US2426049A - Record controlled multiple line printing mechanism - Google Patents

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8- 19, 1947- E. J. RABENDA ET AL 2,426,049

RECORD CONTROLLED NULTIPLE LINE PRINTING MECHANISM Filed Sept. 16, 1943 11 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEY Aug. 19, 1947. E. J. RABENDA ET AL RECORD CONTROLLED I'ULTIPLE LINE PRINTING MECHANISM Filed Sept. 16, 1943 11 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORS FDIVARO J Ahaewon F A/V/r a. FURMAN ATTORNEY Aug. 19, 1947. E. J. RABENDA ET AL RECORD CONTROLLED MULTIPLE LINE PRINTING HECHANISI Filed Sept. 16, 1943 ll Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTORS Eon 4R0 .1 AAaavaA F /V/wr f'l/RMAIV ATTORNEY Aug. 19, 1947- E. J. RABENDA El AL RECORD CONTROLLED MULTIPLE LINE PRINTING MECHANISM 11 sheets-sheet 5 Filed Sept. 16, 1943 w m... @IWJ FIG. 5.

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Furman, Endicott, national Business York, N. Y., a corporation of New York 4 Application September 18, 1943, Serial No. 502.814

2 Claims.

This invention relates to printing machines and more particularly to printing machines of the type controlled by perforated record cards.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a printing machine for preparing statements or invoices in which the name and the address of the addressee are printed at the head of the statement or invoice and various detail items are listed in the body of the invoice.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved card feeding mechanism for handling groups-of cards, each group including at its head a single .nameand address card followed by detail cards.

A further object of the invention is to provide improvedmechanism for causing three different items of information recorded on a single record card to be printed on three successive lines of a statement or invoice.

Other objects of the invention will be pointed out in the following description and claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which disclose. by way of example, the principle of the invention and the best mode, which has been contemplated, of applying that principle.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is an outside view of the card feeding and handling mechanism of the machine.

Pig. 2 is a section taken centrally through the card feeding and handling mechanism.

Fig. 3 is a central section of'the printing mechanism of the machine.

Fig. 4 is an outside view of the printing mechanism.

Pig. 5 is a detail of the operating mechanism -for the printing type bars.

Fig. 5a is a detail of the cams for operating the zoning mechanism;

Fig. 8 is a detail of a device for storing a part of the address data.

Fig. 7 is a section taken along lines 1-! of Fig. 6.

8 is a section taken along lines 8-8 of Fig. 9 is a diagram showing a typical group of cards.

Fig. 10 is a sample of an invoice prepared under control of the group of cards of Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is a timing diagram of certain of the cam controlled contact devices.

Fig. 12 is a diagram illustrating the sequence ment will be explained to set forth the coordinaof operations involved in handling a group of I record cards.

Fig. 13 is a further diagram similar to Fig. 12 for a different card arrangement.

Figs. 14a, 14b, and lie placed one above the other in the order named constitute a wiring diagram of the electric circuits of the machine.

Before explaining the manner in which the machine operates in its entirety, the various mechanical units will be separately described, after which a typical problem will be considered and the various steps involved in preparing a statetion of the separate units.

Card feeding mechanism Referring to Fig. l, the main drive shaft of the machine is shown at It and this may be driven and maintained in constant operation through any suitable connection to a drivin motor or other source of energy. Secured to shalt II is a clutch driving disk ll cooperating with a dog I! mounted upon an arm l3, to which is fixedly connected a gear It to drive the card feeding and analyzing mechanism through an idler gear IS. The engagement of these clutch elements is controlled by a magnet t6 and armature latch ii. The armature latch i! normally holds dog l2 out of engagement with the driving disk H and in the position shown in Fig. 1. Magnet i6, upon energizatlon, rocks armature latch l1, releasing dog I! so that its spring l8 may bring it into engagement with driving disk ll. Upon deenergization of magnet l5, armature ll will be moved by its spring into the path of a projecting toe of dog I! to throw the dog out of engagement with disk ll. Arm i3 will be similarly engaged by armature i! to prevent further movement of gear H in a clockwise direction.

The idler gear I, through a'iurther intermediate gear It, drives a large gear 26 from which the feed rollers, picker mechanism, and stacker are driven, as will be explained. 7

Referring to Fig. 2, the record cards are fed singly from the supply magazine 21 by the usual card picker mechanism comprising a slidably mounted plate 22 carrying a picker knife 23 for cooperation with the record cards. The plate 22 has a pin and slot connection with an arm 24 secured to a rod 25 which has secured at its end (see Fig. 1) an arm 26 which is normally urged in a counterclockwise direction against a stop 21 by a spring 28. Arm 26 has pivoted thereto a dog 29 arranged for engagement in a suitable notch in an arm 30 which is freely pivoted on rod 25. Arm 30 has connected thereto one end of a link II whose opposite end is eccentrically connected to a gear 32 driven by the large gear 20.

The arm 38 is thus invariably oscillated once for each cycle of the machine.

If during the counterclockwise or return stroke of arm 30 magnet 33 is energized, the free end of its armature will lie in the path of the short arm of dog 29 so that, when the dog reaches its home position, it will be rocked to the dotted line position shown and, ii magnet 33 is held energized, arm 26 will not follow arm 38 .on its next operating stroke. Consequently, the picker mechanism will not advance a record card during the next operation of arm 30. Gear 32 is arranged to make one revolution for each card cycle of the machine and, as long as dog 29 remains in engagement with arm 30, a card will be fed for each cycle. When magnet 33 is energized, it will cause the picker mechanism to skip a cycle so that the machine will go through an operation without advancing another card. The manner in which magnet 33 is controlled will be explained in connection with the circuit diagram.

of rollers 36 which convey the card in an arcuate path between suitable guide plates. The pairs of rollers 36 are driven through the gearing indicated in Fig. 1 from the large gear 28. Disposed in the path of the record cards are two analyzing stations at the first of which upper brushes UB, cooperating with a contact roller 31, sense the perforations; then lower brushes LB, cooperating with contact roller 38, read the card a secnd time. The brushes are so spaced that, when brushes LB sense a particular index point position of a record card, the brushes UB sense the corresponding index point positions of the next following card.

