DE367725C - Adding machine - Google Patents

Description

Adding machine. The invention relates to unid computing machines relates in particular to a Multip'likatnonsm @ aschnne in which the entire box a number of violinists (i.e. who can be determined whose individual prices (are known.

The adding machine has a number of elements, each of which shifted parallel to itself in two directions at right angles in layers which can be caused by glass striking a stop or a pair of stops can be determined so that the element indicates a product, with the amounts of these products are determined and added by a device indicating the total will. The attacks to hire or to become a product member selected and posted by a device, which by job selection and Number keys are influenced, the latter only being effective when this is determined by a part of this device, which is the selector buttons being affected. The movement of a number key is therefore so long until the one : or other of the position selection buttons have been influenced, no effect on the Exercise machine, and even --if the number keys through the movement of the selector keys have been made effective, these number keys only remain at this stage, while they are used to carry out operations the amount of which is limited by the Effect of the selector buttons is determined.

The machine consists of the following main parts: i. the through idie Digit selection and number keys influenced selector device, 2. the product plates, which are brought into position by stops that are controlled by the keys according to the set the sum required by the machine, 3. the addition device, through which the various products are collected and the result is reported, q .. of actuation: gsdevice by which, as soon as the buttons are depressed have been to introduce the required items into the machine, the various Parts of the machine are influenced in order to achieve the desired result to exert their various effects.

In the drawings, the subject matter of the invention is shown, for example, and it is: Fig. i a front view of part of the machine from which the Keys, (Iie key levers and part of the device influenced by the latter can be seen, Fig. 2 is a side view of Fig. i, Fig. 3 is a plan view the locking device affected by the keys and the device by which the thumb shaft controlling the selector device is rotated, Fig. q. a diagrammatic view of this locking device on an enlarged scale, Fig. 5 is a front view of the main part of the selector device, namely the checkerboard type Arrangement of the ends of the adjustment rods and the thumb shaft that controls them, Fig. 6 is a perspective view of certain parts of the device from which Art and way can be seen in which a setting stop by pressing down a button is set, Fig. 7 is a perspective view of certain parts the device from which the main and individual locking stops and the Art and the way in which these are overridden by keys sdnd, Fig. 8 the top view of the whole machine, Fig. 9 a view of the one on the right Part of the machine from which the main parts of the device can be seen, by which the machine is affected after the keys are depressed Fig. io a view of the rear side of the machine, Fig. i i the top view on part of the device through which the rods for adjusting the adjustment stops unid the attacks are brought back themselves, Fig. b.12 a view of the device, through which the different parts: are added and the result is displayed, the device being illustrated as if viewed from the left seen from the machine, A (bib. 13 a section along the line 13-13 of Fig. 12 a direction of the arrows seen and part of the -in Aibb. 12 illustrated Fig. 1.4 shows the top view of a group of those in Abib. 5 illustrated voter controlling thumb.

Fig. 15 is a representation similar to Fig. I i, in which some Details of the parts. Come to the fore better than in fig.

Fig. 16, is a vertical front-to-back section through the complete machine shown in Figure 8.

Fig. 17 is a section through one of the adding units for 'the shillings, seen from the left. This illustration is a little more detailed Illustration of the schematic representation of the Aihb. 12.

Fig. 18 is a vertical section through Fig. 17 along the line 18-18.

Fig. 19 is a representation of the adder similar to Fig. 17 for the pence. Fig. 2o is a top view of the right part of the Fig. 17 and i9 shown devices.

Fig. 21 to 2q. are perspective individual representations of the thumb sectors ; and parts which are carried and moved by the lever V (Aibb. 9).

Figure 25 is a schematic representation of that part of the machine in which ctie amounts to be charged entered by pressing keys will.

Fig.26 is a schematic representation of the multiplication and Addition devices. The corresponding parts of the different Figures are given the same reference numbers.

The various parts in the above are useful Sequence discussed one after the other, namely with the selector device and the way in which it is controlled and influenced. It it should be noted that the one described below and shown in the drawing Machine disengaged with the necessary buttons and. is so trained that them for any number of items, e.g. B. 99, at any price of 1 penny up to £ 9. i 9. i I. can be used. It is clear, however, that the machine was also built for greater performance and, if necessary, trained that way may be that they are for a different coin system or for a different gene weight or other dimensions! can be used.

As can be seen from Figs. I and 2, there are five digit selector buttons A is provided, and for the sake of simplicity, the values of these keys are shown in Fig.i indicated in special small circles above the associated keys. It illuminates so that, starting from the left of the figure, the first selector button is used to either the voter device with reference to unit item or if it is is to influence prices with reference to unit penny. The second key is similarly used for ten times that of objects or when it is about the price used for ten times pennies. The third button becomes Only used for prices and refers to standard shillings. The fourth button is also only used in the 'reit prices' association and refers to ten times that amount from Schillingen. The fifth key is for unit pounds only. , Should the efficiency If the machine is further enlarged, similar digit selector buttons must be added serving for Ida's tens of pounds and hundreds of pounds, etc. Eleven of the number keys B are provided, those from left to right: the Fig. i are denoted by i to 9, with iah on the rightmost side two keys with o and i i have been designated. It should be noted that the latter are only used if the machine is to be operated with prices of objects in which io pennies or i i pennies occur. This arrangement is just a simplification the beard type of the machine described here in particular (but this machine can can also be made to operate with ten keys numbered i to io.

Each Stellemsählertaste A is a two-armed HabeI (s arranged on the one end A1, whose other end is adjacent to a hereinafter to beschreilbenden differential beainflußten element. DIE ends of these levers are individually connected to AZ, A3, A4, A6, A ° and A '(A; fig. I and 25). All these levers A1 are rotatably arranged at A8. Above or against all lower lever arms A1 there is a rod C so that as soon as a selector button A is depressed and a lever A1 is moved The rod C is raised around the parts connected to it. The rod C is supported by levers Cl, Cl! rotatably mounted on the shaft A8. The arm C1 extends beyond the rod C and is at its end C3 with it connected to a pawl that forms part of a locking device to be described in the nachf @ o: lgedden.

Each number key B is on one arm of a pivoted at B3 two-armed lever B1, BZ arranged. The shape and arrangement of the number lever and which are the main devices affected by them, from Figs. 6, 7 and 25 can be seen.

Underneath all number key helmets B1 there is a bar B4, the ends of which are supported by levers B which are rotatably supported on shaft B3. One of these levers B "is equipped with a second arm B '. The arrangement is such that, as soon as a counting key lever BI has been lowered, this lever pushes against the rod B4 and moves levers B6, BI. In front lies against the key lever arms B = a rod D (Fig. i: 6), which is carried by two levers Dl, Dz rotatably mounted at D3. The shaft D3 lies behind the shaft A8, on which the selector button levers Al are rotatably mounted. One of the levers Dl has a second arm D4, the end of which is in engagement with the pawls of the locking device to be described below - and influences them. The arrangement is such that, as soon as a number key B is depressed, arm B2 of the key lever against the rod D pushes and moves lever D ', D4.

The free end of each key lever arm BZ is rounded and stands in engagement with a recess at the end of the arm B 'of a, two-armed, on' the Shaft D3: pivoted lever. The other arm B $ of this lever carries on his End of a rotatably hinged, vertically arranged knife-like element B °. the Edge of the knife is directed inwards, while a fork B1 ° of the knife with a rod B11 is engaged. The arrangement is such that if a Number key is pressed, levers B ', B $ swung, and knife BI forward pushed is, the fork BI 'slides on the rod B11 and the knife B3 guides, so that it always @ stays vertical. The end of the through the underneath the number key lever lying rod B4 influenced lever B '' (Fig. j) is rounded in a similar way and stands in one grip with a two-armed, also mounted on the shaft D3 Lever Yx, BBx. This carries and influences a knife B ° x, which is similar to the knife B3 is formed. The knife B ^ x is also carried out by a rod BI ' engaged fork BI ° x out. Each key lever arm B ° is under the Influence of a coil spring B12, which has the tendency to press the key E after To bring the depression back to the starting position, and this spring also serves to keep knives B9 and H'x in advanced or inoperative positions.

The rods C and D are also under the action of not illustrated Springs that tend to keep these rods in the required positions to hold, so that you can use the Telbulatdrtasten! B2 can be influenced.

The differentially influenced element or plate E, as shown in Fig. I, lies transversely to the front of the machine and is arranged so that it can slide under the influence of a coil spring which acts through a flexible band or cord EI which the endeavor has to pull the plate E to the right side of the machine. The upper edge of the differentially influenced plate E is equipped with a number of grooves or recesses which form approaches E2, E3, E5, Ea, E ', ES and Ea. As shown in Fig. 3, the front surface of each of these lugs is beveled to engage the correspondingly beveled end of tabulator lever A '. A horizontally mounted part EI 'extends from the rear of the plate E and carries a rack EI'- running parallel to the plate E.

In suitable warehouses, like A'bb. Fig. 5 shows a vertical shaft F rotatably mounted. The latter carries a gear F 'near its lower end, which works together with the rack EI'. On the upper part of the shaft F, several thumbs F2, F3 (Fig. 5 and 1d.) Are arranged in pairs. At the lower end of the shaft, at a suitable distance below the gear FI, there is a ratchet wheel G. This ratchet wheel is, as shown in Fig. 3 and d. can be seen, equipped with equally far separated teeth GI, G2, G3, G4, Gi ', Gl, G', G8, G °, which are all the same when the ratchet wheel is viewed from above. Two of these teeth G1 and G4 are, however, as can be seen from Fig. 4, larger in width. A bracket F4, which expediently forms part of the lower bearing of the thumb shaft F, has two pawls on a pivot F ° that is mounted in a rotatable manner. One of these pawls H is supported by a two-armed lever HI, H2, while the other pawl I is provided on a two-armed lever JI, J ". The pawl H, as Fig. Q. Shows, has different widths and dimensions are chosen so that when the pawl has been moved far enough to disengage from the usual teeth, for example teeth G2 and G3 of the ratchet wheel, the upper and wider part still comes into contact with the wider tooth GI and G4 'can occur. a at the one end of the console F4 bef estigte and connected with its other end to the Klinkenhetbel HI spring H3 asked the effort the pawl H into contact with the teeth of the ratchet wheel G to keep. the means of the rod C The end of the lever G3, which affects the tab lever AI, is connected to a shoulder of the ratchet lever HI through a link C4 In this way: by a movement of the lever caused by the movement of a digit selector key C3 the pawl H pulled far enough to disengage all teeth of the ratchet wheel G, and not only with the ordinary teeth, such as G2, G3, but also with the wider teeth GI, G4. The lever D4, which is moved when a number key is depressed, has a T = shaped end, and the core of this end forms arms D 'and De, which lie between the ratchet levers JI on the one hand and J2, H2 on the other. In this way, whenever a key lever is manipulated, the end of the lever D4 is moved against the ratchet wheel, and in doing so the crosspiece D5 displaces the pawl lever H2, whereby the pawl H is raised enough to dislodge one of the common teeth, for example the Teeth G2, G3 of the ratchet wheel G to come. However, this movement is not sufficient to bring the pawl H out of the path of movement of the wider ratchet teeth GI or G4. This movement of the lever D4 also acts through the arm D 'on the ratchet lever J2 and moves the ratchet J far enough against the locking raid to come into engagement with one or the other tooth of the ratchet wheel. If a key lever is released after the influencing, the arm D 'of the crosspiece rests against the pawl lever JI during the return movement of the lever 1) 4 and brings the pawl J out of engagement with the ratchet wheel. At the same time, the pawl H is released so that it is moved again against the ratchet wheel and can come into contact with one of the teeth. The pawls H and J are .farther apart than the distance between two teeth of the ratchet wheel, so that when the pawl H is lifted out of the path of a tooth of the ratchet wheel @G Shaft F can rotate a small amount, whereby they are inhibited in their ventilation by the pawl J. In .der Rückbowegen the lever D 'lowers as soon as the pawl J is disengaged from the ratchet wheel, the pawl H along the bevelled rear wall of a tooth, the ratchet wheel and slides ahwärts until it is in engagement with the tooth initially offered to it . The back of the latch H is as shown in Fig. Q. indicated .is rounded to facilitate their sliding over the back wall of each tooth.

