and similar Materials in Sheets or in the Web.
Year: 1885

page_text: and similar Materials in Sheets or in the Web.
I, THOMAS RICHARD SHILLITO of 89 Chancery Lane in the County of Middlesex,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of said invention for "AN IMPROVED
MACHINE FOR COLOURING CARDS, CARDBOARD, PAPER AND SIMILAR MATERIALS IN
"
SHEETS, OR IN THE WEB a communication to me from abroad by the Firma
Grahl and Hoehl of Dresden, in the Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:—
This invention relates to a method and means for colouring cards, cardboard
paper and similar materials in a more efficient manner than heretofore.
Referring to the accompanying drawing in which is represented a sectional
elevation of the machine of this invention :-
The material to be coloured is fed to the machine between the colouring felt a
and the feed roller b beneath it. The colouring felt a passes over the rollers c, d,
e, f; it takes the colour from the colour box g and transfers it to the material to be
coloured which passes between it and the feed roller b this latter being carried in
bearings capable of being readily lowered by means of the hand lever h and joint
levers i so as to bring it away from the colouring felt a thus preventing the
colour from touching it when the feed of the material to be coloured is interrupted;
it is provided with a scraper k for scraping therefrom any colour that may become
adhered to it, and with an endless felt driven in a direction opposite to that of
the feed roller for the purpose of removing from the feed roller any traces of
colour that the scraper may have failed to remove. This endless felt is kept clean
by passing through water contained in the trough m. Instead of the endless felt
band 1, a roller covered with felt or other suitable material may be used.
From the feed roller b the coloured material is caused to pass on to a travelling
endless band n of india rubber or other suitable material by which it is moved
forward, a number of brushes or spreaders o some of which are stationary and some
moveable distributing the colour evenly. In order to prevent the material under
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page_text: treatment from adhering to the colouring felt or band when the colour is being put
on and from being drawn round with it two or more threads p are arranged to
travel with the colouring felt a until the material under treatment has been in
contact with the colouring felt when the said threads take a divergent path passing
over the rollers q and thereby loosening the material from the colouring felt.
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 in machines or machinery of the kind referred to :-
1. The arrangement of endless colouring felt or band passing over a series of
rollers for taking colour from a colour box and transferring it to the material to
be coloured fed between it and a feed roller substantially as described and
illustrated.
2. The combination of a scraper and endless felt or band,-or roller covered with
felt or other suitable material,-driven in a direction opposite to that of the feed
roller such combination being for the purpose of cleaning the feed roller sub-
stantially as described and illustrated.
3. The lever mechanism for moving the feed roller away from the colouring felt
substantially as described and illustrated.
4. The guide threads p arranged substantially as described and illustrated and
for the purpose specified.
5. The general combination or arrangement of parts constituting the machine or
machinery referred to. for the purpose specified, substantially as described and
illustrated.
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