Improvements in Machinery for Stamping or Printing Trade and other Marks or Matter upon Piece Goods, also applicable for other purposes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Aug., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 23rd May, 1893-Accepted, 8th July, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Stamping or Printing Trade and
other Marks or Matter upon Piece Goods, also applicable for
other purposes.
I, ROUGHSEDGE WALLWORK, of the Firm of Henry Wallwork & Co., of
Union Bridge Iron Works, Roger Street, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Engineers, Machine Makers, and Ironfounders, do hereby declare the nature of the
said invention, to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved combination and arrangement of mechanisma
principally designed for printing trade marks and headings and other matter
upon textile fabrics when folded in the piece, but which may be used for other
purposes.
There is suitable frame-work, in which guides are formed on each side for two
vertical rods to slide up and down in one guide near the upper, the other, near the
lower end of the rods.
Extending across the framing and between the two vertical rods there is a table
(which I will term the impression table) one end of which is secured to the upper end
of each of the two vertical rods, thus arranged the table while being kept horizontal,
can move up and down vertically.
There is also another table, (which I will term the inking table) arranged in a
similar manner to the impression table.
On each side of the framing there is a slideway to guide the ends of a bar
extending across the machine between the slideways.
To the underside of this bar (which I will term the type bar) the type or surfaces
which are to make the impression are secured. There is a projecting pivot at
each end of the type bar for a swivel block that fits a slot in the end of a lever
(one on each side of the frame) the lower ends of these levers (which I will term
the type bar levers) are pivotted to the side frames. In each lever there is a stud
for an anti-friction bowl which works in the cam path of a box cam secured on a
cross shaft in suitable bearings.
There is a cam for each type bar lever and the cams are shaped to move the
type har from the impression table to the inking table and back again, but so as to
rest or "dwell" for a time over the impression and inking tables.
Spur teeth are formed on the periphery of one cam to gear with a spur pinion
on the first motion driving shaft in suitable bearings on the framing and the first
motion shaft is driven by a belt from. the motive power working upon fast and
loose pulleys on the first motion shaft.
On the back of each cam for the type bar there is another cam or cams, or there
are separate cams for giving vertical up and down movements to the two tables.
The impression table is lifted by two levers one on each side on fulcrums on the
side frames, the fulcrums being between the two ends of the lever, one end of
which carries a bowl to be acted upon by the lifting cam, and the other end of the
lever is forked to pass on each side of the lifting rod.
The forked end of each lever acts upon a collar free to slide upon the vertical
rod and between this collar and a second collar on the rod there is or may be a
helical spring.
The second collar is a screw nut with a hand wheel by which it can be screwed
and adjusted up and down the vertical rod in order to adjust the height of the
table to the thickness of the piece to be operated upon.
There is another lever (one on each side) for the inking table, which has its
fulcrum on the framing at one end, the other end of the lever may have a set screw,
the point of which can rest on a ledge upon the framing.

page_text: Each of the levers for lifting the inking table has a stud which carries an
anti-friction bowl which is acted upon by theicams to lift the levers which act upon
a screw on each of the vertical rods; each of which screw, nuts can be rotated by
a hand wheel to adjust the height of the inking table.
The inking surface is a felt which can be readily changed for a different ink or
color, it rests upon a surface of india-rubber forming the upper side ofra dish filled
with water.
There is an ink tray which if desired may be divided by partitions for different
colors.
To. the type bar one end of a rod is jointed at each end, the other end of which
is attached to a bar carrying, or to which a brush is attached.
The bar has a bowl at each end which bowls run upon suitable guide-ways on the
framing.
Thus arranged the brush moves to and fro with the type bar and the brush dips
into the ink or color tray at one end of its stroke and then passes over the felt
inking surface and thus supplies it with ink when the type bar moves to the
impression table.
The levers for actuating the type bar and the two tables may be secured on
shafts in suitable bearings so that each can be actuated by one, instead of two
cams.
Dated 22nd day of August 1000
PETER J. LIVSEY..
