DE1524389C - Multipurpose punch card processing machine - Google Patents

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The invention relates to a multi-purpose punch card. An embodiment of the invention is in US Pat

Processing machine shown with at least two card drawings and is explained in more detail below

magazines, of which punch cards or similar are described. It shows

Information carrier on several workstations Fig. 1 is a schematic view in perspective

Storage compartments and each of which has 5 representations of the following detailed description

a transport path is assigned, the latest discussed exercise as a possible embodiment

are combined in front of the storage compartments, with the multi-purpose punch card processing according to the invention

Feed of the punch cards serving, through an on processing machine,

Command signals of a program responsive, too. F i g. Figure 2 shows the schematic side view of the first

the control unit controlling the workstations selectively io part of the punched card transport tracks in the machine

controllable means of transport and with the transport machine according to FIG. 1, the card magazines

tracks individually assigned waiting stations downstream of the workstations, the reading upstream stations

upstream waiting stations. and the actual reading station are shown,

Such a multi-purpose punch card processing Fig. 3 is the schematic side view of the progress

The processing machine is from the USA, for example

Patent specification 3,070,204 known. In this machine at F i g. 2, with the punching stations and the

run from two card magazines coming hole punching station are shown.

cards initially on separate. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a separate work station associated with each of which can be selectively actuated by magnetic means. At a desired point, the transfer roller for the map transport, which is combined in the Maportbahnen into a single transport path, is shown in FIG. 1 is preferably used there and the punch cards as a result of a control is behind, where for the punch cards separate parallel to each other passed through workstations. In the deut- Transportbahnen are provided,
See Auslegeschrift 1 170 689 is a multi-purpose Fig. 5 shows a block diagram of the control unit 26 punch card processing machine: at 35 of the machine according to FIG. 1,

also punch cards from separate card maga- F i g. 6 the schematic side view of the Fortzinen via separate transport tracks by setting the punch card transport track of Fig. 3, work stations assigned to individual transport tracks, the pre-printing station and the actual printing stations be guided. The transport lanes are shown as station,

the combined in the punching station and the punch cards 30 Fig. 7 is a diagram of voltage pulses of the

as a result of suitable control of these common clock generators 88 in FIG. 5,

seed workstation supplied. - F i g. 8 is a diagram of clock pulses passing through

Since, in the case of the known multi-purpose punched card sub-processing machines built into the machine according to FIG. 1, the separate transport breaker switches can be found during a machine cycle a large distance from one another are created,

It is not possible to show a flowchart for illustration of both transports

to use common workstations. the timing of the cam follower for the

In addition, after the perforated card has been fed in, the corresponding mechanical order must be activated.

common workstations of the known managers when carrying out the individual operations

machine a shift in the order of the hole 40 during a machine cycle,

cards no longer possible. Fig. 10 is the schematic block diagram for the

It is therefore the object of the invention to provide a multi-control circuit for the card magazines and the

Purpose punch card processing machine with larger drive units of the machine according to Fig. 1,

To provide processing flexibility, i.e. with the aid of Fig. 11 the schematic block diagram for the

the 45 control circuits for the card transport and the

Processing sequence of punch cards between organs to carry out the processing operation

Workstations can be selected at will. functions in the machine according to Fig. 1,

This object is achieved according to the invention by Fig. 12, the schematic block diagram for the one multi-purpose punch card processing machine control circuits for performing the punching, which is characterized in that the operation of 50 in the machine according to Fig. 1,
13 the schematic block diagram for the cards on closely stacked transport control circuits for carrying out the printing paths through the two transport paths operation and the selection of the storage compartments in the jointly assigned workstations and running machine according to FIG. 1.

Parts of the drive means optionally on a punched card one or the other transport path a processing machine is suitable for implementation are designed to act. following functions: reading, punching, sorting,

This solution not only offers the advantage of comparing, mixing, reproducing, printing and greater processing flexibility, but also enables the stacking of punch cards. All of these operations can be carried out in a single pass of the card, including those with a favorable economy of space and a large 60, and operational reliability is achieved. Since the two transport lanes run one above the other while one used to do the same tasks, several single functions can be required for both, and moreover, several workstations assigned to the transport lanes are used in some of them. In this way the running was necessary in order to achieve the same processing result in a favorable space economy. Since the drive means each> ₅ nits can be achieved. Since the machine according to the Ivrlinweils only aiii 'a punch card tier one or tier (hung in the lie, all normally occurring! Ί liinspoilbahii are designed to have an effect, the Dalenventrbeitiingsl'iinklionen on punch cards wild yleicli / hastily achieves the great operational reliability. Or similar information carriers in a single

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To perform umpteen card passes, it appears magnetically controlled. A drive motor 27 is with

justified, the machine according to the invention as the aid of suitable drive belts or drive belts

Multipurpose punch card processing machine to be loaded with a plurality of drive means, for example

to draw. wise transport rollers 28 to 36 connected. When

One now turns to FIG. 1 to, in which 5 the drive motor 27 is running, the aforesaid in a schematic perspective illustration are set in rotation by the invented transport rollers; the multi-purpose punch card processing required drive connections between the motor machine is shown for this purpose. The in F i g. 1 shown Aus 27 and transport rollers 28 to 36 are in F ig; 1 embodiment comprises two card magazines 20, 21, shown by dashed lines. There is a reading station 22, which is able to read punch cards fed from both card magazines io electromagnetically actuated transport coupling 19, which serves to activate the main camshaft, a punching station 23, a printing station 24 and selectively. On the main camshaft is five storage compartments 25; all working enumerated here a multitude of cams attached; these cam stations are mounted on a corresponding load-bearing activate in connection with corresponding cam frames; for reasons of clarity, the pushers and mechanical connecting links are shown in FIG. 1 is not shown, however. The different devices selected to control the first card magazine 20 contains the so-called transport and further movement of the punched cards, primary cards, and the second card magazine 21 through the machine. Furthermore, one holds the so-called secondary cards. Both card control unit 26 is provided, which is used to generate elekmagazine the punch cards with the broad side 20 tric control signals to a larger number each to a front station. As soon as the punch cards are activated selectively by electromagnetic control elements outside of the card magazines in the aforementioned. These electromagnetic control organs are located in front stations, the feed takes place, can be operated individually and are used to select punch cards with the narrow side. One can also say of the corresponding mechanical devices that the card feed from the card feeder of a program-controlled transmagazine to the above-mentioned upstream stations line ports of the punched cards through the machine.
wisely takes place, while the subsequent card transport in the multi-purpose punch card processing material along the card path through the individual machines according to FIG. 1 a plurality of elek workstations is carried out column by column. It generates fresh signals and the control unit 26 is advised that the invention is not limited to a synchronization of the two electrical card magazines, but that control signals are provided with the mechanical movement of the other card magazines to bring about punch cards through the machine. One can, for example, on the other hand, the set of such electrical signals is through transport path. a clock mounted on the main camshaft

