US1742335A - Paper-products machine - Google Patents

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Jan. 7, 190. L. P. WILLSEA PAPER PRODUCTS MACHINE Filed Jan. 27, 1927 8 Sheets-Sheet l 'IIIIIlIlllllllllllllllilliiiiiiii" lllll ll l llillll lllll nllalllnnmllllllllll INVENTOR Mmm BY W 71!. M

ATTORNEY Jan. 7, 1930. L. P. WILLSEA 1,742,335

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L. P. WILLSEA PAPER PRODUCTS MACHINE Filed Jan. 27, 1927 8 Sheets-Sheet 4 MoLfZL M ATTORNEY Jan. 7, 1930. L. P. WILLSEA 1,742,335

PAPER PRODUCTS MACHINE Filed Jan. 2'7, 1927 8 Sheets-Sheet 5 J W INVENTQR L fi mm E 5. BY

ATTORNEY Jan. 7, 1930. L. P. WILLSEA 1,742,335

PAPER PRODUCTS MACHINE Filed Jan. 27, 1927 8 Sheets-Sheet e I I INVENTOR I Fig. Z. 053w mm BY fl/lw 7, M

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PAPER PRODUCTS MACHINE Filed Jan. 27, 1927 8 Sheets-Sheet 7 ATTO R N EY 10. 7-i 1:1. WWI-M Jan. 7, 1930. p WILLSEA 1,742,335

PAPER PRODUCTS MACHINE Filed Jan. 27, 1927 8 Sheets-Sheet 8 INYENTOR ATTORNEY 35 ing any one or more'of 5 must be used. The different size rolls neces- UNITED. *sTArEs LOUIS rn 'roimrron, or new YORK, n. Y5,

n cgmronn'rrorr on DELAWARE J rnrEn-rnonncr's men-11m Application filed January 27,1927. Serial 1&0. 163,872.

The invention relates to improvements in paper products making niachines,such as blanks for cartons, and, more particularly, to a paper products making machine whic has all of its fseveraliindividual operating mechanisms arranged in a straight line; A

- i feature of theinventionis' the provision of. paper products making machine which may, be ofthe straight line typeand which can .mbe setup for diflerent jobs for making different s'ize and shape paper products with minimum amount of expense and time. A further feature of the invention inclhdes the provision of structure for allowingthe easy 15 mounting of diiier'ent size roll s and gears for. different jobs. a The arrangement in a straight line of the several individual mechanisms for performing the different functions in the makingo'f a product from a web of paper board allows thediflerent functions to be performed very rapidly and in close succession, so that a paper product is formed in a minimum length of time; a p r T According'to the invention a paper prod. ucts" making machine is provided which, in one continuous operation, may print the ad vancing web of paperboard with one or more colors, score the ,web and cut it into productsmfthe desired size and shape, pick the undesired particles of scrap out of the travl eling web, separate the products one from Y the other and deliver them into counted piles without smudging the wet ink. For performv theseveraloperations, there may be provided pairs of rolls hetween \which the web ofi pap'er board from which the products are to be made, may he passed. In ordertd prevent waste of the paper 40 board, the several impression rolls may be of such diameter as to provide impression surfaces for an integral number'of products around the periphery. In order to maintain this condition'for all jobs; difl'erent size rolls sitate different size gears and a further few ture of the invention "is the provision of apparatus whereby the different size rolls and gears maybe easily placed intopo'sition and adjusted for the difierent jobs. The rolls the different size and the invention a binati line 3-3 of Fig; 1 and showing the various whose size must be changed for the different jobs may be the printing rolls, die rolls and picker rollsw As the machine is preferably arranged so that the paper web always trav- 1 els at the same linear veloc the separator rolls may not have to 'be changed fofthe'several jobs since/thecircumferential velocity of the se arator r0 is arranged to be preferably a little greater than the velocity of the paper web, According to the intention, the' fram'e ma} be-providedwith adjustable beari'ngsso that their position and the distance between them may be regulated for different'size operat ing rolls. Further adjustable bearings may as he provided for the .transfer g'ears' so that the transfer gears may be kept in mesh-with v gearson the different-size operating rolls. '1

Various other features and advantages of 1The,inventionwill. be obvious from the folowing particular-description of one form of machine embodyingtthe invention or from an I inspectionpf the/accompanying drawings;

of construction and com I ons of-parts'hereinafter set forth and claimed. 1

ah the drawings and novel features aecompanyingandformin'g parts of this specification; a practical hom so.

