Improvements in connection with Printing and Folding Machines.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Oct., 1898
Complete Specification Left. 31st Aug.. 1899-Accepted. 14th Oct. 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in connection with Printing and Folding Machines.
We, Sir GEORGE NEWNES, Baronet, and OLIVER MCEWAN, Journalist, both of
9, Southampton Street, Strand, London, W.C., do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to improvements in connection with machines for use
with ordinary printing and folding machines employed for printing and folding
periodicals and other publications, the object being to provide an automatic
arrangement for the insertion of advertisements and hand-bills generally termed
insets into the periodicals and publications while in the process of being printed
or folded, thereby saving the usual costly hand labour and time now occupied in
inserting such hand-bills and other insets into the periodicals and magazines, also
admitting the application of insets to periodicals which at present are unable
to receive them owing to the rapidity of publication after the printing, which
precludes the usual hand-method of inserting being employed.
In carrying our invention into effect for the purpose of automatically inserting
insets into books, pamphlets, magazines and periodicals while they are being
printed and folded, as on the "Tit-Bits" machine, we preferably provide any
required number of insets in printed rolls of paper, each roll containing the
desired number which may be required to be inserted or which may be convenient
for handling, although the insets maybe printed simultaneously with the insetting
the same and thus pass straight from the printing press to the cutting
rollers which we employ in connection with our improved mechanism.
When employing rolls having the insets previously printed thereon indepen-
dently of the ordinary operations of the printing and folding machine to which
it is to be attached, we arrange upon the machine near to the position where the
paper is brought into contact for purpose of folding, two cutting rollers or roller
cutters the circumference of which is equal to the breadth or length of the inset
which is to be introduced so that at each revolution of the cutters one inset will
be detached or separated from the roll and when thus separated will fall upon the
moving sheet of paper and be carried into the book itself. We preferably arrange
upon the end of the roller or the spindle of the cutter rollers, gearing or other
driving wheels which are connected to or set in motion by another wheel or
driving wheels carried upon the ordinary mechanism of the printing machine and
which causes the rollers to revolve during the ordinary motion of the printing
machine. The circumference of the driving wheels or that of the cutting rollers
we make such that the rollers will revolve once only for each page of the sheet
of the paper upon which the inset is to fall and the speed is adjusted and
regulated that the inset may fall near the centre of the page. If however it is
desired to stitch in the insets the relative position of the cutters will be arranged
so that the edge of the inset will be made to fall upon the part of the magazine
paper that is stitched.
When introducing our insetting mechanism upon machines not previously
constructed for receiving the same we employ rolls which have been previously

page_text: printed and mount them in any convenient position upon or near the machine:
the sheet we then cause to be unrolled and carried over rollers by ordinary
travelling tape or guides when necessary, the rollers being placed at suitable
distances from each other in the route which is to be taken by the sheet of
insets to the cutting rollers between which it is passed. The machine being set
in motion for the ordinary operations of printing and folding, the inset rolls and
cutters are also set in motion thereby and the insets made to fall into the
required place upon the printed pages of the periodical when it is carried forward
under the ordinary rollers so as to be caught between the sheets.
When arranging our insetting mechanism upon machines in which the space
available in front of the meeting sheets of the ordinary paper which is to be
folded for the periodical or magazine is not sufficient to admit of the reception
of our cutting rollers in the manner hereinbefore described, we may place the
cutting rollers at any convenient position at or near the machine and cause the
insets when cut to be carried into place by means of tapes or bands on to or
between which the insets are delivered so as to be discharged and caught between
the meeting sheets of paper prior to their being folded.
When applying our improvements to new printing and folding machines we
arrange during their construction that the mechanism for actuating the cutting
rollers and rolls for carrying the insets shall also admit of the inset paper being
printed as it passes through the machine in order that the whole operation of
printing and cutting the insets may be performed upon the machine simul-
taneously with the ordinary operations of printing and folding the sheets of the
magazine or periodical.
We print the inset rolls with the advertisements thereon in such a position as
will admit of any desired number of insets being obtained upon any given issue
of the publication, the sheets for forming the roll or rolls being arranged to
receive various advertisements in single, double or multiple column as may be
desired to suit the size of the inset sheets which are to be inserted.
