Improvements in or applicable to Machinery for Making Paper Cop Tubes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Dec., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 11th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 20th Oct., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or applicable to Machinery for Making Paper
Cop Tubes.
We, JOSEPH BRIGGS SWAILES, GEORGE SWAILES and JOHN BROADMEADOW
SWAILES, of the Firm of John Swailes & Sons of Moorhey, Oldham, in the
County of Lancaster, Cop Tube Manufacturers and Machinists, do hereby declare
the nature of the said invention, to be as follows :-
Firstly. Paper cop tubes are made from slips of paper cut to the required shape
which slips are presented to a machine to be pasted and coiled or rolled up into
the tube form by hand, such cop tubes being termed hand made, and the slips used
for hand made tubes are generally cut from sheets of paper when piled upon each
other as when in the ream.
This part of our invention relates to machinery for cutting slips for hand made
tubes from paper in the web, that is, from ribbons of paper of the desired width,
and printing the required marks upon each slip which marks when the slips are
coiled into tubes can be seen on their exteriors.
Our invention for this purpose consists of a machine having a reel containing
the web of paper of the required width which is led over suitable guiding and
feeding rollers which draw the web forward to the required extent for one slip or
pair of slips and then pause.
The web is fed at the required angle to cutting shears or cutting devices
actuated by cams and the web is guided by wires or other means at the required
angle to the cutting devices, or the latter are arranged at the required angle to
the web.
The cutters act at each pause in feeding the web to sever a slip from it which is
or may be divided into two, which slip or slips are taken by endless carrying tapes
which work upon pulleys and delivered into a trough or receptacle from which
they are gathered and removed by hand.
Or the slips as they are cut are or may be piled upon each other by being pushed
when cut into a receptacle, or other mechanism and arrangements may be used for
removing and piling the cut slips.
The shears or cutters are either straight or curved to give the required shape to
the slips.
When the web is being fed to the cutters it is made to pass over a suitable bed or
surface so as to be stamped or printed upon with the required marks at the time
the pause is made for the cut.
The stamp or type has a movement to and from the paper by cam action and
when away from the paper an inking roller is made to pass by cam action over the
face of the type or mark to ink it.
Rollers with the type upon their surface may be used for printing the slips, and
these rollers may also act as feeding rollers.
The type on the roller in this case may be inked by an inking roller working in
contact with it.
In this case the circumference of the printing roller will have to be equal to the
length of web required for one or more slips.
Or the printing roller may have one or more sets of type upon it and may be
inked by rolling in contact with an inking roller and the printing roller has a
stamping movement to and from the paper given to it as well as a rotary motion for
inking the type or mark upon it.
Secondly. Our invention is applicable to automatic machines for making cop

page_text: tubes from a web of paper fed into the machine at an angle to two coiling spindles
which are reversed in position with their axes parallel to each other-the slips
of paper in such machines being cut from the web and then severed diagonally,
and one slip is coiled on one spindle and the other slip on the other spindle.
In such machines it has been proposed to print marks upon the cop tubes while
upon the coiling spindle but it has not been found to be practicable.
Our invention relates to an arrangement and combination for printing marks upon
the tubes made by such machines, such marks being printed upon the web of paper
while it is being fed to the cutting devices and before it is cut or coiled into the
cop tube form.
The web of paper is passed from the reel over guiding rollers and over the
pasting roller and at one position in its progress the web is stamped or printed upon
by type moved by cam action to and from the face of the web, this type while away
from the web is inked by a roller passed across it by cam action.
The printing may be effected by a roller having type upon its surface as
hereinbefore described under the first head of our invention.
Our improvements under this head of our invention are also applicable to
other machines for making cop tubes two at a time called by some persons
"spiral tubes."
Dated this Twelfth day of December 1893
PETER J. LIVSEY,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or applicable to Machinery for Making Paper
Cop Tubes.
We, JOSEPH BRIGGS SWAILES, GEORGE SWAILES and JOHN BROADMEADOW
SWAILES, of the Firm of John Swailes & Sons of Moorhey, Oldham, in the
County of Lancaster, Cop Tube Manufacturers and Machinists, 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 :-
Firstly. Paper cop tubes are made from slips of paper cut to the required shape,
which slips are presented to a machine to be pasted and coiled or rolled up into
the tube form by hand, such cop tubes being termed hand made, and the slips used
for hand made tubes are generally cut from sheets of paper when piled upon each
other as when in the ream.
This part of our invention relates to machinery for cutting slips for hand made
tubes from paper in the web, that is, from ribbons of paper of the desired width,
and printing the required marks upon each slip which marks when the slips are
coiled into tubes, can be seen on their exteriors or interiors.
Our invention for this purpose consists of machine having a reel containing
the web of paper of the required width, which is led over suitable guiding and
feeding rollers which draw the web forward to the required extent for one slip or
pair of slips and then pause.
The web is fed at the required angle to cutting shears or cutting devices
actuated by cams and the web is guided by wires or other means at the
required augle to the cutting devices, or the latter are arranged at the required
angle to the web.
The cutters act at each pause in feeding the web to sever a slip from it which is
or may be divided into two, which slip or slips are taken by endless carrying tapes
which work upon pulleys and delivered into a trough or receptacle from which they
are gathered and removed by band.
The shears or cutters are either straight or curved to give the required shape
to the slips.

page_text: When the web is being fed to the cutters it is made to pass over a suitable bed
or surface so as to be stamped or printed upon with the required marks at the time
the pause is made for the cut or when in motion.
The stamp or type has a movement to and from the paper by cam action and
when away from the paper an inking roller is made to pass by cam action over the
face of the type or mark to ink it.
Rollers with the type upon their surface may be used for printing the slips and
these rollers may also act as feeding rollers.
The type on the roller in this case may be inked by an inking roller working in
contact with it.
In this case the circumference of the printing roller will have to be equal to the
length of web required for one or more slips.
Or the printing roller may have one or more sets of type upon it and may be
inked by rolling in contact with an inking roller and the printing roller has a
stamping movement to and from the paper given to it as well as a rotary motion for
inking the type or mark upon it.
Secondly. Our invention is applicable 'to automatic machines for making cop
tubes from a web of paper fed into the machine at an angle to two coiling spindles
which are reversed in position with their axes parallel to each other, the slips of
paper in such machines being cut from the web and then severed diagonally, and
one slip is coiled on one spindle and the other slip on the other spindle.
In such machines it has been proposed to print marks upon the cop tubes while
upon the coiling spindle but it has not been found to be practicable.
Our invention relates to an arrangement and combination for printing marks
upon the tubes made by such machines, such marks being printed upon the web of
paper while it is being fed to the cutting devices and before it is cut or coiled into
the cop tube form.
The web of paper is passed from the reel over guiding rollers and over the
pasting roller and at one position in its progress the web is stamped or printed upon
by type moved by cam action to and from the face of the web, this type while
away from the web is inked by a roller passed across it by cam action.
The printing may be effected by a roller having type upon its surface as herein-
before described under the first head of our invention.
Our improvements under this head of our invention are also applicable to other
machines for making cop tubes two at a time called by some persons "spiral
tubes."
Fig. 1, is a plan view, Fig. 2, a sectional elevation on the line A-B Fig. 1, and
Fig. 3, is a sectional elevation of mechanism at that end of the machine where the
printing of the web takes place.
These views illustrate a machine according to the first part of our invention for
automatically cutting slips of paper from a ribbon or web of paper or material of
shapes (without waste) suitable for making cop tubes by hand machines, and when
required printing marks upon such slips of paper or material to be used for such
purpose.
Fig. 4, is a sectional elevation, Fig. 5, a side or end elevation and Fig. 6, a plan
view of mechanism detached which may be used in place of some of the parts shown
in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, to be hereinafter more fully described.
The machine consists of a bed or table plate a, supported on legs, not shown, at
a suitable distance from the floor.
At one end of the table plate a, there is a horizontal shaft b, in suitable bearings
on the table plate a, and one end of this shaft overhangs the table and has a fast
and loose driving pulley 6', for the belt which is to drive the machine from the
motor employed; the other end of this shaft b, has a hand or fly wheel b', upon it,
for turning the machine by hand when required.
On each side of the table a, there is a shaft in suitable bearings and these
shafts d and d', are each geared by bevel wheels with the first motion shaft b.

page_text: One of these shafts d, by bevel gearing, drives another shaft &, in suitable
bearings, at an angle to the shaft d.
