US2060167A

US2060167A - Bookkeeping and invoicing machine

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Publication number: US2060167A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1936-11-10
Anticipated expiration: 1953-11-10

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Nov. 10, 1936. BREITLING 2,060,167

BOOKKEEPING AND INVOIGING MACHINE Filed Dec. '7, 1929 11 Sheets-Sheet 1 Nov. 10, 1936. E. BREI'TLING BOOKKEEPING AND INVOICING MACHINE Filed Dec. 7, 1929 ll Sheets-Sheet 2 m ||||l |v OOOOOOOQOOQQ 00060000000 00000000000 00006000009 Nov. 10, 1936. E. BRElTLlNG BOOKKEEPING AND INVOICING MACHINE 11 Shee'ts-Sheet 5 Filed Dec. '7, 1929 NOV. 10, 1936. E, BREIT 2,060,167

BOOKKEEPING AND INVOICING MACHINE Filed Dec. 7, 1929 ll Sheets-Sheet 4 Nov. 10, 1936. EI 2,060,167

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Nov. 10, 1936. BRElTLlNG 2,060,167

BOOKKEEPING AND INVOICING MACHINE Filed Dec. '7, 1929 l1 Sheets-Sheet 6 Nov. 10, 1936. E. BREITLING BOOKKEEPING AND INVOICING MACHINE 11 Shets-Sheet '7 Filed Dec. 7, 1929 N 1936- E. BREITLING 2,060,167

BOOKKEEPING AND INVOICING MACHINE Filed Dec. 7, 1929 ll Sheets-Sheet 8 Nov. 10, 1936. E. BREITLING 2,060,167

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BOOKKEEPING AND INVOIGING MACHINE Filed Dec. 7, 1929 ll Sheets-Sheet 10 VvucherN Text JtemDate Tot. New Bal. Credlt Debit 01d Bal. Ac.N Date gfi 2597 Braup 8 Adler 26m). J10 "14.35105 #234,95 "1412 508 12575 15. 092 22140 M W M Nov. 10, 1936. E. BREITLING BOOKKEEPING AND INVOICING MACHINE Filed Dec. '7, 1929 11 Shee'ts-Sheet ll Patented Nov 10,1936

BOOKKEEPING AND INVOICING Ernst Breitling, Essen, Germany, assignor, by mesne assignments, to The National Cash Register 00., Dayton Ohio, a corporation of Maryland Application December 7, 1929, Serial No. 412,514 In Germany December 13, 1928 24 Claims. (Cl. 235-60) This invention relates to printing calculating machines of the type having a calculating mechanism so combined with a printing mechanism,

that the printing of a text including numerical items can be accompanied by the addition or subtraction of the numerical items, in the calculating mechanism, and can be followed by the printing of the total or difference of the items on the same sheet.

One object of the invention is to provide a combined typewriting and calculating machine in which the calculating machine is'provided with more than one printing mechanism, at least one of these printing mechanisms being arranged to 15 print upon the paper on the carriage of the typewriting machine. By this arrangement it is possible to obtain, in addition to the figures printed upon 'the paper on the typewriter carriage, one or more original impression copies from the additional printing mechanism or mechanisms of the calculating machine, whereas heretofore it has only beeen possible to make copies by taking carbon paper impressions from the single printing mechanism.

25 Another object of the invention is to so combine a typewriter and a calculating machine having a printing mechanism, that the two printing mechanisms print upon the same paper, but at laterally displaced points.

30 Another object is to arrange a carriage moving mechanism for a machine as described in the paragraph above, in which the typewriter controls the movement in one direction and the calculating machine controls the movement in the 35 other direction.

Another object is to arrange the carriage moving mechanism controlled by the calculating machine so that it shifts the carriage, through a certain number of columns in a certain number of operations, always bringing it to the same end position, but moving it selectively to certain intermediate positions, for instance, to debit or credit columns. r

Another object is to provide a system of interlocks whereby the operation of the typewriter must precede the operation of the calculating machine, the carriage must be in its lower position for the operation of the calculating machine and cannot be moved out of its lower position while the calculating machine is in operation,

the calculating machine printing mechanism can only be-operated when the paper carriage is in certain columnar positions and the carriage is held in those positions while the calculating ma- 5 chine is in operation, a certain kind of figure, for

instance, a total, can only be printed in a certain column and the carriage is held against lateral movement during the printing of this figure. 1

Another object is to provide for the line shift of the paper carriage through the operation of the calculating machine, when the paper carriage is in a certain position, for instance, its

extreme right position.

Another object is to prevent totals from being printed except when the carriage is in the position panying drawings. In the drawings Fig. 1 is a front view of a book-keeping and invoicing machine in accordance with this invention, I

Fig. 2 is a partial plan shown in Fig. 1,

view of the machine Fig. 3 is a partial side view, with the casing partly broken away,

Fig. 3a is an enlarged view of a part of Fig. 3,

with the casing removed,

Fig. 3b is a sectional view of the machine along a row of amount keys,

Fig. 3c is a sectional view of the machine along ,a row of totalizer keys,

Fig. 3d is a longitudinal sectional view with certain parts in elevation of the totalizer selecting mechanism, along line IIId-IIId of Fig. 3c, Figs. 4 and 5 are respectively a vertical section and a front elevation showing a locking device for the motor or release keys.

Fig. 6 is a vertical section of the carriage moving mechanism controlled by the calculating machine,

Fig. '7 is a horizontal section showing a portion of the carriage moving mechanism controlled by the calculating machine,

Fig. 8 is a side view partly in section of the adjusting means for the carriage moving. mechanism,-

Fig. 9 is a side view of an interlocking mechanism between the carriage and a control lever, Figs. 10 to 13 inclusive are sections on the lines lll--l0, ll-ll, l2-l2, and l3|3 of Fig. 6,

- Fig. 14 is a partial horizontal section of the transmission means for the calculating machine type which cooperate with carriage,

the typewriter paper Fig. 15 is a bookkeeping voucher as printed by the machine, and

Fig. 16 is a detail view showing the means for controlling a movement of the paper carriage by the typewriter printing mechanism.

