US836483A - Color-printing machine. - Google Patents

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PATENTED NGV. 20, 1906.

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COLOR PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. Z3, 1905.

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COLOR-PRINTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 20, 1906.

Application tiled February 23,1905. Serial No. 246,966.

To all whom, it may con/cern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES LAURENCE BUEDICK, a citizen of the United States, residing atjLondon, in the county of Middlesex, England, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Color-Printing Machines, (Case No. 5,) of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to coloring or printing machines, and is particularly adaptable for coloring photographs, post-cards, posters, or the like or for coloring original designs for decorative purposes by means of stencils and may be employed to decorate such articles as tiles, wood blocks, or the like.

Broadly speaking, my invention consists in causing a transfer-frame to be reciprocated transversely across a supportingframe to carry the objects to be colored successively through coloring fields or below i l l tional View taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1; and i Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1, the card-supporting table being shown in a different position.

Like reference characters refer to like parts I throughout the various figures.

A 'framework 1 is placed at one (-nd of a supporting frame or table 2, and below the r frame 1 in said table is provided a transverse channel 3, 1n which 1s disposed a table 4.

This table has side ridges 5 5 and legs 6 6, ex-

tending from the center plate f. Between the ridges 5 is disposed a reciprocating carrier-frame 8, consisting of side rods 9 f), from which short lingers or extensions 1() 1() extend upwardly at intervals. The top surfaces of the rods 9 normally lie in the same plane with the top surfaces of the tableframe 26 is adapted to be reeiprocated.

objects normally resting on the top surfaces of the rods 9 and ridges 5. The carrierframe rests on cross-bars 11 11, secured to the table 2, and a rack-bar 12 ext-ends from one end of the carrier-frame and is provided with side teeth 13 for engagement with a gearwheel 14, pivoted at the end of a supportingarm 15, extending from the frame 2. As the gear-wheel 14 is revolved the rack-barwll be engaged to reciprocate the carrier-frame longitudinally within the table-ridges 5 and transversely across the supporting-frame 2.

The supporting-table is divided into a plurality of coloring sections or fields 16 16, of which there may be any number, and a stencil 17 may be provided for each section secured above the object-supporting table and reciprocating carrier-frame, and. the object to be colored is pressed against the stencil as the object-supporting table is moved to its uppermost position. To cause this vertical reciprocation of the object-supporting table 4, lugs 18 are secured to the under side of the center plate-7 thereof, each lug having a vertical elongated bearing 19. Shafts 20 pass through these elongated bearngs, and extending from said shafts are camarms 21 for engaging the under side of the center plate 7, and at one end of said shafts are secured actuating-arms 22, pivoted at their free ends in slots 23, provided in the horizontal actuating-bar 24. The table -1 normally rests at the bottom of the channel 3, and the shafts are disposed at the top ol' the elongated bearings 19, the cam-arms being horizontal and the actuating-arms 22 being vertically disposed. as shown in Fig.. 4 and in dotted lines in F ig. 1. As t l 1 e actuating-bar 24 is moved toward the left the shafts 2() will be moved to the lower end of the vertical slots 13, and the cam-arms 21 will engage the plate 7 to move the table upwardly to the position as shown in Fig. 3 and in full lilies in Fig. 1, and the objects 0 to be colored are pressed into engagement with the stencils.

The frame 1 is provided with horizontal guideways or tracks 25, in which a sprayer- One or more sprayers 27 may be provided foreach coloring 'field or section and a re suitably secured to the sprayer-frame 26, being fed with `coloriug material through connections 2S,

ridges 5, and the fingers 10 extend upwardly a suflicient distance from the rods to engage the edge of the objects to be colored, these connnunicating with vessels 2S), supported from the upright frame 30. Compressed air i is supplied to the sprayers through the. connections 31. The flow of coloring-matter and compressed air through the sprayers is controlled by the valves 32 and 33, respectively, the valve-actuating levers 34 being pivoted at 35 and terminating at their free ends in rollers 36. In suitable positions on the frame 1 are secured cani-ridges 37, which as the sprayer-frame is reciprocated across the frame 1 engage the'valve-lever rollers 36 to raise the levers and to open the sprayerva-lve, whereby coloring-matter is sprayed to the object as the sprayers travel across the stencil.

To prevent the accumulation of coloringmatter on the stencil and also to prevent discoloring of the cards, I provide cleaning mechanism in the shape of suction-brushes, which are carried over the stencils, and these suction-brushes consist of a tubular body part 38, having an outlet-channel 39, which engages the stencils. The tubular part is connected through piping with some suction source, (not shown,) and as the brushes are moved across the stencil the surplus coloring-matter is carried into the channels 39 and conveyed' away through. the piping 40.

I shall now describe the various means employed for causing the reciprocation and other movements of the various parts.

