US2566955A

US2566955A - Check-endorsing machine

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Publication number: US2566955A
Application number: US609792A
Authority: US
Inventors: Derk J Oldenboom
Original assignee: International Business Machines Corp
Current assignee: International Business Machines Corp
Priority date: 1945-08-09
Filing date: 1945-08-09
Publication date: 1951-09-04
Anticipated expiration: 1968-09-04

Description

p 1951 D. J. OLDENBOOM CHECK-ENDORSING MACHINE Filed Aug. 9, 1945 5 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR DJOLaE/vsoo/ AVI'TORNEY Sept. 4, 1951 D. J. OLDENBOOM CHECK-ENDORSING MACHINE 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug 9, 1945 b M 3 m 6 W F M l m 6 a.

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CHECK"ENDORSING MACHINE Filed Aug. 9, 1945 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 VENTOR ATTG RN EY Filed Aug. 9, 1945 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 FIG] INVENTOR A ORNEY QJOLDEYVEOOM Patented se ta 1951 CHECK-ENDORSING MACHINE Derk J. Oldenboom, Binghamton, N. Y., assignor to International Business Machines Crnoration, New York, N. Y., a corporation oi New York Application August 9, 1945, Serial No. 609,792

Claims. 1

This invention relates to printing mechanisms generally but specifically to endorsing mechanisms for checks for selectively printing the partial or full endorsement on the checks passed through the machine.

This invention may be viewed as an improvement upon the check endorsing mechanism shown and described in the patent to S. Brand, No. 2,237,269, granted April 1, 1941, and especially upon the patent to A. E. Miller et al., No. 2,307,150, granted January 5, 1943.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a check endorsing mechanism which is capable of eflecting two types of endorsement, either of which may be selected at the will of the operator. Such types of endorsement are utilized in connection with two different forms of check handling. One requires printing of the date and bank number" and the other requires, in addition, the printing of other data identifying the bank clearing the check, etc.

Endorsing mechanism shown in the patent to A. E. Miller et al. previously cited is provided with selective means for controlling the operation of the endorsing mechanism in accordance with the compartments selected. Such selective devices, however, required their incorporation in the sorting machine by the user or a serviceman so as to vary the selective control of the endorsing mechanism according to the requirements. Such selective control, however, would not enable the discrimination between partial and full endorsement operations and if the machine was conditioned for one type of endorsing operation it was necessary for the operator to effect an additional manipulation to condition the machine according to another requirement. This mode of operation greatly slowed up the operation and it is to overcome this disadvantage that the present arrangement has been devised.

Another object of the invention is to provide a selective arrangement which, when set up by the operator, will carry out selective endorsing operations, either partial or full, according to the requirements and automatically without attention on the part of the operator. A still further object of the invention is to enable the selective control of the partial and full endorsing mechanisms in accordance with the compartment selected and preferably under control of the compartment selecting keys.

A more specific object of the invention is to provide an electrical arrangement including selective plug connections which can be varied by the operator at will so as to provide selective control of the partial and iull endorsing mechanisms in accordance with the compartments selected.

A still more specific object of the invention is to disable the aforesaid selective control by the operator and to provide an additional operator control which enables continuous repeated operation of the partial endorsing mechanism or alternatively a continuous repeated operation of the full endorsing mechanism, whereby some checks sorted during one run may be either partially endorsed and others in another run fully endorsed.

Another object of the invention relates specifically to the construction of the check endorsing mechanism which is rugged in construction and eflicient in operation and is considered to be a simplification over that previously devised.

Another object of the present invention is to devise the improved construction of the check endorsing mechanism so that it may be incorporated in existing machines without radical changes. I

While the improvement has been shown in the combined accounting and check sorting machine of the type fully shown and described in the patent to Fuller et al., No. 2,079,442, granted May 4, 1937, many or all of the features of the present invention may be incorporated in other types of machines and the disclosure should be considered as merely illustrative and not restrictive.

Other objects of the invention will be pointed out in the following description and claims and illustrated in the accompany drawings, which disclose, by way of example, the principle of the invention and the best mode, which has been contemplated, of applying that principle.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation showing the right side of the manually controlled check sorting machine to which the present improvements are. preferably applied.