, The approaches to the differentially influenced plate E correspond the positions of the thumb shaft F, which are determined by the teeth of the ratchet wheel G, and these positions stand in a quite definite relation to the order of the Processes, when loading, because of the position selection and number keys for the purpose of calculating a Sum with the machine. The details of this dependency are described once the remainder of the voting device has been disassembled.

A frame consisting of two vertical posts FE and two horizontal elements F7 (A ebb. 5) carries the Daiumenwelle F through the lower bracket F 'and the upper bracket F $: On the upwardly extending post F' there are several equidistant from one another .Distant pins or rollers F 'are arranged which form guides and support points for several adjustment plates K, K1, L, L1, which are arranged in pairs and of which each plate L or L1 lies behind a plate K or K'. These adjusting plates are horizontally and radially with respect to the axis of the thumb shaft F and E very plate is equipped with a finger or cooler KI, L ', of a pair of thumb F2, F3 opposite. The arrangement is such that, when the thumb shaft rotates, the thumbs F2, F3 act in pairs in accordance with the positions they occupy under the influence of the teeth of the ratchet wheel G on the sensors K2, L2 and the setting plates K, K1, L , L1 can be moved laterally either in pairs or individually, depending on the configuration of the thumbs. This lateral movement takes place against the action of springs, not shown, which are fixed and support the ends of the adjusting plates K, K1, L, Ll facing the thumb shaft, so that when the thumb shaft rotates and the action of a thumb on any plate ceases, this The upper edge of each adjustment plate K is provided with several rectangular recesses, and the square end of an adjustment rod M is located in each recess Grooves and the rods carried by them is nine, but that one of the adjustment plates near the top of each group is provided with ten grooves and carries ten rods 11T, while a similarly grooved plate with ten rods is provided near the bottom of the group. The top and bottom adjustment plates K1 each have only two grooves and traverse two rods facing the ends of the plates n Mx and My. Each adjustment plate L, Ll is provided on its upper edge with a single rectangular recess which faces that end which is closest to the thumb shaft. In the recess of each adjusting plate L1-, which, as can be seen from the drawing, are the top and bottom of these plates, the square end of an adjusting plate N is located. In the recess of each intermediate adjusting plate L is the end of an adjusting rod N. By a longitudinal movement of the rods M stops are set in the manner described below, by means of which the product plates are brought into the required position. A longitudinal movement of the rods N and N1 retracts certain stops in the manner described below, and these stops, when they are withdrawn, serve to prevent adjustment of the product plates and consequently to inhibit the effect of the longitudinal movement of the adjustment rods 111. From Aibb. 5 it can be seen that the ends of all adjustment rods are arranged like a chessboard in rows running parallel in two directions and lying in one plane, since the ends of the adjustment rods in a row directly below the ends of the adjustment rods in the row above them en.

On each horizontal element F7 of the adjusting plates K supporting A flange F1 'is provided, which extends towards the front end of the frame Machine extends, and in each flange are several forward facing slots Fll provided. The number of these slots corresponds to the maximum number of slots, d. H. the adjustment rods in any of the horizontal rows, and these slots lie in the two flanges vertically in a line, however so arranged that when the adjustment plates are in their normal rest position, d. H. in their outermost position on the left in Fig. 5, the vertical ones through the corresponding slots imaginary lines between the vertical, rows formed by the ends of the adjusting rods M, N, N1 extend. In the Knives B °, B311 are located in slots F11, the latter being the two on the left Take end slots F12. The recesses F11, F12 thus serve as guides for the 'knives' their back and forth movement against the adjustment plates and the Adjustment rods.

It is evident that when the thumb shaft rotates, the adjustment plates are shifted individually so that the ends of the rods 1I, N, NI- are brought into the path of the: knife: as soon as they are moved back and forth as a result of depressing the number key lever. The setting plates K, KI, L, L1 are arranged according to the arrangement of the product plates, and the setting of the latter is determined by the stops set. The adjustment plates are appropriately divided into two main groups. The arrangement of the setting plates and Stoppers.stellstangen in the groups of the machine is chosen arbitrarily and can be modified in a suitable manner. The grouping is made as follows in Fig. 5: The four uppermost adjustment plates K and the uppermost adjustment plate K1 together with their associated adjustment plates L, L1 form a main group a. The four lower adjustment plates K L and the lowermost adjustment plate K1, with their associated adjustment plates L, L 1, form a second main group b. All setting plates forming the upper group a and the stop setting rods carried by these are used in the treatment of ten times the amount of items at different prices, which are distributed over the individual rows as follows: Row a 'comes in pounds for ten times the items, the Row a2 for ten times the number of items in ten shillings, row a3 for ten times the number of items in unit shillings, row a4 for ten times the number of items in pennies, and finally row a5 for ten times the number of items in two pennies. The lower main group b comes into question for standard items at different prices, which are distributed over the individual series as follows: Row b1 contains the standard items in pounds, row b2 the standard items in ten shillings, row b3 the standard items Unit shillings and row b4 the unit items at pennies. Finally, the series bj contains the unitary objects ziu ii pennies. Each row of stopper adjusting rods 111 has its jamming stopper rod Ar, and the rods 1, 11, and 11, 7y supported by the uppermost and lowermost adjusting plates K1 are controlled by the jamming rod controlling the rods in rows a1 and b4. The uppermost Hemmanscblagstange N1 controls the entire group a of the stop adjusting rods 21, while the lower Hemmanschlag bar: 1, 1 controls the entire lower group b of the stop adjusting rods t'tl.

By arranging the dieiReibevon stop adjustment rods in groups and individually controlling shirt stop bars, the desired selection is easily made. Depending on whether unitary objects or tenfold objects come into question, wind a group barrier bar through a bar N1 for the number of objects removed. The stops that inhibit the individual rows are used for prices the rods N are pulled away, whereby only those rods N have an effect, which ! correspond to the price series currently in effect.

In Aibb. 14, the shape and arrangement of the thumbs F2, F3 on the thumb shaft F is illustrated in end or plan view, and from this figure the individual rotational positions of this shaft and the thumb, corresponding to the positions determined by the teeth of the ratchet wheel G, are illustrated. The individual radial lines in Fig. 14 are labeled G1, G2 to GO, and the positions of these lines indicate the different effective positions of the thumbs on the stop adjustment plates K, L, KI and L1. These layers coincide with the distance between the teeth of the ratchet wheel G from one another. As soon as the ratchet wheel G and the thumb shaft F have been rotated so that, for example, the tooth G3 of the ratchet wheel is in engagement with the pawl H, the thumbs are adjusted accordingly and assume the position illustrated by the line G3.

The operation of the voting devices described above as a whole can now be discussed. It is evident that through this device, once the machine's keys are depressed, by any given sum as the beginning of an arithmetic operation to introduce into the machine by the keys Knife B 'influenced those stop adjusting rods 2,1 in the longitudinal direction move them as a result of the thumbs and the adjustment plates be% vir1cten selection and accordingly that of the rods N and N1 longitudinal movement transmitted by knife B "- 'c depending on the effect of the jamming stops perform. The consequence of this is that those attacks ceased and those Product plates are released for the purpose of setting by these stops, -which are necessary to achieve the desired result in the manner described below to obtain. Next, in brief, is the method of introducing a sum into the machine as follows: First, one of the two position selector buttons A on the left side of the machine depicted in Fig those keys which are for units and tenfold of objects. designated are. Then the number keys corresponding to the real number of items become depressed. Depressing the selector buttons turns the device into brought the operative position, but the machine stops after one or two. Number buttons have been depressed, on, to be effective, and further when If the number keys are then depressed, the machine has no effect. Now one of the selector buttons is first corresponding to the first and highest number in which price is suppressed, and then those corresponding to this price figure become Number buttons pressed. Then, according to these price figures, more will be done Depression of the selector buttons, followed by depressing number buttons or the successive depressions of the number keys corresponding to the full price is made. It should be noted that the initial depression of a digit IN counter key is necessary to bring the machine into the effective position, so that the later Depressing a number key has an effect, and once depressed those depressed that correspond to the value determined by the selector button, so will the adding machine in turn ineffective.

It is useful to begin with the description of the mode of operation if it is assumed that the numbers of objects come into question and it is first assumed that an arithmetic operation is to be carried out with the machine which includes ten times the number of objects. In this case the second position selector button A, seen from the left of the machine in Fig. I, is depressed. As a result, the end AZ of this selector key button is moved into the path of the attachment E '(section 3) on the plate E which is influenced by the differential. At the same time: by the action of the selector lever on the rod C, the end of the lever C3 will pull the pawl H out of the path of the tooth G1 of the ratchet wheel G, with which it is normally engaged when the machine is in the position to carry out a operation suitable position (is the differential influenced plate e can now under the action of its. spring be moved freely by a small iEntfernung until their approach e abuts' towards the end AZ of the selector lever result, .If the .Daumenwelle F by the rack EI. ' (A.bb. z3) and this Mnrad F1; turned a small amount, and this turn is sufficient to bring the pawl H opposite the inclined rear wall of the tooth G1. The selector button is now released, and there is the end of this button lever As the path of the approach EZ moves out, the differentially influenced plate E can continue to move and at the same time rotate the ratchet wheel G until the latter is stopped by the pawl H in input riff with tooth G 'comes.

The selector device is now effective, and by turning the thumb shaft F by the indicated amount, those thumbs, which influence all four setting plates K in group a, are brought into effect, so that all four setting plates are displaced and thereby the ends of all the stop rods carried by them .11 are brought into the paths of the knife BO. The thumb controlling the adjusting plate L1 is also effective, and this plate is displaced with the end of the group locking bar N'l carried by it. If any number key B is now depressed tenfold, the associated knife B ° is moved against the edges of the associated stop adjusting rods 1'bI in the various rows of group a and strikes against them. At the same time, the knife B'c strikes the end of the Gnuppenhemmanschlagstange NI, -which controls the group a. As soon as this number key has been depressed, the lever D4 is moved as a result of the action of the number key lever on the rod D (. Through this movement of the lever D ', the action of the arm D' on the ratchet arm J 'causes the pawl J in the path of .tooth G1 of the ratchet wheel. At the same time the arm working up the ratchet lever H 'lifts: D5 of the lever D4 the ratchet H out of the path of tooth G =. As a result, the ratchet wheel can turn a little, until the tooth G1 comes into engagement with the pawl J. This partial rotation of the ratchet wheel and the thumb shaft F: is not yet sufficient to produce an effect of the thumb on the set plates When the number key is released, the action of the arm DB and the lever D4 on the ratchet lever J1 disengages the ratchet J from the tooth GI I now continue to turn until the tooth G3 comes into engagement with the pawl H, which, under the influence of the spring H3, slides downwards along the back of the tooth Gl. Through this rotary movement of the thumb shaft F, the previously effective thumbs are put out of service, so that the setting plates h around L1 in group a are shifted back or to the left from their starting position under the influence of the springs acting on them. At the same time, those thumbs become effective which influence the four adjustment plates 1i in the lower group b. The lower adjusting plate L1 is also influenced by its associated thumb, so that it is shifted to the right together with the plates K in group b, so that the ends of the rods 11 and X1 carried by these plates move into the paths of the knives will.