The shaft d, at an angle has an helical toothed wheel d³, which gears with one
on the end of a short tubular shaft e, upon a stud in a bracket or frame a', secured
to the table a, and a spur toothed pinion on the other end of this tubular shaft e,
gears with a spur wheel upon the axis of the lower roller of a pair of fluted feeding
rollers e¹.
These feeding rollers e, have their bearings in the bracket or frame a', and the
web of paper or material a, passes between the pair of rollers e', the upper roller
pressing downwards upon the paper and upon the lower roller.
There are grooves in these rollers e¹, to give free space for two sets of guiding
wires, the ends of which are secured in a cross bar e³, which is attached to the
bracket or stand a¹, for the bearings of the rollers e².
The web x, of paper to be cut, passes between the two sets of guiding wires e³,
and the feeding rollers e¹.
These feeding rollers el, are driven intermittently by the helical toothed wheel d³,
on the shaft, which has a bar on it occupying the place of teeth removed
representing the pause in the rotation of the feeding rollers which feed at each
rotary movement the length of web required to be cut off.
There is also another pair of fluted feeding rollers f, driven by a bevel wheel f',
on the end of the shaft d, which gears with a bevel wheel on a boss rotating on a
stud in a bracket secured to the table a, the boss of the bevel wheel f¹, has a spur
wheel on it that drives a spur wheel f, on the lower feeding roller f.
The web a, passes between these feeding rollers which are arranged same as those
already described except that these rollers have a continuous rotary motion feeding
the amount of web to be cut off at each action of the shears.
The web passes from a reel in suitable bearings under the table a, (not shown)
and against suitable guide rollers or rods to the lower feed roller f, (see Fig. 3) and
then to the intermittent feed rollers e', and between them and the guiding wires e³,
to the cutting shears.
The first pair of feed rollers f, are driven continuously in order that there may be
no stopping and starting of the reel which thus rotates continuously, and there is a
certain amount of slack web more or less at intervals between the first continuously
rotating rollers f, and the intermittently rotating feed rollers e¹.
The arrangement of the reel for the web, and the first feeding rollers, and also
the second feeding rollers, and the mode of driving them intermittently, and the
guiding wires is similar to those employed for feeding the web of paper for
automatic cop tube making machines.
The web x, is fed diagonally to the shears or they are placed diagonally to the
web, so that the opposite sides of the piece cut off from the web are parallel to each
other being of rhomboid form in shape, and this piece is afterwards cut in two
equal parts of the shape shown by Figs. 11 and 12 or 13 and 14, hereinafter
referred to.
The lower blade or edge of the shears for severing the piece from the web is
formed on or secured to the upper face of a bracket or stand g, at one end of which
a vertical stud 9', is secured for an eye bolt g², that can swivel upon the stud and
the stem of this eye bolt or stud g², forms the fulcrum for the eye or boss of the
upper movable shear blade g³, which extends across the web, and so that in its
movements it cuts against the fixed shearing edge and thus severs the slip from the
web, passing between the shearing edges.
The upper moving shearing blade g³, has an arm 9*, secured to its end, that passes
over the edge of a cam go, on the shaft d, (see Figs. 1 and 2).
This cam go, lifts the shearing blade and it is pulled down to shear the web by a
helical spring 9, one end of which is attached to the arm 9', (see Figs. 1 and 2) and
the other end to a projection from the table a, not shown.
The part to be cut from the web is held at each end by nippers which carry the

page_text: part severed downwards to the level of the upper edge of the lower diagonal
stationary shear blade h, attached to the bracket or stand and partly shown best in
Fig. 2.
Each pair of nippers is arranged and actuated in like manner but they are bent
and curved differently in order to be out of the way of the other mechanism.
The nipper levers i and i, on each side, have their fulcrums on the same stud *,
in a bracket secured on the table a.
Both levers of each pair pass over their respective canis, on the shafts d
and d¹.
The lower lever, of each pair has a projection, which in the lowest position
of the nipping ends of the levers rests as shown in Fig. 2, upon the surface of the
table both pairs of levers will fall by their own weight after being lifted by their
respective cams.
a,
The upper lever i, is also pulled downwards by a spring iª, one end of which is
attached to it and the other to the table a.
The cams, operate to lift the pinching end of the lower levers i, to the under
side of the web x, and lower the same ends of the upper levers i, upon the web x,
which is thus held by the pressure of the springs , between the two pinching ends
of the levers i and i¹.
