Improvements in Rotary Printing Machines for Printing, Perfecting, Folding, Delivering, and Piling Sheets from Two or More Webs at the Same Time, or Separately.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Aug., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 1st June, 1897-Accepted, 10th July, 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Rotary Printing Machines for Printing, Perfecting,
Folding, Delivering, and Piling Sheets from Two or More Webs at
the Same Time, or Separately.
1, JULES DERRIEY of 81, 83 and 85 Avenue Philippe Auguste, Paris, France,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention, to be as follows:-
My invention relates to rotary printing and perfecting machines for printing
and perfecting two or more Webs at the same time and I shall describe a machine
for printing and perfecting three webs simultaneously.
My invention consists in improved combinations and arrangements of printing
mechanism for carrying out the above named object.
There are three sets of inking mechanism printing and impression cylinders
with their horizontal axes arranged vertically one over the other which will be
hereinafter termed the vertical sets, and there are three sets of inking and print-
ing and impression cylinders with their horizontal axes arranged in a horizontal
plane, hereinafter termed the horizontal sets, one horizontal set for each vertical
set of the printing mechanism.
Each roll of paper or web is in suitable bearings on the framing near the floor,
and the web from each roll of paper passes first over a guide roller in bearings
in the framing then under the impression cylinder and between it and the printing
cylinder of the vertical set, which prints on one side of the web, then the web
passes upwards and between the printing and impression cylinder of the horizontal.
set for that vertical set which thus prints on the other side of the sheet, then the
two webs printed on both sides at one end of the machine are carried upwards and
by supporting endless tapes working horizontally above the horizontal printing
rollers to the other end of the machine, at which end the third web is printed and
which is also printed on both sides and then goes upwards and joins the other two
printed webs, at the ends of the horizontal tapes at the delivery end of the machine
where the webs are carried to folding and delivery and piling mechanism.
The folding delivery and piling mechanism is or may be either longitudinally
at the delivery end of the machine or at one side at a right angle to the lengthway
of the machine and in the latter case the printed web or webs is or are directed to
the folding mechanism by well known arrangements of "turning bars.".
A Machine arranged for printing two or more webs, say three webs may be
used for printing only one web or only two webs if made for printing three webs,
the printing mechanism not required in such case being put out of action, that
is, being disconnected from its driving mechanism.
There may be two or more sets of folding, delivery and piling mechanism for
each machine.
The mechanism for the first and third webs may be printed and the first printed
web is or may be directed to one, and the printed third web to another folding,
delivery and piling mechanism.
The first and third printed webs may be printed and folded as above explained,

page_text: and the web from the second machine is or may be printed and slit or fed in two,
and one half is directed to the first and the other half to the third printed web to
be superposed and folded therewith."
The object in slitting or dividing the second printed web is to produce say a
newspaper of six pages, that is to say, four pages each from the first and third web,
and two pages to be folded with the-first and third printed webs one half the second
web going to each of the other two webs.
Thus by my improvements tfo or more welis may be printed and perfected
simultaneously with one another or separately therefrom these printed webs being
divided folded and delivered by one or more sets of mechanism arranged either at
the end or side of the machine.
Dated this Fourth day of August 1896.
PETER J. LIVSEY:
Agent.
Improvements in Rotary Printing Machines for Printing, Perfecting,
Folding, Delivering, and Piling Sheets from Two or More Webs at
the Same Time, or Separately.
I, JULES DERRIEY of 81, 83 and 85 Avenue Philippe Auguste, Paris, France,
Engineer, 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 invention relates to rotary printing and perfecting machines for printing
and perfecting one two or more webs at the same time, and I shall describe a
machine for printing and perfecting three webs simultaneously.
My invention consists in improved combinations and arrangements of printing
mechanism for carrying out the above named object.
