A NEW OR IMPROVED MACHINERY FOR ROLLING AND CUTTING ENDLESS PAPER
Year: 1876

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henri Adrien Bonneville, of the British and Foreign
Patent Offices, 18, Rue de la Chaussée d' Antin, Paris, France, and 6, Piccadilly,
in the County of Middlesex, Patent Agent, for the Invention of "A NEW OR
IMPROVED MACHINERY FOR ROLLING AND CUTTING ENDLESS PAPER."
communication from Carl Theodor Bischof, residing at Gloggnitz, Austria.
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Sealed the 7th November 1876, in pursuance of an Order of the Lord Chancellor,
and dated the 70 l 1970
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henri Adrien Bonneville at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 13th April 1876.
HENRI ADRIEN BONNEVILLE, of the British and Foreign Patent Offices, 18, Rue
de la Chaussée d'Antin, Paris, France, and 6, Piccadilly, in the County of Mid-
dlesex, Patent Agent. "A NEW OR IMPROVED MACHINERY FOR ROLLING AND
CUTTING ENDLESS PAPER." A communication from Carl Theodor Bischof, residing
at Gloggnitz, Austria.
The Invention relates to a new or improved apparatus for rolling endless paper
of any desired width on rollers of any desired diameter by making it firm, solid,
smooth, without folds, with cut edges, and by giving it the required dimensions,
and consists of two main uprights provided with vertical slots, which can be
widened at pleasure. Below the middle of the said slots is adapted vertically a
hollow cast-iron cylinder, on one of the ends of which is mounted a contrivance for
setting the apparatus in motion.
On the surface and parallel with the axis of the said cylinder is keyed a circular
shaft, upon which is rolled the sheet of paper. The said shaft consists of three
wedge-shaped parts jointed together by screw rings. In one of the outer parts of
this shaft is formed a longitudinal slot, in which is inserted a spring which
maintains one end of the sheet of paper rolled upon a drum in the front of the
apparatus. On the said shaft rests an iron cylinder, which serves to press con-
stantly and to smooth the roll of paper.
To cut the paper at the two edges, or to divide the same in case the latter is
of a smaller width than that of the paper machine, automatic cutters which work
[Price Gd.]

page_text: without stopping during the operation of the rollers are adapted to each side of the
apparatus as follows:-On the ends of the main driving shaft of the latter are
mounted two adjustable strong iron bands, between which the cutter is adapted
in such a manner that it revolves and penetrates more or less deeply into the roll
of paper.
A rope guided and stretched so as to move the said circular cutters in
the opposite direction to the circular shaft is used to operate the said cutters, and
the cutting or the division of the paper is effected. In the top of each main
upright are made bearings, in which moves a shaft, on each end of which, outside
the uprights, is keyed a double sheave of a differential pulley passed over by chains,
the other double sheave of the said pulley being keyed on each of the pins of
the iron cylinder. By this contrivance the said cylinder can be raised or lowered
according as the right or left part of the said chains is pulled, and so kept at any
desired clevation. In the front of the main cylinder, but higher up, is mounted
another hollow guide cylinder, to which the motion is imparted by the said main
cylinder, and which serves to make the sheet of paper smooth and without folds,
and also in front of the main cylinder, but lower down, is mounted a paper guide
roller, and. in front of the latter is placed the drum above mentioned, round which
is rolled the sheet of paper to be cut.
In referring to the accompanying Drawing, which represents a side elevation of
the apparatus, a is one of the uprights, b the slot in the same, c hollow cast-iron
cylinder, & circular shaft, e drum, f iron cylinder, g automatic cutter, h main driving
shaft, i differential pulley sheave, j chains of the same, k hollow guide cylinder,
Z paper guide roller.
SPECIFICATION filed in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, and of
an Order of the Lord Chancellor, by the said Henri Adrien Bonneville in the
Great Seal Patent Office on the 7th November 1876.
HENRI ADRIEN BONNEVILLE, of the British and Foreign Patent Offices, 18, Rue
de la Chaussée d'Antin, Paris, France, and 6, Piccadilly, in the County of Middlesex,
Patent Agent.
"A NEW OR IMPROVED MACHINERY FOR ROLLING AND CUTTING
ENDLESS PAPER." A communication from Carl Theodor Bischof, residing at Gloggnitz,
Austria.
