US3684164A - Apparatus for punching, printing and verifying data cards - Google Patents

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US3684164A
US3684164A US61195A US3684164DA US3684164A US 3684164 A US3684164 A US 3684164A US 61195 A US61195 A US 61195A US 3684164D A US3684164D A US 3684164DA US 3684164 A US3684164 A US 3684164A
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  • Yost Attorney-Seidel, Gonda & Goldhammer 1 1 ABSTRACT A data card is moved incrementally through a punching station.
  • a punch and die carrier at the station is mounted for movement incrementally in a path generally perpendicular to the path of movement of the card, to position punches and dies with respect to the card.
  • Card reading apparatus part of which is attached to and adjacent to the punch carrier verifies the positions of punched openings.
  • Means are pro- I vided for applying printed characters to the card simultaneously with punching, the printed characters being aligned with the punched openings.
  • cards of the sort used for data storage and retrieval can be punched by substantially fewer parts and subsequent lower cost by an apparatus wherein the card is fed incrementally in a first direction, the incremental movement of the card being equal to the spacing between successive adjacent columns; and effecting punching by means of punches and dies mounted on a punch carrier, incrementally movable in a direction at right angles to the direction of movement of the card.
  • the incremental movement of the punch carrier corresponds to the spacing of adjacent openings in respective columns.
  • Prior known apparatus requires a punch, die, solenoid hammer, and solenoid linkage for each row of data. For example 18 of each of the foregoing elements would be needed to punch 18 rows of data.
  • This apparatus accomplishes the same results using, three punches, three dies, three solenoid hammers, and three solenoid linkages. The user of fewer parts results in lower costs, lower maintenance and higher reliability.
  • a printing head Aligned with the path of movement of the punch head in the present apparatus, is a printing head, for
  • a fiber optic device for reading and verifying the punch-coded information, so that the accuracy of the punching operation is immediately scrutinized.
  • N/2 holes can be punched simultaneously.
  • N/2 punches and dies can be attached and utilized, where N is the number of rows that make up a card column.
  • N the number of rows that make up a card column.
  • N the number of rows that make up a card column.
  • N the number of rows that make up a card column.
  • N the number of rows that make up a card column.
  • an apparatus wherein means are provided for transporting a card to a punching station, and further means are provided for selectively advancing the card through the punching station in predetermined increments.
  • a punch head and punches are provided at the punching station, and a punch carrier is coupled to the punch head and punches for selectively moving them in predetermined increments in a path generally perpendicular to the direction of movement of the card.
  • the plurality of punches in a presently preferred form, are disposed onthe punch carrier, and selectively simultaneously operated to punch up to three openings in a given column at a given time.
  • a printing head and reading and verifying apparatus for instantaneous error checking.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of apparatus in accordance with the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged detail view, also in perspective, showing a portion of the apparatus of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 1 an apparatus designated generally by the reference numeral 10 for punching, printing and verifying data cards.
  • the apparatus 10 includes a stacking station, designated generally by the reference numeral 12, and illustrated diagrammatically, for storing a quantity of data cards 14.
  • a card feeder mechanism designated generally by the reference numeral 16, is associated with the stacking station 12.
  • the apparatus 10 also includes a punching station, designated generally by the reference numeral 18, at which a punch head 20 and punch carrier 21 are located.
  • a printing head designated generally by the reference numeral 22, is located adjacent the punching station 18 and works in association with the punch head 20 and punch carrier 21 in a manner soon to be described.
  • Card reading and verifying apparatus designated generally by the reference numeral 24, is also located adjacent the punching station 18, and provides for verification of the data on a card 14 immediately after punching.
  • a stacking station designated generally by the reference numeral 26, is positioned to receive punched and verified cards, such as the card indicated by the reference numeral 14' in FIG. 1, from the punching station 18.
  • the punch carrier 21 includes three sets of punches 28, 30, 32 cooperating with an elongated carrier member 34.
  • the carrier member 34 supports a die 35 with three die holes aligned with punches 28, and 32.
  • Carrier member 34 is slidably mounted on a fixed frame, not shown, for shifting in the direction of movement indicated by the arrows.
  • a positioning unit 36 such as a stepping motor, coupled to the carrier member 34 by means of a rack 38 and pinion 40, shifts the carrier member 34 in predetermined increments in response to signals from a keyboard or programmed input, not shown, of the conventional keypunch type.
  • a bail 42 is fixed to the ram 44.
  • the punches 28, 30 and 32 extend through slot 37 so that they and the carrier member 34 may be moved relative to bail 42.
  • Actuation of the punches 28, 30 and 32 is accomplished by means of a ram member 44 slidable with the bail 42.
  • Punch drive members 46, 48 and 50 may be interposed between the ram member 44 and the respective individual punches 28, 30 and 32.
  • Bail 42 functions as restore lever for the punches 28, 30 and 32. Thus, it pulls the punches back to their initial prepunch position clear of the die holes.
