Improvements in Machines for Dressing Type.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 10th Nov., 1894,
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Dressing Type.
I, WILLIAM WALLACE FARMER, of Beekman and Gold Streets, New York
City, New York, United States of America, Type Founder, 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:—
This invention relates to a machine for dressing type, the same embodying means
for supplying the type successively to the machine, breaking the jets thereof
placing them uniformly on a bed, subjecting opposite sides thereof to the action of
dressers, turning them, and then presenting the remaining sides to the action. of
other dressers, and grooving or scoring the ends of the type where the jets
previously existed, it being noticed that the dressing of the type is mainly at the
portion of the sides thereof adjacent to the type faces, although to such portions I
do not limit my invention..
My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which
Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a type dressing machine embodying the
invention.
Figure 2 represents n longitudinal vertical section thereof, on line x, x
Figure 6.
Figure 3 represents a transverse vertical section of a portion on line y, y,
Figure 1.
Figure 4 represents a transverse vertical section of a portion on line z, z,
Figures 1 and 2.
Figure 5 represents a bottom plan view of the scoring tool.
Figure 6 represents a top or plan view of the machine.
Figure 7 representa a perspective view of the feed chute and adjacent parts of
the machine on an enlarged scale.
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Figures 8 and 9 represent views of opposite ends of the machine, on an enlarged
scale.
Figuro 10 represents, a vertical section of a portion on line a, a Figure 2, on an
enlarged scale.
Figure 11 represents an enlarged view of the main shaft, a cam thereon and the
yoke, and the roller of the jet-breaker arm.
Figure 12 represents a view of a cam that operates one of the type pushers, and
another cam that operates the type-holding bar of the feed chute.
Figure 13 represents a perspective view of a type with a jet thereon, and
Figure 14 represents a perspective view of a dressed type.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.
A designates the frame of the machine on which is mounted the driving
shaft B.
C designates a cam on said shaft B, and D designates a lever. which is mounted
at its lower end on the frame, and engages on its upper end with the oscillating
block E which is mounted on the pusher or push bar F, the latter being supported
on the bed G of the frame. Connected with the frame A, and the lever D is a
spring D for causing the return motion of said lever D and connected parts shown
in Figures 1 and 2.
H designates a vertical rising and falling slide which is fitted in guides J in the
frame A, aud carries on its lower end the head K, which is engaged by the arm L,
see Figure 10, which arm is pivoted to the frame A, and operated by the cam M
on the shaft B the return motion being accomplished by a spring M*, see Figures 1
and 2, it being noticed that when, the slide is in its lowest position, a horizontal

page_text: recess N is formed at the top of the same to receive a type from the
chute P, Figure 1 as will be hereinafter set forth, said chute consisting of obliquely-
arranged or vertical plates Q, with a flange, K at one side thereof, leaving the
channel S, Figures 7 and 10 into which the type are fed, and from which they reach
the recess N.
Between the plates Q, near the lower portion thereof, and extending across said
channel S is a horizontally-arranged bar or jet-breaker T, see Figure 7, which has
a shoulder U on the end below the flange R for temporarily supporting the type,
and breaking the jets thereof, as will be hereinafter set forth.
'The end of the breaker opposite to said shoulder is engaged by a cam U*and
carries a pin V, which is pressed by a spring W, secured to the chute, by which
provisions reciprocating motions are imparted to the breaker T.
The cam Uis on the lower end of a slide X, which fitted in a guide on the side
of the chute is engaged by an elbow lever Y, whose bearings are on the part Z,
Figures 8, 9 and 10 of the frame A, the lower limb of said lever being connected
with one end of the arm A, the other end of which is provided with a loop-
shaped yoke B encircling the shaft B, and carrying a roller C which is engaged
by the cam D on the shaft B.
Bearing against said levor Y, is a spring Et, by means of which and the cam D¹
motion is imparted to said lever Y in opposite directions, thus raising and lowering
the slide X, and the cam U thereon, the effect of which is the operation of the
jet-breaker T to the right and left.
Projecting into the channel S is the upper end of a presser-arm F¹ for
temporarily holding and detaining the type, iu said channel, said arm being mounted
on the frame A and having its lower end provided with a roller G', Figure 10
which is adapted to be engaged by a curved cam H' on the cam Zi on the shaft B,
said arm F being also engaged at its upper end by a spring F* which is secured to
the chute P, it being evident that when said cam Z' is rotated, the cam H' bears
against the roller G' thus raising the lower limb of the arm F¹ and consequently
lowering the upper limb of the same.