When the second number key corresponding to the unit in the number of objects is depressed, the associated stop rods 11 are displaced together with the group blocking key 1, while clinics J and 11 are influenced as before, with one J brought into the path of tooth G =, and the other H is moved out of the path of tooth G3. When this number key is released, the pawl J is raised and the ratchet wheel G and the thumb shaft F carry out a further partial rotation, and the tooth G4 comes into engagement with the pawl 11. The thumb shaft has now been turned far enough to bring the thumbs, which act on the adjustment plates in group b, out of their working positions, so that those plates which had been adjusted move to the left under the action of their springs move and return to their starting position. It should be noted that all rods II, whose ends have been influenced by the knife B ° and also the rods N ', the ends of which have been influenced by the 1Iesser B-'"as a result of pressing the" number keys, remain in their changed longitudinal positions when the Return adjustment plates K and L1 to their original positions. As soon as the thumb shaft has been rotated in this way by the specified amount so that the tooth G4 is in engagement with the pawl H, the machine is no longer effective in that, if any number key is now depressed, none Effect can take place. The reason for this is to be seen in the fact that (by means of the lever B4 the pawl lever H- 'cannot be moved far enough to bring the upper, wider part of the pawl H out of engagement with the wider Zalin G4.

The effect of the selector device must now be considered when a unit number of objects comes into question. It goes without saying that all parts of the device are in their initial positions, with the differential influenced plate E in its extreme left position i; efin'det, and the thumb shaft F and the ratchet wheel Gin as shown in Fig. 3 and d. illustrated position have been rotated in which the tooth G1 with the pawl H is in engagement. It is now first the position selector button A @ on the far left side of the machine illustrated in Fig. I depressed, whereby the end of this selector button @ helbels A3 (Albb. 25) is brought into the path .des approach E3 on the differentially influenced plate E. . At the same time, the action of the selector key lever Al on the rod C moves the lever Cl, and its end C3 pulls the pawl 11 out of the path of the tooth Eq. The differentially influenced plate E is thus released and moves to the right until the approach E ° comes into engagement with the end of the tab lever <d3. The distance over which the plate E can move in this way is sufficient to turn the thumb shaft F until the pawl H just comes out of contact with the tooth G2. As soon as the selector button: is released, the end of the button lever: 4s disengages from the projection E3, and the differential-influenced plate can continue to move until the pawl H slides downwards on the back of the tooth G ' , whereby the movement of the Plate E and the rotation of the ratchet wheel are inhibited by the engagement of tooth G3 with pawl H. The selector device is now operative and the thumb shaft has been rotated sufficiently far to bring into the working position those thumbs which act on the setting plate 11 forming the lower group b and the lower setting plate L carrying the group locking rods 1411. If a number key b 'is now depressed, the associated knife B' together with the knife B "X is moved against the ends of the associated stop adjustment rods IVL and Hemmarsclrlagstange NI and acts on them D by lever D4 first the pawl J belongs in the path of the tooth GZ presented to it, while the left hand H is pulled out of the path of tooth G3. The latter is a consequence of the action of the crosspiece D5 on the pawl lever J2, H2. When the number key is released, the crosspiece DB at the end of the lever D4 acts on: the lever J1 and pulls the pawl J away so that the tabulator plate E can move, and the ratchet wheel G and the thumb strap F The pawl H strikes the back wall of the tooth G3, slides down it and comes into contact with the tooth G4. The thumb shaft is now pushed into such a position It has been ensured that all thumbs are in the ineffective positions and the adjustment plates have been returned to their original position under the action of their associated springs. ; The voting device is no longer effective.

It is thus evident that for the treatment of tens of surfaces of 'objects the end of the voter lever A2 cooperates with the voter stop indicator E2 and turning: and (Adjusting the thumb shaft F with the 'the (pawl H in : Engaging standing ratchet tooth, G2 enabled. When handling unitary items the end A3 of the selector key lever works with the approach E3 'of the .differential The plate was influenced by the slide, resulting in a rotation and adjustment of the slide shaft F with 'your: Sperna-dzahri G3. In engagement with the latch H.

Let us now consider the effect of the voting device when the price of items is an issue. It is clear that after the: thumb shaft as a result of an; L, Ll stitches in their starting positions at the limit of their bend to the left, i.e. against the thumb shaft. As a result of the amount by which the differential influenced plate E has been moved to the right for the purpose of rotating the thumb shaft, a change has occurred in the relative positions of the stops on this plate and the associated ends of the selector key levers. So, although the ends A6, All, A7 of these levers are still in such positions @ that they are in engagement with the approaches E5, EI 'or -w. E7 can be moved, as can be seen in Fig. 3. the lever ends A2, All have been moved past the approaches E2, E3 of the differentially influenced plate, so that when the 'ends of their levers A2, A3 are moved as a result of the depressing * via associated selector buttons, they are opposite the approaches E9 or EI of the differential 'moving plate are located.

If, first of all, it is assumed that the price is unit pounds, then becomes l'the position selector button designated for the pounds, d. H. the one in Fig. i on the right button A in the row of the selector button depressed, whereby the end A5 this tab keypad into the E5 neck path of the differential affected Plate brought: is. By the action of this selector button lever on the rod C, the pawl H is brought out of the path of the tooth G4. The plate E moves well, and the thumb shaft F rotates. The amount of this rotary movement is directed after removing tx between the end of A5 of the selector lever and the E5. At iFreiga'be the selector button [moves see the differential influenced plate E further, and The ratchet wheel G also continues to rotate until the tooth G5 engages with the pawl H. comes. In this way the device works again and those come Thumb in [the working position, which the adjustment plates a1 and b1 find different Move groups a around b sideways. The ones acting on the associated setting plates L. Thumbs move these plates to the side as well. In this way, 'the Stop adjustment device only with: reference to the 'rods M in row a1 for ten times the amount of counterfeit to: unit pounds, and. in the row b1 for the unit items are effective at unit pounds. Becomes any number button lever When pressed down, the knife B ° t influenced by this acts on the rods presented to it in rows a1 and b1. At the same time, the knife B3x exercises the corresponding Stop adjustment rods N have their effect.

It should be noted at this point (that if these are only unitary objects the effect of the numeric keypad on the stop adjusting rods in of the row & has no influence when -the product plates are finally in position because the group locking bar NI-, which is in the 'row a' lies, important is moved when the voter keys for the numbers of items to be influenced.

It should also be noted that, as has already been indicated, those stop rods M which, under the influence of the numeric keypad when using the machine for the number of objects, have been moved in the longitudinal direction, in the positions in which they have already been pushed, remain, no further influence on these rods under the action of the numeric keypad when the same keys are pressed for the price. Assuming that a total is to be formed at which the price of eight items of 8 each is to be determined, all No. 8 keystrokes in the units of item group b are shifted by the No. 8 key knife. However, if the no. S @ number button pressed again for the price, so that affected by this key blade is moved as if the N r. 8-stop rod M is to be moved in row b ', which row has been brought into the path of the knife by the adjusting plate alone. However, since this stop rod: has already been moved, no further effect is exerted on it. The product @ 1: t of 8><8, namely £ 6d., Is thus obtained. In a similar way, if it is assumed that the sum of twelve objects of £ 2 each is to be formed, all No. i - stop rods i'11 in the 'rows dl, a =, a3 and a ', and the no. - stop bars.'! 7 pushed inwards in rows b1, b =, b3 and b4. The No. 2-number key finesser, if it is working for price, will in turn endeavor to push the no. 2 stop rod in row b2, but has no effect, since this rod has already been pushed in. The desired product is nvithin as (io, X 2) -E- (2 X 2) 2d. obtain.

If one looks again at the effect of the various selector buttons, it becomes clear that when the number key for pounds is depressed and then released, this key, which acts on pawls H and I through lever D4, causes a movement of the differentially influenced plate E and a rotation of the ratchet wheel G by one tooth, so that the ratchet is now held by the tooth G6 engaged with the pawl H. The selector device is then in a position to handle ten times shillings, and all those daiumen come into the working position which serve to move the setting plates of rows a2 and b2. If the price of the objects is a sum of, for example, £ 3.ld..o, then after setting the number of pounds, the selector device automatically moves into the position in which the number key is depressed for ten times the number of shillings @hann. As a result, the knife of the no. If the number key for the units of shillings is now depressed then released, the ratchet wheel rotates one tooth further until the tooth G $ comes into engagement with the pawl H.

If the price of the objects is a sum of shillings or shillings and pennies, but not pounds, then it is necessary to press the associated position selector buttons at the beginning. If the total is 10 Schilling or more, the 10 Schilling selector key is depressed, whereby the end A 'of this selector key lever is brought into the path of the attachment EG of the differentially influenced plate. At the same time wind: the pawl H is brought out of engagement with the tooth G4, and the differential influenced plate E 'can now move by an amount equal to the distance between the end of the lever A' .and the stop EG. This is sufficient to bring the ratchet wheel into such a position that when the selector button is released, the tooth GG comes into engagement with the pawl H, which has passed over the tooth G5. The thumbs now in the working position move the adjustment plates in rows a =; and b2. Is .the .S, by # me less than io Schillin.g, the selector button for unit shillings is depressed, whereby the end of the lever A7 is brought into the path of the stop E-, the differential influenced plate. The distance between the 'end' of this lever and this approach is so great that by disengaging the pawl H with the tooth G4 of the locking device, the differential influenced plate E can be moved and consequently the locking wheel G can be rotated by an amount which is sufficient to bring the pawl H into engagement with the tooth G ″ r, the pawl H bypassing the teeth G ″ and Gl.

If there are 10 pennies or 2 pennies in the total to be calculated, the way the machine works is determined by the numbering and arrangement of the number keys, up to a certain amount. In the machine specifically described here, this numbering is arranged so that the machine can be used in conjunction with a printing device. As BER (is zits .worden indicated above, the eleven keys are consecutively with 1, 2, 3, d., 5, 6, T, 8, 9, o, io denotes (Abt. 8). The handling of the Keys for io pennies or ii pennies is as follows: for io pennies, first the key marked io and then the key o and for ii pennies first the key marked io and then the key marked i l.

