US2237419A - Telephone system - Google Patents

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US2237419A
US2237419A US302521A US30252139A US2237419A US 2237419 A US2237419 A US 2237419A US 302521 A US302521 A US 302521A US 30252139 A US30252139 A US 30252139A US 2237419 A US2237419 A US 2237419A
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Enoch B Ferrell
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H67/00—Electrically-operated selector switches
    • H01H67/02—Multi-position wiper switches
    • H01H67/14—Multi-position wiper switches having wipers movable in two mutually perpendicular directions for purpose of selection
    • H01H67/16—Multi-position wiper switches having wipers movable in two mutually perpendicular directions for purpose of selection one motion being rotary and the other being parallel to the axis of rotation, e.g. Strowger or "up and around" switches
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q3/00—Selecting arrangements

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  • This invention relates to telephone systems and more particularly to automatic telephone systems of the step-by-step type.
  • the selector switch circuits thereof each customarily employs three operating magnets including a vertical stepping magnet with two magnet windings, a rotary stepping magnet with two magnet windings and a single winding release magnet and rive control relays including a line or pulsing relay, a cutthrough relay, a stepping relay and two slow-torelease relays.
  • This object is attained by the improved construction of the stepping mechanism as previously outlined and by the substitution of a ⁇ relay of the type disclosed in the application of H. C. Harrison and C. E. Pollard, Serial No. 302,526 filed concurrently herewith for the pulsing relay and the two slow-to-release relays.
  • This relay has a single magnetic circuit including two parallelly disposed pole-pieces having sets of aligned openings therein in which switch elements of the mercury contacttype are positioned. Each of these switch elements is provided with a pair of contact terminals. Normally the terminals of one element are bridged by a globule of mercury and the circuit across the terminals is quickly opened and quickly closed upon the energization and deenergization of the relay windings.
  • the terminals of a second of the switch elements are normally open but are closed quickly by a mercury globule upon the energization of the relay windings and are opened slowly upon the deenergization of the windings.
  • third switch element are normally closed by a mercury globule but are opened quickly upon the energization of the relay windings and are closed slowly upon the deenergization of the windings.
  • the terminals of a fourth switch element are normally open but are closed slowly by a globule of mercury upon the energization of the relay windings and are opened quickly upon the deenergization of the windings.
  • Fig. l diagrammatically represents a portion of a telephone system embodying the present invention, only so much of the system being disclosed as is considered necessary for a clear understanding of the invention;
  • Fig. 2 shows a mercury contact relay of the type employed as the combined relay structure of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 3 shows a modification of the circuit of Fig. l by which both the vertical and rotary stepping of the switch shaft are accomplished by a single magnet winding.
  • the relay of Fig. 2, and indicated by the reference numeral 4 in Figs. 1 and 3, is of the mercury contact type disclosed in the application of H. C. Harrison and C. E. Pollard hereinbefore referred to and comprises a core I to the forward end of which is suitably secured a pole-piece plate 2 and to the rear end of which is secured a forwardly extending return pole-piece 3.
  • the return polepiece is offset at its middle portion to furnish clearance for the two operating windings t surrounding the core l, is bent at right angles at its rear end to form a mounting bracket t by which the relay may be secured to the switch frame and has its forward end 6 positioned parallel to and suitably spaced from the pole-piece plate 2.
  • terminal lugs t, 9, ill and il Secured by screws 'I and insulatedly supported upon the rear of core I are terminal lugs t, 9, ill and il to which the terminals of the two windings Il are connected.
  • Other terminal lugs may also be provided if desired for connection with the terminals of the mercury contact switch elements I2, I3, lll and l5 positioned in aligned openings in the pole-pieces 2 and i5.
  • each of these switch elements comprises an envelope of glass or other suitable material, two electrode or contact terminals sealed through the upper end thereof and extending downwardly into the inside of the envelope, a plunger' armature freely slidable withinv the envelope and a globule of mercury supported on the plunger.
  • the switch elements i2, I3, i4 and I5 may be of the respective types disclosed in Figs.
