US1783990A - Check-indorsing machine - Google Patents

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- 1930- L. J. ZAHN CHECK INDORSING MAOHliNE Filed July 13, 192 8 INVENTOR LAWRENCE J. ZAHN 9 the junctionpoint of the arms 36 and 37, and

associated with it is an adjusting nut 40, threaded as shown in Figure 4. The stud 38 is providedwith a notch 41 which is adapt ed to engage the head of the 'nut 40 as shown in Figure 4,' 'anda 'spring-42eis used to return the carrier frame to its normal-position on releasing the nut 40 from the notch 41.

WVhen pressure is applied "to the. adjusting nut 40, "cewar'dthe.,rr fiiaitni'egraisee the in} 1 .ner end of th carrier'frame,' se"thatthe arms 18 and 19 will take the position indi cated by the'dotted line 43 (see'-'Fig. 2),

thereby lifting the diegstructure afrom 611- gagement with the drive roller, and the die plate can. be then re no'ved for-the {purpose of adj us'ting the die blo'ck'tofget suitable in dicia forthecheckstampingoperation.

* On oneend er the shaft 44, of the die struc ture-is slidably mounted by e keynot shown,

a clutch element 46; The clutch elementj46 engages within the clutchhousing a clutch plate of any suitable *materi'alfsuch as cork or composition thereof, which in turn en' gages a clutch roller 48 .carriedon a suitable bearing. The clutching effort is regii lated by a spring 49, and adjusting nuts 50,

and the'surface of theclutch roller 48 'is' adapted to engage the friction surfaceforme'di bythe' parts 9 and 10 ofthe driverollerf -7,g the rubber portion ofthis part of the drive roller being adapted to provide, friction and the fabric portion to resist wear; and Ihave found that the combination of two suoh, ma-

terials gives the best results in a machine of this characterl i e V..Onfthe, opposite endof the-die structure from the; drive roller 48 is" carried a trip: fmechanism" 51 generally ofthe same'type,

as disclosed in Jahn'Patent 856,345, issued Junell, 1907. The lever52 of the trip mechanismis adapted to'be engagedby the checks as they passby the driveroller 7=andthe die structure '24, thereby allowing the clutch structure 24 through the' medium of the I clutch justdescribed to turn the ,die struc-e v ture, and-plate so the desired inscriptio'njma'y be stamped on the check as itp'ass'e's'between the drive roller and thedie; 1 v a H I In order toproperly actuate the-trip mechanism and to pass the checks betweenthe drive roller andthefdie, a pair of trip guide rollers 25 and 26 are provided. The trip tongueis engaged. byfthat part of the check spaced between these guide rollers; also a plurality of fingers 53'are'provided, Atleastone Jpair'of these fingers have their ends ex tending downward into the] check receiving compartment 54, As'shown in Figure 2,; one pair of the fingers 53jare positioned ."within the slots 14 and 15 in the drive roller, aspre viously referred to'and asso positioned, are slightly below the peripherylofthe drive'roller, as will be seen from Figure2; A guide plate 55 my be attached to bottom" of the 1 7 3 990 up i ii -e1. .1

carrier frame toassist in guiding the checks to the-compartment 54. As shown in Figure .2 this comprises a member 56, which has serrations 57; 'As the checks pass between the drive rollerand the die, the incoming edge thereof is thrownrxforward into; engagement Withoneof the serrations 57, thereby slightly retarding,- for a brief interval, this edge of the check, allowing the'leavingedge'to dropjdownwarrt tbwardiftnefbottbirror the compartment,as'indicated"by the dotted lines 58. have@fo'undthat without this special means that the checks are quite apt to strikev against the; outer zwagll of the compartment and stick there in a sidewise position, but the. means just de'scribed absolutely eliminates tliisdifiic'ulty-Q e v v a T As a furtheraid in insuring that thechecks are properly stacked in "the compartmentb l, I have provided the eccentric mounting of the carrier f-rame ontheisha'ft 20, as'pr'e'vious' ly described, and by means of pins -inserte'd' in the holes 59,-the rod 20'can be turned and on account of the eccentric position'of'thefixed pin 21, thecarrier" frame is movedso that the die structure is moved ashort-distance, ereuetely around thedrive roller- 7-,

thereby changing} the angl'e at which the checks enter-the compartment 54; 1

' The combination "of these two special rangements gives aghighly satisfactory result. Supported'jon the carrier frame isan 'a'uxiliary frame 60, h'aVi'ng side plates 61 and 62.

