BE491764A - - Google Patents

Description

       

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  "Method and apparatus for fully automatic translation of all documents into any language";
The present invention relates to mechanical, electromechanical, electronic and photoelectronic methods which, suitably arranged between them, make it possible to translate any handwritten, typed or printed documents, into any language, to transcribe by translating. instantly this document into one or more documents in different languages.

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   It concerns, among other things, the implementation of the means which instantly establish one or more faithful translations and transcriptions and of a disposition similar to the original of the document (letter, note, working text, etc.). .) *
The implementation, up to now, of a whole of such operations carried out by the usual means, requires the employment of qualified persons having a great knowledge and practice of international, diplomatic, technical or commercial languages; moreover, these polyglot people are subject to errors or bad interpretations of the texts; these considerations, the means are extremely long and expensive;

   it can only be implemented by organizations or special centers specializing in such work.



   The present invention overcomes such difficulties and provides for precise and almost instantaneous automatic execution of the translation and transcription work.



   It is also intended to provide for transmission, translation and retranscription procedures and, in addition, to enable any operator, even unaware of the languages interpreted, to transmit the translation orders mechanically. 'any text whatever with a celerity similar to that of his skill, and with as much certainty as if it were a known text to be recorded with the help of a normal typewriter; provide for procedures for the direct transcription of any part of text which does not require translation, in this case punctuation marks, numbers, and any other signs which may appear during the operation, as well as means for putting implementation of these methods.

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   Its object, moreover, is to provide in the establishment of the apparatus as a new product and industrial embodiment, groups of mechanisms constituted by interchangeable blocks, each comprising a set of operations which, taken separately or in combination, allow, from a single operator, to transmit the orders, and to perform at the same time, one or more full translations of different languages, without doing so , the applicant is outside the scope of the main principle of the invention.



   It further aims to provide in the establishment and grouping of the equipment that constitutes all the means implemented, means to make this invention practical and capable of being used for purposes. of ordinary current typing, while remaining specifically within the scope of the invention, given that one of the mechanical groups transmitting the orders is in this case a simple typewriter of any type (adapted from a particular way as would be described in the attached description) mechanical group (typewriter) whether or not an integral part of the main cabinet which includes the other groups of mechanisms, and given that the connection is ensured between them, either by rigid connections, or by a flexible sheath of any length,

   bringing together in a strand the flexible cables of the electric circuits suitable for the good transmission of the determined orders, either by pressing the keys, or by transmitting all the maneuvers inherent in any typewriter. The latter, according to this convenience, can be used interchangeably in both cases at all times.

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 equivalent to current copies, if the main unit has not been put on beforehand, under service voltage.



   Finally, it aims to provide, in the implementation resulting from the methods and means indicated in the above paragraphs, the additional advantage of producing an industrial assembly, of reduced size, convenient to use, which can take place on all desks. .



   The description which follows is given in relation to the figures, drawings and diagrams, the enumeration of which is given below.



   FIG. 1 shows in perspective a preferential arrangement of the apparatus, and a possible extension allowing the simultaneous translation of the same document into several documents of different languages; FIG. 2 a plan view of the keyboard of a typewriter suitable for the operations to be performed; FIG. 3 is a schematic section of a typewriter showing the action of the different keys on the locking and unlocking of the batters of the latter; FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the whole of the translation cabinet and the arrangement of the demountable blocks separately; FIG. 5 a perspective of this piece of furniture stripped of the blocks and revealing the return members of the mechanisms of the blocks;

   FIG. 6, an enlarged perspective of 5, the tear of which reveals the control mechanisms of the return members;

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 FIG. 7 is a perspective of the block for converting the tabulation shown in coded images, on the control side, that is to say opposite to that shown in FIG. 4; tears reveal the controlled organs, selective films and photoelectric cells; FIG. 8 is a complete perspective of the grid, seen in part on 7 and as well as the control of the mobile electrical station sector; FIG. 9 a perspective of an index;

   Figure 10 a partial section of a disc and grid to the right of an electro of the sector: mobile, and the position occupied by one of the indexes, according to the excitation given to one of the appliances and the stop of a disc on this index; FIG. 11 perspective of the optics allowing instantaneous photography of the integral translation through an angle prism; FIG. 12, perspective view from the control side of a block 38 shown in FIG. 4; tears reveal the controlled organs; FIG. 13, perspective from the control side, of a block 39, shown in FIG. 4.

   The tears in the plates and moving parts reveal the film serving as the basis for the translation, and the control members allowing the conditioned advancement of the carriage; FIG. 14 is an enlarged section of the advance control drum of the carriage visible in FIG. 13, to the right of an electro; Figure 15 a perspective of an index modified from Figure 9, serving in the drum shown in Figure 14;

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 FIG. 16, a perspective view of a group of the block 40 visible in FIG. 4, the tears made in the sheets reveal the controlled mechanisms and the strip of sensitive paper or film to receive the text of the translation; Figure 17 sectional view of a cartridge of Figure 16, showing the inner voice coil journaling on the outside of the cartridge;

   FIG. 18, perspective view at the end of a fixed cartridge visible in FIG. 13, showing the members for adjusting and attaching the film; FIG. 19 plan view of the film, showing the arrangement of the nomenclatures, in columns and in parallel lines; FIG. 20 enlarged view of a line of the coded nomenclature, showing the same number of signs whatever the word interpreted; FIG. 21 greatly enlarged view of a portion of line shown at 20, showing how the transparent skylights are arranged in a fictitious coded checkerboard with vertical and horizontal entry; FIG. 22 perspective of a film holder cartridge, tears making it possible to see the winding of the film;

   FIG. 23, perspective view of the complete control of this block represented in FIG. 22, as well as the controls for operating the window used to pass the photographic printing; FIG. 24 partial sectional view of FIG. 23, along the control axis;

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 Figure 25 schematic perspective view of the essential mechanisms of the blocks shown in Figure 4; FIG. 26 partial enlargement of a portion of identifying film of block 37 and shown in FIG. 25; FIG. 27 partial enlargement of a portion of film reproducing the signs and numbers of block 38 and shown in FIG. 25; FIG. 28 diagram of the connections made by the tabulation of a first phase word; FIG. 29 plan view of the storytelling keyboard, indicating which maneuver has just been made;

   FIG. 30 diagram of the connections made by the tabulation of a second phase word; FIG. 31 plan view of the tabulation keyboard, indicating which maneuver has just been made; FIG. 32 diagram of the connections made by the tabulation of the end of work key, or else the deletion of a word not yet recorded by the maneuver shown 30; FIG. 33 plan view of the tabulation keyboard locating this maneuver; FIG. 34 diagram of the connections made by the tabulation of digits or signs; FIG. 35 plan view of the tabulation keyboard locating this maneuver; FIG. 36 diagram of the connections made by the operations of the typewriter, either automatically or manually;

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 FIG. 37 plan view of the tabulation keyboard locating these maneuvers;

   FIG. 38 diagram of the connections concerning the electronic photography of the translation.



   In schematic form, the invention, in its general and preferred form, is presented as indicated; Plate I - figure 1 - Combination and adaptation of a typewriter-type machine 1, preferably connected in a flexible manner by a sheath 2 channeling the electrical circuits for transmitting orders to a cabinet 3 of Convenient geometrical shape, which can easily lend itself, by means of connections indicated at 4, to the addition of one or more lockers 5,6 ....; particular arrangement thus realizing a combination and a mechanical assembly capable of performing one or more simultaneous translations.



   The upper part 3 constitutes the essential and contains all the equipment making the main part of the invention; this equipment makes it possible to carry out in an almost instantaneous manner, the operations of selection, identification of the photographic transcription of a document executed in a language determined in advance, full translation of a document of the same disposition at an original text, itself written in a different language.



   The simplified operation of the combination of 1 and 3 is as follows: Introducing into 3, at a suitable location, a cartridge 7, chosen from among those corresponding, on the one hand to a base language that the one wishes to interpret and, on the other hand, to another language of which one wishes to establish the new document.

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   After the installation of this cartridge, after making sure that the receiving tape on which the translation is to be photographically inserted, is firmly secured in rotation with an empty cartridge 8 which has been placed in advance. in mechanical connection with the rolling-up device of the automatic carriage of the cabinet 3, the movable shutter 14 of the cabinet 3 being carefully closed, and finally after making sure that the connection 15 is properly connected to the current source suitable, the device is ready to go into service without further ado.



   Anyone, even ignorant of the language of the text to be interpreted 16 is capable and likely to perform the function of operator. The speed of execution of the work depends only on the aptitude of the latter on a normal machine, and on the observation of the maneuvers: separation of each word and unlocking of the keys, as will be explained later.



   The operator's job is therefore to make a complete copy of the text 16 quite simply; he has, among other things, the facility to check the correction of the copy at any time at any time at 17, as in all current typewriters.



   The text thus transmitted and translated, partially or entirely, can be immediately removed from 3 by following the maneuvers below: separation using a cutting device from the receiving tape, photographic paper or blank film, from the part printed and rolled up in the sealed cartridge 8, a document which may be a single copy if it has been drawn up on photographic paper, or a document drawn up on negative film, capable of

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 to be subsequently reproduced in multiple copies - the operation remains the same - remove the cartridge thus freed from the carriage of the cabinet 3.



   Two possibilities may arise which have been provided for, without the Applicant departing from the scope of the invention for this, one or the other of these possibilities being taken as a variant *
The proof contained in the cartridge 8 is developed and fixed like all photographic proofs, by any means known in photographic work, or else, this development and this fixing are done as and when printing and the winding of the paper or the film in the cartridge, by the known technical means of rapid and automatic development, or by the use of known materials and products making these operations instantaneous.



   The extension of the present invention allows the simultaneous production of several translations of different languages, resulting from a base document written in the language of the operator or in any other language. It is executed under the same conditions, and following the same process indicated above. Under these conditions, the cabinet 3 is completed with as many lockers 5, 6, etc. as there are different languages requested.



   The compartments 5, 6 ... fit together one below the other, using the slides 4 and 9, making them mechanically solid with the main cabinet 3; the latter contains all the single selection and general control units per single motor, regardless of the number of different translations performed, while the lockers

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 appended 5, 6 ... contain only the apparatus and mechanisms necessary for the identification of the language considered by the record, and the photographic transcription of this language.



   The speed of execution of the work is identical, whatever the number of translations requested, the operations being carried out in parallel, at the same time, in cabinet 3 and in lockers 5, 6 ...



   The process for removing cartridges 8, 12, 13 is done in the same way as indicated in the paragraphs above (page 9 - line 23 to page 10 - line 16) immediately after the end of the strike on 1.



   This schematic preamble having been sketched, it will be explained and developed in detail in chronological order. The operations implement the methods, the means, as well as the mechanical, electro-mechanical and photoelectronic components and arrangements contributing to the validity of the characteristics of this invention.



   As stated at the beginning of the preamble, the apparatus
1 reil is in flexible connection with the main unit 3.



   This device 1 can be any typewriter, to which certain control units will be added, in order to make the latter capable of fulfilling the role requested of it in the transmission of the orders which will be tabulated, or of the maneuvers relating to this kind of machine which will be described.



   It goes without saying that a machine specially designed for this purpose could be envisaged and, because it would bear the mechanisms and improvements ensuring the maneuvers which will be described, would remain within the scope of the invention.

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   The orders to be transmitted by this device 1 are of four kinds: firstly the orders which are called alphabetic, the combination of which constitutes a complete word, and being the subject of translation; commands are commanded from the keys of group 18, they contain 26 different characters; second, the orders of punctuation, numbers, or signs, and not subject to any translation, but to be inserted in the translated texts; commands are commanded from the keys of group 19, they contain 25 different characters; thirdly, the mechanical orders, making it possible to transmit and faithfully reproduce all the maneuvers executed on the apparatus 1, so that the original text and the translated text or texts are: of the same arrangement.