Fig. 2 is a wiring diagram of the electrical parts of the present apparatus.

Figs. 3a and 3b are details of the cams which eflect partial and full endorsing operations.

Fig. 4 is a partial sectional view of the sorting drum showing particularly the normal relationship between the check feeding mechanism and check sorting compartments.

Fig. 5 is a sectional vi'ewtaken on the line H 01' Fig. 7.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6-8 of Fig. '1.

Fig. '1 is a front elevational view partially in section taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the endorsing mechanism and coordinated mechanism of the manually controlled check sorting machine.

The present invention is preferably shown in connection with a check or document sorting machine, fully shown and described in Patent No. 2,079,442, dated May 4, 1937. I

A sorting machine of this type is provided with a sorting drum l4 (Figs. 1 and 4) which is loosely mounted upon a shaft ll (Fig. 1) and rotated by a chain II from a drive shaft ll driven by a motor. The shaft It may be rotated in either direction to correspondingly rotate drum It to select a desired sorting compartment carried by the drum ID by the shorter of the two directions of rotation. By means of compartment selecting keys l4, of which there is one for each compartment. the extent and direction of rotation of sorting drum I is predetermined and said keys control an electromagnetic stop mechanism. generalLv designated by numeral l5 in Fig. 1, which cooperates with lugs ll carried by the drum It to stop the drum at the desired position. All of the means for carrying out the above functions are well known and fully described in the above cited patent.

In Fig. 4 there will be seen a portion of the sorting drum i0 and two of the sorting compartments IT. The checks or documents l8 to be sorted are taken from a pile and are individually inserted by hand in a feeding chute l9 between feeding rollers to be hereinafter described. The feeding operation is initiated by the depression of a motor release bar (Fig. 1) and in the present machine effects the feeding of the check and the full or partial endorsing of the check or document.

Motor release bar,

. Check feeding operations are rendered operative when the motorrelease bar 20 is depressed.

As best shown in Fig. 1, the motor release bar 20 4 is positioned exteriorly of the check and document sorting machine for a manual depression.

When the motor release bar 20 is depressed it effects a clutch connection to drive a shaft 84.

such clutch connection being effected by an elec- 50 tromagnetically controlled clutch which is fully shown and described in the patent to 8. Brand, No. 2,237,269, granted April 1. 1941, and shown in detail in Fig. 2 of this patent. v

Referring to Fig. 1, secured to the constantly rotating drive shaft 28 is asprocket gear (not shown) around which passes an endless chain 28 surrounding a sprocket gear 30 attached to a shaft 3|. Attached to said shaft Si is a pinion to e described.

Check feeding mechanism After the drum It has been positioned according to the compartment selecting key l4 operated. the check I. to be sorted with or without an endorsing operation is manually insertedin the aperture is (Fig. 4) and the motor release bar 24 is then depressed to cause it to feed'the inserted check into the selected compartment by v feeding means now to be described.

Attached to the shaft 34 (Fig. 4) is a gear 85 in mesh with a gear 36 loose on a fixed stud 31 (see also Fig. 8), which gear drives a gear 38.

loose on a fixed stud 89. The gear 38 meshes with a gear 40A attached to one end of a drive shaft 4| and the other end of the drive shaft 4| has also attached similar gear 403 (Fig. 8). Gear 403 meshes withan idler pinion 42 (Fig. 4). Said idler pinion 42 meshes with a pinion 44 attached to a feed roller shaft 45. The pinion 44 meshes with a pinion 4'6 attached to a feed roller shaft 41. To the feed roller shafts 45 and 41 there is secured the small feed rollers 48.

