US2290317A - Facsimile transmitter - Google Patents

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US2290317A
US2290317A US369978A US36997840A US2290317A US 2290317 A US2290317 A US 2290317A US 369978 A US369978 A US 369978A US 36997840 A US36997840 A US 36997840A US 2290317 A US2290317 A US 2290317A
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    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/26—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for printing, stamping, franking, typing or teleprinting apparatus
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    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/40—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for devices for accepting orders, advertisements, or the like
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    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/32—Circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device, e.g. between a still-image camera and its memory or between a still-image camera and a printer device
    • H04N1/34—Circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device, e.g. between a still-image camera and its memory or between a still-image camera and a printer device for coin-freed systems ; Pay systems

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  • the present invention relates to facsimile systems and to automatic facsimile transmitters for use therein.
  • One object of the invention is to provide an automatic facsimile transmitter with control apparatus for permitting the transmission of messages by facsimile from message blanks of various dimensions.
  • an automatic facsimile transmitter is provided with a slot for the insertion of message blanks, the width of slot being adjusted in accordance with the length of a message to be sent and/or the amount of money paid therefor.
  • the system may be readily applied by using telegraph blanks with special spaces, one for each word of the message to be transmitted, the width, or length, of the blank as the case may be, determining the rate to be charged for the transmission of the message, and the width of slot being adjusted to receive the particular size of message blank selected.
  • a shearing device is provided for automatically shearing off the excess portions of any oversize message blanks inserted into the transmitter.
  • word message is used to include not only written, typewritten or printed matter, but also other visual representations such as maps, plans or photographs.
  • message blank is similarly used to include blanks, forms or the like bearing such visual representations.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a coin controlled facsimile transmitting arrangement according to the invention.
  • Figs. 2 and 3 are fragmentary diagrammatic cross-sectional views taken along lines 2-2 and 3 3 respectively of Fig. 1, illustrating the coin control and slot blocking features of the transmitting arrangement.
  • Fig. 4 is a diagram of the circuit of the coin control switch arrangement.
  • Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view of the arrangement for resetting the apparatus to normal at the termination of a message.
  • Fig. 6 is a simplified circuit diagram of the relay circuits utilised in the control apparatus.
  • Fig. 7 is a diagram of a modified arrangement for controlling the opening and closing of the message chute.
  • I0 designates the cabinet housing the facsimile transmitting apparatus and the coin control apparatus. Projecting outwardly from cabinet I0 is shown a message blank receiving chute II, provided at thetop with two slots I2 and I3, separated from one another by a partition I9. The slots I2 and I3 are normally maintained closed by covers I4, I5, the construction of which will be given in more detail in connection with other figures.
  • a manual non-locking control key I1 is mounted on the upper left-hand corner of the front face of the cabinet IU.
  • a plurality of coin chutes I8a, I8b, Ic, I8d are provided for receiving coins of different values. The different coin chutes IBd-Id are provided on the'front with windows I6 of some transparent material so that the user may see what coins have been deposited while using the apparatus.
  • Coin chute I 8a may for example, accommodate a five cent piece, chute
  • Messages of different lengths may be transmitted by the use of this apparatus. Messages of shorter lengths, that is a smaller number of words, are passed into the message chute I I through slot I2, while messages of longer length are passed through the combined slots I2 and I3.
  • the message may be transmitted by depositing a five cent piece in chute I8a and two ten cent pieces in chute ISU, or by depositing a twenty-five cent piece in chute IBc, and then moving the control key II downwardly to remove the cover from slot I2, so that a message blank bearing the desired message may be inserted into the message chute I I. If a message of longer length is to be transmitted and assuming that the relevant charge is fifty cents, then coins to this value are inserted in the slots I8a-I8d. Operation of lever I I will then open both slots I2 and I3 to permit the insertion of a wider message blank. The lever II may be so arranged that when moved upwardly it controls a coin return ap RF to cause coins which have not yet been used to be refunded in cups 60.
  • a single coin of 25 cents is deposited in the chute I8c so as to open the slot I2 for the insertion of a message blank of smaller width.
  • the coin 25e drops to a point where it is stopped by arm 20 of a bell-crank lever 2I.
  • Arm 20 is also the armature of a control magnet XI which when de-energised permits the lever to rest in the slot closing position illustrated, under the iniiuence of a spring 22.
  • the coin 25e upon reaching this position operates an insulating button 23 to close a contact c1, thereby preparing a circuit for magnet XI.
  • contacts IIa are momentarily closed and a circuit is completed as follows: ground, contacts I'Ia, contacts c1, contacts e1, winding of magnet XI, negative pole of battery, positive pole of battery, ground.
