Improvements in Paper-ruling Machines.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Aug,, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 25th Apr., 1890-Accepted, 9th Aug., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Paper-ruling Machines.
1, GABRIEL LOUIS GEISLER of Chatelles by Raon l'Etape (Vosges) in the
Republic of France, Paper Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The machines for ruling hitherto in use operate usually on paper cut beforehand
to the shape required. I am aware that ruling paper on rollers bas been attempted,
but in the way it has been tried, it necessitated the use of rollers made very
accurately because on them depended the regularity of the headings and margins,
further the paper had to be cut after being ruled; under these circumstances there
is no advantage of ruling on rollers instead of doing it in a frame, and in fact an
additional process has to be undergone consisting of passing the paper onto a special
winder before ruling.
The arrangement of a machine for ruling which I have invented and which forms
the object of the present application, takes the paper on the rough rollers, trims,
rules and cuts it further by means of an arrangement attached to the knife and
having the same angular speed it can at its ordinary speed make all the spacings
(obverse and reverse) and the various kinds of ruling necessitating special appliances
of which the working is very slow and the turnout very limited in consequence.
is easily understood that with the paper in rolls, double foldings are avoided, and by
doing away with one operation, one cause of misprints is removed.
It-
In order that the invention may be easily understood it is represented on the
annexed drawings, but only as an example.
Figure 1 shows a front elevation of the whole of the machine.
Figure 2 is the corresponding plan view.
The machine is composed of the special combination of the following parts.
1st. Of a reel A on the spindle of which is mounted the roll to be ruled. This
spindle is supported by two pedestals of which one is mounted on a longitudinal
slide which allows the paper to be tendered at one side or the other in case the
bobbin is not equally screwed in all its breadth, the other pedestal a' is mounted on
a transverse slide having for its object to direct the roller to right or left in case
the paper should be wrapped on spirally or in case it should have been creased;
thumbscrews facilitate the regulating of these.
2nd. Of a full length paper cutter B with circular knives mounted on sliding
pedestals moving transversely in order that the paper may always coincide with the
circular cutters, and regulate thus the sizes of the margins and headings.
3rd. Of two cylinders X and Y placed one above the other for ruling obverse
and reverse sides, this part of the machine is mainly characterized by the arrangement
relating to the blank margins or spaces which will be described later on.
4th. Of a transverse paper cutter composed of two distributing rollers C and D
pressed one against the other having the circumferential speed of the drum rollers
and consequently that of the paper, and of a knife with a helicoidal blade E with an
adjustable opposing knife Preferably this knife is actuated by a Sellers engaging
arrangement H H H which allows of the speed being varied and consequently of
all the usual shapes being obtained, but it must be understood that there can also be
employed for the same purpose conical pulleys with a series of gearings or even a
series of gearings varying the speed of the knife, the latter may be mounted on a
tool holder as in parallel lathes or any other mode of transmitting the motion which
allows of the result named being obtained. As the sheet continues to unroll whilst
the knife traverses the angular distance between the two ends of the blade, it would
not be ent square if the part last cut were not delayed in its course a space equal to

page_text: the distance traversed by the paper during the operation of cutting by the knife;
this result is obtained by fixing in the opposing knife a scale regulator R mounted on
one side on a hinge and on the other on a screw, which allows of its being inclined
safficiently to effect the desired purpose. This result can also be obtained by a strip
of flexible metal or by a little roller.
5th. To make the spacings, the axle carrying the knife is fitted with a toothed
pulley L driving by means of a chain a similar pulley 1, secured to a hollow axle
carrying a pulley M with three grooves and an engaging gear N. This gearing
transmits the movement to another hollow spindle fitted with a similar gearing N
and a similar three grooved pulley M, and each of these hollow spindles revolves
loosely on one of the two axles of the cylinders X and Y.
These grooved pulleys may be placed on the axle of the knife and may work the
cutters by means of side rods, or on independent axles placed in any other manner,
the principle remaining the same. The grooves in the pulleys are of swallow tail
shape and are designed to receive the cams which have to lift the axles of the cutters
and produce the spacings. These cams are constructed after the system adopted for
series of weights, and by adjusting themselves one against the other produce all the
sizes.
It will be understood that the pulleys, making exactly the same number of
revolutions as the knife and being driven at the same speed, must make the spacings
always at the same place when once they are adjusted, the paper having itself a
uniform speed and being stretched by the distributing rollers of the cutter.
Finally my machine contains rollers carrying threads which take the paper on its
leaving the longitudinal cutter and bring it to the end of the machine, as shown in
the drawing, but there is no need to give details of this arrangement.
Dated this 8th day of August 1889.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Paper-ruling Machines.
I, GABRIEL LOUIS GEISLER of Chatelles by Raon l'Etape (Vosges) in the Republic
of France, Paper Manufacturer, 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 :-
The machines for ruling hitherto in use operate usually on paper cut beforehand to
the shape required. I am aware that ruling paper on rollers has been attempted, but
in the way it has been tried it necessitated the use of rollers made very accurately
because on them depended the regularity of the headings and margins, further the
paper had to be cut after being ruled; under these circumstances there is no advan-
tage of ruling on rollers instead of doing it in a frame, and in fact an additional
process has to be undergone consisting of passing the paper onto a special winder
before raling.
The arrangement of a machine for ruling, which I have invented and which forms
the object of the present application, takes the paper on the rough rollers, trims, rules
and cuts it; further, by means of an arrangement attached to the knife and having the
same angular speed, it can at its ordinary speed make all the spacings (obverse and
reverse) and the various kinds of ruling necessitating special appliances of which the
working is very slow, and the turnout very limited in consequence.
It is easily
understood that with the paper in rolls, double foldings are avoided, and by doing away
with one operation, one cause of misprints is removed.
In order that the invention may be easily understood an example is represented on
the drawings accompanying the provisional specification. Reference is also to be
made to the sheet of drawings filed, herewith...
Figure 1 shows a front elevation of the whole of the machine.