Fixed in the main side frames of the machine is a transverse casting (Figs. 6 and 8) which carries side frame plates 5| and 52 (Fig. 8) and in these side frame plates are journalled the drive shaft 4i and also the feed roller drive shafts 45 and 41 (Fig. 4). Attached to the drive shaft 4| is a plurality of resilient feeding rollers 53 (Figs. 3 and 8) The casting 50 has a plurality of integral cars 54 (Fig. 8) which supports a transverse rod 55 (Figs. 7 and 8) and dependently hung from rod 55 but clamped thereto at one side of the check endorsing mechanism is a plurality of arms 55 in which is journalled the feed roller drive shaft 51 82 meshing with a gear 33 loosely mounted on the carrying feeding rollers 58 which cooperate with the related feeding rollers 53. At the other side of the check endorsing mechanism is a pair of arms 59 similar to the arms 56 which are dependently hung from the rod 55 but clamped thereto and carry at their lower ends a feed roller driving shaft 60 having attached thereto feed rollers 5|, cooperating with the related ones of the feeding rollers 53. The gear 40A meshes with a gear 62 (Fig. 8) attached to the feed roller driving shaft 60 and the gear 403 meshes with a gear 63 (Fig. 8) attached to the feeding roller driving shaft 51. Hence, it is obvious that the feeding rollers 53 are oppositely driven with respect to the feeding rollers 58 and 6|. The check to be fed is inserted between the bite 54 '(Figs. 4 and 8) of the

aforementioned feeding rollers

53, 58, 6|. The arms 56 and 59 have, as shown in Fig. 8, split hub portions surrounding the rod 55 and by clamping screws 65 the arms may be angularly set in the desired position so that the feeding rollers 58 and 6| cooperate with the feeding rollers 53. If so desired the arms 55 and 59 may be loosely mounted on the rod 55 and any suitable spring means may be provided to rock the rollers 58 and BI into resilient cooperation with the feeding rollers 58.

The smaller feedingrollers 48 and the larger

I feeding rollers

53, 58 and GI are similar to those provided in the check feeding mechanism in the patent to 8. Brand, No. 2,237,269 but in the patented construction the corresponding feed roller drive shafts 4i, 51. 60 and the feed roller shafts 45 and 41 for the smaller feed rollers are mounted upon a reciprocable frame but in the present construction all of said feed roller shafts have a fixed bearing, due to the manner in which they are supported by the casting 50.

When checks are to be sorted they are manually inserted between the bite 64 of the feeding rollers 58, "and (ii and as thecheck is fed by said rollers and the leading edge emerges therefrom it passes between the bite of the feeding rollers 48 which are concurrently driven and the latter will continue to feed the check to completely feed it to the selected compartment 11. The feed roller driving shafts are driven to such an extent that if the check is of normal width they will completely feed a check which has been inserted in the chute l9 to the selected compartment I! when the check feeding is initiated by the depression of the motor release bar.

So far described the check feeding arrangement is somewhat similar to that disclosed in the patent to S. Brand, No. 2,237,269, except for the mounting of the feed roller driving shafts.

' Endorsing mechanism It is desirable to selectively endorse certain checks which are disposed in selected sorting compartments and a further feature of the machine enables endorsing operations to be effected according to "partial endorsement or full endorsement."

Endorsing operations are efiected on the checks by means of a segmental printing cylinder designated generally by numeral I8 in Figs. 5 and 'I. The segmental printing cylinder comprises an arcuate shaped segment member II and integral side plates 12. Said side plates I2 are provided with split hub portions I3 so that by clamp screws I8 the segmental printing cylinder is fixedly attached to a driving shaft I5. Between the side plates I2 there is journalled a rod I6 on which are pivoted printing wheels consisting of groups 11 and I8. The wheels 'II comprise four settable printing wheels which print the day of the month, the month, and the year. The settable wheels I8 are numeral wheels adapted to print a block number and such wheels are set to print the same number on a group of checks sorted in selected compartments until changed. Cooperating withthe groups of printing wheels 11 and I8 are spring pressed aligning pawls I9 which maintain the printing wheels in their set positions. The print wheels TI and i8 project through a notch 88 in the segmental plate II and also through an aperture 8i of an electroplate 82 fixedly attached to the segmental plate II. Such electroplate has printing characters for printing certain information upon the check which identifies the bank making the endorsement. When a full endorsement of a check is to be printed, printing is effected both from the electroplate 82 and the printing wheels TI and 18 but when the check is to receive a partial endorsement, printing is effected only from the printing wheels 11 and I8.

