US1276268A - Typograph mechanism. - Google Patents

Description

W. A. REAUE.

TYPOGRAPH MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILED MAY Z2, 1A9II. RENEWED FEB. I8, 1916.v

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W. A. READE.

TYPOGRAPH MECHANISNI.

.APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, I9II. RENIwED FEB. III. I9I6.

l 925769268. Patent-ed Aug. 20, 1918.

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W. A. READE.

TYPOGRAPH MECHANxSM.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22. 19H. RENEWED FEB. 15.1916.

@92.68. Patented Aug. 20, m18.

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gf/W A @i/@ n er WILLIAM A. READE, F CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR,TO THE LUDLOW TYPOGRAPH COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ACORPORA'IION 0F MAINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 20,1918.

Application filed Mey 22, 1911, serial No. 628,649. Renewed February 1s, 191e. sei-iai No. 79,211.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. READE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Typograph Mechanism,

l of which the following is a specification,

the principle of the invention being herein explained and the best mode in which I have contemplated applying that principle, so as 4to distinguish it from other inventions.

For casting slugs or lines-of-type, of greater transverse width, than the ordinary line so as to accommodateI larger type, slugs of this kind being frequently desirable for printing head-lines and advertisements, I have heretofore proposed .a modification of the so-called Ludlow typograph whereby a set of matrix'members or bars carrying but a single character of such enlarged size may be assembled and held over a casting mold of special construction. A slug thus formed has its body of standard length and width, but has an enlarged upper portion, which carriesthe characters formed by the matrices when the mold is filled with metal, and., by reinforcing the type characters a printing face is provided fully as strong and durable as in the case of the ordinary slug of uniform thickness throughout. By the foregoing means, the necessity of maintaining a stock of sorts is done away with at a considerable saving of expense and room, since with a very limited set or scheme of matrices of the kind referred to, any amount of display matter, as it is called, may be set up, where, as in the case of advertisements, a whole page frequently requires to be blocked out in such large type.

It should be further explained, that while the present improvements will probably find their largest and most immediate field of use in connection with such display work, said improvements are nevertheless equally well adapted for setting up ordinary type-matter.

rIAhe object of the resent invention, more specifically stated, 1s to provide suitable holding and positioning means whereby independent matrix bars either of the kind above referred to, or bearing matrices of ordinary size, may be vreadily assembled, or composed, and brought and held in operative position over the casting mold in a' typograph of thel kind above named. To the accomplishment of this and related ends, said invention-,.then, consists of the means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims. y

The annexed drawings and the following description set forth in detail certain mechanism embodying the invention, such disclosed means constituting, however, but one of various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawings Figure l is partly a vertical section and partly a front elevation of a typograph of the general kind hereinbefore referred to, wherein have been incorporated the present improvements; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same; Fig. 3 is a plan view of a holder designed to receive the matrix bars, such holder appearing in open position; Fig, 4 is an end view of such holder, likewise 1n open position; Fig. 5 is a transverse section thereof in closed position and showing the matrix bars as held therein; Fig. 6 is an enlarged plan view of the top of the typograph, showing such holder with a body of matrix bars held therein and in operative relation to the casting mechanism; Fig. 7 illustrates an optional arrangement of the machine top; and Figs. S, 9, 10 and 11 illustrate various modications.

The general features of construction of the typograph need be but briefly described, the parts of present interest comprising, in addition to the matrix holder presently to be described, only the mold l and casting pot 2. The former in its operative position (see Fig. l) registers with or rather lies in an opening in theI horizontally extending top 3 ofthe general machine frame 4, so as to be substantially flush with such top; while the latter is adapted to have its nozzle 5 brought up to and moved away fromthe under side of said mold, and when in contact fare more or less a matter of indifference,

such top being only in use as a'support for the matrix holder' pending the placing of the same over the mold and the withdrawal of the latter therefrom When the slug has tensive and-closed instead of a simple open frame Work such as might otherwise suffice, the heat and gases arising from the casting pot may be'diverted and the operator correspondingly protected. 1t may be desirable moreover, for a reason that Will presently appear, to have lateral extensions 7 on such top of any desired length, and in place of either or both such extensions, conveying means may be utilized, preferably in the form of a belt conveyer 8, as shown in Fig. 7, whereby the holders may be brought to the casting machine and delivered therefrom after they have been used.

