Improvements in and relating to Printing
Year: 1896

page_text: In printing tickets in this machine, they are carried on endless tapes and cut off
in rows of say fifty from the printed web, and received and delivered at the end of
the traverse.
A knife consisting of a steel bar set at a slight inclination is mounted on a trans-
verse bar at the one end of an oscillating frame which is in turn mounted on a frame
which is adjustable in the side rails of the machine. The bar knife receives an up
and down motion over a corresponding fixed bar located underneath the travelling
band.
The oscillating frame receives its downward travel motion by rods with slotted ends
and cams from a rotating shaft at bottom of machine while the recoil action of spiral
springs attached to an overhead frame fixed to machine will give the oscillating frame
the return upward motion after each action of cutting the strip of tickets.
A metal band or "flier" is fitted near the delivery end of tapes which carry the
strips of tickets. The ends of this band are secured to levers mounted on a trans-
verse spindle and one of these levers is connected by a rod to be actuated from one
of the aforesaid cams. By this means the bar gets an intermittent tilting motion to
receive each strip or row of tickets as it is delivered by the band and throw same over
on their edge, each strip being delivered in parallel line so that they can be
imanipulated at a glance.
Dated the 16th day of October 1896
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co
96 Buchanan Street, Glasgow Agents.
Improvements in and relating to Printing
I, DAVID CARLAW, of 81 Dunlop Street, in the County of the City of Glasgow,
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention and in what manner the
saine is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement, that is to say :-
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to the paper-feed-and
delivery mechanism in ticket printing machines where an intermittent motion is
employed.
And in order that my said invention and the manner of carrying same into practice may
be properly understood I have hereunto appended two-sheets a sheet of explanatory draw-
ing in which the same reference letters are used to indicate like parts in all the figures
where shown. Figure--1-1--0--side--elevation--of-the-front-or-feeding-in-purt-of-u
printing-machine-as-fitted-with-my-improvements. Figure--2-is-n--corresponding
front-or-end-elevation-broken--away.-Figure-3--is-a--detached-view-of-the--ratchet
wheel-mechanism-and Figures 4 and 2 are an elevation and plan view
respectively of the rear or delivery end of a printing machine to which my
improvements are applied.
. Referring to these drawings:-
According
to-my-improvements-the-web-of-paper--is--fed-into-the-machine-from-&
roll-A-mounted-on-a-spindle-A--and--the-tension-on-same-is--governed by automatie
appliances-se-as-to-give-a-regulated-feed-to-the-printing-cylinders. This is effected
by-passing-the-paper-z-down-over-a-wooden-or-other-roller A-and-suspending-it-is-a
loop-with-a-small-red-or-wire-A-passing-transversely-across-the-loop-of-web.-The
roller.spindle-A³-has-a-toothed-wheel-a-mounted--at-its--end-into-which-works-an
escillating-pawl-a-operated-by-the-lever-a²-and--connecting--rod-a-from--the--main
gearing-of-the-machine.-A-raised-segmental-or-quadrant plate-b-is-mounted-loosely

page_text: I, DAVID CARLAW, of 81 Dunlop Street, in the County of the City of Glasgow,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to the paper feed
and delivery mechanism in printing machines where an intermittent motion is
employed.
According to my improvements the web of paper is fed into the machine from a
roll mounted on a spindle, and the tension on same is governed by automatic
appliances so as to give a regulated feed of paper to the printing cylinders. This is
effected by passing the paper down over a wooden or other roller and suspending it
as a loop with a small rod or wire passing transversely across the loop of web. The
roller spindle has a toothed wheel mounted at its end into which works an oscillating
pawl operated by lever and connecting rod mechanism from the main gearing of the
machine. A raised segmental or quadrant plate is mounted loosely on this spindle
in close proximity to the toothed wheel and projecting above it, over which periodi-
cally bears a ferrule mounted on a projecting pin formed on the pawl. A link projects
out radially from this segmental plate and is loosely jointed to a connecting rod or
link, which projects down and has its lower end similarly jointed to the one end of a
lever fulcruined on a stud spindle. The other or free end of this lever is slighty
curved or bent and the one end of the light rod passing through loop of paper web
bears over this free end of lever, a ring being preferably mounted on the rod to guide
it vertically, up and down on slides. A shaft is mounted in vertical line below the
roll which carries the web roll of paper and is geared by sprocket wheels and chain to
rotate in unison with the wooden roll over which the paper passes. An endless band
passes down at an angle from an overhead pulley or drum and is in friction contact
with the roll of paper, the band passing round the wooden roll and returning under
a pulley secured on the shaft in gear with wooden roller.
The overhead pulley is carried on a frame hinged at its opposite end to an under-
hung bracket from ceiling of apartinent, and the free end of this frame is attached to
a cord or chain passing over a pulley and having a counter-weight attached at its
lower end. By this arrangement of feed appliances the segmental plate is operated
by the lever mechanism from the rod passing through loop of paper, and the pin on
pawl bearing over same, the feed which the latter gives to the toothed wheel is thus
controlled to give an automatic feed of the web of paper to the inking and printing
cylinders of the' machine.

