US1017667A - Keyboard-machine for setting and distributing type for facsimile typewriting. - Google Patents

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A. HEGER. KEYBOARD MACHINE. FOR SETTING AND DISTRIBUTING TYPE FOB. PACSIMILE TYPE WRITING.

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KEYBOARD MACHINE FOR SETTING AND DISTRIBUTING TYPE FOR FAOSIMILE TYPE WRITING.

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KEYBOARD MACHINE FOR SETTING AND DISTRIBUTING TYPE FOR FAGSIMILE TYPE WRITING. 1,017,667.

UNiT-ED STATES OFFIC ANTON HEGER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

KEYBOARD-MACHINE FOR SETTING AND DISTRIBUTING FOR FACSIMILE TYPE- WRITING.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patent-ed Feb. 20', 1912.

Application filed June 28, 1911. Serial No. 635,791.

the borough of Miinhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented cer-.

tain new and useful Improvements in Keyboard-Machines forSetting and Distributing Type for Facsimile Typeritingyof which the following is a specification, so-

companied by drawings.

This invention relates tokey-board niachines for setting and distributing type for facsimile typewriting, and the objects of the invention are to enable type to be set up, or distributed after having been set-up,

in a machine analogous to a typewriter, so

that fag-similetypewritten letters or other work may be rapidly set up by an operator familiar with typewriting machines.

Other objects of the invention are to anable the address of a letter, for instance, to be set up in the same type as the body of the letter, so that in duplicating the'letters the body and address will appear as if writ.- ten on an ordinary typewriter.

In accordance with this invention, I am enabled to obtain perfect alinement between the address and the remainder of the letter and I aiford means for securing the same, shadeof ink on all parts of the reproduced letters.

By setting up the addresses in my machine labor is saved, because the addresses may be used, not only for the letter,- but for the envelop, and the addresses may be used as many times as desired.

The machine is designed to obtainthe greatest speed compatible with accuracy in setting up letters or other work to simulate typewriting, so that the type may be set up or afterward distributed substantially .as fast as letters may be ordinarily typewritten.-

By this machine, a great amount of time and labor is saved in preparing the chase of type from which the printing is afterward to be done.

The machine is simpleand easy to operate andonly requires the knowledge of a typemachine for carrying out all the above objects, embodying -thefeatures of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts substantially as hereinafter .of' a. machine embodying the invention; Fig.

fully described and claimed in this speoification' and shown in the accompanying drawings, 1n which- Figurell 1s a diagrammatic top plan view 2 is a diagrammatic longitudinal sectional elevation on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 IS an enlarged top plan view partly broken away of one ofthe'type carriers; Fig. 4 is a side elevation of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a detail side elevation showing the type carrier in three different positions; Fig. 6 is an enlarged top plan View partly broken away of one of the pick-up mechanisms; 'Fig. 7 is a side elevationpartly in'section of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view of Fig. '2' on the line 8-8; Fig. 8 is a detail perspective View partly broken away of a magazine and the type pushing device;

Fig-9 is a. detail perspective view partly broken away of one end of a magazine;

Fig. 9 is an end elevation-of Fig. 9; Fig. 10 is a detail top plan view partly broken away of a cam carrier; Fig. 11 is a side elevation of Fig. 10; Fig. 12 is an end view of Fig. 10; Fig. 13 is a detail diagrammatic top plan view partly broken away of several type carriers; Fig. 14 is a detail top plan view of the type guide; Fig. 15 is a sectional side elevation of Fig. 14 on the line 15'15;

Fig. 16 is a detail top plan view of portions of the cam shifting and type spacing devices; Fig. 17 is aside elevation of Fig. 16; Fig. 18 is a detail side elevation of onev of the cams connected to a type carrier; Fig. 19 is a top plan view of Fig. 18;'Fig. 20 is an enlarged detail top plan view of a cam bar; Fig. 21 is a transverse sectional view of Fig. 20 on the line 2121; Fig. 22 is a top plan view of the frame of the machine, showing the chase, with the upper parts of the machine re1noved;'Fig. 23 is a side elevation o'fFig. 22; Fig. 24 is a longitudinal sectional elevation on the line 2l24 of Fig. 22; Fig. 25 is a front end elevation of Fig.

22; Fig. 26is an enlarged detail top plan a .view partly broken away of the line spacbroken away; Figs. 29 and 30 are detail 7 views of .bearings; Fig. 31 shows detail views of an adjustable ratchet for the line sp acingfmechanism; Fig. 32 is atop plan view partlybroken away of, the dog release for type spacing; Fig. 33 is a side elevation partly in section of Fig. 32; Fig. 34 is a detail top plan view partly broken away of portions I of the type spacing mechanism; Fig. 35 is a sectional elevation of Fig. 34 on the line 35-35; Fig. 36 is a sectional elevation of Fig. 35 on the line 36-36: Fig.

