US3739161A - Cash registers and other accounting machines - Google Patents

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US3739161A
US3739161A US00096829A US3739161DA US3739161A US 3739161 A US3739161 A US 3739161A US 00096829 A US00096829 A US 00096829A US 3739161D A US3739161D A US 3739161DA US 3739161 A US3739161 A US 3739161A
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03M—CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL
    • H03M11/00—Coding in connection with keyboards or like devices, i.e. coding of the position of operated keys
    • H03M11/20—Dynamic coding, i.e. by key scanning
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    • G06C—DIGITAL COMPUTERS IN WHICH ALL THE COMPUTATION IS EFFECTED MECHANICALLY
    • G06C7/00—Input mechanisms
    • G06C7/02—Keyboards
    • G06C7/06—Keyboards with one set of keys for each denomination
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
    • G06Q20/08—Payment architectures
    • G06Q20/20—Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
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    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
    • G07G1/00—Cash registers
    • G07G1/0018—Constructional details, e.g. of drawer, printing means, input means
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    • G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
    • G07G1/00—Cash registers
    • G07G1/10—Cash registers mechanically operated

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  • This invention relates to apparatus for calculating and indicating information data.
  • Such apparatus is gen erally to be found, for example, in the form of cash registers, adding machines, accounting machines, bookkeeping machines, desk calculators.
  • the indication provided by such machines is effected by visual indicator means and/or a print-out mechanism which, for example, produces a printed ticket.
  • FIG. 5 is a simplified view of the electronic circuits
  • FIG. 8 is a table showing how functions are to be effected
  • the keyboard shown in FIG. 1 consists of 10 columns of key members in the form of keys 15 15A, viz:
  • Grandtotalling or destructive-read-out this being known ferrite store technique.
  • the socket connectors 36, 38 will be connected respectively to plugs 40 (FIG. 3) and 42 (FIG. 4).
  • the connector 37 will be connected to a plug (not shown) which controls an electromagnetic device for controlling the feeding of the ticket paper and for operating a ticket severing device.
  • Drum 45 is one of a set of drums visible to the shopkeeper and 47 is one of a similar set visible to the customer. The two sets are geared together. Thus the drums 45, 47 may carry the indications S/T LIST and Total and the print wheel 49 carry the same indications.
  • the pawl 87 has a dog 100 which can enter into any one of the notches 92 whereupon the pawl and its plate 86 are rotated carrying the camshaft round also.
  • the clutch pawl 87 is normally held disengaged by a control pawl 101 which can be depressed to release the pawl 87 by the armature 102 of a solenoid 1103.
  • the solenoid 103 is connected by the connector 42 to the electronic control device.
  • the modified form of keyboard shown in FIG. 6 is for use with a dollar currency.
  • the first column is the same as FIG. 1.
  • the second column of FIG. 1 half-penny key
  • the second column (1 to 9) of FIG. 6 is the same as the third of FIG. 1
  • the third column of FIG. 6 is similar to the fourth column of FIG. 1 but instead of representing the numbers I to 9 plus a half, the keys serve for the numbers 1 to 9 preceded by the tens figure 1.
  • the values I to 9 in both second and third columns of FIG. 6 must control the same indicator drum and the same print wheel. All the keys in the second and third columns are arranged to cycle the machine.
  • the fourth column covers to 90 cents. If desired, the 10 key could cycle the register. The other keys do not cycle the machine.
  • FIG. 9 The general nature of the keyboard control 30 and part of the function decoder 31A will now be described with reference to FIG. 9 including means required for transferring whole numbers from two columns (1 to 9 and the l to 9 parts of column 10 to 19) to the same solenoid such as 109 to determine the position of the corresponding whole-number drum such as 45 and also for transferring the halfpenny from the composite key column containing halves as well as the single halfpenny key to the solenoid such as 109 which determines the position of the halfpenny drum 45.
  • FIG. 9 includes means required for transferring whole numbers from two columns (1 to 9 and the l to 9 parts of column 10 to 19) to the same solenoid such as 109 to determine the position of the corresponding whole-number drum such as 45 and also for transferring the halfpenny from the composite key column containing halves as well as the single halfpenny key to the solenoid such as 109 which determines the position of the halfpenny drum 45.
  • the binary coding is fed by lines 126-129 to AND gates 130A connected to the four bistables which are of the type known as type RS.
  • Output column signals from columns A and B are fed at A1 and B1 to an OR gate 132which in turn feed signals to the AND gates A. In this manner corresponding whole numbers from columns A and B are fed to the bistables 130.
  • the ticket printing and issuing devices are illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11.
  • the function decoder 31A there is logic circuit to establish that it is necessary to perform a task called ticket-issue. Referring to FIG. 7 row B5 for example, then the function Amount Tendered will require a ticket to be issued. This requirement is decoded by normal means using logic elements, and provided that the resultant calculation is satisfactorily completed, then a signal is transferred via plug 37 to operate the ticket issue mechanism.
  • the cam 183 engages a roll 196 carried by a lever 197 which actuates a rod 198 engaged by a cam element 200.
  • the rod 198 carries a projection 201 which knocks up a roll 202 on an arm 203.
  • the arm 203 is limited in its lower position by stop 203A and carries a rod 204A which passes up through a hole in an arm 204 which carries a printing platen 205.
  • the rod 204A is bent over and down to carry a stop 204B which limits the upward movement of the arm 204.
  • a spring 204C between arm 204 and the rod 204A urges arm 204 up to the stop 204B.

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Cited By (7)

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US3920979A (en) * 1973-10-19 1975-11-18 Jack S Kilby Electronic check writer
US3973113A (en) * 1974-09-19 1976-08-03 Goldsamt Alan B Electronic calculator for feet-inch-fraction numerics
US4064398A (en) * 1974-03-25 1977-12-20 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Electronic calculator
US4100603A (en) * 1976-12-16 1978-07-11 Joseph Lyndon Boyd Feet, inches and sixteenths adder
US4744044A (en) * 1986-06-20 1988-05-10 Electronic Teacher's Aids, Inc. Hand-held calculator for dimensional calculations
US4860233A (en) * 1985-10-22 1989-08-22 Pitchford Leonard J Dedicated foot/inch calculator
US5623433A (en) * 1993-01-11 1997-04-22 Redin; Jaime H. Extended numerical keyboard with structured data-entry capability

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3920979A (en) * 1973-10-19 1975-11-18 Jack S Kilby Electronic check writer
US4064398A (en) * 1974-03-25 1977-12-20 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Electronic calculator
US3973113A (en) * 1974-09-19 1976-08-03 Goldsamt Alan B Electronic calculator for feet-inch-fraction numerics
US4081859A (en) * 1974-09-19 1978-03-28 Goldsamt Alan B Electronic calculator for feet-inch-fraction numerics
US4100603A (en) * 1976-12-16 1978-07-11 Joseph Lyndon Boyd Feet, inches and sixteenths adder
US4860233A (en) * 1985-10-22 1989-08-22 Pitchford Leonard J Dedicated foot/inch calculator
US4744044A (en) * 1986-06-20 1988-05-10 Electronic Teacher's Aids, Inc. Hand-held calculator for dimensional calculations
US5623433A (en) * 1993-01-11 1997-04-22 Redin; Jaime H. Extended numerical keyboard with structured data-entry capability

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