rlhese holders, inthe/preferred form of construction illustrated in Figs. 8 to 5 inclusive, comprise a solid metallic frame 9 of box-like form and Yopen on one face. @ne of the sides 10 oit' said frame is furthermore movable, so as to lay open the interior of the box. 1n this condition, said boxV is adapted to readily receive the detached matrix members, or bars 11, which are of the same general form as those employed in various kinds of typograph machines, the bars being similar in outline or section, although l di'ering in Width to accommodate impressions of diiierent type-characters. Fach said bar has but a limited number oi' characters 12, one only being shown, and is of such a depth as to extend just a trifle above the open face of the holder. Such barsy are furthermore notched at their respective ends to engage corresponding projections 1a' and 15 on the Xed and movable sides of the holder. 'lhe character of these notches, as clearly shown in Fig. 5, is such that the matrix bars, or sections, cannot be inserted in the body-portion or holder, in an improper position, nor can the movable side, or locking plate be closed unless said sections have been thus properly inserted.

Such movable side is pivotally attached to the base of the holder and a spring 16, connected at opposite ends to the side and base, is adapted equally to hold the side in closed position., or When the side is laid out iat, that is, substantially flush with the inner back Wall of the frame, to retain such side in such iat position, as clearly shown in Fig. t. To press the bars closely together transversely of the holder, a clamp member 17 resembling abar 11 in form, but preferably heavier, is mounted in the holder so as to be slidable .therealong, and a capstanheaded screw 18 threaded in the outer end of such holder is rotatably connected with said block, so as to press the same against the adjacent bar, as in Fig. 6. By. having the pivotal side of the holder lie substantially flush with the back wall of the same, when open, the insertion of the matrix bars net/ases into interlocking engagement with the fixed side Wall of the holder is materially facilitated. n

The bars, as indicated, are of course assembled in said holder with their matrixbearing edges exposed, that is, disposed outwardly, so that by inverting the holder the type-character impressions on the assembled series of bars may be brought over the casting slot 6 in the mold 1. Such matrix bars being placed in the holder in selected relation, lie transversely disposed of a straight line, and are brought into correct endWise alinement by the action of the movable side 10. Thereupon such bars are clamped longitudinally of the holder by the screw 18. rlhe slot 6 (see Fig. 1) has an upper enlarged portion for forming the off-set, or enlarged body portion of the completed slug, previously referred to as being provided to accommodate matrices of the large size, for the handling or which the present mechanism is more particularly designed.

To facilitate the proper location and alinement of such assembled matrices, l( provide on the table top 3, an abutment 19 disposed at right angles to the line of the casting slot,

and a stop 20, conveniently consisting of an angular prolongation of said abutment. Such abutment and stop, the positions of 4which may obviously be reversed, are so ar-` ranged that vvhen the holder is brought with its proper corner against the same, the alined matrices Will lie directly over the slot. 'A clamp in the form of a presser foot 21, (Fig. 1), may then be brought down against the closed face of the holder, now disposed uppermost, and the matrix bars thus held solidly against the upper face of the mold-box. lin this position of parts the casting operation takes place.

rlFhe general operation of the machine, it Will accordingly be seen, involves the assembling of the desired matrices in the holder When in the open position or Fig. 3; thereupon the pivotal side 10 of such holder is turned up, bringing the bars into alinement, so that, upon turning the screv7 18, the matrices on the bars are secured in their selected relation, forming a composite matrix apart from, but adapted to cooperate with, the mold of the casting mechanism. r1`he holder is next inverted over the mold box 1, located by means of the abutment 19 and stop 20, clamped against the box by clamp 21, and the slug thereupon cast. By Withdrarving the clamping means the holder is again free and may be placed to the other side oil' the casting station.

1t is contemplated that in actual use a number of such holders will be provided, freshly filled holders being brought up to the operatoris station in trent of the machine, tor example, on his lett and, after the slug has been cast, said holders Will be placed on the other side to be removed. In this Way the machineA maybe kept constantly running Without any interruption owing to stopping for the assembling of each successive composite matrix. The assembling, or composing, operation is moreover a relatively simple one, so that boys or other unskilled help may pick out the matrix bars from the trays in Which these Will be kept and place them at lthe disposal of the operator running the casting machine. .By the simple expedient of marking the different holders, the return of their contents to the proper tray may be insured.

The members for holding the matrix-bars, as hereinbefore described and illustrated in l detail in Figs. 3 to 6 inclusive of the drawings, inay with entire propriety be termed either quad-blocks or sticks, using the vernacular of the press room. The term y holder, however, has been preferably employed in the foregoing explanation of the invention as being more generally descriptive in character.