The Invention relates to a new or improved apparatus for rolling endless paper
of any desired width on rollers of any desired diameter by inaking it firm, solid,
smooth, without folds, with cut edges, and by giving it the required dimensions,
and consists of two main uprights provided with vertical slots which can be
widened at pleasure. Below the middle of the said slots is adapted vertically a
hollow cast-iron cylinder, on one of the ends of which is mounted a contrivance
for setting the apparatus in motion.
On the surface, and parallel with the axis of the said cylinder, is keyed a
cuneiform shaft upon which is rolled the sheet of paper. The said shaft consists
of three wedge-shaped parts jointed together by screw rings. In one of the outer
parts of this shaft is formed a longitudinal slot, in which is inserted a spring
which maintains one end of the sheet of paper rolled upon a drum placed in the
front of the apparatus. On the said shaft rests an iron cylinder which serves to
press constantly and to smooth the roll of paper.
To cut the paper at the two edges, or to divide the same in case the latter is of
a smaller width than that of the paper machine, automatic cutters which work
without stopping during the operation of the rollers are adapted to each side of
the apparatus as follows:-On the ends of the main driving shaft of the latter
are mounted two adjustable strong iron bands, between which the cutter is adapted
in such a manner that it revolves and penetrates more or less deeply into the roll
of paper. A rope guided and stretched so as to move the said circular cutter in the
opposite direction to the cuneiform shaft is used to operate the said cutter, and

page_text: the cutting or the division of the paper is effected. In the top of each main
upright are made bearings, in which moves a shaft, on each end of which, outside
the uprights, is keyed a double sheave of a differential pulley passed over by chains,
the other double sheave of the said pulley being keyed on each of the pins of the
iron cylinder. By this contrivance the said cylinder can be raised or lowered
according as the right or left part of the said chains is pulled, and so kept at any
desired elevation. In the front of the main cylinder, but higher up, is mounted
another hollow guide cylinder to which the motion is imparted by the said main
cylinder, and which serves to make the sheet of paper smooth and without folds,
and also in front of the main cylinder, but lower down, is mounted a paper guide
roller, and in front of the latter is placed the drum above mentioned, round which
is rolled the sheet of paper to be cut.
Having thus briefly described the said Invention, I will now proceed to describe
the same more particularly, reference being had to the accompanying Drawings
and to the figures and letters marked thereon, that is to say :-
Different systems of printing presses being from day to day introduced for some
years past in all the principal printing houses, the paper manufacturers will
be brought to deliver their paper for the greater part in rolls of all kinds of
dimensions.
The object of the apparatus herein-after described is to satisfy the demands of the
fabrication of machines of this nature.
S, t, are the two main uprights, and C the vertical slots which can be widened
at pleasure, a construction which allows of an easy and inexpensive execution as
well as a prompt adjusting, and also of replacing the slotted side, faces easily and
without great expense in case of wearing out. H is the hollow cast-iron cylinder
fitted vertically below the middle of the slots C, on one of the ends of which is
mounted the contrivance, viz., a wheel R. for setting the apparatus in motion by
means of the mechanical device V. K is the cuneiform shaft or roller keyed on the
surface and parallel with the axis of this cylinder H. Upon the said shaft K is
rolled the sheet of paper. This shaft is circular in transverse section, and
consists, as stated, of three wedge-shaped parts x, y, z, jointed by a dovetailed
notch and a spring, and kept in position together at the two ends by the screw
cutting U on their circumference and by the adjustable rings W forming a nut.
