Year: 1889

page_text: but when returning they descend the curves and the platen comes down upon the pad
and is inked the pad travelling a slight distance with the platen until the latter begins
to ascend the curve and leaves it when the pad is returned to its initial position by a
cord weight or any suitable means. Any suitable arrangement for furnishing colour
to the pad may be employed such as a traversing roller supplied with colour from a
revolving roller or rollers in a colour box.
And in order that my invention my be fully understood and readily carried into
effect I will describe the accompanying two Sheets of Drawings reference being had
to the figures and letters marked thereon.
Figure 1 is a side elevation and Fig. 2 an end elevation of a two colour printing
machine embodying my present improvements.
In these views-a designates the main frame of the machine, b the sliding frame,
b the standards carried on the sliding frames b, c the slide blocks fitted in the
standards, d the platens or printing blocks, d' the rollers supporting the same, e the
guide rails and the sliding tables which support the material during printing.
All the above parts are substantially of the same construction described in the
Specification to my aforesaid Patent No. 603 of 1889 the main difference being that
in the present instance the guide rails e have two curves or dips to each platen d
instead of one only as in the previous case.
As there are now two pairs of curves or dips in the guide rails e I employ a
corresponding number of pairs of pivoted levers g g' and ' one arm of each of the
elbow levers g g' is kept normally raised by means of the weights g" while the
levers are kept normally lowered by their own weight.
The other features of novelty are the inking pads i of which there is one for each
platen d; each pad i is mounted in slideways on a table j placed below the first dip
in the guide rails e.
The mechanism for imparting a reciprocating movement to the sliding frame b is
the same as that described and illustrated by my aforesaid Specification.
In operation as the sliding frame b moves forward the rollers d' travel on the
guide rails e and supported by the pivoted levers hand g pass over without
descending the first curves or dips; they then pass under the raised arms of the.
pivoted elbow levers g¹ and descending the second curves in the rails e and print
the material on the sliding tables f. The rollers then ascend the opposite side
of the curves raise and pass under the levers ¹ and so regain the straight portion
of the guide rails e. The sliding frame 6 now begins to move in the reverse direction
and as the platens d return the rollers d run on the upper side of the pivoted
levers and g; but passing under the raised arms of the pivoted levers g they
descend the first curves and bring the platens d down on the sliding inking pads i
and are thereby inked, the pads moving a slight distance with the platens d until
the latter begin to ascend the opposite side of the curves and leave the pads which
are then returned to their normal or initial positions by means of weighted cords
springs or other contrivance not shown. The rollers d¹ then raise and pass under
the pivoted levers h and return along the horizontal portion of the guide rails e to
their initial positions as shown in Fig. 1.
The pads are supplied with ink or colour from the colour boxes k by means of
travelling rollers m which are furnished with colour by rotating rollers n the rollers m
being supported in a sliding frame o which by means of rods p receives a recipro-
cating movement from a rocking lever s.
The rocking levers is preferably actuated by the cam t which operates the sliding
frame but any other suitable mechanism may be employed to traverse the rollers m
over the pads and so apply to the latter the ink or colour furnished to the travelling
rollers m by the rotating rollers n.
In the Drawings the rollers are shown to be driven by a travelling chain u from
a chain wheel ; but any other suitable means for rotating. the rollers may be
employed.

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Aug., 1889--
Complete Specification Left, 1st May, 1890-Accepted, 7th June, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Inking the Platens of Machines for
Printing Certain Fabrics and Materials.
I, Sir JAMES FARMER, of the Adelphi Street Iron Works, Salford in the County
of Lancaster, Knight, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My present invention relates particularly to the improved machine for printing
floor cloths and other fabrics and materials for which I applied for Letters Patent
numbered 603 on the 12th January 1889 and consists chiefly in the arrangement
and adaptation of a pad inking device and its appurtenances for applying ink or
colour to the printing blocks or platens as a substitute for the roller inking device
described in the Specification to my aforesaid Patent.
In carrying my present improvements into effect I employ as many inking pads as
there are printing blocks or platens each pad being mounted in slideways on a table
or frame. In each of the guide rails along which the supporting rollers of the
platen travel I form a curve or a dip and arrange pairs of pivoted levers or equi-
valents substantially in the manner described in my said Specification so that while
travelling in one direction say forward the rollers supported on the levers pass over
the curves but when returning they descend the curves and the platen comes down
upon the pad and is inked the pad travelling a slight distance with the platen until
the latter begins to ascend the curve and leaves it when the pad is returned to its
initial position by a cord weight or any suitable means. Any suitable arrangement
for furnishing colour to the pad may be employed such as a traversing roller supplied
with colour from a revolving roller or rollers in a colour box.
Dated this 31st day of July 1889.
H. B. BARLOW,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Inking the Platens of Machines for
Printing Certain Fabrics and Materials.
I, Sir JAMES FARMER, of the Adelphi Street Iron Works, Salford, in the County
of Lancaster, Knight, 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 present invention relates particularly to the improved machine for printing
floor cloths and other fabrics and materials for which I applied for Letters Patent
No. 603 on the 12th January 1889 and consists chiefly in the arrangement and
adaptation of a pad inking device and its appurtenances for applying ink or colour to
the printing blocks or platens as a substitute for the roller inking device described in
the Specification to my aforesaid Patent.
In carrying my present improvements into effect I employ as many inking pads as
there are printing blocks or platens each pad being mounted in slideways on a table
or frame. In each of the guide rails along which the supporting rollers of the platen
travel I form a curve or a dip and arrange pairs of pivoted levers or equivalents
substantially in the manner described in my said Specification so that while travelling
in one direction say forward the rollers supported on the levers pass over the curves
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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
The combination and arrangement of parts substantially as herein shown and
described for supplying ink or colour to the platens or printing blocks of machines
for printing certain fabrics and materials.
Dated this 30th day of April 1890.
H. B. BARLOW,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for Applicant.