Intermediate the brushes U3 and LB is a card lever 40 which, as a record card approaches the brushes LB, will close card lever contacts LCL. As the cards continue in their travel after having passed the last brush station, they are ad vanced to the stacker drum 42 upon which are pivoted spring pressed clips 43 which cooperate with a fixed cam roller 44, so positioned that as the clips pass a point tangent to the end of the circular card ath they open to permit the leading edge of the card to enter between the periphery of the drum and the clips, which thereafter close upon the card and draw it into the discharge stacker 45. Drum 42 is geared to :0- tate once every four card cycles. In the discharge hopper the cards are stripped from the clips in the usual manner and, as the cards accumulate therein, the pusher plate 46 is urged toward the left.

Printing mechanism Referring to Fig. 4, the main drive shaft ill of the machine carries a notched disk 6'! adjacent to gear 68, which disk is adapted to be engaged by a dog 69'pivota1ly mounted upon an arm 78, which arm is integral with the gear 68. Through an intermediate gear 1| meshing with a gear 12, the printing drive shaft 13 is driven, Driving connection is established upon energization of print clutch magnet 14 which rocks its armature I counterclockwise to release dog 69 for engagement with the constantly running notched disk 61. Secured to .the shaft 13 (Fig. 5) is a pair of complementary cams 66 which is adapted to 05- cillate a bifurcated follower arm 65 secured to a rod 16 upon which is also attached an arm 11 which has link connection 18 to an arm 19 secured .upon a shaft 88. In Fig. 3, shatt 88 carries arms 8i which have depending link connection 82 with a bail .83 pivoted at 84. Also pivoted at 84 are type carrier actuating arms 8| which are connected at their free ends to the lower extremity of type carriers 86 through link connections 81. Arms 85 are urged in 'a clockwise direction by springs 88 which are connected at their upper ends to a cross bar extending be tween arms 8|. Thus, as the arms 8| and ball 83 are rocked in a clockwise direction through the action of cam 14, the springs 88 will rock the arms 85 in the same direction and will cause elevation of the type carriers 86 which are suitably mounted for vertical movement. v

The type carriers are provided with type elements for printing the letters of the alphabet as well as the digits and is substantially that shown in the Patent No. 2,016,682, granted to A. W. Mills, October 8, 1935, so that a brief description herein will suflice to explain its manner 01' operation. It includes the usual platen 88 past which the type carriers 86 are reciprocated. The head 86a of each type carrier 86 has type elements 88 adapted to print the numerals 1 to 9 and the letters A to Z. The type elements are arranged in nine groups in the following order: 9,-I,R,Z;

3,C,L,T; 2,B,K,S; 1,A,J. Near the bottom oi' the type head are two zero type elements, The numerical type elements 90' correspond to the usual numerical typ elements of a conventional Hollerith type bar, :but are spaced far enough apart to make room for three alphabet type elements between successive numeral type elements which are selected for a printing operation in the same manner as in conventional Hollerith tabulating machines, for instance, as in Patent No. 1,822,594, under control of a perforation in positions 1 to 9 of a record column. The alphabetic type elements are selected under control of combinations of perforations, each of which may comprise a perforation in one of the index point positions 0, 11, and 12, with another in one of the remaining nine index point positions.

The selection of the alphabetic type elements 90 is effected by arresting each carrier 86 in the appropriate position corresponding to the value of the perforation in index point positions 1 to 9 of the record card and by further movement of the type head 86a relative to its carrier one, two, or three steps, according to whether the other perforation of the combination necessary for a selection is in the 12, 11, or 0 position. The mechanism which eifects relative movement between each carrier 86 and its type head 86a may be termed the zoning mechanism. Each carrier is provided with a series of stops 9| which represent the corresponding index point positions wardly, the stops 9i move in succession to pass a stopping pawl 92. The latter is held in the position of Fig. 3 by a latch 93 which has connection 94 with the armature of the usual printing magnet 95. When a carrier is used to print numerals only, it will, of course, be controlled by a single perforation in one of the index point positions 0 to 9, inclusive. In such case, each type head and r s respondinlinvaluetothelccationoithesingle psrioratimintherecordeard column. This operation inbringingthecorresponding umeral type element to the printing line.

The carrier 88 is provided with a slot 08 and a de 81 which are adapted to receive a slotted 08 and the lower end respectively of the head 88, the block sliding within the slot and the lower end 80 sliding in the guide 01. A spring I08. whose lower end is anchored to the carrier 80, is provided at its upper end with a hooked member which engages the lower edge oisnopeningintheshankofthetypeheadthe spring I80 tending to resiliently hold the head in eooperationwith the carrier 88. Mounted up n the lower portion of each carrier 00 is a slide IOI provided with grooved blocks II: which cooperate with suitable slots in the carrier 88. A spring I08, anchored at its lower end'to the carrier and at its \mper'end to the slide I0 I tends to move the slide downwardly to bring a shoulder I04 in the slide into engagement with a block I08 riveted to the carrier 88. With the parts assembled as in Pig. 8. the spring I08 urges the type head 85a in the same direction so that the lower end" thereoi engages the slide IOI. It is plain that, ii the slide I8I is moved upwardly relative to the carrier 88, the type head 880 will move likewise. A spring-pressed latch I08 pivoted at the lower end of the carrier 88 is adapted to cooperate with three shoulder stops I01 formed in the lower end 0! slide 'IOI. When the slide is moved upwardly one or more steps with respect to the carrier, the latch I08 will cooperate with one of the stops III to hold the parts in their displaced relationship.

