US3355000A - Type bar actuating mechanism with separate drive and actuating bell cranks - Google Patents

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US3355000A
US3355000A US553911A US55391166A US3355000A US 3355000 A US3355000 A US 3355000A US 553911 A US553911 A US 553911A US 55391166 A US55391166 A US 55391166A US 3355000 A US3355000 A US 3355000A
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  • a power driven type bar actuating mechanism includes for each type bar a drive bell crank and an actuating bell crank pivotally supported in side-by-side relation upon a common support axis for coaxial pivotal movement.
  • Each drive bell crank has an offset arm extending into abutting driving engagement with an edge surface portion of the associated actuating bell crank.
  • Each actuating bell crank is mechanically coupled to an associated pivotally supported type bar and moves the latter from a spring-bias position of rest toward a type impression position.
  • a power drive source is selectably mechanically coupled to each drive bell crank for power drive movement thereof in one angular direction from a spring-bias position of rest, after which drive movement the drive bell crank returns under spring bias and in opposite angular direction to its position of rest. Movement of the drive bell crank in the one angular direction causes the associated type bar to be moved to its type impression position by actuating force angularly exerted through the abutting driving engagement between the drive bell crank and its associated coaxially supported actuating bell crank. The type bar thereafter returns under spring bias to its rest position and the drive bell crank likewise returns to its position of rest but independently of and prior to restoration of the associated actuating bell crank and its type bar to their positions of rest.
  • This invention relates to an actuating mechanism for a type bar in a writing machine. More particularly, the invention provides a novel bell crank structure coupling the type bar actuating lever of a power driven writing machine to the associated power frame assembly of the machine.
  • a single bell crank to provide a coupling mechanism between the power frame assembly and each type bar actuating lever.
  • the bell crank has included a first arm connected by a link to the type bar actuating lever and a second arm connected by a link to the power frame assembly. Due to the curvature of the type basket in the writing machine, it has been necessary to employ bell cranks having one arm fabricated of individual different lengths corresponding to the different type bar positions. Variations in a second arm length have also been required to provide the different forces needed to attain uniform type impressions for different character type faces and for different type styles.
  • the entire type bar actuating structure has been required to move from a type bar rest position to a type bar impression position.
  • Such movement'of the entire actuating mechanism has required relatively prolonged periods of movement of the associated code-selector structural elements which are responsible for the generation of coded electrical pulse ice signals corresponding to and identifying each actuated type bar.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide an improved type bar actuating mechanism which minimizes the number of different bell crank structures required for initial writing machine assembly and subsequent operational maintenance.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a novel type bar actuating mechanism which by enabling a portion of the actuating mechanism to be restored to a rest position prior to the restoration of the type bar to a rest position permits the desirable shortening of the period of motion required for the code selector elements to generate coded electrical signal pulses.
  • FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view through a typical writing machine showing a bell crank assembly constituting a presently preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the bell crank assembly of FIG. 1;
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 are views of portions of the bell crank assembly of FIG. 2 taken respectively along the section lines 33 and 4-4 in FIG. 2;
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 are views similar to FIG. 2 showing the bellcrank assembly in different positions during its cycle of operation.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a typical writing machine, i.e. a power driven typewriter, incorporating a bell crank assembly 34 which embodies a presently preferred form of the present invention.
  • the general typewriter mechanism shown is substantially the same as that shown in FIG. 1 of copending application Ser. No. 407,752, filed Oct. 30, 1964 by Henry E. Smith for Easily Removable and Adjustable Code Selector Linkage Means and assigned to the assignee of the present application, now U.S. Patent No. 3,269,509, as well as that shown in FIG. 3 of US. Patent No. 2,700,- 446 issued to E. O. Blodgett on Jan. 25, 1955.
  • each of a plurality of typewriter keys 40 is supported upon an associated one of key levers 27 pivoted on a rod 30 which is supported by a cross member 710 that includes an elongated and transversely slotted U- shaped depending member or bracket 712 that cradles the rod 30 for support.
  • a power roller 21 is mounted under power frame assembly 12 for rotation in the direction of the arrow by a suitable drive motor (not shown).
  • cam units 31 which are rotationally supported on bell cranks 263 pivotally mounted on rods 32 extending parallel to the power roller 21 and on both sides of the power roller. Each bell crank is urged by the bias force of a coiled spring 24 toward the power roller 21.