Owing to the spring F* motion is imparted to the arm in opposite directions,
whereby the upper end of said arm is raised and forced inwardly against the type
in the channel S for temporarily holding the same while the type below is being
subjected to the jet-breaking operation, and preventing the type crowding one on
the other in said channel S.
On the frame, in the present case to the left of the pusher F, is a bed J',
Figures 1 and 2, whose upper face coincides, or is parallel with the top of the
slide H, when the latter is in its highest position, aside of which are the dressers K',
Figure 1, whose edges face upwardly above which are the dressers K³, whose edges
face downwardly, said dressers being secured to a block K, which is supported
above said bed. The edges of said dressers K', K* are separated sufficiently to
allow the ends of the type to pass between the same and contact therewith, while
the type rests on said bed J, as will be seen in Figure 3.
At the end of the bed J is a curved spring L, see Figure 2, between which
spring and the end of said bed is a passage M which is of somewhat segmental
form and has its upper end opening laterally towards said bed J', and its lower end
opening downwardly towards the bed N¹, which is parallel with the bed J¹, but
below the same, said passage M' being adapted to direct the type from one bed to
the other and impart a quarter turn to the same.
The spring L is secured at its upper end to the block K, and it depends
therefrom.
Above the bed N' is a block N, between which bed and block is a horizontal.
chanuel P for the passage of the type while supported on said. bed N, see
Figures 2 and 4.
Secured to said bed and block are dressers Q', Q³, whose edges face each other,
and are separated to leave a space between them corresponding to the channel P¹,
so that the ends of the type come in contact with said edges, see Figure 4.

page_text: Secured to the block N' by means of a stirrup N³ on said block, said stirrup
being vertically and horizontally adjustable and occupying part of the channel Pt,
near the outer end thereof, is a scoring or grooving tool R', whose cutting edge
extends horizontally so as to have the jet-removed ends of the type come in contact
therewith for the purpose of forming grooves in said ends, as will be seen in
Figures 2, 5 and 14.
The lower end of the curved spring L' engages with a sustaining arm S',
Figure 2 which is pivoted at top to the frame between the bed ' and block N',
said arm being pressed towards said spring by the spring T', which is secured to
said block N, see Figure 2, so that while said spring L' is permitted to yield to
allow the type to enter the channel M', it presses firmly against the type to steady
and guide the latter in their movement through said channel.
Below the bed' is a pusher U1, whose working end when in normal position, is
at the side of the base of the channel M', in the present case at the right, and just
below the same, said working end being parallel with the channel P' so that when
a type is at said base, it is engaged by said pusher and forced into said channel P¹
and thus subjected to the action of the dressers Q', Q2 and the scoring tool R'.
The pusher is connected with a pin V which is fitted in an oscillating
blook W, the latter being mounted in a swinging arm X', Figure 2, whose
bearings are on the table of the frame, said arm being engaged by a cam Z¹ on
the shaft B, and pressed by a spring A³, see Figures 1 and 2, and the dotted
representation Figure 6, by which provision the pusher U is advanced and
returned.
As has been stated, the chute P is formed of two plates Q. and the side
flange R.
Between said plates are placed blocks or type B, which are rested on the
back plate and employed as gages for the type in the chaonel S of said chute, see
Figure 7.
The plates are clamped together by a screw D', whereby the gages B³ are
retained in position, and the same are accessible when the screw is removed and the
outer plate displaced.
The inner face of the outer plate Q has a rib E³, see Figure 6, which rib partly
occupies the channel S of the chute P, so that the type are guided in their
descending motions in said ohute, and lateral displacement of the outer plate is
prevented.
The operation is as follows:
The machine is started and the shaft B imparts motion to the various movable
parts. The type are fed one upon the other in the direction of their length into
the channel S of the chute F, the jets being below the lowermost type then resting
upon the shoulder U of the breaker T.