Associated with each alphabetical type bar as: sembly is a vertically slidable comb I08 which is adapted to be moved downwardly and then upwardly during each cycle of the machine. Each comb has a series of three stops or lugs I09 which, on the upward movement of the comb, pass a stopping pawl H0 in synchronism with the passage oi the zone perforations 0, 11, and 12 by the upper analyzing brushes of the machine. Each pawl H0 is controlled by a zone magnet III, the energir-ation oi which operates its armature to release pawl III, allowing the latter to be moved by its spring into engagement with one of the stops I88. By this action, further upward movement of the comb I08 is prevented for the time being. The combs I08 are moved upwardly by means of springs H2 and moved downwardly by a bail II8 secured to a shaft Ill. The ball engages the upper ends of the combs and moves the latter downwardly whenever the shaft III is rocked at the proper time.

The comb I88 has pivoted thereto an arm IIS whose iree end lies in the path of movement oi the associated slider IN and whose lower edge. rests upon a bail II8 which is pivoted at II1. Under control of the zone perforations the pivot point of arm I I8 may take one of three positions below that of Fig. 3. In this figure, the parts are shown with the comb in the position it assumes when no zone holes are present in the card, that is. when numerals only are to be printed. When the carrier 88 is in its lowermost position, the bail H8 is rocked in a counterclockwise direction to move the arm H8 in a similar direction into engagement with the lower extremity of slide IIII. It will be apparent that the distance which the free end of arm lllis moved upwardly under control oi the bail II8 depends upon the location oi the pivot point of arm I I8 at such time. Thus, if the pivot point is located as shown in Fig. '3, the free end oi arm III will be moved upwardly to a position where. it barely touches slide III. A zone perforation in the zero index point position will result in the movement of the free end of arm III three steps upwardly from the position oi Fig. 3.1' A perioration in the 11 position will cause it to move two steps while a perioration in the 12 position will cause it to move only one step above the position in Fig. 8. These steps oi movement are, of course, transmitted to the slide IM and it, in turn, will be moved upwardly l, 2, or 3 steps in accordance with the setting oi the related comb I08, the latch I08 carried by the carrier 88 serving to hold the slide in its displaced position with respect to the carrier.

It will be understood irom the ioregoing. de-

scription and the more detailed explanation iound in Patent No. 2,016,882, that in the case where a perforation occurs in one oi the 1 to 9 index point positions only, the mechanism controlled by the zone magnets III will not be eiiective to shift slide IOI relative to carrier 88 and the type bar assembly will be arrested diiierentially, purely by the operation 0! printmagnet 08, as in iormer Hollerith tabulating machines.

Ball 8 is actuated through the medium of a toggle mechanism comprising links I10 one of which is pivoted to the bail H8 and the other is pivoted to an arm Hi. The point oi connection of the links carries an arm I12 which is also pivoted to an arm I18 secured to a shaft I10. Referring to Fig.5a, shaft I10 also carries an arm I18 which has link connection with an arm I18 secured to a rod I11. A follower arm I18 o rod I11 is actuated by a cam I18 on shaft I80.

Reierring to Fig. 3, an arm I8I carried by a rod I8! is adapted to be rocked from its dotted to its full line position prior to the straightening or the toggle links I10 so that, when shait I14 is rocked in a counterclockwise direction under control of its cam I18, the arm I1-I will be restrained against movement and the straightening oi the toggle will move the ball I I8 upwardly. In Fig. 5, rod I82 carries an arm I88 whose upper end is adapted to be engaged by the free end oi an armature I of magnet I88. Energization of magnet I85 will permit arm I83 to rock in a counterclockwise direction under the influence oi its spring and. thereby carry with it rod I82 and the arm I8I.

Referring to Fig. 5, the shaft Ill has arm and link connection I88 with an arm I81 on a shaft I88 which carries a bail I88 (see'also Fig. 3); through this connection rocking of shaft I14 to restore the combs I08 will also cause clockwise rocking of ball I89 to restore the latches of pawls IIO. Shait I88 has arm and link connection I90 with an arm I8I on rod I82 to cause relatching of arm I88 against the iree end of armature I80.

As the. type carrier 88 descends from printing position with the slider IOI held in displaced position bylatch I08, it is necessary to first restore the slider to its lowermost position before effecting a new zone setting thereon. To this end a bail I82 is provided which is moved to the 75 will engage bail I82 and cause clockwise rocking .of latch I08 to release slide IOI. Following this action, the bail I92 is lowered and the slide IOI is in readiness to receive a new setting under control of arm II5.

In Fig. 5a, bail I92 is carried by a shaft I93 which through arm and link connection I94 is connected to an arm I95 secured upon shaft I96, which shaft also carries a follower arm I91 cooperating with a cam I98 on shaft I80. Shaft II4 of bail II3 also carries an arm I99 whose free end has a roller in cooperation with an arm 200 secured upon a shaft 20I. Shaft 20I also carries a, follower arm 202 in engagement with a cam 203 mounted on shaft I80. The shaft I80 is driven from the main shaft I of the machine through gearing designated 204 in Fig. 3.

Mounted on the main drive shaft I0 or geared thereto are various cam operated contacts whose timing is'indicated in Fig. 11 and which are designated with the prefix CR, indicating that these are contacts operated by constantly running cams making one revolution for each cycle of the machine. A cam operated contact prefixed PM is carried by the print shaft 16 and operated only when the shaft 13 is in operation.

