US1251144A - Block-printing machine. - Google Patents

Description

W. H. WALDBON. muck Mmmm?lvl/mmm;

APPLICATION NLE!) APR. 65 |918`l lemma Deo.` 25.1917. y

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w. n. wALoN.v BLOCK Pmnme MACHINE. y 4APPLIcAnon min Arn.6.191s.` 4

Patented Dec. 25, 1917.

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W. ll. WALDRON. BLOCK PRINTING MACHINE.

Mrucmou mso APR. s. 191s.

Patented Dec. 25,1917.

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Il Il w. H. `wIInDRoN.

BLOCK PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 6. |916.

Y Patented Dec. 25, 1917 I2 SHEETS-SHEET 5- 'f I' I `.W. H. WALDRON.

BLOCK PRINTING MACHINE. J.

W. HJWALDRON. LocN PRINTING MACHINE.

y f APPLICATION FILED APR- 5.1916. /1251144' 1 ,Y

Patented De@ 25, 1917.

12 SHEETS-SHEET T N NNMNNNWIINNN N w. H.rwALDaoN. BLOCK PMNTING MACHINE.' APPLWATION FILED APR. 6.1916. 1,251,144. l 1 rammed Dee. 25.1917y 12 SHEETS-SHEET 9.y

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w. H. wALnRoN. BLOCK PRINTING MACHINE APPLICATION msn frwms. |9716. Patented Decf25. 19,17.

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BLOCK PRINTING MACHINE.

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Bamm De.`25,`1917.

y @#Zfm W. H. WALDRON.

LocK PRINTING MACHINE;

APPLICATION FILED APILG. |916.

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Patented 115125.12117.

unirme- STATES Viaifjriiiiatr caricia.

'winmx-H. WALDnoN, or NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY.

i :BLOCK-PRINTING MACHINE.

. To ali whom it may concern: l"

Be it known that 1,-WILLiAMiH. WAL- DRON, a citizen .of the United States, and a resident'of New Brunswick, county .oMidf dlesek, State. of. New Jersey, have invented certain Improvements, in' Block-' Printing V Machines, `of which tliefolloivingis'a speci-l fication.'

My invention relates to' certain improve-J ments "in ,block printing machines lof the typeillusti'ated in the patent granted to me on the si'xtli'day of July, 1915, No, 11,145,821.

A My 'present-invention relates t certain i improvemerits'zin" l,the details of construction work can be 'accomplished:thanvvith'thema ne 'Oblielct of inyinv'ntion is `to arrange the mecha isrnso that access-maybe had to chgiecf theabovementienedpatent.

'the parts at each sidcof .the machine.' AAnother object of the' invention is'to lo cate the selector rods so that they will' not y other parte ofV thel apparatus. u A still f'rt'h he injured ar'id'will` not" interferev the y r obiect oftheinven'ti'on is to .fprovid'e meanslwherebyjeach latchf` ffor a hlock'carrier islcontrolled bv'aj cam.l

I mvthem to"`reciprocate quickly without undueA splashing; 'i

Still anothersbbject' of the invention `isy 4to 'provide accurate mechanism for reciprocating the main on inkng 'troughs so as t'ol al- These objects Ifattainvin the following manner, reference'being had to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figu ell-isa side viewof, the lfeed end of a block' rinting machine;

Fig. 1L isla sideview of the delivery end "of ahlock printing machine illustrating my inrentionf;

Fig. 2 isa-transverse sectional view on the lineI 242, Fig: 1;`

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on 1h(- line 3 3, Fig. 1";

` Fig. 4. is; a view of the rear end 0f the ,inachine;

V1views showing the arrangement of intofsectilons toy form rugs;

. i A a Specication ot Letters Patent. Patented Dec.'25, 1917l application inea April s, 191e'. serial No, 89,491.

`lll'le Se'.- lectin'g rods; r l Fig. 9 is a detached perspective View enlargedv sectional elevation through the machine at one of the carriers;

' rig-i4 is a seaman newy uit ine Showing the action of the latch operating rods; i I 60 .F ig. 10 is a longitudinal sectional View. on the line A10-10, Fig. 4;'y i

Fig'. 11 lis sectional vievv of one pf the cam Shafts with thc cams thereon Fig. l1a is a sectional view on the line 65 sitopV'i-nechaiiism 'used in feeding 'the material throughthe machine; and.

F ig. 16 is a diagrammatic plan vievvLilluS-4 '.trating a` rug printed on the machine.

especially adapted for use in`printing` rug designs o n a suitably, prepared materia.

