DE439785C - Accounting machine with a text writing device operated by punch cards - Google Patents

Description

Accounting machine with text writing device operated by punch cards. In the case of the mutual recording of business, operational and similar processes, z. For example: in double bookkeeping, each business transaction is double, once in debit and once in credit is posted to two different accounts, in proceed in such a way that to designate each posting of one account the other Account "called", d. H. the name of the other corresponding account for identification is attached. In addition, the asset changes or business transactions are mostly before further posting in a so-called journal stating both in Question coming accounts posted. This of human conscientiousness in highly dependent mechanical work is extremely time consuming and frequent associated with errors which, in turn, require time and effort to determine. task the invention is to eliminate these errors as much as possible, and it will therefore proposed according to the invention, the aforementioned records, if applicable in conjunction with still other records, simultaneously and continuously under Use a machine. The human work is done on one Minimum size limited by only being required, e.g. B. in double bookkeeping, set the numbers to be posted manually on a machine while everything others, e.g. B. the letter of the account holder, the journal o. The like., Automatically happens.

According to the invention, the transmission of the records of the one Record sheet to take place on the other in such a way that you let each account sheet besides his name, another one with the picture of M'ort appropriate Hole combination as z. B. 1: 2i jacquard cards to identify the \ Veb or Lace pattern is common, provides and with the help of this combination of holes the account name transfers to the other recording sheet, so that one account by means of a corresponding machine. a name automatically (read other account writes and vice versa.

6 to 12 of the drawings show an embodiment of FIG new machine in its essential components.

Fig. I and 2 show the setup of two cards A and B, as they are used in double bookkeeping.

Fig. 3 shows part of an endless paper tape C which is used for recording for (read the so-called journal serves. The paper tape C has the same width and same classification as the cards according to fig. i and 2. It can be described after it is to be cut up and put together in book form.

Figure 4 shows part of the booking voucher E, on the basis of which the booking was made and on which the same imprint as in journal C is attached for the purpose of control. - Fig. 5 shows an example of a notification D to the party involved in the recorded business transaction. This notification, too, has the same breadth and division as the journall) and C and the designation cards A and B. The card D is described in the same process as the account sheets A and B and the journal volume C.

Each of the cards A and B is provided with a number of holes a and b arranged in rows, the number and arrangement of which corresponds to the title of the card, e.g. the account holder. If a booking is to be made, e.g. »Goods to Kassa ", then a series of types for the word" goods "is compiled by punching in the goods account and printed on the cash account; and on the other hand, the word" Kassa "is formed through the combination of holes on the cash account and printed on the goods account Words are then printed together on the journal and, if necessary, on other documents. In addition to your Naineii of the account, there is always the sum, once in credit, once in debit and also in journal, etc. (1g1 Koiitonanieii requires further explanatory additions, so these can also be set using a typewriter keyboard on the same type mechanism and then both appear f the two accounts as well as on the journal sheet etc. for printing.

In the exemplary embodiment shown, the head of the cards A and B shown in Fig. I and: 2 bears the names of two Firnen doing business with one another. The names "Deutsche Bank, Erfurt -: <(Fig. I) and" Friedberg & Co., Mainz "(Fig. 2) are also represented by a combination of holes d and b above and below the font, by the the transfer of the account holder from one account sheet to the other is initiated through the intermediary of the machine described below. The following business transaction is now to be recorded at the company "Schmal & Schäfer, -Berlin": The company Schmal & Schäfer, Berlin, receives the sum of M 25: + 600.- as a payment from its customer Friedberg & Co., Mainz. to your account at (leg-Deutsche Bank, Erfurt. So first a card A is punched in the machine to be described later, the hole designation of which corresponds to the designation "Deutsche Bank. Erfurt". A second card B is also prepared Hole connection corresponds to the designation "Friedberg & Co., Mainz" (Friedberg & Co. indicates this transfer by means of a letter as shown in Fig (Place card D according to Fig. 5.) In the exemplary embodiment shown, it is assumed that the machine making the recordings makes the first printout of the value sum in debit and the second in credit Both cards A and B to be printed are fed into the machine one after the other, before they are held in such a way that they can run one behind the other.

Since the sum is to be posted to the account "Deutsche Bank, Erfurt" (Fig. I) in debit, this account is first inserted into the machine and then the card B, on which the payment of the company Friedberg & Co., Mainz to be listed in having. The line »Friedberg & CO., Mainz« is now set in the machine through the hole b in card B and printed on card A together with the debit amount, your date, the booking number, etc. The designation "Deutsche Bank, Erfurt" is then set in the same way for card A or the hole combination a on it and this designation is transferred to card B (Fig. 2) together with the credit total and the other required records With the recording of the two accounts there is a recording on the paper tape C (Fig. 3), a booking control according to Fig. 4. and the creation of the notification D according to Fig.; etc. After these processes have been completed, the account sheets A , B can be kept in a card file until re-use.