It is now supposed to have the effect or buttons in setting of the thumb wave should be considered when pennies are to be dealt with. In the case of unit pennies first press the button A labeled unit pennies. Realized you can see, release the latch H. at this (moment with the tooth G4 of the locking wheel is in engagement and therefore the: approach It the differential influenced plate E has been moved beyond the end of the tab key lever A3 [, then lights up it is a fact that when you press this selector key Idas the end of its lever A3 into the Path of approach it is brought. If, therefore, the pawl H is out of the path of the tooth G4 has been lifted out, .so, the differential influenced plate E turns at their movement ibis to the point in which they hit their neck E ° against the end of the lever A3,! The ratchet wheel G4 and, the (thumb shaft, until the pawl H just comes free of the tooth G 'i. At the, release -the selector button the ratchet wheel can continue to turn until tooth G $ engages with the pawl H stands. By rotating ider to these points, the adjustment plates will: K and their associated adjustment plates L moved in rows a4 and b4. the required number key. works in the manner already described through its keyboard knife on the associated adjustment rods M. At the same time, here is an effect : on this number key on the locking device, lift latch H over tooth G $, and when the number key is released, the thumb shaft F, Ibis, the .tooth turns G9 comes into engagement with the pawl H. Introducing a sum into the machine is terminated by this.

If the price to be treated is now equal to 10 pennies, the position selector key A designated for 10 pennies is depressed. As a result, the end of this selector key lever AZ in .die path of the approach E9 of the differentially influenced plate E is brought. Since the distance between the end of the lever Az and the point E ° is equal to the distance between the end of the selector key lever A3 - and the attachment It is, it is obvious, that the actual effect of never pressing the selector key. is initially the same for ten times iP.ennys as when the selector key (for! the units of pennies is depressed. The differential-influenced plate E therefore moves when this key is depressed, until the extension E ° - towards the end of lever A ', with the ratchet wheel being rotated until the pawl H just disengages from the tooth, G "(,. When the selector button i is released, the thumb shaft F aligns until the rotary movement is caused by the pawl's engagement H is inhibited with the tooth G $. The same thumbs now come into the working position as when working with standard pennies, and the adjustment plates K and L in rows a4 and b4 are moved because, as you will remember, these Rows of z Ehn stop adjustment rods M exist. The add button marked io is now depressed and its knife acts on the no. Io stop adjustment rod NI. The locking device, influenced in the same way as before by the number keys, enables the thumb shaft to be rotated until the pawl H comes into engagement with the teeth G9. If, as may be the case with the illustrated design, the machine is connected to another device for printing the numbers of the inserted iSum and then the number key marked 0 is pressed, the latter, since this key ni'c ' ht is equipped with a key knife B9 .

If the price is pennies, then, as in the case of io iPennys, started by pressing the io-P.emny selector button, so that the end of the Key lever Az with the stop E9 of the differential influenced: plate in engagement comes. As soon as this key is released, the tooth G $ engages with the Latch H.. The number io, number key is then depressed and released, whereby the inhibiting device towards activity (is set in order to disengage the latch H to move with the .tooth G3 @ and to turn the ratchet wheel -to: enable until the tooth G9 comes into contact with the pawl H. In this position are those Thumbs, which move the adjustment plates K ', in the working position. No. -. The number key is now depressed, which by its knife B ° aiuif the @Eirnstellstan, - "en Mx has an effect.

It is appropriate to the process and the effect of the device describe when sums such as £ 3.0.7, io shilling 5 (penny and , 8 shillings 3i pennies or 8 shillings i i pennies are possible.

Consider: first a sum of £ 3.0.7. In this case, the position selector button for pounds is pressed first, which enables the locking wheel to be turned until the tooth G5 meshes with the pawl H. Now the No. 3 number key is depressed and released, and this affects the locking device sn the already described manner in such a way that the The ratchet wheel rotates until the GE tooth engages handle with latch H. The selector button for unit pennies is now operated, whereby the end of this lever .33 in the train: the approach. E & the differential affected plate E is brought and the The thumb shaft and the ratchet wheel turn until the selector button is released Tooth G8 engages with pawl H. The adjustment plates in rows a4 and b ' influencing thumb (are now- more in the working position, and the \ r. 7-number key is depressed, where- due to the already described effect occurs. Is it a sum for example wise from 10 shillings 5 pence, so will first press the io-Schillinig selector button d, squeezed and released, making in -the above described Welise a Dre- thickening of the thumb shaft is made possible, until the tooth GI with the pawl H in Engagement is. The No. iZ, number button becomes now depressed, and on her free- The thumb wave is about one step rotated further until tooth G 'engages with deT latch H. Then the m the number key marked 0 is depressed, which, as already mentioned above, only: the inhibitory device affects, with: the result that the thumb wave one step further- is moved until the tooth G $ with the pawl H is engaged. The thumb shaft is located now in the necessary position to the number 5 number key for the unit pennys to influence. According to another drive, to influence the button marked 0 rivers, which appropriately applied if the machine is equipped with a device is connected to pressing the numbers, can the selector button: for the unit pennys after pressing the key for ten times of schillings. It it is clear that this causes the inhibition device is operated so that the thumb shaft in the required position for unit pennies can be rotated in which position the Tooth Gs. is in contact with latch H. Is it now a question of a sum for example 8 shillings 3 pence, so first the selector: l key for on shillings depressed and free given., whereby, as already indicated, the thumb shaft into the required Location for units of Schillingen is rotated, in which position "the tooth G ' in contact: with the latch H is. So- more - the number 8 button is pressed, and when they are released, the inhibition direction so set @ that the thumb shaft can turn: until the tooth GI is in contact with the pawl H. The number 3 number key is then pressed. If the total were 8 shillings ii pennies, the process after the number 8 number key for the shillings had been inserted would be the same as has already been described with reference to ii pennies, i.e. . first the number button marked io was pressed and then the number button marked i ...

The design and mode of operation of the product panels and how they are brought into position; will now be described.

From Fig. 6 it can be seen that a recess 1171 is provided at a suitable point on each stop adjusting rod M :. A sloping surface M2 leads from this lower-lying part All to the higher-lying part of the rod. The one: end of an adjustment stop 0 rests on the set end Ml of the adjustment rod: the other end of this stop 0 is best in a recess 01 in a fixed plate 02 carried by the frame of the machine. The recesses 01 are arranged in individual rows, and each row of stops corresponds to a row of stop adjustment rods 1111 in the selector device illustrated in FIG. A helical spring 03 wound around each stop 0 is fastened at one end to the stop, while its other end is supported against the plate OZ. The arrangement is made such that by a longitudinal movement .der Anschligeinstellstange M 'the end of the stop 0 moves along the inclined surface M2, whereby the other end of the stop 0 extends through .die: the recess in the plate OZ. As soon as the stop adjustment rod 117 returns to its starting position, ie is pushed back against the front of the machine, the stop is retracted under the action of the spring 03, and this re-adjustment is brought about by a device to be described below.

Several plates OZ are provided, which are divided into two groups according to the grouping of the selector device illustrated in Fig. 5. One of these groups of plates 02, which is designated with a: in the illustrated exemplary embodiment and is used for the products of ten times more objects at different prices, is arranged in the upper part of the machine. The plates forming the second group, marked b: are indicated in the lower part of the masdhihe. Next to and parallel to each plate 02 is a product plate P which has v = shaped guides Pl on its surface opposite the plate. Each product plate can move parallel to itself into a position which is determined by the engagement of the guides F1 with one or more stops 0 set in the corresponding row. The group a of the product plates P is shown in fig. 8 in the upper part of the machine, around these plates are labeled Pd, Pd, Pa3, Pe corresponding to the rows of plate adjusting rods M in group a shown in Fig. 5. The product plate Pal is for items of pounds, the plate Päl for the products of ten times the amount of iobjects to io shillings, the plate Pag for ten times the amount of items in unit shillings, and the plate Pa4 for ten times the amount of items in pennies. The group b of the product plates lies in the lower part of the machine, and these plates correspond to the rows of adjustment rods M in the group b illustrated in Fig. 5. The various rows of stops 0 are illustrated in Fig. 8 in their relationship to each other and to the prädict records, the position of which they determine. The rows of stop adjusting rods M lie one above the other and extend from the front to the rear end of the machine, corresponding to the positions of the rows of stops 0 for different lengths. Like from Alb. 8, the -Reihen the stops are of 'the front part of .Machine to -the rear part behind the other, and the upwardly directed stops in the back of the lined e 0a are -dargestellt in Fig io, which is a view of. Trailing portion of the machine. This figure also shows the downward-facing stops Ob in the back row in the lower group b.

It can be seen that to set the for ten times of Items for pennies -product plate Pd elf the occurring i i pennies corresponding stops 0 are provided. The No. i i stop on the outermost . On the right side of this row, wind through, the hinges Mx in row aJ set in Fig. 5. The Mx rod is located on the left-hand side of the adjustment plate KI, and behind the frame F ", F7 supporting the adjustment rods, is the rod 111x across. To the "rods M in the row below with the other of the "rod My" carried by the opposite end of the setting plate K1. The end of the rod My shown in Fig. 5 and carried by the plate K1 is used for guiding purposes only, however, Ida's other end of this rod, as shown in Fig. 6, is cut away at Ml so that @es influence the associated stop bar 0 can. The adjusting rod Mx, the loin of which is influenced by a key knife B8, if it gets into the path of this knife, it does not extend backwards beyond the point at which it is connected to the rod My. To this Way, the stop adjustment rod Mx, although it is at the left end of the rows of: Rods M lies, in the case of a longitudinal movement, actually, effectively, around a stop 0 at your right end, and that keystroke is the eleventh in the row of ten stops set by @ the rod M in the row a4.

The result of the admission of the attacks is now expedient and the setting up of the product plates io and io pennies including sums trades. Lead io pennies becomes the No. io stop .by pressing .the number key marked io, and the @Product plate is made by the engagement of the V-shaped guides with this I *, Tr. io4 stop and, if applicable, with other stops corresponding to the number of items eligible for this sum are brought into the working position in a known manner. However, it is For i i pennies, as has already been described, the number io_number key becomes first operated, which sets the No. io stop, and then No. i-number key affects which, however, the setting plates KI by thumb, vixkung have been moved under the action of the No. i key knife: on --- f the stop adjustment rodsMx sets the No. ii stop. Since the No. ii stop above the No. io-Arischlag is located, the no. io stop cannot affect the V-shaped guides exercise when adjusting the product panels, even if -the number of in question 'coming objects i i (is because in the case of eleven objects -to i i Pennys the following stops can be adjusted: In the row of through the adjustment rods M in the row a4 controlled -stops serving for tenfold objects " , stops No. io and i are set, while in that for unit items Row b4 the stops i and i i are set so .that the product in the Form (roXii) + (iXIi) is determined.

Each product plate P carries an iG.group of product pegs P2, which in recesses in the panels: inserted and fastened are. The arrangement of these pins in the upper plates P can be seen in Fig. 8, , and # the length of each peg represents a product which, as soon as the product plate brought into the working position .is, can be determined. A number of these cones P2 is illustrated in Fig. I2 in the side view, from which it can be seen how the pegs P2 extend from or underneath the product plate P. These tenons "are made according to" the products that are produced by setting any Plate can be obtained arranged. For example, the plate is Pal, which is intended for ten times the items at unit pounds, with two Provided groups of product cones, which for ten times the pound 'resp. Serving hundreds of pounds. On the other hand, it has for ten times Objects .zu Pennys d; i # enend.e plate Pal four groups of product cones P2, which for unit pounds, tenfold Ran 'schillings, unit schillings, and pennies are eligible.

