Gumming apparatus

Claim 2

A gumming apparatus for use in a business form machine of the type used for processing an elongate web which is separated lengthwise into a plurality of individual sections by transverse separation lines, the apparatus comprising: (a) support means having a longitudinal axis, (b) first conveyor means mounted to the support means for conveying the web lengthwise of the support means, (c) a gum supply, (d) a gumming cylinder receiving gum from the gum supply, said gumming cylinder being diametrically sized to apply gum to the web at equal intervals along the length of the web, the gumming cylinder having a circumferential length directly related to the length of the individual sections, (e) mounting means removably mounting the gumming cylinder to the support means transversely of the web for removal of said cylinder and replacement thereof by a cylinder of a different diameter and rotatable about a different axis of rotation to apply gum to the web at different equal intervals along the length thereof, and (f) drive means including means driving the web at a selected linear speed and means rotating the gumming cylinder at a cooperating angular speed.

Claim 3

A gumming apparatus as defined in claim 1, in which: (g) a second conveyor means is mounted to the support means for conveying articles to the web for attachment thereto, said second conveyor including a rotatable drive member, and (h) the drive means includes means rotating the conveyor drive member at a selected angular speed for movement of the conveyed articles at a speed related to the speed of the web and the length of the individual sections for deposit of the conveyed articles on the individual sections.

Claim 4

An apparatus as defined in claim 2, in which: (i) the means rotating the gumming cylinder include a drive gear attached to said cylinder, (j) the means rotating the conveyor rotatable drive member include a removable drive gear attached to said member, and (k) the removable gumming cylinder diameter, the pitch circle diameter of the gumming cylinder drive gear, and the pitch circle diameter of the removable conveyor drive gear are proportionately related, the relationship being the same for all cylinders, attached gears and conveyor gears to maintain the same linear web speed and change the linear speed of the second conveyor and the angular speed of the gumming cylinder when said gumming cylinder and conveyor drive gear are changed.

Claim 5

An apparatus as defined in claim 3, in which: (l) the removable gumming cylinder drive gear and the removable conveyor drive gear are of the same pitch circle diameter.

Claim 6

An apparatus as defined in claim 3, in which: (l) the drive means includes a common drive shaft operatively connected to the removable gumming cylinder gear and the removable conveyor drive gear, a gear train connecting the common drive shaft to the removable gumming cylinder drive gear, and a gear train connecting the common drive shaft to the removable conveyor drive gear.

Claim 7

An apparatus as defined in claim 1, in which: (g) the means rotating the gumming cylinder include a drive gear attached to said cylinder, and (h) the removable gumming cylinder diameter and the pitch circle diameter of the attached drive gear are proportionately related, the relationship being the same for all cylinders and attached gears to maintain the same linear web speed.

Claim 8

An apparatus as defined in claim 6, in which: (i) the gumming cylinder includes a shaft carrying the drive gear, and (j) the mounting means includes opposed mounting plates receiving sliding journal bearings removably mounting the shaft in adjustable relation to the mounting means to change the location of the axis of rotation of different cylinders.

Claim 9

An apparatus as defined in claim 1, in which: (g) the drive means includes means driving the web at a linear speed independent of the particular angular speed of the selected gumming cylinder.

Claim 10

A gumming apparatus for use in a business form machine of the type used for processing an elongate web which is separated lengthwise into a plurality of individual sections by transverse separation lines, the apparatus comprising: (a) support means having a longitudinal axis, (b) first conveyor means mounted to the support means for conveying the web lengthwise of the support means, (c) a gum supply, (d) a gumming cylinder receiving gum from the gum supply, said gumming cylinder being diametrically sized to apply gum to the web at equal intervals along the length of the web, (e) mounting means removably mounting the gumming cylinder to the support means transversely of the web for removal of said cylinder and replacement thereof by a cylinder of a different diameter to apply gum to the web at different equal intervals along the length thereof, (f) drive means including means driving the web at a selected linear speed and means rotating the gumming cylinder at a cooperating angular speed, (g) the means rotating the gumming cylinder including a drive gear attached to said cylinder, (h) the removable gumming cylinder diameter and the pitch circle diameter of the attached drive gear being proportionately related, the relationship being the same for all cylinders and attached gears to maintain the same linear web speed, (i) the drive means including a drive shaft and a gear train operatively connecting the drive shaft to the gumming cylinder drive gear, and (j) the gear train including an idler gear pivotally mounted to the support means for swinging movement into and out of engagement with the gumming cylinder drive gear to accommodate a size change of said cylinder drive gear.

