US3653482A - Front feeding device for an accounting or like machine - Google Patents

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US3653482A
US3653482A US802494A US3653482DA US3653482A US 3653482 A US3653482 A US 3653482A US 802494 A US802494 A US 802494A US 3653482D A US3653482D A US 3653482DA US 3653482 A US3653482 A US 3653482A
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  • ABSTRACT I A front feeding device for an accounting or like machine having a platen, the device including a plurality of paperpressing rollers for clamping paper to the underside of the platen, clamping means for clamping paper above the platen, and operating means for selectively opening and closing the rollers and clamping means.
  • the present invention relates to a front feeding device for an accounting machine or other machine having a platen, the device comprising a series of paper-pressing rollers adapted to cooperate with the platen to clamp the paper immediately below the writing line, and at least one pair of hopper elements for receiving paper forms, these elements being mounted above the platen so as to be slidable transversely of the machine for the purpose of adapting them to the width of the form and to the transverse position required therefor.
  • a front feeding device for an accounting or other machine having a platen comprising a series of paperpressing rollers arranged to cooperate with the platen to clamp the paper immediately below the writing line, at least one pair of hopper elements mounted above the platen so as to be slidable therealong and adapted to guide a sheet of paper to and around the platen as the paper is inserted through said elements, clamping means in the hopper elements for clamping the paper above the writing line, and means for selectively opening and closing the paper-pressing rollers and the clampmg means.
  • FIG. 1 is a partial front view of an accounting machine incorporating a device according to the invention for the front feeding of paper forms;
  • FIG. 2 is a partial section on a larger scale taken along line IIII ofFIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view on a larger scale of a number of details of the front feeding device
  • FIG. 4 is a section on the line IVIV of FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 5 is a section on the line VV of FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 6 is a front perspective view from the left of a detail of the device.
  • FIG. 7 is a front perspective view from the left of another detail of the device.
  • the front feeding device of the invention is incorporated in an accounting machine having a fixed frame (FIG. 2).
  • a shaft 21 carrying a platen 22 is rotatably mounted in frame 20, and a type carriage 291 movable transversely of the machine in a known manner is supported by the frame 20.
  • the type carriage 291 is adapted to write on paper placed around the platen 22.
  • the bars 23 and 24 are fixed to two side plates 26 and 27 (FIG. 3) of substantially circular form and connected to the frame 20, as described hereinafter.
  • the bar 23 (FIG. 2) is disposed in front of the bar 24, which is turned through a certain angle with respect to the bar 23.
  • a first form-guiding inserter is mounted slidably on the bar 23 in a substantially vertical position and can receive front accounting or bookkeeping form 29 normally used for individual entries, that is for one accounting entry at a time, so that it must be replaced at each entry.
  • a second inserter 31, similar to the inserter 28, is mounted slidably on the bar 24 in a position inclined with respect to the vertical and can receive another accounting form, that is a rear accounting form 32, normally used for entries of a summarizing nature, that is for a plurality of successive entries which summarize the entries on a plurality of forms 29, so that is is replaced less frequently.
  • the inserter 28 comprises two symmetrical hopper elements 33 and 34 (FIG. 1) for guiding the edges of the form 29.
  • the elements 33 and 34 are independent of one another and are made of a plastic material.
  • Each element 33, 34 comprises a rear plate 35 (FIG. 2), a vertical side plate 30 and a projecting front rib 36.
  • Each rib 36 is provided at the bottom with two extensions or projections 37 (FIG. 1) adapted to bear on the bars 23 and 24; respectively, against which there moreover bear two shoulders 45 of each element 33, 34.
  • An L-shaped extension 40 (FIG. 3) is integral with each plate 30 and defines with the associated plate 30 a vertical guide 38 (FIG. 1).