Driven from the gear 15 (Fig. l) are various other cam operated contacts, whose timing is indicated in Fig. 11 and whichare designated with the prefix CF, indicating that these are contacts operated by cams which rotate only when the card feed mechanism is in operation.

Paper line spacing v Referring to Fig. 4, the statement or invoice is carried by the platen 89 supported by the paper carriage frame in the usual manner. Spacing of the platen is eifected by the usual pawl and ratchet operated from shaft I I6 journaled in the paper carriage. Fixed to shaft H8 is an arm II9 carrying a rod I20 cooperating with a bifurcated lever I2I mounted on stud I22. To this stud is secured an arm I23 connecting through link with an arm I25 on shaft I26.

In Fig. the constantly running gear I21 on shaft III has affixed thereto a double cam I28 engaging a lever I29 urged by a spring into contact with the cam. An upwardly extending arm of lever I29 carries a stud I30 which moves in an L-slot of link I3I. A nose I32 of link I3i rests upon armature I33 of a magnet I34. The magnet I34, energized at a time when the follower roller of lever I29 is on the lower portion of cam I 28 and stud I30 is to the right in the L-slot, will permit link I 3i to be drawn down into operating relationship with the stud so that as lever I29 is rocked counterclockwise, shaft I26 will be actuated to cause spacing of platen 89. A spring I35 restores shaft I26 and connected links. Following each paper spacing operation, a pin I36 in the gear I21 coacts with bell crank I31 to positively raise link I3I out of active engagement with the stud in the L-slot and latch it on armature I33. The double rise on cam I28 permits a second paper spacing operation of the above described ins'trumentalities. Thus, if during the same cycle magnet I34 is energized a second time, an additional paper spacing operation will be effected. The manner in which the magnet I34 is controlled will be explained in connection with the circuit diagram.

Storage mechanism Such device is shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8 and refer- 8 once may be had to Patent 2,165,288, granted July 11, 1939, for a more detailed disclosure. A brief explanation of its operation will now be given.

Shaft I40 (Fig. 6) is continuously driven from main shaft I0 and makes one revolution per machine cycle. gear I42 (Fig. 7) freely about a post I43. Driven by gear I42 is a ratchet I44 which is axially movable but normally held in position shown in Fig. 7 by a leaf spring I45. Coaxial with driving ratchet I44 is a. ratchet I48 which is part of the storage element comprising adding wheel I41 and tens carry cam I40 which are integral with a rod I49.

Ratchet I44 may be rocked Into engagement with ratchet I48 to drive the latter and such rocking is efiectedby abeveled disk I50 carried by a bell crank I5I which is normally latched in the position shown in Fig. 6 by the armature I52 of entering magnet I53. When magnet I53 is energized, bell crank I5I is released and spring I54 will rock it to move disk I50 toward the axis-of ratchet I44, thereby camming the ratchet I44 into driving engagement with the driven ratchet I48.

Gear I42 carries rollers I55 which strike lever I 5I and effect uncoupling when the first roller reaches the nose of the lever. net I53 is energized at differential times, i. e., one, two, three, etc.-, up to nine so-called cycle points before the first roller I55 effects uncoupling, so that the digital value entered into wheel I 41 is dependent on such time of energization of magnet I53. Thus, if a 7 is to be entered, magnet I53 is energized seven points before the knockout position and wheel I 41 will have been advanced seven steps.

Secured to shaft [49 (Fig. 8) is a brush structure I56 which is advanced with wheel I41 to successively connect segments I51 with a common conductor I58. Thus, when a 7 is entered, brush I56 is advanced seven steps from its home position of Fig. 8 to a position where one of the brushes contacts the 7 contacts the common conductor I59 to form an electrical connection therebetween.

The carry cam I48 controls the usual tens carry contacts comprising movable contact blade I59 and stationaryblade I60 which function so that, whenever the wheel passes from 9 to 0, member I62 is rocked clockwise and held by latch I63 as shown in Fig. 6 to hold blade I59 in engagement with blade I66.

The blades I 59, I60 do not function as carry contacts in the present case, inasmuch as the device is employed to receive only a single entry which is canceled before another entry is made. The blades are utilized in the canceling operation which is effected as follows. Magnet I53 is energized at a time to cause the wheel I46 to be driven ten steps, during which the wheel will pass from 9 to 0 with the resulting engagement of blades I59 and I60 which will cause energize.- tion of the cancel magnet I64. Magnet I64 attracts its armature I65 to release lever I66 for counterclockwise rotation about its pivot I61 under the influence of spring I54. Pin I68 will thereupon engage and rock bell crank I5I clockwise to uncouple the ratchets and leave the wheel I41 in its 0 or home position. The usual rollers are provided to release latch I63 and reset lever I 66 and wheel I41 is detented in its positions through devices which are fully explained in the Patent 2,165,288 referred to.

A gear I on the shaft drives.

As is usual, magsegment I51 and the other -each heading card is with particular reference to Figs. 9 and 10.

In 9 is shown a group of cards designated R of which the first or leading card is known as aheading or address card. On this card there is designated the complete name and address of a customer. which data is to be sensed by the analyzing brushesof the machine and printed on three lines of a bill 'or invoice as shown on the sheet S of .Fig. 10. Heretofore, it has been the practice to employ more than one card for recording the name and address where they were to be printed on successive lines, and such prior practice is disclosed in the patent to A. W. Mills et a]. '#2,l3l,9l9, granted Oct. 4, 1938. Such practicerequires care that the several cards comprising an address group are kept in proper sequence and that none are removed from the file. The present arrangement provides that all parts of a name and address remain together through any and all handling of cards. Thus, in Fig. 9 the address card contains the name in the left hand field, the street" in the next field, and the "city" and stateQin the third field.

