AUTOMATIC COUNTING, FOLDING & PRESSING MACHINE
Year: 1885

page_text: We SILAS HALL of 30 Northfield Square Leeds in the County of York
Mechanician and SAMUEL GEE of 26 Albion Street Leeds in the said County,
Tailor do hereby declare the nature of our invention for AUTOMATIC COUNTING,
FOLDING & PRESSING MACHINE to be as follows:-
This invention is for the purpose of Counting sheets of paper Folding and
Pressing the same into quires or parts of quires for ordinary stationary and also
for counting sheets into the requisite numbers to form Sections and Fold the same
for Bookbinding and kindred purposes.
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We construct an outside frame to hold a receiver and all the other parts of
the machine. The said receiver we make on the same principle as the one in
the Folding arrangement of our Automatic Bookstitching & Folding Machine
A.D. 1884 No. 362. In which is placed the pile of sheets to be Counted, Folded
& Pressed.
We attach a contrivance to drop on the top of the pile of sheets in the receiver
on which contrivance is a hook arranged to pass over the edges of the sheets and
by a motion is inserted into the mass and then raised up carrying with it the
required number to be Folded.
This hook we make adjustable by a micrometer screw so that the number of
sheets can be varied in accordance with the requirements of the work in hand.
We raise the receiver in keeping with the measuring contrivance by index.
wheels as in our Patent named before.
We make a folding knife to enter betwixt the sheets as they are raised up by the
Counting contrivance, which knife opens out after entering betwixt the sheets and
folds them over another knife which forms the centre of the folded sheets.
When thus folded the sheets are carried on to a pair of Rollers through which
they are passed, said rollers pressing the sheets and delivering them into anything
placed conveniently to receive them.
The advantages of this invention will be the great saving of time in Counting,
Folding & Pressing the sheets all in one operation.
Deted this thirdouth dam CL 100%
SILAS HALL. -
SAMUEL GEE.

page_text: We SILAS HALL of 30 Northfield Squaro Leeds in the County of York,
Mechanician and SAMUEL GEE of 26, Albion Street in the same County, Tailor do
hereby declare the nature of our invention for AN AUTOMATIC COUNTING, FOLDING
AND PRESSING MACHINE and in what inanner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention is for counting or measuring, folding and pressing sheets of paper
into requisite quantities for stationary and bookbinding requirements.
We make a frame to bear the various parts of the machine and to hold a receiver
or carriage in which the pile of sheets to be folded is placed.
This receiver we make adjustable to the various sizes of sheets to be folded, by
sliding guides. The table in this receiver is made to rise in accordance with the
number of sheets taken up by the counter or measurer, by two screws worked by
a pawl and chain motion.
The counter or measurer wo make to drop on the top of the pile of sheets in the
receiver having a section of it containing the measuring hook projecting over the
edges of the sheets. We give a rotary motion to the hook by which it is inserted
into the pile of sheets, then raised up lifting with it the required number and
leaving a space for the entrance of the folding or dividing knife. We fix a screw
on the top of the spindle by which the hook is adjusted to take up the required
number of sheets.
We make the folding arrangement by having a plate to fall upon the centre of
the sheets in the receiver. The sheets are folded over the plate by the dividing
knife passing under the sheets lifted by the counter and throwing them over it by
the flyer placed at the back of dividing knife. When thus folded, and whilst in
the grip of the flyer and plate, a lateral motion is given to the whole by which they
are carried on to two receiving or carrying rollers, the upper one of which rises up
to allow the folded sheets to enter then drops down and by rotating carry them
into the pressing rollers. Thus completing the operations of counting or measuring
folding and pressing.
The advantage of this invention will be the great saving of time and labour in
being able to count or measure the sheets, fold and press them all in one operation.
And in order that our invention may be more completely understood reference
is given to the accompanying drawings and to the letters and marks thereon.
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DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1. is a front elevation, Fig. 2. is an end elevation Fig. 3. is the opposite end
elevation, Fig. 4. is a plan looking on the top of machine, Fig. 5 is an elevation of
the counter or measurer, Fig. 6 is a section of same shewing its arrangements,
Fig. 7. is a plan looking from top, Fig. 8 shews the counting or measuring hook
looking from bottom, Fig. 9. is a sectional plan of counter or measurer shewing the
motion for actuating the same Figs. 10. and 11. are plans shewing the knife before
entering the sheets and after folding shewing the flyer thrown over.
a is the frame of the machine b. is the driving wheel c. is the balance wheel
e. e. are the sliding. guides of the receiver working in the slotted cross bar g. and
fixed by the screws h. to the sizes of sheets to be folded. w. is the table on which
the sheets are placed and which is made to rise in keeping with the number of
sheets taken up by the counting or measuring arrangement, by two perpendicular
screws 8. 8. actuated by the pawl and chain motion t. attached to the arm on the

page_text: eccentric rod u. i is the plate which rests upon the centre of the sheets in the
receiver and over which they are folded by the flyer k. The dividing knife is
marked j. and enters under the sheets lifted by the counter and when it has
reached the proper distance the flyer k. throws the sheets over the plate i. The
stud c. on the knife runs into a slot hole y. in the plate i. which enables the whole
to be carried by the lateral motion to the receiving or carrying rollers q. This
lateral motion is got by the cam r. in the wheel of pressing roller f.
The motion for carrying the knife under the sheets is got by the two sliding
parallel bars . l. worked by the heart shaped eccentric n. fixed to the end of
pressing roller f. working the eccentric rod u. attached to the Crocking shaft 6.
connected by levers 7. and 8.
The flyer is actuated by the rack o. attached to the frame and by the pinion p.
connected to the flyer k. coming into gear by the action of the parallel bars l.
The receiving or carrying rollers q. are driven by gearing or strap and pullies.
We make the top roller to rise to receive the folded sheets and drop down after
receiving them by the lever z. and cam 2. in the wheel at the end of top pressing
roller f
The pressing rollers f. are worked by the wheel gearing v. from the driving shaft.
We construct the counter or measurer as shewn in Fig. 5. with a socket c. fixed
to arm d. through this the presser foot a. runs and is attached to the spindle
carrying the hook b. This hook is adjusted to take up the required number of
sheets by the screw e. and locked by the nut f.
To prevent the motion of the hook and presser foot disturbing the sheets we
attach a contrivance h. to the socket c. with an india rubber pad at the bottom and
on which is a spring i. giving pressure on the sheets.
We get the motions for working the counter or measurer in the following
manner. To work the hook we have a connecting rod joined to lever g. Fig. 7
and to lever c. Fig. 9 connected to slide a. bearing upon cam d fixed on shaft of
bottom pressing roller. The motion for lifting, after the hook has entered the pile
of sheets, we get by a segment of a toothed wheel fixed on an upright marked a.
Fig. 9 geared into a rack fixed on slide b. actuated by shaft 4 which shaft is
worked by toothed lever 5. geared into the wheel 6. and worked by cam 7. on
bottom pressing roller shaft as shewn in Fig. 3.
Having now particularly described and acertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that
what we claim is.
1st The counter or measurer in all its arrangements and means of actuating the
same for counting or measuring and taking up sheets of paper substantially as
herein set forth and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
2nd The dividing knife j. The flyer k. and plate i. with their arrangements and
motions for working the same for folding sheets of paper substantially as herein
set forth and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
3rd The rising table w. and sliding guides e. with the motions for actuating them
substantially as set forth and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
4th The general arrangements and combination of the various parts forming
our Automatic Counting, Folding and Pressing Machine for counting, folding
and pressing sheets of paper substantially as herein set forth and shewn in the
accompanying drawings.