Referring to Fig. 7 secured to the driving shaft I5 is a gear 83 meshing with a gear 84 loosely mounted upon the rod 55 and having a sleeve connection 85 with a gear 86, said sleeve also being mounted on the rod 55. Gear 86 meshes with a gear 81 secured to the feed roller driving shaft 88. Obviously, since shaft 88 rotates for each check feeding operation the driving train consisting of

gears

81, 85, 84, 83 will invariably rotate the endorsing cylinder driving shaft I5 but whether or not endorsing operations will take place will depend upon the position of the frame which carries the endorsing cylinder. The driving shaft I5 is carried as shown in Figs. 6 and 7 by

arms

88 and 89 which are loosely pivoted upon the rod 55 and in the normal position of the frame it will be seen (see Fig. 6) that the driving shaft I5 is eccentric with respect to the axis of the shafts 51 and 68 of the feeding rollers 58 and GI, the shaft I5 being normally in such position that while the printing cylinder is rotated during a check feeding operation none of the printing elements thereof will make contact with a rubber impression platen 98 which is the width of the printing cylinder (Fig. 8). The rubber impression platen 90 is carried by a pair of arms 9| pivoted on a rod 92 (see Fig. 4). For nonendorsing operations the endorsing cylinder frame 88-89 is maintained in the position shown in Fig. 6 by means now to be described.

Non-endorsing operations Loosely pivoted upon the rod 55 and between the

side frame plates

88, 89 of the printing cylinder frame is a casting which consists of a transverse bar 92 (Figs. 6'and 7) and a pair of

upstanding bracket arms

93 and 98 loosely pivoted on shaft 55. A rod 95 is Journalled in the

bracket arms

99 and 94 and carries a follower roller 98. Also mounted on the rod 95 is a follower roller 91 which is capable of being shifted to the left (Fig. '7) for full endorsement and to the right for partial endorsement as will be later described, but for non-endorsing operations said roller 9'! remains in the position shown in Fig. I for cooperation with a concentric disk 98 (see Fig. 6) secured to a drive shaft I88. Springs 99 (Fig. 8) are connected between the upper extremities of the

side frame plates

88 and 89 to stationary studs I88 carried by brackets I88, I extending upwardly from the casting 58, thus causing studs I8I (Fig. 7) carried by each of the

side frame plates

88 and 89 to bear against the related bracket arms and 98. Thus, by this arrangement the tension in the springs 99 rocks the casting 92, 98 and 94 clockwise (Fig. 5) about the rod 55, causing the roller 91 to continuously bear against the concentric disk 98. The shaft I88 which carries the disk 98 is a cam driving shaft and is journalled in brackets I88, I88 and has secured at one end a gear I82 (Figs. 6 and 8) meshing with the gear 84. Hence, shaft I83 is rotated a complete revolution for each check feeding operation. The disk 98 with which the roller 91 cooperates is concentric in its complete periphery and understanding that the springs 99 attempt to rock the printing cylinder frame clockwise (Fig. 6) it is obvious that the cooperation of the follower roller 91 with disk 98 in a non-endorsing operation will cause the printing cylinder frame to remain in the position shown in Fig. 6 so that while said printing cylinder rotates it will not make contact with the platen 88 and hence no endorsement will be effected on the back of the check which is being fed to a. selected compartment.

Full endorsement printing operations As premised hereinbefore the machine may be conditioned so that during check feeding operations a full endorsement printing operation can be effected on the check and such printing is made on the back of the check from both the.