The modification illustrated in Fig. 8, such gure in general corresponding with Fig. 6, is found in the means provided for the adjustment of the abutment I9, or rather of the stop so carried thereby, transversely of the casting slot 6. Such adjustment may obviously be provided for in various Ways, theA arrangement shown comprising simply tWo setlscrevvs 25 that pass through elongated openings 22 in said abutment and into the base 3 beneath. A scale on the abutment, thus rendered adjustable, coperates with an index on the base to enable thev accurate setting of parts; thus, when such index coincides Wit-h the zero mark on the scale, the line of matrices on the holder Will be centrally positioned over the casting slot, as shown in the transverse sectional view of Fig. 9.

By shifting the abutment to one side or the other, however, the matrices may be brought into a position such as that illustrated in Fig. l0. In bothof these lastnamed figures, it should be explained, a slightly different form of matrix bar is illustrated from that shown in Figs. 4 and 5. In said Figs. 9 and 10, in other Words, the bars 23 are recessed, instead of the mold 24, in order to provide the upper enlarged portion of the matrix. It is only With this form of matrix bar that shifting of the holder, such as just described, Would be of particular use in modifying the form of the completed slug, that is when the bar carried but a single matrix 12.-

Said bar may, however, carry several such matrices as shown in Fig. 11, and the capacity for transverse adjustment then becomes signiiicant as permitting of the relative use of either series of matrices in the particular set or scheme It will be understood that the position of thecomposite matrix, formed by the body of bars that may at any time chance to be assembled in the holder, may be adjusted longitudinally of the casting slot by the simple expedient of inserting one or more blank bars at one end or the other of such assembled body. In this Way the type characters formed on the slug may be centered in the line or shifted to either side in the column of which they ultimately Will foimv ber arranged to receive and hold a number.

of said bars in selected relation` thereby forming a com osite matrix a art from but adapted to coperate With, said mold and `means adapted temporarily to secure said member to said support in position thus to coperate with said mold.

2. In a typograph machine, the combination of slug-casting mechanism including a suitable support and a relatively movable mold formed with a casting slot; a set ot' detached inatrix-bars; an independent member arranged to receive and hold a number of said bars in selected relation` thereby forming a composite matrix apart from, but adapted to coperate with, said mold; means adapted to locateV said member on said support with such composite matrix properly alined with the slot in said mold and other means adapted `temporarily to secure said member to said support in such located position.

3. In a typograph machine, the combination of slug-casting mechanism including a mold-formed with a casting slot; a set of detached matrix-bars; an independent member arranged to'receive and hold a number of said bars in selected relation, thereby forming a composite matrix apart from, but

' adapted to coperate with, said mold; and adjustable means adapted to locate said member with suoli composite matrix properly alined With the slot in said mold.

4. In a typograph machine, the combination of slug-casting mechanism including a mold formed with a casting slot; a set of rle detached matrix-bars; an independent member arranged to receive and hold a number of said bars in selected relation, thereby forming a composite matrix apart from, but adapted to coperate with, said mold; adjustable means adapted to locate said member with such composite matrix properly alined with the slot in said mold; and means adapted to clamp said bars, thus held, against said mold;

5. lin mechanism of the class described, the combination of a suitable support.; a mold movable relatively thereto; a set of detached matrix bars; a detached holder Jfor said bars; and means adapted temporarily to secure said holder to said support in position to present the bars held therein With their matrices in cooperative relation to said mold.

6. In mechanism of the class described, the combination oi a suitable support; a mold movable relatively thereto; a set of detached matrix bars; a detached holder for said bars; means adapted to engage and locate said holder on said support in position to present the bars held therein with their matrices in coperative relation to said mold; and other means adapted temporarily to secure said holder to said support in such located position.

7. ln mechanism of the class described, the combination of a suitable support; a mold movable relatively thereto; a set of detached matrix bars; a detached holder for said bars; adjustable means adapted to engage and locate said holder on said support in position to present the bars held therein with their matrices in coperative relation to said moldi and other means adapted temporarily to secure-said holder to said support in such located position.

8. ln mechanism of the class described, the combination of a table provided with an opening; a mold adapted to register with such opening; a set ot detached matrix bars; and a detached member adapted to receive and hold a limited number of said bars, said member being :freely movable on said table and arranged when located over the opening therein 'to present said bars Withthe matrices thereon in proper relation to said mold, substantially as described.

9. ln mechanism of the class described, the combination of a table provided With an opening; a mold adapted to register With such opening; a set of detached matrix bars; a detached holder for said bars, said holder being freely movable on said table and arranged when properly located over the opening therein to present said bars with the matrices thereon 1n proper relation to said mold; and means on said table adapted to engage with said holder thus to locate the same.

raf/ases l0. ln mechanism of the class described,

the combination of a table provided with an opening; a mold adapted to register with such opening; a set of detached matrix bars; and a plurality of independent members each adapted to receive and hold a suicient number of said bars to form a line of type, said members being freely movable on said table and respectively arranged when properly located over such slot to present the bars held thereby with the matrices on said bars in proper relation to said mold, substantially as described.