The cams 3, for the lower levers, then allow them to descend, the springs i*,
drawing down the upper nipper lever i, to the position in which the lower lever i',
is shown in Fig. 2, the slip severed from the web being thus held all the time, then
the diagonal cut is made when the nippers separate and move to the positions
shown in Fig. 2, and each piece or slip of paper is taken away as hereinafter
explained.
The plane in which the diagonal shears cut is at an inclination to the plane of
the slip of paper severed from the web.
The lower fixed blade, of the diagonal shears is partly shown in Fig. 2, and
the upper movable blade h', is shown best in Fig. 1.
Its fulcrum, is upon a stud in a bracket secured to the table and it is pressed
towards and against the fixed blade h, by a helical spring upon the fulcrum stud /²,
acted upon by a screw nut upon the end of the stud by which the pressure of the
spring is adjusted.
An arm, from the moving blade h', passes under a cam h, on the shaft d', which
cam acts to lift the blade ready to cut, the cutting movement being given by a helical
spring, by permission of the cam /^.
One end of this spring, is attached to the end of the arm 1³, from the moving
blade, the other end to a hook or projection ', from the end of a rod, the lower end
of which is secured in the table a, and the other end having the hook or projection
extending above the table to give a sufficient length of spring.
There is a stationary lower, and a movable upper tape and pulleys for the
same, (both tapes being driven) on each side of the machine to remove the
two parts into which the slip severed from the web is divided and these tapes
and pulleys are arranged and actuated in the same manner on each side of the
machine.
The lower endless tapes k, are carried on two pulleys, a small pulley k', on a stud
in a bracket, the pulley k¹, coming under the end of the cut slip (see Fig. 2) and
a large driving pulley ³, on a stud in a bracket secured to the table. A spur
wheel, on the shaft (d or d¹,) drives a spur wheel on the axis of the large
pulley k².
The upper endless tapes k*, (one on each side) work upon a large pulley k³,
rotating on a stud ko, in the same bracket as that for the large pulley, below.
Upon the stud an arm 7 and 8, is centred on each side of the pulley k³, and
these two arms extend the length of the upper endless tape k, and carry the axis of
a small pulley ko, for the upper endless tape.
When thus arranged the upper side of the lower endless tapes k, drive by contact_
the undersides of the upper tapes k.

page_text: On the side of one arm k7, there is a flat projecting surface which comes over the
path of an antifriction bowl, (shown in Fig. 4) on a stud in the face of the spur
wheel, on the shaft (d or d¹) and these bowls, (one for each side) cause the
arms kand k, for the upper endless tapes to be lifted to the position in which they
are shown in full line in Fig. 2 and then lowered to the position shown in dotted
line where the upper side of the lower, and the lower side of the upper endless tapes
are in contact, and while so in contact each cut slip is taken away between them and
delivered into a tray (not shown) placed to receive them.
The upper endless tapes *, are in the position shown in full line in Fig. 2, when
the slip is being severed from the web and their inner ends are lowered as described,
when the severed slip is carried down by the nippers to be cut diagonally into two
equal parts.
Figs. 4, 5 and 6 illustrate upon an enlarged scale another arrangement of endless
tapes which may be used in place of those shown by Figs. 1 and 2.
The Figs. 4, 5 and 6 show the endless tapes and k, for one side those for the
other side of the machine being the same.
In Fig. 4, the position of one half the web is shown in full line and half of the
slip, severed from the web when lowered to the level of the endless tapes is shown
in dotted line.
The lower endless tape k, is arranged and driven as herein before described in
reference to Figs. 1 and 2, and the upper endless tape k, is carried on pulleys
and k, working upon pins passing through holes in the ends of two bars k and k8,
one on each side of the tape k¹.
There is a bracket b, secured to the table a, and to the inner end of this
bracket, the lower ends of two links e, are jointed at kd, the upper ends of the
two links being jointed upon the ends of the pin for the smaller roller k, for the
tape, one link on one the other on the other side of the tape. There are
corresponding but curved links ke, jointed at k¹, to the other end of the bracket ko,
at their lower ends and at their upper ends to a pin k, passing through the two
bars and 8, upon one of which an antifriction bowl ka, on a stud in the side of
the spur wheel k³, can act so as to lift the bars k7 and 8, carrying the upper endless
tape k, from the position in which it is shown in full line in Fig. 4, to that shown
in dotted line in the same figure, and lower them again to the position shown in full
line in which they are removing the cut slip. The bowl ka, lifts the bars 7 and k³,
and they fall by their own weight.