  These orders are: advance of the automatic carriage 20; advance of this same carriage by hand 21; automatic of a line at the end of line 22; manual line reset 23; advance one or more lines by hand 24; fourth, the interpretation and maneuvering orders specific to initiating operations in cabinet 3; that is to say each time that a complete word, a punctuality mark or a number are to be inserted in the text; the bar key 25 which, normally, determines the inter-word on any typewriter, will be actuated.

   In addition to this function, it will transmit this order electrically to furniture 3, it will determine the automatic locking of all the keys, which will remain so throughout the duration of the selection, identification and photographic transcription operations. of the requested translation.

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   Figure 3 shows that the depression of the bar key 25 causes the excitation of the electro 26 which, attracting the articulated pallet 27, locks all the batters 28, this pallet is itself locked by 29, despite the possible brevity of the action exerted on 25. At the same time as this action takes place, a small red lamp 30 lights up, its purpose is to check the correct functioning of the 3 apparatus. In normal operation, this lamp only flickers between each operation, lasting one second at most, ie the time necessary for the complete execution of a complete translation of each of the words transmitted. The remaining typing time, of course, depends on the skill of the operator.



   The key 31, attached to the keypad of the appliance 1, has the functions of unlocking the keys, when the lamp 30 goes out, and that of electromechanically controlling the putting back or resting of the mechanisms of the cabinet 3.



   The unlocking of 28 is done by releasing 27 and this one by 29, this last part having been called by the electro 32.



   These operations are only possible if the circuit of the lamp 30 has been cut by the complete execution of the automatic operations of the cabinet 3.



   The contacts 33 placed under the keys mentioned above, allowed these maneuvers directly on the device 1, as well as those which will be actuated by the establishment of the electrical circuits borrowing the flexible sheath 2 towards the cabinet 3, whose explanations will be given during the description of the mechanisms involved.

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   It is obvious that the device 1 could be an integral part of the main cabinet 3.



   In the form described during this presentation, it emerges, among other things, the advantage of flexibility and possible independence, which can be given to the apparatus 1 which is in a way a current typewriter. This autonomy is made possible when the cabinet 3 is not powered on; from that moment on, the typewriter can be used to carry out all routine copy, mail, etc. jobs.



   In a particular arrangement of the cabinet 3, are arranged, in a convenient, accessible and removable manner, all the organs and mechanisms contributing to the translation operations.



   The cabinet 3 consists of a frame in one piece, preferably in cast and light metal; Figure 4 shows in perspective the frame stripped of the mounting parts. This frame takes the form of a square, the horizontal part supports duly assembled by the parts 34, 35, 36 angles, tables etc ... producing a rigid and undeformable seat with four distinct blocks 37, 38, 39,40 , as shown in perspective in FIG. 4 which indicates the general assembly of the equipment of the cabinet 3. Each of these separately removable blocks, facilitates all visits, repairs or even standard exchange if necessary.



   The mechanical, electromechanical and photoelectronic components are covered, so as to shield them from ambient light and also from any disturbances due to the introduction or accumulation of dust; in addition, a removable protective cover, in one piece 41, gives the cabinet a sober and modern exterior line.

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   The vertical part of the frame 42 of a certain thickness is established in a hollow foundry. It contains the mechanical components of the return control, and of the reset to rest of each of the four blocks, operation taking place, after each partial recording for blocks 37, 38, 39, and after end of stroke, or possibly stroke reduced for block 40; mechanisms visible in Figure 5 will be described below.



   A characteristic feature of the frame 43, mainly of the vertical part 42, resides in the grouping of all the rotating mechanisms, capable of causing either vibrations, or noise, or even splashes of oil, drawbacks which may be prejudicial to the body. the proper functioning and use of the devices of each of the blocks; more, the indicated shape of the vertical partition 42 is easily sealed, thus isolating all the drawbacks pointed out above coming from the fast rotating parts, pinions, reducing torque among others, figure 6 shows these parts by the tearing of the wall.



   A silent type motor 44 communicates its rapid rotation through the bulkhead 42 via a common sealed gland.



   In FIG. 5, it should be noted that the mechanical link between blocks on the one hand and the commands from 42 are without permanent contact, in other words, the link only takes place at the precise instant and for each block separately, only when the latter mechanism is brought back to rest. This operation takes only a second, and is done while recording on the tabulator of the device.

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 reil 1 of a new transmission of order, that is to say that this mechanical operation has no influence in any way on the duration of the general translation operation.



   The places available between the blocks and the cover 41 are judiciously used to house the electrical equipment as well as possible, such as the cell current amplifier, transformer, capacitor, etc., which we do not see deliberately shown in the figures. , in particular FIG. 4, but are diagrammed and are located in FIGS. 28, 30, 32, 34, 38 which are the diagrams of the particular connections and circuits, accompanying the description of the operation of the particular and remarkable cases of the process, This equipment also has no reason to be detailed, because it is known and is currently on the market.



   In the chronological order of the operations carried out in cabinet 3, and despite the interlocking of these last ones, in the first place are the operations carried out by block 37 - repetition block and of conversion into light code, of the orders transmitted from the keypad of the appliance 1 and coming from the group of alphabetical keys 18, requesting a translation, and photoelectronic identification in combination with the operations of block 39.



   - secondly, the operations performed by the block 38 command repetition block transmitted from the keypad of the device 1, and from the group of keys 19, punctuation marks, numbers, and other signs not requiring translation, direct image conversion of signs, punctuation, numbers and instantaneous projection to block 40.

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   - thirdly, the operations performed by block 39, selection block in combination with block 37, and instantaneous photoelectronic projection to block 40 of the full translation of the word converted and identified in block 37.



   - finally, in the fourth position, the operations carried out by the block 40 which is the carriage unit receiving photographic projections of the punctuation marks, numbers or other signs coming from the block 38.



   In order to keep to the heart of the presentation of the process, it will be described at the same time as the theoretical operation of the combinations, the means and equipment used, concretizing in a preferred form of industrial embodiment, but not limitative, these processes forming the main object of the invention in relation to the appended figures.



   It was said in the paragraphs above, that the orders transmitted from the apparatus 1 figure 2 are received by the group of block 37, if these orders are characters of the alphabetical block, or by the group / 38 if the orders are punctuation marks, numbers.



   The first will be converted into a light code, in order to be analyzed and identified in exact correspondence with the new language desired, as will be explained in the course of the description.



   The latter, not requiring any translation, will simply be converted into images of these signs, in order to be projected in suitable dimensions, directly in the exact place which they should occupy in the text of the aforementioned translation.

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   The perspective figure 25 of figure 4 shows in the same arrangement the main parts determining these operations, while figures 8, 9, 10, 7, show in detail, with the aid of practical tears. quées in the parts, the controls, in particular those concerning the mechanisms of the block 37.



   Each key press of group 18 figure 2 determines an electric pulse, transmitted directly to one of the 26 electros 43 mounted in an arc of a circle on the mobile sector 42, each of these appliances corresponding to one of the 26 letters of the alphabet, figures 7 and 8.



   At rest, the sector 42 is parked at the end of a tangent screw shaft 44 with a judiciously determined pitch, the rotation of this screw causes, after each pulse received, a certain translation of the sector 42 in a suitable direction indicated by arrow 45; this translation is determined by the excitation of the electro 46 which will be under brief voltage as soon as the device 1 of FIG. 2 has transmitted the order of advance of the carriage of the typewriter from one position, mechanical operation occurring automatically after each keystroke.



   The electro 46 releases the double ratchet wheel 69 of a 1/2 tooth, by the fact that 70 has been attracted by the electro 46, which allows the relaxation of a spiral spring 71 meshed at 72 with the tangent screw 44, this suitable angular relaxation moves forward one position and places the sector 42 in front of a new series of indexes 47.



   The indexes 47, 650 in number, are housed following a curved rectangular grid 49 and affecting the shape of a portion of a cylinder, each index being housed in

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 as many radial cells 50 in this cylinder, along 25 portions of a circular arc, each of these arcs of a circle, having 26 of these indexes in FIG. 8.



   The sector 42 carrying the 26 electros 43, concerns each of these translations, one of the 25 portions of a circular arc, that is to say 26 indexes 47 FIGS. 9, 10.



   The single excitation of one of the 26 electros 43 at each of the movements of 42 attracts one of these indexes, mobile, and sliding in the grid 49 passes from position 47 A to position 47 b as shown in the figure. 10.



   A flexible tab 50 fixed to the index 47, makes it possible to position the latter in both cases; locking or not locking, relative to a movable disc 52 by means of the grooves 51 and 65, the disks 52, 25 in number, are arranged along the 25 planes determined by the 25 rows of indexes arranged in an arc of a circle.



   These discs can be driven in conditioned rotation in the direction of arrow 53 by the intermediary and pressure of flexible blades 54 which are suitably oriented and fixed on a drum 55 keyed on a shaft 56.



   These discs are independent of each other without any reaction between them, despite the stopping of one of them (direction of arrow 53 by one of the indexes of one of the 25 rows corresponding to this disc.



   These discs are integral in rotation with the same number of wheels 57 of smaller diameter, making at most one revolution for 120 max. wheel disc 52, figure 7.



   The wheels 57 and 63 with soft friction over the axes of the pinions 62 and 60 allow the winding and the

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 unwinding of 25 specially established cellulosic strips 58, the width of which is equal to that between two adjacent wheels 52 Figure 7.



   A pinion 59 wedged on the shaft 56 synchronizes the rotation of the wheels 57, 52, 63 in the appropriate direction, by means of the pinion 60, 61, 62, so that no detrimental traction is exerted on the films 58, wound up partly on 57 and on 63. When the master wheel 59, under tension of a spiral spring 68, will be unlocked from the stop 67 by the magnetic action of the electro 66 and will start to rotate in the direction of the arrow 53, the electro 66 receives an electric pulse due to the pressing of the bar key 25 of the device 1 FIG. 2, ie end of word operation.



   This means that a complete word consisting for example of 12 consecutive alphabetical characters transmitted from the device 1 of figure 2, has been recorded and mechanically converted into a sort of intermediate code on the grid 49, by means of the indexes 47 In FIG. 10 and this over as many rows 50 as there have been consecutive characters.



   The rotation of the pinion 59 released as it has just been said above by the action of 66, drives the axis 56 supporting the 25 disks 52, Figures 7 and 8.



   N of these discs, starting from the right, will stop at variable angular values depending on whether the indexes 47 A limit their travel, while the 25-N other discs 52 not meeting any index stopper, will travel. limit and maximum of 120, exactly like the master control wheel 59, figure 7.

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   The wheels 57 driven in this rotation, each for their own account, wound up a certain quantity of film 58.



   The pin 73 of the master wheel 59 Figure 7 comes into abutment with 74 after 1200 rotation, and establishes by the contact box 75 the electrical circuits necessary for the operation of other components which will be explained later, in correlation with the diagrams figures 28.30.



   The 25 films 58 are thus wound up in various amounts, but in exact agreement with the angular rotation of each of the discs 52.



   At the stop of 59, each of the 25 films 58 presents opposite, and framed in 25 windows 76 of the same size and strictly in line along a straight line 77-78, the signs of a transparent code determined by 25-26 combination. different sounds, figure 7.



   The transparent images appearing through the windows 76, represent the conversion into transparent code, the equivalence of the alphabetic characters tabulated by the apparatus 1 of FIG. 2, converted a first time mechanically by the grid 49.