Claim 11

A gumming apparatus for use in a business form machine of the type used for processing an elongate web which is separated lengthwise into a plurality of individual sections by transverse separation lines, the apparatus comprising: (a) support means having a longitudinal axis, (b) first conveyor means mounted to the support means for conveying the web lengthwise of the support means, (c) a gum supply, (d) a gumming cylinder receiving gum from the gum supply, said gumming cylinder being diametrically sized to apply gum to the web at equal intervals along the length of the web, (e) mounting means removably mounting the gumming cylinder to the support means transversely of the web for removal of said cylinder and replacement thereof by a cylinder of a different diameter to apply gum to the web at different equal intervals along the length thereof, (f) drive means including means driving the web at a selected linear speed and means rotating the gumming cylinder at a cooperating angular speed, (g) the means rotating the gumming cylinder including a drive gear attached to said cylinder, (h) the removable gumming cylinder diameter and the pitch circle diameter of the attached drive gear being proportionately related, the relationship being the same for all cylinders and attached gears to maintain the same linear web speed, (i) the drive means including a drive shaft and a gear train operatively connecting the drive shaft to the gumming cylinder drive gear, and (j) the gear train including an idler gear pivotally mounted to the support means for swinging movement into and out of engagement with the gumming cylinder drive gear to accommodate a size change of said cylinder drive gear.

Claim 12

A gumming apparatus for use in a business form machine of the type used for processing an elongate web which is separated lengthwise into a plurality of individual sections by transverse separation lines, the apparatus comprising: (a) support means having a longitudinal axis, (b) first conveyor means mounted to the support means for conveying the web lengthwise of the support means, (c) a gum supply, (d) a gumming cylinder receiving gum from the gum supply, said gumming cylinder being diametrically sized to apply gum to the web at equal intervals along the length of the web, (e) mounting means removably mounting the gumming cylinder to the support means transversely of the web for removal of said cylinder and replacement thereof by a cylinder of a different diameter to apply gum to the web at different equal intervals along the length thereof, (f) drive means including means driving the web at a selected linear speed and means rotating the gumming cylinder at a cooperating angular speed, (g) a second conveyor means mounted to the support means for conveying articles to the web for attachment thereto, said second conveyor including a rotatable drive member, (h) the drive means including means rotating the conveyor drive member at a selected angular speed for movement of the conveyed articles at a speed related to the speed of the web, (i) the means rotating the gumming cylinder including a drive gear attached to said cylinder, (j) the means rotating the conveyor rotatable drive member including a removable drive gear attached to said member, (k) the removable gumming cylinder diameter, the pitch circle diameter of the gumming cylinder drive gear, and the pitch circle diameter of the removable conveyor drive gear being proportionately related, the relationship being the same for all cylinders, attached gears and conveyor gears tp maintain the same linear web speed and change the linear speed of the second conveyor when said gumming cylinder and conveyor drive gear are changed, (l) the drive means including a common drive shaft operatively connected to the cylinder gear and the conveyor drive gear, a gear train connecting the common drive shaft to the gumming cylinder drive gear, and a gear train connecting the common drive shaft to the conveyor drive gear, and (m) the gear train connecting the common drive shaft to the gumming cylinder drive gear including an idler gear pivotally mounted to the support means for swinging movement into and out of engagement with the gumming cylinder drive gear to accommodate a size change of said gumming cylinder drive gear.