  • the element I2 being arranged for a fast break-fast make of its normally closed contacts
  • the element I3 being arranged for a fast makeslow break of its normally open contacts
  • the element I4 being arranged for a fast break-slow make of its normally closed contacts and the elebrushes being restored by being stepped in a rotary direction by the rotary magnet to the end of their rotary travel from which position they drop to their lowermost position below the terminal bank and are then restored by a spring in a rotary direction back to their normal position.
  • the selector switch disclosed in Fig. 1 functions in the following manner: When the calling subscriber removes the receiver from the switchhook at the substation IB, the line-finder brushes 1'I,
  • I 8 and I 9 are operated in the well-known manner in search of the terminals 2D, 2
  • Dial tone is now impressed by the left winding of tone coil 25 upon the calling line as a signal to the calling subscriber that he may commence dialing the directory number of the wanted line and the windings of relay 4 are energized thereby actuating the plunger armatures of the switch elements I2, I3, I4 and I5 positioned in the magnetic circuit of the relay.
  • Switch elements I2, I3 and I4 being fast to operate, elements I2 and I4 immediately open their associated contacts and element I3 immediately closes its associated contacts and after an interval determined by its slow-to-operate characteristic switch element I5 closes its contacts.
  • element I3 ground is applied thereover to the sleeve brush I9 of the line finder and thence to the sleeve terminal 22 of the calling line to mark the line as busy and to operate the cuteoff relay (not shown) of the calling line.
  • the windings of relay 4 become deenergized and as a consequence the plunger armatures of all the switch elements associated therewith immediately start to restore.
  • the switch element I 5 being of the type which opens its contacts quickly following the release of its armature, its contacts now open and remain open until after the termination of the impulses for the rst digit series.
  • the switch element I4 being of the type which closes its contacts slowly following the release of its armature, its contacts remain open until after an idle trunk has been found and the windings of relay 4 remain deenergized.
  • Switch element I3 being of the type which opens its contacts slowly following the release of its armature, its contacts remain closed until after the windings 4 remain deenergized following the operation of cut-through relay 23 as hereinafter described, Since, however, the switch element I2 is of the type which opens and closes its contacts quickly upon each restoration and operation of its armature and thus follows the impulses dialed by the calling subscriber the deenergization of the windings of relay 4 in response to the first impulse will close a circuit from ground and battery through the winding of the vertical magnet 2'I, upper normally closed contacts of the rotary off-normal switch 28, closed contacts of elements I2 and I3 to ground and magnet 2l will operate to step the selector switch shaft one step vertically.
  • relay 4 When the windings of relay 4 reenergize following the termination of the rst dial impulse the contacts of element I2 again open to deenergize the vertical magnet 2l. Similarly, in response to succeeding dial impulses for the first digit, relay 4 controls the operation of the vertical magnet 2'I to further advance the switch brushes step by step. 'Ihe switch shaft has now been stepped vertically to position the brushes 29, 30 and 3I carried thereby opposite the bank level corresponding to the numerical value of the rst digit dialed.
  • Magnet 34 upon operating opens ⁇ its own circuit at the contacts 33 and thereby advances the switch brushes into engagement with the terminals of the next trunk in the bank level. This operation will continue until the terminals of an idle trunk are encountered, upon the test terminal of which there is no busy ground whereupon relay 23 will operate in a circuit from ground over the contacts of switch element I3, the lower normal contact of the eleventhl rotary step off-normal switch 24, winding of relay 23, lower alternate contacts of rotary off-normal switch 28, contacts of vertical off-normal switch 32, toggle contacts 33, winding ofmagnet 34 to battery and ground. Due to the resistance of the winding of relay 23 the magnet 34 does not receive sufficient current to operate at this time.
