US1980353A - Summary sheet feed for autographic registers - Google Patents

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Nov. 13, 1934. F. E. PFEIFFER I 1,980,353

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Patented Nov. 13, 1934 UNETED STATES SUMMARY SHEET FEED FOR AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTERS Frank E. Pfeiffer, Dayton, Ohio, assignor to The Egry Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, a cor I poration of Ohio Application October 13, 1933, Serial No. 693,479

23 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in autographic registers, and has for its object to provide an autographic register in which there is means that will, in one cycle of operation, advance certain ones of a plurality of. superimposed strips of paper a definite distance, and others of these superimposed strips a shorter definite distance.

It is also an object of this invention to provide, in connection with an autographic register, means for supporting a plurality of superimposed strips, together with means for aligning the strips, and also means that will, in one cycle of operation, advance some of the strips a certain definite distance and other strips another certain definite distance.

It is an object to provide a summary strip narrower in width than the detail strips. The summary strip is unaligned while the detail strips are aligned and locked in alignment.

It is an object to provide a common actuating means for both types of strips, a part of said actuating means being adapted to operate upon the summary strip only during the portion of the cycle of movement of the ejecting means and the other part of the ejecting means being adapted tooperate upon the detail strips throughout a complete cycle of operation, whereby the detail strips are moved a complete ticket length while the summary strip is moved only a summary space, as may be desired.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the autographic register.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the register with the covers removed and one of the covers shown in section.

Figure 3 shows in elevation the inside of the writing table and the part of the casing to which the writing table is attached.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Figure 1.

Figure "1 is a partial view in perspective of the strip advancing device.

The register has the usual casing composed of sides 1, a front end 2, a rear end 3 and a bottom 4. On the bottom 4 is a false bottom 5, which has extending upwardly therefrom sides 6 and a rear end 7 to form a receptacle or container for a plurality of strips of paper folded along transverse creases to form a stack of superimposed sheets.

Ontop of the casing is the usual table 8, which has at its front end, on each side, a bracket 9 attached to the sides of the casing by means. of a transverse shaft 10. By means of this shaft and brackets the table is pivoted to the casing. i In the table, adjacent the front end thereof, isa transverse slot 11, through which the strips of paper pass from the casing onto and over the table. To the front of. the transverse slot and beneath the table is attached a plate 12, which I has a downwardly extending loop 13 immediately beneath the front edge of the transverse slot 11.

At each end of thetransverse slot 11 is a bracket 14, which supports a transverse roller 15 located adjacent the loop 13 of the plate 12. This roller serves to guide strips of paper as they are fed from the container, through the slot, onto the table. There are two stacks of paper, one from which a summary strip is fed through the rear edge of the slot 11 and to the rear of the roller 15; the other from which a plurality of superimposed detail strips is fed between the roller '15 and the loop 13, and through the slot 11 onto the writing table, above the summary strip. I 4

Extending transversely of the table, on the under side thereof, is a paper aligning plate 16, which has at one end a rearwardly extending arm 17. In this plate and the arm are slots 18, in which there are guides 19 for supporting and guiding the aligning plate asit moves beneath the table. The free end of the arm 17 has a downwardly extending bracket20, through which there passes a bolt 21, held in. adjusted position on the bracket by means of two locknuts 22, one on each side of the bracket.

The aligning plate has a transverse slot 23 through which the summary strip passes before it is fed through the slot 11 of the table. The part of the aligning plate immediately in front' of the slot 23 is bent upwardly, as indicated by the numeral 24, and fits in the slot 11 so that the upper surface of this part 24 is fiush'with the upper surface of the table, while the lower surface is flush with the lower surface of the-table.

It will be observed from an examination of Figure 4 that the part 24 of the aligning plate 16 is to the rear of the detail strips. This part 24 is adapted to be moved backwardly and will engage the detail strips along perforations so they will be aligned. In the alignment of the detail strips they are forced back against the frontedge of the slot 11 and into engagement with the table at that point for an accurate alignment of the strips.

' oted at its front edge to a plate 26 suitably attached to the table by means of beads 2'7 and pintles 28-. These beads and pintle extend into a slot 29 formed in the table, between the front end thereof and the slot 11. The plate 25 is just sufii ciently wide to extend over part of the slot 11 and to engage the detail sheets for pressing purposes.

The stack of detail strips 30 is located in the front end of the container, from which the superimposed strips pass upward to the rear of the loop 13, and in front of the roller 15. To therear of the stack of detail strips is a summary strip stack 31, from which the strip passes upward through the rear part of the slot 11, onto the table. At the front end of the table is a roller 32, supported at each end by means of a bar 33. These bars have slots 34 therein, in which guide pins 35 are located for guiding these bars as they move up and down through the action of a spring.