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Stamping or Printing Trade and
other Marks or Matter upon Piece Goods, also applicable for
other purposes.
I, ROUGHSEDGE WALLWORK, of the Firm of Henry Wallwork & Co., of Union.
Bridge Iron Works, Roger Street, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Engineers, Machine Makers, and Ironfounders, 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 :-
My invention relates to an improved combination and arrangement of mechanism
principally designed for printing trade marks and headings and other matter upon
textile fabrics when folded in the piece, but which may be used for other.
purposes.
There is suitable frame-work, in which guides are formed on each side for two
vertical rods to slide up and down in, one guide near the upper, the other, near the
lower end of the rods.
Extending across the framing and between the two vertical rods there is a table
(which I will term the impression table) one end of which is secured to the upper
end of each of the two vertical rods, thus arranged the table while being kept
horizontal can move up and down vertically.
There is also another table, (which I will term the inking table) arranged in a
similar manner to the impression table.
On each side of the framing there is a slideway, to guide the ends of a bar
extending across the machine between the slideways.
To the underside of this bar (which I will term the type bar) the type or:
surfaces which are to make the impression are secured. There is a projecting pivot
at each end of the type bar for a swivel block that fits à slot in the end of a lever
(one on each side of the frame) the lower ends of these levers' (which I will term
the type bar levers) are pivotted to the side frames; or a link is or may be substi-
tuted for the swivel block. In cach lever there is a stud' for an anti-friction bowl
which works in--the cam path of a box cam secured on'à cross shaft in shitable
bearings.

page_text: There is a cam for each type bar lever and the cams are shaped to move the
type bar from the impression table to the inking table and back again, but so as to
rest or "dwell for a time over the impression and inking tables.
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Spur teeth are formed on. the periphery of one cam to gear with a spur pinion on
the first motion driving shaft in suitable bearings on the framing and the first
motion shaft is driven by a belt from the motive power working upon fast and
loose pulleys on the first motion shaft.
On the back of each cam for the type bar there is another cam or cams, or
there are separate cams for giving vertical up and down movements to the two
tables.
The impression table is lifted by two levers one on each side on fulcrums on the
side frames, the fulcrums being between the two ends of the lever, one end of
which carries a bowl to be acted upon by the lifting cam, and the other end of the
lever is forked to pass on each side of the lifting rod.
The forked end of each lever acts upon a collar free to slide upon the vertical
rod and between this collar and a second collar on the rod there is or may be a
helical spring.
The second collar is a screw nut with a hand wheel by which it can be screwed
and adjusted up and down the vertical rod in order to adjust the height of the
table to the thickness of the piece to be operated upon.
There is another lever (one on each side) for the inking table, which has its
fulcrum on the framing at one end, the other end of the lever may have a set
screw, the point of which can rest on a ledge upon the framing.
Each of the levers for lifting the inking table has a stud which carries an anti-
friction bowl which is acted upon by the cams to lift the levers which act upon a
screw on each of the vertical rods, each of which screw nuts can be rotated by a
hand wheel to adjust the height of the inking table.
The inking surface is a felt, which can be readily changed for a different ink or.
color, it rests upon a surface of india-rubber forming the upper side of a dish filled
with water.
There is an ink tray which if desired may be divided by partitions for different
colors.
To the type bar one end of a rod is jointed at each end, the other end of which.
is attached to a bar carrying, or to which a brush is attached.
The bar has a bowl at each end which bowls run upon suitable guide-ways on the
framing.
Thus arranged the brush moves to and fro with the type bar and the brush dips
into the ink or color tray at one end of its stroke and then passes over the felt
inking surface and thus supplies it with ink when the type bar moves to the
impression table.
The levers for actuating the type bar and the two tables may be secured on
shafts in suitable bearings so that each, can be actuated by one, instead of two-
cams.
Fig. 1. is an elevation at what may be called. the back or color trough side of a
machine according to one modification of. my invention..
