US1972506A - Printing press - Google Patents

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Sept. 4, 1934. H. A. w. WOOD PRINTING PRESS Original Filed Feb. 20, 1931' 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. I HENRY/4- I445: W000 ATTORNEY" I Sept. 4, 1934. H. A. w. WOOD PRINTING PRESS Original Filed Feb. 20. 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN V EN TOR.

flz/vayfl IV/Sf 14 000 ATTORNEY H. A. W. WOOD PRINTING PRESS Sept. 4, 1934.

Original Filed Feb. 20, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR. HENRY/4 W/sE W000 A TTORNEY Patented Sept. 4, 1934 PRINTING PRESS' Henry A. Wise Wood,

to .Wood Newspaper The esent invention-relates to web'presses and hasior an object to providea novel arrange- {mentoi printing} units. I

L j Ihe iv'ention rel-ates more particularly to n' eansTfor rnanufacturing newspaperswith cer- :tainpages printed in multiple colors and others 'in single colors. r

An object of the invention is to provide means {or slitting a: mumweb into a plurality of ribbons and distributing the ribbonsat will among a plurality of single-color webs. V

, Iria copending application Serial No. 517,138, filed February 20, 1931,,1 described a web print- .ingjipress' comprising a plurality of single-color W perfecting press units and a pair of multi-color press units adapted to print a perfected multiolor web, with means for slitting the latter ,and assembling the slit port ions with the .singlecolor webs and in; any desired position with respect.to saidwebs, after which the assembly of webs is -passed through a folder to produce a ;.unita ry; product. In the present application, I .di.st q eachf s a rah m pi Pr n units wwhr na plurality of single-color perfecting g pre'ss units are arranged in line and a plurality -0 ,multkcolor printing units are disposed in a l ine atright angles thereto. Means are also provided for bringing thewebs from thetwo lines .orpress units into common alinement, with the ;mul ti--color webs distributed, at will among the a eh p rs 1-..

W era' h fsa d-rh ehdin i p i i n the with-99 9 n ts-ar di sed ab v the s n he n the e eh aprhhh i ldis I i-a5 a; cohsim. i n iewh hh l hi im n i units il :1 lln. th s me l v t r by reduc- .-.-1rigtl1e. overall; height of the. press.

v. Another advantage of the present, construction is the fact that the multi-color webdoes not E- QOEh YS to be passed above the bank of single-color M: :Webs

asin said copending; application, but may oduqedlintasaid bank from the side at ,y desi ed e e nothe Qhi h h ;-.t m .p cr d rmea a or t th mu i- 5, color-web,intoa lllrality ofribbons and introduc- .-1ng-ea ch ribbon-into .thebank at any desired level. W er aansa d pen n' ap c n, m a are provided for introducing thecolored webrib- -::b0ns at any desiredworder 1in .th6.,;bankof single- 1501. color; webs, the present invention includesa struc- --;ture--in:=which the coloreduweb ribbons areledin direct-.:line:.t0 ;a folder -and thesingle-color webs rare: slit, distributed; atwillramong said ,ribbons, nd;turned; intoalinementptherewith,

.1 Other :;obie.cts and; advantages, of, the

for keeping the units A Fig. 2, and each web passes over or vice versa.

present New York, N. Y., ham,

Machinery Corporation, New York, N. Y., a corporation of Virginia Application February 20,1931, Serial No. 517,139

q 1 w Renewed July 28,1933

. 10 Claims. (01. 270-5) invention will appear in the following description of two embodiments thereof and thereafter the novelty and scope of the invention will be pointed out in the claims. s

In the accompanying drawings; 1 Figure 1 is a somewhat diagrammatic view of a preferred arrangement of single-color and multi-color printing units; g

Fig.2 is a diagrammatic end elevation, on a larger scale, looking inthe direction of the ar row. 2, in Fig. 1; v Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic plan view of a modified arrangement of single-color and multi-color press units; and i Fig. 4 is a somewhat diagrammatic side elevation, on a larger scale, looking in the direction of the arrow 4 in Fig. 3. i

The web press shown in Figs. 1 and 2 comprises a plurality of perfecting press units A. B, C, D and E, and a pair of multi-color press units F and G.' Each perfecting press unit comprises a pair of printing couples 10 and 11 and 12 and vl3, whereby webs passed successively through these couples will receive a single-color impression on each face thereof. It be understood, however, that'the' color of the impression on one face may bedifierent from that on the other, if so desired. Each of the perfecting press units is driven by an overhead motor 14 through" a chain belt 15, as shown in Fig. 2. Means, not shown, but well known in the art, are provided to E in perfect register. The webs from the units A to E respectively, are carriedupto an assemblingmechanism indicated generally by the reference numeral 16,- in

an individual drag roll 17 (Fig. 1) where it is cut by a slitting roll 18 into two half webs. Angled turning bars 19 and 20are provided for turning the halfwebs at one side ofthe center line under and into alineo5 merit with half webs on the other side. These turning barsmay be disposed in such angle that the half webs at the right hand side will be'turned under and alined with those on the left hand side,

