US1690577A

US1690577A - Obgak

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Publication number: US1690577A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1928-11-06
Anticipated expiration: 1945-11-06

Description

Nov. 6, 1928. 1,690,577

J. H. HAMMOND. JR

ORGAN Original Filed Dec. 12, 1922 Ac ION 4'0 I I INVENTOR W 8 2W z a f* ii/s ATTORNEY 7 music. The trackerbar'22 is provide .with,

description.

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JOHNHAYS namxonmans, or snoocnsrnn, MASSACHUSETTS.

. ORGAN. 1

Application.filed December 12, 1932,. Serial h 695.:373. nen wean r n 192s.

Someof the objects of the present inventionare to provide improved means for, playing a musical instrument; automatically to provide improved means for controlling several? organs comprising a' musical instrns ment; simult aneouly p to provide single means for. controlling the playing; of. the notes of a pipe onganiandfor. controlling the swell shutters thereot; to providean improved. form. of. control; mechanism for controlling the. swell shutters of; an. organ; andgto provide means for modifying the. act-ionq'ofl said control mechanism; :4 I d Other objects will-appear fromzthe following; description taken in connection. 1 with the accompanying drawing, in which there.

is shown so .mue'h of a. pipe organ, embody: ing the invention, asis neeessaryato an .understanding of the invention. y

Referring -.to the accompanying drawing one embodimentof this. invention comprises player mechanism 10, two SIIDllEIIYCOIltI'Ol} mechanisms 11- and .j12,;- each of which. controls: the swell. engines .13. and 14 of two organs. not; shown, and a pedalmechanisrn 15 for modifying the action-of thecontrol mechanisms .11 and .12.. The player. mechans ismiltlconsists of an air-tight bon 20 .pro-. vided in front with a removable plate: of, glass 21, a tracker bar 22 and;tWO:,me Ch3D-- ically operated rolls 23.. and 24. 'Mounted :upon these rolls is the. usual paper strip 25 provided with openingsrfor playin the.

two sets of holes 28 v and 29 which. operate,

the notes of: the two organs in .a; well k nown a manner. 1 Connected to the box 20 is a pipe I 31; leading toa supply of airwunder. pressure which passesinto; the box 20 and when an opening; in the paper-25 comes. opposite ahole in the tracker-bar the air passes-into. this hole andcauses the corresponding. note of. the organ to-be sounded. :Suchlplayeractions are indicated onlvdiagrammatically inthe d rawingas suchnote playing mechan:

isms are well known inthe art,

Thetrackenbar-QQ is also provided,- with will be numbered similarly in the-following Each mechanism consists. oil-a; circular member of insulating material e15. loosely mounted upon: a shaft; '46 wh ch: 1n:

turn I is. loosely mounted in the brackets l7 andAS. Bigidly. secured't-o each member 1s a ratchet49, a notched wheel; and; a second, ratchet 51 which has its. teeth in the oppositedirection to the ratchet 49, Sleeves 5Q and. 53 are provided which slide over. the shaftAfi and hold the members &5 together with their ratchets. in the proper osition on theshaftlfi. C -operating with t :e ratchetS; 49 are-rods 55 'provided with teeth56, which engage the, teethof. the ratchets, 49 and thus serve. torotate the. members 45. "The.

other, ends .,of the rods55. are pivoted to bellows 1.60 and are held in the position shown, by means of. springs. 61; aretprovided, with vsmalhopenings .62 and are connectedto the pipes 3Sandll0 respectively.

(losoperatingg .with [the ratchets= 51. are. rods.

65 -prov.ided with teeth 66..which .at. suitable times-engage the teeth of: the. ratchets 51. andthus serve torotate the members 45 in an. opposite direction. The rods 6,5,.are held in the positions shown .by means, of. springs 67 and are pivoted, atf their far ends. to. bellows-68 which are, provided. with small holes 69 andgareconnectedto the, pipes 37 and 3-9 respectively. The ratchets {l9 and 51- have one onmorefteeth removed at. certain positions, the object, otwhichappears in the description whicliiollows;

-TheIr.ods 55 and 65am guided by slots 71 and 72".provided in, member. '7 Co;op,er,- ating, with the notchedwheels v50 are spring pressed centering springs o1: clickers 75 which are rigidly secured to the base 76. The, bellows; 6O and 68 are supported by brackets. 7S and. 79 rigidly securedto the base.76. Themembers 45 are providedwith segments 8,0v of conducting material inserted in their peripheries :Rigidly. secured, to the rod: l6 -areselitors 81 made of insulating material. Secured tot'hese sectorsnarefour brushes 82,.83,84 and. 85.which,bear. on the {peripheries of the members 45 ,.and at, suitabletimes successively engage the sectors 80.; The brushes 82. are connected by a conduc'tor, 88 to. one side. of a -battery .90.

