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US2176145A
US2176145A US714955A US71495534A US2176145A US 2176145 A US2176145 A US 2176145A US 714955 A US714955 A US 714955A US 71495534 A US71495534 A US 71495534A US 2176145 A US2176145 A US 2176145A
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  • This invention relates cash like, but more particularly to the adarp of a card perforating device to a register the type illustrated and described in Patent of the United States No. l,'"t5l,i5-iifi, issu June 3!), 19th to B. M. Shipley, and tics. 13311883 and Lttidl ii, issued respectivelr reaction is to adapt d perforating device for use on the type oi cash registers discloses in the patents referred to above.
  • Another object is to provide means to disablecard feeding mechanism during the prelirninary cycle of machine operation.
  • Another object is to devise means to disable the mechanism that presents record cards to the feeding means during the first cycle of a two cycle machine operation.
  • Still another object is to provide means to reenable the presenting means during the second cycle of a two cycle machine operation.
  • Another object is to contrive means to record the kind of operation being performed.
  • a further object is to supply means to make a record of total taking operations, this record also revealing in which totalizer line the transaction took place.
  • Fig. 1 is a side elevation as observed from the righthand side of the machine, depicting the 40 cycle control mechanism.
  • Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken through the machine just to the right of an amount bank showing in particular an amount bank and its associated differential mechanism.
  • Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the total control lever showing in detail the mechanism for selecting the record perforating punches for said total control lever.
  • Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken just to the right of the perforating mechanism, picturing the mechanism for feeding the record card to the perforating mechanism and the mechanism for controlling the feeding mechanism during total taking operations.
  • Fig. 5 is a detail view of the train of gears for im. itfsiti ii driving the record card feeding and ejecting mechanism.
  • Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the perforating mechanism showing in particular the mechanism for operating and controlling perforating mechanism.
  • Fig. 7 is a detail View showing the method of mounting the perforating punclfres.
  • FIG. 8 is a view observed from the :iront of the machine showing the perforating mach anisrn together with its selecting and ccntrollmg n'zechanism.
  • Fig, 9 is a top plan view of the mechanism for selectively controlling the perforating mechanism.
  • Fig. it is a facsimile of a record card used. in the machine of the instant invention and illustrates a record made during typical adding operation.
  • Fig. ii is another facsimile a ledger card 2 o used in the machine of this invention and illus-' trates a record made during a typical totaltaking operation.
  • the instant invention consists of a perforating device which is incorporated in a standard type of cash register and which in no way interferes with the regular functioning of said cash register.
  • a reservoir or supply compartment is provided for the reception of a plurality of a standard type of ledger or record cards and in each machine operation one of said cards is automatically conveyed from the reservoir to the feeding rolls and then to the perforating mechanism where the various data set up on the ma-' chine keyboard is punched in the proper columns on said data card. After this the card is conveyed by the feeding rolls to ejector rolls which in turn deposit the card in a suitable receptacle.
  • the ma.- chine operates through one cycle of movement, and in total taking operations it operates through 4 two cycles of movement.
  • mechanism has been devised to disable the mechanism that convys the card from the reservoir to the feeding rolls during the first cycle of said total taking operation.
  • the record cards have a plurality of vertical columns designated by the proper titles, such as Amount, Ledger number, Date, etc. Each 001- 55 umn has one or more rows of figures representing the numerical value and the position of the perforating punches. There is also a column on the ledger card for recording the type of operation (adding, reading or resetting) performed by the machine.
  • the mechanism for recording the type of operation is controlled by the shifting of the total control lever which selects a perforating punch representative of the type of operation being performed, and in totalizing operations the punch selected is also representative of the particular totalizer in which the computation is taking place.
  • the punches for perforating the data set up on the keyboard of the machine are selected by projections formed on reciprocating racks, which racks are controlled in their movement, along with the usual printing wheels (not shown), by the differential mechanism of the machine.
  • the entire perforating assembly is moved upwardly, the perforating punches being moved upwardly by contacting the record card.
  • the punches over which the projections on the racks have been positioned are stopped in their upward movement by said projections and thereby forced through the card, which is backed up by a die plate having a plurality of holes in alinement with and arranged to receive the lower ends of the perforating punches. Downward movement of the perforating assembly strips the punches from the card and said card is then automatically deposited in the receiving well.
  • the instant invention provides the numerous advantages of a perforating mechanism in a machine of moderate cost and furnishes a means whereby a merchant may, over a period of time accurately check the amount and number of sales made by individual clerks, the number and size of articles sold, the department in which the transaction took place, and the type of transaction, for example, Cash sale, Charge sale, Received-on-account, Balances, etc.
  • ledger or record cards may be analyzed at any time desired without danger of the mistakes incidental to hand-posting by running said cards through a standard card controlled tabulating machine.