There are three sets of inking mechanism printing and impression cylinders
with their horizontal axes arranged vertically one over the other which will be
hereinafter termed the vertical sets, and there are three sets of inking and print-
in and impression cylinders with their horizontal axes arranged in a horizontal
plane, hereinafter termed the horizontal sets, one horizontal set for each vertical
set of the printing mechanism.
Each roll of paper or web is in suitable bearings on the framing near the floor;
and the web from each roll of paper passes first over a guide roller in bearings
in the framing then under the impression cylinder and between it and the printing
cylinder of the vertical set, which prints on one side of the web, then the web
passes upwards and between the printing and impression cylinder of the horizontal
set for that vertical set which thus prints on the other side of the sheet, then the
two webs printed on both sides at one end of the machine are carried upwards and
by supporting endless tapes working horizontally above the horizontal printing
rollers to the other end of the machine, at which end the third web is printed, and
which is also printed on both sides and then goes upwards and joins the other two
printed webs, at the ends of the horizontal tapes at the delivery end of the machine
where the webs are carried to folding and delivery and piling mechanism.
The folding delivery and piling mechanism is or may be either longitudinally
at the delivery end of the machine, or at one side at a right angle to the lengthway
of the machine and in the latter case the printed web or webs is or are directed to
the folding mechanism by well known arrangements of "turning bars."
A Machine arranged for printing, two or more webs, say thrée .webs, may be
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page_text: used for printing only one web or only two webs if made for printing three webs,
the printing mechanism not required in such case being put out of action, that
is, being disconnected from its driving mechanism.
There may be two or more sets of folding, delivery, and piling mechanism for
each machine.
The mechanism for the first and third webs, may be printed and the first printed
web is or may be directed to one, and the printed third web to another folding,
delivery and piling mechanism.
The first and third printed webs may be printed and folded as above explained,
and the web from the second machine is or may be printed and slit or fed in two,
and one half is directed to the first and the other half to the third printed web to
be superposed and folded therewith..
The object in slitting or dividing the second printed web is to produce say a
newspaper of six pages, that is to say, four pages each from the first and third web,
and two pages to be folded with the first and third printed webs one half the second
web going to each of the other two webs.
Thus by my improvements two or more webs may be printed and perfected
simultaneously with one another or separately therefrom these printed webs being
divided, folded and delivered by one or more sets of mechanism arranged either at
the end or side of the machine."
Fig. 1, is a side elevation of the three rotary printing and perfecting machines,
and the mechanism and arrangements above for conducting and conveying the
printed webs to the folding mechanism, and the mechanism for applying paste to
the webs and for slitting a web into two parts longitudinally. when required is
also shown in this figure-Below the floor line in a suitable walled pit, the gearing
is shown in dotted line for driving the combined printing and folding machines.
The framing is shown at each end of the machine where that arrangement is
used well known as a former" for folding the web or webs passing over them
longitudinally, but the mechanism for cutting the web into lengths forming sheets,
cross folding it, superposing and applying paste and other operations when required
is not shown, as any suitable and known mechanism for the purpose, may be used
combined with my improved arrangement of printing mechanism. for printing and
perfecting one, two or three webs.
The particular mechanism for folding and cutting and cross folding, further
folding and piling and delivering which I prefer to use in combination with iny
improved arrangement of printing mechanism is the subject of an application for
Letters Patent which I have already recorded at the Patent Office No. 10456 of 1897.
Fig. 2, is a plan view of the gearing for driving the machinery the gearing for
this purpose being also shown in elevation by Fig. 1 as above stated.
The side frame work a, of each printing machine is made separately by pre-
ference, and then the side frames of the three printing machines are secured
together end to end with suitable cross framing, and at each end to the side frames
of the printing machines, the side frames b, for the folding mechanism are
attached.
The mechanism of each printing machine is alike so that a description of one
machine will be sufficient, as the same letters of reference used on one machine
will be repeated on the same parts of the other machines.
