US441759A - And sanding mechanism foe papee box machines - Google Patents

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PRINTING AND SANDING MECHANISM FOR PAPER BOX MACHINES.- No. 441,759. Patented Dec. 2, 1890.

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G. M. GRISWOLD. PRINTING AND SANDING MECHANISM FOR PAPER Box MACHINES.

No. 441,759. Patented De. 2,1890.

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ononcn M. GRISWOL D, OF;NEW lll-lV-EN, CONNECTICUT.

PRINTlNG AND SANDING MECHANISM or PAPER-BOX MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. &41,759, dated. December 2, 1890.

' Application filed November 24, 1888. Serial No. 291,771- (Nom odeL) T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE M. Gnrswon'o,

'a citizen of the United States, residing at New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented'ceflain new and useful Improvements in Printing and Sanding Mechanism for Paper-Box Machines;

and I do hereby declarethe following to :be a

.but more particularly to mechanism forming part of such machine, whereby the-box or shook may be suitably printed, and whereby sand or other abrasive substance may-be atfixedto the surface of said .box or shook.

This invention is in some part an improvementupon the machine shown and described in certain Letters Patent of the United States No. 387,953, granted to me the 14th day of August, 1888. I l

The particular objects of my invention are to imprint upon the shook, and preferably both upon the top and botto'm'thereof, any desired matter, such as the name and address of the manufacturer or description of contents.

It is also an object of said invention to apply to a definite area of the surface of each shook an adherent coating of ,sand or other substance useful for igniting matches.

With these ends in new my lnvention consists in the combination and arrangement of mechanical elements, and in-the construction, which-will be hereinafterfully and in detail set forth, and then recited in the claims hereunto annexed. t

In order that such as are skilled in the art to which my invention appertains may'more fully understand my improved. machine and how to make and use the same, I refer to the following description, and to the drawings which form a'part'of the specification, and tothe figures of reference marked upon said drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of that part of my machine in which the folding, printing,

&c., are accomplished; Fig. 2, a similar view from the other side of the machine; Fig. 3, an

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end view of the portion of the machine shown at Figs. 1 and 2; Fig. 4, a longitudinal verti- I cal section at the line mow of Fig.0; Fig. 5, a planview of the forward end of the machine; Fig. 6, a similar v view with the top plate or table removed and partly in transverse hori- I through the folding-dies,"showing a folded blank thereinline z z'of Fig 2.

Y Like letters and numerals denote the sam parts in all thefigures. J

- In the drawings a machine is exhibited in which by a duplication of parts two boxshooks are, made simultaneously, and I have thus shownit becausethe machine in duplicate is my preferred construction. Said machine can, however, as is obvious, he made single or treble orquadruple'without in any Way departing from its mode of operation, as here shown. Furthermore, in the drawin'gsI havenot shown the entire'machine upon one Figs. 1' and 7, however, placed together, show it in elevation, and Figs. 5 and 9 in plan View. 7

The description as worded, forsimplicity of description, is made to "apply to a single machine.

A is thatpart of the frame of the machine upon which the paper and the mechanism and eject the shook.

O is a table or bedextending between the two frames aforesaid and across which the paper strip travels in its passage from one frame to the other.

' 1 is a roll journaled at the end of the frame. A, said roll carrying the paperor straw board from which-the shooks'are made, and 2-are the paperpassesto the creasing-disks'3,be-

tween which latter and a crease-roll etil', is-

'95 gages or guides above'the'roll,throughwhich subsequently folded, and said disks are adjustable upon a standard or bridge 5 toward and from each other, whereby the width be tween the crease-lines may be varied.

In this machine a slitter 5 (shown in Fig. 8) divides the paper into two longitudinal strips of equal width. The crease-roll is revolved by a belt 6 from the glue-wheel shaft 7, which in its turn is driven by a belt 73, from a pulley at the forward end of the machine.

8 is the glue-wheel mounted by a spline upon the shaft 7, and running as toits lower edge in a glue-pot 9, suitably secured beneath it.

10 is a yoke embracing the edge of the gluewheel and mounted upon aslide-bar 11, which passes across the frame and has bearings therein.

In. the machine as shown the glue-wheel is grooved on its periphery, so as to. apply two separate but parallel stripes of glue to the paper. The wheel is set with its groove astride the line of severance of the paper, and by means of the slide and yoke the wheel may be movedon its spline so as to print its stripes of glue exactly where wanted. The adjustment of said wheel when making match-box tubes will not be more than, say, a quarter of an inch. A wheel resser-foot 12 on a standard 13, and adjustable like the creasers,insures close contact of the strip with the gluewheel.

