US1287142A - Automatic pneumatic card-assorting machine. - Google Patents

Description

A. s. TREW.

AUTOMATIC PNEUMATIC CARD ASSORTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED HAYS-1917.

LQ 'Y IQQO I Patented Dec. 10, 1918;

3 SHEETS-SHEET I N VEN TOR A. S. TREW. AUTOMATIC PNEUMATIC CARD ASSORTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8. I917.

Pater lted Dec. 10, 1918.

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Patented Dec. 10, 1918.

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- Pneumatic Carddlmorting I which thefollowingis a specification.

ARTHUR S. TREW, PORTLAND, OREGON.

AUTOMATIC PNEUMA IC GARD-ASSORTING MACHINE.

v Specification ofLette'rs Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1918.

Application filed May 8, 1917. Serial No. 167,264.

Zb all av/tom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR -S.-. Tnnw, a citizen of the United city of Portland, county of Multnomah, and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic "Machines, of

My invention relates to automatically controlled card assorting machines of the character shown and described in'my pending application filed February 4, 1915, under- Serial Number 6,159, in which cards are ejected from a container one by'olic and 5.1 1- tomatically transferred into difi'erent poclfets, aiselective mechanism being automatically operated with the ejection .of each card to determine the pocket into which that card is to be deposited. In said machine the mechanisms are automatically controlled by man-v ually operated keys corresponding in "numher to the pockets into which the-cards may be deposited, the operation ofa key causing the operation of the ejector and also the operation of the selective mechanism, the propelling or carrying mechanism for the cards being continuously operated,

Among the salient objectsof the present invention are,-to provide in a card amorting machine a pneumatic mechanism for automatically controlling the operation ofithe ejector and of the selective mechanism thereof; to provide an automatic pneumatic mechanism adapted to be used with the keyboard of'a manually operated machine of the character referred to for manipulating said keys; to provide a pneumatic machine of the character referred-to which is automatically controlled by-the cards being distributed, whereby each card causes the automatic operation of the nee essary mechanism to deposit that card into and also causes the'oper ation of the ejector for ejecting another card into a position for setting in operations'the pneumatic automatic mechanism; to provide in a machine of the characterreferred to means adjustable relative to the card, whereby the record ter in which 0 a variety of positions therein, will operate to control the nutomatic pneumatic.mechanism; and, in

general; to provide in a machine of the char-- mech acter referred to automatic pneumatic 1n the anism, controlled by a punched record States, residing in the automatically unched insa id card, no matvoperation of the.

card, for automatically assert ng and distributing cards; 1

In order to explain my invention I have illustrated one practical embodiment thereof in the accompanying three sheets of drawings, which I will now describe.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a card as ting machine embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a: vertical sectional view, taken longitudinally of Fig; 1, on the line 2-2 Fig. 3 is a fragmentary, irregular, vertical sectional view, taken on line 3- -3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of certain driving connections, taken on line 44- of Fig. 2;

F1g. 5 is a vertical sectional View; taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged side elevation, part in section, as on line 66 of Fig. 1, or a magnet-controlled valve air passa eway, showing the valve closed and an ex aust open at one side of the valve;

Fig. 7 is a similar view showing the valve open for the passage ofairthrough the passageway;

Fig.8 is a front view of the adjustable pneumatically-ooerated mechanism, in position over the key-board for operating the keys, said mechanism being shown in top plan View in Fig. 1. and ShQWn swung away from the keys in dotted lines in said Fig. 1; 'Fig. 9 is a top plan view of the key-board also showing a general release key; Fig. 10 is a face view of a card With certain records punched therein;

Fig. 11 is an enlarged; fragmentary view, with parts broken out, showing "a card in po;

sitionrelative to the pneumatic mechanism controlled by the card; and

Fig. 12 isa diagramamtic view showing the electrical connections by means of which the ejector and the switches to the various pockets are controlled.

ferringnow in detail to the drawings, my invention as here illustrated comprises a supporting table composed of the end leg members 1-1, with a. lowertable 2, an intermediate table structure "3 and a; top table structure 4. Y

I will first describe the card container mechanism and the ejector for ejecting the cards therefrom one by one. Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, there is an o ening through the table top 4, within whic travels a card carriage 5, moving transversely of the table top 4, upon supporting strips, or tracks,

for controlling an' 6-6, at opposite sides within said opening. Said card carriage is moved forwardly by a weight 7, suspended from a cord 8, which runs over a pulley 9, and is connected with the rear, or back wall 5" of said card carriage 5. Y The cards are set edge-wiseupon sald card carriage 5, and are adapted to be ejected laterally, one by one, from the front, by means of an ejector 10, mounted in supporting standards 11-11, said ejector being operated by means of a lever 12, pivotally V mounted-as at 13, on the intermediate table 3, and; being normally held, inits back positionfas shown in full lines, Fig. 2, by means of a spring 14, one end of which is attached to a downwardly depending member 15, A magnet 16, has its core 1.7 connected with said lever 12, as at 18, whereby said lever 12 and the ejector can be intermittently operated as the magnet 16 is energized, in a manner hereinafter referred to.