The designs,'afterl being printed, are;c1,1t"^

Before beginning the description of the in stood that the material is fed intermittently 85.. vvention in detail', I -would rhave it--underthrough the machine by. ,suitable endless bands, in the present instance, which engage the material and move it a given distance intermittently. There is 'a seriesof printing blocks mounted on independent vertically re-V ciprocating block carriers which, in the pres ent instance, are actuated by cams and these cams are so formed and themcch'anism is s0 geared that, when the material is at rest, the block carriers make a vertical reciprocating movement and deposit.r on the surface of the material, the pigment in a suitable design. The printing blocks. when they are moved Y to the elevated position,` are supplied with the pi gmcnt hy reciprocating reservoirs which under ihc blocks, the roller' in the reservoir coming in Contact with the printi n g surface oi the blocks. The aliovc description is-;.that of the ordlnaryv horizontal lrlock printing machine, but, in the ordinary machine. the blocks all have a movement to and from the material after cach intermittent movement of the material,

and, consequently, only repeats can be printed. One block merely places another color on the same space upon which the previous block placedl its color.

By my improvements set forth in the above mentioned`Letters Patent, l provide vmeans whereby some of, the blocks can be automatically h'cld out of action while certain portions ofy the' material vare passing thereunder so that the blocks do not .make

- an impression on a particular portion of the Lmaterial. Therefore, bordered rug designs can be printed on' the machine as the blocks movement' o f [thei'naterial.

'havin p y out o action' while that portion of themathe end bord'er thereon can be held terial having the `body design thereon is passing'underthe' block.

A machine toaccoinplisli' this purposenecessarily takes agreat'niany more blocks or' printing.` units -than a machine in which the design is duplicated at each intermittent Therefore, a rug design consisting of several colors reuires a large number of printing units-and i tieyfpresent machine is adapted for printing large rugs and-these rugsl may be printed linfeiglit different colors,K if'desired. v Z A machine `offtliis4 ty )e is naturally of- Y great lenth and'yprefera ly of considerable as each section, as well as each dey sign;iiiiust-smatcli.r the machine must' be"ac' '-"cl'lratelyaiiade andthe parts so designed that tlifegprinted desigiivillbe substantially continuons and unbroken. n f

My present. invention relates to the construction of these parts sothatiiccuracyfis y a airedtand quick `attaclinent 'can ybe attained.

1 .lii`1t`igsand 1". Ihave. sliown two ends of the machine andthe: first and. last printf v ing block carrier` asv the intervening block carriers are simply duplicatesof these. In

the )resent iiiacliii'ieftliere are tweiity-four of tese carriers and each carrier has its own reciprocating 'iiieclianisin.. There is in depeiideiitlocking mechanism foreach cai'- i'ier 5o thattlie carriers can be locked out ot' action automatically. f

Referring to the drawings. 1. 1 arc the two longitudinal side 'frames of the. i'iiachiiic having upper lic-.uns 2 and lower beams 7-l.- These beams arespaced apart b v standards l. is a centr-.il longitudinal frame which icon net-ted to the side framesby lower iransvcisc 'Y'. beamsand upper transverse beams- T.- 'l`hc 'frame thus formed is mounted on ilanged 'frhceis adapted to bearings iii the transverse beams 6 and travels' on rails il so that" the entire-ltriictnre eiiii he shit'tcd latcrallv. lhc object of' this construction is to allo-w the machina I o lie movi-l iii front of the. dillcicnt sections of a drying room. as it will la',` understood that aller the sections of fabric have been print-.zd they aril iniinediately etait-iwal into a co2 iiailniciit in a its original .'iiit'l 2l. 'llierc is one ot' these. cam shafts.- for cach drying chamber vand when one drying chamber is filled the machine is moved laterally so that it will be moved in line with another drying chamber, and so on, until the entire drying room is filled with material. lhen the material is dried it is removed from the drying room, starting with the first secti'on, so that the machine can be returned to position and the operation repeated. f A

Supported on the upper transverse beams 7 is the platen or table T over which the inaterialtravels and which supports the ina terial while it is being printed. This platen is made up of heavy sections directly under theprinting block and light connectingr sections.: Uprights 10 are secured to tlife 'side frames and these uprights are spaced a given distance apart and cariv overhead rails 11` formed of angle beams and mountedon these rails is the traveling overhead crane 1'2ha,v

ynig chaindrniiis 13. The chains l-tof these drums are arranged to engage the'block carf -riers or the paint reservoirs when itfis desired to reinovetliem `trronrtlie machine.

This lcrane 12 can he lnovcd either `fby hand vor'by power without departing fromrthe ea-` Sential featuresofftlie inventiorn y i "VI will first describe `the.A priiitingbliwk carriers. Secured-.tothe upperY l)4 v sideframe ofthe, in'achiiieai' Vli ac kets 15 in which the yvertical member `lilot the block carriers 16 aremmoiinted.v "These vertical meinliers' are connected by :trans verse members 1S which 'consist of 'twQbeams` in the present instance. spaced,` aifiartfand soV of cach designedas tomliold the printing blocks 1S),y

in thedrawings."'flhe means ofysecuring the blocks tothe transverse beiiins'may be modified without departing l from, the jessen- 4tial features 0f the invention. Y c a i In 4the present.A instance,z'tlicse blocks are .about a foot and a lialf wide and about nine V feet long so that .a rug inne feet wide can be'printed on the? machine.v The rug may lie inade of any length desired. The mechanisiii for ii'iterinittently moving the mate-rial through the machine is so designed that the i'noveinent will be one foot and a half exact-ly. or a distance equal to the width of the block so that. when one block -after another maltesaii impression. the several im press-ions will accurately nia'tcli.