The printing machine on the left of the drawing will be hereinafter called No. 1,
that on the right No. 3, and that between the two No. 2 machine.
The web or roll of paper cl to be printed by each, machine is near the floor, the
axes or shaft of the roll c¹, being in bearings on side frames, the bearing of the shaft
having a cap c, placed over it, which is secured by a screw c³, screwing through a
projection from the framing and by these screws friction can be put upon the axis
to sufficiently retard rotation of the roll.
There is also a screw c, on a stud in the framing rotated by a hand wheel c³,
and this screw screws into a nut having an arm from it that enters a groove in the
end of the roll shaft c', and by this screw and hand wheel the position of the web
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page_text: in the direction of its axis c', can be adjusted, these arrangements being well
known.
From the web c, the paper passes over a roller d, the ends of which are in bear-
ings on the side framing, then the web passes between the first impression or
blanket cylinder e, and the first stereotype cylinder f, where it receives an impres-
sion on one side, and from the first impression cylinder e, it passes to the second e',
and between it and the second stereotype cylinder f', it then passes as hereinafter
described.
Below the first stereotype cylinder f, there is an inking cylinder g, for inking it,
and the stereotype cylinder /, receives ink from two rollers I, placed in bearings
between the inking and stereotype cylinders working against each.
The inking cylinder g, has four ink distributing rollers i, in bearings drawn by
springs or gravity towards the surface of the inking cylinder to keep the peri-
pheries of the distributing rollers i, rotating in contact with the periphery of the
inking cylinder g. These distributing rollers i, have the usual alternate end
reciprocating movement imparted by a cam and lever.
The inking cylinder g, receives its ink from a duct j, having a roller in suitable
bearings rotating in it provided with the ordinary screw adjustments for regulating
the supply of ink to the duct roller, and on the outer end of the shaft there is a
wheel for rotating the duct roller by hand when required.
Between the ink duct roller and the inking cylinder g, there is a roller that is
carried on arms from an axis, which roller is oscillated by a cam between the duct
roller and inking cylinder in an ordinary manner.
A similar arrangement of Ink duct j, ink duct roller, vibrating ink conveying
roller, inking cylinder g', with distributing rollers, and rollers, to convey the
ink from the inking cylinder 9', to the stereotype cylinder f', is used to give the
perfecting impression against the impression cylinder e'.
The inking (9), stereotype (f) and impression (e) cylinders for the first impres-
sion are on horizontal axes parallel to each other, and their axes are all in the
same vertical plane the same parts for the second or perfecting impression are all
parallel to each other and have their axes all in the same horizontal plane.
It will be seen that there are clear spaces on all sides of the printing mechanism,
and above and below the cylinders having their axes in a horizontal plane, also
clear spaces between the webs or rolls both at the ends and sides, and the other
mechanism, and between the printing mechanism and the position which the fold-
ing mechanism will occupy, and there is also plenty of room above the printing
mechanism and between it and the mechanism for pasting and slitting the printed
web and guiding and conveying it to the former and folding mechanism at both
ends of the machine.
These clear spaces give free and easy access to all parts of the mechanism of the
machine, a very great advantage not hithereto attained in multiple web printing
machines.
Each printing machine is driven by spur wheels in an ordinary manner by
wheels in gear with each other and a wheel on the axis of the lowest and first
inking cylinder g, and this wheel in each printing machine is geared by an inter-
mediate spur wheel rotating on a long stud in the framing, which.gears with a
spur wheel hereinafter referred to below the floor line. The wheel 76 on the long
stud can be slided along it so that in one position it is in gear, and in the other out
of gear, and it is kept in either position by a weighted hook part that can be
hooked on the stud either inside or outside the wheel, this hook weight coming
against the boss of the wheel keeps it when inside the wheel and when it is out of
gear against a collar on the end of the long stud and when the hook weight is on
the outside it comes between this collar on the long stud and the boss of the wheel
when in gear with the other wheels. This arrangement of intermediate wheel
on a long stud is used for each printing, machine and for each folding machine as
it permits of any one machine being quickly put in and out of gear when required.
