US1007487A - Calculating-machine. - Google Patents

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W. P. QUENTELL. [CALCULATING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 13, 1909.

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UNITED s'rATEs PATENT @FHCE 'wrinram Rhuiiivtniinprewar/ironic; ooN'NEorIcnT, Ass cuvon, BY MESNE assreiv 'MEN'ISQIO/ A. n}; n cKfooMPAnafc-r cr icaeo, ILLINOIS, 4A co'sronarron-cr L Q f Be it known that l, WILLiAM P. Quinn 1 TELL, aeitizen of the United States, residing at Stamford, inthe c ounty of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain 'new and usefullmprovements in Calculating-Machines, of which the following is a specificatlon. I j My invention relates to calculating machines and its objects are to provide improved means for "effecting the carrying of.

the numerals from one denomination to the next higher denomination, to provide means of afsimple construction for preventing an; undue movement of the gear mechanism of the number'wheel s, to provide a numeral .wheel operating mechanism' so constructed and associated with. operating lever that the entire operation may be effected by the manualpressure on the lever in one direction, relieving thereturn. spring for the le- .ver of any positiveworlt, and 't-ogencrally improveand simplify the construction of a machine of this class.

lVith these objects in view, my invention is embodied .in preferable form, in the device hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

In these, drawings, Figure 1 1s a plan view of a calculating machine containing my 1 improvements, showing part of the casing .removed and also showing the machine upartlybroken, away, three rows of keys only, with two rows of buttons being shown;

.Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section; Fig.

l 3 is an enlarged detail in elevation of the numeral wheel d iving gear andthe means for operating the same; Fig. dis a similar view, showing the pawl operated F1g. ,5 1s a similar view showing in dotted lines, the

parts in carrying position; Fig. (3, a detail elevationof driving arm, from opposite side to that shownin Figs. 3,4 andfi; Fig. 7, a de tail edge view of driving arm'; Figs. 8 and 9,

details of hell crank of carrying mechanism;

.Fig. 10, an enlarged detail in. side elevation of print ng mechanism operating means;

Fig. 11, a detail of one side of a number flwheel;. Fig.' 12, adetail of number wheel from opposite side; Fig. 13, an enlarged detail in side elevation of bail and operating cam for actuating the detents and bell crank i1 latchesrFig. 14, 1 partial detail plan ofthe number wheel shaft; F 15, it detailed CALCULATING-MACHINE.

a Specification of Letters Patent. Patented (Mat, 31, 1911., A lication filed April 13, 1909. Serial is. 489,669.

' larged'plan of printing mechanism; Fig. 16

a detail elevation of repeating mechanism; Fir 17, a detail perspective of pawl-setting ..-loa'r and a key; 'Fig. 18, a partial vertical section the reverse of the view of Fig; 3, but showing the pawl-carrying arm moved away from the driving arm; Fig. 19, a bottom view of two of the driving arms and pawl-carrying arms and their. operating mechanism, and Fig. 20 is a detailperspective View of a driving arm and a. pawl-carrying arm spaced aparton a portion of the main shaft. 7 7

-Referring to the drawings'l is the frame of the machine and 2 are keys which bear the usual series of numbers for calculating purposes, each key having a large and asniall numeral in order that addition, subtraction a-nd division may be employed, in the ordinary way. The keys are arranged in longitudinal columns and transverse rows of digits with such digits in each longitudinal columnrunning from 1 to 9 of the major figures and from 8 to 0 of the minor figures The stems-3 of the keys of each longitudinal row, are mounted so as to slide vertically on fixed longitudinal bars 45 by means of slots 5 in the key stems and pins 6 engaging such slots and extending from the bars. Individual springs '7 connected to the'stems and pins serve to hold the keys normally in raised position. The stem has" a vertical extension or'arm 8 andv is turned at, right angles at its lower end to provide a heel 9, which is adapted to operate a sliding.

and oscillating angled'bar 10 connected to and adapted to operate the number wheel setting mechanism. (See Figs. 2 and 17). The number registering wheels (see Figs. 2, 16 and 17) are denoted by the reference character 11. The slide bar 10 is provided with two faces 12 and 13, and said slide bar is held normally in such position that the face 12 is tilted slightly upwardfrom a horizontal position. Aspring 1 1 connected .to the slide bar 10 serves to normally hold the'said slide bar in upwardly tilted position and witha notch 15,0f said. bar, in en gagement with a detent 16 in the bar 4}, whereby the bar 10 is held projected toward the number wheels.

"When a key is depressed the stem strikeswhereupon the bar is drawn toward the front end of the machine by a spring 17, connected at one end to the frame of the machine and at the other end to a link 18,

having a lug 19loosely engaging a slot in the bar 10 and connected at the other end'to the wheel setting mechanism. As the bar is ret'racted, a stop-tooth 20 in the bar will strike against the vertical arm 8 and stop the bar. A series of such stop-teeth are provided,

I one for'each key and they are so positioned relative to the keys, that the bar will move varying graduated distances according to xwhich key in one of the longitudinal digit series is depressed. Each end of the slide bar 10 has reduced swiveling andsupporting extension 21 extending through a hole in a tired plate 22, whereby the slide bar is eii'ectively supported at both ends and guided in a straight path. To the rear end of link 18 is pivotally connected a pawlcarrying arm 23 which is loosely mounted by means of a sleeve-on a main shaft 24, extending across the machine and ]ournaled 1n the side frames thereof. (See Figs. 2,3 and 4) Pivoted on this arm is a pawl 25 adapted to engage a gearwheel 26 also loosely mounted on the shaft 24. The teeth" of this gear wheel may either be of ordinary ratchet form or preferably may be ordinary curved,

spur gear teeth, with slight bevels, on the rear side at the'end to permit the pawl to arm.

