US1030878A - Typograph matrix-setting and line-casting machine. - Google Patents

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Y J. DQRNETH. TYPOGRAPH MATRIX SETTING AND LINE CASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 6,1911.

Patented July 2, 1912.

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'J. DOR NBT H TYPOGRAPH MATRIX SETTING AND LINE CASTING MACHINE. A'PPLIQA'IIQIN FILED FEB-6, 1911.

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J. DORNETH, TYPOGRAPH MATRIX SETTING AND LINE CASTING MACHINE APPLICATION FILED FEB.6, 1911.

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v 6 SHEETS v J. DDRNETH. TYPOGRAPH MATRIX SETTING AND LINE CASTING MACHINE.

APFLIGATION FILED I'EB. G, 1911. 15930,?78.

Patented July 2, 1912.

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J. DORNETH. TYPOGRAPH MATRIX SETTING AND LINE CASTING MACHINE.

APPL'IOATION FILED FEB. 6, 1911.

1,030,8'?8. Patented July 2, 1912.

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LDORNBTH. TYPOGRAPH MATRIX SETTING AND L INE CASTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED FEB. 6, 1911.

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modifi cations of the invention are mine-- FFIGE JULIUS DORNIETH, 0F BERLIN, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TG TYPOGRAIH BERLIN, GERMANY.

TYroGnArir MATRIX-SETTING Ann LINE-CASTING Macrame.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1912.

Application filed. February 6,1911. Serial No. 606,812.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUS DORNETH, a-- sub ect of the German Emperor, and res1ding at Berlin, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Typegraph Matrix-Setting and Line-Casting Machines, of which the following is a specibeing pressed from below against the strip or guide. If ordinary matter is being set up the guide is withdrawn and is only pushed forward when the machine is thrown into gear; if mixed matter is being set, however, the strip or guide is always pushed forward.

One illustrative embodiment and two sented by way of example in the accompanying drawing, whereinz a Figure l is a side elevation of the machine,

Fig. 2 is a detail View showing the strip or guide entering into agroove in the matrix, Fig. 3 shows the adjusting plate in plan, Fig. 4 is a front elevation when this plate is retracted andFig. 5 is'a like View showing the plate pushed-forward; Fig, 6 is a side View taken from the-right; Fig. 7 a similar view from the left of the mold holder, and Fig. 8 is a front View of the same; Fig.9 is a front View of a modification; and Figs. 10 andll are a front View and plan of a second modificationv Referring to the drawings and firstly to Fig. 1, A. designates the matrix basket rotatableabout the axle a, and B the fixed frame.

By striking one of the keys Z) the corre' 'sponding' 'matrlx (Z suspended above in the matrix basket is released by 11165111801 the wires 0. The matrix slides along its guide wire down to the collector where the line is assembled and is then cast. The basketis turned upward about the axle a by means of the grip f so'that allthe matrices slide back againr i A plate 2 having-a strip'or guide 1 ismranged in the fixed frame B of the machine.

In the rear edges of the matrices d are recesses 9 into which, this guide enters; The matrices are adjusted by their being pressed from below against the uide 1, such a mechanism being illustrated in British'Patgitudinally displaceable on an axle 3 which is located slantwise relatively to the; line and which 1 is mounted in collars 4 serving as stops for the plate. If the plate abuts ted lines in 3, the guide is pushed forsition. The guide is shown in its rear position against the rear stop in full lines in Fig. 3. In this position it is held by a locking device.

As usual the machine is started by depressing the bar 19.; if however, said bar is rotated a slide 14? is pushed forward by means of cam 13, and'pushes the device the matrices and for stopping the same in front of thecolle'ctor into the path of the matrices. This slide has in front a shoulder tached to it. This plate is in front of an arm 10 on the plate 2 and thus normally ward. A. spring l1' constantly presses the .slide, 14: backward sothat it tends to occupy its locking "position. Now when the tated, its cam 13: presses against. the shoulder 8 and moves the slide 14: out of the position shown in Figd. into that according to Fig. Consequently the plate 9 release'sthe arm '10 of the plate 2 and the latter is pushed forward under the action of the spring. hen ordinary matter is being set 'upithc guide 1 is drawn backsurd. .K-Vhen the lineis'subsequently to be cast, by thrm'ing the vmachine into gear by depress- .ing the rodlZns hereinafter described, the slide 14; is-pus hed forward so that the guide can move forward. Sinniltancously, the. derice for elevating the matrices for setting capital letters is displaced; it is, however,

' inoperative because the line is already set.