In Fig. 2, there is shown a horizontal shaft k, in suitable bearings in stands on
the foundation or on the framing between the side framing of the machine below

page_text: the floor line. This shaft k, has a fast and loose pulley and, for the driving
belt.
The belt guide is of any ordinary and suitable arrangement, actuated by an arm
from a vertical shaft, having its hearings in the framing, the upper end of this
vertical shaft has an handle & secured to it for traversing the driving belt to and
fro upon the fast and loose driving pulleys k', . On the inner end of the shaft k,
a spur pinion, is secured that gears with a wheel on a cross shaft &, parallel to
the pulley shaft k, in suitable hearings on the framing, upon the end of which cross
shaft, there is a spur wheel, which gears with the intermediate spur wheel
hereinbefore referred to as on the long stud, for driving the No. 2 machine.
On this cross shaft 7, there is also a bevel wheels, which gears with two wheels k
and a, one on the end of each of two shafts kb and ke, in bearings in the same line
passing in the lengthway of the machines.
This longitudinal shaft A, on the left has a bevel wheel ko, that gears with one k*,
on the end of a short shaft L, in suitable bearings on the framing, which short shaft on
its outer end has a spur wheel 1, that gears with the said intermediate wheel lon
the long stud for driving the No. 1 machine.
No. 3 machine is driven in like manner by bevel wheels, a short shaft and spur
wheel l', on the right.
These same longitudinal shafts drive at each end by a spur wheel l' and ', an
intermediate wheel l on a long stud arranged as hereinbefore described for driving the
printing machines, which intermediate wheel at each end is for driving the folding
mechanism.
In each printing machine there are two sets of tapes that act on the margin of the
paper in the longitudinal centre of the web and conduct each web between the
printing and impression cylinders of each machine, these tapes are arranged and pass
in the same paths in each machine and there are rollers in each machine corresponding
to those which will be referred to in describing these tapes in No. 1 machine.
What may be termed the lower central marginal tape, starts say from the roller or
pulley n, passes in contact with and under the first impression cylinder e,
(consequently under the web) then up to the second impression cylinder e¹, and
between it and the second stereotype cylinder f, then past the roller or pulley ', to
the roller n, when it returns partly round the other side of the second impression
cylinder to a roller or pulley w³, then under the first stereotype cylinder, and back
to the roller or pulley n, from which it started.
The tape on the upper side of the web may be said to start from the first impression
cylinder e, pass partly round it, then between the second impression cylinder e', and
stereotype cylinder, to the roller or pulley n', and then return back passing over
the other side of the second stereotype cylinder f', and back to the starting point on
the first impression cylinder e.
The web is fed between these two sets of tapes and is carried by them through the
printing parts of the machine.
There is a set of tapes to carry the printed and perfected web from the first
machine upwards working upon rollers or pulleys n and n, the return sides of
these tapes are tightened by pulleys on arms from a shaft n', having its bearings on
the framing. There are sets of tapes to carry the web or webs to the folding
mechanism on the left from No. 1 and No. 2 printing machines.
The lower set of these tapes may he said to commence at the roller n', pass against
the roller n, partly round the roller n, under a roller n, over the upper side of the
middle roller n', of a set of three rollers, then over the middle roller n', of another
set of three rollers, together round the roller n, from which it returns over a roller
near and below ", and against the underside of that roller, over rollers near and
below n', and against its underside then over a roller ns, carried on a tightening arm
(that is to say the roller is in bearings in arins from a shaft in bearings in the
framing, and when this shaft is oscillated and secured, the roller will tighten or
slacken the tapes as required) then back to the other side of the roller n'.