  • Figs. 1 and 2 Machine frame work and operating mechanism Calling attention to Figs. 1 and 2, the mechanism of the machine proper is supported by main frames 30 and 31 and various other intermediate frames, cross-frames and braces.
  • are in turn secured to a machine base 32.
  • the machine proper is enclosed in a suitable cabinet 28 (Fig. 1) secured to the machine base 32, while the perforating mechanism is enclosed in a case 29 (Fig. 6) which also surrounds the drawer mechanism and forms a pedestal for the machine proper.
  • the machine is operated by the usual electric motor (not shown) which is operatively conamazes nected to a main drive shaft 33 by a clutch mechanism, (also not shown).
  • a key lock shaft 34 (Fig. 1) for a slight clockwise movement under influence of a spring 35. This movement of the shaft 34 engages the clutch mechanism and closes the electrical circuit to the motor, thereby causing the machine to operate. Near the end of machine operation the shaft 34 is rocked counterclockwise by mechanism later to be described, to release the depressed keys and to disengage the clutch memanism and simultaneously break the electrical circuit to the motor by opening the motor switch.
  • the machine may also be operated by means of a hand crank 36 (Fig. 1) which is connected to a pinion 31 journaled on a hub secured in the right machine frame 30.
  • the pinion 31 meshes with a gear 38 turnably mounted on a stud 40 secured in the right frame 30.
  • the gear 38 meshes with a gear 4
  • the machine may then be operated by means of the hand crank 36 and its associated mechanism.
  • an arm 42 Secured on the righthand end of the key lock shaft 34 is an arm 42 carrying a stud 43 which extends through a slot in a link 44, the lower end of which is bifurcated to embrace a stud 45 in a pitman 46 having a slot which embraces the stud 40.
  • the lower end of the pitman 46 is pivotally connected to an arm 41 loosely mounted on a stud 48 secured in the frame 30.
  • a forward extension of the arm 41 is pivotally connected by a link 49 to an arm 50 secured on the right-hand end of a zero stop lever throwout shaft 51 journaled in the frames 30 and 31.
  • the link 44 has a stepped opening 52 which cooperates with a stud 53 in an arm 54 loose on the stud 48.
  • the arm 54 carries a roller 55 which cooperates with a raceway 56 in the gear 38.
  • the raceway 56 has diametrically opposed camming irregularities which cooperate with the roller 55 near the end of each cycle of movement to rock the arm 54 first clockwise and then back to normal position.
  • Fig. 1 the cycle controlling mechanism is shown in adding or normal position. Releasing the machine for an adding operation by depressing the starting bar releases the shaft 34 to the action of the spring 35 which rocks said shaft clockwise until the projection on the arm 42 engages a stop stud 51 secured in the right frame 30. This as previously explained engages the motor clutch and closes the motor switch.
  • a total control lever 553 is shown in adding position. Shifting the total control lever 58 in either direction away from adding position causes a slot 59 therein in cooperation with a stud in an arm to rock said arm Ell a slight distance counterclockwise on its pivot ill.
  • the arm 50 by means of a slot 62 formed by the edgesof arm to and the edge of an arm till, in coopera tion with a stud in an arm 55% secured on the zero stop lever throwout shaft it, rocks said arm and shaft a slight distance clockwise (see also Fig.
  • the cam 39 returns the pitman 46 and the link 44 to a, position where the intermediate step 55 of the opening 52 is alined with the stud 53 in the arm 54. Movement of the arm 54 as explained above causes the stud 53 to engage the step 55 to rock the arm 42 and the shaft 34 a suflicient distance counterclockwise to disengage the motor clutch mechanism, restore the starting bar and release the depressed transaction keys.
  • the key lock shaft 34 re- The forward movement of the ceives less counterclockwise restoring movement in total taking operations than in adding operations. The additional movement for adding operations is necessary in order to release the depressed amount keys.
  • Amount keys and differential mechanism The machine of this invention has a plurality of banks 68 (Fig. 2) of amount keys 69 and as the machine illustrated is arranged for English currency the two lower denominational amount banks have eleven keys and all the other amount banks have nine keys. As all the amount banks and their associated differential mechanisms are similar it is thought that the description of one such unit will be sufficient.
  • each amount bank is a zero stop lever l2 having a right angled projection arranged to cooperate with the forward end or" a reset spider l3 piv oted on a hub id of an amount diilerential ac tuator l5 loosely mounted on a hub iii extending between two differential support plates l'l car-- ried by a pair of rods l8 extending between the frames and
  • the spider "l3 has in its for-- ward end a slot through which extends a stud HQ in a differential latch arm 53d pivoted to the actuator 35.
  • a differential latch 82 Mounted for parallel movement by means of the arm till end a similar arm ill is a differential latch 82, a root shaped projection of which is arranged to cooperate with a depression in a driving segment 83 pivoted on the hub 96 and connected by a link 84 to a cam lever 95 journaled on a stud 86 secured in one of the plates ll.
