IMPROVEMENTS IN JACQUARD CARDS AND IN THE MODE OF AND IN MACHINERY FOR MAKING THE SAME
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Edward Weild, of the City of Manchester, in the County
of Lancaster, Engineer, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN JACQUARD
CARDS AND IN THE MODE OF AND IN MACHINERY FOR MAKING THE
SAME."
Sealed the 6th April 1877, and dated the 2nd February 1877.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Edward Weild at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 2nd February 1877
EDWARD WEILD, of the City of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Engineei "IMPROVEMENTS IN JACQUARD CARDS AND IN THE MODE OF AND
IN MACHINERY FOR MAKING THE SAME
"
The object of my Invention is to manufacture Jacquard cards so that they
will be connected together in an unproved manner, and may then be punched
in the proper order to the pattern required, thus saving the time and cost of "lacing"
them together, besides making the connection more perfect
My Invention consists in pasting together as many thicknesses of paper as may
be required to form the card, placing two, three, or more strips or tapes of linen or
other suitable woven or other material between the upper and lower halves of the
thicknesses of paper forming the card board, these tapes pass across the cards from
one card to the other and form the connection between the cards and the hinges by
or upon which they can be folded together
I prefer to make, and my Invention consists in making such jacquard caids as
above described fiom continuous lengths or rolls of paper, say four thicknesses of
paper, two forming the upper half of the thickness of the card, and two the lower
half
In manufacturing the cards the paper is drawn from rolls and taken through, over,
or in contact with paste or with rollers which revolve in paste the tapes are also
taken from rolls and pass through paste, and are conducted through suitable guides
to keep them to the proper distance apart Before the paper and tapes unite
together the upper and lower halves of the paper pass over or in contact with sui-
faces having slits for punches which act to punch slits out of each half of the paper
forming the card opposite to the place where the tapes will come, these slits so
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page_text: punched out being part of the shit that divides or separates one card from another,
the paper and tapes remuning stationary while being punched After being thus
punched the papers and tapes come together and pass under pressure rollers, then a
knife or punch acts to complete the shit which separates the cards from each othei
with the exception of the connecting tapes, and also cuts the cards to the proper
length, in fact the completing of the slit separating the cards and the punching of
the shits first mentioned is simultaneous, except that two, three, or more sets of
the short slits are first punched before they arrive at the knife foi completing the
slit
The 1ollers which act to press the paper and tapes together are rotated inter-
mittently so as to bring forward at each movement a length equal to the width of a
caid, and then stand to allow the punching and cutting operation
The cards are
then folded or formed into layers with thin pieces of metal or other suitable material
between them, which metal may be grooved or have slits where they come over the
tapes Then the folded layers of cards are subjected to flat pressure in any suitable
press and then they are removed and hung up to day, after which they are ready to
be punched
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Edward Weild in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 25th July.
1877.
EDWARD WEILD, of the City of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Engineer "IMPROVEMENTS IN JACQUARD CARDS AND IN THE MODE OF AND
IN MACHINERY FOR MAKING THE SAME"
.
The object of my Invention is to manufacture jacquard cards so that they will
be connected together in an improved manner, and may then be punched in the
proper order with the pattern required, thus saving the time and cost of lacing thom
together besides making the connection more perfect
My Invention consists in pasting together as many thicknesses of paper as may
be icquned to form the card, placing two, three, or more strips or tapes of linen or
other suitable woven or other material between the upper and lower halves of the
thicknesses of paper forming the caid board, these tapes passing across the cards
from one card to the other, and form the connection between the cards and the
hinges by or upon which they can be folded together.
i
I prefer to make, and my Invention consists in making, such Jacquard cards as
above described from continuous lengths or 1olls of paper, say four thicknesses of
paper, two formning the upper half of the thickness of the card, and two the lower.
half
In manufacturing the cards the paper is drawn from rolls and taken through, over,
or in contact with paste or with rollers which evolve in paste, the tapes are also
taken from 1olls and pass through paste, and are conducted through suitable guides
to keep them to the proper distance apart Before the paper and tapes unite.
together the upper and lower halves of the paper pass over or in contact with sur-
faces having slits for punches which act to punch slits out of each half of the pape
forming the card opposite to the place where the tapes will come, these slits so
punched out being part of the slit that divides on separates one card from anotheı,
the paper and tapes remaining stationary while being punched, after being thus
punched the paper and tapes come together and pass under pressure 1olleis, then a
knife or punch acts to complete the shit which separates the cards from each other
with the exception of the connecting tapes, and also cuts the cards to the proper
length, in fact the completing of the shit separating the cards, and the punching of
the slits first mentioned is simultaneous, except that two, three, or more sets of
the short slits are first punched before they arrive at the knife for completing the
slit.

