Adjusting means for buckle folding machine

• US 3,178,171 A
• Filed: 09/28/1960
• Issued: 04/13/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/1960
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Edward M. Springer, Frank S. Flider
• Original Assignee: Edward M. Springer, Frank S. Flider
• Inventors: Springer, Edward M., Flider, Frank S.
• Application Number:
  US04/059,069
• Time in Patent Office: 1,658 Days
• US Class Current: 493/421
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 45/144 Pockets or stops therefor

Claims

1. A FOLDING MACHINE INCLUDING A FRAME HAVING SPACED VERTICAL SIDE PLATES, A FEED TABLE FOR SUPPORTING A STACK OF SHEETS TO BE FOLDED, MEANS FOR FEEDING SHEETS FROM SAID FEED TABLE, A PLURALITY OF PAIRS OF ROLLERS MOUNTED IN AND BETWEEN SAID SIDE PLATES AND ARRANGED IN A LONGITUDINAL SERIES AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SHEETS FROM SAID FEED TABLE AND TO ADVANCE THEM FROM THE FIRST PAIR OF ROLLERS TO SUCCESSIVE ONES, A FIRST FOLD PLATE MOUNTED IN AND BETWEEN SAID SIDE PLATES AND HAVING AN ENTRY OPENING ADJACENT THE FIRST PAIR OF ROLLERS, SAID FIRST FOLD PLATE BEING DISPOSED ADJACENT THE TOP OF THE SIDE PLATES, STOP MEANS IN SAID FIRST FOLD PLATE ADJUSTABLE THEREALONG FOR VARYING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE STOP AND THE FIRST PAID OF ROLLERS, A SECOND FOLD PLATE ADJACENT THE ROLLERS OF A SUCCEEDING PAIR AND HAVING AN ENTRY OPENING FOR RECEIVING A SHEET FROM THE ROLLERS OF THAT PAIR, A STOP IN SAID SECOND FOLD PLATE ADJUSTABLE THEREALONG FOR VARYING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE STOP AND THE ENTRY OPENING IN THE FOLD PLATE, SAID LATTER STOP INCLUDING ELEMENTS DISTRIBUTED TRANSVERSELY ALONG THE CORRESPONDING FOLD PLATE, A SINGLE LINK CONNECTED TO THE STOP IN SAID SECOND FOLD PLATE AT ONE SIDE OF THE FOLD PLATE AND DISPOSED OUTWARDLY OF AN ASSOCIATED ONE OF SAID SIDE PLATES, AN ADJUSTING KNOB CONNECTED TO THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID LINK AND DISPOSED INWARDLY OF SAID ASSOCIATED SIDE PLATE, MEANS FOR RELEASABLY SECURING SAID ADJUSTING KNOB IN A FIXED PORTION OF THE SIDE PLATE, SAID ADJUSTING KNOB, LINK AND STOP IN SAID SECOND FOLD PLATE TOGETHER FORMING A RIGID UNIT WHEREBY TO ADJUST THE STOP IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF THE ADJUSTING KNOB, MEANS INCLUDING ELEMENTS REACTING BETWEEN SAID STOP IN THE FOLD PLATE AND THAT FOLD PLATE FOR RETAINING THAT STOP ACCURATELY POSITIONED TRANSVERSELY OF ITS FOLD PLATE AND ENABLING THE SLIDING MOVEMENT OF THE STOP WITHOUT BINDING OR COCKING, NOTWITHSTANDING THE SOLE CONNECTING MEANS BETWEEN THE STOP AND ADJUSTING KNOB IS DISPOSED AT ONE SIDE OF THE CORRESPONDING FOLD PLATE, AND A CASING MEMBER SECURED ON SAID ONE SIDE PLATE ENCLOSING SAID LINK.