US3381955A - Automatic document feeding device for a printing mechanism of an adding or accounting machine - Google Patents

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US3381955A
US3381955A US583709A US58370966A US3381955A US 3381955 A US3381955 A US 3381955A US 583709 A US583709 A US 583709A US 58370966 A US58370966 A US 58370966A US 3381955 A US3381955 A US 3381955A
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Garberi Sergio
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  • An automatic document feeding device for an accounting machine controlled by a program control device to print each document in a sequence of printing Operations comprises a clutch for moving the program support through a set of stations. Each document is fed from a stack by the operation of a main operating mechanism and upon encountering a shiftable member causes said clutch to be engaged, said support being adapted to cause the operation of said mechanism to feed the next document. The first document is fed by said mechanism upon operating a starting key.
  • This invention relates to an automatic document feeding device for a printing mechanism of an adding or accounting machine adapted to print each document in a sequence of printing operations controlled by a program control device comprising a support intermittently movable through a set of stations, each one associated with one of said operations.
  • the automatic document feeding device which comprises a container for a stack of documents to be fed, each document when so fed being adapted to cause a first cyclically operating mechanism to move said support sequentially through said set of stations, and is characterized in that the documents of said stack are individually fed to said printing mechanism by a second cyclically operating mechanism adapted to be conditioned for operation by a shiftable member controlled by said support upon being moved a predetermined extent.
  • FIG. 1 is a left hand partial longitudinal sectional view of a printing adding machine incorporating an automatic document feeding device according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a partial plan view of the machine of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view taken according to the line III--III of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view taken according the line IV--IV of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 5 is a partial frontal sectional view taken according to the line V-V of FIG. 2.
  • the automatic document feeding device is incorporated in a printing adding machine adapted to print documents, for example bank checks 9 to be then handled by automatic character recognizing apparatus.
  • Each check is printed in a sequence of printing operations controlled by a program control device comprising a support or Patented May 7, 1968 drum 5 (FIG. 5) provided with a set of of function controlling plates 6.
  • the drum 5 is adapted to be rotated clockwise by a first cyclically operating mechanism comprising a pair of toothed wheels 7. These Wheels 7 are adapted to be rotated one revolution upon engaging a one cycle clutch 8, in the manner described in the US.
  • Patent Application Ser. No. 445,656, now Patent No. 3,318,520 which will be here shortly described.
  • Each check 9 is fed from left to right (upwards in FIG. 2) to be located in front of a printing mechanism, generically identified by the numeral 10, by means of a set of rollers 11 cooperating with a set of counter-rollers 12.
  • Each roller 11 is rotated by a pair of bevel gears 13 (FIG. 5) operated by a continuously rotating shaft 14.
  • the slide 15 (FIG. 2) upon being so displaced, is slightly rocked counterclockwise by the cooperation of a stationary pin 153 with a cam edge 154 of the slide 15.
  • the lever 16 rocks an arm 17 (FIG. 5) clockwise, concomitantly with a second arm 18 secured thereto through a shaft 151 rotatably mounted on the machine frame.
  • the arm 18 causes the engagement of the clutch 8, which is operated by a shaft 152 through a friction joint not shown in the drawings, in order to enable the drum 5 to be arrested through the plates 6 in a set of stations.
  • the plate 6 controls a printing machine operation in a known manner.
  • a cam 19 integral with the drum 5 cooperates with a locking lever 22 urged by a spring 21 and fulcrumed on a stationary pivot 23 to normally hold the drum 5 at rest.
  • the automatic feeding device comprises a container 24 (FIGS. 1 and 2) adapted to contain a stack of checks 9, and a plate 26 located in the container 24 and adapted to press the checks 9.
  • the plate 26 is secured to a slide 27 (FIG. 1) slidably mounted on a stationary pin 28 and provided with a pin 29 normally urged by a spring 36 to contact a lever 31 fulcrumed at 32.
  • the lever 31 is linked through a link 33 with a crank lever 34 secured to a shaft 36 rotatably mounted on the machine frame.
