US1023827A - Tabulating device for type-writing machines. - Google Patents

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, To all whom it may concern:

a citizen of the Republic of France, residing which the following is a specification.

1,023,827. TABULATING DEVICE F OR TYPE-WRITING MACHINES. RU-

nonr FALLENSTEIN, Marseille, France, as-

signor to The Monarch Typewriter Complany, Syracuse, N. Y., a Corporation .of ew York. Filed June 25,1910. Serial No. 568,867.

My invention relates especially to tabu-l lating mechanismin which column selectin and the object of the invention is to provide column vmay be attained at a single operation.

To the above and other ends my invention consists in the features of construction, combinations of devices and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate one forni of my invention applied t0 a Yost typewriting machine. Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view illustrating my improvements applied to said machine. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary front elevation partly in section of said machine. Fig. 3 is a view correspond-ing with Fig. 1 but showing additional arts and also showing some parts in dif erent relationships from those occupied in Fig. 1.

and denominational devices are combinec,

`new and improved devices whereby any denominational position in a. predetermined i As shown in Fig. 3 the framework of the l,Fixed"track-Ways C are grooved to cotip- '-1 Yost machine comprises a rear plate A which assists to support a top plate B.

:orafo willi anti-friction rollers l), said roller-'a likewise eoi'iperuting willi groovcd front and .rear liars l". and l" comprised in a platen rui-ruine which further includes webs ti,con piel-ling the bars l". and l". hugs ll depend :from certain ol` the webs and pivotally sup- -iport. iii-nis .l to which are secured a fecit rack g/i having a depending,r rear port-ion, said rack ibeing normally maintained in spring pressed iongagenient with a feed pinion l( supported iut. the tolp of ii shaft l1, said shaft being jeontrollm by escapeinent. devices (not. herein shown). 'llie platen, the carriage power n ud t-be. printing and ink'in instrumentalities are also omitted from tile lthe Yost. machine. lshown for disconnecting the feed rack Z from the pinion Kto release the carriage, isaid means consistin of a roller a suplported on a bell cran c y pivoted on a fixed support. O. The roller is adapted to codrawings but .may be of the usual construction found in Simplified means are i operate wirth the depending portion of the lfeed rack /..to swing` the ruck rearward as fshown in liig. .'l when the bell crank i/ is i `aetuated as hereinafter described. l i

' port; or, in other words, the column stops 'llie tabulatiug "niechanism' comprises a` toothed stop bar l) 'supported ori standards 'i Q `risinfv from the carriage. Adjustably mounted on said stop bar are a plurality of column stops 1l, four hein shown herein. The stopping portions of tie stops project to diflerentextents rearward from their supor projection of the actuated denominational sto lever. The forward ends of 'the horizonte arms of the bell cranks S are reduced and engage in slots in upright key stems M, said stems bearing slidably in oyieuinos in fixed plates N-N on the niaciine ramo. N are liendcd and, together with the bell connected to the upper end of each key stem `hl is a lever or arm c, the set of levers c l .being fulcriiined on a fulcriim rod b which is mounted on fixed standards 0 and p, the upper ends of said standards bein connected by an inclined cross bar a wlilcli is ing on the extent. of the forward movement i The lower ends of the stems l cranks S. are maintained in normal position Q (Fig. Q) b v springs (notsliown). livotally provided with a scale v, as appears in Fig. 2. The standards o and p also provide a support. for a slidable rod n on which is pivotet a set. of six arms d, said arms being provided at their forward end portions with oblong ke caps which are similar in construction lint for descriptive )ui-poses are lettered herein beginnin Y at tie left, g, li, i, le, l and m. Each of t-lio keys or key caps is provided atA its right-hand end with au upright extension ai. Ilacli key cap is associated with one of the key stems M noi'- iiially overlying said key stem as shown in Fig. 2 and having a downwardly turned edge adapted to engage the end portion c of the associate lever c. Underlying the forward edges of the levers c is a releasing baror bail j havinl angular end portions or ears which exten( rearward and hear on the slide rod n, the bail f embracing the arms d which also bear on the rod n. A spring U coiled around the rod n at its right and confined between the bail f and the standard p maintains the bail f and the key devices com rising the armsd and the key caps at the orward end thereof, in the normul position shown in Fig. 2, suitable stops (not shown) hein em loyed if necessary. The under edge o the ail f is eut away at about the middle of its length, tbe cut-away formingl a stepped slot, the horizontal edge portions of w uch are numbered 2', Il' and 4', the adjacent edge portion ol' the bur to i y i numeral Il on the scale plate n.

