US1056042A - Typographic machine. - Google Patents

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J. D. MORGAN. TYPOGBAPHIO MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 18, 1906. RENEWED JULY 25, 1910.

Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

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J. D. MORGAN.

TYPOGRAPHIC MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 1a, 1906. RENEWED JULY 25, 1910.

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TYPOGRAPHIC MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY18, 1906. RENEWED JULY '25, 1910.

1,056,042, r Patented DIEM-18,1913.

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TYPOGRAPHIC MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18, 1906, RENEWED JULY 25, 1910.

Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

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v if A l s- 9s I Be it kndwngtha-t 1, Jon 1' Monoamia Summit, inithe eounty'ofjUnion and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful' Improvements in. Typographic Ma-- chines, of which the follow ng isa specifis.

cation.

' The invention relatestotypographic'ma chines and, more particularly, to machines in which lines of type are automatically set,

I up, --j ustified, inked and impressions takeii used as printing surfaces.

therefrom on surfaces suitable: 'for 'repro duction so as to produce printing surfaces, or upon surfaces which-may themselves be Objects of t he invention are to a machine'of the character indicate which yields a product adapted for use in planographic or other printing or in securing a, plano raphic or-other printing surface; to provide a machine whereby impressions are made from a composed, justified and inked 'line of types upon a plurality of impres-Y slon-recelvmg surfaces; to provide rom n ing an impression from each line oftypes uponv each-of a plurality of impression-receiving surfaces; to" provide for {composing-the line [of types from .a keyboard; to provide. for automatic justification, 'aline'ment and inking of "the line of types; to provide for the handling of -the varlous impression-receiving surfaces;

to provide fo'rthe handling of each surface so that succeeding impressions may .be prop- .erly arranged thereon; to provide for clean-- a ,ing ahddistributing the types; and to 'pro-.

vide for other functions necessary cr. desirable in connection w1th the o BIHtlQIl of such a machine. These; and ot er ob ec ts of invention will in part be obvious and W111 in part more fully appear herein.'

shown and described.

' The mventionconsists in the novel parts;

improvements and combinations herein The present invention contemplates, as

. hereinbefore indicated, composing, alining and justifying a line of types, inking the line of types, andthen taklng 'a plurality of impressions therefrom upon suitable impression-receiving surfaces. In the em faces.

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' bodiment unabated herewith b way of (511- taken upon each of the plurality of iinpression-rec'eiving surfaces; When the im*. presslon receivlngsurfaces are of suflicient extent and are otherwise adapted for taking' a plurality of lineimpressions successively,f; the said surfaces may be moved between. sue-" cess veinipressions so as tobring the'li'nes into columnar alineinent upon :the said sur-f In this embodiment-, therefore,- it

willbe seen that'as the successive lines .of

a composition are composed," justified,"

alined; inked, and otherwise operated upon by the mac ine, an impression therefrom is secured upon each of the'varlousimpressionreceiving surfaces carried by the machine and suitably arranged upon the said resp t-ive surfaces forreproduction. It will thus are. rovided' from a siugle'o erationof the 1 ,be-"u d i'stood thaa sev r l copies the composed. matter suitable for 'reproductio n mac ine. Various kinds an forms-of im- .pression-recei'ving surfaces may be used in ithe machine. "The material may -be. in the; v

form, of sheets, such as sheetsjof'ftransfer paper, "sheets of olfset material, for th if in-gsaud is describedherein- 4,

suitable impression-receiving surface." 9A1 T machine constructed in accordance with the principles of the invention has, accordingly, been illustrated inthe accompanying draw;

The invention contemplates indicated,

the providing offrnechani'sm or assembling.

and justifyingfljlihfes of types. Mechanisms oft-his c ametersimpla. as such' are old an'dWNell' knownjn the art and it is iinmaterial ,-.so far asiregards many features of the invention, what, particular kind of m'echa-l hism for efi'ectingf these"functionsfis em-, loyed. It is also contemplated by certain eatures of theinvention to distribute the 'line'of typesf'after impression has been made therefrom and the providing of suitable mechanism for this purpose is alsojcontem;

plated by the invention. As regards many a features of the-invention it is likewise immaterialwhatj particular form of such-mech-" anism isused In the embodiment of the invention herein illustrated anddescribed by 'way of example. the mechanisms for agents'og bling and justifying the lines of types and for afterward distributing the types are substantially similar to those of the well=known linotype machine, which are substantially set forth in United States Patent No. 436,532 to Ottmar Mengenthaler and patents and ap plications referred to in the said patent. Many parts of the mechanisms shown and described in the said patent not being useful in connection with the present invention are not-shown or described in this application. It will be'understood that the use of portionsof the machine mentioned is not restrictive but merely illustrative in character.

The accompanying drawings, referred-to herein and forming a part hereof, illustrate one embodiment of the invention, the same serving in connection with the description herein to explain the principles of the invention.

Of the drawings: Figure 1 is an end elevation of a machine constructed in accordance with the principles of invention; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of such a machine;

Figs. 3 and t are partial plan views with.

parts broken away; Figs. 5 and 6 are detail elevations, partly in section, of parts of the mechanism Figs, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10 and 11 are detail views of one form of carriage mechanism and associated parts; Figs. 12, 13 and 14 are detail views of another form of carriage mechanism and associated parts; Figs. 15, 16 and 17 are detail views of parts of the driving mechanism; Figs. 18, 19 and 20 are details, partly in section, of the justifying mechanism; and Figs. 21 and 22 show the action of the alining devices when in engagement with the line of types and when passing out of engagement t erewith.