The calculating machine of the illustrative em-.-

bodiment of the invention shown in the drawings is similar to a bookkeeping machine developed from a cash register which is described in the patent to Bornkessel et al., No. 1,896,936, Februmy 7, 1933. In the calculating machine there are eight rows of amount keys I, two rows of auxiliary totalizer keys 2, a row of five special keys 3, three motor or release keys I and a lever B, which determines the kind of operation of the machine, that is, entering amounts, taking totals, etc. The drive of the machine is either by a motor or a crank 6; in the latter case the motor keys I serve as release keys. In the machine illustrated, these keys are a "credit" key, for credit items, a "debit key for debit items and a "clear" key for releasing an idle operation to prepare the machine for taking totals.

The amount set up by the amount keys I is additively transmitted to an auxiliary totalizer selected by the totalizer keys 2 and to a special totalizer selected by the special totalizer keys 3. The construction and mode of operation of the diilerential members for theintroduction of the set amounts are known, and are described in detail in the patent to Breitling, No. 1,792,569. For the purpose of a better understanding of the invention, the mechanism is generally outlined in the accompanying drawings. The oscillating movement of shaft 302 (Fig. 3b) efl'ectedby the machine drive, causes the. tong.

members

303, 304, by means of reversing drive 30!, 306,101, and 308 to embrace the stem of a depressed key,

whereby the differential member it! executes a movement corresponding to the set value. while the. diflerential member I executes a movement corresponding to the complementary value. The actual numerical movement of member 303 is thereby imparted to a driving wheel I09 mounted upon shaft 302, which may engage the individual groups of totalizers SIM, lillb, and tile through intermediate gears ill and lil. Subsequent to their selection, one or more of these totalizer groups are coupled with the driving wheel for the purpose of taking up, deducting, or transferring an amount.

The individual groups of totalizers consist of either one single totalizer, which in this case is designated as thecalculating, main or special control totalizer, or the group may embrace several individual totalizers such as the auxiliary totalizers, credit and debit totalizers, and sellers totalizers. The construction of such a group of totalizers may be seen in Figure 3d, this construction being well known in the art, for example in the above mentioned patent to Bornkessel et al., No. 1,896,936, Fig. 15. The selection of the individual totalizer or the selection u totaliser, is explained in the following operations.

spoons? If' either of the special keys "old credit balance" or "credit is depressed, the amount is additively transmitted to a main totalizer. Ii eitherof the special keys debit" or "old debit balance" is depressed, the amount is subtractively transmitted to the main totalizer. By depressing the special key new balance", a suitable adjustment of the kind of operation lever 6 and the depression of one of the motor or release keys 6 "credit" or "debit". the total is taken from the main totaliner. The operations which should take place in a normal bookkeeping transaction are controlled in such a manner, by interlocking devices (not shown), between the various adjusting tievices, that upon setting up the old balance and the introduction of the credit or debit, the taking of the new balance must follow. Besides such bookkeeping operations, the total can be taken from one of the totalizers corresponding to keys 2 and 3. This is accomplished by adjusting the lever I to the proper position. depressing the proper key 2 or I and then the corresponding release key. This total taking operation must be preceded by'a clearing operation released by the releasing key "clear".

For every row of keys I, I and I there is mounted on the main shaft I an adjusting member I. In entering amounts these adjusting members are set at the beginning of the-operation in accordance with the keys depressed in their respective rows; in total taking operations the adjusting members 8 for the amount keys are adjusted according to the positions of the counting wheels oi the totalizer from which the total is being taken. The adjustment of the adjusting members 8 is transmitted through worm teeth I, worm wheels ll, shafts l2, spur wheels II, I, shafts l6, spur wheels l6, l1, shafts l6 and spur wheels It to a set of rack bars 2| mounted to slide transversely in the frame of the machine. From this set of rack bars the adjustment can be transmitted to as many printing mechanisms as desired.

In the present case there are two printing mechanisms to which the adjustments are transmitted. One printing mechanism is for the control strip on the left side of the machine (Pig. 1) and the other is arranged at the right side of the machine to cooperate with the paper carriage 22 of a typewriting machine 23.

The feed mechanism for the control strip I (Fig. l) is preferably so arranged, in known manher, that the last line which has been printed can be read through an observation opening I! (Fig. 2), in the position of rest of the machine. In addition to the type for printing on the control strip the amount and the sign of the totallzer, there are type wheels 26, for printing the consecutive number and type wheels 21 or printing the account number. The amount is printed by type wheels 26 which are constantly in positive connection with rack bars II through the intermediary of spur wheels 2!, ll, telescoped tubes I2, 33, and spur

wheels

14, 38.

The adjustment of the account number is accomplished by setting members 86, which are mounted upon .a shaft 86' and telescoped tubes I1 -(Fig. 1) surrounding this shaft. The setting members a arcadjusted, in accordance with scale numbers 39 to the values 0 to 9. These adjustments are transmitted to the type wheels l1 through toothed segments ll, vertically sliding double rack bars 42, spur wheels 43, tubes 44, which surround the tubes 83, and spur wheels ll.

The drive of the printing mechanism for the u frame.

control strip- 24 is eflected through a drive shaft 48 (Fig. 2), which is constantly in engagement with a main drive shaft 48 through bevel wheels On the right of the typewriting machine 23,

left (Fig. 2) are for the amount-(see also Fig. 14).

The next five type carriers to the right, 55, are for the account number and the three type carriers 56 are for the date of the entry on the voucher. In addition to these there are arranged to the right of type carriers 56 the type wheels 51, which are mounted on a common swinging These serve to print the consecutive number on the voucher in the typewriting machine.

The amount type carriers 54 are adjusted by the above mentioned rack bars 2] through the following connections: teeth 58 (Fig. 3a), toothed segments BI rotatably mounted upon a shaft 36, links 82 (Fig, 3), toothed segments 64 rotatably mounted upon a shaft 63, spur wheels 65, worm wheels 66,- shafts 61 and spur wheels 88.

The adjustment of the account number type carriers 55 (Fig. 2) is effected by toothed seg-.- ments 68 (Fig. 14), which are connected with the setting levers 38 at the left side of the machine by tubes 3I, toothed wheels 38, 48 (Fig. 1), and the above mentioned tubes 31'. In a similar manner the type carriers 58 (Fig. 14) for the date of entry on the bookkeeping voucher are connected by toothed segments H and tubes I2 with knobs I3, directly adjustable by hand.

The type wheels 51 (Fig. 3) for the consecutive number are mounted upon an arm I5 mounted to swing upon a drive shaft 14. The shaft I4 is constantly in'po'sitive connection with the main drive shaft 48 through bevel wheels I6, 11 (Fig. 2); a shaft I8 and bevel wheels I8, 8|. Between the shaft I4 and the units wheel of the group of type wheels 51 there is a Geneva wheel drive, consisting'of a disk 83 (Fig. 3a) fixed upon shaft I4 and having a driving shoulder 82 which engages a spur wheel 84 at each revolution of the disk 83. The spur wheel 84 is geared to the units wheel of the group 51 and advances this wheel by one unit each time it is rotated by the shoulder 82. Between the driving movements the spur wheel 84 is locked by the circular periphery of disk 83 in known manner. The other wheels of -the group 51 are connected to each other in the well known manner, so that each revolution of a wheel causes a tenth of a revolution of the wheel on its left. The type wheels 26 (Fig. 2) for the consecutive number of the control strip are advanced in a similar manner, one unit for each operation of the machine, by the shaft 46, so that the type wheels 26 and 51 always print the same number.

With the type carriers 54 to 56 cooperate separate hammers 86 (Fig. 3a), which are mounted upon a shaft 85 and are normally retained in their position of rest against the action of springs 81 by a retaining bar 88 which lies in front of lugs 88 of the hammers 88. This retaining bar 88 is supported on a frame 82 rockably mounted upon a shaft 8|. The frame 82 has a projection 83 which engages a lug 84 in the arm I5 and holds the latter back against the action of a spring 85 inthe outwardly swung position. The frame 82 has also a rigid arm 88 at the end of which is a roller 88 cooperating with a cam disk 81 fixed upon shaft I4. when the shaft I4 is turned the cam disk 81 releasesarm 88, so that the hammers 86 and type wheels 51 execute a printing motion under the action of springs 81 and. 85, whereby an item is printed upon the voucher on the paper carriage 22. Since the arm I5 swings upon the shaft I4, upon which the driving disk 88 is fastened, the positive connection between the disk 83 and intermediate wheel 84 is maintained during this printing motion. Toward the end of the operation of the machine the frame 82 is moved back by the cam disk 81, whereby the.

hammers 86 and the type wheel carrier 'I5'are returned to the position shown in Fig. 3. There is still another locking device for the hammers 86 of the

type carriers

55 and 56 for the account number and date, and for the arm I5. This locking device consists of a locking bar I8I engaging behind shoulders 88 of the saidv hammers 86 and a locking arm I83 engaging behind a shoulder I82 of arm I5. The locking bar I8! and arm I83 are on a frame I85 rotatably mounted upon a shaft I84. Another arm l86 of frame I85 is connected with a shiftable rod I8I, which has a nose I88 normally engaging the lower end of a locking rod I88, so that the corresponding hammer 86 and the type wheel carrier I5 are normally retained in their positions of rest and an impression of the account number, the consecutive number and the date upon the voucher on the paper carriage is only made when the locking rod I88 is raised. This occurs only upon setting up the old balance. For this purpose ,the keys old debit balance and old credit balance have pins III which engage inclined faces II2 of a displaceable key slide II8, to which the locking rod I88 is connected.

. This arrangement is used in connection with the form of voucher shown in Fig. 15, This figure shows the voucher as it appears when printed by the typewriter and the set of type 54 to 51. The columns marked I I3 are printed in a normal way by the typewriter before the beginning of the calculating machine operation for the same transaction. The columns II3 are for the number of the voucher, the description of the item, the date of the item and the sign of the totalizers. During the printing by the typewriter the voucher on the paper carriage is moved from space to space, under the action of a spring (not shown) within the spool 388 upon which is wound a cord 38I connected to the carriage, the motion of the carriage being controlled by an escape mechanism 382, of conventional form, operated by the type bars 383 of the typewriter. In the first operation of the calculating machine which follows, in which the old balance is set up, the type carriers 54 to 51 print in the columns H4 (Fig. 15). In these columns there appear beside the old balance, the account number, the date of entry on the voucher and the consecutive number. In the two operations which follow, there are printed in columns I I5 or II8 the debit or credit amount, and, in column III, the new balance, all without the account number, the date and the consecutive number. This is so because in these operations neither old balance key is depressed, so that rod I88 (Fig. 3) remains in its locking position and the hammers 86 cooperating with

type carriers

55 and 56 are locked by the locking bar I8I, while the arm 15 is reoperation of the typewriter keys.

tained in position of rest by the locking arm' I53.