36 is a detail view of the spacing dogs; Fig. 37 is a detail top plan view partly broken away of the ejecting mechanism; Fig. 38 is a sectional elevation of Fig. 37 on theline 3838; Fig. .39 is adiagrammatic top plan view of the preferred form of key-board: Fig. 40 is a detail top plan view of a suitable chase for the addressing blocks; Fig. 41 is a transverse sectional view of Fig. 40 on the line 41-41; Fig. 42 is an enlarged detail top plan view of several of the addressing blocks; Fig. 43 is a side elevation of Fig. 42; Fig. 44 is a diagrammatic top plan view of one of the printing chases. Fig. 45 is an enlarged detail side view of a type magazine partly in section and partly broken away illustrating means for pushing the type'forwardly in the magazines.

The drawings are to be taken as illustrative of suitable means for carrying out the invention, it being understood that various mechanical devices may be devised for the same ends without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Owing to the complication of parts, diagrammatic views have been given in some instances, instead of complete assembled views of all the operative finished parts of the machine. Figs. 1 and 2 in particular are largely diagrammatic, as tending to clearness of illustration. The assembled views where shown are for the purposeof locating the various parts in their relative arrangement, while detail views have been given as far as possible, showing the actual mechanism of the various parts indicated in the diagrams.

Before proceeding to the detailed description of the machine as illustrated, a general outline of the purpose of the machine and preferred arrangement of parts will be given.

The type chase is suitably mounted upon the machine, preferably at the center, and capable of movement, both longitudinally and transversely of the machine, so that suitable feeding mechanism may be provided for type spacing and line spacing. Series of type magazines are provided, in thisinsta'nee around the periphery of a circle, and extending horizontally. The type are the ordinarytypewriter type, and preferably stand upright in the magazines. Means are provided in the form of pick up levers pivoted concentrically with the type magazines and connected to be operated from the key-board, for picking up type one mime":

by one and depositing said type at the center of the machine in the chase. The operation of the pick up levers from the key-.

board, automatically feeds the chase for type spacing and suitable means are provided for line spacing. Each type as it is ,taken from a magazine is withdrawn from the magazine vertically and is maintained in vertical position and deposited 'in the,

same position in the chase. The type is suspended vertically in the pick-up mechanism, while said mechanism describes the arc of a circle. from the type magazine to the point at which the type is dropped into the chase. By a suitable adjustment of parts, the reverse of this operation may be carried out, so that the type may be picked up one by one from the chase in the same order in which they were placed in the chase, and deposited each in'its appropriate magazme.

By this means the type may be rapidly set up and as rapidly distributed. There is one pick-up mechanism for each type magazine type at the same point at the center of the machine.

Referring to the drawings, A represent rear standards and B front standards connected 'by the side frames C and the end frame D, and suitably braced by plates E at the rear corners. A suitable key-board frame E is mounted on the front standards 13 provided with the key-board F comprising the spaced bars or strips G mounted in the frame F, upon which the desired number of push keys H are mounted in sockets J. In the construction shown in Figs. 1 and .2, preferably eighty keys are shown by 'way of illustration, one of which H is the type spacing key, it being understood that various forms of key-boards may be used, as for instance, the keyboard illustrated in Fig. 39, in which seventynine push keys H are used and one type or letter spacing bar J. This key-board illustrated in Fig. 39is similar to the ordinary typewriter keyboard, and the keys and spacer J would be mounted as illustrated in Fig. 1.

and all the pick-up mechanisms deposit the y An inner frame K is shown connected by brackets L to the keyboard frame E, and by brackets M to the end'frame D of the machine for supporting the cradle carriage, which carriage comprises the side bars N connected by grooved end bars 0 (seeFigs. 22, 23 and 24) adapted to slide on the ball. bearings provided by. the balls P contained in the grooved 'cross bars Q secured to the inner or auxiliary frame K, it being understood that any suitable form of ball or roller bearings may be provided for enabling the cradle carriage to be readily adjusted transversely of the machine.

The cradle R comprises any suitable box like frame, in which the chase S is carried, said cradle being provided with lugs T on R of the cradle is provided with the flaring conical seats between the partitions provided by the angular ridges X. In the bottom Y of the chase, beneath each type seat isTprovided-an aperture Z and the bottom apertures a. corresponding to the apertures Z in the chase, for the purpose of permitting the pusher b to push the type upwardly one by one when re-distributing. Suitable means are provided for feeding and moving the cradle carriage and cradle, which will hereinafter be described.-

Before proceedin to the description ot the feeding mechamsm,-. the pick-up mechanism for setting and distributing the type will be described. The bed plate a issuitably supported upon the side frames C, and secured in position as by means of the 'bolts (1. This bed 'plate 0 is provided with an aperture 6 substantially at the center. As shown in detail in Figs. 14 and15, a sliding plate f is provided over the aperture e,- and guided by pins 9 mounted in the bed platec and. extending through slots 7: in the plate f. This plate 1 is .provided with two apertures j and k, the aperture 7' flaring outwardly and the aperture-k 'flaring downwardly. When type are being picked .up from the magazines and set in the chase, the plate f-is adjusted with the outwardly flaring aperture j over the cen-- tral aperture ein bed plate 0. hen type are being pushed up through the chase, and picked up by the pick-up mechanisms, and re-distributed, the plate. f the downwardly flaring aperture opposite the aperture e. This is a detail of the invention, which aids in guiding the type.