Referring to the illustrated embodiment of the invention, and for the present to the .forms of composing and justifying mechanism shown in connection therewith, A indicates amagazine for holding types, said magazine being divided into compartments corresponding to the different characters used in the machine. Suitable mechanism for selecting types from the compartments of the magazine in the order required for the matter being composed is provided, said mechanism being. controlled by the keyboard B so that upon the actuation of a key the type bearing the corresponding character is released from the magazine and transferred to its proper place in the line which is in process of assembling; a 1

C indicates the assembling block wherein the successive characters forming the line as released from the magazine by operation of the keyboard B are assembled, together with suitable interverbal spacing devices 2, generally known as space bands, for separating words. The said interverbal spacing devices may be varied in their' dimenrelation with cam 1 on shaft 23.

sions so as to effect the justification of the line by varying the extent of the word spaces. In the illustrated machine these space bands 2* are expansible so as to separate the words in the line to fill out the predetermined line measure. The magazine D is shown for the space bands from which they are fed down by suitable mechanism at the proper points in the assembling line in the block C. After a complete line has been assembled it is elevated to the guide E, from thence to the vertically movable yoke F, and from thence the line is carried to the clamping devices G. Here the line is positioned and the line is justified by the justifying mechanism J.- The justifying mechanism is shown only in part in the general views in the accompanying drawings, being omitted for the sake of clearness, and the form thereof being well known.

The specific construction of the parts above mentioned, as has been stated, are not included in the present invention and it is not, therefore, necessary'to describe them more fully in this connection. The said mechanisms serve to position and justify the line as indicated.

The types used may be generally similar to the well-known matrix of the linotype machine, being provided with shoulders for cooperating with the magazine escapement mechanism, the alining devices, and having also distributing devices, but having a type face which is adapted for printing rather than casting.

Suitable devices are shown herein for alining the composed and justified line of types prior to the impression, such devices being shown as comprising a member 1 adapted to engage the forward heel of the line of types prior to the impression, and to move out of engagement therewith before the line is removed for distributing, the said member being actuated by suitable connections with one of the cam shafts. As herein shown a link 1 leads from the aliner to bell crank lever '1 which is in operative Theline of types is then ready for inking and forgiving an impression upon a suitable surface. In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, means are provided'ilfor handling two sheets or webs of impression-receiving material, although differentnumbers of sheets may be used. Also, so far as concerns certain aspects of the invention, other forms of impression-receiving material may be used. The invention further contemplates the application of a suitable medium to the face oft-he types for making an impression upon the impression-receiving surface, such as a suitable ink. In the illustrated embodiment, when a line of types has been composed, just-ified and inked by the machine,

vention, the impression-receiving surfaces y from the line of types, or other character are mounted upon suitable holding or sup-, porting means, carried upon a carriage and this carriage is constructed and arranged to reciprocate toward and from the fixed line of types for the impression contact, and the various holders or supports for the impression-receiving surfaces are automatically movable upon the carriage to bring the impression-receiving surfaces successively into position to receive impression impressing means. Referring to the drawings herewith the line of types in the printing position is represented by the reference numeral 2. The said line will have been justified and alined by the mechanism hereinbefore indicated or by other suitable mechanism. As hereinbefore indicated, the present illustrated embodiment of the invention is designed to operate upon two impression-receiving surfaces, and the said surfaces are indicated in the drawings by reference numerals 3 and 4, respectively. Suitable holding or supporting means for the said surfaces are provided; and the form of such means shown in the drawings com-j prises a platen member 5 located back of each of the impression-receiving surfaces along the impression line. Said means in the illustrated .form comprise also devices for assisting in supporting the impression.- receiving surfaces, or sheets, and for giving a line-space feed thereto, which are shown in the drawings as sets of rollers 6 and 7 carried contiguous to the platenb. It is desirable to have a positive and exact feed movement of the impression-receiving material, and suitable means for eifecting this may-be provided. Herein such means areshown as sprocket teeth carried upon therolls which engage with sprocket holes in the margins of the impression-receiving material as indicated by reference numeral All the said 9 of the drawings.

3 in Fi for supporting and feeding the imdevices pression-receiving surfaces are shown inthisembodiment as mounted upon a suitable carriage, the general structure of the carriage f being indicated'by the reference numeral 8.

In this embodiment, as hereinbefore indicated, the line of types is held in fixed position during the impression operations and the carriage is arranged to reciprocate toward and from theline of types so as to bring the impression-receiving surfaces into impression contact therewith to receive impression therefrom. The carriage is therefore shown as being mounted upon guides 9 suitably supported by the frame of the machine.- Suitable devices for moving the carriage to and from impression are provided which will be later described in detail. For the purposeof providing a yielding impression during impression contact so as to secure a uniform impression on imprint throughout the extent of'the line suitable means are contemplated by the present in vention. In the illustrated embodiment the form of such means comprises a yielding mounting for the platen 5 with reference to the carriage structure 8. For this purpose the part 5 movable in guides on the carriage in a plane normal to the face of the line of types when atimpression contact and is held to position by suitable yielding means-shown herein as springs 10, having tenslon-adj-usting means, such-as the adjust:- able screws 11. This arrangement provides for the platen 5 giving. or yielding whenever a certain predetermined pressure is exceeded at any portion of the line thus giving a uniform impression for successive lines and the parts of each line.

