US2598244A - Surtax registering and totalizing counter for telephony systems - Google Patents

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US2598244A
US2598244A US141644A US14164450A US2598244A US 2598244 A US2598244 A US 2598244A US 141644 A US141644 A US 141644A US 14164450 A US14164450 A US 14164450A US 2598244 A US2598244 A US 2598244A
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/28—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP with meter at substation or with calculation of charges at terminal
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    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/28—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP with meter at substation or with calculation of charges at terminal
    • H04M15/30—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP with meter at substation or with calculation of charges at terminal the meter or calculation of charges not being controlled from an exchange

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  • the telephonic fee for the subscriber includes, in addition to the official fee, a so-called surtax.
  • the ofiicial telephonic fee ' is usually determined according to the duration of the call as well as to the taxation-area in which said call was established; it is then carried over the charge indicating device by means of a number of tax-impulses corresponding to the amount of the telephonic fee.
  • the surtax paid per telephonic call is usually graded with respect to the taxation-zone in which the call was brought about. In Switzerland, for instance, for the urban .andsuburban traflic, this surtax amount to- 1D centimes, "for trunk connections to'20 .centimes.
  • Urban call is characterised by one tax-impulse, suburban call by two impulses and trunk call by at least three impulses.
  • the following described charge indicating device for a telephonic plant including a plurality of graded surtaxes is provided, according to .the' present invention with surtaxindicating means and a surtax-totalizing counter.
  • the number of the counted tax'impulses for the calling-fee is used for determining the surtax to be taken, whereby the rotation angle of the first digits drum of the charges-totalizing counter during the beginning impulses of each call, the number of which determines the surtax to be paid, is directly or by intercalation of one or several carrying wheels, conveyed by means of a leading stud onto an indicating flap rotatably mounted on a fixed axis, and onto a selecting sector; said indicating flap directly showingthe ,surtax and said selecting sector bemgadapted to count the number of unities to be added in the surtaxes totalising counter.
  • the tam-impulses come into the winding 5 of the step-by-step controlling mechanism 2,
  • The-ratchetwheel 4 which by means of ratchet 3, drives the ratchetwheel 4 in thedirection of arrow -5.
  • The-ratchetwheel 4 is connected to the sun wheel of thecycloidal gear system .over the spindle 6.
  • the cycloidal gear system (differential) and its nadjoining reverse and locking wheels are diagram matically shown.
  • One sun gear of the differential mechanism is used to drive forwardly over the gear 8 the digits drum 9, in'th'e'direction of the arrow ID a given quantity 'perimpulse.
  • the other sun gear ofthe 'difierential is connected to the first digits drum ll of the charge totalizing counter [2. During conversationpi. e. on receiving the tax-impulses, said second sun gear and thus the whole charge totalizing counter 12 is locked.
  • the digits drum 9 is subjected to the action of a spring 13. which operates against the direction of the arrow'lfl. Said spring islthus wound up by the action of the impulses.
  • the zeroposition of digits drum “9 is located by the stud l4 co-operating with thrust "I 5.
  • the thrustor'bolt l6 alsomoves :in unison with drum 9 in the direction of arrow T0.
  • the surtax-indicating'flap .20 is stopped in the zero position by means of the arm I! and bolt i6.
  • an arm 3-! is locked throughthepawl'tfl, which is rotatably mounted on the spindle 16].
  • .the armature .52 of thestepby-step controllin mechanism ".2 acts on :the pawl in sucha way thatarme'l .becomes free.
  • the arm I"! is then able to follow-the, movement of bolt l6 against which it is pressed by spring [8.
  • the spindle l9 and, innnison with it, the .surtax-indicating flap .20 revolves in the This flap is then moved, for instance, up to 10 vcentimes, for one impulse (urban call), also up to 10 centimesfor two impulses (suburban call) and to .ZOcentimes for three and more impulses (trunk connections).
  • prevents the .surtax-indicating flap 2.0 from beingfurther carried along after the third impulse, so that on each further impulse, the spindle IQ remains still and bolt .16 moves'away from arm IT.
  • This surtax-indicating device is characterisedby the feature that it does not moreover loadthe controlling magnetl; but on the contrary, it facilitates the action thereof during the three 'first'impulses, whereby spring I8 acts upon the digits drum 9, against the spring l3, over the arm IT.
  • the surtax is achievedthrough the releasing-pushbutton 22 in co-operation with a snap device.
  • the lever 23 is displaced whereby the springs 24 and 28 are tensioned, because the reciprocating lever 25 is temporarily held back through the latching lever 22.
  • the reciprocable control lever 29 also remains motionless for its lug 39 is pressed against the nose 3
  • the latching lever 21 On pushing the releasing button 22 until the edge 32 runs against the bars 33, the latching lever 21 is rotated about the axis 94 and thus releases the lever 25. This latter is then pushed in the direction of the arrow 35 through the previously compressed spring 24 and the lateral extension 36 thereof brings the arm 37 back again, whereby the surtax-indicating flap 29 is returned to zero. In that position, the arm 3'! is locked through pawl 90, so that the spindle i9 is stopped and cannot hinder the return to zero of the digits drum 9, by the arm 11.
  • the lug 30 is also released, whereby the lever 29 is shifted in the same direction and its end 38 engages itself at once into a notch 44 or 49 of the selecting sector 39, before the same is moved and can return to zero in unison with the spindle I9.
