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A. E. HAGUE. MACHINE swlTcHlNG TELEPHONE SYSTEM.

APPLICATION FILED OCI'. 30. I9ll.

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ALFRED E. HAGUE, 0F NEW YORK., N. Y., ASSIGNOR T0 WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY,

. INCORPORATED,

0F NEW YORK, N. Y., A. CORPORATICN 0F NEW YORK.

MACHINE-SWITCHING TELEPHONE SYSTEM.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented May 6, 1919.

Application iled October 30, 1917. Serial No. 199,284.

of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machine- Switching Telephone Systems, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description.

This invention relates to machine switch'- ing telephone systems and has for an object the prevention of false setting or actuation of selective switches through the accidental transmission of a single impulse.

It has often happened that a subscriber by carelessly handling his telephone instrument has so jarred or moved his switchhook as to cause a momentary break in his line circuit, thereby transmitting an impulse similar to one caused' by the proper manipulation of the dial switch. 'If this happens just after the line lfinder switch has functioned or after a selector switch has seized a trunk leading to another selector switch it results in the establishment of a wrong connection, since the next selector will be actuated to set its brushes on the lirst group of contacts.

In certain commercial automatic telephone systems, another unstandard condition often arises whereby a subscribers bell is rung when, as a matter of fact, no connection was intentionally extended to his line. This is due to the fact that a subscriber has established a partial connection and has abandoned the call before sending the last digit of the call number. In this case a connector switch has been actuated in its primary movement only. If now, the call is abandoned, a single impulse to actuate the connector switch in its secondary movement will be transmitted before the releasing mechanism can come into play, with the result that the brushes of the connector switch are set on the terminals of the first line of the selected group and very often ringing current will be momentarily'transmitted to that line before the brushes are removed. Such an unstandard condition 1s a source of great annoyance to the subscribers and a scheme for its prevention constitutes a useful improvement in the art.

"Accordingly a feature of the present invention the provision of means for absorbing a singlel impulse which would ordinarily actuate a selective switch in its directed movement. According to this feature the impulse mechanism for setting the switches in such a system is arranged to send an extra impulse in each series of impulses, representing the characters of the designation of a called line, and means are provided to render such extra impulse ineffective.

This means is an improvement over other schemes heretofore proposed, being specifically the addition to the ordinary circuit of a'single relay with a single winding.

The drawings are a diagrammatic representation of a telephone system embodying the present invention. Figure 1 represents a calling subscribers line and a line -finder switch; Fig. 2, placed to the right of Fig. 1, represents the connection eX- tended to a selector switch; and Fig. 3, placed to the right of Fig. 2, represents the connection extended to a connector switch and thence to a called subscribers line.

The invention will be more readily understood from a detailed description of the operation.

Upon the removal of the receiver at sub station A, line relay 100 is energized. In attracting its left armature it creates a calling condition upon the multiple 101 of substation A in the finders in which such line appears. In attracting its right armature, it energizes relay 102 to start a line finder in search of the calling line. Relay 102, in attracting its upper armature, locks itself to conductor 103, independently of the armature and back contact of relay 104, and in attracting its lower armature, applies ground to multiple segment '105 individual to the group of lines to which substation A belongs, and also closes the circuit-of the primary magnet PM of the line finder as follows: ground7 lower armature and front contact of relay 102, conductors 10G, 107, armature and back contact of relay 108. conductor 109, side-switch arm 110 and its first contact. armature and back contact of magnet PM, magnet PM, free pole of battery. This-magnet makes and breaks its own circuit, thus rotating fthe inder brush shaft 153. The attraction of the lower armature of relay 102 also closes a. circuit for relay 111 in parallel with that traced for magnet PM: ground. lower armature and front contact of relay 1027 conductors 10,6 and 107,