We may vary the number of insertions for any particular inset which it may be
desired to distribute in connection with any issue by printing the advertisement
in such a position upon the roll or rolls as will determine the rate at which
each particular inset shall be delivered upon the sheets of the periodical. We may
print the inset upon the sheets in single or multiple column form, or may use
separate rolls for each inset when so desired.
We may modify the form of our inset roller cutters together with the gearing
and mechanism for actuating the same to suit the type of printing and folding
machine to which our improvements are to be applied and to suit any particular
requirement.
Deted this 21st o
L1000
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents.
Improvements in connection with Printing and Folding Machines.
We, Sir GEORGE NEWNES, Baronet, and OLIVER MCEWAN, Journalist, both of
9, Southampton Street, Strand, London, W.C., 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 improvements in connection with machines for use
with ordinary printing and folding machines employed for printing and folding

page_text: periodicals and other publications, the object being to provide an automatic
arrangement for the insertion of advertisements, and hand-bills generally termed
insets into the periodicals and publications while in the process of being printed
or folded, thereby saving the usual costly hand labour and time now occupied in
inserting such hand-bills and other insets into the periodicals and magazines, alsó
admitting the application of insets to periodicals which at present are unable
to receive them owing to the rapidity of publication after the printing, which
precludes the usual hand method of inserting being employed.
In carrying our invention into effect for the purpose of automatically inserting
insets into, books, pamphlets, magazines and periodicals while they are being
printed and folded, as on the "Tit-Bits" machine, we preferably provide any
required number of insets in printed rolls of paper, each roll containing the
desired number which may be required to be inserted or which may be convenient
for handling, although the insets may be printed simultaneously with the insetting
of the same and thus pass straight from the printing press to the cutting
rollers which we employ in connection with our improved mechanism.
The accompanying sheets of explanatory drawings illustrate the application
of our mechanism to a type of printing and folding machine for printing, folding
and wiring a well-known class of periodical automatically.
Figure I is a front elevation, and
Figure 2 a side elevation of such a machine having our mechanism attached
thereto.
Figures 3 and 4 are respectively a side elevation and plan of our mechanism
and the rollers immediately adjacent thereto to an enlarged scale.
Figures 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 are detail views of the cutting roller and
its auxiliary parts.
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Figure 13 is a cross section through Figure 5 at wx and Figure 14 is à similar
cross, section through Figure 5 at y-z...
Figure 15 is a, part cross section through the roller e.
Figure 16 is an end view of one of the grooved feed rollers.c, d:
Figures 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 are diagramatic views illustrating the
method of cutting and folding the paper to produce the periodical, and the
-positions assumed by the inset advertisements after automatic delivery from our
new mechanism.
When employing rolls having the insets previously printed thereon indepen-
dently of the ordinary operations of the printing and folding machine to which
it is to be attached, we arrange upon the machine near to the position where
the paper is brought into contact for the purpose of folding two cutting rollers
or roller cutters the circumference of which, or the space, between the cutters
when more than one cutter is arranged upon one roller, is equal to the breadth
or length of the inset which is to be introduced, so that at each revolution or
each action of the cutters one inset will be detached or separated from the roll
and when thus separated will fall upon the moving sheet of paper and be carried
into the book itself. We preferably arrange upon the end of the roller, or the
spindle of the cutter rollers, gearing or other driving wheels which are connected
to or, set in motion by another wheel or driving wheels carried upon the ordinary
mechanism of the printing machine and which causes the rollers to revolve
during the ordinary motion of the printing machine..
For the production of the periodical two rolls of paper A and B are attached
to the machine, the roll A forming the outer cover and the roll B the inner
leaves. From the roll A the paper A¹ passes between the type roller C and felt
roller D and is thus printed on one side. The paper A¹ now passes over the
deflector E and is by this means returned between the type roller C and felt
roller D, after being, deflected by the idle roller, F. to be printed on the other
side. The printed paper A¹ is next fed by means of rollers G, G³, G, H, H', H⁹,
and tapes to the grooved feed rollers I, K where it meets the papers 'B' and Bs

page_text: from the roll B and is wired, folded, and cut off by the rollers L, M and their
special mechanism.