The parallel movement of the product plates in the set by the -Stop certain positions happens in the following way: As can be seen in Fig. 8 is, over the group a of the product plates are several flat bars P3, which can slide from the front of the machine to the rear. Every pole carries a crosspiece with downwardly directed ends P 'which. against the leading edge a product plate P lie. On one tenon of each rod P3 is the end of one PE coil spring attached, which extends to the rear of the machine, where the other end is on one arm, a two-armed on a vertical one Shaft 02 rotatably mounted lever 0, 0l is attached. If the device is in Operation set so that the individual parts of the calculating machine have their different To perform functions, lever D, 0l moves, and springs P8 a train is exerted on the slide bars Ps. This train. Is made by the cross pieces Transfer P4, P 'to the product plates P. Those product plates which by: the retraction of the blocking stops to be described in the following released have been because of each other then. backwards parallel to yourself until they d'ura the set stops 0 are stopped, 1the with the V-shaped Guides P1 come into engagement. Since the approaches PS at the ends of the cross pieces P1 always move in parallel, becomes: the required parallelism of the product plates glue setting guaranteed.

From Fig.7 it can be seen that in each rod Ar, which controls a certain jamming stop, a recess or a groove N2 is provided, from which an inclined surface N3 leads downwards. The lower end of a stop bolt Ar4 rests on the upper part of the rod N near the inclined surface N3, the upper end of which extends through a recess in the fixed plate 02. Around d'en stop Y 'there is a helical spring AT5, one end of which is fastened to the stop, while its other end is supported against the underside of the plate 02 so that it always tries to push the stop All downwards. If the rod N is moved in the longitudinal direction under the action of a key knife B3x, the lower! End of the stop N4 slides downward on the inclined surface Ns into the recess N2, whereby the upper end of the stop N ''is withdrawn into the recess in the plate 02. This recess for the stop N4 is expediently in a line, but a little separated from the row of recesses in the plate 02, in which, as Fig. 8 shows, the setting stops 0 are located. When it is in the Ar-Leitsstell.ung, that is, when it is raised and extends over the surface of the plate 02, the end of the stop member N4 is in .Eing with a recess or a groove P1 ° in one of the V-shaped guides P1 of the associated product plate P, as can be seen from Fig. 8. As long as this inhibiting stop N4 in question has been withdrawn by a longitudinal movement of the rod N, the product plate controlled by this cannot move.

The jamming stops which the groups a and b of the product panels control, are arranged and, act as follows: In the stretching end -the adjusting rod N1, which controls one of these stops, is a recess N2 with a similar to 'named after the rod N: this leading inclined surface, Ns provided. The group stop pin NE rests with one end on the .Stange NI- in the Near the inclined surface N3, while the other end passes through a recess in : the solid plate, suitably reaching towards the front of the machine 04 extends through it. Above this plate is a flat rod P7, which from the front to the rear of the machine parallel to those next to it Slide rods P3 can slide. On the side of this rod P7, -which of the fixed plate 04 is opposite, there is an approach Pg, and this is arranged so that : he can come into contact with the end of the stop NB in such a way that a shift the Plate P7 after the rear of the machine is prevented. The plate P7 extends from the front to the rear of the machine above the product plates P and carries on its lower surface pegs P ', each of which is arranged so that he: against the rear edge: of a plate of products. These pegs P3 and their Positions with respect to .the product plates are made of A'lyb. 8: clearly visible. Each plate P7 controls a group of product plates, round in: the aibb. Figures 7 and 8 illustrate the plate which is in the upper part of the machine and controls group a of the product plates.

It is evident that the end of the stop Ns is in engagement with the shoulder P3: the plate P7 cannot move and for its part holds all the product plates in group a. As soon as the setting rod N1 has been moved in the longitudinal direction under the action of the knife B9x, the stop N6 falls into the recess N2, and its end is pulled out of contact with the attachment P3. The rod P7 and the group a of the product plates can now freely shift under the influence of the springs PS as soon as the lever O is moved. The product plates then assume: whatever positions are determined by the stops 0 set. An approach O3 of the lever Q lies opposite: the rear end of the rod P1, and this, when the lever Q is advanced, the rod P7 is released to slide towards the rear of the machine when the product plates are in their positions . This movement is transmitted by the rod P7: through the pin P9 of the products. During the backward movement of the lever Q, the (shoulder Q3: pushes against: the end of the (rod P7 and, pushes this back into the starting position (against the front of the machine. During this movement, the rod P7 takes the in this case the movement is transmitted by the pins B9. As soon as: the backward movement of the rod P is finished, the rod is again locked by the stop N6.

The group b of the product plates P is, as already: indicated , is arranged on the underside of the machine: and its product pin P2 - extend outward. The movement of these product plates is made by slide bars P3 evoked: which are similar -those which are the movement of the upper Check group a. Individual and group block postings N4 and N'-are also provided, and: the whole group of product plates is controlled by a slide bar P7; Like Atß6. io shows, a second lever Q, QI is provided, on which the ends are attached by springs PS, the other ends of which are connected to the slide rods PS simmer ,. The 'two levers Q, Q' are like Aibb. recognize io by means of a cross piece O4 connected to each other. The lower, group of product plates and their control devices therefore, together with the series of attacks, form the setting: this Determine plates, and these, stops (influencing adjustment rods a Duplication of the upper product plates and their control and. Adjusting devices.

It goes without saying, however, that the groups of product cones differ P2 in the lower product plates from those of the upper product plates in that @ that: the products dealt with by the group below focus only on uniform objects at different prices.

As soon as the product plates are returned to their initial positions, all the stop adjustment rods, regardless of whether they control the adjustment of the stops or the jamming stops, must of course be returned to their initial position, and the latter is done by removing all of these rods, which, under the action of the (through the button-operated knives have been moved in the longitudinal direction 'are pushed towards the front of the machine. These "rods" are brought back by: an element which is provided at the rear ends of the rods and they towards the front! This element can be seen from: Fig. ii, which shows the ends of a set of stop bars with their associated stop bars N as well as: setting and stop bars 0 and N4 in section in a plate 02x, the latter as a guide for the ends of un (next .the adjusting rods 111 and N lying stops 0 serve d 'N4. The parallel elements 04x are arranged in suitable guides: in such a way that they can slide in both directions from the front to the rear of the machine. Supported by and between these elements 04x are a plurality of plates 05, each of which is: opposite the rear ends of a series of stop adjustment rods. The latter end at different distances in the direction from the front to the rear of the machine and, appropriately, shortly after the row of stops 0 which they control. Figure ii depicts the rear ends of two rows of stop adjustment bars 11 and N around their rows of stops 0 and N4. One of these rows of stops is directed upward and the other is directed downward and the stop bars are illustrated in section. The latter are the stops 011 and whether, which in A1ib. io appear. The rearmost plate 0 'is equipped with a laterally projecting arm OB. @At the shaft OZ which forms the axis of rotation for the double lever O, Q1, a lever with two arms 05, Q6 is arranged, as Fig. 10 shows. The arm QI; covers the end of ides arm 01 in a special plane. At the end of the lever 03, a spring-loaded pawl or ratchet Q7 is arranged with respect to the end of the arm OB so that, if: the lever Q moves to the one Direction, ie moved towards the rear of the machine,! D, - the ratchet tooth O 'snaps over the end of the arm 06 without exerting any influence on the latter. On the other hand, when the lever Q 'is moved back again, that is to say towards the front of the machine, the ratchet tooth Q' engages with the arm 0 ° and pushes it and consequently the plates 05 against the front of the machine. The plates 05 acting on the Emden -the stopper; The plates 0r then move against the rear of the machine under the action of springs (not illustrated). The manner in which the levers Q5, Q6 are moved will be described later.

As soon as the product plates P have been brought into their working position by the stops, it is necessary to determine the various products and add them up in order to obtain the required sum. The device for adding the products is generally designed as described in German patent specification 259382 ". It can be seen from Fig. 8 that the product pegs P2 are arranged on their plates so that the various sets in The product pegs carried by the lower group h of the plates are arranged similarly so that in each group there are all those product pegs carried by the different product plates which are, so to speak, one another Looking at the various groups from right to left as illustrated in Figure 8, the group on the far right contains the products of the units and tenfold of items to pennies second group contains the products of the units and: tenfold of objects to, unit shillings, the third group the products of the units and tenfold of objects at tenfold of shillings, the fourth group the products of the units and tenfold of objects at unit pounds: the fifth group the units and tenfold of objects at tenfold of pounds, and, finally, the last group on the extreme left, the products of units and tens of items by the hundreds of pounds. All products in this group are collected and added together to form a unit of the addition device. One of these addition units is illustrated in Fig. 12, but for the sake of simplicity only with one of the sensors which form part of the device. This addition device consists of a series of disks R, over which a flexible band or a Dralit S runs. One end of this band is connected to the circumference of a Sch.eilbe Rl, which can be rotated and fixed by any suitable device so that the tension and length of the band S can be adjusted. The other end of the belt is connected to a pulley S1, which is rotatably fastened on a shaft S = by a spiral spring S3, which is attached to the pulley S1 and the stationary shaft in such a way that tension is exerted on this belt S. will. In this way, when one or the other of the disks R is moved either up or down according to the position of this disk, the edge S is wound or unwound by a certain amount, and the disk S1 is rotated accordingly. Each disk R «is carried by a frame R2 which can slide in the vertical direction. The wedge R is expediently arranged at one end of this frame, and at the other end there is a pin or a sensor R3. Each frame R2 carries a rack R4, which is formed by a series of Bo17en or pegs, and with this rack is a gear T in engagement, @ whose.en one .Seite a short sleeve is provided, which with .einem laterally axially directed iAnschläg TI is provided. The gears T are loosely arranged on a shaft T 'which carries several pins or bolts T3. Each of these pins or bolts T3 is arranged in such a way that it abuts against the shoulder T 'of a toothed wheel T. Each frame R2 is arranged below or above a product plate P .and mf with respect to a group of product dispensers P2 carried by this, so that: when the product plate has been brought into the working position by the set stops, the corresponding 'hend'en, product pegs Pl lie opposite the ends of the sensors R3. If the frame R2 is now released, so that the sensor R3 can intervene with the end of the product cone presented to it, the length of this cone is scanned by the sensor R3. In this way, the frame, R2 and consequently the disks R carried by it move by an amount determined by the length of the product pin P1, and consequently the belt S is released or disconnected by an amount which is a measure of the in .Question 'forming product.

The disk Sl is, as indicated at S4, with grooves or steps Equipped in a known manner at different depths, round: these levels correspond the different product amounts. In addition to the disc S1 at U there is a two-armed one Lever-mounted, one arm U1 of which ends my feeler, while the other A: rmt U2 bears a quadrant U3, on the surface of which the amounts of the: levels S4 corresponding numbers are provided. Since each: slice R of one with one Sensor R3 equipped frame R2 carried wind, Rverden as soon as the individual product panels brought into their working position and all frames, R2 released at the same time are, the various .products .scanned, so that the Seheiben around the through the product pegs move a certain amount and the belt S is released and, is picked up by the disc S1, the latter rotating by an amount which is a measure of the sum of all these products. This sum is from the disk Si determined by the feeler arm Ui, which does not work properly can until the plate S1 is in the position determined by the sum of the products of this position ; has been rotated eats. Since the Armi U1: is in engagement with the: recess of the iSisk S1 comes, the display quadrant U3 moves -in such a position that: the corresponding Number appears in a properly positioned window.

