Apparatus for Feeding Spaces in a Type Setting Machine.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 17th May, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 8th Nov., 1898-Accepted, 23rd Dec., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for Feeding Spaces in a Type Setting Machine.
I, OLIVER IMRAY, of Birkbeck Bank Chambers, Southampton Buildings, in the
County of London, Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention (which has been communicated to me from abroad by Cox-Type Setting
Machine Co., of Chicago, Illinois, United States of America,) to be as follows:-
This invention relates to type setting machines and has for its object of
automatically supplying lines of spaces from a reservoir, to the space channel
during the operation of the machine, the reservoir being filled when necessary
without stopping the composition of the forme.
The spaces employed are of the crimped kind which can be cast in quantities and
supplied in galley form, which can be readily introduced into the space reservoir of
the machine and the present invention relates particularly to means whereby lines
of the spaces separated from the galley in the reservoir and moved into the space
holding channel of the machine, and then fed, as desired, by the operator, the
separation of the lines of spaces and their transferance to the space channel of the
machine being automatic.
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The invention is here described as applied for crimped spaces but flat or other
forms of spaces could be similarly operated on or the invention might be applied to
feed quads or the like to the proper channels, and therefore, while "spaces
referred to for simplicity of explanation the invention is not necessarily limited to
dealing with these.
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The invention will be understood from the following description referring to the
accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 is a side elevation and Figure 2 is a front elevation of the space supplying
and feeding mechanism.
Figure 3 is a top plan.
Figure 4 is a vertical section on the line 4-4 of Figure 2 looking to the left.
Figure 5 is a transverse section on the line x x 5-5 of Figure 1. 2 looking
down.
Figures 6, 7, 8 and 9 shew details.
A is the space reservoir which is set vertically edgewise, at a convenient point
on the machine above the carrier belt or type assemblying point. This reservoir is
The outer side A² of
adapted to receive a galley or ready made spaces or type S.
the reservoir being made hinged or removable so that a galley of spaces can be
easily introduced and the side A² can be closed and fastened by catches A³ or
otherwise.
Within this reservoir is a plunger B having a lateral arm 6 extending into a
guide a on the rear edge of the reservoir A and connected to one end of a cord B¹
which runs over guide pulleys 62, 63, and has its lower end attached to a weight (not
shown) by which the plunger B is moved forward in the reservoir, pressing the
spaces therein towards the plate a¹ which closes the front edge of the reservoir

page_text: (Figure 5). C is a plunger at the front end of the reservoir, and movable at right
angles to the plunger B, just behind the plate a¹ so as to move the foremost vertical
line of spaces s horizontally out of the reservoir through a slot a² into a vertical
space chanuel D beside the reservoir. The plunger C has a horizontal arm c¹ which
extends across the plate a¹ and is supported in a guide a³ attached to a¹. The
arm is slotted at c² to receive the end of a vibrating arm c on a vertical rock
shaft c¹ on the lower end of which is an arm c² carrying a friction roller c5 engaged
in a cam groove in the face of a horizontal disc c³ fixed on a vertical stub shaft c* so
that at each rotation of cam c³ the plunger C is reciprocated once.
Within the channel D is a vertical presser DI which by its weight presses upon
the line of spaces in D. This presser is connected (Figure 4) by a link d to the
longer arm of a bell crank lever d', which is pivoted near the end of the extension a
of the reservoir, and has its short arm d' connected by a link d² to the long arm of
a bell crank lever d³, the short arm of which carries a roller which bears on a
cam on the upper end of a shaft ct. The cams and c³ are so set on the
shaft c that the presser D¹ is raised above the slot a² before the plunger C advances.
The shaft c is automatically rotated once, at the proper time, in the following
manner. Loose on the shaft ct below the cam c³, is a wheel E, which gears with a
pinion e on a vertical shaft E driven by bevel gears e¹, z, from the main shaft Z of
the machine. The wheel E being just below cam 3, on the lower face of this cam
(Figure 3) is pivotted a dog F provided with a biting tooth f and a cam tooth fi,
which is pressed outwardly by a spring F1, also attached to the under side of the
On the upper surface of the wheel E is a single ratchet tooth E2 which
rotates continuously with the wheel and is adapted to engage the tooth f of dog F,
and turn the cam c³ and shaft c' to which the cam is keyed whenever spring F¹ is
permitted to shift the dog F so as to throw its tooth f inwards.
cam³.