The type roller C is supplied with ink from the box C¹ by, means of the
roller Coscillating roller C³, large roller C, reciprocating, rollers C5 and
rollers Co.
The paper B¹ from the roll B passes between rollers N, N¹ to the type roller O
supplied with ink from the box P by means of a set of rollers similar to those
already described with reference to the type roller C. The paper is now deflected
by the felt rollers Q R and its opposite side is printed by the type roller S,
supplied with ink from the box T by a set of ink rollers of the type already
described. From the type roller S the printed paper B₁ is fed forward by the
rollers S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, and tapes carried thereby. A rotary cutter U
in contact with the roller S3 cuts the paper B' as shown in Figure 17 into two
portions B3, B³. The portion B3 passes between the rollers S6, S6 and, being then
deflected through a right angle by the diagonally placed deflector S³, passes over
the rollers S10, S1, S1 to the folder V. A rotary cutter V₁ in contact with the
roller Sa cuts the paper 12 into two portions 1, 135, as shown at Figure 18.
The two portions B4, B5 are folded by the folder V and passing between the
rollers V2, V3, and V4 V5 are deflected over the roller V. The portion B3 of
the paper B¹, cut by the cutter U, is led forward over the rollers S3, S1, S15 and
on to the roller V6 below the pieces B and B5.
The inset advertisements, automatically fed in by our new mechanism in a
manner to be described, are deposited on the portion B3 of paper B', below the
roller V5, and are carried forward thereby over the roller V6. The arrangement of
the portions B3, B4, B5 and the deposited insets a¹, a², 61, 63 on passing over
the roller V6 is clearly shown by Figures 19 and 20.
On passing over the roller V6 the portions B3, B4, B5 are cut by the rotary
cutter W in contact with the roller V6. These cut portions are folded by the
folder W and pass between the rollers W, W3 and meeting the paper A¹ forming
the outer cover of the periodical pass therewith between the grooved feed rollers I,
K. The portions B3, B4, B5 and cover A¹ together with the inset advertisements
are at this stage collected in the order shown by Figure 21. From the rollers I, K
the papers are passed between the wiring, folding and cutting off rollers L, M
and are discharged therefrom in the form of a book as shown diagrammatically
at Figure 22.
In the type of our inset mechanism shown in the drawings for use with the
above described machine two rolls of paper a b, on which the advertisements have
been previously, printed of a suitable size and to follow any prearranged sequence
when deposited between the leaves of the periodical are mounted upon an
axle. The paper is fed forward from the rolls by two grooved rollers c, d, and
between the cutting off rollers f. The roller f is provided with one
knife as shown in detail at Figure 5 and the insets consequently have a length
corresponding to the circumference of the roller f. A small roller g driven
by contact with the roller V5 assists in feeding the inset a¹ forward with the
portion B3 of the paper B¹ and in securing the said inset in position against
displacement by currents of air and other causes. On leaving the roller g the
inset is carried over the roller V6 together with the portions B3, B4, B5 of the
paper B as shown at a³.
The number of insets inserted in each periodical is regulated by the use of
suitable gearing controlling the number of revolutions of the rollers c, d, e, f in
relation to the revolutions of the rollers L, M. In the machine above described
the rollers L, M produce two periodicals per revolution and as each periodical
contains two insets a¹, a², from the roll a and two insets 61, 63 from the roll b
the rollers e, f must make four revolutions to each revolution of L and M. The
correct number of revolutions is imparted to the roller f by means of suitably
proportioned gear wheels f¹, h, i, k driven by the shaft which receives its motion
from the shaft m geared to the roller L and to the main shaft X.

page_text: The spacing of the insets to produce the gaps as shown at Figures 19, 20, 21,
and 22 is provided for by making the gear wheel of such size that it has the same
peripheral velocity as the rollers L, M consequently imparting a similar peripheral
velocity to the gear wheel fl. By suitably proportioning the diameter of f¹ and
the rollers c, d, e, f any size of inset and spacing may be produced.
Figure 5 is a detail view of the roller f showing the cutting knife n carried
by the case o' shown in plan at Figure 6. A longitudinal recess is cut in the
roller f to receive the case o which is made in halves and held in position by
the screws o¹. The case o carries the reciprocating pressure buffers 1, 2 which
are pushed outwards by spiral springs carried in pockets 22 in the case. o. Stops p³
are fixed to the case o to regulate the movement of the pressure buffers p, p¹.