page_text: Figure 2 is the corresponding plan view.
Figures 1 and 24 represent details hereinafter referred to.
The machine is composed of the special combination of the following parts :-
1st. Of a reel A on the spindle of which is mounted the roll to be ruled. This
spindle is supported by two pedestals of which one a is mounted on a longitudinal
slide which allows the paper to be tendered at one side or the other in case the bobbin
is not equally screwed in all its breadth, the other pedestal a is mounted on a trans-
verse slide having for its object to direct the roller to right or left in case the paper
should be wrapped on spirally or in case it should have been creased; thumbscrews
facilitate the regulating of these.
2nd. Of a full length paper cutter B with circular knives mounted on sliding
pedestals moving transversely in order that the paper may always coincide with
the circular cutters and regulate thus the sizes of the margins and headings.
3rd. Of two cylinders X and Y placed one above the other for ruling obverse and
reverse sides; this part of the machine is mainly characterized by the arrangement
relating to the blank margins or spaces which will be described later on.
4th. Of a transverse paper cutter composed of two distributing rollers C and D
pressed one against the other, having the circumferential speed of the drum rollers
and consequently, that of the paper and of a knife with a helicoidal blade E with an
adjustable opposing knife F. Preferably this knife is actuated by a Sellers engaging
arrangement H HH" which allows of the speed being varied and consequently of all
the usual shapes being obtained, but it must be understood that there can also be
employed, for the same purpose conical pulleys with a series of gearings or even a
series of gearings varying the speed of the knife, the latter may be mounted on a
tool holder as in parallel lathes or any other mode of transmitting the motion which
allows of the result named being obtained.
Referring now to Figures 1 and 24-
The sheet of paper is passed through the rollers CD at a uniform speed. The
opposing knife F is fixed (but can be adjusted). The knife E continually revolves
with a uniform motion round its axis O. The knife does not cut right across the
sheet at the same time, but in shears fashion, because of its helicoidal shape. Supposing
the point c of the sheet to be first reached by the knife, during the time that it would
take to cut from c to b¹ the sheet would have advanced a certain distance say from c
to a and would be cut on the line c b. In order to cut the paper square it is sufficient
to retard in its course the part by the distance b¹ which equals c a and each other
point of the line c bin a degree proportionate to its distance from the point e which
is easily done by fixing to or near the counter knife Fa regulator R or other equivalent
device movable round a point and which can be oscillated as desired to, say the
point y at a distance from the opposing knife F. Then the sheet see Figure 24
following the direction de when the knife F is at c will follow the greater distance d fe
when it is at and will be consequently delayed in its course by requisite
space b
5th. To make the spacings, the axle carrying the knife is fitted with a toothed
pulley L driving by means of a chain a similar pulley L' secured to a hollow axle
carrying a pulley M with three grooves and an engaging gear N. This gearing transmits
the movement to another hollow spindle fitted with a similar gearing N₁, and a similar
three grooved pulley M', and each of these hollow spindles revolves loosely on one of
the two axles of the cylinders X and Y.
These grooved pulleys may be placed on the axle of the knife and may work the
ruling rollers by means of side rods, or on independent axles placed in any other
manner, the principle remaining the same. The grooves in the pulleys are of swallow
tail shape and are designed to receive the cams which have to lift the axles of the
ruling rollers and produce the spacings. These cams are constructed after the
system adopted for series of weights, and by adjusting themselves one against the other
produce all the sizes.
It will be understood that the pulleys, making exactly the same number of revolu-
tions as the knife and being driven at the same speed, must make the spacings always

page_text: at the same place when once they are adjusted, the paper having itself a uniform
speed and being stretched by the distributing rollers of the cutter.
Finally my machine contains rollers carrying threads which take the paper on its
leaving the longitudinal cutter and bring it to the end of the machine, as shown in the
drawing, but there is no need to give details of this arrangement.
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
A cylinder machine for ruling paper and for trimming and cutting the paper after
ruling, having the combination of a winder or spool supported in holders, the position
of which can be adjusted, a longitudinal and a transverse cutter having adjust-
able blades or knives and two ruling cylinders placed one above the other, driven by
special pulleys and adapted to produce the headings or margins for each leaf, sub-
stantially as described.
Dated this 24th day of April 1890.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Agents for the Applicant.