  • each bell crank in control of a type bar 36 is connected by a link structure 33 and 42-44 with bell crank assembly 34 also pivoted on rod 30.
  • the cam units 31 are positioned along the length of the power roller 21, successive ones of the cam units being positioned on opposite sides of the power roller, as shown in the figure.
  • Each bell crank assembly 34 is formed from two bell cranks 34a and 34b.
  • the bell crank 34b is connected to the link 33 connected in turn to a cam unit.
  • the bell crank 34a is connected by a link 35 to the associated type bar 36 through the medium of a toggle 37 which consists of articulated arms 45 and 46 joined by pin 48 and pivoted about pins 47 and 49, respectively.
  • a type bar restore spring 50 connected to toggle arm 46 acts to return the type bar 36 to its normal position against a rest 52, in which position the toggle arms 45 and 46 are straightened to resist re-' bound of the type bar from its normal position.
  • the linkage of the toggle assembly 37 may be adjusted by springing apart or closing a pair of ears 51 on arm 45 so that the toggle can be straight when the type bar 36 engages the rest 52.
  • the type bar 36 is pivoted on the usual wire segment 38 provided on a transverse type bar segment 39 located in front of the conventional platen (not shown).
  • a key lever locking bail 29 is provided, operated 'by a normally energized magnetic lock (not shown) to prevent effective operation of the keys when the power for any reason is off, or when the keys should not beoperated for any other reason.
  • the key lever 27 causes the associated cam unit 31 operably to engage the power roller 21 in a well known way, thereby rotating the cam unit clockwise as shown in FIG. 1.
  • the rotation of the cam unit causes its associated bell crank 263 to pivot against the bias force of its associated spring 24 and causes the associated link 33 to be drawn downwardly, thereby rocking the corresponding bell crank 34b.
  • the bell crank 34b rocks counterclockwise as shown in FIG. 1 and, by virtue of elongated edge surface 714 which is offset to one side to bear against a corresponding edge surface of hell crank 34a, causes this latter bell crank also to rock.
  • a code translator 14 which corresponds to the code translator 14 shown and described in the Blodgett patent.
  • the code translator serves to actuate the key levers 2.7, and thus the corresponding type bars 36, when the typewriter acts as 'an automatic reproducing mechanism to reproduce coded information.
  • the code translator is power driven from the typewriter motor and includes a plurality of hooked-end seekers 490 individual to the key levers 27 and adapted upon power-driven downward motion of a seeker to pull down an associated key lever by engagement of its hooked end with a pin 491 secured on the side of the associated key lever.
  • the translator includes an electromagnet individual to each code element of the code signals supplied to the translator, and these electromagnets in their energized and deenergized states position code translator slides which by their composite positions select the particular seeker to be operated by the prevailing code signal supplied to the translator.
  • the code signals in effecting selective operation of successive key levers cause the typewriter cam units 31 to engage the power roller 21 to print the coded information conveyed by the coded signals supplied to the code translator 14.
  • the code selector 13 corresponds to the code selector 13 shown and described in the aforesaid Smith patent and serves to provide a coded signal in response to the actuation of a particular one of the character or function keys 40.
  • a related one of the cam units 31 is tripped and is caused to engage the constantly rotating power roller 21.
  • the cam supporting bell crank 263 is rocked against the bias force of its associated spring 24 first away from the power roller 21 and then back toward the power roller and relatched in the position shown. For example, the cam bell cranks 263 to the left of the roller 21 in FIG.
  • Each cam unit support bell crank 263 carries a roller 264 at its lower end.
  • the corresponding bell crank 263 and roller 264 effects a sliding movement of an individual corresponding one of selector slides 261 and 262.
  • the bell cranks 263 and rollers 264 associated with the front cam units 31 engage upstanding lugs 264a at the forward ends of the slides 261, whereby the slides 261 are moved initially to the left in FIG.
  • each of the slides selectively actuates one or more of the bails according to a particular code.
  • the bails as shown and described in the aforesaid Smith patent include end arms 630 pivotally supported on pins 634 and in turn are coupled through insulating links 664 and 665 to actuate associated switches typified by switch CD12, the contacts of which switches are typically utilized to control the electrical continuity of code-signal circuits which may control a tape punch, for example, to produce a by-product punched tape.