It is readily apparent that in this way any source of error in cannot be transferred from one card to the other or to the journal is, provided that the cards are inserted into the machine by hand and the row of numbers has been set correctly.

As already mentioned, the account sheets A. B are written on by combining the holes punched out on them. Te two superimposed holes a and b correspond to a certain letter. Since there are seven rows of holes at different heights above the title line and eight rows of holes below the title line on each sheet A and B, fifty-six different combinations of holes, each consisting of one hole above and below the title line, i.e. fifty-six different letters, can be placed on the space of one letter width , being represented. These fifty-six combinations trigger fifty-six letters selectively in the machine. For this purpose, two rails 13 and 14 (Fig. 6) are arranged adjacently adjustable, of which the rail 13 is divided into seven by incisions 15 and the rail 14 is divided into eight equal parts by incisions 16. If one now moves the rails 13 and 14 against each other finitely with respect to the base line xx, each incision 15 can be made to coincide with each incision 16 as desired (Fig. 6).

N acbdem the account sheets A and B, the shape and division of which can be seen in Fig. I and 2 , are provided with holes a and b in the desired manner, they are fed to the machine and grasped here by three grippers 17, which provide better guidance because of one pin 18 each grip into three holes c provided on the upper edge of the account sheets. The grippers 17 sit on an axis i9 which is rotatably arranged between two guide rings 2o and can be folded over in the direction of the arrow (Fig. 7, shown in dotted lines). An identical gripping device 2 i - is arranged diametrically opposite the gripping device 17. This gripping device is used to hold a second account sheet. The distance between the two guide rings 2o corresponds to the width of the account sheets A and B to be described. The guide rings 2o run on three firmly mounted Rol-ICII 22 (Fig.7 and io) and are driven by an axle 23 with the help of gears 2+ and the Internal toothing 23 driven in the direction of arrow I (Fig.;). After the grippers 17 with the account sheet A have placed themselves against the guide rings 2o, the guide rings 2o initially rotate around i8o 'and take the account sheet A finite, which rests on the outer circumference of the guide rings. The grippers 21 come to the right-hand side of Fig. 7, so that an account box B can now also be introduced for these grippers.

The account sheets A and B lying on the two guide rings 2o now describe a path through the machine which corresponds to the dashed line 26 in FIGS. 7 to 9. The perforation b made in the head of the account sheet B, corresponding to the name of this account sheet, now reaches with further rotation, the guide rings 2o between the reading device 27 to 31 (Fig. 8). This device consists of individual elements 28, in each of which two rows of pins 29 are resiliently mounted, the number and arrangement of which correspond to the perforations possible on the sheet of accounts. The elements 28 are jointly pressed by a bracket 30 in the radial direction against a curved perforated die 31 on which the account sheet rests. The pins 29 penetrate at the points where there are holes in the account sheet through this and the die 31, so that they protrude a little on the inside of the die: The remaining pins 29 are moved by the account sheet hindered inside. Corresponding to the two perforations required to insert a letter - one above and one below the title line of the sheet of accounts - two vertical rails 32 and 33 (Fig. 8a) lying next to one another are arranged concentrically to the perforation matrix 31, the thickness of which corresponds to the width of a letter, and of which as many pairs are present in the machine than required by the particular purpose of the machine in relation to the line length. The rails are mediated by slots 3.1. led to pins 35.

Each steep rail 32, 33 is under tension from a spring 36 or 37 and is prevented from moving by a lever 39 pressing against a 38. By means of a corresponding approach, the steep rails reach up to the perforated matrix 31. The approaches each have a nose .4o and .41, the position of which is different insofar as the setting 32 is intended for the seven perforations above the headline of the account sheet and the setting rail 33 is intended for the eight perforations below the headline. When the lever 39 releases the lugs 38, the adjusting rails 32, 33 move until the lugs 40 and 41 hit a pin 29 lying in their path and protruding through the die 31. They are held in this position by a pawl 42, while the reading device 27 to 30 returns to its basic position.