' l1. ln mechanism of the class described, the combination of a table provided with an opening; a mold adapted to register with such opening; a set of detached matrix-bars; a plurality of independent holders each adapted to receive and hold a sufficient number of said bars to form a line of type, said holders being freely movable on said table and respectively arranged when properly located over such slot to present thevbars therein with the matrices on said bars in proper relation to said mold; and means on said table adapted to engage With individua-l holders thus to locate the same.

12. ln mechanism of the class described, the combination of a table provided with an opening; a mold adapted to register with such opening; a set of detached matrix bars; an independent member adapted to receive and hold said bars but to leave the matrices thereon exposed, said member being arranged when located over such opening to present said bars with the matrices thereon in proper relation to said mold; means for securing said bars in said member; and an abutment on said table adapted to engage with said member, thus to locate the same.

13. ln mechanism of the class described, the combination of a table provided with an opening; a mold adapted to register with such opening; a set of detached matrix bars; an independent holder for said bars, said holder being freely movable on said table and Varranged when located over such slot to present said bars with the matrices thereon in proper relation to said mold; means on said table adapted to engage with said holder thus to locate the same; and other means adapted to cooperate with said holder to clamp the bars against said mold in such position.

14. ln mechanism of the class described, the combination of a table provided with an opening, a mold adapted to register with such opening; a set of detached matrix-bars; and an independent member adapted to receive and hold said bars in selected relation, the matrix-bearing 'fa-ces of said bars projecting beyond said member and the latter being freely movable on said table and arranged, when located over such slot, to present said bars with the matrices thereon in proper relation to said mold, substantially as described.

15. In mechanism of the class described, the combination of a table Drovided With an opening: a mold adapted to register with such opening; a set of detached matrix-bars; an independent holder for said bars adapted to hold the same in selected relation, the matrix-bearing faces of said bars projecting beyond said holder and the latter being freely movable on said table and arranged, when located over such slot, to present said bars with the matrices thereon in proper relation to said mold; and means on said table adapted to engage With said holder to locate the same.

16. In mechanism of the class described, the combination'of a table provided with an opening; a mold adapted toregister With such opening and having an elongated casting slot forcasting a slug or line of type; a set of detached matrix-bars; an independent holder for said bars, said holder being freely movable on said table and arranged when located over the opening therein to present said bars with their matrices in selected position relatively to the slot in said mold; and adjustable means adapted to engage With said holder thus variously to locate the same.

17. In mechanism of the class described, the combination of a table provided With an opening; a mold having a slot for casting a slug or line of type, said mold being ada ted to register With such opening; a set o "detached matrix-bars; an independent holder for said bars, said holder being freely movable on said table and arranged when located over the opening therein to present the bars with their matrices in selected position relatively to the slot in said mold; and an abutment adjustable in a direction transverse of such slot, said abutment being adapted to engage With said holder thus variously to locate the same.

18. In mechanismof the class described, a holder for matrix-bars, comprising a frame adapted to receive such bars, said frame being open on one face, so'as to leave the matrices on such bars exposed, and having one side movable relatively to the other; means on said sides adapted to interlock with said bars; and resilient means for drawing said sides together.

19. In mechanism of the class described, a holder for matrix-bars, comprising a frame adapted to receive such bars, said frame being open on one face, sov as to leave the matrices on such bars exposed, and being provided on one side with means adapted to interlock with said bars; and a pivotal side to said frame opposite such rst-named side and adapted, when closed, to-press the bars into engagement therewith, said pivotal side being arranged, when open, to lie substantially flush with the back Wall of the frame.

20. In mechanism of the character described, a holder for matrix-bars, comprisv ing -a frame adapted to receive such bars,

said frame being open on one face, so as to with, said pivotal side being arranged, when open, to lie substantially flush with the inner back Wall of the frame; and a Iblock movable longitudinally of said holder and adapted to press said bars together latWise.

21. In mechanism of the character described, a holder for matrix-bars, comprising a frame adapted to receive such bars, sald frame being open on one face, so as to leave the matrices on said' bars exposed, and being provided on one side With a projection adapted to interlock With said bars; apivotal side to said frame opposite such first-named side and adapted when closed to press the bars into engagement therewith, said pivotal side being arranged, when open,

.to lie substantially flushl with the inner back Wall of the frame, said pivotal side and the side of the frame opposite thereto being .adapted to have interlocking engagement With said bars; and a block movable longitudinally of said holder adapted to press said bars together fiatwise.