The type magazines indicated at 0, (Fig. 1) are mounted horizontally upon the'sup-'- ports 0' on the bed plate 0 and the inner ends of the magazines preferably form sub stantially a circle about the center of the machine. These type magazines are preferably arranged in four series or'sets, 1, 2, 3 and 4, the series 1 and 2 being at one side of the machine and the series 3 and 4 at the other side of:the machine, for convenience of manipulation. A detail of one of the magazines is shown Figs. 9 and 9,

' in which the magazine is shown to consist of the bottom 7) and sides (1 having an open 1 top. The upper frontcorners of the sides is adjusted with g are preferably cut away or recessed at 2'',

thus leaving the upper end of the type at the front of the magazine exposed and ready to be grasped by a pick-up mechanism. The fronts of a magazine. is slotted at t to enable means to be provided for pushing the type longitudinally and rearwardly in the magazine as they are re-distributed. One side 1 of each magazine isprovided with an inner longitudinal ridge or flange u withfwhich the notches v in the type cooperate. The notches v in the type fit over the flange u loosely, as indicated in Fig. 9, and are by this means maintained in upright position in the magazine. Th

further function of the slot 0 in the side of the type will hereinafter be'refer'red to.

Semi-circular cam bars 5 and 6 are mounted on the bed plate 0 above and adjacent to the inner ends of the type magazines. These cam bars are shown more in detail'in Figs. 20 and 21. The function of the cam bars 5 and 6 is to support pick-up and distributing cams, one set of which is used for setting the type and the other set for distributing 'thetype. These cams coo' erate with the pick-updevers to cause the p1ek-up mechanisms to grasp or release type. Each cam bar is provided at its ends and at. the center with arms 7 having pins 8 .cooperating with upwardly inclined slots 9 in brackets 10 mounted on the bed plate 0; Adjusting means in the form of wing nuts 11 cooperate with the'pins 8 andby this means a cambar '5 may be lowered and carried forwardly as indicated in full lines in Figs. 20 and '21, or raised and carried backwardly as indicated in dotted lines and secured in either position. The setting cams 12 are lifted into operative relation ship with the pick-up mechanisms when a cam bar is in the position indicated in. full lines and the distributing cams 13are then moved downwardly and in inoperative po: sition. \Vhen a cam bar is moved upwardly and outwardly, the distributing cams 13 are moved into position to cooperate with the pick-up mechanisms and the setting cams 12 are moved out of position. The description and function'of these cams 1:2 and 13 will be given in connection with the type carriers. r Concentric with the cam bars 5 and 6 are arranged the semi-circular supports 14 and 15 for the stationary bearings of the type carriers. These type carriers are represented diagrammatically at y in Figs. 1 and 2, and are preferably divided into four sets, 6, 17, 18 and 19,'corresponding to the four sets of type magazines 1, 2, 3 and 4. A type carrier is, shown in detail in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, together with operative means connected to a push key carrier, Each type carrier normally hes in retracted position over a type at the inner H for-actuating the type end of its corresponding magazine, in readiness to pick up said type and carry it to the chase at the center of the machine. This is the normal position of the type carriers during the setting operation.

The object of the type carriers is to carry the type back and forth from the magazines to the center of the machine in setting the type, and in redistributing them and also maintain the type in vertical position, as indicated at V, Figs. 3, 4 and 5, and I have devised a means for accomplishing this purpose, although obviously I am not to be limited to the precise devices shown in the drawings. I have found that by a system of three levers pivoted at three stationary points atone end and pivoted at three points to, a movable carrier equidistant from the three stationary points, I am enabled to ro 20 tate the carrier through an arc of a circle and maintain said carrier always in the same uprightposition relative to the bed plate of the machine. The type V suspended from gripping jaws mounted on the carrier will 2 describe the arc of a circle and be maintained in vertical position, ready-to be dropped into the aperture 7', in the plate f at the center of the machine, or vice versa the type will be removed from the aperture is at the center 30 of the machine in redistributing the type and deposited vertically into its proper magazine. Series of bearing blocks 20 are provided upon the supports 14 and 15 side by side, as shown more particularly in Fig. 3 lfi-and the carriers 21 preferablycorrespond to .the bearing blocks 20. The lever 22 issecured fast upon a pivot pin 23 extending through one of the bearing blocks at its inner end. while the lever 2a is pivoted at 40 25 to the outer end of the same bearing block 20. These two levers 22 and 24 are pivoted at 26 and'27 respectively to a carrier 21 and the distances between the pivots 23 and 26 and 25 and 27, is constant, referring more especially to Figs. 3. 4 and 5. A lever 28 is pivoted at 29 at the top of the adjacent bearing block 20 and is curved or bowed at 30, as shown and pivoted at 3 1 to the top of the carrier 2l,"tlre distance be- 50 tween the pivots 2-9 and 31 being equal to the distance between the pivots 23 and 26 and 25 and 27. In moving the type carrier levers 22, 24 and 28 about their respective pivots, the pivots 26, 27 and 31 describe circles and the carrier 21 always remains upright and its base 32 always remains substantially parallel to the bed plate (2. The lever 28 is bowed at in order to permit 1 the combination of three levers to drop as tm'fa'r as necessary. in moving toward the center of the machine. In moving toward the type magazines. it is not necessary that the levers pass below or appreciably below the! horizontahit being understood that as Figs. ea 3, 4 and 5 are neared, the type magazine .1

would be at the left and the chase would be at the right.

