with printing and folding machines
Year: 1897

page_text: I, JULES MICHAUD, of 96 Rue d'Assas, Paris, France, Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:--
The present improvements relate, particularly to the combination of sewing
mechanism with printing and folding machines.
Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings illustrate one method of carrying
my invention into effect, Fig. 1 being a longitudinal section and Fig. 2 an end
view of a printing machine with my invention applied thereto.
The superposed sheets delivered from one or from several machines arrive at 1
and descending between the two cutting cylinders 2 and 3, the head of the first
set cut is seized by the grippers 4 of the cylinder 5.
The grippers 4 transmit the sheets to the grippers 6 of a cylinder 7.
The cylinder 7 which is shown in end view in Fig. 2 is of special construction,
being formed in two parts 7 and 7' mounted on the same shaft. It has two sets of
grippers 6 and 6 each of which is separately actuated (in the drawings only one
gripper 6 and one gripper 64 is shown, but it will be evident that several may
be employed).
This arrangement permits of a support being employed between the two parts
of the cylinders and carrying the counterpart of the sewing mechanism and the
stop for arresting the sheets.
The sheets carried along by the grippers 6, 6', are abandoned by the latter at 12
just at the moment when the centre of the packet comes opposite the sewing
mechanism; at this moment the two spring fingers 9, 91 are brought to bear upon
the packet of sheets and press it against the arcs 10 and 101 during the time that
the sewing mechanism operates.
This sewing mechanism is not described as it will be readily understood that
any suitable sewing mechanism may be employed for the purpose, no matter
whether same makes a single stitch or several stitches at the same time.
When the sewing is effected, the head of the set of sheets is seized by the
grippers 13 of cylinder 14, and transmitted to the grippers 15 of cylinder 16; then
the folding blade 17 coming in contact with the gripping blade 171, the sheets
are carried forward on the cylinder 14 folded, being afterwards delivered to the
roller 22, and falling upon the receiving table 20¹.
The next set of sheets descending between the cutting cylinders 2 and 3 are
seized by the grippers 23 of cylinder 18. This cylinder 18 is of the same construc-
tion as cylinder 7, but the sewing mechanism 19 is arranged beneath instead of
above same.
The sheets are sewn and folded on this side in the same manner as on the other
and are received on a table 20.
I may modify the number of folds imparted to the sheets after sewing and also
the method of delivering same.

page_text: Instead of different superposed sheets which are seized in succession by the
grippers 4 and 7, single sheets having already received a certain number of folds
and coming from a printing machine, or again a number of superposed sheets
which have already received a certain number of folds may be thus seized by the
grippers.
After the set of sheets is arrested at 12 and has been sewn, instead of being
carried forward by the grippers 13 of cylinder 14, this may be effected by the
grippers 21 mounted on the cylinder 7 and then, released by these grippers, be
delivered either to another cylinder, or to a set of tapes.
In Fig. 3 I have illustrated another arrangement for effecting the separation of
two sets of sheets or of two succeeding folded sheets and of directing same to
different sewing mechanisms.
The superposed sheets descend at 22, and are cut by the cylinders 22 and 24.
The first set seized by the grippers 25 of the cylinder 26 is released by the latter
and being detached by the fingers 27 are delivered to the tapes 28.
Carried forward by the tapes 28 the packet is brought against the stops 29,
when the sewing is effected by the mechanism 30.
The stop or abutment 29 is raised at the moment when the grippers 3.1 of the
cylinder 32 seize the head of the set of sheets.
When the folding blades 33 and 34 come in contact the sewn sheets receive a
fold, then they pass on to the roller 37 and arrive at the table 36 on to which
they are delivered by the flyer or pusher 38.
The next set of sheets descending between the cutting cylinders 23 and 24. is
seized by the grippers 39 of the cylinder 26, transmitted to the grippers 40 of the
cylinder 41, delivered to the tapes 42, after which the sewing, folding, and
delivery of this set is effected in the same way as that of the first set.
In the same way as in the arangement first described the sheets delivered to the
grippers 25 and 39 might be already folded and be thus forwarded to the two
sewing and folding mechanisms.
Dated this 20th day of January 1897.
ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicant.
I, JULES MICHAUD, of 96 Rue d'Assas, Paris, France, Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The present improvements relate particularly to the combination of sewing
machanism with printing and folding machines.
Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings filed with the Provisional Specification illustrate
one method of carrying my invention into effect, Fig. 1 being a longitudinal sec-
tion and Fig. 2 an end view of a printing machine with my invention applied
thereto.
The superposed sheets delivered from one or from several machines arrive at 1
and descending between the two cutting cylinders 2 and 3, the head of the first
set cut is seized by the grippers 4 of the cylinder 5.
The grippers 4 transmit the sheets to the grippers 6 of a cylinder 7.
The cylinder 7 which is shown in end view in Fig. 2 is of special construction,