page_text: The rollers which act to press the paper and tapes together aro rotated inter-
mittently so as to bring forward at cach movement a length equal to the width of a
card, and then stand to allow the punching and cutting operation. The cards are
then folded on formed into layers with thin piecos of metal or other suitable material
between them, which metal may be grooved or have slits where they come over the
tapes, then the folded layers of cards are subjected to flat pressure in any suitable
press, and then they are reinoved and hung up to diy, after which they are ready to
be punched for the jacquard
Fig 1 is a flat view showing a few cards, according to my Invention, and Fig 2
18 an end view thereof
These cards may be made, and my Invention consists in making them of two or
more thicknesses of separate proces of paper pasted together with tapes in the
middle between them to connect one card with another, as shown, but I prefer to
make, and my Invention consists in making them from continuous lengths of paper
in a manner and by machinery, herem-after explained. Figs 1 and 2 show the
cards as when completed, and also in the stage between the continuous paper and
the Jacquard caid as completed, ready to be punched with holes for the pattern
represents two continuous lengths of paper, one forming the upper, the other
the lower half of the thickness of the card a¹, and 2, the tapes between the two
halves These two halves of the paper when pasted and brought together aro
simultaneously punched with short slits (a) where they come together opposite the
tapes (a), and when the two halves of the paper forming the card are brought
together with the tapes between them, the remainder of the slits to form the entire
separation between one caid (¹) and that next to it, and the holes * also for the
pins in the card barrel of the Jacquard punching machine, and jacquard machine
ano punched out, and the ends of the cards are also cut to make them of uniform
length
Fig 3 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the machine I prefer to use, for
making my improved jacquard, cards from continuous lengths of paper
Fig 4 is a side elevation of the machine, excluding the frame and machinery for
holding and pasting the paper and tapes Fig 5 is a front elevation of the
machine Fig is a back elevation, showing principally the machinery for cutting
the short slits, and Fig 7 is a front sectional elevation, showing puncipally the
punches for completing the slits, punching the holes for the guide pegs, and cutting
the cards to the proper length, and the machinery for actuating the same
a is the fiaming, having bearings in it for the ends of shafts carying the rolls of
paper and 1olls of tape a² Four thickness of paper are supposed to be used, but
a greater or less number may be used if desired The upper and two middle
lengths are pasted on the under side, and the lower length on the upper side The
paper is pasted in each case by contact with the surface of a roller a* 1otating in
size or paste, which is placed in a dish or trough a having hollow sides, so as to
be heated by steam, or the under sides of the troughs may be arranged to be heated
by gas flames, or the sides of the troughs may be hollow and filled with water
heated by gas flaines or other means Rolling in contact with each pasting roller
there is a roller which keeps back the surplus paste There are also guide rollers
in suitable brackets for the paper to pass over, as shown The tapes are made to
pass over guiding surfaces under a roller ³ immersed in paste in one of the troughs
(5), so as to be saturated with paste while passing through the trough. The two
upper lengths of paper unite and pass over, and the two lower lengths unite and
pass under, and the tapes pass through slits in the hollow casting a, as shown by
dotted line, then the papei and tapes all unite, and are pressed together by rollers c,
then they pass cutting punches & to another pan of pressing rollers c¹, then over a
delivery barrel e to form the cards into a pile f*, as shown by dotted line
paper and tapes are simultaneously drawn forward by the two pairs of pressure
rolleis c and c, a length equal to the width of a caid at a time, a pause being
allowed between each movement of the rollers to allow the punching and cutting of
the cards to take place. The paper in passing under and over the hollow casting a,
The

page_text: is punched with short slits (see ³, Fig 1) opposite where the tapes will be, and as
before stated, it then passes between the pressure rollers c, and then between the
punches d and knives g which finish the punching and cutting of the card, the
punches for the short slits, and those d for completing the slits being at such
distance apart as will be exactly equal to a multiple of the width of the number of
cards intended to extend between the two sets of punches
Having described the mode of action of the machine, I will next describe the
construction of the mechanism, and mode of giving it motion The punches b for
the short slits are placed in holes formed in a cross bar 61, adjusted by screws b²,
and secured by set screws 63 (see Figs 3 and 6) The ends of these punches pass
through a fixed plate b*, between which and the casting (a) the papel passes, and
these plates b' prevent the paper from following the punches (b) when they are
withdiawn from the slits punched in the paper The ends of the punches pass