' escaping from the gear ing arm for each number wheel and pawl.

move toward the front of the machine over them without engaging therewith. Aspring 27 serves to normally hold the pawl against the gear teeth, such spring being connected to a pin 28 extending from the pawl through an enlarged hole 29 in the pawl-carrying The gearwheel meshes with a pinion 30 carried by a sleeve 31 on which is also fixed the number wheel 11, which bears the numerals from O to 9, corresponding to and positioned relatively to the digits in thelongitudinal row of keys in .line with the wheel. 3

The pawl 25 has a shoulder 32 against" and all the driving arms are connected and operated by a common bail 35 engaging channels in the drivin arms and fixedly connected to the 'rotata le main shaft by means of arms 36. These driving arms when oscillated toward the back of the machine by the main shaft are adapted to pick up and, carry with them the pawl-carrying arms and thus actuatethe pawl so as to carry back the number wheel a distance corresponding to the number of teeth of the pinion and gear over which the pawl has been carried by the key-actuated slide bar.

On one end of the main shaft outside the frame is an operating lever 37 provided with a handle and pressed against by a return spring 38, which serves to return the lever to its normal, upright position after it has been operated by hand. 'By pressing. the lever downward, the driving arms, paw-ls and number wheels are actuated to register by these wheels, the numbers on the keys previously depressed. To this end, the pawlcarrying, arm 23 has a contact member consisting of a lug 39 extending from'the arm at right angles thereto, into the path of a rocker member 40, pivoted on the driving arm and having a shoulder 41 against which bears the lug 42 of a trigger 43 which is pivoted on the driving arm and has a pointed or beveled end at 44 (see Figs. 6, 7 5, 4 and 3). The rocker has a tooth 45, extending through an elongated arc-shaped slot 46 in the driving arm whereby the rocker is per mitted a limited range of movement with respect to the driving arm. A coiled spring 47 joins the trigger and an arm of the rocker and normally holds these parts in engage ment, keeping the trigger down against the shoulder of the contact arm of the rocker and the shoulder behind the lug of the trigger.

In registering any amounts below and in cluding 9, the proper key having been depressed and the pawl of the corresponding wheel thereby carried to the front of the machine, the proper number of teeth as determined by the particular key-stop on the slide bar, the handle-lever is depressed. until it comes in contact with a stop-pin 48, thereby rotating the main shaft 24 and by means of the bail 35-36, carrying toward the back of the machine all the driving arms 34 and the driving arm corresponding to the retracted pawl or pawls 25 will pick up the pawl carrying arms 23, by striking against the projecting contact lugs 39 and impel such arms so as to turn the corresponding gears .26 and pinions 30 and number wheels 11. To prevent the momentum imparted to the pawl carrying arm by the driving arm from carrying the former too far and thus turning another tooth of the gear and pinion, stop means for each pawl arm is provided, consisting of a lug 49 and a circular abutment collar 49' fixed on a bell crank member 50, which is mounted so as to oscillateon a fixed shaft 51, a bell crank member being provided for each pawl device. The end 23 of the pawl carrying arm is adapted to be limited in its movement against .overthrow by the lug 49 in registering numbers under and up to 9 (see Figs, 4 and 19).-

but does not abut positively against the lug,

moans? being separated therefrom by a slight space when the arm is in the thrown position, so

as to avoid friction w ien the lug is moved away and the pawl-carrying arm is thrown a tooth further in the operation of carrying the addition from ?9 to 10 from the wheel o1 the next lower column, as' will be described. The lug 19 is normally in. the

path of theend :23 of the pawl' carrier 23,

' lower wheel.

The carrying mechanism will now be described. Projecting forward from the upper part of the bell crank is an arm 52, with which is adapted to contact a rocker 53 on the side of the adjoining number wheel so that when the latter wheel has made a complete revolution and the 1O is to be carried to the next wheel'the arm 52 will be tripped which will momentarily rock the bell-crank and carry the stop. lug 49 out of the path of the pointof the pawl-carrying arm of the wheel of the higher series, (see Figs. and 19) whereupcn'the pawl-carryingarm of that higher series will be permitted to move forward farenough tocarry Y 'the pawl one tooth on the gear and thus turn the higher number wheel a space and carry over the addition. from the lower wheel. The rocker 53 is connected to a spring 135, which holds it normally in inoperative position against a stop-pin 136. See Fig. 12. A cam 137, either offset or 'formed by a slot, is provided on the partition plate 138. separating two adjacent number wheels and a pin 139 on the tail of the "rocker 53 is adapted tobear against this cam as the wheel approaches the-9 position so't-hat when the wheel reaches 9 the rocker will be tilted out sutliciently' to when it moves off the cam and its spring snaps it back to normal position and in so moving it hits the bell crank trip 52 and ing a short sets the bell crank corresponding to the next higher wheel for the 10 carrying position. The objects of this arrangement ,are to avoid the ob ections to a fixed pros.

jection on the wheel which are that owing to the liability of wear and consequent loose play of the 'mrts there is danger that theprojectionif positicned exactly at the point of coincidence of the trlp to carryover durmoving from *8 to 10, will whenbeing or average movement, as in carried to thet 9 position be thrown over far enough to improperly set the crank to 5 10, to avoid whichthe projection must be set -late on the wheel which involves the objection of a gossiblev failure to operate the trip on a short movement of the wheel. The carryingmovement is then effected by the point ozt' the trigger 4530f the driving ,ar1n-3 l of the higher wheel striking against the edge of a trip arm 54 on the bell-crank, wl'iich arm has been carried by the tilting of the bell-crank into the path of the trigger, thus releasing the rocker lO. See Figs. 5 and 19. It will be seen that the arm 52 of the bell-crank is actuated by one number wheel and the trip arm 5st, trips the trigger corresponding to the actuating parts of the wheel of the next higher decimal place. A spring pressed rocking lever 55 mounted on a shaft 56 projects into the path of the tooth 45 of the rocker 40 and is pressed by said tooth at each" actuating i'no'vement of the driving arm and upon the release of the rocker 10 from the trigger this lever throws the rocker against the pawl-carrying arm and the pawl thus impelled turns the gear a tooth and the number wheel to the next higher number. As the bell-crank is shifted to this carrying position, a hook 57 thereon, engages and is held by aspringpressed latch 58, mounted freely'on a shaft 59, and having a tail piece (30 so as to hold thebell crank in proper positicnduring the carrying operation.

A bail 61 extends across andimder the tail pieces and is pivoted on the shaft 59 and has an arm 62 pivotally joined to. a link 63. Thelink G3 has a pin which engages a cam slot 6 1 in a plate 65 carried by the main shaft and rocked thereby, by which connection the bail is adapted to release the latch 58 from the bell-crank hook. See Figs. 13 and To the other end of the link 63 is pivoted an arm 66 of a rocking bail (S7 contacting with. spring pressed detents 68, adapted to be carried by their springs into engagement with the gears upon the rocking in one direction of thebail through the main shaft and cam slot 64:, so as to thereby hold the gears from undue forward or registering movement, liable to be caused the possible rebounding of theslide bar as it strikes the key stem in its retracting move ment. Thedetents are withdrawn from the gears by contact of the bail immediately upon: the initial movement of the operating handle for the purposeof permitting the proper registering operation of the gears and wheels a .Mounted on the vupper part of the machine on a shaft 69-. are'springl-pressed de- .tents 70: alsow adapted to engage the gears and to prevent backward rotation thereof, particularly when the driving pawls are ratcheting into place w th the slide bar.

The bail 61 for the latches 58 and the bail 67 for the forward retaining detents 68 are linked together as shown and described, so that as one bail acts against the springs of its members, either latches or detents, the other bail moves away from the springs of its members and thus by having the springs of the two groups of members of substantially equal tension, with the tension of the one set opposed to that of the other, the operator in moving the handle is not obliged to exert extra power to overcome the force of either set of springs.

' Means are provided (see Figs. 1 and 16) to enable the amount indicated by a de- I pressed key or keys to be repeated in regisforced to rotate with it.

tering and such means comprise a small lever 76, mounted on a rocking shaft 77 which is provided with projecting pieces 78, adapted to strike against the transverse arm 79 of a sliding frame having longitudinal bars 80, which extend adjacent to and are guided by the bars on which the key-stems are mounted. These .bars 80 have struckout, ears 81, one for each key, extending through the slots 82 in the key-stem supporting bars, and adapted when the lever 72 is pulled backward, to be'carried by the sliding bars 80 overthe projections 83 of any keys, that-may be depressed, therebyholding the key'down and preventing the pawl arm actuating slide bars from-engagingtheir detents 16 so that the amounts indicated by the keys thus held down may be repeated by operating the main operating lever as many times as desired. Multiplica tion may be thus effected.

Extending upward through the frame. at the rear of the machine area series of error keys 841 pivoted to levers 85 mounted loosely on the main shaft and provided with arms 86. When a wrong key has been depressed and it is desired to correct the error before registering, the error key is depressed and therefore the arm 86 is lifted against the driving pawl so as to remove the same from engagement with the gear and carry the pawl backward to original position, which action at the same time releases the key from the slide bar and restores the slide bar to normal position.

To-enable the number wheels to. be re-set to O, the number wheel shaft is slidably mounted in the frame so that it may be slipped sidewise until spring pressed pawls 87 carried on the hubs 88 'of the wheels and projecting into the interior of the hubs, drop into grooves 89 in the shaft so that the wheels are then looked to theshaft and are The grooves 84 are made' slanting at each end in order that the pawls may readily slip into and out of the same. The wheels normally bear on the plain peripheral ortions between the rooves. The shaft 1s normally locked from acorns? mally in position with its smooth peripheral portions receiving the number wheels. To effect the resetting movement a pinion 96 1s fixed on the number wheel shaft at the left end thereof and adapted to engage this pinion but normally out of engagement therewith is a gear segment 97 carried by the main shaft. The pinion is brought into engagement with the segment by the sliding movement of the number wheel shaft. The main shaft being then actuated by the handle will turn the segment pinion and wheel shaft, until the hole in the disk at the right end snaps over the pin on the frame, which happens when the operating lever has completed its forward stroke and turned the wheel shaft completely around, so as to bring all the wheels to O.

In connection with the registering mechanism above described, I employ a recording mechanism which is preferably of the following construction. Pivoted at one end to each pawl carrying arm is a long link 98, the other end of which is intermediately pivoted to a printing wheel driving gear 99, which meshes with a pinion 100 carried 102 extends across the wheels and is adapted to be moved into locking engagement therewith upon the printing movement of the platen. It will be seen that as the pawl carrier is movedthe required number of-teeth corresponding with the depressed key, it imarts the same movement through the link 98 to the type wheel and thus brings the required number to printing position. Mounted beyond the printing wheel is a tilting carriage 103, upon an axis rod 104, having side pieces 105 held together by bolts 106 and 107. In this carriage is mounted on spring arms 108 a platen 109. The object of the resilience of the platen arms is to permit a slight yielding in case the car riage is not released exactly at the moment that the platen strikes the printing wheel. The carriage is shown at normal position with the bolt or bar 107 resting against a stud 110 rising from the base of the machine.

The carriage is tilted forward soas to rock the platen against the printing wheel by means of a link 111 pivoted at one end to a stud projecting out from the right side of the carriage. The link extends aior right hand side of the machine and z,

other end has a cam face 113, adapted to the main shaft is operated by the depr of the'lever the link Will be carried forward ride on a pin 114C, projecting from the side.

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a cam 11(3 mounted on the main shat by the contact of the eam116 against pro- .jection 115, thus pulling forward the carraised by the contact of its cam face 113 on the pin 114, so as to carry the projection 115 paper.

jvith tl e ratchet as the carriage moves for- .ing roll 128. Betivee.

riage and impelling the platen against thev type Wheels. As the platen strikes the type Wheels, a.horn 117 carried by the carriage strikes against the detent bail 10:2 impelling the latter into engagement with the teeth of the type WhGQlS and firmly locking them during the printing impression. In its continued forward movement the link will be above the actuating cam 116, thus permitting the'plat'en and carriage to return to normal position. T his return of th s. carriage is quickened in order to insure the vvithdra ml of the platen trom the printing Wheel before the main shaft picks up the adding mechanism, by means of a lever 118 mounted on the pivot 119 at the side ofthe machine, and. havingv its loiver arm in. the path of a pinlZO projecting from the cam 11%. The upper. arm; ofthe lever extends into line with a pin 121 on the link. As the operat-. ing lever is continued invits forward and downward movement, the pin 120 will strike against the lower 21111101 the lever 118, moving the upper arm of the lever agaii -t the pin 121 thus throwing the link K sharply. A spring 1:22 near the other -..rd of the linktendsto keep the linlrheld downward. On the return r oveme t of the operating lever projection 1.15. rid s over the cam 116 and the link sna l -k into position. W i i Mounted on an upright 1 is a having a tooth 125, which e 126, on ashaft 12?. carrying a I l the roll a strip of p operating roll 129,

adapted to be. fed} As the carriage swings forward, the ratehet 126 causes the pres. are

roll 128 to rotate so asto feed the strip of A stud 130 is mounted in the cariage and sadapted to cooperate with A pawl, 124 to lift the same out otengagen Ward. so as'to release the ratchet wheel and stop the feed of paper thereby determining theamount of paper fed at each movement and also stopping the feed of paper at the moment of printing. A paper carrying roller 131 is mounted onthe base o? the machineat the rear-and the paper is led there from up betiveenthe paper feeding rolls and so as to "the lever 53 against the paivlrarrying The prin ng h;

the link 18 and the paw 25 thereby set at the proper tooth on the gear 26 to rotate the number wheel to the proper numeral. At the same time the pawl-carrying arm will have drawn back the link 98 connected to the segmental gear 99, so as to set the corresponding type wheel at the proper numeral for printing. The operating lever 37 is tl 2n depressed by hand. so as to turn the nziin shaft This movement of the main shaftiirst moves the cam 116 into engagement with the projection 115 of the link 111 some to start the platen carriage on its hirivard printing movement. The actuation oi the carriage and the printing operation is completed before the lever moves far enough to effect the adding operation. At the beginning of its movement also the main shaft through it. earn-slot and hail 67 trees the forward looking detents. 68 from the gears, and carries the pawhlock 33 of the driving arm 3% into locking position. The further driving movement oi. the shaft carries the arm against the pawl-carrying arm carry the pawl hack and operate the on and number Wheel. It the stophell crank of any Wheel has been mm y the Contact of the lip oi the igivheel of the next lower column, then the latch 58 catches the hook of the hell crank so as to holl the hell 1 i in ca position before the Wheel at actuate; it has finished its movement, .d the trigger l- 3heing tripped. the rocker o iving arm vvill he impelled by arm ant. the pawl ear done tooth: so as to et eet the carrying operation. its the pawl- :rying arm is moved toru'ar it carries to its normal position in engagement iti its llelent, the key-actuating slidebar. also been effected and the oetore' the new addition gear pi; lug 415 of the .a takes A I i To print the numerals closely together the typevxheels are positioned closely, and to obtain a straight pull between the number wheel actuating means and the type Wheel gear the link hes in the same vertical plane hroughoutits length. To accommodate tins arrangement to the compactly arranget'i type vvheels,each link 15 pivoted to the platen. Any suitable inking an arm 132 pivoted on the shaft carrying the typevwheel gear segments. This arm is connected to a bar 133 at right angles to the arm and extending from. the end of an arc-shaped arm 134:, of the gear segment. The arc-shaped .arms of the gears in one or more series are successively placed in advance of one another, so that as the gears are operated the bars 133 may pass one another freely. Thus, the arm 132 farthest to the right of the machineand corresponding to the right hand column of number 'Wh66lS is connected to the bar farthest to ward the rear from the axis of the gear.- A series of five of the stepped arm gears may be arranged on the right hand side and a similar series on the left hand'side.

It will be seen that all these operations are efiected by the movement of the operating lever in one direction, by the force exerted by the hand of the operator.

It is necessary toreset the latches after each operation of the operating lever and before such lever is actuated again, otherwise with the latch holding the bell cranks in carrying position, the carrying would be continued. indefinitely. Hence the/bail 61 is so actuated by the cam slot as the operating lever is finishing its return stroke as to'lift the latches and then the springs on the bell crank return the latter to their normal positions.

, At the same time the forward locking detent or pawls' are returned to locking position.

' Having thus described my invention, what .I claim is:

1 In a calculating machine, in combination with a main shaft, a series of number wheels, means intermediate the main shaft and number wheels for turning thelatter,

a rocker member carried by the intermediate means, a sprlng Ior rocking said rocker wheels to carry the numerals from one series member, means for holding the rocker member-from being moved by the. spring and means to release said holding means to permit the springto move the rocker member to cause the wheel operating means to impart an extra 'movement to the number to the next higher series.

' 2. In a calculating mach1ne,"m combination with a series of number wheels, a main shaft, -a wheel turning member, a pivoted rocker member, a movable carrier for said rocker member, a spring for operating. said .rocker member to cause the Wheel turning member to turn the wheel an extra'space to carry the tens from one wheel to the wheel .of the next higher series.

3. In a calculating machine, in combinameans whereby the rocker arm moves with the driving arm to impel the pawl, a spring for moving the rocker relative to the drlving arm to impel the pawl an extra tooth,

means for holding said rocker against said relative movement and means for releasing said holding means.

4. In a calculating machine, in combination with a series ofnumber wheels, a main shaft, a driving arm mounted on the main' .shaft,'wheel turning mechanism, a rocker member carried by the driving arm and adapted to cont-act with the wheel turning mechanism, a spring pressed lever against which one end of the rocker member bears at each actuation of the driving arm, means to hold said rocker from movement by said lever and means to release said holding means. I

5. In a calculating machine, in combination wit-h a series of number wheels, a main shaft, an oscillatory driving arm mounted on the main shaft, a gear wheel for each number wheel, a gear turningmember, a rocker member mounted on the driving arm and adapted to bear against the gear turning member to actuate the same, said rocker having a shoulder at one end, means to engage the shoulder to hold the rocker fixed relative to the drivingarm, a tooth at the other end of the shoulder, a spring exerting pressure against'said tooth at each movement of the driving arm and means to trip the shoulder engaging means.

6. In a calculating machine, in combination with a series of number wheels, a main shaft, a driving arm, a pawl-carrying arm and awl carried thereby, a number wheel drivmg gear engaged by said pawl, a rocker member carried by said driving arm and having a-contact part adapted to -strike against the pawl, said driving arm having a slot and said rocker having a tooth. projecting through said slot, a spring pressed lever in the path of movement of'said tooth, a

trigger mounted on the driving arm for holding the rocker against movement by said lever and means operated by the number wheels for tripping said trigger to release the rocker and permit the lever to move the same an extra movement.

'7. In a calculating machine, in combination'with a main shaft, 21 series of number wheels, a driving arm actuated from the main shaft, a pawl, a pawl-carrying arm, a number wheel driving gear, and a carrying I mechanism comprising an oscillatory member, a projecting memberon the number wheel to actuate said oscillatory member at each complete revolution .of the' wheel, a rocker member on the driving arm adapted to contact with the pawl-carrying-arm, a holding member to hold the rocker against movement relative to the driving-arm, and a trip arm on the oscillatory member adapting mechanism, an oscillatory member, a

shaft theretor, said oscillatory member havmg a momentum stop-lo tor the gear oper ating mechanism, means to give the gear mechanism an extra movement after its actuation by the main shaft, holding means to hold said last means inoperative, a trip on said oscillatory member, and means carried by the number Wheels to rock said oscillatory member to remove the stop from the path of the gear operating mechanism and to throw said trip into line with the holding means whereby the latter released.

9. in a calculating machine, in combination with a series of number Wheels and a main operating shaft, a number Wheel actuating mechanism, means to give said mecha nism an extra movement to carry over the calculation from one wheel'to a Wheel of the next higher series, holding means for said carrying means, a controlling member for said carrying means, comprising a member oscillatory on a shaft, said member having a stop to limit the movement of the Wheel actuating mechanism, and having a trip to release the holding means, means whereby said controlling member is rocked by a number Wheel on the-complete revolution of the latter to remove said stop and to operatively position said trip and means to restore said controlling member to normal position.

10. In a calculating ma chine, in combination with a series of number Wheels and a main operating shaft, a number Wheel actuating mechanism, means to give said meohanism an extra movement to carry over the calculation from one Wheel to a Wheel of the next higher series, holding means for said carrying means, a controlling member for said carrying means, comprising a member oscillatory on a shaft, said member having a stop to limit the movement of the Wheel actuating mechanism, and having a trip to release the holding means, means whereby said controlling member is rocked by a number wheel on thecomplete revolution of the latter to remove said stop and to opera tively position said trip, a' latch to hold said controlling member in carrying position and means to release the latch and permit the return of said member to normal 'posim I 11. In a calc ulat'ng machine, in combination with a series ofnumber' tvheels and a main shaft, a number heel driving gear, a pawl therefor, a pawl-carryingfarm, means to actuate said arm an "oscillatory member, means to, reel: said member by the numb-er hen th ter is in its normal.

in ition.

(1 by the number Wheei.,,;

tion with a series of number Wheelsnnd a main shaft, a driving arm actuated by the Z A v I 1 Stop beingmoved to path of the arm when the member ha ving a momentumpa val-carrying arm, said. 1 stop U'fl ad iii-tom the endot' thepaivl- 12. in a calculating-machine, in combinamain shaft, a number Wheel driving gear, a i

bell crank member, a shaft on-ivhichsaid member is mounted, said. bell crankhavmg a tooth, a lip on each wheel to engage said tooth, astop on said member to limit the momentum movement of'the pawl-carrying. arm of the next higher Wheel, a trip onsaid: boll crank, a rockerto gnie said paWl-carry-y 13. In a calculating machine, in combin'ation with a series of number Wheels anda main operating shaft, a series of hell crank members, means on each, Wheel fOFI'OClClIlg j paw-l for said gear, a pawl-carrying arm, a

a bell crank member, a Wheel actuating means for each Wheel, a momentumstop on sald member for the actuating means of the adjoining wheel, a driving-arm actuated from the main shaft ford'riving said Wheel actuating means, and a loc l; carried bysaid driving arm and movable therewith into position to lock the wheelactuating means at the beginning of the movement thereof to prevent displacement of the actuating means by the stop or otherwise. i

14., In a' calculating machineyin' combinatron with a sense of number Wheels and a main operating shart, a gear t'oreach'wheel,

a for said gear, apaWl-carrying arm for each pawl, a bell crankmemberhaving i a stop for the pawl-carrying arm, a driving arm for the pawl-carrying arm "op'erated' from the mainshaft a pawl-lock membercarried by the driving-arm and moyable into locking position atthe initi'alinoveme'ntof the drivingerm.

15.111 a calculating machine, in combi, a

tion With a series of. number Wheels nd a" main operating shaft, a gear gforlgachywheelgi 1 0 i a pawl y s arm for each gear, y 7 Se ting said paWI-carryingarmS at 'P d t imined operating positions-driving armfs actuated by the main shafhsaidarm' having parts to contact w i-th' thepaivl-carry 'ing arms, and having lugs extending over the pavvls and forming pawl-locks, and

stop member movable-into 'nd out o the path of the pawl-carrying arfni j 6 in a calculating inachine',a number iao . wheel, a series of keys, a gear and pawl for actuating each wheel, throughout the entire movement required to register the number of a selected key, an operating handle for said gear and pawl a stop member for arresting the movement of each pawl at the end of each movement, and movable in' the same plane with that of the movement of the pawl and means for moving the stop member to allow the pawl to make an extra movement, and means additional to the operating handle for' imparting said extra movement to the pawl and. gear.

17. In a calculating machine, a number wheel, a gear, a pawl, a pawl carrying-arm, a handle for operating said arm, a bell crank in line with and movable in the same plane with the-pawl-carrying arm, means to move the bell crank to present different parts thereof as stops to limit the movements of the pawl-carrying arm, means for actuating I the pawl-carrying arm and means additional to the operating handle for giving the same an extra movement at the end of its normal stroke. v

18. In a calculating machine, a number .whe'el, actuating means therefor, a bell crank stop-member-cdacting with the actuating means, means carried. by the adjoining wheel of the lower column to rock said bell crank to move a part thereof out of the path of the actuating means to permit an extra movement thereof, a spring-pressed latch movableinto engagement withthe bell crank before the actuation of the numbercwheel and releasable from such engagement after such'actuation.

19. In a calcula'ting machine, in combination with a series of. number wheels, a main operating shaft, meansactuating each wheel throughout the entire movement-required to register the number of a selected key, an

oscillatory stop member for arresting the actuating means at the end of,.each. nove-- ment, meanscarried an adjoiningwheel for movingthe member to a position to allow the ac tuatingmans to make aneiitra movement, iilatch foreach stop membei'sfor holding the same in said position during the registering-movement, a spring for pressing said latch into such engagement, a bail common to allthe latches for moving them out of engagement with the stop member and an 'perativel-connection between the bail and the main shaft.

20. In a calculating machine, a series of number wheels, a main operating shaft,

wheel actuating means, a stop member for said actuating means, a latch to engage said stop-member, a bail vto release said latch,

and a cam-plate on the main shaft to rocksaid bail. I

21. In a calculating machine, in combinas I gear. on the main shaft adapted to mesh with 1 ,tion with'a series of number wheels, a gear gear, a member movable by the number wheel to present different stops to the actuating means, a latch to hold the stop member in one position, a spring pressing against said latch, a detent for holding the gear against forward movement, a spring for pressing said detent, operating means for releasing said latch and for releasing-said detent, connecting means between the two sets of operating means whereby the tension of one spring is exerted against that of the other and means whereby the operating shaft operates said connecting means.

22. In a calculating machine, in combination with a series of number wheels and a main operating shaft, a gear for each wheel, actuating means for said gear, a stop-member for the actuating means, a latch to hold said member in one position, a forward movement retaining detent for said gear, a spring for said latch and a spring for said detent, a bail for releasing the latch and a bail for releasing the detent, a link connectsaid actuating means, whereby said operat-.

ing lever in its working stroke-first frees the forward locking detent and operates the actuating means lock, and then operates the wheel actuating means, and means whereby of its next working stroke.

24. In a calculating machine, a main op erating shaft, a series of number wheels, a slidable and rotatableshaft on which said wheels are mounted, means to normally hold i the lever frees the latch before the beginning the shaft against both endwise and rotatable movement, a series of interrupted grooves in said shaft, pawls on said. wheels to engage saidgrooves when the shaft is shiftedlongitudmally, and means to rotate said wheel shaft from the main shaft when the shaft and'wheels are fixed together.

25. In a calculating machine, a main shaft,

a series of number wheels, a shaft on which said wheels are mounted, an interrupted series of grooves in the shaft extending 1ongitudinally thereof, spring pressed pawls carried by the wheels and adapted to project i into said grooves, said wheel shaft capable of rotatable and longitudinally slidable movement, means 'to hold it against said movements, a pinion on said shaft and a said pinion on the longitudinal adjustment ice ooms-r of the shaft, said wheels having means to lock said wheels in. said grooves against rotation on the shaft.

26. In a calculating machine, a series of number wheels, a shafton which said wheels are mounted, means to permit the rotation of said wheels on theshaft and means to lock the wheels close together, said shaft having a pin and hole connection to prevent rotation thereof and slidable longitudinally to release said 'pin.

27. In a calculating machine, in combination with a series of number wheels, a'main operating shaft, a series of keys, said keys having projections thereon, a series of sliding repeating bars having projections adapt ed to ride over the projections of the keys and a bail and handle for operating said ars.

28. In a calculating machine, in combination with a series of number wheels, 21 series of keys, wheel setting means controlled by the keys, a lever adapted to engage and operate said setting means when set and before the actuation thereof and a key for operating said. lever.

29. In a calculating machine, in combina tion with a series of number wheels, a series of keys, wheel setting means controlled by the keys and actuated thereby on the depression of a key, a detent for locking the means normally, a lever for releasing the setting vmeans from set position and returning it to engagement with the detent and the key to normal position, and a key for operating said lever. V

30. In a calculating machine, in combination with a series of number wheels, a series of keys, a releasable slide bar for each key,

a wheel actuating means connected to said slide bar and set in actuating position thereby, a swinging member adapted to contact with the actuating means to restore the same and the slide bar to normal position and means to operate said swinging member.

31. In a calculating machine, in combination with a series of number wheels, a series of keys, a slide bar for each series of keys, a spring for said slide bar, means whereby the depression of a key permits the spring to move. the slide bar, said bar having a,

stop to engage the -key when so moved, a

pawl connected intermediately to the slide bar, a gear actuated by said pawl and actuating a number wheel, a lever adapted to remove said pawl from engagement with the gear to return the slide bar and permit the key to rise, and means to operate the 32. In a'calculat'ing' machine, a main op erating shaft, type, a platen, a link for swinging said platen, a cam on the 'main shaft for; actuating said link, a key and means. carried bythe main shaf for bringing-,saidglever against the 1ink a-. car theiinfor releasing it to carrying mechanis pression actuation thereof to give a quick return to the link and platen;

33. In combination, with a type wheel, a tilting platen carrying carriage, a detent for the type wheel and means carried by the carriage to force said detent into engage. ment with the type wheel;

34:; In combination with a seriesof type wheels, a tilting platen carrying carriage,

a detent bail extending across the type wheels and a projecting member carried by the carriage and adapted to force the detent bail into engagement with the type wheels.

35. In a machine of the class described,"

in combination with a series of number" Wheels and their respectiveactuating means,

a series of type wheels," a link connected to each number wheel actuating means, a gear for setting each type wheel, said gear wheels having bars set at successive varying distances from front to rear respectively and means to connect such bars to the links.-

36. In a machine of the class described, in combination with a number wheel, a Wheel actuating means, a link lying throughout its length in the same vertical plane and con nected to the actuating means whereby the link will exert a straight pull, a pivoted arm I connected to said link, a bar connected to said arm and at right angles thereto,a type wheel, a type wheel turning gear, said bar carried by an arc-shaped arm of said gear, the succeeding arc-arms of a series of said gears being arranged in advance of one another at difierent distances from the gear axis, whereby the bars are free to pass one another upon the turning-of the gears.

37. In a calculating machine, a number wheel, mechanism for carrying numerals from a lower column to a higher column,

and controlled by the number wheel, saidnumber wheel carrying a rocker for actuating the carrying mechanism and means for actuating the rocker.

38. In a calculating machine, a

wheel, mechanism for carrying numerals from one column to a higher column, and

means for positively actuating the carrying mechanism includingan actuating member associated with the number-wheel, said carrymg mechanism actuatingr'nember being inoperative up to the 9 position and being positioned by the'movement of the wheel to o erate between the 9 and 10" osition'.

39. In a calculating machine, a number wheel, mechanism for carrying. numerals from a column to a higher column,]aiid oontrolled by the number wheel, a rocker carried p by the number wheel for actuating the carrying mechanism, a spring pressing said rocker in one direction and holding it normally inoperative, and meitns for positioning said rocker in operative positionjand permit it to'actuate the 40. In a calculating machine, a number wheel, mechanism for carrying from acolumn to a higher columma pivoted rocker carried by'the number wheel, a trip carried shy the carrying mechanism, means to bear against one endyof the rocker to tilt the rocker into thepath of the trip and means to carry the rocker against the trip to actuate the latter.