the left of the step 2 being numbered 1.` The edges 1', 2', 3 and`4' are adapted to cooperate with the u iper edge ot an arm l which is fulcrume on astandard secure( to the frame plate N. Said aria q is pvi otally connected at u with an upright stem r slidable on the fraaie plates N, N', said stem r being slotted to receive a finger a ex- A tending forward from the upper end of an arm a which is fixed to a roc t lever member t, said member having a fixed pivot and its rear arm being connected by a link V with the bell crank y.

The mechanism as herein constructed provides for a preliminary setting of the bail ft,

by transverse slidin movements of the key caps thus varying tie relationship between the hail and the arm or releasing device q. A pointer w secured to the key cap i coperates with the scale v so thatthe extents of transverse movement may be conveniently indicated. The rod n when slid rightward in its bearings by pushing one of the key caps carries with it the bail f and the key caps gm. The amount of this sliding movement may be varied'to bring one or another of the steps in the bail over the arm g ward sliding movement. of the key eap if the key eap m. acting to slide the bail f torres rightwavd the key raps 1, l and ont rightward and the lcfthand end of the, hail in tnrii reacting on the key caps r/ and/t.. lt will he apparent that. no matter which key eap is pushed rightward it. will result in a rightward sliding movement of the. bail i f against the spring U. 'l`he movement rightward of the hey i to the extent de; .scribed will bring the edge portion 1' of the bail over the lever q. 'het i t t i lf now the key f depressed, its arm l will swing downward' on the pivot m. aiul the forward edge of saidi hey will act against the assmziate arm 'l'he arin e swinging downward will depressi` y in turn the connected key stem M, rockingt the associate denominational hell crank Sont its fnleiiun iilid swinging the. stopping por-1 tion thereof forward into the path ot the), eohunn stops. ln the described oieration; there is substantially no lostmotion etweeni the bail f and the arm q, so that as soon ast lthe depression of the key cap i is begun its movement which is transmitted through the associate lever e to thelbail f will het? promptly and fully transmitted by said bailt to the arm ,causing said aria to depress thef .stein r, rnrung the lever t and through tho ing device or y l tunedn that the carriage pass by the denominational stop. In otheri words, said intervening stops will `bei, skipped. The result will be t. iat the car-i released.

. ing that. the hail f will be depressed by the link V rocking the hell crank .1/ and discon"E necting the feed ruck Z from the pinion K, thus releasing the carria e which will move rapidly leftward under he pull of the nia-in, s )ring (not shown). The parts are so! is released when the actuated bell crank b has entered the field@ of the right-hand or longest column stop Ri and the result will be that the carriage willi` move leftward until said right-hand column*-x stop contacts with the actuated denomina-i, tional stop as shown in Fig. 2l. During this; movementthe intervening column stops willt ringe will be' arrested in the pre-selected; column and in the proper denominational position in said column as determined by the particular stop lever S which luis been actuated. Suitable restoring springs besides, those lshown are provided to restore the parts to normal iositinn when the actuated hey is f course, if it is desired to write say, in the second column, the bail f is slid rightward by one of the keys to brin the step 8 therein over the arm q, the resu t bei i i actuated key cap and connections, to a con-. aiderable extent before the a rni gli engaged t by the step 3', thus enabling the actuated stop level' S to be moved forward into thc path of the second one from the left of the set of colniiin stops lt before the carriage is released.

It will be observed that in y present inven- A.

tion provides improved and novel means for releasing the carriage and arresting it at the end of an uninterrupted run in a predetermined position in'any desired column, the carriage passing or skipping in the columns which may intervene.

Various changes may be made without departing from the scope of inv invention.