through discs a¹³ formed in steel bushes secured in the casting a, into the hollow of
which the punchings fall or are forced The die d¹ for the long slits are formed by
steel plates with sharp edges bolted to angle beams d³, carried on the framing B (see
Figs 3, 4, and 7), and the shearing edge g¹ for cutting the ends of the cards is
The
secured to the angle beams d, and also the dies i¹ for the peg holes, as shown
punch & for the long slits is secured to a cross beam d³ by set screws d', and it has
notches in it which span over the tapes, the punches (2) for the peg holes are also
secured in a bracket on the same cross beam d³ The fiaming (B) is formed by two
side frames connected by cross stays B¹, and the side frames have slideways B³ on
the outer sides of the middle part of the fiame at the top and bottom for upright
slides to work upon, these upright slides having a Thead, to and between the aims
of which the cross beams b' and ds are secured (see Figs 3, 4, 6, and 7) To each
upright slidefa bracket f¹ is secured, which bracket has a pin f2 in it for the joint
of an excentiic rod f³, the clip of which rod works upon an excentief" on the first
motion shaft, having bearings in the side frames (see Figs 3, 4, and 7), the two
excentrics f¹ give the requied movements to the slides f for punching
The cross beam be for the lower set of punches (b) for the short slits is connected
to vertical slides be arranged to slide inside the fiaming, as shown (see Figs. 3, 4,
and 6)
Upon each of the brackets f¹ there is a toothed rack, and these lacks gear
with wheels b' on a cross shaft bs having bearings in the fiaming, these wheels
gearing with teeth formed on the vertical sides 6º (see Figs 3, 4, and 6) so that the
punches on this slide live an ascending movement to punch at the same time as the
upper punches have the descending movement to punch, as both upper and lower
punches are actuated simultaneously by the same excentrics
The lower pressing rollers c and c¹ have their bearings in the side frames (b), and
the upper oller of each pan has its bearings in slide blocks, which are acted upon
by sciews to force the upper roller down upon the lower rolleı e is a square card
banel for pulling forward and delivering the card so as to fold in layers, as shown
by dotted line at f* Fig 3 The two purs of 1olleis cand c¹ and the card banele
aic all actuated simultaneously from the same cam k³, which 18 formed in the fast
diving pulley k³, as shown The cam is shaped to give the forward motion to
1otate the rollers cand c¹ and card banel (e), and then the back movement to draw
back the ratchet pawls over the teeth for the next movement, and then stand, and
while this back movement and stand or "dwell" is taking place the excentrics (f')
are causing the punches to act to punch and withdraw the punches from the holes
and slits punched The cam A¹ acts upon a bowl on a stud in an ann h¹ on a cross
shaft in bearings in the side fiames, this shaft has an arm h upon it on one side
of the frame, which by a 1od h³ is connected with the arm of a pawl lever c² that
oscillates upon one end of the lower roller c¹, this pawl c² is connected by a rod c³
with a lever c¹, having a pawl acting upon the teeth of a ratchet secured on the
1oller shaft c The card bariel e is turned one side at a time by a pawl upon a
oscillating level e actuated by a rod e² jointed to it, and to an arm /' on the shaft h
(see Figs. 3, 4, and 5)

page_text: sheet of metal or other suitable material is 01 may be placed first from one side and
then from the opposite side These plates may have slots in them to come over the
tapes of the cards, or they may be rolled by preference with thin places in thein to
come over the tapes, so that when the flat pile of cards (f) is put under flat
pressure by an hydraulic or other press the shallow or thin places in the plates over
the tapes will leave space for the thickness of the tapes and allow the pressure to
come evenly upon the entire surface of the cards I prefer to use a paste for
pasting the paper together formed of two parts of 11ce, one of wheat flour, with
three parts of water (all by weight) boiled together for twenty minutes
I have now particularly described the nature of my Invention and the mode of
carrying it into effect, and claim as my Invention,―
Firstly The system or mode of making Jacquard cards by pasting or cementing
pieces of paper or other suitable material together with bands or tapes, or like
connecting material in the body of the card, substantially as herein-before described
Secondly The system or mode of making Jacquaid cards connected together
by bands or tapes from rolls of paper, substantially as herein-before described.
Thudly The combination and arrangement of machinery and its mode of action
for making jacquard cards, substantially as heiein-before described and illustrated
by the Drawings
Fourthly The system or mode of punching holes in the paper to form the two
halves of the cards where such paper is to come opposite the tapes, and of com-
pleting the slits to make the cards separate fiom each other by another operation,
substantially as heim-before described and illustrated by the Diawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said Edward Weild, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Seventeenth day of July, in the year of our Loid One thousand
eight hundred and seventy-seven
EDWARD WEILD. (LS)