The larger or smaller movement of the adjusting rails 32, 33, which by the combination of holes on the account sheet is determined by a toothed Adjusting wheel 43 is transferred to the combination rails 44, 45 which each form a pair. These rails are also guided through slots 46 on pins 47. Of these In pairs of rails, rail 44 has eight cuts and rail 45 has seven cuts the arrangement of the rails 13, 14 described at the beginning. These incisions are as can be seen from Fig. 8, on the inside of the rails 44, 45.

The fifty-six letters that can be set are around one circumference Type wheel 48 arranged as printing types. This type wheel 48 is on a shaft 49 rotatably mounted and is under tension of a spiral spring 5o, the inner End is attached to the shaft 49. The type wheel 48 is against rotation by a Secured web 5r, against which it rests with a nose 52. The web 51 rotates about the axis 49, to which it is connected by two arms 53. Will now be the bridge 51 rotated, it follows him the type wheel 48, until this by means of a pawl 54 is held, which slides over the pair of rails 44, 45 during rotation, until it snaps into two overlapping incisions in the two rails. In order to moves the desired type to printing point 55.

In the same way, through the entire perforation b of the account sheet B by means of the associated adjusting and combination rail pairs 32, 33 and 44, 45, all type wheels seated on the axle 49 are now. 48 set so that under the ribbon 56 (Fig. Ro) the name of the account sheet B abdruckfertil; is put together.

The amount to be posted is now set, which takes place in such a way that a number of juxtaposed 7alin wheels 58, provided with the numbers o to 9 and sitting in three groups on vain shaft 57 (Fig. 9 and to), are also rotated and the corresponding ones Number types are brought under the ribbon 56. The construction of the mechanism used to set the number types is arbitrary and can be formed by a calculating machine that is also used to calculate the accounting amounts. In the illustrated embodiment, a setting with a full keyboard is provided, in which when the keys 59 are pressed down, the rails 6o, which slide on pins 61, are displaced, their movement being transmitted by means of small toothed wheels 62 to the axes 63, which are located in the between the Guide rings protrude into the space lying 2o and transmit their rotation to the rails 65 guided on pins 64. These rails 65 lie in three groups under the number-type wheels 58 and are connected to them by a toothing 66 and corresponding toothing 67. Each axis 63 has to move a rail 65 of the three groups, so that three gear wheels 68 must be provided on each axis 63. The three groups of toothed gears are shown schematically in Fig. Ro and labeled 69, 70 and 71.

Under the ribbon 56 (Fig. To), the name of the sheet B for the text column and the booking amount for the front column, the debit column and the credit column are now put together side by side in accordance with the division of the account sheet. In addition there is a stamp 72 lying in the same line for the date column and a continuously switched counter 73 for numbering the posting behind the text column, so that now all. Information can be printed as one line. The journal strip C, which is the first to be printed with the booking notes compiled in this way, lies as a roll on an axle 74 (Fig. 7) and is guided from here over the printing bar 75 to be rolled up again on an axle 76 from there will. The printing bar 75 is divided into three parts over the three groups of gears 69, 70 and 7, which are displaceable, and each of which can be placed at the same height as the rest of the printing bar, so that an imprint of the set number is only available at that point takes place where one of these parts is advanced, while no pressure is exerted on the types at the other two places, and thus the number does not appear there. The operation of these displaceable parts of the printing bar 75 is inevitable, so that the number appears on the first account sheet in debit and on your two-part in credit.

To print on your journal strip C, the print bar75 is now pressed against the type label in the "target" position and the paper strip is pushed forward by one line height when the print bar goes back. During this first printing process, the position of the two guide rings 2o is such that the gap between the two account sheets A and B lying on the guide rings releases the type line for printing on the journal strip C. By further turning the guide rings 2o, the account sheet A with the point at which it is to be printed is then guided under the printing rail 75 and by pressing the printing bar 75 again in the "target" position, the set line is also printed here. This results in the picture in Fig. I.

The booking amount can also be printed in one of the three columns take place in such a way - that on the axis 57 (Fig. io) only one number wheel group is arranged, which on this axis inevitably in one or the other column is pushed, while the pressure bar 7 5 is undivided in this case.

If the line also needs to be printed on another sheet is, then the entire journal strip printing device that is used for this purpose a carriage 78 displaceable on rails 77 (Fig. 7) is arranged, laid in this way be that instead of the. Print bar 7 5 over the likewise set up print bar 79 the imprint point 55 comes to a standstill. By pressing this bar 79 can then the line should be printed on a special sheet which, for this purpose, is attached to the Ledge has been led around. This option can be achieved by attaching additional strips still to be expanded.

