US2486111A - Balancing of ring cutoff circuit for long and short lines - Google Patents

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US2486111A
US2486111A US715738A US71573846A US2486111A US 2486111 A US2486111 A US 2486111A US 715738 A US715738 A US 715738A US 71573846 A US71573846 A US 71573846A US 2486111 A US2486111 A US 2486111A
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  • the present invention relates to telephone systems in general, and more particularly to improved circuits for quickly cutting off the ringing current when th called subscriber answers.
  • An object of the invention is to provide new and novel circuit arrangements for quickly disconnecting ringing current from subscribers lines of different characteristics in response to such subscribers answering.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide improved balancing circuit arrangement-s for controlling the operations of a differential ring cut-off relay which connects and disconnects ringing current from the subscribers lines.
  • a feature of the present invention relates to means for including or excluding compensating resistances in the balancing winding of the differential ring cut-off relay to compensate for different line characteristics when the other winding of th ring cut-off relay is bridged across the called subscribers line during the ringing period.
  • Another feature relates to the manner in which the compensating resistances are included and excluded in the following circuit of the ring outoff relay in accordance with different line characteristics of the called lines.
  • the connector switch has access to lines having different characteristics, such as long and short lines and lines with a few or a large number of ringers thereon. Lin-es having short line characteristics are marked by two methods. In order to maintain a balance in the differential relay during connections to the different types of lines, a resistance is included or excluded from the knock down winding of the ring cut-off relay dependent upon the marked condition or an absence of the marked condition of the line or groups of lines being called. Such lines may be marked on a line or a group basis. If the lines are marked on a line basis, then a fourth wiper and an individual bank contact connected to ground is used to shunt the resistance when a stronger balancing circuit is required for the differential ring cut-off relay. If the lines are marked on a group basis, then normal post springs operated on a particular level close a circuit to exclude the resistance to strengthen the balancing circuit for the ring outoff relay.
  • the invention is illustrated herein as applied to the well known Strowger step by step system, although it may conceivably be useful in other systems.
  • the reference character C indicates a connector switch of the well known Strowger type such as has been hereinbefore mentioned, a single subscribers station A, and a party line B, containing subscribers C, D, E and F.
  • This-connector may be assumed to be one of a group of connectors having access to one hundred subscribers lines, conforming to the customary practice in the Strowger system.
  • This connector is of the type described in Patent 2,040,153 of May 12, 1936, to Seth Peterson, but modified to contain the present invention.
  • trunk conductors I3 and I5 which results in the energization of line relay 3, followed by the energization of release relay 4.
  • the latter grounds release trunk conductor [4 so as to provide a holding circuit for the preceding switches.
  • Line relay 3 operates as before, but now send-s a series of impulses to rotary magnet II. Accordingly, the wipers I6, i1 and I8 are rotated step by step until they come to rest on the called line terminals.
  • Slow to release relay 8 is connected in parallel with rotary magnet l l and is in operated position during the rotary movement.
  • relay 8 connects test wiper l! with busy relay 7, which in turn opens the rotary magnet circuit at its armature 27. Since the busy relay 1 is liable to be operated during the rotary movement of test Wiper I1 engaging grounded contacts of busy lines, relay 8 maintains the rotary magnet circuit closed by armature 25.
  • relay 8 will remain operated for an instant and hold the test wiper ii in connection with busy relay l. If the called line is busy there will be a ground potential on test contact 2! and relay 1 will energize. When relay 8 falls back a locking circuit is established for relay 1 in an obvious manner. Relay l holds open the rotary magnet circuit so as to prevent the connector from being moved off the busy called line by further operation of the dial, and also applies a source of busy tone current to the calling line.
  • Normal post springs 37 are used to mark such lines on a group basis. Normal post springs 31 are actuated when the connector is operated to such levels, thereby shunting resistance 33.
  • the holding circuit through the lower winding of relay 6 may be traced from battery through armature 35 through resistance 32 and to ground through normal post springs 3'7.