page_text: being formed in two parts 7 and 7' mounted on the same shaft. It has two sets
of grippers 6 and 61 each of which is separately actuated (in the drawings only
one gripper 6 and one gripper 6 is shown, but it will be evident that several may
be employed).
This arrangement permits of a support being employed between the two parts
of the cylinders and carrying the counterpart of the sewing machanism and the stop
for arresting the sheets.
The sheets carried along by the grippers 6, 61, are abandoned by the latter
at 12 just at the moment when the centre of the packet comes opposite the sewing
mechanism; at this moment the two spring fingers 9, 9 are brought to bear upon
the packet of sheets and press it against the are 10 and 10' during the time that
the sewing machanism operates.
This sewing mechanism is not described as it will be readily understood that any
suitable sewing mechanism may be employed for the purpose, no matter whether
same makes a single stitch or several stitches at the same time.
When the sewing is effected, the head of the set of sheets is seized by the
grippers 13 of cylinder 14, and transmitted to the grippers 15 of cylinder 16; then
the folding blade 17 coming in contact with the gripping blade 171, the sheets are
carried forward on the cylinder 14 folded, being afterwards delivered to the
roller 22, and falling upon the receiving table 20º.
The next set of sheets descending between the cutting cylinders 2 and 3 are
seized by the grippers 23 of cylinder 18. This cylinder 18 is of the same
construction as cylinder 7, but the sewing mechanism 19 is arranged beneath
instead of above same.
The sheets are sewn and folded on this side in the same manner as on the other
and are received on a table 20.
I may modify the number of folds imparted to the sheets after sewing and also
the method of delivering same.
Instead of different superposed sheets which are seized in succession by the
grippers 4 and 7, single sheets having already received a certain number of folds
and coming from a printing machine, or again a number of superposed sheets
which have already received a certain number of folds may be thus seized by the
grippers.
After the set of sheets is arrasted at 12 and has been sewn, instead of being
carried forward by the grippers 13 of cylinder 14, this may be effected by the
grippers 21 mounted on the cylinder 7 and then, released by these grippers, be
delivered either to another cylinder, or to a set of tapes.
In Fig. 3 I have illustrated another arrangement for effecting the separation of
two sets of sheets or of two succeeding folded sheets and of directing same to
different sewing mechanisms.
The superposed sheets descend at 22, and are cut by the cylinders 22 and 24.
The first set seized by the grippers 25 of the cylinder 26 is released by the latter
and being detached by the fingers 27 are delivered to the tapes 28.
Carried forward by the tapes 28 the packet is brought against the stops 29, when
the sewing is effected by the mechanism 30.
The stop or abutment 29 is raised at the moment when the grippers 31 of the
cylinder 32 seize the head of the set of sheets.
When the folding blades 33 and 34 come in contact the sewn sheets receive a
fold, then they pass on to the roller 37 and arrive at the table 36 on to which they
are delivered by the flyer or pusher 38.
The next set of sheets descending between the cutting cylinders 23 and 24 is
seized by the grippers 39 of the cylinders 26, transmitted to the grippers 40 of
the cylinder 41, delivered to the tapes 42, after which the sewing, folding, and
delivery of this set is effected in the same way as that of the first set.
In the same way as in the arrangement first described the sheets delivered to
the grippers 25 and 39 might be already folded and be thus forwarded to the two
sewing and folding mechanisms.

page_text: 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. In a printing and folding machine the combination with a sewing mechanism
of known construction of a cylinder having a set of grippers which carry forward
a sheet or a set of sheets and present it to the sewing mechanism and release it
until the sewing is effected, a second set of grippers belonging to such cylinder
or to another cylinder carrying off the sewn sheet or set of sheets and transmitting
it to another part of the machine.
2. In a printing and folding machine the combination of the cylinder specified
in the preceding claim and of the sewing mechanism with the cutting and folding
mechanism of a printing machine.
3. The combination with a printing machine of cylinders serving to direct the
sheets or sets of sheets to two different sewing, folding and delivery mechanisms.
4. In a printing machine the two arrangements of combined sewing and folding
mechanisms specified and shown in the drawings.
Dated this 23rd day of September. 1897.
ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicant.