US704544A - Workman's time-recorder. - Google Patents

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No. 704,544. Patented July 15, I902.

6.4a. JAYNES & J. w. DEUBNER.

WORKMANS TIME RECORDER.

n filed May 24, 1000 4 Sheets-Sheet I.

(No Model.)

m.v 704,544. Patented .luly I5, 1902. a. m. JAYNES & J. w. DEUBNER.

WDRKIIANS TIME RECORDER.

(Application filed May 24, 1900. (lo Model.) 4 Sheets8heet 2 no. 704,544. Patentad July l5, I902.

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WOBKIII'ANS 'TIME RECORDER.

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Patented luly l5, I901 a. M. JAYNES & .1. w. DEUBNER.

WORKIANS TIME RECORDER.

(Application filed Kay 24, 1900.)

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GEORGE M. JAYNES, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, AND JOHN W. DEIIBNER, OF

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO INTERNA- TIONAL TIME RECORDING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEIV JERSEY.

WORKMANS TIME-RECORDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 704,544, dated July 15, 1902.

Application filed May 24, 1900. Serial No. 17,794. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE M. JAYNES, of Detroit, Michigan, and JOHN W. DEUBNER, of Chicago, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Time-Recorders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in time-recorders, and refers more particularly I0 to improvements in that type of recorders in which each workman is allotted an individual check or type-bar which is provided with identifying characters and which check or typebar is passed into the machine in the recording operation and an impression thereof taken simultaneously with the taking of the impression from the clock-actuated type-forms, thereby identifying any given impression with the workman who made it.

The object of the present invention is to provide improvements inthe details of the carrier which receives the workmans check or key-bar and through the medium of which the recording operation is performed as well also as improvements in the construction of the Workmans type-bar itself to the end that the recording operations may be more readily performed, the uniformity and certainty of the recording operation enhanced, and a con- 0 strnction provided which is less liable to be injured or rendered inoperative by reckless or rapid operation.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter described, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and will be readily understood from the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of a recorder embodying our invention, parts being broken away to expose structural features within the casing. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the recording mechanism proper removed from the casing, the type-bar carrier and the ways 5 within which the latter is arranged to reciprocate being shown in transverse vertical section. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional View taken on line 4 1 of Fig. 2 and looking in a direction opposite that of the arrows.

Fig. 4. is a similar view taken on line 1- 4 of Fig. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of the outer end portion of the type-bar carrier with the type-bar in position thereon. Fig.6 is a central longitudinal sectional view taken on line 00 0c of Fig. 5.

Before describing the details of the construction shown in the present instance it may be noted that the present invention refers only to the type-bar carrier and type-bar and that these features are capable of application or adaptation to any time-recorder in which an impression is taken from a workmans individual type bar or check simultaneously with the taking of the impression from the clock-actuated printing-forms. It will be seen, therefore, that the details of construction of the recorder other than those concerned in the application of the improved carrier and type-bar thereto are immaterial.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 2 designate main side frame members adapted to be mounted within the main outer casing of the recorder and secured rigidly to and in parallel relation with each other by means of a plurality of cross-bars, as 3 at 5, which severally serve as supports for various parts of the mechanism in addition to their functions as cross-bars.

6 designates a vertically-arranged shaft provided at its upper end with a pinion 7, (see Fig. 1,) arranged to 'intermesh with one of the gears of the clock mechanism properly mounted in the upper part of the casing and extending thence down to and seated at its lower end in a step-bearing S) in a bracket 8, carried by the side frame 2. Adjacent to its lower end said shaft is provided with a second driving-pinion 10, which is in turn arranged to mesh witha gear 11, mounted rigidly upon a main shaft 12, which is mounted in suitable bearings in the main side frame mem-- bers to extend longitudinally between the latter in the front lower portion of the machine, as clearly indicated in several figures of the drawings.

Upon the main shaft 12 is mounted a minute type-wheel 13, having its periphery pro-' vided with the usual printing characters arranged in minute divisions, and adjacent to said minute type-wheel is mounted a typewheel 14, constituting the hour-wheel, which is, however, mounted loosely upon the main shaft and actuated by mechanism now to be described.

Upon the main shaft 12 is mounted a snailcam 15, with which is adapted to cooperate a wiper-arm 16, mounted rigidlyupon the shaft 5, which is in turn mounted to oscillate in its bearings, and upon this same shaft 5 is rigidly mounted an arm 17, arranged to extend rearwardly and approximately horizontally and provided at its end with a Weight 18, which serves to hold the wiper-arm in bearing contact with the snail-cam.