  • the lever 55 carries a pair of rollers 86 which cooperate with the periphery of companion cams ill and 88 secured on the main drive shaft 33.
  • the shaft 33 makes one complete revolution clockwise, which by means of the lever and the link 84 rocks the driving segment 83 first in a. clockwise direction and then back to normal position.
  • each differential actuator unit like that explained above for each amount bank and each differential unit is supported between two of the plates '51.
  • the coinplete assembly of differential units are held together by means of a rod 89 extending through the hubs I6.
  • the zero stop lever '12 engages the forward end of the reset spider 13 to rock the latch arm 80 counterclockwi e to move the differential latch 82 forwardly thereby disengaging the foot of said latch from the depression in the driving segment 83 and engaging a nose 90 of said latch with one of a series of notches 9
  • a concentric portion of the segment 83 in cooperation with the latch 82 maintains the nose of said latch in engagement with the plate 92 while said segment completes its initial movement 75 clockwise and during the greater part of the return movement of said segment until the depression therein is opposite the foot of the latch 82.
  • a flat surface of the segment 83 engages a stud 93 in the actuator I and returns said actuator to its home position thereby disengaging the reset spider I3 from the zero stop lever 12 and allowing a spring 94 to disengage the nose 90 of the latch 82 from the notch in the plate 92 and to reengage the foot of said latch with the depres sion in the driving segment 83.
  • Totalizers and transaction keys The machine of this invention has three lines of interspersed totalizers, a front line 95, (Fig. 2) a rear line 96, and an upper line 91.
  • Each totalizer line has a plurality of sets of totalizer wheels 98, the teeth of which cooperate respectively with three sets of teeth on the differential actuators 15.
  • the different totalizers on a line are selected and alined with the actuators under control of the transaction keys, therebeing a bank of transaction keys for each total-izer line.
  • the desired totalizer line is selected for engagement with the actuators by positioning the total control lever and the different sets of totalizer wheels on the selected line are selected and alined with the actuators under control of the transaction keys as in adding operations.
  • the wheels of the selected totalizer are engaged with the actuators I5 immediately after the actuators have been positioned by the depressed amount keys. Return movement of the actuators revolves the totalizer wheels commensurate with the value of the depressed amount keys.
  • the zero stop levers I2 (Fig. 2) break or stop all the amount differential latches in zero position. This is to allow time for the selected set of totalizer wheels to be alined with the actuators.
  • the selected totalizer is engaged with the actuators 15 and the zero stop levers 12 are rocked out of the path of the spiders I3.
  • Clockwise movement of the actuators I5 revolves the wheels of the engaged totalizer in a reverse direction until they are stopped in zero positions by means of a long tooth on each wheel. This positions the actuators commensurate with the amount on the totalizer wheels and return movement counterclockwise of the actuators in turn positions the recording and indicating mechanisms in accordance with the amount on said totalizer wheels.
  • pivoted on the actuator 15 is a beam 99 bifurcated to embrace a stud I00 in a link IOI, the upper end of which is pivoted to an indicator segment I02 loose on an indicator tube line I03.
  • the lower end of the link MI is pivoted to an arm I04 loose on a tube line I06 and connected by one of the tubes I05 to a segment I01.
  • the segment I01 has two sets of teeth, the upper set of which is adapted to position the printer wheels, and a lower set I08 which is adapted to mesh with teeth in a perforator selecting rack I09 (Fig. 6) to position said rack commensurate with the position of the actuator 15 in a manner later to be described.
  • a liner H3 (Fig. 2) cooperates with the teeth of the segment 102 to aline said segment in set position. At the beginning of the machine operation the liner H3 is disengaged from the teeth of the segment I02 and is reengaged therewith immediately after the segment has been positioned as described above.
  • the usual transfer mechanism is employed for transferring amounts from lower to higher denominations.
  • Card perforating mechanism The machine illustrated is provided with mechanism to perforate amounts and other data on record cards, said amounts and data corresponding to the keys depressed and said machine is also arranged to perforate the results of total taking operations on said record cards. In a total taking operation a record is also perforated of the totalizer in which the transaction took place and whether the totalizer was read or reset.
  • the perforating mechanism is supported by two side frames H4 and H5 (Figs. 6 and 8) connected by cross bars II6, II! and H8 and a plate I I9.
  • the perforating mechanism assembly rests on a cabinet base I20 and is connected to the machine proper by two bolts I2I, secured in the bars H6 and I I1 and extending through a cabinet top I22 and the machine base 32.
  • Rack mechanism racks I09 (Figs, 6, 8 and 9) are supported between the plates H4 and H for horizontal reciprocating movement by means of slots in said racks which embrace a rod I24 extending between said plates H4 and H5 and by means of a cross bar I25 extending between the plates H4 and H5 having therein a plurality of slots adapted to receive the forward ends of the amount racks I09.