At the other end of the machine a shaft 41 is journaled in bearing-standards 42 42, secured to the supporting-frame 2 of the machine, and a drive-wheel 43, engaged by a belt. 44, is adapted for driving engagement with the shaft 41 upon` actuation of the clutch mechanism 45. A crank-arm 46, secured at one end of the shaft, engages one end of the forked frame 47, whose other ends are pivoted to the sprayer-frame 26. At the other end of the sha-ft is mounted a gear 48, which meshes with another gear 49, pivoted at to the side of the supporting-frame 2. Also pivoted at 50 and fixed with relation to the gear 49 are cams 51 and 52. The cam 51 is in the shape of a circular disk having an eccentric portion 51/ extending part way about its circumference. A cam-roller 53, pivoted to the end of the actuating-rod 24, is engaged by the cam 51 to cause periodic horizontal reciprocation of the bar 24 and vertical reciprocation of the object-supporting table, as before described. The cam 52 has an eccentric arm portion 54 and is adapted for engagement with the cam-roller 55, pivoted. to the end of the actuating-bar 56, which terminates at its other end in an elongated bearing 57, engaging a crank-pin 555, secured to the gear-wheel 14. Upon rotation of the cam 52 the actuating-bar 56 is horizontally reciprocated, while the carrier-frame is reciprocated transversely across the supporting-table 2 and longitudinally within the object-supporting table. The bars 24 and 56 travel through guideways or guide-frames 59 60, and tension-springs 61 62,respectively,

engage the bars 24 and 56 and suitably connect with the supporting-frame 2 or with the guide-frame 60, as shown.

The operation of the machine is as follows:

The rotation of the gear-wheels is in the direction as shown by arrows, and in the position shown the roller 53'is about to engage the eccentric part 51 to release the actuating-bar 24 and to allow the object-supporting table to return to its lower position within the channel 3. The rack-bar 12 is also in its outer position to receive the uncolored object o. The sprayer-frame is away from the stencils and the sprayer-valves closed. As the roller 53 enters the eccentric portion 51 of the cam 51 the object-table will drop to carry the objects o2 o3 from the stencils, and while the roller 53 engages the part 51 the cam-arm 54 will engage the roller 55 to actuate the bearing 56 to cause rotation ofthe gear 14 and an inward stroke of the rack-bar and carrier-frame, the distance being just sufficient to carry the uncolored object o into the coloring field or section 15 .below the stencil 17, or, in other words, to assume the position just vacated by the object 02, which has moved to the adjacent section 16 to occupy the space vacated by the object 03, which object o3 will be supported on the carrierframe over a receptacle 65, as shown in Fig. 4. As the roller 53 now again engages the concentric part of the cam 51 the bar 24 will be moved to again cause the object-table to be carried .upwardly to press the objects thereon into engagement with the stencils. At the same time, however, the cam-arm 54 allows the bar 56 to be returned by the spring 62 to cause reverse rotation of the gear 14 and the withdrawal of the carrier-frame toits initial position to receive another uncolored object. As best seen in Figs. 3 and 4, detents in the shape of pawls 66 are eiiiploye l,which allow the objects to becarried thereby over the receptacle; but upon return of the carrier-frame these pawls engage the objects and cause their removal from the carrierframe to be deposited in the receptacle. While the roller 53 travels about the concentric portion of the cam 51 the crank-arm 46 is being actuated to cause the fork-frame 47 to reciprocate the sprayer-frame across the framework 1,' and upon engagement of the valve-lever rollers by the cam-ridges 37 the valves will be actuated to allow coloringmatter to be blown through the stencilsl and on the objects, the coloring-matter being delivered so long as the rollers engage these ridges. As the roller 53 again reaches the end of the concentric portion of the cani 51 the crank-arm 46 is in position, as shown in Fig. 1, to remove the sprayers fromthe coloring field and to close the valvesthereof. The cycle of operations thus described is again repeated and the object-supporting table again lowered to deposit the colored objects TOO ITO

'on the carrier-trame, which is thereupon reciprocated to advance the objects from one coloring iield to the other and to deposit a finished card or object in the receptacle.

By providing a plurality of coloring fields or sections any combination of colors may be distributed over the cards, and the sprayers also may be adjustable, so that the coloringmatter may be applied Jfrom various directions or at Various angles.

Many changes also may be made in tlie construction and arrangement of the machine and its various mechanisms without departing from the spirit of invention, and I do not, therefore, wish to be limited to the exact arrangement and construction herein shown.

' I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a pattern-printing inacline, the conibination with a main supporting-frame, of a stencil secured thereto, a supporting-table below said stencil for supporting objects to be printed, means for raising said table to carry the object thereon into engagement y with said stencil, coloring meansifor applying coloring-matter to the object wien engaging the stencil, and carrier mechanism for periodically removing the printed object away from the stencil and for conveying an iiiicolored obj ect to the table in position below the e stencil.

