US1130099A

US1130099A - Talking-machine.

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Publication number: US1130099A
Application number: US54527110A
Authority: US
Inventors: Walter H Miller
Original assignee: NEW JERSEY PATENT CO
Current assignee: NEW JERSEY PATENT CO
Priority date: 1910-02-23
Filing date: 1910-02-23
Publication date: 1915-03-02
Anticipated expiration: 1932-03-02

Description

W. H. MILLER.

TALKNG MAGHNB.

APPLICATION FILED 1113.23, 1910.

Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

,Wi/7m? fil/fw 0 Y if Z1/en "W @M/ Z MLL miran sraflgpm l `WALTER HfMILLER, OF ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO NEW JERSEY PATENT COMPANY, OF WEST ORANGE, NEV

JERSEY, A, CORPORQTION OF NEW JERSEY.

TALKING-MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern:

Ee it known that I, WALTER H. MILLER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Talking-Machines, of which the following is a description.

My invention relates to talking machines of the type in which the horn or sound conlveyer is entirely or chiefly inclosed within a cabinet, and niy object is to provide a sim- \ple, compact and efcient device of this character.

` Other objects of my invention consist in the construction of parts and combinations of elements as will be more particularly pointed out in the following specification and appended claims.

Reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and illustrating a preferred embodiment of iny invention, and in which-- Figure 1 represents a vertical cross section through a cabinet and inclosed parts taken upon line 1-1 in Fig. 2, some of the parts being shown in side elevation. Fig. 2 a top plan view of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is an end elevation 'fooking from the right to Fig. 1.

In all of the above views, the same reference characters will be used to denote corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, the inclosing cabinet 1 has formed integrally therewith or attached thereto the horizontal partition 2 above which is mounted the turntable or support for disk records 3. The motor is inclosed within the case L1, which is mounted below partition 2 preferably upon legs 5, which extend upwardly from the bottom G of cabinet 1. Turntable 3 is adapted to be rotated by the motor, which rotates vertical spindle 7, said spindle rotating the turn table.

The sound box 8 is provided with diaphragm 9 connected with which is the reproducing stylus 10 which is adapted to track the record grooves of the record supported upon turntable 3. Sound box 8 is carried by a gradually tapering sound conveying tube or tone arm 11, which extends forwardly across the turntable as shown, and thence downwardly through partition 2 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2, 1915.,

Application led February 23, 1910. Serial No. 545,271.

in which it is pivotally mounted, as shown. upon vertical pivot pin 12, in order that sound box 8 may be fed across the record. A fixed continuous, gradually tapering sound conveyer or amplifying tube 13 extends from the end of the tone arm 11 downwardly from the saine below partition 2, thence rearwardly beneath the partition,

'whence it curves upwardly as shown at 14 to the rear of partition 2, whence it extends forwardly above the partition to its exit end 15 in the front end wall 16 of cabinet 1. Conveyer 13 is provided with a flanged end 1T secured in partition 2, which flange abuts and forins a close `joint with iange 18 upon the lower end of tone arm 11, flanged end 18 sliding uponeanged end 17 as tone arm 11 moves pivotally during the reproduction of the record. 1t will be seen that the sound conveying means comprising tone arm 11 and amplifying. tube 13 is very compact, being doubled back upon itself or wound approximately in the forni of a spiral within cabinet 1. 1t likewise will be seen that partition 2 together with the vwalls of sound -conveyer 13 at the bend 14 entirely separate the portion of the cabinet in which the reproducer is located from that portion beneath partition 2 in which the motor is located, so that the noises caused by the operation of the motor are largely shut out from the sound reproduced and emitted from the sound conveyer. Also, referabiy, partition 2 forms the lower wal of that portion of soundconveyer 13 which extends above partition 2, so that, as will be seen, the sound box 8, tone arm 11, and turntable 3 are contained entirely within the exit portion or end of the sound conveyer. 1f desired, the exit end 15 of the sound conveyer may be provided with. a molding 19 formed with fretwork, if desired, to conceal the reproducing mechanism, frame 19 being hinged to cabinet 1 at 20, if the fretwork is used.

'It is obvious that tone arm 11 may be fed across the record supported upon turntable 3 either by the co-action of stylus 10 with A the record groove, or by any suitable me! chanical feed in the well known manner. It is also obvious that while my invention is described in connection with the type of talking machine adapted to operate upon disk records, to phonographs adapted to operate upon it may be equally well applied- 45 conveyer forming a continuation of said other point in the upper compartment of the cabinet.- l

Having now described vmy invention,

what I claim and desire to protect 4by Letters Patent is as followsz- 1. In a talking machine, thecombination of a cabinet, apartition therein, a sound record support mounted above said partition, 'a reproducer mounted to operate upon sound records on said support, and a sound conveyer having continuous Walls connected lwith said reproducer, said sound'conveyer extending below said partitiomand having an eXit portion above said partition, saidV partition forming vone Wall of said exit portion, vsubstantially as' described.

2'. In a talking machine, the combination' of a cabinet, ahorizontal partition therein, a sound record support mounted above said partition, a reproducer mounted to operate upon sound records on said support, a sound conveying tube having continuous gradually tapering Walls connected with said reproducer and having an exit portion'above said partition, said partitionforming one Wall of said exit portion of said tube, substantially as described. l d

3. In a talking machine, the, combination ofy a cabinet, a horizontal partitiontherein, a's'ound record support mounted above said partition, aymotor mounted below said lparti'tion, al reproducer mounted to operate uponsound records on said support,'a pivo'te'd. 'sound coveying tubecarrying and connected with said reproducer, and a sound tube', and having continuous Walls lextending belou7 said partition, and rising and eX- tending abovethe same to its exit end, said partition and the ivallsof' 'said conveyer completely separating said reproducer from said motor, and said partition forming the lower Wallet the exit portion of said conveyer, 'substantially as described.

