IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR PRINTING ON BOTH SIDES OF A MOVING WEB, FOR CUTTING THE WEB INTO LENGTHS OR SHEETS, AND FOR COLLECTING, FOLDING AND DELIVERING BUCH SHEETS AS A FOLDED PRODUCT A
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Conquest of Tudor Street in the City of London,
Mechanical Engineer for an invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR
PRINTING ON BOTH SIDES OF A MOVING WEB, FOR CUTTING THE WEB INTO
LENGTHS OR SHEETS, AND FOR COLLECTING, FOLDING AND DELIVERING BUCH
SHEETS AS A FOLDED PRODUCT A communication from abroad by Messieurs
R. Hoe and Company of the City and State of New York United States of
America
"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Conquest at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 19th April 1882.
WEB
WILLIAM CONQUEST of Tudor Street in the City of London Mechanical
Engineer IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR PRINTING ON BOTH SIDES OF A
MOVING WEB, FOR OUTTING THE
INTO LENGTHS OR SHEETS AND FOR
COLLECTING FOLDING AND DELIVERING SUCH SHEETS AS A FOLDED PRODUCT-[A
communication from abroad by Messieurs R. Hoe and Company of the City and
State of New York United States of America]
This invention relates more partionlarly to that class of printing machines in
which each type cylinder is provided with a plurality of impression cylinders so
that duplicate printed webs can be simultaneously produced from the same set of
stereotype plates.
It is the object of the invention to produce a mechanism of this character which
will be capable of producing and delivering either of the following products folded
once or more times vis:-
A single sheet or folio,
A single sheet or folio with a half sheet supplement inset,
Two single sheets or folios inset, one within the other, forming what is known
as a quarto.
A quarto with a half sheet supplement inset, and
Three single sheets or folios inset one within the other, forming what is known

page_text: It is often desirable to vary the size of the pages of a paper by making them
larger or smaller to a less extent than a full column and this can only be done by
making the columns longer or shorter.
When the columns of type lie lengthwise of the cylinders they can be made
longer or shorter to any desired extent and a web correspondingly wider or
narrower can be used. For this reason it is desirable to have a mechanism so
organized that the plates may be placed upon the type cylinders so as to cause the
columns of printed matter to lie across or transversely of the web.
In carrying out this invention it is preferred to have the plates arranged on
the type cylinders so that the set columns of printed matter will lie across or
transversely of the printed webs.
Although the advantages accruing from this arrangement of the columns have
been recognized, and machines have been constructed to print in this manner and
capable of producing and delivering folio and quarto products, no mechanism bas
heretofore been organized having the capacity to produce from a single web either of
these products combined with a half sheet supplement.
The mechanism by which the webs are perfected consists of two groups of
printing mechanisms disposed at right angles to each other, each group consisting
of a type cylinder between two impression cylinders all suitably mounted in
bearings in the frame of the machine, one impression cylinder being placed in the
same vertical plane as the type cylinder, while the other impression cylinder is
placed a little to the right of such plane to allow, space for the introduction and
removal of the plates to and from the type cylinder.
The position of the cylinders with relation to each other may however be con-
siderably changed without departing from the invention.
These cylinders are connected so as to be uniformly driven by gears upon their
respective shafts: motion being communicated to them through bevel gear upon
the shafts of the type cylinders from bevel gear upon the driving shaft.
To the group of pointing mechanisms thus constructed and arranged there are
led two webs of paper, say A B, these webs being contained on rolls mounted
upon suitable bearings and placed at a convenient point, say at the right of the
machine. The web A passes across the machine and between the type cylinder
and the upper impression cylinder, where it is printed upon its lower side.
The ink for the impressions is supplied to the plates by inking mechanisms of
the usual construction arranged one on either side of the type cylinder.
After being printed upon its lower side the web A passes around the impression
cylinder to a web turner which is angularly arranged across its path, and thence
backed."
laterally to the second group of printing mechanism where it is "
After receiving the second impression the web is led over a guide roll to a
delivery mechanism which will be hereinafter described.
The second web B is likewise led from a roll of paper mounted in suitable
bearings at a convenient point at the right of the machine, across the machine,
round the lower impression cylinder of the first printing mechanism and is
printed during such passage upon its upper side by the plates upon the type
cylinder.
After being printed upon its upper side the web passes to a web turner, and
thence laterally to the second group of printing mechanism where it is also
" backed "
After receiving this last impression the web B passes outward and around the
impression cylinder over a guide roller to the delivery mechanism before referred
to.
The web turners consist of straight bars of wood or metal supported at their
sends in adjustable brackets attached to the frame of the machine.
In order to vary the distance travelled by the webs between the first and second
impression to secure an accurate registration of these impressions, the webs, after
receiving the first impression pass under adjustable guide rolls arranged to lengthen
or shorten the travel of the webs.
It will be observed that by the operation thus far described the two webs A, B,

page_text: have received the same printed matter, and that as they pass to the delivery
mechanism the same printed matter is that received from the first type cylinder,
will be upon the upper surface of both webs.
The type cylinders are arranged to receive six plates or pages of printing surface
each, their circumference being equal to that of two plates or pages lengthwise of
the columns
The cylinders may of course be made of sufficient circumference to receive four,
six or any other even number of plates, and in length they may be made to
receive any number from one, up; but in order to give the machine the capacity
herein before mentioned the cylinders must carry three plates in length, and this
number will be found sufficient for all ordinary purposes.
As the webs A. B, leave the second printing mechanism they are split longi-
tudinally into three equal parts each, by slitters mounted upon shafts and running
in grooves in the guide rolls.
The six webs thus formed and which may be designated as A1, A2, A³, and B'
B B are then acted upon by the delivery mechanism now to be described, by
which they are converted into one or the other of the products before mentioned.
The delivery mechanism is composed of two distinct groups of devices, the first
group consisting of turners by which the webs may be transferred laterally and
associated with each other, and the second consisting of cutting, gathering and
folding devices by which the sheets are severed from the webs, and then folded, or
associated and folded.
The turners for transferring and associating the webs, and which constitute the
first of the groups of delivery mechanism, are divided into two sets; one set to
operate upon the webs A' A' and A³, and the other set to operate upon the webs
B¹ B and B³.
The turners for operating upon the upper webs A' A' and A³ consist of two sets
of parallel bars arranged at or nearly at right angles to each other, angularly across
the path of these webs, as they pass from the guide rolls.
The bars composing these turners are placed at such a distance from each other
and at such an angle to the direction of the travel of the webs that the web,
say, A may be transferred laterally a distance equal to its width and placed
beneath the web A³, and that the web A¹ may be transferred laterally a distance
equal to twice its width so as to be placed beneath the web A³ or that the web A'
may be transferred laterally over web A' and the web A³ transferred laterally over
web A¹.
The turners for operating upon the lower webs B' B B likewise consist of two
sets of parallel bars arranged at right angles to each other, and angularly across the
path of the webs as they pass from the guide rolls. The bars composing these
turners are placed at such a distance from each other and at such an angle to the
direction of the travel of the webs, that the webs B' B* B* may be collected in any
desired order.
The cutting, gathering and folding devices by which the sheets are severed from
the webs, and then folded, or associated and folded, and which constitute the
Becond of the groups of delivery mechanism, consist of a series of six cylinders
which may be numbered 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 and 6 for convenience, and three pairs of
folding rolls.
These cylinders and rolls which are arranged parallel to the last type cylinder
are mounted in a suitable frame, and are connected by suitable gears so as to be
driven in unison with each other and with the printing mechanism.
Some of these cylinders are provided with sheet holding pins, folding blades and
cutters; others with cutters only; and others with holding pins only.
The holding pins are mounted upon rock shafts in the cylinders.
The shafts are rocked to protrude and retract the pins at the proper times by
bell crank levers, which are actuated by means of cams suitably formed and
arranged for the purpose.
The folding blades are operated in the well known manner, but for purposes to

page_text: be hereafter explained, one or more of them may be rendered inoperative by
removing the crank arm from the shaft of the blade, and reversing the position of
the bowles, so that instead of projecting outward to engage with a cam by which
the blade is rotated, they will project inward and lock the blade by entering holes
in the end of the cylinder.
In certain of the operations to be hereinafter described some of the cylinders will
not be required. Such cylinder or cylinders may therefore be disconnected from
the rest of the mechanism during such operations by removing the gear, or they
may be allowed to run idly, the pins being rendered inoperative by removing the
actuating levers, or in any other suitable manner
As already stated the printing and delivery mechanism herein described is
adapted to produce and deliver either a folio or four page product, a folio or four
page product with a two page supplement, inset, a quarto or eight page product
with a two page supplement inset; or a sexto or twelve page product.
If it is desired to produce and deliver a folio or four page product, cylinder 6,
will be disconnected, or its pins will be made inoperative; the folding blade of
cylinder 5, will be made operative. The entire length of the type cylinders will
then be covered with plates, three pairs of plates upon each cylinder, the pairs
upon the first type cylinder printing the first and fourth pages of the product, and
those upon the second type cylinder printing the second and third pages. In this
case webs equal in width to the full length of the type cylinders will of course be
used.
The web A as it passes over the guide rolls will be split into three equal
divisions, A', A2, A3, by the slitters as hereinbefore explained. These webs each of
which contains the same matter as the others, will then be led forward side by side
across the path of the web A, as it enters the machine, around certain guide rolls,
(the turners not being used when the product is a folio), to the cutting and folding
cylinders 1 and 2. The folding cylinder, 1, of this pair it is preferred should be
twice the diameter of the type cylinder and the remaining cutting and folding
cylinder.
As the leading ends of the web arrive at the bite of these cylinders they are
impaled upon the pins which are projected for that purpose.
The webs are then carried around upon the surface of cylinder 1 the required
distance, when the severing blade of cylinder 2 comes into operation to cut the
webs into sheets; and the freshly severed ends of the webs will at the same time,
or immediately afterwards, be impaled upon a second set of pins with which the
As the cylinder
cylinder 1 is provided, to be carried forward in like manner.
continues its motion, the sheets impaled upon the first pins will be folded between
the folding rollers by the rotating folding blade; at the same time their leading
ends will be released by the retraction of the pins.
The freshly cut ends of the webs having in the meantime been carried forward,
will in like manner be severed and folded at the proper time by a second blade
with which the cylinder, 1, is provided.
The operation just described, as will readily be understood produces and delivers
once folded, three, folio, or four page papers, from the web A at each rotation of
the type cylinders. Other folds may then be given by means of mechanism
hereafter to be described.
The web B will in like manner be split into three equal parts, B', B* B'. These
divisions, which will like the divisions A¹ A* A*, all contain the same printed
matter, will be led side by side between the cutting and folding cylinders 4 and 5,
previous to being passed to the second pair of folding rollers. Cylinder 4 will be
provided with two sets of holding pins and two cutting grooves. Cylinder 5 will
have one set of pins, one folding blade, and one cutter immediately in front of the
pins.
As the leading ends of the webs arrive at the bite of these cylinders, they will
be impaled upon the pins of cylinder 5, carried around upon the surface of that
cylinder, and folded between the folding rollers by the revolving folding blade, the