2. In a pattern-printing niacl; ine, the coinbination with a main supporting-frame, ot a stencil secured thereto, a supporting-table for supporting objects to be colored, carrier 'mechanism for conveying an uncolored object below said stencil, means for causing said supporting-table to carry the object into engagement with the stencil, sprayers adapted to be moved above the stencil, and means for causing actuation of said sprayers to deposit coloring-mat-t-er only when the objects are held in engagement with said stencil by the supporting-table. j

3. In a pattern-printingmacline, tlte combination with amain supporting-frame divided into aplurality otsections, a stencil for each section, al supporting-t-able for supportlow said stencils for supporting the objects to be colored, conveying mech anisiii for conveying objects to said supporting-table and in position below said stencils, means for causing vertical motion of said supporting-table to carry the objects into engagement with the stencils, sprayers for each section, means for moving said sprayers in position over the stencils, means for causing actuation of the sprayers only when the objects are held in engagement with the stencils by said table, and means for causing said carrier-frame to advance the riiited objects trom one section to another atlter application ot coloring-matter thereto and to convey a tresli supply ot' uncolored objects to the stencils.

5. In a pattern-printing machine, the coinbination with a main supporting-frame, 'of a stencil secured thereto, a table for receiving an object to be colored, a carrier-frame for receiving an uncolored object and. for conveying said object to said table inposit-ioii below said stencil, means for causing movement of j said table to carry the object thereon into l rin engagement with the stencil, sprayers l adapted to be moved into position above said l stencil, means Jfor causing actuation of said i l i sprayers only when in position above said stencil and when said object is held in engagement with the stencil by said table,` means after application of coloring-matter to i, the object for causing said'table to remove l the object from the stencil, and means for j causing actuation of the carrier-trame to remove the colored object away from the stenl cil and to carry an uncolored object to the ta- I ble below said stencil.

6. In a pattern-printing machine, tl; e conil bination with a main supporting-frame, ot a i stencil secured thereto, sprayers adapted to be reciprocatedl longitudinally above said i trame and periodically into position above l the stencil, a table below said stencil for supj. porting an object to be colored, a carrierframe adapted to be reciprccated transversely across said' Amain supporting-traire l and below said stencils for conveying object s tosaid table in position below said stencil, re-

ing tire objects to be colored, conveying i ciprocating means for said table for causing mechanism for receiving objects to be col-j the object thereon to be carried into engageoi'ed and for .conveying said objects in pcsiment with said2 stencil, means for causing action below the stencils, means for causing tuation of' the sprayers only whenin pcsii ion said supporting-tableto carry the objects thereon into engagement ,with the stencil,

sprayers for each section, means for periodl over said stencil, and rreans for causing said reciprocating carrier-traire to reirove the colored object from the maci ire and to conicall causinfT movement of said s ra ers to a l ve an uncclored ob'ect in osit icii below the posit-ionabove saidfst en cil, ireans for causing actuation of. said-stencil-t-o allow application l stencil.

7. In a printing-niachine, the combination of coloring-mattei' in the objects for releasing j with main supporting-fram e divided into a s aid objects and for causing advancement thereof from one section to another.

plurality ot sections, of a channel' extending transversely across the top ot said supporting- 4. Inapattern-printing machine, the coni- 1 frame, a stencil for eachsection bridging bination with a main supporting-frame dil.; over said channel, a supportingtable disvided into a plurality of sections, a stencil for eacii section, a supporting-table disposed beposed within said channel for supporting the objects to be printed, conveying mechanism lOO IlO

traveling through said channel for conveying objects to be printed to the supporting-table, means for causing said table to carry the objects into engagement with the stencil, sprayers adapted to be moved over said stencils, means for automatically causing actuation of said sprayers onlygwhen in position above the stencils, means for causing said table to remove the printed objects from the stencils, and means for causing said conveying mechanism to carry away the objects from'said stencils and to supply unprinted objects to said stencils.

8. In a printing-machine, the combination with a main supporting-frame divided into a plurality of sections, of a channel extending transversely across the top of the supportingframe, a stencil for each section bridging across said channel, a supportingtable in said channel for receiving the objects to be printed, conveying mechanism adapted to reciprocate Wit in said channel for carrying objects to be printed to said table below said stencils, means for causing said table to raise the objects thereon into engagement with the stencils, printing apparatus adapted to be moved over said stencils when said objects are in engagement therewith, means for withdrawing said table and the objects thereon after said objects are printed, means for causing said conveying mechanism to advance the printed objects from one section to the other after printing thereof, and means for causing said conveying mechanism to con- Vey imprinted objects below said stencils.