   N of these images, of the same transparent value but of different code, each characterize an alpha- betic character of the tabulated word, while 25-N of these last images, of the same transparent value but of identical code, characterize the complement of the word; that is to say, as it has already been indicated, a word can consist of a maximum of 25 successive alphabetic characters, the conversion of which will be indicated by 25 transparent images, of the same transparent value, but of different code, the complement in this case

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   While a word consisting of only 5 successive alphabetic characters, for example, the conversion will be signaled by 6 transparent images of the same transparent value but of different code, the complement will then be 20 transparent images of the same transparent value, but also identical code. This amounts to saying that in all cases that may arise, any word whatsoever, consisting of 1 to 25 alphabetic characters, will have its equivalence in images always equal to 25, whose transparency value remains one. constant. The adopted code only varies the position of this transparency between them.



   In the axis of each of the windows 76 are suitably arranged, 25 photoelectric cells, all connected in series with each other, figure 38.



   The intensity of current passing through each of the cells, at the time of their simultaneous action, will be integrated by all the cells.



   It has been said in the paragraph immediately above, that each of the 25 transparent images in correspondence with each of the 25 windows 76, have a constant transparency value, i.e., a light flux emitted from a source constant will allow the same amount of photon to pass through each of these images.



   The light conversion carried out in the cells will therefore also be a constant, and the resulting current integrated by all of the 25 cells in series will also be substantially constant, and this whatever the conversion resulting from the tabulation of a. word, made up of a maximum of 25 alphabetical characters by device 1 in figure 2.

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   Photoelectric cells, of course, have the same operating characteristics.



   The current picked up at the output of all the cells is suitably amplified at an appropriate voltage, in order to complete the charge of a capacitor with an extremely short pulse, the charge voltage of which is previously set and maintained in the immediate vicinity of a capacitor. breakdown voltage bursting between two electrodes suitably arranged.



   The disruption takes place under conditions such that the actinic action of the point luminous glare is maximum.



   During the general summary in relation to FIG. 7 and the diagrams in FIGS. 28, 30, 32, a detailed description of the arrangement of the organs and means used will be given, which has only been briefly mentioned in the course of these last paragraphs. , in the spirit of signaling the culmination of the role of the operations carried out in block 37, and with a view to following in this description, the chronological order which has been indicated, operations neces- sarily nested within each other , executing in this process with almost instantaneity.



   Each key press of group 19 figure 2 determines an electric pulse transmitted directly to one of the electros 79 mounted in an arc of a circle on the fixed sector 80 figure 12, each of these appliances corresponding to one of the 25 punctuation marks, numbers and other signs.



   Unlike the mobile sector 42 of the block 37 of FIG. 4, the sector 80 of the block 38 of the same FIG. 4,

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 is fixed, for the following reason that the signs to be converted have a single interpretation, while the alphabetic characters of group 18 figure 2 have for each of the characters composing a word, 26 different interpretations.



   The mechanical arrangement and operation of block 38 are substantially equivalent to those of the group of block 37, ie there is a grid 81 A furnished only with 25 indexes, of the same construction as 47 in figure 9, arranged only in a single row, also in an arc of a circle, and in exact correspondence with the 25 appliances 79 of the fixed sector 80, figure 12.



   The excitation of one of the 25 electros 79, resulting from the manipulation of one of the keys of group 19 in FIG. 2, determines the axial displacement of one of the 25 corresponding indexes; this index will occupy a position similar to 47 A, as in figure 9, in order to ensure the variable angular travel of 81.



   The single disc 81 is rotated in the direction of the arrow 82 under the same conditions as one of the discs 52 of FIG. 8.



   The disc comes into abutment with the index finger interested in the electro 79 which has been excited; the angular value of this drive will therefore be variable and will depend exactly on the position of this index.



   The disc 81 is integral in rotation with a wheel 87 and 83 of FIG. 12.



   The disc and the wheels are mounted in friction conditonné by flexible tongues, identical to those of figure 8 reference 54.

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   By means of the pinion 87, 88, 89, 90 and of the axis 233, the wheels 83 and 84 drive in the appropriate direction, a film 85 wound on the one hand on 84 and on 83, by winding and unwinding this film under conditions such that the latter does not participate by tension in these operations *
The rotational movement in the correct direction of arrow 82 is substantially identical to that already described, ie the spiral motor spring 86 rotates the pinion 87 by the same angular value which is 1200.



   The triggering of this rotation is determined in the same way as for the wheel 59 FIG. 8, that is to say by the action of an electro 91 briefly energized as soon as the bar button 25 of the device is pressed. 1 figure 2, ie end of word operation, or end of recording of a sign or a number.



   The angular limit travel of the pinion 87 is determined by the lug 92 coming into abutment with a contact box similar and with the same purpose as that shown in FIG. 7, reference 75.



   The electrical circuits thus established, necessary for the operation of other components, will be described below, in correlation with the diagrams in FIGS. 34, 35.



   The film 85 wound up on the drum of 83 and unwound from that of the drum of 84 corresponds exactly to the angular travel of 81, that is to say in exact agreement with the tabulation of one of the keys of group 19 of the figure. 2, by means of the disc 81 stopped on the considered index.



  As soon as the pinion 87 stops by the lug 92 on the control gearbox

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 tact 91 the film 85 presents in exact correspondence in front of the window of a projection optics system 93, a transparent still image, which corresponds exactly to the image of the tabulated sign, in group 19, figure 2.



   A very actinic point light source housed in 93 gives a glow for a very short time (diagram figure 34).



   It should be noted that this rapid photographic projection takes place a few degrees before the end of rotation of the pinion 87, through a still image, because the pinion 87 is 120 angularly, while the wheel 81 turns by a value variable angular which is always less than 120 in all cases.



   The photographic projection takes place in the direction of the mobile receiver unit 40 through a sort of tunnel 94 sealed against ambient light, figures 12 and 25.



   A description will now be given of the mechanisms, components and operations carried out in the selection block 39; At the beginning of the simplified description of the cabinet 3, FIG. 1, it was indicated what was the loading operation of the latter in a cartridge specially established with a view to carrying out and allowing a determined translation into another language which is also determined.



   On the base 43 in FIG. 4, a double cartridge holder 39, in the form of a binocular, slides freely and guided by two dovetail slides 100 in FIG. 4 and FIG. 13 representing this apparatus seen from the side opposite to FIG. 4.

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   Rollers 101 facilitate movement; branch 102 connecting (on one side) the two cartridge holders 39 serves, by means of a suitably threaded nut 103 and a shaft 104, for the displacement of the assembly 39 in the appropriate direction depending on whether 104 is driven rotating in the direction of arrow 105 working direction, or in the opposite direction, direction of return to rest.



   In the working direction 105, the rotation is controlled by the relaxation of a spiral motor spring 106 by means of the wheel 107 and the pinion 108 wedged on the shaft 104 in FIG. 13.



   The setting in motion is determined by the excitation of an electro-suction device 109 unlocking the wheel 107; the shaft 104 is also integral with a bevel pinion 110, meshing with a toothed crown 111. The crown .111, shown in partial section in FIG. 14 has an internal profile such that it resembles the wheels 52 in FIGS. 8 and 12 as an operation, that is to say that the indexes 112, the grid 113 and the control electrodes 114 are arranged circularly with respect to the axis 115 of the crown 111 instead of radially in figure 8 for the wheels 52.



   The appliances 114 are 26 in number, they are temporarily connected in parallel with the appliances 43 of figure 8, that is to say when the mobile sector 42 of figure 8 is in the rest position at the end of the grid 49 on the right side, which amounts to saying that as soon as the composition and typing of a word on device 1, the first alphabetic character of group 18 figure 2 triggers both the excitation of the electro considered of the mobile sector 42 and in

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 at the same time the excitation of the considered electro of crown 113; index 112 corresponding to this electro will be attracted and will remain locked in the low position similar to the index 47 A of figure 10.

   The interested index 112 will stop 111 A on the rotation of the crown 111 when the latter is released and can rotate by an angular value thus defined by the index, FIG. 14.



   The release in rotation 111 is triggered by the excitation of the electro 109 allowing the relaxation of the spiral motor spring 106. The brief excitation of 109 takes place in mechanical and electrical connection with the displacement of the mobile sector 42, displacement occurs. doing as already indicated in the description of the apparatus of the block 37, that is to say after advancement of the carriage of the apparatus 1 FIG. 2 after each strike.



   The conditioned rotation of the crown 111 allows the rotation of the tangent screw shaft 104 in the direction 105 and, by means of the nut 103, moves the cartridge holder 102 in translation by a linear value depending on the direction. - exact description of the first alphabetical character of a tabulated word on the device 1 figure 2.



   After each word end, the cartridge holder 102 returns to its rest position by the reverse rotation of 104 identical. The index 112, interested during the operation, resumes its first position electromagnetically raised by the circular pallet 116, attracted by an electro 117 concentric with the axis 115 in FIG. 14.



   At the same time as the cartridge holder 102 slides on the slides 100 by the mechanism thus described, two shafts 118 and 119, each carrying a tenon 118A on

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 the entire length of the shafts, pass through the entire length and centrally of each of the cartridge housings of 102, figure 13.



   These trees are visible in FIG. 4 at the same references 118 and 119; utility will be explained later, after having described the cartridges already indicated at the beginning of the simplified description illustrated by FIG. 1 reference 7.



   The cartridge holder 102 is braced by a perfectly flat and smooth metal plate 120, in order to allow the unwinding and winding of a special film contained in the cartridge 7 FIG. 13 (of which we see a partial section) mounted on the shaft 119. The plate 120, integral with the displacement of 102, carries in the longitudinal axis 2 narrow slots 121 and 122, one of which 121 is visible by the tear, the other 122 hidden by a second plate 123 which, thicker, crosses the two brackets 34 and 35 and serves as a base for blocks 37, 38 and 40, figure 4.



   The plate 123 bears in exact relation with the two narrow slits 121 and 122 two lights, also narrow 124 and 125, arranged at a determined distance between them, so that two suitable optical systems, housed in the gutter 126, in the axis of each of these lights, allow, during operations and at the desired time, the instantaneous projection of the images of the film appearing simultaneously opposite these two windows, and taking place between 120 and 13, figure 13.



   The gutter 126, visible through the tear in Figure 13, fixed relative to 120, is fixed to the frame

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 base 43 in FIG. 4, by a bracket 127, electrical connections suitable for supplying the two light sources are housed in the latter.



   The apparatus of the block 39 described in the above paragraphs, is completed by removable cartridges 7 and 7A, one of which 7A in FIG. 18, remains permanently in the mobile part 102 in FIG. 13, its function is to allow be the winding or unwinding of the film coming from the cartridge 7 in FIG. 13 and FIG. 22.



   The cartridge 7 in figure 22 is interchangeable according to the translation which is desired, in other words as many cartridges filled with film of the form indicated by figure 22 will be necessary as it will be possible to envisage translations, just as a phonograph apparatus is capable of admitting to audition all the records that can be held in a collection.



   The cartridge 7 FIG. 22 of a housing preferably of plastic material, having two diametrically opposed bars 130, 131 allowing the introduction and immobilization in the housing of the mobile part 39 FIG. 4. The housing, at the time of its introduction is plugged into the shaft 119. Inside this housing is a drum 132 mounted loose with respect to the housing 7, by means of the two bearings 133 and 134, FIGS. 4 and 17.



   The axis 135 is made integral with the shaft 119 by the tenon of the latter. On this drum 132 is wound in a suitable manner a film 135 whose two ends, terminated by rods 136, 137, allow the film to be hooked to the drum 132 in the cartridge 7 in FIG. 22 and in the cartridge 7A in FIG. 18, after placing the cartridge in the moving part of block 39, figure 4.

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   The film 135 unwinds through a longitudinal slit 138, made over the entire length of the cartridge 7. The shape of the slit 138 is such that unwinding or winding is facilitated.