19 designates a second upstanding arm mounted rigidly upon the rock-shaft 5, in the present instance shown as formed integral with the weighted arm 17 and carrying at its upper end a push-pawl 20, which is of peculiar construction and is arranged to act upon a ratchet-wheel 21, made rigid with the hourwheel 14.

22 designates a holding-detent which serves to lock the ratchet-wheel from movement during the return action of the push-pawl, and in order that the latter may rise free from the notches of the ratchet-wheel on its return movement it is provided with a laterally-projecting roller 23 adjacent to its acting end, which is arranged to ride up over an inclined projection 24, carried by the end of the detent, and is in turn arranged to lift said detent out of engagement with the ratchet-wheel during the forward or effective movement of the pawl by passing beneath the said projection 24. The operation of the snail-cam is obviously to gradually retract the push-pawl and allow it to move forward suddenly when the abrupt shoulder extending between the lowest and highest portions of the snail-cam is reached, and in order to prevent the hour-wheel from being carried forward by momentum after the pawl has ceased to act the arm 19 is provided with a laterally-projecting V-shaped stop 25, which passes into engagement with one of the teeth of the ratchet-wheel as the arm approaches the forward limit of its movement. It will be seen from the foregoing description that the hour-wheel is actuated step by step and once upon each complete revolution of the minute-wheel.

Describing next the recording-sheet-feeding mechanism and the means whereby impressions are taken upon said recording-sheet by the individual workman, 26 26 designate fixed guides or ways suitably mounted upon the frame of the machine parallel with each other and arranged to extend adjacent to and approximately tangentially with relation to the type-wheels. Within the lower portion of said ways 26 is arranged to reciprocate a carrier 27, consisting in the present instance of a fiat rectangular bar or plate, the side margins of which are suitably engaged with the ways 26, and which is arranged to extend at its outer end a considerable distance beyond the end of the ways when in its normal or outermost position. Upon the inner end of said carrier is rigidly mounted a down wardly-projecting arm 28, arranged to engage at its lower end the upper end of an oscillatory arm 29, mounted rigidly upon the cross-bar 4, which latter is rotatably mounted in its bearings so as to constitute a rockbar and is acted upon by a coiled spring 30, having one of its ends engaged with a part of the arm 29 and its opposite end engaged with a stud 31 upon the main frame, so as to tend to throw the arm 29 toward and into bearing with the arm 28. The upper end of the arm 29 is provided with a laterally-projecting part 32, carrying at its end an upstanding extension 33, which is provided with a stud 34, adapted to engage the lower end of a depending oscillatory arm 35, (see Fig. 3,) mounted upon a shaft 36, extending between the side frame members 37 37 of the paper-carriage, said shaft 36 being also a rockshaft and the arm 35 mounted rigidly thereon. At a point adjacent to the opposite end of the rock-shaft 36 is mounted a lever-arm 38, which is in turn arranged to act upon an upstanding oscillatory arm 39, mounted upon a rock-shaft 40, which carries the impressionhammer 41. The rock- shafts 36 and 40, carrying the arm 35 and impression-hammer 41, are both acted upon by a single spring 42, (see Fig. 3,) having its several ends coiled around the respective shafts and connected with arms carried thereby, and its intermediate portion crosses and passes around a cross-bar 43, which serves to hold the spring in proper position, the action of the spring being to throw the arm 35 forwardly and the impression-hammer downwardly. As the shaft 36 is oscillated to operate the lever-arm 38 the latter is carried rearwardly, thus raising the impression-hammer and finally slipping out of engagement with the arm 39 and permitting the hammer to drop under the influence of the spring 42, as hereinbefore described. The arm 39, which acts upon the shaft 40 to lift the impression-hammer, is mounted loosely thereon, so as to have a limited oscillatory movement independently of said shaft, such constructionbeing conveniently provided by providing the shaft with a relatively wide keyway 44 at the point encircled by said arm and providing the latter with a stud 45, projecting within said keyway, the arrangement being such that the impression-hammer will be lifted positively until it reaches the tripping position; but upon the return movement of the arm 38 the arm 39 will be permitted to yield downwardly to allow the arm 38 to slip past the same into position to reengage upon a succeeding impression. Normally the arm 39 is held upright by means of a spring 46, as indicated clearly in Fig. 4.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the carrier 27is normally held projected by the arm 29, its outward movement being limited by the upper portion of said arm 28 engaging the forward end of the slot or opening 26, formed in the bottom of the member which forms the ways.