, 1 f w i From the assembling mechanism the webs are led over a dragroll 21 to either or both of a pair of foldingforms 22 and 23. In Fig. 2, a bank of,

ten half webs are shown, each pair of these com- .ingfrom one'of the units A to E. Thus, the half webs from the unit-A are indicatedby the numeral 1 A and'A, those from theunit B, :bythe numerals B and 3*, etc. It will be observed that the half webs in the bank are disposed in spaced superposedrelation'to permit of introducing the multicolor webs therebetween, as desired, and as will be explained hereinafter. p

The pair of multi-color units F and G arealranged in line at right angles to the line of perfecting press units A to E. Each multi-color unit, as shown in Fig. 2;,gcomprisesta single impression cylinder. siei dm which alffidiDOSd rent late cylinders 26, 27, 28 and 29. Each plate cyl nder is provided with its individual inking mechanism, indicated generally by the reference numeral 30. The two-multi-color units arepowered by a single motor 31 mounted between them and arranged to run synchronously with the motorslfi ,soas to maintain the desired registerf betwen the single];

color and multi-cover webs. pair of : belts 32 and 33 are driven by themotor 31 and runto sprocket wheels 34 and sprocket wheels, however, are not fixed to said' shafts bu versingg gear in Fig. 1

ndi'cated at 36 and 37 respectively;

":Awe'b which 'i's t dreceive -ti'ie.fn'in1 ti-e idr ntpressions is led in co unte clockwise' direction about the impression cylinder so as to receive foure's'sions em the plate cylinders 26; 2'1, 28 and 29;"- Thence thewb-M-isled about-the m pression cylinder 25 ot thiillliltjFflIl clockwise di= rection s'o that r'nu'ltioolor' 'irnpressionslare' made tlieopposite side ofsaidw'eb. f-From "the unit F the web M passes about a drag =r'oll38. where'it isf eu t into four ribbons by nieansfof three 'slitter rolls 39. The r ibbonsareindicated by. the numer als M M M3 and Mfl By means of an'glebars no, #1 542 ande13, the ribbons M}; M and M are brought; into v'erticalalin'en ent 'withthe ribbon M Suitable compensating' r'olls ifi are provided 'f e'nbring'ingall-of said ribbons into mutual regisits somewhat dr ve i ty.awmmenm oripeesin ca ed-in Fi ,3 ni e e'rsi ei ut h 5 ij mi v dedl or each uni so; as to permit ;of passing; the; :m ultieolor. web thm i hi-sai-d units ineither;;direction. f the:arrangementindicated in Fig; 3;- a single web passes throughfthe units;QriandiPj iinisucees- $011KandjfihBnfiS$1itIbyJIiIEflHSDfiButterT6118, not ;.-shown, -into? anplurality of' iribb'onsvR R R and R The-ribbonsiR R'tiandtRi are folder under E and into alinement with the web 8*.

the numerals 60 and 61 are provided to lead the respetiveig on jftliej' shafts of the two impression cylinders 25. These t drive the shafts through suitable re-,

and t me or more of the reinsihme when:

vidd, whereby the web's -mim the end-into: alinementiwi thithe gribbon R "by means :imeans for slitting the-"leiter'webxmz m myzm of suitable turning bars, not shown. The position of the ribbons is clearly indicated in Fig. 4.

A pair of webs S and T are led through the single-color printing units N and 0 respectively. and carried over individual drag rolls 52 and 53. Slitter rolls 54 and 55 respectively, slit web S iii-tale panic: halfwebs s em s and the web T into a pair of half webs T and T- A pair or turning bars 56 and 57-carry the web S under Similarly; ,a pairof turning bars 58 and 59 carry the hall web 'I' under and in alinement with the half web T -A-'series of .g u'id'e rolls indicated generally by half websto any; desired position with respect to gtneriebons R" "to R In the construction shown Figs. 3 and 4, the web T is led over a ribbon B and is then turned at right angles into alinement with said ribbon by means or a turning be r 'szi The were '1? s between the ribbohs R m fledime mm ribbons by a. turning bar 63. Sflhtlhfly, Elem e e d ash er tie eeu it b andbelowthe ribbon RF into m 00 merit therewith by rfieahis (it ttfifitng ba'fi 94 respectively.

s'ibl'e' to lead the hall we 's hen the press"imits to any desired a em if! 3; web stripsor ribbons from the mume her t n-it Rolls- 61 and turning Mrs 62 to in- 'ci is'ive' are providedto 'pe it at w bs fr m the eine'le c ler -'ix nlts'-imb b] or; ee 'er ribbons at any revel desired.

