Improved Adjustable Inking-roller Bearer for Printing Machines.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Adjustable Inking-roller Bearer for Printing Machines.
WILLIAM HENRY CLEGG, 135, Brunshaw Road, Burnley, Printers Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the means employed for adjusting the height of
the bearers used to support the inking rollers on printing machines. Instead
of the usual wood bearer I use a metallic one having a grove or recess through-
out its entire length and in this grove I place another bar which fits the
grove but is free to slide. This sliding bar is provided on its upper surface,
at convenient distances apart with wedge shaped or taper recesses the inclines
being in one direction and at one end it is provided with a screw & nut.
Through the bearer across the recess are a number of round or wedge shaped
pins the same distance apart & resting on those of the sliding bar. Also at each
end of the bearer a bracket is attached to the table of the machine which guides
the bar in its horizontal movement & the bearer in its vertical movement.
To adjust the height of the bearer the nut on the sliding bar is tightened
against one of the fixed brackets thus drawing the bar forwards, the tapers
on the sliding bar acting on the fans of the bearer cause it to rise in a vertical
direction & by unscrewing the bearer lowers again by its own weight.
The top face of the bearer is covered by leather or any suitable material.
Dated this 23rd day of October 1899
Improved Adjustable Inking-roller Bearer for Printing Machines.
WILLIAM HENRY CLEGG, 135, Brunshaw Road, Burnley, Mechanic, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to the means employed for adjusting the height of
the bearers used to support the inking rollers on printing machines. Instead
of the usual wood bearer I use a metallic one (marked A in the accompanying
sheet of drawings) having a grove or recess throughout its entire length & in
this grove I place another bar D screwed at one end, this fits the grove but is
free to slide.
On the face of this bar at suitable distances apart are formed a number of
wedge shape recesses the inclines all being in one direction.
Through the
bearer across the grove or recess are a number of round or wedge shaped pins C

page_text: the same distance apart and resting on those of the sliding bar D. Also at
each end of the bearer a bracket E is attached by screws to the table G of the
machine which guides the bar D in its horizontal movement & the bearer A
in its vertical movement. To adjust the height of the bearer A the nut F on
the sliding bar D is tightened against the bracket E thus drawing the bar D
forward, the inclines acting on the pins C in the bearer A cause it to rise in a
vertical direction & by unscrewing, the bearer A lowers again by its own weight.
The top face of bearer A is covered with leather or any suitable material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
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The combination of the metal A bearer A with sliding bar D and brackets E
substantially as here described.
Dated this 16th day of June 1900.
WILLIAM HENRY CLEGG.