US3776134A
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Apparatus for printing tickets
Assignee: Societe des Compteurs de Geneve SODECO
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Filing: 1971-05-06
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Granted: 1973-12-04
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Expires: 1991-05-06
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus for printing and forming tickets, consisting of a rotatable arm carrying a cylindrical platen whose surface describes an interior epicycloidal path so that printing stations arranged around the fundamental circle of the epicyloid can print information on a ticket held on the platen without the printing device skidding on the ticket; a cutting station and discharge station also being arranged on the fundamental circle so that a strip of ticket material being fed to the cutting station can be caught by a gripper on the platen, the strip being wound around the platen and cut to form a separate ticket; an inking roller is provided on the rotatable arm to ink printing devices at the printing stations before the platen reaches the printing stations.
Inventors
- 👤 C Wenger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 14:33
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41K; B41K3/00; B41K3/44; B41K3/50; B65; B65H; B65H5/00; B65H5/08; B65H5/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
265 words
An apparatus for printing tickets and the like, comprising a frame a cutting station mounted on the frame, said cutting station being provided with means for detaching a ticket from a strip of ticket material, a rotatable member mounted on the frame, the cutting station being arranged to feed the ticket to the rotatable member, a platen mounted on the rotatable member, the platen being rotatable about a platen axis and having a working surface of at least part cylindrical shape, the platen having a gripper means for holding the ticket, driving means for driving the platen and rotatable member, the platen being driven for rotation by the driving means dependent on the speed of the rotatable member so that a point on the working surface of the platen is arranged to travel an interior epicycloid, the axis of the fundamental circle of the epicycloid being the axis of the rotatable member, the radius of the fundamental circle and the distance from the fundamental axis to the platen axis being larger than the radius of the cylindrical shape of the platen, an inking device on the rotatable member arranged to be fed with ink, at least one printing station arranged on the frame on the fundamental circle of the epicycloid, a discharge station on the frame on the fundamental circle, whereby the ticket to be printed is detached from the strip at the cutting station, held on the platen by the gripper means moved along the interior epicycloidal path, to each said printing station, printed with information, and transferred to the discharge station on completion.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
265 words
An apparatus for printing tickets and the like, comprising a frame a cutting station mounted on the frame, said cutting station being provided with means for detaching a ticket from a strip of ticket material, a rotatable member mounted on the frame, the cutting station being arranged to feed the ticket to the rotatable member, a platen mounted on the rotatable member, the platen being rotatable about a platen axis and having a working surface of at least part cylindrical shape, the platen having a gripper means for holding the ticket, driving means for driving the platen and rotatable member, the platen being driven for rotation by the driving means dependent on the speed of the rotatable member so that a point on the working surface of the platen is arranged to travel an interior epicycloid, the axis of the fundamental circle of the epicycloid being the axis of the rotatable member, the radius of the fundamental circle and the distance from the fundamental axis to the platen axis being larger than the radius of the cylindrical shape of the platen, an inking device on the rotatable member arranged to be fed with ink, at least one printing station arranged on the frame on the fundamental circle of the epicycloid, a discharge station on the frame on the fundamental circle, whereby the ticket to be printed is detached from the strip at the cutting station, held on the platen by the gripper means moved along the interior epicycloidal path, to each said printing station, printed with information, and transferred to the discharge station on completion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
The apparatus for printing tickets and the like as claimed in claim 1, in which the platen is connected to a cog-wheel or pinion engageable with a reversing cog-wheel or pinion mounted on the rotatable member, the reversing cog-wheel or pinion being engageable with a toothEd ring fixed in relation to the stations, and whose axis is coaxial with the axis of the rotatable member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus for printing tickets and the like as claimed in claim 1 in which the inking device is an inking roller, and means inking the inking roller rotatively with the platen.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
298 words
An apparatus for printing tickets and the like comprising a frame, a cutting station mounted on the frame, said cutting station being provided with means for detaching a ticket from a strip of ticket material, a rotatable member mounted on the frame, the cutting station being arranged to feed the ticket to the rotatable member, a platen mounted on the rotatable member, the platen being rotatable about a platen axis and having a working surface of at least part cylindrical shape, the platen having a gripper means for holding the ticket, driving means for driving the platen and rotatable member, the platen being driven for rotation by the driving means dependent on the speed of the rotatable member so that a point on the working surface of the platen is arranged to travel an interior epicycloid, the axis of the fundamental circle of the epicycloid being the axis of the rotatable member, the radius of the fundamental circle and the distance from the fundamental axis to the platen axis being larger than the radius of the cylindrical shape of the platen, an inking device on the rotatable member arranged to be fed with ink, at least one printing station arranged on the frame on the fundamental circle of the epicycloid, a discharge station on the frame on the fundamental circle, whereby the ticket to be printed is detached from the strip at the cutting station, held on the platen by the gripper means, moved along the interior epicycloidal path, to each said printing station, printed with information, and transferred to the discharge station on completion, and means for controlling the gripper means including a cam rotatable with respect to the platen and mounted on the platen axis, with said cam being arranged to act on the gripper means.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