  • each bell crank assembly comprises two bell cranks 34a and 34b.
  • Bell cranks 34a for all assemblies in the machine are of the same general shape but have one of 42 individual arm lengths corresponding to an individual one of the 42 positions which the associated type bar may occupy in the type basket.
  • Bell cranks 34b are shaped somewhat differently as between a first group which are operated by the front cam-unit bell cranks 263 and a second group which are operated by the rear cam-unit bell cranks 263.
  • the bell crank 34b1 in the foreground (included in the first group) and having an associated link 33-1 shown entirely in full lines is shaped so'that its left hand end 718 is positioned lower than the left hand end of the bell crank 34b2 (included in the second group) shown in the background in FIG. 2 and of which the associated link 33-2 is shown partially in dotted lines.
  • the bell cranks 34a and 3412 are pivoted coaxially about rod 30 carried by the slotted U-shaped bracket 712.
  • a transverse stop bar 720 is supported bythe cross member 710 by means of a plurality of longitudinally spaced set screw assemblies 722 which secure the stop bar to the cross member 710.
  • the vertical position of the stop plate may be adjusted aiong its length to limit appropriately the travel of the bell cranks 34b to their non-actuated posi tion at which they bear against the stop bar.
  • Each link 33 is pivotally coupled to the associated bell crank 34]; by a lateral end pin extension thereof which passes through a hole 724 in the bell crank.
  • a lateral end pin extension thereof which passes through a hole 724 in the bell crank.
  • three such holes have been shown in the end 718 of each bell crank 34b.
  • Each such hole has its axis lying on an are centered on the nominal pivot point of the link members 42 and 43 and of radius corresponding to the nominal adjusted length of the link members 33 and 42. Normally, only one hole is actually formed; the holes shown in phantom (and others not shown but positioned closer to the rod 3i?) are to iilustrate the different positions along the bell crank arm that the hole 724 may assume.
  • the distance between the rod 39 and the hole 724 (referred to herein as the G dimensions) varies for the different bell cranks 34b and is dependent upon the actuating force which the particular bell crank concerned is to impart to the associated bell crank 34a in attaining any desired type impression force within a range of such forces extending from a minimum for correct printing of the smallest character of symbol type face (i.e., a period or comma) to a maximum for correct printing of the largest character type face (i.e. a capital W or M) in any given type style or as between different type styles which may be selected for use in the typewriter.
  • crank arms 34b of individual different G dimensions 44 front and 44 rear available crank arms
  • 44 crank arms 34a can entirely replace the approximately 1000 individual size unitarily constructed bell cranks heretofore required in the construction of typewriters using a number of selectable type styles.
  • the number of crank arms 3412 can be further reduced by providing in each a series of holes 7'24 corresponding to individual values of the G dimension.
  • the bell cranks 34a and 3411 are positioned by pairs in side by side relation for pivotal motion about the rod 30 and are guided in such motion by a slotted comb plate 726 secured to the cross member 710.
  • cooperating pairs of the bell cranks 34a and 34b are spaced by the slotted bracket 712 along the rod 30, and each bell crank 34b is formed from a flat plate having a lateral offset 728 in its remote arm so that the bell crank has arm portions effectively lying in two planes.
  • the arm end 730 of each bell crank 34] is offset into the plane of the associated bell crank 34a, while the remainder of the bell crank 34b is in a plane adjacent to the plane of the associated bell crank 34a.
  • FIG. 4 shows the bell cranks 34aand 34b and the slotted comb plate 726 containing guide slots 726a through which the bell crank 34a and offset arm end 730 of the bell crank 34b are free to move.
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 the driving action of the bell crank 34b in actuating the bell crank 34a is shown.
  • the link 33 is shown moving downwardly to pivot the bell crank 34b about the rod 30 in a counterclockwise direction.
  • the elongated edge surface 714 of the offset end 730 of this bell crank bears against the edge of the bell crank 34a to pivot the latter also in a counterclockwise direction about the rod 30 so as to move the link 35 in the direction shown by the arrow to actuate the associated type bar.
  • the action of the bell crank 34b is such as drivingly to move the bell crank 34a through a major portion of the first half cycle of its reciprocal cycle of motion (occupying a reciprocal range of motion approximately 33 and equal drive and restore half-cycle intervals typically of thirty millisecond length at a printing rate of twelve characters per second or about eightythree milliseconds per character) to move the type bar from its rest position toward its type impression position.