page_text: on-this-spindle A³-in-close-proximity-to-the-toothed-wheel-a-and-projecting above-it
over-which-periodically-bears-a-ferrule-a-mounted-on-a-projecting-pin--formed-on
the-pawl-a-A-link--6--projects-out-radially from this-segmental-plate-b-and--is
loosely jointed-to-a-connecting-rod-or-link--which-projects-down-and-has-its-lower
eud-similarly-jointed-to-the-one-end-of-a-lever-b³ tulerumed--on--a--sind-spindle--b*:
The-other-or-free-end-6'-of-this-lever-is-slightly-curved-or-bent-and-the-one-end-of
the-light-red-A
passing-through-loop-of-paper-web--2--bears-over-this-free--end-of
lever, -ring-A-being preferably-mounted-on-the-rod-A-to-guide-it-vertically--up
and-down-on-slides.-A-shaft-C-is-mounted-in-vertical-line-below-the-roll-A-which
enrries-the-web-roll-A'-of-paper-and-is-geared-by-sprocket-wheels-C¹-6²-and-chain³
to-rotate-in-unison-with-the-wooden-roll-A2-over-which-the-paper-z-passes.
An-end
less-band-c-passes-down-at-an-angle-from--an--overhead pulley or-drum-c¹-and-is-in
friction-contact with-the-roll-of-paper-A',-the band passing round-the-wooden-roll A
roller-A2
and-returning-under-a-pulley--c²-seeured--on-the--shaft--C--in--gear--with--wooden
The-overhead-pulley-c-is-earried-on-a-frame-c³-hinged-at-its-opposite-end-c'-to-an
underhung-bracket-c-from-ceiling-of-apartment,-and-the-free-end-of-this-frame-is
attached-to-a-cord-or-chain-d-passing-over-a-pulley-d'-and-having-neounterweight-d³
attached-at-its-lower-end-By-this-arrangement-of-feed-appliances-the--segmental
plate-b-is-operated-by-the-lever-mechanism-from-the-rod-A-passing-through--loop
of-paper-z-and-the-pin-at-on-pawl-a-bearing-over-same;-the-feed-which-the-latter
gives to-the-toothed-wheel-a-is-thus-controlled-to-give-an-automatic-feed-of-the-web
of-paper-z-to-the-inking-and-printing-eylinders-of-the-machine.
In printing tickets in this machine, they are carried on endless tapes D and cut off
in rows of say fifty from the printed web z and received and delivered at the end of
the traverse.
A knife consisting of a steel bar E set at a slight inclination is mounted on a
transverse web or bar E¹ at the one end of an oscillating frame E2 which is in turn
mounted in brackets E' cast in one with a frame E3 which is adjustable by slotted lugs
and pinching pins E' in the side rails of the machine. The bar knife E receives an
up and down motionlover a corresponding fixed bare in close proximity to the travelling
band so that when the rows of tickets are cut off they drop on to the travelling
bands D.
The oscillating frame E² receives its downwards travel motion by rods e¹ on each side
of the frame with slotted ends e² and cams e³ and antifriction pulley et from a rotating
shaft e at bottom of machine, while the recoil action of spiral springs f attached to
an overhead frame f fixed to machine will give the oscillating frame E² the return
upward motion after each action of cutting the strip or strips of tickets.
A metal band or "Flier" G is fitted near the delivery end of tapes D which carry
the strips of tickets. The ends of this band G are secured to levers G¹ mounted on a
transverse spindle G2 and one of these levers is connected by a rod G³ to be actuated
from a cain similar to those used for actuating the knife bar. By this means the band
or flier G gets an intermittent tilting motion to receive each strip or row of tickets
as it is delivered by the band D and throw same over on their edge, each strip
being delivered in parallel line so that they can be manipulated at a glance.
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
First In-printing machines, the-arrangement-of-tension-appliances-for-giving an
automatic-paper-feed-substantially-as-herein-deseribed-in reference-to-and-shown in
the-accompanying drawings.
Sezond In-printing machines;-the-arrangement-of-segmental-plate-and--pin--on
pawl-substantially-as and for the purposes herein described in reference-to-and-shown
in-the-accompanying-drawings.
Third--In printing machines the arrangement of cutting knife mounted on an
oscillating frame, and actuated by cam or equivalent gear and recoil acting springs,

page_text: substantially-as-herein--described-in-reference--to-and-shown-in-the-accompanying
drawings.
Fourth In-printing-machines, in combination with the arrangement of metal
band or "flier" and actuating mechanism substantially as and for the purposes herein
described in reference to and shown in the accompanying drawings.
CT11007
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co
96 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.