The connections shown for actuating the type carriers are the same for all the carriers and comprise a segmental cam secured to the pivot pin 23 and provided with a grooved periphery 34. (Figs. 18 and 19). A retracting spring 35 is connected to said cam and to the support 1 1. A cord 36 passes over the cam 33 in the groove 3-1 and is secured to the periphery of the cam as by means of the pin 37. Cord 36 passes over the idler pulley 38 and thence forwardly to a half round pulley'39 to which the cord is pinned at 40. Said half round pulley is secured on the stud 41 on one of the bars or strips G of the key-board. Pivoted on the same stud 41 is a mutilated pulley d2 having a cord 43 passing over the periphery of the same and pinned to the pulley at 44. The lower end of the cord 43 is connected to a pin 45 carried by the lower end of the push key H, so that when said push key is depressed, the cord 42,- therebyrotating half round pulley 3S) and retracting the cord 36. which in turn rotates the segmental cam 33 against the re tractive force of. the spring Rotation of cam 33 rotates the: pivot pin 23, and as the lever 22 is secured fast to said pin. said lever is rocked upwardly. carrying with it the levers '24: and 2S and the carrier 21 from the position indicated in full lines in Fig. 4, to the position indicated in dotted lines.

Each of the carriers 21 is provided with 100 pick-up devices in the form of a fixed jaw 46 (Figs. 6 to 8) permanently secured to the base 32 of the carrier as by means of brazing or otherwise, and a movable jaw L7 pivoted to the carrier as by means of the pivot pin 48. The jaws are normally held in closed position by the spring 49 connected across the jaws. The jaws 4G and M are indicated diagrammatically at 2 on Fig. 1 andit will beseen that said jaws are ar- 11o ranged atdiiierent angles on the type car riers y in accordance with the particular set of carriers 16, 17, 18 and 19, upon which the jaws are located, so that said jaws may fall opposite the inner ends of the magazines 0 for picking up or depositing type. As Fig. 1 is viewed. the fixed jaws 16 are always located on the carriers toward the front 01'' the machine, while the movable jaws 47 are always locat-edto the rear of the machine. The cam bars Fraud 6 are provided with the pick-up cams 12 arranged adjacent the inner end of the type magazines and extending above said magazines. when a cam bar, as for instance the bar 5, is in operative posi tion for picking up the type, as indicated in Figs. (3. 7 and 8; These cams v12 may be preferably of hooked shape'with upwardly inclined ends 50 adapted to cooperate with a finger or pm 51 extending outwardly from a 1 43 rotates mutilated pulley i I movable jaw 47, of the pick-up device. As the carrier approaches the type magazine. the pin 51 first bears upon the outer portion I of the inclined end 50 of the cam 12, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 8. and said pin is pushed transversely in the descent of the carrier, opening the jaw 47. so that in the final position of the carrier. as indicated in Figs. 6, 7 and 8, the pin 51 has passed under the lower end of cam 12 and the jaw 47 under the force of the spring 49 has entered the slot 1; in the side of one of the type V, thus gripping said type in readiness to withdraw the type froma magazine when the proper push-key is pushed. The pick-up cams 12 are loosely pivoted in the cam bars and the shanks 52 are provided with springs 53, So that as a carrier lifts a type out of a magazine, the finger 51 in rising pushes the inclined portion 5O of the corresponding cam 12 transversely, thus permitting the carrier toTrise. After the finger 51 has left its corresponding cam, said cam snaps back into position. At the center of the machine suitable cams are provided for again opening the jaw 47 and permitting the type V to be dropped through the aperture j in plate f into the chase. At the center of the machine, two slides 54 and 55 are provided, slidable in the guides 56. The slides are provided with depositing cams 57- and 58, and the pick-up cams 59 and 60. The fingers 51 of all the carriers in the sets 16 and 17 at one side of the machine coiiperate' with the depositing cams 57 while the fingers 51 of all the carriers in the sets 18 and 19 131; the right of the machine cooperate with the depositing cam 58. Each carrier whether at one side of the machine or the other describes an are extending beyond the center of the machine, bringing the carrier when imposition for de-. positing the type, at a point- -beyond the center of the machine (see Fig. 13) and on the opposite side of the center away from the magazine from which the type is withdrawn. The slides 54'and are normally in retracted position, as indicated in Figs. 16 and Y17 and means are provided for automatically moving forward that slide on the same side of the machine as the type carrier which is being operated, in order that the depositing cam 57-or '58 may be in position to 'cotiperate with the corresponding type carrier. -Arranged concentrically with the cam bars 5 and 6, are movable semi-circular rocking bars 61 and 62 (Figs. 16 and 17), pivoted at their ends and at the center to the rocking levers 68, in turn pivoted to the base plate a. Retracting springs 64 normally hold said rocking bars 61 and 62 in retracted position.