These pins are supported in the sides 1 of the 25* casing.

The lower end of each bar 33 is bent inwardly to form a bracket 36, through which a bolt 37 extends downwardly through a hole in a bracket 38 attached to the side of the casing. On the low- 30 er endof each bolt is a nut 39, which has between it and the bracket 38 a spring 40. The tension of this spring may be regulated by the nut 39 so that the pressure applied by the roller 32 on the strips of paper may be varied.

On one end of the roller 32 is a pinion 32a, which engages a gear 41a located on one end of a shaft 41, suitably journalled in the sides of the casing. This shaft has two discs 42 thereon,

spaced from each other by means of a drum 43.

The peripheries of these discs are cut away, as indicated by the numeral 44. The amount of this cutaway part may vary, but as shown in Figure 5 it is substantially one-fifth of the periphery of thedisc.

Each disc has on its periphery serrations 45, which cooperate with serrations 45a on the roller 32 for feeding the superimposed strips of paper.

Each disc is also provided with an axially and in wardly extending serrated projection 46. The serrated parts of these projections are in axial alignment with the peripheral serrations of the discs. These serrated projections are for the purpose of engaging the edges of the summary strip. The serrated peripheries of the discs will engage the edges of the detail strips. This is possible because the summary strip is not so wide as the detail strips.

The rear end of the table is provided with slots 47, oneslot above each disc. In one edge of each slot and attached to the table is a clip 48, adapted to engage over the edge .of the summary strip to hold it in alignment and in close engagement with the top of the table. The shaft 41 is rotated by means of a handle 49. For the purpose 01' ":5

stopping the handle at the end of each cycle of operation there is provided a resiliently mounted pin 50. l 7

On the left side of the casing is a carbon paper container 51, which has extending longitudinally therethrough a shaft 52 supported at each end by the ends of the container. On this shaft is a roll of carbon paper 53, engaged at one end by means of a disc 54 pressed against the end of the carbon roll by means of a spring 55 which engages at one end the disc, and has its other The front end of this separating plate has at 1 each edge a hole 58 for receiving a pin 59 located on the upper face of the table. To the rear of the front edge of the separating plate is a slot 60, through which impressions are made upon the summary strip 61 by means of a sheet of carbon paper 62. The superimposed detail strips as they pass over the table. and over the separating plate are indicated by'the numeral 63.

The relative arrangement of the parts is well shown in Figure 4.. The casing, in addition to being provided with a writing table, is provided with a cover 64, which has extending downwardly therefrom, at its front end, a pair of brackets 65 supported on the casing by means of a shaft 66. In this cover is the usual writing opening 67. The rear end of the cover is arcuate at the point 68 and forms a covering for the presser roller 32. Extending rearwardly from the arcuate part of the cover are two tongues 69, adapted to be" engaged by means of a rear cover 70 for holding the front cover in closed position;

The side of the casing at the rear has therein a plurality of studs 71 to support the rear cover. In orderto properly hold the rear cover on the casing it has a plurality of downwardly extending loops 72 for engaging the studs 71 when thecover is slipped forward to engage above the tongues 69. A lock 73 is provided for holding the rear cover in closed position on the studs and in locking engagement with the front cover.

The shaft 41 is provided, between one of the discs and one of the sides of the casing, with a disc 74 from which a cam 75 extends forengaging aplate 76 supported on the side of the casing by means of pins 78 projecting through slots '77 in the plate. These pins are on the side of the casing. Extending upwardly from the plate 76 is a projection 79, which is adapted to engage the head of the bolt 21 for moving the aligning plate 16. I

The rearward movementof the strips of paper, due to the operation of the roller and the disc, tends to hold the part 24 of the aligning plate away from-the aligning edge of the table, but at a certain stage in each cycle of operation the plate '76 is moved forward, forcing forwardly the aligning plate 16 and causing the detail strips to be gripped between the aligning plate and the front edge of the slot 11, thereby accurately aligning the detail strips along cross perforations.

In each cycle of operation the cam '75 will move the plate '76 forward, carrying with it the align-jing plate at the beginning of each cycle of the feeding operation. During the feeding part of each cycle of operation the peripheries of the discs are in engagement with the lateral edges of the detail strips so that these detail strips are moved independently of the summary strip, which does not move until the serrated projection 46 comes into cooperation with the roller 32. These serrated projections engage the under surface of each lateral edge of the summary strip and will feed the summary strip about one-half inch in each cycle of operation, the extent to which the summary strip is fed depending upon the peripheral extent of the serrated projection nism is inoperative. After the proper number of detail entries have been made a summary entry is made, which is not only impressed upon the detail strips but is also impressed upon the summary strip by means of the carbon paper and the transverse slot in the separating plate.

