US1183936A

US1183936A - Total-printing cash-register.

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Publication number: US1183936A
Application number: US55107710A
Authority: US
Inventors: John A Werner
Original assignee: NCR Corp
Current assignee: NCR Voyix Corp; National Cash Register Co
Priority date: 1910-03-23
Filing date: 1910-03-23
Publication date: 1916-05-23
Anticipated expiration: 1933-05-23

Description

J. A. WERNER.

TOTAL PRKNTING CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23,1910.

1,183,936. I Patented May 28, 1916.

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TOTAL PRINTING CASH REGISTER,

APPLICATION FILED MAR-23,1910.

Patented May 23, 1916.

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TOTAL PRINTING CASH REGISTER.

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TOTAL PRINTING CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION man MAR. 23. 1910.

Patented May 23, 1916.

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TOTAL PRINTING CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, I910.

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TOTAL PRINTING CASH REGISTER.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, I910- Patented May 23, 1916.

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INVENTOR THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co, WASHXNGTON, D. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. WERNER, 0F DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO, (INCORPORATED IN 1906.)

Application filed March 23, 1910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN A. \VERNER a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Total-Printing Cash-Registers, of which I declare the fol lowing to be a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to accounting machines and more particularly to the printing mechanism for same.

The principal object of this invent1on is to provide an accounting machine with mechanism for recording items upon a record strip and accumulating the total thereof and for recording the total on the record strip whenever desired.

A further object is to provide a recording mechanism to record the items entered upon a totalizer, and to provide a separate operat ing means for recording the amount shown on the totalizer, the recording of which is controlled by the elements of the totalizer.

\Vith these and incidental objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, and a preferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter described with reference to the drawings which accompany and form part of the specification.

Figure l is a central transverse sectional view of the type of machine shown in the patent to T. Carney. 497,860, granted May, 23rd. 1893, with this invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 represents an elevation partly in section of the item and total printing mechanism. Fig. 3 represents a partial front elevation of the item and total printing devices and cooperating mechanism. Fig. l is a sectional view taken approximately on line 44 of Fig. 3 showing the feed devices of the record strip. Fig. 5 is an elevation of the mechanism for operating the platen and alining devices for the type carriers. Fig. 6 is an elevation of the frame for operating the alining devices for the type carrier. Fig. 7 is an elevation of the frame and operating cams which control the alining pawls. Fig. 8 is an enlarged elevation partly in section of the mechanism for setting the type carriers to record the total. Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8 but looking in the opposite direction with the parts shown in adjusted Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 23, 1916. Serial No. 551,077.

position. Fig. 10 is an enlarged elevation partly in section of the devices controlling the setting of the type carriers that are not employed in the item printing operation of the machine. Fig. 11 is a detail view of the mechanism for tripping the locks for the actuating devices when the total is recorded. Fig. 12 is an end elevation of the frame of the totalizer and the manipulative means for controlling the resetting of the elements of the totalizer by the operation of the total lever. Fig. 13 is a front elevation of the manipulative device and its index plate for controlling the clearing of the totalizer when the total is recorded. Figs. let and 15 are sectional views taken alongside of the type carriers showing the devices for setting the zeros when the total is recorded.

Described in general terms the machine comprises a series of manipulative devices such as keys which form the operating mechanism for entering the items on the record strip and the totalizer. These keys are arran ed upon a rod and they are operated invariable distances and impart. differential movements to actuating devices which in turn actuate the elements of the totalizer and also set up type carriers to have an impression taken therefrom upon a record strip.

hen it is desired to take a total the actuating devices are moved by a total lever distances determined by stepped plates connected to the movable elements of the totalizer, this total lever also operating a platen to take an impression from the type car riers and to feed a record strip. Suitable alining devices are actuated by the keys and the total lever to aline the type so as prop erly to record the items and the totals.

The operating mechanism for recording the items upon the record strip comprises the keys 1 pivoted upon a transverse rod 2. These keys 1 have attached near their rear ends uprights 8 which are graduated as is well known in the art and fully described and shown in the before mentioned patent. The upper ends of the uprights 3 are cammed forward as the keys are depressed by curved surfaces 5 formed upon the rear of each of the uprights 3 coming in contact with a tie bar 5 supported by the side frames 6 of the machine. As the upper ends of the uprights 3 move forwardly they contact with transverse rods 7 carried by locking pawls 8 and rock the upper ends of said pawls out of locking engagement with a ridge 9 formed upon the upper forward edge of the tie-bar 5. These pawls 8 are pivoted at their lower ends upon transverse rods 10 which are sup' ported by rearwardly extending arms of frames 11, the latter being supported by a transverse shaft 12 suitably secured in the side frame. It is to be understood that the keys 1 are arranged in banks and for each bank there is one of the register frames 11 carrying its transverse rod 10 and locking pawls 8 which in turn carry the rod 7. Each of the locking pawls 8 has a projection 13 through which passes a pin 14, the head of the latter resting upon a cross rod of the frame 11. A spring 15 is interposed between the head of the pin 14 and the under side of the projection 13 so as to force the pawl in locking position as shown in Fig. 1, in order to pre vent any accidental displacement of the frame 11. Each of the frames 11 is provided with a segment 16 which meshes with a pinion 17, only the pitch line of which is shown, secured to a movable element or reg istering wheel 18 of the totalizer. These wheels 18 are mounted upon a shaft 19 which is supported by the totalizer frame 20, the latter being pivoted as at 21 on short studs suitably secured to the frame work of the machine.