  • certain of these lines having corresponding specific line characteristics, such as short lines would have to be marked on a line basis.
  • an individual bank contact such as contact 39, is provided and connected to ground.
  • the other lines having long line characteristics, also have individual bank contacts but such contacts are not connected to ground.
  • Wiper 38 of the connector engages a grounded contact, such as 39.
  • the holding circuit for the lower winding of relay 6 may then be traced from battery through armature 35, resistance 32 and through wiper 38 to contact 39 to ground.
  • the drawing illustrates the group marking arrangement comprising normal post springs Bl and conductor X, and the individual line marking arrangement comprising contact 3Q, wiper 38, and conductor Y, it is. to be understood that a connector would normally contain only one of such marking arrangements, with the circuit being permanently made at point P.
  • a connector would normally contain only one of the marking arrangements. using either the conductor X and normal post. springs 37, or the conductor Y, wiper 38 and contact 39-. If desired, both marking arrangements may be used in the same switch.
  • the ring cut-off relay is a difierentially wound relay having two. windings one of which is used to operate the relay before the ringing operation. This same winding is converted into a holding winding for holding the relay operated during the ringing operation. The other winding, which is wound to oppose the first winding, is connected to lines having different characteristics.
  • the circuit arrangements above described have been provided to change the resistance in the holding, or balancing first winding circuit to approximately equal to the resistance of the line circuit including. the second winding. ,With the resistance in the two circuits, including the two windings, approximately equal, the relay will be more sensitive, and its function will be faster and more positive, with the result that ringing current will be quickly disconnected from the called line.
  • a telephone system subscriber lines having long line characteristics, other subscriber lines having short line characteristics, a connector switch having access to said lines, a differential ring cut-off relay in said switch having two windings, means responsive to the seizure of said switch for operating said relay, means for operating said switch to connect with a called one of said lines, a circuit for holding said relay operated over one of its windings after said connection, means for bridging the other winding of said relay across said called line and for connecting ringing current to the called line, means for energizing said other winding of said relay in response to the called subscriber answering to restore said relay to disconnect'ringing current, compensating resistances in said connector switch, and means for including all of said resistances or only a portion of said resistances in said holding circuit dependent upon the characteristics of said called line for balancing the current flow through said two windings of said differential ring cut-off relay to assist in the restoration of said relay when the called subscriber answers.
  • subscriber lines having long line characteristics, other subscriber lines having short line characteristics, means including an automatic switch for interconnecting said lines, a differential ring cut-off relay in said automatic switch and having opposing windings, means for operating said relay over one of its windings in response to a calling one of said lines being connected to said automatic switch, means for thereafter bridging the other winding of said relay across a called one of said lines and for connecting ringing current to the called line, a circuit for holding said relay operated over said one winding during the ringing operation, compensating resistances, means for including all of said resistances or only a portion of said resistances in said holding circuit dependent upon the characteristics of said called line, and means for energizing said other winding in response to the called subscriber answering to restore said relay and disconnect ringing circuit.
  • subscriber lines having long line characteristics, other subscriber lines having short line characteristics, a connector switch having access to said lines, a ring cut-off relay in said switch, means responsive to the seizure of said switch for operating said relay, means for operating said switch to connect with a called one of said lines, compensating resistances in said switch, means for holding said relay operated after connection of said switch to said called line over a circuit including a winding of said relay and said resistances in case said called line has long line characteristics, and means for holding said relay operated after connection of said switch to said called line over a circuit including said winding and only a portion of said resistances in case said called line has short line characteristics.
  • subscriber lines having long line characteristics, other subscriber lines having short line characteristics, means including an automatic switch for interconnecting said lines, a signaling source, a resistance, a differentially wound ring cut-ofi relay in said automatic switch and having two windings, a balancing circuit including one winding of said relay, means for operating said relay in response to a calling one of said lines being connected to said automatic switch, means for connecting said signal source to a called one of said lines through the other winding of said relay to signal a station on said called line, and for connecting all or only a portion of said resistance in series with said balancing circuit dependent upon the characteristics of the called line connected to and to compensate for the difierent characteristics of said lines.
