US1448703A - Inking device for addressing machines - Google Patents

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. l C. CHSHOLM INKING DEVICE FOR ADDRESSING MACHINES 2 sheets-sheet l Filed Oct 18, 1920 C. CHISHOLM INKING DEVICE FRy ADDRESSING MACHINES i Filed Oct. 18, 1920 -2 Sheets-5118613, 2

Patented Mar.. i3, i923.

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CLIFTON CHISI-IOLM, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR 'IO THE AMERICAN TEULTI' GRAPH COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND., OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO. i

INKING DEVICE FOR ADERESSING LVEACHINES.

Application filed. ctoher 18, 1920.

To @ZZ fio/wm it may concern:

Be it known that l, Cmrroii Giusi-rotar, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain newv and useful Improvement in nking Devices for Addressing Machines` ott which the following is a full, clear, and-'exact'description, reference beingk had to the accompanying drawings. v,

rEhis invention relates to a mechanism for inking address plates in an'addressing machine as they are passing from the supply to address plate, or its holder, were inked. At. the same time, this mechanism protects the transfer roller from being injured by undesirable contact with the plate holder.

Other features of the invention relate to carrying a proper supply of ink in an absorbent roller, and the ready loading ef such roller, and to maintaining proper adjustment between the supply4 roll and the transei." roll,

and between the transfer roll and the plate.

rllhe invention is hereinafter more fully..

ezqilained in connectionr with the drawings illustrating an approved embodi in enttliiereof.

In the drawingsy Fig. 1 is sectional elevation of `my ink mechanism; Fig. 2 is an end view thereof; Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are vertical sections on the 4correspondingly numbered lines of Fig. 1

The frame of the machine shown kcomk position roller 30 mounted on the Vshaft 31,

whichhas bearing blocks 32 housed in open-r ings l33 inthe standards. As shown in Fig. 3, the blocks rare guided onV their vertical sides, While movement is allowed in avertical direction, The blocks are pressed downwardly by compressionsprings 35k mounted.l

Serial NO. 417,579.

in facing cavities respectively in the upper part of the block and the under part of a cap plate 1'5 extending across and forming the top `of the standard 11.y rfrlignment of the bearings with the shaft Xis isr mainf tained by vertical pins 37 carried by the blocks and extending into vertical Aopenings 18 in the standards.y y

Above the composition roller is a felt supply roll 40. This roll is composed of a large number of annular pieces of felt mounted on a perforated tube 41. At each end anged bushings 42 and 43 screw into theA tube 41 and serve to compress the felt rings, suitable washers 44 being placed between the flanges ot the bushings and the felt. At one ,end the bushing 42 has rigidlysecured `toit, ak stud 45, which forms a gudgeon for carrying the roller.` At the other enda gudgeon 46 is provided, but this" gudgeon has a vscrew threaded engagementwith the bushing 43, so that-it may` be readily removed for loading the/roller.` Each gudgeon has its shankoccnpying a vertical slot 19 rinthe cap member Suitable collar portions 47 on the gudgeons serve to center the roller. frit their outer ends the gudgeons have knurled knobs to enable convenient handling.

rllhe sectional construction of ther felt roller described enables it to be cheaply made,v and, repairedfrom time totiineby the substitution of new -felt rings, andenablesalso its convenient loadingwhenever desired, -the roller being simply removed and held vertical, ythe gudgeon 46 screwed out. the ink supplied and the vgudgeon returned lto position. y To maintain aproper the yfelt roller and the `composition rtransfer roller, I provide a kpair of hooks 50 pivotally secured at 51 to the blocks 32, and

k feet this, I providebearingl rollers-.610 on 'the pressure betweenk shaft 31, arid I form depressions a in the hollow ribs forming the end portions of the plate opposite the region of the printing characters. When the ,plate is passing thru the machine, the portion thereof in advance of the depression a engaging the bearing rollers 60 raises the composition roller so that it cannot contact with the plate holder, thus, it is neither injured itself, nor does it smudge the holder. Just before the type portion of the plate reaches the composition roller the depressions a in the plate holder are presented to the bearing rollers 60. Then the composition roller under the action of the springs 35 moves downwardly and contacts with the type characters. As soon as these characters have been inked the portion of the plate holder beyond the depressions a again raises the composition roller to inactive position.