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ent No. 16,860 of 1907. The plate 2 is lonagainst the-forward collar,"as shown in dot ward. As shown in Fig. 4,.a spring .5 con-' stantly tends to bring the plate into this po- (shown in British Patent No. 16,860 of' 1907 and not shown herein) for elevating prevents the latter plate being pushed for-v rod 12 is depressed and also when it is roor lug 8 and at the rear a plate 9 is atshown in the drawing.

The slide 14 can return only when the plate their lowest position. The slide is then pushed rod 12.

When settingcapital letters the matrices are delivered to the guide 1 in such manner that the lowermost recess 9 is in line to be engaged by the guide 1. It is manifest that the guide must be projected forward in order to sustain the matrices in their elevated position.v It is also manifestthat in setting mixed matter this guide must be projected in order .to support the capital letters. In setting ordinary matter the guide is withdrawn or retracted and is only brought forward when the entire line is set and is ready to be adjusted vertically.

The plate 2 is pushed backward by means of a two-armed lever 18, revoluble about the forward by rotating the operatingpivot 17 (Fi 6), whose one arm is connected by a link 19 with the plate 2, while a second two-armed lever is fulcrumed at 21 on the other arm; the one arm of this second lever projects downwardly and is formed as a stop, while its other arm 23 is connected by a link with a hand-lever, not A spring 29 holds the arm 23 in its'vertical position. In consequence of the special arrangement of the fulcrum 21 of thisarm, this arm can rotateh only counter-clockwise.

The mold holder is' rotated through the main driving mechanism of the machine. This main driving mechanism is set in operation by forcing the rod 12 downwardly.

The lower end of this rod bears against an oblique surface 2" of the clutch sleeve 71 which is rotatably mounted upon the shaft 26v ofthe line cast-ing jaw h. This clutch sleeve is free to rotate on said shaft but is secured to it in such maimer that the two 'frame of the machine, and the purpose of moving the said clutch sleeve and shaft 26- axially is to disconnect these clutch teeth so.

that the sleeve .may rotate freely on said shaft and also so that the line clamping-jaw 72. may be brought into engagement with the line of matrices. The clutch sleeve 2' is also provided with the rack'teeth i which .en-

gage the teeth of the rack m formed on the clutch-releasing rod 7. A tension spring 75. is connected to this clutch releasing rod and tends to draw said rod downwardly to cause it. to engage the clutch-releasing lever 35, this lever being shown in Fig. 9. It is manifest that when the clutch sleeve 2' is moved su-fiiciently to release its clutch teeth from the teeth of the clutch ring Z the clutch-releasing rod 7 will be moved downwardly by means of the spring n and the starting clutch will be thrown into operation.

The machine'is started when the sleeve 2' and the rod 7 are released. The mold holder a is then turned upwardly through 90 to bring the mold holder to the line of matrices and to hold it there during the casting operation, after which it is returned to its normal position, as shown in Flg. 8. As the shaft 24 of the mold holder returns to its ingly held in a recess in the releasing bar/7 .and raises said bar.

The latch g is pressed outwardly by means of a spring, so that the lug may pass said latch when the mold holder shaft is rotating to bring the mold holder into casting position. As the releasing bar 7 is raised it returns the clutch sleeve 2' to its normal position, by reason of the rack teeth m and 2' and brings the clutch teeth of said sleeve intoalinement with the similar teeth on the fixed clutch ring Z. The

further rotation of the cam disk p brings the cam 1* into engagement with the outer end of the clutch sleeve 2' and forces said sleeve inwardly to bring the two sets of clutch teeth into engagement, thereby locking the clutch-releasing bar in its upper position and stopping the machine. v The machine will, therefore, remain at rest until the bar 19- is again depressed to free the clutch sleeve.

Rigidly secured to the shaft 26 and near the outer. end of theclutch sleeve 2' is a sleeve or collar 27 formed with a radially extending cam 28. It is, of course, manifest that this sleeve and cam will have a lateral or axial movement with the sleeve 2' and'the shaft 26. Interposed between the clutch sleeve 2' and the collar or sleeve 27 is a coil spring t, one end of said spring being rigidly secured to the collar and the other being similarly secured to the end of the clutch sleeve, said spring being so disposed that it will be capable of giving to the fixed collar and the shaft 26 a partial rotation, as will be hereinafter described.