In Figs. 1 and 3, one modification of mechanism is shown for printing marks
upon the web before it is cut into slips, the printed marks being in the position
on each slip when cut where it can be seen when the slip is coiled into the tube
form, either in the inside or outside of the tube as desired.
Figs. 7 and 8 represent the outside of finished cop tubes showing the position of
marks thereon.
Figs. 9 and 10 show longitudinal sections of cop tubes with marks on the inside
of the tubes in the position thereon.
Figs. 11, 12, 13 and 14 represent the shape of slips in the flat form before being
coiled into the tube form.
The line 1 in each case represents the base or lower large end of each tube when
finished and the point 2 that first coiled upon the spindle.
The mark, and the position in which it is placed in each slip represents the
letters or marks printed upon each slip.
In Fig. 11, the mark printed (c) is parallel with the base line, and when the slip
is coiled into the tube form shows as in Fig. 7.
In Fig. 12, the mark a³, is parallel with the long diagonal side and shows when
the slip is coiled as in Fig. 8.
In Fig. 13, the mark, is parallel with the base line 1 near the wide end and
shows in the inside of the tube when coiled as in Fig. 9.
In Fig. 14, the mark ², is parallel to the short diagonal line at the large end of
the slip and shows in the inside of the tube when coiled as in Fig. 10.

page_text: It will therefore be seen that the mark has to be printed upon the ship according
to the position in which it is intended that it shall be seen when the slip is coiled
into the tube form.
The slips of paper shown in Figs. 11, 12, 13 and 14, are intended to be coiled in
the ordinary hand machines with the spindle rotating in the usual direction for
hand machines, but when the slips are to be coiled in hand machines reverse to the
ordinary machines either in direction or rotation of the spindle, the marks upon the
slips will have to be made accordingly.
In Fig. 1, the lines, represent the marks printed upon the web to appear when
the slips are coiled as shown in Fig. 7.
The web x, comes from the reel (not shown) as hereinbefore explained and passes
against a roller or bar 1, over a stationary flat surface l', secured to a bracket from
the table a, and it is against this surface that the impression is made.
The web then passes under another roller or bar 1, to the first continuously
rotating feeding rollers f.
The impression in this case is thus made while the web is in motion but as the
stamping of the mark is almost instantaneous it does not detain the web or affect
the clearness of the impression stamped upon it.
The type or printing surface, is secured to the end of a slide 1, which slides
horizontally in suitable guides 1, in a bracket secured to the table.
The slide, is moved to and fro horizontally by a lever 1, one end of which is
upon a fulcrum stud 1, secured vertically in the table a, the other end of the
lever, is a pin or projection, passing through a slot in the slide l*.
There is a stud P, in the lever having an antifriction bowl upon it, which works
against the edge of a single acting drum cam 1, secured on the shaft d*. The
cam, acts to move the slide 1, backwards after printing and permits the lever 1,
to move the slide to make the impression by a helical spring P, one end of which is
attached to the lever 1, and the other to a projection from the table a.
'The printing surface is inked by a hollow roller m, with perforated surface
covered by flannel or similar porous material, and the hollow of this roller is
supplied with ink through one of its axes which is then closed by a screw
plug.
This arrangement of inking roller is well known and in use in cop tube making
machines.
There is a lever m', having its fulcrum on a stud m², in a bracket secured to the
table a.
From this lever m³, there is an arm m³, having at its end a surface extending
over a cam m*, on the shaft d', which cam through the lever m', gives the required
movements to the inking roller m.
In the end of the lever m', one end of a long stud m³, is secured and upon the
smaller end of this stud the tubular part of a two armed frame me, is placed so that
the frame can oscillate thereon.
The ends of the two arins of this frame carry the axes and form the bearings for
the inking roller m.
In Fig. 1, the tubular part of the frame me, connecting the two arms is shown
broken away.
Round the large part of the stud m³, for the ink roller frame a spring m7, is
coiled, one end of which is secured to the large part of the stud ms, and the other
end to the two armed frame me, and its torsional action moves the two armed
frame m, to press the inking roller m, against the printing surface.
There is a projection m³, from the lever m², against which one side of the two
armed frame me, comes which limits its movement in that direction caused by the
coiled spring m.