page_text: pins being retracted at the same time so as to release their leading ends. When
this cylinder has made a complete rotation, the severing blade will sever the webs,
and the pins will again impale the freshly cut ends of the webs, carry them forward
upon the cylinder, and the operation will be repeated
During this operation the pins of cylinder 4 will be inoperative. This operation
like that previously described produces three folio sheets from the web, B, for each
rotation of the type cylinders, the total product from the two webs A and B being
six folio sheets for each rotation of the type cylinders.
It will of course be understood that the machine may be made to produce less
than its full capacity. The impression cylinder may be made adjustable with
relation to the type cylinders, so that two of them may be withdrawn from
operative position and only one web be printed upon.
Webs of less than full width may also be used if it should be found desirable in
any instance.
If it is desired to produce and deliver a product consisting of a folio, or four
page paper having a two page supplement inset, the folding blade and pins of
cylinder 5 will be made inoperative, and the cylinder 6 and its pins will come
into action.
The plates upon the type cylinders will be arranged as follows:-
The end of the first type cylinder which prints those portions of the webs A
and B which after the said webs are split become A¹ and B¹ will carry the plates
for printing pages 2 and 5 of the product.
The end of this cylinder which prints those portions of the webs A³ and B³, will
carry the plates for printing pages 6 and 1. The middle portion of this cylinder
which carries the plates for printing the portions of the webs A³ and B³, will carry
duplicate plates for printing page 4.
That end of the second type cylinder which prints the portions A' B¹ will carry
plates for printing pages 1 and 6, and that and of this cylinder which prints
portions A B³ will carry plates for printing pages 2 and 5, while the middle of
the cylinder which prints portions A³ B³ will carry plates for printing page 3.
It will thus be seen, that, while each of the webs A' A, B and B contains the
same printed matter as the others, the matter upon the upper sides of A¹ and B' is
upon the lower sides of A* and B³, and vice versa.
This arrangement of the matter upon the webs makes it possible to transversely
fold the sheets severed from the webs A¹ B, and those severed from the
webs A³ B³ in opposite directions, and yet have the proper pages (ie one and six)
upon the outside of the product in both cases.
By folding these sheets in opposite directions the supplement webs A³ B³ may
be severed into half sheets which may be readily associated and folded alternately
with and in to the full sheets severed from webs A' A and B. and B³. The
operation by which this result is accomplished will now be described.
The section A will be led around the turner bars and transferred laterally so as
to be led forward beneath the section A³, and the section A' will in the same
manner be transferred laterally so as to be led forward beneath the section A*.
The section B³ will be led around the turner bars and transferred laterally so as
to be led forward above section B³, and section B' will in like manner be
transferred laterally so as to be led forward beneath the web B'.
The webs A¹ B' then pass, aide by side, between cylinders 4 and 5.
The web B³ is led around certain guide rolls, and then enters by the side of
web A³ between cylinders 1 and 2. The web B' passes by the side of web A'
between cylinders 3 and 4.
The leading ends of the supplement webs A* B* are introduced between cutting
and carrying cylinders 8 and 4, are caught by the pins and carried around upon
the cylinder 4. When this cylinder has made one half a rotation, two page
supplements will be severed from these webs by the cutting blade of the cylinder 3,
and the freshly cut ends will at once be caught by the second set of pins of
cylinder 4. At the time the pins carrying the now severed sections of the

page_text: webs A B arrive at the bite of the rolls 4 and 5, the leading ends of the
webs A¹ B¹, having pages 2 and 5 upon their upper surfaces, will have arrived at
the same point, and will be there caught by the pins which will carry round the
severed sections of the webs A* B', imposed respectively upon the leading ends of
the webs A¹ B¹.
The folding blade of cylinder 5 being now out of operation the sheets will not
be folded between the second pair of folding rollers, but will be carried on round
cylinder 6 to be folded at the third pair of folding rollers. The supplement portions
by this operation will be brought inside, or next to the cylinder 6, and the product
thus. delivered will be two folio or four page papers with two page supplement
inset. The pins of cylinder 5 having in the meantime taken the freshly cut ends
of the webs A¹ B₁ and fresh supplement portions, and carried them forward the
operation will be repeated.
When the sections A' B' are severed, the freshly cut end will be taken by the
pins of cylinder 4 and carried round into the position to be transferred to
cylinder 1, at which cylinder they will be met by the leading ends of the
webs A B³, (having printed upon their under surfaces pages 2 and 5) which will
also be impaled upon the pins and carried forward upon the cylinder to the
folding rollers, the supplement by this operation being placed beneath the main
sheet with the pages of matter in the proper order.
.
From this it will be seen that the webs A¹ B' and the webs A³ B³ of the
webs A, B, form the main or folio sheet; and that the webs A B are divided
into half sheets, such half sheets being alternately associated with the webs A¹ B¹
and with the webs A³ B8 and that the product of the machine, when operating in
this manner is four folio or four page papers, each having an inset supplement
of two pages at each rotation of the type cylinders.
In this case it is evident that the same product can be produced and delivered
from a single web, the only difference being that the capacity of the machine will
be reduced one half.
When it is desired that the product shall be a quarto or eight page paper, the
same consisting of two folios, or four page sheets inset, one within the other, webs of
two-thirds the width of those used in the previously described operations will be used,
and the plates upon the type cylinder will be arranged to print pages 1. 3. 6. and 8,
upon the upper side of each web, and pages 2. 4. 5. 7 upon the lower side of each web.
The web A will be split into the two sections A³ A³, and the part A³ will be
transferred laterally and placed beneath the portion A³.
The web B will be split into two portions B* B³ and the portion B³ will be
transferred laterally so as to be placed above the portion B*.
The webs B' B³ will then be led first, around adjustable guide rolls to ensure
the proper register to the cutting and folding cylinders 1. 2. The webs A' A³
will be led between rolls. The web A' will likewise be led around adjustable
guide rolls to the cylinders 1 and 2, by the side of the webs B³ B³.
The product in this case will be one quarto or eight page paper from each of
the webs A and B, at each rotation of the type cylinder. It is to be understood
that the webs may be associated in any order, different from that described, if
desired. The web A³ may be transferred so as to lie above web A³, or web B' mny
be transferred so as to lie above web B³.
When a quarto with a two page supplement inset is to be produced, the plates
upon the first type cylinder which prints upon those portions of the webs, which
after splitting become A' A, B and B³, will contain matter for pages 1. 10. 3
and 8; and the plates which print upon the portion which becomes A will contain
matter for pages 5 and 6, said last mentioned plates being so arranged upon the
cylinders that the heads of the pages printed by them will be upon opposite edges
of the web A¹.
The plates upon the second type cylinder which print upon webs A³ A³. B' and B³
contain matter for pages 2, 4, 7 and 9 and the plates which print upon the portion
which becomes A' contain matter for pages 5 and 6. The web A¹ is transferred

page_text: laterally over web A'. The web A³ is transferred laterally over web A³ The
web B is transferred laterally over web B. The associated webs B B³ are then
led laterally around turning bars, by which means they are reversed, so that
pages 7. 4 instead of 10. 1 are upon the upper side, and are transferred so as to be
led forward in the same vertical plane, as webs as A¹ A* A³. By thus reversing
webs BB³ the half sheet supplements can be readily associated and inset alternately
with the full sheets severed from webs A" A and B B³, and produce a folded
product in which the pages will occur in their proper order.
Web A¹ containing the supplement matter is passed round cylinders 3 and 4 to
the cylinders 4 and 5 where it will be met by the leading ends of the webs B3 B³.
The half sheet supplement will be severed from the web A¹. The associated webs,
and supplement sheet will be carried forward to cylinder 6, by which the supple-
ment is brought inside or next to the cylinder, and they are there folded. The
next supplement sheet will be passed in the opposite direction in the manner
similar to that already described with reference to the folio sheet and supplement.
By the operations just described it will be seen that two quarto, or eight page
papers, with two page supplements inset, are produced at each rotation of the type
cylinders.
When a sexto, or twelve page product is to be produced, the plates upon the first
type cylinder will contain matter for pages 1. 3. 5. 8. 10 and 12, and those upon
the second type cylinder will contain matter for pages 2. 4. 6. 7. 9 and 11, and
webs of full width will be used. The webs after being split are passed around
the turners in the same manner and associated in the same order as when the
product is to be a folio with supplement inset. The webs A¹ A' A³ associated,
will be led between rolls to cylindera 1 and 2.
The webs B B B³ associated, will be led, beside webs A¹ A' A³ also to cylinders
1 and 2. The leading ends of both sets of webs will be impaled upon the pins
and carried forward and folded, the product in this case being two twelve page
papers at each rotation of the type cylinders.
The various products herein described may, and usually will, after being
delivered from either of the three pairs of folding rollers, pass to other folding or
delivery devices to be still further manipulated.
When a quarto or secto is produced it will usually be found most desirable to
deliver the products of both sets of webs from the same folding rolls, but it is not
necessary that they should be so delivered.
When a quarto or sexto is produced, or when only one web is printed, the
cylinders 3, 4, 5 and 6 may be thrown out of gear, and rendered idle.
In order to make it certain that the half sheet supplements will never cling to
the carrying cylinders 1 and 6, and so fail to be properly folded into the main
sheets, it may be found desirable to cause the rear edge of the supplement to
extend a short distance back of the fold line of the main sheet, so as to be caught
by the folding blade.
This can be accomplished by shifting the gearing connecting cylinders 4 and 5,
so that the cutting groove, instead of meeting blade 6, will meet cylinder 5, slightly
in the rear of the blade.
The cylinder 4 will be provided with a depression, just in advance of groove, BO
that the blade will not sever the webs until it arrives at the bite of cylinders 5
and 6. The supplement being one-half the length of the main sheet, its rear end
will of course extend past the centre or fold line so as to be caught by the folding
blade.
If it is desired to secure the supplements to the main sheets, or the main sheets
forming a quarto, or sexto product to each other, it can be readily accomplished
by pasting mechanisms of any well known forms which may be placed at con-
venient points so as to apply transverse lines of paste at the proper places upon
the supplement or main webs, or both; the guide rolls over which the various
webs are led being in such case so positioned as to afford room for these pasting
devices to operate.