After all the impressions have been made, the type wheels q: 8 with their associated adjustment mechanism - return to their basic position, and the guide rings 2o lead the account sheet A under the reading device 27 to 31, whereupon the i'Nair is adjusted in the manner described. This account sheet is also carried out, while the number type wheels 58 as well as the date stamp 72 and numbering mechanism 73 remain in their previous position. The changed line is then printed in a known manner on the journal strip C, the account sheet B and the other supplementary sheets by means of the printing rails in the "credit" position. This completes the booking and the types = and number wheels return to their basic position, while the two account sheets A and B by further rotation of the guide rings 2o and by loosening the grippers 17- or "-. 21 can be removed from the machine. The aforementioned postings then appear on the account sheet and the other sheets in the manner shown in Figs. 1 to 5. In order to add any written additions to your booking approach, it is possible to set the type wheels q: 8 by hand, namely the mechanism required for this is the same as the one described, with the only difference being that the positioning rails 32 and 33 are held in place is not done by the reading device 27: Rather, transverse rails 8o and 81 are arranged elsewhere, which take over the activity of the pins 29 of the reading device. For this purpose, a further lug 82 and 83 is attached to each of the adjusting rails 32 and 33, which are located at 32 on the inner and at 33 on the outer edge. The transverse rails 8o and 81 are in their rest position in such a way that the lugs 82 and 83 pass them unhindered when the machine is set otherwise. The two rails 8o and 81 can each be displaced on two 'fixed rods 84 in inclined, outwardly converging slots 85 so that they can move both in their longitudinal direction and with respect to the adjusting rails 32, 33. When operating the type wheels 4.8 by hand, it is of course impossible to set the type line all at once, as is done with the automatic setting, but it is necessary that one type wheel after the other is set to the desired line. First of all, all the pairs of adjusting rails 32, "33 are fixed in their basic position by the lever q: 2, so that the lever 39 can be moved back without the adjusting rails shifting , which has an incision corresponding to the width of a pair of adjusting rails, which initially lies above the first pair of adjusting rails from the left. Now, by means of a corresponding typewriter keyboard, a specific cross rail of group 8o and 81 is shifted against the adjusting rails 32, 33, whereby they are the ones shown in Fig. ii given limit position received.

The transfer from the typewriter keyboard (not shown) to the transverse rails is possible in various ways and in each case has the effect that the transverse rails 8o, 81 corresponding to the combination position of the letter in question are displaced by pressing down a key. The locking lever 42 is now raised and the two control rails located below the gap 32, move 33 under tension of the springs 36 and 37 so long push up the lugs 82 and 83 against, the depressed cross rails 8o or 81st All other adjusting rails remain in their previous position, since they are prevented from moving by the gap strip 86. Lever 42 then locks all setting rails, while the gap bar is moved by the width of a pair of steep rails with its gap over the next pair of setting rails, so that when the movements described are repeated, the next type wheel is set, etc. The transfer to the type wheels is the same as in automatic adjustment.

The production of the perforation in the head of the account sheets A and B takes place in the same machine by a punching device (_Fig.8) that consists of the two Master dies 87 and 88, which are driven against the dies by eccentric drive 89 and 9o can be moved back and forth in the radial direction. The matrices come also driven eccentrically, halfway towards the patrices, so that both on the dashed circle line, at which point the account sheet to be punched lies, meet. In each punching die there is a row of punching pins 9i, the one on the side Distance corresponds to that of the reading device. The, pins are in the two Patrices arranged sunk and can, if they are to punch, individually be pressed and determined. The well-known adjustment rails through which the protrusion the punching pins are to be effected are designed for this purpose in such a way that that they lie with an extension over the punching dies, like the one in Fig. 8 readily apparent. In order to produce the required combination of holes, the adjusting rails 32, 33 are moved by hand in the manner described earlier, the lugs 92 or 93 in 7 -f- 8 - 15 rows group accordingly and thus represent the combination, which is to be punched. Since only one of the top seven and lower eight rows can be punched at once, the two punching must be eight times are driven, while at the same time pushing the account sheet to this Purposes by means of the guide rings to this point "-ordered. Before the First punching takes place, the first longitudinal row of lugs 92, 93 lies over the male molds 87 and 88, which are now guided against these lugs by the eccentric drive 94. So much for those in the first. Longitudinal row are present, press the corresponding one Punch pins out of the patrix, while the pins are sunk in the other places stay. If the eccentric is turned further, the The male molds are pressed against the paper and the female mold, whereby .in the paper against the Make holes punched where the punch pins in the patrix protruded. After the lock 42 has been released, all the adjusting rails are thereupon is, by means of a slidably mounted locking bar 95 as a whole around one Tooth switched to after the basic position, with the second row of noses now comes to stand over the punching pins and the locking lever 4a recently the adjusting rails locked again. The movement of the punches repeats and it becomes the second Row of sevens and eight halves perforated, etc., until after the eighth time all of them Perforations are made. Then all parts return to their basic position return.

