US1103106A - Time-recording machine. - Google Patents

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O. E. TOMLINSON, TIME RECORDING MACHINE. APPLICATION rum) JULY 21, 1911.

Patented July 14,1914.

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INVE TOR i a M 9m MM 7 W ATTORNEYS THE NORRIS FET ERS CO., FHOTO-LITHQ, VVASHINGI'ON, D. C.

O. B. TOMLINSON.

TIME RECORDING MAGHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 27, 1911.

Patented July 1 1, 1914.

THE NORRIS PETERS CO" PHOTO-LITHQ. WASHINGTON. D C

C. E. 'TOMLINSON. TIME RECORDING MACHINE. Ar'moulon FILED JULY 27, 1911.

I 1,103,106. Patented July 14,1914.

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ATTORNEYS THE NURRIS PETERS CO.. FHUIU-LJTHO, WASHINGTON. D

UNITED STATES PATENT orrron.

CHARLES E. TOMLINSON, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, ASSIG-NDR, BY MESNE ASSIGN MENTS, TO INTERNATIONAL 'IIlVi'E RECORDING COMPANY OF NEW/V YORK, OF ENDIGOTT, NEW YORK, A CURPORATION OF NEW YORK. v

TIME-RECORDING MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that 1, CHARLES E. TOMLIN- SON, of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Time-Recording Machine, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to time recorders and particularly to means for determining the positions of the records made thereby; and it consists in the combinations and constructions hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In describing this invention reference is had to the accompanying drawing in which like characters desi nate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of one form of time recorder embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of parts seen in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of parts seen in Fig. 2, the part of the case and parts of the mechanism shown in Fig. :2 being omitted. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of parts seen in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the powertransferring and reversing lever between the drum and type wheels.

This time recorder comprises, generally, a printing couple including elements having relative positioning movements into longitudinal and successive transverse positions, said elements also having relative lateral displacing movement a distance greater than a plurality of relative successive lateral shifting movements in one longitudinal position, means for effecting relative movement of said elements in longitudinal and transverse positions, means for determining the successive transverse relative positions of said elements, and means for resetting the position determining means and effecting the relative displacing movement in one operation. However, if desired some of the foregoing features may be omitted.

I have here shown my invention as embodied in the dial type of time recorder, and the printing couple as consisting of a record sheet supporting element capable of sup porting a. double record sheet or two record Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 27, 1911.

Patented J uly 14, 1914. Sal-m1 No. 640,754.

sheets side by side, and a type carrying element. 11s here shown the record sheet supporting element comprises a drum 1 for supporting two record sheets 2, 3 side by side on its periphery, and the type carrying element comprises type wheels 4 slidably mounted on a shaft 5 which is actuated by the clock movement 6, these elements 1 and 4 having relative movement toward and from each other for effecting the making of a recordf The type wheels 4 are here shown as carried by an oscillating frame 7 actuated as hereinafter described.

In the illustrated embodiment of my invention the relative longitudinal movement of the elements 1 and 4 of the printing couple is effected by rotating the drum 1, so that its periphery is moved longitudinally to carry the record sheets longitudinally relatively to the printing line, and although the entire drum itself merely r0- tates about its axis the only effect of this ro tation is to move the record sheets longitudinally and such rotation is the equivalent of the movement of any other support not rotatable but movable, for instance, in a plane for carrying the record sheet longitudinally.

In have, in the interest ofbrevity, de scribed the rotation of the drum as a longitudinal positioning movement.

The relative positioning movements of the elements 1 and 4 of the printing couple into successive transverse positions in this embodiment of my invention, are illustrated as effected by moving both elements 1 and 4 laterally in opposite directions relatively to each other. However, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that but one of such elements may be shifted laterally into suc cessive transverse positions relatively to the other element. I

The relative lateral displacing movement of the elements 1 and 4 of the printing couple, is for the purpose of transferring the printing of records from one record sheet to the other, and in this embodiment of my invention such relative displacing movement is effected by shifting the type wheels 4 axially a distance equal to a plurality of step by step lateral shiftings of said elements in one longitudinal path, or a distance greater than the width of one of the record sheets 2 or 3.

In the illustrated embodiment of my invention the drum is shifted axially and the motion of such axial movement is transferred to the type wheels 4 and reversed, and, as here shown, the drum is rotated by means of a handles having a pointer 9 movable over the dial 10 on the face of the clock, the handle being pivoted at 11 at one end to a suitable support 12 mounted on and rigid with the shaft 13 on which the hub 14 of the drum is mounted, said drum being slidable axially of the shaft 13 but keyed thereto to rotate therewith by a pin 15 extending through a slot in said shaft 13.

The lever 8 is connected by means of a power-transmitting lever 17 to an axially movable rod. or shaft 18 slidable within the shaft 13 and connected to the drum by the pin 15.

The rod 18 is made sectional with one section connected to the lever 17, as described, and another section connected to the drum 1. These sections are capable of relative movement so that the lever 8 may be shifted uniform distances in effecting nonuniform lateral movements of the members of the printing couple.

The lateral shifting motion of the drum 1 axially is transferred to the type wheels 4 and reversed by means comprising a lever 19 pivoted at 20 between its ends to one of the main frame elements 21 of the machine, one arm of the lever being connected by a fork 22 to the hub 14 of the drum 1 and the other arm 23 thereof being connected to the carriage 24 for the type Wheels 4 which carriage is slidable axially along the shaft 5.

The means for determining the successive transverse relative positions of the elements 1 and 4 in any one of the transverse positions of the drum 1 comprises a plurality or series of stops or abutments 25 supported by frame elements 26 and 27 which are supported by the main frame element 21, and an abutment 28 mounted on the rear shaft section 18 and rotatable therewith and movable during rotation of the drum into alinement with the stops 25. Thus the abutment 28 moves in different paths when c0- acting with different abutments 25.

The stops 25 are provided with a plurality of successively effective stops or shoulders, here illustrated as in the form of steps 29, one shoulder being movable out of operative position to position the next shoulder in op erative position during each cooperation of the abutment 28 and said stop 25.

As seen in Fig. 4, the abutments are arranged in a circular series concentric with the axis of the drum 1 and are movable radially in grooves or guides formed in opposing faces of the supports 26, 27, and each is shiftable radially one step during each cooperation thereof with the arm 28, by a shiftin lever 30 carried by the arm 28.

As the handle 8 is turned to rotate the drum, the arm 28 is shifted into a different path and as the handle is moved inwardly moving the rod sections 18 axially, said arm 28 and lever 30 are carried into cooperation with one of the abutments or stops 25. The part 28, therefore, moves in paths corresponding to the longitudinal positions of the record sheets on the drum 1. It will be understood that the abutments or stops 25 correspond to the transverse spaces on the record sheets assigned to the workmen and that the steps 29 correspond to the number of transverse shiftings of the drum and type wheels 1 and 4 or the number of successive records that can be made transversely of the record sheet in one transverse line or space.

The drum 1 is always returned to its starting position in an axial direction by means of a coiled spring 31 encircling the rear shaft or rod section 18.

The means for resetting the lateral position determining means or abutments 25 and for effecting the relative displacing move ment of the type wheels 4 from one position to print on one record sheet to the other comprises, a motor, a driving part actuated by the motor, means actuated by the driving part for resetting the abutments, and power transmitting connections between the driving part and the type wheel carrier 24.

The motor is here shown as a spring 32 coiled about the axis of the drum 1 in rear of the series of abutments 25 and connected at one end to a sleeve which is fixed to the rear rod or shaft section 18 as hereinafter described, and at its other end to a barrel 34 forming part of the disk 35 constituting the driving part. This driving part is connected by means of an eccentric coupling or shoulder 36 to a ring 37, Fig. 4, concentric with the shaft 18 and carried on the rear face of the abutment support 26, said ring having a cam 38 movable into engagement with parts, as springs 39, associated with the I abutments 25 respectively and extending through radial slots 40 in the support 26. The springs 39 hold the abutments 25 in their adjusted position and prevent overthrow thereof by the lever 30. As the cam 38 engages said parts 39 it depresses said parts and abutments 25 inwardly.

The power-transmitting connections between the driving member 35 and the type wheel carrier 24 includes a shaft 41 journaled in hearings in the supports 26, 27 and extending parallel to the axis of the drum, a star wheel 42 mounted on the rear end of said shaft and arranged in the path of the eccentric shoulder 36, a gear 43 mounted on the front end of saidshaft and meshing with agear 4A mounted on the arm 23 of the lever 19 which arm consists of a rock shaft having a crank 4,5 at its upper end, and a link 4L6 connecting the crank and the carriage 24. The ratio of gearing of the gears a3 and 44 is such that one quarter turn of the gear 43 rotates the gear 44 one half turn. The rod 46 is swiveled at 47 to the crank and is connected by a yoke 48 to the hub of the carrier 24.

The; star wheel-42 is arranged to be engaged by the shoulder 36 after the cam 33 has reset the abutments 25, Fig. 4, so that although the abutments 25 are reset and the type wheels a displaced laterally at one operation, the work of performing both of these functions is not required of the motor spring at one time.

A suitable governor consisting of a fan 49 isactuated by the driving part 35, the drivins; part bein formed with a toothed periphery meshing with a pinion 50 mounted on the shaft 51 on which said fan li) is mounted.

The outer end of the spring 32, as before stated, is frictionally connected to the barrel 34 of the driving disk 35 and is here shown as connected at 52 to a spring shoe or ring 53 frictionally engaged with the inner circumferential .face of the barrel 3%. After the spring has been tensioned, the shoe 53 will slip in the barrel 34 during additional rotation. of the drum 1.

The sleeve to which the inner end of the spring 32 is connected, is keyed by a pin 5a to the hub 55 of a clutch section 56, said hub being keyed to the shaft section 18. The sleeve 33 is also provided with a ratchet wheel 57 with which a pawl 58 cooperates for holding the sleeve from retrograde movement.

The driving disk 35 is normally held from rotation by a suitable device as a pawl 59 which may be shifted out of operative position by means of a push rod 60 having a head or button (31 exposed at the front face of the machine, or may be automatically moved out of operative position at a pred termined time by suitable mechanism as a cam 62 coacting with a shoulder 63 "on the rod 60, the cam being mounted on a shaft 64 which isconnected to the time movement by gears 65 and 66. The rod 60 and pawl 59 are returned to their starting position by a spring 67.

The pawl 59 coacts with a shoulder 68 on the driving disk 35 and is provided with two teeth 69 and 70 arranged to form an escapement so that the driving disk 35 when released from the tooth 69 can make but one revolution when-it will engage the tooth 70 in case the operator does not release his hand from the button 61.

The spring 32 is tensioned preferably during the movement of the handle 8 over the dial to rotate the drum, and as here shown the rear shaft section 18, which is rotated by said handle 8, is provided with an axially slidable clutch section 71 coacting with the clutch section 56, the coacting teeth of these clutch sections 56, '71 being of such shape that the section 71 transmits the movement to the section 56 when said section 71 is turned in one direction and such section '71 ratchets when it is turned in the opposite direction. However, suitable connections maybe made so that motion is transmitted in one direction to the clutch section 56 when the handle is turned in either direction. The clutch section 71 is forced toward the section 56 by a spring 31.

In operation two record sheets are placed on the drum and the type wheels 4 posi' tioned to print on one of the record sheets. During the registrations by the workmen, each workman turns the lever 8 until the pointer 9 comes opposite the hole on the dial 10 hearing the number assigned to such workman, as will be understood by those skilled in the art, and presses the same inwardly forcing the pointer 9 into such hole. During the turning movement of the lever 3, providing such movement is in the right direction, the spring 32 will be tensioned and during the inward movements, the drum 1 will be shifted to successive transverse positions. In some types of time recorders such movement also efiects the movement of the type wheels toward and from the drum to effect the printing, but in this embodiment of my invention the printing is effected in a different manner as will be presently described. At a predetermined time, such time being usually when the clock is not in use to receive registrations, the pawl 59 will be operated to release the actuating part 35 whereupon said part 35 r0- tatesv and actuates the ring 37 to reset the abutments 25 to their starting positions and also rock the shaft 23 one half revolution to transfer the type wheels 4 from the position shown in full lines to that shown in dotted lines, 2, or vice versa. Such. release of the driving part 35 may be effected at any time by pressing the button 61 and if it is desired for any reason to reset the abutments 25 without displacing the type wheels 4, the lever 8 can be operated to shift the drum 1 axially far enough to move the lever 19 so that the gear 41-4: is out of mesh with its driving gear 43. In this form of my invention the type wheels are moved toward and from the drum by means of an annular handle 72 cooperating with a lever 73 through a shoulder 74, the lever 73 actuating an endwisely movable link 75 which is provided with a shoulder 76 for engaging the oscillating frame 7 for the type wheels.

A full description of this actuating means is in my pending application Sr. No. 626,224; and filed lYIay 10, 1911.

This time recorder is particularly advantageous in that it is not necessary for the time keeper or other clerk to reach the place of employment in order to change the record sheet before the time of arrival of the Workers whose time is kept by the recorder.

hat I claim is:

1. In a recording machine, a printing couple including two elements having relative shifting movement laterally into successive transverse relative positions, and the elements having relative lateral displacing movements in reverse directions a distance equal to a plurality of the successive lateral shifting movements, shiit'table means for determining the successive transverse relative positions of said elements, and means for resetting the first-mentioned means and automatically eii'ecting the relative displacing movement 01 said elements in reverse directions at one operation, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In a recording machine, a printing couple including elements having relative positioning movements into longitudinal and successive transverse positions, said elements also having relative lateral displacing movements in reverse directions a distance equal to a plurality of the relative successive lateral shitting movements in one longitudinal position, means for efiecting relative movement of said elements in longitudinal and transverse directions, means for determining the successive transverse relative positions of said elements including a series of successively effective shoulders for each of the relative longitudinal positions assumed by said elements, and means for resetting the position determining means and automatically effecting either of the relative displacing movements of said elements in one operation, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a recording machine, a printing couple including an element consisting of a rotatable drum for supporting two record sheets side by side on its periphery, and a type carrying element, said elements having relative shifting movement laterally into successive transverse positions, and the elements having relative lateral displacing moven'ent a distance equal to a plurality of the successive lateral shifting movements, means for rotating the drum and shifting the shiftable element laterally, means for determining the successive transverse positions including a series of successively effective shoulders, and means for resetting the position-determining means and for effecting the relative displacing movement of said elements at one operation, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