mercial, emhodimentof the invention is disclosed, but as so for purposes of disclosure, it e understood that the structure may be modified in various respects without departure from the nu broad spirit and scope of the inventionas hereinafter definedand claimed. 3 H 1 Fig. l is a more or less diagrammatic plan view of the machine showing the arrange- V ment of theiseveral operating rolls;

Fig. 2 is a more or less diagrammatic side elevation of Fig. '1, the heavy dot-and dash line illustrating theiweb of paperboard; I

Fig. 3 is an 'elevational-view taken on the gearson the drive motor side of the machine only, the parts being adjusted for large rolls; i a

Fig. 4 is a side elevation looking in the same direction as Fig. 3 but showingthe' several gears on the side of the machine op- PATENT, OFFICE]:

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ity for all size" f lso consists in certain new 76 ch illiistration is rimarily' i mechanism for holding the bearings of a posite the drive motor, the parts being adusted for small rolls;

Fig. is an enlarged detail showing the pair of printing and. die rolls in adjusted ltion, the bearings being adjusted for arge rolls. This figure is a section on the i line 5-5 of Fig.-6

hr ero Fig, 6 is a section taken on the line 66 .-of F igs. 3 and/5 the parts being adjusted for small rolls; v Fig. 7 is a section taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 3 and shows the mechanism for adthe position of the main transfer gears and the reverse-bending roll, the positionbein 'one which will be occupied when are in use; 1 I p igs. 8 and 9 are details "showing the structure of the adjustable mounting ,for" the transfer gear for driving the separator rolls, Fig. 8 illustrating the position of the parts when large rolls are used,-while Fig. 9 illustrates the position of the parts when small rolls are used;

Figs; 10 and 11 are details showing the structure of the adjustable mounting for the transfer roll for driving the picker rolls, Fig. 10' showing the position of'the parts when large die rolls are used,'whil e Fig. 11

illustrates t e position of the parts when small die ro are used; 1

Figs. '12 and 13 illustrate the structure for c adjustably mounting the driving gear and pulley, Fig. 12 illustrating the position of the parts when small impression rolls are used, while Fig. 13 illustrates the position of the parts when large impression rolls are used. v

Figs. 14'.and 15 are details showing the construction of the bracket fon adjustably mountmg the transfer roll for driving the advance rolls, Fi 14-illustrating the position when small 'e rolls are used and Fig.

15 illustratin the position when'large die rolls are use Referring to the drawings and more particularly; to, Figs. 1, 2 3 and 4, the paper box m of 1llustrat1on comprises a pair 0 50.

g machine disclosed for purposes spaced bed rails 1 and 2 at one end of which is placed a pairof lower frame members 3 and Restin'gupon the lower frame members is a pair of upperframe members 5 and, 6, the upper frame members having their forward ends formed into shelves 7 and 8 extending beyond the lower frame members and bed rails. It .will be understood that the upper frame member, lower frame member and a bed'rail on each side are suitably bolted together. In order'to strengthen the 1 frame, lower cross rails 9 are provided extending between the bed rails 1 and 2. Up-

v per cross rails 11 are also provided'extend- 111g between the up'per frame members 5 and 6, thesecross rails being bolted thereto.

Each upper frame member 5 and 6 is provided with three integrally connected standards 12, 13 and 14, each standardhaving a guideway, for supporting the printing rolls A and B and die rolls C. Supported upon the shelves 7 and 8, on each side, are two .detachably connected standards 16 and 1.7 v

which have guides therein for supporting respectively the picker rolls D and separator rolls E. The printing rolls A and B are each made up of an upper or impression roll 181an'd a lower or pressure roll 19. The upper roll may have secured thereon an impression plate (not shown) for Inaking the desired imprint. Devices denoted generally by 20 are provided for feeding ink to the upper roll. The upper printing rolls are provided withgears 21 and 22 and the lower printing rolls are provided with gears. 23 and 24, the upper and lower gears of each set meshing each other. These gears are mounted outside the frame and on the same side ofthe machine as the drive pulley 25. I

'The die rolls C may comprise an upper or impression roll' 28 having the male knives or cleats '(not shown) for making all the impressions and scores not made by {the auxiliary sor advance rolls F. The lower roll 29- may have knives or cleats (not shown) thereon coacting with the knives or cleats on the upper roll. cleats may be of the type that are easily removable and are easily replaceable to any position on any size cylinder to meet the exigencies of the different jobs.

These knives or,

The lower die roll 29 is provided with a extend throughout the length of the blank,

these wheels being adjustable axiallyto meet the exigencies of difierent jobs.