  • magnet 34 would have advanced the selector brushes to the end of the bank level in which position the switch shaft would have operated the eleventh rotary step off-normal switch 24 to its alternate position thereby disconnecting the right winding oi tone coil 25 from the left winding of relay t and connecting the right winding of busy tone coil 39 thereto whereby a busy tone is impressed upon the calling line loop from ground through the right winding of tone coil 59, upper alternate contacts of switch 24, thence over ⁇ the circuit previously traced through the winding of relay 4.
  • relay 23 at its upper and inner upper back contacts disconnects the windings of relay 4 from the calling line loop and at its upper and inner upper front contacts connects the calling line loop over the tip and ring brushes 2B and 30 to the tip and ring conductors t and 51 of the selected trunk terminating in a second selector switch.
  • the control relay oi the second selector, corresponding to relay il, thereupon operates and at its switch element, corresponding to element I3, applies busy ground to the test terminal 5l! to mark the trunk as busy to other first selector switches having access thereto.
  • Magnet 34 now intermittently operates and releases under the control of the toggle switch i3 operated thereby and steps the switch brushes to the end of the bank level or to their twelfth rotary step position, from which position the brushes are dropped by gravity to a position below the bank and are restored to normal by spring action in the manner disclosed in Patent 2,028,689 to Saxby hereinbefore referred to.
  • the switch shaft In the normal position of the switch shaft the rotary and vertical vori-normal switches are restored.
  • the line iinder is restored in the usual manner.
  • the selector switch may be further simplified whereby but a single operating magnet is ⁇ required for stepping the switch shaft in its vertical selecting movement, in its rotary hunting movement and in its restoring movement.
  • a polarizedA magnet structure is provided comprising a iield core 31 having two parallelly disposed pole-pieces 38 and 39 on one of which a single ileld winding 4I) is mounted and between which a permanent magnet armature 4I is mounted for oscillation.
  • Connected to the armature is an arm 42 to the outer end of which two stepping pawls 43 and 44 are pivoted for cooperation respectively with the vertical ratchet wheel 45 and with the rotary ratchet wheel 46.
  • the pawls are held in engagament with the teeth of the ratchet ⁇ wheels by the springs lI'I and 43.
  • the armature is also provided with two laterally extending arms 49 and Eil to which are pivoted the sliding rods 5I and 52, the ends oi' which are in normal engagement with the pawls 43 and 44 respectively.
  • the end of arm 53 is also effective to operate the toggle switch 33 in response to the oscillation of the armature in one direction from its normal position.
  • the relay 4 is provided with four switch elements I2, i3, I4 and
  • the modified selector switch circuit or Fig. 3 functions in the manner previously described until Vertical stepping is initiated by the release oi ⁇ relay 4 in response to dial impulses.
  • a circuit for magnet windingvll is established from battery '54 over the contacts of switch element I2 which are fast to make, over the contacts of switch element 33 which are slow to break, the upper normal contacts of the rotary oil-normal switch 23, through the winding of magnet 4G to battery 55. Since battery 54 is of higher potential than batery 53 current will iiow in such a direction through the magnet winding 4i!
  • a selector switch having vertical and rotary stepping mechanisms, a cut-through relay and circuits therefor, a single control relay, said control relay having a contact element fast to operate and fast to release, conta-ct elements fast to operate and slow to release and a contact element slow to operate and fas-t to release for con- Q trolling the circuits of said mechanisms and of said cut-through relay.
  • a selector switch having vertical and rotary stepping mechanisms, a cut-through relay and circuits therefor, a single control relay, said control relay having a magnetic circuit and a plurality of mercury contact elements associated with said magnetic circuit, one of said contact elements being fast to operate and fast to release,
  • Ia selector switch having vertical and rotary stepping mechanisms, a cut-through relay and circuits therefor, a single control relay, said control relay having a magnetic circuit and a plurality of mercury contact elements associated with said magnetic circuit, one of said elements having normally closed contacts which are fast to open and fast to close, a second of said elements having normally open contacts which are fast to close and slow to open, a third of said elements having normally'closed contacts which are fast to open and slow to close and a fourth of said elements having normally open contacts which are slow to close and fast to open for controlling the circuits of said mechanisms and of said cut-through relay.