The data is recorded by combinational perforations in the well known manner, whereby digits are represented by perforations in the corresponding index point positions 9 to and alphabetic characters are represented by a digit perforation 9 to l accompanied by a zone perforation in positions 0, 11, or 12. The cards pass through the machine with the 9 index point leading and provided with a special identifying designation 50 (Fig. 9) made in the 9 position of a selected card column.

Circuit diagram The complete operation will now be explained cycle by cycle to point out how the cards of the group of cards of Fig. 9 are fed and sensed to control the printing of the invoice of Fig. is. In the following, reference is to be made to Fig. 11 for the timing of contacts involved, Fig. 12 for the main operations taking place in the succession of cycles, and Figs. 14a, 14b and 14c for the circuits.

. Preliminary operations.-In the circuit diagram, the connections required for only two columns in each of the three address fields are shown to avoid repetition, and plug connections are indicated in dotted lines. A number of relays is employed which have been identified by the pre- I Contacts controlled fix R followed by a numeral. by the relays are given the same reference character followed by a lower case letter for ready identification. In order to simplify the wiring arrangement, the contacts have in some cases been shown remote from their controlling relays, and in such cases the system of identification will serve to associate them and in addition the relays have been dotted adjacent to the contacts which they control.

When the group of cards has been placed in relay R3 to line 206. Relay R8 closes its contacts Rib, completing a circuit from line 206, stop key contacts 208, contacts Rib, normally closed relay contacts Rlilf or R43), card feed clutch magv net It, and relay R1 in parallel therewith, to

I line 206.

As a result, the card feed mechanism. is brought into operation and the CF cam contacts function in time with the constantly running CR contacts.

Cycle 1 During the first card feed cycle, identified as cycle I in Fig. 12,.the address or heading card is advanced up to the first pair of feed rollers 36 (Fig. 2) which bring it up to brushes UB in readiness to pass the same during the next cycle. When cam contacts CFi close, a. circuit is completed from line 205, contacts CFI, hopper contacts HC, relay R3 to line 208. Relay R3 closes its contacts R31; to establish a holding circuit through contacts CFZ which will keep relay R3 energized through the 7 point of the following cycle (see Fig. 11).

During this cycle a further circuit is completed from line 205 (Fig. 14a), contacts CRI, CR3, CFi I, relay contacts Rib, the upper brush contact roller 31, special brush UBa (since no card is at brushes UB at this time), which traverses the unpunched margin of the cards, contacts CF9, relay Ri, to line 203. Relay Ri closes its contacts Bid to set up a holding circuit through contacts CFO and the second winding of the relay. It also opens its contacts Rib to break the circuit to the common contact roller 31 so that, at the same time in the cycle at which the zone holes are sensed, there is no current on the brushes UB. It is to be noted that in this cycle there is no card between brushes U13 and their contact roller.-

At the end of this cycle the feed declutches and stops, and it is necessary to again depress the start key or alternatively hold itdepressed until a second cycle has commenced.

Cycle 2 140.), contacts CRI, CR3, CFii, Rib, roller 31,

hole 50, brush UBO, plug connection 299 (Fig.

14c) contacts CFi 5 (timed to close at the 9 time), contacts R31) (now closed), relay R39 to line 296.

' Relay R39 closes its contacts R3911 to set up a the supply hopper 2| of Fig. 2, so-called hopper contacts HC (Fig. 14c) close and remain so as long as there are cards in the hopper. The mechanical construction of these contacts is not illustrated as it is well known.

Current is supplied to main lines 295, and 296, and upon closure of start key contacts 201 (Fig. Me) a circuit is completed from line 205, stop key contacts 208, contacts 201. contacts CR",

holding circuit through the second winding and contacts CF3i.

Later in the cycle, the card engages the card lever 49 (Fig. 2) to close card lever contacts LCi (Fig. 14b) which energize relay R4, which in turn closes its contacts Rio in series with contacts CR23. period of the card lever contacts LCL, so that as long as cards continue to be advanced in succession relay R4 will remain energized. The relay RA closes a pair of contacts Rld (Fig. which short circuit the start key contacts 201 and keep relay R6 energized and in turn the card feed clutch magnet l6 energized through a. circuit from line 295, contacts 208, Rid, Riia, relay R6 to line 296, this circuit being established before contacts C334 re pen.

Contacts CR23 overlap the open.

RIIJ, roller 31, hole,

Relay ass closes its contacts am (Fig. 14c) to energize the card picker clutch magnet 33, so

that the second card is not advanced during this cycle. In the latter part of the cycle, when cam contacts CF34 close, a further circuit is completed from line 205, contacts CF3I, contacts R39b, CF34, relay R40 to line 206. This relay closes its contacts R40a to set up a holdingcircuit through contacts CF32 and also closes its contacts Rllle to complete a circuit from line 205, contacts CF32, 340e, card picker clutch magnet 33, to line 206. Thus, magnet 33 will remain energized throughout cycles 2 and 3 while the heading card passes brushes UB (see Fig.12).

Zone name.-As the 0, 11 and 12 positions of the heading cardv pass brushes UB during this cycle, circuits are completed to the zone magnets III to effect a preliminary zoning of the type bars, which at this time are at rest in their lowered position. The circuits completed in response to the sensing of zone holes are traceable from line 205 (Fig. 14a), contacts CRI, CR3, CFII, Rib, roller 3'1, zone holes in the name iield oi the card, plug connections 2I0, left hand contacts 3400, left hand contacts new, I II, contacts CFIG, to line 206. Thus, magnets II I are energized at the 0, 11, or 12 time, depend ing upon the presence of perforations in such position. At such times, the teeth I 0! bars I08 (Fig. 3) are moving past pawls I I0, so that the bars will be displaced according to the zone designations sensed and will adjust the pivot points of arms II5.