When the last sign is. printed in the totalizer sign column, the column "old balance is to the left of type carriers 54, so that the paper carriage must be moved one column to the right before the printing, which occurs during. the first operation.

If a debit amount is to be entered on the second operation, the carriage must be moved, before the printing, one column to the right. If it is a credit amount, the carriage movement is two columns, in the same direction. Upon the third operation (new balance) if the preceding operation was a debit transaction, the movement of the carriage must be a two-column one, while if the preceding operation was a credit transaction, the necessary movement is one column. In any case there must be upon depression of an "old balance" key and the "debit" key, a carriage movement of one space, and upon depression of the "credit" key, a movement of two spaces.

For moving the paper carriage 22 from left to right, that is, against the action of the carriage spring, the paper carriage is positively coupled with the drive of the calculating machine. The paper carriage frame H9 is mounted on ballbearings I20 (Fig. 6) on a trackway IIB, which can be shifted vertically to change from small to capital letters. A rack bar I2l is connected with the carriage frame H3 in such a manner that the rack bar is forced to follow the lateral motions of the carriage, but not its vertical shifting. The rack bar I2I ,is connected through a pinion I22 iournalled on the machine frame, with a toothed wheel I24 fixed" upon a shaft I23 rotatably mounted in the frame of the machine. On the shaft I23 is an adjustable transmission member I25 having an extended hub I21 provided with slots I25 (Fig. 7) through which project the pin I23. The transmission member is thereforelongitudinally adjustable but not rotatable, with respect to the shaft I23. The transmission member I25 has three different zones of teeth. In the one on the left (Fig. 6) are four teeth I3-Ia, b, c and d (Fig. 13) in the middle zone are three teeth I32a, b, and c (Fig. 11); in the right hand zone there is one tooth I33 (Fig. 10). The teeth I3I cooperate selectively with driving disks I35, I35, in the manner of a Geneva wheel. The driving disks I35, I35 are fixed upon a drive shaft I34 (Pig. 6), to which is imparted, by the main drive shaft 43, one rotation, at each operation of the machine. The driving disks I35, I35 have re-, cesses I31 (Fig. 13), which are turned toward the teeth "I, in the position of rest of the machine, so that the paper carriage can move freely upon When the shaft I34 is set in rotation during an operation of the calculating machine, the peripheral surface I33 of disk I35, or I35, moves into the space between the teeth Ill and locks the transmission member I25, and thereby thepaper carriage, in their positions of rest, until a driving pocket comes under the tooth I3I. which, at that time, I

is projecting downwardly to the right. At that moment the transmission member is rotated90", by the driving pocket and another device to be presently described, and the paper carriage is thereby moved for the space of one column. The driving disk I35 is provided with a single driving. pocket I35 and the driving'disk I35 has two driv-. ing pockets l4l, I42. In order to turn the teeth l3I into the driving pockets I33, I, I42, two teeth I44 and I45 (Figs; 6. 10 to 12) are provided onthedrivingbody I43securedtoshaft I34that disk I35 or I36, the transmission member is provided with a circular groove I45 (Figs. 6, '7, 8) in which is engaged a fork I41, which is secured to a bushing I45 loosely mounted upon a shaft I45 rotatably mounted in the frame of the machine and secured against longitudinal motion. Upon shaft I45 is fixed a drum I52 having a cam slot I5II'in which engages a roller I5I mounted upon the fork I41. The drum I52 has an ear, I52 (Fig. 8) connected by a pin I53 with a thrust rod I54, which is supported at its mid-point by a link I55. The free end of thrust rod I54 is provided with an open slot I55 adapted to engage a pin I51 mounted upon a driving arm I58, which is given a to and fro swinging motion at each operation of the machine. As shown in Fig. 3, the upper end of link I55 is connected to a key slide I53. The key slide has inclined surfaces I50, I13 lying in the path ofthe pins III of the keys credit" and new balance". When either of these keys is depressed, the slide I59 moves upward and draws with it the thrust rod I54 so that the slot I55 (Fig. 8) comes out of engagement with pin I51. In its position of rest the drum I52 lies in the angular position shown in Fig. 8, so that the transmission member I23 (Fig. 6) is in its right end position (Fig. 6) and the teeth I3I cooperate with the driving disk I35,

' while teeth I32 cooperate with teeth I44 and I45 and tooth I33 with tooth I45. The drum I52 and transmission member I25 remain in this position whenever either of the keys credit or "new balance" has been depressed, in setting the machine.

If one of the other special keys 3 has been depressed, the thrust rod I54 (Fig. 8) remains in engagement with pin I51 and, at the beginning of the operation of the machine, is moved to the left, whereby the transmission member I25 is adjusted to the left end position (Fig. 6), in which its teeth I3I cooperate with driving disk I35, and its teeth I32 and tooth I33 with tooth I44.

During one complete bookkeeping transaction the movement of the paper carriage through the transmission member I25 takes place in the following manner: after the columns II3 (Fig. l5) of the voucher have been written by the typewriting machine keys, an operation of the calculating machine for introducing the old balance is released. At the conclusion of a typewritten entry in column II3 the carriage is in a position,

, revolution of the transmission member I25-and thereby a displacement of the paper carriage for the space of one column, so that the type carriers 54 to llstandopposite thccoiumns II4 (Fig. 15).

If the debit" key is depressed, in the next operation, the transmission member I25 again assumes its left end position. The tooth I44 (Fig.11) now works upon the tooth I32b, which has assumed the downwardly directed position, at the beginning of the second operation, so that the'driving disk I35, in cooperation with tooth I3Ib, again causes a quarter revolution of the transmission member .I25 .and a further movement the paper carriage for the spacecf one column.