  • the bell crank 34a with its associated type bar and interconnecting mechanical components continue to move under inertial force until the type bar reaches its type impression impact position.
  • the drive bell crank 34b may also continue to move at least a small angular distance counterclockwise by reason of its inertial force and the inertial force of its associated drive components although in a construction embodying the present invention there is now no need for it to do so as was formerly required in prior art structures where a single unitary bell crank is employed. Accordingly, and as illustrated in FIG. 6, the restore bias force of the bias springs 24 (FIG. 1) used with the associated bell crank 263 may be made sufficiently large that the link 33 may move upward to move the bell crank 34b clockwise back toward its rest position against the stop bar 720 concurrently with continued counterclockwise motion of the bell crank 34a under inertial force to the type impression position.
  • the bell cranks 34a and 34b reciprocate through an angular cycle of motion in moving the associated type bar from its rest position to its type impression position and back to its rest position.
  • the range of angular motion of the drive bell crank 3412 may be less than the angular range of motion of the actuating bell crank 34a.
  • the drive bell crank 34b moves through the initial half of its reciprocating cycle and during this time is in driving contact with the actuating bell crank 34a to move that bell crank through a portion of the initial half of its angular cycle.
  • the drive bell crank 34b being separable from the actuating bell crank 34a may readily be controlled to commence its return to its own rest position against the stop plate 720 while the actuating bell crank 34a is still completing its initial half cycle of movement in moving the type bar to its type impression position.
  • the drive bell crank 34b in any event desirably is controlled to return to its rest position against the stop plate 720 well in advance of the return of the actuating bell crank 34a to its own rest position at which the type bar 36 engages the rest member 52 as shown in FIG. 1.
  • the associated cam frame assembly 31 and 263 is restored to its position of rest substantially earlier than in previous machines involving a single bell crank rather than two separate but cooperating bell cranks as in the present invention, and this permits a code selector slide 261 or 262 also to be restored to its position of rest earlier, whereby the code selector contacts remain closed for a much shorter interval of time (approximately 50%) than in previous machines involving a longer cam frame assembly cycle of movement.
  • a further advantage of the shorter time of restoration of the bell crank 34b is that the associated cam frame assembly 31 and 263 can settle down after returning to its position of rest and while it awaits the next actuation by the power roll 21.
  • Such settling down of the cam frame assembly is desirable in connection with rapid printing in succession of the same character; i.e., where the cam frame assembly is operated at least twice in immediate succession.
  • the settling down of the cam frame assembly refers to the short period of prevailing inherent vibration of the cam frame assembly and interconnected structures immediately after the initial return of the cam unit to its rest position.
  • the type bar actuating mechanism of the present invention utilizing the two separate but cooperating bell cranks, has the further important advantage that it provides a more flexible and less costly arrangement from the standpoint of manufacture and maintenance than the single bell crank employed in the past. Because of the different G dimensions and the different lengths of the arms of the cranks required for difierent characters of a given type style and for different type styles available for use, a large number of different bell cranks had to be heretofore manufactured and kept on hand for manufactureand serv icing of the typewriters.
  • a power driven type bar actuating mechanism comprising a type bar supported for pivotal motion between type impression and rest positions, an actuating bell crank and a drive bell crank, means for supporting said bell cranks in side-by-side relation upon a common support axis for coaxial pivotal motion, means mechanically coupling said actuating bell crank and type bar to effect spring bias positioning of said type bar in said rest position thereof and for actuating-bell-crank drivemotion of said type bar toward said type impression position thereof, said drive bell crank having an arm portion in abutting driving engagement with an arm portion of said actuating bell crank, and power actuating means mechanically coupled to said drive bell crank for selective power drive movement thereof in one angular direction from a position of rest and for return movement thereof in the opposite angular direction to said position of rest to move said type bar to said type impression position thereof by actuating force angularly exerted by said drive bell crank through said abutting driving engagement with said coaxially supported actuating bell crank and thereafter to permit spring-bias return movement of
  • An actuating mechanism as defined in claim 2 which includes a code selector mechanism having a code slide member mechanically coupled to said power actuating means for reciprocal movement in unison with said drive belt crank and having at least one pair of coding electrical contacts operated between contact-open and contact-closed positions by said reciprocal movement of said code slide member.