armature and back contact ductor 113, relay 111, free pole of battery. Relay 111 connects the group brush 114 to the escape magnet ESC. At this time, however, the escape magnet does not operate, since it is shunted over the path traced, including the armature and back contact of magnet PM. Magnet PM energizes in the circuit traced and near the end of its stroke opens the shunt about the escape-magnet, at which time the brush 114 is in contact with i grounded group segment 105, and becomes tact 101, brush energized over the following circuit: free pole of battery, magnet PM, magnet ESC, conductor 115, left armature and front contact of relay 111, conductor 116, brush 114, segment 105, to ground at the lower armature and front contact of relay 102. The escape magnet is constructed to release the side switch from position 1 to position 2 upon its energization. In position 2, the escape magnet is maintained energized over the following` circuit: free pole of battery, magnet PM, magnet ESC, armature and back contact of relay 117, arm 118 and its second contact, conductor 119, conductor 200, left armature and back contact of relay 202 to ground. In position 2, arm 110 closes the following circuit for magnet SM t0 ste the positioned finder brushes 120, 121. 122 over the multiples 123, 124 and 101, of the group to which substation A belongs: free pole of battery, magnet SM, its amature and ack contact, armature and contact of magnet ESC, arm 110 and its second contact, con-- ductor 109, to ground at the lower armature and front contact of relay 102. When the test brush 122 reaches the multiple 101 of substation A, the following` circuit is closed to operate test relay .117 to stop the move.- ment of the line finder: free pole of battery, resistance 125, left armature and front contact of relay 100, conductor 126, multiple 101, brush 122, relay 117 to ground. Relay 117 opens the circuit traced for magnet ESC, vwhich becomes denergized. and in retracting its armature, opens the .circuit of magnet SM to sto the finder on the calling line terminals. Magnet ESC, in denergizing, releases the side switch into position 3. In position 3 arm 118 energizes the cutoff relay 127 over the following circuit: free pole of battery, winding of relay 127, con- 122, arm 118 and its third contact, conductors 119, 200, left armature and back contact of relay 202 to ground. Relay 127, in operating, de'energizes relay 100. The retraction of the left armature of relay 100 removes the calling condition from multiples 101 of substation A, and the re traction of the right armature denergizes relay 102. Relay 102, in retracting its lower armature, removes ground from starter wire 107 and restores the continuity of the instarter wire 129, 107. Relay 117 is shunted of relay 108, conand lbecomes inert, due to the application of the direct ground to the brush 122, referred to.

In position 3, the following circuit, including the calling line, is closed for the impulse relay 131: free pole of battery, right windin of relay 131, conductor 132, arm 133 an its third contact, conductor 134, arm 135 and its third contact, brush 121, terminal 124, through the telephonie apparatus at substation A, terminal 123, brush 120, arm 136 and its third contact, conductors 137, 138, left winding of relay 131, ground. Relay 131, in operating, energizes a slow release relay 139. Relay 139, in attracting its right armature, interposes a break in the circuit of finder release magnet RM. In attracting its left armatureythis relay closes the following circuit toenergize a slow release relay 202 (Fig.2) ground, left armature and front contact of relay 139, conductor 140, first selector side-switch arm 201, relay 202, free pole of battery. Relay 202, in attractingits left armature, closes the following circuit for relay 203, which. in operating, connects the primary magnet PM to the back contact of the stepping relay 131: left armature and front contact of relay 202, conductor 204, right armature and back contact of relay 205, back contact and armature of release magnet RM, winding of relay 203, to free pole of battery.

When the finder side switch moves into position 3, a distinctive tone is transmitted over the following circuit, to the calling 100 line to indicate to the calling party that the central office apparatus is ready to receive impulses; free pole of battery, secondary winding of tone source 206, relay 207, left armature and back contact of relay- 205, 105 arm 208 and its first contact. lower armature and back contact. of relay 209. conductor 210, right winding of relay 211, free pole of battery. This tone is transmitted by induction through the windings of relay 211 H0 to the calling line over the following circuit: ground, left winding of relay 211. conductor 212, upper talking conductor 213. condenser 214, conductor 137, arm 136 and its third contact, brush 120. terminal 123. 115 through the telephonie apparatus at substation A, terminal 124, brush 121, arm 135 and its third contact, conductor 134. arm 133 and its third contact, right winding of relay 131. free pole of battery.

The called party now operates his sender S to transmit the first digit of the wanted number. In returning to normal the sender interrupts the circuit traced a number of times. corresponding to the digit. in 125 Volved. It should be noted` however. that the sender is arranged to transmit one more impulse in each case than is necessary for the proper setting of the switches.

Upon the first retraction of t-he armature 130 tact of relay 131, right armature and front contact of relay 139, arm 142 and its third contact, conductor 143, back contact and left-hand armature of relay 211, winding of slow release relay 209, armature and back contact of' relay 215, resistance 216, free pole of battery. Relay 209 is energized in this circuit and upon attracting its upper armature provides a circuit from ground, upper armature and front contact of relay 209, winding of relay 215, resistance 216, free pole of battery, for the energizatio-n of relay 215 which, however, is not effective 'tures and denergize relay 215.

into operative relation until the cessation of this first impulse due to the reduced potential on the winding of relay 215. When relay 131 again attracts its armatures relay 215 becomes energized, and by attracting its armature prepares a circuit for the succeeding proper number of impulses to the stepping magnet. If this impulse is an accidental one then in a short space of time relay 209 will retract its arma- If, however, this lirst impulse is followed by a train of like impulsesvthe circuit from the back contact of relay 131 will be extended by the action of relay 215 from the Winding of relay 209 through the armature and front contact of relay 215 to arm 217 and its first contact, conductor 218, left armatureand front contact of relay 203, winding of primary magnet PM to free pole of battery, Magnet PM in response to these impulses steps the selector brushes 219, 220 and 221 with the desired group of trunks.

Relay 2,09, being slow to release its 'armature, is maintained energized during the transmission of the impulses. In attracting its armature, this relay closes the following circuit for a relay 207: ground, lower armature and front contact of relay 209, arm 208 and its first contact, left armature and back contact of relay 205, relay 207, secondary winding of tone source 206, free pole of battery. Relay 207, in operating, closes the following circuit for the escape magnet 222 of the first selector, which magvnet isconstructed to release the side switch from position to position upon its deenergization:l free )ole of battery, magnet 222, arm 223, conductor 224, spring 225 and armature of relay 207 to ground. 'When the sender S restores and maintains relay 131 energized, relays 209 and 215, after a slight interval, become denerrized, opening the circuit of relay 207, w ich, in deenergizing, opens the circuit of the escape magnet 222, which, in releasing its armatures, passes the side switch to position 2 to initiate the trunk hunting operation.

ln position 2, escape magnet 222 is again energized over the following circuit: free pole of battery, magnet 222, arm 223 and its second contact, spring 226, now closed to its lower contact, to ground. Magnet 222, in attracting its armature, closes a self-inter rupting circuit for the secondary stepping magnet SM of the first selector: free pole of battery, magnet SM, its armature and back contact, armature and front contact of magnet 222, arm 227, armature and contactof first selector release magnet RM, right armature and back contact of relay 205, conductor 204, left armature and front contact of relay 202 to ground. Magnet SM thus steps brushes 219, 220 and 221 over the selected group in Search of an idle trunk. Test multiples 228 of busy trunks are grounded, as will hereinafter appear. Upon the first secondary step ofthe brushes, contact 226 is opened and the escape magnet is dependent for its continued energization upon the grounded test terminals 228 of busy trunks. When the first idle trunk is reached, the ungrounded condition of its test multiple 228 causes the denergization of the escape magnet, which opens the stepping circuit, thus stopping the selector upon such trunk and in denergizing passes the side switch to position 3.

In position 3 ground is supplied to the test multiples 228 of the seized trunk over the Jfollowing circuit: brush 221, conductor 231, arm 232 and its third contact, right armature and front contact of relay 202 to ground. The application of this ground en ergizes a relay 300 in the connector (Fig. 3), which, in attractingits outer right armature, connectsprimary magnet P2M2 of the connector to the upper talking conductor 301 to receive the tens impulses, and in attracting its left armature, interposes a break in the circuit of the connector release magnet R2M2. The calling party now operates his sender S to transmit the tens digit of the wanted number.