As hereinbefore indicated suitable means are contemplated by the invention for mov- 1ng the impression-receiving surfaces success vely into position on the carriage to recelve impression from the line of types as the carriage moves forward for the impression, the carriage moving forward for such impression once for each impressionreceiving surface carried by the carriage. With the illustrated machine the carriage would make two reciprocations for each line of types presented at the printing point so that each of the two imprcssion-receiving surfaces would receive an impression therefrom. -One form of means for moving the impression-receiving surfaces into impression' position is shown in Figs. 7 to 11 of the drawings; :With this form also-theimpression-receiving material is shown in the form of single sheets, although a web, or

other suitable form of surface might be used. Each of the holders or supports, including in this embodiment the platen 5 and rolls 6 and 7 for the impression-receiving material is shown as being provided with guides. or aprons 152 for guiding and protecting the sheet. In the form illustrated in the. said fi g ures the said supports for the impressionre'ceivin sheets are shown constructed and arrange or shaft 13 carried by the carriage structure 8, the said supports forthe impression-re ceiving sheets being at opposite ends of arms 14 fixed to the said shaft 13. The two impression-receiving sheets shown in the u to rotate about a horizontal axis I is this movement are provided, the form of such means shown'herein comprising a pinion 15 fixed 'on the shaft 13. "The said i lustrated form also comprises a. reciprocatin rack bar 16, the said bar being shown as hel to position; at one end of its movement by a suitable spring 17 and as having hell crank levers 18 and 19 inoperative connection therewith to move it positively in the opposite direction against its'spring 17. The bell crank lever 18 is in operative. connection with the cam 20 upon a shaft 21,.and the bell crank lei er' 19 with the cam 22 upon the shaft 23'. For the purpose of positively bringing the impression-receiving surfaces to rest at the impression point a disk 24 is shown carr ed fixedly upon the shaft'13. The said disk has cam notches therein adapted to cooperate with a sp ring-pressed'cam finger 25. having an end. shaped to enter the said notches as they come into register therewith so as to accurately position the impression-receiving material and 'the platen 5 in the impression position The rotation of the shaft 13 to cause the successive presentation of the impression-receiying surfaces at the impression point occurs in the resent embodiment,

as will be seen,'when t e carriageis away from impression and while the p1n1on- 13 is "in engagement with the rack bar 16. The

cam finger 25 is at this time thrown out of engagement with the cam notch in the disk 24 by suitable means. It is shown so shaped that its tail contacts with a suitable surface upon the rack'bar 16, so that it is cannned out of engagement with disk 24, as clearly for positioning successive-line impressions column alinement upon the mpression-receivi-n surface. In the illustrated form thereo one of the pressure rolls 7 is shown rovided with a ratchet wheel 26 rotating fixedly therewith. A pawl 27 is constructed and arranged to co-act with the said ratchet 'wheel, said pawlbeing mounted upon a reg tatable arm 28, the arm 28 being actuated bycontact with the lug 29 sofias to give a J line-space feed after'each impression of a line-of charadters ,upon' the impression-receiving surface -Inthe form shown in Figs. '12, 13 and -14 "of the drawings, the supports for the im Iv pression receiving material are shown 5 adapted to rotate ina horizontal plane in order to pass into the impression position.

The. impression-receiving material is also shown as being carried in the form ofa web, although it will be obvious that the v impression-receiving material could be used in other forms if desired. Theimpressionreceiving material 18 further shown herein shaft 21.

as being carried upon a roll 30 and as being V I platens 5 are shown in the present'form as Inounted at the opposite ends of arms 32 fixed upon a vertical shaft 33 carried by the carriage 8. A pinion 34 is shown fixed with relation'to the'shaft 33 for the purpose of giving it the proper movement for bringing the impression-receiving surfaces to the impression point, the said pinion engaging with a rack, bar 35 herein shown as being horizontally movable and as being springheld in one direction by the spring 36. The

said rack bar is also shown pivotally eon; nected to a bell crank lever 37 which is in operative relation with.- the bellcrankjlevers 18 and 19 for the purpose of moving the rack bar 35 against its spring to rotate the.

shaft 33. For feeding the impression-receiving material, a ratchet wheel 38 is shown fixed to the roll 31 and provided with a pawl 39, carried by an arm 40. The arm 40 is actuated by in suitable tripping lug 41 upon the carriage 8.

face of the line of types. In the illustrated embodiment} the form of such means com- "'prises a reciprocating carriage 44, carrying inking rollers 45, and moving in ways 46 pastvthe-face of the line of types then in nnting1position, so that the inking rollers 45 will contact with thetypefaces to supply the necessary ink. 'Suitable means for reciprocating'the' inking carriage 44 are provided, the form thereof herein shown com'prisingxa rack bar 47: which is engaged bya'pinion-48 mounted upon a shaft 49.