  • Magnet XI energises, locks at m1, and permits the coin 25e to drop through into the coin collecting box (not shown).
  • Armature 20 in moving downwardly rocks arm 2
  • the catch 28 releases the lever 24 which rotates counterclockwise under pressure from an upturned eX- tension on lever 2
  • a magnet YI is provided for unlatching the lever 24 and closing the coin slots
  • a mechanical coin refund linkage ML of known construction is provided for operating the refund flap RF when the key I1 is pushed upwards.
  • Fig. 3 shows a similar arrangement for controlling the opening of slot I3.
  • the coin chute illustrated is coin chute I8d, since a single contact of this chute will operate the magnet X2 and will serve for simple illustration.
  • the partition I9 is operatively associated with slot cover I5, so that upon opening of the slot I3 by the removal of cover I5, this partition will be removed and thus permit the insertion of message blanks of the combined width of both slots.
  • Those parts of Fig. 3 which correspond to similar elements in Fig. 2 designated by references 2li-29 have been designated by references 30-39.
  • the control magnet is designated as X2 in this figure to distinguish from the corresponding magnet XI in Fig. 2, the re-set magnet YI, however, is the same in both gures.
  • Fig. 4 shows the wiring diagram of a coin controlled contact arrangement for checking the total value of the inserted coins.
  • a circuit will be established for magnet XI, as follows: battery, through the winding of the magnet XI, front contacts cI, contacts bl contacts b2, contacts al, and key I'I to ground; thereby energising magnet XI.
  • circuits are established for the two magnets as follows: ground, contacts I'Ia, contacts cl, winding of magnet XI to battery, and ground, contacts I'Ia, contacts c2, winding of magnet X2 to battery.
  • circuits for the magnets XI and X2 are established as follows: ground, contacts I'Ia, contacts cl, winding of magnet XI, to battery, and ground, contacts I'Ia, contacts al, b2, bI, cI, winding of magnet X2 to battery.
  • the message blank is inserted into the chute and passes in known manner to a facsimile transmitter illustrated diagrammatically by the rectangle FT in Fig. 5.
  • this facsimile transmitter F'I has not been illustrated since they form no part of the invention. It is understood, however, that the transmitter may comprise the well known type of rotary drum arrangement with a scanning head moved across the length of the drum by a lead screw or other desired arrangement.
  • the patent applications of Wise, et al., Ser. No. 269,314, filed April 22, 1939, and Ridings, et al., Ser. No. 370,748, filed December 10, 1940 disclose suitable facsimile transmitter mechanisms for use in connection with the present invention, while the application of Wise, et al., Ser. No. 293,188, filed September 8, 1939, discloses a receiver suitable for operation with said transmitter mechanisms.
  • Magnet LSM causes the scanning carriage, not shown, to feed forward, carrying with it an insulated contact-closing projection 52.
  • Magnet LSM locks over its lower front contacts and release keys 53, 54 to ground.
  • Relay LSM also closes at its upper contacts an energizing circuit for magnet YI.
  • the projection 52 opens contacts 54 thereby breaking the circuit for magnet LSM and simultaneously breaking the circuit for magnet R2.
  • Release of magnet LSM causes a release of magnet YI and a return of the carriage to normal, as explained above.
  • Release of relay R2 permits its contacts to open and return this circuit to normal.
  • FIG. 6 A simplified circuit diagram of the electrical components of Figs. 2, 3 and 5 is shown in Fig. 6. This diagram is included merely for the purpose of facilitating a tracing of complete circuits and no detailed description thereof is offered as the operations can readily be traced from the preceding description.
  • the invention has been described as applied to arrangements for closing message slots so that control of the message lengths may be controlled to some extent by the width of the message blank. It should be understood, however, that the principles of the invention may be applied in other ways, e. g. the scanning mechanism may be applied to arrangements wherein the particular portion of the message blank to be scanned is controlled by the coins deposited in the apparatus. In such an arrangement it is not necessary to provide separate blocking means for controlling the insertion of different sized blanks, as illustrated in the drawings, the carriage control arrangement shown in Fig. 5 being sufcient for this purpose.
  • contacts such as aI, bl, b2, etc. are shown as coin operated contacts, it should be clearly understood that in certain cases where it is not desired to have the apparatus coin operated, contacts corresponding to these arrangements may be operated directly by keys from a remote point, such as a cashers desk, so that the apparatus may be conditioned for transmitting the desired length of message.
  • Fig. 7 shows a modified arrangement including means for automatically shearing off the excess portions of any oversize message blanks inserted into the transmitter.