Fig. 2. is a top plan view of the same machine, and
Fig. 3. is an elevation of that end of the same machine which is on the right of
a person when facing the front of the machine, the driving pulleys being on the
opposite or left hand side of the machine.
The machine shown by Figs. 1, 2 and 3. is supposed to be arranged for printing
only one color, there being only one color pad, one trough (which may be in several
sections) and one set of brushes for conveying. ink or color from the trough to the
inking pad.
a, are the two side or end frames, connected by cross framing a¹.
a, is a bracket having a long tubular. bearing in which a short shaft b, (forming
the first notion shaft) can rotate freely.
The outside end of this short shaft b, has a hand or fly. wheel b', secured upon it,

page_text: and then there is a pair of belt pulleys 2, one fast, the other loose, upon the shaft,
and then there is a spur wheel 63, fast on this short shaft b, upon the inner end of
which a collar 4, is secured, one side of which comes against the end of the tubular
bearing and prevents end movement in the short shaft b..
The spur pinion 3, gears with a spur wheel d, on the outer end of a shaft d,
extending across and having its bearings on the two end frames a.
On the side of the spur wheel d', a box or double acting cam e, is formed for
moving the type bar e', to and fro horizontally.
There is a similar cam e, secured on the shaft d, at its opposite end.
The cam e, instead of being formed in or on the spur wheel d', may if desired be
made separate from it and secured to the shaft d.
At each end of the machine there is a lever e², its lower end in each case is on a
fulcrum stud e³, secured in the framing, but instead of two studs for fulcrums e³,
there may be a shaft extending across the machine oscillating in bearings in the
side frames a, and the levers e², may in such case be secured to such shaft.
In each lever e², there is a stud e¹, for an antifriction bowl which works in the
cam path of its cam e.
To the upper end of each lever e, one end of a link e, is jointed, the other
end of which is jointed to a stud or pin e, projecting from the end of the type
bar e¹.
The type bar e', extends across the machine and its two ends fit in a guiding slot
or slideway, the lower side of which is formed by the upper edge a³, of the side
frame, and a bar a, secured to the side frame by a bolt or screw at each end of the
slide bar a*.
Thus arranged the type bar el, is kept horizontal and is prevented from twisting
while it is moved from a position over the impression table, to a position over the
inking table pad or surface, the cams e, being shaped to cause the type bar to
remain stationary while the ink or color is being applied to the type, and while the
impression is being made..
The type or printing surface or surfaces is or are secured on blocks or carriers
which are attached by screws or by clamps or are otherwise attached to the type
bar e', so as to be readily applied or removed or changed for other type, printing
block, or engraving, and the particular manner of securing the printing type or
blocks to the type bar el, will be hereinafter referred to.
At each side of the machine, one end of a link, is jointed to the type bar e',
(see Fig. 2.) and the other end of each link f, is attached to a bar, which will
be called the brush bar, upon each end of which there is a stud or pin f, for a
bowl or wheel³, secured thereon free to rotate but so as not to move endways.
Each bowl, for the brush barf, runs to and fro on a rail secured to the side of
the inking or color pad hereinafter referred to, and the outer end of each bowl rail,
is jointed to a part, that forms a continuation of the rail surface, which part f³,
can be placed at a greater or less angle for the purpose hereinafter named.
Figs. 4, 6 and 8. are detached side views of a part of the brush bar (f) showing
brushes attached, and Figs. 5 and 7. are end views thereof.
Fig. 9. is a cross section of a rod or carrier to which the brush may be attached.
Fig. 10. is an end view of a brush and its attachment, and Figs. 11 and 12. are
end views of parts used in attaching and securing the brushes in position on the
carrier rail.
In Figs. 4 and 5. the stock or wood part of the brush g, is secured to a bracket g',
that forms a clamp having a thumb serew g, by which the brush can be clamped
or secured to the brush bar f.
A series of separate brushes may be thus attached to the brush bar f, to come
end to end or so as to leave spaces between as required (see Fig. 8.).
