Improvements in Machinery for Printing or Impressing Advertisements, Names, or the like upon Matches or other Articles.
Year: 1894

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Printing or Impressing
Advertisements, Names, or the like upon Matches or
other Articles.
I ARTHUR PONTEFRACT, of 8, Grange Street, Fulford Road, York,
Commission Agent, 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 consists of a machine or apparatus of simple construction for
printing or impressing advertisements, names or other marks upon matches, pipe
lights, spills, or the like simultaneously upon two or more sides thereof and at any
desired stage of manufacture.
The accompanying sheet of drawings is intended to illustrate the principle of
my invention and
Figure 1 is an isometric view showing the action thereof,
Figure 2 an enlarged elevation of cam-wheel and printing device,
Figure 3 a cross section of cam-wheel and guides and
Figure 4 an alternative form of guide.
Figure 5 is a view of the block through which the matches or the like pass in
order to receive the impression, and
Figure 6 shows a form of match holder.
In constructing a machine according to my invention, I mount upon a suitable
base A and at opposite sides thereof rotating blocks BC over which passes a
series of carriers DDD linked together so as to form a continuous chain returning
underneath the base A passing over more blocks (not shown) if desired. Said
blocks BC are shown with rectangular peripheries but each periphery may be
divided up into a greater or less number of straight portions each of which is not
less than the length of one of the carriers D D.
The carriers suitable for conveying matches are small rectangular chambers
shown in Fig. 6 cut away at the sides as at E and open at one end only so that
the inflammable head F of the match may project, and are hinged together so as
to form a chain by means of links such as G. In a position midway or thereabouts
between blocks B and C I secure to the base A standards H H supporting rings I
which serve as bearings for a vertical cam wheel J to rotate upon.
Said cam-wheel J is merely a thick rim having in its inner circumference a
deep groove K of varying depth such as shown by dotted line in Figure 2. The
rings I may be of sufficient thickness to allow of a portion being cut away so as
to form a bearing surface L (Fig. 4) for the cam-wheel J, or I may in order to
reduce friction provide rollers M (Fig. 5) turning upon pins secured to the sides
of the rings I upon which the cam-wheel J may rotate.
To the upper extremities of the standards H 1 secure a cubical or rectangular
block N by means of screwed rods O passing through bottom of same or in other
convenient manner, said block being so situated that the chain of match holders
or equivalents may pass through an orifice P in the same and receive the impression
as follows: The block N has rectangular slots Q (Fig. 5) cut in each of its four
sides into which are inserted self inking type carriers R, provided with rods S
passing into the cam groove K and provided also with small wheels or rollers if
desired. In order to guide the rods S and to prevent the rings I from spreading
apart I may attach small stays loops or equivalents passing across from one of the
rings to the other (not shown on drawing). The block N may be divided
longitudinally into two parts so that by turning the uuts T (Fig. 5) the orifice P

page_text: may be contracted after removal of two opposite type carriers and adapted for the
reception of flat matches, spills, or the like.
The cam-wheel J is rotated by a band U passing over same and over a
fly-wheel V which is rotated by means of power driven speed cones, pedal or in
any other convenient manner.
In order to prevent slipping of the band U, I may make small holes u therein
for passing over studs or projections upon the rims of the cam-wheel J and
fly-wheel V (or vice-versa) or in place of the band U a chain and cog-wheels may
be employed. The chain D D D is caused to advance by means of bevel wheel W
mounted upon shaft X carrying the block C and gearing into bevel-wheel Y
mounted upon shaft Z carrying at the other end a wheel or disc a bearing pegs
or projections b upon its rim with which pins c upon the rim of the fly-wheel V
come successively in contact so that the rotation of the fly-wheel and cam-wheel
geared thereto will cause the chain of match holders D D D to proceed at
regular intervals of time through the block N, receiving at each period of rest
an impression of the type simultaneously upon four sides, by the action of the
cam K. The arrangement as illustrated in the drawings attached hereto is one
that will cause four matches to be passed along in succession through the block N
for each revolution of the wheels J and V each match receiving an impression
upon its four sides simultaneously.
The machine being set in motion the matches or the like are dropped into the
holders D in their vertical position when passing over block C and fall out
automatically as the holders are reversed in passing over block B.
The match stems may be printed upon before being capped, or matchwood may
be printed upon in lengths before being cut up in which case the holders D and
propelling mechanism will not be required, or in some cases it may be preferred
to insert matches, spills or the like in any stage of manufacture into the block N
by hand.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
1. In machines for simultaneously impressing advertisements or the like upon
two or more sides of matches, match stems, spills or equivalent articles, the use of
a cam-wheel J actuating type holders R substantially as hereinbefore described.
2. The arrangement of mechanism for printing upon or marking matches or
other articles successively such as hereinbetore described and substantially as
illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 22nd day of August 1894.
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.