  • the differential movement of the amount racks 4 I 09 is transferred to auxiliary punch selector racks I26 in the following manner:
  • the rack I09 has thereon a plurality of teeth which cooperate with a pinion I21 secured on a pinion shaft I28, opposite ends of which are journaled in the plates H4 and M5.
  • Another pinion I22 secured on the shaft I28 (Fig. 9) meshes with teeth on the auxiliary rack I25. Consequently any diiferential movement imparted to the rack I 09 is transmitted to the rack I26 by the pinion shaft I29.
  • the rack I26 (Fig. 6) has a downwardly extending projection I29 adapted to cooperate with the perforator punches I23 in a manner later to be described.
  • the perforating punches I23 fit loosely in openings in an upper guide plate I36, an intermediate guide plate I3I and a lower guide plate I 32.
  • the intermediate plate I3I and the lower plate I32 are secured in fixed relation to a die plate I33 having therein a plurality of openings corresponding to the punches I23 and adapted to receive the lower ends of said punches.
  • the plates I3I, I32 and I33 (Figsfi and 8) are secured to a vertically slidable frame I 33 composed of two side rails I35 connected by end plates I36 and I31.
  • the ends plates I36 and I31 have secured thereto blocks I38 adapted to slide vertically in slots in plates I39 secured respectively to the frames H4 and H5.
  • the plate I30 is fixedly supported by the plates I39.
  • the punches I23 are retained in position in the plates I 30 and I 3I by means of wires I40 which fit loosely in relieved portions of adjacent punches I23, (note particularly Fig. '7).
  • wires I40 There are two wires I40 for each two rows of punches, said wires being retained in place on the top surfaces of the plates I30 and I3I by means of clamps MI and I42 secured respectively to the plate I30 and bars minimum amount of effort and without removing the perforating assembly from the machine.
  • the plates I32 and I33 are spaced a slight distance apart to receive one of threcdrd cards shown in Figs. and 11, which is fed therebetween by means of mechanism iater to be described, and which is positioned in relation to the perforating punches I23 by mechanism also to be described later.
  • the perforating die assembly is moved upwardly byrmechanism now to be described to perforate the record card commensurate with the depressed amount keys in adding operations, and in total taking operations the card is perforated in accordance with the amount standing on the totalizer read or reset.
  • the die frame I34 (Fig. 6) is returned downwardly to its normal position as here shown.
  • the end plates I36 and I31 (Figs. 6 and 8) each carry a roller I44 embraced by the bifurcated ends of arms I45 and I46 secured on a shaft I41 journaled in the frames H4 and H5.
  • the arm I45 has a Y-shaped rearward extension carrying a pair of rollers I48 which cooperate with companion cams I49 and I50 secured on an operating shaft I5I opposite ends of which are journaled in the frames H4 and H5.
  • the shaft I5I has secured thereon a gear I 52 operatively connected by intermediate gears I53 and I5 3 to a driving gear I55 secured on the main drive shaft 33.
  • the intermediate gear I53 is secured on a shaft I56 turnably mounted in the frames H4 and'II5 and the intermediate gear I54 is secured on a short shaft I51 journaled in a bushing supported by the frame H3.
  • Difierentiai positioning of the punch selecting rack iary rack I26 places the projection I29 directly over the perforating punch I23 corresponding to the depressed amount key in adding operations or corresponding to the amount on the totalizer wheel being read or reset in total taking operations.
  • the record card which as previously stated, has been inserted between the plates I32 and I33, is moved into contact with the lower ends of the perforating punches I23 and carries said punches upwardly with the frame I34 until the upper end of the selected punch I23 is moved into contact with the projection I29 of the auxiliary rack I26.
  • the projection I29 on the rack I26 is a raised surface which cooperates with the lower surface of the plate II9 to back up the rack I26 during perforation.
  • Total control lever perforating mechanism Means under control of the total control lever is provided for recording what type of operation, add, read or reset, is being performed by the machine and in which totalizer line the reading or resetting operation is taking place. This mechanism is clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 9 and will now be described.
  • the total control lever 58 (Fig. 3), which is turnably supported by a stud I60 secured in the end plates of the total control assembly, is pivotally connected by a link I6I to an arm I62 secured on the shaft I05.
  • a segment I63 (see also Fig. 8), having teeth which mesh with similar teeth in a rack I64, slidably supported by the rod I24 and bar I25 in exactly the same manner as the amount rack I09.
  • the rack I64 has in its bottom edge teeth which cooperate with the teeth of a pinion I65 (see also Fig. 9) connected by a sleeve I61 to a similar pinion I66.