  • a plate 39 slides in each guide 38 and is provided with an upwardly curved bottom edge 41 adapted to hook onto the bar 23, 24, respectively, by the action of a tension spring 42 attached to the plate 39 and to a pin 43 housed in a recess in the top edge of the guide 38.
  • the plate 39 is moreover provided with two projections 44 normally bearing against the bottom edge of the guide 38 to prevent disengagement of the plate 39.
  • the plate 39 In order to shift the elements 33 or 34 along the bar 23 or 24, the plate 39 is pushed downwardly manually to overcome the action of the spring 42, so as to disengage the edge 41 from the bar 23 or 24.
  • the element 33 or 34 can then be made to slide without any difficulty by maintaining pressure on the plate 39, which is then released after the element 33 or 34 has been brought into the desired new transverse position, in order to secure it on the bar 23 or 24.
  • the element 33 can be shifted together with the element 34 of the same inserter 28, keeping the distance between the elements 33 and 34 constant, if, for example, the inserter 28 is to be shifted with respect to the inserter 31.
  • the inserters 28 and 31 may moreover be arranged side by side in order to effect two different entries, one on the form 29 and the other on the form 32. Of course, it is possible to shift both the inserters 28 and 31, or only one of the two by acting on the respective elements 33 and 34.
  • Each inserter 28, 31 can moreover be adapted to receive forms of different widths.
  • the respective elements 33 and 34 can be shifted along the bars 23, 24 independently of one another and be moved nearer to, or further from, each other.
  • Each element 33 and 34 is provided with a resilient projection 46 (FIG. 1) formed in the lower portion of the rear plate 35 inwardly from the side plate 30.
  • the projections 46 of the elements 33 and 34 of the inserter 28 cooperate with a flap 47 (FIG. 2) fixed on a shaft 48 turning in the plates 26 and 27 (FIG. 3) in order to clamp the form 29.
  • the projections 46 (FIG. 2) of the elements 33 and 34 of the inserter 31 cooperate with another flap 49 fixed on another shaft 51 turning in the same plates 26 and 27 in order to clamp the form 32.
  • the front feeding device is adapted to be shifted in a direction substantially vertical with respect to the platen 22 (FIGS. 3 and 4).
  • a manually operated lever 52 is fixed to a pin 53 turning in the frame 20 of the machine.
  • Fixed to the pin 53 is a cam 54 (FIG. 4) having a projecting part 56.
  • the cam 54 and the projecting part 56 are adapted to cooperate with a stud 57 on a first lever 58 pivoted on a spindle 59 fixed to the frame 20.
  • the cam 54 and the projecting part 56 moreover cooperate with a stud 61 on a second lever 62 pivoted on the spindle 59, the levers 58 and 62 being connected by a spring 63.
  • the lever 58 is provided with a stud 64 engaged in a notch 66 in the lever 62.
  • the front end of the lever 58 forks into two arms 67 and 68.
  • the arm 67 is provided with a pin 69 on which there is pivotally mounted an arm 70 extending downwardly from the plate 26.
  • the plate 26 is provided with a pin 75 normally bearing against the upper edge of the arm 68 due to the weight of the inserters 28 and 31.
  • the arm 68 is provided with a stud 71 engaged in a notch 72 of an L-shaped lever 73.
  • the latter is pivoted on a pin 74 fixed to the plate 26 and is provided with a slot 76 in engagement with a pin 77 of a slider 78 slidable in a substantially vertical guide slot 79 in the plate 26.
  • Another slider 78 (FIG.
  • the slider 88 is provided with a projection 94 adapted to cooperate with a stud 96 fixed to a three-armed lever 97 pivoted on a pin 98 on the lever 58.
  • the lever 97 is connected by means of a spring 99 to a projection 101 ofthe lever 58 and is connected via a pin 102 to a frame 103 carrying a transparent rule 104 (FIGS. 1 and 3) extending over substantially the entire length of the platen 22.