-The' shaft 49 is connected by gears 50 to shaft 5.1, whose pinion 52 is in mesh with a geared sector 53 carried upon a pivoted is controlled by cam 55 upon arm '54- which An ink, supply of-any suitable form is providedfor the inking rolls 45 and in the illustrated form comprises ductor rolls 56 and a distributing plate 57 and suitable actuating mechanism therefor. In the illustrated embodiment the inking carriage is constructed and arranged to give one re- To'accurately center the supports for the impression-receiving mateciprocation previous to each impression, and I thus to give two inkings 'to each line, al-

could be varied though it will be manifest that the inking The various parts of the machine may be actuated in any suitable manner,-as may be found convenient, but in the present embodiment two cam shafts 21 and 23, hereinbefore referred to, are provided, the movement of the two shafts being properly regulated to correspond to the relation of the to the duties placed upon each shaft.

functions of the machine to each other'and hereinbefore described, the movement of the supports for the impression-receiving surfaces is controlled from both shafts, one movement being given from one shaft and the next from the other. The movement of the carriage to and from impression is also controlled from both shafts. trated form of actuating connection for the carriage, a p'iv'oted link 58 is shown connected to the carriage and to' a-bell crank lever 59, mounted upon the frame of-.the'

machine and being in operative relation to a cam 60 uponthe shaft 23 and also a cam 61 upon the shaft 21. The carriage is thus carried to impression contact with each line of types, once from one shaft and once from the other.

the cam shafts 21 and '23, and the specific form thereof; comprised in the illustrated embodiment is shown more. particularly in Figs. 3, 15, 16 and 17 of the drawings. The said controlling and drivin .means are designed to bring the cam sha ts and their associated mechanisms into action and to rest at the proper times with respect to the completion of the composition of a line" by the: operator, and also with respect to'the duties and functions placed upon each of the cam shafts res ect-ively.

I A' suita le power shaft is indicated by the reference numeral 62. A-pinion 62 on the said shaft meshes with a gear wheel 62 on shaft 23. Loosely sleeved upon the shaft 62 is a constantly rotating pulley 63, driven from a suitable source of power. Between the said shaft 62 and clutch connection 64.

shaft 66, permitting the spring 67 to carry clutch 64 into, engagement with the pulley 63, thereby starting the shaft 62 into rota: tion. To the shaft 66 is fixed an arm 68. which has a/pin-and-slot connection with the end of a slidable rod 7 6, hereinafterre ferred to. Pivoted'also to the said shaft 66 is an arm 69 arranged to be norm-ally'in position to engage the stop latch 70 carried by the wheel 71 on the shaft 23. Contiguously mounted to the mechanism vjust described is a shaft 72 having an arm 7 3 thereon adjacent to the arm 69 and having another arm 74 in position to be engaged by a lug 75 upon the rod 76 The shaft 72 is held' Asv In the illusg H 4 just described. Controlling and driving means of a S11it able and convenient form are provided for ulley 63 there is). a The said clutch, as shown, is fixed to the shaftv 62-and is con- 1 'trolled by" an arm 65 which swings on its in position suitable means such as the sprlng 78. A connection is provided for automatically calling the said parts into move-' ment when theline is elevatedffrom the asselnbllng point to the slide E on'its way to. the automatic'alining and justifying devices. The said connections comprise a rock shaft 77 having an arm operativ'ely connected to the line-elevating mechanism and an arm adapted to'releaselatch 70 through the action of arm 73 so as 'to free shafts 62 and 23 for rotation and allow the arm 65 to.

throw in the clutch 64. A handle77 is attached to rod 76 so that the said parts may be manually controlled when desired. For this purpose there is a lug 75 onrod 76 adapted to act on arm 74 and through shaft '72 and arm 73 release latch 70. After a line has been assembled the operator by means of the handle B moves the line from the assembling point up to the guide E and the shaft 77? is also rota-ted .so as to throw in the clutch 64 and release the latch 70 so that the shafts 62 and 23 are connected and free to rotate with the driving pulley 63, as

With the illustrated arrangement of mechanism, the shaft 23 rotates for the performance of the duties of transferring the line' to the printing position, justifying, alining and clamplng it prior to impression.

The shaft 23 is thereupon brought to rest and the shaft 21 called into rotation by suitable mechanism. To effect this, there 15 provided .in addition tothe spring latch 70, upon the wheel 71, a latch 7 9 which co-acting with the stop arm 69 brings the shaft allows the shaft 62 also to come to rest. Suitable means for rotating the shaft 21 are provided and in the present embodiment 23 to rest, and throwing out the clutch 64. i

includes agear wheel80 bolted to the drivngpulley 63, the said gear wheel 80 being 1n mesh with an intermediate 81fwhich meshes with. another intermediate; 82. Loosely mounted upon-the shaft 83 in train between the said gear wheel 82 and the shaft 83 is a suitable clutch mechanism'84,

serving to throw the gear wheelandjshaft' .into and out of motion; Fast upon the shaft 83is a gear 85 meshing with a gear act, in a manner which will be more fully" explained hereinafter, with the spring latch 89 upon the wheel 90, carried by the shaft 21. Mounted conveniently adjacent to the said parts is an arm 91 having fixed therewith an arm 92, the free end of the arm 92 being adapted to co-act with a cam lug 93 carried upon the wheel 71.

The shaft 21, in the illustrated embodiment, when called into rotation acts to bring the impression-receiving material into the impression position, to ink the line of types, to carry the carriage forward for the impression and to again ink the line of types preparatory to the second impression. At this point the shaft 21 is brought to rest and the shaft 23 again called into rotation. For this purpose there is provided in the present embodiment a trip arm" 94 carried upon the shaft 72, the operation of which will be hereinafter fully described. The shaft 23, when again called into rotation, as just above indicated,-rotates'to move the other support for the impression-receiving material into the, impression position, to carry the carriage fprward forthe second impression and then to actuate the proper mecha-- nisms to pErform the remaining duties, cludingthe distribution of the line.

Thejmanner of operation of the mechanism erein described is substantially as follow. The mechanism of the keyboard B is operated in a well-known manner so as to ,permitthe types corresponding to the various keys which are actuated to escape from the magazine A and to be assembled in the order of the actuation of the keys in the assembling block C. The space bands are also fed down from their magazine Dinto the assembling block in' theirproper places with reference to the types so as to separate I the words in the line. The completed line is transmitted through the guide E to the yoke F and is positioned in )roper relation to the clamping devices G and justifying devices J. To accomplish the movement of the line of types, as briefly outlined above, and also to perform the succeeding functions, the shaft 62 and the cam shaft 28 are brought into action. This is effected by the operator lifting the composed line to the guide E, the shaft 77 being rotated so, that its arm causes arm 73 to move latch 70 against its spring and thus release arm 69' and, through shaft 66, allows lever 65 to move back, permitting the clutch 64 to connect shaft 62 and pulley 63. The pulley 63 then serves to drive the shaft 62 and,

through the gears 62 and 62*, the shaft 23.

,The line of types is then justified, alined and clamped in position by the action of the proper mechanisms, comprising certain cams carried by the shaft 23, during a partial rotation of the said shaft. the lug 93 upon the Wheel 71 contacts with the end of the crank arm 92 and the latch 79 comes in contact with the arm 69. Latch f9 cams arm 69 back into its original position, as shown in Fig. 16, by which action rollers 45.

About this time the arm 65 is made to move against the spring 67 to throw out the clutch 64 and the shafts 23 and 62 are thereby brought to rest. The movement of the arm 92, however, as above set forth, serves through the arm 91 to 'throw out the springlatch 89, releasin the shaft 21. Also through the action 0 the shaft 87 and the arm 87, when arm 88 is released from latch 89, the clutch 84 moves in obedience to the action of its spring so as to bring the shaft 83 and the loose gear 82 into engagement, and thereby,

,through'thegear 85, causing the rotation of the shaft 21. The rotation of the shaft- 21 serves, through the cam 55 to move the sector 53 which, through the pinion 52, shaft 51, gears 50 and shaft 519, to rotate the pinion 48. The rack 47 is thus actuated to cause the inking carriage 44 to pass across the line of types, which are inked by the The bell crank lever 18 is actuated by its cam 20, carried by the shaft 21, to move the rack bar 16 against its spring 17 to rotate the pinion 15 and therewith the arms 14 so as to bring the impression-receiving material to the impression position, the spring cam fing'er 25 serving with the cam notch in the disk 24 to center the impression-receiving material accurately prior to the impression. As the arms 14 with the supports for the impression-receiving material swing into position the pin 29 co-acts with the line spacing lever 28 of the other feeding and supporting mechanism to feed up the impression-receiving material to bring the lines into column alinement. The carriage is now moved to and from impression through the bell crank lever: 9 being actuated by the cam 61 upon the shaft 21. The cam 55 again causes a reinking of the line substantially in the manner first described above. The shaft 21 now comes to rest and the shaft 23 is again called into rotation. To effect this the spring latch 89 contacts with the arm 94 thus rocking the shaft 72 which serves to swing the stop arm 73, striking the latch 79 and, causing the associated mechanism to bring the shafts 23 and 62 into rotation as in the manner hereinbefore described. The latch 89 in the meantime has cammed the arm 88 intoposition so as to throw off, through shaft 87 and arm 87, the clutch 84 against its spring. The arm 88 then serves to hold the shaft 21 in its proper position of rest. The bell crank lever 19 is now actuated by means of its cam 22, carried upon the shaft 23, and the arms 14 are again rotated to bring the other impression-receiving surface to the printing position, the other related mechanisms, such as the centering devices-and the line spacing devices, operating to again perform their functions substantlally in the manner hereinbefore set forth. The carriage then goes forward to impression and back, the bell crank lever.

aliner 1 and the c amping mechanism forthe line now pass out of engagement therewith, and the line is passed over to the distributing devices, indicated generally in the drawings by reference character L. The said mechanism is constructed and operates in substantially the manner of the corresponding mechanismin the well-known linotype machine.

When desireda'suitable cleaning device for the types may be used and there is shown in the drawings herewith a cleaning device, indicated generally by the letter K, the same being substantially of the same general type as that described in detail in application for Patent Ser. No. 203,713 filed April 18, 1904.

With the form of carriage and support for the impression-receiving;material shown in Figs. 12 to 14 inclusive of the drawings, the manner of operation is substantially the same as hereinabove set forth. It will be noted however that the swinging support for the impression-receiving material moves in a horizontal instead of a vertical path and that the actuating rack bar 35 moves alsoin a horizontal instead of a vertical path. To provide for this motion the bell crank levers 18 and 19 instead of acting directly upon the rack bar act through the medium of. a bell crank 37, which serves to move the rack bar 35 against its spring 36,

so as to give the semirotations to the arms 32 and the supports for the impression-receiving material. The cam finger 43 serves to accurately position the impression-receiving material for the impression and the arm 40 serves to effect the line spacing by contacting during its movement with a lug 41.

From all the foregoing it will be under-- stood that a mechanism has been provided in accordance with the principles of the invention which realizes the objects of invention and the advantages set forth, together with other objects'and advantages;

The invention, in its broader aspects, is not limited to the particular constructions shown, nor to any particular constructions by which it has been or may be carried into eifect', as many changes may be made in the construction without departing from the main principles of the invention and with-.

out sacrificing its chief advantages.

What I do claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent. is:

1. A typographic machine including in combination means for composing aline of types, means for justifying the line of types. means for inking the line of types, means for holding a plurality of impression-receiving surfaces, and means for bringing the impression-receiving surfaces and the line of types into impression contact.

2. A typographic machineincluding in combination means for composing aline of types, means for automatically justifying the line of types, means for alining' the line of types, means for inking the line of types, means for, holding a plurality of impression-receiving surfaces, and means for taking a plurality of impressions from said line of types upon the impression-receiving surfaces. v

3. A. typographic machineincluding in combination means for composing'a'line of types, means for automatically justifying theline of types, means for inking the line of types, means'for holding a plurality of impression-receiving surfaces, and means for bringing the impression-receiving surfaces and the line of types into impression contact, so that each of the said surfaces will receive an impression from the line of types.

4. A typographic machine" including in combination means for composing a line of types, means for justifying the line of types, means for inking the line of types, a plurality of supporting means each carrying an impressionreceiving surface, means for bringing a plurality of said surfaces and the line of composed and inked types into impression contact, and means for moving each of the impression-receiving surfaces prior to impression by a succeeding line of types.

5. A typographic machine including in combination means for composing a line of types, means for justifying the line of types, means for inking the line of types, a plural ity of supporting means each carrylng an lmpression -receiving surface, means for bringing a plurality of said surfaces and the line of composed and inked types into impression cont-act, and means for moving each of the impression-receiving surfaces so as to receive impressions from successive lines of types upon the said surface in column alinement.

6. A typographic machine including in combination means for composing a li ft:-

means for inking the line-of types, a plu rality of supporting means each carrying an impression-receiving surface. means for bringing a plurality of said surfaces and the line of composed and inked types into impression contact,

and means for causing a yielding action on the part of the support-ing means t during impression.

8. A typographic machine including in combination means'for composing a line of types, means for justifying the line of types, means for inking the line of types, means for supporting a plurality of impression-receiving surfaces and taking impressions upon each of the said surfaces from the said justified and inked line of types, and means for distributing the types.

9. A typographic machine including in combination means for composing a line of types, means for justifying the line-of types,

means for inking the line of types, aplu' rality ofsupports each carrying an impression-receiving surface, and means for bringing the said surfaces in succession into i mpression contactwith the justified and inked line of types'to receive impression therefrom.

10. A typographic machine including in combination means for composing a line of types,'means for justifying the line of types, means,for inking the line of types, a plurality of supports each carrying an impressionreceivipg surface, means for bringing the said surfaces in succession intoimpression contact with the justified and inked line of types to receive impression therefrom, and means for distributing the line of'types.

11. A typographic machine including in combination means for composing a line of types, means for justifying the line of types, means for inking the line of types, a plurality of supports each carrying an impressionreceiving surface,

' said surfaces in succession into impression .type

for cleaning means for bringing the said surfaces 1n succession into impression contact with the justified and inked line of types to receive impression therefrom, and

means for cleaning the types.

12. A typographic machine including in combination means for composing a line of types, means for justifying the line of types, means for-inking the line of types, a plurality ofsupports each carrying an impressionreceiving surface, means for bringing I the contact with the justified and inked line of s 'to receive impression therefrom, means the types, and means for distributing the types.

combination a ma azine 13. A typographic machine including in for-holding types, keyboard-controlle mechanism for selecting types from the said magazine for composing lines of types, means for justifying the composed line of types, means" for inking the line of types, 'a plurality of supports eachcarrying an impression-receiving surface, and means for bringing the said surfaces into impression contact With the inked and justified line of types-to receive impression therefrom.

1 osepaa 14.- A typographic machine including in combination a magazine for holding types, keyboard-controlled mechanism for selectngtypes from the said magazine for composing lines of types, means for automatically ustifying the composed line of types, means for alining the line of types, means for inking the line of types, a plurality of supports each carrying an impression-receiving surface, and means for bringing each ofthe said surfaces into impression contact with the inked and justified line of types to receive impression therefrom.

15. A typographic machine including in combination means for composing a line of types, means for inserting interverbal spacmg devices therein, means for varying the ,interverbal spacing devices so as to ustify the line, means for inking the line of types, and means for supporting a plurality of impression-receiving surfaces and for bringing the said surfaces successively into impression contact with the line of inked and justified types to receive impression therefrom.

16. A typographic machine including in posing lines of types, means for justifying the composed line oftypes, means for inking the line of types, means for holding a plurality of impression-receiving surfaces, and means for bringing the justified and inked line of types and the said impressionreceiving surfaces into impression contact in order that the said surfaces may receive impression from the line of types.-

17. A typographic machine including in combination amagazine for holding various types, keyboard-controlled mechanism for selecting types from the magazine for composing linesof types, means for justifying the composed line of types, means for inking the line of types, means for holding a plurality of impression-receiving surfaces, means for'bringing the justified and inked line of types and the said impression-receiving surfaces into impression contact in order that the said surfaces may receive impression from the line of types, and means for moving each of the impression-receiving surfaces prior to impression by a succeeding line of types.