298 words
An apparatus for printing tickets and the like comprising a frame, a cutting station mounted on the frame, said cutting station being provided with means for detaching a ticket from a strip of ticket material, a rotatable member mounted on the frame, the cutting station being arranged to feed the ticket to the rotatable member, a platen mounted on the rotatable member, the platen being rotatable about a platen axis and having a working surface of at least part cylindrical shape, the platen having a gripper means for holding the ticket, driving means for driving the platen and rotatable member, the platen being driven for rotation by the driving means dependent on the speed of the rotatable member so that a point on the working surface of the platen is arranged to travel an interior epicycloid, the axis of the fundamental circle of the epicycloid being the axis of the rotatable member, the radius of the fundamental circle and the distance from the fundamental axis to the platen axis being larger than the radius of the cylindrical shape of the platen, an inking device on the rotatable member arranged to be fed with ink, at least one printing station arranged on the frame on the fundamental circle of the epicycloid, a discharge station on the frame on the fundamental circle, whereby the ticket to be printed is detached from the strip at the cutting station, held on the platen by the gripper means, moved along the interior epicycloidal path, to each said printing station, printed with information, and transferred to the discharge station on completion, and means for controlling the gripper means including a cam rotatable with respect to the platen and mounted on the platen axis, with said cam being arranged to act on the gripper means.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
323 words
An apparatus for printing tickets and the like comprising a frame, a cutting station mounted on the frame, said cutting station being provided with means for detaching a ticket from a strip of ticket material, a rotatable member mounted on the frame, the cutting station being arranged to feed the ticket to the rotatable member, a platen mounted on the rotatable member, the platen being rotatable about a platen axis having a working surface of at least part cylindrical shape, the platen having a gripper means for holding the ticket, driving means for driving the platen and rotatable member, the platen being driven for rotation by the driving means dependent on the speed of the rotatable member so that a point on the working surface of the platen is arranged to travel an interior epicycloid, the axis of the fundamental circle of the epicycloid being the axis of the rotatable member, the radius of the fundamental circle and the distance from the fundamental axis to the platen axis being larger than the radius of the cylindrical shape of the platen, an inking device on the rotatable member arranged to be fed with ink, at least one printing station arranged on the frame on the fundamental circle of the epicycloid, a discharge station on the frame on the fundamental circle, whereby the ticket to be printed is detached from the strip at the cutting station, held on the platen by the gripper means, moved along the interior epicycloidal path, to each said printing station, printed with information, and transferred to the discharge station on completion, and in which the gripper means includes two grippers arranged to clamp each end of the ticket to the platen means for controlling the gripper means including a rod coaxially with the platen axis, and the rod having at one end a cam whose surfact acts outwardly from the axis to move the grippers into engagement with the ticket.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
323 words
An apparatus for printing tickets and the like comprising a frame, a cutting station mounted on the frame, said cutting station being provided with means for detaching a ticket from a strip of ticket material, a rotatable member mounted on the frame, the cutting station being arranged to feed the ticket to the rotatable member, a platen mounted on the rotatable member, the platen being rotatable about a platen axis having a working surface of at least part cylindrical shape, the platen having a gripper means for holding the ticket, driving means for driving the platen and rotatable member, the platen being driven for rotation by the driving means dependent on the speed of the rotatable member so that a point on the working surface of the platen is arranged to travel an interior epicycloid, the axis of the fundamental circle of the epicycloid being the axis of the rotatable member, the radius of the fundamental circle and the distance from the fundamental axis to the platen axis being larger than the radius of the cylindrical shape of the platen, an inking device on the rotatable member arranged to be fed with ink, at least one printing station arranged on the frame on the fundamental circle of the epicycloid, a discharge station on the frame on the fundamental circle, whereby the ticket to be printed is detached from the strip at the cutting station, held on the platen by the gripper means, moved along the interior epicycloidal path, to each said printing station, printed with information, and transferred to the discharge station on completion, and in which the gripper means includes two grippers arranged to clamp each end of the ticket to the platen means for controlling the gripper means including a rod coaxially with the platen axis, and the rod having at one end a cam whose surfact acts outwardly from the axis to move the grippers into engagement with the ticket.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
86 words
The apparatus for printing tickets and the like as claimed in claim 5, in Which the rotatable member carries a third gripper having a gripping surface curved in relation to the curve of the platen, and a push rod actuating the third gripper, and a camway on a fixed part of the frame actuating the push rod whereby the third gripper applies the strip of ticket material to the platen before the ticket is cut and the two first grippers move into engagement with the ticket.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1976-12-03 | 1977-06-04 | 1977-12-04 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-12-03 | 1981-06-04 | 1981-12-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-12-03 | 1985-06-04 | 1985-12-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |