US1241264A

US1241264A - Machine for making templet-strips for metal-punching machines.

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Publication number: US1241264A
Authority: US
Inventors: John D Morgan
Original assignee: STEEL UTILITIES Inc
Current assignee: STEEL UTILITIES Inc
Priority date: 1915-05-14
Filing date: 1915-05-14
Publication date: 1917-09-25
Anticipated expiration: 1934-09-25

Description

J. D. MORGAN.

MACHINE FOR MAKING TEMPLET STRIPS FOR METAL PUNCHING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY1 4.1915.

1 ,4 1 $64 Patented Sept. 25, 1917.

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J. D. MORGAN. MACHINE FOR MAKING TEMPLET STRIPS FOR METAL PUNCHING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAYI4,-I915- Patentedsept. 25, 1917.

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INI/ENTOR WITNESSES J. D. MORGAN. MACHINE FOR MAKING TEMPLET STRIPS FOR METAL PUNCHING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 14, 19l5- LQMQSQD PatentedSept. 1917.

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mm 8 0 M .l I W EIWI I r FI IWPI r JOHN DQMORGAN, OF SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY, A-SSIGNOR TO STEEL UTILITIES, INCORPORATED, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

MACHINE FOR MAKING TEMPLET-STRIPS FOR METAL-PUNCIIING MACHINES.

The invention relatesto: a machine for preparing a templet strip for punching,

machines for punching structural shapes. Further objects of the invention will be set forth hereinafter in part and in part will be obvious 'herefrom.

The invention consists in the novel parts, constructions, arrangements, combinations and improvement-s herein shown and described.

Theaccompanying drawings referred to herein, and constituting a parthereof, illustrate. one embodiment of the invention, and with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

Of the drawings Figure 1v is a top plan of the machine constructed in accordance with the principles of the invention;

Fig. 2 in its upper part is a transverse vertical cross section, on an enlarged scale, on the line A-B of Fig. 1 through the strip punching mechanism, and the lower part showing the punching mechanism in end elevation, looking from the right-hand end;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section through the strip punching mechanism on the line OD of Fig. 1, likewise being on an enlarged scale;

Fig. l is an end elevation, on an enlarged scale, of one of the banks of keys and its cooperating distance'controlling means, and is typical of said devices for the various distance denominations;

Fig. 5 is a transverse vertlcal section on v the line EF of Fig. 4:;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detall of the strip reglstering and posltionmg devices; and

F1 1 1s a d1a rammatlc develo ment of various distance controlling and determiningmeans, w1th the1r keys, and a wiring diagram therefor. I

The invention provides a machine for making expeditiously and accurately a controller or templet strip for controlling Inachines for punching structural shapes, one

Specification of Letters Iatent.

Patented Sept. 25, 1917.

Application filed May 14, 1915. Serial No. 28,023.

example of such a machine controlled by such a. controller strip being shown in U. S. Patent No. 1,036,695 to William J. Patchell, dated August 27, 1912, wherein is shown a machine controlled by such a templet strip. It is essential that such a strip be marked with perforations or other marks recognizable by the punching machines, whereby the structural shape or like work will be traveled through the punching machine and accurately positioned with reference to the punching or like mechanism, whereby the rivet holes in the work will be properly positioned. The present invention provides a machine wherein such a templet strip is produced .by the manipulation of settable devices, such as a keyboard having keys, which representdiiferent distance denominations and the numerical values in such distance denominations, both integral and fractional. By such a machine a templet strip is rapidly produced through the manipulation ofthe keyboard, even by a comparatively unskilled person, and the perforations or other marks are produced in the strip with the requisite accuracy required in fabrication of structural work as well as in other work; thereby obviating the careful measuring and laying out of distances upon the strip, a task requiring great skill and consuming a great deal of time. A templet strip on a greatly reduced scale is readily and accurately produced by the present invention. 1

Referring to the exemplified embodiment of the drawings, a machine is illustrated adapted to mark the strip with perforations or like marks recognizable automatically by the punching machine, the keyboard being arranged for tens of feet, feet, inches, and siXteenths-of-an-inch, and the controller strip may be on a reduced scale from the actual distances of travel of the work in the punching machine. In Fig. 1, of the drawings, the topmost bank of keys 1 represents tens of feet, the next bank of keys 2 represents the units of feet, the next bank of keys 3 represents inches, and the lowermost bank 4 in said figure represents siXteenths-of-aninch. The respective keys of each bank are mounted vertically reciprooable in

plates

10 and 11 carried ,upon the side frames, 12 and 13, said side frames being mounted upon the base plate 14.