  • the opening I2 to the message chute II is normally closed by a knife 'IIJ movable in guides 7
  • the subscriber In order to send a message the subscriber first drops a coin or coins into one or more of the coin slots ISa-Id, sufficient to make up the required fee. He then operates the key I'I' in the coin deposit direction thereby depositing the coins. At the same time key Il closes contacts I4 thereby completing a circuit for magnet XI as follows: ground, contacts "I4, winding of magnet XI, contacts cI, battery. Magnet XI upon energising attracts its armature 2Ila against the spring 22', thereby withdrawing the coin deposit arm 20 to allow the coin 25o to fall into the coin The arm 2
  • the sender then drops in the message blank which is held at the bottom of the message chute Il by a stop l1 controlled yby a magnet Y2. If the message blank is of the correct length it will just fit in between stop TI and knife lll.
  • the sender now operates the start key 58 to close the contacts 58a which complete circuits from ground at contacts I6 for magnets YI and Y2 and relay LSM, which latter relay connects up ground in parallel to that connected up at contacts 58a.
  • Magnet YI releases the knife 1i) which closes the message chute II and cuts off any excess length of paper from the message blank.
  • Magnet Y2 withdraws the stop I'I to allow the message blank to fall further into the transmitter.
  • FIG. 7 The manner in which the arrangement of Fig. 7 may be embodied in the cabinet of Fig. 1 and interconnected with the circuits of Figs. 4, 5 and 6 will be apparent from the description already given with reference to Figs. 2 and 3.
  • a knife similar to 'I0 and a magnet similar to XI are associated With the slot I3 (Figs. l and 3)v of the other portion of the message chute ll.
  • the magnets YI and Y2 are common to both portions of the message chute Il.
  • a coin controlled system for a facsimile transmitter message transmission unit comprising a plurality of coin receiving slots, a plurality of normally closed message receiving slots, said message receiving slots being arranged to form a continuous long slot when all are opened, a plurality of coin controlled contacts at least one arranged to be controlled by coins deposited in each coin slot, a manually operable switch operatively associated with said coin controlled contacts, a plurality of message slot opening means selectively operated by closing a selected one of said coin controlled contacts and closing of said manual switch for selectively opening one or more of said normally closed message slots.
  • a coin controlled system for facsimile message transmission comprising a plurality of coin receiving slots, a plurality of normally closed message receiving slots, said message receiving slots being arranged to form a continuous long slot when all are opened, a plurality of coin controlled contacts at least one arranged to be controlled by coins deposited in each coin slot, a manually operable switch operatively associated with said coin controlled contacts, a plurality of message slot opening means selectively operated by closing a selected one of said coin controlled contacts and closing of said manual switch for selectively opening one or more of said normally closed message slots, and manually operable means for returning coins deposited in said coin slot prior to closing said manually closed contacts.
  • a facsimile transmitting system comprising a plurality of selectable coin operable contacts, a message blank receiver having a slot for receiving message blanks, a shearing device normally blocking said slot from receiving message blanks, means operative under the control of said coin operable contacts for automatically withdrawing said shearing device to permit a message blank to be inserted in said slot, a facsimile transmitter, manually operable contacts for operating said transmitter to transmit facsimile signals from said message blank, and means operated by said contacts for automatically releasing said shearing device for shearing off any excess portion of said message blank.
  • a coin controlled system for a facsimile transmitter message transmission unit comprising a plurality of coin receiving slots, a plurality of normally closed message receiving slots, said message receiving slots being arranged to form a continuous long slot when all are opened, a plurality of coin controlled contacts at least one arranged to be controlled by coins deposited in each coin slot, a manually operable switch operatively associated with said coin controlled contacts, a plurality of message slot opening means selectively operated by closing a selected one of said coin controlled contacts and closing of said manual switch for selectively opening one or more of said normally closed message slots, means for transmitting facsimile signals corresponding to the visual representations on a message blank inserted in said message slot, and means responsive to operation of said transmitting means for closing said coin slots and maintaining them closed during the period of message transmission.
  • a coin controlled system for a facsimile transmitter message transmission unit comprising a plurality of coin receiving slots, a plurality of normally closed message receiving slots, said message receiving slots being arranged to form a continuous long slot when all are opened, a plurality of coin controlled contacts at least one arranged to be controlled by coin deposited in each coin slot, a manually operable switch operatively associated with said coin controlled contacts, a plurality of message slot opening means selectively operated by closing a selected one of said coin controlled contacts and closing of said manual switch for selectively opening one or more of said normally closed message slots, means for transmitting facsimile signals corresponding to the visual representations on a message blank inserted in said message slot, means responsive to operation of said transmitting means for closing said coin slots and maintaining them closed during the period of message transmission, and means responsive to said transmitting means reaching a position determined by the number of open message slots for returning said system to normal unoperated condition.

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