US1433761A - waldheim - Google Patents

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J. WALDHEIM.

comamu) TYPEWRITING AND COMPUTING MACHtNE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-9. I920.

J. WALDHEIM.

comamtn TYPEWBITING AND COMPUT| NG MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 92 I920.

Pat ented Oct 31,1922.

Af/or y J. WA LDHEIM.

COMBINED TYPEWFHTING AND COMPUTING -MACHINE.

APPUCATION FILED SEPT. 9. 1920.

1,433,761. Patented 0a 31,1922.

3 SHEETSSHEET 3.

Patented Oct. 31, 1922.

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\ This invention relates to e- .w g' e fib n t Hie ii e FI e Cifllly. to the-kind time c$ tntierwttd hookkeepin' maehin' gis iose Hie ftht to Frederic v rem t; lgzfi ia fl ih f firth 21, 1916, idwhieh the neii i rsl kegf ss tfii it or in exin ping ng iralggsorgwii e1; run into une g' ihr fj "isttrs pin a us n 'l p xi mp w bars} of when jtiereis ntz'f i ite defxihiiiinational position; hese -har 's' ere; u'ally set 1 as the typewiiter efirrijge 'bti'sses through the computin zq'nf f-fj "i The invention r'ne y 'efused i ediiii'ection with mechanism disclosedin m {"ce iieil'ding application, No; 359' 93lffi1ed ehru siry 19, 1920' (now Patent Nd. 154OS B6IfQdtited -Jahuai'y 10, 1922) in hich-there it single denomination-selecting connection toall the computing hars';'the conneetidh eonihrising a sub-carriage which moves a set of intermediate eleinents'ov'er the indei zing ins and into efi'e'etive relation with key operated'pin- 'settin hars. The 'inter nediate'elements are selectively depressed to set the indexing pins for a computation.

A. feature of the present invention isthe provision of means to render? effective one ormore of a pluralityofTegistisaiitdmatirally at the movementof thetyp'eWtite'r-can riage. To this end, there is provided a set of intermediate pin-setting elements for each totalizer each set"beirigisilpport'ed upon an individual *carrier. the carriersbeing slidably mounted on the sub eerriage' which is operable by so that the sets or intermediateifii'n setting elements may be moved into and out 01 effective relation with the iii-settingbars. As the typewriter-carriage eeds'through the computing zone, the sub-earri'age'is moved 'rightwardly in the opposite 'direction'step by step to position the pin-setting elements.

A selector may be providedfor each registeig the selectors being mounted on the typewriterrarringe, and eech beingeffeetive to the typewriter-mirrie ge,

EYORK? N. Y.,"A CORPORATION OF NEW" ANP) COMBUTING set one of a se'tjofregister-selecting plates; eaehof'tlielatter being associated with one the 'pin' -e'efrrie rsf Thesub-earriage ma beipieke'd ii'p' atinte rvals by adj "vices-mu t pewriter carriage. whenthe typewriter 1 5- rria ge is in the "first'or h i'ghe st; denominational osition in he-coruputingeone, the intermediate Setting elements stand in re" ister with the indexing pelt; featiire's and advantages will here- Figure l'is' :1 seetidnalside elevation of the iiriat:hln e, showing the invention; applied thereto. 1 Figure? is 'a rear view of the machine,'

someof the partsbeing broken away fthe interiorstrueture. V, Figure 3 is a fragmentarytop'plan view to show of the machine, the section being taken on the line 3-,3"of Figure 1.

* Figure 4 is aperspective view of the subcarriage and the pin-carriers thereon. the partsbeing intheir normal positions v "Figures is a detail View of a selector for ;'of said [intermediate ustable derendering all of totalizers effective i simultaneously i Figure 6 is avertical section through one of the pincarriers, showing an intermediate 'pin' thereon."

