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  • the improvement consists in novel means for rewinding the music-sheet from the takeup roller tothe music-roller.
  • Figure 1 is aside view of a mechanical musical instrument embodying lmy improvement,having one side portion thereof.
  • Fig. 3 is a plan of a portion oithe same with certain parts vin another position; and
  • Fig. 4c is a plan view of a portion 2o thereof, illustrating a modification'.
  • B designates one of a seriesof sound-producing devices, here shown in dotted lines.
  • Said devices. consist of reeds arranged in cells a.
  • the cells a communicate with a wind-chest, 0, under control of valves D.
  • the wind-chest communicates with an equalizer, E, with which are combined bellows F.
  • the bellows F may be of anysuitable construction. As here shown they are suction-bellows.
  • the equalizer E is, as usual, of bellows-like construction.
  • the valves D of the reed-cells are arranged in the wind-chest U.
  • Each valve consists of a lever, which may be made of wood or analogous material, provided with a face of sheepskin or like substance, c, and fulcrumed near one end to a pin, b, It is preferablyguided in its movements by a pin, d, extending through it.
  • a spring, e holds it normally in positionl i to cut off communication betweenthe reedcell and the wind-chest,
  • Each valve I) extends over a pnenmatic motor, G, arranged in line with-itin the wind-chest.
  • the pneumatic motor consists of a strip of wood or like mate- I rial fastened by a lexibl'ematerial to the 11pper wall of the Windchest. At one end vthe 5o strip of wood of the motor is fastened close strument.
  • the motor is similar to an ordinary organ-bellows, only very much smaller. Its strip of wood swings on one end, and hence iis-similar to a lever fulcrumed at one end.
  • the valve D extends well over the strip of Wood comprising the motor. From the pneumatic motor ducts f extend tothe apex of a rest, H. A perforated music-sheet, I, travels over this rest H and controls the passage of air to the interior of the motors.. When air is admitted to a pneumatic motor, the latter is expanded, ⁇ and it then opens the valve D with which it acts. The passage of air from the motor ⁇ to the wind-chest is controlledby an opening, g.
  • 1 J designates aimusic-roller, upon which the music-sneet' is wound preparatoryto play: ing.
  • a ange, h, on the music-roller .J serves to retain themusic-sheet in place on the roller.
  • Thejournal h of the music-roller extends for some distance beyond the music-roller, and its outer end is preferably shouldered to engage with a corresponding shoulder on the out- -wardly-extending end of a shaft, h2, on a 'pulley, K'. Said engagement is effected within bearings in a standard, h,.on a iixed portion of the instrument. By this means a clutchconnection is effected between the musicroller and the pulley K.
  • I may, however, use any other suitable form of clutch.
  • the outer end of the shaft hZ may be supported in a bearing, h5, secured to the side of the casing.
  • I have. shown a spring, t', on the standard by which the music roller is secured in place. By moving said spring outward the music-roller may be readily removed and inserted.
  • the pulley K is provided-with a peripheri cal groove adapted to receive an endless band, L. y
  • M designates the take-up roller of the in- Said take-up roller is journaled in a bearing, j,wh ich may be located in abracket vextending from the wind-chest of the instrument, and may be secured to it by screws'or 9 otherwise.
  • a bearing (not shown in the draw- IOO y wheel is fast Flangesj on the ends of the take-up roller serve to retain the music-shect in its proper. position on said roller. Contiguous to said ange j I have arranged a gearwvheel, 7c, upon the journal 7c of thetake-up roller.
  • a belt, S passes around a pulley, S2, affixed to the said shaft S, and also around a pulley, S, mounted on a shaft, N.
  • the shaft N has at the end which is the nearer to the pulleyI S" a sleeve, Z.
  • the outer portion of said sleeve extendsinto and through a bearing, Z', in a bracket, m, affixed to the case A ofthe instrument.
  • rlhus th'e sleeve supports one end of the lshaft N.
  • a collar, fn, on said sleeve serves to, prevent movement of the shaft endwisein one direction.
  • a notch, o In the outer end of said sleeve is a notch, o.
