurality, of
webs, of web-turning devices arranged to direct said webs laterally out at the
same side of the machine after the printing of both their sides, and slitting
mechanisms arranged to split said webs longitudinally, all substantially as
described.
6. The combination with printing mechanisms arranged to perfect a plurality of
webs, of slitting mechanisms arranged to split said web longitudinally, and web-
turning and associating devices arranged to associate and direct the sections of said
webs laterally out at the same side of the machine after the printing of both their
sides, all substantially as described.
7. The combination with printing mechanisms arranged to perfect a plurality of
webs, of web turning devices located between said printing mechanisms, and
arranged to direct said webs laterally out at the same side of the machine, after
the printing of both their sides, all substantially as described.
8. The combination with printing mechanisms arranged to perfect a plurality of
webs, of web turning devices located between said printing mechanisms, and
arranged to direct said webs laterally out at the same side of the machine after the
printing of both their sides, and slitting mechanisms arranged to split said webs
longitudinally, all substantially as described.
9. The combination with printing mechanisms arranged to perfect a plurality of
webs, of slitting mechanisms arranged to spiit said webs longitudinally, and web
turning and associating devices located between said printing mechanisms, and
arranged to associate and direct the sections of said webs laterally out at the
same side of the machine after the printing of both their sides, all substantially
as described.
10. The combination with a main printing mechanism arranged to perfect a main
web, of a supplement printing mechanism arranged to perfect a supplement web,
and deliver the same at the same point with the main web, and, means by which
said main and supplement mechanisins may be driven at the same and at different
surface speeds, all substantially as described.
11. The combination with a main printing mechanism arranged to perfect a
plurality of webs with the same matter and deliver them at the same side of the
machine, of a supplement printing mechanism arranged to perfect a third web, and
deliver the same in position to be associated with the web from the main imechanisın.
and means by which said main and supplement mechanisms may be driven at the
same and at different surface speeds, all substantially as described.
12. The combination with a main printing mechanism adapted to perfect a
plurality of webs with the same matter, of web turners arranged to direct said
webs laterally out at the same side of the machine, and a supplement printing
mechanism adapted to perfect a third web and deliver it in position to be associated
with the webs from the main mechanism, all substantially as described,

page_text: 13. The combination with a main printing mechanism adapted to perfect a
plurality of webs with the same matter, of web turners arranged to direct said
webs laterally out at the same side of the machine, a supplement printing
mechanism adapted to perfect a third web, and deliver it in position to be
associated with the webs from the main mechanism, and mechanism for splitting
all of said webs, all substantially as described.
14. The combination with a main printing mechanism adapted to perfect a
plurality of webs with the same matter, of slitting, turning, and associating
devices by which said main webs may be split longitudinally, and have their
sections turned, associated, and delivered at the same point, a supplement printing
mechanisin adapted to perfect a third web, and deliver the same in position to be
associated with said main webs, and means for splitting said supplement web
longitudinally, all substantially as described.
15. The combination with a main printing mechanism, which is adapted to
perfect a main web, of an associating mechanism for associating the sections of the
main web, and a supplement printing mechanism which is adapted to perfect a web
of lesser width than the main web, and deliver the same associated with the
sections of the main web, substantially as described.
16. The combination with a main printing mechanisin, which is adapted to
perfect a main web, of a slitter arranged to divide said web longitudinally into
narrow webs or sections, an associating mechanism for associating the sections of
the main web, and a supplement printing mechanism which is adapted to perfect
a web of lesser width than the main web, and deliver the same associated with the
sections of the main web, substantially as described.
17. The construction and arrangement of machinery, substantially as herein
shewn and described, for printing, perfecting, turning, slitting, associating, and
delivering a plurality of webs, as set forth.
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1000
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.