. The cams 33 connected to the type carriers are adapted to bear upon said rocking levers 61 and 62, so that as a type carrieris operated, the cam 33 depresses -a bar 61 or 62. Each bar 61 or 62' is connected-by. an arm 65 with a slide 54 or 55, so that,as a bar is depressed. a slide is pushed forward, bringing the appropriate cam into operative position adjacent the aperture at the center of the machine. In setting the ty e, a cam 57 or 58 cotiperates with the pic (-up mechanism, to open the jaws at the proper moment. The construction of the cams 33 is suchthat a rocking bar 61 or 62 is depressed and the appropriate slide 54 or 55 moved. forward into operative position before the type car-' rier has completed its stroke,'so that the setting cam 57 or 58 is in proper position 7 anism; A yoke 68 (Figs. 34 and 35) is secured to the transverse bars 67 and provided with lugs or bearings 69 in which are supported the pins 70 extending downwardly from the frame 71, adapted-to carry the pivoted ratchet bar 72. Each pin 70 is provided with a collar 73 and between said' collar and one of the lugs 69 is compressed a spring 74 which normally tends to force the pins 7 0 and the frame 71 outwardly and upwardly. Apertures 75 are provided in the bottom of the yoke 68 to permit vertical movement of the pins 70 and means are provided, to be described, for retracting the frame 71 against the tension of the springs 74and thus withdraw the ratchet bar 72 downwardly-when desired, to move the type spacing mechanism to an inoperative position. The ratchet bar 72 is pivoted at 76 on the frame'7l and said ratchet bar is provided with the fixed tooth 7'7 and a movable spring pressed tooth 78 having a spring 79 secured to the ratchet bar 72 and bearing (Fig. secured to the rack 66 at one end and coiled at the other end ,upon a spindle 82 secured to the bar 67 tends to feed the cradle carriage N to, the right, as Fig; l is viewed. This feeding movement of the cradle carriage is normally resisted by the spring tooth 78, and a spring 83 secured to llt I the frame 71and bearing upwardly under oneend of the ratchet bar 72 normally tends to maintain said spring tooth 7 8 in engagement'with the rack 66. In this position of the-parts, it will also be seen that the teeth 77 and 78 are slightly offset. W hen the end of the ratchet bar 72 carrying the fixed tooth 77 is rocked upwardly by suitable.

means, the fixed tooth 7 7 is carried into en gagement with the same tooth 84 on the rack 66 which was engaged by the spring tooth 78 and the cradle carriage is fed forward the distance afforded by the offset between saidteeth 77 and 7 8, so that a type seat on the chase isbrought directly under the aperture j in the slide 1 through which the type are deposited. The spacing movement of the cradle carriage, cradle and chase, takes place when the ratchet bar 72 is again rocked on the backward movement cords extend outwardly over idler pulleys 87 and then inwardly over idler pulleys 88, and rearwardly toone end 89 of a pivoted lever 90 pivoted at 91 on the frame K The.

opposite or lower end 92 of lever 90 is connected by a cord 93 with one end of the bell crank lever 94 pivoted at 95 on a bracket 96 on the frame 71. The free end of the bell crank lever isadapted to bear under the end of the ratchet bar 72 provided with the fixed tooth 77, so that when a cord 85 or 86 is placed in tension by the inward movement of either of the rocking bars 01 or 62, the lever 90 is rocked and the cord 93 is placed under tension, thus rocking the bell crank lever 94 and moving the fixed tooth 77 upwardly against the tension exerted on the opposite end of the ratchet bar 72 by the spring 83. When the tension on the connecting cords 85, 86 and 93 is released, the ratchet bar 72 assumes its normal position again, as indicated in Big. 35, having permitted the cradle carriage to be fed forward one tooth on the rack bar 66 under the influence of the spring 81. i

In order tomove the frame 71 downwardly, and moving dogs or teeth 77 and '78 into inoperative position,.so that the cradle carriage may be moved back and forth as desired, a cord 97 issecured at 98 to the frame 71 and passes downwardly under a roller 99 and thence forwardly to a substantially rectangular frame 100, pivoted on the levers 101 carried by the frames 102,

secured to the front end of the auxiliary frame it. A suitable spring 103 normally tends to retract the levers 101. A handle 104 is secured to the front rail 0 of the cradle carriage (Figs. 22 to 25) and an angular lever 105 is pivoted at 106 to the lever 104 and provided with ahandle 107. Said angular or bent lever 105 extends rearwardly and is provided with a vertically pivoted roller 108 adapted to bear against the front portion of the frame 100. Obviously, the handle 104 and with it the bent lever 105 travels transversely across the machine with the cradle carriage. By grasping the handles 104 and107, thus moving the movable handle 107 toward the handle 104, the frame 100 will be retracted against tension of the spring'103, thus tightening the cord- 97 and retracting the frame 71, against the tension of the spring 7 1, and moving the ratchet bar 72 and the teeth 7 7 and 78 downwardly out of engagement with the rack bar 66. The cradle carriage is moved transversely to the right or left across the machine by moving the handle 104:.