1. In a recording machine, a printing couple including an element for supporting a record sheet and movable into a plurality of positions for bringing a plurality of longitudinal spaces on said sheet into printing position, a second element shiftable laterally from an initial position into successive t 'ansverse positions and having a displacing movement a distance equal to a plurality of said lateral movements for changing the location of the initial position of the second element, means for determining the extent of said lateral movements including a series of shoulders for each of said plurality of positions of the first-named element, and means for reset-ting the position determiningmeans and effecting displacing movement of said second element in one operation, substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. In a recording machine, a printing couple including elements having relative positioning movements into longitudinal and successive transverse positions, said eleirents also having relative lateral displacing movement a distance equal to a plurality of the relative successive lateral shifting movements in one longitudinal position, means for eifecting relative movement of said elements in longitudinal and transverse directions including a handle, means for determining the successive transverse relative positions of said elements including a series of successively efl'ective shoulders for each of the relative longitudinal positions assumed by said elements, means for resetting the position determining means and effecting the relative displacing movement of said elements in one operation, the last-named means including a motor spring and powertransmitting parts actuated by the spring, and coacting with the position determining means and the laterally displaceable element, and connections between the handle and spring whereby the motor spring is tensioned by said handle, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. In a recording machine, a printing couple including two elements having relative shitting movement laterally into successive transverse positions and having relative, lateral, displacing movement a distance equal to a plurality of the successive lateral shifting movements, and means for effecting said relative shifting movement laterally including a part reversible for efitecting the lateral displacing movement and means for reversing said. part, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. In a recording machine, a printing couple including two elements having relative shifting movement laterally into successive transverse positions relatively to each other, and the elements having relative 1ateral displacing movement a distance equal to a plurality of the successive lateral shifting movements, and means for efiecting the lateral displacing movement of such elements comprising a motor, and power-transmitting connections operated by the motor, the power-transmitting connections including a crank shaft connected to the laterally displaceable element, and a member for rotating the crank shaft one half a revolution at each operation, the member being provided with means for coacting with the motor, substantially as and for the purpose described.

8. In a recording machine, a printing couple including two elements having relative shifting movement laterally into successive transverse positions, shiftable means for determining the successive transverse positions, including a series of successively effective stops, means for effecting the relative positioning movements of such elements including a handle, means for resetting the position determining means including a motor spring and connections between the motor spring and the handle, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

9. In a dial time recorder, a printing couple including a rotatable drum, the drum being also shiftable axially into different transverse positions, means for rotating the drum including a handle, a series of stops concentric with the axis of the drum for limiting the drum in successive transverse positions, and each stop being shiftable radially relatively to the axis of the drum during the successive shiftings thereof, means for resetting the stops in their starting positionsincluding a motor spring, and connections between the handle and the motor spring for tensioning the spring during the actuation of the handle to rotate the drum, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

10. In a recording machine, a printing couple including a rotatable drum for supporting a record sheet on its periphery and a type carrying element, said elements having relativeshifting movement laterally into successive transverse positions, means for rotating the drum including a handle, means for determining the successive transverse positions of said elements including a series of successively effective shoulders for each position the drum assumes when turned about its axis, means for resetting the posi tion determining means comprising a motor spring, and connections between the motor spring and the handle whereby the spring is tensioned during the rotation of the drum by the handle, substantially as and for the purpose described;

11. In a recording machine, a printing couple including a rotatable drum for supportin a record sheet on its periphery and a type carrying element, said elements hav ing relative shifting movement laterally into successive transverse posit-ions, means for rotating the drum including a handle, means for determining the successive transverse positions including a series of successively effective shoulders for each position the drum assumes when turned about its axis, means for resetting the position determining means comprising a motor spring, and connections bet-ween the spring and the handle whereby the spring is tensioned during the rotation of the drum by the handle, such connections including two clutch sections having coacting faces formed to transmit the motion of one clutch section to the other in one direction and to slip in the opposite direction, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

12. In a recording machine, a printing couple including elements having relative positioning movements into longitudinal and successive transverse positions, means for effecting the relative movement of said elements into longitudinal and transverse positions including a handle movable about an axis, means for limiting the relative positioning movement of said elements in successive transverse positions including a series of shiftable stops concentric with the axis of the handle, means for resetting the limiting means in their starting position including a coiled spring motor arranged concentric with said axis, connections between the handle and the motor, and means for normally holding the motor from actuating movement, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

13. In a recording machine, a printing couple including elements having relative positioning movement into longitudinal and successive transverse positions, means for effecting the relative movement of said. elements into longitudinal and transverse positions including a handle movable about an axis, means for limiting the relative positioning movement of said elements in successive transverse positions including a circular series of movable stops concentric with the axis of the handle, means for resetting the limiting means in their starting position including a part movable concentric with said axis, a coiled spring motor arranged concentric with said axis and being connected to said part, and means for normally holding the spring from actuating movement, substantially as and for the purpose described.

