US3161353A - Pin box and set pin assembly - Google Patents
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- bulge 17 imparts impetus or a snap action to the stop pin as the latter moves past the intermediate position illustrated on the extreme right in FIG 3 to thereby assure completion of the intended vertical movement of the pin to the lower set position in pad ll.
- the pin assumes the lower set position in the lower extreme portion of aperture lli as illustrated by the center pin in FIG. 3 it is detented against bottom plate 13 by the restraining force of the bottom portion of resilient bulge 17 abutting against the upper portions of shoulders 2li.
- stop pins l5 are re* stored to the upper inoperative extreme positions in the detent pad 11 by a camming action not shown, but well known in the art.
- the pin box then :travels laterally in a reverse direction to regain the start position preparatory to another cycling of the machine.
- pin 15 moves vertically under the force applied to the bottorn 26 of the pin by the camming mechanism and shoulders 2t) again engage and move past bulge t7 which will distort under the pressure applied to it by shoulders 2Q.
- the contraction and ensuing expansion of the bulge 17 in the course of the pins return movement snaps the pin into its upper extreme position in the pad l1.
- the resilient pad Il provides a novel structure detenting the stop pins in either their set or in their inoperative positionswith the inherent qualities of the pad imparting impetus or a snap action to a pin to assure that the pin completes an intended movement to either oi the two extreme positions in the detent pad.
- This construction is advantageous in that no springs are used to position the pins in the pin box to detent the stop pins. ln addition, the cost of manufacture is reduced, and repair and maintenance of the pin box are kept to a minimum.
- aperture 14 need not be circular but may be of rectangular configuration with bulge portions at those Wall portions of the aperture which are to be engaged by shoulders 20 of pin 15.
- a pin box comprising (a) a pad member having a plurality of apertures,
- detent means including means on the wall of each aperture cooperating with said pin limiting means to detent a pin at the limits of movement in a said aperture
- said wall means of said detent means being yieldable upon movement of a pin from either of said pair of spaced positions past an intermediate position to supply impetus to a said pin in the direction of movement thereof.
- a pin box comprising e (a) a pair of spaced parallel plates,
- said detent means on the wall of each aperture being yieldable under pressure applied to said pins to allow said pins to move past said detent means.
- a pin box of the class described comprising (a) a pair of spaced parallel plates,
- each of said pins having a shoulder portion intermediate the ends thereof to limit the movement of said pin between the spaced plate-s
- a pin box comprising (a) a pair of spaced parallel plates,
- said second restraining means on the wall of said aperture further being distortable upon movement of said pin between said spaced positions past an intermediate position in said aperture to exert a force upon said pin in the direction of movement thereof.
- a pin box comprising (a) a pair of spaced parallel plates,
- a pin box comprising (a) a pair of spaced parallel plates,
- a pin box comprising (a) a pair of spaced parallel plates,
- said encircling bulges on the wall of each aperture being yieldable under pressure applied to said pins to allow said pins to move in a direction parallel to the axis of said pins past said encircling bulges in either direction.
- a pin box comprising (a) resilient material having an aperture, f
- (f) means cooperating with said pin when the latter is in one of said spaced positions for preventing movement of the pin in a direction away from said other position.
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N n mimi EM" E. J. DOMBROWSKE PIN4 BOX AND SET PIN ASSEMBLY Filed Deo. 2l, 1961 Dec. l5, 1964- most row of apertures is engaged to cause such pin to move downwardly in aperture ld. When the depression force is removed from key stem 23 the latter is `returned to its original upward position by spring 24. However, the force exerted on the settable stop pin l by key stem 23 causes shoulders Ztl to press against encircling bulge i7. Bulge 17 is compressed or squeezed by shoulders 2t) and thus the shoulders traverse the bulge to allow the stop pin to move in a direction parallel to the pins aids. As shoulders 2t) traverse encircling bulge i7 the latter expands and assumes its original shape. ln the course or expansion, bulge 17 imparts impetus or a snap action to the stop pin as the latter moves past the intermediate position illustrated on the extreme right in FIG 3 to thereby assure completion of the intended vertical movement of the pin to the lower set position in pad ll. When the pin assumes the lower set position in the lower extreme portion of aperture lli as illustrated by the center pin in FIG. 3 it is detented against bottom plate 13 by the restraining force of the bottom portion of resilient bulge 17 abutting against the upper portions of shoulders 2li.