,Figure'Tis a"fragrnenta,ry side View, showing shin-carrier iniits effective position and an indeziing'pin being'set on ecomputing ul -Hp I i Numeral-keys 10 and alphabet-keys 11,

when depressed, operate key-levers 12 and- 13, respectively; to rock bell-cranks 14 to swing type-bars 15 to 'print with types'16 thereon, against the front side of a platen 17. rotatably mounted in a carriage 18. The carriage travels on rails 20 and 21 sei'ured to the main frame 22, and is urged from right to left 'of the machine by a springdrum 23 ronnected'in the usual way to the right-hand end of said carriage by a strap in the various denominationalpositionsio'f a column while the carriage traverses e computing acne, may be set up onfcomputm'g' elements or bars 34, prior to running thenumi her into dial-wheels35fofaregisteii36,'in

"a manner hereinafter de'scribed, the

ion the dial-wheels being visible'thrduQh a sight opening 37. To'set'up thefdi its, each niimer'al key lever :12 has pivoted i,t ereon a plunger' 38 whic'h,as thefkey-lever depressed, engageswith an arm 40,0n a rockshaft ;41 to operate .tlielatter, there being ninerock-shafts, one for each 'nume'ral-key. WVhen a rock-shaft 41 is operated; acorrespending one of a series of pin-setting ele- 4 Iments or -bars42 isdepressed by, suitable linka es, as clearly, shown and des'cribedin the art patent herein referred to; The downward movement of'tlie pin-sett ing bar 42 is effective, when thecarriage'is iii-seem .puting zone to set the corresponding-one :of a series of in'dezging device's or pins'fltron 'one of the computing bars 34, by means'of intermediate set-ting devices or pins'44-on a sub-carriage 45, which travels hack and'forth on guide-rails or bars 45", YThe indexing ins 43 on each computing bar have" values ram 1 to 9, inclusive, corresponding to the values of the pin-setting bars 42.

It will be seen by inspection of Figures 2 and 3 that there are two registers or totalizers herein illustrated,.each totalizer comprising a set of computing bars 34 arranged side by side, in descendin denominational order, from left to right 4 igure 4), or from right to left of the machine as seen in Figure 2, which, it will be remembered, is arealview of the machine. Each computing bar 34 is provided with a set of nine indexingpins 43 having values from 1"? to 9; in-

clusive. Each register has associated, therewith an intermediate carrier or support,46, for the intermediate set-ting elements 44 which arecarried thereby, Figures 4 and 6.

and held in their normal upper positions by springs 47, as indicated in Figure 6. The

carriers 46 are slidingly mounted on the subcarrlage 45 and each carrier OCCLIPIGSfl-IJOSL- tion indicated in F igure 3, where the-inter- ,mediate setting pins 44 are'to one side of the computing bar 34 of highest denominational order. The intermediate setting pins are also normally each behind its associated pin-setting bar 42, so that when the carriage is out of a computing zone, the numeral-keys maykf be actuated without disturbing the intermediate setting ins-44.

As the carriage approaches a computing zone, the megis'ters'maybe separately-or col- ;g lectivelyiseleoeedsby suitable selectors 50, 51

and 52 (Figures 1, 2 and 5), which may be 'niolihted ofi thefiiul liabulator-stop-bar 52*, carried by the typewriting-carriage, to operister-selecting connection may comprise :i plunger 54 having'atlt's' upper end a cam 53 'to'be eiigagedhyione' of'theselectors to de ljpressthe plunger 54 'againstthe tension of 'return-springsffifi, The lunger 54 is connecteilto rockabelljcran r 57 about its fixed -',pivot'f58'to draw ja'link 60 rearwardly.

The 'forward'endof the link 60 is connectedtoja n arm'fil secu'redto a shaft 62, to roktlielatter to swingupwardly a registx'er-'re ideri'n g; device or selector-plate 63 'fi om its-inefl'ctivegposition (Figure 1) into "the ,path ,of a downwardly-projecting stud 6'4 j on the "intermediate fpin-carrier 46. A

sun; ,65 may befproyided to arrest the regis- "teriselectofiplatejin itsn'ormal position. Af-

' 'ter the selector platefhas been rendered eiifectiye,thesub carriage 45 is automatically iiiov'ed' leftwardly or: advanced toward the computing bars 34"'(Figure 2) by mechanism hereinafter described. The stud 64 consequently rides up on a cam 66 of the fselector-plateto move the carrier 46 forputing zone, the intermediate pins are car ried into eii'ective relation with the indexing pins 43 on the successive computing bars. The intermediate, pin-carrier 46 is held at this time in its forward effective position by a dwellfil of the selector-plate 63 over which the pin 64 rides, while-the selector on the typewriter-carriage-engages a dwell 68 on the register-selecting plunger :34 to maintain the selector-plate 63 effective so as to remain inuengagernent with thepin 64 as the typewriter-carriage traverses the computing zone.