2U is a longitudinal shaft extending subslanrlially the t'nll length ot the machine 2l are the transverse cam shafts.

"fwliieli arc clamped thereto. as' shown clearly carrier lli. "llio cani` are mounted onl cach cnil oi" thc shai'i and each cani bearsl upon a roller Ql carried by a`pin projecting troni the vert-ical members -17 and the cani has an elevated portion '4 which lifts the cai to its cftti'cnir' position so that the. inliisg or paint .listrbnting mechanism litt res

can be passed under the printing blocks when the carrier is out of action.

25 is a. blck projecting from each side o'f the carrier and arranged to engage the blocks are latches 26 mounted on 'a shaft 27 'extending across the machine, see Fig.` 3, and on each shaft is an arin 2,8 'having a finger arranged to be en aged by a sleeve .29 secured to a 30. here is a series of these rods, inthe presentinstance, one for eachf printing block carrier, and by arrangthe sleeves 29 ,on the rods any particular r Acan aetuate any particular arm 28 of a* shaft y2i'. `The rods 30are mounted in bear. ings'Bl arranged at intervals throughout] the length of the machinevso as to prevent them from sagging. At onel end of eac h rod 30 issecured' a plunger 32 'adapted to slide in a bearing 33 secured to the rear end of the machine and a, key revents Vthis plunger from turning inthe caring. The plunger is of greater fdiameterthan'the rod andforms a shonlcer 3,4.against which bears an arm 35 of t e lever36,' which is pivted at 37. The lever isi` forked and-.extends onY each side of the e' Iffia'me'as clearly sliovv'n'infV Figs. 9` and 10. l The levers arelairan ed side by side, as'

'showin inv Fig.` 4, and t e` rod 37 is mounted "invbearings 1n the side framesof the ma chine.' 38 is a cam shaft detachably mountedin bearirigs39 on brackets 40 secured to "tliefside frames'of the machine, see Figs. 4 "and 5; The caps of the bearings are pivoted I andlsecure'dbyswivel bolts'so that they can lswun clea'r'of the cam shaft toallow it to vbe vodilyplaced in the bearings or re-` -moved erefrom. "The cam shaft 38 is madeas clearly shown 4|' in` Fig. 11, being arranged so that it will be i bodily removed from its bearings in the machine, as it willbe understood that thereis a. `series ofthese shafts having' cams thereon for rugs of different sizes and for rugs differing in the number ofm colors. Each cam shaft is enlarged, as at 38", and is preferably made' tubular, as shown. The vcams 41 are in the form of rings withhubs 41 thereon and are rrioljnted on the enla`rged portion yof the shaft and are secured 4thereto by a key in the present instance. The end cams have set screws which retain 'theE cams longitudinallv on the shaft. Near each end of the shaft 38 is a collar 38 whichfrests against the inner side ofth'e bearing and holds the shaft in theproper alinement with the le'- vers which they actuate.

By the above construction, the time necessary to change the machine to print rugs of different sizes is materially reduced. )n the shaft 38 are Atvventyfour cams 41, in the present instance, and there are also twenty-four levers 36 and twentyfour rods.-y but it will be understood that the number of cams and of levers and rods is the same.

In this machine twenty-four cams are used as there are twenty-fourfprinting hlockcarriers. ln other machines, however, there may be a fewer'number of cams, or a' greater lnumber. T

' At the end of each rod opposite from the "levers are springs 42 which tend to hold the plunger-s 32 against the arms 35'of .theflevers and to hold' the latches 26 in'engagenient with the block 25. The cams releasethe 75 latches which fall` by their own wei ht clear of the blocks, but`v the moment t e high .points ofr the'f cams pass the le'v'er 36 the springs`42 force the latches'26 forward so t at when the block, in itsupward movement,` passes the end of the latch i't is 'projectd underthel block so that as the 'carrier again descends* it will be stopped by the latch and will be held clear of the inking mechanism andthe surface to beprinted. 35 In the present instance, each of the levers 36 has a friction rollerI 43'whiehibears .against its particularcam. `'lfhe bearings 39- for the 'cam shaft 38arejadjustahly mounted on the` bracket so as to bemovedto and fromtlie .-levers 36. In the present instance, mounted. in each bearingisa screvvshafgM'having a.'

beveled pinion 45` at its ou l rl end which `meshes with a beveled ini'on546 onfash'aft 47 provided with a han le 48 b` `Wliichit can 95 beturned so 'than-pon turning `t e' handle, the 'bearings can be moved to and from the fric tionr'rollers 43 of` the: lever 35.` On theend of the cam shaft 38 is a ar wheel 49 which meshes .with an vinterme iate. gear o'ealried by `a segment 5l and is ldrivenqby` a pinion 520m a shaft 53. VThefsegment A51has a' series of holes t'o which yis adapted a pin l54' so that when` the shaft 3,9,fwi`th gears of dilferent (diameters, is placed inl the machine, the segment 51 can be shifted so' as-to allow its 'gear-'wheel 50 to'mesh withthe gear wheel 49. The shaft 53 basa sprocket wheel 55 arouxlwhieh passes a drive chain .56 from a sproc etwheel 51g onfthe shaft 58 g which drives the feeding mechanism for the fabric.'

The dia meter'of the wheel 49 is proportionate to the length of the ru to be printed and is changed foil each lengtli. The pinion 52 is rotated one full revolution at each intermittent movement of the material and this'movement is18 inches` in the present instancefand the pinion 52" is so proportioned. 'Il'ivegear wheel 49 is a` multiple of this` and equals the length of one rug so that each Cam with a single highfspot wi'll acl tnate its catch once in each lengtl'l of rug.

ln printing some types of rugs, each earn may have the Catch twice in each revolution and in this 'case the gear wheel will have to be proportioncd accordingly; i

lt will he Seen by the above description that instead of having a single shaftl upon two highf spots so'as to operate 125` which the cams can be adjusted for rugs of every size, or rugs differing in the number of colors, I provide a shaft for each change and each slaft has its own cams previously located thereon so that all that is .necessary is to open the bearings, remove thc cam shaft that, is in the machine, and to substitute another camishaft which will correspond to the type of ru to be printed, This not only saves consi erabletinie in changing the machine, but also prevents mistakes diie 'to careless adjustment of thel cams on the' cani shafts by wbrkmenwho are not skilledin the art, as itwill be understood that in machines of this"type, particularly the very large machines, such n sthe one under consideration, anymistake` in timing would be fatal to the proper printing of the fabric.

By making the be'arings'39 adjust-able to- 2g ward and from the lever 35, I am enabled to more readily place the camshaft in position than if the bearings were llocated in a fixed position, as theprssure 0f. .the springs 42 on the rods would prevent the ready loca- 25 tion of theA cani shaft in position. By adjustablv mounting the bearings they can be moved awayfrom the rollers 43 on the levers so that the-entire camshaft can be taken out and another Al-ea'vdily- 'placedj in position. 39 Then by again'adjusting thd bearings, the j cam shaft. will bein 1 proper position with v respect v-to thelevers-' In thc presentinstancefthe shaft. Q0 exi,

tendssubstantially theLfull length of the ma- 'chineand has a vseries of worms 59 which mesh with worm wheels' 60 on the transverse 'camshafts 21, Fig.I 3. 'Jihese worm wheels are located inscasings 61 secured to the bearings v62`of said shafts.y The worms are mittently driving the elements and is known v as the Geneva stop.

' mounted inbearings 63 secured to the center frame 5, as Vshown in'Fig. 3, and the worm shaft is driven from an electric motor 6 4,

in the present' instancc, }mountedv on the frame 6, 'and through intermediate shafts 65 and v66 `aud the gearingY shown byfdotted lines, Fig. 2. Other means for driving the worm shaft may be resorted to wit-hout dcparting fromy the essentiall features of the invention. L 5. Each carrier 16 is balanced by counter weights G7 which are attached to chains 68 passing over sprocket. wheels 69 and are attached lo the inner side of each vertical member 17 of the block carriers. The transb5 verse members 1S,ot' the block carriers are secured tothe vertical members 17 b v bolts k70, a's shown in Fig'. 2, so that. when the chains li of the crane arc attached to the transveisc member 1S of thc block carrier, E0 the bolts 70 can be removed and the entire horizontal section. with the blocks thereon,

can be removedv from the machine.

It Awill be noticed, on' referring t0 the drawings, that the blocks 19 are secured to' transverse members 19, and clamp plates' tothe printing blocks is operated as fo lows:

'74, 74 are endless metallic bands, one at each side of the machine.' Each band' passes 30 around sprocket wheels 76 on transverse shafts f77/and has pins-75 located at intervals to engage the material to hold'it iii, l

-proper position while it is moving throuvh The bands are preferabcly the' mechine made of thin flexible steel-and the upper run of each band travels' on tracks 7 8, which also extend the full .length of the machine. The lower run is supported at intervals by giiides 92 him from the upper beams 2 of the side frames y rods 93.