47 (see detail Fig. 5) designates one of the workmens type-bars, which are adapted to be placed in position upon the carrier and carried by the latter into position to register with the printing position of the typewheels. As shown clearly in the several figures, said type bars or checks each consist of a flat bar of rectangular form in cross-section and made of suitable width to engage and slide between guides 26, formed in the ways immediately above the upper surface of the carrier, the type-bar being thus confined to rest centrally upon the carrier, while free to slide endwise thereon. At its outer or head end the type-bar is provided with a downturned nib 48, which fits within a recess 49, formed in the end of the carrier, the longitudinal depth of said recess being such that the typebar is free to move forward away from the workmans thumb or finger when he is pushing in the carrier, so thatthe entire pressure necessary to operate the machine is exerted upon the carrier. It is necessary that the type-bar be brought into transverse alinement with the characters upon the typewheels, which are presented at the printingpoint at the time the registration is made, and to this end the type-bar is provided with a stop adapted to limit its inward movement, such stop being shownin the present instance as formed by means of two shoulders 50, located at the opposite sides thereof and adapted to engage corresponding shoulders 51, formed upon the ways 26 at the outer ends thereof. Obviously as the carrier is thrust inwardly these shoulders of the type-bar will be engaged and the type-bar thus arrested, while the carrier moves on far enough to ef feet the tripping of the impression-hammer and the recording operation.

Inasmuch as it is desirable that the workman be able to pick up his type-bar with the utmost expediency after the recording operation has been completed, means are provided for thrusting the type-bar outwardly relatively to the carrier, so as to carry the nib 48 of the type-bar out of the recess 49 and into position to be more readily grasped between the thumb and finger of the workman. Such means as shown herein comprise a plunger 2, mounted in a suitable guide 53, to extend longitudinally upon the upper surface of the inner end of the carrier in position to engage the inner end of the type-bar, said plunger being provided at each end with an enlarged or headed portion and being normally projected toward the outer end of the carrier by means of a coiled spring 54, interposed between the forward end of the plunger and the guide. As will be seen by reference more particularly to Fig. 1, the outer ends of the ways are made flaring, so as to form guides, which facilitate the adjustment of the typebar upon the carrier in the most expeditious manner.

The operation of the device has been clearly indicated in connection with the foregoing description and need not, therefore, be repeated in detail. It may be briefly noted, however, that the workman in performinga recording operation simply drops his type-bar upon the carrier, exercising only sufficient care to place the type-bar approximately in central longitudinal alinement with the latter, and with a single movement and without changing the position of his hand places his thumb against the end of the carrier and pushes it inwardly. As the carrier moves forwardly the divergent ends of the ways will bring the type-bar into proper alinement laterally,and as the carrier approaches the limit of its movement the stop-shoulders of the type-bar will arrest the latter in exact alinement with the printing-point of the type-wheels. The further movement of the carrier will automatically trip the printing hammer and make the recordingimpressiomwhereupon the workman will release the pressure upon the carrier,and it will automatically return to its outermost position. As the carrier reaches its outer limit of movement the spring-pressed plunger thereof will thrust the key outwardly sufficiently to enable the workman to pick it up without changing the position of his hand, thus making the recording operation exceedingly expeditious throughout. It will of course be understood that suitable means for feeding forward the recording sheet each time an impression is taken will be embodied in the recorder, the description of such mechanism being omitted herein, since it forms no part of the present invention.

Vhile the embodiment described herein is an exceedingly practical and preferred one, yet it will be readily understood that the details thereof may be modified without in any sense departing from the broad invention, and the claims are therefore not to be understood as limited to these details except as made specific to the latter.

We claim as our invention 1. In a time-recerder, the combination of a recording mechanism, a shiftable carrier adapted to be shifted by directlyapplied manual pressure, and an individual workmans type-check, removable from the carrier, provided with printing characters and adapted to be carried by the carrier into position to bring its type characters into register with a printing-form of the recording mechanism, said recording mechanism including an automatically-operating impression device which is tripped by the movement of the carrier.

