Ink supply with motion accumulator for stencil duplicator

Claim 1

An automatic inking mechanism for a prinTing machine including a rotatable main shaft comprising a movable ink stand, an ink container mounted on said stand adapted to contain a supply of ink and including a cover, an indexing mechanism operatively connected to said stand for effecting stepwise relative movement of said container and cover to dispense ink from said container in discrete amounts and actuating mechanisms including motion transfer means operatively connected to said indexing mechanism and operable in response to each of a series of revolutions of said main shaft for accumulating a series of incremental rotary motions and after said series of incremental rotary motions have been accumulated, transferring an indexing stroke to said indexing mechanism to effect ink dispensation, said motion transfer means including a one-way clutch having a driving raceway member, a driven raceway member and clutch rollers interposed therebetween, and said actuating mechanism further including motion input means actuated in response to each revolution of said main shaft and connected to said driving raceway member for imparting incremental rotary motion thereto and motion output means coupled to said driven raceway member and to said indexing mechanism for providing said indexing stroke after transfer to said one way clutch of said series of incremental rotary motions.