The pi'cker rolls 1) are rovided w1th devices (not shown) for pic 'ng out the small waste pieces which would otherwise clog up the machine. The picker rolls D will usually be arranged *0 make one revolution for each product around the periphery of the printing v These rolls F and die rolls and different size picker rolls D. 4

may be'u'sed with different sizeprinting' and die rolls. The picker rolls have meshinggears 36 and 37 outside the frame on the side opposite the drive pulley.

'The upper picker roll is journalled in bearings 130 and the lower picker roll is journalled in bearing 131, the bearings being proshown) maybe provided to press the lvided with ears 140m slida'ole vertically in the guideways-l32 in the standards 16 so as ,to be easily. removable therefrom. Spacing members 133 of -difi'erent size may be provided to be placed between the bearings 130;and- 131 to adjust the distance between them to the .proper amount and spacing members 134 of diflerent size maybe provided to be placed between the lower bearings 131 and the bottom of the guideways. 132't0 elevate the bearings to the proper height. b The separator rolls E may be rotated at a peripheral velocity which isslightly faster than the veldcity of the web, the separator rolls being held normally in spaced relation bythes'prings 38 (Figs. 8 and 9) acting between the upper and lower bearings 135 and 136. At proper intervals devices not eparator rolls together'to cause them to grip-the paper web to separate a product from the preceding. Q k

Both upper and lower separator rolls arev provided with gears 39and on the drive -pulley side meshing each other and outside 'the frame. The lower'separatonroll has also g The upper bearings135 in which the upper smaller/ g ar 41 mounted outside the gea 40 for e P rpose hereinafter described. Y

separator IOllyiS journaled and the lower bearing 136 in which the lower separator rolls is journaled are slidable'vertically in the guide-- ways 137 in the. standards .17, the bearing blocks having ears 138 to allow the bearings; to be vertically slidable in the guideways for easy adjustment and removal. k Spacing blocks 139 of different sizes may be providedto be placed between the lower bearings 136 to elevate the hearings to their proper height. Since it. ispreferable to maintain the line of travel of the web of paper board at a fixed height, however, spacing blocks 13901 the same size may be used'for all jobs. Ifdesired,.however, for any reason, the height of the contacting surfaces of the separator rolls may be changed by using difl'erent size spac ing block's 139. v

" The standards lfi and 17 may be provided with top plates 142 (Figures 3 and 4) in which are threaded set bolts 143 to engage the upper bearings 130 and 135 to limit the upward movement thereof Lock nuts 144 may be provided for locking the set bolts 143.

The detailed construction. of both the picker and separator rolls is disclosed in ap,. plication, Serial No. 118,636, filed June 26,

1926 'by the present inventor and it is not necessaryfito repeat the detailed disclosure.

here. a

For the sake ofieficiency and economy a plurality of products may beformed across the length of'the rolls, each product being one of its particular line. Any number of scores-and cuts which extend on the size'of the'products and the width of the paper board. I i Y Y Supported on the real-end of the bed rails 1 and'2 by suitable means (not shown) is the reel G 03E paper board from which the products are made. The frame members may have suitable devices including guideslots formed therein for-the support of transfer gears, the structure function of these deviicles being explained hereinafter more in de- As the paper web indicated by the heavy dot-and-dash line in Fig. 2- leaves the storage roll G, it engages a reverse=bending roll H mounted in th guides 44, this roll having for its purpose the bendingof the paper board in a direction opposite'to'that in w 'ch it was bent while stored on the storage roll.

From the reverse-bending roll it enters beannular knives (not shown) for making throughout the entire length of the blank; thence between die rolls C on which are mounted the cleats or,

, knives (not shown) for making. all theremaining cuts orscores; thence between the picker rolls D where all the waste-particles are picked out and discarded, these particles otherwise interfering with the proper I operation of the machine; thence to the separator rolls E where the products are separated one from the other, and thence to delivery" mechanism (not shown) To prevent waste of the paper board, the number of products impressed by a single complete revolution of theprinting "and die rolls must be an integral number. Therefore, for difl'erent size products diiierent size printing and die rolls must be used. In order totakecare of the different size rolls which are used for the diflerent jobs, adjusting mechanism must be provided.

v The mechanism for supporting and adjusting the printing and die rolls will first be described. These mechanisms are substantially identical, so the mechanism used with.

a pair of lower bearings 48 for the lower roll 19 maybe disposed in a pair of oppositely disposed guideways 49 in the standards 12. a

The lower bearing 48 which is made up of a lower bearing block 50 and an upper bearingblock 51 havingchanneledsides to provide ears 52,is slidably mounted in theguideways. A

spacing member 53 may be provided between the lower end of the guideway and the lower lines of products may be formed, depending bearing block to elevate the lower roll 19 to ing in which may be disposed a rod 56 suitably threaded. The .rod 56 has a keyway 64 in which is disposed a key secwred to the block- 54," this construction allowing relative'longitudinal -movement but no relative rotary movement between the rod 56and block 54. Threaded on the rod 56 may bea nut 57 havi ing a notched collar 58. A clamping plate 59 may be bolted to the adjusting block- 54, having projection s'engaging the notched collar 58 to hold the nut 57 iii-adjusted position.