Suitable means are provided for line spacing, as follows: The auxiliary frame K is provided with the racks 110 at each side (Figs. 22 to 33), and a transverse shaft 111 extends through the cradle R and is provided with pinions 112 traveling on the racks 110. The shaft 111 is provided with guide plates 113 having the rollers 114: above and below the side frames K for guiding the movement of the cradle longitudinally of the machine. The shaft 111 is also provided at one end with the ratchet wheel 115 and the hand wheel 116 outside of the ratchet wheel, so that the line feeding may take'place step by step by means of the ratchet or may be controlled as desired, by v spring 121 is compressed between the collar 118 and the stop 120, tending to force the pawl downwardly. In order to vary the vertical position of the pawl 117, said pawl is provided with a triangular block 121 pivoted thereto at 122 and as shown in Fig. 31 the height of the lower end of the pawl is varied in accordance with the position of the block 121*. Means are provided for actuating the pawl, upwardly as by means of the horizontal rod 122 which has .a predetermined vertical movement. The amount of feed for line spacing is thus varied by varying the-block 121. ing 123 is secured at one front corner of the peril-iary frame K and is shown in detail in Fig. 29, viewed from the front;

An angular bearof rod 126 is supported in a bearing 127.at'

Fig. 30 shows a detail of this bearing feature from the side. The socket portion 124 of'bearing 123 is provided with a spring 125. and supports one end of a transverse vertically movable rod 126. The other end the other side of themachine, similar to the socket bearing 124 of bearing 123. The angular portion 128 of bearing 123 extends at the side of the machine and provides a socket for holding the longitudinal rod 122*. The other end of said rod is supported in a similar socket 129 on the side of the frame K.- A rod 130 is supported in apertures 131 in the socket portions 128 and 129 of the bearings, and said rod 130 is provided with the cams 132 and 133 adapted to raise and lower the rod 122 when the rod 130 is rocked: Cam 132 is provided with a pin 134 connected to the rod 126 at the front of the machine and a hand lever 135 is pivoted at 136 on the cradlev carriage N and pro vided with a roller 137 bearing-upon the rod 126. By turning the outer end of the lever 135 upwardly, the roller 137 depresses the rod 126, thereby forcing the pin 134 on cam ,132 downwardly and rocking the rod 130. The high portions of the cams 132 and 133 raise the rod-122 which contacts with the lower end of the vertically movable pawl 117, thus raising said pawl and rotating the ratchet wheel 115 for a given dis.- tance. The shaft 111 of ratchet wheel 115 is rotated and .the cradle is fed longitudinally as the pinions 112 travel on the racks 110. Obviously after the end of the lever 135 has been raised, depressing the transverse rod 126, said lever and the entire cradle carriage may be moved transversely of the machine by hand, as the roller 137 rolls on rod 126;

.outer ends of, the type magazines see Fig.

In the operation of picking up the type from the magazines and depositing them in the chase, means should be provided for antomatically forcing the type in the magazines toward the inner ends and for this purpose I-provide semi-circular rods 140, outside of the cam bars 5 and-6 secured as by means of hooks 141 to pins 142 on the' bed plate 0 (Fig. 1). Tension springs 143 are secured to these rods 140 and also suit-- ably secured to sliding blocks 144 at the 45, so that all the type in'eachmagazine are forced toward the center at all times during the operation of type setting and as soon as a type is removed from-the inner end of a magazine, another type takes its place in readiness to be picked up.

The operation of distributing the type will now be described. In distributing the type, the tension springs 143 are first relieved of their tension by-nnhooking' rods 140; from the pins 142 and withdrawing. said rods outwardly to a sufiicient distance at the sides of the machines. The bolts 9 of the plate f (Figs. 14 and 15) are loosened and said plate f is moved longitudinally to bring the downwardly tapering aperture is over the central opening e in the bed plate 0, so that thetype may be forced upwardly through said opening Ir. The pins 1550' connecting the rods to the slides 54 and 55 v .are removed, (Fig. 10) and said slides are withdrawn from the guides'56 and replaced in said guides with the distributing cams 59 and 60 towardthe center. The pins 150 are then replaced in the opposite ends of the slides 54 and 55, reconnecting the rods 65 thereto. Wing nuts 11. (Figs. 20 and 21) are loosened and the cam bars 5 and 6 are moved upwardly in the slots 9 in the brackets 10, moving the pick-up cams 12 to inoperative position, and moving the distributing cams-13 into operative position adjacent the inner ends of the type magazines, as

shown'in Fig. 7, in dotted lines: -During' the setting of the type, a cord 152 connected to actuate the pusher rod 5 (Figs. .37 and 38) has been disconnected from the lever and this cord 152 is now again connected to the lower end of said lever 90, so that the pusher rod 5 will be actuated at each stroke of the machine. The pusher rod b is vertically movable in the bearing brackets 153 carried by one ofthe transverse bars 67 which supports the type spacing mechanism.