To operate the sub-carriage 45 to carry the intermediate setting pins 44 into register with the indexing pins 43, there may be rovided adjacent to the selectors 50. 51 antv 52,

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tpick-up devices 69 on the stop-bar 53. The

pick-up devices may engage, one. at a time a pick-up hook 70 tomove the latter rightwardly in Figure 2, to swing an operating lever 71 about a fixed pivot 72 and against the tension of a return-spring 73. The opcrating lever 71 may be provided at its lower end with a gear'sector or rack 74 meshing with a gear-wheel 75 to rotate a shaft 76 supported in a fixed bearing 77. The shaft 76 extends inwardly from the rear of the machine and has secured thereto at its inner 'end a. gear Wheel 78 meshing with a rack 80 secured to the'sub-carriage lfi, to move the latter leftwardly'in Figure 2, to bring theintermediate setting pins 44' step by step intoefiective relation with the indexing pins 43 ofthe computing'bars 34.

The pick-up devices 69 may be integral with column stops 81 of the regular decimal tabulator of the Underwood bookkeeping machine; said decimal tabulator comprising a'plurality of keys 82 arranged in denominational order,"each key, whenydepressed, being efl'ective to raise aplunger or counter stop 83 into the*'path of the" column steps 81 to"rapidly position-the carriage in a preselected denominational position: of i 'a colninn. It will be 'seen (Figure '1) that the selector-steam 51- are cut awe sufficiently to' clearthe'counter'stops 83 w en they'are operated, 1 p Sin e the intermediate setting pins 44no1= inall'yoccupy the spaces between the pinsetting linkages 42, the intermediate pins 44 0f a' non-selectedre'gister moves idly over the computingbar's 34" when thesub-ca-rriage 45is picked up to travel with the type 'writer or main carriage 18.

After the last digit is typed in a column, the carriage passes out of the computing zone, and the pick-up mechanism, including the pick-up hook 70 is released from the selector by means of apin 84-on the pick-up hook which engages with a cam 85 as the carriage moves rightwardly (Figure 2).

The spring 73 then becomes effective to operate the lever 71 to restore the sub-carriage toits normal position Figure When the carriage 18 leaves the computing zone, the selector moves out of engagement with the register-selecting plunger 54 and the plunger is restored by'the return spring 56; consequently, the selector plate 63, which is connected to the plunger 54. is also restored to its normal position against the stop (Figure 1). It will be understood that the selectors 50 and 51 may be of diflferent lengths, as shown in Figure 1, so as to actuate one train 55 of register-selecting mechanism at a time.

It should also he understood that the carriage may be provided with a selector. as shown in Figureh. to actuate all of the trains of register-selecting mechanisms, so (30 as to render all of the registers efi'ective simultaneously. From this, it 'will be understood that the number being typed,- as the carriage traverses the computing zone, may be set up by meansof the indexing pins (in of the computing" bars. Thenumber may thenbe run into dial-wheels of one or more registers.

The set-up number may berun into the register by the usual general operator 86 having across-bar 87 to engage-the lower ends of the set indexing pins 43 to drive the computing bars 34 forwardly and operate the dial-wheels 35, by means of racks and pinions 88 and 89'on the computing bars and *dliLl-iWhGBlS, respectively. The general operator 86 may be actuated by, an

operatin handle 90, which, when pulled .forwar y (Figure 1), rocks ashaft 90. The rock-shaft 90 may have secured thereto two geaimsectors- 9l,..one at leachyehd, to rotate .pinions 92,. each pinion meshing .with a rack 93 forming: art ofthe general operator 86 :to i drive e: general operator iorwardly. wThe )usu al tens-carrying mechanism, as shown in the above-mentioned Hart patent, may be. provided.- for. the dial-wheels.