9. In a printing-machine, the combination with a main supporting-frame, of a channel extending transversely across the top thereof, a stencil bridging said channel, a table ,within said channel for receiving objects to be j printed, a carrier-frame adapted to be reciprocated in said channel for conveying objects to be printed to said table below said stencil, means for causing said table to carry the object thereon into iirni engagement with the stencil, sprayers, means for causing said sprayers to be moved over said stencil whfen the object is brought into engagement therewith, means for causing actuation of said. sprayers when in position over said stencils, means for withdrawing the printed object from said stencil, and means for causing said carrier-frame to carry said printed object away from the stencil and to substitute therefor an unprinted object.

IO. In a coloring-machiiie, the combination of a main supporting-frame having a channel extendingacross the top thereof, a stencil bridging said channel, a supportingtable within said channel for supportingobjects to be colored, said table being normally y removed from said stencil, a carricr-frame adapted to reciprocate within said channel for conveying objects to be printed to and 11.l In a printing-machine, the combination with a main supporting-frame having a transverse channel extending across the top thereof, a stencil bridging said channel, a tabie arranged vithin said channel for supporting objects to be colored, cam mechanism for causing vertical reciprocation of said table for causing the object thereon to be brought into firm engagement with the stencil and to be removed therefrom after print-v ing, a carrier-frame for said table, means for causing reciprocation of said carrier-frame to convey objects to be printed to and away from a position below said stencil, sprayers, a supporting-frame for said sprayers, means for automatically causing said sprayers to be moved in position over the stencils when the object on the table is moved into engagement with the stencil, and means for allowing application of coloring-matter only when the object is in engagement with the stencil, said carrier-frame causing the printed object to be removed from the machine and another imprinted object to be substituted therefor in position below said stencil.

12. Ina printing-machine, the combination of a main supporting-frame having a channel extending transversely across the top thereof, a stencil bridging said channel, a ta le arranged within said channel for supporting the objects to be colored, a carrier` frame for carrying uncolored objects to said Iog table, cam mechanism for causing said table stencil, further actuation of said carrierframe causing the printed object to be carried from the machine and conveyed to a receptacle and an unprinted card supplied to the table in position below said stencil.

13. In a printing-machine, the combination with a main supporting-table divided into a plurality of sections, of a channel extending transversely over the top thereof, a

from said table, means for raising said table j stencil for eacli'sect-ion bridging said channel,

` table to be raised to carry the objects thereon to be automatically reciprocated across said a table within said channel below said stencil for supporting objects to be printed, a carrier-franie associated with said table, mechanism for causing reci rocation of said carrier-frame longitudine ly along said table, means for causing said carrier to convey objects to said table below said stencils, cam mechanism for automatically causing said into firm engagement with the stencil, sprayers for each stencll, a sprayer-frame adapted channel to carry said sprayers into position above the stencils, means for causing actuaj tion of said sprayers only when said objects are in engagement with the stencils, means for automatically lowering the table after the objects thereon have been printed, and means for causing said carrier-frame to advance the printed objects from one section to tht` other and. to supply the first section with an uncolored object.

14. In a coloring-machine, the combination with a plurality of stencils, of supporting means for bringing objects into firm engage? ment with said stencils, means for conveying the objects to said sup orting means, sprayers normally remove from said stencils, means for automatically carrying said sprayers in position over the stencils, means for auj tomatically causing actuation of the sprayers j only when said objects are in firm engagej ment with the stencils, and means for causj ing said conveyer mechanism to remove the l colored objects from the stencils and. to replace them with uncolored objects.

15. ln a coloring-machine, the combinal tion with a plurality of coloring fields, of supporting means for the objects to be colored, conveyer means traveling through said fields for conveying thereto the uncolored objects and for conveying therefrom the colored objects, s rayers for each field, means for automatically moving said sprayers within said fields and means for automatically'causing actuation of saidsprayers only when in roper position with respect to the objects to e colored.

16. ln a coloring-machine, the combination with a lurality of coloring fields, of conveyer mec ianism adapted to reciprocate through said fields for conveying uncolored objects thereto and for conveying colored objects therefrom, sprayers for each field, means for automatically causing said sprayers to be moved in position over thc objects to be colored, and means for automatically causing actuation of said sprayers only when in proper position over the objects to be colored.

17. In a pattern-printing machine, a stein cil secured to a supporting-frame, a table bclow the stencil, a feed-frame for delivering uncolored objects to theitable in position below the stencil, means for intermittently raising the table for carrying an uncolored object against the stencil, and coloring means for directing coloring-matter to the stencil to color the object in engagement therewith.

In witness whereof l hereunto subscribed my namethis 10th day of February, A. l).

CHARLES LAURENCE lllilillth'. Witnesses:

H. D. JAMESON, F. L. RAND.

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