A downwardly extending bracket 154 is.

connected to bar 67 and a cam 155 is pivoted on shaft 156 to said bracket 154. The cam shaft 156 is provided with a half-round. pulley 157 over which the cord 152 is secured at the point 158. The pusher b bears upon the periphery of the cam 155 and when said cord 152 is retracted by-movement of the lever 90', the half-round pulley 157 is rotated and the cam 155 to which the vshaft is secured is also rota-ted,- raising the pusher rod 5, which pushes one of the type V upwardly from the chase in readiness to be'grasped by the jaws on one of the carriers. The cord 152 andcam 155 are actuated by the same mechanism shown in Figs. 16 and 17, which actuates the type spacing mechanism" of the machine. Assuming that a. letter has been set up in the chase and it is desired to redistribute the type. the chase is adjusted int-he machine as if the type \were to be reset for the letter. but instead of setting type the pick-up levers pick up. the type from the chase in the same orderin whicht-hey were set, distributing them in their appropriate magazines. The machine goes through the same motions as in setting the type, but reverses the operation.

As hereinbefore stated, when the pick-up levers are in normal position, the jaws 46 and 47 each grasp a type at the end of a magazine and the movable jaw 47 is in closed position. \Vhen the cam bars 5 and '6 are moved upwardly in their slides 10,

the bent ends 150 of the distributing cams 13 (Fig. 8) engage the fingers 51 on the movable jaws 47 and pull said jaws out.- wardly, so that the normal position of the jaws is then open in position for redistributing the type. Vhen a push key H is depressed, the pick-up levers of one carrier are rotated, and a bar 61 or 62- is depressed, thus sliding the proper slide 54 or 55 toward the centerto bring a distributing cam 59 or 60 into position to cooperate with the finger 51 on the movable jaw 47. The distributing cam causes the jaw to open and then close over a type V which has been forced upwardly by the pusher rod 72. On the back stroke, the finger 51 onthe movable jaw, forces the cam 59 outwardly against the tension of its spring 162 and the type is carried backwardly to its proper magazine and deposited therein. The distributing cam 13 adjacent the end of the magazine engages the finger 51 and opens the movable jaw to leave the type in posi-v tion in the magazine.

In the operation of distributing type, means are provided for pushing the type longitudinally and backwardly in the magazines. This mechanism 'is shown in detail in Fig. 8 and is partially shown in Figs. 6 7 and 8, but in said latter figures the pushing mechanism is moved backwardly out of operative position, as indicated, for the type setting operations. The magazines are pro- -vided underneath with guides 163 in which slides a curved bar 164. Pivoted adjacent each magazine is a rocking bar 165 suitably held upon the bar 164 as by means of the plate 166. The bent toe 167 of each bar 165 is preferably held by a spring-168. The outer end 169 of each rocking bar 165 extends opposite the end of a magazine and intermediate the ends 167 and 169 is a stud 170 carrying an upright stiff bar 171 and a spring member 172 having a hooked end 173. A bracket 174 is secured to the front of the magazine and upon this bracket is pivoted the segmental pusher 175. A pin 176 in the bracket 174 limits the downward movement of the pusher 175 and a retracting spring 177 is connected to said pusher and to any suitable part of the frame of the machine. 1 The bar 164 is moved outwardly to the position indicated in Fig. d during the operations of distributing type, so that the spring members 17 lie opposite the in ner ends of the type magazines. As the type carriers move toward the magazines carrying a type, a fixed jaw 46 engages the beveled portion 180 of the hooked end 173 of member 172 and forces said spring member outwardly. without. rocking the bar 165, since the spring 168 is stronger than the spring 172. IVhen the type carrier makes its next movement from the type magazine tomes? .to the center of the machine, a fixed jaw 46 moving upwardly, engages under the hooked end 173 of the spring member 172, and carries said member upwardly a short distance, at the same time rocking. the bar 165 against the pressure of spring 168. The stiff upright bar 171 carries the hooked end 173 of member 172 away from the fixed jaw 46, until said hooked end 173 slides off said jaw. The type carrier continues its movement, but the rocking of the bar 165 hasbeen sufiicient to lift the bent end 169 of the bar and rock the segment 175 on its pivot, thus pushing the type which has been deposited in the magazine inwardly and leaving a space for the reception of the next type. This operation of pushing the type inwardly in the magazine takes place whenever a type carrier is actuated toward the center of the machine, so that there are always spaces at the ends of the magazines to receive the type.