Upon the first retraction of the armature of stepping relay 131 the relay 209 is energized, as before described. Upon the succeeding attraction of the armature of relay 131 relay 215 is energized to prepare a circuit for the succeeding proper number of impulses. Upon each succeeding retraction of the armature of the stepping relay 131, an impulse is transmitted over the followin4 circuit to the primary stepping magnet P2Mg of the connector: armature of relay 131, now grounded, and its back contact, right armature and front contact of relay 139, arm 142 and its third Contact, conductor 143, left armature and back contact of relay 211, relay 209, armature and front contact of relay 215, arm 217 and its third contact, conductor 233, arm 146 and its third contact` conductor 234, brush 219, terminal 230, conductors 301, 302, outer armature and lfront contact of relay 300, arm 303 and its first contact, magnet P2M2, free pole of battery. Magnet P2M2 thus steps the brushes 304, 305, 306 into operative relation with the group of terminals containing those of the wanted line 307, 308 and 309.- The slow release relay 209 in the circuit traced for the primary magnet remained energized during the transmission of the impulses. In attracting its armature, this relay closes the following circuit for the escape magnet 310 of the connector, which releases the connector side switch from position to position upon its denergization: ground, armature and front contact of relay 209, arm 208 and its third contact, conductor 235, arm 149 and its third contact, conductor 150, brush 220, terminal 229, conductors 311 and 312, arm 313 and its first contact, armature and back contact of relay 314, escape magnet 310, free pole of battery. When the sender restores and maintains impulse relay 131 energized, the slow relay 209, after a slight interval, becomes inert, opening the circuit traced for the escape magnet 310, which, in releasing its armatures, passes the connector side switch to position 2.

In position 2, arm 303 substitutes the secondary magnet S2M2 for the primary magnet P2M2 in the stepping circuit. The calling party now operates his sender S to transmit the units digit of the Wanted number. Upon the first retraction of the armature of relay 131, relay 209 is energized, as before described. Upon the next attraction of the armature of relay 131, the relay 215 is energized and thereafter, upon each retraction of the armature of relay 131, an impulse is transmitted over thecircuit traced to the side-switch arm 303, thence to the secondary magnet S2M2, free pole of battery, and as before, the slow relay 209, in attracting its lower armature, energizes the con -nector escape magnet 310 over side-switch arm 313, now by way of its second contact. The magnet S2M2 steps the brushes 304, 305, 300 into engagement with the multiples 307 308 and 309 of the desired line. If the line is busy its test terminal 309 will be grounded over a brush 306, arm 316 and its third contact, and the left grounded armature of the relay 315, or such arm and its fourth contact and the right-hand low-resistance winding of the relay 315 to ground of some other connector switch. In such event, the left.-

4hand high-resistance winding of relay 315 of the testing connector is shunted and the relay does not attract its armatures.

In passing out of position 2.` connector side-switch arm 317 opens the circuit of relay 300. This relay thereupon becomes inert, and in retracting its left armature. closes the circuit of connector release magnet R2M2, as follows: free pole of battery, magnet R2M2, conductor 318, left. armature and back contact of relay 300, primary offnormal contact 319 to ground. The release magnet in energizing restores the connector to its normal position and also restores the side switch. Before contact 319 opens, however, as the brush shaft is restored, contact 320 closes, which results in a locking circuit being provided for magnet RgM2 as follows: free pole of battery, magnet R2M2. left armature and back contact of relay 300, conductor 321, contact 320, resistance 322, conductor 323, right armature and front contact of magnet RQMQ. release conductor 325. tere minal 22S, .brush 221, conductor 231, arm 232 and its third contact, right armature and front contact of relay 202 to ground. Magnet RZM. at its left armature and front contact, closes the following circuit to produce a busy tone in the calling line to indicate to the calling party that the line desired is occupied: ground. secondary winding of source of busy tone current 326. left armature and front contact of magnet RQML. arm 327 and its first contact, condenser 323` arm 329 and its first contact, conductors 330'and 311. terminal brush 220. conductor 150. arm 149 and its third contact. conductor 235, arm 20S and its third contact. armature and back contact of relay 209. (onductor 210, right winding of relay 211. free pole of battery. An induced current is crcated in the secondary Winding of relay 211 included in the calling circuit. This circuit is the sa'me as that traced for the dial tone. The calling party. upon hearing this busy tone, replaces his receiver. The replacement of the receiver denergizes relay 131, which in reti-acting its armature, opens the circuit of slow relay 139. This relay after a slight interval releases its armatures. the retraction of the right armature closing the circuit of finder release magnet RM as follows: free pole of battery, magnet RM. conductor 151, right armature and back contact of relay 111, conductor 152, right armature and back contacts of relays 139. 131, contact PON to ground. The release magnet, in addition to restoring the finder brush shaft 153, alsov restores the Side switch. The retraction of the left armature of relay 139 de'e'nergizes relay 202. Relay 202, in retracting its left armature, opens the circuit of relay 203, which relay, in retracting its right armature, closes the circuit of first selector release magnet RM as follows: free pole ot' battery, magnet. RM, right armature and back contact of relay 203, contact PO. to ground. Magnet RM. in addition to restoring the selector brush shaft, also restores the side switch. lVhen the shaft reaches its normal position, contact PO opens and denergizes the magnet RM. The retraction of the right armature of rela y 202 removes ground from conductor 231. which results in thc decnergization of con nector release magnet R2M2. The apparatus is now all restored.