The primary cards are generated by the first card dealer; the electrical signals generated by this clock generator 20 of a first punch card pre-station A feed device are guided, while the secondary cards from the two are naturally in synchronism with the rotated card magazine 21 for the movement of the main camshaft for the secondary cards. The timed reading upstream station B can be supplied. To flow diagram of these signals is shown in Fig. 8; the primary card from the station A in the 4 ° the abbreviation for these signals is FCB. Since reading upstream station C assigned to primary cards feed these signals with the aid of interrupter switches, a second card transport cycle will be generated if it can also be used as an interrupter. The primary front-reading station C is located below the secondary front-reading station B. nen switch signals for the transport control. Further clock devices or sub-The transport tracks for the primary cards and for 45 breaker switches are attached to the continuously rotating- 'the secondary cards run through the reading the input shafts to the punching and printing pre-stations B, C, through the reading station 22 and stations. The separated from the last-mentioned by the punching stations D, E ; signals generated thereafter play ßend they combine and flow into a single one role for the punching and printing operations; Transport track a. This combined transport path 50 is therefore called these signals as being passed through the punching station 23, the print primary breaker switch signals for the punching or printing, station F, through the actual printing station 24 Corner station H. At this corner station the transport direction of the holes 37 to 45 is generated with the aid of a plurality of card sensing devices. These card filling means have again been changed to cards, and the punched cards are transported on the transport tracks at certain intervals one line at a time until it is expanded. Your task is to determine whether the selected storage compartment has reached where it is stored in the area felt to be a punch card and stacked. At the location of the selected settlement or not. The electrical signals generated by the card holder, the punch cards by 90 "downwards 37 to 45, which are turned upside down (see Fig. 1) and generated by photo cells with the help of small tubes, are movements in a vertical form next to the punch cards 25 already stacked with the symbolic designation Cl.I. 1 to (7. /. ·).

The card transport through the machine is carried out with The control unit 26 may have any suitable aid two electromagnetically coupled cam-direction include- for .providing control shaftii, a plurality of locking solenoids, 65 signaleli, which trigger the desired functions a punch drive mechanism for step-by-step and perform '', are able to use upper feed, a plurality of magnetically selectable moods with the desired operation to be carried out Pressure roller !! and a plurality of storage rations and the 'voii'dui Kaiteiiabl'ülilmitleln hei

incoming output signals, which the distribution of the punch cards in the individual stations of the machine mark. Should it be desired, the control unit 26 can go through directly. the central one Processing unit of an electronic data processing system are represented. the The multi-purpose punch card processing machine described here can, however, also be used as an independent, independent 'unit operated. In the latter case, the necessary control circuits are built directly into the machine itself to provide the necessary cyclical time sequence for operation the machine through the desired processing steps and thus the implementation of the individual data processing operations of the machine.

The in Fig. 1 control unit 26 shown as a block is explained in more detail in FIG. 5 in a detailed circuit diagram. From Fig. 5 it can be seen that said control unit comprises a memory 90, a program decoder 87, a clock generator at the same time with cycle control 88 and corresponding control circuits 89 in order to generate the electrical signals which are used to control the electromagnets in the machine according to FIG . 1 and which the desired functions and operations in the machine. initiate and allow to carry out. In the event that the central processing unit of an electronic computer system is used to control the multipurpose punch card processing machine, the first-mentioned three devices 90, 87, 88 of the control unit are normally present, and the program instructions come as part of the stored program from the electronic _: Data processing system added. In the event that the multipurpose punched card processing machine according to Fig. 1 is operated as an independent unit, the control unit comprises any suitable device which is capable of representing a combinational plurality of two stable states, for example a magnetic core memory system, an arrangement of electronic bistable elements or any other Storage elements, provided that they have the desired operating speed and storage capacity that are required to carry out the prescribed operations. A program control suitable for this type of application is made possible by the so-called read-only memory. Such a control device allows a prescribed program sequence to be brought about as a function of the control criteria supplied to the memory at the start of the operation. A cycle control is provided which allows the sequential reading of program instructions to an external temporary memory, for example a register, from where the relevant bit positions are coupled via circuits with specific electromagnets, so that in this way a selective control of the said electromagnets can be carried out leaves.

In order to put the multi-purpose punch card processing machine according to FIG. 1 in readiness for processing punch cards, a start button is pressed by manual actuation, by means of which the card inlet circuit is activated. During the card feed cycle, a secondary card is conveyed to the front reading station B assigned to the secondary cards. The photocell 38 intended for card sensing in the pre-reading station B generates, as soon as the secondary card is correctly positioned in the pre-reading station B , an electrical signal which indicates that the secondary transport path is in a state of readiness for the punched card processing. A primary card can be conveyed from the first card magazine 20 into the station A and from there, during the next transport cycle, into the one assigned to the primary cards