  • the notch o is adapted to receive a pin, p, upon a shaft, O. rlhe pin p extends through the shaft O in a di- I'ect-ion at right angles to the axis of said shaft, and protrudes for a considerable distance upon each side of the shaft; but I may use two pins, one upon each side of the shaft, ifdesired. engaged from the notch of the sleeve by moving.
  • a pulley, l Mounted loosely upon the shaft O is a pulley, l). Upon the inner side of said pulley are arranged pins q. These pins are 'arranged in such position upon the pulleyP that they will engage with the outwardyextending ends of the pi'n p when the latter shall have been moved out of the notch o.
  • the pulley Pis .grooved upon its periphery to receive the endless band L.
  • the outwardly-extending portion of the shaft O is journaled in bearings in the brack et R,aftixed to the case of theinstrument.
  • the end of the said shaft is adapted to receive a crank, S5. As here shown, engagement is eected between said crank and shaft by means of screw-threads.
  • ⁇ U is a link which isvat one end pivotally connected to the bellows F, and has its other end in engagement with a crank, V, on the driving- The pin maybe engaged with and disshaft. erate'd.
  • a grooved c ollar, W is aflixed.
  • a lever, VVQfulcrumed to a bracket, W (shown as aiiixed to the case of theinstrument, has one end forked to embrace the collar W ⁇ ,and carries pins at such end,whieh engage with the groove of the pulley without interfering with its rotation.
  • l/Vhen the shaft Ois moved longitudinally,this lever will therefore be rocked.
  • the other end of the lever is connected to acamslide, ⁇ Vi,which,when the lever is rocked, acts upon and shifts a lever, W, which impinges against thejournal llcofthe roller M.
  • the instrument is to be operated, the pin p is brought into engagement with the notch o in the sleeve Z by moving the shaft O inward, as before explained.
  • the crank S5 may then be operated to rotate the shaft O and cause the music-sheet to be wound upon the takeup roller.
  • the shaft N will then also be operated.
  • ⁇ vVhen upon thc contrary, it is desired to rewind the musicsheet upon the music-roller, the shaft O is moved outwardly until the pin p is free from engagement with the slot O.
  • the shaft O may be moved freely through the pulley I), and that the said shaft O is always rotated in the same direction either to wind or rewind the m,usicsheet.
  • crank when the auxiliary shaft is in engagement with the driving-Shaft the crank may be rotated to unwind the music-sheet from the music-roller7 and when the auxiliary shaft is out of engagement with the driving-shaft the crank may be rotated in the same direction to rewind the music-sheet on the music-roller.

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R. W. PAIN. MECHANICAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.
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R. W. PAIN. s vMECHAlYICAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.
No. 322,554. Patented July 21, 1885.
UNITED STATES 'PATENT OFFICE.
noBnnrW-PAIN or Nnw YORK, N. Y.
MEcHANlCAL MUSICAL )Nei-.RUM ENT.
sPncrrIeArIoN forming para or :letters raient No. 322,554. aan-.d July 21,1885.
I Appliontionfled Octoberllii, 3.884. (No model To all whom. it may concern: I Re it known that I, ROBERT W. PAIN, of New York, in theconnty and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful 5' Improvement in Mechanical Musical Instruments, of which the following is a specication.
The improvement consists in novel means for rewinding the music-sheet from the takeup roller tothe music-roller.
I will describe a musical instrument embodying myimprovement and then point out the improvement in claims.
In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is aside view of a mechanical musical instrument embodying lmy improvement,having one side portion thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan of a portion oithe same with certain parts vin another position; and Fig. 4c is a plan view of a portion 2o thereof, illustrating a modification'.
ASimilar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures.
A designates the case ofthe instrument. may bemade in any suitable man-ner.
B designates one of a seriesof sound-producing devices, here shown in dotted lines. Said devices. consist of reeds arranged in cells a. The cells a communicate with a wind-chest, 0, under control of valves D. The wind-chest communicates with an equalizer, E, with which are combined bellows F. The bellows F may be of anysuitable construction. As here shown they are suction-bellows. The equalizer E is, as usual, of bellows-like construction. The valves D of the reed-cells are arranged in the wind-chest U. Each valve consists of a lever, which may be made of wood or analogous material, provided with a face of sheepskin or like substance, c, and fulcrumed near one end to a pin, b, It is preferablyguided in its movements by a pin, d, extending through it. A spring, e, holds it normally in positionl i to cut off communication betweenthe reedcell and the wind-chest, Each valve I) extends over a pnenmatic motor, G, arranged in line with-itin the wind-chest. The pneumatic motor consists of a strip of wood or like mate- I rial fastened by a lexibl'ematerial to the 11pper wall of the Windchest. At one end vthe 5o strip of wood of the motor is fastened close strument.