  • a selector switch having a vertical stepping magnet, a rotary stepping magnet, a cutthrough relay and circuits therefor, ⁇ a single control relay, said control relay having a contact element fast to operate and fast to release, a contact element fast to operate and slow to release and contact elements slow to operate and fast to release for controlling .the circuits of said magnets and of said cut-through relay.
  • a selector switch having a vertical stepping magnet, a rotary stepping magnet, a cutthrough rel-ay and circuits therefor, a single control relay having a magnetic circuit and a plurality of mercury contact elements associated with said magnetic circuit, one of said control contact elements being fast to operate and fast to release, others of said contact elements being fast to operate and slow to release and a further one of said contact elements being slow to operate and fast to release for controlling the circuits of said magnets an-d of said cut-through relay.
  • a selector switch having a vertical stepping magnet, a rotary stepping magnet, a cutthrough relay and circuits therefor, a single control relay, said relay having a magnetic circuit and a plurality of mercury contact elements associated with said magnetic circuit, one of said elements having normally closed contacts which are fast to open and fast to close, a second of said elements having normally open contacts which are fast to close and slow to open, a third of said elements having normally closed contacts which are fast to open and slow to close and a fourth of said elements having normally open contacts which are slow to close and fast to open for controlling the circuits of said magnets and of said cut-through relay.
  • a subscribers line having a calling device, outgoing lines and a selector switch associable with said calling line for extending a connection therefrom to any one of said outgoing lines, said switch having a vertical stopping magnet, a rotary stepping magnet, a cut-through relay and a single control relay having a rst contact element fast to open and fast to close, a second contact element fast to close and slow to open, a third contact element fast to open and slow to close and a fourth contact element slow to close and fast to open, a circuit established over said second contact element by the energization of said control relay upon the connection of said switch to said calling line for marking said switch and line as busy, an operating circuit for said vertical magnet controlled over said rst and second contact elements by the intermittent release of said control relay in response to the operation of said dialing device, an operating circuit for said rotary magnet controlled over said second and fourth contact elements upon the prolonged energization of said control relay following the termination of the dialed impulses, an operating circuit for said
  • a selector switch having a polarized stepping magnet operable when energized by current of one polarity for stepping the brushes of said switch in a vertical direction and operable when energized by current of the opposite polarity for stepping said brushes in a horizontal direction, a cut-through relay and circuits therefor, a single control relay, said control relay having a contact element fast to operate and fast to release, contact elements fast to operate and slow to release, and a contact element slow to operate and fast to release for controlling the circuits of said magnet and of said cut-through relay.
  • a selector switch having a polarized stepping magnet operable when energized by current of one polarity for stepping the brushes of said switch in a vertical direction and operable when energized by current of the opposite polarity for stepping said brushes in a horizontal direction, a cut-through relay and circuits therefor, a singlecontrol relay, said control relay having a magnetic circuit and a plurality of mercury contact elements associated with said magnetic circuit, one of said elements having normally closed contacts which are fast to open and fast to close, others of said elements having normally open contacts which are fast to close and slow to open, another of said elements having normally closed contacts which are fast to open and slow to close and a further contact element having normally open contacts which are slow to close and fast to open for controlling the circuits of said magnet and of said cut-through relay.
  • a subscribers line having a calling device, outgoing lines and a selector switch associable with said calling line for extending a connection therefrom to any one of said outgoing lines, said switch having a polarized stepping magnet operable when energized by current of one polarity for stepping the brushes of said switch in a vertical direction and operable when energized by current of the opposite polarity for stepping said brushes in a horizontal direction, a cut-through relay and a single control relay having a rst contact element fast to open and fast to close, second and third contact elements fast to close and slow to open, a fourth Contact element fast to open and slow to close and a fifth contact element slow to close and fast to open, a circuit established over said third contact element by the energization of said controy relay upon the connection of said switch to said calling line for marking said switch and line as busy, a circuit controlled over said first and second contact elements by the intermittent release of said control relay in response to the operation of said dial

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