The dog F is normally kept out of engagement with the tooth E2 by means of
a trip G which is pivoted on a stationary support T just below and beside the cam c³,
and has a finger g which normally projects inward between the cam c³ and the
wheel E, in position to engage the cam arm of the pawl F, so as to cause its
tooth to disengage and keep clear of the tooth and consequently prevents the
rotation of shaft ct with the wheel E. The trip G is locked in the position
mentioned by a catch H (Figure 6) which is pivoted on a support T, at right
angles to the trip, and engages an arm g¹ of the trip, the catch being held in
engagement with the trip by a spring H¹. The catch releases the trip, as the
presser D' reaches the extreme of its down stroke, by a rod h, connected to the
lever d¹ and hanging directly over the trip, through a guide h¹.
As soon as this rod disengages the catch from the trip G the spring F1 pushes
the arm of the dog outward, throwing its tooth f into position to engage the
tooth E, whereupon the shaft ct is rotated and the presser D¹ and plunger Care
operated as described.
As the trip rod h is lifted with the presser D¹ it allows the catch H to lock the
trip G which is thrown back (as hereinafter described) in position to cause its
aring to engage the cam f¹ of the pawl F and to disengage the tooth from the
tooth consequently the shaft only makes one revolution for each descent of the
presser D¹.
The trip G has a third arm g2 provided with a ping" adapted to press against the
edge of the cam 3, the periphery of which cam is notched at co so as to permit a
slight oscillation of the trip when the catch H is disengaged from it, but as the
pin g³ rides up out of the notch the trip G is returned to its normal position and
locked by the catch H.
The spaces are ejected from the lower end of the channel D into a guide channel I,
by which they are directed on to the carrier belt, or directly to the assemblying
point.
The spaces are ejected laterally from the channel D by a reciprocating plunger J
the upper surface of which (when corrugated spaces are employed) conforms to the
shape of the spaces. This plunger (Figure 1) is operated by a bell crank lever J¹,

page_text: trip M, the outer end of which is engaged by a catch N connected by a rod N¹ to
the space key, or lever which is not shown. The trip M is held in position to engage
the pin by a spring M₁, which however does not prevent the rotation of the
cam K when the catch N is disengaged from the trip M.
OPERATION.
The operation of the device may be briefly described as follows:
The plunger B is drawn back to its extreme rear position and a galley of spaces
is placed in the reservoir A. The columns of spaces being vertical, as shown, and
the plunger C being also retracted out of the way. The plunger B then presses
the whole body of spaces forward against the plate a¹; the plunger C then moves a
line of spaces through the slot a into the channel D, the presser D¹ having been
previously lifted.
From the channel D the spaces are fed as required, to the composing mechanism,
when the rod N' is depressed. As the spaces are removed from the channel D the
presser D¹ descends, and when its lower end reaches the level of the bottom of the
reservoir, the rod h causes the catch H to release the trip G and immediately
the spring F¹ causes the pawl F to be engaged by the tooth E² on the continuously
rotating wheel E and the cam cand shaft ct and cam d³ are thus caused to rotate
once.
During their rotation the cam 65, first raises the presser D¹ above the slot a²;
then the cam causes the plunger C to move a vertical line of spaces edgewise
through the slot a into the channel I; meanwhile the cam c has returned the
trip G into position to cause the pawl F to disengage the ratchet and consequently
the cams 3 and 5 are stopped after making one complete revolution and remain
stopped until the presser D₁ again descends sufficiently to cause the rod h to
disengage the catch H from the trip G. These operations take place automatically.
When the last line of spaces has been removed from the reservoir into the
channel D, an attendant can put in another galley of spaces there being a sufficient
number of spaces left in the channel to last during the charging of the reservoir, so
that there need be no waiting or loss of time by the operator.
By depressing the space key, rod N¹ is depressed, disengaging the catch N from
the trip M, and thereupon the camn K rotates once, and operates the ejector J, the
cam being arrested, however after making one rotation, by the trip M, unless the
space-key be held down or again depressed.
Dated this 17th day of May 1898.
Apparatus for Feeding Spaces in a Type Setting Machine.
I, OLIVER IMRAY, of Birkbeck Bank Chambers, Southampton Buildings, in the
County of London, Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention (which has been.communicated to me from abroad by Cox Type Setting

page_text: Machine Co., of Chicago, Illinois, United States of America,) and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to type setting machines and has for its object of
automatically supplying lines of spaces from a reservoir, to the space channel during
the operation of the machine, the reservoir being filled when necessary without
stopping the composition of the forme.
The spaces employed are of the crimped kind, which can be cast in quantities
aud supplied in galley form, which can be readily introduced into the space
reservoir of the machine and the present invention relates particularly to means
whereby lines of the spaces separated from the galley in the reservoir and moved
into the space holding channel of the machine, and then fed, as desired, by the
operator, the separation of the lines of spaces and their transferance to the space
channel of the machine being automatic.
