Improved Machinery for Printing, Stamping, and Impressing Advertisements on Matches, Match Splints, Pipe Lights, Lead Pencils, and the like for Advertising Purposes.
Year: 1893

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Machinery for Printing, Stamping, and Impressing
Advertisements on Matches, Match Splints, Pipe Lights, Lead
Pencils, and the like for Advertising Purposes.
We FRANK HULME 12 Peter Street Manchester, Advertising Match Manu-
facturer and THOMAS BEECROFT 340 Burley Hill Leeds Clothing Manufacturers
Manager do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
The purpose and object of this invention is to provide a machine that will print,
impress or stamp, upon matches match splints, pipe lights, lead pencils and the like
advertising matter, on one, two, three or four sides of matches or other articles so
they may be used for advertising purposes.
In order that our invention may be readily understood, we proceed to explain
the same with the aid of the accompanying drawings wherein the like letters of
reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views.
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of our match printing machine showing both sides so
arranged for impressing, printing or stamping on single or double or two ended
matches before the matches are cut into two, and either before or after being dipped
in the striking solution.
Fig. 2 is a plan of one section of the printing discs inking rollers together with
the means of setting and keeping in motion the inking drum and smaller feed
rollers to the face of the type.
Fig. 3 is a sectional plan of printing discs wherein are fitted the types só
arranged as to form an advertisement.
Fig. 3 is the cover of the printing disc held in position by the screws
shown.
Fig. 4 is a plan of a double match or splint before being cut showing advertise-
ment on the face.
Fig. 5 is a plan of the back part of machine showing how the motion is imparted
to the pusher rod.
Fig. 6 is a plan showing the position of type discs whilst printing matches, and
the means of transmitting motion to the printing discs.
By aid of these, it will be seen that A is the bed of machine to which are
bolted standards B which said standards carry a second bed or table A. 1 on which
is mounted an inclined recessed slide N set at an angle, preferably at an angle, of
45 degrees and formed with side guides, and arranged that only one match splint
shall be released at a time, and so that after the match splints are arranged on the
horizontal table above, they may fall in a parallel and uniform manner into a
channel or groove. In the centre of the bed or table A1 is fixed a traversing
rod H which is fitted into the holder G and slides on two parallel guide rods, and
held in position by the double bearing heads at each end, through the centre of
which slides the rod H whereby the movements are steadied.
Motion is given to this traversing rod G and H by means of a disc P (see plan
Fig. 5) that is fastened to the back part of the shaft Q fitted with an adjustable
crank pin Q1, which working within a die, slides freely in a slotted arm Q2 and
held in position by the bearings of the second or lower two parallel rods or arms F
upon which the arm Q2 travels, and imparts motion to H, and bolted to the under
part of the bed plate or table A 1. On the slide F is fixed a short spring F 1
which presses against the holder G. It will now be seen when motion is given to
the crank pin Q1, it will give a cross or transverse motion to the slotted arm Q2,
which with the spring pressing on the holder G will cause the traversing rod to go

page_text: forward and backward and will push or convey the double match or splint into the
mouth of the four type discs, which will be seen by Fig. 6 are set at right angles to
each other, & the type faces forming a hollow square, and as the discs revolve the
grip causes the match splint to travel and pass through the tube K into a suitable
receptacle or box provided. As the pusher rod goes forward it pushes the match
splint into the left hand sett of discs, and as it returns pushes a match splint into
the right hand sett of discs.
On Fig. 1 D is an upright standard to which is fixed at each end of the machine,
the mechanism for inking and printing the match or splint, more particularly
illustrated and described by Fig. 2 which we will now proceed to explain.
To the standard D, we affix by means of set screws a female section of a hinge
the male part is fixed to the roller sustaining bracket & marked R, it will now be
seen that when the male and female sections are joined by means of a pin or bolt
running through the centres a hinge is formed whereby the bracket is enabled to
swing and be adjustable.
The upper part of the bracket holds in position the type disc M & the lower
part holds the inking drum L. Between the disc and the drum are placed the
inking rollers. It will be seen that L' touches the inking drum and when revolves
carries to roller L' a certain amount of ink, which in turn is given off to the
roller Ls which distributes the ink to the face of the type in disc M. These rollers
are held in bearings, the shafts of which are fixed to the bracket, R.
The bracket R is held in position by the bolt and lock nut I and is adjusted by
the bolt or screw J on the side of standard D.
On the bolt I is fixed a rubber disc or other suitable spring I 1 when the bolt J
is adjusted it will be seen that the type discs are brought closer together or the
reverse and by this means thinner or thicker matches can be printed upon without
being sorted out to a definite thickness. The inking and distributing rollers L'
L' are held in their relative position as shown on Fig. 2, by means of springed
arms, each one pressing slightly against the other. The large ink drum L receives
the ink from an ink duct arranged above and when motion is given to the type
disc M the motion is conveyed to T2 by means of an intermediate spur wheel T 1
and by friction the remaining L' L' L³ revolve and so convey ink to the type. At
the ends of the driving shaft V are two bevel pinion or mitre wheels U gearing
into bevel pinion or mitre wheels U 1. The shaft V revolves in the bracket
hearings C and supported on the bed plate A.
In the centre of machine is fitted the main driving gear. Keyed on axle or
driving shaft Q is a bevel or mitre pinion wheel W which gears into bevel or mitre
pinion wheels W1 which are set at right angles and motion is obtained by a fast
pulley fitted to the axle Q.
Arrangements may be made whereby a friction clutch or loose pulley may be
fitted to the axle Q whereby the machine may be under better control.
These, impart motion to the type discs in the following manner, U 1 is mounted
on shaft of type disc M (Fig. 6) on which is keyed bevel wheel S which gears into
the bevel wheel S 1 on shaft of type disc M 1. A second bevel wheel S2 is fixed
to the reverse side of type disc M1 which gears into bevel wheel S3 on shaft of
type disc M 2. At the other end of this type disc shaft, is fixed bevel wheel S 4
which in turn gears into bevel wheel S 5 and transmitting rotary power to the axle
of the type disc M 3. Fig. 3 shows plan of the type disc M with the cover or face
plate off, on the inside face of Fig. 3 are fastened four bevel pieces of metal X to
form the four segments of the circle, between which is set the type to be used to
form the required advertisement. On the outside edge of each piece of metal is a
projecting point which grips the match or splint and pulls same into the jaws
of M M M M'. On the face and between the segments is turned a fine bead X¹
which fitting into a groove in the type to be used prevents the type being displaced.
Fig. 3 is the cover or face plate which, when screwed to the disc M keeps the
type true and in line.
When larger or smaller articles than matches or splints are to be impressed the

page_text: size of the machine the type discs, the slide, the traversing rod, and the throw of
the crank rod will have to be made so as to be suitable for the work in hand.
We do not limit ourselves to the manner of transmitting the power named herein
as any suitable method may be used.
The above is shown and will answer the purpose of this explanation.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
1. A machine arranged, as above described, for printing, stamping or impressing
at one operation on one, two, three, or four sides of double or single matches, match
splints, pipe lights, lead pencils, and other articles suitable to be used for
advertising purposes.
2. The arrangement of the type disc whereby single pieces of type can be fitted
in the discs to form any given short advertisement.
3. The arrangement whereby the pressure of the type is regulated, as is herein-
before described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 29th day of September 1893.
FRANK HULME.
THOMAS BEECROFT.