In Fig. 3. the inking roller m, is shown in full line in the position it occupies
after inking the printing surface and in dotted line when at its lowest position
when it has passed over the printing surface and before it has lifted to allow the
slide, to make the impression.

page_text: Fig. 15, is a side elevation illustrating another modification of mechanism for
printing marks upon the web which may be substituted for that shown in Figs. 1
. and 3.
This mechanism is or may be placed in the position shown by dotted line j, in
Fig. 1, and is or may be actuated by a cam j', upon an extended part of the shaft d',
Fig. 1.
α,
In this modification there is a frame or stand secured to the table
n,
the lines x,
represent the web passing through the frame n, in the direction in which the lines
in Fig. 16 form an arrow.
This frame n, has a boss n', having a hole through it forming a guide for a
stem n³, to slide up and down in. The lower end of this stem is secured in a cross
head no, the ends of which fit and slide up and down in a slot n', in each upright to
keep the printing surface no, which is secured to the underside of the cross head n³,
from twisting.
Between the side frames there is a suitable table surface ne, over which the web
passes and against which table surface the web is printed by the weight of the
descending movement of the stem n³, and connected parts and by the assistance of
a spring when required.
The stem n², is actuated by a cam n², on the shaft d', through a bell crank
lever n³, having its fulcrum on a stud n, in a bracket or stand na, secured to the
table a.
The cam n', acts on the vertical arm of the bell crank lever n8, to lift the stem n³,
which is connected to the horizontal arm of the lever by means of a fork on the
end of this arm of the lever which fork passes into a groove formed between collars
on the upper end of the stem n³.
The inking roller m, (of the kind hereinbefore described) is actuated by a cam
or wiper (the latter shown in Fig. 15) which is an antifriction bowl nb, on a stud in an
arm secured on the shaft d, which bowl acts upon the vertical arm of a bell crank
lever nº, having its fulcrum ou a stud nd, in a bracket secured to the table, the end
of the horizontal arm of this bell crank lever n°, being connected by a link no, with
one arm of a three armed lever n', having its fulcrum on a stud n³, secured in a
projection from the stand or frame n.
Another arm of this three armed lever n', is connected to one end of a spring n³,
the other end of which is connected with a projection from the stand n.
To the third arm of the lever n', a frame n', is secured which carries the axes of
the inking roller m.
The ends of the frame n', for the axes of the inking roller are slotted slightly,
to allow the roller m, to move upwards and come against the printing surface when
the roller m, passes under it, and to give elasticity, one end of a coiled flat
spring n³, is secured to each arm of the frame n', for the inking roller, the other
or free end of each flat spring acting under the axis of the inking roller to force
it upwards.
The inking roller m, is shown in Fig. 16, in the act of passing under the printing
surface, and it is withdrawn clear thereof by the action of the spring nb, when the
bowl nb, permits it to act.
Fig. 17, is a sectional elevation and Fig. 18, a plan illustrating another
modification for printing marks on the web.
2, Fig. 17, represents the web, and the arrow marks upon it the direction in
which it is passing over a bar or roller l, against an impression roller p, over a guide
roller, and then under and over the lower roller of the first pair of feeding
rollers f.
In this modification the type or printing surface p', is secured to an axis p³,
rotating in bearings in a frame p³, secured to the table a.
The printing surface p¹, is part of a cylinder the circumference of which is equal
to the length of slip to be severed from the web at each operation, so that there
are impressions upon one slip severed at each rotation of the printing surface.
This printing surface is inked by rotating in contact with an inking roller m, of

page_text: the kind hereinbefore described which rotates in bearings in the bracket p, secured
to the table and this inking roller m, also rolls in contact with another roller p*,
which will act as a distributing roller or this latter roller may be the roller carrying
the supply of ink and imparting it to the inking roller working against the printing
surface.
The printing surface roller p³, is rotated by belical or bevel gearing p³, from the
shaft, and the roller m, working in contact with the printing surface is geared
with the axis of the latter by spur wheels so that both have the same surface speed
of rotation.
Fig. 19, is an end elevation and Fig. 20, a plan view illustrating another
modification of mechanism for printing on the web.
Fig. 21, is an end elevation and Fig. 22, a plan of another modification of
mechanism for printing on the web.