ίο Read upstream station C can be transported further. A second primary card can then be fed from the card magazine 20 to the pre-station A during the said second transport cycle. The photocells 37 and 39 assigned to the upstream stations A and C signal the presence of primary cards in these Vdr stations. Corresponding electrical signals then indicate that the primary transport path is also in a ready state for punch card processing. Further operations of the multipurpose punch card processing machine are controlled by program instructions which specify in detail the operations to be carried out with the punch cards during the passage of the punch cards through the machine. The basic commands required to control the multi-purpose punch card processing machine can be seen from FIG. 5; these are the commands: punch, read, punch and transport, select bin and print. For each of these commands there is a further specification by specifying whether a primary card or a secondary card is meant. With the command »Read«, the data is read from the punch card column by column, transferred to the memory and saved in the specified storage location in the memory. With the command “punch” the data to be punched are taken from the memory and serially the punch card is punched character by character one after the other in those columns of the punch card which are specified in the command word. After the end of the punching operation, the punch card remains in the punching station 23, and it is positioned so that the ^! last punched column next column is aligned with the punch. The command »Punch and

Transport "is similar to the" Punch "command in terms of performing the punching operation; it comes however, added that all punch cards located in the designated transport path after implementation the punching operation can be advanced by one station. The as a result of such an order However, the punch card passed through the reading station is not read; will be the same the punch card passed through the printing station is not printed. With the command »Print« the data to be printed are taken from the correspondingly designated address of the memory, and the specified number of characters is printed in one line on the punch card. It is one A plurality of print heads are provided in the printing station, and a corresponding command part is there which of the available printheads should be activated. The command · »Select storage compartment« enables the selection of one of the five storage compartments provided. Choosing a slot can be too be determined at any point in time after reading a punch card, but this choice must be made before a punch card is ejected from the punching or printing station.

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When the engine 27 is running, there is an additional card against either the overhead secondary card

number of transport rollers in constant rotation; the transport roller 29 or the underlying primary

Start of the punch card transport through the machine card pressed against the transport roller 30,
is controlled by the transport coupling. As soon as in this way, optionally for the secondary

the transport clutch is activated, a 5 card or the read operation for the primary card begins

a larger number of cams can be initiated one revolution.

respectively; which during one revolution (360 °) from Fig. 4 can be seen in further details,

playing mechanical movement of the cam follower in what way the deflection of the pressure roller

is in Fig. 9 shown schematically. There are first 50 being brought about. There are two magnets 53 and

and second card magazine control magnets 47 and 48 io 54 provided, of which either 'one or

present, which have the function that can be activated on the other. When activated

The lower end of the card magazine provided one of the magnets 53, 54 is the armature 55 of

Card gripper in an inoperative position attracted to this. The anchor is attracted

ten and only then to let them take effect against that of the holding roller 56, which is in an am

when the magnets are activated. 15 right end of the armature 55 located V-shaped

When the main camshaft engages one revolution recess, force exerted, opening it and if the first card magazine control were there, the armature 55 in a neutral center magnet 47 is activated, a primary card will be able to be positioned. When getting dressed by one the first card magazine 20 is pulled out and in the magnets 53, 54 the armature 55 is therefore light pivoted a position between the transport roller 28 and the ao. About the pressure roller at its left end 49 advanced, as best from solidified torsion shaft 57 is the pivoting movement F i g. 2 can be seen. Is the second card magazine transferred to the pressure roller 50, which then with If the control magnet 48 is activated, the second of the corresponding force either becomes the secondary card Card magazine 21 a secondary card pulled out against the transport roller 29 or the primary card and between the transport roller 29 and the contact 25 presses against the transport roller 30. Since the print roll 50 advanced, turning above the named transport rollers at this time, leaf-shaped separating wing 51, which is used to separate the so the corresponding punch card from the Transprimäreh and secondary transport tracks are used, taken to portroll and present in the reading station comes. In the next transport cycle, pushed. This principle shown in FIG if the first card magazine control magnet 47 is active 30 selection of a primary card or a secondary fourth, is found under the action of a swiveling pressure roller on the cam card shaft located cam the pressure roller 49 after not only in the reading front station, but also on pressed down on the primary card, whereby these two places in the punching station (see and is advanced until the rear rollers 67 and 86 in Fig. 3) use as later The end of the punch card leaves the pressure point, where 35 will still be carried out.

at then, as soon as the pressure roller 49 rises again. When a command "read primary lifts, the next pressure roller 52 up against card" or "read secondary card", which is pressed by the controller, the punch card is transmitted, with the help of the According to the control signal advancing further forward at a low speed, either the ben is activated until the rear end of the punched card 40 leaves the magnet 53 or the magnet 54, whereby in the selective pressure point leaves. In this way, the pressure roller 50 is deflected and the primary card is pushed onto the underside of the sheet-shaped separating wing 51 in connection with the rotating transport rollers, the rear end 29 or 30 causing the selected punch card wärtige end of the primary card now between which is passed through the reading station 22. These roles 30 and 50 are located. During the same trans- 45 reading station contains a corresponding number of port cycle, the next primary card is made up of the first photocells and light sources that are so arranged. The card magazine 20 is advanced into the pre-station A so that when a hole appears in the punch card that represents a symbol where it is positioned between the rollers 28 and 49, the light beam is emitted. The pressure rollers 49 and 52 are a mechanical light source falling through the hole on the photocell, coupled in such a way that the one pressure 50, the latter generating an output signal. In Fig. 2 roll opens while the other closes, and ■ you can see the opposite on the right-hand side of the picture. When the multi-purpose punch card processing machine shown with dashed lines 22 processing machine in the manner shown in Figure 2 with the light sources and photocells; The output is "loaded", that is, a secondary card in the lines of the photocell bears the reference number of the front reading station B and a first primary card in 55 59. A clock in front reading station C and a second primary card in device 58 work with the reading station. Fig. 1) together, which is on the front station A , so in the next there would be, in synchronism with the feed transport cycles, either the primary card or that of the punched card columns are read by the reading station of a secondary card, and the corresponding series of clock pulses are generated . This punch card following the cycle can be pushed into the relevant read signals at the same time as those from the punch card upstream station B or C. The . read, the information representing signals Reading process of a punch card is triggered by transmitted in the control unit, the clock signals a pivoting movement of the pressure roller 50 as control signals to open gates or gates either serve their central or neutral position and thus cause the character signals to move upwards roll 29 against the constantly rotating transport 65 to the corresponding storage locations in the control unit or down against which are constantly rotating.

Rolling transport roller 30. Depending on which If the front column "0" of the punch card the

Pivoting movement, the pressure roller 50 executes, photocells in the. Reading happens at ion, the

Lower edge of the punched card straight to the card sensing photocells 38 belonging to the front reading station or 39; over; the exposure of the photocell that takes place again at this moment triggers one Write pulse from, which is on a drum track of the clock 58, which is mounted on the same shaft how the transport roller 31 is stored. The storage track of the drum-shaped clock becomes read accordingly for the purpose of generating the clock pulses. After the read operation of a punch card is finished, the memory track is erased and the game of the next punch card begins new.

As soon as the rear end of the punch card felt through the reading station leaves the point of contact with the transport roller 31 and the pressure roller 60, one of the magnets 61 or 62 is activated, which deflects in a manner analogous to that of the reading station (cf. description of FIG. 4) the pressure roller 86 (see FIG. 3), which, in cooperation with either the constantly rotating transport roller 63 or 64, advances the punched card at reduced speed into a position in which the rear end of the punched card is removed from the punch advance arms 65 or 66 can be detected, which grasp the punch card in the manner of a gripping knife, advance the punch card into the punching station and align it correctly there. If no punching of the punch card is provided, it can be ejected from the punching station during the next transport cycle by activating the corresponding magnet 68 or 69 by pressing the pressure roller 67 either upwards against the constantly rotating transport roller 32 or downwards against the constant rotating transport roller 33 is deflected, depending on the deflection direction, the upper secondary card or the lower primary card is pushed through the punching station. The pressure roller magnet is activated with the aid of the circuit breaker signal CB 1, which is generated by the main camshaft. When a punching operation is to be performed, the magnetically controlled clutch 70 (see FIG. 1), which cooperates with the punch feed means, is activated. Then the camshaft 71 rotates once. The command signal "punch", which is decoded by the program decoder 87 (see FIG. 5), is used to activate the magnet 72 or magnet 73, depending on whether the command relates to a secondary or a primary card. This process results in either the secondary punching preload arm 65 or the primary punching feed arm 66 following the cam follower arm 74, which in turn cooperates with the punching feed cam located on the camshaft 71. In this way, the selected punch card to be punched is fed into the correspondingly aligned position in the punching station. In Fig. 3, the secondary card is in standby.

The punching is carried out in series, character by character. To carry out such a series Punching operation, any suitable hole punch can be used as long as it is a sufficient one has great Opuralioiisgeschwimligkeit and in their geometrical dimensions is not / u large and also with the help of electrical control signals can be controlled accordingly. Because when punching the punch card in its feed motion must be stopped at least as long as the punch pin reaches through the punch card, like this the punch drive mechanism 91 must gradually push the punch card through the punch station. Any suitable step-by-step feed device controlled by electrical signals can be used for this purpose is controllable, find use. As soon as the last column is punched, a transport cycle is triggered, through which the punch card that has just been punched is ejected from the punching station and the subsequent one Punch card is read and aligned in the correct position.

The transport rollers 34 are used to convey (eject) the punch card from the punching station, 75, which can be seen on the right-hand side in FIG. 3 can recognize. With the help of these transport rollers, the Punch card transported to the printing station at high speed. When the punch card on the photocell 43 passes, a signal is generated which is used to activate the magnet 76. Through this the lever arm 77 is moved down in time to the punch card for the purpose of implementation stop the printing operation. The lower end face 92 of this lever arm is beveled so that a wedge-shaped free space is created when the lever arm 77 is on the surface of the card transport path comes to rest. This constructive measure promotes an exact alignment of the punch card, when this is stopped. The side alignment of the punch card in the printing station is done by side The guide means attached to the card path, against which the punch card is pressed and aligned in the process will. The punch card is pressed against the lateral guide means for as long as the punch card covers the photocell located under the light source 42. As soon as the punch card is in the Printing station is aligned, the lever arm 77 is raised again, and the punch card can be transported on will. When there is no printing operation, the punch card is loaded with the help of the transport rollers 79, 35 and 80, 36 conveyed out of the printing station. On the other hand, should a printing operation take place, the punch card is moved step by step with the help of rollers 81, 82 through the printing station. The pressure rollers 79 and 80 are activated via the transport coupling switchable camshaft. In a standstill area during the step-by-step drive of the transport roller 81, the pressure roller 82 is lowered by de-energizing the idle magnet 83. In Fig. 6 is the the lever mechanism used for this is shown; the figure shows the lowered state of the pressure roller 82, the punch card being located between rollers 81 and 82 in the pressed-on state. The pressure exerted by the pinch roller 82 downward with respect to the transport roller 81 becomes supported by the compression spring attached above the pressure roller 82. When activating the idle solenoid 83 the lever is pulled and the pressure roller 82 against the pressure of said The spring is lifted off the transport roller 81 and the punch card. ■ '' ■.

The printing of the punch cards can be carried out with the aid of any suitable printing device provided that it has the required operating speed and is in its goo-

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metric dimensions is small enough that it will read the punch card located by the front end C

can be installed along the card track. Moved through into the reading station 22 and into the

In the embodiment shown here, the punching station E is advanced. During this

Printing operation through a plurality of printing punch cards passes the reading station 22, it is

heads 85 causes the read on the principle of wire 5, and the read data are stored in the

printer work. In the case of a wire printer, there are memory transfers. The in front station A

As is well known, the print heads from a matrix-shaped punch card borrowed to the reading station C onwards.

Arrangement of wires leading to the conveyance, and finally another primary

Printing operation corresponding to the card to be printed is fetched from the first card magazine 20

Characters can be activated selectively. io and brought to the front station A. While the

To carry out the various functions, the processes described here in the primary transport, which the multi-purpose perforated port path described here can play, the secondary cards in the secondary card processing machine are used if the secondary cards located in the transport path are operated from the various machine cycles. For each cycle of transport cycle or command not affected and a certain series of card transports is consequently not transported further, movements are characteristic. Each command includes The actual transport cycle described here, depending on one or more specific cycles, is triggered by the "Read" commands and the positions in which the punched cards are "Punched and transported",
are in the transport lanes at the time of the entry of the command. As already stated, the so-called ejection cycle is also known. The positions of the punch cards in the transport are a punch card located in the punching station 23 is transported in port tracks by card sensing means, for example the pre-printing station F , and the positions in the card are sensed by the photocells 37 to 45, the punch card located in the printing station 24 - if If the photo cells (in the embodiment described here - there is one at all - nine photo cells are provided in the example), the selected storage compartment is transported. Such an ejection-given signals CLL 1 to CiX 9 in the control cycle can occur if a punch card circuit is fed to the control unit, so it is already in the punching station. The punch cards located in all of the card transport in the desired manner can be controlled. However, the card sensing means do not have to remain in their station, where they are located, in addition to the photocells, also corresponding 30.

Light sources; Photo cells and light sources are attached to the multi-purpose punch cards according to the invention opposite sides of the card transport processing machine enables the implementation of tracks, so that a passing hole a large number of card movements as a result of the card interrupts the light beam to the photo cell and the many possibilities that a selective control a drop the signal voltage at the output of the 35 the punch cards in the various stations of the photocell bewirk _r t. The output lines of the photo machine provides. The following table shows cells with corresponding hold circuits, some operations that are connected in the machine, for example flip-flops, that can be carried out in one. To explain the table, let it be in the activated or energized state when "the following" is performed.

Photocell is dark. You then give a control signal 4 ° The Roman numerals I to XIV characterize

ab, the following and in the figures with CLL DK various operations that take place during a

is designated. Can play machine cycle. The capital

Of the three punched card transport cycles, a first one of the entry or loading cycle is mentioned as bars of the alphabet A, B ... I. When the card is distributed in the machine for the primary loading cycle, the primary card is conveyed from the front station A to the reading front station C at any time during an operation sequence, and this distribution at the same time becomes the next primary card from the first state of the punched cards to be subsequently called the out card magazine 20 brought to the front station A. referred to as the initial state. The letters of the lower case During the secondary loading cycle, a secondary alphabet a, ft ... Ar 'characterizing different cards is conveyed from the second card magazine 21 to the 5 ° possibilities for an operational sequence in a reading front station B. to the initial state immediately following

During an actual transport cycle, there is a cycle. In other words, for a given one

the punch cards in all those stations, initial state A can be changed in the next cycle.

the operations 1 for the selected (primary or secondary) neither in the column α,

Belong to the transport lane, run into the next station trans- 55 Π, IV, X, XlV, or the in the

ported. Assuming that operations UI, V, Xl, XlV in each column b

tion is a punch card, the transport takes place, or you can also use the other column

all affected punch cards at the same time. Allow the holes c to 1 marked options to run off.

Cards from the prepress station F are up to the For the other output states B etc. the

Storage compartments conveyed. No special 60 correspondingly assigned columns were made.

If you select a storage compartment, the primary The initial states have the following meaning:

Cards in storage compartment 1 and the secondary cards in A: Punch cards are in all stations.

Storage compartment 5 brought to storage. Description B: No punch card in the l.esevorstatioii C;

of the card transport also taking place, all stations would otherwise be occupied,

for example, the primary transport path is considered. 65 C: No punch card in l.esevoisiation B;

The punch card located in the punching station Ii otherwise occupies all stations. '

- is moved through the punching station 23 and /): Stan / operation ended at 1Ί iniäikarte,

advanced to the prepress station / · '. The in the / ·, ': Stan / operation at Sekuiulüikaite ended.

Q: Primary card ejected from punch station and aligned in print station.

G: Secondary card ejected from the punching station and aligned in the printing station.

H: Punch card ejected from the printing station.

/: Printing finished; Punch card ready for ejection from the printing station.

The fourteen operations listed in the table have the following meanings:

I Transport primary card from the card magazine

20 to pre-station A.
II Transport primary card from front station A to reading front station C.

III Transport secondary card from card magazine 21 to front reading station B.

IV Read primary card and transport from reading station C to punching station E.

V reading secondary map and transport of

Reading pre-station B to punching pre-station D.
VI Primary card feed from punching station E in punching station 23.

VII Feed secondary card from punching station D in punching station 23.
VIII punching primary card.
IX punching secondary card.
X ejection of primary card from punching station 23

and transport to prepress station F.
XI ejection of secondary card from punching station 23

and transport to prepress station F.
XII card feed from pre-printing station F to printing station 24.

XIII Printing the punch card.

XIV Card ejection from printing station 24 and transport to the storage compartment via intermediate stations G and H.

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There are of course other variations for performing operations in a cycle following the starting positions shown, which are not included in the table; but the possibilities shown in the table represent very characteristic machine functions, and you can put together further possibilities yourself by simple considerations, as they are can be logically derived from the operations shown in the table.

For the purpose of explanation, at least one column is selected from the table and the operations taking place are discussed in detail. Take column Aa as an example. The symbol means that all stations in the machine are occupied with punch cards; this is the starting point on which this example is based. According to the example chosen, is to be played next, the direction indicated by the column A a cycle with the following simultaneously running operations: a primary card from the card hopper 20 to the preliminary station A trans- ported t \\ (cf. I.); the primary card located in pre-station A is forwarded to reading pre-station C (see II); the primary card located in the reading pre-station C is pushed through the reading station 22 while reading the punch card and transported to the punching pre-station E (cf. IV); with simultaneous franking of the punching station E , a primary card is ejected from the punching station 23 and transported to the printing station F (cf. X); with simultaneous franking of the pre-printing station F , a punch card is ejected from the printing station 24 and transported to a selected storage compartment via the intermediate stations G and H (cf. XIV). - The same interpretation applies to the other columns in the table. .

The control of the machine comprises electronic circuits in which electrical signals coming from the memory, the command decoder, the sensor means determining the card positions are logically combined with the machine control signals in order to bring about the desired operation to be carried out by the machine. To make the multi-purpose punch card processing machine ready for card processing, two punch cards must be present in the primary transport path or one punch card in the secondary transport path, or the mentioned punch cards can be present in both the primary and the secondary transport path at the same time. The punch cards are inserted into the relevant stations with the aid of the machine's card feed cycles. The function of the card feed cycle is to set the start hold circuit and the motor hold circuit. The transport clutch can then be activated to start the mechanical cycle of the machine. Thereupon the magnets of the card magazine are activated in order to convey the punch cards into the appropriate positions, and as soon as the card inlet cycles are finished, hold-offs are set, which indicate that the primary and / or secondary Karlenbahn is in a Bercitschaftszusland so that the Machine is ready to carry out the desired operations under the appropriate control by the control unit. (In the following circuit description, among other things, FD stands for transport.)

In Fig. 10 the circuit for controlling the card feed cycle of the machine is shown. The circuit includes a start button which is located on the control panel of the machine and which is operated by hand. When the start button is pressed, a pulse is triggered which, together with a START IΝ Ή signal, the C pulse and the signals

ίο FD OR AUSF CYC and EINLF fulfills the logic operation for the AND gate 101, the output signal of which is fed to an inverter OR gate 102. The inverter OR gate represents an OR circuit with an inverted output

The output signal of the inverter OR gate 102 is passed through an inverter 103 and then forms the output signal of the start and hold circuit 100, which is shown in Fig. 10 as a dashed block. The hold circuit feedback link

ao generation takes place via the line 104 to one input each of the AND gates 105 and 106. As long as one this AND gate 105, 106 remains in a standby state, the output signal remains at the Output line of the start and hold circuit received, even if there is no more signal from AND gate 101. Once AND gates 105 and 106 are de-energized, i. i.e., if the AND condition is at its inputs is no longer fulfilled, the start and hold circuit is reset and its output signal disappears. Of course, other embodiments of holding circles can also be used, but the embodiment described is very advantageous according to the current state of the art, and therefore, in the control circuits of the general-purpose punch card processing machine this embodiment of holding circles is preferably used.

The output of the start and hold circuit is fed to an AND gate 107, the two inputs of which are supplied with the signal ElNLF. The EINLF signal occurs when the CLL 1 DK and CLL 2 DK signals are present together with the START 1-S \ gnd \. As soon as the logical condition for the AND gate 107 is met, the signal CYC RUN is generated at its output.

The motor hold circuit comprises the logic blocks 108, 111, 112 and 113. The AND gate 108 comprises four inputs to which the following signals are fed: EX COMMAND, CR MOT DELAY, XX MUT DELAY and FD CHECK. The outputs of AND gates 108 and 112 are fed to inverter OR gate 111, the output of which is connected to inverter 113. The output signal of the motor hold circuit is fed via a driver circuit 109 to the motor relay 110, which is activated when a signal occurs. The exit

. of the motor hold circuit is also passed through a time delay element 114, at the output of which the signal MOTED READY appears.

The time delay element 114 is provided

in order for the motor to reach its operating speed before any processing operation takes place. A typical value for the intended time delay is 1/2 second. .
The Haliekreis for signaling that the

Execution of Transpbrtoperationen is allowed (TRANSPIiRL), includes among other things the Inverter-ODHR-Gatterllö and 117. This hold circuit is set by the FCB 5 signal, since the, logical

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The condition of the AND gate 115 is fulfilled by the simultaneous presence of the signals CYC RUN, FCB 5 and PUNCH AUSWF CYC. The output of the TRANSP EAL hold circuit is fed to an input of an AND gate 118. Due to the simultaneous presence of the signals MO T READY, CYCRUN and STANZ AUSWF CYC , the logic condition at AND gate 118 is fulfilled, so that a signal appears at its output, which is fed via a driver circuit 119 to the transport clutch magnet 120, which through this signal is placed in an activatable state. The same four signals are also fed to a further AND gate 121, at the output of which the signal FD CL appears. (FD CL stands for transport coupling.)

The transport of the punched cards from the card magazines into the transport tracks is controlled with the help of the card magazine control magnets 47, 48, which can be selectively activated and, when activated, the gripping knives are actuated, which grasp a punched card during a transport cycle and convey it out of the card magazine. The secondary card magazine control magnet 48 is controlled by the AND gate 122, the three inputs of which are supplied with the signals FDCL, SEK and FDCYC. The output signal of the AND gate 122 is fed to the inverter OR gate 124, the output signal of which causes the secondary card magazine control magnet 48 to be activated via the driver circuit 125. This card magazine control magnet 48 can also be activated via the AND gate 123 , the three inputs of which the signals FDCL, SEK MAGZ EMP and CLL 2 DK are supplied.

The hold circuit for the primary magazine transport comprises the AND gates 126 to 129, the inverter OR gate 130 and the inverter 131. This PRIM MAGZ rfl / J / VSP hold circuit can be set by the simultaneous occurrence of the signals PRIM and FDCYC the two inputs of the AND gate 126, and it can be reset by the signals CYC END or FDCL. The output of the PRIM MAGZ TÄ / ÜVSP holding circuit is fed to an input of the AND gate 132, the second input of which is fed the signal FD CL. If the logical condition of this AND gate 132 is fulfilled, a signal is produced at its output which is fed via the driver circuit 133 to the card magazine control magnet 47, which is activated when this signal occurs. The command signals emitted by the program decoder 87 (see FIG. 5) are also connected to corresponding hold circuits in order to set the corresponding conditions for the circuits.

The commands labeled PRIMARY CARD or SECONDARY CARD issued by the program decider, which indicate whether the primary or secondary transport path should be activated, are entered in an AND gate 132 (see FIG. U) with the signals CTRL 3 and VERHIND IIO SCHALT logically linked. The first two signals mentioned are control signals within the data processing system. The signal PRIM appears at the output of the /'rt/M-.S'/.TMIaltekreises; it occurs at the output of the inverter 133 '. The signal SEK is tapped off before the inverter 133 '. In the same way, the signals READ, PUNCH and EJECT FROM PUNCH are logically combined with control signals in AND gates in order to set corresponding hold circuits.

The command signal READ is fed to the AND gate 134 and, together with the signals CTRL 3 and VERHIND HO SCHALT, fulfills the corresponding logical condition. The READ hold circuit is then set using the inverter OR gate 135 and the inverter 136. The command signal READ is also sent with the signal CTRLU,

ίο which represents an interrupt control signal, logically linked in the inverter AND gate 137. The output of the inverter AND gate 137, along with the hold circuit feedback line 139 and the STOP OR RESET signal, is connected to the AND gate 138 which is used to reset the READ hold circuit . The output of the READ hold circuit is connected to an AND gate 140. The following signals are fed to the other inputs of this AND gate : I M-

ao PULSC, STANZ AUSWF CYC and FD PRÜT. The output of AND gate 140 is passed through inverter OR gate 141 and inverter 142; it then forms the output signal of the person responsible for the transport cycle

The holding circle TRANSP CYC. The output of this TRANSP CYC latch is fed to the inputs of two AND gates 143 and 144. If the FCB 1-FCB 2 signal is present at the same time, then depending on the further presence

3 »either of the PRIM signal or the SEK signal, the logical condition must be met either at one or the other of the two AND gates 143, 144. If the P /? / M signal is present, the AND gate 143 is activated, which emits an output signal which is fed via the driver circuit 145 to the magnet 53 assigned to the primary transport path (cf. also FIG. 4) will. If, on the other hand, the SEK signal is present, the AND gate 144 is activated, from which an output signal is fed via the driver circuit 146 to the magnet 54 assigned to the secondary transport path.

During a transport cycle, the punch card brought in from the reading station is in the punching station aligned when the pre-punch alignment magnet is activated. For the primary and the secondary One such pre-punching alignment magnet is available for each card transport track. Any of these magnets 61, 62 is via a corresponding pre

punch alignment holding circle (see. Fig. 12) individually controlled. The primary pre-punch alignment hold circuit is actuated through AND gate 163 with the aid of the PRIM and FCB 3 signals. The output of this hold circuit is connected to the primary magnet 61 via the driver circuit 164. The secondary pre-punch alignment hold circuit includes AND gate 165, to the inputs of which signals SEK and FCB 3 are applied. The output of the secondary pre-punch alignment hold circuit is connected to the secondary magnet 62 through driver circuit 166. The punch feed magnets cause - if they are activated during a punch feed cycle - the advance of the punch card located in the punch station and its alignment in the punch station.

This feed operation is controlled with the help of the PUNCH FEED VMtckrchca . The PUNCHING KOMCZZWM laltek reis is actuated via the AND gate 167, to which the following signals are fed:

CTRL 3, VERHlND HO SCHALT and PUNCHING (holding circuit signal). The output of the PUNCH-VORSCH t / ß-holding circuit is connected to one input each of the AND gates 168, 169, 170. The AND gate 168 is also supplied with the signals MOTBEREIT and MECH CYC. The output of AND gate 168 is connected to the punch feed clutch magnet via driver circuit 171. The primary magnet 73 is actuated via the AND gate 169, the PRIM signal being added as a fourth input signal in addition to the three signals mentioned above; In an analogous manner, the secondary magnet 72 is controlled by the AND gate 170, although here the signal SEK is added as the fourth signal.

As can be seen from FIG. 11, the command signal STAN ZEN is fed to the AND gate 147 together with the n signals CTRL 3 and VERHIND UO SCHALT. The output of the AND gate 147 is connected to the inverter OR gate 148, the output of which is in turn connected to the input of the inverter 149. The PUNCH execution signal appears at the output of the inverter 149. This execution signal PUNCHING (AUSF) is fed as an input signal to AND gate 150 (see FIG. 12). The AND gate 15Ö RECEIVER also no t ch following input signals: STAN Z- Prop) B, IMPULSC, READY and STAMPING ANTRCBA. If the logical condition at AND gate 150 is met, an output signal appears which is fed to the downstream inverter OR gate. The signals STANZANTRCBA and STANZANTR CBB occur alternately, so that when the STANZANTRCBA signal is present, the STANZ ANTRIEB A holding circuit is set and, as a result, the punching drive magnet 151 assigned to it is activated via the driver circuit 152. If, on the other hand, the PUNCH DRIVE CBB signal occurs, the PUNCH DRIVE B holding circuit is actuated, whereupon the punch drive B magnet 153 is activated via the driver circuit 154.

As can be seen from FIG. 11, the command signal PUNCH AUSWF is supplied to the AND gate 155. The AND gate 155 also receives the signals CTRL 3 and VERHlND UO SCHAU. If the logical condition of the AND gate 155 is fulfilled, the hold circuit PUNCH AUSWF CYC is actuated. The output signal of this hold circuit is fed to the downstream AND gates 156 and 157 together with the signal FCB 1-FCB 2 . The signals PRIM and PRINT (AUSF) are logically linked to one another in the AND gate 158. The output signal of the AND gate 158 is fed to the downstream AND gate 157 via the inverter OR gate 159 as a third input signal. If the logical condition of the AND gate 157 is met, a signal appears at its output, which is fed via the inverter OR gate 160 and the driver circuit 161 to the magnet 68 which controls the punch ejection pressure roller with respect to the secondary transport path . The output of the inverter OR gate 159 is connected through the inverter 162 to the AND gate 176 which actuates the magnet 69 which controls the punch eject pinch roller with respect to the primary transport path. The punching pressure rollers are also activated when the following signals are present at the same time: FDCYC, PUNCHING AUSWF CYC, FCB 1-FCB 2 as well as the signals PRIM or SEK, which determine which of the two magnets 68, 69 is actually activated.

As can be seen from FIG. 13, the PRINTING signal coming from the program decoder is fed to the AND gate 171 together with the signals CTRL 7 and VERHIND HO SCHALT. If at AND gate 171 the logical condition

ίο is satisfied, the PRINT hold circuit is set so that the printing operation can be carried out. The output of this hold circuit is connected to the AND gate 172, which is also supplied with the following signals: CLL 7 DK and MECH CYC. The output signal of the AND gate 172 is used to initiate a trigger 173, which then emits a pulse. The output line of trigger 173 is connected to inverter OR gate 174 and AND gate 176. The

ao inverter-OR gate 174 belongs to the holding circuit DRUCKERL, whose output signal is used via the driver circuit 175 to activate the control magnet for the printing unit bracket. In addition to the signal from trigger 173, the above-mentioned AND gate 176 also receives the following additional input signals: print permission signal of the hold circuit DRUCKERL, MOTBEREIT and PRINTCBl. If the logic condition at AND gate 176 is met, the PRINT DATA GATE circuit is set, the output signal of which is fed to AND gate 177 together with the signal PRESSURE CB 2 , which sets the hold circuit LOWERING PRESSURE ROLLER. This hold circuit is before the inverter 179 the output signal is taken and fed via the driver circuit 178 to the idle magnet 83, which controls the lowering of the pressure roller in the printing station. The control of the idle magnet 83 is designed so that this magnet is de-energized when the output signal of the relevant holding circuit is fed to it via the driver circuit 178.

The punch card is advanced through the printing station step by step by means of an incremental drive 94 (see FIG. 1) which, for example, can include a MaI-teserkross locking device. As soon as the printing operation has ended, the print ejection rollers are actuated, with the aid of which the punch card is conveyed to the intermediate station G , where it is grasped by the transport roller 95 and conveyed at high speed to the deflection station H located at the end of the transport path. When the hole card covers the sensing means 45, the signal CLL 9 occurs which, together with the PULSE C and the signal ABLF WAHL INLK, fulfills the logical condition at the input of the AND gate 180 (see FIG. 10). The output of the AND gate 180 leads to the input of the trigger 181 which, when activated, emits a single pulse which is finally fed to the deflecting magnet in the card station H via the driver circuit 182. In this card station H , an electromagnetically activatable deflection device is provided, which feeds the punched card in a lateral direction to the previous card path to the storage compartment transport rollers (not shown).

These transport rollers guide the punched cards along a transport track that fans out next to the shelf runs. The selective transport of a punch card to a specific storage compartment is included

Done with the help of electromagnetically activated separating bars. The corresponding command data on the selection of the storage compartments are stored in a certain part of the memory; the stored data contain information about which storage compartment is to be selected for a particular punch card and which transport lane the punch card comes from. Appropriate control devices are provided to shift the position of this data in synchronism with the movement of the punch cards through the machine. A SELECT STORAGE COMPARTMENT command causes the stored data to be read out from the memory position provided for the designated transport path. These data are linked with one another in a corresponding manner and effect the setting of the holding circuits STS 1, STS 2, STS 4 which are present in the machine and which correspond to the programmed storage compartment. The storage compartments are selected as follows:

Storage compartment command Selected magnet 1 ..— ■ ". - 2 SELECT2 - 201 3 CHOOSE 14 202 4th CHOOSE 4 203 5 CHOOSE 14 204 -2 -4

As can be seen from the block diagrams at the bottom right in FIG. 13, the output signals of the hold circuits STS are logically linked to one another in AND gates 205 to 208. The outputs of the AND gates mentioned are fed to the storage compartment selection magnets 201 to 204 via driver circuits.

The control circuit also includes a hold circuit PUNCH HOLDING COIL (see Fig. 12 below), which works with the following signals : MECH CYC, STKUM EIN RESET, 'MOT, PASSSTANZ and FD CHECK. The magnet 76 for actuating the lever arm 77 (cf. FIG. 6) is - as can be seen in the circuit of FIG. 13 above - activated by a driver circuit to which the output of an AND gate is connected, which has two inputs has, to which the signals CELL 7 DK and PASS DRUCK are fed.

As within the described multi-purpose punch card processing machine If a large number of different map positions is possible, there are further display means that can be operated by the operator (not shown in the figures) provided that the existing conditions in terms of Show storage zone for the selection of the storage compartments, which simultaneously also the punch card positions can be displayed within the machine. This feature has proven useful especially for the reconstruction of the punch card positions in the immediately preceding ' full processing cycle in the event that a punch card jam or other Transport or processing disruption occurs when operating the machine.

Claims (8)

Patent claims: 1. Multi-purpose punch card processing machine with at least two card magazines, of which punch cards or similar information carriers have several storage compartments via workstations are fed and which respectively ίο a transport lane is assigned, the latest are combined in front of the storage compartments, serving with the advance of the punched cards, through a Control unit that responds to command signals from a program and also controls the workstations selectively controllable means of transport and individually assigned to the transport lanes, Waiting stations upstream of the workstations, characterized in that the separate card magazines (20, 21) issued punch cards on closely stacked transport tracks through the respective work stations (22, 23, 24) that are jointly assigned to both transport tracks run and parts the drive means acting optionally on a punch card of one or the other transport path are trained. 2. Multi-purpose - punch card processing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that that the workstations have at least one reading station (22), one punching station (23) and one Printing station (24) included. 3. Multi-purpose punch card processing machine according to claim 2, characterized in that that the reading station (22) is able to work in each of the transport paths arranged one above the other read the punched cards conveyed. 4. Multi-purpose punch card processing machine according to claim 2, characterized in that that the punching station (23) is able to die.in each of the transport paths arranged one above the other punched punch cards conveyed. 5. Multi-purpose - punch card processing machine according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized characterized in that the transport tracks at the reading station (22) and at the Sta'nzstation (23) run separately from each other. 6. Multi-purpose - punch card processing machine according to one of claims 2 to 5, characterized characterized in that the separate transport paths are combined in front of the printing station (24) will. 7. Multi-purpose - punch card processing machine according to one of claims 2 to 5, characterized characterized in that the separate transport tracks are united within the punching station (23) will. 8. Multi-purpose - punch card processing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that that with two separate transport tracks a pressure roller (50) with two transport rollers (29, 30) cooperates, the pressure roller (50) optionally from a neutral position to the a (29) or another (30) transport roller can be pressed, depending on whether a punch card is to be transported in the upper or the lower conveyor track. For this purpose 3 sheets of drawings