In the arrangement illustrated by Figs. 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 12, there is a dovetail
rod or carrier g³, (shown by cross section on an enlarged scale by Fig. 9) which is
secured to screw clamping brackets g², by which the dovetail rail y³, can be readily.
clamped to or removed from the brush bar f.

page_text: Each brush stock is secured to one or more metal dovetail brackets go, as shown
in Fig. 10, and these can be slided and arranged in the position required on the
dovetail rail g³, and kept at the required distance apart by division pieces of any
desired number or width g, shown by Fig. 11, and when the brushes g, are arranged
on the dovetail rail g³, at the required positions they are or may be secured from
moving on the bar by the clamping pieces ', Fig. 12, the end of the screw coming
against the underside of the dovetail rail.
When the type bar e', is moved to its inking position the brushes g, are pushed
into the ink or color trough or troughs, into which the bristles of the brushes can
drop more or less according to the inclination or positions of the jointed rails f',
before referred to upon which the brush bar bowls f³, run.
In suitable brackets g, from the inking table, bearings are formed for a shaft g,
extending the width of the machine, and at each end of the shaft go, there is a cam
or finger piece secured, which will oscillate with the shaft y³.
This cam or finger, forms or may form a part of an arm 9, secured on the
shaft g, to the lower end of which arm gb, one end of a rod ge, is jointed, the other
end of which is jointed to one arm of a bell crank lever g, on a fulcrum gº, on a
bracket from the framing.
One arm g, of this bell crank lever is a handle g, by which it may be moved,
the other aring, also carries a pointer pointing to a segmental index gh, which has
a segmental slot g', in it for a screw bolt carried in the pointer arm of the bell
crank lever, by which it may be secured when adjusted in position.
In the position in which the lever handle, is shown in Fig. 3, the jointed
rails f, are left in their lowest position, but by moving the handle gf, downwards,
to dip
the jointed rails f5, may be lifted more or less, thus allowing the brushes
more or less deeply into the color or ink in the troughs.
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If desired the handle g, may be arranged to lift the jointed rails, so high that
the brushes will not dip in the color in the troughs when required not to do so.
The inking pad is carried upon a table h, extending across the machine within
the two end frames a.
It is formed by a board h, secured at each end to a metal bracket, having a
socket into which the upper end of a vertical rod 2, fits, that can slide freely up
and down in holes in brackets a³, and aº, secured to the framing a.
There is a collar ³, on the rod above the upper guiding bracket as, against which
the lower end of a helical spring h, rests, the upper end coming under the boss of
the bracket, in the hole in which the upper end of the rod, passes, consequently
this spring, allows the table h, to be pressed down slightly.
Part of the rod h³, is screw threaded for a screw nut formed in the boss of a hand
wheel, the underside of which boss rests upon the upper surface of a lever h³,
which has a hole through it for the vertical rud ², to pass through.
The fulcrum of the lever º, is upon a stud ', in the end frame a, and the other
end of the lever 1, carries a bowl, that works upon a disc cam, secured on the
shaft d.
There is a similar lever 4º, cam, and vertical rod 2, at each side of the
machine for the table h.
The cams act through the mechanism described to lift and lower the table for
the inking or color pad, at each end simultaneously.
In order to lift the pad against the type or engraved block on the type bar el,
and thus ink it or them, and then lower the pad clear of the printing surface or
surfaces, the cams 7º, are shaped to lift when the printing surface or surfaces are
stationary over the pad and then to lower the pad to allow the printing surfaces to
move away clear of the pad.
The screw hand wheels h, are for adjusting the height of the pad and the
pressure with which it is to act upon the printing surface or surfaces.
The pad or pads or inking surfaces is or are or may be formed by three
thicknesses.of felt or other suitable material.

page_text: being lifted to press the piece or article to be printed upwards against the printing
surface or surfaces on the under face of the type bar e', and is then lowered to
allow the printing surfaces to pass clear of the article printed which is then
removed from the table k.