The pinions 17 are normally out of mesh with the segments and are rocked into engagement therewith by a cam 22 secured to a rotation shaft 23 upon the beginning of movement of any of the keys 1. The totalizer frame, see Fig. 12, has secured thereto a rearwardly extending arm 24 which is bifurcated at its rear end. Each prong of the bifurcated portion of the arm 24 is provided with an anti-friction roller 25 with which the cam 22 engages. It will be seen from said figure that the first movement of the cam 22 in the direction of the arrow will rock the totalizer frame 20 about its pivotal point 21 so as to carry the pinions 17 into engagement with the segments 16 so that the continued downward movement of the keys 1 will unlock their registering frames 11 and cause the uprights 3 to engage with the transverse rods 10 of the frames 11 and rock said frames so that the actuating segments or devices 16 will rotate the pinions 17 and the elements 18 attached thereto distances determined by the value of the keys depressed.

The rotation shaft 23 is provided with a pinion 26, see Fig. 1, with which engages atwofaced rack plate 27. This rack plate is provided with a slot 28 into which projects a lug 29 projecting from a key coupler or universal bar 30 common to the keys 1. From this description it will be seen that as any of the keys 1 are depressed the rack plate '27 will be elevated and the shaft 23 rotated. At the end of the downward movement of the key a spring 31 will shift the rack plate 27 so that the teeth formed on the forward side of said plate will engage with the pinion 26 and, as said rack is lowered by the return of the key, continue the rotation of the shaft 23, it being understood that the rack plate 27 is suitably guided upon one of the side frames 6 so that one side or the other of the two-faced rack plate 27 will always be in engagement with the pinion 26, as is well known in the art.

Attached to each one of the actuating segments or devices 16 is a segmental rack plate 32 which always meshes with a rack plate 33 secured to one end of one of a series of nested sleeves 34 which surround a transverse shaft 35 suitably mounted in the frame work of the machine, see Fig. 3. The other ends of the nested sleeves have secured thereto arms of yoke frames 36. The other arms of said frames see Figs. 2 and 3 have attached thereto type carriers 37 which are loosely mounted upon the transverse shaft 35. These type carriers are shown as bearing characters representing the English monetary system but it is to be understood that characters representing any other monetary system may be employed.

During the setting of the item type carriers 37 the rotation shaft 23 will, by means of a cam 38 secured thereto, see Figs. 2, 5, and 7, rock a frame 39 which is pivoted at 40 to the side frame of the machine so that a transverse flange 41 of said frame will pass in front of extensions 42 of alining pawls 43 which are pivoted upon a stub shaft 44 projecting from the side frame of the machine and thereby prevent any movement of said pawls. Immediately after the rocking of the frame 39 by the cam 38 a cam 45 secured to the shaft 23 will engage with a forwardly extending arm 46 of a second frame 47 and rock the latter about the shaft 44. During the rocking of the frame 47 a flange 48 connecting the side arms of the frame 47 will compress springs 49 which are interposed between the said flange and the alining pawls 43, the alining pawls in the meantime being held by the flange 41 of the frame 39. Immediately upon the setting of the item type carriers 37, which occurs at the end of the down stroke of the keys 1, the flange 41 of the arm 39 will be elevated by a cam 50, secured to the shaft 23 adjacent to the cam 38, engaging with an upwardly and forwardly extending arm 51 of the frame 39 thereby releasing the pawls 43 which will then be rocked about the shaft 44 by springs 49 into engagement with alining notches 52 formed upon the rearward ends of the item type carriers 37.

Simultaneously with the engagement of the alining pawls 43 in the notches 52 of the type carriers 37 a platen 53 will be released to permit of it taking an impression from the adjusted type. This platen 53 is mounted in the forward end of one arm of a bell crank lever 54 which is pivoted upon a stub shaft 55 projecting from the side frame and this lever 54 has a downwardly extending arm 56 which engages with a cam 57 secured to the rotation shaft The shape of this cam is such that upon a half rotation of the shaft 23 the cam will rock the lever 54 about the shaft 55 against the tension of a stout spring 58 coiled about the shaft 55, and having its ends engaging with a stud 59 projecting from the lever 54 and a stud 60 projecting from the side frame of the machine and at the end of the half rotation of the shaft 23 will release said lever to permit the spring 58 to carry the platen 53 into contact with the alined type of the item type car riers 37.