The knife n is placed between the buffers p, p and mounted on toggles n'
arranged that on motion being imparted to the knife the said knife is caused
to advance in a diagonal direction. The toggles n' work in the toggle joints n², n³,
the upper joints being formed as shown by the enlarged views in Figure 7
whilst the lower toggle joints n³ are formed in the case o.
SO
Figure 8 shows enlarged view of the toggle n¹. Spiral springs such as n fitting
within pockets n in the case o cause the knife n to return to the position shown
after each cutting operation. Guides 6 attached to the case and fitting within
grooves 2 formed in the pressure buffers p, p, steady the motion of the knife n
during the cutting stroke. Figures 9 and 10 show the guides n6 to an enlarged
scale.
To produce the cutting stroke of the knife n a bell crank lever I is provided
pivoted to the case o and having one of its arms in contact with a stud q' attached
to the knife n and the other arm in contact with the lower edge of the pressure
buffer p. Figures 11 and 12 show the lever to an enlarged scale. On the revolu-
tion of the roller f in contact with the roller e the pressure buffer p is depressed
by contact with the roller e thus causing the bell crank lever to operate the
cutting knife n which enters the recess e¹ in the roller e and severs the insets a¹, 61
(Figures 2 and 3) from the paper rolls a, b.
When arranging our insetting mechanism upon machines in which the space
available in front of the meeting sheets of the ordinary paper which is to be
folded for the periodical or magazine is not sufficient to admit of the reception
of our cutting rollers in the manner hereinbefore described, we may place the
cutting rollers at any convenient position at or near the machine and cause the
insets when cut to be carried into place by means of tapes or bands on to or
between which the insets are delivered so as to be discharged and caught between
the meeting sheets of paper prior to their being folded.
When applying our improvements to new printing and folding machines we
arrange during their construction that the mechanism for actuating the cutting
rollers and rolls for carrying the insets shall also admit of the inset paper being
printed as it passes through the machine in order that the whole operation of
printing and cutting the insets may be performed upon the machine simul-
taneously with the ordinary operations of printing and folding the sheets of the
magazino or periodical.
We print the inset rolls with the advertisements thereon in such a position as
will admit of any desired number of insets being obtained upon any given issue
of the publication, the sheets for forming the roll or rolls being arranged to
receive various advertisements in single, double or multiple column as may be
desired to suit the size of the inset sheets which are to be inserted.
We may vary the number of insertions for any particular inset which it may be
desired to distribute in connection with any issue by printing the advertisement
in such a position upon the roll or rolls as will determine the rate at which
each particular inset shall be delivered upon the sheets of the periodical. We may
print the inset upon the sheets in single or multiple column form, or may use
separate rolls for each inset when so desired. When printing in multiple column
form we arrange cutters to divide the sheets.

page_text: We modify the form of our inset roller cutters together with the gearing
and mechanism for actuating the same to suit the type of printing and folding
machine to which our improvements are to be applied and to suit any particular
requirement.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is:-
1.) In printing machines the combination and arrangement of independent
cutting and feeding mechanism driven or worked from the ordinary mechanism
of the printing machines, for delivery or feeding loose sheets or advertisement
insets between the pages or sheets of the journal, magazine or pamphlet which
is being printed by the machine, substantially as hereinbefore described and as
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2.) The combination with an ordinary printing machine of one or more
independent rolls of paper having advertisement or like independent matter
printed thereon, with mechanism and means for withdrawing, cutting, and
feeding such loose sheets from such rolls between the pages or sheets of the
journal, pamphlet or magazine which is being printed and folded in the machine
substantially as hereinbefore described and as illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
3.) In printing machines the combination and arrangement of one or more rolls
of paper upon which advertisenient or supplementary matter may be printed in
the ordinary manner by the machine, with independent mechanism and means
actuated from the, ordinary mechanism of the printing machine, for cutting
and feeding loose sheets or insets between the pages or sheets of the journal,
pamphlet or magazine which is being printed and folded in the machine, sub-
stantially as hereinbefore described and as illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.