  • a toothed wheel 37 meshing with a pinion 38 having a diameter half the diameter of the wheel 37.
  • the pinion 38 is rotatably mounted on a shaft 39 continuously rotated counterclockwise by a conventional electric motor not shown in the drawings.
  • a pulley 41 secured to the shaft 39 is a pulley 41 connected through a belt 42 with a second pulley 43 rotatably mounted on another shaft 44 comprised in a second cyclically operating mechanism.
  • the pinion 38 is adapted to be connected with the shaft.
  • a one cycle clutch generically identified by the numeral 46, and normally held disengaged by a lever 47 fulcrumed on a stationary pivot 48.
  • the lever 47 is connected through a link 49 with a lever 51 fulcrumed on a stationary pivot 52 and normally urged by a spring 53 to contact a stationary stop 54.
  • the lever 51 is provided with a projection 55 adapted to be engaged by a pin 56 of the stern of a motor key 57, which upon being depressed controls in a known manner a printing cycle of the main shaft of the adding machine, not shown in the drawings.
  • the shaft 44 represents the main shaft of the automatic feeding device, and is adapted to be connected with the pulley 43 for one revolution, by means of another one cycle clutch 59 normally held disengaged by a shifting member or lever 61.
  • This latter is fulcrumed on a stationpary pin 62 and is normally urged by a spring 63 to contact a stationary stop 64.
  • the lever 61 is provided with a pin 66 normally cooperating with a shoulder 67 of a first element or slide 68 slidably mounted on a stationary pin 69.
  • the slide 68 is normally urged by a spring 71 to contact longitudinally the pin 69, and vertically a pin 72 of a lever 73 fulcrumed on a stationary shaft 74.
  • the lever 73 is provided with a forked end 76 engaging an arm 77 of the lever 22 (FIG.)
  • the slide 68 is provided with a projection 78 (FIG. 1) adapted to be engaged by a pin 79 secured to the toothed wheel 37 and shown by continuous lines in FIG. 1.
  • a second element or slide 86 is provided with a shoulder 87 adapted to cooperate with the pin 66 of the lever 61 but normally located over this pin.
  • the slide 86 is linked with a horizontal lever 89 and is normally urged by a spring 84 to contact a pin 83 of a lever 82 pivoted on the shaft 74.
  • the lever 82 is urged by a spring 81 to contact the pin 79 of the toothed wheel 37.
  • the lever 89 (FIG. 2) is pivoted at 90 and is linked with a transverse slide 91.
  • the slide 91 is linked with a lever 92 (FIG. 5) fulcrumed at 93 and normally urged by a spring 94 to contact a stationary stop 95.
  • a projection 96 of the lever 92 is adapted to be engaged by a projection 97 provided on a predetermined plate 6' of the drum 5.
  • a cam 98 normally contacted by a lever 100 fulcrumed on a shaft 101 and urged counterclockwise by a spring 99.
  • the shaft 101 is rotatably mounted on the machine frame and is secured to a pinion 102 constantly meshing with a toothed wheel 103 secured to the shaft 44.
  • fulcrumed on the lever 100 are two inter-meshing pinions 104 and 105, the pinion 104 meshing also with the pinion 102, the pinion 105 being secured to an aligning roller 106. This latter is adapted to cooperate with the checks 9 through a window 107 of the container 24, but it is norrn-ally held distanced apart from the checks 9 by the cam 98.
  • a bail 108 Rotatably mounted on the shaft 101 is a bail 108 (FIG. 3) having a transverse portion integral with a collar 109, rotatably mounting a shaft 110.
  • a bevel gear 111 meshing with another bevel gear 112 secured to the shaft 101.
  • the bail 108 is provided with an arm 113 normally urged by a spring 114 to contact a second cam 116 of the shaft 44.
  • Secured to the shaft 110 is also a roller 1'17 adapted to cooperate through a window-1 18 of the container 24 with a second roller 119, but normally held by the cam 116 distanced apart therefrom.