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The invention is here described as applied for crimped spaces but flat or other
forms of spaces could be similarly operated on or the invention might be applied
to feed quads or the like to the proper channels, and therefore, while " spaces
are referred to for simplicity of explanation the invention is not necessarily limited
to dealing with these.
The invention will be understood from the following description referring to the
drawings accompanying my Provisional Specification.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation and Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the space supplying
and feeding mechanism.
Fig. 3 is a top plan.
Fig. 4 is a vertical section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2 looking to the left.
Fig. 5 is a transverse section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1, looking down.
Figs. 6, 7, 8 and 9 shew details.
A is the space reservoir which is set vertically edgewise, at a convenient point on
the machine above the carrier belt or type assembling point. This reservoir is
adapted to receive a galley or ready made spaces or type S, the outer side A² of the
reservoir being made hinged or removable so that a galley of spaces can be easily
introduced and the side A2 can be closed and fastened by catches A³ or otherwise.
Within this reservoir is a plunger B having a lateral arm b extending into a
guide a on the rear edge of the reservoir A and connected to one end of a cord B¹
which runs over guide pulleys 62 63 and has its lower end attached to a weight (not
shewn) by which the plunger B is moved forward in the reservoir, pressing the
spaces therein towards the plate a¹ which closes the front edge of the reservoir
(Fig. 5). C is a plunger at the front end of the reservoir, and movable at right
angles to the plunger B just behind the plate a¹ so as to move the foremost vertical
line of spaces 8 horizontally out of the reservoir through a slot a² into a vertical
space channel D beside the reservoir. The plunger Chas a horizontal arm (1
which extends across the plate a¹ and is supported in a guide a³ attached to a¹.
The arm C¹ is slotted at c² to receive the end of a vibrating arm c on a vertical
rock shaft c¹ on the lower end of which is an arm c² carrying a friction roller co
engaged in a cam groove in the face of a horizontal disc c fixed on a vertical stub
shaft c' so that at each rotation of cam c³ the plunger C is reciprocated once.
Within the channel D is a vertical presser D' which by its weight presses upon the
line of spaces in D. This presser is connected (Fig. 4) by a link d to the longer
arm of a bell crank lever d¹, which is pivotted near the end of the extension a of
the reservoir, and has its short arm d' connected by a link d² to the long arm of a
bell crank lever d³, the short arın of which carries a roller which bears on a
cam 5 on the upper end of a shaft c. The cams d5 and c³ are so set on the shaft <<
that the presser D¹ is raised above the slot a² before the plunger C advances. The
shaft c is automatically rotated once, at the proper time, in the following inanner.
Loose on the shaft c below the cam c3 is a wheel E, which gears with a pinion e on
a vertical shaft E driven by bevel gears e¹, z, from the main shaft Z of the

page_text: machine. The wheel E being just below cam c³, on the lower face of this cam
(Fig. 3) is pivotted a dog F provided with a biting tooth fand a cain tooth f¹ which
is pressed outwardly by a spring F, also attached to the under side of the cam c³.
On the upper surface of the wheel E is a single ratchet tooth E2 which rotates
continuously with the wheel and is adapted to engage the tooth f of dog F, and
turn the came and shaft c to which the cam is keyed whenever spring F¹ is
permitted to shift the dog F so as to throw its tooth f inwards.
The dog F is normally kept out of engagement with the tooth E2 by means of a
trip G which is pivotted on a stationary support T just below and beside the cam c³,
and has a finger g which normally projects inward between the cam c and the
wheel E, in position to engage the cam arın fl of the pawl F, so as to cause its
tooth f to disengage and keep clear of the tooth E² and consequently prevents the
rotation of shaft c with the wheel E. The trip G is locked in the position men-
tioned by a catch H (Fig. 6) which is pivotted on a support T, at right angles to the
trip, and engages an arm g¹ of the trip, the catch being held in engagement with
the trip by a spring H¹. The catch releases the trip, as the presser D¹ reaches the
extreme of its down stroke, by a rod h, connected to the lever d¹ and hanging
directly over the trip, through a guide h¹.
As soon as this rod disengages the catch from the trip the spring F¹ pushes the
arm of the dog outward, throwing its tooth f into position to engage the tooth E²,
whereupon the shaft cf is rotated and the presser D₁ and plunger C are operated as
described.
As the trip rod h is lifted with the presser D¹ it allows the catch H to lock the
trip G which is thrown back (as hereinafter described) in position to cause its arm g
to engage the cam fl of the pawl and to disengage the tooth f from the tooth E2
consequently the shaft c only makes one revolution for each descent of the
presser D¹.
The trip G has a third arm g2 provided with a pin g³ adapted to pross against the
edge of the can c³ the periphery of which cam is notched at c so as to permit a
slight oscillation of the trip when the catch H is disengaged from it, but as the
pin 3 rides up out of the notch the trip G is returned to its normal position and
locked by the catch H.