If, on the other hand, the credit" keyhad been depressed, the transmission member I25 would have been left in its right end position. In this case, after the tooth I44 (Fig. 11) had engaged the tooth I32b and caused the engagement of tooth I3Ib (Fig-13) with the driving pocket I 4| of driving disk I35 and the transmission member I25 had been turned a quarter revolution, the tooth I45 (Fig. 11) would have engaged the tooth I320 of transmission member I25 and caused the engagement of tooth I3Ic (Fig. 13) with the second driving pocket I42 of the driving disk I35, so that the paper carriage would have been moved for the space of a second column and the credit column H (Fig. 15) of the voucher would have been adjusted to the position opposite the type carriers 54. 1

Since the new balance key is depressed in the third operation of the machine, the transmission member I25 remains in its right end position. If the preceding operation was a debit transaction, the tooth I320 (Fig. 11) projects downward, but if the preceding operation was, a credit transaction, there is no tooth I32 projecting downwardly from the transmission member I25. However, in the latter case, the tooth I33 (Fig. projects downward. Assuming the preceding operation to have been a debit transaction, the teeth I44 and. I45 successively engage the teeth I32c and I33 (Figs. 11 and 10) and cause, in cooperation with the driving disk I35. the turning of the transmission member I25 for two quarter revolutions. If the preceding operation was a credit transaction, the transmission member I25 is turned a quarter revolution, by the engagement of tooth I45 with tooth I33 (Fig. 10) and tooth I3Id (Fig. 13) in driving pocket I42. In either case, the new balance column arrives opposite the type. carriers 54. It will be seen that the total movement toward the right of the paper carriage caused by the transmission member I25 is composed of four units. By this movement-the first space of the first column at the left of the voucher (voucher number) again arrives at the printing point 5| of the typewriter (Fig. 2), Naturally the device can be so arranged that when the column tot. (Fig. has been printed by the typewriting machine, the columns II4 stand directly opposite the type carriers 54 to 51, in which case the paper carriage is not moved during an old balance" operation. This can be accomplished in a simple manner, for instance, by making the transmission member I25 with three equi-spaced teeth instead of four and by disconnecting the shaft I34 from the driving mechanism in old balance operations.

A brief summary of the carriage movements for a series of operations, including debit and credit entries, follows. V

The first operation of any series is to set up and enter the old balance. After the typewritten entry is completed, the carriage stops in a position one column to the left of the old balance) position. During the first part of the old balance operation the tooth I44, strikestooth I32a to shift the carriage one step, whereupon the old balance" is printed. Depression of the debit key shifts the driving member I25 to the position shown in Fig. 6, and a subsequent operation of the machine causes tooth I44 to engage tooth I32b to shift the carriage another columnar space, whereupon the debit amount is printed. The next operation is the new balance operation, and depression of the "new balance key controls the shifting of the driving member I 25 to position the member I25 in position to cause tooth I320 to be engaged by tooth I44 and the tooth I33 to be engaged by tooth I45 to give the carriage two steps of movement.

The following steps are given the carriage during a series of operations, including a "credit" entry. The first operation consists of an "old balance operation, during which the member I25 is in the position shown in Fig. 6, and during which the tooth I44 engages tooth I32a to move the carriage one columnar position to receive the old balance". For the next operation the credit key is depressed, whereupon the member I25 shifts to the right (Fig. 6) to bring the teeth I321) and I32c' in line with teethi44 and I45. Therefore, during the machine operation, the teeth I44 and I45'successively engage teeth I32b and I32c to shift the carriage two columnar spaces.- When the new balance key is depressed to complete the series of operations, the member I25 remains in the right hand position, and during the machine operation, the tooth I44 has no eilect on tooth I32 because no tooth thereon is in position to be engaged thereby, but the tooth I45 will engage the tooth I33 to shift the carriage onecolumnar space from the credit column to the new balance" column.

When the paper carriage is moved back into its right end position, at the end of a new balance" operation, an arm I5I (Fig. 3) of a bell crank lever I53 arrives under a lever I54 pivoted on the frame of the machine. The lever I54 is given a swinging-movement, at each operation of the machine, by means of a roller I55 (Fig. 2) mounted on a thrust rod I 55a and cooperating with a cam disk I55on drive shaft 48. The thrust rod I55a is connected to lever I54 through bell crank lever I 551) and thrust rod I55c. The bell crank lever I53 has a pawl I52 engaging a ratchet wheel I51 of the paper roller '22. When the paper carriage is in its right end position, so that lever I54 lies over bell crank lever I53, the motion of lever I54 received from the cam I55 causes the advance of the paper roller for the' space of one line. It will be noted that the automatic lin'e shift is arranged to take place in the column in which the totals are printed, so that a plurality of totals from various totalizers can be printed one under another and, if desired, added or subtracted in any suitable way to obtain a grand total or balance.

A number of interlocks between the paper carriage and the setting mechanism are provided,

by means of which the adjustment of the paper the machine and is connected to a lever I18 pivotally mounted on a stationary shaft I18. A second arm of lever I18 is connected by a rod I12 to a key slide I1I having inclined surfaces I88 with which cooperate pins I88 (Fig. 4) on the motor keys creclit and debit. If the paper carriage is In its raised capital letter position, the rear face I11 of the carriage frame II8 lies in front of the free end of rod I18, so that the motor keys debit and "credit" are locked. 0n the other hand, when the depression of one of these keys causes the free end of rod I18 to move over the upper surface I18 of the paper carriage, the shifting of the typewriter to the capital letter position is no longer possible, so long as these keys remain depressed.