  • the pinions I65 and I66 and the sleeve I61 are rotatably supported on a'pinion shaft I68 opposite ends of which are journaled in the frames H4 and H5.
  • the pinion I66 meshes with the teeth of an auxiliary rack I69 slidably supported by the rod I24 and the bar I25 in exactly the same manner as the auxiliary amount racks I26.
  • the auxiliary rack I69 has a downwardly extending projection I10 which cooperates with a series of perforating punches I1I (Fig. 3) which may be" selected to make a record of the type of operation being performed.
  • Punches I1I are supported by the plates I30, I3I and I32 in exactly the same manner as the amount perforating punches I23 (see Figs. 6 and '1).
  • Fig. 8 it will be seen that.adjacent the punches I1I there is a row of auxiliary punches I 12.
  • the punches I12 are merely for the purpose of retaining the wire I40 (see Figs. 6 and '1) in position and have no bearing whatever or connection with the auxiliary rack I69.
  • These two rows of punches are for the same purpose as the punches I12, that is, to retain the wires I40 in position.
  • Fig. 3 the total control lever 58 is shown in adding position, in which position the link I6I by means of the arm I62, the shaft I05 and the segment I63 positions the rack I64 and the auxiliary rack I69 where the projection I10 is directly over the middle punch in the group of seven punches III. Operation of the machine causes the selected perforating punch I1I to be forced through the record card, position 5, column 296, Fig. 10, to record the type of operation being performed.
  • the total control lever 58 has three positions above adding position for selecting the three totalizer lines for reading operations and three positions below adding position for selecting the three totalizer lines for resetting operations.
  • Ledger number and date perforating mechanism Means are also provided for perforating a rec rd of the ledger or card number and the date in the respective columns on the record card.
  • the ledger number and the date are set up by means of settable racks which may. be manually positioned to the desired number or date. This mechanism-is pictured in Figs. 6, 8 and 9, and will now be described.
  • a month rack I11 and two day racks I18 having upwardly extending finger pieces I19 which protrude through graduated apertures in a cover plate I58.
  • the racks I11 and I18 have teeth which mesh with three identical pinions I80 connected by hubs I8I to pinions I82 which cooperate with an auxiliary month rack I83 and two day racks I84.
  • the hub and pinion assembly for the month rack I11 is loosely supported by the shaft I68 and the hub and pinion assembly for the units of days rack I18 is revolvably supported by the shaft I28 while the pinion assembly for the tens of days rack I18 is turnably mounted on a shaft I85 opposite ends of which are journaled in the plates H4 and H5.
  • the auxiliary date racks I83 and I84 have downwardly extending projections I86 which cooperate with a. series of date perforating punches I81 (Fig. 8) in exactly the same manner as explained for the amount perforating mechanism.
  • a plurality of manually settable racks I90 which are operatively connected to a series of auxiliary ledger number racks I9I by means of pinion and shaft assemblies in a similar manner to the date racks just explained.
  • the ledger number racks I90 are retained in positions in exactly the same manner as the date racks I11 and I10.
  • the auxiliary ledger number racks I9I have projections I92 which cooperate with the upper ends of ledger number perforating punches I93 in the same manner as described for the amount group of perforating punches.
  • Blank cards I59 to be run through the perforating mechanism are stored in a reservoir or supply compartment I90 (Figs. 4 and 9) composed of a box-like structure supported between the frames H0 and H5.
  • a weight I99 is placed on top the stack of cards I59 to retain them in the reservoir and to maintain the bottom card in contact with the card picker mechanism that removes said bottom card from the reservoir and presents it to the feeding rolls.
  • a block 200 secured to a plate 205 supported by the frames H9 and I I5 cooperates with the lower edge of an adjustable blade 202 to form a variable aperture which may be adjusted to allow only one card at a time to pass to the feeding rolls.
  • a cardpicker slide 209 having secured thereto a bracket 200 a downward projection of which extends through a slot in the plate 20B.
  • the bracket 209 carries a stud 209 embraced by the upper bifurcated end of an arm 206 secured on a shaft.
  • the rearward end of the link 209 has therein a T-shaped slot 2H which cooperates with a stud 2I2 in one arm of a yoke 2I3 loose on a stud 2I I secured in the frame H4.
  • the yoke 2I3 has another arm 2I5 carrying rollers 2IB and 2I1 which cooperate respectively with the peripheries of companion plate cams 2! and 2I9 secured on the shaft I5I.
  • the link 209 is connected by another link 220 to a lever 22I (see also Fig. 1) which fulcrums on a stud 222 secured in the frame II4.
  • the upper end of the lever 22I is bifurcated to receive a stud 223 in a link 224 the rearward end of which is loosely connected to an arm 225 secured on a drawer release shaft 226' 32.
  • the forward end of the link 224 is pivoted to one arm of a bell crank221 secured on a shaft 228 opposite ends of which are journaled in the main frames 30 and 3I.