After a stop pin l5 has been set in the above-described manner, the pin box will escape to the next highest order, in a manner well known in the art, tto position this next highest order under key stems Z3 for setting a stop pin in that order. When the selected number of pins have been set by the operator of the calculator, a motor bar key, not shown, is operated to cycle the machine. ln operation of a calculator the setting of the stop pins and their function is well known in that the stop pins regulate the movement of add racks 25 which move to envage the set stop pins during the cycling of the machine and enter the selected amounts into accumulatore, not shown.
After a cycling of the calculator, stop pins l5 are re* stored to the upper inoperative extreme positions in the detent pad 11 by a camming action not shown, but well known in the art. The pin box then :travels laterally in a reverse direction to regain the start position preparatory to another cycling of the machine. In the course of return movement to the upper position in aperture i4, pin 15 moves vertically under the force applied to the bottorn 26 of the pin by the camming mechanism and shoulders 2t) again engage and move past bulge t7 which will distort under the pressure applied to it by shoulders 2Q. The contraction and ensuing expansion of the bulge 17 in the course of the pins return movement snaps the pin into its upper extreme position in the pad l1.
It is apparent from the foregoing that the novel pin box `10 described has many advantages in operation. The resilient pad Il provides a novel structure detenting the stop pins in either their set or in their inoperative positionswith the inherent qualities of the pad imparting impetus or a snap action to a pin to assure that the pin completes an intended movement to either oi the two extreme positions in the detent pad. This construction is advantageous in that no springs are used to position the pins in the pin box to detent the stop pins. ln addition, the cost of manufacture is reduced, and repair and maintenance of the pin box are kept to a minimum.
lt will be understood by those skilled in the art that the aperture 14 need not be circular but may be of rectangular configuration with bulge portions at those Wall portions of the aperture which are to be engaged by shoulders 20 of pin 15.
Although one embodiment of the present invention has been illustrated and described in detail, it is to be expressly understood that the invention is not limited thereto. Various changes can be made in the design and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as the same will now be understoodby those skilled in the art.
What is claimed is:
l. A pin box, comprising (a) a pad member having a plurality of apertures,
(b) a settable pin slidably arranged in each aperture with each pin being movable between a pair of spaced positions within a said aperture,
(c) means on said pins limiting movement thereof within said apertures,
(d) and detent means including means on the wall of each aperture cooperating with said pin limiting means to detent a pin at the limits of movement in a said aperture,
(e) said wall means of said detent means being yieldable upon movement of a pin from either of said pair of spaced positions past an intermediate position to supply impetus to a said pin in the direction of movement thereof.
2. A pin box, comprising e (a) a pair of spaced parallel plates,
(b) slots formed in each plate with each slot in one plate having a corresponding slot in the other plate in alignment therewith,
(c) a resilient pad member disposed between said plates having a plurality of apertures,
(d) a settable pin arranged in each aperture and slidably disposed within each pair of alignedI slots,
(e) means on said pins for limiting the movement thereof between the spaced plates, and
(f) means on the wall of each aperture intermediate said spaced parallel plates engaging said limiting means on each pin to detent the pin at their limits of movement,
(g) said detent means on the wall of each aperture being yieldable under pressure applied to said pins to allow said pins to move past said detent means.
3. The pin box of claim 2 wherein saidI detent means is distortable by said pins and permits said pins to move in a direction parallel to the axis of the pins past said detent means in either direction.
4. A pin box of the class described, comprising (a) a pair of spaced parallel plates,
(b) slots formed in each plate with each slot in one plate having a corresponding aligned slot in the other plate,
(c) a resilient pad member having a plurality of apertures and disposed between said plates,
(d) said apertures each having a wall portion of reduced diameter,
(e) a settable pin arranged in each aperture slidably disposed Within each pair of aligned slots,
(f) each of said pins having a shoulder portion intermediate the ends thereof to limit the movement of said pin between the spaced plate-s,
(g) said reduced diameter wall portion of each of said f apertures engaging said shoulders to detent the pin at its limits of movement, and
(h) said reduced diameter wall portions of each of said apertures of said pad member being yieldable upon movement of the pin from either limit position past an intermediate position to exert a force upon said pin in the direction of movement thereof.