'l.4 In a talking machine, the combination' of a cabinet, a record support therein, a

""3 motor for rotating the same, a reproducer and a sound conveyer having continuous gradually tapering walls connected Without interruption to said reproducer and 'extending therefrom to its exit end in the Wall of said cabinet, said vreproducer lbeing located Within a portion of said conveyor and said motor outside said conveyer, substantially as described.

5. In a talking machine, the combination of a cabinet, a record support therein, a motor -or rotating the same, a reproducer Aand a sound conveyerhaving continuous walls connected thereto extending` therefrom to its exit end in the Wall of said cabinet, said conveyer doubling back `upon itself,

and extendingvtherefrom to its exit end in the wall of said, cabinet,A said conveyer doubling back upon itself, the exit portion thereof being fixed in position and the inlet portion carrying the reproducer being pivoted to the 'Wall of the exit portion, substantially as described.

7. In a talking machine, the combination of a cabinet, a record support therein, a motor for rotating the same, a reproducer and a sound conveyer connected thereto and having continuous Walls extending therefrom to its exit'end', and a partition separating said motor from said reproducer and record support, said convey'er extending from said reproducer on one side of said partition thence on the other side of said partition, and thence on the first side of said partition to its exit end, said recordl support being located substantiallyV entirelyv lCO in the exit portion of said conveyer, substantiallv as described.

8. In a talking machine, the combination of a reproducer', va sound conveyerh'aving continuous Walls, connected to said reproducer a record support located substantially i entirely in said `conveyer, and means for rotating said record support, substantially.-as` described. f o

.9. In a talking machine, the combination iio of a reproducer, a sound con-.veyer having continuous Walls, connected to said reproducer, a record support located in said conveyer, and means extending through a Wall of said conveyer for rotating. said record support, substantially as described.

10. 'In a talking machine, the combination of ,a sound conveyer having continuous' walls,sound reproducing means located in the exit portion of'said conveyer and having an unbroken sound conveying connection with' the Walls of said conveyer, and a motor for said machine located outside of said conveyer, substantially as described. z

1'1. In a 'talking machine, the combination of a rotatable record support, sound reproducing means cooperating with said support, a sound conveyer having continuous walls leading Without interruption from said sound reproducing means, and means for rotating said support, said support and sound reproducing means being located in said conveyer, substantially as described.

12. In a talking machine, thecombination of a cabinet, a record support mounted in said cabinet, sound reproducing means in cooperative relation With said support, a sound conveyer having continuous Walls connected Without interruption to said reproducing means and located Within said cabinet, and

means for rotating said support, said supconveyer, substantially as described.

14. A talking machine comprising in combination a horn of the character described having its smaller end bent back upon itself and passing through the Wall of the horn, and a sound reproducing apparatus including the usual sound boX located in the horn and havingv a sound conveying connection from its sound box to said smaller end of the horn.

15. A talking machine comprising in combination a horn of the character described having its smaller end bent back upon itself and passing through the Wall of the horn,

and a sound reproducing apparatus including the usual sound box located in the horn and having a sound conveying connection from its sound box to said smaller end of the horn together With a casing provided with an opening, the horn being placed in said .casing with its larger end opposite said opening.

16. A talking machine comprising in combination a horn of the character described having its smaller end bent back upon itself and passing through the Wall of the horn, and a sound reproducing apparatus including the usual sound box located in the horn and having a sound conveying connection from its sound box to said smaller end of the horn, together with a casing having an opening in one side Wall, the horn being placed in said casing with its larger end connected to the Wall around said opening.

17. A talking machine comprising a horn of the character described having its smaller end bent back upon' itself and passing through the Wall of the horn at a point intermediate of its ends, combined with a sound'reproducing apparatus comprising a record supporting and rotating apparatus, sound Ybox and swinging tone arm carrying said sound box, located inside thehorn, said swinging tone arm having a swiveling sound conveying connection with the smaller end of the horn. 1

18. In a talking machine, the combination of a reproducer, a sound conveyer tapering gradually throughout its length and havingI continuous Walls connected to said reproducer, a record support located in said conveyer, and means for rotating said record support, substantially as described.

19. In a talking machine, the combination of a reproducer, a sound conveyer vhaving continuous Walls connected to said kreproducer and extending throughout their length 'Without sudden change of direction, a record support located in said conveyer, and means for rotating said record support, substantiallv as described.

20. In a talking machine, the combination of a rotatable record support, sound reproducing means coperating With said support, a sound conveyer having continuous Wall leading Without 'interruption from said sound reproducing means, and means for rotating said support, said sound reproducing means being located in said conveyer, substantially as described.

21. In a talking machine comprising in combination a horn of the character described having its smaller end bent back upon itself and passing through the Wall of the horn, and sound reproducing apparatus including a reproducer located in the horn and connected to the smaller end thereof, substantially as described.

This specification signed and witnessed this 19th day of February 1910.

WALTER I-I. MILLER.

Witnesses Dran SMITH, JOHN M. CANFIELD.