The printing surface or surfaces p', in both modifications shown by Figs. 19
and 20 and Figs. 21 and 22, is upon a rotary part or roller p³, and in rotating it
passes an inking roller m, of the construction herein before described and stops
opposite the web a, and the impression is made by causing the printing surface p',
to descend upon the web as in Figs. 19 and 20, or the web .c, to be pressed against
the printing surface p¹, as in Figs. 21 and 22.
In Figs. 19, 20, 21 and 22-a, is the table, d', is or may be a part of the
shaft d', Figs. 1 and 2-an helical intermittent gearing is used (similar to that
marked , Fig. 1) for giving one revolution to the printing surface and then a
pause, the pause being when the latter is opposite the web ..
In Figs. 19 and 20, there is a shaft q, the bearings of which at each end, are
carried in two brackets g' and 9, secured to the table a.
One end of the shaft
9,
has one helical toothed wheel g', upon it which gears with the intermittent
wheel d³, on the shaft d', the other end has a spur wheel q', upon it. Oscillating
slightly on the shaft g, there is a two armed frame the two arins being connected
by a tubular boss or shaft g, through which the shaft q, passes.
One arm q, of the frame has a stud q', in it for the tubular axis p², carrying the
printing surfaces p', and this tubular axis p³, has a spur wheel 98, secured it
upon
that gears with that on the shaft 9, through an intermediate spur wheel g³, on a
stud in the arm 9. By this means the axis p², carrying the printing surfaces is
rotated, and can be lifted from and pressed upon the web x, while keeping in gear
with the driving mechanism.
The other arm q, of the frame has a bowl upon its end resting upon a cam qº, on
the shaft d', which gives the up and down movement to make the impression which
is made upon the web x, passing over a suitable surface l', on a bracket secured to
the table. The cam qb, lifts the printing axis p2, and connected mechanism which
descends by its own weight to make the impression but may be assisted by a spring
or added weight if required. The inking roller m, has its bearings in the
bracket ', and the printing surfaces p', touch it at each rotation and thus get
inked.
may
The apparatus prints downwards on the web but it is obvious that it be
arranged to print upwards or at any required angle, these remarks also apply to
the modification illustrated by Figs. 21 and 22 when arranged accordingly.
In Figs. 21 and 22 that end of the shaft q, having the printing axis p², upon it
is carried in bearings in a bracket q¹, secured to the table a, and overhanging so as
to be clear of the web c. The axis of the inking roller m, is in forks in the same
bracket q'.
This inking roller m, has a disc m', at each end, the edges of which discs
rest upon the edges of corresponding discs upon the axis p³, for the printing
surfaces.
But there is a flat place in the latter discs opposite the printing surfaces p', so
that the surface of the inking roller m, is thus allowed at that time to come
opposite to and against the printing surfaces p', to ink them.
The web, passes over an impression surface l', which is or may be on the end
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page_text: of a lever q°, having its fulcrum on a stud q, in a bracket 7, secured to the
table a, and the forked end of this lever q, carries a bowl that works upon a
cam gb, on the shaft d', or other convenient shaft.
The bowl carried by the lever q, is or may be kept pressed towards the cam g³,
by a helical spring qe, secured to the lever q, at one end and to a hook in the
table a, at the other end.
It will thus be seen that when the printing surfaces stop opposite the web x,
after each rotation, the impression surface l', on the end of the lever 9°, lifts the
web up by the action of the cam gb, against the printing surfaces p¹.
In Fig. 22 for want of space on the paper the lever q°, is shown broken and the
parts are disconnected, the figure 1 on the lever is connected with the part 2 and
the part 3 by a suitable bend in the lever with the part 4 (see Fig. 22) and the
shaft q, is also shown broken and disconnected.
The second part of our invention is illustrated by Figs. 23 and 24 the first being
a sectional elevation and the second a plan view showing so much of a machine for
making two cop tubes at a time automatically from a web fed diagonally in relation
to the coiling spindles.
As such machines are well known and are complicated we have only shown so
much of the mechanism thereof as will be required to explain our invention as
applied thereto.
a, represents part of the table of such machines.
x, is the web, it comes from an ordinary reel (not shown), passes to a roller l,
then through a space or hole in the table, over a fixed surface , which forms the
impression surface and from a roller P, above such surface over the pasting roller
or drum t, which rotates in a dish t¹, for paste then through the ordinary
continuously rotating feeding rollers, then to the intermittent feed rollers e', and
to the guiding wires e, which present the web to the knife which severs the piece
required for two tubes from it.