  • the bell crank 221 is connected by a link 229 to an arm 230 secured to the zero stop lever throwout shaft 5
  • a bar 23H the top edge of which extends above the top surface of the cardpicker slide 203 a little less than the thickness of one oi the record cards.
  • the weight I99 maintains the bottom record card in contact with the top sur face of the slide 203. Consequently when said slide makes its initial movement rearwardly the bar 23H engages and slides the bottom card E59 from beneath the stack and moves the forward edge thereof through the aperture formed by the block 200 and the blade 202 and into engagement with a pair of feeding rolls 232 and 233.
  • Fig. 1 gives added clockwise movement to the zero stop lever throwout shaft 5i as explained near the beginning of this specification.
  • rocks the link 209 (Fig. 4) upwardly to engage the lower portion of the T slot 2I I with the stud 2I,2.
  • a stud 285 dill arranged to pass through notches 286 in the slot in the bracket 2I0 when the link 209 is in either of its effective positions in which it is operatively connected to the driving yoke 2I3.
  • the stud 285 due to the fact that it is not alined with either of the notches 286 blocks movement of the link 209 in case the stud 2I2 nibbles on either of the abrupt edges of the slot 2I I.
  • feed rolls 232 and 233 there are two sets of feed rolls composed of pairs of rolls 234, 235, 236 and 231 and one set of ejector rolls 230 and 239 (Figs. 4 and 8).
  • the pairs of feed rolls 234 and 236 are secured respectively on shafts 240 and 24I opposite'ends of which are journaled in the frames II4-and II5.
  • The'pairs 01 rolls 235 and 231 are pivoted respectively on pairs of arms 242 and 243.
  • the two pairs of arms 242 and 243 are in turn pivoted on upturned extensions of brackets 244 and 245 secured to the plate I32.
  • the rollers 234, 235, 236 and 231 extend through suitable openings in the plates I32 and I33 and form contact with each other in the opening between said plates I32 and I33.
  • the feed rolls 232 and 233 are secured respectively to shafts 246 and 241 and the ejector rolls 238 and 239 are secured on shafts 248 and 249.
  • the shafts 246 and 248 are journaled in the frames H4 and H5 and opposite ends of the shaft 249 are supported in vertical slots in said frames H4 and H5.
  • the shaft 241 is mounted for slight vertical movement by means of a pair of slotted hangers 268 (Fig. 6) one of which is secured to the frame H4 and the other to the frame I I5..
  • the feed and ejector rolls are driven in the following manner: Secured on the shaft I56 (Fig. 4) is a gear 250 operatively connected by a train of gears 25., 252, 253, 254 and 255 to a pinion 256 secured on one end of the ejector roll shaft 248. Secured on the other end of the shaft 248 is a pinion 251 (Fig. 5) meshing with an idler gear 258 which drives a gear 259 secured on the feed roll shaft 24!.
  • the gear 259 is connected by an intermed'ate gear 260 to a gear 26I secured on the feed roll shaft 240 and an idler pinion 262 connects the gear- 26I to a gear 263 secured on the righthand end of the feed roll shaft 246.
  • the gears 258 and 269 (Fig. 5) and the pinion 262 are rotatably supporled by studs 264, 265 and 266 secured in the frame H4.
  • the upper feed roll 233 (Fig. 6) is pressed into engagement with the lower feed roll 232 by means of a pair of compression springs 269 located at opposte ends ofthe shaft 241.
  • the pressure be tween the rolls 232 and 233 may be varied by means of set screws 290 cooperating with the springs 269.
  • the upper pressure rollers 235 and 231 (Fig. 4) are urged into engagement with the feed rolls 234 and 236 by means of springs 210, the upperends of which are attached to the arms 242 and 243.
  • the ejector pressure roll 239 (Figs. 4 and 6) is maintained in contact with the lower ejector feed roll 238 by means of a pair of hooks 21I which are hooked over opposite ends of the shaft 249 and urged downwardly by means of springs 212.
  • the slide 203 advances the bottom card in the reservoir or supply compartment I98 to the feed rolls 232 and -233 which feed the card between the plates I32 and I33 and into engagement with the feed rolls 234 and 235.
  • These rolls carry the card onward into engagement with the rolls 236 and 231 which in cooperation with said rolls 234 and 235 moves the rearwardly disposed edge of the card into engagement with a pair of locating bars 213 the upper ends of which have previously been moved upward to obstruct the opening between the plates I32 and I33.
  • a, plate cam 214 the periphery of which is arranged to cooperate with a roller 215 carried by a pitman 216 the rearward end of which is shaped to fit an annular groove in a hub 211 of the cam 214.
  • the forward end of the pitman 216 is pivoted to an arm 218 of a yoke 219 rotatably supported by the shaft I41.