i i The computing bars anay be; restored to there'o saidicross bar engaging, --for this purpose, with lugs omprojectlons computing bars 34. :i-A

their normalv positions by the cross-bar. 87 of the eneralioperator c on theareturn stroke 94 on the The setiindexing pins *43imay to their normal positionsiby a pin-restoring pins uupwardly platform- 95,--=whichncis= "moved upwardly mwardvthe computing: bars 4120 push. the .thereon during the latter part of the-return stroke otthegeneral operator 86 in the usual way.

- From "the ioregoing, itn-will be =understood thatthe 'intermediate setting pins 44 normallyoccupyiinelfective iPOSitlOIlS, that; they aremoved collectively in one) direction,

laterally by the pick-up mechanism including the hook 70 which isiengaged by the main carriage-.18 arthedatter enters the computing zone,-and' that the-intermediate setting pins are brought into, the planes of the various sets 'of,indexing-[iinsAii on the computin'gbars as the carriage traverses the computing zone. ilt'will also be understood that the intermediate setting pins 44 are moved in a second direction to'brin them= into the' planesof-ithe key-operated pin-setting bars 42,uthat this second movement of the pins is caused bythe registerselecting plate or register-rendering element 63, and that the intermediate setting pins 44 are-movable individually in a third direction by the key-operated pin-setting linkages including the setting bars 42110 set the indexing pins on the computing bars.

1 lt will further be seen that in order to facilitate the lateral and forward movement of each set of intermediate setting pins 44, each set is mounted on a carrier 46, the various carriers being in the form ofislides. so that they'may be moved on the carriage 45, which is subordinate to the main carriage 18; therslides being-movable &

:rforwardly by the register-selectingplates or cam-plates 63, and laterally bymeansol -:the\sub-carriage 45. x V Variationsimay be restorted to within the 'scope of} the invention, and portionsiofithe improvements :may he -:usedwithout others. --1 Invingwtlms desribeduny invention, 1 (claim? 1.

if 1.;- 1n: n computingmachine, the combination oficompnting elemental-a settof index- .ing deyicesnon each icomputingqelement,setfiring elements, intermediatasetting devices, a support-for the intermediate settingdevices, :Ihean's to-move said support in-onedirection =to bring; said indexing devicesuinto register =iviththe setting elements,- and means to cause saicbsupport .totravel in another direction to bring the intermed-iatensettingi devices into -register WdtllEEflCll i set oflindeXing-devices successively 0m: f

v .1 1:1 U i-Zir- 251111 aicomputing Iniachine, the combination ofcomputing elements; a set of'indeiiing 'devicesjmn :each coinputing element, :setting 'elementspintermediate settingidevicesaai suppdrt 'i'for .theii intermediata setting devices, a -'earriagefor said i i support; means-Ito shift said support relatively to said carriageeto bring said intermediate setting: devices into siegisterswith thesettingel'ements andmeans 'to' 'oauseisaid carriage-land said: supportltp travel crosswise :o-fzthe computing elements-to bring the intermediate settiriwdevicesdnto register vwith' each 'St'f of rind xing -deniees successively. at i=: mlv 3.:-In-a.combined-ty ewriting andicomputing machine, thecom ination'of va carria e, computing, elements, a set .of indexing. evic'es-- on each computing; element, {key-opera'ted setting elements, intermediate setting devices,l -asupport for l the intermediate setting :devices, I normally inefl'ectivemeans, means-to render the latter effective so ithat said support i may. be shifted tobring; said intermediate setting devices into register with the setting elements, and; means operable by said cai'riage' to cause said. support to travel cross-wise of the computing elements tto bring the intermediate setting devices into registen with each setiof indexing ,devioes suceessivelymsthe carriage traversesiaconr puti E 4.