page_text: The arrangements of the plates upon the type cylinders may be greatly varied
from that specified, the order of turning and associating the webs being varied to
correspond, all of which will be readily understood by one skilled in the art of
printing.
The delivery mechanisms above referred to, although especially adapted to
operate in connection with the printing mechanism herein described are capable
of being used advantageously with any printing mechanism which is capacitated
to perfect two webs. It may also be used to produce a folio, a folio with supple-
ment, or a quarto with a printing mechanism which perfects but one web, such
web being of sufficient width to be split into three sections.
After the sheets have been delivered from the folding rollers above referred to
they may receive a second fold longitudinally, that is to say, upon a line parallel
to the direction of their travel by means of the following machine, which is of that
class in which the fold is made by a blade striking the sheet upon the fold line and
forcing it between turning edges or into the bite of rolls.
In the operation of machines of this kind as heretofore constructed, the forward
motion of the sheet was arrested at the time of making the fold, which was
generally effected by causing it to strike against fixed stops. This stopping of
each sheet necessarily reduced the speed with which the machine could be made
to operate, and the striking of the moving sheet against fixed stops sometimes
caused it to buckle, so that the product was wrinkled and imperfect, or the machine
became clogged and inoperative.
Another disadvantage attending the use of these machines arose from the fact
that the sheets could not be fed to the folding blade in close succession, it being
necessary to separate the sheets in the line of feed by a space equal to somewhat
more than one-half the width of the sheet in order to prevent the incoming sheet
from fouling with the sheet just folded and passing between the folding rolls.
This made it impossible for these machines to fold the sheets as they issued from
an ordinary web printing machine, unless such sheets were first folded transversely,
and even then it was impossible unless the sheets were very narrow in proportion
to their length.
Now in order to obviate these disadvantages a longitudinal movement is given
to the folding blade, so that it travels with and folds longitudinally a continuously
moving sheet, and certain devices are employed to carry the sheet forward while
the fold is being made
The sheets as they issue from any ordinary form of printing mechanism, or
from the folding mechanism above described, or from the hands of an operative,
are carried by tapes or any other well known form of conveying mechanism,
between the upper and lower guides, and beneath the folding blade.
The lower guides are smooth rods or bars of metal, and are attached to the
frame of the machine in any convenient manner. The upper guides are also
smooth metal rods or bars and are secured to and supported by transverse rods.
The sheet of paper instead of being carried between these guides by tapes or other
conveying mechanism, may be projected under the blade by being slid along the
smooth surface of the lower guides.
The folding blade is provided near its ends with oblique slots through which
pass guide studs. These guide studs pass also through downwardly projecting
ends of an overhanging bracket, which is rigidly secured to the side frame of the
machine, and have their ends secured in posts at the sides of the machine. The
thick back of the blade is provided with dovetail grooves in which work projec-
tions on the bracket, thus affording a means for holding the blade accurately in its
position during its reciprocations.
The blade is driven by a face cam upon a rotating shaft, the blade being
provided with a stud or pin which travels in the groove of the cam.
Motion being communicated to the shaft from any convenient source of power,
the blade will be caused to reciprocate in a path which is the resultant of the
vertical motion given by the cam, and the longitudinal motion given by the rods

page_text: working in the oblique slots. The amount of this longitudinal motion will of
course be governed by the angle to the edge of the blade at which the slots are
placed.
The movements of the blade are so timed, with relation to the feed of the sheets
through the machine, that as it passes below the upper guides, a sheet will have
arrived in proper position to be acted upon, and will be forced downward and into
the bite of a series of folding rollers or pulleys.
During this operation the forward movement of the sheet will not be checked,
but the blade while travelling with it, will at the same time force it downwards,
its path thus becoming an oblique one, the resultant of the two motions, vie ;-the
downward movement which is given by the blade, and the forward movement due
to its travel through the machine.
The folding rollers or pulleys are set obliquely, and they carry obliquely running
tapes which carry the sheet onward in an oblique line, and deliver it from the
machine or to other devices which are to operate upon it.
When the folded sheet is caught in the bite of the folding pulleys, its forward
movement is somewhat checked, but these pulleys and the tapes are set at such an
angle with relation to the lower guides that as the sheet is carried downward
below the guides it is at the same time carried forward sufficiently fast to prevent
the incoming sheet from fouling even should the sheets follow quite closely upon
each other.
The shafts of the folding rollers or pulleys are geared together so that all the
tapes will be driven positively and at the same rate of speed.
The folding blade instead of being reciprocated obliquely may have a “parallel"
movement. In this case the blade is carried by two dises, having upon their faces
crank pins which work in journals in the ends of the blade. Motion is communi-
cated to these discs by a train of gearing
The folding blade may also be carried by a pair of cranks suitably geared
together.
The folder instead of consisting of a single blade may consist of a series of dises
each of which has a cam-like projection. These discs are mounted upon transverse
shafts which shafts are connected with the driving shaft by a train of gearing, so
that the discs are made to revolve in unison. These discs are so timed in their
revolutions that when the sheet to be folded has arrived in proper position over
the folding pulleys, the projections strike upon it, and while moving forward with
it, press it downward into the bite of the folding pulleys. The number of the
discs which may be employed is not limited. The series may consist of two, three,
or more as may be desired.

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SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent fileḍ
by the said W. Conquest in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 19th October
1882.
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WILLIAM CONQUEST of Tudor Street in the City of London Mechanical Engineer
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR PRINTING ON BOTH SIDES OF A MOVING
WEB, FOR CUTTING THE WEB INTO LENGTHS OR SHEETS AND FOR COLLECTING
FOLDING AND DELIVERING SUCH SHEETS AS A FOLDED PRODUCTS (a communication
from abroad by Messieurs R. Hoe and Company of the City and State of New
York United States of America.
This Invention belongs to that class of printing machines which are adapted to
print both sides of a moving web, sever the same into short lengths or sheets and
deliver such sheets as a folded product and relates more particularly to those
machines in which each type cylinder is provided with a plurality of impression
cylinders so that duplicate printed webs can be simultaneously produced from the
same set of stereotype plates.
It is one of the objects of the Invention to produce a machine of this character
which, with the plates arranged upon the type cylinder so that the columns of
printed matter will lie across or transversely of the printed webs, will be capable
of producing and delivering once folded either of the following products vis: a
single sheet or folio, a single sheet or folio with a half sheet supplement "inset,"
two single sheets or folios "inset one within the other (forming what is known
as a "quarto ") a quarto with a half sheet supplement "inset" and three singlè
sheets or folios "inset” one within the other forming what is known as a "sexto "
or twelve page product
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Although the advantages accruing from this arrangement of the columns have
been recognized and machines have been constructed to print in this manner and
capable of producing and delivering folio and quarto products no machine has
heretofore been organized having the capacity to produce from a single web either
of these products combined with a half sheet supplement.
The Invention is also applicable to produce and deliver once folded transversely
or once folded longitudinally and once transversely from a single web, a single or
folio sheet with or without a supplement, or a quarto, sheet with or without a
supplement, the printed columns of which lie longitudinally of the web.
The Invention further relates to novel means for giving a subsequent fold to
either of the before mentioned already folded products.
In Sheet I the accompanying drawings fig: 1 is a plan view of a machine
embodying part of the present Invention Fig 2 is a transverse vertical section upon
the line of fig 1-Fig 3 is an end elevation of the mechanism shewn in fig 1-
Fig 4 is a horizontal section shewing the turning bars which operate upon the
lower web after it has been split-Fig: 5 Sheet II. is a longitudinal vertical
section upon the line y y of fig 1-Figures 6. 6. 6b. 6º. 6d. 7. and 7 are details
shewing the devices for operating the sheet holding pins and one of the folding
blades upon the cutting carrying and folding cylinders Fig 8 is a diagram
shewing the course of the webs in entering the final delivery mechanism when the
product is a quarto with a supplement Fig 9 is a like diagram shewing the course
of the webs when the product is a simple folio sheet-Figures 10 and 11 Sheet III.
are views shewing the arrangement of the plates and the manner in which the webs
will be disposed by the turners when the product is to be a folio with a sup-
plement Fig: 10 shewing the upper and fig: 11 the lower webs Figures 12 and 13
are like views shewing the webs when the product is to be a quarto Fig 13
showing the upper and Fig: 12 the lower webs, Figures 14 and 15 are like views

page_text: showing the webs when the product is to be a quarto and supplement,—Fig 14
shewing the upper and fig 15 the lower webs-Fig 16 Sheet IV is a side elevation
of apparatus adapted to deliver once folded transversaly from a single web of
paper a folio or four page paper, a folio with a supplement "inset" a quarto or
eight page paper and a quarto with a supplement "inset "with the columns of
type running longitudinally of the web Fig: 17 is a plan view of the same
Fig 18 is a longitudinal section the frame being omitted-Fig 19 is a transverse
vertical section on the line xx Figures 16. 17. 18. Fig: 20 is an end view of
collecting cylinder and Figures 21. 22 are details which will be more particularly
referred to, Figures 28 to 27 Sheets V & VI refer to the means for giving a sub-
sequent fold to the already folded products and will be more particularly referred
to hereafter.
The mechanism by which the webs are perfected consists of two groups of
printing mechanisms arranged at right angles the one to the other as shewn in
fig 1 each group consisting of one type cylinder and two impression cylinders The
first group is composed of the type cylinder 1 and the impression-cylinders 2.3
(see fig 2) suitably mounted in bearings in the frame of the machine the
cylinders 1. 2 being located in the same vertical plane while the cylinder 3 is
placed a little to the right of such plane as shewn in fig: 2 to allow space for the
introduction and removal of the plates-The position of the cylinders with relation
to each other may however be considerably changed without departing from the
invention―These cylinders are connected so as to be uniformly driven by gears
upon their respective shafts motion being communicated to them through the
bevel gear 4 upon the shaft of the type cylinder 1 from the bevel gear 5 upon
the driving shaft 6 To the group of printing mechanisms thus constructed and
arranged two webs of paper are led these webs being contained on rolls mounted
in suitable bearings at a convenient point at the right of the machine The web A
passes over the guide rolls 7 and 8 (Fig 2) and outward between the type cylinder 1
and impression-cylinder 3. it being printed upon its lower side by the plates upon
the cylinder 1 during such passage, the ink for the impression being supplied to
the plates by inking mechanism of the usual construction represented by the dis-
tributing roll 9 and form rolls 10-After being printed upon its lower side the
web A passes around the impression cylinder 3 thence backward in the direction
from which it entered the machine its unprinted, side which is then its underside
passing across the web turner 11 which is arranged at an angle across the path of
the web As the web advances its leading end is carried around the turner and
laterally to the second group of printing mechanism-This group like the first
consists of one type cylinder 14 and two impression cylinders 12. 13 see fig: 5–
These are supported like the first in suitable bearings in the frame of the machine
and are connected by gears upon their respective shafts so as to be uniformly
driven, motion being communicated to them from the bevel gear 5 upon the driving
shaft 6 through connection with the bevel gear 16 upon the shaft of the type
eylinder 14, The web A passes over and around the impression cylinder 18 thence
between this cylinder and the type oylinder 14 during which passage its other side
is printed by the plates carried upon the type cylinder, the ink for the impression
being supplied by making mechanism of the usual construction represented by the
distributing roll 16 and the form rolls 17-After receiving the second impression
the web is led upward and over the guide roll 18 and thence to a delivery
mechanism which will be hereinafter described. The second web B is likewise led
from a roll of paper mounted in suitable bearings at a convenient point at the
right of the machine under guide roll 83 and over guide roll 19 to the underside of
the impression cylinder 2 of the first printing mechanism (see fig 2). It thence
passes upwards and around said cylinder and between it and the type cylinder 1
being printed during such passage upon its upper side by the plates upon
the cylinder 1 ink for the impression being applied by inking mechanism
represented by the distributing roll 20 and form rolls 21, which inking mechanisin
is a duplicate of that located upon the opposite side of the type cylinder and