The brushes 83', 851,. and 85.01? .the control mechanism 1 1; are connected-by;

conductors

91, 92 and 93 to terminals 9.4, 95 and '96 which aresecureddo the swell chest. motor" 13-and-operate the mechanism therein in. a

The bellows 6Q.

wellf kno mann re T esi y sand.

Bantam control mechanism 12 arecon nectediby;conductor 97, .98- and 99. to ter-,

a rod 113 supported by the ,,brackets 114'and V115 fr om the base 76.

, passing over thetraclrerbar 22. As air under In the operation of this form' of the in; vention shown in the accompanying figure,

the paper strip is unwound from the roll 23 and wound up upon the roll 24, thereby pressure passes in thru the pipe 31 from an outside source not shown, "theinterior'of 'the' box? 10 will be under pressure. The air will be prevented from passing into the holes of the tracker bar 22, as the paper strip '25 will'be pressed tightly against the face of the tracker bar As the paper strip 25 is moved across the tracker-bar 22, the openmgs 1n the paper pass in front of the corjresponding holes in the tracker bar 22. When an opening in the paper strip '25 passes in front of vany of the

holes

28 or 29, a1r under pressure is adm tted to the correspond ng hole, thus sounding a corresponding note in the organ. The mecha;

nism up to this point-is of anywell-known mitted under pressure to the pipe 38,'and f thence to the bellows 60 which is thereby inflated the opening 62 being so small that standard'construction and design, and need" not be more fully descrihedherein.

When an open ng in the paper strip 25 PHSSGS'IH front of the hole 34, 911 ls'adonly a small amount of air is lost'thru thls means. This causes'the rod 55 to be 'moved to the left, as seen in the figure. T he tooth 56 engages the teeth of theratchet Wheel 49 which is thereby rotated through the distance of one toothand' the member which is rigidly secured thereto is there fore rotated through a like amount amount.

bellows 60 is deflated under the action of] Thelmember 45 is held in this' positionby means of the clicker 7 5 acting against the notched 6 wheel 50. The ratchet 51, being rigid with the ratchet 49, is alsorotatechbut asthe tooth 66 on the rod is out of the path of the ratchet teeth, it isnot engaged by them. After the opening inthe'paper 25 has passed beyond the hole 34, the supply of air is cut'oif fromthe pipe 38 and the I the return spring 61,' the air' escaping through the opening- 62. The' tooth '56 merely slides over the teeth of'th'eratchet 49 without turning the same, which "is held in position by -the clicker 75. The operation justdescribed causes the segment of conducting material 80 to be moved under the brush 83 thus closing the circuit through 7,

this brushconductor 91, terminal 94 and thence through the mechanism of the swell engine 13 to the'terminal 104, then through the

return conductors

107 and 106 to the battery 90, the circuit being completed from this batter to the brush 82 by means of the Y conductor 88. The, swell engine 13 is thereby operated to open the swell shutters a small amount. s I I When another opening passes infront of the hole 34, a similar action to that just described takes place and the member 45' isrotated an additional amount sufficient to bring the contactsegment under brush 6 84. This closes the circuit through the terminal 95 of the swell engine' l'3, thus caus -mg the swell shutters of the corresponding organ to'be opened an additional amount. Thus, when a third opening passes in front of the hole 34, contact strip'80 is moved under the brush 84, thus closing the circuit through the terminal 96 which causes'the swell engine 13 toopen the swell shutters thefull amount. "If another opening should pass in front of the hole 34 the rod 55fwould be actuated, but the tooth 56' would not engage a tooth of the ratchet 49, as several teeth in this position have been cutaway so that the mechanism cannot be-moved farther m that direction.

When an opening in the paper 25 'passes in front of the hole 33, air under pressure is admittedto the pipe 37 and thence to the bellows 68 which is thereby inflated. This causes, the member 65 to .be moved to the, left and the tooth 66 to engage one of the teethfof the ratchet 51, thus causing the member 45'to be rotated'through a small angle. whichcorrespondsto the spacing of the teeth of the ratchet '51. This moves the contact'strip'80 so that it is no longer under the brush 85 and-thereby deenergizes the circuit through the terminal 96 which causes the/swell engine113 to" close the swell shutter a small amount. hen the second open- 'ing passes the hole33,t he operation is'repeated and the circu t through the terminal 951s deenerg zed thus causing the swell shutters' to'be closed an additional amount. A third opening passing in frontofthe hole 33 repeats this" action causing the swell shutters to be entirely closed thus returning the parts of the controlmechanism 11 to the position shown in the figure; If another opening shouldpass in front of the hole 33 the rod 65 would be actuated, but the-tooth 66 would not engage a tooth of-the ratchet 51, as severalteeth in this position have been cut away so that the mechanism cannot be movedfart-her in that direction It is. seen. from this description that the swell shutters controlledby the swell engine;

' 13 are opened successive amounts as open 7 mgs ln-the paper 25 pass in front ofthe hole 34 and are closed successive amounts'when swell shutters are indicated, but in actual practicethis number is. considerably increased.