The upper bearing 47 is similar in construction with the lower bearing 48, the differ- I ence being in that the shaft 60 is larger than must be mounted so as to be adjusted.

Referring now to mounted a transfer gear or 76.

shaft 61 andthe bearing has a lining 62 of bearing metal. Suitably bolted to-the top of the standard 12 may be a top plate 63 in whiCh may be disposed a set bolt 66 engaging the upper halfof the topbearing 4N0 rigidly hold the bearings in adjusted position. L A lock nut 67 may be provided-for locking the setbolt, p a

t will be understood that thedist-ance be tween the upper and lower bearings may be adjusted to take care of different sizerolls and gears by rotating the adjusting nut 57 and the elevation of the point ofjcontact of the upper and lowen rolls may be adjusted by means of the different size spacers 53.

Since the different jobs generally require different size rolls withfdiiferent slze gears, inorder that the transfer gears maybe made to mesh with the different size roll gears, they Figs, 3, 4 and 7, the upper frame members 5 and6-are provided with vertitally extending guideways 70. In each I guideway a hearing 71 is mounted, each bearin having a channeliaits side face to provic e ears 3 so that'. the bearing, may slide vertically in the guldeway but is prevented from moving axially. Disposed in each pair of bearings is a shaft 74 extending the entire width of the machine, on 'Which shaft is The transfer gears are located on the drive pulley side of the machine andoverhang the frame. A collar 72 maybe rigidly secured to the shaft 7 4 on the other side of the hearing from the gear to hold theshaft in fixedaxial position.

Inorder to elevate the transfer gears 75 and 76 and bearings, under each bearin an elevating mechanism is provided, ince each elevating mechanism isidentical with the others it will be sufficient that one elevat- Under each bearing 71 the lower frame memher 3 or 4 and upper frame member 5 or .6 are provided with alining holes 78 and 79 in which is disposed a threaded rod member 82 whose upper end abuts the bearing 71.

The rod member 82 has a keyway 81 in: which .is disposed a key secured to the, frame, this is disposed a worm wheel 84 having thread- .ed vengagement with the elevating rod 82.

Disposed over the transversexhole 83 on each side of the lower frame member is a.cover' plate 85 suitably bolted to the frame member.

J ournalled in both the inner and outer cover plates is a control shaft 86which extends the I entire width of the machine andhas a worm- 87 thereon engaging with the worm wheel; 84.

This shaft has a second worm 88 on the other side of the machine for engaging the" worm wheel of the elevating mechanism for the other-bearing of the pair. The end of this'shaft may be pnovided with asuitably non-circular portion adapted to have fitted thereon a crank It will be appreciated that on rotation of the control shaft 86 by the crank 89, the elevating rods 82 under a! pair of bearings may be elevated or lowered together to cause the transfer gear 7 5 .or 76 to have proper meshing relation with the gears on the impression rolls.

The reverse-bending roll H is adjustably ounted and-is controlled by similar mechasm in exact y the same manner as the trans- 'fer gears-7 and 76, so the description of,

this mechanism i not necessary. The gear 90 on the 'reversending roll and the transfer gears 75 and 7 6 are on the drive pulley side of the machine, transfer gear 76 meshing with die roll gear 30 and printing roll gear 24, transfer gear 75 meshing with printing roll gears 23 and 24, and reverse-bending roll gear 90 meshing with printing roll gear 23.

Inlorde'r to take care of the different num-' z ber of waste ieces' per product in the 'diifem cut jobs and or the different number of products per rolland the different size rolls, it

will'be appreciated that different size icker I rolls D-may have to, be used for the'di erentf jobs since the pickerrolls must make one complete revolution for each waste piece picked er line of-products. In order' to pro vide a iving relation for different size gears on the lower die roll and on the lower picker roll, a transfer gear 94 is provided which is adjustably mounted with respect to the lower die roll gear 32 and the lower picker roll gear 37*on the side opposite the drive pulley.

Referring now to Figs, 10. and 11, the tran'sl fer gear 9.4 is mounted upon a bracket mem- Ber 95 which in general is T-shaped,,the u per 'ing mechanism only be described in detail. horizontal portionhaving a slot 96 an the 159 lower veitical portion also a slot 97.