page_text: already described. After being printed upon its upper side the web passes backward
in the direction from which it entered the machine and across the web-turner 22,
its leading end being carried around said turner and thence laterally to the second
group of printing mechanism--It passes outward between the impression cylinder 13
and type-cylinder 14 see fig 5. During this passage its unprinted side receives an
impression from the plates upon the cylinder 14 ink for this impression being
supplied to the plates by inking mechanism represented by distributing rull 23 and
form rolls 24 After receiving this last impression the web B passes outward and
around the impression cylinder 13 thence backward over guide roller 25, and to
the delivery mechanism before referred to. The web turners 11, 22 which consist
of straight bars of wood or metal are supported at their ends in brackets 26. 27.
attached to the frame of the machine-These brackets are made adjustable in
common manner so that the turners may be adjusted both vertically and laterally
in order to insure that the webs shall be evenly and accurately introduced to the
second printing mechanism.
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In order to vary the distance travelled by the webs between the first and second
impressions to secure an accurate registration of these impressions the webs after
receiving the first impression pass over rollers, as 29 and under adjustable guide
rolls 28 (see fig 2).
By adjusting roll 28 to different positions it will readily be seen that the distance
travelled by the webs can be increased or diminished at pleasure and thus the
accurate registration of the first impression with the plates upon the second
printing mechanism can be secured In the drawings the web B alone is shewn as
supplied with this register governing mechanism but it is to be understood that a
like mechanism is to be supplied for the web A
It will be observed that by the operation thus far described the two webs A B
have received the same printed matter and that as they pass to the delivery
mechanism the same printed matter i.e. that received from the type cylinder 1 will
be upon the upper surface of both webs.
The type-cylinders as here shewn are capable of receiving six plates or pages of
printing surface each their circumference being equal to that of two plates or pages
crosswise of the columns.
The cylinders may of course be made of sufficient circumference to receive four
six or any other even number of plates and in length they may be made to receive
any number from one up: but in order to give the machine the capacity herein before
mentioned the cylinders must carry three plates in length and this number will be
found sufficient for all ordinary purposes
As the webs A B pass over the rolls 18. 25, (fig 5) they are split into three equal
parts each by the slitters 31, 32 and 45. 46 mounted upon the shafts 33 and 47
and running in grooves in the rolls 18 and 25-The six webs thus formed and
which are designated as A' A' A and B B B are then acted upon by the delivery
mechanism now to be described by which they are converted into one or other of
the products before mentioned.
The delivery mechanism is composed of two distinct groups of devices the first
existing of turners by which the webs may be transferred laterally and associated
with each other and the second consisting of cutting gathering and folding devices
by which the sheets are severed from the webs and then folded or associated and
folded.
The turners for transferring and associating the webs and which constitute the
first of the groups of delivery mechanism are divided into two sets one set to
operate upon the webs A¹ A and A³ and the other set to operate upon the webs B'. B'
and B3 (see figures 1 and 4)
The turners for operating upon the upper webs A¹ A³ and A³ consist of two sets
of parallel bars 60, 61, 64 and 124, 125, 126 arranged at or nearly at right angles
to each other obliquely across the path of these webs as they pass between guide
rolls 18 and 30. 65 on opposite sides of the machine (see fig: 5.) The bars
composing these turners are placed at such a distance from each other and at such

page_text: an angle to the direction of the travel of the webs that the web A³ by being led
around the bars 60, 61 will be transferred laterally a distance equal to its width
and placed beneath the web A³, that the web A¹ by being led around the bars 60,64
will be transferred laterally a distance equal to twice its width so as to be placed
beneath the webs A³. and A³, or that the web A' by being led around bars 124, 125
will be transferred laterally so as to be placed over web A' and that the web A³
by being led around bars 124, 126 will be transferred laterally so as to be placed
over webs A¹ and.A' all as clearly shewn in Fig: 1
The turners for operating upon the lower webs B¹ B B³ consist of the two sets
of parallel bars 69, 70, and 72, 73, 128, arranged at right angles to each other and
obliquely across the path of the webs as they pass between guide rolls 25
and 48, 66. (see fig 5) The bars composing these turners are placed at such a
distance from each other and at such an angle to the direction of the travel of the
webs that the B¹ by being led around the bars 72, 73 will be transferred laterally
a distance equal to its width and placed beneath the web B' and that the web B³
by being led around the bars 70. 69 will be transferred laterally in the opposite
direction a distance equal to its width and placed over the web B' all as shown
in fig 4.
It will be observed from the foregoing that the turners for operating upon the
opper webs are arranged to associate the three webs in the path of either the
inside or outside ones, while those for operating upon the lower webs are arranged
to associate the three in the path of the middle one
This arrangement may however be varied-The upper webs may be associated
at the middle and the lower webs may be associated at either edge it only being
essential that the two sets of webs when associated shall not be in the same
vertical plane
The bars constituting the two sets of turners just described have their ends
mounted in suitable supports.84 (Fig 4) attached to the frame of the machine and
80 constructed in any convenient manner that the turner bars may be adjusted
both vertically and laterally-The lateral adjustment will permit the distance of
the bars from each other and their angle to the direction of the travel of the webs
to be varied so as to enable them to operate upon and register properly webs of
varying widths.
The cutting gathering and folding devices by which the sheets are severed from
the webs and then folded or associated and folded and which constitute the second
of the groups of delivery mechanism consist of the cylinders 35, 36, 63. 50. 51
and 78 and the three pairs of folding rolls 41. 42, 63. 54 and 81. 82 These
cylinders and rolls which are arranged parallel to the last type cylinder are
mounted in a suitable frame in substantially the relation to each other shewn in
fig: 5 and are connected by suitable gears so as to be driven in unison with each
other and with the printing mechanism, motion being communicated to them from
the bevil gear 59 upon the shaft of the type cylinder 1. through bevil gear 58 and
other suitable intermediates see fig 1.
The cylinder 86 which is of twice the circumference of the type cylinder is
provided at opposite points with sets of sheet holding pins 37. 40 These pins are
mounted upon rock shafts 85. 86 journaled in the ends of the cylinder, the shafts
being provided at one end with segmental gears as 87 (see figures 6 and 7)-The
shafts 85, 86 are rocked so as to cause the pins to be protruded and retracted at
the proper times by the bell crank levers, as 88 mounted upon studs as 89 fixed to
the end of the cylinder one arm of these levers being provided with segmental
gears as 90 and the other with bowle as 91 running in the groove 92 of a
stationary cam (see fig 6) The path 92 of the cam is such that as the pins pass
the point of contact between cylinders 86 and 50 (see figures 6 and 7) the bell
crank 88 will rock the shafts 85. 86 and cause the pins to protrude-The purpose
of this will hereinafter appear The pins will be held in this position until they
arrive at the point of contact between cylinders 36 35 when the cam path 92 will
again move the bell cranks so as to cause the pins to protrude still further (see

page_text: fig 5) the purpose of which will also be hereinafter explained The cylinder 36 is
also provided with cutting grooves 39 93 located respectively just in advance of
pins 40, 37 which co-act with the blade 38 carried by cylinder 35 to sever the
portions of the webs held by one set of pins at the same time or immediately after
the webs have been impaled upon the following set. It will be observed that
cylinder 35 is of one half the size of cylinder 36 so that the blade 38 will
co-operate with both cutting grooves and sever the webs passing between it and
cylinder 36 into sheets equal in length to the circumference of the type cylinders
The cylinder 36 is also provided at points nearly equidistant from the cutting
grooves with the rotating folding blades 43. 44 which are constructed and operate
in the usual and well known manner and which fold the sheets carried by the pins
into the bite of rolls 41. 42 the path 92 of the cam being of such form as to retract
the pins and release the sheets at the proper time.
The cylinders 63. 50. 51 and 78 which are all of the same size as the type
cylinders are provided with the following auxiliaries The cylinder 63 carries at
opposite points of its circumference the two severing blades 75, 94, which
coopearate respectively with the cutting grooves 76, 57 upon the cylinder 50 the
result being that the web or webs passing between these cylinders is or are cut
into sheets of a length equal to one half the circumference of the type cylinders
The cylinder 50 is provided with two sets of sheet holding pins 74. 77 located just
in the rear of the cutting grooves 57. 76 (see figures 6 and 7) These pins are
mounted upon rock shafts 95. 96 journaled in the ends of the cylinder and having
upon one of their ends the segmental gears 97. 98 The said shafts are rocked to
protrude and retract their respective pins by the bell crank levers 99. 100 mounted
upon studs 101. 102 projecting from the end of the cylinder-One arm of these
levers is provided with segmental gears 103. 104. which engage with the segments
97. 98 of the rock shafts and the other arm with bowles 105, 106 which travel
respectively in the path 107. 108 of a stationary cam. The cam path 107 is of
such form that the lever 99 will be moved so as to cause the pins 74 to protrade
at or just before the time when they arrive at the point of contact between
cylinders 50 and 63 and cause them to retract when they arrive at the point of
contact between cylinders 50. 51 The cam path 108 is of such form that the lever
100 will be moved so as to cause the pins 77 to protrude sufficiently to impale the
web or webs at or just before the time when they arrive at the point of contact
between cylinders 50 63 After the pins have impaled the web or webs and passed
this point the cam path changes so as to cause the shaft 96 to rock still farther by
which rocking the points of the pins (for a purpose to be hereinafter explained)
are carried forward in the are of a circle, until they are brought nearly or quite in
contact with the surface of the cylinder as shewn in figures 6 and 6ª These pins
remain in this position so as to carry the ends of the webs impaled upon them past
the bite of cylinders 50, 51 cylinder 51 being provided with suitable grooves to
allow the pins to pass until they arrive at the point of contact between cylinders
50 and 36 at which time the cam path again changes so as to move levers 100 and
retract the pins.
The cylinder 51 is provided with a severing blade 56 which cooperates with the
cutting groove 57 of the cylinder 50 and at certain times with the cutting
groove 118 of the cylinder 78 as hereinafter set forth and with set of sheet holding
pins 52 located just in the rear of the blade The pins 52 are mounted upon the
rock shaft 109 journaled in the ends of the cylinder and provided upon one of its
ends with the segmental gear 110. The shaft 119 is rocked to protrude and
retract the pins by means of the bell crank lever 111 mounted upon the stud 113
fixed to the end of the cylinder one arm of which lever is provided with the
segmental gear 112 which engages with the segment 110 and the other with the
bowl 114 which travels in the cam groove 115 all shewn in Figures 6 and 7 The
path of this cam groove as shewn in figures 6 and 7 is such that the lever 111 will
be moved so as to retract the pins 52 at the point of contact between cylinders
51. 78 and to protrude them shortly after they pass that point The cylinder 51