  • the rule 104 has the dual purpose of guiding the form 29 towards the platen 22 and of enabling the alignment of both the forms 29 and 32 to be checked by means of suitable references marked on the rule 104.
  • the frame 103 (FIG. 4) is moreover connected by means of a link 106 to a pin 107 fixed on the arm 68 of the lever 58; the link 106 being shorter than the lever 97.
  • the frame 103 is connected (FIG. 2) by means of another link 108 similar to the link 106 to a projection 109 of the lever 112 (FIG.).
  • the lever 112 is pivoted on a spindle 113 fixed to the frame of the machine in axial alignment with the spindle 59 (FIG. 3) so that the front feeding arrangement is supported by the two coaxial levers 58 and 112.
  • the lever 112 is provided with a pin 114 (FIG. 5) coaxial with the pin 98 (FIG. 4).
  • Pivoted on the pin 114 is a lever 116 connected by means of a pin 117 (FIG. 2) to the frame 103; the link 108 being shorter than the lever 116.
  • the frame 103 is thus supported by the two levers 97 and 116 (FIG. 3) and, via the links 106 and 108, by the two levers 58 and 112.
  • the lever 112 is moreover provided with a pin 118 on which there is pivotally mounted an arm 115 (FIG. 2) integral with the plate 27. On the pin 118 there are also pivoted two levers 119 and 121 (FIG. 5), integral with respective circular sectors 122 and 124 provided with respective projections 123 and 126. Two pins 127 and 128 (FIG. 3) normally bear on the sectors 122 and 124.
  • the pin 127 is fixed to a lever 129 (FIG. 5) fast with the shaft 48.
  • the pin 128 is fixed to a lever 131 fast with the shaft 51.
  • the lever 119 is connected by means of a pin 132 to a slider 133 which is provided with a slot 134 engaging a pin 136 fixed to the lever 112.
  • the slider 133 is moreover provided with a pin 137 engaged in a slot 138 of a rocking lever 139 pivoted on a spindle 141 fixed to the frame 20.
  • the rocking lever 139 is connected through the medium of a connecting rod 142 to a crank 143 pivoted on a fixed spindle 144.
  • the crank 143 is provided with a stud 146 held so that it bears against a cam 147 by a spring 148 attached to the connecting rod 142.
  • the cam 147 is keyed on a main shaft 149 rotatable cyclically through 180", as will be described hereinafter.
  • the lever 121 is connected by means of a pin 151 to one end of a connecting rod 152, the other end of which is connected by means of a pin to a lever 153 pivoted on a pin 154 of a slider 156.
  • the lever 153 is provided with a projection 155 normally bearing against a stud 163 fixed to the slider 156 due to the action of a spring 166 connected between the connecting rod 152 and the lever 112.
  • Another projection of the lever 153 is adapted to cooperate with a stud 164 fixed to the slider 133.
  • the slider 156 is slidable on the pin 136 by means of a slot 135 similar to the slot 134 of the slider 133.
  • the slider 156 is moreover slidable by means of another slot 157 on a pin 158 fixed to the lever 112.
  • the slider 156 is provided with a pin 159 engaged in a slot 161 in a rocking lever 162 pivoted on the fixed spindle 141.
  • the rocking lever 162 is moreover connected through the medium of a connecting rod 167 to a crank 168 pivoted on the spindle 144.
  • the crank 168 is provided with a stud 169 held so that it bears against a cam 171 keyed on the auxiliary shaft 93 by a spring 172 attached to the connecting rod 167. Keyed on the main shaft 149 (FIG.
  • Each pair of levers 182 embraces a form-guiding plate 186 connected by means of a pair of springs 187 to the corresponding rod 181 and provided with two lateral guide tongues 188 cooperating with the respective levers 182.
  • Each plate 186 is moreover provided with a pin 189 by means of which it bears on the shaft 178 and with two lugs 191 connected by a pin and slot to the respective levers 182.