Later in the cycle, when cam contacts EH33 (Fig. 140) reclose, a circuit is traceable from line 205, contacts CR33, R'Ia (now closed), Rlc (now closed), present clutch magnet 14 and zone bail magnet I85 in parallel to line 205. Energizationof magnet I85 will act as explained to enable bail iIG (Fig. 3) to rock arms iI5 through varying angles and adjust zone bars IOI on the type carriers 86 to thus displace the type heads 86a in accordance with the zoning requirements of the name perforations. While the print clutch is tripped at this time, the type bars will not begin to rise until the beginning of the following cycle during which the digit positions of the card pass brushes LB and magnets 95 are energized to complete the selection of the type for printing the name.

Store street zone-Sensing of the zone positions of the card is concurrent with the sensing of the name zone positions, but in the former case the zone data is entered into what may be termed zone storage relays, which vwill retain a setting of the zone until the following cycle after the name has been listed, when the storage relays will control the zone magnets III.

Referring to Fig. 14a, cam contacts CFS (see Fig. 11) close during the sensing of the 0 and 11 .zone positions and contacts CF! close during the zone magnets street sensing of the 11 and 12 zone positions, so that with contacts R39d closed a circuit is completed to energize relay RIO and close its contacts RIIia, while the 0 and 11 zone positions of the card are being sensed and a parallel circuit is completed to energize relay RI i and close its contacts RI I a, while the 11 and 12 zone positions are being sensed.

Accordingly, where a. 0 zone column of the street, line 205 (Fig. 14a),

hole occurs in a a circuit is traceable from contacts CRI, CR3, CFll, brush UB, connection 2i I,

contacts RIIla, relay RI2, to line 206, Ii the windings traceable from line 206, RI3 in parallel, contacts RI2a and hole occurs in the 11 position, the same circuit is completed together with a parallel circuit from connection 2| I, contacts RI Ia, relay RI3, to line 206. Finally, if the hole occurs in the 12 position, only the relay RI3 is energized. RI 3 close their respective contacts RIM and Rlla holding circuits through their second relays RI2 and R! 3a, normally closed relay contacts RAM to line 205. These holding circuits are maintained until two cycles later.

Store "city and state zone.-In the same manner as explained for the street zone, the zone of city and state is set upon relays RI 0 and RI! and such settings are maintained through contacts RMd.

of street and city and state to be stored in the relay storage device. The name is directly zoned, that is, the sensing brushes directly energize the zone magnets I I I. Card picking is interrupted.

Cycle 3 List name.-During this cycle the heading card passes brushes LB, while the type bars rise in synchronism therewith, and circuits are completed to the print or list magnets 95 to position the type bars in accordance with the "name" data. A representative circuit is traceable from line 205 (Fig. 14b), contacts CRIa, CR3a, CFI2, Rdb (now closed), roller 38, digit holes in the name field oi the card, brush LB, connection 2I2, left hand contacts Rlz'c, left hand contacts R44d, print magnets to line 208. Later in the cycle the print hammers are tripped as usual to transfer the type bar setting of the "name to the invoice.

Store street digitSensing of the street digit positions 9-1 is concurrent with the sensing of the name digit positions and the former are print magnets in later cycles. Referring to Fig. 14b cam contacts CBa are closed (see Fig. 11) during the digit sensing part of the cycle, so that in the street field circuits may be completed from line 205, contacts CRIa, CR3a, CFI2, Rib, roller 38, brush LB, connection m, (closed as nets I53, to line 206. The timed energization of magnets I53 will position their related readout brushes I56 at segments I51 corresponding to the value of the digits sensed in the street columns.

It was previously explained how relay R40 (Fig. became energized in cycle I, and is held cycle 2. A pair of contacts R4011 (Fig. 14b) is accordingly closed to energize relay R20 throughout the period indicated by the closure of contacts CF32 (Fig. 11).

Store "city and state digit-4n the same manner as explained for the street digits, the digits of city and state are set up in the storage device andrepresented on the read-out brushes I56 of Fig. 14b.

. Zone street.'During this cycle the zone data for the street which is stored'in relays RI2 and RI3 will control the zone magnets I II in the following m'anner: An emitter E (Fig. 14b) has a continually running brush 2 traversing segments 2I5 at the times denoted, so that at the 0,

Relays RI 2 and 13 11 and 12 times in the cycle successive circuits are completed from line 205. contacts CRIa, CRia, wire ill. brush 2, segments 0, 11 and 12 in succession. to wires 2" which extend to Fig. 14a. 1! a zone is stored (in which case relay RI! is energized). the circuit extends from the 0 wire 2" (Fig. 14a), right hand contacts Rllc, contacts Rl2b, connection 2I0, right hand contacts RAlc (now closed), left hand contacts R42d, zone magnet III, contacts CFIO to line'200.

If an 11 zone is stored (in which case both relays RI! and RI! are energized), the circuit extends from the 11 wire 2", left hand contacts RIIc, contacts RI 2!) to zone magnet I I I as before.

If a 12 zone is stored (in which case relay RII is energized), the circuit extends from the 12 wire 2". contacts RI2c, Rlib, connection 2I8 to zone magnet III as beiore.