The spaces are ejected from the lower end of the channel D into a guide
channel I, by which they are directed on: to the carrier belt, or directly to the
assemblying point.
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The spaces are ejected laterally from the channel D by a reciprocating plunger J
the upper surface of which (when corrugated spaces are employed) conforms to the
shape of the spaces. This plunger (Fig. 1) is operated by a bell crank lever J¹,
the upper arm of which engages the ejector, and its lower arm carries a rollerj
which rests upon the periphery of a cam disc K which is loosely mounted on a short
horizontal shaft L driven by bevel gear L' and E2, from the shaft E¹.
The cam K is clainped between friction discs l keyed on the shaft L so that the
cam rotates with shaft L¹ unless it is locked. The can K is, in fact, locked at
every revolution by means of a pink on the cain, which engages one end of a
pivotted trip M, the outer end of which is engaged by a catch N connected by a
rod N¹ to the space key, or lever which is not shewn. The trip M is held in
position to engage the pink by a spring M, which however does not prevent the
rotation of the cam K when the catch N is disengaged from the trip M.

page_text: plate a¹ the plunger C then moves a line of spaces through the slot a² into the
chaunel D, the presser D¹ having been previously lifted.
From the channel D the spaces are fed as required, to the composing mechanism,
when the rod N¹ is depressed. As the spaces are removed from the channel D the
presser D¹ descends, and when its lower end reaches the level of the bottom of the
reservoir, the rod h causes the catch H to release the trip G and immediately the
spring F¹ causes the pawl F to be engaged by the tooth E on the continuously
rotating wheel E and the cam c3 and shaft c and cam d³ are thus caused to rotate
once. During their rotation the cam 65, first raises the presser D¹ above the slot a²;
then the cam c³ causes the plunger C to move a vertical line of spaces edgewise
through the slot a² into the channel I; meanwhile the cam co has returned the
trip G into position to cause the pawl F to disengage the ratchet and consequently
the cams c and d are stopped after making one complete revolution and remain
stopped until the presser D1 again descends sufficiently to cause the rod h to
disengage the catch H from the trip G. These operations take place
automatically.
When the last line of spaces has been removed from the reservoir into the
channel D, an attendant can put in another galley of spaces there being a sufficient
number of spaces left in the channel to last during the charging of the reservoir,
so that there need be no waiting or loss of time by the operator.
By depressing the space key, rod N¹ is depressed, disengaging the catch N from
the trip M, and thereupon the cam K rotates once, and operates the ejector J, the
cam being arrested, however after making one rotation, by the trip M unless the
space-key be held down or again depressed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
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1. In a type setting machine, the combination of a space holding channel, a
presser therein, a space reservoir beside the channel adapted to contain lines of
spaces, means for forwarding the spaces in the reservoir to a slot; and a plunger
adapted to transfer lines of spaces successively into the channel from the reservoir,
with mechanism controlled by the presser whereby the plunger is automatically
operated when the spaces in the channel fall below a certain point substantially as
and for the purpose set forth.
2. The combination of the space channel, the presser therein and levers for lifting
it, a space reservoir and a plunger adapted to transfer lines of spaces from the
reservoir to the channel, and a rock shaft and arms for operating this plunger;
with a shaft carrying a cam for operating the levers and a cam for operating the
rock shaft, a continuously rotating wheel on the shaft beside one of the cams, a
pawl carried by the cam adapted to engage a tooth on the wheel, a pivotted trip,
adapted to cause the pawl to disengage the tooth, a catch for the trip, and means
for disengaging the catch, controlled by the descent of the presser, substantially
as and for the purpose set forth.
3. The combination of the space or type holding channel, the space ejector, a
continuously rotating shaft, a cam frictionally mounted thereon, and a rock lever
for operating the ejector, arranged to be actuated by the cam; with means for
locking the cam, and means substantially as described for releasing the locking
mechanism when the space key is depressed, substantially as and for the purpose
set forth.
4. The combination of the vertically disposed space channel, the presser therein,
the levers for raising the presser, the space reservoir beside the channel
communicating therewith the plunger for moving the line of spaces from the
reservoir into the channel, the rock shaft and levers for working the plunger, and
means for forwarding the spaces in the reservoir, the vertical shaft, a loose wheel
thereon, means for continually driving the wheel, a cam on the shaft for operating
the presser levers, a race cam on the shaft for operating the rock shaft, a pawl

page_text: carried by the race cam adapted to engage a stop on the wheel and lock the race
cam to it, a trip for disengaging the pawl from the wheel, and a catch for locking
the trip, and a trip rod connected to the levers for disengaging the catch
from the trip when the presser descends to a certain point, substantially as
described.
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