Selective duplicating machine

A duplicating machine for selectively duplicating printed material from a master card containing information characteristics on one face thereof to a workpiece, said machine comprising a master card feed station including a tray for supporting a stack of master cards and card feed means for feeding a master card from the stack, a workpiece feed station incuding workpiece feed means for feeding a workpiece therefrom, a print station at which the printed material on a master card is duplicated on a workpiece when said print station receives both a master card and a workpiece, card reading means including a plurality of sensors operative to provide signals in a circuit and being located in the bottom of said tray whereby the information characteristics on the bottom card in the stack overlie said sensors, said card reading means reading information characteristics on the bottom master card before it is fed to said print station, said card reading means providing a first signal if predetermined information characteristics are detected and a second signal if predetermined information characteristics are not detected, control means responsive to said first and second signals for energizing a first solenoid if said printed material is to be duplicated or for energizing a second solenoid if said printed material is not to be duplicated, said first solenoid being operatively associated with said workpiece feed means and said second solenoid being associated with said master card feed means, workpiece feed detector means for energizing said second solenoid when said workpiece feed means feeds a workpiece from said workpiece feed station, and mechanical adjustment means interposed between said second solenoid and said card feed means whereby the location of the printed material on a master card can be adjusted relative to the workpiece when a master card and a workpiece are received at said print station.

A duplicating machine for selectively duplicating printed material from a master card to a workpiece, said machine comprising a master card feed station including card feed means for feeding a master card therefrom, a workpiece feed station including a workpiece feed means for feeding a workpiece therefrom, a print station at which the printed material on a master card is duplicated on a workpiece when said print station receives both a master card and a workpiece, moistening means for applying solvent to said workpiece between said workpiece feed station and said print station, said card feed means and said moistening means being operatively connected to a common drive member whereby said common drive member simultaneously operates said card feed means and moves said moistening means from an inoperative position to an operative position where it can apply solvent to a workpiece, card reading means at said master card feed station for reading information characteristics on a master card before it is fed to said print station and for providing output signals indicating that predetermined characteristics have or have not been detected, and control means responsive to the signals from said card reading means for operating said drive member and said workpiece feed means if the printed material on said master card is to be duplicated on a workpiece or for operating only said drive member if the printed material is not to be duplicated on said workpiece, said moistening means including a moistening roller for applying solvent to said workpiece and feed roller means, said moistening roller being driven by feed roller means only when a workpiece is fed from said workpiece feed station, said feed roller means including a driven feed roller and a sleeve member carried on said feed roller, said sleeve member being slightly larger than said feed roller whereby said feed roller is rotatable relative to said sleeve member, said moistening roller being adjacent said sleeve member in its operative position whereby said moistening roller and said sleeve member are rotated by said feed roller when a workpiece is fed between the nip of said moistening roller and said sleeve member.

A duplicating machine for selectively duplicating printed material from a master card to a workpiece, said machine comprising a master card feed station including card feed means for feeding a master card therefrom, a workpiece feed station including workpiece feed means for feeding a workpiece therefrom, a print station at which the printed material on a master card is duplicated on a workpiece when said print station receives both a master card and a workpiece, moistening means for applying solvent to said workpiece between said workpiece feed station and said print station, said card feed means and said moistening means being operatively connected to a common drive member whereby said common drive member simultaneously operates said card feed means and moves said moistening means from an inoperative position to an operative position where it can apply solvent to a workpiece, card reading means at said master card feed station for reading information characteristics on a master card before it is fed to said print station and for providing output signals indicating that predetermined information characteristics have or have not been detected, and control means responsive to the signals from said card reading means for operating said drive member and said workpiece feed means if the printed material on said master card is to be duplicated on a workpiece or for operating only said drive member if the printed material is not to be duplicated on said workpiece, said duplicating machine further including mechanical time delay means for adjusting the operation of said common drive member relative to the operation of said workpiece feed means, said mechanical time delay means including first clutch means having an inoperative position for disconnecting said common drive member from driver means and an operative position for connecting said common drive member to said driver means, a trip arm having first position normally retaining said first clutch means in its inoperative position and cam means for moving said trip arm from said first position to a second position wherein said first clutch means moves to its operative position.

A duplicating machine for selectively duplicating printed material from a master card to a workpiece, said machine comprising a master card feed station including card feed means for feeding a master card therefrom, a workpiece feed station including workpiece feed means for feeding a workpiece therefrom, a print station at which the printed material on a master card is duplicated on a workpiece when said print station receives both a master card and a workpiece, card reading means at said master card feed station for reading information characteristics on a master card before it is fed to said print station, said card reading means providing a first signal if predetermined information characteristics are detected and a second signal if predetermined information characteristics are not detected, control means responsive to said first and second signals for energizing a first solenoid if said printed material is to be duplicated or for energizing a second solenoid if said printed material is not to be duplicated, said first solenoid being operatively associated with said workpiece feed means and said second solenoid being associated with said master card feed means, workpiece feed detector means for energizing said second solenoid when said workpiece feed means feeds a workpiece from said workpiece feed station, and mechanical adjustment means interposed between said second solenoid and said card feed means whereby the location of the printed material on a master card can be adjusted relative to the workpiece when a master card and a workpiece are received at said print station, said control means including inverter switch means so that said printed material on said master card can be selectively duplicated when predetermined information is or is not detected on said master card, said control means including card detection means for determining when a master card is present and at rest in said card feed station and for providing an enabling signal which allows said first or second signal from said card reader means to energize the appropriate one of said solenoids.

A duplicating machine for selectively duplicating printed material from a master card to a workpiece, said machine comprising a master card feed station including card feed means for feeding a master card therefrom, a workpiece feed station including workpiece feed means for feeding a workpiece therefrom, a print station at which the printed material on a master card is duplicated on a workpiece when said print station receives both a master card and a workpiece, card reading means at said master card feed station for reading information characteristics on a master card before it is fed to said print station, said card reading means providing a first signal if predetermined information characteristics are detected and a second signal if predetermined information characteristics are not detected, control means responsive to said first and second signals for energizing a first solenoid if said printed material is to be duplicated or for energizing a second solenoid if said printed material is not to be duplicated, said first solenoid being operatively associated with said workpiece feed means and said second solenoid being associated with said master card feed means, workpiece feed detector means for energizing said second solenoid when said workpiece feed means feeds a workpiece from said workpiece feed station, and mechanical adjustment means interposed between said second solenoid and said card feed means whereby the location of the printed material on a master card can be adjusted relative to the workpiece when a master card and a workpiece are received at said print station, means for blocking the signal to the first solenoid when said workpiece feed detector means detects a workpiece has jammed in said machine.