On the cam disk p is formed a radially ext nding'cam arm 25 which, in the normal or at-rest position of the machine, engages the cam 28 and holds the line clamping ]aw in itsinoperative position. When the-shaft QG is moved axially through the depression of the starting rod 12, cam 28 is moved out wa-rdly'and disengaged from .the cam arm 25. As soon as it is freed-from said cam arm the-coil spring gives to the shaft-japan tlal rotation, thereby bringing the line clamping jaw h upwardly into the clampmg position; This movement takes place before the shaft- 26 and the clutch sleeve have completed their outward axial move ment" under the influence of'the rod 12 so .thatthe line-clamping'jaw is turned up into its operative position before the line clamping operation is completed.

When the mold holder is returning to its normal or atsrest position, and when the cam 1 has forced the clutch sleeve inwardly tobring the clutch teeth into engagement, the camy28 is brought into position to be 1 again engaged by thecam arm 25 as said cam is moving upwardlyto its holding position. As said arm engages the cam. 28 it rotates the shaft 26 and thereby returns the I lin'eclamping jaw\tp its normal released position. "The cam arin 25 serves as a means for holding the said jaw in its released position. This action of the cam arm 25 in totating the sleeve or collar 27 operates against the tension of the coil spring? so that when the cam 28 is released from the cam 25 said coil spring will operate to throw the line v holding jaw into its upper or clam-ping position.

, During the rotation of the sleeve 27 a projection 28 of the same abuts from below against the bottom face of the arm 22 of the two- armed lever 22, 23, lifts it, as the same cannot rock, and rocks the two-armedlever 2 0, 18, so that'it pushes the plate 2 backward. The locking slide 1% is then moved backward by the spring .11 so that it is placed in front of the arm 10 and locks the .plate in its rear position.

After a line has been cash the arm 22 can i' be rotated in such manner that it is not 10- cated in the path. of the arm 28, by the grip connected with the lever 23 by rods not shown in the drawing. Consequently, the

' axle '26 is pushed'toward the front without the plate 2 being pushedback, and the same line can then be castagain. Any suitable-means may be employed for manually moving the lever 23 andto thereby swing the arm 22 thereof out of the path In Fig. 6 a rod is shown as connected to said lever ,23 'at the upper endthereof, said rod beingfshown in cross secof the arm 28.

r V tion, and, of course, any suitablemeans may I be connected to this od lever. r

The nfill: 2O I of armed lever 1'8'20 has the downwardly tion 31 (Fig. 26) ,Y which extension carries at its end a set-Sprev'vBOQ jThisscrew serves 'asan adjustable stop. to preventlthe shaft 26-and the clutch sleeve i fron completingr swinging said attending portheir lateral or axial movement under the influence of the start ing'rod. 12 until the adjusting bar 12 has made'its-full out-ward movement. When the cam 28 has been moved outwardly with the shaft 26 suf-- ficiently to release itfrom the cam'arm 25 it will be rotated with said shaft under theintluence of the coil spring t so that it will be 1n the line of the setscrew 30. When the plate 2 is at thelimit-of its forwardmovement the lever 18-2O is moved sutliciently through its connection 19 with said plate to throw the set screw 30 out of line with the cam 28so that said cam may continue its lateral movement until the clutch sleeve is freed from the clutch ring. If, however, dirt, drops of leads or the like interfere with and prevent the full forward movement of the adj usting plate 12 the lever 1820 will not be moved sufficiently on its pivot to lower the set screw 30 below the cam '28 and said set screw will then interfere with and prevent the full forward movementof the clutch sleeve 2' and the shaft from being thrown into gear when dirt,

drops oflead or the like are located between the displaceable parts. A rod 33 provided with a lug 32 is carried by the rack 7 meshing with the rack 27 on sleeve 2'. In the rear position of the projecting guide 1 the lug 32 rests on the projecting arm 10 of the plate 2 and is liberated from the same, when the guide 1- is inits extreme forward position.

rack can move downward only when the .guide 1 is pushed completely forward so that the lug 32 can pass by the arin10.

If the guide 1 is not pushed sufficiently far forward, when the machine is thrown into gear the rack remains-in its. upper or looking positionand the machine cannot be operated. The-machino-is thrown It is'manifestthat the into gear in a known "manner by the rack 7 moving downward somewhat and its end 34: pressing. on a two-armed'le ver 35, which releases the driving clutch. 1" j In the form according tofFig'slj 1'0 anddisk'38, driven through the" Inediunr-of gears 36, 37 by the main. driving pulley 37, by' which other parts of the mechanism are actuated in known manner, The disk .11, the plate 2 is pushed forward. by the -carries-a projection or c'am 39 arrangedin' ,such manner that shortly before"' '-thef.ter-

minationof the cycle of operations, it rocks a two-armed lever 40 and a te -armed le er 41 connected therewith,whereu-pon the end 42 of-the latter presses against an angle irpn 43 connected ,with the plate 2 and pushesi the latter backward. The plate is held inthis position by the samejlocking , mechanism 9, 10, 11 as in ,the illustrative {means for locking said guidein its rearward position, means; for simultaneously. releasing embodiment according to Figs.- 1 to 6';-

If a line i'sto be cast repeatedly, as is; welldmown the guide 1 may not be drawn back'hefore the termination of the cycle ofoperations. To this end, the lever 41 is so placed by hand that its end 42 is located behind the angle iron l3, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 10, and consequently cannot act on the plate '2.