  • Another plate 192 for supporting and guiding the forms 29 and 32 and extending from one side of the machine to the other is fixed to the frame 20 in a position which is substantially horizontal and rearwardly of the plates 186.
  • the main shaft 149 and auxiliary shaft 93 are controlled by an operating system similar to that described in the specifica tion of our copending application, Ser. No. 791,666, filed Jan. 16, 1969 and entitled Paper Feed System For Accounting Machines, with reference to the control of the line spacing.
  • the operating system for the respective auxiliary and main shafts 93 and 149 is controlled by the same electronic programming unit indicated in said copending application Ser. No. 791,666 by the reference numeral 340 and disclosed in copending application Ser. No. 783,894, filed Dec. 16, 1968, by Fabrizio Saltini, entitled Stored Program Electronic Computer and owned by the assignee of the present application.
  • the operating system for the main shaft 149 and auxiliary shaft 93 comprises a continuously rotating driving shaft 214 (FIG.
  • the operating system also comprises an electromagnet 201 (FIG. 6) for initiating the rotation of the auxiliary shaft 93.
  • the electromagnet 201 is normally deenergized, and the armature 202 thereof is pivoted on a fixed spindle 203 and is connected by a pin and slot connection 290 to a slider 204.
  • the armature 202 is normally held detached from the core 293 of the electromagnet 201 by a spring 206.
  • the slider 204 is provided with a slot 207 sliding on the shaft 208.
  • the slider 204 is also provided with a lug 209 adapted to cooperate alternately with the lower end of two push rods 211 and 212.
  • the lower ends of the push rods 211 and 212 are offset from one another in the direction of movement of the slider 204, with the lower end of the push rod 211 being disposed to the left of the lower end of the push rod 212 as seen in FIG. 6.
  • the push rods 211 and 212 are guided vertically by a fixed spindle 213 and are pivoted on two opposite arms of a rocking lever 217 pivoted on a fixed spindle 218.
  • the rocking lever 217 is in engagement with a slider 219 provided with a slot 222 sliding horizontally on a fixed spindle 221.
  • the slider 219 is connected through the medium of a lever 2 23 to a slider 224 which is slidable horizontally and is disposed substantially at right angles to the slider 219'.
  • the slider 224 is provided with a stud 226 engaged in a notch 227 of a rocking lever 228 pivoted on a fixed spindle 229.
  • the rocking lever 228 is provided with a second notch 231 engaging a flange 232 of a sleeve 233 slidable on the auxiliary shaft 93.
  • the sleeve 233 is rotatably fast with the auxiliary shaft 93 and forms the driven part of a prearranging clutch 236.
  • the sleeve 233 is provided with a dog 237 adapted to engage in a corresponding notch 295 in a cup 238 forming the driving part of the clutch 236.
  • the cup 238 is loose on the auxiliary shaft 93 and is fast with a helical gear 239 meshing with a worm 241 fixed on a shaft 242.
  • Another worm 243 fixed on the shaft 242 meshes with a helical gear 244 keyed on the main shaft 149.
  • the shaft 242 is connected by means of a pair of bevel pinion 246 and 247 to a shaft 248 adapted to be rotated cyclically by" a one-cycle actuating clutch 249 the driving part of which is fast with a gear 250 in engagement with a gear 251 fixed on the driving shaft 214.
  • the clutch 249 is normally held open or disengaged by a tooth 252 of a lever 253 pivoted on a fixed spindle 254.
  • the lever 253 is provided with a lug 259 normally hearing by the action of a spring 258 against an arm 261 of a lever 262 pivoted on a fixed spindle 263 (FIG. 7).
  • the lever 253 has a projection 256 (FIG. 6) adapted to cooperate with a cam 257 keyed on the shaft 248.
  • the operating system for the main shaft 149 and auxiliary shaft 93 also comprises a normally deenergized actuating electromagnet 266 (FIG. 7), the armature 267 of which is pivoted on the spindle 203 and is connected by a pin and slot connection 291 to a slider 268.