1%. In a recording machine, a printing couple including an element supporting two record sheets side by side, and a type carrying element, the elements having relative lateral displacing movements in reverse directions a distance equal to the Width of one of the record sheets and having successive relative movements for spacing between see ce'ssive records in the same receiving space on the record sheet, shiftable means for controlling the latter movements, resetting means therefor, and means acting automatically upon the operation of the resetting means for effecting said displacing movements, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

15. In a recording machine, a printing couple including an element for supporting two record sheets side by side and a type carrying element, the elements having relative lateral displacing movements in reverse directions a distance equal to the width of one of the record sheets, and means for effecting such relative displacing movement, such means comprising a motor, and poWer transmitting connections actuated by the motor, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

16. In a recording machine, a printing couple including an element for supporting two record sheets side by side and a type carrying element, the elements having rela-- tive lateral displacing movement a distance equal to the width of one of the record sheets, and .means for effecting such displacing movement comprising a rotatable driving part, a motor for actuating said part, the driving part having an eccentric shoulder associated therewith, acrank shaft connected to the laterally displaceable element and having .1 gear thereon, a shaft having a star wheel arranged to coact with said shoulder, and a gear arranged to coact with the firstmentioned gear, substantially as and for the purpose described.

17. I11 a recording machine, a printing couple including a drum for supporting two record sheets on its periphery side by side, and a type carrying element, the type carrying element being displaceable laterally a distance equal to the width of one of the record sheets, means for effecting such displacing movement comprising a driving part concentric with the axis of the drum, a motor spring for actuating such part, connections between the driving part and the type carrying element, means for rotating the drum including a handle, connections between the motor spring and the handle whereby the spring is tensioned during the rotation of the drum, and means for normally holding the driving part from movement by the motor spring, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

18. In a recording machine, a printing couple including a drum for supporting two record sheets on its periphery side by side and a type carrying'element, the type carrying element being displaceable laterally a distance equal to the width of one of the record sheets, means for effecting such displacing movement comprising a driving partconcentric with the axis of the drum, a

motor spring for actuating said part, the driving part having an eccentric shoulder associated therewith, a crank shaft arranged at an angle to the axis of the drum and connected to the type carrying element, the

crank shaft being provided with a gear thereon, a shaft arranged substantially parallel to the axis of the drum, a star wheel arranged to coact with the shoulder of the driving part, and a gear mounted on the last-named shaft for meshing with the firstmentioned gear, means for rotating the drum including a handle, connections between the motor spring and the handle whereby the motor spring is tensioned during the rotation of the drum, and means for norn'ially holding the driving part from movement by the spring, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

19. In a recording machine, a printing couple including elements having relative positioning movements into longitudinal and transverse positions, said elements having relative lateral displacing movement equal to a plurality of the relative lateral shifting movements of said elements when in one longitudinal position, means for effecting the relative movement of said elements in longitudinal and transverse directions comprising a handle, means for determining the successive transverse positions of said elements including a series of suecessively effective shoulders for each of the relative longitudinal positions assumed by said elements, means for resetting the position determining means and effecting the displacing movement of said elements in one operation, comprising a driving part, a spring motor for actuating the driving part, and power transmitting connections between the driving part and one of said elements, connections between the motor spring and the handle whereby the spring is tensioned by the handle, and means for normally preventing the actuation of the driving part by the motor, substantially as and for the purpose described.