I claim 1. Amatrn; setting and 'linelcasting machine comprising a plate for adjusting ma-- 'trices, means for drawing said plate-for. wa-rdly into position to engage the rear edges 'of the matrices, means for forcing saidplate rearwardly from said matrices, and means for locking it'in its rearward position. I

2. A matrix setting and line castin'gmachine comprising a guide for adjusting a line of set matrices, means for moving said guide forwardly to engage the rear edges of the matrices, means for moving said plate rearwardly away from said matrices, means for looking it in itsrearward position, means for automatically returning it to its rearward position from its forward position, andmcans r'or rendering said automatic means inoperative, whereby the guide will be held in its forward position during a plurality of line casting operations.

v 3. A matrix setting and line casting machine comprising a guide for adjusting a line of set matrices,'n1eans for normally forcing said guide forward toward the set line of matrices to engage the rear edges thereof'to straighten the line, means for locking said guide in 1ts rearward position, means for simultaneously releasing said guide and starting the casting operation and means for automatlcally returnlng said guide to its rearward locked each casting operation.

' 4. A matrix setting and position afterline casting ma- .chine comprising a guide for adjusting'a line of set matrices, means for normally forcing said guide forward toward the set line of matrices to engage the rear edges of the matrices to straighten the line, means for locking said guide in its rearward position, means for simultaneouslyreleasing said guide and starting the casting operation,-

.meansv for automatically returning said guideto its rearward-locked positlon after each castingoperatio-n, and means forrendering' said guide returning means inoperative, whereby a'plurality of castings may he made-'fromrth'e same line of matrlces 5. A matrix setting and line castingdnasaid guide and starting the castingoperatio'n, meansfor automatically returning said guide to'its rearward locked'position after each casting operation, and manually'operated means for rendering-said.guidefretnrn- :ing means inoperative, whereby a plurality of castings may be made from the same line of matrices. p

6. A matrix setting and line casting ma chine comprising a guide for adjusting a line of set matrices, means for moving said guide forward to said'matrice's to engage the edges of said line of matrices to straighten the line, and meanscontrolledby the position of said operation. I 7. A matrix setting and line casting machine comprising a guide for adjusting a line of set matrices, meansfor moving said guide for starting the casting guide forwardto' said matrices to en age I the rear edgesof said matrices to straig ten the line, and means. to prevent the casting operation until the guide has madeits full forward adjusting movement.

8. A matrix setting'andline castingvma chine comprising a guide for adjusting a line of set matrices, means normally tending to'move said guide forward to the matrices to engage the rear edges of the said matrices to straighten the line, means to lock said guide in, its rearward p'ositionfmeans for automatically returning said guide to its rearward position after the casting operation, and means for releasing said guide Without starting the casting operation, and means ,for' starting the casting operation when said'guide is released.

9. A matrix setting and line cas ting machine comprising" aguide ,for ad usting a line of set matrices, means for moving said .guide' forwardly to thd'inatrices to engage the rear-edges 'ofthe matrices to straighten the line and hold it during the casting operation, means forstartingthe casting opera tion and a means comiecting said starting means to said guide,- whereby the position of said guide will control the starting n1eans.= 10. A matrix setting and line casting machine comprising a guide "for adjusting a line, of set matrices, means for moving said to prevent the operationnntiVthe.

.' guide has moved to its adjusting position,

and means engaging the guide and looking t in its rearward or withdrawn position,

said means being controlled by the starting means. v a

11.- A matrix setting and line casting machine comprising a platehmvable toward 'and from the line of set matrices and adapted to adjustisaid linejof matrices to the same vertical plane, means normally tending to move said plate toward said line of set matrices and for holding it in engagement 1 therewith during the casting operation,

means for automatically moving said plate away from the set line of matrices after the casting operationand; means for automatically locking said plate in its withdrawn position.

12. A matrix setting and line casting machine Comprising a plate for adjusting a line of set matrix bars to the same vertical plane, means for bringing said plate into engagement Vllll1 ll1 edges otall of the matrix bars in the set line,means for moving said .plate away from the line of set, matrix bars and means for automatically looking it in its withdrawn position.