Further, in one of the outer parts of this shaft K the longitudinal slot is made
parallel with the axis, the length of which corresponds to the hollow part of this
shaft between the two outer adjustable rings i and i¹, in this slot is to be inserted
the spring, through which passes the sheet of paper, which is thus caused to
follow its course around this shaft and to roll itself thereon. To remove from this
shaft K the sheet of paper after being enrolled, the middle part y of the shaft is
withdrawn by screws, by means of the contrivance M, after unscrewing the outer
adjustable rings and disengaging the adjustable screw of the two inner rings, which
allows of easily withdrawing the spring. B is the iron cylinder, which rests on
this wedge-shaped shaft all along the width of the apparatus. The said cylinder
is of about 8 inches (about 22 centimètres) in diameter, the pins of which must be
as strong as the shaft itself, since they move, like it, in the two supports. This
cylinder presses and smooths the sheet of paper, the pressure of the said cylinder is
constant and even, as it is raised together with the shaft as the roll of paper grows
larger. S, c, h, are the automatic cutting apparatuses to cut the paper at the two
edges, or, in case rolls of a smaller width than that of the paper machine are to be
made, to divide them during the working of the paper roller. H₁ is the main
driving shaft fitted laterally at about ½ inch (about 1, centimètres) above the
cylinder H, and parallel with its axis and with the wedge-shaped shaft, and which
receives its rotatory motion by means of connecting straps of about 6 inches (about
16 centimètres). This driving shaft carries the cutters and serves at the same time
as the oscillating point of the same. A kind of parallelogram, of which the two
longitudinal side parts consist of strong iron bands with small cross pieces, rests
freely on one end in a metallic bearing on this driving shaft H³, and can be adjusted,

page_text: according to the desired width of the paper, by special rollers. The lateral parts
of this frame being separated from the main driving shaft so as not to interfere
with the working of the rollers, and the ends of these iron bands being brought
near to the cuneiform or wedge-shaped shaft, a circular cutter with a rope disk
revolving on a pivot is adapted between the two iron bands. The extension of
this pivot beyond the two bands is eccentric, to allow of, the free revolution of
rollers covered with cloth, and of a diameter rather less than that of the circular
cutter. This eccentric pivot revolves and is adjustable by means of a screw of the
circular cutter, which allows of adjusting the roller so as to allow the cutter to
penetrate more or less deeply into the roll of paper.
On the main driving shaft between the two iron cutter bands is fixed a grooved
roller of about 12 inches (about 30 centimètres) in diameter by means of an
adjustable screw; between this roller and that of the circular cutter are besides
adapted two pair of smaller grooved rollers a and b, in order to guide and stretch
the rope, by means of which, the circular cutter being moved in the opposite
direction to that of the cuneiform shaft, the cutting and the division of the sheet of
paper is obtained. As soon as the roller formed by the sheet of paper increases in
diameter the circular cutter continues to rise, the cutting apparatus being able to
revolve around its axis, that is to say, its main driving shaft.
When it is desired to prevent one of these cutting apparatuses from working, it
is suspended with it's cutter and other attachments to the upper cross piece t,
thereby allowing of sharpening or easily replacing the cutter. It is of course
understood that during the changing of the cutters the main driving shaft must be
stopped: m, m, are the bearings on the head of each main upright. In the said
bearings moves the shaft 7 parallel with the axis. n and n are the double sheave
of the differential pulley over which pass the chains and , the double sheave
being keyed on each side of the shaft i. On each of the pins of the cylinder B is
keyed and maintained by two adjustable rings m, m, the double sheave of the
pulley. The chains are of the kind generally used. By pulling one or other of
these endless chains the upper double sheave is made to turn, which causes the
cylinder B to be raised or lowered, according as the right or left part of the chains
is pulled. By this contrivance the cylinder B can be raised and kept at any
desired elevation without having to hold the chains. G is the hollow guide cylinder
of about 1 foot (about 33 centimètres) in diameter, fitted laterally against the
paper roller at about 3 feet (about 1 mètre) above the middle of the main cylinder.
The rotary motion is imparted to the said hollow cylinder by the main cylinder.
One of the bearings may be slightly raised or lowered, whereby the paper is evenly
guided and stretched. This cylinder is besides and principally intended to efface
the folds which may have been formed in the paper, and at the same time to stretch
it and smooth its lower surface by its motion opposed to that of the paper.
the paper guide roller of about 6 inches (about 16 centimètres) in diameter, fitted at
about 30 inches (about 90 centimètres) from the main cylinder but lower down.
T is the wind-drum of about 1 foot (about 33 centimètres) in diameter, fitted at
about 31% feet (about 1 mètre, 16 centimètres,) from the latter. The said drum
consists of a hollow cast-iron or wooden cylinder, at the two ends of the circumference
of which, breadthwise, are adapted moveable crosses and , which prevent the
displacing of the paper as it passes from the reel of the paper machine to the drum.