Two contact members 10 and 10" are mounted on the support 11, Figs. 2 and 12, and are included in a circuit hereinafter more particularly referred to, said contact members being adapted to be moved apart to open theircircuit by the engagement with the contact member 10 of the end of the ejector 10 each time it is moved toeject a card.

Mounted through the table top 4, and the intermediate table 3, are a number of shafts 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23, on the upper ends of which are mounted, respectively, large feed rollers 19', 20, 21, 22 and 23. upon the lower ends of these shafts are driving pulleys 1.9,20321222 and 23. Mounted adjacent each of the large rollers, are small rollers designated, respectively,-24, 25, 26, 27

and 28, said small rollers being mounted upon crank-like members 24', 25, 26, 27 and 1 27 and 28*, being provided at their lower,

' tical planes, are -two guide pulleys 31-31..

28, on the upper ends of shafts 24*. 25, 26,

ends,'above the intermediate table structure 3, with springs 29, which operate automatically to hold the small feed rollers 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28, respectively, into engagement with the large feed rollers 19, 20, 21', 22

and 23'. Mounted' on the under side of the intermediate table 3, are idle guide pulleys 30-30. Also mounted on the under side of said intermediate table structure 3, in ver- A driving belt, or cable, 32, is threaded around the various pulleys, is shown in Figs. 2 and 4, and around a driving pulley 33, of a motor-:34, mounted upon the bottom table. l2. whereby said motor drives the large feed rollers 19'', 20, 21, 22 and-23 in the same direction, the large fBBdzI'OllGIS 19 and the small feed rollers 24, being positioned at the sideof the card carriage, whereby the ejected cards are ejected between said rollers 19 and24, and are fed forwardly "between the Pairs of rollers.

Mounted Mounted upon the table top 4 is a back wall member 35,'through suitable openin in which the large feed rollers 21', 22' and 23 project sufiiciently so that their peripheral engagements with'the small rollers 26, 27 and 28 are in alinement alon the front face of said back wall 35. Pivotally mounted upon said table top 4, as at 36-36,

are switch members 37-37, at a space from the back wall 35, whereby to rovide a passageway-along saidback wal 35, and be- 38, 39 and 40, separated by the partition members 41-41,-and each of said pockets having therein a ,movable back wall, or

bumper, 42, movable in the slots 43-43, in the bottoms of said pockets 38, 39 and 40.

Beater members, as 44, 45 and 46, are

mounted adjacent the switch members 37-37, for the purpose of beating the cards back into the pockets and against the movable back'wall's 4242,as they are discharged into the several pockets. Said beate members are mounted on the upper ends of rods 44', 4 5 and 46', attached at their lower ends to a rock shaft 46, provided with an arm 46*, connected by means of a link 46 to a. little crank wheel 46 on the upperend of the shaft 30, on the lower end of which is mounted one of the ulleys 30, as shown in Fig. 5, whereby said beater-s are oscillated for beating the cards back the passing of a card between the end of the switch members "37-37, and the contact members 47,48 and 49 as the case may be, when the switch is-closed, for-a purpose hereinafter referred to. v

Mountedat the back of the back wall 35, v

are magnets 50, 51 and-52, with switch, or relay contact, members 50, 51 and 52' at their back ends, their cores being extended through the back wall 35, whereby as said magnets are, respectively, energized, in a manner hereinafter described, they will attract ,the switch n'iembers 37-37, and draw them across the assageway alon the front of thcback wall 35. The switc member 37, to the last pocket 40, it will be noted by reference 'to Figs land 12, is permanently set across the ing as far as feed rollers 2. and 28 will be passageway so that cards go-' directed into pocket 40, and while the magnet 52, when energized, does not move the switch member 37 for the cards, It does resales operate with its contact switch 52 in the control of the various circuits, hereinafter again referred to.

The mechanism so far described, and the operation thereof, is substantially the same as that shown and described in my pending application filed February a, 1915, Serial vNumber 6,159, and to which reference is Mounted upon the table top 4, at a space,

apart, are vertical tubular supporting members 55-55, within which are mounted sup porting rods 5656, between the upper ends of which is supported a cross gage bar 57, upon which is vadjustably mounted a pneumatic selective device 58, adapted to be held in difierent positions on the cross gage bar 57, by a trigger-like member 59, as clearly seen in Figs. 2 and 3. Said cross gage bar 57, can be raised and lowered and held in different 57 is in its uppermost position, to hook over the upper ends of the supporting rods 56-'56, as shown in Figs. 2 and 11, said cross gage bar 57, when lowered, being adapted to rest upon the upper ends of the tubular members 55-55. The head of said movable selective device, it will be noticed from Figs. 2, 3 and ll, is provided with two rows of holes, as 58, there being ten holes shown,

representing ten different positions numresenting bered 0 to 9, inclusive, the lower right hand hole representin O, and the ones above repin or er 1, 2, 3 and 4, while the holes in the other vertical row, from bottom to top, represent positions 5, 6, v7, 8 and '9. The inner face of said head 58 is fiat and is adapted to rest adjacent the face of a card C when said card is moved to the selective position, as in Figs' l, 2, 3 and 11, Fig. 11