  • the armature 267 is normally held detached from the core 294 of the electromagnet 266 by a spring 269.
  • the slider 268 has a slot 271 engaging the shaft 272.
  • the slider 268 is also provided with a lug 273 adapted to cooperate with the end of a push rod 274 guided vertically by the spindle 213.
  • the push rod 274 is pivoted to an arm of a rocking lever 277 pivoted on the spindle 218 and in engagement with a slider 278.
  • the slider 278 is connected to the lever 262 and is slidable horizontally on the spindle 221 by means of a slot 279.
  • a spring 281 normally holds the slider 278 shifted to the left in FIG. 7.
  • a 180 revolution of the main shaft 149 and auxiliary shaft 93 corresponds to three revolutions of the shaft 248, in order to enable the clutch 249 to cause three revolutions of the shaft 248 to be performed there is provided a cam 282 (FIG. 7) keyed on the main shaft 149 and against which a lever 283 pivoted on a fixed spindle 284 bears through the action of a spring 289.
  • the lever 283 is also connected by a pin and slot connection 292 to a second lever 286 pivoted on the spindle 221 and provided with a lug 287 adapted to cooperate with a step 2880f the slider 278.
  • the front feeding device operates in the following manner.
  • the lever 52 In order to adjust the transverse position of a journal sheet or continuous form with respect to platen 22, the lever 52 (FIG. 4) is pushed downwardly manually, causing the pin 53 and the cam 54 to rotate anticlockwise until the projecting part 56 bears against the stud 61. Through the medium of the stud 57, the cam 54 then causes the lever 58 to turn anticlockwise about the spindle 59. The lever 58 raises the plate 26 through the medium of the arm 68 and the pin 69 and brings it into the position indicated by dashes in FIG. 4, together with the plate 27 (FIG. 2) which, by the action of the lever 112 (FIG. 5), turns anticlockwise about the pin 113.
  • the frontal insertion arrangement is brought back into the lower position by raising the lever 52, so that the projecting part 56 moves back to bear against the stud 57.
  • the electronic programming unit energizes the electromagnet 201 (FIG. 6) in known manner and causes the shafts 208 and 272 to execute their own closed path movements.
  • the shaft 208 first brings the armature 202 into contact with the core 293 of the electromagnet 201, by which the armature 202 remains attracted.
  • the lug 209 is thus brought below the end of the push rod 211 and, when the shaft 208 is shifted upward, causes the push rod 211 to move upward and rotate the rocking lever 217 clockwise. The latter shifts the 219 forward (to the right in FIG.
  • the electronic programming unit in coincidence with a signal indicating that the clutch 236 has been engaged, commands in known manner the energization of the electromagnet 266 (FIG. 7).
  • the lug 273 is therefore positioned below the end of the push rod 274 and raises it as soon as the shaft 272 moves upward.
  • the rocking lever 277 is thus turned clockwise and shifts the slider 278 forward and thus causes the lever 262 to turn anticlockwise.
  • the lever 262 releases the lug 259 from the projection 261, as a result of which the lever 253, urged by the spring 258, turns anticlockwise.
  • the tooth 252 consequently permits the closing or engagement of the actuating clutch 249, while the projection 256 bears against the cam 257.
  • the clutch 249 now causes the shaft 248 to rotate clockwise, so that the shaft 242 is set in rotation by means of the pair of bevel pinions 247 and 246.
  • the shaft 242 causes the auxiliary shaft 93 to rotate clockwise and, through the worm 243 and the helical gear 244, also causes the main shaft 149 to rotate clockwise.
  • the cam 147 on the main shaft 149 causes the lever 143 to turn clockwise.