20. In a recording machine, a printing couple including an element consisting of a rotatable drum for supporting two record sheets side by side on its periphery and a type carrying element, said elements having relative shifting movement laterally into successive transverse positions, and the elements having relative lateral displacing movement a distance equal to the width of one of the record sheets, means for rotating the drum and effecting the lateral shifting movement of said elements including a handle, means for determining the successive transverse positions of said elements at any point in the rotation of the drum, the limiting means comprising a circular series of stops concentric with the axis of the drum, each stop including successively effective shoulders,

means for resetting the stops and eifecting the relative displacing movement of said elements in, one operation, comprising a driving part arranged concentric with the axis of the drum and having an eccentric shoulder associated therewith, a motor consisting of a coiled spring within the driving part, a cam movable about the axis of the drum and coacting with said series of stops, the cam being connected to the driving part, a crank shaft arranged at an angle to the axis of the drum and connected to the laterally displaceable element, the crank shaft being provided with a gear thereon, a shaft extending substantially parallel to the axis of the drum and having a star Wheel for coacting with the shoulder of the driving part, and a gear for meshing with the firstmentioned gear, connections between the motor spring and the handle whereby the motor spring is tensioned by the handle, and means for normally holding the driving member from actuation by the motor, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

21. In a recording machine, a printing couple including an element consisting of a rotatable drum supporting two record sheets side by side on its periphery, and a type carrying element, both of said elements being shiftable axially relatively to the other, means for shifting one element laterally, power-transmitting and reversing connections between said elements including a lever pivoted between its ends and having its opposite arms connected respectively to said elements, one of the arms of the lever comprising a rotatable rock shaft connected to one of'said elements, and means for actuating the rock shaft, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

22. In a recording machine, a printing couple including an element consisting of a rotatable drum for supporting two record sheets side by side on its periphery, and a type carrying element, said elements being shiftable laterally relatively to each other, and the type carrying element being shiftable laterally relatively to the drum a distance equal to the width of one of the record sheets, means for rotating the drum and moving the same axially including a handle, power-transmitting and reversing means between the drum and the type carrying element comprising a lever pivoted between its ends and having its opposite arms connected respectively to the drum and the type carrying element, the arm connected to the type carrying element comprising a rock shaft having a gear thereon, means for limiting the relative lateral shifting of said elements comprising a circular series of shiftable stops arranged concentric with the axis of the drum, a driving part arranged concentric with the axis of the drum and having an eccentric shoulder associated therewith, a

coiled spring within the driving part connected thereto for actuating the same, a cam movable in a path concentric with the axis of the drum and coacting with said stops for returning the same to their starting positions, the cam being connected to the driving part, a shaft arranged parallel to the axis of the drum and having a star wheel arranged to coact with the eccentric shoulder of the driving part, and a gear for meshing with the first-mentioned gear, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

23. In a recording machine, a printing couple including an elementconsisting of a rotatable drum for supporting two record sheets side by side on its periphery, and a type carrying element, said elements being shiftable laterally relatively to each other, and the type carrying element being shiftable laterally relatively to the drum a distance equal to the width of one of the record sheets, means for rotating the drum and moving the same axially including a handle, power-transmitting and reversing means between the drum and the type car rying element comprising a lever pivoted between its ends and having its arms connected respectively to the drum and the type carrying element, the arm connected to the type carrying element comprising a. rock shaft, having a gear thereon, means for limiting the relative lateral shifting of the drum comprising a circular series of stops arranged concentric with the axis of said elements, a driving part arranged concentric with the axis of the drum and having an eccentric shoulder associated therewith, a coiled spring within the driving part and connected thereto for actuating the same, a cam movable in a path concentric with the axis of the drum and coacting with said stops for returning the same to theirstarting positions, the cam being connected to the driving part, a shaft arranged parallel to the axis of the drum and having a star wheel arranged to coact with the eccentric shoulder of the driving part, a gear for meshing with the first-mentioned gear, connections between the handle and the motor spring whereby the spring tel sioned during the movement of the handle, and means for normally holding the driving part from movement by the motor, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