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an enlarged view from the card side, with a portion of the card broken out to show the card-engaging face of the head 58. At? tention is here called to the fact that the record on the cards C is made by means of small holes, punched in the different positions in different rows across the card, there being five different positions vertically, in each oftwo columns of positions correspond- 'ing ltolthe two vertical columns of holes through the pneumatic selective head 58. Whn'the cross gage bar 57 is in the position shown in F gs. 2 and 11, and a card is moved the holes in positions by means of spring catches 60-60, adapted, when said gage-bar one side of. the-valve'member bottom outlet 76, in the lower end of said;

into position against said head 58, the upper series, or the holes in the upper horizontal row on the card will come within the scope, of the head, and when said cross bar 57 is lowered to its down position, so that it rests upon the upper ends of the tubular members 55, the lower series or the holes in the lower horizontal row on the cards 0 will come within the range of the holes in said pneumatic selective head 58. Said head 58, is adjustable along the gage bar 57, to diifcrent positions, corresponding to the diiierent headings or columns in the different horizontal rows across the card.

As a card is ejected and fed forwardly to the selective position shown, itis stopped.

by means of a gate 61, attached to the core 62, of a magnet 63, whereby it can be moved across the path of the card just before the card reaches the large. feed roller 21', and its small roller 26, as shown clearly in Fig. 1, said card at its opposite end standing be tween the rollers 20' and '25. This stopped, or selective, position is only momentary and is the same for each card. The magnet 63, is connected in electrical circuits hereinafter referred to. I

Forming a part of said pneumatic selective device 58, is a magnet 64, supported in a bracketiarm 65, extended rearwardly and downwardly to a position on the opposite side of acardC, as clearly shown in Fig. 3,

the core of said magnet having attached thereto a" recessed member.66,-the recess, or pocket'67 of which has connected thereto a flexible air pipe 68, extended to and connected at its opposite end with an air pump, or any source of air under pressure, said pipe having interposed therein a magnetically-operated valve mechanism, shown in Figs. (Sand 7, and comprising a valve casing 69,having hose connections atits opposite'sides, designated 70-70, within which valve casing 69, is a valve member 71, provided with a valve groove 72, within said valve casing 69; and adapted'to be moved into and out c register with the passageway formed by the hose connections YO-70, saidv valve member 71, being connected. to the core 73, of a magnet 74, whereby as said magnet is energized its core 73, is drawn inwardly and said valve member 71 is moved downwardly, as shown in Fig. 7 so asfto bring the valve groove-72, into register with the passageway through the hose con nections 70-40, thus opening. the air pa sageway through the air pipe 68. The valve mejinber 71, is provided in its lower end with. a2i" angular exhaust opening 75, extended i pwardly into its lower end and through its side, as lar exhaust opening being i n position to open 69, through a valve member. when said valve member 71 is clearly'shown i n Fig; .6, said angu-. I

' upon a bottom Figs.

raised, as shown in Fig. 6. Mountedin the lower end of the valve casing 69, is a. sprin 77 which normally operates to hold sai valve member 71 in its raised position which closes the passageway through the air pi e 68, connected with the connections 0 of said valve member 68.

The magnet 64 is also provided at its rear end with a contact switch member 64, for making contacts between the contact members 64* and 64, in a circuit hereinafter more particularly described. Said contacts are made and the circuit completed when the onnected with each of the holes 58 of t e pneumatic selective device 58, is a series of flexible air tubes 7 8, extended .to and conmagnet 64 is energized, as seen in Fig. 3.

nected with a key-operating block 79, pivotallymounted upon the table top 4.21s at 80, whereby said key-operating block 7 9 can be swung around from the positions shown in 3 and 8,'to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The key-operating block 79 is provided in its under face with two rows of openings, or chambers, as 7 9, in which are mounted piston-like members 81-8l,

havin stems 82 which ,iston-like members b 7 are normally held in raised, or up, positions by means of coiled springs 83, mounted on the stems 82, and bearing at their lower ends plate 84, forming a closure for all of the openings 79 in the block 79. There is provided in said key-operating block a plunger, or piston, as 81, for each key of a keyboard 85, through which is mounted the keys 86, of which there are '10 shown in the present embodiment of the in-' vention, with a general release key R. The keys 86 are each provided, underneath the keyboard 85, with a collar 87, Fig. 3, under which," on the key stem, hearing at its lower end upon a'supporting- "zate 89. through which the key stems pro- ,ect. Mounted in a supporting plate, or shelf 90, suspended to the table top 4, is a series of contact members 91, with which the 4 lower ends of .the keys 86, contact'when depressed, whether depressed by the fin ers, members 81, in the eyoperating block 7 9, which are depressed by the admission of air through the tubes 78, to the chamber 7 9, as will be clear from Fig. 3. The release key R extendsthrough the,

table top 4, and through the shelf and is, provided at its lower end with an L-shaped end R, forming a contact adapted to be connected into the circuits hereinafter referred to. The contact end-of said release key R is nor mally held in contact with the contact member 92, which is also connected into a circuit hereinafter referred to, by-means of a'coiled spring 93, between the keyboard 85 and said key top R. The other keys 86,.are also held in their up or normally open positions by means of similar springs 94.