5.` The pin carriage of claim 4 wherein said resilient pad member is formed of molded rubber.
6. A pin box, comprising (a) a pair of spaced parallel plates,
(b) slots formed in each plate with each slot in one plate having a corresponding slot in the other plate in alignment therewith,
(c) resilient material disposed between said plates and provided with an aperture in alignment with one pair of said aligned slots,
(d) a settable pin slidably disposed within said one pair of aligned slots and extending through said aperture with said pin being movable between selected spaced positions,
` (e) first restraining means on said pin and second restraining means on a wall of said aperture cooperating to restrain ready movement of said pin between said selec-ted spaced positions,
(f) said second restraining means on the wall of said aperture further being distortable upon movement of said pin between said spaced positions past an intermediate position in said aperture to exert a force upon said pin in the direction of movement thereof.
7. A pin box, comprising (a) a pair of spaced parallel plates,
(b) slots formed in each plate with each slot in each plate having a corresponding slot in the otherplate in alignment therewith,
(c) a resilient pad member disposed between said plates and having a plurality of apertures therein,
(d) a settable pin arranged in each aperture with each pin slidably disposed in a pair of said aligned slots in said plates and movable between selected positions defined by said plates,
(e) means on said pins to limit movement thereof between said selected positions, and
(f) wall portions of said apertures being spaced from `said limiting means on said pins to detent said pins at their limits of movement within said apertures,
(g) said wall portions being distortable upon movement of the pins from either limit position past an intermediate position to exert a force upon said. pin in the direction of movement thereof.
8. The pin box of claim 7 wherein said wall portions of each aperture comprise a wall portion thereof of reduced cross section.
9. A pin box, comprising (a) a pair of spaced parallel plates,
(b) slots formed in each plate with each slot in one plate having a corresponding slot in the other plate in alignment therewith,
(c) a resilient pad member disposed between said plates having a plurality of apertures,
(d) a settable pin arranged in each aperture with each pin slidably disposed within a pair of said aligned slots,
(e) means on said pins for limiting the movement thereof between said spaced plates, and
(f) said apertures each having a wall portion of reduced diameter intermediate said spaced parallel plates engaging said limiting means on said pins to detent said pins at their limits of movement,
(g) said reduced diameter portion of each aperture being yieldable under pressure applied to said pins to allow said pins to move in a direction parallel to the axis of said pins past said reduced diameter wall portions in either direction.
l0. A pin box, comprising (a) a pair of spaced parallel plates,
(b) slots formed in each plate with each slot in one plate having a corresponding slot in the other plate in alignment therewith,
(c) a resilient pad member disposed between said plates having a plurality of apertures,
(d) a settable pin arranged in each aperture with each pin slidably disposed within a pair of said aligned slots,
(e) means on said pins for limiting the movement thereof between said spaced plates, and
(j) said apertures each having a wail portion of reduced diameter to provide an encircling bulge on the Wall of each aperture intermediate said spaced parallel plates,
(g) said encircling bulges engaging said limiting means on said pins to detent said pins at their limits of movement,
(h) said encircling bulges on the wall of each aperture being yieldable under pressure applied to said pins to allow said pins to move in a direction parallel to the axis of said pins past said encircling bulges in either direction.
11. A pin box, comprising (a) resilient material having an aperture, f
(b) a pin slidable in the aperture for movement between a pair of spaced positions,
(c) iirst restraining means on said pin,
(d) second yieldable restraining means on the wall of said aperture cooperating with said iirst restraining means on said pin to restrain ready movement of the pin between said pair of spaced positions,
(e) said second restraining means being yieldabl'e upon movement of said pin to either of said pair of spaced positions to allow said first restraining means to move past said second restraining means, and
(f) means cooperating with said pin when the latter is in one of said spaced positions for preventing movement of the pin in a direction away from said other position.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,614,841 Joseph oet. 21, 1952 2,988,274 Carlsen et al. June 13, 1961 2,989,231 Mark June 20, 1961 FOREIGN PATENTS 199,518 Switzerland Nov. 16, 1938 657,991 Germany Mar. 18, 1938
Claims (1)
1. A PIN BOX, COMPRISING (A) A PAD MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF APERTURES, (B) A SETTABLE PIN SLIDABLY ARRANGED IN EACH APERTURE WITH EACH PIN BEING MOVABLE BETWEEN A PAIR OF SPACED POSITIONS WITHIN A SAID APERTURE, (C) MEANS ON SAID PINS LIMITING MOVEMENT THEREOF WITHIN SAID APERTURES, (D) AND DETENT MEANS INCLUDING MEANS ON THE WALL OF EACH APERTURE COOPERATING WITH SAID PIN LIMITING MEANS TO DETENT A PIN AT THE LIMITS OF MOVEMENT IN A SAID APERTURE, (E) SAID WALL MEANS OF SAID DETENT MEANS BEING YIELDABLE UPON MOVEMENT OF A PIN FROM EITHER OF SAID PAIR OF SPACED POSITIONS PAST AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION TO SUPPLY IMPETUS TO A SAID PIN IN THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT THEREOF.
