DE1447895A1 - Keyboard device for photocomposing machines - Google Patents

Description

PATKNTANWALTY DIPL.-ING. C. WALLACH 1 447895 DIPL. ING. G. COOK Dr. T. HAIBACH ₄ Patent Attorneys JQ, J η Il fQCA

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Keyboard device for Liohtaetzmaschinen

The invention relates to license typesetting machines and applies in particular to those light setting machines where a line of text is set with the egg of a keyboard. More accurate said the invention relates to a device that employs keying certain special texts, e.g. for labeling plates, as used in food stores will.

The device according to the invention can advantageously be used in conjunction with a keyboard machine, as shown in FIG

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and ·· (patent application HH ^^ 2.3 M- ^ l ÄloC) is described; Various means are provided in this keyboard machine which enable the person operating the keyboard to regulate the line length of an excluded line, the point size of the image to be photographed and the size of the film advance between successive lines of type or text. After these xuDgelvorgangs have been carried out by setting suitable scales, a button labeled "Record" is pressed and the point

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size and the information about the film advance is registered on a perforated control strip. When this information is deciphered in the photographic unit of the system, the optical parts of the unit are automatically adjusted so that the correct point size of the registered character images and the ⁱ¹ "film magazine is automatically set so that the film for the successive lines of The setting of the line length has the effect of regulating the scope of the line setting process in the keyboard unit and enables the calculation of the exclusion, the right filling and the centering; this information is encoded on the control strip for each line set

When typing text normally, the settings for line length, point size and film feed are made, and the keyboard user then moves on to setting the text material without further referring to the various setting scales are to be set, the operator must constantly change the position of the scales. This requirement arises from the fact that an indication on a display or sign for an educational establishment will in many cases contain types of three different dot sizes side by side, so until now it has been required that the operator set the scales, a word or two sets ₉ resets the scales, sets one or two more words, sets the scales again and then sets one or two more words to create a single .display for an i \ a ^; guessing

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to get shared business. In the. next ad would be the The same procedure may be required, and the scales would have to be rearranged in the same order. From this it can be seen that such Üetzarbeiten require a considerable amount of time and energy for repetitive, unproductive operations.

It is now an object of the invention to provide a device which makes it possible to eliminate this unnecessary expense avoid.

In order to practice the invention, several groups of bin setting dials are provided, each group including a line length scale, a dot size scale, and a film transport scale; a selector switch is also provided by means of which a group of dials can be brought into operative relation to the remaining parts of the keyboard device. When using the device, the operator sets a group of scales corresponding to the line length, the point size and the film transport for a group of fonts of the display} 'and a second group of scales corresponding to the line length, the point size and the film transport for the The second group of characters of the display is set, and finally the third group of tone scales is set according to the line length, the point size and the film transport for the third group of characters of the display. Now the operator needs <yy. _{e The} scales can no longer be reset before each group of characters is set; it is only necessary to press the selector · »• cftalter eu to select the desired previously set

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■ iervili ä_r invention is a keyboard device for pure light sets; asc ^; : i he envisaged, which includes more than a bustard before: linteilrr.echyηis; nen, each adjustment mechanism in turn includes kitx; el to set the device to an excluded wavelength. lui-ctel to adjust the device for a half point size, as well as means to adjust the device for the correct film thrust; Furthermore, selection means are provided, which make it possible to choose a group of setting mechanisms and to bring them into effect in the keyboard device.

Further, the invention provides for a Lichtsetcmaechine a keyboard device before, the agent comprises, set us the device for an excluded wavelength, further groups of Einstelliuechanisnien _t t ^ on each Kittel for setting the G-eräts for a funct ^ ize and means for adjusting the ^U eräts fir comprises a certain film advance, and selectors that allow, in each case a G roup of the setting su choose and bring zn in the keyboard device for effect.

Furthermore, the invention provides a keyboard device, which enables -an encrypted tax strip for generate a photocomposition machine au; the device according to the invention. includes more than one group of adjuster straps, of which each means zinc setting the devices for a point size uirifasst, also means for setting the device for one. Film feed, Regietriermittel, silttaiß whose a point size input

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control key can be registered on the control strip, as well as selection means,. To choose a group of setting mechanisms and to bring them into effect in the keyboard device.

Further details and advantages of the invention emerge from the following description of an exemplary embodiment on the basis of the drawings.

Fig. 1 shows the front view of a Hili'stafel or Plate on which two groups of adjustment mechanisms according to the invention are arranged.

Figure 2 gives a typical food store display again that with the aid of a keyboard device according to the invention has been set.

Fig. 3a shows enlarged part of a display for a grocery store.

Fig. 3b illustrates the first step in o set the ad.

Fig. 3c "" ranschaulicht the second step in the networks of the display.

Fig. 3d illustrates the third step in setting the display.

Fig. 4 is a schematic block diagram showing the arrangement of the groups of adjustment mechanisms in the keyboard device.

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In Fig. 1 one recognizes an auxiliary board or plate 10, which is arranged on the keyboard, which in Fig. 1 of the patent ....... . (Patent application HH3 ^ 2.322.AI Sl Ot ^ is shown =. The board or plate 10 carries several scales or buttons to - ^ iiistellen the keyboard device according to the selected point size, the film feed and the length of an excluded rope "

</ enn the okala for the point size and the ecala for the Pilm feed are set, these settings do not directly affect the operation of the keyboard device, but when a button pressed to trigger a registration process becomes the information corresponding to the position of the scales The oteuerstr-eifen registered on the perforated tax strip can then serve to capture certain parts of the photographic To control the aggregate to ensure that iäcliriftzeichenbilder be photographed with the correct point size, and that the i'ilm from one line to the n "clisten by the correct amount is moved further «With a machine with a single machine Unit in which the keyboard device with the photographic disc Aggregate is united, causes the adjustment of the scales on. direct control of the relevant parts of the machine » In any case, the user of the keyboard has to determine the point size and the film advance and these before you can start to type the text using the keyboard. These factors can also be different change from time to time in the course of the work »

With the help of the «scale for setting the wavelength the keyboard device is set to a selected excluded line length.

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ten patent, the line length is set in. "em" dimensions and units of an "em" and so determined by the absolute line length ■ which is measured in Pioar units and points as well as the point size with which the characters as images on the film should appear. For example, if the absolute line length is 11 1/2 Picar units or 11 Picar units and 6 points, and if the point size is 8 points £ the line length in "em" dimensions and units of a ^M ea is "17" em "plus units. With the same absolute line length, but with a point size of 10 points, the line length is 13" em ^ dimensions plus 14 units, with each "em * -llaB containing 18 units.

The information that is represented by the line length setting can be accessed directly from the keyboard device processed, because this device sets the optical line length display mechanism and the arithmetic facility, by means of which the exclusion signal or the response for every set line is determined. The computing device also provides an answer regarding the legal filling as well a response regarding mediation if required; all of these processes take place according to the above mentioned patent. It should therefore be superfluous to share the description of the Mehcanis performing these tasks in this " »To repeat.

The following description initially refers to jig. 2 »« ο a typical display for a grocery store is shown. You can tell that everyone displayed Poets clauses with three different point sizes included.

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For example, ^ buti in the case of a first vvieavergiven the information "Γ, Υ & Η FH-BSJI ϊκυϊ. '·.:,", "J.:; 013. ^{! |} And' ¹ IaGS ₀ " solve a certain point ^ rOSe; the indication "i ^ iiS" is set in girier second point size and the anu-aben "2"■; -.! "2? E ¹ 'show a third dot-size,

Fig. 3a or 3d soap, on which the display for "PJiAS" (peas) is set with the help of the keyboard. First, the specifications of the smaller Ρ,:; ϊκ: τ size are set, as shown in F; .g, 3b, D :! e first ^ line "EVüii FHiÜäli FROLiJN" is keyed in and. filled in to the left. The film is prescroben ^ and the; the second line "10 OZS ₄ " is keyed in and input: an α ttet. Then the film is advanced again and then the third line "PBLGS," is keyed in and entered. Now the words with the next _i; ; rößeren Punkterö.Qe keyed in. In other words, one sets the line "FEAS" vaä with the help of the keyboard. fills in this line to the left., Finally the entry "2" is keyed in, the j-> efcdienun _f rsperson switches on several spaces at its own discretion, and then the entry "25 c" is keyed in, whereupon the line is filled in to the right . Until now the waitress had to; Before keying in the text material of a certain point, set the different! scales differently. With a single display of the type just described, it is therefore obvious that the operator usually needs more time to adjust the scales than to set the display text. It should also be borne in mind that only the setting of a single partial display was described above, and generally a complete printed page is a considerable one

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·.;. ' -9- may contain number of such partial advertisements.

Further description of the invention will refer to the display set forth above , with actual dimensions being given. It will be assumed that the length of the display is 30 picar units and that the display is made up of Qtypes of 8, 18 and 24 point sizes assembles ·

The operator first touches the indication "10 OZS." a * without this information being registered. This is done to determine the breadth of these types. Assuming that the width corresponds to 2 Picar units, the operator then determines the distance of the center of this sentence unit from the left edge. This distance will be about 24 picar units. The operator now sets the first group of ocular v / ie as follows: The point size scale 11 is set to 8 points. The film advance dials 12 and 13 are set to a film advance of 8 points, and the line length dials are set to 2 times 24 pioar units and 4 to 8 picar units, respectively. The reasons for this are discussed further below »The 48 picar units can be converted into 72" em "dimensions and 0 units for the point size 8. Thus, the okala 14 is set to 7, the scale 15 to 2 and the scale 16 to 0.

■■ The second group of scales, ie the scales arranged on the keyboard, not shown here, which are of the same type. Types like those just dealt with are classified as follows ; The point size scale is set to 18 points that

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to 2 points and the line length scales to 30 Picar units or 18 points plus 20 "em" dimensions _e

The third group of scales is set as follows: Dot size scale 21 is set to 24 points, line length scales 22 and 23 to 4 points, and line length _{scales 24 9} 25 'and 26 to 30 Picar units and .24, respectively Points plus 15 "em" ο

The conversion of Picar units in 'em ^u -dimensions and units for different spot sizes is ira _a The various Filmvorschübe for various one table to see which comes with each keyboard device? / "Mixed combinations of point sizes ^ΎΟΐ1 food shops in ads have been determined beforehand and are available to the operators »

Bachdem. the different scales in the described Manner have been set, the operator can start setting the displays. The selector switch 30 is in brought the position "left unit", that for setting has been set with the point size 8. Then the recording button 31 is depressed so that the with the help of Dot size scale 11 and the film advance scales 12 and 13 set information on the perforated control strip re '■ be registered. The computing facility within the keyboard » device is set to a line length of 72 "em" corresponding to the position of scales 14, I5 and 16 set.

The operator now scans the text "EVEH FROZEN "and presses the left fill-in not shown here

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button on the keyboard device. This ends the setting of a line. Then the indication "10 OZS." keyed in and the center button of the keyboard device, not shown here depressed. Then the indication "PKGS." keyed in and the center button is printed again. If those Information on the punched tape has been encrypted, the characters in the ph.otographisel.en -a ^ gre ^ at in reproduced as images in the manner shown in FIG. J "b.

The operator then operates the selector switch 30 to set it to the vertical position according to ^ ¹ Xg. 1 and then depress the registration button 31. This causes that instantly the dot size information and the film advance information, which were set with the aid of the second group of scales, are registered on the punched tape and the scanning device of the keyboard device is set to a line length of 20 "ea". The operator now keys in the "PEAS" tort and presses the fill-in left button. In this way the text shown in Fig. 3c is photographed in the photographic unit of the system.

Now die.Bedienungsperson brings the selector switch 30 to the position "right unit", in which the scales for the teactmatexial with the point size 24 have been set. The register button 31 is depressed so that the information on the dot size 24 as well as the film advance information 4 are registered on the punched tape in encrypted form. The Äeoheneinrichtung is switched to a line length of 15 "em". Now the operator touches the number 2, 'ferzutö.'Qpatien in the amount of 3 Picar units or 1 1/2 ⁿ em ⁿ

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and the indication ^?! 25 o ^l! and presses the fill-in button on the keyboard device (not shown here) = This has the effect that the iext shown in Fig ", Jd is generated in the photographic unit"

The operator then brings the selector switch 30 back to the "left unit" position and depresses the segistrierknopf 31 _? to re-adjust the point size and l ^? ilm— Feed information for the locking ring that was set with the help of this group of scales so that the information is registered on the punched _{tape * Then the 4 characters} "Miller" s ^{Iä are} keyed in and the left-hand fill-in button is pressed down, the word "for ^t! keyed and Einmittungsknopf pressed. Since keine'dritte row of the small dot size is available, a distance xvird keyed and pressed the left filling knob, "get the right film feed. zn Thereafter, the / number switch 30 brought 'into the vertical position and the registration button 31 printed to on

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Register the punct size and film feed information for the next sex material on the punched tape. Now, the indication "GAMES MILK" is keyed in and the links filling button pressed, then the selector switch 30 is in the position _t "right aggregate" brought and repräsantierten by the associated scale information are registered · Then samples dia operator an indication "2" further about 3 Picar egg units or spaces with a circumference of ί 1/2 "em ^tt as well as the indication" 2? o ^ls and presses the fill-in button »

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This procedure is used for the other advertising texts continued. You can see that it is very easy to set complicated ad texts by simply clicking switches a switch, by means of which different groups of previously set scales can be activated will; here it is no longer necessary to use the scales a single group before setting up text material to set a different point size or a different line length.

Fig. 4 shows schematically that three complete separate Sets of scales are provided, each of these sets corresponding to the respective ones described in the patents mentioned above. Scales, and that these sets of scales are optionally connected to the keyboard device when one the selector switch JO operated accordingly.

It should be noted that the above-described Embodiment can provide various changes and modifications without the scope of the invention leaving.

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Claims

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Claims (1)

PATENT CLAIMS I ₀ u: astaturgerät for a light setting machine, characterized by more than one group of Einstellmeehanismen of which f each Eaittel for adjusting the unit ^R comprises ir an excluded line length, further comprising means for adjusting / · the device to a particular spot size and means for adjusting of the device to a certain film advance, whereby .. counting means are provided so that in each case a group of - ^ ino with! mechanisms can be selected and operationally connected to the keyboard device ₀ 2o keyboard device for a photocomposing machine, marked by means for setting the device to a excluded time length, groups of adjustment mechanisms, each of which iu means to set the device to one certain 1-point values and keys for setting the device a particular film preschool; comprises, selection means being provided are, by means of each of which a group of setting mechanisms is selected? can be used to operate them with the r Connect keyboard device. For each keyboard device to generate an encrypted tax strip for a photocomposition machine by more than one Gj ^ ppe v-onEi .-. atellmechanismen, of each having means for setting the device to a certain VPot size and means for setting the Ge ... v.ts to a timmten ffilm feed included, furthermore by recording means, in order to cause an encrypted point,; size setting - is registered on the tax lane, as well as by rtählmittel, BATH 809812/0715 1447896 by means of each of them a group of JünstellmecL.auisms selected and operationally connected to the 'i' keyboard device can be, 4. Keyboard device for generating an encrypted control strip for a photocomposition machine through a first group of adjustment mechanisms that Means for setting the device to a particular point size and means for setting the device to a particular film advance comprise a second group of stalling mechanisms the means for setting the device to a particular point size and means for setting the device to a particular one include film advance, a third group of adjustment mechanisms, the means for setting the device to a particular point size. and means for setting the device to a includes a certain film advance i, furthermore by means of recording, means which can be effected chewing ..;. that an encrypted Dot size setting a different, "'seldom film advance setting can be registered on the tax lane, as well by means of selection, by means of which a group of setting mechanisms in each case selected and operationally connected to the keyboard device. 5. üJaataturgerät according to claim 1, characterized geke η η ζ β ic h'i £ L et that two or three groups of adjusting mechanisms are provided · 6. Keyboard device according to claim 5, characterized in that g e k.e η η - records, that each group of setting mechanisms Eegi, Btriermittel are assigned, by means of which, if one ■ i . ·, ·, -: ..-. V '..:. · BAD ORIGINAL BO9812 / O7IS Group of setting mechanisms has been selected, the relevant encrypted information by pressing the ' associated registration means registered on the tax lane will" 7 β last;, door device according to claim 3, characterized in that each group of adjustment mechanisms Means for setting the device to an excluded line length, the selection means each being one of the means to set an excluded line length with the keyboard device, depending on which Group of adjustment mechanisms has been chosen " 8ο keyboard device according to claim 4-, characterized in that:) the registration means of the first group of 'adjustment mechanisms are assigned and second registration means and third registration means comprising the second 'b: .. w. are assigned to the third group of adjustment mechanisms, so that when a group of setting mechanisms has been selected, the relevant encrypted information is passed through Actuation of the associated registration means on the control strip be registered. 9β keyboard device according to claim 4-, characterized in that g e k e η η ^, that the first group of adjustment mechanisms (^ men includes means to switch the device to an excluded line · »» *, Length to set that the second ^ ru ^ pe of the adjustment mechanism · "" Men includes means to switch the device to an excluded line <x> 5 * length to be set so that the third group of adjustment mechanisms Men includes means to set the device to an excluded line length set, and that the selection means each .connect one of the line lengths * setting means with the keyboard device, • ORIGINAL BATHROOM depending upon which group was rrewänlt of adjustment mechanisms _o bath 809812/0715