The shaft T2 lies in suitably arranged bearings T4. A toothed rack T5 is attached to one end of the shaft, at the lower end, which meshes with a toothed rack carried by a sliding rod T6. In Fig. Io: the toothed rack To m. With the individual toothed wheels T5 belonging to the addition units is illustrated. The bar Ts is guided in a suitable way in such a way that it can move transversely to the machine, whereby the movement is transmitted to it by a link TT, one end of which is at T8 with the: rack, and, the other end of which is connected to a crank arm T9 provided on a shaft T1 °. The rack To is initially in its outermost position on the right in the machine, ie purchase of the left (side of the rear view of the machine according to Fig. 10). Each shaft T2 has now been rotated in such a position that the Stops or pins T3 against which: Approaches TI- of the gears each of these gears has been rotated so that it has moved its associated rack R4, the frame R2 and the disk R into the zero position. In a suitable phase 4es circle. During the operations and after the prodrct plates have been brought into the open position by the inserted stops, the rack Ts is moved through the machine to its other end position, ie to the right in Fig , each shaft T2 rotated so that the pins T3 move away from the lugs T1 of the gears, and as a result of the tension exerted on the belt S by the spring S3, each wheel R and each Ra move take R2 by an amount determined by the length of the product pin P2 scanned by the sensor R3. During the movement of the rack the gear R4 T is set in rotation JE, but the latter can never be carried so far that the rotation .of the gear and hence the movement of the frame R2 - by, approach can be inhibited to the shaft T2 T3 ( can.

iAs soon as the iDisk S1 -the of the: Sum of the half-keyed by the sensor R3 Products, has taken the corresponding position, this product total is replaced by the Lever U1 sampled: and at the end of the first half of the cycle of the operation . indicated on the quadrant U3. Sebalds, the sum that has been read, will be all: Lever U2 by .a rod operated in the manner described below brought back to the starting positions, and as soon as they are three of: the -discs S1, the rack Tg is moved back again. This causes all of the shafts T2 to rotate offset, and the T3 pins on each shaft come into engagement with the various ones Zahnrädexh T. In the positions they have taken and. Put them in Rotation, which brings all frames R2 and R disks back to the zero position will. The disk S1 is therefore also returned to the zero position.

The device will now be described by which a Carry over from one addition unit to the other will. One of the disks over which the belt S runs, and appropriately the one in Fig. 12 closest to disk S ', denoted by Rx, is in, the same way arranged like any other disk in a slide R'x, but this slide has no feeler to sense the length of a product peg. Next is this one The slide can be moved in two directions so that the disk Rx is either inward orier can be moved outwards with respect to the other disks. Consequently can by a suitable displacement of the slide Rex that carries this disc Band S can not only be left on but also wound up. The sledge is ; at RI rotatable with a lever R ° v 'rotatably mounted at R', whose free end R $ on one side downwards against the disc S1 of the addition unit the next lowest point is bent.

On the opposite end of the shaft bearing the gear T- TZ a disk T11 is arranged, the circumference of which is close to the surface of the carriage RZx is located. A bolt R ° extends from this slide, the end of which is tight against the circumference of the disk T'1. At a suitable point on the circumference this disc is provided with a recess. As long as the smooth circumference of the disc , the approach R 'is opposite, the slide R = x is locked and cannot fall to release the tape S. However, as soon as the wave T = far enough has been rotated to the 21 # ut or recess in the disc T11, opposite, he spend the approach RO, the slide R'x is released and 'can turn around move an amount that is determined by the transfer levers RI, RB and is based on your transfer to be effected. On a surface of each Schei @ beSl two or more square-shaped lateral projections, S 'are provided, over which the end RB of the transmission lever lies. These approaches are in different arranged radial distances from the .Ientrumpunkt of the disc. Once through the In the groove in the disk T11, a movement of the slide R'x is possible: has been, falls the end of the Ü.bertra@bungshebels R 'on the quadrant-shaped: igen below it Approach S ". If the disk Sl has not been rotated enough to allow a transmission to effect, the amount of movement which the disk Rx in the unit is sufficient the next higher position, not to lower the tape S so far, that .the slice S1 of this unit by an amount equal to a cheerful whole Number can be rotated. However, if a single transfer is to be carried out, the transfer lever acts on the next 'approach S', and this can result in; Turn the screw Rx so far that the disk S 'in this unit turns around the an amount corresponding to an integer. Should multiple transmissions are made, the transfer helper falls on the next approach of the Disc S1, which allows legs to rotate even further on the disc Rx. It thus it is evident that by any movement which Aden disks Rx by the Movement of the transmission lever R ″, RB enables the position of the disc S1, is determined in the addition unit of the next lower digit.

The recess in the disk T11 is designed so that when this Disc with the shaft TZ for the purpose of the return of the frame R2 rotated around the disc R. the slide Rex is raised together with the disc Rx into the starting position brought and locked there by means of the bolt R3. The recesses @in the individual disks T11 are arranged so that they are one after the other opposite the approaches R ^ of the writings come to rest and take them up, whereby the sledges, there all shafts T ', as already described, «is to be arranged at the same time through the rack Te, to be rotated, to be brought back one by one.

The actuation device of the machine is now mainly intended to Hard der A ebb. 9, 21 'to 2.4 are described.

The device is actuated by a lever V provided on the one hand with a handle and on the other hand held on the shaft V1. A plate V = is attached to the shaft V I-, which is thus also connected to the lever V. The plate V2 carries certain thumbs V ', V1 and Y' and laterally projecting pins or bolts VE and V '. Daiumen V3 is gel-curved on the side surface remote from the surface illustrated in Fig. 9. This surface lies opposite the right-hand end of an idifferenti, ally influenced plate E and is shaped so that when the lever V is swung or pulled towards the front of the machine, ie on the left in Fig. 9, it is against each other the end. the differentially influenced plate E supports and brings it back to its zero position. At the same time, of course, this movement of the differential influenced plate E also rotates the thumb shaft S back until the pawl H again engages with the tooth G1 of the ratchet wheel G.

A lever W rotatably mounted at W 'carries a roller W' on one side, which is arranged in such a way that it can hit the end of a thumb sector V1 and climb it. An extension W3 of the lever W is rotatably connected to one end of a link QB, the other end of which is rotatably supported on the cross piece Q4. The latter connects the two double levers Q, Q1 to one another and is located on the rear of the machine. The lever W is also equipped with a curved arm at W4, the wire is arranged in such a way that it can come into engagement with the pin V °. The end W5 of the lever rests on the bolt T. ° and is locked by this when the individual parts are in the position illustrated in Fig. G. If the lever lj is pulled towards the front of the machine, the bolt VE comes apart from Ein-W 'X iff with the: end W5, of the lever. Ws, who can then fall freely. The end of the sector T14 then strikes against the roller WZ and rotates the entire lever W around its pin until the wheel W2 rises on the outer surface of the sector T14, whereupon the lever W is locked in its current position. During its movement, the lever W pulls the handlebar Qa and moves the levers Q, Q1. This provides the rods illustrated in Figure 8 and previously described with reference to those rods; P3 and P7 released Lund veTsch. Above. When the lever T1 moves back, the roller W2 remains on, because sector T14, 'until it reaches the end of this sector and falls down. The pin h ° then strikes against the yellow arched surface W4 and brings the lever W back again until its end W5 rests again on the Dol'zern T18 and is locked by it.

At X2 a single-arm lever X, X'1 is rotatably mounted, and the end of the arm X carries a roller X3, which moves on the surface of the sector T15. The end of the lever arm X1 is slotted and engages a bolt X4 which is carried by one arm of a pair of levers X5 concentrically mounted at Xe. These levers X5 carry a rod X7, which is transverse to. Front of the machine next to the display, ektorhe'beln U2. If: the lever T1 is pulled towards the front of the machine, the roll X3 remains on the sector T15 until it reaches the end of this, whereupon it is removed from the. iSector drops and the lever:, can rotate freely, and, the rod X7 can disengage from the.Sector levers Uz. All these levers then resound in the position determined by their feeler arms touching the adjusted slides S'1. When the lever V moves back, the roller X3 rises to the sector T15, and 'all display sectors U3 are moved back to their zero position by the rod e X'. The levers Q5, Q6 through which the stop adjustment rods. are brought back to their original position, in turn by the movement, which .dem double lever Q1 by the lever W and. the handlebar Q $ is transmitted, moves. These two levers Q1 are keyed onto a swivel shaft Q2 which, as Fig. Ro shows, has two rings Q ° attached to it. Between these rings there is a hub Q1 °, which consists of one piece with the levers, Q5 and Q8. The hub is loosely arranged on the shaft Q2, but a quadrant-shaped recess is provided in the hub, in which a pin extending radially from the shaft Q2 lies. It is thus evident that the shaft Q2 can turn a certain amount without imparting a rotational movement to the hub Q18 and the levers carried by it. By moving beyond this amount determined by the dimensions of the recesses in the Nalb.e Q18, the bolt on the shaft Q2 comes to rest against the side wall of the recess and rotates the hub Q18 together with the levers Q5 and Q8. The bolt is arranged in the recess in such a way that, when the levers Q1 are moved as a result of a tension emanating from the lever and transmitted through the armature Q8, the shaft Q2 moves, however: the hub Q18 and , the lever Q5 un d Q8 does not drive: W until the lever about the end of its movement: has reached against the front of the machine. The levers Q5, Q6 are then moved so that the ratchet tooth Q7 grips over the end of the arm 08. The lever Q5 now remains in this Labe, while the lever W carries out the greater part of its backward movement. If the shaft Q2 swings back, it takes the hub Q18 with it again shortly before the end of its! Sch @ vingbe @ vegu.ng and moves the lever Q5 back, ie against the front of the machine. Since the locking pin Q7 with the end of the arm 08 is in Einaäriff, a shock is exerted on the latter, whereby the stop rods are returned to their starting position. In this Rückstellhewegung the lever Q5 shifts with respect to the end of the arm 08, if the latter @ shifted, so that when the return plates 05 have exerted their effect, the locking pin Q7 slides off the end of the arm -08. This arm and the return plates 05 can now, under the action of the control plates, move the spring or springs freely against the rear of the machine and out of contact with the ends of the stop adjusting rods. It is evident that with the lever QB one end of a rod Q11 is prevented, the other end of which extends forward, and ends at Q` in such a position that when the lever V is in its position shown in Fig 9, the rear corner of the Qu; adr.anten V 'pushes against the end Q'2 of the rod Q` and the levers Q', Q '' are locked in their zero positions.