page_text: is also provided at a point opposite to the pins 52 with a rotating folding blade 55
which like the blades 43 and 44 is constructed and operated in the usual manner
to fold the sheets carried by the pins 52 into the bite of the folding rolls 53. 54,
The blade 55 can however for a purpose to be hereinafter explained be rendered
inoperative This is accomplished as shewn in fig 7a by removing the crank
arm 116 from the shaft of the blade and reversing the position of the bowls 117
BO that instead of projecting outward to engage with the cam (not shown) by
which the blade is rotated they will project inward as shown in dotted lines and
lock the blade by entering holes in the end of the cylinder-When the blade 55 is
made inoperative the pins 52 will be retracted and protruded at the times herein-
before set forth but when the blade 55 is operative so that the sheets carried by
the pins 52 will be folded between rolls 53. 54 the cam 115 will be shifted in
position so that the lever 111 will not be operated to retract the pins 52 until after
they have passed the point of contact between cylinders 51. 78 and consequently
the pins will not be protruded until about the time when they arrive at the point
of contact between cylinders 50. 51.
The cylinder 78 is provided with a set of sheet bolding pins 79 mounted upon
a rock shaft 119 which are protruded and retracted by devices similar to those
already described for operating pins 52, 74 &c the path of the cam 120 which
operates the bell crank lever 121 (see fig 3) being of such form that the pins will
be protruded at or just before the time when they arrive at the point of contact
between cylinders 51. 78 and retracted at the proper time to release the sheet or
sheets carried by them which are folded between rolls 81, 82 by the rotating
folding blade 80 which like those already mentioned is constructed and operated
in the usual manner.
The cylinder 78 is provided at a point just in advance of the pins 79 with &
groove 118 into which the blade 56 projects when it passes the point of contact
between cylinders 51. 78.-In certain of the operations to be hereinafter described
the cylinder 78 will not be required.-It may therefore be disconnected from the
rest of the mechanism during such operations by removing its gear 122 or it may
be allowed to run idly its pins 79 being rendered inoperative by removing the
lever 121 or in any other suitable manner.
As already stated the printing and delivery mechanism herein described is
capacitated and adapted to produce and deliver either a folio or four page product
a folio or four-page product with a two-page supplement "inset," a quarto or
eight-page product, a quarto or eight-page product with a two page supplement
"inset "
or a sexto or twelve-page product. If it is desired to produce and deliver
a folio or four-page product the cylinder 78 will be disconnected or its pins 79 will
be made inoperative in the manner described, the blade 55 of cylinder 51 will be
made operative and the cam 115 will be shifted to the proper position. The entire
length of the type cylinders will then be covered with plates there being in such
case as already explained three pairs of plates upon each cylinder the pairs upon
the cylinder 1 printing the first and fourth pages of the product and those upon
cylinder 14 printing the second and third pages. In this case webs equal in width
to the full length of the type cylinders will of course be used.-The web A as it
passes over guide rolls 18 will be split into three equal divisions A² A² A³ by the
splitters 31, 82 as hereinbefore explained. These divisions each of which as will
be seen contains the same matter as the others will then be led forward side by
side across the path of the web A as it enters the machine and beneath the guide
roll 30 (the turners not being used when the product is a folio) thence over and
around guide roll 34 and between the cutting and folding cylinders 35, 36 see
Fig 5. As the leading ends of the webs arrive at the bite of these cylinders they
are impaled upon the pins 37 or 40 which are projected beyond the periphery of the
cylinder 36 at this point for that purpose.-The webs are then carried around upon
the surface of cylinder 36 until a half rotation has been completed at which time
the severing blade 88 carried by the cylinder 35 co-acting with the groove 39 upon
the cylinder 86 will sever the webs and the freshly severed ends will at the same
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page_text: time or immediately afterward be impaled upon the other set of pins to be carried
forward in like manner.-As the cylinder 36 continues its rotation the sheets
impaled upon the pins 37 or 40 will be folded between rolls 41. 42 by the rotating
folding blade 43 or 44 at which time their leading ends will be released by the
retraction of the pins 37 or 40 as hereinbefore set forth.—The freshly cut ends of
the webs having in the meantime been carried forward will in like manner be
severed and folded at the proper time by the other blade.
The operation just described as will readily be seen produces and delivers
once-folded and side by side three folio or four-page papers from the web A. at each
rotation of the type cylinders.
It is to be remarked that the cylinder 36 although shown as of twice the
diameter of the type cylinders may be of the same size as the type cylinders or of
a greater size than shown as may be found most desirable in practice.
The web B as it passes over guide roll 25 will in like manner be split into three
equal parts B' B* B* by the slitters 45. 46 as herein before explained. - These
divisions which as will readily be seen will like the divisions A* A* A³ each contain
the same printed matter as the others will be led across the path of the entering
web B over guide roll 48 and beneath guide roll 49 and thence side by side between
the cutting and folding cylinders 50. 51.-As the leading ends of the webs arrive
at the bite of these cylinders they will be impaled upon the pins 52 carried by the
cylinder 51 (the pins 74 of the cylinder 50 being as already explained retracted at
this point) and carried around upon the surface of that cylinder in its rotation and
will at the proper time be folded between the folding rollers 53. 54 by the folding
blade 55 the pins 52 being retracted at the same time so as to release their leading
ends When this cylinder which is of the same diameter as the type cylinders has
made a complete rotation its severing blade 56 co-acting with the groove 57 upon
the cylinder 50 will sever the webs at which time the pins 52 will again impale
the freshly cut ends of the webs carry them forward upon the cylinder and the
operation will be repeated.
The pins 77 of cylinder 50 although they will be protruded when passing
between cylinders 50, 51 will not in the operation just described impale the webs
upon cylinder 51 owing to the fact that their points will at this time have been
carried forward so as to be nearly or quite in contact with the surface of their
cylinder as already explained and shown in Fig: 6-This operation as will
readily be seen like that previously described in connection with cylinder 36
produces three folio sheets from the web B for each rotation of the type cylinders
The total product from the two webs A and B being six folio sheets for each
rotation of the type cylinders. The course of the webs in entering the final
delivery mechanism when the product is a simple folio is shown in the diagram
Fig: 9.
It will of course be seen that the machine may be made to produce less than
its full capacity.-The impression cylinders may be made adjustable with relation
to the type cylinders so that two of them may be withdrawn from operative
position and only one web be printed upon Webs of less than full width may also
be used if it should be found desirable in any instance.
If it is desired to produce and deliver a product consisting of a folio or four
page paper having a two page supplement "inset" the blade 55 cylinder 51 will
be made inoperative in the manner already described the cam 115 will be shifted
so as to retract the pin 52 at the point of contact between cylinders 51, 78 and the
cylinder 78 and its pins 79 will be connected and made operative.
The plates upon the type cylinders will be arranged as follows: The end of the
type cylinder I which prints those portions of the webs A and B which after the
said webs are split become A' and B' will carry the plates for printing pages 2
and 5 of the product.-The end of this cylinder which prints those portions of the
webs which after being split become A and B will carry the plates for printing
pages 6 and 1.--The middle portion of this cylinder which carries the plates for
printing those portions of the webs which become after being split A' and B' will

page_text: carry duplicate plates for printing page 4.-That end of the type cylinder 14
which prints those portions of the webs which after they are split become A' B¹
will carry plates for printing pages 1 and 6 and that end of this cylinder which
prints upon those portions of the webs which after they are split become A* B*
will carry plates for printing pages 2 and 5 and the middle of the cylinder which
prints upon those portions of the webs which after they are split become A² Bª
will carry duplicate plates for printing page 3 all as clearly shown in Figures 10
and 11. It will thus be seen that while each of the webs A', A³, B¹, and B³
contains the same printed matter as the others the matter upon the upper sides of
A¹ and B' is upon the lower sides of A³ and B³ and vice versa.-This arrangement
of the matter upon the webs makes it possible to transversely fold the sheets
severed from the web A¹ B and those severed from the webs As BS in opposite
directions and yet have the proper pages i.e. 1 and 6 upon the outside of the
product in both cases By folding these sheets in opposite directions I am enabled
to sever the supplement webs A B into half sheets or sheets one half the length
of the sheets severed from the other webs and readily associate and fold such half
sheet or two page supplements alternately with and into the full sheets severed
from webs AA and B B³.-The operation by which this result is accomplished
will now be described.
The section A³ will be led around the turner composed of the bars 60, 61 and
transferred laterally so as to be led forward beneath the section A³ and the
section A' will be led around the turner composed of the bars 60, 64 and
transferred laterally so as to be led forward beneath the section A³ (see
Figures 1 and 10.-The section B³ will be led around the turner composed
of the bars 69, 70 and transferred laterally so as to be led forward above
section B and section B¹ will be led around the turner composed of the
bars 72, 73 and transferred laterally so as to be led forward beneath the
web B (see Figures 4 and 11)-The three webs A¹ A* A³ will be led forward
between guide rolls 30, 65 and the three webs B1 B2 B3 will likewise be led forward
between guide rolls 48, 66 (see Fig: 5)-The webs A¹ B' then pass around rolls
123 and 49 respectively and side by side enter together between cylinders 50, 51
(see Fig: 5) The web B³ is led upward from roll 66 around rolls 71 and 68 and
then by the side of web A³ passes around roll 34 the two webs then entering side
by side between cylinders 35, 36.-The web B is led upward from roll 66 around
rolls 67 and 68 it passing over roll 68 beneath web B and then by the side of
web A over roll 62 the two webs then entering side by side between cylinders
50, 63. The leading ends of the supplement webs A B which are carried over
roll 62 and introduced between carrying and cutting cylinders 50, 63 will be
impaled by the pins 74 and carried around upon the cylinder 50.-When this
eylinder has made one half a rotation two page supplements will be severed from
these webs by the blade 75 of the cylinder 68 co-acting with the groove 76 of the
cylinder 50 and the freshly cut ends will at once be impaled by the pins 77.-
At the time the pins 74 carrying the now severed sections of the webs A B®
arrive at the bite of the rolls 50, 51 the leading ands of the webs A' B' having
pages 2 and 5 upon their upper surface will have arrived at the same point and
will be impaled by the pins 52 of the cylinder 51 which at the same time will
impale the severed sections of the webs A' B' the pins 74 being at that time
retracted as hereinbefore explained so that as the cylinder 51 continues its rotation
the pins 52 will carry the severed sections of the webs A* B* imposed repectively
upon the leading ends of the webs A¹ B¹-The folding blade 55 of the roll 51
being now inoperative the sheets will not be folded between rolls 53, 54 but when
their leading ends arrive at the bite of the rolls 51, 78 they will be taken by
pins 79, pins 52 being retracted at that time as hereinbefore described and carried
around upon the surface of the latter cylinder the supplement portions being by
this operation brought inside or next to the cylinder 78.-When the pins 79 have
arrived at about the position shown in Fig: 5 the severing blade 56 co-acting with
groove 57 in roll 50 will sever the webs A¹ B' and as the roll 78 continues its