Suitable devices are provided for holding a set key in the set position, andfor releasing a previously set key upon the setting of a subsequent, key in the same bank.

In the embodied form of such means, the keys 15 are provided upon their stems with suitable means, shown as conoidal enlargements" 16 beneath the-plate l0. Beneath the conoidal enlargements 16 is a plate 17 hori- Zon'tally slidable upon

hearing pins

18 and 19, which bearing pins are supported in the frame pieces 12 and 13. The bent or angled ends'of the plate 17 have apertures formed therein through which the

pins

18 and 19 pass, whereby the plate is slidable upon the pins. Theplate 17 is held in one direction bythe coil spring 20 acting between the right hand bent end of the and the head 21 of the pin 19. The pin 19 is shouldered to fit against the'frame l2 and is held in place by a nut 22. The pin 18 is not shouldered, but is longitudinally adjustable in its bearing in the frame piece 13, and

the threaded end of the pin 18 is in engageis coiled about each key stem, said springs resting upon the plate 11. Each of the key stems is provided with an insulated tip 26. The manner of operation of the foregoing mechanism is substantially as follows One of the keys may be regarded as being in set or depressed position, such as the key marked a in .F ig. 4. This key is held in the depressed or set position against the action of its spring 25' in a manner to be later described. The apertures 24 in the plate 17 are of a size just suflicient to pass the conoidal portion 16 on the key stems, but the spring 20 impels the plate 17 to one side so that thekey stem is at one side of its aperture through the plate 17. other key be depressed by the operator, its conoidal enlargement 16in passing through the aperture in the plate 17 will move'the plate to the left ,(in Fig. 4) against the spring 20. WVhen the largest part 16 of the key being set is passing through the aperture in the plate 17, the part 16 of the depressed key min Fig. 4, is brought into alinement with its aperture in the plate 17, by reason of the movement of the plate, and its spring 25 will then restore the key to the up position. Just subsequentthereto the en largement 16 of the key being set passes down out of its aperture in the plate 17, and the spring 20 immediately moves the plate 17 (Fig.4)

Now, if anplate 17 to theleft in Fig. 5, locking the set -made, and'for causing the automatic marking or perforation of the strip atthe point indicated by and correspondingto such setting, the requisite travel of the strip and the punching thereof following automatically and sequentially upon the completion'of the setting by the operator. In the embodied form of such means,thereis comprised a cylinder 30 for each bank of keys, located beneath the keyboard, and journaled in bearings 31 and 32 in the frame pieces 12 and 13. The various cylinders 30 are 0011- nected to have proportional movement corresponding totheir relative distance values, or distance denominations, and relatively to the various numerical values in each denomination, and the templet strip moving means are connected thereto to have a movee ment equal or proportional to the sum total distance indicated by or required .for all the set keys of the particular distance setting.

Referring further to the embodied form, the respective cylinders 30 are madeof or incased ininsulating material, the surface of the cylinder 30 being partly covered by a layer or strip 33 of conducting material, which is stepped off or otherwise proportioned progressively along and about the cylinder 30, as is shown in Fig. 5 and in the diagrammatic developments -in Fig. .7. It will be understood that either portion ofthe surface of the cylinder 30 at either side of the stepped line 34 may be regarded as being -of conducting or insulating material, de-

pending upon the direction of rotation of the cylinder 30. Beneath each ofthe keys 15 is a strip 35 of resilient metal mounted upon a carrier bar 36, which bar is sup-. ported by the plate 11. Each of the strips 35 is provided with a contact point 37, which point 37 serves in coepe'rating with the conducting plate 33 on the cylinder to make and break the circuit when, by the rotation of the cylinder 30, its conducting covering 33 reaches the set or depressed contact 37, the circuit so made and broken controlling the templet strip positioning'and punching means.

Referring now to the embodied form of templet strip feeding,1positioning and punching means, the strip is wound on a roller 40 rotatably supported in frame pieces 41fland 42 carried upon the base plate 14 of the machine. The strip 00 passes therefromv over a erably in the form of two

disks

43 and 44,

1 feed controlling and positioning deviceprefi each other.

which disks are fixed on a shaft 39,-mounted in suitable bearings upon the frames 41 and 42. The

disks

43 and 44 are provided with registering and feeding pins 45 and 46 spaced symmetrically about the peripheries of the respective disks, the pins passing through the registering perforations y and 2 formed in the templet strip w, near its edges, thereby effecting a positive and accurate feed of the strip at the strip punching or marking point. The strip w after being so marked may be rewound upon a cylinder 47.

Means are provided for effecting a travel or rotation of the distance determining devices and the strip feeding means in proportional and timed relation. As embodied, the shaft 39 is connected accurately, through to all the cylinders 30, whereby they move in accurate determinate relation with respect to For this purpose the shaft 39 is provided with a gear 48, meshing with a gear 49 upon the shaft 50 of the first cylinder 30. Fixed to shaftx50 is a pinion 51, which meshes with a gear 53 upon the shaft 52 of the next succeeding cylinder 30. Fixed to rotate with the gear 53 is a pinion 54, said pinion 54 meshing with a gear 55 fixed on .the shaft 56 of the "next cylinder 30.

Fixed with respect to the gear 55 is a pinion 57 meshing with a gear 58, fixed on the shaft 59 of the topmost or right hand cylinder in Fig. 1. The gearing will be proportioned so that the siXteenths-of-an-inch cylinder will make sixteen rotations for each rotation of the inch cylinder; the inch cylinder will make twelve rotations for each rctation of the foot cylinder, and the foot'cylinder will make ten rotations for each rotation of the tens-of-feet cylinder. With some other system of distance denominations, such as the metric system, this proportion will be correspondingly changed.

Suitable driving means are provided, and in the embodied form such a drive is provided .upon the. shaft 39 such as a pulley 60 with a belt 61, or a friction or slip clutch, or other suitable drive. Likewise a suitable slip drive is provided for the.

rollers

40 and 47, and the illustrated form thereof comprises pulley 62 upon the shaft 39, and corresponding pulleys 63 upon the shafts or bearings for the

rolls

40 and 47 ,with suit able belts 64. The drive for the winding roll may be made a fast drive and the drive for the unwinding roll may be made a slow drive, in a well known manner, to provide for the variation in the relative size of the strip roll on the rollersv The

rolls

40 and 47 are removable and replaceable to accommodate the supplying and removal of the strips, and in the embodied form the rolls are recessed at their ends to receive bearing pintles mounted in the frames 41 and 42. The pintles 65 may be stationary, and the pintles 66 -may be spring pressed, respec tively, by a spring 67, the pintles 66 being retractable against their springs by knobs 68.

Means are provided by the invention for stopping and accurately positioning the templet strip w in conformity to the setting of the keyboard, and in accordance with one feature of the invention, the punching of the strip is effected at the point or place of such stopping and positioning. In the embodied form of such meansithe inner face of each of the

disks

43 and 44 is provided with a series of teeth 7 O, which are carefully formed and "beveled to conform to the smallest possible successive movement of the templet strip 00. Between the

disks

43 and 44 and accu rately yoked about the shaft 39 is a yoke 71. The yoke 71 has fixed thereto at its lower end (Fig. 3) the core 72 of a solenoid 73, the core 72 having accurate bearings in the

heads

74 and 75 of the solenoid housing. The head 75 is fixed to or integral with the machine frame. Thus, by means of the core 72, and by reason of being yoked about the shaft 39, the yoke 71 is very accurately guided in its movements.

Referring now to the particular form of strip alining or positioning means, the yoke 71, at either side thereof, is provided with teeth 76 and 77, and mounted on the frame 71 between said teeth and inaccurate alineinent therewith is a punch 78. A die block 7 9 is carried in the crown or cross piece 80 of the. frames 41 and 42. It will thus be seen that by reason of the teeth upon the

disks

43 and 44 and of the teeth 76 and 7 7 upon the punch carrying frame 71,that the registration for any position, is absolute, for if the teeth 76 and 77 enter their points between the points of any two adjacent teeth 70, as they pass upward therebetween they will absolutely center the

disks

43 and 44, and therewith the strip 00 by reason of registration of the holes 1 and z therein with the

pins

45 and 46 upon the

disks

43 and 44 projecting through the holes. Suitable slack producing or regulating devices, such as spring tension rollers, may be utilized upon the strip m at either side of the

disks

43 and 44, in a well knownv manner, if desired, but such devices are not shown in the drawings. The stop mechanism is shown comprising a latch 85 pressed against the solenoid core byspring 86 and guided by pin 87 in lug 88 of the machine frame. After the punching has been done, the spring snaps the latch 85 under the lower end of the solenoid core, which has risen during the punching operation. This. locks the machine, the teeth of

disks

43 and 44 being in engagement with those of yoke 7 0. An advanced setting may then be made on the keyboard after which the latch 85 may be withdrawn allowing the solenoid core to drop, thus releasing the teeth of the disks and punching yoke, permitting the necessary travel of strip 00, determined by the setting of the keyboard.