Claim 13

A gumming apparatus for use in a business form machine of the type used for processing an elongate web which is separated lengthwise into a plurality of individual sections by transverse separation lines, the apparatus comprising: (a) support means having a longitudinal axis, (b) first conveyor means mounted to the support means for conveying the web lengthwise of the support means, (c) a gum supply, (d) a gumming cylinder receiving gum from the gum supply, said gumming cylinder being diametrically sized to apply gum to the web at equal intervals along the length of the web, (e) mounting means removably mounting the gumming cylinder to the support means transversely of the web for removal of said cylinder and replacement thereof by a cylinder of a different diameter to apply gum to the web at different equal intervals along the length thereof, (f) drive means including means driving the web at a selected linear speed and means rotating the gumming cylinder at a cooperating angular speed, (g) a second conveyor means mounted to the support means for conveying articles to the web for attachment thereto, said second conveyor including a rotatable drive member, (h) the drive means including means rotating the conveyor drive member at a selected angular speed for movement of the conveyed articles at a speed related to the speed of the web, (i) the means rotating the gumming cylinder including a drive gear attached to said cylinder, (j) the means rotating the conveyor rotatable drive member including a removable drive gear attached to said member, (k) the removable gumming cylinder diameter, the pitch circle diameter of the gumming cylinder drive gear, and the pitch circle diameter of the removable conveyor drive gear being proportionately related, the relationship being the same for all cylinders, attached gears and conveyor gears tp maintain the same linear web speed and change the linear speed of the second conveyor when said gumming cylinder and conveyor drive gear are changed, (l) the drive means including a common drive shaft operatively connected to the cylinder gear and the conveyor drive gear, a gear train connecting the common drive shaft to the gumming cylinder drive gear, and a gear train connecting the common drive shaft to the conveyor drive gear, and (m) the gear train connecting the common drive shaft to the gumming cylinder drive gear including an idler gear pivotally mounted to the support means for swinging movement into and out of engagement with the gumming cylinder drive gear to accommodate a size change of said gumming cylinder drive gear.

Claim 14

A gumming apparatus for use in a business form machine of the type used for processing an elongate web which is separated lengthwise into a plurality of individual sections by transverse separation lines, the apparatus comprising: (a) support means having a longitudinal axis, (b) first conveyor means mounted to the support means for conveying the web lengthwise of the support means, (c) a gum supply, (d) a gum cylinder receiving gum from the gum supply, said gumming cylinder being diametrically sized to apply gum to the web at equal intervals along the length of the web, (e) mounting means removably mounting the gumming cylinder to the support means transversely of the web for removal of said cylinder and replacement thereof by a cylinder of a different diameter to apply gum to the web at different equal intervals along the length thereof, (f) drive means including means driving the web at a selected linear speed and means rotating the gumming cylinder at a cooperating angular speed, (g) a second conveyor means mounted to the support means for conveying articles to the web for attachment thereto, said second conveyor including a rotatable drive member, (h) the drive means including means rotating the conveyor drive member at a selected angular speed for movement of the conveyed articles at a speed related to the speed of the web, (i) the means rotating the gumming cylinder including a drive gear attached to said cylinder, (j) the means rotating the conveyor rotatable drive member including a removable drive gear attached to said member, (k) the removable gumming cylinder diameter, the pitch circle diameter of the gumming cylinder drive gear, and the pitch circle diameter of the removable conveyor drive gear being proportionately related, the relationship being the same for all cylinders, attached gears and conveyor gears to maintain the same linear web speed and change the linear speed of the second conveyor when said gumming cylinder and conveyor drive gear are changed, (l) the drive means including a common drive shaft operatively connected to the cylinder gear and the conveyor drive gear, a gear train connecting the common drive shaft to the gumming cylinder drive gear, and a gear train connecting the common drive shaft to the conveyor drive gear, and (m) the gear train connecting the common drive shaft to the conveyor drive gear including an idler gear pivotally mounted to the support means for swinging movement into and out of engagement with the conveyor gear to accommodate a size change of said conveyor drive gear.

