Improvements in Cigarette Machines (Printing Mechanism).
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application. 26th Oct.. 1895
Complete Specification Left, 24th July, 1896-Accepted, 5th Sept., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cigarette Machines (Printing Mechanism).
I, EDWARD THOMAS POLLARD, The Grand Hotel, Liverpool, England,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a suitable printing device for use in
connection with and as part of a cigarette making machine so that cigarettes as
they are made may either be printed with the name of the manufacturer, or with the
trade mark, or some design as may be desired, and that such printing shall be
done as the paper passes through the machiue. In adapting such printing
mechanism to the cigarette making machine described in my Complete Specifi-
cation No. 6350 of 1894, the vertical shaft arising from the main shaft at the
driving end of the machine receives the addition of a spur wheel. Adjacent to
this shaft and bolted to the bed frame projects a bracket carrying a horizontal
plate and through this plate runs a shaft carrying at its upper end a printing
roller and at its lower end a spur wheel gearing with the spur wheel already
referred to as being attached to the vertical shaft. This gear is of the same
proportion as the gear of the saw apparatus by which the length of the cigarettes
is determined. On the same shaft that passes through the horizontal plate is fixed
a pinion driving a larger spur wheel through an idle wheel, this gear being in
any convenient proportion.
The shaft of the larger spur wheel projecting through the horizontal plate
terminates in the axis of a drum, the rim of which is somewhat more in depth than
the width of the cigarette paper. Gaps are cut out of the rim of the drum at equal
distances apart as may be found convenient. Adjacent to this drum, and working
upon a vertical axis is a metal roller which has a segment of its circumference
cutting into an ink receptacle, which, when caused to revolve takes round on its
surface a film of ink. To the upper end of this roller is attached a ratchet wheel
and above it and on the same axis a bell crank lever carrying on one of its arms
a pawl engaging with the ratchet wheel, and with the other arm projecting normally
over the upper surface of the drum, previously referred to, so that it may be actuated
by the striking roller projecting from the drum, and thus feed forward the ratchet
wheel and the metal roller. In alternate contact with the said metal roller and
the rim of the drum is a roller of typographers composition, which by means of a
spring is kept in normal contact with the rim of the drum. When it happens that
the drum is in such a position that one of its recesses stands opposite, then the
composition roller will be forced by its spring as far into the hollow as possible,
and it is thereby caused to fall against the metal roller, and gather therefrom a
supply of ink. The drum as it moves round will with its rim force back the
composition roller against the spring and away from the metal roller, at the same
time transferring to its own surface a portion of the ink already detached. In
another place is a similar composition roller, so arranged that it always presses
against the rim of the drum and is thereby caused to revolve. This latter roller
has a can motion so that when it revolves it is also caused to move up and down
on its own axis, with the result that the ink becomes more evenly spread upon the
rim of the drum. A third composition roller is in constant contact with both
the rim of the drum and the printing roller and transfers the distributed ink from
the former to the latter. The paper is held up to the surface of the printing

page_text: roller by means of the pressure of a rubber roller and receives therefrom the
required impression.
Dated this 25th day of October 1895.
J. E. EVANS-JACKSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cigarette Machines (Printing Mechanism).
I, EDWARD THOMAS POLLARD, The Grand Hotel, Liverpool, England,
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:-
The object of this invention is to provide a suitable printing device for use in
connection with and as part of a cigarette making machine so that cigarettes as
they are made may either be printed with the name of the manufacturer, or with
the trade mark, or some design as may be desired, and that such printing shall be
done as the paper passes through the machine.
The better to explain my meaning, reference is made to the accompanying
drawings, in which :-
Fig. 1. is a plan.
Fig. 2. is a section along line X. Y. of an apparatus made according to my
invention.
Fig. 3. is a section of a roller.
Fig. 4. is a section of a jigger.
Fig. 5. is a section on centre Jine Z.
Fig. 6. is for the purpose of indicating the position of attachment of the printer
to the body of the machine.
In adapting such printing mechanism to the cigarette making machine described
in my Complete Specification No. 6350 of 1894, the vertical shaft W. (see also the
above named specification in which the same lettering is used for the said shaft
and its bevel wheel) arising from the main shaft at the driving end of the machine,
receives the addition of a spur wheel A. see Figs. 1 and 2. This said shaft
terminates in a bevel wheel Was marked. Adjacent to this shaft W. and bolted
to the bed frame, projects a bracket carrying a horizontal plate B. and through
this runs a shaft C. carrying at its upper end a printing roller D. and at its lower
end a spur wheel E. gearing with the spur wheel A. referred to, and being
attached to the vertical shaft W. This gear is of the same proportion as the
gear of the saw apparatus by which the length of the cigarettes is determined. On
the same shaft that passes through the horizontal plate is fixed a pinion F. driving
a larger spur wheel H. through an idle wheel G, this gear being in any convenient
proportion.
The shaft of the larger spur wheel H. projecting through the horizontal plate B.
terminates in the axis of a drum I, the rim of which is somewhat more in depth
than the width of the cigarette paper. Gaps are cut out of the rim of the drum
at equal distances apart as may be found convenient. Adjacent to this drum, and
working upon a vertical axis is a metal roller J. which has a segment of its
circumference cutting into an ink receptacle K. and when caused to revolve it
carries around on its surface a film of ink. To the lower end of this roller J. is
attached a ratchet wheel L. see Figs. 2 and 2 (the latter being a plan) and under
it and on the same axis a bell crank lever 3. carrying on one of its arms a pawl M
engaging with the ratchet wheel and with the other arm projecting normally over
the upper surface of the wheel H. so that it may be actuated by the striking
roller projecting from the wheel and thus feed forward the ratchet wheel L. and

page_text: metal roller J. It is obvious that a roller may be affixed to the drum and the
ratchet gear be fitted to the top of the roller J. with exactly the same result, it is,
however, more convenient to place it underneath.
In alternate contact with the said metal roller J. and the rim of the drum I. is a
roller N. Fig. 1. which by means of a spring is kept in normal contact with the rim
of the drum. When it happens that the drum is in such a position that one of
its recesses stands opposite, then the composition roller will be forced by its spring
as far into the hollow as possible, and it is thereby caused to fall against the metal
roller J, and gather therefrom a supply of ink. The drum as it moves round
will with its rim force back the roller N. against the action of its spring and away
from the metal roller, at the same time transferring to its own surface a portion of
the ink already detached. In another place is a similar composition roller O. so
arranged that it always presses against the rim of the drum and is thereby caused
to revolve. This latter roller has a can motion (see Fig. 4) so that when it
revolves it is also caused to move up and down on its own axis with the result that
the ink becomes more evenly spread upon the rim of the drum. This is effected
by cutting the end faces of the roller or jigger to a suitable bevel and making
them rotate between a stud at the lower end and a pin projecting from the axle at
the upper end as shown in Fig. 4. A further roller P. may be of the same
character and another roller Q. is in constant contact with both the rim of the drum
and the printing roller D, and transfers the distributed ink from the former to the
latter. A section of this type of roller is given in Fig. 3.
The paper from the main roll R. carried on a suitable bracket, passes as shown
by the dot and dash line through a slot in the casing, around the rubber roller S.
by means of the pressure from which it receives its impression, and passes away
into the machine around the guide roller T. which is the equivalent of the curved
guide in the Specification No. 6350 of 1894.
Fig. 6. is so marked that by reference to the former specification the position
of the printer is readily seen, the lettering thereon being as in the said
specification.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The combination with the cigarette machine described in Specification
No. 6350 of 1894 with the printing mechanism, substantially as herein described
and illustrated.
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