The shaft 7 7 at the rear end of the machine has a gear wheel `'79 thereon which meshes 4with a gear whel8 0 on a shaft 81 to which is secured astar wheel 82`,1V]."ig.11 .5.` This 95 `star wheel is drivenfroin thejshaft 58 by a wiper 83the'reonv having rojecting pins -83r which enter the radial s ots in the star i wheel, the body of the wiper conforming to the shape of. the star wheel between the slots 10o so as to lock itin positionduring, the interval of time between its movement by the pins. This is the common y method of inter- 105 The shaft5`8'A is driven. from the shaft-84 through gearing shown by dotted lines in Fi g..'1b and this transverse shaft, 84 is driven yfrom the longitudinal shaft 20 through the worin 59Il and a companion worin wheel on 110 said shaft Si. On the shaft? 84, in the present instance, is a belt wheel 85 around which ypasses a belt, shown by dotted lines in Fig'. l", to a wheel 8G on a shaft 87 adapted to bearings on a bracket 8S. On this shaft are 115 upper slitters 89 which act in conjunction with= the lower slitters 90 on a shaft 91 mounted on the frame of the machine so that as the material is fed through the machine and after it has been printed` in the present instance. the edges are trimmed by the slitters. This mechanism-may be omitted where the material is trimmed on a vseparatemachine.

lfliemechanism for supplying the pi ent "94,9`are carriages mounted on rollers 95 ada ted tobi-ackcts 9G on the upper beams 2 of t 1e side l. In tlic'present instance, there 1s a. longitudinal rack 97 and on the l, quantit l jected to ajarrng action.

'carrier sdtliat .v toftheL printing sur aces.

I to 'the ope axles of the wheels 95 are pinions 98 which mesh with the racks, as clearly shown 1n Figs. 6 and 7. Carried by-a segment 09 is an intermediate pinion 100 which meshes with a ear wheel 101v on theshaft 102 of the color toil 103 which is located in the reservoir 104 and at each side of this roll are doctors Y105 which can, be'adjueted to remove al certain ofcplor from the roll sofas to insure the delivery of theV pro er amount of color to thefprinting blocks; here* isvone of these inking carriages for each printlng block ina machinehaving twentyfoueprintm y twenty-four inking reservoirs and, they move from one side tothe other of the' printing blocks, and, as-they travel underthe blocks, they` su ply qigment to" theiproletmg surfaces o the b cks. It is essential, particularly in machine o,f;large;size, tha t. the re ciprdcating; movement shall be as even as possible, otherwise there will-he a. tendency to splash greater` amount of pigmenton that portion of the block whichl is'in :contact with the roller' when the inking -mechanism sub- HB 1 the mechanism-*which `I Livin non pfocee "have, 'royidedr mean?,` whereI y thai-movement of t serseveral irikfA ing ticarxiagesi iii-- withciutl jar. so as to msureyanfeven ap hcationrof the pigment Themseveral carriages are'connected by links 10,6"and each end carriage`v is "connected by .long` links 107 a rating arms'108 pivoted at 109 to theside frames at each side lof the machine,

. as clearlyillustratedin, Figs.v 1l and 1f and 'in Figc., The

a rms 10S is duplicated at each endI ofthe machine andthe "abovedescribed mechanism is clearly 'shown ings'aifd figures. "110 ie n lsluift which extends from onesde of 'fthe machine to the other and is adapted` tov suitablehearings'. On this'shaft, at. each side ofthe machine, is a` rocker 111 and each rocker isr'connejcte'd b. a link 112 to an arm and'on'eachfsile of the shaft l110 any running parallelltherewith are shafts 114 and lll'euch havin r a `(liek 116 and each provided with a pm 1,17, the pin'of one disk ybeing adapted to enter the slot 113 and the 'piu-ot the other disk" being" 'arranged 4te cuter the slot 113 as the shafts' revolve. 'llhe pins are so 'set that one will follow the other, thus givin a rocking motion to the rocker Y)11 and imparting a recprocatin motion tp theinking carriage. The sha tL 114 at the forward yend of the machine is driven from a shaft 118 through gear wheels 119 and 120'and the shaft118 isl driven through a worm59" and w'orin wheel (50h from the longitudinal shaft |20. While the shaftv114 at the rear end of the machirie is` block .carriers there .are alsoand also antendency todeposita' .mechanisml for operating lthe driven from the last4 cam shaft 21, Fig. 1","5

shaft moves in propcltime and will actu-.ite i; 4 the rocker 111 at one end of the machine?L in proper time with, the rocker 111;' at, the@` opgoeiteend of the machine. f l 'lf n Aeachshaft 110'is a 4detentwhic the rocker shaft at the. limit of `its, incitement.

in either direction. This detentponsist's o ardisk 125, which isjcut away., ateachsid as at 126:,4 forming' shoulders,127,.agains which `are ,bolted i cured to Vthe shou ders by bolts,f.as 'clear-lx.;

y form a ,V- oove andon a lever129, ivote ter the groove shown inFig. 13. Each'pla'te islbeveled 4to 1 formed by the'plates- 128 andf,

to hold the shaft 11,0 in` position., This blade i Q 131 is held by a-trfuisversey boltaridfcambe.,

adjusted by a screw .132. @On theE o positie end; of the lever ,129 is a. friction rol er..