At Y2 a two-armed lever Y, Y1 is rotatably mounted, and at the end of the arm Yl eats a roll Y3, iwhich provided on the surface of the sector V5 is running. The other arm Y is connected to a crank arm T'2 by a link Y4, which is arranged at the end of the shaft T '° facing away from the crank arm TO. Will. the lever. V against the front of the machine: pulled, the roll Y3 runs on the surface of the sector V5 until it reaches the end of this sector and falls down. Immediately after this, the pin V ', which extends laterally from extends an approach of the sector V5, against a protruding part l '° of the lever arm Y1,: wod'urc'h -the lever Y, Y1 is rotated around its pivot point. At this turn a movement is transmitted through the handlebar Y4 of the crankshaft T1 °, whereby the rack T ° is moved across the machine. This will be in the already described way the disks R and de the product tap, f: en scanning sensors Approved. -When the lever, V is moved back, the roller Y3 rises to the Sehtor V5, and the lever 1 ", Yl is once again pushed back, causing the shaft Tl ° a reverse rotational movement is communicated. Through the wave T1 ° becomes then the rack TB pushed back into its initial position, whereby the disks. E and the P: roduct sensors returned to the zero position in the manner described "earth.

A short arranged on the shaft V1 crank arm V5 is with a Buffer device Va connected, which prevents the lever V from moving too quickly. This buffer or damping device is not absolutely necessary, but useful, when the machine is operated by hand. If desired, the lever V from a shaft that always revolves in the same direction can be actuated, and this shaft is then connected to a crank and a crank that connects it to the lever V. Rod equipped. Such a wave can be used by force by means of a controlled coupling device can be rotated in any suitable manner.

The last two figures are only intended to illustrate the effect of the parts of the machine to be explained schematically. But they don't show those Positions, which the individual parts of the machine according to the previous figures in reality take in relation to each other.

The mode of operation of the individual parts of the machine is said to be closer to nine to be discribed. Let us assume that it should be calculated like six Items at: a price of 9 pence each.

First the number, Jn, in this case 6, is put into the machine. This operation is carried out in two stages, that is to say by first depressing the unit selection key A and then the selection key B corresponding to the number 6. When depressing the: Einernvahltasbe A (i.e. the extreme left key in -Den Fig_ z and 25), the end A3 of the lever Al of this key is moved into the path of the projection E3 of the differentially influenced plate E, and moved at the same time the lever Al, the rod C, whereby the ratchet tooth H is moved away from the tooth GI of the ratchet wheel G by means of the connecting link C4 and lever H '. The plate E, which is under spring action, is now given to move to the right (Figs. R and 25) until the projection E3 hits the end A3 of the lever A1. At the same time, the ratchet G and the shaft F carrying the thumb disks are rotated by means of the rack E 'and the gear' F 'by such an amount that the tooth G2 comes to a standstill shortly before the ratchet H (., AM. Q. and 25). If now the units key A is released, the end A3 of this lever is brought out of the path of the projection E3, and the plate E, which is under the action of a spring, can move again and rotates the; ratchet wheel, G, while the ratchet tooth H. slides along the back of tooth G` and finally hits against tooth G3. The ratchet wheel G and the thumb disks F have now been turned so far that the thumb disks FZ (Fig. 5), which act on the adjustment plates K of the single or lower group b, and also the Thumb disk F3, which acts on the lower adjustment plate L1, which carries the jamming bar of the unit group, can be brought into its working position. By depressing the aforementioned single selection button A, all single stop bars are activated. M in i the path of the knives B9, and similarly the jamming stop bar NI of the group in, brought the path of the knife B3x. Nothing else has been done except that the plate E has moved so far to the right (Figs.

The machine is then ready for another operation and so on set that when the number key B, which corresponds to the number 6 is pressed, corresponding parts are moved. The number key mentioned works by means of it @ associated levers B2 and B 'on the knife B ° corresponding to number 6, and through levers B5 and, B7x, it influences the! knife B'x. These two knives press the ends -all single stop rods; gen M, which correspond to the number 6, inwards and at the same time also the hiemman stop bar N 'of the group of one. By this movement of the, number 6. Corresponding Einansohlagstangen M are all the number 6 corresponding stops 0 by: the bevels M2 (Fig. 6 round, 26) superscript, and: by means of the notch N2 and, the bevel N3 (Figs. 7 and 26) caused movement of the stop bar NI, dile of the single group corresponds to the: Hemmanschlag N °, the group in the hole. 04 (Fig. 7) withdrawn so that it leaves the projection P3 on the lower plate P7, and thereby releasing this plate P7, so that it can be opened later when the lever O is moved can be moved. 'At the same time, by pressing down the numbers b! Zw. Numeric key B the rod D has been moved so that the crossbar D 'of the lever D4 the Spernoahn I moved into the path of tooth G2 (A! bb. q. and 25) and through the lever Hz the, ratchet tooth H from the tooth; G3 removed. That! Ratchet wheel! G and the D: the pulley shaft F then: perform a small rotation until the ratchet tooth I reached the! Tooth G2. The thumb disks F2, F3 are, however. shaped so that , this (small: rotation on the adjustment plates of the stop rods: an influence , exercises.

When the number key B corresponding to the number 6 is released, the knives B 'and B9x @z: urüdk are pulled, and the rod B! goes izur: ück and -draws: using the lever D4 and, the, Ouer! bar Ds the (ratchet J from the Tooth G2 back. The IS ratchet wheel G is thereby enabled, under the effect of the spring influencing the differential! influenced plate E to rotate further, while the ratchet tooth H slides along the back of the tooth G3 @ and with the , Tooth G4 comes into contact. By this rotation, the ratchet wheel G and the thumb disk shaft F the thumb discs F2, F3 are moved so @ that the Eineinstellplatten in, their Rest positions zurüccl & honor, with the stop rods outside the path, the knife lie. The one corresponding to the number @: One: the stop rods M and the jam stop rod Neither of the ones that have been pushed in remain in theirs Positions when the adjustment plates return to their rest positions, and! The through the . Stop rods influenced stops remain in their working positions. As a result of the projection on the tooth G4 against which the ratchet tooth H of the machine is now pushes, the machine can initially have no further effect, so: that through the Depressing the number keys initially produces no further effect can.

The next operation to be done is to put the price of the items, which in this case is -9 pence, into the machine. This handling takes place again in two stages, which consist in first pressing the key A and then the number key B, which corresponds to the number, 9. Depressing the one-key @ selection key A. (That is, the same key that was used in the previous step) has the same effect: as before with the exception that the! End A3 of your lever is not in the path of the projection E3, but is brought into the path of the projection E $, because the plate E - has been displaced by the previous operations. At the same time, the ratchet tooth H is moved away from the tooth G4 by the rod C, and - Idas, ratchet wheel G rotates while the plate E moves until the projection E8 strikes against the end A3 of the key lever. This movement brings the: Tooth G7! Right up to the ratchet H, and when the selection button A is released, the., Ratchet wheel G can continue to rotate until the! Ratchet H hits the .tooth G. The rotation that has now been given to the ratchet wheel G and the thumb slide shaft F ratchets (has the consequence that only the thumb disks F2, F3. In rows a4, b4 (Fig. 5 and 25)! Become effective The setting plates K and L in these two rows are moved in such a way that their stop rods M and, N are brought into the path of the knives. The machine is then ready for further work and to respond when the number key B is pressed down The operation of the mechanisms is similar to that which happened when the number key B of the number 6 was pressed. The knife B9 of the number 9 and Ida's knife B9x are moved. But since only the stop bars in rows a4 and b4 are presented to the knives:, the knives only push the No. 9 stop bar 31, which is intended for sets of ten objects at pence prices, and the No. 9 stop bar 31 for individual items is determined at pence prices, in addition, the stop bar N, which corresponds to sets of ten objects at pence prices, and finally the hemin stop bar N, which corresponds to individual objects at pence prices. So it Averden the \ r. 9 corresponding stops 0, which correspond to sets of ten objects at pence prices, and those which correspond to individual objects at pence prices, are brought into their working position, and the hem stops, N4 (Section 6), the sets of ten objects Pence prices correspond, and the stop markings for individual items at pence prices withdrawn. At the same time, the ratchet tooth H is removed from the tooth G &, and the ratchet tooth J, has been brought into engagement with the tooth G7. When the number key B corresponding to the number 9 is released, the ratchet J is removed from the tooth G7 and the ratchet wheel rotates until: the ratchet H strikes against the tooth G9. In this position: All thumb disks are now ineffective, and the adjustment plates have returned to their initial position, while the stops remain in their working positions.

.The arithmetic problem -is now completely entered into the .machine and the latter can now first - by pressing down any option - or Number key cannot be influenced any further. The stops that are in working position are now the following: a) Stop g in the group, the, sentences of ten items corresponds to 'pence prices, b) stop 6 in the group, the individual items corresponds to £ ii-, c) stop 6 in the group that individual objects to £ io / - corresponds to, d) stop 6 in the group, the individual Objects at Schilling prices corresponds to: e) notices 6 and 9 in the group, : corresponds to the individual items at pence prices.

The next handling that is necessary to carry out the complete operation is required, consists in @ that the hand lever V is moved forward. The pin Ve releases the lever W3 (section 23): and the thumb sector V4 moves by means of the roll WZ, which runs up to sector V4 and is held there the lever W forward. This movement of the lever W is effected by the connecting rod Transfer Q8 to lever Q4, which moves levers Q, Q1 (Dept. 8). As a result, the plates P 'and P3- are released and cause them to move so far to move, as the positions of the stops 0 (Dept. 26) allow. The plates P 'and P3 in the upper or group of ten cannot move at all, there the blocking attack of the group of ten has not been repulsed. The hem stop the lower or group of units has however been withdrawn, and the plates P ' and P3 of the lower group can move and their jamming stops are withdrawn have been. The only stop in the group that: has been withdrawn is the one that corresponds to the pence product plate. Consequently, the Product plates. which correspond to the stops specified under a, b, c and d, do not move while the plates,: meet the stops indicated under e be able to move well. This is the plate Pb 4 and it is moving in such a way that their V-shaped guide links Pl- with the in working position : located -,%, n.strikes NTr. 6 and 9 come into contact. When the product plates are in this position: a pin,: its length is six units corresponds, presented to the feeler in the pence group, and a pin, its length corresponds to four units, is presented to the antennae in the shilling group, because six items of 9 pence equals d. : Schilling and 6 pence in English currency.

By moving the lever L 'forward, the shaft Q2 (dept. io and 15) and the disks fixed on the shaft with cutouts Q9 has been swiveled. Take lever V just before you finish moving forward the disks O9. the pin on the disk Q'9 with and give the same as well the arms Q ', Qe: a turning movement. The resilient angle fog Q 'then scrapes over the end of the arm OB across. At the same time presses: the curve surface d: es the thumb sector V3 against the differential influenced plate E (section 22) and brings it into its rest position back, turning the thumb disc shaft F and the ratchet wheel G backwards, until the ratchet tooth H hits the tooth G1.

With the cheerful forward movement of the lever V leaves the thumb sector V5 the lower side of the roller Y3 (section 24), whereupon the pin V 'against the projection Y 'pushes and: the lever Y, Y1 pivots around its pivot. This .movement will transmitted by the connecting rod Y4 to the crankshaft T'9, so that this by means of the crank T9 and the knuckle bar T '(A Fig. 24 and i o) the. rack T6 (-AM. I o, 12, i7) across; moved to the machine and all rollers R releases. The sensors R3 are then moved upwards or downwards and measure the length of the pins presented to them. In the present calculation example only those pens are scanned that are in the pence and shilling groups are located. The lengths; of these pins are added together by the band S after they are scanned in this way. The one on each band S for each different one Significantly (e.g. pence and 'schilling) there are ce amount ZD is on the relevant @Amount disc S1 by: the force of the disc S1 associated Spring S3. (Fig. 12) wound up.

