US1888746A

US1888746A - Hattie r

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Publication number: US1888746A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1932-11-22
Anticipated expiration: 1949-11-22

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H. R. SPECHT MACHINE FOR PERFORMING TRANSFER sLIPs v Nov. 22, 1932.

Filed May 5, 1930 :s sheets-sheet 1l mm n. m

Nov. 22, 1932. H. R. SPE-:CHT

MACHINE FOR PERFORATING TRANSFER SLIPS Filed May 5, 195o :s sheets-sheet 2l Nov. 2'2, 1932.

H. R. SPECSH'Q MACHINE FOR PERFORATING TRANSFER SLIPS Filed May 5. 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Nov. 22, i932 HATTIE n srncHTgoF NonronK, vinsiiviA 4 MACHINE Ynoia12nianomi'rrnerf'rRAnsiiEia sLiIPs Application filed May 5.1930Jv4 Serial No. dll-3,920.

This invention relates to improvements in` a machine for perforating transfer slips. It is intended that this machine be of small size so that it may be readily carried inthe hands o r mounted whereverV convenient for hand operation. The machine isfadapted for accurately and rapidly perforating or punching transfer slips of the kind which are issued by conductors or other operatorsof street Se, cars, lousses` and the like. Transfers of the kind used `are customarily provided with markings indicative of each of the conditions under which they may be used, for example, the names of the route from which they are issued; the direction of travel and the time limit allowed. Where such transfer slips are issued individually by the operator there isv therefore necessitated af separate punching for each of the Vconditions to be indicated.

This frequently results in delay and error` when the operator is called upon to issue a transfer slip in haste.

It is an object of my invention to provide a machine which may he set to perforate the transfers asthey are successively issued. It is also apurpose to provide for the perforaftion of certain designations independently ofA the attention of the operator. These designations whichare attendedr to independently may include the issuing route; and the appropriate time limit which applies to. all 4slips to he issued at that time. 4

A further object of my'invention is tomake possible the accurate perforation of the 'slip' 353- to show such designations vas may he called for in individual cases, for example, the route' and direction for which the transfer is to he issued. i

lt will be apparent from thefollowing derni scription that the machineis adapted for;

carrying out oth'errel'ated objects within the Y As the'preferrcd range of the disclosures. form of my invention I have illustrated the same in the accompanying drawings in 45. which punch plate 12.

Fig. l is a side elevation of the-perforating machine; Fig. Qris v Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal 'section on the linefS-B of Fig. 2; v 5o Figs; is a transverse verticalsection on tlelinefl-l ofFigl; f Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical section on the line 5 5 in Fig. l;

a plan View thereof;`

Fig. 6 is a transverse vertical section on 55 the line 6 6 ofllig. 1; ,i

F ig. 7 is a transverse ver-tical section on the line 2-Tof Fig. 1;- p F ig. 8 is a transverse-vertical Pection on a reduced scaleon the line 8-8 of Fig, l; and 6o A Fig. 9 is a view of the4 transfer slip.

,As shown in the' drawings the machine consists of a hex or frameyll preferably ofl die-cast or machined metal. The left hand portion of the h'ox contains the supplyof 65 blank transfer slips which are fed through the' perforafting mechanism mounted within the right hand portion ofthe hox. The box has a top l2 bolted or otherwise fastened overfit and forminga cover for the perforat- 70 ing mechanism andv also af punch plate for use in conjunction for thismechanism. At the inner end of (the y.top there are two upstanding .

lugsf

13, 13 which form journals..

for a transverse pivot and bearing pin 14aV 75` )A loose roller l5 is journalledon the pin 120l le between the lugs 13, This'roller 15, has a friction'surfacev for engaging the transfer slip as the latterY will successively feed from thesupply to position beneath the The second cover plate 16 extends overtlie slip holding and feeding mechanism.4 It has an opening 16a through which the feeding operation may he ohservedand the'supply of slips watched so that the same may be re- 90f tactv with'the feeding mechanism.Y

1 Theho'usi'ng 18 of the cover'pl a shaft 30 having an attached roller 31 vwith -f from the base of 4the box.

plenished when exhausted. Gffset lugs 17 17 formed at the inner end of the plate 16 are pivoted on the ends of pin 14 so that the cover plate is thus hinged over the box. rlhe outer end of the cover plate 16 has a raised portion 18 forming a housing to receive a feed roller. The extreme end of the cover plate extends downwardly to form a ange having a catch 2O bv which the cover is held against the end of the box by means of a spring detent 21 mounted on the latter.

