US2083266A - Autographic register - Google Patents

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June a, 1937. L. JENSE 2,083,266

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AUTOGRAPHI C REGISTER Filed Feb. 13, 1936 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 ifou kjrasefl, J I) WZ zww Patented June 8, 1937 um'ran STATES AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER.

Louis Jensen, Chicago, 111., assignor to United Autographic Register 00., Chicago, 111., a corporation of Illinois Application February 13, 1936, Serial No. 63,780

14 Claim.

This invention relates particularly to auto graphic registers of the hand pull-out type having mechanism for inwardly advancing the stationery.

The primary object of the invention is to pro- 5 videa light portable register having a casing of improved design and an initial feed device which is light but durable and positive in operation.

The invention is illustrated in the preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawings, in

10 which- Fig. l is a broken plan view of a register embodying the invention; Fig. 2, a longitudinal sectional view taken as indicated at line 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a broken sectional view of the casing 15 taken as indicated at line 3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4, a vertical side elevational view of the initial feed device; Fig. 5, a longitudinal sectional view of the same taken as indicated at line 5 of Fig. 7; Fig. 6, a bottom plan view of the initial feed device;

g Fig. '7, a rear elevational view of the same; Fig. 8,

a front elevational view with the operating arm in section, taken as indicated at line 8 of Fig. 6; Fig. 9, a front vertical sectional view taken as indicated at line 9 of Fig. 6; Fig. 10, a plan 25 view of the initial feed-device with the top plate removed; Fig. 11, a sectional view taken as indicated at line Hll of Fig. 10; Fig. 12, a sectional view takerras indicated at line I2I2 of Fig. 10; Fig. 13, an elevational view similar to Fig. 4

30 except that the top plate is removed andthe pins are shown in their forward depressed position; and Fig. 14, a broken perspective view of the trigger member which holds the register pin depressed on its return stroke.

35 In the embodiment illustrated A designates an autographic register equipped with a pivotally mounted skeleton cover A; and B an initial feed device for initially advancing the stationery from beneath the front tear-off edge of the cover A.

40 Preferably the casing A is made of sheet aluminum and comprises a base l0 provided with suitable legs II, a platen forming top I2 equipped at its rear end with a transverse rounded guide member-i3. The space between the base and the 45 platen is divided into an upper supply compartment l4 and a record compartment l by means of a partition l6 which is tapered downwardly at its rear end as indicated at i? to facilitate feeding stationery around the guide l3. If de- 50 sired, the compartment l5 may be provided with a. removable tray (not shown) of the type shown in my Patent No. 1,902,284, issued Mar. 21, 1933. The casing is provided with side walls l8 and I8 which may be formed integrally with the platen :2. As shown in Figs. 2 and s, the side wall l8 may be provided with a slot 20 whereby the length of the compartment l4 may be adjusted by moving the abutment member 2| after loosening the screw 22. Preferably the side wall I9 is provided with an outwardly extending shelf 23 5 provided with end abutments 24 and serves as a container for a roll of carbon from which carbon strips may be led transversely across the platen interleaved with stationery (not shown) led from the supply compartment over the platen.

The skeleton cover A may be stamped from a sheet of aluminum and is shown pivotally secured to the base by means of a hinge 25. The casing affords a front end wall 26, side walls 21, a top 28 having a cut-out portion 29 to permit inscriptions to be made on stationery led over the platen, and a rear wall 30 which is equipped with a handle 3|. As shown in Fig. 2 a leaf spring 32 is secured to the rear end wall 30 and is equipped at its lower end with a latch 33 adapted to catch a projection from the base member Ill and to be released by pressing a button 34 which extends through the end wall. The upper end of the leaf spring is turned forwardly and downwardly to provide a finger 35 to press stationery against the platen l2 and help to hold the stationery in position during a writing operation.

As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the front end wall 26 of the skeleton cover A is provided with a delivery slot 36 and a record-slip receiving slot 31. The front wall is also provided with a suitable opening to permit access to the operating handle of the initial feed device B. The cover is also provided with a cross rib 38 which is adapted to cooperate with a presser roll provided on the feed mechanism. The front edge portion of this cross bar or rib, above the slot 36, provides a tear-off edge 39 along which the stationery slips may be severed. The mechanism B is provided with yieldingly urged register pins which 40 normally are in the position indicated in Fig. 2. As the stationery is withdrawn by hand the register pins are adapted to pop up into perforations provided in each form length and arrests withdrawal thereof. The mechanism is provided with a locking device for preventing the pins frombeing moved forwardly until released by the first movement of the operating handle. A novel feature of the present mechanism 'is the cam-means or trigger arms for holding the pins depressed on their return stroke to the position shown in Fig. 2.