24. In a recording machine, a printing couple including elements having relative positioning movement into longitudinal and successive transverse positions, said elements also having relative lateral displac ing movements in reverse directions a distance equal to a plurality of the relative successive shifting movements of said element in any one longitudinal path, means for shifting said elements into longitudinal and transverse positions including a handle,

means for limiting the relative lateral shifting movement of the elements into slices, sive transverse positions mcluding a series of successively effective shoulders for each of the longitudinal posit-ions assumed by said elements, means for resetting the limiting means and in the same operationeffecting the relative displacing movement of said elements first in one direction and then in the other, said means including a motor, means for normally preventing the resetting means from actuation by the motor, and time couple including elements having relative positioning movements into longitudinal and successive transverse positions, said ele ments having relative lateral positioning movement equal to a plurality of relative lateral shifting movements of said elements when in one longitudinal position, means for moving said elements in longitudinal and transverse directions comprising a handle, means for determining the successive transverse positions of said elements including a series of successively effective shoulders for each of the relative longitudinal positions assumed by said elements, means for resetting the position determining means and effecting the displacing movement of said elements in one operation, said means comprising a driving part, a motor spring for actuating the driving part, and power-transmitting connections between the driving part and one of said elements, connections between the motor spring and the handle whereby the motor spring is tensioned by the handle, means for normally preventing the actuation of the driving part by the motor spring, and a time controlled releasing means coacting with said holding means, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

26. In a. recording machine, a printing couple comprising an imprint making element, and a support for the imprint receiving element, the imprint making element having lateral shifting movements from a position of rest for spacing between successive records in the same imprint receiving space, and having a lateral displacing movement for changing said position of rest, means for determining the extent of said shifting movements, and means for resetting the determining means and for effecting said displacing movement of the imprint making element in one operation, substantially as and for the purpose described.

27. In a recording machine, a printing couple including an imprint making element, and a support for an imprint receiving surface, a manually operated part, means actuated by said part for shifting the imorint making element different distances from an initial starting position and returning the same to said position, a part of said means being adjustable for varying the location of said starting position, and means for determining the extent of said shifting movements of the imprint making element, substantially as and for the purpose specitied.

28. In a recording machine, a printing couple including a drum, and an imprint making element, a handle, mechanism interposed therebetween and the imprint making I element for shifting the latter various distances from an initial starting position. said interposed means including a lever and link connection, and means for varying the effective length of said link, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

29. In a recording machine, a printing couple including a drum, and an imprint making element shiftable in. one direction from positions of rest for effecting spacing between successive records in the receiving space, and one of said elements being automatically displaceable in reverse directions, a distance equal to a plurality of said spacing movements for changing the location of the position of res and means for shifting said elements, substantially as and for the purpose described.

30. In a recording machine, a printing couple including a printing element having shifting movements into successive transverse positions, said element also having a displacing movement equal in extent to a plurality of said successive shifting movements, means for determining the extent of said successive shifting movements and means for resetting the determining means and for effecting the relative displacing movement of said element, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

31. In a time recorder for a plurality of workmen, a drum, a handle movable in the direction of the axis of the drum and in an angular direction, an imprint making element, connections between the drum and handle for rotating the drum for bringing selected lengthwise spaces thereon into registration with the imprint making element, means for moving the imprint making element toward and from the drum for making an impression in the selected space, means including a reversible part operative in said axial movement of the handle for shifting the imprint element from a position of rest lengthwise of the space on the drum in registration with the imprint making element, a shiftable device individual to eachof the imprint receiving spaces for controlling the extent of said movements of the imprint making element from said position of rest,

and means for resetting said device and shifttesting Witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county ing said reversible part for changing the of Onondaga, and State of New York, this location of the position of rest of said im- 22nd day of July, 1911.

print making element, substantially as and CHARLES E. TOMLINSON. for the purpose described. Witnesses:

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto S. DAVIS, signed my name in the presence of two at- J. B. SMITH.

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