Beneath the punch plate 12 the box'carries a punch holding plate 22. Lugs 23 on the inner surface ofthe latter form journals for a transverse pivot pin 24 which in turn carries a tray 25. The tray extends from the lugs 23, 23 substantiallyto the opposite wall of the boxl and serves to hold a blockofv blank transfer slips. These slips are held in posi tionby means vof a vertical flange 26 around thesides and free end of tray 25. Beneath the free end of tray is a pair of bosses 27 extending downwardly and opposite to a similar pair'of bosses 28 extending upwardly An expansion spring 29 is fitted on each pair of opposing bosses V27, 28V so as to force the tray 25and:

the block of transfer slips upwardly into conte 16 carries a friction surface extending slightly below A the lower surfaces of the covervplate 16. lA

gearY wheel 32 is mounted at one end of shaft as shown in Fig. 4.

Between'the sides of the casing and beneath the sha-ft 30 there-is mounted a transverse shaft 33 which carries a gear wheel 34 engaging wheel 32. Y

Referring to Fig. 3 it will be evident that gear 'wheel 34 has six spaced openings 35 which-serve to permit a step by step rotation for the shaft 33.l A spring detentv 36 is at- Y tached to the side of the casing at 37 and has 'i a laterally projecting lug 38 fitting the hole 35 in the gear wheel 34 and limiting the rotation ofthe latter.Y Means to cause the Yrotation Yof gear wheel 34 consists of a drum 39 Y k1 mounted on shaft 33 with a spring motor. rllhe latter may be wound in any suitable manner such as by av sleeve 40 surrounding the end of shaft 33 and adapted for rotation by a Vkey or crank. Y

' VThe lug 38 which is normally held inV one of vthe holes 35 may be released' from the hole and thus permit the wheel 34 tocom'mence rotation v by means ofthe following release mechanism.

This consists of'a pedestal 41 extending upliwardly from the base and opposite the lug v38.A This'pedestal Hforms a slide bearing for a pin .42 having'slightly less diameter than the lug38. One end ofthe pin Aslides into the hole 35 inrgear wheel 34 while theV opposite v*free end'of. the pin 42 is received in a recess "43 on a rock arm44.y The rock arm 44 forms.

part of a rock shaft which is carried on .i

the base of the box by means of journal 467 46. The pin 42 is normally held out of the plane of the gear wheel 43 by means of a helical spring in the pedestal 41.

In operation the roclr shaft 45 forces the pin 42 into contact with lug 38 causing the A latter to be withdrawn vfrom the hole 35 in the gear wheel 34. The spring motor operating on the latter causes it to pass in fro-nt of the lug 38 so that-retraction of the pin 42 permits Vthe gear wheel 34'to rotate'until the pin 38 yengages in thel next hole 35. During this acltion the roller 31 has rotated in contact with tray 25'. The springw49 may be wound up by' rotating the shaftv 47by means'v of a Akey or cra/nk in `a manner well'punde'rsto'od while the shaft and itsroller's'isprevented from rotation in the feeding direction by, suitable lockingmeans. ,Y n Y j f This consists of a recess 50,in the rperiphery of one ofthe rollers'48. A lug 51 is mount# edV on the base of the box-beneath roller 48 and carries'a bar 52 pivoted for vertical move-V ment. The free, end of the b'arhas an up-V standing latch 53 which may be forced into thev recess in locking engagement. The' freev end'y of thebar is beveled tor provide a tooth 54 by which the bar may be depressed to krelease the latch 53 from engagement with the roller. The spring 55 is seated within a` recess in thebase and bears upwardly against the bar'to insure engagement of the latch 53 in recess 50 except when the bar 52 is depressed. Y l y 'Referring to Fig. 5 it vwill be observed'that the shaft 54 Vcarries an enlargement 56 yin which) is a dog 57 mounted onv pivot 58. This dog v57 is heldoutwardly by aspring and when the rock shaft 45 rotates counter-clock-v wise the dog 57 enga-ges tooth 54 to depress the bar 52 and release the latch 53 from the roller 48. This permitsl the roller to rotate in a clockwise.direction as shown'in Fig.A

As soon as the dog 57 has passedbeyond vthe plane of the tooth 54, the'l'atter springs' upward to catch and'hold the roller 48 at the end of its complete 'r evolution. V Vhe'n the shaft 45 rocks back to its original position the dog 57jrides over the tooth 54 withoutmoving the bar 52.

Operation of thefeeding mechanism 'so far iso "lll

describedis crausedby a rocking'motion of the shaft 45. This permits Vthe rollers 48 to make a single revolution. One end ofthe uppermost transfer slip has already been engaged between rollers 48 and roller l5 by the previous feeding movement carried out by roller 3l. As the rollers 48 move the transfer slip is fed to the right as shown in Figi-l and into position abovethe punching mechanism. As this transfer j slip is ad? vanced, the next succeeding one'from the block is engaged at therear edge by the roller 3l. Since the rocking of the shaft 45 has released the gear wheel34 from` the lug 38, the latter makesa partial revolution which causes the roller. 3l to operata On retraction-ofthe shaft theipin.42 withdraws from gearv wheel84 and permits the latter'.

to rotate until the lug' 38 follows into the next succeeding `hole 85.