to the wind-chest. The motor is similar to an ordinary organ-bellows, only very much smaller. Its strip of wood swings on one end, and hence iis-similar to a lever fulcrumed at one end. The valve D extends well over the strip of Wood comprising the motor. From the pneumatic motor ducts f extend tothe apex of a rest, H. A perforated music-sheet, I, travels over this rest H and controls the passage of air to the interior of the motors.. When air is admitted to a pneumatic motor, the latter is expanded,`and it then opens the valve D with which it acts. The passage of air from the motor `to the wind-chest is controlledby an opening, g.
1 J designates aimusic-roller, upon which the music-sneet' is wound preparatoryto play: ing. A ange, h, on the music-roller .J serves to retain themusic-sheet in place on the roller. Thejournal h of the music-rollerextends for some distance beyond the music-roller, and its outer end is preferably shouldered to engage with a corresponding shoulder on the out- -wardly-extending end of a shaft, h2, on a 'pulley, K'. Said engagement is effected within bearings in a standard, h,.on a iixed portion of the instrument. By this means a clutchconnection is effected between the musicroller and the pulley K. I may, however, use any other suitable form of clutch. The outer end of the shaft hZ may be supported in a bearing, h5, secured to the side of the casing. I have. shown a spring, t', on the standard by which the music roller is secured in place. By moving said spring outward the music-roller may be readily removed and inserted. The pulley K is provided-with a peripheri cal groove adapted to receive an endless band, L. y
M designates the take-up roller of the in- Said take-up roller is journaled in a bearing, j,wh ich may be located in abracket vextending from the wind-chest of the instrument, and may be secured to it by screws'or 9 otherwise. A bearing (not shown in the draw- IOO y wheel is fast Flangesj on the ends of the take-up roller serve to retain the music-shect in its proper. position on said roller. Contiguous to said ange j I have arranged a gearwvheel, 7c, upon the journal 7c of thetake-up roller. Said gearon said journal, and meshes with a gear-wheel or pinion, Z., mounted on a shaft, S, which, as shown, is journaled in the saine bracket as that in which the bearingy` is ar ranged. A belt, S, passes around a pulley, S2, affixed to the said shaft S, and also around a pulley, S, mounted on a shaft, N. The shaft N has at the end which is the nearer to the pulleyI S" a sleeve, Z. The outer portion of said sleeve extendsinto and through a bearing, Z', in a bracket, m, affixed to the case A ofthe instrument. rlhus th'e sleeve supports one end of the lshaft N. A collar, fn, on said sleeve serves to, prevent movement of the shaft endwisein one direction. In the outer end of said sleeve is a notch, o. The notch o is adapted to receive a pin, p, upon a shaft, O. rlhe pin p extends through the shaft O in a di- I'ect-ion at right angles to the axis of said shaft, and protrudes for a considerable distance upon each side of the shaft; but I may use two pins, one upon each side of the shaft, ifdesired. engaged from the notch of the sleeve by moving. the shaft O longitudinally.` NVhen said pin has been moved into the notcho, it operates to form a clutch, whereby motion maybe transmitted from the shaft O to the shaft N. The inner end of the shaft O is adapted to fit loosely in the outwardly-extending portion of the sleeve Z.
Obviously I may dispense with the sleeve Z', and in lieu thereof extend the driving-shaft N into the bearing Z2 in the bracket m. In that event the form of the clutch may be varied for instance, as shown in'Fig. 4 of the drawlugs.