  • the lever 143 causes the rocking lever 139 to turn anticlockwise and produce a movement of the slider 133 to the left. Consequently, the lever 119 is turned anticlockwise and engages the pin 128 by means of the projection 123 of the sector 122, pushing the pin 128 upward and causing the lever 131 to turn clockwise together with the shaft 51.
  • the flap 49 (FIG.
  • the connecting rod 152 is therefore shifted to the left by the same stroke as the slider 133, so that the pin 127 remains in contact with the circular portion of the sector 124 and therefore the flap 47 (FIG. 1) remains spaced from the projections 46 of the inserter 28.
  • the form 29 can now be inserted or replaced in the inserter 28 by passing it between the rib 36 and the plate 35. It therefore passes between the platen 22, on the one hand, and the rule 104 and the rollers 173, on the other hand, and is thereafter guided by the plates 186 and by the plate 192.
  • a key is depressed in known manner, for example the usual drive bar of the machine, which is not shown in the drawing, and in known manner enables the electronic programming unit to produce a rotation of the main shaft 149 and auxiliary shaft 93 through another 180 in the manner seen hereinbefore.
  • the main shaft 149 and auxiliary shaft 93 thus brought back into the position shown in FIGS.
  • the electronic programming unit again causes the main shaft 149 and auxiliary shaft 93 to perform a first cycle of l as hereinbefore described, closing the flap 49 and leaving the flap 47 open and opening the rule 104 and the rollers 173.
  • the plates 26 and 27 (FIGS. 2 and 4) are now tilted forwardly manually, causing them to rotate clockwise on the pins 69 and 118 until the pin 86 (FIG. 4) reaches the end of the slot 87 in the slider 88, which had previously moved forward (to the right in the drawing).
  • the pin 74 rotates with the plate 26 and produces the rotation of the lever 73 about the point of contact of the stud 71 with the notch 72.
  • the lever 73 therefore turns clockwise with respect to the pin 74, as a result of which the slider 78 is pushed upwards, sliding in the slot 79 in the plate 26.
  • the plate 81 FIG. 2
  • This movement is transmitted to the slider 78 slidable in the slot 79 in the plate 27, so that the transfer ribbon 82 is raised parallel to itself.
  • the plates 26 and 27 (FIG. 2) turn together with the inserters 28 and 31 and, therefore, the shafts 48 and 51, the levers 129 and 131 (FIG. 5) and the pins 127 and 128 also turn with the inserters 28 and 31.
  • the front feeding arrangement also permits the insertion of another document 292 (FIG. 2) in front of the form 29 and between this and the rule 104.
  • the electromagnet 266 (FIG. 7) is energized, but the electromagnet 201 (FIG. 6) is not energized, so that the clutch 236 is not closed or engaged.
  • the clutch 249 is duly engaged and sets the shaft 242 in rotation.
  • the main shaft 242 now causes only the shaft 149 (FIG. 4) to rotate, while the auxiliary shaft 93 remains stationary.
  • the rollers 173 (FIG. 2) are therefore opened as in the preceding case, but the rule 104 remains closed.
  • the main shaft 149 (FIG. 5) now causes the slider 133 to move to the rear and, through the medium of the sector 122 and the lever 131, the slider 133 produces the closing of the flap 49 (FIG. 2).
  • the stud 164 of the slider 133 (FIG. 5) engages the projection 160 of the lever 153, producing the rotation of said lever 153 clockwise about the pin 154.
  • the connecting rod 152 is shifted to the right and causes the sector 124 to turn clockwise, thereby bringing the projection 126 of the sector 124 below the pin 127.
  • the lever 129 is therefore turned clockwise and also causes the flap 47 (FIG. 2) to close.
  • the document 292 can now be introduced by inserting it between the form 29 clamped in the inserter 28 and the rule 104 and causing it to pass between the open rollers 173 and the platen 22. If necessary, a transfer sheet is also interposed between the form 29 and the document 292. Thereafter, the main shaft 149 is made to perform the second 180 cycle and is thus returned to the inoperative position and produces the re-opening of the fiaps 47 and 49 and the closing of the rollers 173.