Guide ears 98 arefprovided upon'the shelf 7 t and abolt 99 is fixed securely tothe shelf to guide and 'toadjustably clamp the bracket member 95. .Adjustab ly mounted in the horizontal slot 96 fsastu'dshaft 100 having a .clampingnut on the end thereof, the stud shaft rotatably supporting transfer gear 94.

a It will be; appreciated that from thiscon struction the transfer gear may be adjusted to theposition shown in Fig. 10, which posi-f tion it will have when a large driving die gear, is used, or the position in Fig. 11 when a small driving die gearis used.

Since it is preferably in a machine of this type that the paperboard web always travels at the same linear velocity irreSpectiveof from the drive pul m gear; 41. v

theparticular job and since the separator 7 rolls E rotate always slightlyfaster than this velocity in order to cause separationbf the products it followsthat the speed of the separator rolls must be maintained constant irre- 1 spectiveof the, particular job. This condition is inherently obtained since the separator rolls are driven by a direct chain. of 'gears I ey 25.' However, inorder to take care of the different size gears used on the lower die rollonthe drive pulley side for the different jobs, an Tadjustablymounted transfer gear 103 on the drive pulley side is used, the constructionof the adjustable V mounting being illustrated in detail in Figs.

8 and 9. This construction is very similar.

to the construction shown in Figs. 10 and 11 for ,adjustably mounting the transfer gear for drivingthel picker rolls. It'is 'suflicient to saythat the transfer gear 103 is adjustable horizontally in the-slot 104fin the adjustable bracket'105 and the bracket is adjustable vertically in the guides 106 on the Shelf 8..

Transfer gear 76 meshes with lower die roll gear,30 and the lower outer separator roll Since the auxiliary rolls F are drivenfrom the gear 31 on theupper die roll onthe side opposite the drive pulley and since diiferent size gears-and die rolls may be used for different-jobs, a construction (Figs. 14 and 15)v must be provided wherebyk thetransfer gear 107 is adapted to engage different size gears. In the brackets 33 which support the advance rolls Fa slot 108 is provided in which is disposed a stud shaft 109 which maybe clamped in any desired position. [On the shaft 109 the transfergear 107 is rotatably mounted.

'Thisslot 108 is concentric with the centre of the upper shaft of the advance rolls, allowing the .transfer gear 107 to be moved about this centre into. engagement with the upper gear 31 on the die rollsno matter what.

the size of the gear 31 may be. j

The drivingpulley 25 which drives the various operating mechanisms is mounted to.

drive-the first transfer ear 7 6' directly, and smce the transfer gear 6 is adjustable ver:

size ay in such position. 1

tic'aliliy,

theriving pulley 25 is adjustable to take care ofthe dliferent positions of thetransfer gear for the different jobs. 'Referring now to Figs 3, 4, 12 and the frame may ,be

provided with horizontally extending guideways 112 on each side in. which may be mounted crossheads 113 having. rackteeth 11%.; Engaging with the rack teeth may be .driving pinions ll5 mounted upon a control mechanism must be provided whereby and difierent size gears may be easily removed and installedas required by the differ-- entjqbs. All the transfer gears are easily adjustable into meshing relation with r the other gears so that the machine can be taken down oiset up for a new job very easily. It v 1 is within the contemplation of the invention. to have in stock a number of different size printing rolls, die rolls and picker rolls, the, sizes varying by predetermined increments; Each roll will have a gear accompanying it,

the. gear being of the same size as the roll.

When a given job is-to be set up, the proper rolls will beselected-to-maintain the condi tion of an integral number of products around the periphery of the printing and die rolls.

Tov set themachine up for a new job, new rolls may be placed in position with the same bearing blocks being used for all the various size rolls, or different b'earing blocks may be used for different rolls. It is preferable,

however, to provide the diiferent size rolls with the same size shafts so that the same bearing blocks may be used in all cases. The distance between the printing and die rolls will be adjusted by means of the ad usting mechanism to its proper value and the proper size spacing members will be selected to elevate the contacting surfaces of the rolls to the proper height. Similarly, if difierent size pickerrolls are used the proper spacing memher will be selected to separate the piclrer rolls the proper distance, and the proper slze; spacing member vyill be selected-to elevate the contacting surfaces to the proper height.

After the rolls are in position-with the proper ears on the shafts, tlietransfer g'ears fie moved into meshing relation and held i t will be'understood that the proper impre'ssion surfaces 01" plates will be laced upon the printing rolls forthe partlcu ar job before the W a P 1 p tics.- A so the proper arrangement of cutting and creasing cleats or knives will be placed upon the die chroni'zed and the impressions made by the rinting mechanisms, the impressions made y the advance rolls, the die rolls and picker rolls will properly register with each other.

