US1141962A - Recording apparatus. - Google Patents

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M. IRION & A. E. MUELLER.

RECORDINGAPPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13. 1913.

PatenteMune 8, 192.5.

4 SHEETSSHEET 1.

WITNESSES I wzw M. IRiON & A. h. MUELLER.

. RECORDING APPARATUS APPLICATION FILED HOV.13.1913.

Patented June 8, 1915.

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WITNESSES //z@@/%W Aaozr [/70414 A? BY ATTORNEYS M. IRION & A. E. MUELLER.

R'ECORDlNG APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13, 19x3.

Patented June 8, 1915.

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M. lRiON & A. E. MUELLER.

RECORDING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED N0v.13. 1913.

PatentedJune 8, 1915 4 SHEETS-SHE,ET 4.

WiT/VESSES ATTORNEYS Referring to Fig. 9 of the drawing, will be observed that the complete apparatus comprises a clock and recording section A and a speed indicating section B which includesnected to the front plate 5 by a hinge joint 6, so thatthe plate can be swung open to permit access to the recording mechanism for the purpose of renewing the record tape each day. A padlock 1 or other equivalent looking means normally holds the front plate or doors locked, so that no one can tamper with the recording" mechanism.

By reference to Figs. 1, 3 and 8, it will be observed that the minute hand 8 is driven by the shaft 9, which is connected by a train of speed reducing gears 10 with the hour hand 11. The shaft 9 is rotated by a trainof gears 12, 7, from the usual clock spring", not shown, such train of being governed by an escapement mechanism 13 of ordinary construction, his. 7 i

The clock mechanism besides indicating the time of day is operatively connected with an element of the tape feeding means the recorder, so that the tape will travel in. timed relation with the hands out the cloclr. The recording tape'l t is fed from a spool'or reel 15 mounted in the lower right hand corner of the clock section A, trom this reel the tape extends upwardly over and suitably mounted and has operatively connected therewith a pinion Q l'which meshes with a large gear wheel-25,- which gear wheel is driven by a spring 26 arranged within a drum 26 and adapted to be wound by a key applied to the squared end 27', Fig. 3, of the spring-winding shaft 28, Fig. 7. l he rate of feed of the tape it is controlled by the clock mechanism through the medium of a toothed wheel 30 which has a' pinion 31 meshing, with large gear wheel 82 on the minute shaft 9 of the clock, as shown in Fig. The teeth 33 of the wheel 30 are sharp, so as to puncture the tape 1%, which is passed tangentially over the wheel 30, which is disposed between the platen. '16 and the guide means tieths of a mile.

pulleys 18 and 19. The toothed wheel 30 which acts as a drag in opposition to the spring; 26 for the tape-winding reel makes several revolutions per hour, while the wheel 32 makes one revolution, so that each minute a suitable length of tape will pass over the platen to enable dots or marks to be made on the tape representing the mileage in six- The tape, as shown in Fig. 8, is divided into main hour divisions, and each hour division is divided into minute divisions which are numbered consecutively from one to fifty-nine, and between adjacent main sections of the tape are the hour numbers.

lfn 8 the number twelve on the tape represents the twelfth hour section, and with the tape in the position shown, the speed of travel of the vehicle between twelve and one o 'clock is'being' recorded, it being understood that the tape is so positioned in the machine that the hour numbers on the tape will agree with the hours ofthe day. The marking device comprises a hammer 34: which is mounted in the speedometer section B of the apparatus, and operatively connected with the speedometer mechanism so that the numbers of strokes of the marker will vary with, the speed of travel. The hammer 34 has a marking point or type 35 so arranged as to make an impression on that portion of the tape l t that bears on the platen 16. An inking ribbon 36is interposed between the hammer and tape so.that the hammer will press the inking ribbon against the tape and produce an impression, the tape being fed in any suitable manner in synchronism with the operation of the hammer, so that new portions of the tape will be presented to the marking tip.

in placing a tape in the recorder the blank tape will be in the form of a roll applied to the reel 15 which is removably mounted on a shaft or post 15 tastened to the frame of the section A, there being attached to the reel 15 a milled knob 15 for conveniently turning the spool in rewinding the tape thereon. The "front plate 37, Fig. 8, on the frame of the section A is cut away or provided with a recess 38 so as to facilitate the placing of the spool 15 on the post 15 or the removal of the spool. After'the spool with the tape thereon is placed in position, the tape is unwound and laid over the platen 16 and past the pulleys 1T, 18 and 19 to the reel 20, the end oi the tape being engaged in a slit 20 in the reel. The pulleys 18 and 19 are mounted on a lever 39, Figs. 1 and 3, which is fulcrunied at t0 on the'frame of the section A, and this lever has a knob -l-1 which is adapted to be depressed to throw the guide pulleys 1S and 19 upwardly to such a position that the tape will be clear of the teeth 33 on the'wheel 30, as shown in Fig. 3 by dotted lines. This is the pcsition of the leel ihe hammer "90 a herizon'ba lick ex V U 5:61, the member 0 so as to lower the "tape arm (31 v A gemenfi wiv'h the toothed w ee 3 fl is dis 0 fie; controls the rate of feed of mi 3 13w";