1, is a board secured to the side frames, it also forms a table, but it may be fixed
by preference on the opposite side of the machine above the inking table.
In arms a', from the tubular bracket a², for the first motion shaft b, there are
bearings for a sliding rod m, carrying the fork for traversing the driving belt on
the fast and loose driving pulleys b².
This belt slide bar m, is or.may be actuated by a handle secured directly to the
belt slide, or by a handle m¹, in front of the machine secured on a shaft m², in
suitable bearings on the framing which by an arm m³, on the other end of the
shaft m², and a crank pin in it fitting a vertical slot in the belt slide bar m, will '
move it to and fro as required.
Figs. 22, 23 and 24 illustrate another modification of my invention in which the
parts are arranged to give clearance for operating upon piece goods requiring
marks on the selvedge of the fabric.
Fig. 22, is a side elevation with one of the side frames removed and with the top
plate shown in section.
Fig. 23, is a front elevation or an elevation of that side where the printing.
is effected, and
Fig. 24, is a top plan view.
a, two side frames connected by a top plate a', secured to each side frame and
by cross framing near the floor.
b, is the first motion and cam shaft in suitable bearings;
b, the fast and loose belt driving pulleys; upon the shaft 6, are secured all the
cams for working the mechanism.
In the under-side of the top plate a', a dovetail slide-way a², is formed for a
slide e, which is formed with a part e, to which the type or printing block or
blocks e, are attached by screws es, two blocks are shown in Fig. 23.
To the type slide e, one end of a rod or link e, is jointed, the other end of which
is jointed to the upper end of a lever e², the lower end of which is upon a fulcrum
stud e, secured in a projection from the cross bar a², or framing.
This lever e, has a stud for a bowl to work in the box came, on the shaft b,
which actuates the type slide e", same as the type bar el, in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.
The inking table, and type tables k, are each mounted upon the upper ends of
two vertically sliding bars, and k¹, respectively which are or may be arranged.
with elasticity and adjusting hand wheel screws 1, and 2, respectively as explained
in reference to Figs. 1, 2 and 3.
But in this modification the same cam k', works both the impression table k, and
inking pad table h, as when one is down or out of action, the other may be up or
in action, and vice versa, and these vertical rods 2 and ', are actuated by a lever n,
(with its fulcrum n', on a rod or shaft n², having bearings in the side frames)
having five arms, that is, on one side of its fulcrum n', two horizontal arms (each
forked at the end to pass on each side of the rod) for lifting and lowering the
rods, to which the impression table, is connected, and on the other side of its
fulcrum n¹, two similar arms for working the rods 2, for the inking table h, and
one descending arm n³, which is jointed to one end of a rod a', which has a slot
extending in its lengthway for a stud no, secured in the framing to pass through,
upon which stud the rod n', moves to and fro end ways.
The end of the rod n', has a stud in it for a bowl no, that works in a box or
double acting cam ², secured on the shaft b. The inking pad or table h, is or may
be arranged as hereinbefore described.
The brush or brushes for supplying ink or color from the troughs a, are or may
be arranged and worked from the type slide e, in a manner similar to that
described in reference to Figs. 1, 2 and 3.
The cam, ', is shaped to lift the table k, when the piece or article upon it is to

page_text: be printed upon, and to lift the pad against the blocks or printing surfaces when
over the pad, and then lower to allow the type or printing surfaces to pass clear
to the printing position when the table k, is lifted. The fabrics or articles to be
stamped or printed upon, may be placed and moved by hand, and in the case of
fabrics in which marks are to be imprinted on the selvedges they may be guided
and drawn from one side of the machine over the impression table k, to the other
side of the machine intermittently, and to allow time for stamping or printing as
required, being if desired unwound on one side and wound or plaited on the other
side of the machine by any suitable self acting mechanism which may be geared
up with and driven by or from the first motion shaft b.