The cam U on the slide X uow advances the breaker, and as the body of the
type rests against the flange R, and the jet is pressed outwardly by the breaker,
said jet is broken off, and falls away, as shown in dotted lines Figure 7. The
breaker now recedes as it is relieved of the cam U and controlled by the spring W,
and the type being released of the shoulder U, descends the portion of the
channel Shelow the breaker and is directed into the recess N at the top of the
slide H, said recess N being in communication with said channel S. The type just
above the one broken has been held meanwhile by the arm or presser F' which has
returned due to the spring P*, and as the said arm again withdraws the type
drops and is caught and sustained by the shoulder U, the breaker having again
advanced.
The first type is now raised by the slide H, aud so placed true in the path of the
pusher F1 and the latter then advances by the action of the lever D and the type
directed to the passage or channel M₁, and subjected to the action of the
dressers K', K, whereby two opposite sides of the type are dressed, in the present
case the broad sides, see Figure 3. When the type traverses the entire passage M',
and when it reaches the bottom thereof, it has received a quarter turn and so

page_text: placed on the bed N', when the pusher U, advances and moves the type to the
channel P' and subjects it to the action of the dressers Q, Q, which dress the
remaining flat sides, see Figure 4. The type are guided through said channel P
by means of a vertical plate N*, which enters the side groove of the type, as shown
in said Figure 4.
When the type has nearly reached the terminus of the channel P1, its end passes
the scoring tool R'; when the groove a is formed in the same, as shown in Figures 4
and.5.
Meanwhile the second type has been divested of its jet, and dropped into the
recess N, raised by the slide H and engaged by the pusher F. Other type are
subjected to the same. operations, and as they successively reach the bed Ji, they
are disposed side by side thereon, and form a row of type, which row is moved
along by the accession of the last type, which is always engaged by the pusher F,
the same being true of the pusher U. When the type leave the channel P1, they
may be collected or directed to a place of deposit.
When the type travel through the channel M' they are prevented from leaving
the same, owing to the spring F which is secured to the block N and yieldingly
closes the side of said channel, see Figure 1.
Should a type without a jet be supplied to the machine when it reaches the
breaker, its end Figure 13 will drop on the upper edge G' Figure 7 of the
breaker, which projects into the channel S said edge thus freely supporting the said'
type without pressing the latter against the flauge R, and consequently breaking.
the same.
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The bed J¹ has in its upper face a spring-pressed dog H2 Figure 2 for preventing
back motion of the type as they approach and enter the channel M'.
The forward end of the pusher F is faced or clad with an angular plate J³,
underneath which is a space to receive the type when raised by the slide H, and
advanced by the said pusher, said plate being vertically adjustable by the screw K*
which connects said plate with the pusher, the adjustment being regulated by a
bar L, which may be type, the same being inserted between the top limb of the
plate J³, see Figures 2 and 7, said plate being connected with a plate J³ on the
pusher, see Figure 6, by which provision the plate J is adapted to have vertical
motion imparted to it and to be raised in place.
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: --
1st. The slide II and the guides J therefor, adapted to form the recess N at the
top of said parts, in combination with the arm L, which is connected with said
slide, the operating cam M on the shaft B, the spring M attached to said
slide, and a type-feeding chute which is adapted to communicate with said recess,
substantially as described.
2nd. A type-feeding chute consisting of the plates Q, the flange R at the side
thereof, the channel S between said plates and a jet breaker in. the chute extending
across said channel, substantially as described.
3rd. A type-feeding chute having a jet breaker formed of a bar with a shoulder
on the end thereof, in combination with means for imparting motions in opposite
directious to said 'bar, substantially as described.
4th. The jet breaker having a shoulder U on the end thereof, and a. projecting
edge G2 above said shoulder, substantially as described.
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5th. A type-feeding chute having a slide with a cam thereon, and an operating
arm for said slide, in combination with a jet-breaking bar mounted on said chute,
and a spring connected with the latter and engaging said bar, substantially as
described.
6th. A type-feeding chute formed of separate plates, means for connecting the
same, and gages between the plates, said gages being suitably supported, sub-
stantially as described.

page_text: 7th. A type-feeding chute formed of plates with a chaunel between the same,
and a rio on one of said plates partly occupying said channel, substantially as
described.
8th. In a machine for dressing type, the adjustable plates Q having a Hange R
at one side thereof, forming the channel S, and the jet breaker T guided between
said plates and having the shoulder U and upper edge G2 projecting into said,
channel, said parts being combined substantially as described.