is a coiled spring-88,

Two relay magnets 94' and 95 are mounted. on the lower table 2, each having contact urpose grammatic view showing these electric circuits and their connections. In this view no circuit is shown for the motor 34, shown in Fig. :2, which drives the card propelling mechanisms, as this motor may be controlled from a separate circuit and the card propelling mechanisms ently of the other parts of the machine. Fig. 12, S designates a switch in the main circuit C, which circuit extends to and through the magnet 64, whichmoves the recessed member 66, up against the card C, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 12, said circuit extending thence 'bers 96 and 97, between which the cards pass from the ejector, thence through the contact members 10* and 10, adapted to be operated by the ejector 10, and thence back to the switch S. When said circuit is closed it energizes the magnet 64,- Which moves the remay be running indepench,

through twocontact mem- I cessed member 66, against the card C. and

also operates ,to close its switch 64, and

cuit C, just before said circuit C connects with the contact members 96 and 97.. With the card 0 in the position shown in dotted lines, and with the recessed member 66 moved up against the card, -which bears against the pneumatic selectivedevice 58, and the valve 71, being opened by magnet 74, air is permitted to pass throughthe tube 68, into the recess 67 of said member 66, and through a record hole in the card C, which is in registerwith one of the holes in the pneumatic selective head58, according to the record punched in the card which air, being admitted to'the key-operating block 79, through one of the flexible tubes .78, de-

presses one ofthe piston members 81, in saidkey-operating block 79, and thereby depresses one of the keys 86, of the keyboard which keymakes contact with one of the contact mel'nbers 91, directly under the keys, as clearly indicated in Figs. 3, 8 and 12.

When the switch S is closed, in addition to establishing the circuit C and the branch circuit C", there is also established a circuit G which extends from the circuit C.-

through the release key R, its contact menu be! 92, to the magnet 94, thence through the contacts and switch members, designated in order, 47, 37, 48, 37, 49 and 37, and 'again to circuit C, as will be easily followed on.

the diagrammatic view.

The energizing of magnet 94, by this circuit C closes-its switch member 94, and es-' tablishes another circuit C, up to 'and through the keyboard 84, and the keys 86, and thence through one of the contact members 91, depending on which key is depressed, and thencethrough the lines C or C, as the case may be,'to the magnets 50, 51 or 52, from which there is connection through a line C, to the magnet 16, which operates the ejector,.thence to the relay 95, and thence to the main circuit C This circuit energizes magnet 95, and closes its switch member 95*, whereby a circuit C is established from the circuit C near the'contact members 96 and 97 through the switch lever 95, and thence to magnet 63, and to the main line G which circuit energizes magnet 63 and operates to open the gate 61, allowing the card C to' be. fed forwardly. When any one of the magnets 50, 51 and 52 is energized, for the purpose of opening one of the switches 37, for the cards, said magnets operate, respectively, to immediately close their contact levers 50, 51 and 52, thereby establishing shunt circuits 5, 6 and 7, around the keyboard, which shunt circuits take the places, respectively, of the circuits C C and C, for the purpose of maintaining the circuits through the magnets 50 and 51, for holding the switches 37 open, until the card passes said switch into the pocket controlled thereby:

When the magnet 74 is energized, as hereinbefore described, it operates the valve 71,.

for admitting air through the pneumatic selective devices 66 and 58, and thence to the 'cards to the pocket 38. It also closes the shunt, or substitute circuit 5 through the magnet .50. It also energizes the ejector magnet 16, and causes the ejection of another card. It also energizes the magnet 95', which closes'the switch 95, and establishes the circuit C through magnet 63, which operates to open the gate 61, and all w the card C standing thereagainst to pass t rough the switch 37, which has been opened, and into the pocket 38. As the card passes into the pocket 38, it passes between the contact member 47 and the open switch 37, thus momentarily breaking the circuit C, which re sults in deenergizing magnet 94, allowing its switch 94 to open and thereby also opening circuit (1, through the keyboard to circuit C, and consequently all connections therefrom to any of thecircuits C, C or C. It also opens the shunt, or substitute, circuits 5, 6 and 7 which results in denergizing the switch magnets'50, 51 and 52,-and the ejector magnet 16, and the relay magnet 95, releasing the switch lever 95*. 7