Vhat I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersI `Patent, is:- 1. In a typewriting machine and tabulat= ing mechanism, the combination of a plurality of column sto s, a plurality of denominational stops, lteys, and connections between said keys and said denominational stops for. atl'or( ing relative movement be tween said keys and said denoniinatiomil stops enabling said keys to variablv operate said denominational stops to coperate with preselected column stops, intervening column stops being skip ed or passed, said keys being mounted inrependently of said connections. u 2. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a car! ruige, a set of column stops, a set of denominational stops, releasing means for said carriage, keys, and connections between said keys and said denominational stops` said kevs being mounted independently,of said iviees being mounted independently of each Aother.

masses?? connections and said connections a tlording a relative movement between said keys and said denominational stops .enabling said keys to variably actuate said releasing means. 3.*In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, a set of column steps, a set of denominational stops, releasing means for ,said carriage, keys, and connections between said keys and said denominational stops, said keys being mounted independently of saidf connections and said connections affording a? setting movement of said keys independent of said denominational stops, said keys thereafter operating to actuate said denominationl stops and variably release the carringe.

t.-Iii a ty cwriting machine and in tabulating niecianism, the combination of a plurality of column stops, a coperating stop, carriage releasingV devices,A and key controlled means for variably setting certain of said releasing devices to time the re-` lease of the carriage Aand cause said co-i operating stop when actuated to co-act withr a' redetermined Acolumn step, the keys ofi se dvmeans and the nttable releasing dvi In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, the combination of a set of column stops, a set of key controlled de- L i means controlled noniiiiatioiial sto s, releasing devices, and

liy the keys of said denomg inational stops for settin certain of said releasing devices indcpen eiitly of said denominational stops, the keys of said means" .and the set-table releasing devices being `:lating mechanism, the combination of a set ot stepped column stops progressively ar riagc releasing devices, keys, and connec- 4.setting of certain of said releasing devices inountod independently of each other.

6. .Tn a typewriting machine and in tabui'anged. a set of denominational stops, cartions to said keys affording a preliminary indcpemlently of said denominational stops,

` said keys being thereafter operative to actnatc their associate denominational stops and g release the carrmgctobringa predetermined column stop into engagement. with the actuated denonunational stop. said keys beingI s mounted independently of said connections.

.rality of column stops, a coperating stop,E carriage releasing devices, a

` carriage releasing devices and said cotperat- 7. In a typewriting machineand in tabulating mechanism, the combination of a plu- L tey, and connections between said key an( both said operate' with said key stems.

8. ln a typcwriting machine, ttie combination of a set of stepped column stops,. a set of denominational levers, key stems,` connected to said levers, manual devices for actuating said stems, said devices bcingg mounted independently of said stems, and; carriage releasin devices settable by said; manual devices independent-ly of said key*g stems.

9. In a typewriting machine, the com-i bination of a set ot stepped column stops,`g a set of denominational levers, key stemsi connected to said levers, key caps supported independently of said stems and variably; adjustable relatively to said stems, and ai carriage releasing bail variahly settable by cach of said key stems.

10. In a typewriting machine, the com' bination of a set of stepped column stops, a 4 set of denominational levers, key stems connected to said levers` a carriage releasing bail, and key caps slidable to variably set said bail to time the release of the carriage, said key caps being also depressible to co- 11. In n. typewriting machineand in tabulating mechanism, the combination of a set, of ste iped column stops, denominational levers, ltcy stems, key ca is coiiperativcwith said stems but ivotally supported independently tbcreo a carriage releasing bail settable )y sliding movements of said key caps independently of said key stems, and' other carriage releasing devices with which said bail is coperative.

12. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, the combination of a set of ste iped column stops, denominational levers, tcy stems, key ca s cooperative with said stems but iivotaly supported indeiendently tbereoi, a carriage releasing bail iaving a stepped cutout and being settable by sliding movements of said key caps independently of said key stems, and other carriage releasing devices comprising an arm with which the cut-out in said bail is cooperative.

18. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, the combination of a set of stepped column stops, denominational levers, key stems, key caps cooperative with said stems but ivotally supported independently thcreo a slidable s iring pressed carriage releasing bail settabe by sliding -movements of said key capsI independently of said key stems, and other carriage releasing devices with which said bail is coperative, said other devices comprising an arm and said bail being provided with a stepped cut-out to cooperate variabl with said arm. In testimony whereof I ave signed my name to this specification in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

RUDOLF FALLENSTEIN. Witnesses:

M. L. MaaaoN, S. ANnai'iaNi.

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