The initial feed device B comprises a U-shaped stationary frame 40 to which is secured a top plate H by means of cap screws 42. The frame 40 is provided with a shaft 43 secured in position by means of cap screws 44. As best shown in Figs. and 13, the upper forward end portion of this frame 40 is provided with laterally extend- 5 ing guides or fixed cams 45 which serve to depress the pins as will be described below.

A swinging frame 48 is provided with downwardly extending legs 69 which are impaled by the pivot shaft 43. The swinging frame is further provided with a downwardly and forwardly extending actuating arm 50 to which is secured a handle member 5i by means of screws 52. In the top of the swinging frame 48 is journalled a presser roll 53 which extends through a slot 54 provided in the plate 4i and through a slot 55 provided in the platen. From the legs 49 are struck outwardly extending ears 56 which are provided with slots 51 to slidably receivev the lower ends of register pins 58'. The upper portions of the legs 49 are provided with enlarged slots 58, (see Figs. 12 and 13) and in these slots is mounted a cross bar 60 which is provided with guide slots 6| to slidably receive the pins 58.

As best shown in Fig. 9, the register pins 58 are provided at their lower side with shoulders 52 against which compression springs 63 press upwardly from their lower support on the ears 56. The upper ends of the register pins are provided with an inner shoulder 64 adapted to engage the cams 45 and an outer shoulder 65 which cooperates with the trigger members 66 which are pivotally mounted at 6'! to the plate 4 I. The trigger members are provided with contact surfaces 68 which are urged into engagement with the lateral edge portions of the pins 58 by means of compression springs 89 mounted on ears l0 struck out of the plate 4|. The trigger members are provided with spring receiving sockets I i, (see Fig. 14).

Thus it will be understood that when the swinging frame 48 is rocked forwardly to the position shown in Fig. 13 the lateral contact face of the trigger members 56 will bear against the lateral edge portions of the plus, but as the pins continue their forward movement they swing downwardly 45 and the trigger members spring inwardly over the shoulders 65. Accordingly, on the return stroke of the pins the pins will be depressed with respect to the platen by the shoulder 65 hearing against the bottom contact faceof the trigger 0 members. As the pins approach their normal locked position shown in Fig. 4 the shoulders 65 clear the trigger members and pop up into their stationery arresting position. The forward movement of the swinging frame 48 is limited by the 5 ears 56 striking shoulders 12 provided on the frame 40. A pair of torsion springs 13 encircle the shaft 43 and urge the cross bar 60 to its rearmost locking position.

The latch member 41, see Figs. 11 and 12, is provided with a pair of forwardly extending pointed hook members I4 which are adapted to engage and hold the cross bar 60 in the position shown in Fig. 11. A compression spring 15 urges the hook members 14 downwardly. However, the rear end portion of the swing frame 48 is provided with a pair of cam arms 16 which are adapted to raise the latch members into locking position by bearing against the forwardly extending cam surfaces 11 provided on the latch member 41. A small amount of motion is permitted between the cross bar 60 and the enlarged slots 59 and as shown in Fig. 6 a pair of compression springs 18 are provided on the swinging frame to urge the cross bar 60 to the front of the slots. 75 Accordingly, the cross bar and swinging frame are returned to their normal vertical position through the influence of springs 13 until the cross bar comes into engagement with the stationary frame 40. At this point the springs I8 are permitted due to the lost motion between the slots 59 and cross bar 60, to urge the swinging frame to its rearmost position and during this final movement the earns 16 and I7 cause the cross bar 65 to be latched. Obviously, when the handle 5i is depressed the reverse action takes place and during the first movement of the swinging frame the cross bar 60 remains stationary while the unlatching' occurs.

To loadthe machine continuous-form stationery is led from the compartment l4 around the guide member l3 over the platen, in interleaved relation with carbon strips, to the front of the machine where register perforations provided in the stationery are engaged by the pins 58. The cover A is then lowered and latched and the machine is ready for use. After a set of forms have been filled in the operator merely depresses the handle 5| and allows it to spring back. This action will cause the register pins to draw the stationery forward a sufficient distance to permit their being grasped and their withdrawal completed by hand. The register pins are held depressed on their return stroke so that they will not engage the same perforations in the stationery and will swing back into their vertical position, locked against forward movement. However, they will still be depressed and yieldingly urged against the lower face of the stationery being withdrawn by hand. When they encounter the next pair of perforations they will spring up into the same and prevent further withdrawal. The operator may then sever the completed set of forms by drawing upwardly against the tearoff edge 39. The fact that the register pins are locked against forward movement eliminates any danger of the succeeding set of forms being advanced too far and the springs for returning the device to normal position after an operation need not be as strong as have heretofore been used in devices of this general type which did not have locking devices.