When the ejector 10 was moved forwardly by its magnet 16, it operated to move the contact 10", away from the contact 10 and thereby also opened the main circuit'C,

through the contacts 96 and 97, and to the magnet 64, and thence around to switchS. This resulted in releasing the recessed mcm ber 66, from against the card C. It also released the conact lever 64" of said magnet 64 and opened the circuit (3 Which deenergized magnet 74 and closed the air valve,

thus cutting off the air through the air tube 1 68. The opening of the main circuit C by the movement of the ejector 10, also opened 1 the branch circuit C, to the gate magnet 63, which allowed the sprin on its core 62, to

thrust said core forwar 1y into a position to stop the next card; The sameoperation is repeated with the ejection of the next card through the contacts-96 and 97 Therefore, assuming that we have a quantity of cards, such as shown in Fi 10 of the drawings, to be assorted into iiferent groups, according to certain of the information listed thereon by means of the record punches therein, said'cards are placed edge- Wise on the card carriage v5, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The gage ,bar 57, and the pneumatic selective head 58, are set so as ,to bring the face of said selective head 58,

having'the holes 58 therethrough, so that said two columns of holes therethrough will be positioned over that portion of the card containing the particular information which it is desired to separate, 01' classify. Referring to the sample card, shown in Fig. 10, these cards are made b a card-making machine, an'application or patent for which is soon to be filed, which card making 'm'achine, in its operation, not only prints a number under the proper heading, but also-- punches a hole in the position corresponding to the hole. in the head58, which occupies that numbers position. Forexample, referring to the card, Fig. 10, under the first heading Form, there arevtwo columns for figures. The figure 3 is printed in the second column, and also a hole is'punched in the 3 position above, according to the numbering of the holes58 in the head 58.. The lower right hole is 0, and the one above it is 1, numbering from bottom to top. There is also shown a hole to the left of the 3v This 45 in numerical order.

10 figures, 7l90, the cipher of which isnot printed, but is indicated by a hole, as above explained. For each' 719, a hole is also punched in connection therewith in the proper positions. If, for example, the

cards are to be assorted according to the in- ,formation listed under the heading gsta. FM., it would be necessary to run the cards through the machine four different times, first according to units, then according to tens, then according to hundreds and then accordin to thousands. The selective head 58 would be set, successively, to these difl'er-v ent positions, first over the unit columns and all of the ciirds run through the machine. They would be. separated into the ten receiving pockets. All the ciphers .in the unit columns would be deposited in the cipher pocket. All the 1s in the unit columns would-be deposited in the 1 pocket,

and so on. These cards would then be taken from thepockets and put together in numerical order according tobunches from the pockets 0 to 9, and they would be run through the machine again with the pneumatic selective head 58 set so that the two columns of holes 58' overlie the tens colinnns. The cards are again grouped numerically according to their pocket numbers and run through the machine again 40 with the head 58 set in hundreds column.

The same operation is necessary with the SGlGCtlVe head set over the thousands column; After the cards have thus been runthrough the machine they are all arranged All cards having 7190 under the heading Sta. FM. would come together, and if there was more than one of any other number under this same heading they would all come together. It will be understood, of course, that these cards are run through the machine automatically and very rapidly, and are aluxomatically and pneumatically assorted to the different-pockets by the pneumatic selective mechanism in less time than it takes to write it.

During the operation of the machine each card is stopped by the gate 61, in the same position, between lhe'members 66 and 58, long enough for the pneumatic selective mechanism to operate therethrough. After the cards are placed on the card carriage, and the switch S is closed, assuming that the motor 34 is running and operating the card ropelling' rollers, the first card is started y the movement of the ejectonrlfl, lay-hand,

which ejects a card between the rollers 19 and 24, which throw it forwardly between the rollers 20 and 25, into the position shown in dotted lines, Figs. 1 and 12, where it is held by the gate 61, which is the position in which each card is stopped long enough for the pneumatic selective mechanism. to operate. lVith the first card thus started and stopped, circuit is closed by the closing of the main switch S, which circuit energizes magnet 64:, and moves the recessed member 66 up against the card, whereby the card then is held between the member 66 and the selective head 58, as shown in Fig. 1. Through the-energizing of magnet 64, its switch 64:, is also closed, closing circuit C", which energizes magnet 7-1 and opens the valve 71 for the admission of air to the retubes 7 8, to the key-operating block 79, where it operates one of the pistons 81, which depresses one of the keys 86, for the purpose of closing one ofthe circuits C C or C, as

before described, thus causing the actuation of the proper switch controlling the entrance its place against the gate, each card being stopped by the gate sufliciently long to cause the pneumatic selective mechanism to be operated for the purpose of causing the operation of the proper key, each of which controls the operation of a Pocket switch, and the ejector. By thus pressing one of the keys 86, circuit C, C or C is established, as the also may be, through the corresponding niagnet 50, 51 or 52, for opening the proper pocket switch 37. lVi'th the energizing of any of the magnets 50,51 or 52, their switch levers 50', 51 and 52 areclosed for the purpose of establishing the substitute or holding circuits, 5, 6 or7 through, the magnets 50, 51 and 52, for keeping said magnets energized, when circuit 7 C or C is opened by the releasing of the key. These circuits C, C or C, or their substitute circuits 5, 6 or 7", are continued through the line C to the ejector magnet 16, and to the relay magnet 95, and by the closing of its switch 95 there is established circuit C, through the magnet (33, which operates to withdraw the gate 61, simultaneously with the ejection of another card by the ejector 10, which is operated by the energizing of its magnet 16.

connects through said keys with either of the eanna ing the circuit C, which is really a continuation of circuits C, C and C", to the magnet 95. This opens circuit C at the switclr95 deenergizing the magnet 63', so that the gate will be thrust forward by its spring to stop the next card ejected by the ejector 10. The action of the ejector also opens circuit G which denergizes magnet 64:, and magnet "7%, cutting off the airsupply for the pneumatic selective mechanism, and thus restores all parts to their normal positions. The card ejected, however, by this movement of the ejector, after passing between. the contact members 96 and 97, to'its stopped position at the gate 61, allows said contact members 96 and 97, in circuit C, to be again closed together so as to reestablish circuit G with a repetition of the operations just described.