  • an accounting machine including a frame, a platen rotatably mounted in said frame, and a front feeding device comprising two end plates operably mounted on said frame, said end plates being respectively positioned adjacent the respective ends of said platen, a forwardly disposed first transverse guide member, a rearwardly disposed second transverse guide member, said first and second guide members being secured in parallel relationship to said end plates, a forwardly disposed first inserter slidably mounted on said first guide member for guiding a first sheet of paper in front of said platen, a rearwardly disposed second inserter slidably mounted on said second guide member for guiding a second sheet of paper in front of said platen, said first and second inserters being movable transversely of the machine in noninterferring relationship with each other, a plurality of paper pressing rollers normally effective for clampling said sheets to said platen immediately below a writing line of the machine, and a pair of clamping means respectively associated with said respective first and second inserters and normally ineffective for clamping the corresponding sheets above
  • each of said first and second guide members comprises a bar extending transversely of the machine; and wherein said front feeding device further comprises a transparent rule mounted adjacent said platen for guiding an additional sheet of paper in front of said platen in cooperation with the bar of said first guide member, a rotatably mounted auxiliary shaft, moving means operably connecting said auxiliary shaft to said trans parent rule for moving said rule toward and away from said platen; and wherein said machine further includes selectively operable control means connected to said auxiliary shaft for causing said auxiliary shaft to rotate synchronously with said main shaft for selectively actuating said moving means to open said rule relative to said platen upon rotation of said auxiliary shaft through one-half revolution and to close said rule relative to said platen upon rotation of said auxiliary shaft through another one-half revolution.
  • cam members are similar and comprise a pair of coaxial annular sectors each having a projection extending outwardly therefrom; and wherein said operating means further includes a pair of contact elements respectively connected to said respective flaps, each of said contact elements being engageable with the associated sector on opposite sides of the associated sector projection, said sectors being rotatable by said operating means in opposite directions upon rotation of said main shaft; and wherein said operating means includes intermediate means interposed between said auxiliary shaft and a first one of said sectors for selectively rotating said first sector in the same direction that the other of said sectors is rotated upon rotation of said main shaft.
  • said operating means further includes a lever having two projections, a first one of said projections being actuatable upon rotation of said main shaft and a connecting rod connecting said first sector to said lever; and wherein said intermediate means comprises a slider pivotally mounting said lever and movable upon rotation of said auxiliary shaft to prevent the actuation of said first projection upon rotation of said main shaft.
  • said moving means further includes a pair of support levers and a pair of links connected to said rule, each of said links being shorter than each of said support levers and said links being respectively connected to said rule above said respective support levers.
  • said front feeding device further comprises a pair of simultaneously rotatable supports pivotally connected to said frame, said end plates being respectively pivotally connected to said respective supports with the pivot axes of said end plates being coaxial so that the plates may be tilted forwardly to give access to said second inserter and may be raised from said platen by rotating said supports to permit a sheet of paper to be transversely adjusted with respect to the platen, said links and support levers being respectively pivotally connected to said respective supports.
  • said front feeding device further comprises an additional plate disposed transversely of the machine, and a transfer ribbon supported by said additional plate and disposed between said first and second inserters, said additional plate being slidably mounted in guide slots formed in said end plates and being connected to a first one of said supports by an L-shaped lever pivotally connected to the end plate which is connected to said first support.
  • control means further includes a one-cycle actuating clutch, speed reducing means drivingly connecting said clutch to said main and auxiliary shafts so that said shafts will be driven upon engagement of said clutch, and means for controlling the operation of said clutch so that the clutch may remain engaged for a predetermined number of cycles.
  • control means further includes a normally disengaged prearranging clutch operably interposed between said actuating clutch and said auxiliary shaft and means for engaging said prearranging clutch before said actuating clutch is engaged.

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