4.1. A calculating machine comprising the combination of a pluralityof wheels rotatable about an axis, a pawl for each wheel rotatable concentric therewith, a row of keys? for each wheel, 'a. slide-bar coactingwith each row of keys and movable lengthwise when a key is depressed, a connection from each slidebar to the corresponding pawl, an operating device movable in a forward direction to carry it into cooperative relation to the pawls and then to actuate thep'awls and return the slide-bars to their initial positions and movable the opposite direction to return to initial position, a plurality of prmtlngmembers, a connection from each slide-bar to a corresponding printing-member, a, platen enacting with the printing-member's, and means foractuating the platen to efi'ect the printing during the forward movement of the operating device 5 but before the slide-bars are actuated to return them to initial position, substantially as set forth:

Q. 42, A calculating-machine comprising the combination of a plurality of w-heelsrotatable about an axis, a pawl for each wheel rotatable concentric-therewith, a row of keys for each wheel, a slide-bar coacting with each row of keys and movable lengthwise when a key is depressed,la connection from eachslide-bar 'to the corresponding pawl, carryingmechanisms each controlled by the operation of a wheel and adapted to operate the wheel of next higher-order, an operat-,

ing' device movable in a forward direction to carry it into cooperative relation to the pawls'andthen to actuate the pawls and return the slide-bars to their initial positlons and movable in the opposite direction to return to initial position and reset an element f0fyeach carrying mechanism, a plurality of f printing-members, a connection from each "slide-bar to a corresponding printing-member, a platen coacting with the printingmembers, and means for actuating the platen to effect the printing during the forward movementof the operating device but before the slide bars are actuated to return them to initial position, substantially as set forth. a 1

43. A-calculating-machine comprising the combination of aplurality' of wheels rota-- table about an axis, a pawl foreach wheel rotatable concentric therew1th,"'a row of keys for each wheel, a slide-bar ,coactmg with each row of keys and movable-length I platen coacting with the printing-members,

position, substantially as set forth.

rection to carry it into cooperative relation acorns"? wise when a key is depressed, a connection from each slide-bar to the corresponding pawl, an operating device movable in a forward direction to carry it into cooperative relation to the pawls and then to. actuate the pawls and return the slide-bars to their initial positionsand movable in the opposite direction to return to initial position, means movable with the operating device for holding the pawls'in engagement with their respective wheels while the operating device is actuating the pawls, a plurality of printingmembers, a connection from each slide-bar to. a corresponding printing-member, a

and means for actuating the platen to effect the printing during, the forward movement of the operating devicebut before the slidebars are actuated to return them to initial position, substantially as set forth.

44. A calculating-machine comprising the combinationof a plurality of wheels rotatable about an axis, a pawl'for each wheel'rotatable concentric therewith, a row of keys for each wheel, a slide-bar coacting with each row of keys and movable lengthwise when a key is depressed, a connection from each slide-bar to the correspondingpawl,

carrying mechanisms each controlled bythe operation of a wheel and adapted to operate the Wheel of next higher order, said mechanisms being arranged to prevent excessive movement of a wheel under the'actuation of. a carrying mechanism, an operating'device movable in a forwarddirection to carry it 'into cooperative relation to the pawls and 4 5. A calculating-machine comprising the combination of a plurality of wheels rotatable. about an axis, a pawl for each wheel rotatable concentric therewith, a row of keysfor each wheel, a slide-bar coacting with each row ofkeys and movable lengthwise whena key is depressed, a connection from each slide-bar to the corresponding pawl,- an operatingdevice movable in a' forward dito the pawls and then to actuate the pawls and return the slide-bars to their initial positionsand movable inthe opposite-direction to return to initial position, a plurality of numbenwheels each geared to one of said wheels, a shaft on which the number-wheels 1 leaves? are normally loosely mounted, means for resetting the number-Wheels at zero, a plural ity of printing-members, a connection from each slide-bar to a corresponding printingmember, a platen coacting with the printingmembers, and means for actuating the platen -to effect the printing during the forward movement-of the operating device but before the slide-bars are actuated to return them to initial position, substantially as set forth.

46. A calculatingmachine comprising the combination of a plurality of Wheels rotatable about an axis, a pawl for each Wheel rotatable concentric therewith, a row of keys for each Wheel, a slide-bar coacting with each row of keys movable lengthwise When a key is depressed, a connection from each slide-bar to the corresponding pawl, carrying mechanisms each controlled by the operation of a Wheel and adapted to operate the Wheel of next higher order said mechanisms being arranged to prevent excessive movement of a Wheel under the actuation of a carrying mechanism, an operating device movable in a forward direct-ion to carry it initial position and reset an element of each into cooperative relation .to the pawls and then to actuate the pawls and return the slide-bars to their initial positions and movable in the opposite direction toreturn to carrying mechanism, means movable with the operating device for holding the pawls in engagement with their respective Wheels while the operating device is actuating the pawls, a iplurality of printing-members, a connection from each slide-bar to a corresponding-printing-member, a platen coacting with the printing-members, and means for actuating the platen to effect the'priiiting during the forward movement of the operating device but before the slide-bars are actuated to return them to initial position substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

, Vitnesses:

FRA} {LIN JUDGE,

E, YoUrIes.

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