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rotation the folding blade 80 will fold the sheets impaled on the pins 79 between
the folding rolls 81, 82 the product thus delivered being two folio or four page
papers with two-page supplement "inset The pins 52 having in the meantime
taken the freshly cut ends of the webs A¹ B¹ and fresh supplement portions and
carried them forward the operation will be repeated.-When the sections A³ B³ are
severed by the blade 75 co-acting with groove 76 the freshly cut ends will be
taken by the pins 77.-When these pins arrive at the bite of the rolls 50, 51 they
will not be retracted but will remain protruded (their points as already explained
being in such position as not to impale the webs upon cylinder 51) and carry the
supplements held by them forward until they arrive at the bite of the rolls 36, 50
at which time the pins 37 or 40 of the roll 36 will be protruded to impale the
leading ends of these supplements and the pins 77 being at the same time retracted
as already explained the supplements will be transferred to and carried forward
by the cylinder 36.-When the pins 37 or 40 carrying these supplement sheets
arrive at the bite of the rolls 35, 36 they will be met by the leading ends of the
webs A B having printed upon their under surfaces page 5 which will also be
impaled upon these pins and carried forward upon the cylinder 36 the supplement
by this operation being placed beneath the main sheet with the pages of matter
in the proper order When the cylinder 36 has made one half a rotation from
this point the webs A³ B³ will be severed by the blade 38 coacting with the
groove 39 or 93 and will at the proper time be folded by the blade 43 or 44
between rolls 41, 42
From this it will be seen that the webs A¹ B' and the webs A³ B³ of the webs
A B form the main or folio sheet and that the webs A' B' are divided into half
sheets such balf sheets being alternately associated with the webs A¹ B¹ and with
the webs A³ B³ and that the product of the machine when operating in this manner
is four-folio or four-page papers each having an "inset" supplement of two pages
at each rotation of the type cylinders. In this case also it is evident that the
same product can be produced and delivered from a single web the only difference
being that the capacity of the machine will be reduced one half.
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When it is desired that the product shall be a quarto or eight-page paper the
same consisting of two folio or four-page sheets "inset one within the other,
webs of two thirds the width of those used in the previously described operations
will be used and the plates upon the type cylinders will be arranged to print
pages 1. 3. 6 and 8 upon the upper side of each web and pages 2, 4, 5, 7 upon the
lower side of each web as shown in Figures 12 and 13.-The web A will be split
into the two sections A³ A³ by the alitter 31 and the part A will be led around
the turner composed of the bars 60, 61 so as to be transferred laterally and placed
beneath the portion A³.-The web B will be split into two portions B² B³ by the
slitter 46 and the portion B³ will be led around the turner consisting of the bara
69, 70 and transferred laterally so as to be placed above the portion B.-The
webs B B will then be led between rolls 48, 66 The web B will be led around
roll 67 and the web B³ around roll 71 after which the two webs will be led
together around rolls 68 and 62 into the bite of cylinders 35, 36 The webs A' A³
will be led between rolls 30, 65.-The web A³ will pass over roll 62 and the
web A³ over roll 34 after which they will together enter the bite of cylinders
35, 36 by the side of webs B2 B3 The leading ends of these webs will be impaled
upon the pins 37 or 40 carried forward upon the surface of the cylinder in its
rotations and at the proper time be severed by the blade 38 and folded between
rolls 41, 42 by one of the rotating folding blades carried by said cylinder The
other set of pins impaling the freshly cut ends of the webs will carry them forward
in like manner and the operation will be repeated The product in this case as will
be seen from the foregoing will be one quarto or eight page paper from each of the
webs A and B at each rotation of the type cylinders.
It is to be understood that the webs may be associated in any order different from
that shown if desired.-The web A³ may be transferred so as to lie above web A³ or
web B may be transferred so as to lie above web B³.

page_text: When a quarto with a two page supplement "inset "is to be produced cylinder 78
and pins 79 will be made operative, blade 55 will be made inoperative and cam 115
will be shifted so as to retract pins 52 as they pass the point of contact between
cylinders 51, 78.-The upper web A will be of full width and the lower web B of
two thirds width.-The plates upon the type cylinder 1 which print upon those
portions of the webs which after splitting become A, A, B and B will contain
matter for pages 1, 10, 3 and 8 and the plates which print upon the portion which
becomes A will contain matter for pages 5 and 6 said last mentioned plates being
so arranged upon the cylinder that the heads of the pages printed by them will be
upon opposite edges of the web A¹.-The plates upon the type cylinders 14 which
print upon webs A A B and B contain matter for pages 2, 4, 7, and 9 and the
plates which print upon the portion which becomes A contain matter for pages 5
and 6 all as shown in Figures 14 and 15.-The web A being split the web A³ is
carried around a turnar composed of the bars 124 and 125 and is transferred
laterally over web A¹.-The web A³ is carried around a turner composed of the
bars 124 and 126 and is transferred laterally over web A²-The web B being split
the web B³ is led around a turner consisting of the bars 69. 70 by which it is
transferred laterally over Aveb B The associated webs B2 B3 are then led laterally
around the bar 70 returned over the roll 127 and then led forward around the
bar 128.-By this last operation as will be observed the associated webs B' B³ are
reversed so that pages 7, 4 instead of pages 10, 1 are upon the upper side and are
transferred so as to be led forward in the same vertical plane as webs A¹Aª A³.-
By thus reversing webs B³ B³ the half sheet supplements severed from web A' are
alternately readily associated and inset with the full sheets severed from webs A² A³
and B' B and produce a folded product in which the pages will occur in their
proper order After being disposed by the turners as just described the
webs A'AA will be led between rolls 30. 65.-Web A' containing the supplement
matter will pass upward around roll 62 and into the bite of cylinders 50. 63 where
its leading end will be impaled upon the pins 74 and carried around to the bite of
the cylinders 50, 51 where it will be met by the leading ends of webs B* B³ which
ang led between rolls 48, 66 B' passing over roll 67 and B8 under roll 49.-The
pins 74 being retracted at this point and the pins 52 protruded the leading ends of
webs B B and A¹ will be impaled on the last named pins and carried around upon
cylinder 51. The half sheet supplement will be severed from the web At by the
blade 75 upon cylinder 63 and the freshly cut end of the web will at the same
time or shortly afterward be impaled by pins 77-When the pins 52 arrive at the
bite of cylinders 51, 78 they will be retracted and at the same time the webs and
supplement sheet will be impaled upon pins 79 and carried forward upon cylinder 78
by which the supplement is brought inside or next to the cylinder.-When the
cylinder 78 has made about one half a rotation the webs B B will be severed by
the blade 56 and the pins 52 and the pins 74 carrying another supplement having
again come into position the before described operation will be repeated.-Just
before the cylinder 78 completes its rotation the pins 79 will be retracted and the
sheets will be folded between rolls 81, 82 by the blade 80 The supplement taken
by the pins 77 will be carried around to the bite of cylinders 36, 50 whare it will
he taken by the pins 87 or 40 in the manner hereinbefore set forth and carried
forward to the bite of cylinders 85, 36 to be associated with the leading ends of
webs A'A' which after passing between rolls 30, 65 are led respectively over
rolls 34 and 129, 34 to the bite of said cylinders.-The leading ends of webs A* A³
and the supplement thus associated will be carried around upon the cylinder 36 and
at the proper time released from the pins and folded between rolls 41, 42 in the
manner already set forth.
By the operations just described it will be seen that two quarto or eight-page
papers with two page supplements inset are produced at each rotation of the type
cylinders. The course of the webs to produce the above mentioned product is
shown in the diagram Fig: 8.
When a sexto or twelve page product is to be produced the plates upon cylinder 1

page_text: will contain matter for pages 1, 3, 5, 8, 10 and 12 and those upon cylinder 14
will contain matter for pages 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, and 11 and webs of full width will be
used The webs after being split are passed around the turners in the same
manner and associated in the same order as when the product is to be a folio with
supplement "inset."-The webs A1 A2 A3 will be led between rolls 30, 65 and
after passing respectively over rolls 129, 34, 34, and 62 will enter one upon the
other into the bite of cylinders 35, 36.-The webs B' B* B³ will be led between
rolls 48, 66 and after passing respectively over rolls 71, 68, 62, 67, 68, 62 and 49,
67, 68, 62 will enter one upon the other, beside webs A¹ A³ A³ into the hite of
cylinders 35, 36.-The leading ends of both sets of webs will be impaled
pins 37 or 40 carried forward upon cylinder 36 severed at the proper
knife 38 and will finally be released by the pins and folded betwee
by the folding blade 43 or 44 the product in this case being two
papers at each revolution of the type cylinders.
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The various products berein described may and usually will after being delivered
from rolls 41, 42, 53, 54 or 81, 82 pass to other folding or delivery devices such as
those hereafter described to be still further manipulated
When a quarto or sexto is produced it will usually be found most desirable to
deliver the products of both sets of webs from the same folding rolls as berein
described but it is not necessary that they should be so delivered. The product of
the lower set of webs may be delivered from the rolls 53, 54 if it should be found
desirable. When a quarto or sexto is produced or when only one web is printed
the cylinders 63, 50, 51, and 78 may be thrown out of gear and rendered idle.
The rolls 49, 67, 71, 123, 62, 129 and 34 are made adjustable to any extent
desirable as shown in Fig: 5 so that when the turners are not so adjusted as to
properly register the webs the distance travelled by them may be varied so as to
bring them into proper register with each other and with the cutting devices.
In order to make it certain that the balf sheet supplement will never cling to
the carrying cylinders 36, 78 and so fail to be properly folded into the main sheets
it may be found desirable to cause the rear edge of the supplement to extend a
short distance back of the fold line of the main sheet so as to be caught by the
folding blade as shown in Fig: 6d-This can be accomplished by shifting the
gearing connecting cylinders 50, 51 so that the cutting groove 57 instead of
meeting blade 56 will meet cylinder 51 slightly in the rear of the blade as shown
in Fig: 6b-The cylinder 50 will be provided with a depression just in advance
of groove 57 so that the blade 56 will not sever the webs carried upon pins 79
until it arrives at the bite of cylinders 51, 78.—The leading end of the supplement
will be taken by pins 52 but as this end extends only to groove 57 it will fall
behind the leading end of the main sheet which will extend to blade 56 (see
Fig 6º) The supplement being one half the length of the main sheet its rear end
will of course extend past the centre or fold line so as to be caught by the folding
blade. In consequence of setting back cylinder 50 the pins 37 and 40 will
impale the supplements carried by pins 77 nearer their leading ends than they
will the main sheets so that the rear ends of the supplements upon this cylinder
will also extend slightly beyond the centre or fold line of the main sheets.
If it is desired to secure the supplements to the main sheets or the main sheets
forming a quarto or sexto product to each other it can be readily accomplished by
pasting mechanisms of any well known forms which may be placed at convenient
points so as to apply transverse lines of paste at the proper places upon the
supplement or main webs or both the guide rolls over which the various webs
are led being in such case so arranged as to afford room for these pasting devices
to operate.
The arrangement of the plates or forms upon the type cylinders may be greatly
varied from that specified the order of turning and associating the webs being
varied to correspond all of which will readily be understood by one skilled in the
art of printing.
When it is desired to produce from one web of paper a product consisting of

