US1965744A - Record magazine for automatic phonographs - Google Patents

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July 10, 1934., P. U..LANNERD RECORD MAGAZINE FOR AUTOMATIC PHONOGRAPHS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 30, 1930 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY-$1 July 10, 1934. P. u. LANNERD RECORD MAGAZINE-FOR AUTOMATIC PHONOGRAPHS Filed Aug. 30, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 mechanism for ported therein.

. is a modified form showing the mag protrudes Patented July 10, .1934

nnconn mosznwn non AUTOMATIC rnonocaarns Paul U. Lannerd, Fort Wayne,

1nd., assignor to The Capehart Corporation, Fort Wayne, Ind. Application August 30, 1930, Serial No. 478,861

4 Claims. (Ol- 2'14 -10') This invention relates to an automatic record changing phonograph and more particularly the placing and removing arecord upon the turntable thereof. 1

The object of the invention is to provide a magazine for containing a plurality of records, of simple construction which may either be-mounted The magazine is adapted to release a record to drop intoplaying position upon the turntable.

Another feature of the invention resides in the means for releasing a record by a simple reciprocatory movement and particularly permitting the record to drop one edge at a time so as to'prevent breakage. v Another feature of the invention resides in the arr'angement'whereby the magazine may be rotated' or inverted with respect to the turntable so as to deposit a record thereon from one side of-the stack of records containedtherein, and

pick up said record from the turntable adjacent the other side of the stack o'frecords and thereon be reversed to deposit a new recordfrom the first mentioned side.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the following description and claims: g

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the mechanism showing portions thereof in cross section with the magazine in elevated position for permitting record playing shown in full ered position for record changing shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the record changing magazine. Fig. 3 is a central vertical section taken therethrough showing a record sup- Fig. 4 is the same as Fig. 3 showing a record with one side thereof released. Fig. record completely released from the magazine. Fig. 6 e mounted in fixed position relative to theturntable. I

In the drawings there is shown a machine having a supporting frame 10 mounted upon the side framell. Rotatably mounted upon the supporting frame 10 there is'a turntable 12 driven by a suitable motor contained in themotor housing 13 suspended from below the turntable. The turntable'is driven through the'sp'indle'14 which upwardly beyond-the upper surface of the turntable to provide a centering pin for a record.

The record changing magazine comprises. an annular ring 15 of an inside diameter sufficient to contain a plurality of records 16. On one side i ring 18 spaced therefrom-substantially 'ness of one record and secured to .21, best shown in Figure the turntable or a record from the magazine to the lines, and in low- 'magazme and the thereon.

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thereof there is a false bottom 1'1 and a bottom the thickthe false hot- 19. Said ring 18 is provided lip portions 20 and torn by the screws withinwardly protruding portions being fixedrelative to Slidably mounted between the bottom ring 18 and the false bottom 1'1 there is a discharge ring 22 having an elongated slotted projection 23 .on one side thereof and a similar projection 24 on the other side thereof. Intermediate thereof, there are provided elongated slots 25 through which the pins 26 extend for guiding the sliding ring in the magazine. On one side of the ring, and adjacent the projection 24 wardly projecting record supporting seat 2'1 conforming when in advanced position wardly projecting lip 21.

In operation, a stack of records 16 are normally supported'in the magazine-by the lip 20'of the fixed bottom ring, on one side of the record, and by the seat 211 of the sliding ring 22 on the other side of the record. when it is desired to transfer sliding ring is moved to by the arrow in Figure record of the stack contained in the magazine dropped by the seat 2'1 onto the lip 21 and is pushed inwardly movement of the sliding ring 22 above In that position the left hand edge of the record is caused to drop off of the lip 20, while theright hand side is held in suspended posit'on between the false bottom 1'1 and the lip 21. Thus, in this position theyrecord hangs at an angle as illustratedin Figure 4 with the center hole 30 thereof to the right of the centering pin 31 of the turntable; The sliding ring is then moved to the left as indicated by the arrow in Figure 5 so that the record'is p ,hed from between the lip 21 and the false bottom 1'1 by the seat 27. The center hole of the record is then directly over the centering pin and the record is free to drop down From the.

from the bottom of the stack, first one side being and then the other. This is accomplished by the reciprocating action of the sliding ring.