9th. The adjustable plates Q with the flange Rat one side, forming the
chanuel S, the jet breaker T guided between said plates, and having the shoulder U
projecting into said channel, mechanism for imparting a reciprocating motion to
said breaker, and an arm entering said channel and bearing against a type therein,
said parts being combined substantially as described.
10th. The adjustable plates with the flange R having an opening in its side,
and forming the channel S, the jet breaker T guided between said plates and
having the shoulder U thereou, opposite said opening in said flange, a reciprocating
slide with a cam thereon engaging said breaker, and a spring bearing against said
breaker, said parts being combined substantially as described:
11th. In a machine for dressing type, a type feeding chute consisting of two
plates with a flange on one side forming a channel, one of said plates having a rib
partly occupying said channel, and means for securing said chute in an inclined
position on the outer side of said machine, said parts being combined substantially
as described.
12th. In a machine for dressing type, a pusher having an augular plate facing its
front, and an adjusting screw secured to the top limb of said plate, and a gage bar,
between said top limb and said pusher, said pärts being combined substantially as
described.
13th. A type feeding chute having a chaunal, a pivoted arm having a limb entering
said channel, a spring bearing against said limb, a roller on the other limb of said
arm, a shaft witli a cam Z' thereon, and a curved cam H' on the cam Z', said parts
being combined substantially as described.
14th. The operating cam U*, and the slide X carrying the same, in combination
with the lever Y, which is connected with said slide, the arm A' pivoted to said
lever, the yoke B' on said arm, the driving shaft B, the oam D' on said shaft, the
roller C on the arm A, and a spring bearing against said lever, said yoke freely
encircling said shaft, substantially as described.
15th. In a type dressing machine, the block K³, the curved spring L' secured
thereto, a sustaining block secured to the lower end of said spring, a stationary
block and a spring secured thereto and bearing against said sustaining block, said
parts being combined substantially as described.
16th. In a type dressing machine, a frame with the bed J, the pusher U' below
said bed, the channel Mand the channel Pi continuous thereof, the table Y' on
said frame, the swinging arm X' with bearings on said table, the oscillating
block W mounted on said arm and having the pin V fitted therein, a shaft on
said frame and the cam 'Z' on said shaft, said parts being combined substantially as
described.
17th. In a type dressing machine, two sets of beds and dressers, having between
them the channel M1, said beds and dressers being adapted to turn the type, in
combination with the bent spring L', which forms one side of said channel, the
pivoted sustaining blocks S' on the frame, engaging said spring, and the spring T
on the frame bearing against said block Si, substantially as described.
18th. A type feeding chute having a channel therein, and a jet breaker in
combination with a detaining and holding arm, which is adapted to enter said
chaunel, and means for operating said arm in opposite directions, substantially as
described.
19th. The detaining and holding arm F of the feeding chute, a spring bearing
against one end of said arm, and the rotating cam Heugaging the other cud
thereof, said parts being combined substantially as described.

page_text: 20th. In a type dressing machine, the pusher F having the adjustable face
plate J³ on the working end thereof, substantially as described.
21st. In a type dressing machine, the channel M¹ between the two sets of beds,
and dressers adapted to turn the type, in combination with the bent spring Li
which forms one side of said channel, the pivoted sustaining block S' on the frame,
engaging said spring, and the spring T on the frame bearing against said block S¹;
substantially as described.
22nd. In a type dressing machine, a channel receiving and guiding the type,
having a scoring tool therein, in the path of the end of the type, said parts being
combined substantially as described.
23rd. In a type dressing machine, a scoring tool in a channel in the path of the
end of the type, and an adjustable stirrup connected with the frame supporting said
tool, substantially as described.
24th. In a type dressing machine, the pusher U, in combination with the pin V1,
the oscillating block W₁ receiving said pin, the arm X carrying said block
mounted on the frame, the cam Z on the shaft B, engaging said arm, and the
spring A pressing said arm substantially as described.
25th. In a type dressing machine, the bed N and the dresser Q' thereon, in
combination with the guiding plate N* on said bed adapted to enter the groove of
a type while being subjected to said dresser, substantially as described.
26th. In a type dressing machine, two sets of dressers, beds and blocks
Bupporting the same, a turning channel interposed between said dressers, and a
discharge-channel leading from said turning chauuel, and a scoring tool in said
discharge channel, said parts being combined substantially as described.
Dated this 4th day of October 1894.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.