The cloth may be drawn along over the impression table k, by rollers of suitable
size, between which the cloth passes, which rollers are rotated to the required
extent, intermittently by a pawl and ratchet, the pawl being actuated by a crank,
making one revolution for each revolution of the first motion shaft, and the rollers
may be driven by gearing from the ratchet wheel, or from other intermittent
mechanism such as a rotary intermittent star wheel motion.
A modification of the machine illustrated by Figs. 22, 23 and 24 may be made
by mounting the impression table k, and inking table h, each on one rod in place
of two, in which case the lever n, would only require to have one horizontal arm
for each table k, and h.
Figs. 25, 26 and 27 illustrate modifications of inking arrangements which are or
may be used in place of those herein before described.
and
Fig. 25, is a sectional elevation and Fig. 26, a plan view of one modification;
Fig. 27 is a sectional elevation of another modification.
In Figs. 25 and 26, p, is a shallow trough or tray which has bearings formed in
its sides for two rollers y, and q¹, one near each end of the trough.
These rollers are for an endless felt belt g2, the upper under side of which
passes over a board 93, which is sustained on ledges formed on two opposite sides
of the trough p.
The trough is filled with ink or color to about the level, or a little above the
under side of the peripheries of the two rollers g, and 7', so that the lower side of
the endless felt belt passes through the ink or color.
One or the other of the two rollers, say q, has a ratchet wheel 74, secured on its
axis outside the trough, upon the end of which axis a lever q, is mounted free to
oscillate upon the axis but not to move endways thereon.
This lever q, has a pawl 7º, jointed to it that works upon the teeth of the
ratchet wheel, and it is drawn back to one extreme position against a pin or stop
by a helical spring q7, one end of which is secured to the lever q, and the other to
an attachment on the side of the trough p.
A bar, (Fig. 25) or other suitable part, corresponding to the brush bar (f)
Figs. 1, 2 and 3, is or may be arranged to come against the lever g, when the type
bar (e) has nearly arrived back at its printing position so as to move the lever 9º,
to a given extent, and thus partly rotate the ratchet wheel q, and roller and
change the position of the endless belt q², at each stroke.
Over one roller q', there is or may be another roller 98, above the felt, this upper
roller is or may be weighted or pressed upon the felt and the other roller ', with
any desired pressure, to squeeze out or keep back superfluous ink or color before
the belt comes upon the board q³.
In Fig. 27, there is a tray or trough p, having a board 73, sustained in ledges on
its opposite side, a short distance from the bottom of the trough.
Upon the upper side of this board q³, sheets of coarse felt are placed and secured
one upon the other, a fine felt sheet q, being at the top.
The trough is partly filled with ink or color and it passes through the felts by
capillary attraction or suction to the upper felt which is thus kept sufficiently
supplied with color and against which the type or printing surface is pressed to be
charged with ink or color.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is.
1. The combination and arrangement of mechanism for printing upon piece
goods and other articles, substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by
Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings.
2. The combination and arrangement of mechanism for printing upon piece
goods and other articles when modified for printing in various colors, substantially
as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawings.
3. The combination of a carrier for type or printing surfaces moved between an
inking and printing position with an inking and impression table each actuated by
cams and connected mechanism substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by Figs. 1, 2 and 3, of the drawings.
4. The combination of brushes or their equivalents worked by connection with
the bar carrying the type or printing surfaces for supplying ink or color from a
trough or troughs to the inking pad or pads substantially as hereinbefore
described.
5. The construction and arrangement of water-pads for printing as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by the drawings, or by thin metal cases with curved or
corrugated sides so as to give way slightly.
6. The combination and arrangement of mechanism substantially as and for the
purpose hereinbefore described by reference to Figs. 22, 23 and 24, of the
drawings.
7. The combination of the machines illustrated by Figs. 1, 2 and 3, or by
Figs. 22, 23 and 24, when modified by substituting either of the inking arrange-
ments hereinbefore described and illustrated by Figs. 25, 26 and 27, for those
shown by Figs. 1, to 19 inclusive, of the drawings.
Dated this Twentieth day of May 1893.
PETER J. LIVSEY,
Agent.