22. In mechanism of thecharacter described, a holder for matrix bars, comprising a frame adapted to receive such bars, said frame being open on one face so as to leave the matrices on said bars exposed; a

pivotal side to said frame adapted when closed tov press endwise against the bars therein; resilient means adapted ,to retain said pivotal side in either open or closed position as desired; and a block movable longitudinally of said holder adapted to press said bars together atwise.

23. In mechanismof the character described, the combination with detached matrix bars of similar outline, the typecharacter impressions being formed` on corresponding edges of said bars; of an .independent member i'n the form of a frame adapted to receive and hold said bars in selected relation transversely disposed of a straight line with the edges bearing such typecharacter impressions exposed, said frame having one side member movable relatively to the other to force said bars into end-Wise alinement; and resilient means for thus actuating said movable side.

24. In mechanism of the character dechines comprising a body portion "formed inv its front :tace With a longitudinal groove open at one side, a series of matrix sections supported in the groove and a locking plate secured to the body portion to close the groove at its open side and hold the matrix sections therein against removal, the said plate being movable at will from its operative position to permit the removal ot said sections.

26. A quad-block tor slug casting machines comprising a body portion, and a series of matrix sections supported therein, the said body portion being provided with a movable locking plate to engage the matrix sections and hold them against removal.

27. A quad-block for slug casting machines comprising a body portion formed with a longitudinal groove, and a series ot matrix sections supported in the groove, the said body portion being provided with a spring-pressed pivoted locking plate to engage the matrix sections and hold them against `removal from the groove.

28. A quad-block for slug casting machines comprising a body portion, a series ot matrix sections adapted to be supported thereby, and means to prevent the support of a matrix section in an improper position in the body portion.

" 29. A quad-block for slug casting man `.chines comprising a body portion having a recess, a series ofmatrix sections adapted to Vat be inserted in said recess, and means constituted by the` relative formation of said parts to prevent the'insertion of a matrix section in said recess in an improper position. f

30. A quad-block for slug casting machines comprising a body portion and a matrix section adapted to be inserted therein, one of said parts being formed with a notch 'and the other with a ledge to enter the notch, and the said notch and ledge being so related as to prevent the insertion of the'matrix section in an improper position in the body portion.

31.A quad-block tor slug casting machines comprising a body portion 'and a Lat/enea series ot character bearing sections adapted to be inserted therein and formed with notches in their rear edges, the said body portion being provided with a longitudinal bar to engage in said notches and so related thereto as to the prevent the insertion of the `sections in the body portion in an improper nected to the body portion and adapted to close the open side of the longitudinal groove `When the sections are in place and thus to hold them therein against removal.

33. A quad-block Jfor slug casting machines comprising a body-portion formed in its front tace With a longitudinal groove open at one side, a matrix section adapted to be supported in such groove, and a locking plate secured to the body-portion to close such groove at its open side and hold such matrix section in place therein, said plate being movable at will from its operative position to permit the removal ot said section.

34. A quad-block for slug casting machines comprising a body-portion, and 'a matrix section adapted to be supported therein, said bodyportion being provided with a movable locking plate adapted to engage said matrix section and hold the same.

in place therein.

35. A quad-block for slug casting machines comprising a body-portion formed with a longitudinal groove, and a matrix section adapted to be supported in such groove, said body-portion being provided With a spring-pressed pivoted locking plate adapted to engage said matrix section and hold the same against removal 'from such groove.

36. A quad-block for slug casting machines comprising a body-portion, a matrix section adapted to be supported thereby, and means adapted to prevent the support of said matrix section in an improper position in said body-portion 3.7. A quad-block for slug casting machines comprising a body-portion having a recess, a matrix section adapted to be inserted in such recess, and means constituted by the relative formation ot such parts to prevent the insertion"of said matrix section in such recess in an improper position.

38. A quad-block for slug casting machines comprising a body-portion, and a matrix section adapted to be inserted therein and formed with a notch in its rear edge, said body portion being provided with a longitudinal bar adapted to engage in such notch and so related thereto as to prevent the insertion of said section in said bodyportion in an improper position.

39. A quad-block for slug casting maohines comprising a body-portion formed in its front face with a longitudinal groove, a complementarily formed matrix section adapted to be supported in such groove, the

10 latter having its upper side open to permit the insertion and removal of said matrix section, and a locking plate adapted to close such open side of such longitudinal groovel when such section is in place and thus hold the same against removal.

Signed by me, this 16th day of May, 1911.

WILLIAM A. READE. Attested by- ANNA L. GLLL,

JNO. F. OBERLIN.

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