Thus, during cycle 3 the "name" is listed and the type bars are zoned, preparatory to listing the "stree in the next following cycle, and the paper is spaced. When cam contacts CF03 close during this cycle (see Fig. 11), they complete a circuit from line 200 (Fig. 140), contacts CF33, contacts R401) (still closed at this time), relay R4I to line 200. Relay R4I closes its contacts R4Ia to provide a holding circuit through contacts CFII and also closes a pair of contacts R4Ib, through which a circuit is traceable irom line 20!, contacts CFII, R4Ib, CF35, relay R42, to line 200. Relay R42 in turn closes its contacts R420 to set up a holding circuit through contacts CF32, which will keep relay HA2 energized throughout the card sensing portion of the next following cycle. Relay R40 becomes deenergized when contacts CF02 open in the present cycle and opens its contacts R40e, so that the card picker clutch magnet 33 becomes deenergized and permits a card to be advanced from the hopper during the next cycle.

Cycle 4 List "street.-During this cycle, relay R42 is energized while the type bars rise and during this period the digit settings of the "street will control the positioning of the type bars through circuits traceable from line 205 (Fig. 142)), contacts CRIa, CR3a, wire 2|, brush 2 of emitter E, wires generally designated 2I9, segments I51 of the "street" commutators, brushes I50, conductors I58, right hand contacts R420 (now closed), left hand contacts R440, print magnets 95, to line 200. The circuits will be completed at differential times corresponding to the digital setting of brushes I00.

Zone "city and State."During the zoning period of the cycle, the zone magnets III are energized to set up the zone of the last or third line to be printed, through circuits traceable from line 200 (Fig. 14b), contacts CRIa, CR3a, wire 2I0, brush 2I4, segments 0, 11 and 12 in succession to wires 2II which extend to Fi 14a.

If a 0 zone is stored (in which case relay RIB is energized), the circuit extends from the 0 wire 2Il, right hand contacts RlSc, contacts Rl8b, connection 220, to right hand contacts R42d (now closed), zone magnet III, contacts CFIIi to line 200.

11' an 11 zone is stored (in which case both relays RI! and RIO are energized), the circuit extends from the II wire 2II, left hand contacts RIQc, contacts Rllb to zone magnet I I I as before.

If a I2 zone is stored (in which case relay RIO its-energized) the circuit extends from the I2 wire III, contacts Rl8c, Rlflb, connection 2I8 to zone magnet III as before.-

When contacts on: close during this cycle, a

circuit is completed from line 20! (Fig. 14c) con tacts R421), relay R44, to line 200. Relay R40 closes its contacts R43a to set up the holding circuit through contacts CFII so that, when contacts CF32 close later, a circuit is completed irom line 205, contacts CF12, contacts R431), contacts CF20, relay R44 to line 206. Relay R44 closes its contacts RAM: to set up a holding circuit through contacts CF12 which keep the relay energized through the entering period of the next cycle.

Relay R44 also opens its contacts RMd (Fig. 14a) and, when contacts CR5 open about the same time, the holding circuits of the storagerelays RI2, RI3, RI8 and RI9 are broken, and such relays are deenergized and placed in readiness to receive further zone data.

In the meantime the second card is being advanced to rollers and fed up to the brushes '08 in readiness to pass them during the next cycle.

Cycle 5 List city and state.-During this cycle relay R44 is energized while the type bars rise and during this period the digit settings of city and digit positions of the second card are passing brushes U13 and thereafter, as the zone positions pass these brushes, zoning circuits are completed in the same manner as explained for the name" field of the address card to directly energize the zone magnets II I. A representative circuit is traceable from line 205 (Fig. 14a), contacts CRI, CR3, CFI I, RIb, roller 31, zone hole in the card, brush UB in line with the left hand field of the card, connection 2I0, left hand contacts R400, left hand contacts R42d, zone magnet III, to line 200.

During this cycle the third card is advanced by the picker to a position just short of brushes UB.

When contacts CF33 close during this cycle, relay R45 (Fig. 140) becomes energized through contacts R44b and in turn closes its contacts R401: to set up a holding circuit through contacts CFSI so that again, when contacts CF32 close, a circuit is traceable from line 205, contacts CF32, contacts R451), contacts CF31, relay R46to line 200. Relay R40 closes its contacts R400 to establish a holding circuit through contacts CF3I, which hold the relay energized until the point at which contacts CF3I open in the following cycle (see Fig. 11).

Cycle 6 In this cycle, as the digit positions of the second card pass brushes LB, circuits are completed to the print magnets 95 as for the name" field oi the preceding card, so such circuit need not be retraced. Also, as the zone positions of the third card pass brushes UB, the zone circuits are completed :rust as for card 2 in the preceding cycle.

From this point on, as long as detail cards (i. e.

, cards not having the special hole 50 therein) continue to occur, each card will be zoned as it passes brushes U13 and listed as it passes brushes LB with zoning of one card and listing or the preceding card occurring in the same cycle in the manner usual in prior alphabetic printing machines.

. listed for the first card completed from line 205, contacts CR, Ric (now closed), R40b, magnet 22L to line '200. Referring to Fig. 14b, magnet 22| when energized attracts its armature to release a follower 222 for cooperation with a constantly running cam 22! which will then function to shift contacts designated 'ISa at the timedesignated in Fig. 11. Accordingly, when cam contacts CR35 (Fig. 141)) close, a circuit is traceable from line 205, contacts CR35, R400, R611, left hand contacts TSa, all of the entering magnets I53, to line 206. These parallel circuits occur in time to initiate rotation of the storage wheels which, if not interrupted, will make a ten step advance and those that stand at will take ten steps and return to 0. Others standing at a significant digit will advance to 0 and-will be declutched at such position as will now be explained.

