US1137981A - Typographical machine. - Google Patents

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D. S. KENNEDY.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19, 1914.

Patented May 4, 1915.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 1 0.; s. KENNEDY.- TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19, I914.

Patented May 4, 1915.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

n. s. KENNEDY. TYPOGRAPHLCAL MACHINE. APPHCATION FILED JUNE 19, 1914.

Patented M 4, 1915 4 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

D.S.KEN NEDY. TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19, 1M4. v Patented May 4, 19 15.

' 4 SHEETS-SHEET 4 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID s. KENNEDY, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, AssIGnoR ToMERG fi'rHALER LINOTYPE company, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK TYPOGRAPHICAL Macumn.

Application filed June 19, 1914.

I aceon'ipanying drawing. I

Be it known that 1, DAVID S. KEXXEDY, a citizen of the United States, residing at llrooklyn, in the county of Kings andState of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Typographical Machines, of which the following is a specificatiomreference being had therein. to the My invention relates to ty 'iographical machines, such as linotype niachines of the general organization represented in Letters Patent of the United States, N 4 lli,532, t i O. Mergenthaler, wherein circulating matrices are released from a n'iagazine in the order in which their characters are to appear in print andthen assembled in line, thecom posed line transferred to-the face of a' mold, the mold filled with n'iolten n'ietal to form'a sing or linotypc against" the matrices which} producethe type characters thereon, and the matrices thereafter returned through distributing mechanism to the magazine from which they started.

More 'iarticularly, it relates to that kind thereofequipped with a plurality of shiftable "magazines and eoiiperatingtfimeans, whereby any;selected one may bebrought into operativeposition at will. i In the accompanyi 'ig drawings, I have shown my lll'll'Jl'QVClllCDtS as adapted to a style of machine somewhat similar to that disclosed in the application for Letters Pat-- ent of learceand liillington, filed January 27, '1914, Serial No. 814,670. However, will be understood that many changes and .variations may be made therein, and in their f mode of adaptation, which will still becomprised within the spirit of the 'invention; and that they may be applied tocther forms of typographical machines, such as typesetters, typecasters' and the like, which handle type'or dies, instead of matrices.

Generally speaking, I desire t tocrbe understood that I do not limit myself to any specific form or embodiment, eizceptdn so far-as such l mitations are specified 1n the claims.

- Referring to the rawi'ngsz'Figure 1 isfn.

side View,-partly in section and broken Specification of letters Patent.

Serial No. 846,021.

away, of a portion of the machine; Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 isa view somewhat similar to Fig. l, but showingthe-parts in different position; Fig. 4 is a detail section on the line 44 of Fig. Fig. 5 is an enlarged vertical section through the lower ends of the magazines, etc; and Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective illustrating the keyboard shift.

' The matrices X are stored according to 4 font in the superposed magazines A A A A, foursuch magazines being shown in the drawings for purposes of illustration, althoughit willbe' understood that my invention is equally applicable to a different number thereof. As in the Pearce and Billing- Patented May 4, 1915.

middle pair A and A in operative position. The. superposed magazines are suitably connected, and their shifting means prefer ably comprise. the four cams C, mounted respectively at the ends of two transverse shafts C,;beneath the. lowermost magazine j and supporting the entire series, the forward 'pair' of cams being located atwhen the,

front end of the magazines and the other pair of cams at or near their rear end. The

means for operating the cams C comprise the fore-and-aft shaft D connected by bevel gearin D to'the two shafts C. ,and provided atits orward end with the operating han- ,dle E, whereby the magazines may be raised or lowered as desired. In order to lock the magazines in ftheir adjusted position, the handle E (Fifg.'1) isinovable lon 'tudinally upon the she t D, and is arrange to engage -normally with the stop or stud E upon the fixed frame, a spring E, tending'to return the handle' ito its normal or locked position. desired ,to shift the magazines, thehandle ismoved forwardly and the shaft cal ioo

. throats,

D rotated thereby, and after the magazines are brought to the desired level, the spring E acts to engage the handle with the stop E whereby the parts are secured ag'amst accidental displacement.