2. In a time-recorder, the combination of a recording mechanism, a shiftable carrier adapted to be shifted by the directly-applied pressure of the workmans hand moving with the carrier, an individual workmans typecheck, provided with printing characters adapted to be carried into printing position by said carrier, and a stop arranged to arrest the movement of the type-check and hold it in printing position independently of the movement of the carrier.

3. In a time-recorder provided with an outer casing, the combination of a recording mechanism, a shiftable carrier adapted to be shifted by the directly-applied pressure of a workmans hand moving with the carrier and arranged to normally protrude from the casing, an individual workmans type-check, removable from the carrier, provided with printing characters and adapted to be supported by the carrier and carried by the latter into position to bring its printing characters into register with a printing-form within the machine, said recording mechanism including an automatically-operating impression device which is tripped by the movement of the carrier, and a spring acting upon the carrier to automatically return the latter to its protruding position when pressure thereon is removed.

4. In a time-recorder, the combination with a clock-actuated printing-form and a printing mechanism adapted to be operated by power applied manually during the recording operation, of a reciprocatory carrier adapted to be shifted by the directly-applied pressure of the workmans hand moving with the carrier, operative connections between said carrier and said printing mechanism whereby the shifting of the former operates the latter, said printing mechanism including an automatically operating impression device which is tripped when the carrier reaches a predetermined position, a workmans individual typecheck, removable from the carrier, adapted to be carried by the carrier into printing position and means acting upon said carrier to automatically return it, together with the typecheck carried thereby, to its initial position.

5. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a type-check carrier adapted to carry a check into recording posi" tion, of means acting to automatically partially discharge the check from the carrier, for the purpose described.

6. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a type-check carrier adapted to be operated by the directly-applied. pressure of the workmans hand, of a typecheck adapted to be supported by, and to move with, the carrier, with a part in bearing with the operators hand which bears on the carrier and a spring arranged to act upon said check when in position upon the carrier in a direction opposed to the pressure which operates the carrier, for the purpose described.

7. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a type-check carrier adapted to be operated by the directly-applied pressure of the workmans hand, of a typecheck adapted to be supported by, and to move with, the carrier, with a part in bearing with the operators hand which bears on the carrier, a stop upon a rigid part of the machine adapted to arrest the check before the carrier reaches the limit of its movement in one direction, and a spring arranged to act upon said check when in position upon the carrier in a direct-ion opposed to the pressure which operates the carrier, for the purpose described.

8. In a time-recorder having an outer casing, the combination with suitable guidew ays, of a carrier-bar mounted to reciprocate in said ways and arranged to normally project at its outer end beyond and free from the casing, a recess in the outer end of the carrier, a type-check adapted to rest upon said carrier-bar and provided with a nib portion adapted to enter said recess, a springpressed plunger upon the carrier adapted to engage the opposite end of the type-check and tending to discharge the latter partially from the carrier, a stop upon a fixed part of the machine adapted to engage the type check and arrest its inward movement with the carrier, a spring acting to hold the carrier normally projected and operative connections between the carrier and the recording mechanism whereby the pushing in of the carrier effects the complete recording operation.

9. In a time-recorder having an outer casing, the combination with suitable guideways, of a carrier-bar mounted to reciprocate in said ways and arranged to normally project at its outer end beyond and free from the casing, a recess in the outer end of the carrier, a type-check adapted to rest upon said carrier-bar and provided with a nib portion adapted to enter said recess, a springpressed plunger upon the carrier adapted to engage the check and tending to partially discharge the latter from the carrier, guides adapted to confine the type-check from lateral movement relatively to the carrier during its travel with the latter, a stop upon a fixed part of the machine adapted to engage the type-check and arrest its inward movement with the carrier, a spring acting to hold the carrier normally projected and operative connections between the carrier and the recording mechanism whereby the pushing in of the carrier effects the complete recording operation.

10. In a time-recorder, the combination with a clock-actuated printing-form and an impression mechanism adapted to be operated by power applied manually during the recording operation, of a workmans type- I operatormayinsertthe type-checkand simulcheek carrying type adapted to be brought taneously operate the thrust member by a into printed alinement by direct inward move substantially continuousinward thrust movement of the check, anda thrust-operated ment. 5 reciprooatory operating member having operative engagement with the recording mechanism, located adjacent to the receiving-passage for the type-cheek and moving in lines lVitnesses: parallel, or substantially parallel with the NEIL LUMAREE, 1o movement of the type-check, whereby the 1 JAMES LUMAREE.

GEO. M. JAYNES. JOHN XV. DEUBNER.

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