A record strip 61 is wound from a supply roll 62 around guide rolls 63 to a storage roll 64 which is mounted upon a stub shaft 65 projecting from the side frame. This record strip in passing from the supply roll to the storage roll passes between the type carriers 37 and the platen 53 so that when the platen is operated, as previously described, an impression will be made on said strip. To make the impression legible a suitable inking ribbon 66 is wound around guide rollers 67 projecting from the side frame, and over an inking roller 68 which is mounted upon a stub shaft 69 projecting from the frame work. This ribbon is held taut by the gravity roller 70 which is supported in arms of a frame 71, pivoted upon one of the guide rollers 67 of the inking ribbon. The ribbon is fed at each operation of the machine to bring a new inking surface between the platen and type by a pawl 72 which is pivoted at its forward end to the downwardly extending arm 56 of the bell crank lever 54, the rear end of said pawl engaging with a ratchet 73 attached to the inking roller 68. As this roller 68 is rotated by the means just described the ribbon 66 will be fed due to the friction between said ribbon and roller caused by the gravity roller 70. A suitable retaining pawl 721 engages the ratchet 73 and is held in engagement therewith by a spring 731 connecting the pawls 72 and 721.

The record strip 61, see Fig. 4, is fed upon the operation of the keys by the upper end of a pawl 74 engaging a ratchet wheel 75 secured to the shaft 65, this shaft being secured to the storage roll 64, as previously described. The lower end of the pawl 74 is provided with a slot 76 through which the rotation shaft 23 passes. Secured to this shaft is an eccentric disk 77 which engages with pins 78 projecting from the pawl 74. As the shaft is rotated the pawl 74 will be reciprocated and the ratchet wheel 75 and storage roll 64 rotated thereby feeding the record strip from the supply roll 62 to the storage roll 64. The upper end of the pawl is normally held in engagement with the ratchet 75 by a coil spring 79 the ends of which are secured to pins projecting from the said pawl and from the side frame of the machine. The items entered on the totalizer and on the record strip by the operation of the keys 1 will also be indicated by a series of indicators 145 which are carried in the upper ends of vertical rods 146, the lower ends of said rods being supported by the rear ends of the keys 1. A supporting frame 147 is constructed to be rocked beneath projections 148 extending from the rods 146 and support said rods, so as to indicate the item recorded on the totalizer and the record strip, all of which is well known in the art. As the keys for recording items on both the strip and totalizer are repeatedly operated the capacity of the elements of the totalizer directly actuated may be exhausted, and the amounts will then be transferred to elements of higher denomination of the totalizer. These elements of higher denomination are provided with stepped plates similar to the elements that are actuated directly by the keys and in printing a total the plate connected to all of the elements of the totalizer will control the setting of the type carriers that are used in printing items as well as type carriers for the elements of higher denomination.

The total printing lever 81, see Fig. 4, is pivoted upon a stud 82 projecting from the frame work of the machine and the lower portion of said lever is of a disk formation, the periphery of which is provided with teeth 83. These teeth mesh with a gear 84 fast to one end of a short transverse shaft 85 which is suitably mounted in the frame work of the machine. The lever 81 in taking a total is moved about ninety degrees which imparts to gear 84 and shaft 85 a movement of about one hundred and sixty degrees. The shaft 85 extends into the machine over the totalizer and, for each element of the totalizer, has secured thereto a semi-disk 86 provided with a notch 87, see Figs. 8, 9, and 10. Adjacent to these semi-disks 86 are complete disks 88 each of which carries a pawl 89, the free ends of said pawls normally resting in the notches 87 of the disks 86. As the lever 81, Fig. 4, is moved in the direction of the arrow shown in said figure the shaft 85 will be rotated in the direction of the arrows shown in Figs. 8, 9, and 10 and carry the disks 86 therewith. Shoulders of the notches 87 formed in the disks 86 will contact with the ends of the pawls 89 mounted upon the disks 88 and carry the latter therewith. These pawls 89 are of a bell crank formation and from the downwardly extending arm of each of said pawls a pin 90 projects into a recess 91 formed in a plate 92 which is pivoted upon a short transverse rod 93 suitably mounted in the frame work of the machine. These plates 92, of which there is one for each pair of disks, are provided with fingers 94- which as said plates are moved by the pawls 89 will contact with steps of plates 95 which are secured to the movable elements 18 of the totalizer and be arrested thereby. As these plates 95 arrest the plates 92 the continued movement of the disks 86 having the notches 87 will cause the pawls 89 to rock out of their notches 87, by the pins 90 contacting with the sides of the recess 91 formed in the plate 92. As the pawls 89 are rocked, the free ends pass into notches 96 in segmental plates 97 which are supported by transverse rods 98 mounted in the frame work of the machine, it being understood that there is one of the plates 97 for each of the disks 88 carrying a pawl 89. The rocking of these pawls 89 into the notches 96 of the plates 97 will cause the periphery of the'disks 86 secured to the shaft 85 to pass into contact with the under side of said pawls and thereby lock said pawls, and the disks 88 to'which they are pivoted, from any further rotary movement.

The disks 86 are fast upon the transverse shaft 85 and this shaft is oscillated by the operation of the total lever 81. That portion of each of the disks 86 which is in the rear of the free end of its companion pawl 89 is of a larger radius than the rest of the disk. This is to insure the return of the pawl 89 to the notch 87 of the disks 86, so

that as each of the latter is returned to nor-.

mal position it will positively carry its companion disk 88 to its normal position and through the teeth 99 formed upon the periphery of the disks 88 return the actuating segments 16 controlling the type carriers 37 and by the segmental plates 100 and interpence wheel with twelve steps, the units of shilling plate with ten steps, the tens of shilling plate with a series of steps arranged in sets of two each, it being understood that the shillings are recorded upon two wheels, the units of shillings on one, and the tens of shillings upon the other, and the plate for the pound wheels with ten steps.