  • the lower ends of the record card locating bars 213 are pivoted respectively to arms 230 and 28I of the yoke 219.
  • the bars 213 extend upwardly through recesses in the bar I35 (see also Fig. 6) and into recesses in the die plate I33.
  • a spring 282 tensioned between the yoke 219 and the pitman 216 urges said yoke counterclockwise and the pitman forwardly to maintain the roller 215 in contact with the periphery of the cam 21.4.
  • the cam 214 in cooperation with the roller 215, moves the pitman 216 rearwardly to rock the yoke 219 clockwise. This moves the locating bars 213 upwardly causing the upper ends thereof to pass through the opening between the plates I32 and I33 and into apertures in the plate I32.
  • the cam 214 in cooperation with the spring 282 returns the pitman 216 and the yoke 219 to their home positions as shown in Fig. 4 to remove the obstructing upper end of the bar 213 from the opening between the plates I32 and I33.
  • the record card is ejected as explained herein before.
  • a receptacle 289 located directly below the perforating die plate I33.
  • This receptacle provides a convenient means of disposing of the punchings from the record cards.
  • a cash register capable of one and twocycle operations, the combination of a card supply compartment; a constantly operated feeding mechanism for record cards; means arranged to make one excursion each machine operation to remove a record card from the supply compartment and present it to the feeding mechanism; constantly operated driving means for the removing and presenting means; and means to disengage the removing and presenting means from the driving means during the first cycle of a two-cycle machine operation and to reengage the removing and presenting means with the driving means during the second cycle of a two-cycle machine operation,
  • a supply compartment for record cards capable of one and twocycle operations
  • picker means to remove the record cards from the supply compartment and present them to the feeding means
  • means to drive the picker means means connecting the driving means to the picker means; and means to give the connecting means one increment of movement to disconnect the driving means from the picker means during the first cycle of a twocycle operation
  • said means also adapted to give the connecting means another increment of movement to reconnect the driving means to the picker means in the second cycle of a two-cycle machine operation.
  • a-machine of the class described capable of different types of operation, the combination of a supply compartment for record cards; means to feed record cards; means to remove record cards from the supply compartment andpresent them to the feeding means; driving means for the removing and presenting means; means to connect the driving means to the removing and presenting means; manual means to give the connecting means one increment of movement during certain machine operations to disconnect the driving means from the removing and presenting means; and automaticmeans operable during said certain machine operations to give the connecting means another increment of movement to reconnect the driving means to the removing and presenting means.
  • a control lever to condition the machine for adding and total taking operations
  • cycle control means to cause the machine to operate through two cycles when the control lever is moved away from adding position
  • a supply compartment for the record cards means to feed record cards; means to remove the record cards from the supply compartment and advance them to the feeding means
  • driving means for the removing and advancing means an element connecting the driving means to the removing and advancing means; means operated by the control lever when moved away from adding position to impart one increment of movement to the element to disconnect the removing and advancing means from the driving means, said last-named means adapted to be operated by the cycle control means to give another increment of movement to the element to reconnect the removing and advancing means to the driving means.
  • a cycle control mechanism to cause the machine to perform one or two cycle operations and a control member to set the cycle control mechanism to selectively cause the machine to operate through one or two cycles
  • a manually operable member to set the cycle control mechanism to selectively cause the machine to perform, adding or total taking operations, and a recording mechanism actuated during each cycle of operation of the machine
  • a manipulative member to condition the cycle control mechanism to selectively cause one or two cycle operations, means to make a record on a card, and means to feed the record cards to the record" ing means, the combination of to remove cards from a supply compartment and advance them to the feeding means, means controlled by said manipulative member when moved to condition the cycle control mechanism for a two cycle operation to render the card removing and advancing means inefiective to prevent feeding of a card to the recording means during the first cycle, and means whereby the cycle control mechanism controls the last named means to render the removing and advancing means efiective to cause a card to be presented to the feeding means in the second cycle of operation.
  • a manipulative device to condition the machine for oneor twocycle operations
  • picker means operable to make one excursion during each machine operation to remove a record card from a supply compartment and to present said record card to the feeding means
  • drive means for the picker means said driving means being operable through one or two cycles of movement depending on the type of machine operation
  • means normally con necting the picker means to the driving means during one-cycle operations of said machine means actuated by the manipulative device to disengage the connecting means from the driving means during the first cycle of a two-cycle machine operation, and means to actuate the lastnamed means to reengage the connecting means with the driving means during the second cycle of a two-cycle operation.