groups of printing wheels 11 and I8 and also the electroplate 82. In general, the machine is conditioned for full endorsement printing operations by shifting the roller 91 so that itis out of cooperative relationship with the concentric disk 98 (Fig. 8) thus enabling the roller 98 to cooperate with and follow the contour of the full endorsement printing controlling cam III) (Fig. 3b) which is also secured to the cam driving shaft I83. The contour of the cam I I8 is such as shown in Fig. 322 that it will enable the rocking of the printing cylinder frame to cause during the rotation of the printing cylinder the electroplate pin H3 which passes through an actuating platev H4 which is pivoted on a pin I09 which is an integral part of a support rod I08 fixed to casting 90. Also passing through the actuating plate H4 is a pin H5 which extends from the core H6 of the solenoid HIP, which latter solenoid is energized to condition the machine for partial endorsing operations. The actuating plate H4 has a slot receiving a pin I06 carried by a rod H1 which is slidable in the

bracket arms

93, 94. As best shown in Fig. 7, clamped to the rod H1 by a clamp screw H8 is a member II 9 having integral spaced arms I20 and I 2i apertured to receive the rod 95, and between which arms I20, I2I the roller 91 is confined. Obviously, when rod H1 is shifted to the left as viewed in Fig. 7 and to the right as viewed in Fig. 8, roller 91 will be brought out of coaction with cam 98 which relationship is necessary for full endorsement operations.

Referring to Fig. 8 pivoted on the stud H5 are arms I23, I24 in a scissors arrangement, and extending between the free ends of arms I23 and I24 is a normally tensioned spring I25, the tension of this spring adapted to bring the free ends of the arms together so as to abut the stud H3 which, it will be recalled, extends from the core H2 of solenoid IIIF.

When the solenoid IIIF is energized prior to a check endorsing operation it will attract its core H2 and since pin H3 passes through the actuating plate H4 it will rock the latter clock- I wise about pivot pin I09 which is relatively stationary, thereby shifting pin I03 and rod H1 to the right to bring roller 91 to the right as viewed in Fig. 8 or to the left as viewed in Fig. 7 out of I coaction with cam 98. Since the stud H3 bears against the arm I23 it is obvious that movement of the core H2 within the solenoid IIIF will rock the arm I23 to tension spring I25. As will be clearer later on, solenoid IIIF is maintained energized during the check feeding operation and the release of the key which selects the solenoid IIIF for energization by the depression of another key prior to the next check feeding operation will deenergize the solenoid II I F, thereby enabling spring I25 to be effective to restore the core H2 outwardly, at the same time rocking the actuating plate H4 reversely, counterclockwise, again shifting rod H1 to the left as viewed in Fig. 8 or to the right as viewed in Fig. 7 to again cause roller 91 to coact with the concentric disk 93. Obviously, the scissors arrangement just described is provided to normalize or centralize the parts.

Partial endorsing operations In general, the machine is conditioned for partial endorsing operations by the energization of the solenoid IIIP caused by the depression of a compartment selecting key. In this case, the rod H1 is shifted to the left as viewed in Fig. 8 or to the right as viewed in Fig. 7 so that roller 91 now coacts with a cam I26 secured to the cam driving shaft I03. The profile of this cam is such that a scalloped portion thereof I2Ba (Fig. 3a) enables the rocking of the printing cylinder frame only at the time that the groups of printing wheels 11 and 13 are passing through printing position or in other words, cam I28 maintains the printing cylinder out of printing operation during the time that the electroplate 82 is passing through the printing position so that printing therefrom cannot be performed.

When solenoid I I I P is energized by the depression of a compartment selecting key related to a compartment which is to receive a check having a partial endorsement, it will attract its core HS inwardly, rocking the actuating plate H4 about the pin I09 as a pivot shifting pin I06 and the rod I I1 to the left as viewed in Fig. 8, to the right as viewed in Fig. 7, so that roller 91 now coacts with cam I26 prior to the check feeding operation.

, The rocking of actuating plate H4 will cause its stud H3 to rock the arm I24 to tension spring I25 and this tension of the spring is effective as previously described to centralize the parts after the deenergization of the solenoid HIP. It is explained that during this operation the roller 96 still coacts with the full endorsement printing cam H0 but the roller will be unable to drop to the low portions of the cam IIO, due to the fact that the corresponding higher portions of the cam I26 are dominant (see Figs. 3a, 3b).

For adjusting spring I25 to the desired tension, attached tothe casting 50 is a stud I21 (Figs. 6 and 8) having a flattened extension I28. The rod I21 may be turned to such a position so that by the flattened extension I28 bearing against the extremity of the scissors arms I23 and I24, the relationship of the latter with respect to the stud H3 and the tension of the spring I25 may be readily adjusted. The desired position of the rod I21 is maintained by a nut I29 (Fig. 8) which fastens the rod I21 to the casting 50.

