US2753185A - Statistical machines - Google Patents

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US2753185A
US2753185A US371346A US37134653A US2753185A US 2753185 A US2753185 A US 2753185A US 371346 A US371346 A US 371346A US 37134653 A US37134653 A US 37134653A US 2753185 A US2753185 A US 2753185A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D27/00—Envelopes or like essentially-rectangular flexible containers for postal or other purposes having no structural provision for thickness of contents
    • B65D27/04—Envelopes or like essentially-rectangular flexible containers for postal or other purposes having no structural provision for thickness of contents with apertures or windows for viewing contents
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; 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
    • G06K13/08—Feeding or discharging cards
    • G06K13/12—Feeding or discharging cards from conveying arrangement to magazine

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  • This invention relates to statistical machines and in particular to apparatus for delivering record cards from such a machine.
  • the cards as they issue from the machine are usually fed to the position of delivery by a pair of rotatable feeding rollers which co-operate to move a card into engagement with a deflector arranged to direct the leading edge of the card downwards towards a support therefor, the support being spring-urged towards the deflector and movable away therefrom under the weight of cards delivered thereto, and a stop is provided against which the leading edge of a card impinges to arrest the forward movement of the card.
  • the cards are delivered from the machine in an order or sequence which it is desired to maintain but when, as in sorting machines, and some other forms of statistical machines, the cards are delivered in succession at a high rate it has been found that cards have a tendency, on impinging against the stop, to bounce backwards from the stop and, due to the high rate of card delivery, it some times happens that cards become interleaved and are thus not stacked on the support in the desired order 01' sequence.
  • apparatus for delivering record cards from a statistical machine including a pair of rotatable feed rollers cooperating to move a card into engagement with a deflector arranged to direct the leading end of the card downwards towards a support therefor, the support being springurged towards the deflector and on receipt of a card thereon being movable away from the deflector by a distance equal to the thickness of the card, and a stop engageable by the leading edges of the card to align it relative to the support, characterised in that a card-controlling element is disposed between the feed rollers and the stop to engage a card issuing from between the feed rollers positively to move the leading edge thereof into engagement with the stop and to restrain the card against movement thereof away from the stop and support.
  • the card Fa -tented July 3, 1956 controlling-element comprises a continuously rotatable roller and if desired, the roller may be rotated by cooperation with one roller of a pair of feed rollers succeeding the pair by which the card is moved into engagement with the deflector.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates apparatus according to the invention as applied to a sorting machine for statistical record cards
  • Fig. 2 illustrates apparatus according to the invention as applied to a record card controlled statistical machine from which all cards issue into a single receiver.
  • pairs of rotatable rollers ll, 2 cooperate to move record cards into engagement with deflectors 3, only one of which is shown, arranged to direct the leading end of a card downwards towards a support 4 carried on an axially movable stem 5, the support bcin g urged towards the deflector by a spring s.
  • each receiver as is customary, has a support t and deflector 3 the latter being controlled by card sensing apparatus, not shown, through timing mechanism forming no part of the present inven tion, so that the appropriate one of the deflectors 3 is, at the appropriate time, moved so that the downwardly inclined portion thereof is interposed into the card path so that a card is engaged thereby and is directed downwards towards the support 4.
  • the deflectors preceding and succeeding that which is interposed in the manner just mentioned are so disposed that a card passing from the sensing apparatus is fed by the feed rollers over the horizontal portions of the deflectors preceding that having its downwardly inclined portion interposed into the path of the card.
  • the upper feed rollers l are positively rotated by any suitable means, not shown, and the lower rollers 2 are rotated by frictional engagement between the peripheries thereof and the peripheries of the upper rollers l which latter preferably are fitted with rubber tyres.
  • each support 4 Do-operating with each support 4, as is customary is a stop plate '7 which is to be engaged by the leading edge of a card to align the card relative to the support dwhich is inclined downwards towards the stop.
  • the downwardly inclined portion of the defiector 3 is provided with a forked end 8 which supports a spindle 9 about which a roller lltl having a continuous peripheral surface concentric with its axis is freely rotatable.
  • the roller 10 is, as can be seen from Fig.
  • roller 1'0 The position of roller 1'0 is such that a card issuing from the right-hand pair of rollers l, 2 is engaged by the roller 10 which presses it against the support, or against the top card of the support, and the forwardly moving card is moved positively by the roller until its leading edge is arrested by the stop 7. Since the roller 10 maintains its engagement with the card until the next card is delivered by the feed rollers the first card is retained by the roller 10 against stop'7 and is restrained from rebounding therefrom and, as the card is pressed downwards by the roller 10 the next card must be delivered on top of it.
  • cards are delivered in succession from the last set of pairs of feed rollers 1, 2 on to a support 4 carried on a carriage 11 provided with upper rollers 12 and lower rollers 13 which engage rails 14, one at each end of the carriage, whereby the support is guided for vertical move ment.
  • the support is urged towards a deflector 3 by springs 6 and a fixed stop plate 7 is provided for engage ment by the leading edge of the card being positioned on the support.
  • a pair of rollers 10, only one of which is shown in the drawing, are spaced apart along the axis of the spindle 9 which in this instance is supported for rotation in brackets 15 secured to the frames 16 of the machine, the rollers 10 being secured to the spindle 9 for rotation therewith.
  • the lower rollers 2 of the pairs of feed rollers are those which are positively driven from the main drive of the machine, the rollers 1 being frictionally rotated by the rollers 2.
  • the spindle 9 has pulleys, not shown, secured thereto and belts 17 connect these pulleys with other pulleys secured to the shaft to which the rollers 2 of the last set thereof are secured.
  • the roller 10 is disposed between the feed rollers and the stop and, in the manner described above, positively moves a card against the stop, retains it in engagement therewith, and serves to prevent rebounding of the card away from the stop.
  • Apparatus as shown in the drawing is designed to avoid difiiculties which may arise if the cards, due to their having acquired a charge of static electricity during their passage through the machine, have a tendency to adhere to the last pair of feed rollers.
  • the rollers 10 are so disposed between the stop 7 and the last pair of feed rollers 1, 2 as to engage a card issuing from the feed rollers and draw it therefrom thereby to ensure that the cards are delivered one on the other in the order in which they are received by the last pair of feed rollers for delivery on to the support 4.
  • Apparatus for delivering record cards from a statistical machine at high speed comprising a support to receive the cards, a deflector arranged to direct the leading end of a card downwards towards the support, a spring urging the support towards the deflector, a pair of rotatable feed rollers co-operating to move a card towards said deflector for movement towards the support, a stop engageable by the leading edge of the card to align it relative t0 the support, and a rotatable element disposed between the feed rollers and stop to engage a card delivered from the rollers and to press the card against said support, characterised in that the rotary element comprises a continuously rotatable roller located in advance of the feed rollers a distance less than the length of a card and having a continuous peripheral surface concentric with its axis of rotation and mounted in driven relationship with the feed rollers to be driven at the same peripheral speed as that of the feed rollers and so disposed relatively to said feed rollers, said stop, and said support or to the uppermost card on the
  • Apparatus according to claim 2 including supporting means carried by said deflector to support said continously rotatable roller for rotation by frictional engagement with one feed roller of said succeeding pair of feed rollers.

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US3087725A (en) * 1960-09-15 1963-04-30 Cummins Chicago Corp Document delivery apparatus
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US3604704A (en) * 1969-09-22 1971-09-14 Ibm Stacker for document cards
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US3905487A (en) * 1974-03-04 1975-09-16 Greene Line Mfg Corp Continuous stacking apparatus
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