While I have shown and described and have pointed out in the'annexed claims certain novel features ofthe invention, it will be understood that various omissions, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation may-be made by those skilled in the .art without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is'claimed is: 1. In a straight line paper products making machine, a frame having a plurality of pairs of standards, each standard having a vertical guideway, a bearlng for an upper roll and a bearing for a lower roll disposed in each guideway, devices for adjusting the distance etween upper and lower bearings to take care of different size rolls and gears, said frame having second pairs of guideways, between said standards, a bearing in each second guideway, a shaft with a transfer gear in each pair of second bearings, said transfer gears being adapted to mesh with gears of different slzes on the rolls, and devices for adjusting said second bearings.

2. In a paper products making machine, a frame having a plurality of pairs of vertical guideways, a bearing for an upper roll and a bearing for a lower roll disposed in each I glsudeway, devices foradjusting the distance tween upper and lower hearings to take care of different size rolls and gears, said frame having second guideways between said first guldeways, a bearing in each'second guideway, a shaft with a transfer gear in each second bearing, said transfer gears being adapted to mesh with gears of different sizes a on the rolls, and devices for adjusting said second bearings. I I

3. In a straight line paper products machine, a frame having a plurality of pairs of guideways, a bearing. for an upper roll and a bearlng for a lower roll in'each guideway,

deviees r adjustin thepositions of said bearmgs 1n said guideways to take care of difierentsize rolls and gears, a second guideway between said first guideways, an adjustable bearmg in said guideway and having :1.

shaft and transfer gear to mesh with said first gears, a third guideway extendin toward said second guideway, a bearing a ustably mounted in saidthird guideway, said bearing having a shaft, a gear meshing with said transfer gear and a driving device on said shaft. Y

4. In a straight line paper products ma chine, a frame having a plurality of pairs of guideways, a bearing for an upper roll and a bearing for a lower roll in each guideway, devices for adjusting the positions of said bearings in said guideways to take care of different size rolls and gears, a second guideway between said first guideways, an ad ustable bearing in said guideway and havlng a shaft and transfer gear to mesh with said of power having a driving device, a p lurality of transfer devices between said drivlng and driven devices, means for adjusting and re placing said operating mechanisms and their driven devices for difl'erent jobs, and means for adjusting said driving device and transfer devices with respect to said driven dcvlces for different jobs.

6. In a paper products making machine, a frame, a plurality 'of separate operating mechanisms having driven devices, a source of power having 'a driving device, a plurality of transfer devices between said driving and driven devices, means for adjusting and replacing said operating mechanisms and thelr driven devices with operating mechanisms and driven devices of' different size for different jobs, and means for adjusting said driving device and transfer devices with respect to said driven devices for different ]ObS.

7 In a aper products making machine of the straig t line type, a frame, a plurality of printing mechanisms having driven devices, a scoring and cutting mechanism having a driven device, a source of power having a driving device, a plurality of transfer devices between said driving and driven devices, means for adjusting and replacing said printing mechanisms and said scoring and cutting mechanism and their driven devices with printing mechanisms, cutting and scoring mechanisms and driven devices of different size for different jobs, and means for adjusting said transfer devices with respect to said driven and driving devices for different jobs, said' mechanisms being arranged in a straight line.

8. In a paper products making machine, a frame, a plurality of printing mechanisms having driven devices, a scoring and cutting mechanism having a driven device, a source of power having a driving device, a plurality of transfer devices between said driving and driven devices, means for adjusting and respect to said driven and placing said printing mechanisms and saidscoring and-cutting mechanism and their driven devices for different jobs, and means for adjusting said transfer devices with redriving devices for difieltent jobs.

j 9. In a paper products making machine of the straight line-type, a frame, aplurality of printing mechamsms having driven de-.

vices, a scoring and cutting mechanism having a driven device, a source of power havmg a device, means for adjusting and replacing said printing mechanisms and 1 said scoring and cutting mechanism and their driven devices for different jobs, and means for adjusting said driving device for different obs.

' jobs, said driven gear being disposed on the outer side of said side member, said side mem- 10. In a paper products making machine, a frame includin a side. member, operating mechanisms inc uding a driven gear whose pitch circle may change position for different her having aideway extending toward said gear, a cross 'ead in said guideway having rack teeth and a bearing, a drive shaft in said bearing having a driving gear for driving said driven gear, a control shaft journalled making machine,

driven gear whose pitch circle may in said side member and having a pinion bearings having a driving gear fordriving said driven gear, a control shaft journalled;

in said side members and having pinions, one

meshing the rack teeth on each crosshead.