Thus the machine operates automatically to eject a card, to set in'operation the automatic pneumatic selective mechanisms, which operate-the keys controlling the switches to pockets into which the cards go, and the ejector, the machine continuing to operate so long as there are any cards on the card can riage to be ejected, and to be fed between the contact members 96 and 97, to the stopped position against the gate 61, as shown in Fig. 12.

By swinging the key'operating block 79 out from over the keyboard, in the manner indicated in dotted lines. Fig. l, the s are free to be manipulated by hand, accor, which the cards go. This can be determined by the printed information on the card, such information being indicated for pneunuitic automatic action by the holes properly positioned, and for manual operation by the figures printed thereon, corresponding to the record punches, as before described.

So far as I am aware, I am the first to provide a card-lnmdling machine in which the operation of the card-handling mechanisms, no matter how actuated, is pneumatically controlled, or in which a pneumatic controlling means is provided, which operates through holes punched in the cards, the position of the hole in the card automatically determining the disposition of the card, and while I have shown and described one practical embodiment of my invention in which most of the card-handling lllBLhillllSli'lS are electrically operated, I am aware that my invention can be embodied in a great variety of cardd andling machines, and I do not, therefore, limit my invention, except as I may be limited by the hereto appended claims.

I claim: 7

1. In a card-handling machine, means for holding a quantity of cards having record holes punched therethrough, means for assorting said cards, and pneumatic controlling mechanism therefor, said pneumatic controlling mechanism operating through ng to the corres 'ionding pockets into the holes in said cards, whereby to detera -holes punched therethrough, means for au tomatically assorting said cards, and pneumatic means automatically controlling said assorting means, said pneumatic controlling means operating through the record holes in said cards, whereby to assort the same according to the positions of the record holes therein.

3. In a card handling machine, means for holding a quantity of cards having record holes punched thercthrough in different positions, means for assorting'said cards comprising an ejector, card-transferring means and card-receiving means, and pneumatic means operable throughthe record holes in said cards for determining their assorted positions in said card-receiving means.

4. In a. card-handling machine, in combination, means for holding a quantity of cards having record holes punched in different positions therein, meansfor assorting said cards comprising an ejector, card-transferring means and card-receiving means, and a pneumatic controlling mechanism operatingthrough the record holes pundhed in said cards and adapted to control the operation of said card-receiving means according to the position of the record holes in said cards.

In a card-handling machine, in combi nation, means for holding a quantity of 'ards having record holes punched in different positions therein, means for assorting said cards comprising an ejector, card-transferring means and card-receiving means, and a pneumatic controlling mechanism opcrating-through the. record holes punched in said cards and adapted to control the operation of-said card-receiving means according to the position of the record holes in said cards, said automatic controlling mechanism being adjustable to diflerent positions, for the purpose indicated.

6. In a card-handling machine, in combination with card assorting mechanism, pneumatic means 'for controlling the same, said pneumatic means operating automatically,

8: In a card-handling machine for han dling cards having record holes punched therein. in combination, card-holding means, card-e ecting means, card-movmg means, a

' plurality of card-receiving means, and pneu matic means operating through record holes in said cards for controlling saidcard-receivmg means, sa1d card-receiving means beingv eration of said directing means according to the positions of the record punches insaid cards.

10. In a card-assorting machine, in combination, a card holder, a card ejector, a card assorting mechanism, pneumatic means for controlling the operations of said card ejector and said-cimrdassorting mechanism, and

,a series of cards having record holes punched therethrough in different positions, said cards being adapted to control the operation of said pneumatic means'according to the position of the record holes therein.

11. A card-assorting machine comprising in combination a card ho1der,'a series of cards having record holes punched therein,

' a card ejector, card-moving means, a plurality of card-receiving pockets, selective means for directing cards into said pockets, and

' pneumatic controlling means operating through the record punches in said cards for controlling the operation of the selective means for direct ng said cards into said pockets, the position of the record hole in the card determining the pocket into which .s'aid card is deposited.

12. A card-assorting'machine comprising in combination a card holder, a seriesof cards having'record holes punched therein, a cardejector, card-moving. means, a series of receiving"pockets, selective switching members for directing the cards into said pockets, operating keys with operating connections therefrcm for controllin the-operation of said switching means, anc pneumatic operating connections therefrom for control hug the operation of said switching means,

and pneumatic operating means, controlled by the recordpunches in said cards, for selectively operating said keys, whereby the record punches in said cards determine the pocket into which-said cards are deposited.

in combination a card holder, a series of 13. A card-assorting machine comprising cards having record holes punched therein, a card ejector, card-moving means, a series of receiving pockets, selective sw tching members for directing the cards into said tion relative to said keys, whereby the latter can be manually operated, substantially as described.