18. A typographic machine including in combination a magazine for holding varioustypes, keyboard-controlled mechanism for selecting types from the magazine for composing lines of types, means for justifying the composed line of types, means for inking the line of types, means for holding a plurality of impression-receiving surfaces, means for bringing the justified and inked line of types and the said impression-receiving surfaces into impression contact in order that the said surfaces may receive imcombination a magazine for holding various t types, keyboard-controlled mechanism for selecting types from the magazine for com- 19. A typographic machine including in' combination a magazine for holding varioustypes, keyboard-controlled mechanism for selecting types from the magazine for composing lines of types, means for justifying the composed line of types, means for inking the line of types, means for holding a, of impression-receiving surfaces, means or bringlng the justified and inked pluralit line of types and the said impression-receiving surfaces into impression contact, and means for automatically distributing the types to the magazine.

20. A typographic machine including in combination a magazine for holding various types, keyboard-controlled mechanism for selecting types from the magazine for composing lines of types, means for justifying the composed line of types, means for inking the line of types, means for holding a plurality of impression-receiving surfaces, means for bringing the justified and inked line of types and the said impression-receiving surfaces into impression contact in order that the said surfaces may receive impression from the line of' types, means for cleaning the types, and means for automatically distributing the types to the magazine.

' L for inking the line of types, means for holding a plurality OflJIIPIGSSlOII-IGCBIYIII surfaces, means for bringing the justlfie 21. A typographic machine including in combination a magazine for holding varlous types, keyboard-controlled mechanism for selecting types from the magazine for composing lines of'types, means for justifying the composed line of types, means for automatically alining'the line of types, means and inked line of-types and the said impressionreceiving surfaces into impression contact in order that the said surfaces-may receive impression from the line' of types, means for cleaning the types, means for automatically distributing the types to the magazine, and means for moving each of the impressionreceiving surfaces so that impressions from successive lines will be received thereon in column alinem'ent. f e

22. A typographic machine including in combination means for composing a line of types, means for justifying a line of types,

.means for inkinga line oftypes, a carriage having a plurality of movable supports thereon each adapted to hold an impressionreceivi'ng-surface, and means for moving the said su ports with their impression-receivingsur aces successively into position to receive impression from the character-impressing means.

23. A typographic machine including in combination means for composing a line of types, means for justifying a line of types, means for inking a line of types, a carriage having a plurality of movable supports thereon each adapted to hold an impressionreceiving surface, means for moving the said supports with their impression-receiving surfaces successively into position to receive impression from the character'impressing means, and means for accurately positioning and holding the impression-receiving surface inposition to receive the impression.

24. A, typographic machine including in combination character impressing means comprising character bearingmembers, automatic means for withdrawing impressed character bearing members and presenting new character bearing members,'a carriage having a. plurality of movable supports thereon each adapted to hold an impressionreceiving surface, means for moving the said supports with their impression-receiving surfaces successively into position to receive impression from the character-impress 9g ing means, means for accurately positioning and holding the impression-receiving surface in position to receive the impression, and means for throwing out said 'positioning and holding means during the movement of the supports for the impression-re ceiving surfaces.

25. A typographic machine including in combination character-impressing means, a carriage having a plurality of movable sup- 19o ports thereon each adapted to hold an im pression-receiving surface, means for mow ing the said supports with. their IHIPI'GSSIOH;

receiving surfaces successivelyinto position. to receive impression from the characters 195 impressing means, and means for imparting a line-space movement to an impression-re ceiving surface during the moving of the surfaces successively to the impressie'n-receiving position. no 26. A typographic machine includinglin combination character-impressing means, a carriage having rotatable arms, each Qfsaid arms being provided with a platen and feed;

ing devices for an impression-receivin sur face, means for rotating said arms to ring the impression-receiving surfaces successively into the impression-receiving. position, and meansfor actuating the feeding de f vices to impart a line-spacemovement to one of said impression-receiving surf-aces during such movement.

27. A typographic machine including in combination character-impressing means, -a

carriage having rotatable arms, each of said arms being provided with a platen and feedingdevices for an impression-receiving surface, means for rotating said arms to bring the impression-receiving surfaces successively into the impression-receiving position, R0

combination character-impressing means, a

carriage having rotatable arms, each of said arms being provided with a platen and feed- 111g devlces for an impression-receiving surface, ineans for rotating said arms to bring the impression-receiving surfaces successively into the impression-receiving position, means for accurately positioningand holding the impression-receiving material in position to receive the impression, means for throwing out said positioning and holding means during the rotation of the said arms, and means for actuating the feeding devices to impart a line-space movement to one of said mpression-receiving surfaces during such movement.

29. A typographic machine including in combination character-impressing means comprising character bearing members, automatic means for withdrawing impressed character bearing members and presenting new character bearing members, guides for a carriage, a carriage reciprocable upon said guides to and from impression contact with said character-impressing means, said carriage having a plurality of movable means for supporting impression-receiving surfaces, means for positioning and holding the impression-receiving surface during impression contact, means for throwing out said positioning and holding means, andaneans for moving said plurality of supporting means so as to present successive impressionreceiving surfaces at the impression point.

30. A typographic machine including in combinationmeans for composing a line of types, means for justifying the line of types, means for inking the line of types, a recip- 'rocable carriage, said carriage having thereon a shaft having a plurality of pairs of arms, each pair of arms carrying a support for an impression-receiving surface, a pinion on the said shaft, a movable rack' bar located on the machine to engage said-pinion when the carriage is away from impression, a disk having a cam notch fixed on said shaft, a spring finger having a tooth in en 'agement with said cam notch, and means or throwing said finger out of said notch when the pinion and rack'bar are in engagement.