  • the lever 25, on acting over a locking gear of the differential mechanism 7 (not shown), releases the charge-totalizing counter I2, so that the spring 13 brings the digits drum 9 back to zero, in a direction opposite to the arrow l0, whereby the stud 14 runs against the thrust l5.
  • the gearing ratios of the differential mechanism are selected in such a way that, on the returning movement of the digits drum 9, the charge totalizing counter l2 forwardly revolves by the same amount.
  • the charge totalizing counter i2 is locked again, through known means which are not described in the present specification, until next return to zero of the digits drum 9.
  • a telephonic fee indicating device for telephonic plants subject to a plurality of surtaxes including a charges totalizing counter (l l-l2) provided with digit drums and adapted to be forwardly driven, step by step, by a controlling mechanism provided with an electromagnet receiving a number of current impulses corresponding to the various areas of traffic (local, suburban or trunk connections), whereby the number of current impulses for each calling selectively determine the amount of the various surtaxes for said traffic areas, in combination: a charge indicating digit drum (9) connected to the controlling mechanism so as to be rotated by the same only in the direction of the increasing charges, a spindle (29) carrying a surtaxindicating flap (29) and a coupling arm (ii), a stationary stop in the path of said flap, means for exerting an eccentric thrust on the charge indicating drum, said coupling arm being biased against the eccentric thrust in the same direction of rotation as that imparted thereto through the action of the controlling mechanism, a driving member (54) and a reset
  • surtax totalizing counter 52; unidirectional variable stroke actuating means for said totalizer (42, 45, 48, 69) inserted between the reciprocable means and the surtax totalizing counter, said reciprocable means being adapted to cooperate with said abutment surfaces by one of the strokes of said releasing knob and also to have the surtax amount added in the surtax totalizing counter, by the other strokes of said knob, said snap acting mechanism including a resetting member (35) adapted to drive said reset arm (3'?) for returning the surtax indicating flap to zero by a snap released operation.
  • a telephonic fee indicating device as defined in claim 1, said surtax selecting member comprising a notched sector loosely mounted on said spindle, said driving member being fixed to said spindle and said spring constantly urging said sector against the driving member on said spindle. in order to reset the notched sector to zero, when the cooperation between the said reciprocable means (ZS-33) and the notches of said sector has ceased.
  • a telephone feed indicating device for telephonic plantssubjecttoa plurality of surtaxes, including a charges totalizing counter [lg-4 2 provided with digit drums and adapted tohe forw ardly driven, step by step, by a controlling 'mechanism provided with an electromagnet receiving a number of current impulses corresponding to the various areas of traffic -local, suburban or trunk connections), whereby the number of, current impulses foii'each calling selectively determine the'amount of the various surtaxes for said trafiic areas, in combination: a charge indicating digit drum (9) having a winding spring l3, a differential mechanism (l-8) having a locking gear therein connected to said charge indicating drum and to said charges totalizing counter, so that the charge indicating digit drum can be driven by the differential mechanism only in the direction of the increasing charges against the action of said winding spring, a spindle (l9) carrying a surtax-indicating flap and a coupling arm IT), a stationary stop in the path of
  • a telephonic fee indicating device of the class referred to comprising a charge totalizing counter adapted to be driven step by step, by an electromagnet controlling mechanism, according to a number of current impulses corresponding to the difierent trafiic areas, whereby the number of current impulses for each calling selectively determine the amount of the various surtaxes for said traflic areas, in combination: a charge indicating digit drum provided with a winding spring adapted toreturn said drum to zero, said charge indicating drum being adapted to be positively rotated from the charges totalizing counter, a spindle carrying a first arm provided with a surtax indicating flap, and a coupling arm, a set of all the figures used for the various surtaxes on said flap, a stationary stop in the path of said 6 3 sewe 99 5.
  • a spring adapted to urge the surtax sector in a reverse direction of rotation to reset the same to zero position; a spring urged releasing knob a snap acting mechanism operated by said knob and comprising reciprocable control means, a surtax totalizing counter, unidirectional variable stroke actuating means for said totalizer inserted between said reciprocable control means and said surtax totalizing counter, said control means engaging with said notches by the depression stroke of the releasing knob, and to have the surtax amount added in said surtax totalizing counter through said unidirectional variable stroke actuating means in the back stroke of said knob, means (36) inserted between the snap-acting mechanism and the flap carrying spin
  • a charges totalizing counter (ll-I2) provided with digit drums and adapted to be forwardly driven, step by step, by a controlling mechanism provided with an electromagnet receiving a number of current impulses corresponding to the various areas of traflic (local, suburban or trunk connections), whereby the number of current impulses for each calling selectively determine the amount of the various surtaxes for said traffic areas
  • a charge indicating digit drum connected to said controlling mechanism to be rotated by the latter only in the direction of the increasing charges, a spindle carrying a surtax indicating flap and a coupling arm, a set of figures on said flap corresponding to the whole succession of the surtaxes, a stationary stop in the path of said flap, spaced from the zero position thereof at an angle equal to the angle taken by the entire set of figures on said surtax indicating flap, means for stopping said charges indicating drum in its zero position; means for exert

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