  • the punch drive members 46, 48 and 50 are individually mounted on movable armatures, pivotable with respect to the bail 42.
  • An armature 52, associated with the punch drive member 50, is best seen in FIG. 2.
  • the punch drive members 46, 48 and 50 are each coupled to their respective armatures by elongated spring members, such as the spring member 54.
  • a hold coil 56 disposed on an opposite side of the bail 42 from the punch drive members 46, 48 and 50, normally magnetically holds the punch drive members 46, 48 and 50 in retracted positions flush with the surface of the bail 42. In such positions, the punch drive members 46, 48 and 50 are out of alignment with the punches 28, 30 and 32.
  • the punch drive members 46 and 48 are seen in their inoperative positions in FIG. 2. Member 50 is in its operative position.
  • each of the punch drive members is a punch selector solenoid.
  • a punch selector solenoid Associated with each of the punch drive members.
  • FIG. 2 only the punch selector solenoid 58 associated with the punch drive member 50 is seen.
  • Energization of the punch selector solenoid 58 is effective to buck out" a portion of the magnetic field produced by the hold coil 56.
  • energization of the punch selector solenoid 58 causes the punch drive member 50 to be released from the field of the hold coil 56.
  • the bias of springs (not shown) associated with the punch drive member 50 causes projection of the punch drive member 50 into alignment with the punch 32. If the ram member 44 is now reciprocated, it applies a force to the punch 32 through drive 50 to effect punching. No such force is applied, however, to the punches 28 and 30.
  • the punch drive member 50 is returned to its inoperative position by means of a mechanism comprising a rotating cam 60 and a rocker cam 62.
  • the rocker cam 62 engages the rotating cam 60 and the armature 52.
  • the return mechanism would return the punch drive members 46 and 48 had they been extended.
  • the cam 60 rotates about an axis extending in a direction parallel to the direction of travel of the punch carrier 34.
  • the rocker cam 62 oscillates about an axis, provided by a shaft 64, extending parallel to the direction of motion of the punch carrier 34.
  • the shaft 64 is affixed, by means not shown, to the punch head 20.
  • the cam 60 it should be understood, is journaled in fixed portions, now shown, of the apparatus 10.
  • a lobe 66 on the cam 60 causes rotation of the rocker cam 62 in the direction of the arrow of FIG. 2.
  • Such rotation of the rocker cam 62 causes in turn rotation of the armature 52 in a counterclockwise direction.
  • Rotation of the armature 52 causes the punch drive member 50 to be drawn to its inoperative position, flush with the surface of the bail 42.
  • the field of the hold coil 56 retains the punch drive member 50 in such position, even when the rocker cam 62 permits the armature 52 to revert to its illustrated position.
  • the punch head 20 shown in FIG. 2 is capable of simultaneously punching in three tiers on a data card 14. Assuming that an initial punch has been made in a given column, and that further punches are required in that column, the manner in which the further punches are made will now be described. Rotation of the pinion 40 causes translation of the rack 38 and carrier member 34 to position the punches 28, 30 and 32 in their next punching positions. Also, appropriate punch selector solenoids, such as the illustrated punch selector solenoid 58, are actuated to extend the appropriate punch drive numbers. Reciprocation of the ram member 44 then effects punching. Bail 42 restores the punches to their starting position.
  • Actuation of the ram member 44 to effect punching may be accomplished by means of the above-mentioned cam 60.
  • Suitable cam follower and linkage means interconnect the cam 60 and ram member 44.
  • the presence of the punched openings is verified after each punching step.
  • card reading and verifying apparatus 24 is provided.
  • the reading and verifying apparatus 24 includes a light source 68, associated with a light distributor 70.
  • the light distributor 70 in the illustrated form of the apparatus includes eighteen data apertures, disposed in a row extending parallel to the columns of the data cards 14, and spaced by distances equal to the spacing of adjacent openings in respective columns.
  • a light collector 74 Vertically aligned with the light distributor 70 is a light collector 74, having apertures 76 corresponding to and in alignment with the apertures 72.
  • the apertures 72 and 76 are preferably light conducting fiber optic elements of the type known in the art.
  • the apertures 76 associated with the light collector 74 are directed to a photocell read module 78.
  • a mask 80 Affixed to the carrier member 34 is a mask 80, including l8 apertures 82, 84 and 86, at positions aligned with the positions of the punches 28, 30 and 32 and hence with the positions of 3 of the apertures 72 and 76. This spacing also equals the center distance between card column spaces.
  • the print wheel 90 will rotate to a position wherein the character corresponding to the punched symbol is in a printing position.
  • Print hammers 94, 96 and 98 are positioned beneath the print wheels 88, 90 and 92, and are normally located beneath the underside of a data card 14 and in opposition to the print wheels 88, 90 and 92.
  • the print hammer 96 is driven upwardly in a well known manner as punching is initiated.
  • an alphanumeric character corresponding to the punched information is applied to the card.
  • the print wheels 88, 90 and 92 are associated with a drive motor 100, and may be caused to rotate to their selected positions by any well known indexing means, not shown.