This drum is moved either by the transmission of, the paper machine or by that
of the paper roller, but only during the time that the paper is being rolled around
it. During the unrolling of the paper from the said drum,and respectively during
its rolling round, the cuneiform shaft works a paper driver which is fitted on one
side of the drum shaft, and can be regulated by means of a fly-screw. This drum
can besides be displaced about 1 inch (about 2 centimètres) horizontally, in
order that the unrolling and the cutting may be exact in case the paper is
disturbed.
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The apparatus for the formation of the rolls of paper works in the following
manner After the paper has been suitably unrolled from the reel of the paper

page_text: machine, but better from a drum, and rolled round the drum T, and if it should so
happen that the ends have been stuck together, the next process is the rolling it
round the cuneiform shaft of any suitable cylinder. For this purpose the paper
end E is guided from the drum T underneath the conducting roller or paper
guide L on to the counter roller G, from whence it is carried over the cylinder B
between the latter and the cuneiforin shaft K, from whence the sheet of paper
encircles the cuneiform shaft to be guided between the latter and the main
cylinder H, therefore the paper end E will be brought to rest on the main cylinder
where it is cut straight, and the whole sheet of paper evenly stretched is then
inserted by incans of the spring in the groove of the cunciform shaft, after which
by means of a few revolutions of the wheel S, and by doing the paper over with
size and gum arabic, and constantly passing a polisher over the surface of the
paper, it forms a roll of dry sized paper of about 1/2 inch (about 1/ centimètre).
This done the cutting apparatuses already adjusted to the desired width of the
paper are applied to the surface of the same resting on the cuneiform shaft, and
the paper rolling apparatus or machinery set in motion by the transmission can
then work. As soon as the roll of paper has attained the desired size the apparatus
is stopped, the cutter hung up, and the cuneiform shaft removed, and the rolls
formed are deposited on a table, to be afterwards packed up and dispatched.
The rolls of paper formed by the aid of this apparatus possess the following
advantages:-
1. The paper, thick or thin, of any desired width, is passed under the rollers and
divided into the desired dimensions.
2. The arrangement and construction of the apparatus allows of rolling about
300 feet (about 100 mètres) a minute, and more, so that according to the width of
the paper two or even four sheets of paper are simultaneously passed over the
rollers.
A length of paper of about 144,000 feet (about 48,000 mètres) can thus be
treated in the space of 12 hours, the apparatus working at an average rate of about
200 feet (about 66 mètres) a minute; thus the sheet of paper having a width of
about 6 feet (about 2 mètres), about 864,000 square feet (about 288,000 mètres
carrés) may be rolled off in 12 hours, that is to say, the same quantity of paper
which is produced in 24 hours by a paper machine.
3. The rolls of paper are much more firm and solid than those of any other
system, so that 1 cubic foot (about 33 centimètres cube) of rolled paper weighs
35 lbs. (about 17, kilogrammes) and more. The rolls of paper being thus solid
and compact the paper cannot be injured, the layers of paper cannot be disturbed,
the space taken up by this weight is the smallest possible, and therefore the most
appropriate for the loading, the packing is the most simple and least expensive, and
therefore the most fit for conveyance.
4. Wrappers, always more or less dear and liable to spoil, are not required, and
if desired the rolls are always of the same bulk.
5. This apparatus can easily work with the help of two workmen ; therefore
100 lbs. (about 50 kilogramines) of rolled paper only comes to about 1/d. (about
12 centimes).
6. The paper is without folds and without any other defect.
7. This apparatus produces no tearing or imperfection in the paper, because in
that case the roll of paper becomes loosened, and the defective parts must be taken
away and the ends stuck together; moreover, this apparatus allows, so to speak,
of controlling the work done on the paper machine, as no paper of a bad quality
can be treated by this apparatus.
Having thus fully described and ascertained the nature of the said Invention and
the manner of carrying the same into effect, I would have it understood that I do
not confine myself to the precise details above enumerated, as these may obviously
be modified without departing from the principle of the Invention, but what I
claim is a new or improved machinery for rolling and cutting endless paper,

page_text: substantially as above described and represented in the different Figures of the
accompanying Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henri Adrien Bonneville, have hereto set my
hand and seal, this Twenty-eighth day of October, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and seventy-six.
H. BONNEVILLE. (L.S.)