4 whichjs--acted'upon by `avca`m;1 .34,l 'i shaft `1145s,() that"when]l the ,highi off thefgfani inontctjwitlntheef it holdsthe blaleil'lmin the VgllL, 'whenlthis'hi hg, ortioffisfp i 125i @die s La t.

the r. kier 1.11 Can ,mvetdlthf .fpl'iesite non, where it agany held by the b de :which enters the groove atl the op of` thefdisk The detent`V holde when the pins yare out of the lSlots movedinto and' out of in kin'g', position 'without jar, since all of the linksare 'undeften Slon consequently,"unven distributzionlf'f..

,mi thoigment upon thersurf ace of theprintingI adapted to a slot' in the'pivoted bcarin"' 136 end of "the machine. This mandrel# is and secured therein by plus 137. lThis earing is then swung `on pivot until the mandrol 135V drops into the opposite bearin 138 0n a bracket forming part of the mac ine.

The fabric passes 4over a roller 139 and Ais having' 'twentyfour reciprocating printing iarticular block will be held outof action ,i blockcarriers and there are twenty-four y the selecting cams until these sections of cams and twenty-four rods shown. There is the Vn'uiterial have passedfthe block, but'whcn i a latch for each carrierand only one carrier the fourth section is under the-block, the is controlled bya cam and its rod. This block will be released and the impression arrangement is possible, owin to the locawill be made and this impression will match tion of the rods between the side frames of exactly with the impression of another block the'm'aehine and by this arrangement the which has rintedfanoth'er color on the same shape of said cam is simplified. section. he same process is carried 'out I have not described the power meeha-y when the design for the' opposite end of the nism for shifting the entire machine later;-k Arug is printed, but when the design for the' ally so as to bring it in line with any one center of the rug is printed, then tw'o ini- 90 of a. series of drying compartments, as this pressions may be made, one following,r the may accomplished in many different' other, las these impressions are similarin wiys.' 1 "design and make up the body'ofthe rug.

I t will be seen that by the use' of a ma- Y If the rug is of greater length than six feet, chine constructed as described I`am enabled then the number of body impressions is in- 35 -to 'rint rug designsfhavin borders. at the creasedwithout increasing the number of endsandat the sides, or oilie'r designs can end impressions When the rug is finished beprinted in which the design is' not rethe several sections are so matched that the peatediat everylblock width., Consequent1y-,jointsarernot discerni le. amachine of t "s'type canf'print more elabf' v While I'have` descricd my invention as 90` rate` designs thamthose in which-the blocks f' particular] adapted for printing bordered not' controlled. Furthermore, the ma^irugs, it wi be' understood that the,inven chieis Vso'eionstrncted th'fflt several `sections 'tiorr z :iinbeusedY forprinting-rnnning de-y making up the entire: dsign zwill e xaetly signs where the fdesignfof one section differs i matchg yf ronrthatof-aln adjoin'in section;A l'n fact, 95

A In printing material withru designs for a machine builtin' accor( ance with my iiiinstanc'eyl' sup ly the reservoirs'with the* vention will be able toprinta design which pigments desir 5 thnll a rug six'feet long will not be duplicated except at long inter-V is to` be rinted, such asfllustrated in Fig. vals,4 thusvmaterially increasing the value vof 16txwill tn ke three sets of blocks'f'or` each' the product. l y 100` color,if there is' the same n uniberof 'colors Further, by 4my 'invention I am'enabled to iny the border as in the body of the: rug. v.print certain colors ongiven portions of the The com' sha-ft, having the n'umber'of cams material, In fact/fthe mechanism is so conpro rlyloeatedfor asix foot riigjia'placed trolled that the'most elaborate designs can 1n tligmachine and the sleeve 2 9'on theI rods be rinfcd 'on .thel material at a 'compara- 105 c 30 can'aetuate any particular arm 28. 'I f it tive low cost. n 'I be desired toc-ut out someof the block car; ile m 'y invention is particularlyadaptriers ,"then thecarriers are locked-in .the ed for pritin Hoorcoverings known as raised position by the hand locks 140.@ The oileloth and ike material, it can be 'used l material "is then placedon the mandrel'l for-printing certain classes of carpet fab- 11 and the mandrel isFlocated .in its hcarin ries, curtains, and certain grades of paper 138 the materialbeing. preferably conuectefor wall coverings' without departing fro'mA to the end of the' material previously printed the s irit-of the invention. in the machine, or to the waste material that I .c aim: 4 is used to t out-the maeliine'bcfoli-eprint- 1. The combination in a block printing 115, ing the tina `design. The machine is 4then machine of the horizontal type, of side set in motion and the material is fedy interframes; a platen located between the side mittently through the machine, the interframes; means for conveying material inter= mittent lmovement being equal to the width mittently over the platen; a series of longiof the printing bloc-ks, and, as it passes untudinal rods placed side by side and located 12 der certain of the blocks, they are automati. under the laten; means for guiding said cally, released and are allowed to make an rods; a series of transverse shafts having impression after being properly supplied arms, said arms being out of line; means-on `With the pigment. The inking reservoirs each rod for engaging an arm; a plunger at B v1,::ni1,14i4

prevent an overisuppl of pi deposited on certain b ocks.

f, for instaliceza. block prints a ri vht hand bordered design on the niatcriahtui:-w

engaged by the ins 75 on the bands 74, which convey it intermittently through the mach-ine.