   A tab 139, made in the cartridge 7 in the center of the slot 138, allows the rod 137 to be released before inserting it into the block 40, and on the housing 7A in FIGS. 4 and 18.



   The film 135, a cellulosic strip of constant width, length and thickness, is printed in negative, the background of which is particularly opaque. The film is characterized by a double negative photographic impression of two series of nomenclatures 140,141 of distinctive signs, arranged in such a way that the film 'in its width is found to be divided into two equal parts and this over the entire length, figure 19.



   In addition, each of these nomenclatures is also subdivided along the entire length into an equal number of parallel columns of strictly identical width for one of these nomenclatures 140, while the nomenclature 141 has an equal number of parallel columns of the - variable geur, but whose printed micro characters start from the same alignment, as visible in figure 19.



   The nomenclature 140 embodies a coded repertory of the language interpreted and tabulated on the apparatus 1 fig. 2, while the other, in exact concordance on lines strictly parallel and perpendicular to the columns, embodies a repertoire of the complete translation in clear language (micro block letters), of each

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 coded signs of the first nomenclature. This means that the coded signs 142 of the first column of the nomenclature 140 are in agreement with the micro characters 143 of the first column of the nomenclature 141, figure 19.



   The processes having been exposed and characterized in particular in characteristics 5 to 12, it will be mentioned below in the description of the means, arrangement and arrangement, allowing to contribute to the indicated processes. In particular, FIG. 20 shows an enlargement of the signs coded in one of the columns of the nomenclature 140. It should be noted that the number of code signs of line 142 A is identical to the number of code signs of the line 142B, only the position of the code sign is different for a certain number of these in the two lines 142A and 142B, while the other code signs have an identical position, figure 20.



   It should also be noted that the first code sign of each of these lines occupies an identical position; this feature characterizes the column which has been enlarged in figure 21.



   The sum of the coded signs of the two groups of each of the lines 142A and 142B is a constant, always equal to 25 for each of the 26 columns of the nomenclature 140; the number 25 characterizes the maximum number of characters that can make up a word, whatever the language used, while the number 26 characterizes the number of columns, each of these columns corresponding to the 26 characters of the alphabet , for languages of Latin origin of course.

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   In FIG. 20 and in each of lines 142A and 142B, the first group of signs represents in code the equivalence of the word considered, while the second group represents its complement, as has already been mentioned during the description in previous paragraphs.



   In order to understand the mechanism of the code used, a partial enlargement of figure 20 indicates the first coded signs of the two lines 142A and 142B, belonging to the first group, that is to say the equivalence of the first ones. characters of a word of the language considered, as well as a partial enlargement of the second group, ie the complement of this word, figure 21.



   For convenience of representation, the coded signs are represented by a small circled square 144, likewise a series of checkers consisting of 5 vertical boxes and 6 horizontal boxes; is fictitious, since the negative film is opaque; the dormers represented by 144 are transparent, but represented only for the purpose of indicating the possible positions that one of these dormers can occupy in each of the checkerboards, that is to say 30 positions of which 26 suitably appropriate to the equivalence of the 26 characters of the alphabet, and a skylight 145 occupying an identical place in each of the other checkerboards representing the word complement.



   It should be noted that the luminous flux allowed to pass through all the skylights of the same row, in each of the rows of each of the columns, remains a constant.

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   The nomenclature 141 in exact concordance, both in columns and in the parallel lines of the latter, embodies the repertoire of the full translation of the corresponding codeword of the nomenclature 140. It is distinguished in particular by the fact that the representation of the translation in negative is established in micro print characters, which can be projected enlarged in a suitable way, at the precise moment when the selection and the identification are carried out in the block 39 and the block 37, projection taking place towards the receiver unit 40 which will be described below.



   It goes without saying that such a film, having such an arrangement, allows two enumerative states as complete as they are desirable to be produced in a small space requirement =, of all the duly classified words, generally used in the practice of languages which we propose to translate, and to determine its full correspondence in another language.



   It is also evident that the nomenclature 143, drawn up in plain language, may, to facilitate the exact translation, consist of several words: for example, a translation of a German compound word may have 10 to 25 characters, and the full translation of this word in the French language will consist of two or three words projected simultaneously, Example: Gepackabfertigung = baggage registration office. On the other hand, the same translation but the reverse, French into German, will consist of as many words projected separately one after the other.



   The speed of translation of the film at the time of identification is constant, this constant does not necessarily need to be absolute, it only influences

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 the duration of the operation. The total length of the film to be unwound or wound up depends on the importance given to the enumeration of the nomenclatures; practice, it can be without any limitation, at about six meters, which represents (20,000 words per column, or 20,000 x 26) = 520,000 words which can be interpreted in a very short time but sufficient, to allow a projection electrically triggered, since it should be noted that there are only 20,000 parallel lines passing in front of the windows 124 or 125 of FIG. 13;

   projection exposure time would be around 1 / 20,000 of a second if the film is unfolding at a rate of 6 meters per second.



   In practice, in the apparatus which is the subject of this patent, this time can be considerably reduced, the circuits and apparatus triggering the projection having no appreciable inertia.



   The film length variables, i.e. the importance of the enumerative state of the nomenclatures, translation time and exposure time in front of windows 125 and 124 can be combined to the best of the use that will be required of the film. device, without departing from the scope of the patent.



   Finally, the mechanisms, components and operations taking place in the receiver unit 40 will be described, FIG. 16.



   The receiver unit 40 behaves like the carriage of the apparatus 1 FIG. 2, that is to say that it will follow all the maneuvers carried out from this last station, so that the document recorded photographically is of the same arrangement as the document carried by the trolley of the sending device 1 figure 2.

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   FIG. 4 shows the block apparatus 40 which can slide on the angled table 36, the displacement of 40 is ensured by the tangent screw with suitable pitch 150.



   FIG. 16 shows the block 40 seen from the drive side, and the tears of which make it possible to locate each component component.



   The frame 40, composed of two flanges 151 and 152, one of which 152 is removable in order to be able to load it or to unload it from the printed document, cartridge 8, FIG. 1.



   The flanges 151, 152 carry rollers 153, allowing the block 40 to slide without play during the translation controlled by the rotation of the tangent screw 150 by means of the nut 154.



   Between the two flanges, on either side of the guide angle, two coils 155, 156, whose pins 157, 158 spacer the flanges, can rotate freely in the direction of arrow 158.



   Reel 155 acts as a magazine for a suitable amount of suitable paper or blank film suitable for photographic printing, while reel 156 acts as a receiver of the imaged portion.



  It is particularly designed so that the paper or the film wound on its axis can be detached from the part coming from the reel 155. A guillotine knife 159 articulated at 160, slices the entire length of the sheet or the film. This knife is operated from the outside, by control 161, before removing the sealed reel 156 from the block 40.

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   The reel 156 is of known construction, identical to all reels employed in still cameras, it differs only in that the inner take-up reel 162 is driven externally to the immobilized housing 156, by means of a belt 163 which allows the receiving reel 162 to properly wind the paper or film, each time a change of line is necessary, either at the end of the travel of the carriage 40, or during the operation, depending on the orders sent from the sending device 1, figure 2.



   This operation is controlled from the outside by the sliding part 164 which, acting by means of a rack part 165, rotates by a suitable angular value a roller 166 on which the paper or film rests.



   This same control acts via the belt 163 and the pulley 167, wedged at the end of the roller 166, on the winding of the inner coil 162.



   A device 168 is provided, making it possible to signal from the outside the quantity of paper or film remaining on the magazine spool 155; a button 169, which can also be operated from the outside, makes it possible, after having carried out the withdrawal of the cartridge reel 156 by the sight 170 specially established in the flange 152 to reinsert the paper or film on an empty reel 162 , contained in a new cartridge 156.



   It is understood that the tightness to ambient light has been provided in all ways not shown but easily conceivable, so that the unimpressed paper or film is preserved.

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   Likewise, as an alternative, between the roller 166 and the knife 159 and according to the methods and means known in the photographic art, it is easy to chemically carry out a development and fixing of the proofs, as the printing progresses. , without the Applicant departing from the scope of the invention for this.



   The mobile receiver unit 40 having been described, it will now be examined how the latter will respond mechanically and correctly to the orders emitted from the apparatus 1 of FIG. 2.



   The translation of FIG. 23 is provided in the correct direction by the tangent screw 150 and the nut 154 integral with 40. The tangent screw 150 is rotated in the direction 172 by the relaxation of a spiral motor spring 173 and via the pinion 174.



   Unlocking of 173 is conditioned by two maneuvers, one of which ensures pre-unlocking and the other effective unlocking, with stopping conditioned by the first maneuver.



   A first set of wheels with double ratchets 175, with pawls 176 and pinion 177, is mounted free on the axis of the tangent screw 150, this set under tension of a relaxation of a spiral spring 178 in the direction 179 is locked by 180, determining the pre-unlocking.



   A second ratchet wheel 181 and cam 182 mounted freely on the axis of the tangent screw 150; the equipment is under relaxation tension of the spiral motor spring already named 173, by means of the ratchet wheel 183 wedged on the shaft of the tangent screw 150, the pawl 185 ensuring the connection, locked by the part 184 .

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   The operation is as follows: - each time 5 successive orders are transmitted to block 37, figure 4 the electro 186, controlling the latch piece 180, is attracted, which has the effect of releasing the double ratchet wheel 175 of a complete tooth (1/2 tooth on traction - 1/2 tooth on release).



   This operation is repeated as many times as the orders are 5 or a multiple of 5 of the number of characters of the word of the document transmitted by the device 1, figure 2.



   The word having been completely transmitted, the action of the bar key 25, figure 2 end of word, determines the excitation of the electro 187 which, attracting the paddle lock 184, allows the relaxation of a certain value of the spiral motor spring 173 via the pawl 185 engaged with the ratchet wheel 183, wedged on the tangent screw shaft 150.



   It has been said above that the pre-unlocking effected on the double ratchet wheel 175 has been one or 5 teeth, depending on the number of pulses received by the electronic 186. The stop 188 set on 175 has had an angular displacement corresponding to the moment when 184 releases the wheel 181 (effective unlocking), and under the action of the relaxation of 173 in the direction 172, the stop cam 182 integral with 181 will come into abutment on the part 188.



   The tangent screw 150 will therefore have had a suitable rotation having caused a translation to the block 40 of an amount such that the full translation of the word transmitted from the device 1, FIG. 2 is projected photographically by an opening of largely proportional dimension. to the length of that word.

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   The opening of the window 190 is constant and allows the photographic projection coming from the block 38 in the case where, either a punctuation, a number or a sign, are to be inserted in a text, while the opening 189 is variable and depends on essentially the length of the transmitted word, allowing the projection from block 39.



   It has already been pointed out that a word to be transmitted could have 25 alphabetic letters at most, let's admit that this word consists of only two letters, in this case, it would be useless to move the block carriage 40 in translation by the constant quantity maximum allowing the photograph of a word of two to four words maximum (depending on the translated language), in a space allowing the reception of a photograph of 25 letters, also, it has been planned mechanically to substantially proportion this space in proportion to the number of letters recorded, so that the received text is consistent and substantially identical in layout to the transmitted text.



   For this purpose, the maximum space provided for 25 consecutive letters is divided into five equal spaces, uncovered proportionally. Indeed, it has been described and said that the electro 186 receives a pulse each time five consecutive alphabetic characters have been transmitted by the device 1, figure 2, and recorded in the group of block 37, figure 4.