page_text: one or more full or folio sheets with a half sheet supplement with the columns of
printed matter lying longitudinally of the web the length of the supplement in
the direction of its travel through the machine will be the same as that of the
main sheet, that is to say, it will be equal to the length of the column of printed
3 matter and its width will be equal to one half that of the main theet Under
these conditions the production from one web of a folio with a half sheet or two-
page supplement may readily be accomplished by printing upon a web of sufficient
width to receive the main sheet and supplement matter abreast, the supplement
portion being then split from the main portion and by means of a web turner
transferred laterally and imposed upon the main portion thus making a two-ply
web one ply being of one half the width of the other.
The apparatus constructed to obtain this latter result is shown in Figure 16
to 22 Sheet IV. before referred to-The web under treatment is say A the cutting
and collecting cylinders as CD are placed so as to be driven by the toothed
wheel 59 see Figures 1 to 15.-In this arrangement the turning bars described
above are dispensed with as well as several of the collecting and cutting cylinders
and the web is passed direct from the last type and impression cylinders to the
folding mechanism
In the various Figures, 12 and 14 represent the last type and impression
cylinders of the web printing mechanism.-In advance of the cylinders 12, 14 and
supported in standards rising from the frame of the machine is a roller 18 with a
shaft above provided with a rotary cutter 45 which runs in contact with said
roller as before described. Just beneath the roller 18 is a bar 247 depending from
which is a web turner 246 similar to that described in a Patent dated June
fourteenth One thousand eight hundred and seventy six No 2457. Next in
advance of these parts is a cylinder or carrier C the shaft 216 of which is journaled
in suitable bearings in the frame. This cylinder has journaled near its periphery
in a recess a shaft 218 carrying four folding blades 220 as shown in Fig: 18.-
One end of this shaft projects beyond the end of the cylinder C and is provided
with four equidistant lever arms 268 (Fig: 20) which correspond in their positions
upon the shaft with the four folding blades 220.-This shaft between the head of
the cylinder and the arms 268 is made square and upon this squared portion a
spring 266 secured to the head of the cylinder presses so as to hold the shaft in
any position to which it has been turned. Opposite the shaft 218 is another recess
in the cylinder C in which a shaft 224 having its bearings in the heads of the
cylinder is journaled.-This shaft is provided with two or more pins 225 for
entering and holding the paper and with a crank 227 (Fig: 16) to which a
connecting rod 228 is attached said connecting rod passing throngh an eye in a
bearing 251 attached to the end of the cylinder and being provided with a collar
229 between which and the said bearing 251 a spiral spring surrounding aaid
connecting rod rests.-The outer end of this connecting rod is rounded and for a
purpose to be presently explained projects slightly beyond the periphery of the
cylinder C.
Projecting over one edge of the recess opposite to the shaft 218 is a serrated
cutting blade 226 provided with apertures 221 through which the pins 225 may
work On the opposite side of this recess is a spring plate 223 the function of
which is to hold the paper against the companion cutting blade (to be described)
while it is being cut.
D is another cylinder the shaft 230 of which is journaled in the frame 209.-
For a purpose that will presently appear this cylinder is made as shewn of twice
the diameter of the cylinder C.-At points diametrically opposite to each other
his cylinder is provided with two recesses in which are journaled rock shafts 205
o which are secured two or more nipper jaws 233.-One end of each of these
hafts projects beyond the end of the cylinder D and is provided with a crank
rm 240 having a roller which runs in contact with a stationary cam 241 secured
o the frame 209.--This stationary cam 241 is so shaped as to cause the nipping
aws 233 through the rock arm 240 to move toward and into nipping contact with

page_text: the wall 265 of the recesses in which they operate, their contrary or opening move-
ment when the arm 240 is released from said cam being caused by a spring (not
shown) arranged in the usual manner. The cylinder D is upon one of its ends
provided with two projecting cam plates 234 placed in such positions that as the
cylindunCL revolve the projecting end of the connecting rod 228 will come into
contact therewith and be operated to withdraw the pins 225 at the proper time to
release the printed sheets as will be hereinafter more fully explained. The cam
plates 284 are made capable of removal or of being adjusted out of operative
position as shown in Fig: 18 in which one of the plates is shown as moved inside
the periphery of the cylinder to such a position as not to come into contact with
the rod 28 as the cylinders revolve. The cylinder D is also provided upon its
piphery, with two oppositely situated cutting knives 231, 232 the serrated edges
of which working in connection with the serrated edge of the cutter 226 form a
severing mechanism.
The cylinders 12, 14, O and D are connected by a train of gearing as shown in
Fig: 17 the gears composing said train being so proportioned that all the cylinders
move with the same surface speed.
The operation of the mechanism just described is as follows: Suppose it is
desired to deliver single sheets with inset supplements the web A will be of a
width sufficient to receive the matter for the main sheet and supplement abreast
and will after leaving the last type and impression cylinders pass over the roller
18 where it will be split by the slitter 45.-The narrow or supplement portion A¹
will then be led down and around the turner 246 and back up over the roller 18
as shown in Fig: 19 it being by this operation transferred laterally so as to be
brought beneath and associated with the main portion of the web with which it
then passes onto the cylinder C where their leading ends are impaled by the pins
225 and carried forward with that cylinder in its rotation.-When the cylinders
CD have advanced in their rotations so as to bring the recess in which the
shaft 218 is journaled and one set of the jaws 233 together the latter will through
arm 240 and cam 241 be operated so as to sweep outward and slightly within the
blade recess in cylinder C and engage with one of the folding blades 220 as shewn
in Fig: 21. As the cylinders continue their revolutions the action of cam 241
will continue to close the jaws 233 thereby moving the blade 220 upward and
outward so as to cause it to project beyond the periphery of cylinder O and carry
the fold line of the paper into the recess in cylinder D between the jaws and the
wall 265 where both blade and paper will be grasped by the jaws as shown in
Fig: 18 As the cylinders continue their rotations from this point the blade will
be withdrawn leaving the fold of the paper in the bite of jaws and wall as shown
in Fig: 22-At the moment when the jaws 238 commence to act upon the
folding blade 220 as just described the cam plate 234 comes into contact with the
rounded end of the connecting rod 28 so as to rock the pins 225 within the
periphery of the cylinder and release the leading end of the paper in time to
prevent its being torn from the pins.
In the operation of folding the paper into the bite of the jaws and wall as just
described the shaft 218 will have been moved about one eighth of a rotation which
will bring the arms 268 into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig: 20 so that
as the cylinder C continues its rotation the arm corresponding to the blade just
acted upon will be in position to be caught by the stud 269 on the frame of the
machine and carried to the position shown in full lines which will complete a
one-fourth rotation of the blade shaft 218 and restore the blades to their normal
position within the periphery of the cylinder as shewn in Fig: 21 where they will
be held by the spring 266 resting upon the squared portion of the shaft 218 as
before explained. The paper held by its doubled portion as already explained in
the nip of the jaws and wall will be carried onto the cylinder D where it will
continue until said cylinder and cylinder C have so far revolved as to bring the
serrated edge of plate 226 opposite to the serrated-edge of the plate 282 (or 231 as
the case may be) when said plates will articulate and sever the paper during which

page_text: operation the paper will be held by the spring plate 223 against the plate 232.-
Before this occurs the paper just back of the serrated edge of the blade 226 will
have been impaled upon the pins 225 said pins having been again protruded as
soon as cam 234 ceased to act upon connecting rod 228.-The sheets thus severed
from the web and held in the bite of the jaws 283 and wall 265 may be released
at any time after the severing has taken place by properly shaping the cam 241.
The operation just described is repeated at each rotation of the cylinder C both
cam plates 234 being adjusted in working position as shown in Fig: 16 both sets
of jaws 233 being in operation and the cutting blades 231, 232 alternately
operating in connection with blade 226 and thus papers are delivered with
supplements folded within them.
If desired further folds may be made in the sheets as hereinafter described or by
any of the well known devices for folding paper.
If it is desired to deliver papers each consisting of two sheets superposed and
folded together without a supplement the first type cylinder as well as the last 12
must be increased in size in order to carry the requisite number of printing plates
or forms as is well known.-One of the cam plates 234 will be removed or rendered
inoperative as in Fig: 18 and one of the sets of jaws 283 will also be rendered
inoperative by removing its crank arm 240 or otherwise.-The web of paper of a
width equal to the length of the folding blade or less as may be desired passing
from the last impression and type cylinders 14, 12 over the roll 18 and cylinder
or carrier C has its leading end impaled upon the pins 225 and carried by said
pins as the cylinder rotates until the web is severed as before described. Shortly
before this severing of the web. takes place the web is again impaled upon the
pins 225 which are not withdrawn during this rotation on account of the absence
of one of the cam plates 234 and the cylinder C continuing to rotate the web will
be a second time severed the two sheets thus formed being superposed one on the
other upon the cylinder which thus becomes a gathering oylinder upon which the
pins 225 serve to hold the leading ends of the two sheets in perfect register and
carry them around as shown in Fig: 18.-On this second rotation of the cylinder O
the set of jawa 233 that have not been thrown out of operation coming opposite to
one of the folding blades 220 cause it to-tuck the fold Hino of the sheets between
Baid jaws and the wall 265 as before described at which time the cam 284 which
has not been removed or thrown out of operation coming in contact with the
rounded end of the connecting rod 228 withdraws the pin 225 and releases the
leading ends of the sheets-The two superposed sheets with their doubled portions
held in the nip of the jaws 283 and wall 265 will be carried around upon the
cylinder D and finally released in the manner already described after which they
may be further folded or otherwise disposed of as already set forth.
If it is desired to deliver the papers with two sheets superposed and folded
together and also a supplement within them the web of paper can be printed of a
width sufficient to leave the supplement to be split off as before described and
turned under the main web by the turner. The three webs thus associated will
then pass onto the cylinder C and be severed and gathered as just described.
If it is desired to deliver the papers in the form of single sheets a web of a width
equal to the length of the folding blade or less will be used and the folding and
severing devices and the pins will be arranged and operated the same as when
delivering single sheets with supplements.
When it is desired to paste the supplement and main sheets constituting the
signature together it may be accomplished by any of the well known pasting
devices.
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It is also evident that the printed paper may be led over a longitudinal folder
of any approved construction and then to the cutting and folding devices shown
herein.
It is to be remarked that although pins as herein shown for retaining the sheets
in proper register upon the gathering cylinder possess many advantages over the
other devices such as grippers tapes &c which have heretofore been employed
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page_text: for that purpose tapes grippers blasts of air or any of the well known devices for
that purpose may be used without departing from this Invention.
It is however preferred in the case of a web the printed columns of which lie
lengthwise of the web to make the first fold longitudinal-This is effected after the
supplement sheet has been transferred laterally and either before or after being cut
into sheets so that the supplement shall be between the plies of the main web or
sheet when folded.
To obtain this result the addition of a longitudinal folder must be made to the
apparatus just described with reference to Figures 16 to 22.
This longitudinal folder which may be of any suitable construction may be
placed between the roller 18 and the cylinder C or in any other convenient
position and the sheets may then be passed to the collecting and delivering
cylinders C D where they may receive a transverse fold.
It is often desirable to vary the size of the pages of a paper by making them
larger or smaller to a less extent than a full column, and this can only be done by
making the columns longer or shorter.
When the plates are so arranged upon the type cylinders that the columns of
matter extend around or circumferentially of the cylinders and the columns of
printed matter lie lengthwise of the web the length of said columns and of the
printed sheets will occupy the entire circumferential extent of the cylinders and
the only convenient way of varying the size of the printed pages is to add or
subtract an entire column. Therefore if any change is to be made in the size of
a folio or four page paper it must be to the extent of four full columns and in a
folio with a half sheet or two page supplement such change must be to the extent
of six full columns but when the columns lie lengthwise of the cylinders they can
be made longer or shorter to any desired extent and a web correspondingly wider
or narrower can be used For this reason it is preferred to employ a machine in
which the plates are placed upon the type cylinders so as to cause the columns of
printed matter to he across or transversely of the web as described in the early
part of this Specification.
The above described delivery mechanisms although especially adapted to operate
with the printing mechanism herein shown is capable of being used advantageously
with other printing mechanisms.
After the sheets have been delivered from the folding rollers 41, 42 above
referred to they may receive another fold longitudinally, that is to say, upon a line
parallel to the direction of their travel by means of the following apparatus which
is of that class in which the fold is made by a blade striking the sheet upon the fold
line and forcing it between turning edges or into the bite of rolls.
In the operation of machines of this kind as heretofore constructed, the forward
motion of the sheet is arrested at the time of making the fold which is generally
affected by causing it to strike against fixed stops This stopping of each sheet
necessarily reduces the speed with which the machine could be made to operate
and the striking of the moving sheet against fixed stops some times causes it to
buckle so that the product gets wrinkled and imperfect or the machine becomes
clogged and inoperative.
Another disadvantage attending the use of these machines arises from the fact
that the sheets cannot be fed to the folding blade in close succession it being
necessary to separate the sheets in the line of feed by a space equal to somewhat
more than one half the width of the sheet in order to prevent the incoming sheet
from fouling with the sheet just folded and passing between the folding rolls This
makes it impossible for these machines to fold the sheets as they issue from an
ordinary web printing machine unless such sheets are first folded transversely and
even then it is impossible unless the sheets are very narrow in proportion to their
length.
Now in order to obviate these disadvantages a longitudinal movement is given
to the folding blade so that it travels with and folds longitudinally a continuously

