US2376241A - Card positioning means - Google Patents

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US2376241A
US2376241A US524935A US52493544A US2376241A US 2376241 A US2376241 A US 2376241A US 524935 A US524935 A US 524935A US 52493544 A US52493544 A US 52493544A US 2376241 A US2376241 A US 2376241A
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K13/00—Conveying record carriers from one station to another, e.g. from stack to punching mechanism
    • G06K13/02—Conveying record carriers from one station to another, e.g. from stack to punching mechanism the record carrier having longitudinal dimension comparable with transverse dimension, e.g. punched card
    • G06K13/06—Guiding cards; Checking correct operation of card-conveying mechanisms
    • G06K13/063—Aligning cards
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K21/00—Information retrieval from punched cards designed for manual use or handling by machine; Apparatus for handling such cards, e.g. marking or correcting
    • G06K21/02—Information retrieval from punched cards designed for manual use or handling by machine; Apparatus for handling such cards, e.g. marking or correcting in which coincidence of markings is sensed mechanically, e.g. by needle

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  • This invention relates to card positioning means, and in particular to a mechanism as applied to punches used in perforating cards employed in the operation of record controlled business machines.
  • Cards as employed in the well known Powers tabulating machine, for instance, may be passed through a punching mechanism once to be initially perforated, or more than once to have added data punched therein from time to time.
  • the precision of the sensing mechanism of the Powers machine referred to requires the perforations of the cards to be accurately aligned and without variation,.so that the business machine controlled by the perforated ⁇ cards will operate without interruption due to misaligned holes in cards successively fed thereto.
  • An .object of the invention is to provide means, in connection with a card punching mechanism, for positioning each card as it is fed into the die chamber, so that the holes punched thereinwill be properly aligned relativelyto the holes punched in preceding and succeeding cards.
  • the invention includes a the card positioning means, so that off center perforation of the properly punched holes, in a directioncolumn-wise of the card, will produce an elongated hole.
  • Another object is positioning the card will be eective to relocate the cardwith respect to the center of the die or card chamberso that, upon second or verification punching, the holes initially perforated are properly elongated.
  • a still further object of the invention is to provide card positioning means, the limits of whose to provide a mechanism for Y operations may be closely controlled, so that verify setting of for initial punching which vthe stops at opposite edges of the view being extended variationsin the die chambers of diierent punch ⁇ structures may be compensated for.
  • the cards initially perforated in one punch may be again perforated in a different punch, but the holes will be aligned in all of the cards without regard to dilierent punches used for perforation.
  • means are employed for automatically adjusting the cards when the punch mechanism is Vset for verication punching.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of the die portion of a. card punch with which is associated card positioning means disposed at four sides of the die;
  • Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation of that part of the punch mechanism 'illustrated in Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 showing the mounting of card end engaging fingers;
  • Fig. 4 is a view in end elevation of the mechanism shown in Fig. 1 looking at the right side of the latter;
  • Fig. 5 is a section on line 5 5 of Fig. 1 showing the die chamber and card positioning devices, to include card feed mechanism not otherwise illustrated;
  • Fig. 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Fig. 1 showing the rear card stop and its relation to the die holder;
  • Fig. 7 is a view in perspective showing one end of the punch and illustrating the mounting of the card positioning means thereon;
  • Fig. 8 is a partial section on the line 8-8 of Fig. 1 showing the front stop adjustment for verification, the stop being closed;
  • Fig. 9 is a side view of a feed roller lift means.'
  • 'I'he punch mechanism includes a base I in which a die holder II is vertically reciprocated by a die operating lever I2, which in turn is rocked by a die cam I3 xed to a clutch driven main punch shaft I4. Operation of main punch shaft I4 causes picker cam I5 to reciprocate picker I6 through a picker arm I1 to feed the bottom card from a supply magazine I8 to the feed rolls I9. 'Ihe latter are driven through a suitable gear train from the shaft I4 which corresponds to shaft I5 of Patent 992,246, Fig. 5 thereof showing the use of a gear train for driving feed rolls, eject rolls, and intermediate skid rolls in synchronism.
  • the feed rolls I9 pass the card into the die or card chamber 20 where it is punched when a control trip is operated following set-up" of the data to be punched in the card, in the manner set forth in Patent 2,124,178.
