US816978A - Talking-machine. - Google Patents

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No. 816,978, PATENTED APR, 3, 1906 11.1. HALHJN.

TALKING MACHINE.

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HENRY J. I-iAfUCN. 3 (ERA FIR-i), NEW JI-IETSi-ZY, ADSIUNOH TU UNFfEI- SAL V TALKING )dfx-"jiifi Fl 1! ()1 NEW YORK-Z.

{1:0 1 whom; it may con-corn."

Q it known thatf, HEKRY J. HAui-Ti, a;

oitiz en of rthUniio d States of America, n

oidifig at Qrajnge; 6mm: y of Essex and Smoof New Jcfsby, haw; invented certain new and tgsefu1 lmprovoi'nonts in Toikingdflachines; of \vhiioh 'th following is a specificaibiou.v o

j' My invont ion relates t-o pa kingmmchines of sound-reproducin a pa'rs tus in genera and. is herein embo( ie( is designed to pro 4 hico' a polyphoxiofox muhiple xejiroducerw A fieodoni ofrn'ovmh ent threof in order to insure.', fir'gqpzj'opo'r engggementof the reprooo've in the reord, and, 81650116, t'h'e' requisite "y il'ding act-ion of the re roaocers in following the undulations of ath m v A 1 i Thoocompanyingf draw'h; 51 win serve to 3d must afiefiiofionisnj suits-QB e for carrying m .i n oiq imp e f -1 1 ,v Figore 1 is a View 5: p133 i lustrvifiiig' tho. applicationof my invenfiion :to a weibknowgijorpx of disk machine. Fig.

2 io a'vieyk' in devotion t-horeoi'. Fig. 3 is a cross' sqtioziai view taken 011 the Zine s s of F' '1; and 53 a; dietaii sectional view .flottedlinos the. guido's'adi'ustcd and the re- 4of groduoers elevated phgmby abova and dear -of fihoreogrd. 1 V h fioferring now to the drawings, 1 repre- Ber its th offihe machine, and 211119 1 Molioteiizto coopemto with the record I have .p l ofiothor form'sof sooli'dcv'icos A's'shown, sq eac re r'oducer consists of asoond-box 5,

om ried y a rod or othcrsopport; sochsgs 6 or fi and figu ing a horn Tconneoted there with m the usual; manner. *Secumo 'Iipon' Specification of Letters. Patent.

prfrabiy; the disk "GREEK; COME-XXX. A (I-(HUOHA'JTIUN Patented April 3, 1906.

Roplinntion filed finch-28, 1905. crial Ti. 252,542.

a slvevo 9, from which a bent wire 19 projects as a sum-sort for the horn. The slew-co arev pivoted at 11 to posts 12 12 to permit limited vertical 'movement of tho repr ducc'rs, as in machines of this class noxcin gent-rm usc, The horizontal movement of the posts 12 12 upon an arm 13, which is ivot-e'd at 14 to a bracket 15, projecting rom thecasing of the machine. The post 12?: is secured fast upon tho arm 13, and-tho rerod 6,15 movable about the. ivot Has ,a centhe opyosite end of the arm and servc'sfas the pivots, center about, which the reproducor 4" swings. As the arcs described by the ro'produoers in their movement across the recor are substantially parallel, the rods 6 6 may, if dosirod, be mounted to about the some verbicai axis, this; dispensihg withthe @8143. Being free to swing vertically imd horizontally the reproducers when properly axfiuste-d as shown, for examglogdil Fig.1, wifi fol ow the undulating cove iii the record as the latter is rotate and food across the samo'in perfect alincmcn; without reqh ing forther adjustmento: ot ention on i; B art of the operator. Inorder now to contmuo thcreproducers in a-iiri'ement when :rajsod clear-of the reoord 'so-thot they may be caused to reongagetherefiith at the will of tho 0 orator without tho necessity of adjusting tfom separately to the record oove', I 8111 lo a device which will now be' ascribed.

rods 6 6 restin guides 16 and 17, which are spmrod. o definito'dista nce aparb'bya-n i.i1tE?-= posed pin 18, forming an extensible, connec tion bot'ween the same. The guide 16 is preferably U-shapcd as show-n in'Fi 3 and While movable vrtically and lengt wise'of the rod is? of smo 1' the same. I The or: is shown as an annular groove 0 V-shaped cfoSS SBGfiOn, ffllilrld ithof'in'the pin 18 or an ad'u stable Extension '19 ihoi of to receive in; kni e-edgod cam or irojectlion 20 of the, rod "6, which ongages therewith only when the r'eprod ucol's oro'cloar of the record, as Wjlfbelator. on ex- '1 lcined'. V The guides are supported and g'iy on ongitmiinai motion reiatiyeiy toff'he rods by arm 2 which is pivoted at 11. upon the bracket- 15 and may be connecflcld directly the repz'ociucers is provided for by "mounting producer 4 connected therewith thioughiho' t a pointadjaoont, to the sound bo-ites tho eapth as to always engage tor. The pcscli is rotatab y mount'c'gl uponf rigidly secured to the pin 18 and the other part pivoted to the arm at 25. A friction disk26,-of leatheror other material, serves to hold the lever 23 in any osition to which it maywbe ;adjustedas, or example, when throwh over, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. to-elevatethe reproducers above and clear the record. Other deyices may obmove len free to move independent of, eac

, upon the guide 16 remain incl? viously'be substituted for the leve'r 23 as a means of duc'ers.

As above stated, the arcs described by the engaginglpoints of'the reproducers in moving across t e record are substantially concentrio, and the alinement of these points relatively to the-record-groove when out of en gagement therewith is effected by'causing the reproducer 4' when moving in either direction from the high point 27 of the are, as indicated by the arrows in Fig. 1, to advance at a slightly-increased speed over that of the heproducer 4. This movement is obtained automatical-ly through the action of the cam 20 inooo rat with the 'de 17, the difference in the zi i cs of travel lif the cam and guide be ,such as to cause the guide to wise of the rod 6, and thereby traverse t e knife-edged cam, which is given suitable shape or cuqature to advance the regro'ducer 4. as required. 1; will be observed that the arrangement of ms is such that eitherreproducer may be (1 out of its guide'without disturbing the other and replaced with equal readiness. The 'des serve to hold the reproducers in definite relation and automatically adjust the same to' 'maintain them operatively alinied relatively'to the record-groove from the 'moment they are lifted clear of the recorduntil they are a ain lowered into e agement therewith, an thereupon the gui e 17 becomes'disengaged and the reproducers are other in following the undulationsof the record-groove. When thus adjusted, the reproducers are supported 'by the recordjjbut the side lugs 'ement with the rod of: reproducer 4, an ough this connection the guides are given a follow-up motion relatively to the reproducers and are therefore always in position to reggfige when the lever 23 is thrown over. ie' thaguides may be so arran d asto allow the neproducers to enter or save the recordcove simultaneously, I preferably provide r giving the re roducer 4 a slight advance over the repro ucer 4, as the former is steadier, owing to the form of guide employed in connection therewith.

.yieldingly supporting 'the repro- The stylus-arm 28 is socketed at 29 in the usual manner and provided with a set-screw 30 for securing the needle 31 therein.

The operation, advantages, &c., of my invention will be apparent from the foregoing description.

Having thus described my invention, I- claim 1. A olyphone comprising a sound-record, a plura ity of reproducers coo erating therewith, and means connecting t 1e re roducers and operating substantially paralle with the face of the record to adjust and maintain the reproducers in such position that their styluses track in the same record-groove.

2. A olyphone comprising a sound-record, a plura ity of reproducers movable independently of each other and means for transmitting requisite motion from one reproducer to the other to maintain them in operative alinement. 7 g 3. A pol hone comprisi a disk sound-. record, a l flrality of repro ucers, and requisite gui es movable with the reproducers for maintaining them in alinement relatively to tire record when out of engagement therewit 4. A olyphone comprising a sound-record, a plum 'ty of reproducers, and means for effecting an automatic adjustment of the re producers toward and from each other.

5.,A olyphone comprising a sound-record, a plura ity of reproducers cooperat' thereducers for moving them in and out of eng 0- ment with the record, and means carried i the reproducers for automatically adjusting them toward and from each other.

6. A apolyphone comprising a sound-record,

plur ity of reproducers cooperating therewith, a cam and a cam-engaging device mounted respectively upon adjoining re roducers and arranged to cause said repro ucers to move in such direction as to maintain them in operative alinement.

7. A olyphone comprising a sound-record, a plurality of reproducers cooperating therewith, requisite guides for the reproducers, and a cam coactlng with the uides to effect an automatic adjustment of tl ie reproducers.

8. A polyphone comprising a sound-record, a plurality of reproducers, requisite guides movable with the reproducers, and a cam cooperating with the 'des to effect ,an automatic a 'ustment 0 one of the reproducers.

9. A polyphone comprisin a sound-record, two reproducem normally isconnected during their re roducing movement, means for raising an lower ng the reprodueer, and means for positivel connecting the reproducers when raised c ear of the record.

10. Apolyphone comprising a disk soundrecord, a plurality of reproducers cooperating i therewith, van arm movable with the reproducers, requisite ca ried by the arm,

and means for adjusting the guides to raise and lower the several reproducers reietively to the record.

11. A polyphone comprising a disk soundrecord, two reFroducers cooperating therewith, a moveb e arm operatively connected with one of the reproducers, guides carried by the arm, and a cam coacting with the ides to effect an automatic adjustment of t e other re roducer.

12. A p0 yphone corn rising a rotatable sound-record, two repro ucerscooperating therewith, said reproducors being movable horizontally in substantially concentric arcs, is pivoted arm 0 eratively connected at its free end to one o the reproducers, guides for. retaining the reproducers 1n definite relstion,

and meens carried b the arm for moving the guides to raise or ower the several re orcducers.

13 A pogrphone comgrising a rotateible sound-recor two repro ucers cooperating therewith, requisite guides for the re reducers, a support for the guides, an ad ustable connection interposed between the guides and the support, and a cam ooacting with the guides to effect an automatic adjustment of the reproducers relatively to each other.

14. A polyphone comprising a sound-rec- 0rd, two reproducers normally disconnected during their regfroducing movement, means for raising an lowering the reproducers, means for positively connecting the reproducers, and a device coasting with said connecting means to give the reprodncers motion toward and from each other.'

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 17th day of March, 1905.

HENRY J. HAGEN. Witnesses:

M. TURNER, W. H. PUMPHREY.

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