  • subscriber lines having long line characteristics, other subscriber lines having short line characteristics, means including an automatic switch for interconnecting said lines, a resistance, a differentially wound ring cutofi relay in said automatic switch and having two windings, said relay operated in response to a calling one of said lines being connected to said automatic switch, a balancing circuit including one winding of said relay, means for connecting said signal source to a called one of said lines through the other winding of said relay to signal a station on said called line, and means for connecting all of said resistance in series with said balancing circuit in case said called line has long line characteristics.
  • subscriber lines having long line characteristics, other subscriber lines having short line characteristics, means including an automatic switch for interconnecting said lines, a signaling source, a resistance, a differentially wound ring cut-01f relay in said automatic switch and having two windings, said relay operated in response to a calling one of said lines being connected to said automatic switch, a balancing circuit including one winding of said relay, means for connecting said signal source to a called one of said lines through the other winding of said relay to signal a station on said called line, and means for connecting only a portion of said resistance in series with said balancing circuit in case said called line has short line characteristics.
  • subscriber lines having long line characteristics, other subscriber lines having short line characteristics
  • means including an automatic switch for interconnecting said lines, a signaling source, a diirerentially wound ring cut-ofi relay in said automatic switch and having two windings, said relay operated in response to calling one of said lines being connected to said automatic switch, a balancing circuit including one winding of said relay, a resistance corresponding to said long lines characteristics, a portion of said resistance corresponding to said short lines characteristics, means for connecting said signalling source to a called one of said lines through the other winding of said relay to signal a party on said called line, and for connecting said resistance in series with said balancing circuit in case said one called line is a long line or for connecting only said portion of said resistance in series with said balancing circuit in case said one called line is a short line, said means also providing the proper power in said balancing circuit winding for neutralizing the power developed in the other winding of said relay when the subscriber answers, said neu- '1' tral
  • a-group ofsubscriber lines all having the same predetermined line characteristics, other subscriber lines having different line characteristics, a connector switch for connecting with a called one of said subscriber lines, a diiTerential ring cut-oil relay in said switch having two windings, means for operating said relay over one of said windings, means for bridging the other winding across said called line and for connecting ringing current to said called line, compensating resistances in said switch, a holding circuit for said relay normally including said resistances and said one winding in series, and marking means in said switch operative in case said called line is included in said group of subscriber lines for excluding. a portion of said resistances from said holding circuit.
  • subscriber lines having predetermined line-characteristics, other subscriber lines having different line characteristics, marking means individual to each of said first subscriber lines having said predetermined line characteristics, a connector switch for connecting with a called one of said lines, a differential ring cut-ofi relay in said switch having two windings, means for operating said relay over one of said windings, means for bridging the other of said windings across said called line and for connecting ringing current to said called line, compensating resistances in saidswitch, a holding circuit for said relay normally including said resistances and said one winding in series, and circuit means including the marking means individual. to. said called line for excluding a por tion of said resistances from said holding circuit.
  • a telephone system subscriber lines all having the same predeterminedcharacteristics, agroup of subscriber lines also having the same predetermined characteristics, other subscriber lines having different line characteristics, a connector switch for connecting with a called one of said lines, a differential ring cut-off relay in said switch having two windings, means for operating-saidv relay over one of said windings, means for bridging the other. of said windings across said. called line. and for connectingv ring.- ing. current tov said called. line, compensating resistances in said connector switch, a holding circuit for said relay normally including.
  • ha signaling system lines having different resistance characteristics, means for selectively extending calls from and to said lines, a signaling potential, means for automatically connecting said signaling potential to a called one of said lines, a relay operated in response to the extension of a call from a calling line to prepare a circuit for connecting said signaling. potential to said called line, a holding circuit completed in response to the operation of said relay for holding said relay operated during the signaling period, and means. for automatically changing the resistance in said holding circuit to approximately match the resistance characteristics of said called line in'response to the extension of said call to said called line.

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