page_text: moving sheet and certaîl devices are employed to carry the sheet forward while
the fold is being made
The arrangement of apparatus above referred to is shewn in figures 23 to 27
Sheets V VI Fig 23 being a side elevation of one form of a folding machine con-
structed according to the Invention Fig: 24 is a transverse vertical section taken
on the line a of fig: 23
Fig 25 is a longitudinal vertical section taken on the line y y of fig: 24 but
shewing a modified mechanism for driving the folding blade and also a niechanism
for removing the folded sheets
Fig: 26 is a longitudinal vertical section of a part of the machine shewn in
figure 25 but provided with a folding blade of a modified construction Fig: 27 is
a similar view of another modification
The sheets as they issue from any ordinary form of printing mechanism or form
a folding mechanism such as those above described or from the hands of an
operative are carried by tapes or any other well known form of conveying
mechanism between the upper and lower guides a b and beneath the folding
blade A
The lower guides b are smooth rods or bars of metal and are attached to the
frame of the machine in any convenient manner they being shown in this case as
attached' to transverse supporting bars b¹ the upper guides a are also smooth metal
rods or bars and are secured to and supported by transverse rods co— -The sheet of
paper instead of being carried between these guides by tapes or other conveying
mechanism may be projected under the blade by being alid along the smooth
surface of the lower guides b
The folding blade A is provided near its ends with oblique slots & through which
pass guide studs of These guide studs pass also through downwardly projecting
ends of an overhanging bracket B which is rigidly secured to the side frame of the
machine in the manner shown in fig: 24 and have their ends secured in posts e e
at the sides of the machine The thick back a¹ of the blade A is provided with
dovetail grooves in which work projections on the bracket B thus affording a
means for holding the blade accurately in its position during its reciprocations.
The blade A is driven by a face cam O upon a rotating shaft D the blade being
provided with a stud or pin i which travels in the groove h of the cam.
Motion being communicated to the shaft D from any convenient source of power
the blade A will be caused to reciprocate in a path which is the resultant of the
vertical motion given by the cam and the longitudinal motion given by the studs c¹
working in the oblique slots d-The amount of this longitudinal motion will of
course be governed by the angle to the edge of the blade at which the slots d are
placed This angle should however always be sufficient to give the blade a
longitudinal velocity while in contact with the sheet equal to the feed of the sheet
through the machine.
The movements of the blade A are so timed with relation to the feed of the sheets
through the machine that as it passes below the guides a from the elevated
position shewn in figures 23 and 24 a sheet will have arrived in proper position
to be acted upon and will be struck by the blade upon the fold line and forced
downward between the turning edges or guides k k and into the bite of a series of
folding rollers or pulleys mm.
During this operation the forward movement of the sheet will not be checked
but the blade while travelling with it will at the same time force it downward its
path thus becoming an oblique one the resultant of the two motions vis the
downward movement which is given by the blade and the forward movement due
to its travel through the mathine,
The folding rollers or pullys m mare set obliquely and they carry the obliquely
running tapes E, F which as the folded sheets pass below the guides kk seize them
and carry them onward in an oblique line and deliver them from the machine or to
other devices which are to operate upon it.
When the folded sheet is caught in the bite of the folding pulleys m m its

page_text: forward movement is somewhat checked but these pulleys and the tapes E F are
set at such an angle with relation to the guides b that as the sheet is carried
downward below the guides it is at the same time carried forward sufficiently fast
to prevent the incoming sheet from fouling even should the sheets follow quite
closely upon each other.
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It is to be remarked that the guides kek may in some cases be dispensed with
and the blade A operate to fold the sheet directly into the bite of the pulleys mm-
The number of these pulleys also is not material-There may be three pairs as
shewn or there may be four or more pairs a sufficient number of them carrying
tapes and the remainder acting only as folding rolls. In some cases it may be
found desirable to use a large number of these pairs of oblique pulleys placed close
together so as to afford practically a continuous biting surface
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The tapes E, F, pass over pulleys at their lower ends said pulleys being mounted
upon shafts o and p one of which o in this case receives motion from any convenient
source of power. The shafts op are geared together so that both sets of tapes
will be driven positively and at the same rate of speed.
The upper ends of the tapes E pass over the pulleys m which are hung in
brackets q rigidly attached to the frame of the machine The upper ends of the
tapes F pass over the pulleys m which hang in brackets r Each bracket ris
provided with a shank a which extends through the rail H of the machine frame
the outer ends of these shanks resting in recesses formed in a bar or rail I and
seated against springs t by which they are so pressed inward as to cause the tapes
to have a firm nip upon the folded sheet.
It will be noticed that the series of tapes E F are not of uniform lengths the
pair at the left extending much lower than the pair at the right-This arrangement
necessary in order that they may all be driven by pulleys on a single shaft-In
order however that both ends of the folded sheet may be held in the bite of the
tapes down to the same point as illustrated in figure 25 the supplemental tapes M
are provided―These tapes run over and are driven by pulleys won the shafts o p
and loose pulleys w' which are hung on brackets attached to the frame of the
machine at a point as low as the left hand pair of the pulleys Only pair of the
tapes M and pulleys w w' is shewn in the drawings the companion in each case
being arranged opposite in the usual manner as will be readily understood by those
familiar with this class of machines.
There may be as many pairs less one of the supplemental tapes M as there are
pairs of the main tapes E F-A less number will however often be found
sufficient
By the arrangement of tapes just described the folded sheet can be delivered
squarely and evenly upon carrying tapes or a carrying apron or to a fly or other
mechanism which is to operate further upon it.
In the modification shewn in fig: 25 the folding blade instead of being
reciprocated obliquely has a " parallel" movement-This movement is given to the
blade by the following mechanism-Upon the ends of the shafts vv which extend
inward from the side frame of the machine are mounted, the discs KK carrying
upon their faces crank pins which work in journals in the ends of the blades-
The shafts vv are provided with gears Z Z which are connected by idle gears y the
train thus formed being driven by the gear ; on the driving shaft L through the
intermediate idle gear u.
It can readily be seen that the operation of the mechanism just described will
cause the blade A to descend upon and move longitudinally with the travelling
sheet at the same time that it forces it downward upon the fold line and into the
bite of the rolls m m so that the onward motion of the sleet will not be arrested at
the time the fold is made-The driving shaft L is aso provided with the bevil
gear, which meshes with a similar gear upon the shaft o thus giving motion to
the tapes E F and M.
In this figure (25) is also shewn a mechanism for ddivering the folded sheets to
a position to be removed by an attendant--This mechanism consists of the

page_text: transversely running tapes N upon which the sheets are delivered as they emerge
from the oblique tapes and by which they are carried to the side of the machine or
to a packing box.
The folded sheets instead of being delivered upon the tapes N may be taken by
a fly or other delivery mechanism and placed upon a table or fly board or as before
said they may pass to other mechanism to be further folded.
In figure 26 is shewn the same arrangement of tapes and driving mechanism as
that described in connection with figure 25 but the folding blade is of different
construction It consists of a series of discs A¹ each of which has a can like
projection a These discs are mounted upon transverse shafts which shafts are
connected with the driving shaft L by a train of gearing as shewn so that the
discs are made to rotate in unison-These discs are so timed in their rotations that
when the sheet to be folded has arrived in proper position over the pulleys mm
the projections a' strike upon it and while moving forward with it press it
downward into the bite of the folding pulleys m m-The number of the discs A¹
which may be employed is not limited-The series may consist of two, three, or
more as may be desired-Fig: 27 shows a slight modification in the folding device
and also the position of the extra folding machine with relation to the collecting
cylinder 86 and folding rollers 41 42 of Figures 1 to 15.
Having now set forth the nature of the said Invention as communicated to me
from abroad by my foreign correspondents and explained the manner of carrying
the game into effect, I wish it to be understood that I claim :—
First The arrangement of mechanism for producing from one or more webs of
paper folio or four page folded sheets of printed matter in columns lying
transverse of the web with or without a supplement "inset" substantially as
described with reference to Sheets I, II and III of the drawings.
Second-The ungement of mechanism for producing from one or more
printed webs of paper the columns of printed matter lying transversaly of the
web a quarto or eight-page product with or without a two page supplement
"inset" substantially as described with reference to Sheets I, II and III of the
drawings.
Third The arrangement of mechanism for producing from one or more
printed webs of paper the columns of printed matter lying transversely of the web
a sexto or twelve page product substantially as herein described with reference to
sheets I, II, and III of the drawings.
Fourth-The combination in a single machine of the cutting collecting and
folding cylinders for producing one or all of the above named products substan-
tially as described with reference to Sheets I and II of the drawings.
Fifth-In combination with collecting cutting and folding cylinders the sheet
holding pins operated as and for the purpose herein shewn and described with
reference to the drawings
Sixth-A folding blade as 55 provided with a reversible operating arm as 116 in
combination with a folding cylinder having deviers for locking said arm when
reversed all substantially as described with reference to figure 7 of the drawings
for the purpose set forth.
Seventh-The combination of the Sheet carrying cylinders as 50, 51 the two
being so timed that the leading ends of the sheets transferred from the former to
the latter will fall slightly in the rear of the sheets carried by the latter
substantially as described with reference to fig. 6b of the drawings for the purpose
above set forth.
Eighth The arrangement of apparatus for collecting sheets of paper cut from
a printed web of paper the printed columns of which lie longitudinally of the web,
for cutting such sheets from the web and for folding the sheets so cut
substantially as herein shewn and described with reference to sheet IV of the
drawings.

page_text: Ninth The means for giving a subsequent fold to the already folded product
substantially as herein shewn and described with reference to Sheets V and VI of
the drawings.
In witness whereof I the said William Conquest have hereunto set my hand
and seal the nineteenth day of October in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty two.
WILLIAM CONQUEST (LB)