14. In a card-handling machine, in combination, means for holding a series ofcards having record holes punched therethrough, means for ejecting and assorting th same, keys for selectively controlling the operation of said ejectin and assorting'means, and a pneumatic se ective mechanism operable through the record holes in said cards for selectively operating said keys according to the positions of said record holes.

15. In a card-handling machine, in combination, means for holding a series of cards having record holes punched therethrough, means for ejecting and assorting the same, keys for selectively controlling the operation of said selecting and asserting means, and a pneumatic selective mechanism operable through the record holes in said cards for selectively operating said keys according to the positions of said record holes, said pneumatic selective mechanism being adjustable relative to said keys.

16. In a car'd-assorting machine, a support for the cards, a series of cards having record holes punched therethrough, a magnetic ejector'for discharging the cards one at a time, receivers for the cards, switches for deflecting the cards into the desired receivers, keycontrolled means adapted upon depression of the key to eject a card and set the desired switch, and pneumatic operating means adapted to selectively depress said keys, said pneumatic operating means being controlled by the position of the record holes in said cards.

17. In a machine of the character described, a card container adapted to hold cards having record holes therein, a magnetically-operated ejector adapted to individually discharge the cards, and pneumatic means operable through the record holes in said cards for controlling said magnctically- In 'a machine of the character deholes in said cards for controlling the operation of said ejector, a plurality of distribut ing pockets, and switches to deflect the cards to their appropriate pockets, said switches being connected to be also actuated by said pneumatic controlling means.

11). In a n'iachine of the character described, a card container adapted to hold the cards to be distributed. a series ofcards having record holes punched in different positions therein, means for ejecting the cards individually, card-moving means, a plurality of'distributing pockets, switches adapted to deflect the cards to their appropriate pockets, :1 series of actuators operable to throw the appropriate switch and operate the ejector to discharge a card, and pi'ieumatie means controlled by the record holes in said cards for selectively operating said actuators.

20. In a machine of the character described. a container for the cards to be dis tributed. a series of cards having record holes therein, distributing means, and selective, pneumatically controlled devices for simultaneously ejecting a card and determining its place. of distribution according to the position of the record hole in said card.

21. In a card-liainlling machine, in combination, card-holding means, a series of cards having record holes punched therethrough in different positions, ejecting means for ejecting said cards individually. means for operating the. same, and pneumatic means for automatically controlling the operation of said ejecting means 22. In, a card-handling machine, in combination. a card holder, a series of cards having record holes theretln-ongh. a series of card receiving pockets, card-ejecting means, card-moving means. means for directing the cards into ditl'erent pockets according to the information indicated thereon, manually operable devices with operating connections to said card-ejecting means and to said card-directing means for sim-ultancously ejecting a card and determining its place of distribution. and 'meumatic operating means controlled by the record holes in said card for selectively operating said manually operable devices at will.

2.55. In a card-hamlling machine, in combination, a card holder; a -magnet-operated ejector. card moving means. nnlgneticallyoperated card asserting means, ope-rating devices with electrical connections to said magnet-operated ejector and to said magnetically-opcrated rard assorting means, whereby the operation of one of said operating devices simultaneously operates said ejector and the correspomling card assorting means, and means for automatically and pneumatically operating said operating devices. I

24. In a card-hamllii'ig machine, a condevices. whereby'tomake said card-handling machine automatic at will.

In a card-handling machine, in combination with cards lhaving record, holes punched therethrough, pneumatic control: ling means for said machine, said pneumatic controlling means being controlled by said cards and the record holes thercthrough, said pneumatic means operating through said record holes. l

26. Pneumatic controlling means ifor 'card-hamlling machines comprising means having air passageways therethrough, means for passing air through said passageways, actuating members movable by said air, an cards having record holes therethrough and adapted to be interposed in said air passageways, whereby the record holes therein determine which actuating member is operated.

2-77 In a (anal-handling machine, electrically operated card-assorting mechanisms, and, pneumatically operated means for controlling the same, said pneumatically operated means being adapted to be controlled by the cards to be assorted. l

28. In a card-handling machine, magnetically operated card-handlingmechanisms, circuit connections therefor with circuit controlling devices interposed therein. and pneumatically operated means for operating said circuit cont-rolling device-s, said pneumatic perating means being adapted to be controlled by the cards to be handled, hereby to selectively operate said eircttit controlling devices. l

29. In a card-hamlling machine, el'ectttically operated card-ejecting andv card;-: ssorting mechanisms. cards having record holes punched in ditt'erent positions themethrough. and pneumatic means opera'blle through said record holes in said cards and controlled: thereby for automatically and selectively controlling the operation of said card-ejecting and said card-asserting ID901- anisms.