Claim 15

A gumming apparatus for use in a business form machine of the type used for processing an elongate web which is separated lengthwise into a plurality of individual sections by transverse separation lines, the apparatus comprising: (a) support means having a longitudinal axis, (b) first conveyor means mounted to the support means for conveying the web lengthwise of the support means, (c) a gum supply, (d) a gum cylinder receiving gum from the gum supply, said gumming cylinder being diametrically sized to apply gum to the web at equal intervals along the length of the web, (e) mounting means removably mounting the gumming cylinder to the support means transversely of the web for removal of said cylinder and replacement thereof by a cylinder of a different diameter to apply gum to the web at different equal intervals along the length thereof, (f) drive means including means driving the web at a selected linear speed and means rotating the gumming cylinder at a cooperating angular speed, (g) a second conveyor means mounted to the support means for conveying articles to the web for attachment thereto, said second conveyor including a rotatable drive member, (h) the drive means including means rotating the conveyor drive member at a selected angular speed for movement of the conveyed articles at a speed related to the speed of the web, (i) the means rotating the gumming cylinder including a drive gear attached to said cylinder, (j) the means rotating the conveyor rotatable drive member including a removable drive gear attached to said member, (k) the removable gumming cylinder diameter, the pitch circle diameter of the gumming cylinder drive gear, and the pitch circle diameter of the removable conveyor drive gear being proportionately related, the relationship being the same for all cylinders, attached gears and conveyor gears to maintain the same linear web speed and change the linear speed of the second conveyor when said gumming cylinder and conveyor drive gear are changed, (l) the drive means including a common drive shaft operatively connected to the cylinder gear and the conveyor drive gear, a gear train connecting the common drive shaft to the gumming cylinder drive gear, and a gear train connecting the common drive shaft to the conveyor drive gear, and (m) the gear train connecting the common drive shaft to the conveyor drive gear including an idler gear pivotally mounted to the support means for swinging movement into and out of engagement with the conveyor gear to accommodate a size change of said conveyor drive gear.

Claim 16

A gumming apparatus for use in a business form machine of the type used for processing an elongate web which is separated lengthwise into a plurality of individual sections by transverse separation lines, the apparatus comprising: (a) support means having a longitudinal axis, (b) first conveyor means mounted to the support means for conveying the web lengthwise of the support means, (c) a gum supply, (d) a gumming cylinder receiving gum from the gum supply, said gumming cylinder being diametrically sized to apply gum to the web at equal intervals along the length of the web, (e) mounting means removably mounting the gumming cylinder to the support means transversely of the web for removal of said cylinder and replacement thereof by a cylinder of a different diameter to apply gum to the web at different equal intervals along the length thereof, (f) drive means including means driving the web at a selected linear speed and means rotating the gumming cylinder at a cooperating angular speed, (g) the means rotating the gumming cylinder including a drive gear attached to said cylinder, (h) the drive means including a drive shaft and a gear train operatively connecting the drive shaft to the gumming cylinder drive gear, and (i) the gear train including an idler gear pivotally mounted to the support means for swinging movement into and out of engagement with the gumming cylinder drive gear to accommodate a size change of said cylinder drive gear.

Claim 17

A gumming apparatus for use in a business form machine of the type used for processing an elongate web which is separated lengthwise into a plurality of individual sections by transverse separation lines, the apparatus comprising: (a) support means having a longitudinal axis, (b) first conveyor means mounted to the support means for conveying the web lengthwise of the support means, (c) a gum supply, (d) a gumming cylinder receiving gum from the gum supply, said gumming cylinder being diametrically sized to apply gum to the web at equal intervals along the length of the web, (e) mounting means removably mounting the gumming cylinder to the support means transversely of the web for removal of said cylinder and replacement thereof by a cylinder of a different diameter to apply gum to the web at different equal intervals along the length thereof, (f) drive means including means driving the web at a selected linear speed and means rotating the gumming cylinder at a cooperating angular speed, (g) the means rotating the gumming cylinder including a drive gear attached to said cylinder, (h) the drive means including a drive shaft and a gear train operatively connecting the drive shaft to the gumming cylinder drive gear, and (i) the gear train including an idler gear pivotally mounted to the support means for swinging movement into and out of engagement with the gumming cylinder drive gear to accommodate a size change of said cylinder drive gear.