  • the drive motor 100 also provides a means for moving a data card incrementally through the punching station 18.
  • the drive motor 102 is coupled to a pair of gripper wheels 102 and 104, operating in opposition to idler wheels of which one, numbered 106, is seen.
  • an edge of a data card 14 passes between the gripper wheels 102, 104, and the idler wheel 106 as the card is fed to the punching station 18.
  • Incremental rotation of the drive motor 100 and gripper wheels 102 and 104 therefore, causes incremental (column to column) movement of the data card 14.
  • Operation of the drive motor is synchronized with operation of the positioning unit 36 and punch head 20 by any conventional means. Such means will occur to those skilled in the art.
  • an input hopper At the stacking station 12 there is provided an input hopper, not shown, the lowest card 14 in the hopper rests on the upper surface of a flat constant force spring 108, which forms a part of the abovementioned feeder mechanism 16.
  • a knife which may be formed of a struck-out portion of the spring 108, is engageable with a rear edge of the bottommost card in the input hopper.
  • a forward portion of the'spring 108 is received over a roller 112.
  • a feed solenoid engages a forward edge of the spring 108. Operation of the feed solenoid 114 causes movement of the spring 108 in the direction indicated by the arrow.
  • the knife 110 engaging the edge of the bottommost card 14, causes the card to advance to the punching station 18.
  • the gripper wheels 102, 104 and the idler wheels 106 As the card 14 advances to the punching station, one edge comes between the gripper wheels 102, 104 and the idler wheels 106, whereupon operation of the'drive motor 100 precisely controls its position with
  • the stacking station 26, for receiving finished cards may take any suitable form. In the illustrated form, however, it includes a roller and a hold-down plate 118.
  • the hold-down plate 118 is biased downwardly toward the roller 116 by a spring 120.
  • the manner in which the stacking station 26 operates is believed apparent.
  • Finished cards 14 are advanced by rotation of the gripper wheels 102 and 104 into contact with the roller 116.
  • the roller advances the cards 14' into a stacking position, against a downwardly extending flange 122 associated with the hold-down plate. Successively finished cards 14 are added to the bottom of the stack.
  • the holddown plate 118 rises against the bias of the spring.
  • the stack builds as indicated in dotted lines at the left of FIG. 1.
  • Apparatus for punching data cards comprising means for transporting a card to a punching station, means for selectively advancing said card through said punching station in a first direction in predetermined increments, at least one punch and die at said punching station, means coupled to said punch'and die for selectively moving them in predetermined increments and in a path generally perpendicular to said first direction to position said punch and die transversely with respect to a card for each punching operation, and a punch head including means for selectively operating individual punches to punch the card.
  • Apparatus in accordance with claim 2 wherein said means for selectively operating individual punches comprises a unitary punch actuator member, a punch drive member selectively movable between an inactive position and an operative position wherein it is interposed between said punch actuator member and the punch with which it is associated.
  • Apparatus in accordance with claim 3 including first solenoid means for normally holding said punch drive members in their inactive positions, and'selectively actuable selector solenoid means associated with individual punch drive members to facilitate movement of said punch drive members to their operative positions.
  • said punch actuator member comprises a ram member, means for driving said ram member, individual armature members supporting said punch drive members, means coupled to said cam member and said armature members for moving said punch drive members to their inactive positions.
  • Apparatus in accordance with claim 1 and light actuated punch verifying means adjacent to said punch head for sensing the positions of holes punched in said card.
  • Apparatus in accordance with claim 2 and light actuated punch verifying means adjacent said punch head'for sensing the positions of holes punched in said card, said verifying means comprising a light source, a plurality of light conducting elements disposed in a row extending parallel to said path onone side of the card, and light collector and sensing means disposed on the other side of the card.
  • said means for transporting a card to a punching station comprises a constant tension spring member, said spring member having an abutment thereon for engaging the bottom card of a stack, and means coupled to one end of said spring member for elongating said spring, said elongation causing said abutment to remove the card from the stack and propel the card toward punching station.
  • Apparatus for punching data cards comprising means for transporting the card to a punching station, means for selectively advancing said card through said punching station in a first direction to predetermined increments, at least one punch and die at said punching station but no more than N/2 punches and dies at said punching station (where N is the number of rows that make up a column in a data card), means coupled to each punch and die for selectively moving them in predetermined increments and in a path enerall perpendicular to said first direction to posi ion eac said punch and die along the column of said card for each punching operation, and a punch head including means for selectively operating individual punches to punch the card.
  • said punch head includes punch drive means, punch depressing means, and means for selectively interposing said punch drive means between said punches and said punch depressing means.
  • said punch head means includes a punch drive means for each punch, and means for selectively interposing said punch drive means between said punch and a punch depressing means at a plurality of incremental positions of the punch and die with which said punch drive means is associated.
  • said punch head includes punch drive means, a ram for depressing said punches, means for selectively inter-

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