When the shaft I88 (Fig. 13) is in its position of rest, the transmission member I28 is released; therefore the paper carriage can be moved to any desired position. In order to make the printing of the type carriers 88 (Fig. 2) always take place exactly in the prescribed columns of the voucher (Fig. 15), the rack bar I2I (Figs. 6 and 4) is provided with a locking flange I18, which cooperates with a locking lever I8I mounted on the shaft I18 (Fig. 4). The locking lever I8I is positively connected by a link I82 to a lever I88 mounted on a stationary shaft I 88. The lever I88 is connected by a rod I88 and a lever I88 with a key slide I81 having inclined surfaces I88, I88 cooperating with the "credit" and "debit" motor or release keys. The locking flange I18 has recesses I8I (Fig. 2), which stand exactly above the free end of lever I8-I when the paper carriage is in the various columnar positions. Therefore it is only in these positions of the paper carriage that a motor or release key "debit" or credit can be depressed. When either of these keys is depressed. the free end of lever I8I enters the corresponding recess I8I (Fig. 2), whereby the paper carriage is temporarily secured against lateral motion. In combination with these interlocks a device is provided, by means of which the release of the calculating machine is prevented, until the columns II8 (Fig. 15) have been printed by" the typewriter. For this purpose the lever I88 (Fig. 4) is provided on its free end with a tiltable pawl I82, which cooperates with a projection I88 (Figs. 4, 5) of an adjustable lever I88 pivoted by a pin I88 upon the partition I18. The lever. I88 has a finger I88 (Fig. 5) cooperating with two lugs I81, I88 on the locking flange I18. The adjustable lever I88 is yieldably held in one of two angular positions by means of a spring influenced click I88 (Fig. 5) having a nose 28I adapted to engage either of two notches 282 and 288 of the lever I88.

In the condition of rest of the machine lever I88 is in the position shown in Fig. 5, where the projection I88 lies over pawl I82, thereby locking the lever I88 and, through rod I88, lever I88 and key slide I81, prevents the depression of the "debit and "credit motor or release keys. As soon as the paper carriage reaches its left end position, through the operation of printing the columns II8 (Fig. 15), the lug I88 (Fig. 5) strikes flnger I88 and swings lever I88 into its other angular position, in which the projection I88 lies out of the path of pawl I82. The depression of a "credit or "debit" motor or release key can therefore take place without obstruction. by the projection 188; at the same time the locking lever I8I enters the recess I8I furthest to the right (Fig. 2). As soon as the paper carriage arrives in its right end position, as a result of its stepwise backward movement, the lug I81 (Fig. 5) strikes flnger 8 (Fig. 1), this must be printed with the paper carriage in the "new balance position. To insure such an alinement there is rigidly connected with the toothed wheel I28 (Figs. 6 and 8) a locking disk 288 having a recess 288. when the carriage is in the "new balance" position, this recess is turned toward a locking flnger 288 on an arm 288 mounted on a shaft 288 and under the influence of a spring 281. To the shaft 288' is fastened a second arm 2 having at its end a roller 2I2. The spring 281 holds the roller 2I2 against the shouldered lower surface 2I8, 2 of a slidable bar 2I8 positively connected with the lever 8 (Fig. 1). As long as the lever 8 is in its position of rest, the flnger 288 is held out of contact with the locking disk 288, but when the lever 8 is moved out of its position of rest, for total taking, the finger 288 enters the recess 288, if the paper carriage is in its right end position, the surface} I8 running onto the roller 2I2. Thereby the paper carriage is held in its starting position. during the operation of taking a total from the selected totalizer.

As described above, the motor or release keys debit" and credit are locked by the lever I 88 (Fig. 4), when the carriage is in the "new balance" position. For the purpose of removing this locked condition for total taking, there is positively connected with the lever 8 a cam disk 2" (Fig. 4), with which cooperates a lever 2I8 situated in the plane of the key slide I81. when the lever 8 is adjusted for total taking, the cam disk 2") is turned to the left, whereby the key slide I81 is moved down, so that its inclined surface! go past the pins I88. The motor or release keys "or-edit and debit'fcan then be depressed Irrespective of the locking position of lever I88.

As previously stated, every total taking operation must be preceded by a clearing operation. By means of a device, not shown, the lever 8 can only be moved out of its position of rest when there has Just been a clearing operation. In order that the motor or release key "clear" (Fig.

4) shall only be released for depression when the paper carriage is in its "new balance" position.

this key has a pin 2" engaging an inclined surface 2I8 of a key slide 2", which is connected by a rod 22I with a lever 222 pivoted upon the shaft I18. The lever 222 reaches under the looking flange I18 (Figs. 4 and 2) and only permits the "clear" key to be depressed when a notch 228 in the locking flange I18 is above its free end. This is only the case when the paper carriage is in its "new balance" position.

I claim: I

1. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a typewriter having a movable paper carriage and a printing mechanism. of a calculating machine having a printing mechanism, said two printing mechanisms being arranged Print 9 1'! a pip 0!! 881d WW 8!- riage at laterally displaced points, means controlled by said typewriter printing mechanism for imparting a single space movement to said carriage in one direction, and means controlled by said calculating machine for imparting a step-by-step movement to said carriage in the other direction.

2. A machine as specified in claim 1, in which the means controlled by said calculating machine for imparting a step-by-sten movement to by the movement of said paper carriage in one direction is controlled by said typewriter printing mechanism, and .means controlled by said calculating machine for imparting to said carriage a tabular return movement, said last mentioned means being adapted to move said carriage during a'certain number of operations oi said calculating machine through a number of columns greater than the number of operations of said calculating machine, the total movement being always the same, but the movement caused by the individual operations. of the calculating machine being variable.

4. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a typewriter having a movable paper'carriage and a printing mechanism, of a calculating machine having a printing mechanism, said two printing mechanisms being arranged to print upon a paper on said paper carriage at laterally displaced points, means whereby the movement of said paper carriage in one direction is controlled bysaid typewriter printing mechanism, and means controlled by said calculating machine for imparting to said carriage a tabular return movement, said last mentioned means being adapted to move said carriage through three columns during two succes sive operations of said calculating machine, and adjustable means tor causing a two column movement of said carriage to take place at the first of said operations and a single column movement at the second'operation, or a single column movement to take place at the first of said operations and a double column movement at the second.

5. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a typewriter having a movable paper carriage and a printing mechanism, of a calculating machine having a printing mechanism, said two printing mechanisms being arranged to print upon a paper on said paper carriage at laterally displaced points, means whereby the movement of said paper carriage in one direction is controlled by said typewriter printing mechanism, and means controlled by said calculatingmachine for imparting to said carriage a tabular return movement equal to four columns during three successive operations of said calculating machine, said last mentioned means being adapted always to adjust said carriage in the first and last of said columns and to selectively adjust said carriage in the two intermediate columns.

6. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a typewriter having a movable paper carriage and a printing mechanism, of a calculating machine having a printing mechanism, said two printing mechanisms being arranged to print upon a paper on said paper oarriage at laterally displaced points, means whereby the movement of said paper carriage in one direction is controlled by said typewriter print ing mechanism, and means controlled by said calculating machine for imparting .to said carriage a tabular return movement equal to four columns during three successive operations of said calculating machine, said last mentioned means comprising a Geneva gear consisting of a transmission member positively connected to said carriage and a driving member positively connected to the driving means of said calculating machine, said transmission and driving members having two sets of driving connections, one adapted to cause a one column movement of said carriage and the other adapted to cause a two column movement of said carriage, manipulative means for determining the kind of operation of said calculating machine, means for relatively shitting said transmission member and driving member to couple one or the other of said sets of driving connections, and. connections'whereby 'said shifting means is controlled by said manpulative means.

7. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a typewriter having a movable paper carriage and a printing mechanism, of a calculating machine having a printing mechanism, said two printing mechanisms being arranged to print upon a paper on said paper car-' riage at laterally displaced points, means whereby the movement of said paper carriage in one direction is controlled by said typewriter printing mechanism, and means controlled by said caiculating machine, for imparting to said carriage a tabular return movement equal to four columns during three successive operations or said calculating machine, said last mentioned means comprising a Geneva gear consisting of a transmission member positively connected to said carriage and a driving member positively connected to the driving means of said calculating machine, said transmission and driving members having two sets of driving connections, one adapted to cause a one column movement of said carriage carriage upon the third of said operations when,

the second of said operations is accompanied by a two column movement.

8. A. machine as specified in claim 3 in which said means controlled by said calculating machine for imparting a return movement to said carriage comprises a Geneva wheel gear consisting of a rotatable transmission member positively geared to said carriage so as to make one complete rotation during the total movement of said carriage, a driving membengeared to the driving means of said calculating machine so as to make one complete rotation for each operation of said calculating machine, and driving connections between said driving member and said transmission member adapted to impart to said transmission member a partial rotation of variable extent for each rotation of said driving member.

9. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a typewriter having a movable paper carriage and a printing mechanism, of a calculating machine having a printing mechanism, said two printing mechanisms beingxarranged to print upon a-paper on said paper carriage at laterally displaced points, means whereby the movement of said paper carriage in one direction is controlled by said typewriter printing mechanism, and means controlled by said calculating machine for imparting to said carriage a tabular return movement equal to four columns having two sets of driving connections, one adapted to cause a one column movement of said carriage and the other adapted to cause a two column movement of said carriage, manipulative means or determining the kind of operation of said calculating machine, a cam for relatively shifting said transmission member and driving member to couple one or the other of said sets of driving connections, a swinging member driven by the driving means of said calculating machine, disengageable connections between said swinging member and said cam, and means whereby the engagement of said last mentioned connections is controlled by said manipulative means.

10. In a tabulating machine, a movable paper carriage, two printing mechanisms adapted to,

print at laterally displaced points on a paper on said paper carriage, means for imparting a'stepby-step movement in one direction to said carriage upon operation of one of said printing mechanisms, and means for imparting a step-bystep movement in the other direction to said carriage upon operation of the other of said printing.

mechanisms.

11. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a typewriter having a movable paper carriage and a printing mechanism, of a calculating machine having a printing mechanism, said two printing mechanisms being arranged to print upon a paper on said paper carriage at laterally displaced points. means whereby the movement of said paper carriage toward the left is controlled by said typewriter printing mechanism, means whereby the movement of said paper carriage toward the right is controlled by said calculating machine, and means preventing the operation of said calculating machine until said carriage is moved to its extreme left position.

12. A machine as recited in claim 11, in which said means for preventing operation of said calculating machine until said carriage is moved to its extreme left position comprises a pivoted lug, means yieldingly holding said lug in either of two positions, connections whereby a releasing key of said calculating machine is locked when said lug is in one position and released when said lug is in the other position, and means whereby the position of said lug is controlled by the movement of said carriage to its two end positions.

13. In a machine of the class described, the

combination with a typewriter having a paper carriage and a printing mechanism, of a calculating machine having a printing mechanism, said two printing mechanisms being arranged to print upon a paper on said paper carriage at laterally displaced points, means for raising said carriage for printing capital letters, a releasing key for said calculating machine and means preventing depression of said releasing key when said earriage is raised and preventing said carriage from beingraised when said releasin'g key has been depressed.

14. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a typewriter having a movable paper carriage and a printing mechanism. of s calculating machine having a printing mechanism, said two printing mechanisms being arranged to printupon a paper on said paper carriage at laterally displaced points, means whereby the movement of said paper carriage toward the left is controlled by said typewriter printing mechanism, means whereby the movement of said paper carriage toward the right is controlled by said calculating machine, releasing keys for said calculating machine, locking means for said releasing keys, means whereby said locking means is controlled by said carriage in such a manner as to lock said releasing keys upon movement of said carriage into its extreme right position and to release said releasing keys upon movement of said carriage into its extreme left position, a total taking lever, and means operated by said total taking lever for disabling said locking means.

.15. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a typewriter having a movable paper carriage and a printing mechanism, of a calculating machine having a printing mechanism, said two printing mechanisms being arranged to print upon a paper on said paper carriage at laterally displaced points, means whereby the movement of saidrpaper carriage inone direction is controlled by said typewriter printing mechanism, and means whereby movement of said paper carriage in the opposite direction is controlled by said calculating machine, said last mentioned means comprising a Geneva wheel gear by which the driving means of the calculating machine is positively connected to the carriage.

16. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a typewriter having a movable paper carriage and a print mechanism. of s calculating machine having a printing mechanism, said two printing mechanisms being arranged to print upon a paper on said paper carriage at laterally displaced points, means whereby the movement of said paper carriage in one direction is controlled by said typewriter printing mechanism, and means whereby movement of said paper carriage in the opposite direction is controlled by said calculating machine, said last mentioned means comprising a Geneva wheel gear consisting of a transmission member positively geared to said carriage, and a driving member positively driven by the driving means of said calculating machine, driving disks on said driving member, teeth on said transmission member cooperating with said driving disks, said driving disks having recesses permitting free rotation at said transmission member when said driving disks are in position of rest. I I

17. In a calculating machine, a printing mechanism, a laterally movable paper carriage cocrdinated with said printing mechanism, and means for preventing operation of the calculating machine except when said carriage is in certain positions, said means comprising a flange on said carriage having recesses corresponding to said certain positions, and a pivoted arm having one end arranged to be positively actuated by a releasing key of the calculating machine, the other end of said arm cooperating with said flange and permitting said arm to tilt only when aligned with one of said recesses.

18. In a calculating machine, a printing mechanism, a laterally movable carriage, means for adjusting said carriage to various positions for causing said printing mechanism to print in columns, means for setting the machine to print totals, means to prevent operation of said setting means unless said carriage is in a certain position, line spacing means, and means for automatically actuating said line-spacing means only when said carriage is in said certain position.

19. In a tabulating machine, a movable paper carriage, two printing mechanisms'adapted to print at laterally displaced points on a paper on said paper carriage, means for imparting a stepby-step movement in one direction to said car- 0, 'riage upon operation of one of said printing mechanisms, means for imparting a step-by-step movement in the other direction to said carriage upon operation of the other of said printing mechanisms, and means preventing operation of said last mentioned printing mechanism until said carriage moves to a limit position in the direction controlled by said first mentioned printing mechanism.

20. In a tabulating machine, a movable paper carriage, two printing mechanisms adapted to print at laterally displaced points on a paper on said paper carriage, means for imparting a stepbystep movement in one direction to said carriage upon operation of one of said printing mechanisms, means for imparting a step-by-step movement in the other direction to said carriage upon operation oi a second printing mechanism, and means preventing operation of said last mentioned printing mechanism until said carriage moves to a limit position in the direction controlled by said first mentioned printing mechanism, said last mentioned means comprising a pivoted lug, means yieldingly holding said lug in either 0! two positions, connections whereby the operation of said second printing mechanism is prevented when said lug is in 'one position, but not when said lug is in the other position, and means whereby the position of said lug is controlled by the movement or said carriage to its two end positions.

' 21. In a calculating machine, a printing mechanism, a laterally movable paper carriage coordinated with said printing mechanism designed to have amounts printed in several columns of the paper, means for setting said calculatin machine to print 'totals in one of said columns, and means controlled by said carriage for preventing the adjustment of said setting means except when said carriage is in a certain position corresponding to the column containing totals, said last mentioned means being so constructed and arranged as to prevent lateral movement of said carriage when said setting means has been adjusted.

22. In a calculating machine, a printing mechanism comprising a plurality 0! groups of types, actuating means for said groups of types, a laterally movable paper carriage coordinated with said printing mechanism, manipulative means comprising several types of keys for setting the machine for several kinds of operations, means controlled by the position 01' the carriage for selectively releasing said several types of keys, and releasing means for said actuating means variably controlled by said several types of keys whereby said several groups of types are actuated differently for the several kinds of operation of the machine, and in accordance with the position of the carriage.

23. In a calculating machine, a printing mechanism comprising a plurality of groups of types, actuating means for said groups of types, a laterally movable paper carriage coordinated with said printing mechanism, manipulative means comprising several types of keys for setting the machine for several kinds of operations, means controlled by the position of the carriage for selectively releasing said several types of keys, releasing means for all of said actuating means, additional'releasing means for the actuating means of certain of said groups for effecting a separate control thereof, both of said releasing means being controlled byv said several types of keys whereby said several groups of types are actuated differently for the several kinds oi! operation of the machine and in accordance with the position of the carriage.

24. In a calculating machine, a printing mechanism, a laterally movable paper carriage coordinated with said printing mechanism designed to have amounts printed in several columns of the paper, manipulative means for setting the machine for entering amounts therein, manipulative means for setting the machine for totaltaking operations, locking means controlled by said carriage for preventing the operation of said first-mentioned manipulative means when said printing mechanism is not aligned with said columns, and additional locking means controlled by said carriage for preventing the operation of said last-mentioned manipulative means when said printing mechanism is not aligned with that one of said columns which is designed to contain the amounts obtained during said total-taking operations.

ERNST BREI'I'LING.