New Delivery Apparatus for Single Cylinder Printing Machines.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Dec., 1899-Accepted, 17th Feb., 1900
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
New Delivery Apparatus for Single Cylinder Printing Machines.
WILLIAM CHARLES CROSS, 40, Roman Road, Barnsbury, London, Machine
Printer, WALTER POULTER, 44, Kinross Street, Tanner Street, Bermondsey,
Machine Printer, HENRY EDWARD LANCEFIELD, 15, Raul Road, Rye Lane,
Peckham, Machine Printer, 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: —
This invention is a new delivery apparatus for single cylinder printing
machines. The printed sheet is taken from cylinder D in the drawing and
without the use of a flyer or slide is deposited on board W printed side up
without the usual blurs and smears of the sticks of the flyer, and tapes or
cords (of the present apparatus in use) smearing the printed sheet in its
transit.
The printed sheet P when the apparatus receives it from cylinder D is
stationary on the next revolution of cylinders C, D, it passes under tape bar E
between tapes F and G then it. takes the direction of arrow marks round
cylinders I and K and leaves the tapes at X and on the next revolution of
cylinder D is deposited on board W printed side up.
Tape bar E is a rod of iron, with a number of small set pulleys attached, for
keeping the tapes F in the gutters (or between the printed pages of the
sheet) to this bar is also attached two rubber pulleys, one at each end, these
pulleys running on cylinder D to give an impetus to tapes F.
The small cylinder I will be a wooden cylinder for turning the printed sheet,
before it reaches cylinder K for delivery on to board W printed side up.
Cylinder K is another wooden cylinder which in conjunction with cylinder L,
delivers the printed sheet at such a speed as assures the sheet droping on
board W without curling, and printed side up.
Cylinder L is also a wooden cylinder for turning tapes F after the printed
sheet leaves it at X.
Small tape bars M and H with set pulleys on, the same as bar E, are for
returning tapes F to the starting point E.
Small tape bar of the same description as E, H. and M with set pulleys,
is for keeping tapes G in its required position, this bar being ajustable, for
lowering or highering tape G.
Board W has an ajustable leg S for lowering or highering, and can be raised
in two places at joints T when apparatus is lifted out of printers way, the leg S
being lifted by a hinge at V.
The frame which is shown by dotted lines and marked N, is of light structure,
merely being of sufficient strength for the light rollers which are to run in it.
The frame has a joint at R for turning the front part over out of printers
way when not in use, the whole of the apparatus being raised by means of the
ordinary appliances of the machine to which it is attached.
The board U which is made for the printed sheet to shoot against, is worked

page_text: in slots on board W, so that the distance between the delivery of the printed
sheet at X and the board U can be shortened or lengthened at will.
Small cylinder I is in sloted bearings in frame, for highering or lowering at
printers will, also cylinder L is sloted so that it can be moved backwards and
forewards.
We also claim for this invention, that if desirable our apparatus can be
given a continual motion by passing tape G round small cylinder Y dotted in
drawing instead of round cylinder D, and by raising small cylinder E off of
cylinder D, our apparatus would then recieve its continual motion from any
convenient shaft of the machine to which it is attached, by means of a band or
chain which would drive small cylinder L.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that
what we claim is:-
1st. That our invention will do away with smears and blurs on printed sheets
in their delivery, one novelty being that with the use of printers running set
offs the print touches nothing after leaving cylinder D.
2nd. That our invention has the novelty of sloted rollers I, L, and ajust-
able tape bar 0, which regulate the delivery of thick and thin paper alike.
3rd. That cylinder I is a clean and easy way of turning the sheet to deliver
it printed side up.
4th. That our invention can be given a detached or attached motion with
cylinder D.
5th. That our invention is so constructed that it can be attached to any make
of single cylinder printing machines.
Dated this 12th day of December 1899.
WILLIAM CHARLES CROSS.