Assuming the selected line to be idle, full potential is present upon the multiple 309 thereof, and the test relay 315 becomes energized over its left-hand high resistance winding in the third position of the side switch. This circuit is as follows: ground, left winding of relay 315, arm 316 and its third contact, brush 306, terminal 309, cut-olf relay of the selected line, free pole of battery. Both the cut-off relay and the relay 315 become energized in this circuit, the former removing the control of the line relay from the selected line in the well-lmown manner, and the latter connecting the test multiples 309 directly to ground over its left armature to cause the selected line `to teSt busy to other connectors. The attraction of the right armature. of relay 315 energizes a slow relay 331'over the followingr circuit: free pole of battery, relay 331, arm 332 and its third contact, right armature and front contact of relay 315, right-hand low resistance winding of relay 315. to ground. Relay 331, in attracting its armature. closes a locking circuit for relay 300 as follows: free pole of battery. relay 300, its inner right armature and front contact. conductor 333, right armature and front contact of relay 331 to the grounded third wire 325. This circuit is closed before the circuit including the arm 317 and its second contact is opened. as the side switch passes out of position 2. Thus the relay 300 holds its left armature attracted to lnaintain the connector release circuit open. In parallel with the relay 331. the escape magnet 310 is energized to apply ringing current to the selected line. *The ringing circuit is as follows: free pole of generator 334, ringing cutoff relay 314. inner armature and front contact of magnet 310, arm 335 and its third contact. brush 305. terminal 308, bell 336,

terminal 307 brush 304. arm 337 and its third contact. outer armature and frontcontact of magnet 310. to ground. A portion of the ringing current flows over the following circuit to indicate by a characteristic tone to the calling party that the selected line is being signaled: free pole of generator 334. relay 314. inner armature and front contact of magnet 310, conductor 338. arm 327 and its third contact, condenser 328. arm 329 and its third contact. conductors 330. 311. terminal 229. brush 220. conductor 150. arm 149 and its third contact, conductor 235, arm

208 and its third contact, lower armature and back 'contact of relay 209. right-hand winding of relay 211, free pole of battery. This tone is transmitted by induction through the windings of relay 211 to the calling line, as before described.