Mounted loosely upon the shaft O is a pulley, l). Upon the inner side of said pulley are arranged pins q. These pins are 'arranged in such position upon the pulleyP that they will engage with the outwardyextending ends of the pi'n p when the latter shall have been moved out of the notch o. The pulley Pis .grooved upon its periphery to receive the endless band L. Pins r 1 on the bracket m and a bracket, R', extending from the case, prevent the pulley P being carried in the direction of the length of the shaft O when the shaft O is n'shi fted ion gitudinally, andtherely prevent the pins q g from coming into engagement with the pin p when thelatter is in engagement with the notch o. The outwardly-extending portion of the shaft O is journaled in bearings in the brack et R,aftixed to the case of theinstrument. The end of the said shaft is adapted to receive a crank, S5. As here shown, engagement is eected between said crank and shaft by means of screw-threads.
` U is a link which isvat one end pivotally connected to the bellows F, and has its other end in engagement with a crank, V, on the driving- The pin maybe engaged with and disshaft. erate'd.
On the shaft O a grooved c ollar, W, is aflixed. A lever, VVQfulcrumed to a bracket, W, (shown as aiiixed to the case of theinstrument, has one end forked to embrace the collar W`,and carries pins at such end,whieh engage with the groove of the pulley without interfering with its rotation. l/Vhen the shaft Ois moved longitudinally,this lever will therefore be rocked. The other end of the lever is connected to acamslide,\Vi,which,when the lever is rocked, acts upon and shifts a lever, W, which impinges against thejournal llcofthe roller M. Aspring, V, bears against the opposite portion of the journal k. \Vhen the shaft O is moved outward, the lever \V will be so rocked as to shift the cam-slide inward. The cam-slide will then release the lever and the spring NV will force the roller M horizontally in Such direction that the gear-wheel It' will be separated from the pinion Z. \Vhen the shaft O is moved inward, thelever W" will be rocked so as to shift the caurslide in such direction that it will actuate the lever XV* to shift the roller M, so that the gear-wheel k will engage with the pinion Z.
lVhen the instrument is to be operated, the pin p is brought into engagement with the notch o in the sleeve Z by moving the shaft O inward, as before explained. The crank S5 may then be operated to rotate the shaft O and cause the music-sheet to be wound upon the takeup roller. The shaft N `will then also be operated. `vVhen, upon thc contrary, it is desired to rewind the musicsheet upon the music-roller, the shaft O is moved outwardly until the pin p is free from engagement with the slot O. If, then, the shaft O be rotated, the pin p will be brought into engagement with the .pins q q on the pulley l), the latter will be caused to rotate," motion will be conveyed by means of the end` less band L to the pulley K, the music-roller J is caused to rotate, and the music-sheet is thus rewound upon said music-roller. During this operation no motion will be imparted to the shaft N; hence the bellows will remain idle.
It will be observed that the shaft O may be moved freely through the pulley I), and that the said shaft O is always rotated in the same direction either to wind or rewind the m,usicsheet.
l do not limit mysell to the particular By this means the bellows maybe opform of clutch shown, nor to the identical means for operating the pulley I), as the same may obviously be varied. I may omit the collar W, lever W', and cam-slide W, and shift the lever VV by hand tto move the roller M. Then means will be used to retain the lever YV4 in position, or this lever willbe so constructed as to remain in any position into which it may be adjusted.
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Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isv l. In a mechanical musical irthfument, the
:iary shaft adapted to be engaged With and disengaged from the driving-shaft, a pulley mounted on said auxiliary shaft, a pulley on the music-roller, a driving-belt, and a crank,
substantially as specified, whereby when the auxiliary shaft is in engagement with the driving-Shaft the crank may be rotated to unwind the music-sheet from the music-roller7 and when the auxiliary shaft is out of engagement with the driving-shaft the crank may be rotated in the same direction to rewind the music-sheet on the music-roller.
The combination of a roller, J, a roller, M, a driving-shaft for imparting motion to the roller M, a sleeve, Z, on the drivingshaft having the notch o, a shaft, O, provided with a pin, p, a pulley, l?, provided with pins q q',
an endless bellaL7 and a pulley, K., substantially as specied. A
4. In a mechanical, musical instrument, the combination of a music-roller, a take-up'roller, a shaft for imparting motion to said takeup roller and operating the bellows, and an auxiliary shaft adapted to be engaged with the driving-shaft for the purpose of operating the take-up roller and transmitting motion to the bellows, and disengaged from the bellows-operating shaft for the purpose of releasing the latter and operating the music-roller, substantially as specified.
ROBER' XV. PAIN.
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