The upper set of tapes may be said to start from the underside of the roller n

page_text: pass to the underside of the roller near and above n', to the underside of a roller near
and above n", over the upper side of the roller n°, under the roller n", and it then
returns over a tightening roller ad, over other rollers near' and above n; and 7, and
back to the upper side of the roller n, first passing under a tightening roller near
the latter.
The parts n, m, n, m, and n', marked for the No. 2 printing machine
correspond to the same parts of No. 1 printing machine. A lower set of carrying
tapes pass from roller n', against roller a, and over roller a", then to supporting
rollers similar to those for the tapes to the left folder to a roller n, then returns from
the lower side of this roller n, on supporting rollers to a tightening roller,
which is on arms centred round a shaft nb, (hereinafter referred to) and back to the
roller n¹.
There is an upper set of tapes from a roller ", (corresponding to roller ) for
No. 1 machine, and it then passes under supporting rollers to a roller n', near and
above roller n', from which the tapes return over the supporting rollers under a roller w,"
to the roller a, from which it commenced, but before passing to that roller ", it
passes over one nk, near and above it, the axis of which forms the centre of the roller
or pulley n, of the tightening roller nk.
The rollers n' and 3, of the No. 3 machine correspond respectively with the same
rollers of the No. 1 machine.
A lower set of tapes extend between rollers 22, and n', and an upper set between
rollers n' and nm, the lower side of the lower tapes working against a tightening
roller n".
A lower set of tapes extend between n" and ", and a corresponding upper set of
tapes extend between roller w, to come against the upper side of roller ', then pass
under roller n', and back from it, over roller n", to roller .
From the tapes on rollers n' and n', the web or webs are delivered to the former m,
on the right as they are delivered by the rollers n and n", to the foriner m, on the left.
With the above explained arrangement of tapes the printed end of the web from
No. 1 machine can be taken from roller n', (No. 1 machine) to the former m, on the
left or from the roller n, to the rollers n', n', n", and ", to the former m,
on the right.
The printed web from No. 2 machine can be taken from roller n', to roller n', and
by the tapes to the former m, on the left or it can be taken from roller n', to roller nº,
and by the tapes and rollers above referred to, to the former m, on the right. Or
part of a web say one half of a full width web printed on No. 2, can be slit or cut by
the rotary cutter p, on the shaft n', driven by the tapes or other convenient means,
which may work in a groove in the edge of a disc on roller n', between which cutters
the web will pass, and one half of the web can he taken to the folder on the left
and the other half to that on the right.
The printed web can be taken from No. 3 machine to be united and associated
with the webs from the other machines, or the half web from the No. 2 machine.
The printed web from the No. 1 machine when to pass to the folder on the right
and is to be attached by a narrow strip of paste to the other webs, which are to be
associated with it and passed to the folder on the right, receives such strip of paste
from the edge of a disc q, on a shaft in suitable bearings in the dise rotating in a
trough supplied with paste. The disc q, is rotated so that its periphery will rub
against the passing web and thus wipe the paste from it upon the web and it may be
rotated in the same direction as the web, its periphery having a greater speed, or it
may be rotated in the opposite direction to that in which the web is passing. This
disc q, will supply paste to a web or to the edge of a half web from No. 2 machine.
When a printed web from No. 1 machine has had paste applied to it by the disc q,
to make it adhere to the web or half web from No. 2 machine passing to the folder
on the right, and these two webs or web and half web are to be pasted to and
associated with a third web, the paste is applied by a dise q', similarly arranged and
driven to that above described placed on the framing.

page_text: It will be seen that the rollers for the tapes and mechanisin above described are
carried from stands a' from the side fraines of the upper parts of the printing
machines.
The printing cylinders of the machines are of the desired width and circumference,
in this case they are supposed to be equal in width and circumference to print a wide
web and sheets of 26 inches long, large enough for two four page papers and one
of eight pages at each revolution.