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| NL286820D NL286820A (en) | 1961-12-21 | ||
| NL110376D NL110376C (en) | 1961-12-21 | ||
| BE625773D BE625773A (en) | 1961-12-21 | ||
| US161053A US3161353A (en) | 1961-12-21 | 1961-12-21 | Pin box and set pin assembly |
| FR917607A FR1340580A (en) | 1961-12-21 | 1962-12-05 | Pin box |
| GB46505/62A GB967787A (en) | 1961-12-21 | 1962-12-10 | Pin box |
| DK545162AA DK112052B (en) | 1961-12-21 | 1962-12-15 | Tap box, especially for keyboards on office machines. |
| DE19621424670 DE1424670B2 (en) | 1961-12-21 | 1962-12-18 | PEN GUIDE FOR PEN MEMORY |
| ES283860A ES283860A1 (en) | 1961-12-21 | 1962-12-19 | An improvement introduced in the manufacture of adjustable plugs boxes (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) |
| CH1492962A CH399017A (en) | 1961-12-21 | 1962-12-20 | Frame with sliding pins |
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| US3355099A (en) * | 1961-06-05 | 1967-11-28 | Victor Comptometer Corp | Spring detent |
| US3419213A (en) * | 1967-06-29 | 1968-12-31 | Thomas Bilinski Jr | Pin and pin-setting assembly |
| US3469776A (en) * | 1966-02-16 | 1969-09-30 | Olympia Werke Ag | Pin carriage for calculators |
| US3583628A (en) * | 1969-04-15 | 1971-06-08 | Olympia Werke Ag | Self-elastic setting pins for pin carriages of calculating machines |
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| DE657991C (en) * | 1938-03-18 | Hermann Kaiser | Filling or setting pin box | |
| CH199518A (en) * | 1937-09-10 | 1938-08-31 | Hermann Kaiser | Adding machine. |
| US2614841A (en) * | 1951-03-16 | 1952-10-21 | Joseph Bernard | Peg game board |
| US2988274A (en) * | 1957-03-21 | 1961-06-13 | Carlsen Henning Gunnar | Calculating machines |
| US2989231A (en) * | 1961-06-20 | Calculating machine |
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| DE657991C (en) * | 1938-03-18 | Hermann Kaiser | Filling or setting pin box | |
| US2989231A (en) * | 1961-06-20 | Calculating machine | ||
| CH199518A (en) * | 1937-09-10 | 1938-08-31 | Hermann Kaiser | Adding machine. |
| US2614841A (en) * | 1951-03-16 | 1952-10-21 | Joseph Bernard | Peg game board |
| US2988274A (en) * | 1957-03-21 | 1961-06-13 | Carlsen Henning Gunnar | Calculating machines |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US3355099A (en) * | 1961-06-05 | 1967-11-28 | Victor Comptometer Corp | Spring detent |
| US3469776A (en) * | 1966-02-16 | 1969-09-30 | Olympia Werke Ag | Pin carriage for calculators |
| US3419213A (en) * | 1967-06-29 | 1968-12-31 | Thomas Bilinski Jr | Pin and pin-setting assembly |
| US3583628A (en) * | 1969-04-15 | 1971-06-08 | Olympia Werke Ag | Self-elastic setting pins for pin carriages of calculating machines |
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| GB967787A (en) | 1964-08-26 |
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| ES283860A1 (en) | 1963-03-01 |
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