As previously sta'ted,'any contiguous pair of magazines may bebrought into operative relation to the assembling devices, and to this end, the raceway B is formed with two one B to register with the upper magazine, and the other B to register with the lower one. As the matrices X are released from either of the active magazines, they pass throu h their respective throats into the raceway B to the belt B whereby they are conveyed to the other assembling the manner well understood the lever in one direction. The actuating devices for the 'escapements are mounted upon the stationary framework, and are so located that the magazines and their conn; eci;ed escape'ments may be shifted with reference thereto without hindrance or obstrucon The actuating means for the escapements of the upper active magazine comprise (Fig. the series of pivoted levers G, located beneath the throat B1, the normal position of these levers being indicated by dotted lines, at which time they, are out of engagement with the escapement levers F, and also out of the path of the magay'nes. Mounted in proximity to each of the levers Gr is a link G slidably' mounted in the framework, as for instance by the pin-an(l-slot connection J at its upper end, and the rollsJ (Fig. 4) at its lower end. The link G is formed'with an arm G projecting into position to en gage the lever G, so that as, the link is elevate the lever swung about its pivot intoen gagement" with and so .as to operate the cscapjrx ncnu The means for 'foperatirig the o,=-, cap,emcnts, of the low'erTmagazine are somewhat similar, and comprise the H located beneath links ll? pivoted theretd,

u other. "the lower ends of these reads as ,L and L and the latter the reeds magazine of the active pair are levers the-throat and they 'the employment of head-letters,

and H, snita series of vertically movable slides K, of suflicient width to engage either setof reeds according to the lateral position of the latter. The means for moving the slides K may be of any well-known or desired con struction,-as for instance, the ordinary keyboard mechanism K controlled by finger:

keys K as shown in Fig. 1.

, As best shown inFig. 6, the relation of the slidesK to the two staggered ser es of reeds Gr and H of reeds is engaged thereby,

is such that when one set the reeds of-the other set will be located in inactive position 7 between the slides.

At this time, ation of the keys K of the escapements corresponding to the engaged set of reeds. In orderto permit the delivery of matrices from the other magazine, it is necessary to disengage the 'actlve set of reeds from the slides K, and to enga the other set therewith. effect by I This I preferab y the two manually controlled slides the former en aging the reeds G, These slides are connected at their ends insuch manner't-hat the movement of the lever effects the shifting of the slides in opposite directions; that is to say, in one position of the handle, the reeds H operative relation to the slides K, and in its other position the reeds G are in operative 'relation'yto the slides. The operator may thus at Wlll deliver matrices from either of the pair of magazines in operative posimagazines, which arrangement necessitates an allowance for clearance, and thus restricts to some extent the width or thickness matrices stored in the magazines. In my improved construction,

magazines,

the escapements of the upper actuated by links which do not pass between its matrix paths, and hence-it is feasible to store otherwise be possible.

considerable importance, in that it permits display characters, etc.

, As'previously stated, I have illustrated my invention-only in preferred form and by way of example; but obviously many modifications the oper- I will effect the actuation to the centrally piv- Oted e er M provided with the handle M,

are in y the Pearce andr the location 1.05 of the escapements on the top s de of certai of the 7 due to the location of all the escapements at the bottom of thc 5' in combination with .the smaller and more frequently employed fonts.

and alterations therein, and. 7 in its mode of application, will suggestl themselves to those skilled in the artfwithout departure from its scope.

Having thus described my invention, its construction and mode of operation, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is'as follows:

1. In a typographical machine, the combination of two superposed magazines each provided with a series of escapements, and

two series-of actuating devices, one for each series of escapements, the actuating devices for the upper magazine extending across the mouth of the lower magazine and through which the type or matrices'therefrom pass,

and the escapements of the 11 per magazine being located on its under si e so that their actuating devices will standout of the path of the type or matrices passing therefrom.