Two of the machines may be worked at the same time to print and fold four page
papers. No. 1 printing machine with the folder on the left and No. 3 with the folder
on the right, or No. 1 machine with folder on left and No. 2 with the folder on right,
or No. 2 machine with the folder on left and No. 3 with folder on right, one of the
three printing machines being inoperative.
To produce a six paged paper, a full width web is printed on the No. 1 machine
and a half web or No. 2 machine, and the full and half printed webs are taken to the
folder on the left. Or a full width web can be printed on No. 3 machine, and the
half width web on No. 2 and both are then taken to the folder on the right.
Or to produce six paged papers making use of the entire machine a full width web
is printed on each machine, the full width web printed on the No. 2 machine is slit
by the cutter p, and one half of the web is taken along with the full web from No. 1.
to pass to the folder on the left and the other half is taken along with the full web
froin No. 3 to the folder on the right.
The pasting disc is or may be used for putting a strip of paste along the edge of
the half web, passing from No. 2 machine over the pasting disc g, to the folder on the
left, and the pasting disc q', is or may be used for putting a strip of paste on the edge
of the half web to be superposed on the full width web from No. 3 machine passing
to the folder on the right.
. To produce an eight paged paper, two of the printing machines are used with
one folder-either No. 1 and 2 printing machines with the folder on the left, or
No. 2 and No. 3 printing machine with the folder on the right.
Or the cylinders being in their circumference equal to four pages for one revolution,
one printing machine can be used and one folder, being printed so that the first sheet
cut is superposed in the folding, on the second sheet cut from the web, and so on.
To produce an eight paged paper, two of the printing machines may also be used.
in connection with one folder, thus printing two complete eight paged papers for each
revolution of the printing cylinders, and from one printing machine alone passing the
printed web to the folder on the right, the first sheet of four pages cut from the web
being superposed on the second sheet, thus making a complete eight paged paper for
each revolution of the cylinders, so that the entire machine being at work, the three
printing machines and the folder at each end will produce three complete eight paged
papers at each revolution of the printing cylinders.
The eight page copies printed by the association of the printed webs from two
machines would in this case be produced by the superposing of the two printed webs,
longitudinally folded, and then cut into sheets so that each copy or paper would be
thus formed by two sheets of four pages each inset.
The eight page copies made by the single printing machine with one folder being
made of two sheets of four pages associated and pasted on the outside of the
longitudinal fold.
Machines
To produce ten paged papers, all three printing machines are worked.
Nos. 1 and 3. print full width webs, and No. 2 half width web, the disc q,
pasting the full width web to make it adhere to the half width web, and the
half width web being pasted by the disc q', to make it adhere to the inside of the
printed web from No. 3 machine, all the webs going to the folder on the right.
To form twelve, paged papers all three machines are printing full width webs of
four pages each; which are associated and pass to the folder on the right, two copies
for each revolution.
..To produce a sixteen paged paper, two printing machines are used either No. 1

page_text: and 2, their printed webs going to the folder on the right, or No. 2 and No. 3, or
No. 1 and No. 3 machines may be used in each case, the printed webs go to the
folder on the right.
The two webs thus printed are superposed and pass to the former m, and the first
length cut from the two webs folded longitudinally forming eight pages each, are
superposed on the second length cut from the web, forming together sixteen pages.
I produce an eight paged paper by two sheets of four pages associated on the
outer part of the longitudinal folds, and sixteen pages by associating outside of
the longitudinal fold two sets of eight pages.
As the stereotype cylinders will print one full length page at each half revolution
a twelve page paper can be printed on two machines, one printing a full width and
the other a half width web between them six pages, and these are taken to the folder
and former on the right, and the first length of six pages cut from the webs is
superposed on the second length making together the 12 pages.
In like manner a twenty page paper is or may be made on the three machines, two
of which print full width webs and the other an half width web, and these printed
webs forming ten pages each are taken to the former and folder on the right and the
first length of ten pages cut from the webs is superposed on the second length and so
on, so that the two make a twenty page paper.