  • the roller 119 is rotatably mounted on a pivot 121 of the container 124 and is integral with a pinion 122 meshing with a toothed wheel 123 connected with a vertical shaft 124 by means of a friction joint generically indicated by the numeral 126.
  • the shaft 124 is connected by a pair of bevel gears 127 with a shaft 128, secured to another bevel gear 129 meshing with the bevel gear 112.
  • the automatic feeding device is provided with a pair of rollers 131 (FIGS. 2 and 4), each one secured to a vertical shaft 132 adapted to be rotated by the shaft 101 through a correponding pair of bevel gears 133.
  • the shafts 132 are rotatably mounted into a pair of collars 134 secured to a bail 136.
  • the latter is fulcrumed on the shaft 101 and is provided with an arm 137 normally urged by a spring 138 to contact another cam 139 of the main shaft 44.
  • the automatic feeding device operates as follows:
  • the pin 79 of the wheel 37 releases the lever 82, which is rocked clockwise by the spring 81, thus causing the spring 84 to lower the slide 86 and to locate the shoulder 87 in effective position for engaging the pin 66 of the lever 61.
  • the pin 79 of the wheel 37 engages the projection 78 and displaces the slide 68 forwards.
  • the shoulder 67 of the slide 68 engages the pin 66 and rocks the lever 61 counterclockwise thus causing the clutch 59 to be enagaged for one cycle of the main shaft 44.
  • the pin 79 reaches then the position indicated by broken lines in FIG. 1, whereby the slide 68 is returned rearwards by the spring 71.
  • the shaft 44 through the toothed wheel 103 rotates now the pinion 102 clockwise together with the shaft 101. Then the pinion 102 through the pinion 104 rotates the pinion and the aligning roller 106 clockwise. Furthermore the shaft 101, through the bevel gears 112, 111 (FIG. 3) and 133 (FIG. 4), rotates the roller 117 (FIG. 2) and the two rollers 131 clockwise. Finally the shaft 101 (FIG. 3), through the bevel gears 112, 129 and 127, the friction joint 126 and the toothed wheel 123, rotates the pinion 12 (FIG. 2) and the roller 119 also clockwise.
  • the cam 98 causes the spring 99 to rock the lever 100 counterclockwise, whereby the aligning roller 106 is brought to the position shown by broken lines in FIG. 1 to contact the first check 9 of the stack to be fed. Now the roller 106 pushes the first check 9 downwards to align it exactly on the lower side of the container 24.
  • the cam 98 returns the roller 106 to the position of FIG. 1, while the cam 116 (FIG. 3) causes the spring 114 to rotate the bail 108 counterclockwise, whereby the rollers 117 contacts the roller 119.
  • the cam 139 (FIG. 4) causes the spring 138 to rotate the bail 136 counterclockwise, whereby the rollers 131 (FIG. 2) engage the first check 9 of the stack. Then the rollers 131 (FIG. 2.) push this check 9 between the rollers 117 and 119, which being rotated in the same direction prevent more than one check 9 at a time from being fed.
  • the first check is thus brought between the rollers 11 and 12.
  • the cam 139 removes the rollers 131 from the checks and thereafter the cam 116 removes the roller 117 from the roller 119.
  • the rollers 11 and 12 push the fed check 9 against the lugs of the slide 15, thus engaging the clutch 8 of the drum 5 in the manner above described.
  • an automatic document feeding device comprising in combination:
  • an adding or accounting machine having a printing mechanism adapted to print each document in a sequence of printing operations controlled by a program control device comprising a support intermittently movable through a set of stations, each one associated with one of said operations, an automatic document feeding device, comprising in combination:
  • an adding or accounting machine having a printing mechanism adapted to print each document in a sequence of printing operations controlled by a program control device comprising a support intermittently movable through a set of stations, each one associated with one of said operations, an automatic feeding device, comprising in combination:
  • an automatic document feeding device comprising in combination:
  • (0) means drivable for rendering said second element temporarily effective

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