14 are pressure-bars adaptedto keep the strip flat upon the table after it leaves the glne-rolL' 15 are further pressure-bars, so disposed upon the strip andheld thereon from standards 16 asto secure the center of said strip, while its edges receive their initial curve from the inclined tapering folding-dies 17, which aresecnred'on top-of the table over the frame 13. Said dies fold the strip on two of the creaselines thereof, so that its glued, edge comes properly in contact; with the other edge. A pair of rolls 18 and 19the one above and the other-below the bedthen,press the folded blank flat and cause the adhesion of the glued edges. Said rolls also serve to feed the paper along, and their method of operation and source of power will presently appear.

J ournaled across the frame B is a pulley-' shaft 20, adapted to be driven by a belt applied -to pulley 21. A suitable clutch 22 serves to connect the pulley and shaft, and a lever 23 and a connecting-rod actuate the clutch.

24: is a gear mountedon the pulley-shaft and meshing with a large geared wheel 25 on the main shaft 26 beneath it. In the face of i upon a rock-arm 32 on said shaft, andthis pitman imparts vertical rcciprooatory movement to a combined platen and type-bed 33, which slides in ways on the frame. Above this movable part 33 is a stationary combined platen and type-bed 3et, bolted to the frame, and upward toward said plate the movable part 33, just referred to, is forced by the pitman. Each of the parts 33 34 bears an electrotype and also a plane surface. On the lower movable printing elements 33 the eleevtrotype 35 is at the rear end thereof, and the plane surface 36, preferably coated with rubher, is at the front. On the upper printing member 34 the electrotype 37 is at the front and the surface 38 at the rear, so that each electrotype is opposed to a plane surface.

Secured upon the parts .33 3t and about midway thereof are two co-operating blades 39 for the severing of the shock, as will be hereinafter explained. i

The gluingand sanding devices for the production of the abrasive surface cooperate with the printing devices, and are as follows,

reference being, had particularly to the sectional Fig. 4: Upon the same rock-shaft that carries the pitman of the movable printing device is mounted a rock-arm 40, smaller and lighter than that for the pitman, and for the purpose of greater movement than thepitman-arm alittle longer than the latter. This arm, through a rod 41, imparts vertical reciprocation to a slide-bar 42, upon which is mounted a frame 43. Said frame carries respectively a rod 44, having'a glue-printing pliances are raised upward simultaneously,

and at the same time as the moving printing element but as they are operated by a longer arm their travel is greater than said printing element. They ascend to the same level as said printing element, and descend to a lower level. They passthrough said printing element, the glue-printer alongside the electrotype and the sand-printer through the plane surface.

Ink is applied to the electrotypes by an inking mechanism, which is as follows:

A font 49 is supported on the frame beneath the bed, as seen at Fig. 4, and a roller 50, arranged at the end of the font, takes the ink therefrom in its intermittent rotation, which is accomplished byratchet 51 on the roller and a pawl 52, engaging andturning it 'step by step.

53 is a lever actuated with a rocking movement about its pivotal point on the frame by a large cam 54 on themain shaft. At the u 1r per end of this lover a horizontallyarrangede 5 midway of the length of the combined platen connecting-rod 55 extends into the frame and actuates a carriage 56, in which the inkingrollersarej'ournaled. These rollers comprise a plate-inker 57, which, at each backward movement of the carriage, makes contact with the font-roller, and taking ink therefrom applies it during its forwardmovement to the rotatable plate 58, a plate-roller 59, which takes ink from the plate and'applies it to the transfer or intermediate roller 60, and the two form- rollers 61 and 62, the latter of which derives ink from the roller 60. I The roller 62 is inked byits constant contact with the roller encircle grooved pulleys 64. on the en'dsof.