  • a machine of the class described capable of performing single and plural cycle operations, having a manually settable means to selectively condition the machine for single or plural cycle operations, a supply magazine for record cards, recording mechanism, and means to feed record cards to the recording mechanism, said recording mechanism and feeding means being actuated during each cycle of operation of the machine, the combination of a card picker for removing a card from the supply magazine and presenting it to the card feeding means, driving means for said card picker, and coupling means controlled by said conditioning means when set for a plural cycle operation for disconnecting the picker from the driving means during the first cycle of a plural cycle operation, said coupling means being further automatically operated to connect said picker to the driving means for operation thereby during the second cycle of the plural cycle operation.
  • a cash register operable to perform one or two cycle operations, having recording mechanism for recording data on record cards; a supply compartment for record cards; and constantly driven feed rollers for feeding record cards to the recording means; the combination of a reciprocable picker mechanism for removing cards from the supply compartment and advancing them to the feed rollers; drive means for said picker mechanism; means to couple said picker mechanism to its drive means for positive reciprocation thereby; means operable to selectively condition the cash register for one or two cycle operations, said conditioning means moving the coupling means to disconnect the picker from its driving means before a two cycle operation begins; and means operable during the two cycle operation to automatically move the coupling means to connect the picker mechanism to its drive during the second cycle of the two cycle operation whereby the recording means is rendered ineifective during the first cycle and effective during the second cycle of a two cycle operation.
  • a cash register operable through one and two cycle machine operations and having means to initiate cyclic operation of the machine; movable means to selectively condition the machine for one or two cycles of operation; recording mechanism for recording data on record cards, said recording mechanism being operable in each machine cycle; a supply magazine for record cards; and constantly operating means to feed record cards to the recording mechanism; the combination of picker means to withdraw cards from the supply magazine and to deliver them to the feeding means; operating means for the picker means; means to connect the picker means to its operating means; said conditioning means when moved to control a two cycle operation being operable to move the connecting means to disconnect the picker from its drive before the initiating means has started a cyclic operation of the machine, to thereby render the recording means ineffective during the first cycle; and means for moving the connecting means during the cyclic operation of the machine whereby the picker is connected to its drive during the second cycle so that a card is fed to the recording means to render it effective during this cycle.
  • a cash register operable to perform oneor two-cycle operations, the combination of a supply compartment for record cards; constantly driven feed rollers for feeding record cards; a reciprocable picker mechanism for removing cards from the supply compartment; drive means for said picker mechanism; means to couple said picker mechanism to its drive means for positive reciprocation thereby; means operable to selectively condition the cash register for oneor twocycle operations, said conditioning means mov ing the coupling means to disconnect the picker from its driving means before a two-cycle operation begins; and means operable during the twocyqle operation to automatically move the coupling means to connect the picker mechanism to its drive during the second cycle of the two-cycle operation whereby the recording means is rendered ineffective during the first cycle and effective during the second cycle of a two-cycle operation.
  • movable means toselectively condition the machine for one or two cycles of operation; a supply magazine for record cards; picker means to withdraw cards from the supply magazine; operating means for the picker means; means to connect the picker means to its operat ing means; said conditioning means when moved to control a two-cycle operation being operable to move the connecting means to disconnect the picker from its drive before the initiating means has started a cyclic operation of the machine,
  • a machine of the class described which is operable to perform several types of machine operations, said machine including recording mechanism to make records on cards, the combination of means to feed record cards to the recording mechanism; means to advance the record cards to the feeding means; a manipulative device to condition the machine for one of said several types of machine operations; means operated by the manipulative device to disable the advancing means during a part of said one of the several types of machine operations; and automatic means to enable the advancing means during another part of said one of the several types of machine operations.
  • a machine of the class described capable of operating through one or two cycles of movement, said machine including recording mechanism to make records on record material, the combination of means to feed the record material to the recording mechanism; means to advance the record material to the feeding means; means to positively reciprocate the advancing means, said reciprocating means normally coupled to the advancing means; and means to 1111- v couple the advancing means from its reciprocating means during the first cycle of a two-cycle operation.
  • a machine of the class described adapted to perform oneor two-cycle operations and including recording mechanism to make records on record material

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US2545636A (en) * 1941-06-24 1951-03-20 Underwood Corp Printing and punching means for accounting machines
US2987247A (en) * 1957-10-23 1961-06-06 Svenska Dataregister Ab Means for continuous delivery of data from cash registers, accounting and like machines
US3051079A (en) * 1960-06-07 1962-08-28 Nat Automation Corp Tabulating card perforating apparatus
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US2545636A (en) * 1941-06-24 1951-03-20 Underwood Corp Printing and punching means for accounting machines
US2987247A (en) * 1957-10-23 1961-06-06 Svenska Dataregister Ab Means for continuous delivery of data from cash registers, accounting and like machines
DE1145401B (de) * 1959-04-21 1963-03-14 Svenska Dataregister Ab Registrierkasse mit Bandlocheinrichtung
US3051079A (en) * 1960-06-07 1962-08-28 Nat Automation Corp Tabulating card perforating apparatus

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