In order to ensure that the account sheet A or B always finite the place comes under the pressure rail 75, where the next line of ruin imprint will be brought should, i.e. the line spacing is regulated automatically, is a key on the machine 99 (Fig. I2) attached, which is in the path of the account sheet guided by the guide rings 2o protrudes. The corner of the account sheet pushes against the key (Fig. I and 2) and thus triggers a spring-loaded pawl 97, which is in the inner ring gear 98 snaps into place from 2o and then the ones in motion Bring guide rings 2o to a standstill. While the booking text is now being printed, is ioo by a small punching device, which in the embodiment as Scissors is formed, a piece corresponding to the height of the line spacing cut out the side edge of the account sheet, so that the next time you press of the mechanism described above, the guide rings come to a standstill one line height later come. It can also be triggered electrically or pneumatically.

A number of parts of the machine can easily be written and similar machines.

Claims (7)

PATENT CLAIMS: i. Bookkeeping machine with voii punch cards operated text writing device; characterized in that the usual for the designation of the booking amounts calls the accounts is carried out automatically by the text that is to be printed on your counter account and the text forming the call, z. B. the \ Taine of the account, which is attached to this as a perforation (a, Fig. I, b, Fig. -2), through the mediation of a reading device (28, 29, 3o) sets a type set (48), which together with the manually set booking amount (70 or 71) through a print bar (75) atif your contra account is printed, whereupon this process is repeated, but with interchanged cards, in that the card printed first now takes on the role of the setting card takes over, while the previously set card is now being printed. 2. Machine according to claim i, characterized in that the account sheets (A and B) are held by an exchange device consisting of two Lei-Erings (2o) only at the edges, so that both the front and the back of the accounts are fully accessible and that the machine parts (reading, punching and printing device) operated by the accounts and processing the same are so inside and outside those formed by the account sheets. Drum are arranged so that when one account sets the type wheels by means of the reading device, the other is above the type set and the accounts can be exchanged by rotating the guide rings by 180 °. 3. Machine according to claim i and characterized in that the two account cards (A and B) leave a gap free due to their position in the exchange device (i7 to 23), which after appropriate rotation of the guide rings (2o) the imprint of the otherwise one Account covered type set (48) by means of the print bar 75) on the paper (C) led around it. 4 machine according to claim i to 3; characterized in that several pressure bars (75) are combined in a carriage (78), so that by moving it after Need or inevitably one or the other printing system via the printing point (55) can be brought. 5. Machine according to claim i, characterized in that that the setting of the type wheels (48) by combining two (or more) elements provided with deviating pitches (rails or the like 44, 45) takes place, the divisions being arranged in such a way that when moving of the elements against each other the divisions only coincide at one point, while they are shifted against each other in all other places, so that only the Adjustment of the letter corresponding to the common coverage of the divisions a can find. (i. Machine according to claims i to 5, characterized in that after the type setting and impression stone (43, 54, 75) has been turned off and switched on the punching device (87 to 94) cards can be punched by the same as must be introduced into the machine beforehand in order to remove the guide rings (2o) between the The punching device is brought to earth and operated by hand Cross rails (8o and 8i) adjusted and provided with lugs (93) adjusting rails (32, 33) simultaneously with the card (in this example seven or eight times) as a whole over the two patrix holders (87, 88) to be moved in this Positions the corresponding punching pins (9i) located in the patrix holders to bring them into the effective position in which they move back against the dies (89, 9o) produce the intended perforations in successive transverse rows. 7. Machine according to claim i to 6, characterized in that they serve In addition to the punching (C), punch cards have a release mechanism that allows another hole or a nose (96) may exist through which during the Rotation of the card. Lever (99) is triggered, which releases the locking hook (97), to allow it to engage in the guide ring toothing (98) and thus the guide rings (2o) to bring to a standstill while after booking through a special Scissors (too) another punching takes place the next time you use the Card causes the guide rings (2o) to come to a standstill one line spacing later. B. Machine according to claim i to 7, characterized in that the imprint of the booking amount on one account in the debit column and on the other account in the credit column takes place either by the pressure bar of the printing system (75) above the amount columns is provided with movable parts, which only create an impression if they are at the same height as the other pressure bars, or the number type wheels are movable and as required in both the debit and credit column can be brought under the impression point (55).