' Various applications of the magazine may be being illustrated herein in connection with the mechanism shown in Figure 1 and 2, said ring and lip the magazine.

turntable, the the right as indicated 4 so that the bottom released there is an intotheinabove described construction, it will be noted that the recordsare shuffled another in connection with themodifled mechner'as to swing downwardly on the pivot but anism shown in Figure 6. eld against upward movement. Uponthe mag Various means of reciprocating the sliding ring azine being brought into discharge position may be employed, two of which are illustrated above the turntable, a roller 53 engages the cam 5 herein.

I ed at 35 on the support 10 and'through suitable the arm 51 with the magazine causes it to move 85 16" Upon the record being released the arms 32 s wing In the modified form shown in Figure B, w upwardly to carry the magazine into raised posimagazine is fixedly mounted above the tumthe pin 34 by the head 37 and caused the maga- 24 of the sliding ring is connected to acrank zine to rotate one-half revolution. 611actuated by the shaft 62 and driven from 'any ;20, After the record been played, the magazin suitable source, being more particularly shown U l is brought into position over the turntable with and described in -the co-pending applicati t .at spaced intervals about the periphery. As "the tained for releasing the record as above de- 100 slipover the edge of the record until the record The invention claimed is: that was on the turntable lies adjacent the low- 1. In an automatic phonograph, a magazine ermost record in the magaz n The latches then for holding a plurality of sound reproducing disks 105 snap under the record so as .to support it with the in stacked relation to be discharged onto a turnrest of the records in t magazine while the table in reproducing position, comprising a body I o 1 position shown in full lines in Fig. 1. The reportion and spaced therefrom having an out- 3 5 versing of the record during the upward movewardly projecting portion for temporarfl'y'sup- 11d pled with the actio of the arm 36, causes the ed between said supporting means and body pormagazine to turn one-half revolution to bring the tion for releasing first one side 01' the di k n latches 38 from their downwardly extending pon the other therefrom. 115 sition to the upwardly extending position as 2.1:; an automatic-phonograph, a magazine shown. In this position; when the magazine is or holding a plurality; of sound reproducing again lowered, a new record will be deposited on disks Stacked 8t n to be d scharged onto the turntable. The particular details of the a turntable reproducins position compr latches 38 and the above described mechanism, a body portion, a ring rigidly secured thereto for 120 0rd tr n fer mechanism said ring when; moved in one direction and the 1 T record actuating mechanism is driven other edge therefrom when moved in thereverse through the bevelled pinions 39 from the turndirectlon' table motor or any other suitable driving means, Inflan a magazine I thedriven pinion 39 driving-the gear 40 which, holdmg aplimlity of sound reproducing disks in turn, drives the gear 41 on the shaft 42. The m fk relation to be discharged onto shaft 42 drives the pinion 43 which, in turn, mprismg opp osite marginal edges of the bottom disk, said a sitters; asthmatics? m eo ing rod 46 having its other end connected with many the thickness or disk sliding the lever- 49 which lever isconnected with the figggfiggggjfigf disk will be used other end of the arm 36 and pivotally mounted 4. n an ant 7t pending application of Paul F. Wilber. table in reproducing position, mmpmmg a body ttom and a sliding ring monnted between body portion adapted to said seating means and w temporarily support one edge of the bottom disk Q ring being moved m one direction it will force the other edge of the record oi! 01 its corresponding lip while causins the first mentioned opposite whereby upon said slidin! thereof to be g pped between the adjacent edge and when moved in the lip and body portion, opposite direction the disk out or engagement with the adjacent lip so as to completely release it from the magazine.

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