   It has also been said that the pre-unlocking determined by this electro 186 enabled the double ratchet wheel 175 to turn by the angular value of one tooth. On this wheel 175, wedged on the same hub, a cam wheel 176, visible in figure 24, has as many bosses as the wheel has

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 of teeth 175. On each release of 175 the elbow lever 192 will be moved by an amount equal to the height of the cam of the wheel 176. By means of a lever amplifier 193, and a ratchet 194, this movement is transmitted to a slide 195 which, by means of the screen 196, acts as a shutter for the window 189. It therefore appears that each pulse of the electro 186 discovers 1/5 of the window 189 .



   The transmission of a word of five letters and less than 10 letters, determines two pulses of 186, that is to say discovers 2/5 of the window 189. The transmission of a word of 10 letters and less than 15 letters, determines three pulses of 186 and finds 3/5 of 189.



   The transmission of a word of 15 letters and less than 20 letters, determines four pulses of 186 and discovers 4/5 of 189. Finally, the transmission of a word of 20 letters and 25 letters at most, determines five pulses and uncovers the entire opening of window 189, FIG. 23.



   This set of mechanism and the operations resulting from the combinations provided and described is remarkable in that window 189 is cleared by an amount necessary for photographic printing on the paper or film of block 40 of the printer. word translated, as soon as the word to be translated has been recorded, converted by block 37, selected by block 39 and identified electronically by block 37, operation taking effect as soon as the bar key 25 is pressed, FIG. 2.



   Immediately afterwards, the carriage 40 advances by the same quantity, thanks to the wheel 181, released by the electro

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 187. It should be noted that the description follows the movements in chronological order, the latter taking place in an extremely short time.



   Under the conditions explained, the sensitive paper or film of the block 40 is always in favorable conditions of exposure without more.



   The electro 197 and the electro 198, activated at the desired moment, release the sliding part 195 which, under the action of the spring 199, returns to a waiting position, as well as 184 released again locks 181 waiting for a pre-unlock of 175.



   During the description in chronological order of blocks 37, 38, 39 and 40, mention was made in each of the particular descriptions of the latter, of the waiting action of the motor spiral springs, acting in a definite meaning.



   It will now be described how and by what means, these quick-release motor spiral springs are automatically wound up by an amount equal to this tension.



   FIG. 5 already indicated at the start of the description, shows the square-shaped frame consisting of a horizontal branch 43, carrying all the mechanisms described, and a branch 42 containing the automatic and individual winding mechanisms. organs of the blocks.



   This mechanical assembly is remarkable in that the mechanisms which will be described are in continuous rotation and without permanent contact with the mechanisms which they must reassemble, except at the precise moment when this operation must take place. Operation that will be described

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 during the examples developed in connection with the corresponding diagrams. It will be described how the mechanisms work, and what are the means and mechanical parts that have been provided.



   In FIG. 5, a tear has been made, of which FIG. 6 in enlargement reveals the organs concerned.



   A single silent motor 44 communicates its rapid rotation to mechanical equipment housed entirely between the walls of 42.



   The axis of the motor 200 in direct axial connection with a shaft 201 carries, wedged on this shaft, three tangent screws 202, 203, 204, only one of which is visible through the tear in the wall 42; the tangent screws 202 and 204, by means of an appropriate reducing torque, communicate their rotation in a determined direction to a conical disc clutch 205 and 208, these two clutches have the same speed of rotation, but of reverse.



   The tangent screw 203, by means of the appropriate reduction torque 209, communicates a rotation in a determined direction to a conical disc clutch 211, and by means of 210 a suitable pinion visible in part by the tear, determines the same speed of rotation for each of the clutches mounted on the conical discs 212, 213, 214, 215, each of these discs having a suitable direction of rotation, compatible with the mechanisms whose rotation they must communicate at the moment considered.



   The tear is performed in such a way that a complete automatic clutch mechanism is visible in the details.

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   An electromagnetic clutch body 216 wedged on a hollow shaft 217 rotates in the suitable direction 218, driven by the pinion already indicated.



   This hollow shaft is journaled on two bearings embedded in the walls of 42. a shaft 219 integral in rotation with 217 but free to be able to move in translation. At one of its ends, on the side of the blocks, the disc clutch 212 is wedged, while at the other end is also another disc 220 wedged, the latter is spaced a few millimeters from the electromagnetic clutch 216 by a spring 221 taking a fulcrum on the one hand on 216 and on 220, and thereby participates in the common rotation. It is easy to realize that a prolonged excitation of the circular coil 22 embedded in 216 attracts and maintains the disc 220 wedged, which thereby undergoes a translation which, by the axis 219 sliding in 217, communicates it to the disc 212 .



   It is necessary to refer to FIG. 12 to understand how this rotation will act on the winding mechanism of the block considered which is that of block 8 in FIG. 4, the conical disc 212, FIG. 6, which, at rest, s' fits without contact with the hollow crown 230 of figure 12, the crown 230 whose axis 231 passes completely through the block 37 over the entire length of this axis, ends in a male tenon 232, forming part of the tenon female 233 wedged on the wheel 90 of the block 38. This feature allows the possible dismantling of the assembly of the block 38 without interference with the other blocks 37 and 39, Figure 4.



   It is easy to understand that as soon as an excitation has been made to the winding 222 of the electro-clutch

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 magnetic 216 the conical disc 212 of FIG. 6 comes into bonding with the ring 230 of FIG. 12, and communicates its rotation to it.



   This rotation taking place in a determined direction, communicates to the pinion 90, 89 and 87 a rotation which is precisely the reverse of that which had been given to these wheels by the relaxation of the spiral spring 86. The wheel 87 will therefore make exactly in the direction inverts the same angular value; at the end of the stroke, the lug 92, wedged on the wheel 87, will determine the end of the excitation of the coil of the electromagnetic clutch 216 figure 6, which will have the immediate effect of stopping the connection and the contact of 212 and of the crown 230. The mechanism of the block 38 will have returned to its rest position, that is to say will be ready for a new operation, figure 12.



   As has already been pointed out, each of the conical discs 205,208, 211, 212,213, 214 and 215, have an identical translation command, determined by as many independent electromagnetic clutches, actuated at different times, and having a also different operating time; they will therefore not be described individually;

   it will simply be pointed out that the electromagnetic clutch of the conical discs 205, 208 have the function of rotating alternately at the prescribed moment, in one direction or the other 206 and 207, the control for winding or unwinding the film stored in the cartridge 7 figure 13, by means of the tenon shafts 118,119 figure 13, these two shafts being made integral in rotation by a belt not shown in the drawings, but whose role is to remove any tension in the film during unwinding and rewinding.

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   The electromagnetic clutch of the disc 211, FIG. 6, has the function of rotating the tangent screw shaft 104 (by means of a crown similar to that already described), in an opposite direction and by the same number of turns, to that which had previously been communicated to it by the relaxation of the spiral spring 106, FIG. 13, this movement will cease as soon as the driven carriage 39, FIG. 13, has returned to its rest position. The electromagnetic clutch of the disc 213, figure 6 has the function of making / returning to the movable sector 42, figure 8, and of raising the spiral spring 71 by the same quantity, by means of the crown 240 , figure 8.



   The electromagnetic clutch of the disc 214, FIG. 6 has the function of returning the disc 59, FIG. 7 to the rest position, and of compensating the relaxation of the spiral spring 68, FIG. 7 by the same amount, via crown 241, figure 7 and pinion 61, 60, 62, 59.



   Finally, the electromagnetic clutch of the disc 215, figure 6 has identical functions, to return the carriage of the block 40 to the rest position, figure 23, and also to compensate for the relaxation of the spiral spring 173, figure 23 by a rotation. in the opposite direction of the tangent screw 150, by means of the crown 242, figure 23.



   The correlation of the electromagnetic controls as a function of the mechanical controls of the mechanisms of the blocks explained in detail during this presentation will be given in the course of examples which positively illustrate the methods, the means and the combinations used in this patent.

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   Previously, it is necessary to quickly coordinate, with the aid of figure 25, a perspective of the main organs of the blocks of figure 4, which are directly related to the methods, means and combinations involved. work, making it possible to repeat, to convert into a special code, the orders transmitted from the keyboard of the apparatus 1, FIG. 2, relating to a text established in any language, then after selection and electronic identification, to carry out the reception and photographic recording of the full translation from this first language into one or more other languages.



   The perspective in FIG. 25 locates in space the position occupied by the main members of each of the blocks represented in their respective shape and size in FIG. 4, that is to say, the whole of the apparatus which is the subject of this patent.



   The references in FIG. 25 designate the mechanical components already indicated during the description and in the figures which illustrate the text thereof.



   New references are added to figure 25, in order to complete the explanations as and when they are.



   A manuscript, letter, or any document 16 written in a language known or unknown to the operator, can be translated and reproduced in any other language, in an almost instantaneous period of time, by operating as follows:
The operator chooses from among the collection of cartridges 7 available to him the one which corresponds, on the one hand to the language of the interpreted document, on the other hand, to the language of which he wishes to have the translation.

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   He introduces the cartridge 7 into the block 39, after having unwound a certain length of the film 135, in order to subject it to the cartridge 146 by sliding the film 135 between the two plates 123,120 and the cartridge in the cavity 119 of the mobile carriage. 39, After making sure, on the one hand that the film 135 is in the working position and, on the other hand, that the receiving cartridge 156 of the paper or film is in place, the socket being connected correctly, the device is ready for use.



   The operator tabulates word for word on the typewriter 1 using the group of keys 18 for alphabetic letters, and the group of keys 19 for punctuation marks, numbers or other signs. After each complete word or each sign, he actuates the bar key 25 which has the function of separating each complete word from the preceding one, and in the case forming the subject of the invention, initiates the translation operations at the same time as the prohibition of a new keystroke by blocking all the keys.



   This prohibition: of very short duration is signaled by the indicator light 30; when it is switched off, the operator presses the end of operation 31 and key unlocking key (this operation is only possible if the lamp is off, it serves as a check that the operation has been carried out correctly). A new typing of another word or sign can be done immediately without more.



   The operator can therefore quickly carry out the complete transmission of text 16 in front of him, with permanent control of the proper execution of the work accomplished by the 16 A copy.

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   The text, manuscript, letter or any other document having been completely or partially tabulated to 1, the operator can immediately remove the new complete or partial text from the complete translation by operating as follows: from the block 40 carriage, he extracts the cartridge 156A after having previously actuated the complementary winder 169 and the knife 159 allowing to separate the sensitive paper or film having been printed, developed, fixed and wound in this cartridge, from the paper or film from store 155.



   All of these operations require only the time necessary for any normal typing on a typewriter and can be undertaken by any person, experienced or not.



   This brief description established, it will be briefly described what is the process of the operations carried out in the whole of the apparatus shown in perspective in FIG. 4, firstly from the moment when a typing of a word consisting of alphabetic characters has been and secondly, from the moment a punctuation mark, number or other mark has been struck.



   Therefore, by pressing a first key of group 18 of device 1, an electrical pulse is transmitted and received both by one of the 26 electros 43 of the mobile sector 42, and by one of the 26 electros 114 of the drum 111 of the block 39 , figure 25.



   This pulse had the effect of setting one of the 25 divisions of grid 49 of block 37 in the coded position, and at the same time in the off position one of the 25 divisions of drum 111 - in the 2nd and Nth. electrical impulse

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 transmitted, only one of the 26 appliances 43 of the mobile sector 42 which has been moved each time from 2 to N divisions of the grid 49 comes into service, the role of 114 is terminated for the word being fabulated.



   A complete word has been transmitted, the operator pressing bar key 25 of device 1 locks the keys of group 18 and group 19 of device 1 and simultaneously initiates the rotation of 25 wheels 52 which, each finding a different stopper, come to a standstill after having driven the drums 57 and 63 in rotation, that is to say have wound up the film strips 58 differently by an amount strictly proportional to the angular value. - area made by each of the drums 57, that is to say of the conversion code determined by the grid 49.