"zonep 'a eomputing machine, the combination of computing-elements, a set=of indexing devices on each .computingelement; setting elmentadntermediate setting devices, a support for i the intermediate 1 settingdevices, =a-carriage ior said support, normally ineffective -meanS,-means to render the latter effective so -that said support may besh'ifted thereby -relativelyto the. carriage "to bring theintermediate setting devices into register with the settingelements, and means tofeanse said carriage and -said support to travel crosswise of the computing elements to'bring the intermediate setting. devices into register ia'ith each set of, LQUELYW T L1H 1:. 2 01 Jim :1 eomb ed typeset ng a 1 mat ng m chineashes-comb na i n o aw armg omp ingielements aise 9 xi ng 'zdfl ices on each computing-cl men fih i xlex ng deviipesioithe various computing eleaments ifomnmgir ws-sett ng e ments, @1 regls er filth ro lof iindex ng d yiq i ntermediatel Sfiting fdeyices; ,a, .support the gfnr.,- means i o im aei'said 1 supp rt-l me y p by ep; toib ingmhpiin e med a sett g devicesintme- -ective; relation zwith :the; usuri us ets :of: n ex,ing d yie n a 'i neansgsettableby; the; carriage :to move, said is iipnmn s wis ne itha a eral movemen thereof tp gbringsaid intermediate setting .tle acesiin wefie tivei e ati n wit said se fi llgifil m ntfi-n nln n 5 11! n i in nk-z fi-jln apembmeii tynmn mg and c ntent mg m gb nythac mh net qn,q a QEl comm tingielemee s mis ti iQfi me n ng +5 wic sp'fi achmnnu nge e enae se ementsi-iint zmed ate ett n dea qesa swir sta he ntermed atas ing ise a u r carriage, means en aged by said carriagmtp .mqvei eidtsehserr ese;asithes tria zt fil9ml?l1tl !lg mattr sse -tem fieid 4 2 12 13? sfis tiveatq he. i-theirt rmdie s t fl r msii t the-p weie h i t ng filaments? a d-means n: reta sne in t e feet re ip aitieni 01, [th .sehzt a w iile the carriage traverses the computing .zeneiw 11 513213 1! ;a combined ,typewiiting and com- -r i eimae iasithe eimkinatien :Qf. ar a lie e,- a ip u alityw in s em, le c i e =empri ng mmp t egi emen se s tis de ia a tice .0 1;sachmn pu ngle ment agsubgcarriage awhi e-lit of sets ofuintermediate,- isettingdevice's, one set associated .with. each i register, ,a,,plg 1rality- .of carriers. oneyforeach set of, intermediate setting devices, and registerfselecting connections, each connection comprising a settable .member nighichxmay, ,be, rendered eifective automa ica ly, th i e e eilq mb e being a s ,ciated yvltlrtheearriersyt e efi'ective settable mem r vw s v g; heesfiq iat di rie to .rema n. in? i h rae ectiv .1 posi o ,.w traveling with the sub-carriage asthmarriage traversesaco nputing zone.

y 8. Ln a,;comput ing machine, the combination; ofcomputing elements a set ofindexing ipins on each computing element, keyoperated setting ,linkages, intermediate setting pins, a. support forthe intermediate settin pins, meansto movetthe support in one direction to bring saidjntermediatesetind xing devi e su c ing pins into-register withgthe settinglink ages, and means-to, cause said support to travel inanother direction to bring the intermediate setting pins into register With each set of. indexing pins successively.

' 9. Ina-combined 'typevvriting and 'com puting machine, the combination of a carriage, computing bars, a set of indexing pins on each computing bar, setting linkages, intermediate setting pins, a support tor the intermediatesettmg pins, a subrarriirge t carrysaid supporn mea ns to shift said support relatively to said sub-carriage to bring said intermediate setting pins into register with the setting linkages,":ind means acutable'by said carriage to cause said sub-car riage ands-aid support to travel crosswise of the computing bars to bring the intermediate setting pins into register with each set'of indexing pins successively as the carriage traverses a computing zone. 1

10. In a combined typewriting and romputing machine. the combination ofa carriage. computing bars, a set of indexing pins on each computing bar, setting linkages, intermediate setting pins, a carrier for the intermediate setting pins, a normally ineffective cam, means to render said cam Gfl GCtlXU so that said carrier may be shifted thereby to bring said intermediate setting pins into register with the setting linkages, and means to cause said carrier to travel crosswise of the computing bars to bring the intermediate settings pins into register with each set of indexing pins successively as the carriage traverses a computing zone.