Hamel-steed that in a I e time of day "n we W e1- 1a- 100 w 'zhat pmfiio; moves 5 e e spondin tehe 0 Guy S weed directly epposi'ie the hammer, 3

the tape win I .eaching the ma ten 5 s1 W'th the he 1' of tum splng 0 end ccnnected held 13 ijy manni- L he lea unwound i; previo m 1 vertlcrl IP13, bevel YLEOYSS and causes used in connection u gagethe t eth 80 the s Y8 is retracted i l 1 sites has projection 59 on holds the pet toothed periphery oi The speedometer nee l 7 is connected with she in Q o I H" w goals 8! lioiii s s i zhich is op 'Jteiw FMS osive mes-ii speed .oe hand st;

qected i roe iulciumed e. A third L up iich meshes Wits e on a sectionsshot 00 such later iming a gear wheel 1 l which meshes 431. oo the l7. or end of the s l on zvhich 103 that are "ic of the shaft 97'.

he weights are ow the scale :f/Ollfl this 13011 gill action is ohtsiiiedhy series llo spiiiig which use arranged and rear groups and "lsst oed to iii-ins l 10S extending fOl'WEYtllj end resr'wsi'dly' springs are so oi'isnged that their t 1L3 parated trees one siiothei so that the se We set si /el y the outward ovesoeiitoif the Weights, said Wei s lster ll y-ptojcctioiis 01 shuti. siged engage the ties T i- 1 m a s illlf: sites. tile tips a); u s

have been moved it cer the springs e17 en 'idjeceet spring" so that after both 1c fer outtvsi'd EGSlS'iJ- once to both Weights, and f "'ll er third spying cootiiises .oiove outwardly tinder so on until finally all the springs sgemst the Weights. For 1Ii v er the speed has reached ten miles pee hour the first spring begins to against the eight-s, end as soon as the speed reaches ty miles per hour the first and second s ci-ings combined set against the outward movement of the Weights, and when the speed is this? miles an hour the first three springs offs" i'esistsnce to the weights end so on until the springs site in action,

'lihe mileage i'egistei'iiig mechenism U is loceted in the bottom portion of the speedometer section A of the apparatus. in. the lower poi-tiers of the speedometer or face, es'shown iii Figs. 2 Ztlld' 9, are rows or soei'tui'es and 111 through Which are exposed dials l1? see Jectivel the uni'oW of number Wheels serving to indicstethe daily mileage and the lower iiui'nheiz Wheels sewing to indicate the totol mileage the vehicle has traveled since the installs.- tion of: the instrument on the vehicle. Each shaft of the upper number Wheel 112 has stsi' Wheel 115 with ten ratchet teeth and cooperating with each ratchet Wheel is a pawl 01' holding devicellG in the 0-11 pivoted one having s iolleelli' which is maintained in engagement with. its sdjeceiit zstchet Wheel 115 by e spring 118 o on the lllD 116, as clearly shown ii The first ratchet Wheel 0 has tooth pie which upon one rotetioii of the if gages tooth oi Wheel 0', so es to move the latte. of revolution. This i'stchet also peovide-d Wih :1. pin 01 tooth oiie IQVOllllllOll of the wheel ci oi. teeth of the merit Wheel 0 so as to some one-tenth of revolution. on the Wheel 0 in it like reseller 4 tooth oi the ratchet Wheel 0 so as to turn the some one-tenth of e revolution with every revolution oi the heel 0 The first number Wheel 1.12, that is to say, the one connected with the ratchet Wheel 0, iiidiczites the dis"si1ce traveled in tenths of a mile, the second wheel in units of miles, the third Wheel in decimals of miles end the fourth wheel in hunoli-edths of miles, the I iiuiiiher Wheels being indicated by dotted lines in Fig. (3. The trains of ratchet Wheels ere actuated by some moving pert of the speedometer. The shaft 58 on which the gee-i Wheel 58 is mounted has at its front end it pinion 119 Whichmeshcs With a large gear Wheel 120, i? 5, there being on this gem: Wheel a projection 121 which as the ivheel rotates, engages once in each revolution so snnlQQ, Fig. 6, of s posh carrying lever 11-3, such lever being new molly held raised by a spring lfl lfllltl'l'llilll'lteiiied against it step 1 5. The lever has pivoted on its free end s depending pawl ivhich engages the first star Wheel 0 03% pr iection asses out of engagement. with he arm, en the latter swings upwardly is b reason of the tension of the spring 12%.