This auxiliaryfranie' carries a felt roller 63, anink roller :64, and a wiper roller 65. The felt or ink absorbent roller 63 has its bearing ends *ca'rriedfibya slot-80 infle'ach of the side 7 e e plates 61 and 62, and is resiliently held-in position by the springs 66'and 67, inengagement withtheinkr'oller 64, which in turn is positioned sees to carry ink-from the bottom of the auxiliary frame to the ink'absorbent roller*63.- The amount of ink which the ink roller-64 will carry to the roller 63 -isregulated by the wip'erjroller': 65, 'which latter roller has its ends positioned ingrooves '68, in

the plates 61 and 2; Tile roller 65'is held in} positionin the groove 68 by meansof-a' pair of roller bushings each having flanges 69 and 70 between which flanges, rests a spring -7 1, thetension of which can be adjusted by a screw 72, so as to 'g'ivethe' desired 'pressure offth e wiper roller 65 ontheink roller64. A spring pawl'73 and a ratchet 7 rontheinkyreuer '64 is provided to prevent the ink'roller from being turned in reverse direction, which would are carried ona back plate 78.,

As will be seen from-Figure tu're,ja clutch mechanism between the-clutch roller andthediestructure,atripnieehanism v i for controllingthe movement of the di'estructure, stacking compartment below the die. structure {a guide-plate just belowthe die and a plurality of fingers extending 'over but slightly below the periphery of the drive roll er for guiding the checks by the die into said compartment, one wall" of lthecompartment facing the incoming edge ofa check having 7 means associated therewith ffo'rdetainingsaid incloming check edge if the same reaches said I I SL-In a eheek indors'ing' -machine, a stationary framework having'a check receiving'comi partment at one end" and a compartyj -ment atthe other end for power', driving 1 v niec'hanism'includingadrivingrollenfafeed} I r V a table closingithe top of the power compart-vi V rol1er,a carrier frame pivoted so as to ex-L tend overtheeheck receiving'comp'artment, a printing die structure and. tripcontrolling I f ment and extending dovvnwardto the driving mechanism mounted on the freeend of said,

carrier frame so as to operatively engage said i drive roller, a roller-of absorbent material, an"

ink roller and a "w per rollerfalso inoiinted on the carrier frame, and adjustable? a 'unit i with respect' -tdthe die strnctu're acover, fita;

ting over'ithe carrierlfra'me andgthe' parts 7 carried thereby, said pivotalsupportfor the 1- 1 'arrierframe' includingmeans ivvherebythe' carrier frame may be shiftedso the die struc l ture moves in an arc with respect to the drive roller thereby shifting the angle at which the checks enter their compartment.

9. In a'checkjindorsing machine-having as V I a'joart of its mechani'sm'a, driveroller and a printing die structure, a clutch rol1erm'ount f 4 ed on-the, die Shaft and connectedto' the die by adju stable'clutch members, said drive roll er having its driving surface which" engages theclutch roller made up of "alternate layers of rubber and fabric and further having. grooves in its peripheryfor check giiide'fingers as andfor the purposes described.

' 10: In a checkindors'ing machinehavingas apart of its mechanism, a drive roller "and a Q printing die structure; a clutch rollermounted on the diesha ftjand connected to the-die by adjustable clutch members, saidd'rive' r011 :er' having its driving surface which engages the: clutch roller, madeiup of at least two friction materialgone of'vvhich-hasgreaten wearing iqualities than the other, While'said other one possesses than the first mentionedmaterial;

Inltestimony whereof, I aflix: 'mysignature. .LAW NG Z H'N- greater adhesive qualities

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