said roller. This movement of roller 61 revolvesroller 62. The carriage in which the rollers are supported during its forward movement enters ways 64, which at a point-about and impression-plates rise slightly and then extend horizontally for the remainder of their length. The purpose of this is as follows: As the roller-carriage moves forward in the rear lower plane of the ways, the size of the roller 61 is such that its periphery will apply ink to the whole surface of the electrotype' 35. Meanwhile the upper roller 62 passesthe surface 38 without touching it. lVhen the rise in the ways is reached, the carriage lifts, so

that for the remainder of its forward movement the upper roll 62 inks the electrotype 37, and the lower roll Glpasses over the surface 36 without touching it. The rollers at the rear of the roller 62 are of too small diameter to touch the surface 35 after the carriage has entered the ways. Upon the front end of the carriage is a shield or apron 65, whose lower edge'as-the carriage moves forward passes close to the surface of the movable member 33 of the printing jmechanism. While other means for the ejection of the finished shook may be provided, this shield answers very well as an ejector, and particularly is this the case since the completed shook, after being cut off, will open sufliciently, so that asit descends with the-movable printing element it's top edge is within the field of the lower edge of thesaid shield. The movement of the pressing and feeding rolls 18 and 19 is intermittent, so-as to give the printing and other mechanisms an opportunity to act-alternately therewith.

66 is a crank-disk secured on the end of the main'shaft,.and 67 is a pitman pivoted to said disk. i

68 is a gear journaled on a hub on the frame, and between'said gear and the pitman is a suitable clutch mechanism 69 for the intermittent actuation of the former by the latter. Said gear 68 drives a pair of intermeshed gears 7 O, secured, respectively, on the rolls 18 19, whereby is imparted to said rolls an intermittent rotarymovement. The gear 68 also drives another gear7l, whose hub carries a band-wheel 7 2,-and the lattera belt 73.

Said belt drives the mechanism at the rear end of the machine, as hereinbeforerecited.

74: is a Wire-guard between which and the impression-plate thelength of tube'passes and whereby it is supporte In order that the paper may be readily iden- V titled, the letter a is used to denote it.

The operation of my invention is as fol lows: First of all, the alternation of the several operations should be understood. ing and pressing rolls, the folding and creasing devices, the glue-wheel, and the" inking mechanism for the electrotypes operate substantiallv together, and while the printing,

gluing and sanding, and the cutters are at lgluing, sanding, and cutting devices no feeding, inking, creasing, or folding takes place. Therolls 1 8 19 in drawing forward the strip of paper cause it to be operated upon by the creasing, the gluing, and the folding mechanisms, substantially as in the Patent No. 387,953, hereinbefore referred to,.andthen the strip now formed into a tube is flattened by rest. During the operation of the printing,

said rolls. Each feeding movement of-therollers pulls the strip forward the length of one shook. lVhen, say, a length equal to two shooks has been flattened by the rolls and projected beyond them, the feed ceases and the movable printing element actuated by the i pitman, rock-shaft, &c.,' rises and squeezes the double-length blank between itself and upper stationary printingelement. This printsthe top surface of the outer shook and the under surface of the inner shook. At the same time the glue-printer rises and imprints an area of glue on the surface of the rear shook and the sander carries up a quantity of sand against the forward shook. At the same time the cutters sever the outer shook length which extends over the impressionplate is, .as to its rear half,- blank oirb'oth sides. As to its forward half, it is printed on thelower side thereof, and has a dab=of glue applied to said side. Now, as'the platenas' cends the blank rear half is printed and gets the proper-application of glue, and the for ward half is printed on its blank side against the upper electrotype, and has applied thereto, on its lower side and over the moist glue, a quantity of sand raised on the end of the plunger from the sandbox. Then the platen recedes, the ink-rollers come forward, and the shield carries with it and throws out the completed shook. Simultaneously the feeding again takes place.

In my invention I do not wish to be confined to the precise details of construction which I have therein shown and described, since many changes involving only mechanical skill may be made therein without departing from the spirit and aim of my inven- 7 length, whereby the shook is divided from the tube simultaneously with the completion of its printing, substantially as described.

2. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with means for feeding the blank to be printed, of the stationary combined platen and type-bed, the movable plat-en and type-bed having its printing and plain surfaces reversed relative to those upon the stationary printing element, the pitman whereby the movable printing element is actuated, and a pair of blades secured to the respective printing elements at their center and transversely to their length.

3. The combination, in a machine of the character described, with the stationary printing element, of the reciprocating combined platen and type-bed, the pitman whereby said movable printing element is operated, and the rock-shaft, the gear, the geared segment, and the lever and cam whereby the pitman is operated, substantially as set forth.

4. In a paper-box machine, the combination, with the stationary printing element and the movable printing element, of glue-printing and sand-applying devices adapted to operate through and conjointly with the mov able printing element, and suitable means for applying power to said glue printing and sanding devices, substantially as described.