The feeding rollers (f and e¹) continuous and intermittent, and guiding wires e³,
are similar to those herein before described and shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the
pasting arrangements are also well known, and it will therefore only be necessary
to make the invention readily understood, to name the ordinary parts shown in the
drawings not already referred to.
d, is a driving shaft or a corresponding shaft to d, Fig. 1, which drives by bevel
wheels u, and spur wheels u', the continuously rotating feeding rollers f, from the
lower roller of which by a spur wheel ³, gearing with one on the shaft t³, the paste
drum t, is driven.
By intermittent gearing v, and a short shaft v¹, and bevel gearing ³, the
intermittent feeding rollers e¹, are driven.
t, is the scraper or "doctor" for removing superfluous paste, this doctor being on
one end of a lever t, having a weight suspended on the other end.
The printing mechanism as applied to these machines forming the second part of
our invention is similar to that hereinbefore described and illustrated by Figs. 1
and 2, the difference being in the arrangement of the parts which are to actuate
the printing slide and inking roller in order that they may keep clear of the
ordinary mechanism of such machines.
1, is the printing slide, 13, the printing surfaces, 1, the guides for the slides
secured to the table a.
1, is a bent lever on a fulcrum stud 17, in the table; 18, the pin or projection on
the end of the lever 16, fitting the slot in the slide. This lever 16, passes in a space
under one guide 1, and between it and the table a.
1, is the bowl in the lever acted upon by the cam a, on the shaft d, or shaft
corresponding to d², Figs. 1 and 2, P, is the spring for moving the printing slide
one way.
The inking roller m, has its bearings in a two armed frame m³, on a stud m²,
secured in the end of a lever m¹, having its fulcrum on a stud m³, in a bracket
secured to the underside of the table a.

page_text: There is an arm m³, from the lever m', upon the upper side of which the lower
end of a rod m³, rests, that slides up and down vertically in a hole in a bracket
secured to the table and the upper end of this rod comes against a cam m*, secured
on the shaft d.
To the lever m', a coiled flat spring m³, is secured and its free end presses against
one side of the frame m', to press it towards a projection m³, from the lever m',
which thus limits the movement of the frame in that direction. This spring gives
the pressure required in this arrangement to force the inking roller m, against the
printing surface.
For the printing mechanism described and shown in Figs. 23 and 24 modifications
(in arrangement) of either of those modifications shown by Figs. 17 and 18
Figs. 19 and 20 or Figs. 21 and 22 may be substituted.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is.
1. The combination and arrangement of mechanism for automatically cutting
blanks or slips from a web or ribbou of paper or other suitable material and
delivering the same therefrom to be subsequently formed into tubes by ordinary
hand machines substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by Figs. 1, 2
and 3 of the drawings or when modified by substituting for the delivery mechanism
shown in those figures, the mechanism hereinbefore described and illustrated by
Figs. 4, 5 and 6 of the drawings.
2. The combination and arrangement of mechanism for automatically cutting
blanks or slips from a web or ribbon of paper or other suitable material and
printing marks thereon, and delivering the same therefrom to be subsequently
formed into tubes by ordinary hand machines substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by Figs. 1, 2 and 3, of the drawings or when modified
by substituting for the delivery mechanism shown in those figures, the modifica-
tion herein before described and illustrated by Figs. 4, 5 and 6 of the
drawings.
3. The combination and arrangement of mechanism substantially as and for the
purposes described and illustrated by Figs. 1, 2 and 3 and when modified by
substituting for the printing mechanism either of the modifications of printing
mechanism hereinbefore described and illustrated by Figs. 15 and 16, Figs. 17
and 18, Figs. 19 and 20, or Figs. 21 and 22, of the drawings.
4. The combination with well known automatic mechanism for making two cop
tubes at a time from a web of an arrangement of mechanism for automatically
printing or impressing marks on the web before it arrives at the pasting and cutting
mechanism substantially as herein before described and illustrated by Figs. 23.
and 24 of the drawings, and also when modified by substituting for the printing
mechanism shown in those figures, arrangements and modifications hereinbefore
described and illustrated by Figs. 17 and 18, Figs. 19 and 20, or Figs. 21 and 22
of the drawings.
Dated this Tenth day of August 1894
PETER J. LIVSEY,
Agent.