The operation of the controlv mechanism 12is identicalto.that just described for the control mechanism 11, and is controlled by openings in the paper passing in front of the:holes:36 and 35, andrtherehy controlling the swell engine 14 in a manner previously described for the swell engine 13.

If it is desired to operate the swell shutters by means of a foot pedal 112, this is rotated, say, in a clockwise direction, as seen in the figure, which, by means of the link 111 and arm 110, rotate the shaft- 46 in a clockwise direction, which causes the two sectors 81 of the

mechanisms

11 and 12 to be rotated through an equal amount thereby successfully bringing the contacts 83, 8d and 85 into engagement with the contact strip 80. By rotating the pedal 112 in an op posite direction, this action can be reversed, thus closing the swell shutters successive amounts.

The action of the pedal 112 can be superimposed upon the action of the two

mechanisms

11 and 12 so as to modify their action as produced by the paper 25. For example, if the member of the mechanism 11 were in such a position as to energize the circuits controlled by brushes 83 and 8 1, the swell shutters controlled by the swell engine 13 would be open about two-thirds of the full amount. By rotating the'pedal 112 in a clockwise direction through a small amount, the swell shutters controlled by the swell engine 13 will be opened the full amount, whereas, if the pedal 112 is rotated in a counter-clockwise direction, it will cause the brushes 8% and 83 to move off the segment 80, thus closing the swell shutters which are controlled by the swell engine 13. This action is controlled from the panel 112 and modifies the action of the mechanismsll and 12.

The invention upon which this application is based is broader than the specific embodinients shown and described for the purposes of illustrating some of the. ways in The scope of which it may be employed. the invention is therefore understood not to be limited by the present specific description. 'I intend no limitations other than those imposed by the appended claims.

What I claim is: l

1. In a musical instrument, the combination with automatic means for producing musical sound, and a swell motor for varying the intensity of sound emitted from the instrument, of control mechanism controlled by the automatic means. to actuatesaidl swell motor, saidcontrol mechanism including. arota-table shaft, apair of ratchet wheels loosely mounted thereon, a rotary selector, element: loosely mounted on the shaft and operatively connected to .saidratchet wheels, contacting elements cooperating with said selectorelements and included in the circuit of thefswell motor, a pawl for each of the ratchets, andja bellows for actuating each pawl.

2. In a musical instrument, the combinationwith automatic means for producingmusical sound, a swell motor for varying the intensity of sound emitted from the instrument, automatic control mechanism controlled by the automatic player mechanism to actuate said'swell motor, said automatic control mechanism including a rotatable shaft, a pair of ratchet wheels loosely mounted thereon, a rotary selector element loosely mounted on the shaft and operatively connected to said ratchet wheels, contacting elements cooperating with said selecting element and included in the circuit of the swell motor, a pawl for each of the ratchets and bellows for actuating each pawl, and additional controlmechanism movable at the will of an operator for modifying the relative action of said contracting elements and rotary selector.

3. In a musical instrument, the combination with automatic means for producing musical sound, a swell motor for varying the intensity of sound emitted from the instrument, automatic control mechanism controlled by the automatic player mechanism to actuate said swell motor, said automatic control mechanism including a rotatable shaft, a pair of ratchet wheels :loosely mounted thereon, a rotary selector element loosely mounted on the shaft and operatively connected to said ratchet wheels, contacting elements mounted on said shaft and movable therewith to cooperate with said selecting element and included in the circuit of the swell motor, a pawl for each oft-he ratchets and bellows for actuating each pawl, and additional control mechanism movable at the will of an operator for rotating said shaft. I p

4. In a musical instrument, automatic means forproducing sound, a swell motor for varying the intensity of sound emitted, and control mechanism controlled by the automatic player mechanism, said control mechanism comprising a rotary selecting device for controlling the action of the swell motor and having a pneumatic bellows for rotating the selecting device step by step in one direction and a second bellows for rotating the selecting device step by step in. the opposite direction, and elecplayer mechanism for operating said actions,

trical' contacts in circuit With the swell-motor controlled by the selecting device.

5.111 a musical instrument, the combination with a plurality of organ actions for.

producing musical sound, an automatic and a swell motor for each of said actions Vtosvarythe intensity of sound emitted from tively, and controlled by said automatic means, a plurality of contacting elements cooperating With each selector element and j included in the circuit of the respective swell motor, said contacting elements being mounted on said shaft and movablethere- V'Wlth, and a pedal operatively connected to the shaft for actuating all of said contacting elements independently of the respective selector elements.

In testimony WhereofI hereunto alfix my signature. 7

Jonitniiys HAMMOND; JR; 'T f