In F g-. 3, the ribbon R is not merely aim 'a'nd'all'the "rest er the ribbons are 've'rticalaliheinent herewith; net "the ment could bevarled -so that any would-'run to 'tlie folde'r witheu'tmerhi-mveigebee m; hebrengritinto ii'nementjtherewith I er {reason-additional turn ng ears,- erally by thb rrer'enee numeral 37, may

press 'iinits my beturned nice linemefit wan any ofthe ribbons 22 to It, '89 neared. man

"the w efirdin t e single-c6161 iifli fi assembled with the wen-sections rr-om the mem color tinit they are i'e'e into n Miller to, t, so as to produce a unitary'assoeiifie' d While have deseribeatwbembm worthy ii-ventihn, itwill be iinaerstiied thet m-miu that p iehhgeehs'tnietien. ahd

ta en ts innhtratwe she net llniitimefla I reserve-the eight tn'ma ke with as may come ithin thesiiil lt file.

' siie niiirtieoem mmaw seiiibiihg eein 'wee-in any color press 'uriits Mined therewith, mm ear 131 reed'ing web's 'rrom -suid -umtmwthefoluer, a pei:

-ofnuItnoohr-prelts iimts' lilblibeeel 'su at right angl'e's to the isih gle timer Wilts; Imus for leading a, web through with"- multiw mun,

of ribbons, and means for distributing said rib- .bons at will among the webs from the single color units to be fed therewith to the folder.

3. In a web press, a folder, a plurality of singlecolor press units alined therewith, means for slitting the webs from said units into strips, means for bringing the strips into vertical alinement, a pair of multi-color press units disposed substantially at right angles to the single color, units, one of the multi-color units being reversely movable with respect to the other, means for leading a web through said multi-color units to receive impressions on opposite faces thereof, means for slitting the latter web into a plurality of ribbons, means for distributing said ribbons at will among said strips, and means for feeding the strips and ribbons as a unit to the folder.

4. In a web press, a folder, at multi-color press unit alined therewith, means for passing a web through said unit, means for slitting the web into a plurality of ribbons, means for turning said ribbons laterally into vertical alinement, means for feeding the ribbons to the folder, a single color press unit disposed substantially at right angles to said ribbons, and means for leading a web from the single color unit above or below any one of said ribbons and turning the web into :alinement with the ribbons to be fed therewith to the folder.

5. In a web press, a folder, a multi-color press unit alined therewith, means for passing a web through said unit, means for slitting the web into a plurality of ribbons, means for turning :said ribbons laterally into vertical alinement, means for feeding the ribbons to the folder, a single color press unit disposed substantially at right angles to said ribbons, means for slitting a web from the latter unit into part-width webs, and means for distributing said part-width webs at will among the ribbons to be fed therewith to the folder. i.

multi-color unit into a plurality of ribbons and for interleaving said ribbons at will among, the rest of the webs.

7. In a web press, a folder, a row of printing units aligned therewith, another row of printing units disposed at an angle to the first row, one of said rows consisting of single color units for perfecting a plurality of webs in single color and the other row comprising a pair of 'multi-color units for perfecting a web in multi-color, means for slitting the latter web into a plurality of ribbons, and means for distributing said ribbons at will among the single color webs and feeding them therewith as a unit to the folder.

8. In a web press, a pair of printing couples for perfecting a web in single color, a pair of multi-color units for perfecting another web in multi-color, the multi-color units being disposed at an angle to the printing couples, means for slitting the multi-color web into a plurality of,

ribbons, means for slitting the single color webs into a pair of half webs, means for bringing the ribbons and half webs into alignment and associating them in any desired relative position, a folder, and means for leading the associated ribbons and half webs as a unit to the folder.

9. In a web press, a folder, a row of printing units aligned therewith, another row of printing units disposed at an angle to the first row, one of said rows consisting of single color units for perfecting a plurality of webs in single color and the other row comprising a plurality of multicolor units for perfecting webs in multi-color, means for distributing the multi-color webs at will among the single color webs and feeding them as a unit to the folder.

10. In a web press, a folder, a row of printing units alined therewith, another row of printing units disposed at an angle to the first row, one of said rows consisting of single color units for printing a plurality of webs in single color, the other row consisting of multi-color units for printing webs in multi-color, and means for distributing the webs from one roll at will among the webs from the other row and feeding them as a unit to the folder.

HENRY A. WISE WOOD.

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