US1146067A - Check-controlled music-playing device. - Google Patents

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P. HKNSEL. CHECK CONTROLLED MUSIC PLAYING DEVICE.

Q I APPLICATION FILED MAR. l, 1913. 1,146,067. Patented July 13, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

V COLUMBIA PLANOuRAPH 20., WASHINGTON, D. c.

P. H'A'NsEL. CHECK CONTROLLED MUSIC PLAYING DEVICE.

APPLICATION men MAR.-1.19l3.

Patented July 13, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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II-5111,1410? new.

" Tb whem y q r i Be i mq nsthafil; PAU HANS L o bljec't iofjthejgKr fSaX'0ny5 residing at I "Ae'ussereflH G rm y, o s ful mPI'W E- 1' -0h% k- 0 7 ll Mus -Pl yi gD v ess e di o eby claretheffoll QS Crip on bl jot i; M ention l'elate, controlled m cha i m sif l ieem QPQretiQM Q. m m-playi mechee fii i9 2 rhy e. th'

i or a't consflderab1edistance there- 'lectrioally j. connected thereto.

' several such devices." I

.. rovided. also with-1a number" of, starting 7 t switchesior the-musigsuoh as:a rotatable 7 .vvheeLcontachjdevioe, buttonsfor slldable 1n- 7 dicatorscorresponding n number to" the be played. gThese "clef the; person using the lnur ber of piecesito -,vices' canyb se;

fipifeo oflmus o 'fl ,P a soji'asgt playfpiecessuccessively.

' g he,'oev cefo hiriece,qf-iii ic b checkis iiiser edf dr h into pe'rationg.

'n -device" forj 41s yea; that is; thepieces are'played S e Y a sa u inlfthe same order ,infvvhich. they are w me meie e' arries hem dfiizdzj-cbivuaiionmp v M sIC-PLZ Y IN DEVICE. I

sii t s Lei GQh Ve invented certain new and.

owing. vtofl be a; run, clear, and: f of the invention; "such as I lnlled in the art to which; 1 tomewio iu he Same, re had to the accompanying' draW letters or figures of references hihf m H r of t o circuitcloser is a Wire 3 continuing to the I I vvire C of the sWitch-boardfA, -The'vl e-pl yin -d v es;t et,i' 9 e e. c t-c i of ailyisllimblertypi? nd! checkf Each circuit closer "6 :6 "is" c u e si y qr. se e 'vel ,a yk e 9 3% 1 es 'of music-by depositing' a check n va-suitable. appa atus; either di- 1 e"case ioflithe inusicalg o v vv fori ning"the ubject matter I ven 1on;thereforehas at iafsuitableu .i Q b iig tii w p y in automatic laying mscha' After thepiece, arts rarefautoor :zp'os t *I i is iris'ertedlvvithoilt operating o olecti'rig a fiertain of mu th nlth'efne'it' piece of music Referring t5, um. drawings in which} 11k};

7 W h oHI'J Is, emmmaissn og rof'r upwie rurrnni 5 GEsELLscH r'r or BijI'ILLEZ EI-IRENBERG; .NEAR LEIVPZIG,GER1YIA1\T Y Specification of we ratent'f 'Pat t d y 1 3; fiiedma pr'isie.aseiiaino,751,510, J 1

partsare sin ilarly designated; Figurell is a 1 d agrammatic View illustrating one "forn lof, 1 my mventlon. Jig. 2 is a detail end. vievv of the selector dru n, and Fig. 13 is a diagram- 1 97 19: w h w n mean i 2 d ne' the; particular v piece ofniusic-to be played. i

Referring more particularly; 1 to Figs? 1 and 2,1 A is a suitable switch-board provided,"

a" plurality-of circuit]. closers b+b?i,i

connected in parallel with the battery or other suitable source of electricalu l 7;, '1

is operated-by thegin'sertion; of a omzor,

nected ire and an electro magnfetj -kz}? T 'wh ch magnets are n turn connected, by

Wires 4, in parallehito' the source 'ofcurrent B.Y,;Each electromagnet 0 is oppositea re-f leasing latch ddf pivotedlat '5 and r0 vide'dfwith, a hook G takiiig' oVer'a pin" on videcl With paWls f-ef infoperativerel'ationT A o to not'cheson said drum. At oneehdfofthe 1 r v dru'mxare a number of notches correspondmg 1n number to'the number of pieces of I Tlhese music to betplayed, namely, hh

notches are in peripheral alinement and are aflbell crank leverZ.- I Z) is closed' and the coin' or latch dand permit the lever a under the in check 'is' caused. to operate vthe circuit closer?v a, the. solenoid c is energized to release the re the a fiuence of'its spring 9 to "move gagainstits.

drunigi This will cause the frame laytofbe operated.- and the lever] will be, moved i'rifthe direction of the arrow 3 Fig.1, At thes'aine time the circuit closer a-cl'ose'sja ,cifrcuit""40 41, through heele'ctric motoir39 who'se belt I 38 is connected by belt 37 to a' belt Wheel 36 on a shaft 35. On shaft135 is a'lworm' that" drives a Worm Wheel 33 connected to a w gear'i'wheel 32 thatdrives-a gear wheel 31, r;

which in turn drives athe gear, heel? 30 for r is eresy-t ieP' f ia1-" iie: th mes e- "to stop saiddrum, andfmaga'zine when engagement 'Withsaid; and thereby cause stop their movement."

I 3., Mechanism for posi th driving mechanism and the records to tioning the note recgagingthe drum, apl urality of branch electric c rcuits, an electro-magnet and a. circuit each of-saidpa'vvls and aclutch actuated by said fran'ie' to disengage said mechanism,

.' 'ords' of automaticmusical instruments, com- "prisingfa note record magazine, a power cir- "cuit'l'having amain circuit closer therein,

electrically driven mechanism in said circuit i for'fmovin'g-"thenote records of the maga- 'zine, aseleQ Q drum driveniin unison With V the 'records, a' series of pavvls arranged to co- I "opera'te wvith;saiddruin, means actuated by v any one'of saidpavvls to disconnect the recford moving mechanism, branch control cir-r j cuits falll "controlled by. the main circuit r 1 meansftopermit its pawl toi move into-en;

closer, and a separate circuit closer in each control circuit, an electro-magnetfin each control circu t controlling the operation of a pawl, whereby upon closing themain circuit closer the electrically driven 'mecha' nism successively positions the records, and

upon closing one of the 7 separate circuit 1 closers the pawl-related thereto is caused to and the particular record corresponding to the position of the drum.

'5."The combinatlon With a note sheet mag-v p g I p I Iazine, a power circuit, a main circuit closer closerx in each branch forcontrolling the movement of a pawl, a frame operated by and electrically driven mechanism in said circuit for moving the note sheets; of a num- .i

her ofparallel circuits all controlled by said- M I, circuit closer, a separate circuit closer :in 4:. Mechanism for positioning the noterec- I cooperate Withsaid drum and stop the drum each parallel circuit and mechanism controlled by said last named circuit closers to stop said electrically driven mechanism and the notesheet magazine in accordance With the separate circuit closer actuated.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed -my name in) presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

PAUL HANSEL- Witnesses: y

ERNST GENDLUER, RUDOLPH, FRICKE.

five cents each, by addressing the"0onimissioner oflatents,

Washington,'D.G.

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