When the called party removes his receiver, marginal ringing cut-off relay 314 becomes energized, opening the circuit of escape magnet 310 which, in denergiziug, passes the side switch to position 4. In position 4 arm 316 connects the test multiples 309 to ground through the low resistance right-hand winding of test relay 315 to maintain such line busy. Arm 332 in lpassing out of position 3, opens the circuit of slow relay 331. Before 'this relay retracts its right armature, however. arm 317 reaches position 4 and connects release relay 300 to the grounded third conductor 325 to prevent premature release. The arm 329 reaches its fourth contact before the left armature of relay 331 is retracted, which results in an impulse being transmitted over the following circuit to energize the called supervisory relay 211: ground, left armature and front contact of relay 331, arm 329 and its fourth contact, conductors 330. 311. terminal 229, brush 220. conductor 150. arm 149 and its third contact. conductor 235. arm 208 and its third contact. lower armature and back contact of relay 209. conductor 210. right winding of relay 211. free pole of battery. Relay 211 in attracting its right armature. closes the following circuit for the first selector escape magnet 222: ground. right armature and front contact of said relay, conductor 236, arm 223 and its third contact, magnet 222. free pole of battery. When the irnpulse ceases and relay 211 retracts its right armature. the escape magnet in releasing its armatures. passes the side switch to position 4. in which position the called supervisory relay 211 i's energized over the called line circuit as follows: free pole of battery, right winding of relay 211. conductor 210. lower armature and back contact of relay 209. arm 208 and its fourth contact. conductor 235, arm 149 and its third contact. conductor 150, brush 220. terminal 229. conductor 311. arm 335 and its fourth contact, brush 305. terminal 308. through the telephonie apparatus at substation B, terminal 307. brush 304, arm 337 and its fourth contact. conductor 301. terminal 230. brush 219, Iconductor 234, arm 146 and its third contact, conductor 233. arm 217 and its fourth contact. arm 237 and its fourth contact. conductor 212. left winding of relay 211, to ground. Relay 211 in holding its left armature attracted. permanently interposes a break in the impulse circuit to prevent the calling party from thereafter transmitting impulses t0 the magnets, and in holding its right armature attracted, closes a substitute circuit for slow rela-y 202 as follows: ground. right armature and front contact of relay 211, conductor 236. arm 201 and its fourth contact, relay 202. free pole of battery. Since relay 202 controls the release of the first selector and connector as described.- the release of those switches is now controlled by the called party.

The parties may now converse. talking current being supplied to the calling line 13 ico over the windings of relay 131 and to the called lilie over the windings of relay 211.

Upon the termination of the conversation and the replacement of the receiver b v the calling party, the finder is released as already described. The replacement of the receiver by the called party denergizes relay 211, which, in retlacting its right armature, opens the circuit of relay 202. The retractioli of the left armature of this relay deenergizes relay 203 as described in colinection with a busy call, the denergization of this relay causing the release of the iirst selector. The retraction of the right armature of relay 202 removes grollnd from the third wire 9.31, with the result that relay 300 becomes inert, and at its left armature and back contact closes the circuit of release magnet H2M2 of the connector as described in connection with a busy call.

Other features, ilicluding the passing of the nder side-switch arms into the fourth yposition under certain conditions, form no part of the present invention and will not be described.

That is claimed is:

4 1. In a telephone system, telephone lines, selective switches for interconnecting said lilies. a. circuit for the transmission of impulses, a rela)v ill series with said circuit responsive to said impulses, aiid a second relay responsive to the actuation of said first relay at the cessation of a siligle impulse over said circuit for closing said circuit to said switches.

2. In a telephone system, selective switches for interconnectingr said lilies, a circuit for the transmission of impulses, a slow7 releasing relay in series with said circuit, a second relay responsive to the actuation of said slow releasing relay for telephone lines,

closing said circuit to said switches, and means for preventing the energization of said second relay during the transmission of the. first of a series of said impulses.

3. In a telephone system telephone lines, selective switches for interconnecting said lilies including actuating means responsive to current ilnpulses for moving said switches to their successive operative positions and means for controlling said actuating means, a calling device for sending series of impulses to said actuating means, said device being arranged to send an impulse in each series additional to those required to operate said actuating means, a circuit for the transmission of said impulses, a slow releasing relay ill series with said circuit for controlling said means for controlling said actuating means, a second relay responsive to the actuation of said slow releasing relay for extending said circuit to said actuating means, and means for preventing the energization of said second relay during the transmission of said additional impulse.

l. In a telephone syste-ln, telephone lines, selective switches for interconnecting said lilies, calling devices for setting said* switches, each arranged to selid one more impulse than is necessary for the proper setting of said switches, a pair of relays for preparing and maintaining a circuit for the transmission of impulses to said switches, said relays being arranged to close said circuit at the end of the first impulse from said calling devices, one of said relays being also arranged to control said switches.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe -my name this 24th day of October A. D.,

ALFRED E. HAGUE.

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