12. In a paper products makin machine,-

. a frame having spaced side mem ers, oper atmg mechanism lncluding a drlven gear whose pitch circle may change position for different jobs, a shaft for said driven gear having bearing in both side members, said driven gear being disposed on the outer side of one of said side members, each side memanism her having a guideway extending toward the axis of said gear, a bearing in each guideway, a drive shaft in said bearings having a driv ing gear for driving said driven gear, and

means for adjusting said hearings to meet the requirements of different jobs.-

frame, an impression mechanism mounted on said frame and having a gear, separator mechmounted on saidframe and having a gear, a transfer gear meshing said first gears, and means for adjustably mounting said transfer gear.

said drlven gear A paper products machine comprising a 14. A paper products machine comprising a frame, animpressioh mechanism mounted on said frame and having a gear, picker mechanism mounted on saidframe and having a gear, a transfer gear meshing said first gears, and means for adjustably' mounting. said t-Ifansfer'gear. w: v a e 15. In a paper products making "machine,

a frame having. spaced side members, die rolls journalled in said side members and having a driving gear, picker rolls journalled in said side member and having a driven gear, a vertical guideway. on one. of said frame members, a bracket member slideable in said guide way and having a slot, a clamping device on said frame member engaging in said slot, said bracket having an upper horizontal slot,.a

stud shaft having a clamping device for adjustable mounting in said horizontal slot, said shaft having a transfer gear for meshing said driving and driven gears.

16. In a paper products making machine,

a frame, operating mechanism 'Ournalled in said frame and including space gears one or" both of whose pitch circles may change for different jobs, a vertical guideway on said frame, a bracket member slideable in said guideway and having a slot, a clamping device on said frame member engaging in said slot, said bracket having an upper horizon tal slot, a stud shaft having a clamping devicefor adjustable mounting in said horizontal slot, said shaft having a transfer gear for meshing saidv spaced gears.

17. A paper products makingv machine comprising spaced frame members, impression rolls mounted on said frame members,

one of said rolls having a driving gear, separator' rolls mounted on said frame members, one of said separator rolls having a driven gear, a transfer gear meshing said driving and drivengears, and means for mounting said transfer gear;

, 18. A paper products making machine comprising spaced frame members, impresadj ustably sion rolls mounted on said frame members, one of said rolls having a drivmg gear, picker rolls mounted on said frame members, one of said picker rolls having a driven gear, a transfer gear meshing said ,driving and driven gears, and; means for adjustably mounting said transfer gear. 19. In a paper products making machine, a frame, operating mechanisms having driving gears, said frame having a guideway, a transfer gear meshing. said driving gears and having a bearing slideable on said guideway, means for adjusting the POSltIOII of sand transfer gear so as to mesh with different sine driving gears used .on different jobs, said means including a threaded rod engagm said bearing and a nut threaded on said ro 20. In a paper products making machine, a frame, a pair of upper and lower cuttlng and creasing die rolls, means for ad ustably and upper gears. a '24. In a paperproducts' machine of the replaceably mountingsaid die rolls in said frame, a pair of upper and lower cut ing and creasing wheel rolls mounted on-'sai frame, a transfer gear, and means for adjustably mounting said transfer gear so that it may mesh 'with different gears on said die rolls and wheel rolls. A

" 21, Inca paper products making machine a frame having a pair of guideways, a pair of upper bearings and a pair oflower bear,-

ings in said guideways, devices for adj ustably fixlng the positions of said bearings in said guideways, upper and lower cutting and creasing die rolls having shaftsin said bear? ings and a pair of meshing gears on said shafts on a given side, said frame having second upper and lower bearings, advance cutting and creasing rolls journalled in said last bearings and having meshing gears on go said side, said frame having a guide slot, :1.

transfer gear having a shaft adjustably mounted in said slot so that saidtransfer gear may mesh with any size gear on said upper die roll and with; the upper advance roll 5gear. 22. vIn a' paper products making machine, a frame having a pair of standards, each standard having a guideway therein, a pair of upper bearings and a pair of lowen'bear- 3o ings in said guideways,'devic'es for adjustably fixing the positions of said bearings in said guideways, upper and lower die rolls having shafts in said bearings and a pair of meshing gearson said'shafts on agiven side, a bracket on each standard having upper and lower bearings, advance rolls journalled in said last bearings and having meshing gears on said given side, one of said brackets having a guide slot concentric withthe upper-adg Vance roll shaft, a transfer gear having a.