The amount of rotation. permitted to

gearV wheels

32 and 34 serves to advance the transfer slips far enough for the front edge of the slip to be seized between the rollers 48 and l5 which have completed their delivery of the preceding slip to the punching mechanism. The second transfer slip is therefore in a position to be advanced into the punching mechanism on the nent rockingmovement of the shaft 45. the-operation ofthe feeding of one blank slipinto the position of punching is followed by the advance of the second blank into position to be similarly fed forward.

In Fig. 9 there has been shown a typical transfer slip for which'this device is intended. This slip usually provides in suitable spaced arrangement printed indications first of the particular route on which the transfer is to be used; second'the direction of travel and fthird the time of day. VAt least twoV perfo-rations must be made iii-'the group of directions in order to indicate from which point and to which point the travel is authorized; one perforation is required to indicate the route itself and one designation to indicate the time of issue. Generally speak# ing this device provides a separate group of manually adjusted punches for the route and this requires vno change by the operator. A similar group of manually adjusted punches Y indicate the direction of travel by the setting of one of the punches of this group and this requires no further adjustment as long as the travel is continued in `this direction. A further manual adjustment of the third group of punches indicates to which route the transfer is authorized. rThis latter adjustment of the punch isop/rated in conj unction with the act of punching the slip. In

addition to the above the appropriate time i limit to bepunched is set by of clock work winch operates Vperiodically and without attention from the operator. rlhe followino unch settinA orl ad'ustine mechanism` b b Y lt will thus be apparent that' is provided. Referring `particularly.togthe Vdesignation of the routeor line of travel issu-l ing thetransfer, the vpunches 59. are. proa` vided .in number equal to the entries ron `the printed form.' These punchesare VVcarried in vertical passageways in the punch holder 22.

The passageways register with openings in the top or die-'plate l2 of the casing.` The lower portions of the fpassagewaysV are en# larged as shown at 6l to formA bearings` for the enlarged portions 62 of the punches 59.

Coil springs 63 are placed around the punches 59 in front of the enlargement-62 andl operate to retract the. punches. there is a platform 64 supported above a pair of parallel links ,65, 65 which connect the platform 64 pivotally to.`

bosses

66, 66 Von the ase.

rock shaft 45 and connected by meansof links tothe 4links 65, 65.

The side walls of the casing have openingsl `appropriate punch 59 the heightl offthe wedge surface onthe pulllever. It follows One pull lever 69 of this group is drawn:

Beneath the 'punches The lplatform 64 is caused to risel and. j fall by means of a rocker 67 mounted upon.

that the punch so affected will be brought.

into advanced position so that as the platform 64'rises under the rocking of the `shaft 45,` the punchv59 willgrise into the opening 60of'y the die-plate 122 In making this movement the punch willperforate the-printed trans-1` is held in the depressed channel 71'. i

Separate groups off punches are'r provided fer slip at the appropriaterplace'as theslip the pointsv from which .and to which trans'- fer is issued. The punches 72 which servev to indicate thepoints from which travel isauthorizedare mounted to reciprocate in memb-er 22 in the mannery above. described and' have their lower ends restingupon the pull levers 73 Awith the wedge lfaces 7 4 of the.y `latter in position to adjust thelpunchesivertically when the latter is drawnout fromrthe casing. The pull levers are shownin Fig. 8 to rest on a platform 7 5 which in turn issupf ported on the links 7 6 above the bosses 7,7 in the base. The openings 7 8 inthe side 'wall' of thecasing are suiiiciently wide to permit. the rise of the levers y73 when the, platform 75 is raised by rocking the shaft45 in the manner already described* It follows that the appropriate punch 72 will perforate the desired designation, i n

A separate group ofV punches'79 is pro? vided to indicate the direction-to. which travel is authorized. These punches' are carl l ried in member 22 and have their rear .ends

resting upon camsr79a mounted on linksl80.

.105. for perforating the transfer'slip to indicate p Y pivoted to the'base. These links 80 are'in in housings 85 beneath the base of the casing.

The plungers 84 have extensions 86 pivoted' at 87 tothe members 82 and coil spring 88 serve to hold .the plungers in an extended position. 'y Y.

It follows Vthat when the selectedione of Y the group ofplungers 84 is pushed inward are retracted.

overcoming spring 88, the punch 79 will be raised through the transfer slip and into the f opening ofthe die-plate 12. y

vA'series of collars 89 is fastened tothe rockv shaftV 45 between the sleeves 81.