   The 25 films 58 therefore present on a line 77, 78, 25 images of the same transparent value, but the transparent parts 144 of which are arranged differently with respect to this line 77, 78; this special provision constitutes the conversion of the word in alpha- betic characters into a light code, the interpretation of which will allow the translation of the word to be carried out, according to the procedures of the patent.



   (It should be noted among other things that the infinity of the combinations that can be made by this code are infinite, and are of the order of 25 to the 26th power, that is to say unlimited for all the words that can be subjected to a translation) .



   It has been said above that pressing the bar button 25 of the device 1 has released the rotation of the 25 wheels 52, it simultaneously triggers the rotation of the

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 control of the tangent screw 104, which causes the advancement in translation of the carriage of the block 39, by an amount proportional to the angular value of the position of the stopper which has been determined by one of the 26 electros 114 of the drum 111, that is to say that the carriage 39 film holder 15 has been moved by an amount such that one of the 26 columns of the nomenclature 140 and one of the 26 columns of the nomenclature 141 are present respectively and exactly in front of the windows 124 and 125 of the optical devices 127 and 128.

   (The brevity of the operations forces the explanations to slow down fictitiously in their action, in order to fully understand the operation in the effective chronological order).



   It has already been said in the course of the detailed description of the unit of the block 37 that the wheels 52 and in particular the drive wheel set on the same axis as these wheels has a constant angular travel in the direction of rotation 53.



   It has also been said that at the end of the travel of this wheel, electrical contacts take place in parallel.



   1 - one of them triggers the rotation of one of the shafts 118 or 119, causing in a suitable direction, the unwinding and the winding of the film 135, which will present simultaneously in front of each window 124, 125, the image of a micro code transparent to the optical device 127, and the image of micro alphabetic characters to the optical device 128.



   2 - another contact triggers the ignition of the point and intense light source S1.

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   This light source S1 allows the very enlarged projection of the transparent micro images of the column of the nomenclature considered 140, scrolling at constant speed for a determined time, in front of the optical device 127.



   This enlarged projection, channeled in a tunnel 127A sealed to ambient light, is projected exactly on line 77,78 where the 25 images 144 are immobilized, coming from the conversion of a tabulated word on the device 1.



   It is easy to imagine that for a line of transparent micro images nomenclatured on the moving film 135, there will be exact match with the enlarged transparent images of the still films 58 on the line 77, 78, that is to say that during a very short time, a luminous flux emitted from S1 will be max. at the time of this identification. The 25 photoelectric cells 79, connected in series, will integrate the increasing current flowing through these cells. The variation of the maximum of this current is tiny at each concordance, because the light source has a constant brightness, and that at the time of the concordance, the quantity of photons admitted to cross the parts with a constant transparent surface, will be itself constant.



   Through play. of an amplifier, this additional instantaneous energy at a suitable voltage allows a capacitor, the charge of which is maintained near the breakdown voltage, to give a disruption between electrodes housed in a suitable enclosure, and results in immediately to provide a light source S2 with very actinic action in rays favorable to instantaneous photographic projection.

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   This disruption takes place at the precise moment of the concordance between the equivalent of the converted word identified on line 78, 77, and the equivalent of this same nomenclature word on the moving film 135.



   As the movable film 135 carries on the same line and in corresponding columns of nomenclature 141 the micro characters of the translation of this word, the instantaneous and appropriately enlarged projection of the latter will be the full translation of the tabulated word by the apparatus 1. This projection takes place in a tunnel 128A sealed against ambient light towards the block 40, the window 189 of which is uncovered by a quantity substantially proportional to the length of the projected word, allowing the quantity of surface sensitive necessary (paper or film) to receive this projection without more.



   Pressing button 31 of device 1 after indicator light 30 indicates the end of these operations triggers the action of the corresponding electromagnetic clutches:
1 - when replacing 42 and erasing the code from grid 49,
2 - the return to the rest position of the discs 52 and, consequently, the winding of the films 58 on the drums 63,
3 - when the carriage 39 returns to its rest position,
4 - when the light source S1 'is switched off
5 - the advancement of the carriage 40 by an amount substantially proportional to the length of the word received.

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   On the other hand, the film 135 remains wound up on one or the other of the cartridges 7, 146 (a device has been provided and indicated in the diagram in figure 29, making it possible to alternate the winding action in the appropriate direction) .



   The process of operations concerning the introduction into the translated text of punctuation marks, numbers or other signs, not requiring translation, is also rapid but of different realization and necessarily less complex figure 12. From the moment where a typing of a punctuation sign, number or other sign has been effected by pressing a key of group 19 of the apparatus 1 figure 2, an electric pulse is received by one of the electros 79 of the fixed sector 80 of block 38 figure 12 and figure 25.



   This pulse has the effect of putting in the stop position one of the indexes corresponding to the electro-excited 79 of the grid 81; pressing the bar button 25 of the device 1 triggers the rotation of the wheel 87 and the corresponding pinion.



   The wheel 87 comes to rest on the stop of the index involved in the grid 81, which has the effect of winding a film 85 on the drum 83 in an amount proportional to the angular value made. by the wheel 87.



   The image immobilized in front of the optical projection device is exactly the image of the punctuation mark, number or other tabulated sign on apparatus 1. In the same way as for the motor disk of 59, figure 7, of the contacts are established at the end of the stroke, but with the difference that the switching on and off of the light source S3 takes place a few degrees before the end of rotation and is of very short duration, figure 25.

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   The suitably enlarged projection is channeled in a tunnel 94 to the receiver unit 40, through a constant aperture window 190 FIG. 25 placed in front of the variable window 189.



   This is explained by the fact that the received sign is unitary and requires only a small portion of sensitive paper or film to be discovered, in order to allow the photographic printing of this sign.



   The process of operations due to the depression of the key 31, figure 2 is limited to the return to rest of the disc 87, figure 12, that is to say to the winding of the film 85 on the drum 84, and to the advancement of carriage 40, Figure 25 by an amount equal to the length of window 190.



   The operations mentioned in this operating description are repeated as many times as the text contains, full words, different signs and numbers. The last operations having been completed, and if you wish to make a complete or only partial translation of text 16, the removal of the receiver cartridge 156A, will be done in the same way as already indicated, i.e. first, by means of the button 169, an additional length of paper or film on the cartridge 156, before operating the separation by means of the knife 159, which can be operated from the outside of the block 40, then remove the cartridge from the block 40.



   It emerges from these explanations, that it is easy to conceive simultaneous translations of several languages of a document, the group of the block 37 ensuring the conversion, the selection and the identification, with the help of the group

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 of block 39, and causes the rapid disruption of two or more capacitors, i.e. the simultaneous projection of two or more different word translations, by means of two or more groups of blocks 39 and 40 connected in parallel in each of the lockers attached to the main unit, as shown in figure 1.



   It is obvious that this apparatus is also intended to allow a simple reproduction without translation on film, in order to quickly obtain a document of desirable magnification, of the same shape and arrangement as the original. In addition, it is also provided that an incomplete tabulated word, or one misinterpreted by the operator can be canceled, provided that the strike of the bar key 25 has not been pressed, under these conditions the key. 31 can be pressed and consequently the operations in progress are canceled in the groups block 37, 38 and 40.



   After having given a detailed description of the mechanisms contributing to the operation of the apparatus for the purpose of the methods and means which are the subject of this patent, it will be made, below, in correlation, with the diagrams of the electrical connections governing this apparatus, brief descriptions of typical examples, i.e. the phases characterizing:
1 - the composition of a word,
2 - the composition of a sign, number, punctuation,
3 - the action of the key separating a word or sign,
40 - the action of the unlock or delete key of an operation not recorded by the previous phase, finally,

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5 - the action of operations relating to all typewriters, re-line, line feed etc ...



  The references indicated in FIGS. 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 are the same as those appearing in the figures already mentioned, so that the transfer of the descriptions is easier and better understood.



   A tabulated word in any language is automatically translated into another language as follows: by means of the electrical circuits governing the mechanisms already described above:
On the keyboard 1 figure 29, the first sign of any tabulated word is characterized by the pressing of the key corresponding to this sign, for example: key 250 visible in figure 28 and in figure 29 is printed as a reminder on the roller 251 of the typewriter 1, at the same time the depression of the latter establishes in 252 the passage of the current coming from the energy source 253 which, through the flexible sheath 254 and through the corresponding feeder 255 at the manipulated key 250, the electro 43 of the mobile sector 42 of the block group 37 in FIG.

   the circuit closes on the energy source at 256, polarity grounded.



  * It should be noted that for the first tabulated letter of a word, the electro gate sector 42 of the block group 37 figure 8 is, as has already been indicated at rest, or the start of an operation to code this word, that is to say that the current flowing through the feeder 255 can be divided into two circuits, using the fixed bar 257 which ensures during this initial period, the connection of the two circuits 255 and 255 A .

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   The current flowing through the feeder 255 A excites one of the 26 electrodes 114 of the vertical valve 113 of the block group 39 figure 13 and figure 28.



   These two appliances 43 and 114 determine for the first the placement of the corresponding index of the first row of the grid 49 FIG. 8, while the second determines the placement of the corresponding index to serve as a stop during the movement of the film-carrying carriage 39 of the block group 39 figure 13, figure 28.



   As soon as the key 250 is raised, the carriage 251 of the typewriter 1 advances by an interval, which causes the punctual closing of the contact 258 due to the passage of the boss wheel 259. This momentary closing of short duration by circuit 260 allowed the excitation of the electro 46, and triggers the advancement of the mobile sector door electro 42, by a quantity equal to 1/25 of the grid code 49 of the block group 37 figure 8 , figure 28.



   The movement of the mobile electro-carrier sector 42 causes, during this movement, the point-wise closing of the contact 261 and of the contact 262.



   The first closing causes the excitation of the electro 109 which determines the advancement of the film carrier carriage 39 of the group of block 39, figure 13 by an amount equal to the angular value determined by the index dependent on the electro. 114, and has the result of placing in the selection position the column of the coded nomenclature of the film wound on the movable carriage 39, column corresponding exactly with the first character of the word tabulated in 1, and will subsequently make it possible to switch to exploration of all the words beginning with this first character, when the complete word has been entered on the drum 251 of the typewriter 1.

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   The second closing causes the excitation of the electro 186 which is the conditioned unlocking of the advance of the carriage 40 of the block group 40, figures 23-24.



   A second then a third, until the 5th keystroke, only concerns the appliances of the mobile sector 42 (preparation for coding); on the fifth strike, a new impulse will be supplied to the electro 186, by the punctual closing of a new contact 263; the same will apply to the 10th, 15th, 20th keystroke, if the transmitted word has more than 5, 10, 15 or 20 consecutive characters.



   It has therefore just been explained how the operations of recording a complete word have governed the corresponding mechanisms. It will now be described how this recording will become effective by pressing the bar key 25 at the end of a word, and will de-launch the operations of conversion, identification, selection and electronic photographic projection of the image, in-translation. - tegral of the word initially tabulated by typewriter 1, figure 31.



   The recording of the operation just carried out takes place as follows:
By operating the bar key 25 figure 30 of the typewriter 1 (characterized in the process by the end of the word and by the locking of all the batters of the machine by the excitation of the electro 26 figure 3, at the same time that the separation of this word, as in all typewriters), several circuits are energized at the same time;

   circuit 270 determines the parallel excitation of electros 66, 187, 274, electro 66

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 unlocking of the spiral motor spring 68 of the block group 37, FIG. 7, which allows the 25 discs of this group to rotate by an angular value depending on the stop offered by the indexes 271, 272, 273 for the first three discs, and of the maximum angular value for the others, following the example taken in FIG. 31 where. the word to be translated is shown on roll 251.



   - The electro 187 unlocking the spiral motor spring 173 of the block unit 40, FIG. 23, which allows the carriage 40 to translate; during this unlocking, the electro 197 was also excited by a determined number of pulses, allowing the shutter 196 to be uncovered by the quantity provided, as already stated in FIG. 23.



   - the electro 274 attracts the paddle of the contactor 275 which is locked in this position by 276, thus establishing the ignition of the lamp 30 of the typewriter 1 figure 30, signifying to the operator the prohibition to manipulate for a short time any of the keys; this prohibition is made effective by the excitation of the electro 277 complementing the neutralization of the keys, in particular that of the end of work key 31, FIG. 2; will be given in the paragraph indicating the possible deletion of a word, the merits of this maneuver.



   Electro 46 was also excited by the fact that bar key 25 mechanically causes, in machine 1, the advancement of carriage 251, and the brief closing of 258, which has the effect of moving the door sector. electro 42 of block 37 of a division.

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   This action is of no consequence, since none of the appliances in sector 42 have been ordered.



   The actions of these electros having taken place simultaneously, let us analyze the action resulting from that which was determined by electro 66.



   It was said above, that the 25 disks 32 of the block group 37 in FIG. 7, were rotated and that three of them had their stroke limited by the indexes 271, 272, 273, in the example figures 30-31.



   The master wheel 59 has turned from the maximum angular value provided for 120.



   At the end of the stroke of the latter, the boss 73 actuated the contactor 75, allowing the rotation in one or the other direction, the unwinding of the nomenclature film of the carriage 39. The unwinding is conditioned to a number. of revolutions defined by the axis 119 controlling the cartridge driven in rotation by the latter, and is precisely regulated by the displacement of a nut 278 making strictly the number of revolutions required.



   The contact 279 allows the excitation of the electro of a distributor with contacts 280, switching on in turn, the magnetic clutch 281 or 282 controlling the conical discs 205 and 208, FIG. 6.



   In the case of FIG. 30, it is the magnetic clutch 281 which will be put into service. The position of the distributor 280 establishing the passage through 283 and 284, while the clutch 282 has its circuit interrupted at 285 and 286, after the axis 119 has made the desired number of revolutions, the clutch circuit 281 is interrupted by 287 controlled by the nut 278, the control shaft 119 and the control shaft 118 are rotated in the same

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 meaning by a belt connection not shown, but easy to imagine, so that the nomenclature film does not undergo any direct traction in one direction of rotation or the other.



   The moving part 287 has therefore been operated in such a way that the circuit is prepared for a new rotation, but this time in the opposite direction, when the rotary inverter 280 has been operated during another operation, by a new one. excitement of 280.



   The contacts 288 and 289 in parallel, with delayed action, make it possible to excite at the end of unwinding of the nomenclature film wound on the carriage 102 of group 39, the electro 290 which unlocks the contact 275 by 276, thus interrupting the current of the indicator light source 30.



   What happened during the execution of these maneuvers? In the block group 37 the 26 film strips 58, figures 7 and 25, were unwound differently according to the example taken, three were stopped by the indexes 271, 272, 273, figure 30, while the 22 others were are unrolled completely, that is to say that on line 77-78 Figures 7 and 25, there is presented opposite the 25 windows 76, 25 coded images of which the first three correspond exactly to the equivalent of each of the three characters tabulated on the typewriter, and the 22 other images correspond to the complement of this word and are of identical code arrangement as already indicated in figure 21, reference 145.



   In the block group 39, the carriage 39 has been moved to the start of the tabulation of the first character of the word, as already indicated, by an exactly corresponding value.

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 to one of the 26 columns of coded nomenclature 140 FIG. 19, specially assigned to the interpretation of all the words having the latter as first character.



   All the micro coded signs, 142, figure 19 of this column will scroll successively in front of the skylight 124, figures 7, 13,25 and 30, simultaneously the micro characters 141 figure 19 of the corresponding column of the second nomenclature of the film 135 will scroll also in front of the skylight 125, figures 13; 25 and 30, which means in the chronological order of entry into action, that the source S1 in figures 30,25, the light intensity of which is kept strictly constant throughout the entire duration of the nomenclature film, will allow a projection - highly enlarged tion and successively of each of the lines micro coded signs 142 of the column concerned through a suitable optical device 127 and a suitably adjusted diaphragm 291, figure 38.



   A line micro coded signs 142 always consists, as already indicated, of 25 micro codes whatever the line appearing in front of the skylight 124, that is to say that the projection is made up of 25 rays of the same luminous value, but the image of which may occupy a different position in a fictitious checkerboard, as shown in figure 21. Each of these 25 rays is projected onto each of the 25 selection films 58, of the block group 37 in figures 7 - 38.



   It is easy to understand that if the exact match takes place at the same time between the 25 images of the selector films immobilized on the line 77-78, figure 7 and the 25 micro coded signs of one of the lines running in front of the

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 window 124, the entire luminous flux emitted by S1 will be maximum, that is to say that each of the 25 photoelectric cells 79, placed in front of each of the windows 76, will receive an identical quantity of light, FIGS. 7 and 38.



   The 25 cells being connected in series, the internal resistance of which at rest is identical, will vary by the same value directly depending on the illumination received, that is to say maximum or minimum without intermediate values; the illumination is maximum or zero, depending on the exact agreement of the images, that is to say all or nothing.



   The resulting current collected at the terminals of an appropriate amplifier is the integration of the currents admitted to cross these cells, the intensity of which is appreciably constant if the total agreement of the 25 images is obtained, intensity decreasing by a twenty-fifth. to almost zero, if only one or more of these images do not match, figure 38.



   Amplifier 292 of known construction is adjusted so that the current from cells 79 is judiciously amplified to a suitable voltage, in order to provide a supplemental charge to a capacitor 293, within a strictly defined limit, including the lower variation allowed will not exceed 1/25 of the maximum load. This contribution will cause the partial and sudden discharge of the capacitor 293 between two electrodes 294,295, thus creating an intense light source S2 'of very short duration, but with very high actinic power.



   It should be noted that the capacitor 293 has a determined initial sustained charge, maintaining the latter in a state of equilibrium close to the charge of

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 disruption, in order to make the partial discharge of capacitor 293 instantaneous, as soon as a supply of sufficient quantity completes this charge beyond this limit.



  In other words, if there is no current identification, the value of the resistance of all the cells will be maximum, the intensity of the current that can cross the last ones will be close to zero.



   If there is an identification in progress, without total agreement, the resistance decreases, the intensity increases, but does not reach the fixed limit, the addition of additional load is not sufficient to cause disruption. tion to electrodes 294, 295.



   Finally, if there is total agreement of the 25 images, the resistance of all the cells is minimum, and the intensity of the current maximum, the additional charge input to the capacitor 293 becomes sufficient to bring about a brief disruption. between electrodes.



   The variation of this additional load can oscillate within limits between a maximum adjustment value and a minimum value that must not exceed 1/25 of this supplement.



   The flash of S2 takes place almost instantaneously, because the control action is electronic, that is to say practically without apparent inertia effect, and this as soon as the total agreement of the 25 images of the nomenclature film. , scrolling past window 124 and 25 selective images, parked on line 77, 78 has been taken, figure 25.



   The micro images of the film 135 forming part of the desired corresponding column of the nomenclature 141, scroll at precisely the same moment in front of the window 125, figures 25 and 13.

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   These are the complete translation, in micro characters, of those scrolling in front of 124 which, they are in micro signs coded from the nomenclature 140.



   The extreme rapidity of the identification and selection operation therefore allows the instantaneous projection, enlarged in suitable dimensions, of these micro-images, through the appropriate optics 296, and of the diaphragm 297, adjusting the sharpness of images on sensitive paper or film mounted on the movable carriage of the block unit 40, figures 25 and 38.



   This unencrypted projection of the complete translation of the tabulated word on the typewriter 1, FIG. 3, necessarily comprises a number of variable characters, but generally, whatever the language, quite close to the number of characters of the tabulated word; this is the reason why the window 189 of the movable carriage 40 is found to be of variable opening and depends to a certain extent on the length of the tabulation made on the typewriter 1, FIG. 2.



   An explanation has already been given in the paragraph dealing with the question in FIG. 23, that is to say that 5 closure positions 196 and possible advancement of the carriage have been provided, this so that the reading of the translated document is easy and substantially in accordance as a provision with the base document 16, figures 1 and 25.



   What has just been described in the preceding paragraphs characterizes the fundamental operation of the method; holding, it will be shown how the implicated devices return to their rest position.

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   To perform a new tabulation of another word on the typewriter 1 figure 33, it is obligatory to press key 31 which has the function of unlocking the keystrokes by energizing the electro 32 , action made possible if the small lamp 30 is off, that is to say that the excitation of the electro 277 has ceased figure 30.



   The action of key 31 also has the action of stimulating in parallel:
1 the electromagnetic return clutch 298 of the conical disc 213, FIGS. 5 and 6, of the mobile electrical holder sector 42, the cut-off of which will be made effective in the rest position by the operation of the contact 298 A.



   2 - the electromagnetic return clutch 300 of the conical disc 214, figures 5 and 6 of the 25 discs 59 of the block group 37, figure 7, at the end of the stroke, the boss 73 determines the breaking of the circuit by the operation of the contact 301.



   3 - the electromagnetic return clutch 302 of the conical disc 211, Figures 5 and 6 of the film carrier of the block group 39, the circuit breaking of which is made effective by the operation of the contact 303.



   Under these conditions, a new tabulation can take place following the process of the maneuvers already indicated.



   It has been described above, the three essential phases allowing the complete translation of all text elements comprising alphabetic characters) The complete process also provides for the ability to introduce in any translated text, either the necessary punctuation, or numbers or other sigma that may be found in the latter,

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 so that the requested document is complete and intelligible, but it should be noted that these punctuation marks, numbers or other signs are international characters, having the same meaning in all languages, and by. therefore, requiring no translation.



   The block group 38, FIG. 12 has been provided for this purpose, and makes it possible to insert as tabulation on the typewriter 1 all these signs or figures in their exact place in the translated document.



   The general maneuver of the group 38 is similar to that of the block group 37 figure 7, that is to say that there is only recording, then conversion of the tabulation of signs, figures, in images including the photogr aphic projection does not require selection or electronic identification.



   In addition, these operations are carried out in a single phase, as will be described with the aid of the electrical circuits governing these maneuvers in FIGS. 35 and 34.



   The action of a key 304 belonging to group 19, FIG. 2 of the typewriter 1 it, determines in chronological order the energization of circuit 305 and, according to the sign or the tabulated figure 304, energizes the corresponding electro 79 of the electro gate 80 in FIG. 8, but it is fixed, having to act only on a single plane, the number of signs and figures which may be 25 does not require any combination between them.



   At the same time as the excitation of the electro 79 causes the positioning of the corresponding stop index, the excitation of the electro 305 A takes place which establishes

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 / the excitation circuit in 306 of the clutch release electro 91 of the spiral motor spring 86, controlling the rotation of the single disc 87, FIG. 12.



   This immediate start-up can take place without inconvenience whatever the electro 79 energized, a starting stroke without positive action has been provided before the stop of the first index. The boss 92 of the wheel 87 acts immediately on the cam 307 which closes the excitation circuit of the electro 187 A; this action has the effect of briefly disengaging the spiral motor spring 173, FIG. 23 of the movement control of the carriage of the block 40, and of causing it to move by a suitable amount relative to the fixed shutter 190,
The boss 308 also acts immediately on the contact 310 which will neutralize the closing of the circuit of the electro 46 FIG. 8 to be controlled by the advance of the carriage 251 as soon as the mechanical strike has been completed on the typewriter 1, by the contact 258, figure 34.