2. In a typographical machine, the combination of two superposed magazines, eachprovided with a series of escape'ments, and two series of actuating devices mounted exte riorly of the magazines,'.one for each series of escapements, the.act\ 1ating devices for the uppermagazine extending past the-mouth of the lower magazinb and through which the type or matrices therefrom pass, and the escapements for both magazines being located on their under sides so that their corresponding-actuatingdevices will stand out of the path of the outgoing type or matrices.

3. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of superposed magazines movable to bring different selected pairs thereof into operative position, and each provided with a series of cscapement-s, and two series of actuating devices for the cscapcments of the selected magazines, theactuating deviccsi'or theiipper one of said magazines being arranged so as to stand out of the path of the outgoing type or matrices,

i. In a typographical machine, the Combination of a pluralityof superposed magazines movable to bringdill'erent selected pairs thereof into operative position, and

each provided with a series of cscapements, and two series of actuating devices for the cscapcments of the selected magazines, the

cscapcmcnts for the upper one of said magazines being located on its under side so that their actuating devices will stand out of-the path of the outgoing type or matrices.

5. In a typographical machine, the com bination of a plurality of superposed magazines movable to bring different selected pairs thereof into operative POSltlOYLdlINl "each provided with a series of escapements,

and two series of actuating devices for the escapemcnts oi the selected magazines, the said cscapcments being located on the under Q I i side of all the magazines so that the actuating devices may coiiperatc with the escape-- ments of any selected pair of adjoining magazines.

6. In a typographical machine, the combination of two magazines, each provided with a series of 'escapements on its under side and movable into and out of operative position, and two series of actuating devices for the escapeinents, the'said actuating devices being sup orted independently of the magazines "and arranged so as to" permit 8. In a typographical machine, the coin-- bination of two series of escape nent actuating devices, a single series of operating members therefor, and means for shifting the two series of actuating devices relatively to each other to bring them alternately into a "a,

operative relation to the operating members. 9. In a typographical machine, the combination of two magazines each having a series of escapements, two series of escapement actuating devices, a single series of operating members therefor, and means forshiftingthe actuating devices so'as to locate those of one ser es above the operating members, and those of 'the other series between the said members, and vice versa.

10. In a ty mgraphicai machine, the combination of a pll'u'alityof magazines each prov ded with a series of esca'pements on its under side and two series of actuating devices for the cscapements, the said parts being arranged so' that the actuating devices selected 'pair of adjoining magazines.

11. In a typographical machine, the com bination of a plurality of magazines movmay be connected to the escapements' of any able to bring different selected pairs thereof into operative position,- and each provided with a series of escanements on its under side, and two series of actuating devices for;

the escapements of the selected magazines, bination of a plurality of magazines new 1 able .to 'bi'ing difl'erent selected pairs thereof int-o operative position, and each provided 12. In a typographical.machine, the coins on its under side with a series of escapev ments. and two series of pivoted levers adapted to engage directly with the escapelevers being mounted independently of the magazines .amluutranged so as to permit their free and unimpeded movement.

13. in a typographical composing ma- ('lllflt. the combination of a plurality of s11- perposcd inclined magazines, an escapement for each magazine, 'aj'common raceway adaptedto receive.matrices from all the ice ments ofthe sclectcdniagazines, the said magazines, conduct matrices released ments from the respective magazines ofanother magazine and travers1ng a to the said common raceway, an, escapement rod matirig'v on the-escanement of one magazine .w!thout;traversmg any of the throats, and a.n,eseapement rod acting on the escapement throat other than that appropriate to the matrices a plurality of throats adapted to by the escapedescending frcmthe last mentioned 'maga- 10 wherecf, I have afiixed' my 4

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