IMPROVEMENTS IN PRINTING MACHINERY
Year: 1876

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Richard Timperley, Printer and Stationer, and Robert
Thomas Gillibrand, Cotton Manufacturer, both of Darwen, in the County of
Lancaster, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN PRINTING MACHINERY."
Sealed the 15th May 1877, and dated the 16th November 1876.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Richard Timperley and Robert
Thomas Gillibrand at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 16th
November 1876.
RICHARD, TIMPERLEY, Printer and Stationer, and ROBERT THOMAS GILLIBRAND,
Cotton Manufacturer, both of Darwen, in the County of Lancaster. "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN PRINTING MACHINERY."
This Invention has for its object the printing (by the letter press or lithographic
process) a variety of colors after one operation of the feeding of the "sheet," and
we designate our Invention by the name of "The Lancastrian Color Printing
Machine."
The improvements consist in the use of a flat rotating or revolving circular disc,
which is mounted on framework upon which it rests and revolves, a number of small
pullies thereunder, serving to facilitate the disc's rotation, and which disc is provided
with four or other number (more or less) of type tables, which in the rotation of
the disc come in succession under the printing or pressure cylinder (or cylinders),
which latter is or are mounted in bearings and provided with the ordinary
gripping" apparatus. The said printing or pressure cylinder or cylinders we
make of taper or conical form as also the inking and distributing rollers, such
conical form being best adaptable to the form of the disc.
The inking of the various type "forms" is accomplished by separate sets of
rollers for each color, and the mode or method of regulating these rollers so as to
prevent the colors from coming into contact with each other is attained by
mounting on the ends of the rollers small pullies or wheels which ride upon raised
bearers, which are placed or fixed on the aforesaid disc at intervals, so at to raise
the rollers in the "stands" clear of all the colors except the color to which they
belong, each set of rollers having separate bearers.
The rollers are supplied with ink from ink cisterns or "boxes" placed 'in
convenient positions on the disc. The disc may be caused to revolve or operate

page_text: by means of rack and pinion or equivalents, and the pressure cylinder may also be
caused to revolve by means of a rack placed on the upper surface of the disc.
By means of our improvements a much desired object is attained as a machine
constructed according thereto is adapted to flat surface printing, in which ordinary
type or flat "blocks" of any size may be employed, whilst the rapidity to which
multiple color printing can be executed is greatly increased.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Richard Timperley and Robert Thomas Gillibrand in the Great Seal
Patent Office on the 16th May 1877.
RICHARD TIMPERLEY, Printer and Stationer, and ROBERT THOMAS GILLIBRAND,
Cotton Manufacturer, both of Darwen, in the County of Lancaster. " IMPROVE-
MENTS IN PRINTING MACHINERY."
This Invention has for its object the printing (by the letter press or lithographic
processes) a variety of colors after one operation of feeding of the "sheet," and
we designate our Invention by the name of "The Lancastrian Color Printing
Machine."
The improvements consist in the use of a flat rotating or revolving circular disc,
which is mounted on framework upon which it rests, and revolves a number of small
pulleys thereunder, serve to facilitate the disc's rotation, and which disc is provided
with four or other number (more or less) of type tables, which in the rotation of the
disc come in succession under the printing or pressure cylinder (or cylinders), which
latter is mounted in bearings and provided with ordinary "gripping" apparatus.
The said printing or pressure cylinder or cylinders we make of taper or conical
form as also the inking and distributing rollers, such conical form being best
adaptable to the form of the disc.
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The inking of the various type "forms" is accomplished by separate sets of
rollers for each color, and the mode or method of regulating these rollers so as to
prevent the colors from coming into contact with each other is attained by mounting
on the ends of the rollers small pullies or wheels which ride upon raised " bearers
placed or fixed on the aforesaid disc at intervals apart, so as to raise the rollers in
the "stands" clear of all the colors except the color to which they belong, each set
of rollers baving separate "bearers."
The rollers are supplied with ink from ink cisterns or "boxes" placed over the
disc. The disc may be caused to revolve or operate by means of rack and pinion or
equivalents, and the pressure cylinder may also be caused to revolve by means of a
rack placed on the upper surface of the disc.
By means of our improvements a much desired object is attained, as a machine.
constructed according thereto is adapted to flat surface printing, in which ordinary
type or flat "blocks" of any size inay be employed and multiple color printing
is greatly facilitated.
Such being the nature and object of this our said Invention, we will now proceed
to describe the same in detail, and in order that the same may be fully understood
we have hereunto annexed three Sheets of Drawings, and have marked the several
figures with letters of reference, the same letter referring to the same part in the
several figures or views.
DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 (Sheet one) is a plan view of a machine constructed according to this our
Invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation on line a, b, of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is an elevation of part of the machine, enlarged scale; Fig. 4 is detail.
Fig, 5 is plan of "bearers" for adjusting the several sets of rollers to their own

page_text: At A is shewn the revolving disc mounted on the framework B, upon which
it rests and revolves, the pulleys C serve to facilitate the rotation of the disc;
D, D, D, D, are type tables, which as the disc A revolves in succession, are brought
under the printing or pressure cylinder (or cylinders) E carried by bearings e, e;
the cylinder E is provided with "gripping" apparatus of the ordinary construction,
as well understood; F, F, F, F, F, are inking rollers; G, G, distributing rollers.
The printing cylinder E, inking rollers F, and distributing rollers Gare, as shewn,
conical in form. The type forms upon tables D, when various colors are to be
worked, are inked by separate sets of inking rollers F, F. H, H, are pulleys or
wheels mounted on the axis of the rollers F, F, and G, G, which pulleys, by means
of the raised bearers J, J, carry the several sets of rollers clear of other colors, that
is to say, each set of rollers has its own color and bearer for carrying them clear of
other colors, so as to prevent mingling of colors. K, K, are ink boxes. The ink
cylinders K¹ has a "ducter roller "L, L, thereunder, one end of which is caused to
rise and fall by means of inclines M and sliding bearings N, N, (see Fig. 3,) so as to
convey the ink from the ink cylinder to the slab. Rotary motion is imparted to
the disc A by means of the rack P and wheels R, R. The pressure cylinder E
receives motion from the segment racks S, S,; the cylinder E is started by, means of
the disc T, connecting rod T¹, rocking lever T2, rod T3, and arm W. At each
revolution of disc T a forward movement is imparted to the arm W, the latter
pushes the catch Y and so gives a start to the cylinder E, in order that when the
rack segments S overtake and come in gear with the teeth S¹ on the cylinder E
concussion and breakage are avoided, or the cylinder E may constantly revolve, the
rack S being continued around the whole table; but we prefer the segment S, so as
to have intermittant movements of the pressure cylinder E.
Having thus fully described the nature and particulars of this our said Invention,
together with the manner in which the same is to be or may be performed or
carried into practical effect, we would have it understood that what we claim as our
Invention is,
Firstly. The application and use of the revolving table A in combination with
taper pressure cylinder E, taper inking and distributing roller F, F, and G, in the
manner and for the purpose herein described.
"Secondly. The bearers J (shewn at Fig. 5) in combination with the revolving
table A, taper cylinder E, inking and distributing rollers F and G, as described and
illustrated.
In witness whereof, we, the said Richard Timperley and Robert Thomas
Gillibrand, have hereunto set our hands and seals, this Twelfth day of May,
in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
Signed and Sealed by the within-
named Richard Timperley and
Robert Thomas Gillibrand, in
the presence of
JOHN H. SHORROCK,
Iron Founder,
KICH. TIMPERLEY.
(L.S.)
ROBERT THOMAS GILLIBRAND. (L.S.)
Darwen.