Improvements in Machines for Printing Oigarette Papers.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 28th July, 1895-Accepted, 26th Sept., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Printing Oigarette Papers.'
CHARLES PEACOCK FOSTER Valley Road, Spital, Chesterfield Derbyshire 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:-
This invention relates to improvements in machines for printing cigarettes papers
and which is adapted to print cigarette papers on any cigarette machine where the
papers in a roll no matter at what speed that cigarette machine may run or to print
cigarette paper on any machine in which the papers in a roll.
A circular ink plate on which the ink is leveled and distributed by 3 roller
travelling in a parellel line on the circular plate.
A horizontal reciprocating action to a frame carring 1 rollers working on a centre
whereby the ink is taken of the inkwell and put on the ink roller which inks the
circular plate.
A circular type wheel which has a circular motion round the inking roller. The
better to explain my meaning reference is made to the accompanying drawings in
which-
Sheet No. 1 is a general view of the machine completed. Sheet No. 2 refers to
details of different parts of the completed machine.
Refering to the general views in Sheet No. 1. Fig. No. 1. and No. 2. it will be
seen that the machine consists of a metal framework A on which a brass platè B is
screwed.
Z is the driving shaft which drives the gear which works the printing mechanism.
The shaft Z is drove by two bevel wheels having same number of teeth in each
wheel. One wheel 8 on shaft Z the other 9 on shaft 10, shaft 10 being the main
driving shaft on the cigarette machine to which the printer is attached.
At the top end of shaft Z is a cog wheel K which can be changed and wheels
with 44, 4, 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50 teeth can be placed in position of wheel K
Which is geared in a wheel L with 33 teeth in it. Wheel L being fastened on the
bottom end of spindle 13 to drive it. Wheel E is geared in wheel M which has
33 teeth in it. To this wheel M above it is attached a cog wheel N which has 20 teeth
in it and these two wheels M & N run loose together on spindle 16.
Wheel N run in gear with wheel W. which has 80 teeth in it, and is fastened on
the bottom end of shaft 12 and drives it. Wheel K is changed with a different no. of
teeth in it so that a different length cigarette can be printed.
To the top end of spindle 12 is fastened the circular ink plate C, which distributes
the ink by the 3 rollers P. P and P running on the face of ink plate C.
The ink is taken from the ink well H by roller Q which work from roller S in.
ink well H to circular ink plate C by means of plate D and spring R..
Plate D is attached under ink platé C and revolves with it.
The space 17 and 17 in plate 1) release' roller V which allows spring R to pull
roller Q up to roller S in ink well H to take a supply of ink.
When space 17 and 17 in plate D have passed roller V, plate D
presses roller Q
on circular ink plate Cand so deposites the ink taken from H on to C.
The ink is taken from ink plate C by roller Y which inks type wheel X.
Roller 4 is attached to the top edge of C presses on lever T when machines in
motion and pushes roller S round the space of a tooth in rack wheel 7 by means of
rack and catch 7. And spring 6 pulls the lever T back to its normal position when

page_text: roller 4 as passed. I is paper bracket. When the paper I is passing round roller E
by action of cigarette machine when in motion, the print wheel E take a supply of
ink from roller Y and print a name or design on the cigarette paper I. either length
way or cross way of the paper according to the way the name or design has been cut
on print wheel X; in a uniform space or distance from one name to the other name
or design.
According to the no. of teeth in wheel K and it can be set by means of wheel 9
to print it either in the middle or at any desired position on each cigarette.
For when the paper is passing at an uniform speed round impression roller E by
putting more teeth in wheel K the print wheel X revolves quicker and therefore
prints the name or design closer together, and when a less no. of teeth is put in
wheel K the print wheel X revolves slower so prints the name or design further
apart.
Around the impression roller E. is fastened an endless piece of flannel or "printers
blanket" 15 so that the paper is pressed bettween print wheel X and the flannel 15 on
roller E to recieve the impress of the type on roller X. The proper impression
nessesary to print the cigarette paper is obtained by lever F. Roller E bracket G
and two setting screw O and O'.
Lever F turn on pin 11 and on one end is attached pin 5 on which roller E
is free to revolve.
The different impression of print wheel X on paper I is obtained by setting
screws and O' in bracket G.
When the screw O is unscrewed out of bracket G it allows lever F to turn on
pin 11 so that the impression roller E is loosened of print wheel X, and when
screw O is loosened out of bracket G and screw O is screwed further in it causes
the lever F to revolve on pin 11 and the impression wheel E is pressed on to print
wheel X. By ajusting the screws O and O' the proper impression can be given to
print wheel on to the paper I, nessesary to print the cigarette paper.
The wheels K and L bave the same number of teeth as the knife on the cigarette
machine to which the printer is attached so that when a different length cigarette is
desired to be cut off by cigarette machine, the wheel K is put on spindle Z with
the same no. of teeth as the one put on knife of cigarette machine to which the
printer is attached.
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:
1. A machine for printing cigarette paper having the following functions: An
ink well to hold the ink a horizontal reciprotating action to a frame carrying a
roller by means of which the ink is taken from ink well and placed on circular
ink distributing plate, 3 rollers travelling in a parellel line on the face of circular
ink plate to distribute the ink, a circular ink distributing plate and a roller which
takes the ink from the plate and feed the print wheel substantially described and
illustrated.
2. An impression urangement by means of a lever and roller and two ajusting
screws substantially described and illustrated.
3. The construction or combination of gearing necessary to work the printer,
one main driving wheel which can be replaced by one more or less teeth in it
from 44 up to 50 teeth so that a different length cigarette can be printed on the same
machine. Substantially described and illustrated.
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Dated this 27th day July 1896.
CHARLES PEACOCK FOSTER.