As the disks 88 are rotated by the disks 86 which are secured to the shaft 85, as just described, teeth 99 formed upon the disks 88 will engage with teeth of the segmental plates 32 secured to the actuating segments 16 and rotate said segments until the disks 88 are arrested by the fingers 94 coming'into contact with the steps of the plates 95 of the totalizer elements 18, it being understood that if zero is in reading position on any of the elements of the totalizer, the finger 94: of the plate 92 cooperating with that element will contact with the highest step of the plate 95, and arrest said plate and its disk 88 before the teeth 99 engage with the teeth of the segmental plate 32, so that the actuating segment or device 16 will not be moved, but if any other characters appear in reading position upon the elements of the totalizer the actuating segments 16 will be moved a proportionate distance, and by this movement of the actuating devices 16 the type carriers 37 will be set up, so that the characters on said carriers corresponding to the characters on the totalizer elements in reading position will be brought into printing position. It will thus be seen how the actuating segments 16 are positioned in accordance with the total on the totalizer wheels, but as usual in the art, there are provided totalizer elements of higher denominations for which no actuating segments are employed. It is necessary, however, to include these higher denomination elements in the total printing mechanism, and to provide means for setting type carriers under control of said elements.

Referring now to Fig. 10 the devices for setting up the units of pounds total type carrier 80 will be described. The teeth 99 of the corresponding pawl carrying disk 88 engage with a segmental plate 100 secured to one end of one of a series of nested sleeves 101, the other end of said sleeve carrying a larger segmental plate 102 which meshes with a similar segmental plate 103 loosely mounted upon the transverse shaft 35 previously described. This segmental plate 103 is fast to one arm of a yoke 101, the other arm of said yoke being fastened to the units of pounds total type carrier 80, see Fig. 3, it being understood that the other elements 18-of the totalizer for registering the tens and hundreds pounds set up their type carriers through connections similar to those described for the units of pounds. The hundreds of pounds totalizer type carrier 80 has opposite each amount printing character a special character T standing for total which is printed in connection with the other characters when a total is recorded. In the taking of a total the shaft 23 is not rotated and consequently itis necessary to provide additional means to operate the platen 53. As previously described the shaft 85 is oscillated by the operating of the total lever 81 and this shaft has secured thereto an eccentric disk 150 (Fig. 5) which engages with the bifurcated forward end of a lever 151 centrally pivoted upon the stub shaft 55. The rear end of the lever 151 carries a pawl 152 the upper end of which engages a projection 153 of the platen carrying lever 51 as the rear end of lever 151 is lowered by the operation of the eccentric disk 150 and thereby rocks the platen carrying lever 51. As the total lever 81 reaches the end of its forward movement the upper end of the pawl 152 will be cammed out of engagement with the projection 153 of the platen carrying lever by the lower end of the pawl 152 engaging a pin 151 projecting from the side frame thereby permitting the spring 58 to carry the platen 53 into contact with the type carriers which have been previously adjusted to a total printing position. As the lever 151 is returned to its normal position, as shown in Fig. 5, by the eccentric disk 150 the upper end of the pawl 152 will be forced into engagement with the projection 153 by a spring 155 interposed between the upper end of the pawl and the extreme end of the lever 151. In printing items, pawls 13 are operated by the rotation shaft 23 to aline the type carriers as previously described, but as this shaft is not operated when a total is recorded other means has to be provided to actuate said pawls. Secured to the oscillatory shaft 85 (Fig. which is operated whenever a total is recorded is a cam 156 with which engages an upwardly and forwardly extending arm 157 of the frame 47 previously described. The shape of this cam is such, that while the type carriers are being set to total printing position said cam will not act upon the arm 157 of the frame 47 but as soon as the type carriers are set the frame 17 will be rocked and by springs 40 force the alining pawls into engagement with the notches 52 of the type carriers to aline them.

From the description ust given and that given in connection with the item printing mechanism it will be seen that the frame 4:7 is rocked when either an item or a total is recorded and after each operation the frame is restored to normal position, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, by a spring 158 coiled around the stub shaft M, the ends of said spring engaging with the under side of the frame 47 and with a pin 150 projecting from the side frame of the machine. As the frame $7 is restored by its spring 158 a rod 259 mounted in the frame will contact with the forward edge of the pawls 13 and thereby return said pawls to normal inoperative position.

After the total has been printed and be fore the record strip is fed to bring said total into view of the operator as hereafter described, the cam 156 secured to the shaft 85v will contact upon its return movement with a forwardly projecting arm 160 of the platen carrying lever 5-l and raise the platen from contact with the strip so as not to smear the printing thereon when the strip is fed. When the items are printed the arm 160 enters, a cut out portion of the cam 156 to permit the platen to contact with the type carriers. The item printing cam 57 is also provided with a cut out portion to permit the platen to strike the type carriers when the total is recorded. The platen is normally held away from the type carriers by a projection 260 of the arm 157 contacting with a right angle bend in the arm 56 of the frame 54 carrying said platen, this projection being moved from the path of said bend upon the operation of the ma chine in either recording items or the total by

cams

15 and 156 respectively.