11. In a combined typewriting and computing machine, the combination of a carriage, computing elements, a set of indexing devices on each computing element, setting elements, intermediate setting devices, a support for the intermediate setting devices, a sub-carriage by which said support is carried, a normally ineffective cam-member, means to'render the latter effective so that said support may be shifted thereby relatively to the sub-carriage to bring the intermediate setting devices into register with the setting elements. and a connection between said carriage and said sub-carriage to cause said sub-carriage and said support to travel crosswise of the computing elements to bring the intermediate setting devices into register with each. set of indexing devices successively as the carriage traverse a computing zone.

12. In a combined typeivriting and computing machine, the combination of a carriage, a plurality of registers, each register comprising computing elements, a set of indexing devices on each computing element, setting elements, each register having associated therewith a set of intermediate setting devices, a support for each set of intermediate setting devices, register-rendering devices, means to selectively set the register-rendering devices, each register-rendering device when set causing the associated support to move the intermediate setting devices into register with the setting elemcnts, and means to cause said support to travel crosswise of the computing elements to brin the intermediate setting devices into register with each set of indexing devices successively the carriage traverses a computing zone,

1.3. In a combined typewriting and com.- puting machine,- the combination-of a carriage, a plurality of registers, each register comprising a set of computingelements, each computing element comprisinga'set of in lexing devices, key-operatedsetting -elements, a' 'set of. intermediatesetting devices for each registe r; a plurality of supports,'one for each set o f setting'devices,pickmp'means; to be engaged by the cairi'age to fed the supports to bring the setting devices on each support into the planes of the indexing devices on the computing elements as the carriage traverses a computing zone, and selectively settable members to cause the supports to move in another direction to bring the intermediate setting devices into the planes of the setting elements.

14. In a combined typewriting and computing machine,the combination ofacarriage,a plurality of registers, each register comprising computing elements, a set of indexing devices on each computing element, key-operated setting elements, a sub-carriage, a plurality of supports on said sub-carriage, a set of intermediate setting devices on each support, pick-up means to be engaged by the carriage to move said sub-carriage and said supports to bring the intermediate setting devices into the planes of the indexing devices. and register-selecting connections, one (or ea -h register, each connection comprising a register-rendering element associated with one of the supports to cause the associated support to move in another direction to bring the intermediate setting devicesinto the planes of the setting elements.

15. In a combined typewriting and computing machine, the combination of a carriage, a plurality of registers, each register comprising computing bars, a set of indexing pins on each computing bar. pin-setting linkages. a sub-carriage. a plurality of slides on said sub-carriage, a set of intermediate setting pins on each slide, pick-up means to be engaged by the carriage to move said sub-carriage and said slides to bring the intermediate setting pins into the planes of the indexing pins, register-selecting connections, one for each register, each connection comprising a plunger, selectors on the carriage to actuate the plungers. and cam-plates, one associated with each slide and settable by the plungers to cause the associated slide to move in another direction to bring the inter mediate setting pins into the planes of the pin-settin linkages.

16. In a combined typeivriting and computing machine the combination of a carriage, computing elements, a set of indexing devices on ea'ch computing element, setting elements, intermediate setting devices, pick up means to be engaged by the'carriage to move the intermediate setting devices into the planes of the various sets of indexing devices, and means to move said interincdiate setting devices in another direction into theplanes of the setting elements.

17. In a computing machine, the combinaticn of a register comprising computing elements, each computing element having a] set of indexing devices, key-operated setting elements, a set of normally ineffective intermediate' setting devices to be interposed between the setting elements and the indexing devices. means to move said intermediate 20 setting devices collectively in one direction into range of the computing elements, and means to cause the set of intermediate set ting devices to move collectively in a second direction into range of the indexing devices 25 devices. I

JOHN W ALDH El M.

Witnesses CATHARINE A. NEWELL, JENNIE P. THORNE.

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