shaft adjustably mounted in said slot so that said transfer gear may mesh with any size gearion said upper die roll and with the upper advance roll gear. l 23. In a paper products making machine, a frame having a pair of-guideways, a pair of upper bearings and a pair of lower bearings in said guideways, devices for adjustably fixing the positions of said bearings in said 1guideways, die rolls having shafts in said earing and a pair of 'g'ears'on said shafts, a bracket on each standard having upper and lower bearings, advance rolls joiirnalled in said last bearings and having gears meshing 5 5 ,ea'ch other on one side, a gear on the upper advance roll on the other side, one ofsaid brackets having a guide slot, a transfer gear having a shaft ad ustably mounted in said slot, said transfer gearvmesliing with saidi straight line type, a framehaving' spaced slde members said side members having a plurahty of pairs of standards, each standard having a guideway, an upper bearing and a lower bearing in each guideway, means for easily removing and for adjusting the position of said bearings, one or more pairs of said guideways being for printing rolls, a. pairtof said guideways for cutting and scoring rolls, a pair of said guideways for separating rolls and a pair of said guideways for picker rolls, said side members having ond guideways between the printing and die rolls, a first transfer gear having means for adjustable mounting in each of said second guideways for meshing different size lower gearson different size printing and die rolls, a second transfer gear having adjustable mounting on one side member for meshing different size lower gears of the different size cutting and scoring rolls and a lower gear of the picker rolls, a third transfer gear having adjustable mounting on the other side member for meshing different size lower gearsof the cutting and scoring rolls and a lower gear of the separator rolls, a drivin gear having adjustable mounting for mes mg relation with one of said'first transfer gears.

25. In a paper products machine of the straight line type, a frame having spaced side SBC- members, said side members having a plurality of pairs of guideways, an upper hearing and a lower bearing in each gu1deway,

means for easily removing and for adjusting separator rolls and a pair of said guideways for picker rolls, said side member having second guideways between the printing and die rolls, a first transfer gear having means for adjustable mounting in each of said second guideways for meshing diiferent size gearson different size printing and dc rolls, a second transfer ear having adjustable mounting on one si e member for meshing difierent size gears of the different size cutting andscoring rolls and a gear of the picker rolls, a third transfer ear having ad'ustable mounting on the ot er side mem er for meshing different size gears of the cutting and scoring rolls and a gear of the separator rolls, a driving gear having adjustable mounting for driving relation with said gears. 26. In a paper products machine of, the

strai ht line type, a frame having spaced side mem 'ers, said side members having a p1u-,

a lower bearing in each guideway, means for eas1ly-remov1ng an for adjusting the position of' said bearings, a pair of said guideways being. for cutting and scoring rolls, a pair. of said guideways for separator rolls and a pair of said guideways for the position of said bearings,-.one or more picker rolls, a transfer gear having adjust- 1 able mounting on one side member for meshing different size lower gears of the different,

. scoring rollsand a gear of the separator rolls,

size cutting and scoring rolls and a lower gear of the picker rolls, a second transfer gear having adjustable mounting on the other side member for meshing difi'erent size lower gears of the cutting and scoring rolls and a lower gear of the separator rolls, a driving gear having adjustable mounting for driving relation with said gears.

27. In a paper products machine of the straight line type, a frame having spaced side members, said side members having a plurality ofpairs of guideways, an upper hearing and a lower bearing in each gu'ideway, means for easily removing and for adjusting the position of said bearings, a pair of said guideways being for cutting and scoring rolls, a pair of said guideways for separator rolls and apair of said guidewaj's for picker rolls, a transfer gear. having adjustable mounting on one side member for meshing different size gears of the different size cutting and scoring rolls and a gear of the picker rolls, a third transfer gear having adjustable mounting on the other side member for meshing different size gears of the cutting and a driving gear having adjustable mounting for driving relation with said gears.

28. In a box blank machine, a frame, a

printing mechanism having a driven device and a cutting and scoring mechanism having a driven device all mounted on said frame,

means for replacing said mechanisms and driven devices with mechanisms and driven devices of different size for diflerent jobs, a source of power having a driving device, and means for placing said driving device in driving relation with said different size of driven devices.

:29. In a box blank machine of the straight line type, a frame, a pair of printing rolls having a pair of meshing gears, a pair of cutting and scoring die rolls having a pair of meshing gears, said pairs of rolls being arranged in a straight line, means for removablv mounting said rolls and gears on said frame and for replacing said rolls and gears with rolls and gears of different size for different jobs, each gear'being the same size as its roll, a web of material passing between the rolls of each pair, driving gears, means for adjustably mounting said driving gears to mesh said different size printing and. die gears.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

LOUIS PUTNAM W'ILLSEA.

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