  • This set-up is accomplished by the selective latching down of set bars which prevent upward movement of punches 2
  • After the card is punched it is passed from the die chamber through suitable discharge rolls to a hopper 'by the intermediate or die rolls 22 when the latter are engaged by the upper pressure rollers 23, as will be hereinafter explained.”
  • the end of the die operating lever I2 engages a cross bar 25 on the die holder, the [bar having secured thereto spaced stop arms 26 extending rearwardly for pin and horizontal slot engagement as at 21 with side flanges 28 of rear card stops 29.
  • the latter are disposed in suitably spaced notches along the back edge of the die holder II, and present card abutting faces 30 which may be extended above the flanges 28, but are later placed slightly below the level of the die chamber to permit punched cards to be ejected when the die is in a low position (Fig. 6).
  • the cross bar 25 is rocked by a cam lever 3I under influence of a stop cam 32 secured on shaft I4.
  • the cams I3 and 32 coordinate the vertical reciprocating movements of the die holder and the rear card stops 29.
  • the latter are mounted for horizontal movement during vertical reciprocating motion and to this end are joined, in the side anges 28 thereof, by pin and vertical slot connections 33 with the forward ends of upper and lower stop control arms 34 and 35; respectively, connected by links 36.
  • each bracket (Fig. 4) has an upper and a lower bore 39 and 40, respectively, in which are journaled trunnions 4I into which the ends of upper and lower shafts 42 andY 43, respectively, are fixed in eccentric relation to the aXes of said trunnions.
  • Each eccentric shaft in a major portion of its length extends through, and provides a mounting for, upper and lower rotatable sleeve shafts 44 and 45, respectively.
  • the upper sleeve shaft 44 has attached near one end thereof a link arm 46 connected to a stop bracket 41 through a yieldable link 48. 'Ihe bracket is mounted on the die holder I I and vertical movement of the latter rocks the upper sleeve, and a like movement is ⁇ imparted to the lower sleeve through the link 36 connecting arms 34 and 35 clamped to said sleeve shafts.
  • the yieldable link 48 consists of upper and lower strip pieces 49 joined by pin and slot connection 50 and tensioned in extended position by a spring 5I.
  • the stop bracket 41, link 48, and link ann 46 rock the upper sleeve shaft 44 clockwise in Fig. 6, until a stud bearing limit arm 52 engages a stop block 53 formed on the adjacent bracket 31.
  • the rocking motion of the sleeve shafts 44 and 45 causes the arms 34 and 35 to move the rear stops 29 forward, so that a card in the die chamber will 'be pushed against front stops to be later referred to.
  • the die and punch mechanism (Figs. 2 and 3) consists of the die holder I I supporting the die 54 and the upper and lower punch guide plates 55 and 56, respectively. The latter are separated by side spacer bars 51, while the die 54 and lower guide plate 56 are separated by end spacer strips 58 to form [between them the die or card chamber 20.
  • the upper endsv of the base I0 support the punch holder 59 in which are provided end openings 60 through which the card positioning members extend.
  • the punch holder and guide plates 55 and 56 position ⁇ the punches 2
  • are suspended by their laterally sheared heads 62 in the punch holder 59, in which they are prevented from turning by the cross strips 63 held in place by bracket supported bar means 64.
  • the invention takes advantage of the movement of the die 54 relatively to the stationary punch holder 59 to position the card in the direction of its length, and to also position a front stop automatically after a card has entered the die chamber. 'I'he mechanism for doing this, being substantially the same at opposite ends of the die, it is believed that a description of one end will suffice.
  • the die 54 and guide plate 56 are provided with an opening 65 (Fig. 3), into which the depending end 66 of a card finger 61 extends to engage the end edge of a card disposed in the die chamber.
  • the card finger 61 (Fig. 7), is hung near its upper end :by ears 68 between tabs 69 of a roller fbracket 10 fixed to the lower punch guide plate 56.
  • of the finger 61 projects through the opening Gil-in the punch holder 59 and terminates above an adjusting plate 13 in position to hold a roller 14 in rolling contact with the upper surface of said plate.
  • the roller is urged against the plate by a tension spring 15, connecting it to an eye 16 fixed in vertical portion of said plate.