It should be noted that the plate holder having the edge ribs with top depressions illustrated herein forms the subject matter of my application No. 410,710, filed September 16, 1920.

Having thus described my invention, I

` claim 1. The combination, with an inking roller, of bearing rollers coaxial therewith, and an address plate having raised and depressed portions adapted to coact with the bearing rollers.

2. The combination, with an inking roller, of bearing rollers coaxial therewith, and an address plate having hollow ribs with raised and depressed portions adapted to coact with the bearing rollers. j

3. The combination, with an inking roller, of bearing rollers coaxial therewith, an address plate having ribs with depressed portions opposite the region of the printing characters. and means for supporting the address plate, and for feeding it with the depression tangential to the bearing rollers.

4:. The combination, with an inking roller, of bearing rollers coaxial therewith, an address plate having raised and depressed portions adapted to coact with the bearing rollers and' rotary supporting rollers on the under side of the plate opposite the ink roller. f

5. The combination, with an inking roller, of bearing rollers coaxial therewith, an address plate having raised and depressed portions adapted to coact with the bearing rollers, chains for advancing the plate, and means for supporting the chains below the hearing rollers.

6. The combination, with an inlring roller,

, of bearing rollers coaxial therewith, an address plate having raised and depressed portions adapted to coact with the bearing rollers, chains for advancing the plate and troughs for supporting the chains below the bearing rolls, and rotary supporting rollers on the under side of the plate opposite the ink roller and projecting between the troughs.

7. In an inking device, the combination with means for supporting an address plate having depressed edged portions, of an inliing roller having bearing rollers at its opposite ends, and springs pressing the inlring roller and bearing rollers toward the plate.

8. The combination, of means for supporting an address plate having depressed portions opposite the ends of its printing portion, a shaft, an inling rollerthereon, bearing rollers on the shaft adapted to engage the plate adjacent the line of the depressed portion, slidable bearing blocks in which said shaft is mounted, and springs pressing the bearing blocks toward the plate.

9. The combination, of means for supporting an address plate having depressed portions opposite the ends of its printing portion, a shaft, an inking roller thereon, 'bearing rollers on the shaft adapted to engage the plate adjacent the line of the depressed portion, slidable bearing blocks in `which said shaft is mounted, and springs `pressing the bearing blocks toward the plate, troughs beneath the 'bearing rollers, and conveyor chains in said troughs supporting the edge portions of the plates in contact with the bearing rollers.

10. The combination, of means for supporting an address plate having depressed portions opposite the ends of its printing portion, a shaft, an inking roller thereon, bearing rollers on the shaft adapted to engage the plate adjacent the line of the depressed portion, slidable bearing blocks in which said shaft is mounted, and springs pressing the bearing blocks toward the plate, means supporting the edge portions of the plates in contact with the bearing` rollers, and rotary supports for the intermediate portion of the plate.

11. Thecombination, with means for supporting an address plate, of a transfer inking roller adapted to coact witlrthe'plate, a supply roller coacting with the inking roller, means for locking the supply roller and the inking roller together whereby they will be compelled to float as a unit, and springs pressing said inking roller into Contact with the plate.

12. rlhe combination, with a transfer inking roller, movable bearing blocks in which the same .is mounted, springs acting on said bearin blocks, a supply roller contacting with die transfer roller and having pro-` jectinggudgeons, and hooks connecting said gudgeons with the bearing blocks.

13. The combination, with a transfer inking roller, movable bearing blocks in which the same is mounted, a supply roller contacting with the transfer roller and having projecting gudgeons, and hooks pivoted to the bearing blocks and having their upper ends overhanging the gudgeons and carrying screws bearing against the same.

111; The combination With an inking roller, of means to convey address plates, one after the other, past the inking roller, a series of address plates, and means including surface irregularities on each address plate to permit saidi inking roller tofadvance to- Ward said address plate only when the printing characters are beneath said inling roller.

15. In combination, means to convey an and means. operated by a part of said body e portion of the address plate to cause the inking roller to move'toward said address plate to ink the latter.

16. In combination, means to convey ad- .dress plates, an inking roller, and means on `the inking roller and coaxial therewith for coactingwith each address plate to permit the inking roller to move toward the address plate to inkthe printing face of' the latter.

ties thereon whereby the address plate and inking roller are permitted to eoact. y

In testimony whereof, I hereunto yailix my signature. f

CLIFTON oHrsHoLM.

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