13. In a matrix setting and line casting machine, the combination of a line o't setmatrix bars having notches or recesses in their rear edges, of a. plate for adpisting said line of set matrix bars to the same vertical plane, means for moving said plate into engagement'with .the recesses 1n the rear edges of said matrix bars, means for mov ng said plate away from said matrix bars and means for locking said plate in its withdrawn.position. v

14; In a matrix 'setting'and line casting machine, the combination of a line of set matrix bars, a plate adapted to be brought. into engagement with the rear edges of said bars.v after they are set, means to bring said platev into engagement with said bars, means for moving it 'rearwardly from saidbars and means for looking it in its withdrawn position.

15. A matrixsetting and line casting ma- 1 hi comprising: a horizontally movable plate adapted to engage'the rear edges of a line of set matrix bars to straighten the line, means normally tending to move said plate to the line of matrix bars, means for loek-' ing said plate in its rearward position away from said bars, means for releasingsaidlock, and means for. automatically return- I ing the plate to its rearward position and means for automatically operating said lock to lock said plate in its rearward or withdrawn position.

.16. A matrix setting; and line casting machine comprising a movable plate adapt ed to engage aline of set matrix bars to straighten the line, means to lock said plat-e in its rearward or withdrawnppsition with respect to the set line of matrices, a mold holder, means to bring fsaid mold l olclei' to "the line of set matriceameans tol simultaeously release the adjusting plateand start 7 the mold holder moving means.

17. A matrix setting and line casting machine comprising a movable plate adapted to engage a line of set matrix .bars to straighten the line, means to locksaid plate in its rearward or withdrawn position with respectto the set/line of matrices, a mold holder, meanst-o bring said mold holder to the line of set matrices, means to simulta. neously release the adjusting plate and start the mold holder moving means,- and means to prevent the operation of the mold holder moving-meansuntil the adjusting plate has completed its movement to the line of set matrix bars; a V

' 18. A matrix setting and line casting machine comprising a movable plate adapted to be brought into engagement with a line a move said guide plate into engagement with the rear edges of a line of set matrix bars and to hold said plate in engagement-therewith during the casting operation, a mold holder, means for moving said mold holder into and out of casting position, a clutch to control theoperation of the mold holdermoving means, a clutch operating bar, means to hold said operating bar in its inoperat-ive position, means to release said bar to operate the clutch and means con-.

trolled from the guide plate to prevent the release of the clutch operating bar until said plate reaches the limit of its forward movement to the line of matrix bars. 1

20. A matrix setting and line casting maguide plate, means to move said plate into engagement with the rear edges of a line of set matrix bars, a mold holder, means for moving said mold holder into casting position, means to lock the movable plate inits rearward or withdrawn position, neans to release said locking means, means released by the guide plate to set the mold holder moving means in operation, means operated by the mold holder moving means to return chine comprising a horizontally movable the guide plate to its rearward position after the casting operation, and means torender the guide plate returning means inoperative. 1

21. A matrix setting and line casting ma chine comprising a horizontally movable guide plate, means to move said plate into engagementwith the rear edges of a line of set matrix bars, a mold holder, means for moving said mold holder into casting position, means to lock the movable plate in its rearward or withdrawn position, means to 'release said. locking means, means released by the guide plate to set the mold holder moving means in operation, means operated by the mold. holder moving means to return the guide plate to its rearward position after.

the ,casting operation, and manually .operated means to render the guide plate return- 1 2. means noperatlve.

A matrix setting and line casting maguide to said matrices to engage one of the edges of said line to straighten the line, and

ne comprising a guide for adjusting a line of set matrices, means for moving said guide forstarting the mold holder moving means.

24. A matrix setting and line casting machine comprising a guide for adjusting a line of set matrices, means for moving'said' guide to said line of set matrices -to straighten the line, a mold holder, a mold 40 holder moving means, and means adapted to be released by the guide when it has c0mpleted its movement up to the line of matrix bars to straighten saidv line, said means being adapted to start the mold holder moving means. t

25. A matrix setting and line casting machine comprising a mold holder, means for holding a line of set matrix bars,'me'ans for moving the mold holder to the said line of matrix bars, and guidingmeans independerit of the mold holder for engaging'the line of set matrix bars to straighten the line,

' andmeans'controlled by the position of the guiding means to release the mold holder moving means.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name this 25th day of January 1911, in the presence oftWo subscribing Witnesses.

I JULIUS DORNETH.

lVitnesses: a WOLDEMAR HAUPT,

HENRY HASPER.

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