  • the tendency of the spring is to rock the card finger clockwise, as seen at the right end of Fig. 3, b'ut it is prevented from doing so until the 'die holder rises, at which time the spring, in maintaining contact of the roller with the stationary plate 13, causes card engaging movement of the lower end 66 of the finger 61 until the roller 14 engages a limiting stop 11 threaded into a -bracket 18 xed on the plate 13.
  • the relative movement between the die and punch holder is also employed to automatically disengage the card chamber feed and skid rolls 22, 23, and to lower a front card stop or gauge after a card has entered the card chamber.
  • the inner edge of roller bracket (Fig. 7) at the .front and rear ends thereof, is provided with flanges forming eyes 80 and rests 8
  • the pressure rollers 23, carried in the free ends of said roller arms 83, are lifted out of engagement with the lower feed rollers 22 by contact of the rests 8
  • roller bracket 10 is flanged as at 86 and has pivoted thereto through a .pin and slot pivot connection 81 a rearwardly extending link 19 and a forwardly extending front stop arm' 88 the turned end 89 of which, cooperating with a like end of the opposite arm, supports the front stop bar 90.
  • the latter has spaced depending front stops 9
  • the frontstop arm 88 is provided on its under edge with a lobe 92 and on its upper edge with a vertical extension 93 carrying a roller 94 yieldably urged into contact with the upper surface of the adjusting plate 13 by a spring 9 5.
  • the roller 94 bearing on adjusting plate 13 holds the front stops raised or in open position', and the lobe 92 is spaced from the upper surface .of the roller bracket 10.
  • the spring 95 keeps the roller 94 in contact with the plate 13 until vthe lobe- 92 engages the surface of bracket 10.
  • the front stops have thus been closed by the upward movement of the die.
  • the front and rear stops are substantially opposite Yeach other laterally of the die or card chamber, while the end positioning fingers are opposite each other lengthwise of the chamber.
  • a card occupies the card chamber and is abutting the rear card stops, having been fed thereto on the previous cycle and held against the closed rear card stops by the action of the die rolls 22, 23.
  • the die rolls separate to leave the card floating in the die or card chamber and simultaneously the front stops 8
  • the yieldable link 48 rocks the sleeve shafts 44', 45 luntil the limit arm 52 strikes the stop block 53 and the rear stops move forward to push the card against the closed front stops and position it widthwise of the die chamber.
  • the rising movement of the die holder causes the end positioning fingers 61 to move inwardly against the card until arrested by the limiting stops 11 to centrally position the card in the chamber.
  • the card is then held at four sides centrally of thechamber and is punched by continued rise of the die.
  • the rear stops are lowered, the frontstops are raised, and when the die rolls contact, the card is fed out of the vdie chamber thereby.
  • the link 48 causes rearward movement of the rear stops 29 as they are lowered from card detaining position by the stop arms 26.
  • the present mechanism includes eccentric control bell cranks 96 xed to the upper solid shaft 42 near opposite ends thereof, the right bell crank (Figs. 1, 4, and 8), through a link 91, being joined with an eccentric control arm 98 which is xed to the lower solid shaft 43.
  • Both shafts 42, 43 are rocked by movement of a push rod 99 secured to the upper end ofthe bell crank 96 and slidably supported in suitable brackets for longitudinal adjustment from the front of the machine.
  • upper and lower solid shafts are placed under torsional stress and rock the eccentric trunnions 4
  • each link 19 has a pin and slot connection
  • the spring yields to allow movement of the bell crank independently of link 19 after the front stop arm 88 is pulled to its rearward limit as defined by the pin and slot connection 81.
  • the movement of the push rod, and consequent operation of the eccentric trunnions to retract the rear stop carrying shaft, is also limited by a control plate
  • the combination with a card chamber in one of said members of means for feeding a card to and from said chamber including pressure rolls in contact for card feeding operation, means for separating the rolls to free the card during relative movement of said members, and means controlled by saidvmovement for positioning the freed card inthe chamber for perforation.
  • a card perforating machine having relatively movable coacting punch and die members
  • the combination with a card chamber in one of said members including pressure rolls in contact for card feeding action, means for separating the rolls to free the cards during relative movement of said members, and adjustable means controlled by said movement for positioning the freed cards at different locations in the chamber for perforation.