30. In a card-handling machine. in combination. a card holder, a card ejector. car'dmoving means. a series of receiving pock .ts having switches for directing (tn-(ls thereinto. means tor operating all of said nmdhfanisms, means for momentarily; stopping said cai ds after they have-been ejected from said card holder, and pneumatic controllihg b said cards.

by said parts in their-stopped position,

1 whereby said pneumatic controlling means automatically determines the pocket into 6 which said card is to hefdeposited, 31. Ina card-handling machine, in-com bination, a card holder, a magnetically op erated' ejector, card-moving means with u I for having a part provlded with a series'of p 75 means for operating the same, a series EQf 10 receiving pockets, magneticallyv operated ,switches therefor, controlling devices with circuit connections to said magnetically-operated mechanisms, whereby the actuation V I of one of said'controlling device s causes the; -1'5 operation ofsaid ejector and a correspond ing pocket switch, electrically operated means for momentarily stopping said urds during their travel. toward said pockets, and

- pneumatically operated means controlledby said'card in its stopped position for selectivcly operating s' 'aid'controlling devices, 32. In a card-handling machine, in combinationwith a series of cards having record 7 holes punched threthrough, pneumatic v means for determining the disposition of v said cards controlled bythe positionsof'the record-holesinsaid cards; a

33. In a card hand-ling mac hine, in com: bination with a senesof cards having-rec;

0rd holes punched 'therethrou h',pneumatic j.

means for determining the ispositijon [of said cards controlled by the positions of. the

record holes insaid-cards, said means being adjustable tojdiiferent positions relative to 34; In a car ord holes punched therethrough, inean'sjfor 1- I termining the disposition of saidcards, 'sa id ;pneumat1c means being controlled by saidcards in their stlo ped position'by t'hsposi time of the recorg holes in said cards. 35. In acard-handlin machine, incom bination with a' series 0 cards having rec-.- 0rd holes punched therethrough,means-for moving said cards, and meansiion'stopp'ing fifl zniningwthe dispositiorr ofrrsaigisicards, said pneumatic means being controlled hyi-said v cards in their stopped position bythe'fposi- I 'tions of the record holes inisaid cards-"said pneuma to the stop positi'orrof said cards 36. In-a card-handling: machinffa for handling cards havin tic means! being adjustable relative record? holes punched therethrou h in (ii. errant-positions,"

a pneumatic control in mechanism'therefor having a part provide with a series-of air passageways therethrough, a part provided.

within pocket in its face common to all of said passageways, means for moving a card ""eo'ntroHing the actuation of said mechadehandlin machine, in com-'- bination with a series 0 cards havingv ree-.

' said cards, and pneumatic means; firadeter-x ail-pied pocket, =and-means for passing air through said pocket, the' record hole insaid card, and

the passageway-in register therewith, for the purpose referred to.. y 1 f 3'Z. In a card-handling machineiadapted for handling cards havin record'holes punched theiet-hrough "in di erent positions, a pneumatic controlling mechanism thereair 'pfassa ways therethrou h, a part 'pro* vided wit a pocket in its ace common to 0rd hole connects one of-said; passageways 7 with- "said pocket, means for.- adjusting/said ,parts together relative to the: card-position, 1- and means-for passingsair -through said pocket; thelrecord' hole in said card-,and the passageway in; register therewith; vfor thepurposereferred-to, i 38. In, afi card handling machine,.i means for holding bards, a series of cards having information indicated thereon both ,1) holes and -prints',f-card-* distributing mec anism withimanua-lly operable means for actuatin' the samea'ccordingf-to the printed recorti and neumatically-operated means, con- [trolle I by the holes in s idcards, for actuating said-cardsdistribut ng mechanism. v

39;.In a card-asserting machine, card holding ,means, cardseject1n means, card'- i asserting. means, a series 0 information indicated thereon both by holes M and prints, manually operable means for niams. according to the print on said cards,

and nenmatic means, controlled by the holes ,m said. cards, for actuating said mech-' anisms I 4. 0.- In a card-handling machine, in ,combination card-holding means, a series. of cards havin information indicated thereon by he es and prints, electrically-operated 'e'ecting means, card-moving means, -electrica y -operated card-direoting means a series .of. mani1ally o rablecontrolling e-- {vices with electrics. connections, to. said flcard ejectin means and to'said card-direct ing means or controlling the disposition of sa d cards accordingto the printed record 1 thereon, and pneumati ally operated' means, controlled bythe he] in said cards, for f determining the-disposition (if said cards ac:v cording to the holes therein, substantially as described; 41. In acard-handling machine, in combination,card-holding means, a series of cards havingfinformation indicated thereon .both by prints and holes therein, electrically- 1 operated card-ejecting means, card-moving means, with means for, 0 rating the same, electrically-operated car stopping means, electrlcally operated card-directing means, card} receiving means, manually,- operable controlling devices with electrical connec- 130 all of; said passageways, means for'moving I acard between said parts, wherebyits recr b cards having I tions therefrom to said eiird-ejectin eardsto ping and card-directing means, or 'contro hug the disposition of said cards into said card-receiving means according to the prints thereon, and pneuinatically-operated,

means,-contro11ed by the holes in said cards. fordetermining the disposition of said catds into said card-receiving means according to vIIJ.

the holes therein; substzintially as described.

Signed at Porfla'nd, Multnomah county, '10 Oregon,- this 2 day of May, 1917.

ARTHUR S. TREW. In presence of- I. M. GRIFFIN, R. B. FRENCH.

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