Conditioning of machine for selective full and partial endorsing operations As previously indicated, the normal condition of the machine is such that unless the machine is conditioned for partial or full endorsing opera: tions checks passing through into selected compartments will not be endorsed. By an electrical arrangement shown in Fig. 2 the machine may be conditioned so that checks sorted into certain compartments may be partially endorsed, other checks into other compartments may be fully endorsed and conversely all checks may be partially endorsed or all other checks may be fully 'endorsed.

The keyboard of the machine consists of four rows of six keys each. In view of the duplicate arrangement, only one row of keys is shown in Fig. 2. The compartment selecting keys I4 are depressed prior to operation of the motor release bar and as fully shown and described in Patent No. 2,079,442, each key when depressed is held depressed by a latch plate I34 ina well known manner. Keys I4 besides having contacts for determining the operation of the electromagnetic stop mechanism I5 have in the present machine supplemental contacts I35, one side of which is connected to the line side I36 and the other to plug sockets I31. Plug connections may be made from such plug sockets I31, such as plug connection I38 to complete a circuit through the R2 relay and switch SI to the other line side I33 or alternatively a plug connection I40 to complete.

its contacts RIA to complete an obvious circuit through switch $4 to the solenoid I I IP and R2 relay when energized closes its contacts RIB to complete an obvious circuit through the 3! switch to" the solenoid IIIF. By the above circuit arrangement selective plug connections may be made so as to determine the type of endorsement to be made on checks disposed in selected compartments. Solenoids IIIP and I I IF are retained energized because the key operated contacts I35 are closed until another key on the keyboard is depressed which shifts the latch plate I34, releasing the previously depressed key.

Although the machine may be selectively conditioned for partial and full endorsement operations by suitable plug connections I38 and II, it may be desirable at times to eliminate all endorsing operations which, in the present machine, is eifected by the opening of the switch SI.

At other times irrespective of the conditioning of the machine for both partial and full endorsing I operations, it may be desirable to partially endorse all checks passing through the machine.-

This is done by opening switch S5 and closing switch S2. At other times full endorsement of all checks may be desirable which is performed in the present arrangement by opening switch S4 and closing switch $3. In either-of the last two arrangements it is obvious that when these selective operations are performed switch SI should be open.

Inkinq mechanism Any suitable means may be provided for inking the electroplate 82 and printing wheels 11 and I8 and preferably comprises an inking roller I which is saturated with ink and which is mounted on a rod I4I, dependently hung by arms I42. Pivoted on a stud I43 carried by an extension I44 of the

arms

88 and 89 is a plate I45 and extending between a stud carried by the plate I45 and the lug extension I46 of the arms I42 is a spring I41, the tension and angle of the spring rocking the roller I to such position that it will re-ink the printing elements during the rotation of the endorsing cylinder. The arms I42 and related members I have a pin and slot connection I48. Adjustment of the inking roller so as to be in position to efficientlyink the inking elements is provided by an. adjustable plate I49 pivoted on the stud I43 and by means of a headed screw I50 the desired adjustment may be provided. The construction is such that the inking roller supporting means may be rocked to the right as viewed in Fig. 6 to provide easy detachment of the inking roller 0..

While there have been shown and described and pointed out the fundamental novel features of the invention, it will be understood that various omissions and substitutions and changes in the form and details of the device illustrated and in its operation may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is the intention, therefore, to be limited only as indicated by the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a check endorsing machine for selectively endorsing checks with a full endorsement or partial endorsement, the combination of endorsing means comprising a rotatable endorsing cylinder carrying printing elements at the peripheral surface of said cylinder for printing a partial endorsement and/supplemental printing elements also at the peripheral surface of said cylinder which, in conjunction with the first ment, 9. platen between which and the printing elements of said endorsing cylinder the checks pass and are printed thereby, a plurality of different cam means-selectively operative during the rotation of said cylinder, one to effect a relative movement between said platen and cylinder to cause a printing relationship between the first named printing elements and said platen to cause a partial endorsement on a check being fed, and the other to effect a relative movement between said cylinder and said platen. to cause the firstnamed and supplemental printing elements to print a full endorsement on a check, and selective means to rendereither of said plurality of different cam means effective.