As already explained, when any storage wheel passes from 9 to 0, blades I59 and I60 engage and, when this occurs, a circuit is traceable from line 205 (Fig. 14b), contacts CR36, blade I80, blade i59, contacts 'ISa, related cancellation magnet I64 to line 208. In this manner the digit storage device is reset to 0.

Cycles 7 and 8 The operations in these cycles will be apparent from Fig. 12 and during them the card feed clutch magnet is is held energized through closed contacts RGb, while the print clutch magnet 74 Successive heading cards In Fig- 13 is illustrated the succession of events occurring where two cards in succession contain the special perforation 50. In such case there will be three lines printed for each of the two cards and for convenience of explanation the data on the two cards will be called address data, although it is apparent that different data may berecorded in the two cards. The arrangement is such that, briefly, all cards with the special hole 50 will print three lines while all others will print only a single line.

With two successive heading cards, the cycles 1 to 4 inclusive of Fig. 13 are the same as for Fig. 12. At the beginning of cycle the special hole 50 in the second heading card is sensed and through the circuits. already traced for cycle 2 relay R39 (Fig. Me) is again energized and will declutch the card picker so it remains stationary.

Cycle 5 During this cycle 5, the city and state are just as before. "name of the second card is zoned directly and the street and city and state zone data of the second card are entered in the storage relays HA2, HA3, RIB and R19 as for the first card.

Relay R46 is energized near the end of this devices.'Relay R48 closes .its contacts R48b (Fig. 140) so that a circuit is The . 16 .circuit to magnet It, so that at the end of cycle 5 card feeding ceases and. 01' course, the CF cam contacts cease to operate.

Since relay R1 becomes deenergized with magnet I 0, its contacts Rla also open and as a result the printing mechanism also stops.

Cycle 6 During this cycle resetting of the digit storage cycle just as explained for cycle 5 of Fig. 12 and,

when contacts F34 close, relay R40 (Fig. 140) is also energized. With both relays R40 and R46 energized, the parallel contacts R40eand R460 (Fig. 140) are open to break the card feed clutch devices takes place under control of the contacts of relay R46 in the same manner as for cycle 6 of Fig. 12. There is, however, no listing or zoning since the print and card feed mechanisms are inoperative. When relay R40 becomes deenergized in the latter part of the cycle, due to opening of the contacts CF3| (Fig.

traceable from line 205 (Fig. stop contacts 208, contacts Rib (closed because relay R4 is energazed due to the Cycle 7 This cycle is the same as cycle 3 of Fig. 12 and the subsequent cycles 0rd cards successively pass first a set of upper brushes and then a set of lower brushes. Certain of the cards called heading or address cards contain three difl'erent items of information which is to be presented on three successive lines of a bill or invoice, and such cards are identified by a special designation in the 9 index point position of a selected card column. Other cards contain information which is to be printed on a single line in the usual manner in alphabetic printing machines.

As-is customary, the alphabetic information to be printed is recorded by combinational designations in so-called zone and digit positions of the cards, and in passing through the machine the are sensed by the upper brushes and thedigit designations are sensed by the lower brushes. As a heading card passes the upper brushes, the zone position of all the information is read with that of one item directly controlling lays, from which it is read out to control the printing mechanism, one item for each of the next two successive cycles of operation.

17 next two successive cycles of operation. The feeding of the card following the heading card is delayed for the two cycles during which the second and third items of the heading card are printed, and then resumes.

While there have been shown and described and pointed out the fundamental novel features of the invention as applied to a single modification, it will be understood that various omissions and substitutions and changes in the form and details of the device illustrated and in its operation may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is the intention therefore to be limited only as indicated by the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a cyclically operable machine of the class described, two record analyzing stations, means for feeding a record card past said stations in succession, said card having alphabetic items represented thereon in the form of combinationai perforations arranged in zone and digit index point positions, a zone storage device, a digit storage device, printing mechanism including zoning mechanism controllable by the zone storage device and listing mechanism controllable by the digit storage device which cooperate to control alphabetic printing, means operative during a first cycle of the machine to cause the first analyzing station to directly control the zoning mechanism in accordance with zone data of one item on the card, and to cause the first analyzing station to control two difierent parts of the zone storage device in accordance with zone data of a second and third item on the card, means operative during the next cycle of the machine to cause the second analyzing station to directly control the listing mechanism in accordance with digit data of said one item, whereby a first line of data will be printed, to cause the second analyzing station to control two diflerent parts of the digit storage device in accordance with digit data of said second and third items on the card, and to cause part of the zone storage device to control the zoning mechanism in accordance with zone data of said secand item, means operative during a third cycle of the machine to cause a part of the digit storage device to control the listing mechanism in accordance with the 'digit data of said second item, whereby a second line of data will be printed, and to cause the other part of said zone storage device to control the zoning mechanism in accordance with the zone data of the third item, and means operative during a fourth cycle of the machine to cause the other part of said digit storage device to control the listing mechanism in accordance with the digit data of said third item, whereby a third line of data will be printed.

2. In a cyclically operable printing machine having record analyzing means, means for feeding record cards past said analyzing means, one card for each cycle of operation, and printing mechanism controlled by said analyzing means to print data from each card as it passes said analyzing means, certain of said cards having a special designation thereon, in combination with a data storage device, means controlled by said analyzing means upon passage thereby EDWARD J. RABENDA. FRANK J. FURMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the r file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Re. 21,110 Smith June 6. 1939 2,131,919 Mills et a1. Oct. 4, 1938 2,059,797 Kirkegaard Nov. 3, 1936 2,240,667 Paris May 6, 1941 2,165,288 Mills July 11, 1939 of a card having said special designation for controlling said printing mechanism in

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