I have describedthe present machine as gmcnt being U5 one end of leach armforming a shoulder; a series of two-armed levers, one arm of each lever being arranged to bear upon the shouler by their latches so as to der of a rod; a cam shaft; a vseries of Canis are reciprocated under the several blocks, but only those that are printing are provided with pi icnt, the others being'held clear of the di l block carriers; a series of longitudinal rods arranged side by side under theplaten; a transverse shaft'at one end of the machine;

a series of tvvolarmedl'everS mounted on the said shaft, one-arm of each lever engaging a rod; a detachableftransverse cam shaft,'

also atfone end of the machine, land having a` series of cams thereon arran ed to come n in contact with the other arm o eachlever;

and means for turning the cam shaft to impart a longitudinal movement to the rods. y

3. Thel combination intra block printing machine of thefhorizontal type, of` a frame;

means for movingfmaterial-- toQbejprinted overthe frame; a'series of block carriers;

pintingb blocks; thereon means for actuating the one end of them'achine; bearings for the cainfshaft; meansfori detachably y 1 the caps-ofthe bearin s in position so that securing the `cam 'shaft can be odily ,removed from the bearings; afseries of cams on said shaft; means for holding certain of. the blocks out of action saidimeans4 being controlled -by cams; and

means for driving the cam shaft.

4.1,1he combination@-inA a block printing machine of the'horizontal type, of a frame; means for intermittently moving the mate-- rial to? be printed through the machine; a

series'of intermittently operated block carriers; println blocks-thereon; a transverse shaft at each lock'carrier; latches oneach shaft engagingth'e carrier to hold it outof action ;v a.` series of longitudinal rods for actuatin the transierse latch shafts; a

vseries o levers engaging the said rods; a

cam shaft havin cams thereon for actuat- A machine; a:

ing the levers; sliding bearings for the cam' shaft; a support for the bearings; and means for moving `the said bearings to and from the levers.

5. The combination in a block printing machine of the horizontal type, of a fraine; means for intermittently. moving thematerial to be printed through the machines; a series of block carriers; printin blocks thereon; latch mechanism for hol in cer-- tain of the rblocks outl of action; a series of rods for actuating the latches; a seriesof levers for independently moving the rods longitudinally; alcam. shaft having a series `movingthexn in'both directie lock` carriers; 'a transverse sha-ft at 1 posite direction.

of cams thereon for actuating the Vlevers; 05

adjustable bearings` for the cam shafts; means for moving the bearings in unison; a gear wheel on the cam shaft; a segment; an lntermediate gear wheel thereon; a driving shaft; a pinion on the said driving shaft meshingv withV 'the intermediate wheel; and

.means for 4adjjustabl'yholding the segment in position. l A

6. The combination in a block' printing machine of the horizontal type, of a series of block carriers; means for vertically reciprocati the. carriers; means for. intermit tently ceding the material throughthe ina- `chine; a series of connected pigment distributers; and operatin means connected at each end ofthe lseries or reciprocatin -the pigment' distributersfunder the prin g blocks.

7. The combination in a block printin machine of the horizontal type, o f aseries o block carriers; means for vertically reciprocating the vcarriers m'eans for `intermittently feeding the material through the machine;

a series of connected pigment-distributers, a

lever at each' end of the machine; and means,

at each: end of the machine, for movingeach lever`so that the` pigment distributms, will undr'thecontrol of'them ha'nisni for 8. `The combination in a bl k afiae'ries A l Ak n machine; of the horizontaly typ, of.'

of block carriers means for verticallyrecip;

rocatin the carriers; means' for intermitf1 tently ceding the material through thema` chine; a `series yof .connected .pigment 'distributers; a lever Vconnected at eachend of 'the'series; a slotted rocker connectedkto the and having arms provided with pins; ar

means for drivingthe said shaftsq; v i `9. The combination in a block 1 printing ranged to enter the slotsin the rocker; and io l .L n ,J

i lever twor operating lshafts together machine, of a seris of vertica'lly recipl'ocating blockcarriers; printing .blocks thereon;

means for actuatingvsa'id carriers' means for intermittently moving'material through' the lpigmentA distributerfor leach links connecting the' several printing' bloc distributers so that they will travel in 'unif son; a4 slotted rocker at each endv of the ma'-y chine connected to theenchainedf'distribu-V ters; two driven shafts at each end'r'of the machine, one at each side of the` rocker, and.. having pins Aarranged to engage the rocker,K