this movement of the arm 120 the pawlcarry ng lever 123 moves back and ance equivalent to one tooth of heel c. The lower set of number 15 wheels for, the total mileage registry is 1 royided with star or ratchet wheels (Z d, 7, (2 respectively, which are turned one by another in the manner described in connection wit 1 the upper set of star wheels. The wheel (Z receives rotation from t' 1e star wheel 0 just ahove it, there being" a projection on the Wheel (2 so as to engage a tooth of the wheel (Z each time the wheel 0 makes relation, and consequently the first nu? wheel of the lower set will ndi sate 'iniles instead of tenths of miles as o the w eel on the upper set of number wheels, and as there are four number wheels the lower set it is possible to register as high as 9. 9% miles. Holding pawls like the for the upper set of star Wheels 1 with for the lower set, as each rly shown in e'l, so as to t the star wheel and prevent thereof.

. of levers 88 91 93 and counterbalanced by a weight which as shown in Figs. tted 132 which overand while we of operation, '5 ich we now o "'1 lent thereofl '2 hat the illustrative when no i 1e appei described on:

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lea spring 12? which is fastened on the wheel nisni for turning the last-mentioned spool, clock-operated device for controlling the rate of movement of the tape, and guiding means constantly engaging the tape and mountedadjacent the said device adapted to be manually actuated to release the tape from the said device and hold it released while the tape is rewound on the first-mentioned spool.

2. in a speed recording apparatus for yehicles, the combination of a supporting body, a spool mounted on the hodyand on which a record tape is adapted to be wound, a tape-holding spool removable mounted on the said body and from which the tape nnwinds during" recording and on which the tape is adapted to he rewound after recording-, means for turning the first-mentioned spool to wind the tape thereon, clock-operated device engaging the tape during recording to time the movement of the tape, and. a lever mounted on the body and arranged to engage the tape. for releasing the latter from said device during the rewinding; of the tape on the second-mentioned spooh said lever having a handle which is adapted to held by one hand to maintain the released from the said device while the other hand actuates the first-mentiooed spool to rewind the tape,

3. in a speed recording apparatus for vehicles, combination of a clock mechanism, a record tape feeding mechanism, toothed whcel geared to the clock mechanism to rotate in timed relation therewith and arranged to mesh with the tape, and device for throwing the same into and out of engagement with the said wheel for permitting the removal or insertion of the tape, said device incliidinp means constantly engaged with the and on which the no passes.

peed recordin apparatus for ye a pair of reels for driving one thereon from turning said other reon, cloclr mechted with the clocl ate therev "h and having a "o perforate the 1 a lever,

ver connoving e rewindii L c. insertion in fixed relation to the toothed Wheel and constantly engaging the tape between the toothed wheel and the driven reel for movin the tape into and out of engagement \Tjl'th the toothed Wheel.

6. ln a speed recording apparatus for vehicles, the combination of an im'pression producing element, a support forming the" axis for the element and movable axially, a stepped Wheel movable" by step, a lever engaged with the Wheel to be moved step hystep thereby, a connection between the lever and said support to move the latter step by step in the direction oi. its axis, whereby the said element produces rows of impressions, means for swinging the element back and forth to produce impressions, 'andmeans for returning the support to initial position after the row of impressions has been made;

'Z. a speed recording apparatus, the combination of a'swinging hammer, means for moimting the hammer to move laterally, mechanism for moving the hammer laterally step by step in one direction, means for returning the hammer in one step, a member connected with the'hammer for moving the same away from striking position, means for moving the hammer on its striking stroke, a swinging member for actu nianeea ating the said mechanism, and a rotating element movable into engagementwith the member of the saidmechanism to actuate the same and into engagement With the member of the hammer for actuating the latter.

8. In a speed recording apparatus, the combination of a swinging hammer, means for supporting the hammer to move laterally, a lever connected With the said means for moving the hammer laterally, a stepped Wheel engaging the lever for moving the same step by step in one direction, means for m ving the lever in the opposite direction to initial position, a pawl for moving the stepped Wheel step by step, a spring connected With the hammer for moving the same on the striking stroke, a member on the hammer, and a rotating device arranged to actuate llllQDilWl and to engage the arm of the hammer for moving the same against the tension of the said spring.

lln testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MIhTTIIEVV lRlON. ADOLF E. MUELLER.

Witnesses FRED J. ltrnenn, ED. C. CRAWFORD.

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