   The wheel 87 carries boss 92,308 performs a constant angular rotation of 120 like the wheel 59 of the block group 37 figure 8 before the end of rotation, and in the final few degrees, the cam 92 acts briefly on the lever 309 of a contactor 310 controlling the brief lighting of a lamp flies over S3 93 with great actinic power, allowing the instantaneous projection of the image of the sign or number parked in front of the window 85 figure 12.

   At the end of the travel of the wheel 87, the lever 311 will close the circuit of the electromagnetic return clutch 312 returning the wheel 87 and the whole assembly to the rest position; it is obvious that at the end of the stroke, the lever 311 will do the opposite maneuver, that is to say will cut off the excitation

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 of the electromagnetic clutch 312, and that the levers 309 and 307 are operated, that is to say without any action when the boss 92 passes back to the rest position.



   The photographic projection, as it has just been said, was instantaneous, it is done under the same conditions as already described, that is to say through an appropriate optical system, allowing the enlargement and the focusing. suitable on the sensitive sheet, or film of the movable carriage of the group 40 through the window 190, figure 34.



   It should be noted that the projection from sources S2 and S3 is independent and does not interfere with the strip of paper or film of the group 40 carriage, since it is done through two different windows, one of which 190 is fixed, the other 184 in Figure 25 is variable but following the first.



   Finally, provision has been made for all the secondary operations caused either automatically by the typewriter or manually by the operator to be repeated in full in the block group 40, figures 25,36 which is itself the faithful receiver of the movements given. to the typewriter cart; 5 different control circuits have been shown in Figures 37 and 36 by way of non-limiting example.



   Note 313 advance of the carriage of block 40 by one or more places of characters, maneuvers made independently of one of the keys on the keyboard, by action on lever 314, figure 36, triggering carriage 251 (it is note that the action on 314 would have no effect, the controlled mechanisms being at rest, except on the 187 A electro advancing 40 by the required quantity).

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   315, release of the carriage of the block 40 before the end of the line, that is to say closing at the end of the stroke the contact 316 of the electromagnetic clutch 317 controlling the bevel wheel 25 in FIGS. 5 and 6.



   318 movement of the carriage of several lines; this circuit acts on the electro 319 FIG. 23 which, by means of the bar 320, acts in / any position of the carriage 40, on the lever 164 in FIG. 16, thus controlling the movement of the sensitive paper roll or of the film.



   316 automatic and normal triggering of the block 40 cart arriving at the end of its travel.



   321, automatic and normal release of the trolley at the end of the return stroke, these maneuvers control the electromagnetic clutch 317.



   Provision is also made for the possible deletion of a word whose tabulation has been started or even transmitted, but whose recording has not yet been ordered by the action of the bar key 25 in FIG. 2; In this case, the action of the end of work key 31 cancels the current or even completed recording of the block group 37.

   Indeed, the circuit diagram of figure 32 indicates that in this case, the electromagnetic clutches 298 and 300 will be the only ones excited, since the mobile sector carries electro 42 of the block group 37 has been moved, and that the contact 298 A is closed; it is the same for the carriage of the block group 39 the contact 303 is also closed, while the contact 301 is open, preventing the excitation of the electromagnetic clutch 300 which is normal, because it is still at rest, and its excitation depends on the action of the bar key which has not been pressed.


    

Claims (1)

CLAIMS 1 - Automatic translation process characterized by the fact that the alphabetic characters of the words and the other signs of the language to be translated are recorded, that said alphabetic characters are transformed into an equivalent surface permeable to light according to a determined light code, that we compare at the end of each word, the light code representation of this word with a light code nomenclature of all the words of the language to be translated, nomenclature associated with a nomenclature in block letters for the translation of said words in the desired language and that the selected translated word is photographed at the moment when the match is the transformation, produced in light code of the word to be translated and one of the words represented in light code of the aforementioned nomenclature of the words of the language to be translated. 2 - Translation apparatus characterized by the combination of a keyboard machine and at least one transformation device comprising several removable blocks provided with mechanical, electro-mechanical and photoelectronic devices making it possible to transform the order received by the keyboard machine in one or more corresponding translations. 3 - Translation apparatus according to claim 2 characterized in that the transformation apparatus comprises a repetition block and light code conversion of the orders to be translated received by the keyboard machine, a repeating block of orders not requiring of tra- <Desc / Clms Page number 73> duction received from the keyboard machine, a photoelectronic selection and projection block of the translation of the converted order and identified by the aforementioned first block, finally a receiver block of the photoelectronic projections coming from the aforementioned third block and of the orders not requiring translation and coming from the aforementioned second block. 4 - Translation apparatus according to claims 2 and 3 and characterized in that the aforementioned transformation apparatus can be modified by means of waterproof, autonomous and interchangeable cartridges containing a wound film specially suited to the language interpreted and to the translation of the latter into the desired language so as to adapt to the translation into any desired language, the loaded cartridge used being introduced into the aforementioned selection block. 5 - Translation apparatus according to claims 2 to 4 and characterized in that the film contained in the aforementioned cartridge is of constant length and width, one of its ends being fixed to the axis of the unwinding cartridge and the other end being fixed to the winding cartridge. 6 - Translation apparatus according to claims 2 to 5 and characterized in that the film contained in the aforementioned cartridge comprises a double negative photographic impression of two series of nomenclatures of distinctive signs and characteristics, arranged such that the film is divided in width and over the entire length into two equal parts, each nomenclature itself being subdivided over the entire length into an equal number of parallel columns of the same width which bear repertoires of signs and one of which embodies in a directory <Desc / Clms Page number 74> coded the interpreted language, while the other, in exact concordance on lines parallel and perpendicular to the columns, concretizes a repertoire of the integral translation, in clear language, of each of the coded signs of the first nomenclature, each column, in the two nomenclatures, being interpreted simultaneously in pairs. 7 - Translation apparatus according to claims 2 to 6 and characterized in that the coded directory forming one of the two aforementioned nomenclatures is in the form of transparent micro-surfaces, each corresponding to the equivalent of a unit of each of the characters composing each word of the interpreted language, while the other nomenclature is presented in the form of a negative photographic impression of micro-printed characters expressing in clear the complete translation into another language of the word of the interpreted language. 8 - Translation apparatus according to claims 2 to 7 and characterized in that a constant number designated by N of micro-surfaces permeable to light is provided on the aforementioned film for any word of the interpreted language. . 9 - Translation apparatus according to claims 2 to 8 and characterized by the fact that none of the characters composing any word of the interpreted language is distinguished by an equivalence of micro-surfaces of constant value, the transposition of which into a transparent surface is, according to a code, clearly defined within the limits of a fictitious rectangle which would be composed of a certain number of equal micro-surfaces distributed according to n vertical entries and n 'horizontal entries offering nxn' different locations for each of the characters used in all languages, only one of these micro-surfaces occupying one of these <Desc / Clms Page number 75> n x n 'locations, according to the code adopted, being permeable to light and corresponding to the equivalent of the character envisaged. 10 - Translation apparatus according to claims 2 to 9 and characterized in that each of the words of the interpreted language, whatever the number of alphabetic characters composing it, is represented by a transparent surface equivalence of constant value having for limit sum N micro-surfaces if this word is composed of N consecutive characters or by a number of micro-surfaces equivalent to the number of characters of the word followed by a complement of micro-surfaces if this word consists of less than N alphabetic characters. 11 - Translation apparatus according to claims 2 to 10 and characterized in that each of the complement micro-surfaces, whatever their number, occupies an identical and unique position in each of the xn 'possible positions of the aforementioned fictitious rectangle . 12 - Translation apparatus according to claims 2 to 11 and characterized in that the sum of the micro-surfaces and their complement determines a total surface permeable to light of constant value, the luminous flux admitted to pass through the sum of the transparent micro-surfaces being invariable whatever the interpretation of the word and the number of consecutive characters composing it. 13- Translation apparatus according to claims 2 to 12 and characterized in that a luminous flux, emitting photons, coming from a light source of constant value is allowed to pass through windows of identical surface and number and emits a number of photons whose <Desc / Clms Page number 76> sum is constant and the electronic translation of which gives, by a set of suitably placed photoelectric cells and by integration of the current admitted to pass through all of these cells, a current of constant intensity. 14 - Translation apparatus according to claims 2 to 13 and characterized in that the coded directory forming one of the two nomenclatures carried by the film contained in the aforementioned cartridge is formed by the juxtaposition of a certain number the aforementioned fictitious rectangles at nxn 'transparent micro-surface locations, these rectangles being arranged along N columns and N' rows for the selection and identification of the orders transmitted by the keyboard machine. 15 - Translation apparatus according to claims 2 to 14 and characterized in that the secondary characters not requiring transformation are photoelectrically transcribed on the inscription sheet by means of a film bearing these characters and driven over a variable length under the action of pressing the keys corresponding to said secondary characters in the keyboard machine, these characters being inserted directly into the clear text of the translation in progress. 16 - Translation apparatus according to claims 2 to 14, characterized in that the maneuvers specific to any keyboard machine (line setting, spacing, etc.) are distributed electrically and instantaneously in the text in clear of the current translation. 17- Translation apparatus according to claims 2 to 16 and characterized in that the number of photoelectric cells with identical characteristics <Desc / Clms Page number 77> put into play is constant and equal to the maximum number of possible characters which can compose a word and which are transformed, according to a light code, into transparent micro-surfaces corresponding to the real characters of the word considered and into micro- Complement transparent surfaces identical in position. 18 - Translation apparatus according to claims 2 to 17 and characterized in that the arrangement of the photoelectric cells is such that the grouping in series of all of the latter adds up to the conversion of the flow of photons into emitted electrons of each of the cells so as to determine a total current of constant intensity whatever the word interpreted. 19 - Translation apparatus according to claims 2 to 18 and characterized in that it comprises photoelectronic circuits arranged in such a way that an intense light peak of very short duration is obtained as soon as the match occurs between the word to be translated, transformed into transparent surface equivalence and the corresponding word in the nomenclature carried by the film contained in the aforementioned cartridge and also transformed into transparent surface equivalence, said luminous top causing the photograph of the translated word in block letters appearing in a corresponding place in the second nomenclature carried by the aforementioned film. 20 - Translation apparatus according to claim 19 and characterized in that the photoelectronic circuits are multiple so as to. carry out at the same time a series of luminous tops of the same value and of the same duration at the moment when the aforementioned concordance occurs, this <Desc / Clms Page number 78> series of illuminated tops allowing a series of different projections corresponding to the translation into a corresponding number of languages of the word considered. 21 Translation apparatus according to claims 2 to 20 and characterized in that it comprises devices capable of instantaneously converting an electric current of low value into a light source of high actinic value in photographic material. 22 - Translation apparatus according to claims 2 to 21 and characterized in that, to determine the aforementioned light peak, the series of photoelectric cells which gives, after suitable amplification, a current of constant intensity, is connected by appropriate connections to devices capable of accumulating and instantly releasing an electric charge. 23 - Translation apparatus according to claim 22 and characterized in that the devices capable of accumulating and restoring an electric charge are constituted by capacitors, the discharge electrodes of which are coated, enclosed and suitably disposed. in a sealed, transparent enclosure containing suitable gases making it possible to obtain, with maximum efficiency, an instantaneous photoelectric effect of very short duration. 24 - Translation apparatus according to claims 2 to 23 and characterized in that the projection of the translated word selected in the second nomenclature carried by the film contained in the aforementioned cartridge is done on a strip of photographic paper which can be removed, in whole or in part, from the apparatus, a <Desc / Clms Page number 79> mechanical cutting being provided to separate the part already transcribed and chemically fixed as it is printed and the not yet impressed part of the tape being automatically in place to allow the translation to continue or to take another. --- @