In taking the total from the type carriers it is desirable where the total accumulated upon the totalizer elements does not run into pounds, to cut out or prevent the printing of the zero characters of the pound type carriers and to do this the following mechanism has been designed: Attached to the hundred pound type carrier is a segmental plate 105, see Figs. 1% and 15, which is provided with an inclined portion 106 which normally rests a foot of the zero character 107 of the tens of pounds type carrier 80. This Zero character 107 is pivoted to its type carrier and is normally depressed below the printing surface. A similar character is also pivoted to the units of pounds type carrier so that when a total is taken which does not run into the pounds the Zero characters of the pounds type carriers will not be rc- L corded upon the record strip. \Vhen a total is taken which includes the hundreds of pounds, the plate 105 will be moved with the hundreds of pounds type carrier 80 and rock the Zero plate of the tens of pounds type carrier to printing position by the inclined surface 106 of the plate 105. This plate 105 is provided at its rear end with a lateral extension 108 which is arranged to engage with the end of the plate 109 similar to the plate 105. This plate is loosely mounted upon the shaft 35 adjacent to the units of pounds type carrier and if no amount is registered upon the units of pounds element of the totalizer, the hundreds of pounds type carrier when the plate 105 is moved in taking a total, will carry the plate 109 with it and the latter will cam the zero character of the units of pounds type carrier into printing posi tion. For the hundreds of pounds type carrier there is no Zero character so that if in taking a total the amount accumulated only runs into the tens of pounds no Zero character will be printed to the left thereof When a total is taken which only amounts to a sum in the tens of pounds, and in which case the hundreds of pounds type carrier is not moved, some means is necessary to carry the zero character of the units type carrier into printing position and this is accomplished by a laterally extending flange projecting from the tens of pounds total type carrier under the pivotal arm of the plate 109 so that the said plate will rock the zero character of the units of pounds type character into printing position when the tens of pounds type character is moved in recording the total.

In order to insure the return of the plates 105 and 109 a plate 111 is mounted upon shaft 35 adjacent to the two other plates and has a lateral extension 112 which passes in front of an upward extension 113 of the plate 109 and as this latter plate contacts with a lateral extension 108 of the plate 105 it will be seen that if the former plate 109 is returned to normal position the plate 105 will also be returned. A pin 11 1 projecting from an arm 115 of a yoke shaped frame 116 engages with the upper side of the plate 111. This yoke shaped frame 116 has attached thereto a segmental rack plate 117 see Fig. 4, which meshes with teeth 83 formed upon the periphery of the disk portion of the total lever 81. As the total lever is rocked in the direction of the arrow (Fig. the pin 114 of the yoke shaped frame 116 will be carried away from the top of the plate 111 to allow any movement of said plate imparted thereto by either of the

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105 or 109. As the total lever 81 is returned to normal position the pin 114 of the frame 116 will contact with the upper side of the plate 111 and positively move said plate to its normal position. This movement of the plate will through its extension 112 contacting with the extension 113 of the plate 109 carry thelatter to normal position and this plate 109 by contacting with the flange 108 will positively return the plate 105 so as to permit the dropping of the Zero characters 107 at the printing position.

From Fig. 8 it will be seen that the segmental racks 32 attached to the actuating devices 16 are clear of the teeth 99 of the disks 88 so that in recording items the said disks will not be affected. Each of the segmental racks 32 is provided with an enlarged tooth 118 with which engages an enlarged tooth 119 of the disks 88 when the latter are moved in the recording of a total so as to insure the proper engagement of the teeth 99 of the disks 88 and the teeth of the segmental rack plates 32.

As previously described, the registering frames 11 to which the actuating segments 16 are secured are normally locked so that in taking a total it is necessary to unlock said frames before the type carriers controlled thereby can be set. This unlocking of said frame is accomplished in the following manner: An oscillatory shaft 85 operated by the total lever 81 has secured at one end a finger 120 see Fig. 11, which as said shaft is oscillated engages with a roller 121 extending laterally from the free end of an arm 122 which is secured to a transverse shaft 123 the latter being suitably mounted in the frame work of the machine. Extending downwardly from this shaft 123 are a series of arms 124, one for each registering frame 11. Upon the first part of the move ment of the total lever 81 the finger 120 carried by the shaft 85 will engage roller 121 and rock the shaft 123 thereby bringing the extreme forward ends of the arms 124: into-contact with the transverse rods 7 of the locking pawls 8 and rock said pawls against the tension of the springs 15 out of engagement with the ridge 9 of the tie bar 5. The continued movement of the oscillatory shaft 85 will then rock the frames 11 and the actuating segments mounted thereon as previously described.

As the operation of the total lever 81 does not operate the rotation shaft 23 which actuates the feeding devices for the record strip as previously described it is necessary to provide additional feeding devices so as to bring a fresh supply of the record strip to printing position when a total is recorded. This total lever also actuates the feeding de vices controlled thereby to feed the record strip after the total is recorded so as to bring the recorded total into view. Refer- 1 ring now to Fig. 4, it will be seen that the oscillatory shaft 85 has secured thereto an eccentrically mounted disk 125 which plays the teeth of the ratchet wheel 75 and rotate said wheel so as to bring a fresh supply of the record strip in position to have the total recorded thereon. As the lever 81 is returned to home position the vertical arm of the bell crank 126 will be restored to normal position and this movement of said .bell crank will through pawl 129 engaging ratchet wheel 75 again advance the record strip 61 so as to bring the recorded total into view of the operator. The pawls 128 and 129 are held in engagement with the teeth of the ratchet wheel 75 by means of a spring 130 the ends of which are secured to said pawls. When it is desired to remove the record strip from the storage roll 61, the feeding pawls 71, 128, and 129 are rocked out of engagement with the ratchet so as to permit the rotation of the storage roll in the direction from which it is normally fed. The means for accomplishing this consist-s of a plate 131 which is loosely mounted upon the shaft 65. This plate 131 is held in normal position by a spring 132 and is provided with a series of fingers 133. When it is desired to disengage the feeding pawls 71, 128, and 129 from the ratchet 75 a flange 131 projecting from the forwardly extending arm of the plate 131 is depressed which will throw the fingers 133 of said plate into contact with pins 135 projecting from the various pawls and thereby disengage said pawls from the ratchet 75 to permit the rotation of the storage roll in the direction opposite to that in which it is normally fed. It will be seen that the pawls 75, 128, and 129 are all normally in engagement with the ratchet 7 5 and as pawl 71 and the pawls 12S and 129 are operated by independent means and never simultaneously the said pawls will. act as retaining pawls to prevent any retrograde movement of the storage roll. The record strip 61, see Fig. 2, is fed upwardly behind a glass covered opening 136 formed in a detachable hood 137 which incloses all of the printing mechanism, whereby the records may be seen.

At times in recording the total it is desirable to clear the totalizer, which operation isknown in the art as the taking of a grand total. At other times it is desirable to record the total as shown on the totalizer and to leave the elements of the totalizer in their adjusted position, which operation is known as the taking of a subtotal. When a grand total is desired a manipulative device 119 in the form of a lever, see Figs. 3 12 and 13, which is centrally pivoted upon a bracket 150 projecting from the frame work of the machine is operated. The forward end of this lever 119 extends through an opening 151 in an index plate 152 secured to the casing 153 of the machine. This lever is provided with a pointer 151 which is arranged to point to divisions marked Sub and Grand on the index plate 152. The rear end of the lever 119 is bifurcated and the prongs thereof provided with pins 155" which extend in an annular groove 156 formed in a sleeve 157 mounted upon the oscillatory shaft 85. This sleeve is splined upon the shaft 85 so as to have a lateral movement independent of said shaft but to be rotated therewith. Fast to the end of the sleeve 157 is a gear 158 which, when the pointer 151 of the lever 119 is moved to the division marked Grand, Fig. 13. will be moved so as to be in alinement with a pinion 159 loosely mounted upon the totalizer shaft 19. This pinion 159 carries a pawl 160 which engages with a longitudinal groove 161 formed in the shaft so that when said pinion is rotated in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 12, the shaft 19 will also be rotated. This rotation of the shaft takes places upon the return movement of the oscillatory shaft 85 after the total has been recorded. As this shaft 19 is rotated the groove 161 formed therein will engage with pawls 162, Fig. 8, secured to the movable elements 18 of the totalizer and return said elements to normal position which operation is known in the art as clearing the machine. When asubtotal is desired the lever 119 is adjusted to the position shown in Figs. 3. 12 and 13 in which position the gear 158 is out of alinement with the pinion 159 secured to the totalizer shaft 19. From this it will be seen that as the shaft 85 is oscillated it will have no effect upon the totalizer shaft. The gear 158 has several teeth cut away so as to permit readily the movement of the gear into and out of alinement with the pinion 159.

As previously described, independent means are provided for recording the items and recording the totals and as it is very undesirable to permit the simultaneous op eration of both of these devices on account of the danger of disarranging some of the mechanism and the confusion caused by the printed record. interlocking devices are provided. One of the trunnions 138 of the key coupler 30, see Figs. 1 and 1, extends through the side frame of the machine and has attached thereto an arm 139, and the total lever 81, see Fig. 1, has extending therefrom a pin 110 which plays in a slot 111 formed in the upper end of an arm 112, provided with a rearward extension 113 which lies in the same vertical plane as the arm 139. hen the item recording means comprising the keys 1 is operated the arm 139 will pass beneath the extension 113 and thereby lock the total lever 81 from operation. lVhen the latter is operated to record the total the extension 113 will pass in front of the arm 139 and thereby lock the item recording means from operation. A pin 111 extending from the side frame limits the return movement of the arm 112 and consequently of the total lever 81.

From the above description it will be seen that the actuating devices for the movable elements of the totalizer are positively moved in the recording of both the items and the total. This is a desirable feature of the invention as it insures the correct recording of the items and the total.

\Vhile the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfil the objects primarily stated it is to be understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form of embodiment herein shown and described as it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms all coming within the scope of the claims which follow:

1. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer comprising a plurality of movable elements, of actuating devices therefor, type carriers controlled by the actuating devices, means for positively operating the actuating devices to set the type carriers to record the items entered on the totalizer on the record strip, and a second means for positively operating the actuating devices to set the type carriers to record on the record strip the total of the items entered on the totalizer.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer comprising a plurality of movable elements, of actuating devices therefor, type carriers controlled by the actuating devices, means for positively operating the actuating devices to set the type carriers to record the items entered in the totalizer upon a record strip, and a second means for positively operating the actuating devices to set the type carriers to record on the record strip the total of the items entered on the totalizer and to clear such totalizer.

3. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer comprising a plurality of movable elements, of actuating devices therefor, type carriers controlled by the actuating devices, means for operating the actuating devices to set the type carriers to record the items entered in the totalizer on a record strip, a second means for operating the actuating devices to set the type carriers to record on the record strip the total of the items entered in the totalizer, and a manipulating device for determining whether the totalizer shall be cleared by the operation of the second operating means.

i. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer comprising a plurality of movable elements, of actuating devices therefor, type carriers controlled by the actuating devices, two independent operating means for positively operating the actuating devices, one of said operating means constructed to set the type carriers by the actuating devices to record on a record strip items entered on thetotalizer, and the other of said means constructed to set the type carriers by the actuating devices to record the total of the items entered in the totalizer, and mechanism preventing the operation of either of said op erating means during the operation of the other.

5. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer, of actuating devices therefor, type carriers controlled the actuating devices for recording on a record strip the items registered on the totalizer and the total of sand ltems, two

independent operating means for the actuating devices, one of said operating means controlling the recording of the items and the other means controlling the recording of the total, and mechanism normally locking the actuating devices, with connections for disabling said locking means by either of said operating means. i

6. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer, of actuating devices therefor, type carriers controlled by the actuating devices for recording on a record strip the items registered on the totalizer and the total of said items, two independent operating means for positively operating the actuating devices, one of said operating means controlling the recording of the items and the other means controlling the recording of the total, and mechanism operated by the total recording means for clearing the totalizer.

7. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer of actuating devices therefor, normally out of operative relation therewith, type carriers controlled by the actuating devices for recording on a record strip the items registered on the totalizer and the total of said items, two independent operating means for the actuating devices, one of-said operating means controlling the recording of the items and the other means controlling the recording of the total, and means for establishing an operative relation between the totalizer and actuating devices when the item recording means is operated, the establishing means remaining inoperative when the means for recording the total is operated.

8. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer comprising a plurality of movable elements, of actuating devices therefor, type carriers controlled by the actuating devices for recording on a record strip the items registered on the totalizer, and the total of said items, two independent operating means for said actuating devices, one of said operating means effecting the recording of the items and the other means effecting the recording of the total, and devices connected to the elements of the totalizer for controlling the movement of the actuating devices when a total is recorded.

9. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer comprising a plurality of movable elements, of actuating devices therefor, type carriers positively actuated by the actuating devices for recording on a record strip the items registered on the totalizer and the total of said items, and two independent operating means for the actuating devices, one of said operating means effecting the recording of the items and the other means effecting the recording of the total.

10. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer comprising a plurality of movable elements, of actuating devices therefor, type carriers controlled by the actuating devices for recording on a record strip the items registered on the totalizer and the total of said items, two independent operating means for the actuating devices, one of said operating means effecting the recording of the items and the other means effecting the recording of the total, and means for positively arresting the type carriers when a total is recorded.

11. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer comprising a plurality of movable elements, of actuating devices therefor, type carriers connected to the actuating devices for recording on a record strip the items registered on the totalizer and the total of said items, a series of keys constructed to operate differentially the actuating devices and thereby the type carriers to record the items, and stepped plates connected to the movable elements of the totalizer for controlling the movement of the actuating devices when a total is recorded.

12. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer comprising a plurality of movable elements, of actuating devices therefor, type carriers connected to the actuating devices for recording on a record strip the items registered on the totalizer and the total of said items, a series of keys the actuating devices and thereby the type carriers to record the items, an oscillatory shaft and mechanism carried thereby for operating the type carriers by the actuating devices to record the total, and stepped plates connected to the movable elements of the totalizer for controlling the movement of the actuating devices when a total is recorded.

13. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer comprising a plurality of movable elements, of actuating devices therefor, type carriers connected to the actuating devices for recording on a record strip the items registered on the totalizer and the total of said items, a series of keys operating the actuating de vices and thereby the type carriers to record the items, an oscillatory shaft, notched disks secured to said shaft, companion disks loosely mounted on the shaft adjacent to the notched disks, pawls carried by the companion disks, and engaging the notched disks, stepped plates connected to the movable elements of the totalizer, and a lever for oscillating the shaft to drive the companion disks variable distances determined by the stepped plates, the companion disks in turn moving the actuating devices to set up the type carriers to record the total.

14. In a machine of the class described,

the combination with a totalizer, of actuating devices therefor, type carriers con trolled by the actuating devices for recording on a record strip the items registered on the totalizer and the total of said items, locking mechanism for the actuating devices, and means unlocking said devices and positively moving them to set up the total on the type carriers as shown by the totalizer.

15. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer, of actuating devices therefor, type carriers con trolled by the actuating devices for recording on a record strip the items registered on the totalizer and the total of said items, a total lever, and means operated thereby for positively moving the actuating devices to set up the total on the type carriers and take an impression therefrom.

16. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer comprising a plurality of movable elements, of actuating devices therefor, type carriers controlled by the actuating devices for recording on a record strip the items registered on the totallzer and the total of said items, stepped plates conected to the elements of the totalizer, a total lever, and means operated thereby and controlled by the stepped plates for positively moving the actuating devices to set up the total on the type carriers.

17. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer comprising a plurality of movable elements, of actuating devices therefor, type carriers controlled by the actuating devices for recording on a record strip the items registered on the totalizer and the total of said items, stepped plates connected to the elements of the totalizer, a total lever, means operated thereby and controlled by the stepped plates for positively moving the actuating devices to set up the total on the type carriers, feed devices for the record strip, and means also operated by the total lever for taking an impression from the type carriers and feeding the record strip.

18. In a printing mechanism, the combination with a plurality of type carriers, of means for adjusting them differentially, means for taking an impression from the type carriers, alining devices for said carriers, and means for first placing the said devices under spring tension and then releasing the devices to permit them to spring in engagement with the type carriers to aline the latter when an impression is taken therefrom.

19. In a printing mechanism, the combination with a plurality of type carriers, of means adjusting them differentially, a platen for taking an impression from the type carriers, alining pawls for said carriers, springs forcing the alining pawls in engagement with the type carriers to aline them when the impression is taken therefrom, a frame engaging the pawls and normally holding them out of engagement with the type carriers, a second frame for placing the alining springs under tension, and cams for operating the frames, the cam for operating the first mentioned frame being constructed to move the frame from out of engagement with the pawls after the springs are placed under tension so that said pawls may aline the type carriers.

20. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer, of actuating devices therefor, type carriers controlled by the actuating devices for recording on a record strip the items registered on the totalizer and the total of said items, feed devices for the record strip operated when items are recorded, and a second feeding means operated when the total is recorded, the second feeding means being constructed to be operated both before and after the total is taken.

21. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer, of actuating devices therefor, type carriers controlled by the actuating devices for recording on a record strip the items registered on the totalizer and the total of said items, feed devices for the record strip operated when the items are recorded, a total lever, and means operated there-by for first feeding the record strip, then recording the total thereon and then again feeding the strip to bring the total recorded in view.

22. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer, and a plurality of type carriers, of pawls for actuating said type carriers, notched disks for driving said pawls, with means for giving said notched disks invariable excursions and graduated elements carried by said totalizer, and serving to disconnect said pawls from said notched disks.

23. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer, of printing mechanism, means for causing items to be accumulated by the totalizer and printed by the printing mechanism, and a manipulative device by the lone operation of which the printing mechanism is caused to record the total accumulated by the totalizer.

24. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a single listing means for listing items and the totals thereof, of independent operating mechanisms for said listing means so constructed that the operation of either mechanism determines the listing of an item or a total depending on the mechanism operated.

25. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a single set of type carriers, of independent operating mechanisms for adjusting said type carriers and listing therefrom items and totals, the said mechanisms being so constructed that the operation of either mechanism determines whether an item or total is to be listed.

26. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a plurality of type carriers; of actuators for operating said carriers; driving elements for said actuators having an invariable movement; means normally connecting said actuators and said driving elements; and a totalizer adapted to render said connections ineffective at different points of movement by a driving ele ment without effecting the totalizer.

27. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer; of actuating devices therefor; type carriers controlled by the actuating devices for recording on a record strip the items registered on the totalizer and the total of said items; feeding means for the record strip operated only when items are recorded; and a second feeding means operated when the total is recorded, the second feeding means being constructed to feed the record strip farther than it is fed by said first means to bring the total recorded into View.

28. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer; of actuating devices therefor; type carriers controlled by the actuating devices for recording on a record strip the items registered on the totalizer and the total of said items; two independent means for positively operating the actuating devices, one of said operating means controlling the recording of the total; and a device operated by the last mentioned means for clearing the totalizer after said means has controlled the recording of the total and in the same operation of the machine.

29. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer; of actuating devices therefor; type carriers controlled by the actuating devices for recording on a record strip the items registered on the totalizer and the total of said items; means operating the actuating devices to record items; and means independent of said first means for operating the actuating devices to record the total and subsequently in the same operation of the machine to clear said totalizer.

30. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer and type carriers; means for setting the total accumulated on the totalizer upon the type carriers and subsequently during the same operation of the machine to clear said totalizer.

31. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer; of type carriers; means controlled by the totalizer for setting the total accumulated on the totalizer upon the type carriers; and other means operated by said first means. for clearing the totalizer after the total has been set up on the type carriers and at the same operation of the machine.

82. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a totalizer, of actuating devices therefor, type carriers controlled by the actuating devices, for recording on a record strip the items registered on the totalizer and the total of said items, feeding means for the record strip operated when items are recorded, a second feeding means operated when a total is recorded, the second feeding means being constructed to be op erated both before and after a total is taken, and means for locking either one of said feeding means against operation during the operation of the other.

33. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for listing items and the totals thereof, of independent operating mechanisms for said listing means so constructed that the operation of either mechanism determines the listing of an item or a total depending on the operating mecha nism operated, and means for locking either one of said operating mechanisms against operation during the operation of the other.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. WERNER.

Witnesses:

GEO. S. FOERDERER, CARL W. BENST.

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