2. In a check endorsing machine for selectivelyendorsing checks with a full endorsement or partial I endorsement, the combination of endorsing means comprising a rotatable endorsing cylinder carrying printing elements at the peripheral surface of said cylinder for printing a partial endorsement, and supplemental printing 'elements also at the-peripheral surface of saidcylinder which, conjunction with the first named printing elements, eifect a full endorsement, a platen between which and the printing elements of said endorsing cylinder the checks pass to be printed thereby, a plurality of different, cam means selectively operative during the rotation of said cylinder, one when rendered effective to effect relative movement between said platen and cylinder to cause a printing relationship between the first named printing elements and said platen to cause a partial endorsement on a check being fed, and the other when rendered effective to effect a relative movement between said cylinder and said platen to cause the first named printing elements and the supplemental printing elements to print a full endorsement on a check, selective means to ren- 'der either of said cam means effective. a pair of partial and full endorsing control solenoids, and means controlled by each solenoid when energized to selectively render the related cam means eflective.

3. In a check endorsing machine for selectively endorsing checks with a full endorsement or partial endorsement, the combination of a plurality of keys, endorsing means comprising a rotatable endorsing cylinder carrying printing elements at the peripheral surface of said cylinder for printing a partial endorsement, and supplemental printing elements also at the peripheral surface of said cylinder which, in conjunction with the first named printing elements, effect a full endorsement, a platen between which and the printing elements of said endorsing cylinder the checks pass to be printed thereby, a plurality of different cam means selectively operative during the rotation of said cylinder, one when rendered effective to eifect relative movement between said platen and cylinder to cause a printing relationship between the first named printing elements and said platen to cause a partial endorsement on a check being fed, and the other when rendered effective to effect a relative movement between said cylinder and said platen to cause the first named printing elements and the supplemental printing elements to print a full endorsement on a check, selective means to render either of said cam means eflective, a pair of partial and full endorsing control solenoids, means controlled by each solenoid when energized to selectively render the related cam named printing elements, eflfect a full endorse- (I means eflective, and circuit closing means controlled by certain of said keys to energize one -solenoid and controlled by the other keys totatable printing cylinder carrying printing elements for printing certain data, and supplemental printing elements which eii'ect printing of other data, a platen, cam means for establishing a printing relationship between the first named printing elements and said platen to effect one data printing, and a diflerent cam means establishing a printing relationship between the supplemental printing elements and said platen to eflect another data printing, both of said cam means being selectively operative during the rotation of said cylinder, a pair of printing controlling solenoids to condition said preceding cam means to eflect printing or either data, and means for energizing either solenoid including individual contacts operated and closed by each of said keys and selective wire connections to enable any key to energize any selected solenoid.

5. In a record endorsing machine for optionally eilecting a partial or full endorsement of records. the combination of a rotatable endorsing cylinder carrying partial endorsing printing elements and supplemental printing elements which conjointly with said partial endorsing printing elements effect a full endorsement, a platen cooperating with the printing elements of saidjcylinder selected for printing, control means including "a solenoid which is energized to cause the partial endorsing printing elements to cooperate with said platen to print a partial endorsement on a record, further con- I trol means including a second solenoid which is energized to cause the partial and supplemental printing elements to cooperate with said platen to print a full. endorsement, a plurality of keys,

contacts closedby the depression 01' said keys,

variable plug circuit connections between said solenoids and the contacts closed by the keys to cause the energization of either oi said solenoids by the depression of certain keys, 9. switch and circuit connections controlled thereby for retaining the first named solenoid continuously energized, and a supplemental switch, and circuit connections controlled thereby for retain ing the second solenoid continuously energized, whereby partial or full endorsement can be efiected on all records irrespective oi the keys operated.

DERK J. OLDENBOOM.

REFERENCES crrEn The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Placke Jan. 13, 1944