One cycle of operation is supposed to advance the detail strips to the extent of one sheet formed in each strip by cross perforations, whereas the summary strip is advanced just sufiiciently to bring another part of this strip beneath the cross slot in the separating plate to receive new summary impressions thereon.

It will be understood that I desire to compre- 1. In an autographic register for use in connection with a pair of superimposed strips of paper, one edge of one strip extending over the adjacent edge of the other strip, a table for supporting the strips, a roller, means cooperating with the roller to engage the part of the strip extending over the other strip to feed it a given distance along the table, and means on said means to engage the other strip to feed it a less distance.

2. In an autographic register for use in connection with superimposed strips of paper, one strip being narrower than the others, a writing table for supporting the strips, a roller, means cooperating with the roller to move the wide strips independently of the narrow strip a certain distance in a cycle of operation, and means on said means cooperating with the roller to move the narrow strip a less distance in the same cycle of operation.

3. In an autographic register for use in connection with a pair of superimposed strips of paper, one edge of one strip projecting beyond the adjacent edge of the other strip, a table for supporting the strips, a roller above said strips, a disc cooperating with the roller to engage the projecting edge of one strip to advance it through one cycle of operation a given distance along the table, and means on the disc cooperating with the roller to engage and feed the other strip along the table a less distance in the same cycle of operation.

4. In an autographic register for use in connection with a pair of superimposed strips of paper, one edge of one strip projecting beyond the adjacent edge of the other strip, a table for supporting the strips, a roller above said strips, a disc cooperating with the roller to engage the projecting edge of one strip to advance it through one cycle of operation a given distance along the table, and means on the disc cooperating with the roller to engage and feed the other strip along the table a less distance in the same cycle of operation, said means consisting of a serrated projection on the disc.

5. As a new article of manufacture for use in autographic registers for feeding superimposed strips of paper of different widths, a disc having a part of its periphery cut away and its uncutaway part serrated, and a serrated projection on one side of the disc, said disc and projection adapted to engage the respective strips.

6. In an autographic register, a casing having thereon a table, said table having a slot therein through which strips of paper pass from the casing to the top of the table, an aligning plate having a slot for one of the strips and adapted to engage the other strips to align them, means operable in a cycle of operation to move the other strips a certain distance, means operated by said means to move said one strip a different distance, and means operated by said first-named means to move the aligning plate to align said other strips just before the movement of said other strips.

7. In an autographic register, a table adapted to support a plurality of superimposed strips of paper, one of said strips being narrower than the others, means to move the wide strips a certain distance, means operated by said means to move the narrow strip a less distance, and means operatively connected to said first-named means to align the wide strips.

' '8. man autographic register, a table adapted to support a plurality of superimposed strips of paper, one strip being narrower than the others, a roller and a pair of discs to engage the edges of the wide strips to move them a certain distance in one cycle of operation, and means on the discs cooperating with the roller to .move the narrow strip a shorter distance in said cycle of operation.

9. In an autographic register, a table adapted to support a plurality of superimposed strips of paper, one strip being narrower than the others, a roller and a pair of discs to engage the edges of the wide strips to move them a certain distance in one cycle of operation, and means on the discs cooperating with the roller to move the narrow strip a shorter distance in said cycle of operation, said means comprising an axial projection on the periphery of each disc.

10. In an autographic register, a table adapted to support a plurality of superimposed strips of paper, one strip being narrower than the others, a spring-pressed roller, a pair of discs cooperating with the roller to engage the edges of the wider strips to move them a certain distancein one cycle :of operation, and means on the discs cooperating with the roller to move the narrow strip a shorter distance in said cycle of operation.

11. In an autographic register, a table adapted to support a plurality of superimposed strips of paper, one strip being narrower than the others, a spring-pressed roller, a pair of discs cooperating with the roller to engage the edges of i the wider strips to move them a certain distance in one cycle of operation, and means on the discs cooperating with the roller to move the narrow strip a shorter distance in said cycle of operation, said means comprising an axial projection on the periphery of each disc.

12. In an autographic register, a table adapted to support a plurality of superimposed strips of paper, one strip being narrower than the others, a spring-pressed roller, a shaft having a pair of discs thereon cooperating with the roller to engage the edges of the wider strips to move them a certain distance in one cycle of operation, means on the discs cooperating with the roller to move the narrow strip a shorter distance in said cycle of operation, and means operated by the shaft to align the wider strips at the beginning of each cycle of operation.

13. In an autographic register, a table having a slot therein adapted to support a plurality of superimposed strips of paper, one strip being narrower than the others, a spring-pressed roller, a shaft having a pair of discs thereon cooperating with the roller to engage the edges. of the wider strips to move them a certain distance in one cycle of operation, means on the discs oooperating with the roller to move the narrow strip a shorter distance in said cycle of opera tion, and means in the slot operated by the shaft to align the wider strips at the beginning of each cycle of operation.

14. In an autographic register, a table having a slot through which a plurality of strips of paper is adapted to be moved onto the table, the bottom strip being narrower than the other strips, a spring-pressed roller engaging the topof the strips, a shaft having a pair of discs thereon to engage the bottom of the wider strips and in cooperation with the roller to move through a certain distance the wider strips, means on the discs cooperating with the roller-to move through a less distance the narrower strip, and means in the slot operatively connected to the shaft for aligning the wider strips.

15. In an autographic register, a table having a slot through which a plurality of strips of paper are adapted to be moved onto the table, the bottom strip being narrower than the other strips, a spring-pressed roller engaging the top of the strips, a shaft having a pair of discs thereon to engage the bottom of the wider strips and in cooperation with the roller movethe wider strips a certain distance, a serrated projection on each disc cooperating with the roller to move the narrower strip a less distance, a plate on the under side of the table having a part projecting into the slot'to align the wider strips, and means on the shaft to move the plate to align said strips.

16. In an autographic register for use in connection with a pair of superimposed strips of paper, one edge of one strip extending beyond the adjacent edge of the other strip, a table for supporting the strips, a roller at one end of the table engaging the-strip, means cooperating with the roller to engage one strip on the edge extending beyond the other strip to move it a certain distance along the table, and means on said meanscooperating with the roller to move the other strip a less distance.

1'7. In an autographic register for use in connection with a pair of superimposed strips of paper, one edge of one strip extending beyond the adjacent edge of the other strip, a table for supporting the strips, a roller for engaging the strips, a disc cooperating with the roller to engage one strip on the edge extending beyond the other strip to move it a certain distance along the table, and a serrated projection on the disc cooperating with the roller to move the other strip a certain less distance along the table.

18. In an autographic register, a casing adapted to contain a summary strip stack and a stack of detail strips, a writing table over the casing, said table having therein a slot through which the strips pass onto the table, the summary strip being narrower than the detail strips and adjacent the table, a roller at one end of the table above the strips, a shaft having a pair of discs thereon cooperating with the roller to engage the edges of the detail strips to move them a certain distance, and

a serrated projection on each disc cooperating with the roller to move the summary sheet a certain shorter distance while the detail strips are being moved.

19. In an autographic register, a casing adapted to contain a summary strip stack and'a stack of detail strips, a writing table over the casing, said table having therein a slot through which the strips pass onto the table, the summary strip being narrower than the detail strips and adjacent the table, a roller at one end'of the table above the strips, a shaft having a pair of discs thereon cooperating with the roller to engage the edges of the detail strips to move them a certain distance, a serrated projection on each disc cooperating with the roller to move the summary sheet a certain shorter distance while the detail strips are being moved, and clips on the table beneath the detail strips to guide the edges of the summary strip.

20. In an autographic register, a table therefor having a slot therein through which strips of paper pass onto the table, one of said strips being a summary strip, a guide for the strips beneath the table consisting of a looped plate and a roller, a sliding plate beneath the table having a slot for the summary strip and a part in the table slot to engage the other strips, clips on the table to guide the edges of the summary strip, and a presser plate for the other strips,

21. In an autographic register employing detail strips of one width and a summary strip of a narrower width, means for aligning the wider detail strips along transverse creases thereof at the rear of a writing table, means of feeding the narrower summary strip beneath the detail strips, a common actuating means having different widths of actuating surfaces of diiferent lengths, whereby a continuous operation of the, actuating means will eject all strips one distance and thereafter:

ejecting the wider strips the complete distance between transverse creases.

22. In an autographic register employing detail strips of one Width and a summary strip of anarrower width, means for aligning the wider'detail' strips along transverse creases thereof at the, rear of a writing table, means of feeding the narrower summary strip beneath the detail strips, a common actuating means having different widths of actuating surfaces of different lengths, whereby a continuous operation of the actuating means will eject all strips one distance and thereafter ing a part of its periphery cut away and its uncut--., away part serrated, and a serrated projection on;

one side of the disc having a surface in alignment with the periphery of the disc.

FRANK E; PFEIFFER.

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