The manner of operation of the foregoing mechanism can probably be best explained in connection with a consideration of the diagram in Fig. 7. It may be considered that the operator is making a setting on the keyboard, the mechanism being held from rotation by any suitable stop device, such as the detent mechanism 8587. As soon as the operator has finished punching the keys for the p articular distance reading, he withdraws the latch 85 which releases the locking mechanism, and the templet strip 00 begins to feed. The set key of the keyboard a'closes the circuit through the corresponding con ducting strip 33 for each rotation of its cylinder, but the circuit is, ormay be, open at each of the other cylinders. When the set key for inches in the keyboard 3, or its contact, meets the strip 33 upon itscylinder, the circuit is closed.- If-there is a foot reading other than zero, or no feet, the circuit is still open as to the keyboard 2,as all the keyboards are arranged in series in the circuit as shown in diagram Fig. 7. It will be seen, therefore, that in the embodied arrangement. the circuit-ismade on each cylinder by its keyboard for each revolution of the cylinder and if there is no reading in any particular denomination the circuit is continuously closed at that keyboard. If the reading should be twenty-seven feet,-siX and ninesixteenths'inches, it will be seen that the circuit'must remain open at the keyboard 1 although it is successively madeand broken at the other keyboards until the twenties of feet key meets its commutator or conducting strip The circuit will still remain unbroken until each of the cylinders simultaneously closes the circuit for the particular reading, the circuit with the numerically highest denomination, in the present arrangement, closing last. When all these cireuits are closed, the current from the source energizes the solenoid 7 3, the punch frame.

71 is moved upwardly (Figs. 2 and 3-), the strip w is accurately alined and the perforation is made. When the punching has been made, the stop mechanism holds thestrip fromfurther travel until it is again released.

Thus, as embodied, the cylinders are in submultiple ratio one to the other, that 1s, each cylinder makes a number of revolutions, as

compared to the next cylinder as its distance denomination bears proportionally to the distance denomination of the next cylinder.

The duty on the mechanism is very light,

and the entire mechanism may be protected from dust by a suitable casing (not shown) to preserve the contacts clean'and' in good working condition. A commutator strip 81 makes the series connection between the va rious strips 88, as shown in Figs. land '7.

From all theforegoing it will be underderstood that the invention is-not limited to the particular forms of mechanism herein shown and described, but that changesmay be made therein without departing from the principles of the invention and without sacrificing its chief advantages.

VJhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination settable means representing distance denominations, means for feeding the strip proportionately to the setting of the set-table means and means for marking the strip.

'2. A machinefor making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination settablemeans representing dis-, tancedenominations, means for feeding the strip proportionately to the setting of the settable means, and means for punching the strip. 3. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination settable means representing distance denominations, means for feeding the strip proportionately to the setting of the settable means, means for accurately positioning the strip, and means for marking the strip.

4. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination distance determining-means including a keyboard representing distance denominations and values, means for feed-' ing the strip, and means for marking the strip. Y s Y 6. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines including in combination settable devices including a traveling member, means for traveling the strip, said member and means traveling in proportional relation, and means for marking the strip.

7. A machine for making templet strips .for metal punching machines, including in combination settable devices including a traveling member, means for traveling the strip, said member and means traveling in proportional relation, and means for'stopping and punching the strip.

8. A machine for making templet strips for 'metal punching machines, including in combination settable means representing distance denominations, means for feedlng the of the keyboard, and means for stopping and marking the strip.

10. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination settable distance determining means including a plurality of traveling devices corresponding to distance values,

means for traveling the templet strip, said traveling devices and strip traveling means traveling proportionally to each other, and means for marking the strip in accordance With the setting of said settable devices.

11. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination settable means representing distance denominations, rotary means for feeding the strip proportionately to the setting of the settable means and means for marking the strip.

12. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in comblnatlon settable means representlng d1stance' denominations, rotary means for feeding the strip proportionately to the setting of the settable means, means operating on said rotary feeding means for accurately positioning the strip and meansfor marking the strip.

13. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination distance determmlng means 1neluding a keyboard representing distance denominations and values, rotary means for feedin the strip proportionately to the setting o the keyboard, and means for marking the strip.

14. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination settable devices including a r0- tating member, means for traveling the strip, said members traveling in proportional relation, and means for marking the strip.

15. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination settable devices including a rotating member, means for traveling .the strip, said member and means traveling'in proportional relation, and means for stopping and punching the strip.

16. A machine for making templetstrips for metal p nchi g machine including in combination settable distance determining means including a' plurality of rotating devices corresponding to distance values, means for traveling the templet strip, said traveling devices andstrip traveling means traveling proportionally to each other, and means for marking the strip in accordance With the setting of said settable devices.

17. A machine for making templet strips for metalpunching machines, including in combination settable distance determining means including a plurality of traveling devices, corresponding to distance values, rotary means for traveling the templet strip, said traveling devices and strip traveling means traveling proportionally to each other, and means for marking the strip in accordance with the setting of said settable devices.

18. A machine ,for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination settable distance determining means including a plurality of traveling devices corresponding to distance values and traveling in a corresponding relation to each other, rotary means for traveling a templet strip proportionately to the travel of said traveling devices, and means for marking the templet strip in accordance with the set-' ting of said settabledevices.

19. A machinefor making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination settable distance determining means including a plurality of rotating devices corresponding to distance values and rotating in a corresponding relation to each other, rotary means for traveling a templet strip proportionately to the travel of said rotating devices, and means for marking the templet strip in accordance with the setting of'said settable devices. I

20. A machine for making templet strips for metal. punching machines, including in combination settable distance determining means including a plurality of traveling devices corresponding to distance values and traveling in a corresponding relation to each other, means for traveling a templet strip proportionately to the travel of said traveling devices, and means for stopping and marking the templet strip in accordance With the setting of said settable devices.

21. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination. electrically Operating settable means representing distance denominations, means for feeding the strip proportionately to the setting of the settable means and means for marking the strip.

22. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination electrically operating distance values, means for feeding the strip proportionately to the setting of the keyboard,-and means for punching the strip. 23. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination settable means representing distance denominations, means for feeding the strip proportionately tothe setting of the settable means and electrically operating means for marking the strip.

24. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination settable means representing distancedenominations, means for feeding the strip proportionately to the setting of the settable means and electrically operating means for accurately positioning and marking the strip.

25. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination electrically operating settable means representing distance denominations,

' means'for feeding thestrip, proportionately to the setting ofthe settable means and electrica'lly operating means for, punching the strip. t s

2'6, machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination distance determining means ineluding a keyboard representing distance tionately to the setting of the keyboard and denominations and values, means for feeding "the s'tripproportionatelyto the settingof the keyboard, and electrically ,operating means for accurately positioning and mark ing the strip.

27. A machine for making templet strips. formetal punching machines, including in' combination electrically operating distance determining means including a keyboard representing distance denominations and values,.mea'ns for feedingthe strip proporelectrically operating means for punching the strip.

' 28, A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination electrically operating settable devices including a traveling member, means for traveling the strip, said members traveling'in proportional relation, and means for markingthe strip. I

29. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination electrically operating settable devices including a traveling member, means for traveling the strip, said member traveling in proportional relation, and means for punching the strip. a j

30. 'A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination electrically operating settable devices includinga traveling member, means for traveling the strip, said member and .means traveling in, proportional relation,

and electrically operating means for P11110hing the strip. I

31. A machine for makin'gtempletstrips for metal punching machines, including .111 combination electrically operating settable devices including a traveling membeigmeaiis.

for traveling the strip, said member and means traveling in proportional relation,

and meansfor stopping and. markingthe strip.

32. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination settable means representing distance denominat1,ons, means for feeding the strip proportionately to the setting of the to thesetting of the settable means and elec-- trically operating 'means' for marking the strip.'

34. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, includingv in combination settable distance determining means. including a plurality of traveling devices corresponding to distance values, means for traveling the templet strip, sald travelmgclevices and strlp travelmg means traveling proportionally to each other, and

means electrically controlled by said settable means for marking the strip .in accordance with the setting of said settable devices.

35. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination settable means representing distance denominations, rotary means for feed:- ing the strip proportionately to the setting of the settable means and means electrically controlled by said settable means for mark-.-

ing the strip.

36. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combmatlon dlstance determlnmg means in eluding a keyboard representlng distance denominations and values, rotary means for.

feeding the strip proportionately to the set ting of the keyboard, and means electrically Q controlled by said settable means for marking the "strip. a

37. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination distance determining means including. a keyboard representing distance feeding the stripv proportionately to the setting of the keyboard, means .for accurately positioning the strip, and means elec trically controlled by said settable means for marking the strip,

38. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination settable devices includinga tra eli g mem e rota y m ans for -travel-' 12 v denominations and values, rotary means for ing the-strip, saidmember and means travels lO. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination settable devices including a rotating member, means for traveling the strip, said member and means traveling-in proportional relation, and means electri-' cally controlled by said settablemeans-for stopping and punching the strip.

41. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination settable distance determining means including a plurality of rotating devices corresponding to distance values,

means for traveling the templet strip, said traveling devices and strip traveling means traveling proportlonally to each other, and

means electrically controlled by said settable means for marking the strip in accordance with the setting of said settable devices.

42. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination settable distance determining means including a plurality of rotating clevices corresponding to distance values, rotary means for traveling the templet strip, said traveling devices and strip traveling means rotating proportionally to each other, and means electrically controlled by said settable means for marking the strip in accordance with the setting of said settable devices.

43. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination settable distance determining means includinga plurality of rotating devices corresponding to distance values and rotating in a corresponding relation to each other, means for traveling a templet strip proportionately to the travel of said rotating devices, and means electrically controlled by said settable means for marking the templet strip in accordance with the setting of said settable devices.

44. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination settable distance determining means including a plurality of traveling devices corresponding to distance values and traveling in a corresponding relation to each other, rotary means for traveling a templet strip proportionately to the travel of said traveling devices, and means electrically controlled by said settable means for marking the templet strip in accordance with the setting of said settable devices.

45. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including .in combination settable distance determining means including a plurality of traveling devices corresponding to distance values and traveling in a corresponding relation to each other, means for traveling a templet strip proportionately to the travel of said traveling devices, and means electrically controlled by said settable means for stopping and marking the templet strip in accordance with the setting of said settable devices.

. 46. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination means for traveling a templet strip, a member representing distance values and, traveling in timed relation with said templet strip, and means cooperating with said .distancevalue representing member for marking the templet strip in accordance with a represented distance value.

47. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination'means for traveling a templet strip, a plurality of members representing distance values and traveling in timed relation with each other and with said templet strip, and means cooperating with said distance value representing members for marking the templet strip in accordance with a represented distance value.

48. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination means for traveling a templet strip, a plurality of members representing distance values and traveling in timed relation with each other and with said templet strip, and electrically operating means cooperating with said distance value representing members for marking the templet strip in accordance with a represented distance value.

49. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination means engaging a templet strip to travel the strip, means for marking the strip at the place of engagement, and means for, causing said marking means to mark a distance value on the strip after a predetermined amount of travel thereof.

50. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination means engaging a templet strip to travel the strip, a punch to punch the strip at the place of engagement, and distance determining means for causing the punch to punch the strip after a predetermined amount of travel thereof.

51. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination means engaging a templet strip to travel the strip, and being provided with alining means, a punch for punching the strip and having cooperating alinin means, and distance determining means 'or controlling the operation of the punch.

52. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines, including in combination a plurality of settable circuit controlling devices representing distance values, a traveling circuit controlling device, a templet strip marking means, and means for operating the templet strip marking means, said operating means being controlled by the operation of said cooperating distance value representing means.

53. A machine for maklng' templet strips for metalpunching machines, including in combination -means for traveling a templet strip including an alined series of settable devices representing distance values, a cooperating cylinder having a series of distance value representing devices disposed angularly thereabout and cooperating with said settable devices to control the distance of travel of the templet strip, and means for punching the strip in accordance With the distance setting of the settable devices.

54L. A'machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines including in combination means for travehng a templet Copies of this patent may be obtained for strip including an alined series of distance Value representing settable devices including a plurality of alined contacts, a cooperating cylinder having a series of distance valuerepresenting contacts disposed angularly thereabout and cooperating with the contacts to control the distance of travel of the templet strip, and means for punching the strip in accordance with the distance setting of the settable devices.

55. A machine for making templet strips for metal punching machines including in combinationmeans including settable dis tance determining devices for controlling the travel of the templet strip, means for punching the templet strip, and means for accurately positioning the templet strip in 5 five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of i atents, Washington, D. C. 7