  • a card perforating machine having relatively movable coacting punch and die members
  • the combination with a card chamber in one of the members including pressure rolls in contact for card feeding operation, means for separating the rolls to free the card during relative movement of said members, and card positioning means controlled by said movement for tive movement of said members, means controlled by said movement for positioning the freed card in the chamber for perforation, and adjustable means for limiting the action of said card positioning means.
  • a card positioning mechanism for use in a card machine having relatively movable coacting parts including a card support, the combination with said support, of side and end card engaging members, and means controlled by the relative movement of said coacting parts for actuating said card engaging members to position a card at a predetermined location on said support.
  • a card positioning mechanism for use in a card machine having relatively movable coacting parts including a card chamber, the combination with said chamber, of card engaging members, means for moving said members toward and away from each other for centering a card therebetween in the chamber during relative movement of said coacting parts, and means for adjustably limiting the movement of the card engaging members toward each other.
  • a card perforating machinev having relatively movably coacting punch and die members
  • a card perforating machine having relatively movable coacting punch and die members
  • means for feeding a card to and from said chamber including pressure rolls in contact for card feeding operation, means for separating the rolls to free the card, a front stop, means for moving the front stop to card abutting position, a rear stop against which the card is fed, means for moving said rear stop to push the card against the front stop, and said roll separating means and said rear and front stop actuating means being operable in coordination by the relative movement between said punch and die members.
  • a card machine having relatively movable coacting members
  • means for feeding a card to said chamber including pressure rolls in contact for feeding operation, a first stop against which the card is fed, a second stop, means for separating the rolls to free the card, means for moving said second stop to closed position, means for actuating said first stop to push the freed card against said second stop, and said stop operating means and roll separating means being controlled by the relative movement of said coacting members.
  • a card positioning mechanism for use in a card machine having relatively movable coacting parts including a card support, the combination with said support, of card positioning members, means controlled by the relative movement of said coacting parts for actuating said card positioning members to place a card at a predetermined location on said support, and means for adjusting said positioning members to place a card at a different location upon operation of said controlled actuating means.
  • a card positioning mechanism for use in a machine having a card support, the combinawhich a card is fed, a second stop, means for closing said second stop, means for actuating the first stop to locate the card in one position against the second stop, and means for movably adjusting both stops to locate the card in another position against said second stop.
  • a card positioning mechanism for use in a machine having a card support, the combination with said support of a stop against which a card is fed, means for moving said stop to locate the card in a predetermined position, and means for movably adjusting the stop to locate the card in another position when said stop is shifted by said moving means.
  • a card perforating machine having relatively movable coacting members including a card chamber
  • a card perforating machine having relatively movable coacting members including a card support, the combination with said support, of a stop pivotally mounted on one of said coacting members for vertical movement, an extension on said stop for engagement with the other of said coacting members to move the stop upon relative movement of said members, and means for limiting the movement of the stop in one direction.
  • a card positioning mechanism for use in a card machine havingkrelatively movable coacting parts including a card support, the combination with said support, of card positioning ngers mounted at the opposite ends of said support, means for moving the fingers toward and away from each other for centering a card therebetween during relative movement of said coacting parts, means for adjustably limiting the movement of said card engaging fingers toward each other, a first cardstop pivotally mounted on one of said coacting parts for vertical movement, means on said stop engaging the other coacting part for controlling the movement of said stop upon relative movement of said parts, a shaft, a second card stop associated with the support and carried by said shaft, means controlled by the relative movement of said coacting parts for rocking said shaft to reciprocate the second card stop to locate a card on the support against said rst card stop, and means for shifting said shaft for adjusting the operating positions of said rst and second card stops to locate a card at a different position on said support.
  • a card machine having relatively movable coacting members including a card chamber in one of said members, the combination with said chamber of means for feeding a card to and from the chamber and means controlled by the relative movement of the members for positioning the card in the chamber.
  • a card machine having relatively movable coacting members including a card chamber in one of said members, the combination with said chamber of means for feeding a card to and from the chamber and means controlled by the relative movement of the members for positioning the card in the chamber and controlling the feeding operation of said card feeding means.

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FR929375D FR929375A (fr) 1944-03-03 1946-06-13 Dispositif pour la mise en place de cartes perforées pour comptabilité, statistiques, etc.
CH264457D CH264457A (de) 1944-03-03 1946-06-22 Einstelleinrichtung an Kartenlochmaschinen.
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