A twenty four page paper is or may also be made from the three machines each
printing a full width web, the three printed webs taken to the "former" and folder
on the right the first length forming 12 pages cut from the webs being superposed
on the second length of 12 pages and so on thus making a twenty four page paper.
In these cases as before intimated one half the circumference of each stereotype
cylinder prints one half of the pages, and the other half of the circumference prints
the other half of the pages which are superposed upon each other.
Fig. 3 is a top plan view showing the webs coming from the printing machines to
the former" m, at each end of the combined machines for giving the longitudinal
fold before passing to. the cutting and folding mechanism, the three printing
machines and the two folders as shown supposed to be producing two six paged
papers one at each end simultaneously at each revolution of the printing cylinders.
The dotted lines c', c and c³, represent respectively the centre lines of the web rolls
for each of each of the three printing machines No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3.
r, are holes in the floor to give access to put the intermediate driving wheels lo,
each on a long stud hereinbefore referred to in and out of gear.
8, represents the web from the roll indicated by the centre line c, and printed by
No. 2 machine, one half of it. when split or divided longitudinally as hereinhefore
explained passing over the full width web s', from a roll represented by the dotted
line c', and printed by No. 1 machine both web and half web passing over a roller %
together to the "former" m, represented by the dotted triangle to the left folder.
The other half of the web s, from No. 2 printing machine passing over the web s³,
from No. 3 printing machine and going along with it over the roller n', to the former m,.
and folder on the right.
This arrangement of printing machines and folders in a straight line puts but little
strain on the webs, but it occupies a length of about 30 feet for the entire machine
for printing newspapers, the length of the pages of which are about 26 inches.
But the printing machines may be kept in the same line as herein before described
and shown by Fig 1, and the two folders when required are er may be placed at a
right angle to the longitudinal line of the printing machines, or one folder may
only be so placed if one only is required.
This arrangement of machine with two folders at a right angle to the line of the
printing machine is illustrated by Fig. 4, a top plan view showing diagramatically
the direction in which the webs of paper pass to the two side folders.
The dotted lines c', c and c, represent the axes of the rolls or webs respectively
of the No. 1, 2 and 3 machines and when printing two six paged papers at
the same tiine, two being delivered from each folder at each revolution of the
printing cylinders.

page_text: All, three machines printing full width webs, the web printed by. No. 2 machine
being slit as before explained in two halves after printing as hereinbefore explained,
one half web 8, going to the printed web s', from No. 1, the other half web 8, to
the web 82, from No. 3 machine.
The full and half width webs at ca h end, pass round well known "turning bars" t
and t', which turn the webs at a right angle to the lengthway of the three
printing machines, each passing to a "former" m, for folding the combined webs
longitudinally which then pass to the cutting and folding mechanism. The space
occupied by this machine so arranged is reduced in length but increased in width.
The printed webs from No. 1 and No. 2 machines when to go to the left folder
may pass from the rollers n', over suitable rollers to the roller u, Fig. 4; and when
required the printed web from the No. 3 machine, may pass from the rollers 'n'
and n, of the No. 3 machine over a suitable roller and tapes to the roller ², Fig. 4,
or all the webs or any one of them may be passed by suitable rollers to the
roller ', and then as before explained. Carrying tapes for supporting the web
or webs are or may be used if required.
The driving mechanism having folders at one side is or may be arranged 'outside
the framing of the printing machines as illustrated in Fig. 4.
The fast, and loose driving pulleys k¹ and ², are on a shaft k, in suitable bearings,
and there is a bevel wheel ", on it gearing with two bevels and h, on shafts
passing in the lengthway of the printing machines.
The shaft 4b, has a bevel wheel k', on it to drive a bevel e, on a shaft, having the
spur wheel upon it, to drive the said intermediate wheel, on the long stud of
the No. 1 machine, and there is a similar bevel wheel on the longitudinal shaft he,
that drives a short shaft in suitable bearings having a spur wheel upon it to drive the
said intermediate wheel of the No. 3 machine, and there is a spur wheel on the shaft k,
(not shown) for driving the intermediate wheel (1) for the No. 2 machine.
The bevel wheels on the longitudinal shafts and, driving No. 1 and 3 machines,
also drive bevels on short shafts having spur wheels upon them gearing with the, said
intermediate wheels for driving the folding mechanism.
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':
1. The combination of the mechanism of rotary printing and perfecting machines
in which the axes for the cylinders for the first impression are all, in a. vertical
plane and those for the second or perfecting impression are all in a horizontal
plane with the web rolls of paper on bearings near the floor substantially, as
hereinbefore described and illustrated by Fig. 1 of the drawings.
2. The combination and arrangement of rotary web printing and perfecting
mechanism with. the printing and impression cylinders, inking cylinders and ink
ducts and connected mechanism and the web or roll of paper substantially as
hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawings.
3. The combination and arrangement of two or more of such printing machines as
that referred to in Claim 2 together to operate upon separate webs of paper,
these machines being arranged to leave spaces all round each printing machine to
give free and easy access thereto substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the drawings.
4. The combination of three printing machines together, arranged as described in
Claims 1 and 2 and also arranged as described in Claim 3 together with the
arrangements of pasting discs and slitting mechanism and carrying tapes to convey
the printed full width webs or part width webs from the printing machines to the
folding mechanism on the ends of the machines to the left or right substantially as
herein before explained and illustrated by the drawings.
5. The combination and arrangement of mechanism for driving printing and
folding machines arranged substantially as herein before described and illustrated by
Figs. 1 and 2 and as modified and shown by Fig. 4 of the drawings.
6. The combination of printing machines of the combination hereinbefore described,

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and carrying the webs in the ways hereinbefore described to a "former" (m) at one or
both ends of the machine for giving a longitudinal fold to the web or webs
substantially as herein before described and illustrated by the drawings.
7. The combination of two, three or more printing machines of the construction
herein before described, arranged with spaces between them and with folders at one or
both ends of the machine arranged with spaces all round the folders to give free access
to the mechanism substantially as hereinbefore described.
8. The combination and arrangement of mechanism for driving two or more
printing machines constructed and arranged as hereinbefore described, and for
driving folding mechanism arranged for connecting or disconnecting the printing or
folding machines from the driving mechanisin as required, substantially as
herein before described and illustrated by the drawings.
9. The modes of superposing the webs of paper from the printing machines
arranged as herein before described and pasting the same when required, substantially
as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawings.
10. The combination of two or more printing machines constructed and arranged
as hereinbefore described with one or more folders placed at an angle, the webs from
the printing machines being changed in direction by "turning bars" to "formers" m,
at right angles to the lengthway of the printing machines, substantially as herein before
described and illustrated by the drawings.
11. The combination and arrangement of three printing machines and folding
mechanism at each end and with connected mechanism by which printed webs from
Nos. 1 and 2 machines or both can be taken to the folder at one end of the machine,
and the printed webs from all three machines may be taken to the folder at the other
end of the machine substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by Fig. 1 of
the drawings.
12. The combination and arrangement of three printing machines together, and
connected mechanism with a folder at each end substantially as herein before described
and illustrated by Fig. 1 of the drawings.
13. The combination and arrangement of printing and folding mechanism
herein before described and referred to, by which four, six, eight, ten, twelve, sixteen,
twenty and twenty four page papers may be produced, substantially as hereinbefore
described.
14. The combination of three printing machines arranged as hereinbefore referred
to by Claims 1, 2 and 3 with a "former" at one or both ends or sides for giving a
longitudinal fold to the printed web substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the drawings.
Dated thi Think fund damn of 1905
PETER J. LIVSEY,
Agent.