Paper supplying device for perfecting printing machine

Claim 1

A paper supply device, comprising: an upper roll supported by a shaft and being movable to engage a lower rotatable roll, paper guide means having an exit situated forwardly of said rolls, and paper pressing means located rearwardly of said rolls and movable so as to pressingly engage a driven paper; cam follower means associated with said upper roller so that said upper roller engages said lower roller for driving a paper when said cam follower engages a cam; printing means following said exit and including gripper means for gripping an end of said paper, said gripper means being fitted in an opening of a printed cylinder, said cylinder being provided with said cam at a periphery thereof; said paper pressing means being operated synchronously with a printing operation so as to impart tension to said paper during printing; said paper pressing means being always urged toward said paper guide means by a spring; said paper pressing means being operated by a rotation of a shaft extending between a pair of spaced-apart frames of said paper supply device, and said shaft being connected to a rubber cylinder through link means and being rotatable by a predetermined angle in response to a rotation of the rubber cylinder; and further comprising adjusting means for adjusting the length of said link means and, thereby, the period during which said pressing means engages said paper; and further comprising gear means, rotating in synchronism with said rubber cylinder, for driving said link means; and wherein said link means comprises a first link portion coupled to said shaft, extending between said frames, a second link portion eccentrically coupled to said gear means, said first and second link portions being co-linear and having respective linearly extending slots therein, and further comprising releasable fastening means extending through said slots for adjusting the length of said link means.