Ratchets 'on collars 89 and corresponding springheld teeth 91 on sleeves 81 serve to rock the shaft 45 whenever one of the rocking sleeves 81`rotates`.

This/sets in motion the punching operations previously described vand also the forward'feeding of the slips `and the delivery of the punchedfslip as soon as the punches Inordertok punch the time limit on the slip there is provided a series of punches 92 mounted vwithin the member 22 inthe manner; already described.l These punches Vare set in four rows of twelve each and each row has beneathit a cam roller 93 onv whichthere are four,

cams

94, 95, 96, 97 spaced-in successive. 90 degree angularrelation. f Each cam roller 93 is extendedinto' a housin`g98 at one side of the -casing and there terminates ina gear 99.Y The four gearsY 99 are in line and mesh each with 'the other.` One of said cam shafts 93 is projected to carryv a pair of grooved gears 100, 1011and'thr'ough the covering 102 the shaft may be operated by the setting wheel .103. y'

Beneaththe gear vwheels 100, 101 are a

pair oflevers

104, 105 respectively. ,These levers terminate oppositexstar wheels/106 and 107 lrespectively,*.bothV mounted on a shaft 108 transversely'held beneath the casing as at 109 and adapted to-receivetiming clockwork.

The upper ends of the' levers 104, 105 are pivoted at 110 and carry teeth 111 `which engage the grooves in wheels 100,101.Y In this manner wheel 99 is causedv to rotate by a step byfstep vmovement and successively bring a cam94 into position beneath a vpunch 92. v`The shafts areV carried on Va platform 112 which in vturnis'supported on the links 113.'

The upper endsv oflinks 113 havecam faces 114. `The links larerconnected by

cross links

115 and 116 to a rocking' arm 117 on shaft 45. lt-follows that as the rock shaft is operated the punch 92 will be caused to perforate lthe l time in the Vmanneralreadyf described.

Theabove Vdescription indicatesthe sev'.`r

' l" f l l 6* eral-.instrumentalities used and .the manner of co-,operation.- With the tray 25 carrying a block of separate transfer-slips the oper# ator sets one of the punches 59onerrof the groups vof punches 69 while the clock work trainwill set one of the punches 92v toyreg-l ister the time limit. Through the actuation of one of the plungers 84` the'V remaining group of punches 78 has. one of theflatt'erv di- Y rectly actuated. At thesame time the rock# ying movement of rock shaftl 45 causesthe punches 59, 69 and 92 to .perforate the slip'.

As soon as the plunger 84 is released the Vpunches are retracted and the slip isfed 'out of the channel 71. In, the meantime the feeding mechanisms have been released and a secondy slip is fed into the groove 71 -by roller.

15 while a third slipis advanced byro'ller 31. The operationmay then beI're'peated either with the punches already in advanced position or by such others in adjustment .as the circumstances make desirable.k

The above descriptionv ofV my: lpreferred form is giveny for purpose of illustration without limiting theA invention other thanV means forgiving each groupk of punches anoperative stroke, a common actuating'element for said last named means, a. separatel group of punches and periodically voperatingV means for positioning one of these: punches*A for` an operative stroke, said means being operatively connected to said commonlactuat-r` i ing element. f

2. ln a deviceof the class described, afplue ralityjof groups of punches, Vmanual means for selectively advancing a punch from-each group into operative position, avr separater group of punches, time-controlled means for'l selectively Yadvancing one vof said fpuiiches,

means for giving each group of punchessan operative stroke, a common-actuating: element for said last named means, a group of punches having individual'A operating plungers and connections between said plungers and the common actuating element.

3i In a device of the class described, -a=

groupl of :line identifyingpunchesfaugroupJ Y of direction punches, manual means-for selectively advancing a punch from each group Y into operative position, a group of timepunches, time-controlled means for selective# ly advancing one of said punches, means for;l

giving each group of punches an operative stroke, a common actuating element for said last named means, a groupI of` destination punches having individual operating plungers and connections between saidfplungers` and the commony actuating element. I

' 4. vIna device of the classv described, means): for separating 1a paper. sliplA fromia supply.

fab

actuating means.

thereof, means for feeding the slip to position to be punched, a plurality of groups of punches, means for selectively advancing a punch from each group into operative position a common actuating means for the punches and for the separating and feeding of the slip and an independent group of punches having individual Operating plungers operatively connected with the common In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature.

H. R. SPECHT.-

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. 1,888,746. November 22, 1932.

It is hereby certified that in the grant and heading to the above numbered patent the name of the patentee was erroneously written and printed as "Hattie R. Specht" whereas said name should have been written and printed as "Hattie R. Specht, novi. by marriage Hattie R. 0gg"; line 13, of the grant for "Hattie R. Specht" read "Hattie R. Ogg" and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 7th day of February, A. D. 1933.

, M. J. Moore, (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents.