IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR STAMPING JACQUARD CARDS
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL
I JAMES BUTLER of the Firm of J. Butler and Co Machine and Engineers
Tool Makers, Victoria Iron Works, Halifax, in 'the County of York, do hereby
declare the nature of my said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR
STAMPING JACQUARD CARDS" to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to dispense with the hinged guide plate, to give
increased motion to the table and allow the punches to be taken out without
removing the punch plate thus enabling the attendant to stamp the cards with
greater facility and expedition than heretofore.
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For purpose aforesaid on the inner sides of the end frames is a slide for
guiding the rising and lowering table, on the upper face is the die plate, on which
the cards to be stamped are placed, within the slides of each end frame is a slide
for supporting and holding the punch plate clear of the card when the latter has
been stamped and the table and die plate are in the lower position thus enabling
the attendant to take out and place another card on the die plate ready for
stamping.
For rising and lowering the table a shaft is fixed on the underside which forms
a fulcrum for two levers, one at or near each end of the table, the other end of
each lever is connected to a similar lever each of the latter having their fulcrum
on each end frame of the machine, the same studs or pins which connect the levers
together also form connecting studs for two connecting rods, the other end of
which is connected to a crank sbaft-the latter being driven by spur gear, fast and
loose pulley-The levers above referred to are of sufficient length to allow the
table always to be in the lowest position when the machine is at rest.
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JACQUARD CARDS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of this invention is to dispense with the hinged guide plate, to give
increased motion to the table and allow the punches to be taken out without
removing the punch plate, thus enabling, the attendant to stamp the cards with
greater facility and expedition than heretofore.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention, the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing
forming a part of this specification in which i
Fig. 1 is an end elevation.
Fig. 2 is a front elevation:
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For purpose aforesaid on the inner, sides of the end frame, 1 is a slide 2 for
guiding the rising and lowering of the table 3, on the upper face is the die plate 4,
on which, the cards to be stamped are placed, within the slides 2. 2. of each end
frame is a slide 5 for supporting and holding the punch plate 6 clear of the card-7
when the latter has been stamped and the table 3 and die plate 4 are in the lower
position thus enabling the attendant to take out and place. another card on the
die plate ready for stamping.
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For rising and lowering the table 3 a shaft 8 is fixed on the underside of the
table 3, which forms.a fulcrum for two levers 9. 10. one at or near each end of the
table 3, the other ends of the levers 9. 10. are connected to similar levers 11..11.
each of the latter having their fulcrum 12 on each end frame 1 of the machine, the
same studs or pins 13 which connect the levers 9. 10. together also form connecting
studs for two connecting rods 14. 15. the other ends of which are connected to a
crank shaft 16. the latter being driven by spur gear 17. 18. 19. 20. and fast and
loose pulleys 21. 22-The levers 9. 10. above referred to are of. sufficient length to
allow the table 3 always to be in the lowest position when the machine is at rest.
The action is as follows:-On the sliding table 3, carrying the bottom plate, is
laid the card 7 to be punched, this table 3 is worked up the slide 2, by lever
motion driven by a double crank shaft 16, until the heads of the punches 7b come
in contact with the top rail 7° after the card 7 has been stamped and the strap
thrown on the loose pulley 22. the table 3 will remain at the bottom, leaving the
top plate 6 which carries the punches 7b and slides 5 resting on the stops 7ª,
midway between the bottom plate 4 and the top rail 7° as shewn in the drawing
allowing sufficient room between the bottom and the top plates to place in the hand
and to lift the punches, and also sufficient space between the top plates and the
ton rail to change the punches.

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. The general construction combination and arrangement of mechanism as and
for the purpose herein described and illustrated by the annexed drawing.
2. The construction and combination of the slides 2 and 5, fixed rail 7° and
stops 7d as herein described and illustrated.