During the last section of the forward movement of the lever h, the roller X 'moves over the thumb sector h5 and then falls down, whereupon the levers X5 fall forward and the rod X't releases the levers: Uz, the display sectors, like this: that these now all fall into those positions which are determined by their paddle arms U1 (Fig. 1.2) '. The solution to the task, namely d. Schillinge 6 pence, can then be read off at U3: and remains there until the lever -Y is moved back. When this lever is swiveled back, the sequence of action is reversed, and the parts of the mechanism are returned to their original position in the reverse sequence. The roller X3 rises: to the sector V5 and moves all the display sectors U9 back to their rest position by means of the rod X7. The role Y3 then rises to the sector! Y5, and the lever Y, Y1 is swiveled back and .turns the shaft Tlü in the opposite direction as before, whereby; the; rack T6 is brought into its rest position, so that the rollers: R and the product sensors R3 are also returned to their rest position will. The thumb sector h4 leaves the roller W2, and the pin strikes; then against the lower curved surface Wi (Figs. 23 and 9); and swings the lever W back until the end W5 (Fig. 9) of the same is held by the pin 1111 will. In this way, the shaft 02 (Fig. 8) is pivoted by means of the connecting rod O8 so that the lever Q presses against the plate 117 by means of its nose 03 and the stops F9 bring the product plates back into their rest position. While the shaft 02 is swiveled backwards, shortly before the end of its rotation back, it takes the disc 019 with a pin and thereby swivels the lever Q5 (Fig. 15) downwards. The Widkelhebe107 pushes against the end of the Armesi 08 and brings all of the Ansc'hlageinstellstangen back to their rest positions. The end of the thumb sector Y5 strikes against; the end of the rod Oll and thereby holds the double-armed lever 05, O6 in its rest position. The whole machine is now brought back to its rest position and can be used for the calculation of another task.

It now becomes the operation of the machine at the hand of another E.g. an example game can be described in a slightly shorter manner. For this it is assumed that calculated should be how much 36 items costing 17 shillings 9 pence. In cases -where ten or more, Gegenstän.de come into consideration, lvnrd the ten-dial button first A (the second key in iFig. I and 25 from the left) depressed, whereby the End AZ of the associated .Lever into the; Biahn; of the projection E2; is brought. The ratchet tooth H is simultaneously removed from the tooth G1, and the ratchet wheel G and the data disk shaft F rotate until the projection E2 reaches the end AZ ides the key lever. When button A is released, the 'blocking number comes n H with the; tooth G2 in engagement. The thumb slide F2, the adjustment plates K of the group of ten a, and, the thumb disk F3, i.e. the upper resp. Ten: eirisfiellplatte L1, which the jamming bar NI of the group of ten carries, influenced, now all iAnschl.agstandigen M of the group of ten are in the path of the knife B ° and .the Hemmanschlagstange ATl of the group of ten in the path of the knife B9x. The machine is now ready to respond to the next Handling, which consists of: the lowering of a number key B, is ready. Since the: number of tens in question is three, number key no. 3 to be depressed. As a result, in the 'in the previous example in the manner described, all 0 in the group of ten corresponding to No. 3 Lund brought into its working position at the same time the stop NI; (A; fig. 7) withdrawn. At the same time, the ratchet tooth J is also in engagement with the tooth G1 brought .and 'the ratchet tooth H from, the: path of the tooth: G2 has been brought. When the number key B corresponding to the number 3 is released, 'can the, ratchet wheel G turn, -until the, ratchet tooth H, against the tooth; G3 pushes. the Thumb disks, F2, which act on the setting plates of the group of ten, send Now grain out of contact with these plates, and the remaining daemnis discs F2, i.e. those of the unit group, act on the setting plates of this group. The thumb disk F3, the .the upper, or. Zehnerei.nstel.lpl, atte corresponds to L1, is also ineffective, while the rubber washer.F3, that of the .below respectively. A setting plate L1 corresponds, is effective and, this plate causes its Bring jam stop bar N1 into working position. Which correspond to number 6 Number key B can now be pressed down immediately to earth Av, foreseeing a preparatory step Handling is carried out by pressing the unit selection button '. When depressing No. 6 = number key B becomes No. 6, A. stops 0 of the lower or unit group brought into the working position, and the blocking stop N11 withdrawn. The ratchet wheel also turns in the orphan already described, until the ratchet H hits tooth G, whereupon the No. 6 number key is released will. The machine can now no longer respond until one of the selection buttons A being depressed.

The number of objects has now been entered into the machine, and the further manipulations are intended to serve to enter the price of the objects into the machine. Since the price is 17 shillings 9 tence, all so the number of shillings corresponds to a group of ten, the ten shillings selection key A (lailso the fourth A = key from; left, Fig. 25) is depressed, whereby the end of all of its lever is in the path of the Hitting EI ' moves the wind. At the same time, the ratchet tooth H is removed from the tooth G4, and the ratchet wheel 'G rotates until the stop EI' strikes against the end Ae of the lever. If the ten-key selection button A is released, the ratchet wheel continues to rotate until the ratchet tooth H hits tooth GO. As a result of the described rotation of the ratchet wheel, those thumb disks F2, F3, which are assigned to rows a2, b2, are brought into effect, and there. the tens digit of the shillings is represented by the digit i, the number i number key B is now depressed. As a result, the numbers i-uAnsdhlä, ge 0, which correspond to sentences of ten objects aio shillings, and the \ 7r. Stops that correspond to individual objects - 10 shillings are brought into the working position, and the corresponding jamming stops are withdrawn. The ratchet tooth H has now also been removed from the tooth G, while the ratchet tooth J abuts against the tooth G5. If now the no. If the i-number key is released, the ratchet J disengages and allows the ratchet wheel to rotate until the ratchet H strikes against tooth G '. The thumb disks F2, F3, which correspond to the rows a3, b3, are now in their working positions, and the number 7 number key, which corresponds to the number 7 of the units digit of the schilling amount (17 schillings), is pressed. As a result, the number 7 notices for sets of ten objects and for individual objects for shilling prices are brought into their working position, and the corresponding inhibition notices are withdrawn. When the No. 7 number button is released, the ratchet wheel rotates until the ratchet H strikes against the tooth Ga. The thumb discs F2, F3, which were assigned to the herons a4, b4, are now in their effective positions, and the number 9 number key is now pressed, which corresponds to the 9 pence 'of the individual price 17 shillings 9 pence. As a result, the no. Q -stops for sets of ten and 1l for individual items for pence prices are brought into their working position and the corresponding blocking stops are withdrawn. When the No. 9 number key is released, the ratchet wheel rotates until the ratchet tooth H strikes against tooth G9, and the machine can now not be influenced by pressing the buttons again.

The lever V is now swiveled forwards, whereby the product plates are shifted according to the set stops. The jamming stops of the groups of ten and one have been withdrawn, as have all the other jamming stops except for those corresponding to rows a 'and b1. These rows a1, b1 are intended for sets of ten items and for single items at sterling prices. All product plates except `d: enj eniggen, which correspond to the rows dl, b1, are therefore moved until their V-shaped guide members touch the correspondingly set stops. In the following table, in the upper half of the same, in the first column in each row there is a reference number which corresponds to a specific product plate, and in the second column the stops which have been brought into the working position and which correspond to the respective product plate are while in the remaining columns the lengths of the measuring pins, which correspond to the individual price units and are presented to the feelers, are given. The totals of the individual amounts for the last five games are also given below. Product- discontinued £ tu £ ioSchil- Schil- pence plate: stops lying lying Pa '- 0 0 0 0 0 Pa2 3 and 1 1 5 0 0 0 P.a3 3 and 7 1 0 1 0 0 Pa4 3rd and 9 0 1 0 2 6 Pbl - oo OO Pb2 6 and 1 3 0 0 0 Pb3 6 and 7 2 0 2 0 Pb4 6 and 9 0 0 4 6 2 11 1 ö 12 If the HebeD h is now pivoted further forward, the various addition devices are enabled. The facility for the pence shows a grand total of 12, the shilling facility a grand total of 8, the io-cSchiiling facility a total sum of 1, the £ facility a total sum of ii, and the £ io deduction a grand total of 2. Dia 12, pence and shillings, the pence switch takes effect. When the 'disc T1' has been turned so far that the projection Re can fall down, the slide Rex is released in the Schilling device, and it moves as far as the position of the Pence switch lever: R8 allows. In the present case the amount of movement of the Rex slide is so large that the Schillingrcjlle R can move so far that the Schilling sum is increased by i. In a similar way, the £ -iSchaltheb-el R $ ver @ alias't that the sum in the £ io-ISlate is increased by i. If the lever is now swiveled into its outermost forward position, a Sum to the fore 'appearing, which makes up in the £ io column 3, in the £ - @ column i, in the io-tSc! Hillingspa.lte i, in the Schillinb column 9 and in the pence column o. With other worien: the; amount read will be £ 31.19.o., and this is the correct amount for 36 'items for 17 shillings 9 pence each.

The reset; the various parts in the rest position takes place when swiveling the lever back in the same way as described before.

Claims (5)

PATENT CLAIMS: i. Calculating machine, which consists of several elements consists, .the individually parallel to itself in two directions in positions are movable by a stop or a pair of set stops are determined, characterized by a plurality of soleplate adjustment rods that can be moved in the longitudinal direction (M), whose endia are in rows parallel in two directions and in a flat plane Like a chess width: are arranged, and, tinehrerie knife-like, each by one Key influenced and between the group locations ends of the stop adjustment rods and elements (B9) movable to and fro against them, whereby a device is provided is to move the ends of these; rods in rows at right angles to Aden knives, so that the earths of all rods in a chosen row in the paths of the knives ,to be brought. 2. Calculating machine according to claim i, characterized by several in groups @ or. individually inhibiting the adjustment of the parallel moving elements Stops caused by the longitudinal movement of the next to the soleplate adjustment rods (M) lying and moved in the path of a knife influenced by a key (B9x) Stargen (N, N-1) can be withdrawn. 3. Calculating machine according to claim @i and 2, characterized by a plurality of stop adjustment plates (K), each of which engaged with the stop adjusting rods (M) in one of the parallel rows and several adjustment plates (L) that influence the jamming stops Rods (N, NI-) are in contact, with these adjustment plates being displaced can be that .the. carried by them; rod ends in the paths of the knife be moved as soon as the latter are moved back and forth - and the plates through several thumbs (F2, F3) arranged on a rotatable shaft can be moved. q .. Calculating machine according to claims i to 3, characterized in that the thumb shaft (F) set in rotation by a plate (E) under the action of a spring and the movement of the plates is controlled by a series of position selector buttons (A) will. 5. Rechemmzaschine .nach claim i, 2, 3 and q., Characterized by a the amount of rotation 4e1 thumb shaft determining inhibitor, consisting of a ratchet wheel (G) arranged on the thumb shaft (F) and through the action .vorn Position selection and number keys @ influenced ratchets (H and, J).