In the initial feed mechanism B, the first movement of the handle 5i, without moving the cross bar 60 releases the latchmechanism. The pins then swing forwardly and downwardly to their foremost position and are held depressed on their return stroke by means of the trigger members 66. When they reach their vertical position the trigger means are no longer eifective to hold the pins depressed and the cross bar 80 is locked in its rearmost position and is snugly held against the frame 40.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only, and no unnecessary limitations should be understood therefrom, but the appended claims should be construed as broadly as permissible, in view of the prior art.

'What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In an autographic register having a casing provided with a platen, an initial feed device comprising: a rock-shaft provided with yielding register pins projecting normally above said platen; an actuating arm for oscillating said projected pins forwardly and downwardly; and laterally movable cam-means adapted to hold the pins retraclizd from the platen, during their return stro 2. In an autographic register having a casing provided with a platen, an initial feed device comprising: a rock-shaft provided with yielding register pins projecting normally above said platen;

locking-means for releasably holding said pins against forward movement; an actuating arm for oscillating said projected pins forwardly and downwardly; and laterally movable cam-means adapted to hold the pins retracted from the platen during their return stroke.

3. In an autographic register having a casing provided with a platen, an initial feed device comprising: a rock-shaft provided with yielding register pins projecting normally above said platen: an actuating arm for oscillating said projected pins forwardly and downwardly; locking means for holding said pins against forward movement,

said locking-means being releasable by the initial forward movement of said actuating arm; and laterally movable cam-means adapted to hold the 0 pins retracted from the platen during their return stroke.

4. An initial feed device for a duplicating machine comprising: a stationary frame provided with forwardly and downwardly extending stationary cam-means; a swinging frame pivotally mounted on said stationary frame; register pins mounted on said swinging frame so as to be yieldlngly urged upwardly, with their upward movement limited by said cam-means; and movable means adapted automatically to engage said register pins, when swung to a forward depressed position, and hold them depressed on the return stroke.

5. A device as specified in claim 4, in which the movable means comprises a pair of trigger arms pivotally mounted for lateral movement on the stationary frame and yieldlngly urged against a lateral edge portion of the register pins.

6. An initial feed device for a duplicating machine comprising: a. stationary frame provided with forwardly and downwardly extending stationary cam-means; a swinging frame pivotally mounted on said stationary frame; a cross bar mounted in said swinging frame; register pins slidably impaling said cross bar and provided with compression springs so as to be yieldlngly urged upwardly against said cam-means when the swinging frame is moved forwardly; and movable means adapted to automatically engage said pressed position and hold them retracted on the register pins when swung to their forward dechine comprising: a stationary frame provided with forwardly and downwardly extending cammeans; a swinging frame pivotaliy mounted on said stationary frame; a cross bar mounted in enlarged slots in the swinging frame; register pins slidably mounted in said cross-bar and provided with compression springs so as to be yieldlngly urged upwardly against the cam-means; a latching device pivotally mounted on the stationary frame and provided with cam-means adapted to be engaged by the swinging frame and throw the device into latching engagement with said cross-bar when the latter reaches its rearmost position, and means for automatically releasing the cross-bar when said swinging frame is moved forwardly; and mechanism adapted to hold the register pins depressed while the swinging frame is moved rearwardly.

9. An autographic register comprising: a casing having a base, a platen-forming top, an intermediate partition dividing the casing into a supply compartment and an underlying record compartment, side-walls provided with outwardly extending carbon holding means, and a skeleton cover pivotally connected to one end of said base and enclosing the ends and side-walls of the machine, said cover having at its front end a tear-off edge and provided with a delivery slot and record-slip receiving slot; and an initial feed device mounted in said casing and adapted to advance stationery from said supply compartment, over the platen, and from beneath said tear-off edge.

10. A device as specified in claim 9, in which the initial feed device is provided with a forwardly extending operating arm, centrally disposed with respect to the cover, and extending through a front opening provided between delivery slot and the receiving slot.

11. A device as specified in claim 9, in which the initial feed device is mounted in the front end of supply compartment and is detachably secured to the lower side of the platen.

12. A device, as specified in claim 9, in which the initial feed device has an oscillating frame provided with a feed-roller, and the cover is adapted to cooperate with said feed-roller in its normal position to hold stationery.

13. A device as specified in claim 9, in which the cover is provided with a leaf spring whose lower end serves to latch the cover to the base and whose opposite end extends forwardly and downwardly to press against the rear of'the platen.

14. A device as specified in claim 9, in which the supply compartment is provided with a longitudinally adjustable abutment member.

LOUIS JENSEN.

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