said pins being so set that when one pin i's in engagement,` the other. pin-is out `of engagement, whereby the rocker is reciprocated first infone direction andthen invtheop- 10. The combination .in `a block 'printing machine of the horizontal .pe-,, of a frame; a series of intermittently reciprocating printing block carriers.- means forectuating said carriers; means fiorintermittently 'moving material through the machine; a series of pig-nient distrihuters arranged to reciprocate under the block carriers when they are iu the raised position and to supply pigment thereto; links connecting the several pigment distributers; a pivoted'lever at each end and at each side o f the machine; a link connectingeach lever with the series of pigment distribute'rs; a.transverse shaft at each end of the machine; a slotted rocker on each end ot' the Shaft; a link connecting the rockers with 'one yof the levers; two transverse shafts; one on each side of the rocker, each 3 shaft having auarni at each-end andLa pin on the arm arranged to enter the slots in the.

roekei'- so that as the said shafts rotate'th rockerv will be rocked anda reciprocating motion willjhe given to the pigment distrihuters. y

11. ;The combination in a block printing machineof the horizontal type,- of a frame;

' a series ofintermittently reciprocating printing block carriers.; means for actuating said carriers; means for intermittently movin material through the machine; a series o pigment distributers arranged to reciprocate under the block carriers when they are in the raisedposition and to supply pigment thereto: links connecting the several pigment distributers; a pivoted lever at each' end and at each'side of the machine; a link connecting each lever with the series of pigmentdis tributers; a transverse shaft atreach end of the machine; a slotted rocker on'feach end of theshaft a link connecting each rocker with one of the levers; two transverse shafts, one on each side of the rocker, each'shaft having an arm at each end and a pin on the arm arranged to enter the slots in the rocker so that as the said shafts 'otate the rockeiwill be rocked and a reciprocating motion will be given to .the pigment distributers; a train of gearing connecting the two shafts .which actuate the rocker; and means for driving one of said shafts, the arts being so connected @hat the two sha ts will bedriven in unison.

12. The combination ini a block printing machine; of a series of vertically reciprocating block carriers; .means for actuating said carriers; means for intermittently moving ,material through the machine; a pigment distributor for each printing block mounted on the carriers; links connect-ing the several distributers so that they will travel in unison; a Slotted rocker at each end of the machine connected to the enchained-pigment distributor; two driven shafts at each end of the machine, one at each side of the rocker and having pins arranged to engage the rocker, said pins being so set that when `one pin is in engagement the other` pii'ris out ot" engagement, whereby the rocker is recip- :Jocated first in one direction and then in the opposite direction.

13. The combination in ablock printing machine of the horizontaltype, of a series of carriers; prntingblocks thereon; means for vertically reciprocating the carriers; means for feeding the material intermittently through the machine; a pigment 'distributer' for each printing block, said dis` tributers bein connected together; means at each end of ghe pigment distributers and working in unison;

anda detent for retaining the said mecha'- nism while the distributersare at rest.

14. The combination in a block nachine of .the horizontalrtype, o means /for intermittently moving the material to rinting4 machine A'connected ,to the be printed through the machine; a series of t Aprinting block carriers spaced agiven distance apart; blocks 'thereon arranged to makel` an impresion on the surfaceof the material as it passes through the machine; a 'series of pigment distributers connected together and arranged to reciprocate under -the printing blocks; a lever connected to the pigment distributers; a slotted rocker conf nected to the lever; two -shafts havin arms with.v pins thereon arranged to enters otsin ,Y 1 .the rocker; meansrfor drivin the shafts in unison; a cam on one of sai shafts; a` de:

tent lever 'actuatedby'the"cam; and avdisk 1 on the rocker shaftarranged to He engaged treme sitlons.

i byfthe .lever when' inl either of its two exi 15. he combnatioliiina blockv printing machine, of a reciprocating pigment distributer; a rocker connected to the pigment distributer; two shaft'shavin Apins arranged to engage the rocker ;.adis secured to the rocker sha-ft; two setsl of plates thereon spaced agiven distanee'a art; the plates of4 each set being beveledto: orm a V- oove; a

pivoted-,lever havinga V-shaped lade at leo one end arrangedto enter elther of the grooves 'and means {foradjusting the blade;

anda cam on .onefof said' driving shafts arranged to actuate the lever so that the lever -will enter the V-grooveV when the rocker -is at -the two extremes of-its movement,

16. The combination in a block printing machine of the horizontal type, of two longitudinal side frames; and a central long'itudinal fram'e; cross beams connecting the central frame with the side frames; guidesinthe side 4frames; a series of block carriers adapted to the guides; printing blockson the carriers; a series of transverse shafts l having cams thereon for raising the block carriers; a longitudinal rail at each side of the machine; pigmentdistributers arranged totravel on the rails;"means for intermittently reciprocating said carriers; two` end vless hands having pins thereon arranged to convey material to he printed intermittently through the machine; wheels at each end of the machine around which the bands pass; rails for supporting the upper run of

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