In Fig. 22, the chase S is intended for c1r-' culars and other work in which no address is inserted. In Fig. 44 a form of chase 190 adapted to receive an addressing block is shown, the corner 191 of the chase being recessed to receive an addressing block 192. In Figs. 40 and 41, a form of chase 193 is shown for receiving the addressing blocks 192 and setting up the addresses. In this 'chase 193 the frame is provided with a removable end 194. The sides 195 and the center partition 196 are beveled, as shown, and the addressing blocks, which comprise small frames, are beveled at their ends 197, as shown. By this means the addressing blocks are centered in the chase and may be readily manipulated. The addressing blocks are provided with apertures 198 in their bottoms and are otherwise constructed substantially like the chase shown in Figs. 37 and 38, so that the addresses may be set up one after another in the blocks assembled in the chase 193, and then a'hlock is fitted into the cut-away portion 191 of the chase A90 and the letter is ready to be printed.

The type are distributed from the addressing blocks in the same manner described in connection with the chase.

-I claim and desire to obtain by Letters Patent the following:

1. In a machine for setting type for facsimile typewriting, the combination with the key-board and keys, of a movable chase, type magazines, and type carriers connected to be operated by'the keys for positively conveying type from the magazines to the chase and for depositing said type directly in the chase.

2. In a machine for setting type for facsimile typewriting, the combination with the key-board and keys, of a movable chase, type magazines adapted to hold the type in vertical position,'and means connected to be operated by the keys for. picking up type keys.

from the magazines, and depositing said type directly in the chase, while maintaining said type in vertical position throughout the movement from the magazines to the chase.

3. In a machine for setting type for facsimile typewriting, the combination with the key-board and keys, of a movable chase, type magazines, adapted to hold the type in vertical position, and means connected to be operated by the keys for picking up type from the magazines, and depositing said type directly in the chase, while maintaining said type vertical, whereby the type faces the same way in the chase as in the magazines.

simile typewriting, the combination with a key-board and keys, of amovable chase, type magazlnes, type earners connected to be operated by the keys for picking up type from the magazines and setting said type in the chase, said type carriers holding the type in vertical position throughout the movement from the magazines to the chase, type spacing mechanism connected to move the chase and controlled by the type carriers and mechanism for line spacing.

6. In a machine for setting type for facsimiletypewriting, the combination with a key-board and keys, of a movable chase, type magazines, type carriers, pick-up mechanisms carried by the carriers, type pick-up magazine cams and type depositing chase cams adapted to cooperate directly with the pick-up mechanisms and operative connec tions between said type carriers and the 7, In a machine for setting type for facsimile typewriting, the combination with a key-board and keys, of a movable chase, type magazines, type carriers, pick-up mechanisms carried by said carriers, type pickup magazine cams and type depositing chase cams adapted to cotiperate with the pick-up mechanisms, type spacing mechanism controlled by the carriers, line spacing mechanism, and operative connections between said carriers and the keys.

8. In a machine for setting type for fac simile typewriting, the combination with a key-board and keys, of a movable chase, type'magazines, type feeding devices for feeding the type forwardly in said mags:

efi'zines, type carriers connected to es operated by the keys for conveying type from the magazines to the chase and setting said type in the chase, pick-up mechanisms carried by said carriers, pick-up cams at the magazines, depositing cams above the chase, said pick-up and depositing cams cooperating with the pick-up mechanisms, and type spacing mechanism controlled by said carriers. il

9. In a machine for setting type for facsimile typewriting, the combination with a key-board and keys, of. a movable chase, type magazines, adapted to hold the typein vertical position, type carriers connected to be operated by the keys for conveying the type. from the magazines to the chase and holding said type vertically throughout the movement, type feeding devices for feeding the type forwardly in the magazines, pickup jaws carried by the carriers, pick-up cams mounted adjacent the magazines, depositing cams mounted above the chase, said pick-up and depositing cams cooperating withthe pick-up jaws, type spacing mechanism controlled by the carriers and line spacing mechanism. I

10. In a machine for setting'type for fac-simile typewriting, the combination of akey-board and keys, type magazines adapted to hold the type, a movable chase, type carriers, pick-up mechanisms on the carriers, operative connections between the keys and'carriers, means for automatically operating the pick-up mechanisms tograsp the type, and means for automatically operating said pick-up mechanisms to release the type and deposit them directly in the chase.

pick-up mechanisms on the carriers, operative connections between the keys and earriers, means for automatically.operating the pick-up mechanisms to grasp the type, means for automatically operating said pick-up mechanisms to release the type and deposit them in the chase, and type spacing mechanism controlled by the carriers.

12. In a machine for, setting type for facsimile typewriting, the combination of a key-hoard and keys, type magazines adapted to hold' the type, a movable chase, type carriers, pick-up mechanisms on the carriers, operative connections between the keys and carriers, means for automatically operating the pick-up mechanisms to grasp the type, means for automatically operating said pick-up mechanisms to release the type 13, In a machine for setting type for facv ,simil'e typewriting, the combinat onwith a

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