  • each said actuating bell crank includes an arm thereon, said means mechanically coupling said actuating bell crank and type bar including linkage means pivotally attached to said actuating bell crank arm, the distance between the pivotal point of attachment of said linkage means to said actuating bell crank arm and the axis of pivotal movement of said actuating bell crank being selected in accordance with the relative position occupied by the associated type bar in a curvilinear basket assembly of type bars.
  • a power driven type bar actuating mechanism comprising a type bar supported for pivotal motion between type impression and rest positions, an actuating bell crank and a drive bell crank, means for supporting said bell crank in side-by-side relation upon a common support axis for coaxial pivotal motion, means mechanically couplying said actuating bell crank and type bar to effect spring bias positioning of said type bar in said rest position thereof and for actuating-bell-crank drive motion of said type bar toward said type impression position thereof, said drive bell crank having an arm portion in abutting driving engagement with an arm portion of said actuating bell crank, and power actuating means mechanically coupled to said drive bell crank for selective power drive of said drive and actuating bell cranks in one angular direction and throughout a major portion of drive and driven angular displacements thereof to drive said type bar to said type impression position and thereafter to permit spring bias return of said type bar to said rest position thereof.
  • a power driven type bar actuating mechanism comprising a type bar supported for pivotal motion between type impression and rest positions, an actuating bell crank and a drive bell crank, means for supporting said bell cranks in side-by-side relation upon a common support axis for coaxial pivotal motion, means mechanically couplying said actuating bell crank and type bar to effect spring bias positioning of said type bar in said rest position thereof and for actuating-bell-crank drive motion of said type bar toward said type impression position thereof, said drive bell crank having an offset arm extending into abutting driving engagement with said actuating bell crank, and power actuating means for selectively power driving said drive bell crank through an angular displacement comprising a major portion of each drive half cycle and for thereafter returning said drive bell crank to a position of rest during the succeeding half cycle of a reciprocal angular cycle of motion thereof to drive said actuating bell crank and type bar through at least an initial portion of the type-impression half cycle of the angular cycle of reciprocal motion thereof sufiicient to move said type
  • a power driven type bar actuating mechanism comprising a plurality of type bars supported for pivotal motion between type impression and rest positions, a plurality of pairs of actuating bell cranks and drive bell cranks, means for supporting the bell cranks of said pairs thereof in side-by-side pair relation upon a common support axis for common coaxial pivotal motion and including an arm on each said drive bell crank positioned in abutting driving engagement with an arm on the pairassociated actuating bell cranks, means mechanically couplying each said actuating bell crank and an individual one of said type bars for spring bias positioning of said individual type bar in said rest position thereof and for actuating-hell-crank drive of said individual type bar to said type impression position thereof, and power actuating means mechanically coupled to each said drive bell crank at a point thereon spaced from the axis of angular motion thereof according to impression requirements of the associated type bar for driving said each drive bell crank through a drive half cycle of a reciprocal angular cycle of motion to drive the associated one of said actuating
  • An actuating mechanism as defined in claim 15 which includes a code selector mechanism having a plurality of code siide members individually coupled to said power actuating means for individual reciprocal movement in unison with the angular movement of an individual one of said drive bell cranks and having code selector moans operatively controlled by reciprocal movements of said code slide members.
  • An actuating mechanism as defined in claim 1, which includes a plurality of pairs of drive bell cranks and actuating bell cranks pivoted about a single support rod and being assembled alternately in sandwichced arrangement along the rod and which further includes a plurality of type bars individually coupled by said mechanical coupling means to the actuating bell crank of an individual pair of bell cranks, each said drive bell crank having an oifset arm terminating in an elongated edge surface in driving engagement with an edge surface of an adjacent actuating bell crank, a guide comb plate having slots therein through which portions of each pair of said actuating and drive bell cranks pass for guiding said bell cranks in their pivotal movements, each said drive bell crank including a second arm thereon, link means coupling said second arm to said power actuating means, said link means being pivotally attached to said second arm at a preselected point thereon, the distance between said preselected point and the axis of pivotal movement of said drive bell crank being selected in accordance with impression requirements of the associated type bar, said link means being pivot

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