31. A typographic machine including in combination means for impressing characters upon impression-receiving surfaces comprising character bearing members, antomat1c means for withdrawm impressed character'bearing members an presenting new character bearing members, means for inking said character impressing means, a carriage carrying a plurality of impressionreceiving surfaces, and means for successively positioning the said impression-receiving surfaces to receive inked impression from said'impressing means.

32. A typographic machine including in combination means for composing a line of types, means for justifying the line of types, means for inking'the line of types, a carriage adapted to reciprocate upon guides toward andfrom the line of types, means upon the carriage for holding a plurality of impression-receiving surfaces, and means for bringing the said impression-receiving surfaces successively into position to receive impression from the line of types as the carriage moves between successive impressions of types.

33. A typographic machine including in combination means for impressing characters comprising character bearing members, automatic means for withdrawing impressed character bearing members and presenting new character bearing members, means for inking said character impressing means, a carriage provided with means for supporting a plurality of impression-receiving sur faces, said supporting means being movable to bring the successive surfaces into position ,impressingmeans, means for bringing the character-impressing means and the impression-receiving material into contact, and means for positively registering the impression-receiving surface in position.

35. A typographic machine including in combination means for impressing characters upon an impression-receiving surface, means for holding a plurality of impressionreceiving sheets to receive a plurality of impressions from said character impressing means, means for moving said sheets successively into position to be impressed by the character-impressing means, means for bringing the positioned sheet and the character-impressing means into impression contact, and means for moving a sheet relatively to its holding means between successive impressions thereupon.

means for holding a plurality of impression aoqao a i the lines will be received t ereupon in col- -umnar alinement. Y

37. A typographic machine'including in combination means for composing a line of types, means for justifying the line of types, meansfor inking the line of types, a reciprocating carriage having a movable member thereon provided with a plurality of holders for impression-receiving sheets, means foifimoving the carriage to and from the line of types to take impressions therefrom upon the s heets means for moving said movable memberso as to bring the sheets successively into position to receive impression from the line of types, and means for automatically moving the said sheets for columnar alinement between successive impressions thereon.

38. A typographic machine including in combination means for impressing characters upon an impression receiving surface,

receiving sheets, means for movin said sheets successively into position to e im pressed by said character impression means, means for bringing the positioned sheet and the character im ression means into impression contact, and means for moving a sheet a line space distance between the impressions whereby the impressions are made in page or column form.

pression receiving sheets, means for 39. A typographic machine including in combination means for impressing charac-. ters upon an impression receiving surface, means for inking said character impressing means, means for holding-a plurality of immoving said sheets successively into position to be impressed by said character impressing means, means; for bringing the positioned sheet and the character impressing means into impression contact, and means or moving a sheet a line s ace distance between the impressions where y the. impressions are made in page or column form;

40. A typographic machine including in combination means for impressing characters aline at a time upon an impression receiving surface, means for holding a plu' rality of impression receivingsheets, means ,for moving said sheets successively into position to be impressed by the character 1mpression means, means for bringing the positioned sheet and the character impression of impression means into im ression contact, and means for moving a 5 act a line space distance between the impressions whereby the impressions are made in page or column form.

. 41. A typographic machine including in combination means for impressing characters a line at a time upon an impression receiving surface, means for inking said character i'mpression mea ns, means for holding a plurality of impression receiving sheets, means. for moving said sheets successively into position to be impressed by the character lmpression means, means for bringing the positioned sheet and the character impression means into impression contact, and means for moving a sheet a line space distance between the impressions whereby the impressions are made in page or column form.

42. A typographic machine including in combination means for impressing characters upon: impression receiving surfaces, means for holding a pluralityof impression receiving surfaces,- means for movin said surfaces into position to be impressed y the character impressing means. means for bringing the positioned surfacedand the character impressing means into impression contact, and means for causlng a line space feed of the impression receiving surfaces between successive impressions thereon.

43. Aitypographic machine including in combination means for impressing characters upon an impression receiving surface a line at, a time, means for holding a plurality movin said surfacesinto position to be impresse by the character impressing means, means for bringing the positioned surface and the character impressing means into impression contact, and means for causin a line space feed of the impression receiving surfaces between successive impressions thereon. 44. A typographi machine including in combination means for impressing characters upon an impression receiving surface, means for inking said character impression receiving surfaces, means for means, means for holding a plurality of impression receiving surfaces, means for movmg said surfaces into position to vbe'impressed by the character impressing means, means for bringing the positioned surface and the character impressing means into impression contact, and means for causing a line space feed of the-impression receiving impressions surfaces between successive thereon.

45. A typographic machine including in combination means for impressing characters upon an impression receiving surface a line at a time,'means for inking said character im ressing means, means for holding a plurality of impression A receiving sheets,

means for moving said sli&ts successively into position to be impressed by the charac- In testimony whereof I-halve signed by ter impressing means, means for bringing name to this specification in the presence'of the positioned sheet and the character imtwo subscribing witnesses. pressing means into impression cont-act, and JOHN D. MORGAN.

5 means for causing a line space feed of the Witnesses:

impression receivlng sheets between successive impressions thereon.

CLARA PHILLIPS, M. B. MORGAN.

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