5. In a paper-box machine, the combination, with means for feedingthe blank, of the stationary combined platen and type-bed, the movable combined platen and type-bed and means for operating the latter, the glue printing and applying devices operating through and conjointly with themovable combined platen and type-bed, and means whereby said gluing and sanding devices are operated in proper time, substantially as set forth.

6. In a paper-box machine, the combination, with suitable means for feeding the blank and the printing devices, of sand and glue receptacles secured beneath the movable printing element, plungers arranged to slide in said receptacles, and means whereby said plungers are operated upward against the stationary printing element,substantially as set forth.

7. In a paper-box machine, the combination, with means for feeding the blank and with the stationary and the movable printing elements, of sand and glue receptacles arranged beneath the movable printing element and in the same longitudinal plane, printingplungers arranged to slide vertically in said receptacles, and means for imparting to said plungers a properly-timed vertical movement through the movable printing element and against the blank, substantially as described.

8. In a paper-boxinachine, the combination, withthe feeding and printing mechanism, of the sand and glue receptacles secured beneath the movable printing element and in the same longitudinal plane, plungers arranged to slide in said receptacles and upward through the movable printing element, and means forimparting to said plungers a vertical movement greater than the vertical movement of the movable printing element, substantially as described.

9. In a-paper-box machine, the combina: tion, with the main shaft, of the large gear carrying the cam mounted upon said shaft, the pivoted lever operated by said cam, the geared .segmenton the lever, the gear and rock-shaft operated by said lever and the pitman, and the movable printing element and gluing and sanding devices operated by said rock-shaft, substantially as set forth.

10. In a paper-box machine, the combination of two printing-frames, one stationary and one movable, each provided with a form and a platen, the form of each frame being placed opposite to the platen of the other frame,'and mechanism for'imparting the appropriate movement to said movable frame, substantially as described".

11. In a paper-box machine, the combination, with the stationary combined type-bed and platen, the movable combined type-bed and platen, and means for operating the latter, of a reciprocating carriage providedwith suitable inking-rollers arranged ina plane below the stationary printing element,'and a track or way having ditferent sections of its length in diiferent horizontal planes, whereby said carriage is guided audits inking-rollers caused to operate upon both the upper and a the lower type, substantially as described.

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inwhich said carriage is mounted and adapted varied during different sections of its traverse, and cords'fast at either end and encircling pulleys on one of the rollers, whereby the rotary movement of the inking-rollers is effected, substantially as set' forth.

14. In a machine of the character-described, the combination, with the main shaft and the cam in the large wheel thereof, of the printing mechanism. and the devices intermediate between the platen and large cam-wheel on the main shaft, whereby said printing mechanism is operated, the inking carriage and roll-' ers, the rocking lever and connections where-- by said carriage is caused to reciprocate alternately with the movable printing element, and the cam on the main shaft, whereby the movements of the rocking lever and carriage are effected, substantially as set forth.

15. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with the stationary printing element, the movable printing element, and means whereby the latter is operated, of the glue and sand reservoirs arranged beneath the movable printing element, the verticallyreciprocating frame and the slide-bar upon which it is supported, plungers mounted on said frame and projecting upward into and through the sand and glue reservoirs, and means, as described, whereby appropriate vertical movement is imparted to the frame.

16. In a machine of the character described,

the combination, with the stationary and movable printing elements, of a pair of feeding-rollers adapted to operate alternately to the operation of the printing mechanism, glue printing and sanding devices operating substantially at the same time as the printing mechanism, and inking devices, such as rollers, and means for operating them simultaneously with the operation of the feeding.

mechanism, substantially as specified.

17. In a machine of the character described, the combination of the following instrumentalities, namely: a printing mechanism consisting of a stationary and a movable printing element, glue printing and sanding de vices operating substantially at the same time as the printing mechanism, a feeding mechanismfor the blank, and a reciprocating-inking carriage and means for actuating the same between and into contact with both the printing elements, said feeding mechanism and inking devices operating during the time that.

the printing, gluing, and sanding devices are idle, substantially as described.

18. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with the printing mechanism and means for operating the same, of the frame arranged beneath the bed and having the inking-rollers journaled therein, ways or tracks in which said frame is adapted to travel longitudinally, said ways being as to their outer ends in a higher plane than their inner ends, whereby said frame is raised and ink applied to the upper type-bed, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two'witnesses. GEORGE M. GRISWOLD.' Witnesses:

S. H. HUBBARD,

O. G. OooKE.

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