US822824A - Cash-register. - Google Patents

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No. 822,824. PATENTED JUNE 5, 1906.

- J. P. CLEAL.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 8, 1901.

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PATENTED JUNE 5, 1906. I

J. P. ULEAL.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 8, 1901.

' 4 SHEETS-SHEET 2 NO. 822,824. PATENTED JUNE 5, 1906.

' J. P. GLEAL.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 8, 1901.

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PATENTED JUNE 5, 1906. J. P. CLEAL.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED NOLB, 1901.

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. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH P. CLEAL, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MEN TS, TO THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY, OF DAYTON,

OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

CASH-REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 1906.

Application filed November 8, 1901. Serial No. 81,557-

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH P. OLEAL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash-Registers, of which The primary object of the invention is to provide the class of machine mentioned with a printer, and a further object is to add certain locking devices to the machine to prevent fraudulent manipulation of the same.

With these and incidental objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, the essential elements of which are set orth in appended claims and a preferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter specifically described with reference to the drawings which accompany and form part of this specification. In the said drawings, Figure 1 represents an end elevation of the printing devices embodying m invention applied to one end of a machine 0 the class mentioned, the cabinet and cash-drawer being omitted. Fig. 2 represents a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 represents a transverse vertical section through the machine on the line we; of Fig, 2. Fig. 4 represents a similar view taken on the line 9 y of Fig. 2. Fi 5 represents a detail side elevation of the ull-stroke devices and the key-locking mechanism. .Fig. 6 represents a detail rear elevation of one of the pairs of idle pinions and its operating mechanism. Fig. 7 represents a detail side elevation of the tripping devices for the key-detents. Fig. 8 represents a detail front elevation, partly broken away, of one of the indicators and the devices cooperating therewith; and Fig. 9 represents a front elevation, partly broken away, of one of the sectional counters. In the aforesaid drawings, 10 represents the frame of the machine; 11, the amount-keys; 12, the rotary indicators 13, the registering frames; 14, the operating-lever; v 15, the printingwheels,'and 16 and 17 the check and detail strips, respectively.

The principal parts of the register are substantiall the same as shown and described in the a oresaid patent, andI will therefore refer to the same for such detail description of said parts as is not'hereinafter given.

Described in a general way' the machine to which I have applied my invention consists of the series of pivoted key-levers 1 1, formed with stop-shoulders 18,Wl1i0l1 are adapted to cooperate when the keys are operated with the stepped graduated frames 13. These frames are journaled upon a transverse shaft 19 and are spring-drawn by springs 13*, Fig.

2, so that when released by the tripping of latch-levers 20 they will pass forward until arrested by the shoulders of the operated keys. When a key is operated, it is held in its set position by one of a series of pivoted detent-frames 21, mounted on the shaft 85*.

The registering-frames13 are connected tothe rotary indicators 12 through the medium of vertically-sliding racks 22, which, asbetter shown in Fig: 8, mesh with pinions 23, fast tothe indicators. The indicators thus follow the movements of the registeringframes in both directions. The rack-bars are utilized to transmit movement to the re- 'spective counter-wheel trains 24 when moving in one direction, but not when moving in the opposite direction. Movement is transmitted from the rack-bars to the counterwheel pinions mounted upon movable supports, so that they may be thrown into and out of mesh. to secure the desired one'way movement. After the frames 13 have been released and arrested according to the keys operated they are returned to their normal positions by the operating-lever handle 14, which is fast to the shaft 19', the latter carrying a series of arms 25, provided wth pins 26, which engage the respective frames. As each-of the registering-frames, as above described, receives a movement corresponding to the value of the operated key in its respective bank I utilize these movements to set the printing-wheels 15 by providing each of the frames 13 with a segmental rack 27.

These racks mesh, respectively, with pinions nested sleeves are mounted the printingwheels 15, a bracket 32 supporting the outer I formed with two sets of types from zero to nine on both a detail-strip and a end of the shaft. Eachof the type-wheels is or printing check-strip.

The printing from opposite sides of the printing-wheels is eflected by two platens 33 and 34, formed of any suitable flexible material. The platen 33 is mounted in a pivoted curved platen-lever 35. The lower end of this lever is formed with an elongated slot 36,

into which rojects a pin 37, mounted upon a its u per end. This plunger-is provided with -a co lar' 42, against which a coil-spring 43,

mounted in the housing 41, abuts to normally hold the plunger in its lower position. (Shown in Fig. 1.) When the lever 38 is depressed and subsequently released and. allowed to rise under the stress of the spring 39, its forward end strikes the plunger a sufiiciently hard blow to cause the platen 34 to force the ink-ribbon and tape upward a ainst the type. The lever 38 is formed wit two upwardlypro"ecting lugs 44 and 45, which cooperate wit a pivoted latch-pawl 46, mounted upon the printer-frame. This pawl is prevented from moving'forward past the position shown in Fig. 1 by a stop-pin 47, also mounted on the printer-frame. A slotted segment 48 isfast upon the protruding end of the main operating-shaft 19 and is provided with two tripping-pins 49 and 50, located near opposite ends of the same. The segnient is also formed with a cam-periphery 51.

- In the operation of machines of the type shown in connection with my present invention the operating-lever 14 is first de ressed and is held in its depressed position w 'le the amount-keys are operated. When the keys are operated, the re istering-frames are released and assume di erent positions, accord ing to the keys operated. With this understanding of the operation in mind I will now describe the corresponding movements of the printer. As the handle 14 is drawn down the segment 48 is oscillated, so that its cam edge 51 is brought against the lug 44, and thus gradually depresses the same and the lever 38. Finally the pin 49 strikes the pawl 46 and forces the same over the top of the lug 45, which has moved down with the lever 38. The lever 38 is now latched in its depressed position. The amount-keys are now depressed and the type-wheels thereby set ready'for the impressions. When the handle 14 is thereafter released, the segment 48 returns and the pin 50, striking the pawl 46,

forces the same from over the lug 45, and

thus releases the lever 38, which results in both ofthe platens being operated, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 1 of the drawings, the spring 39 giving the respective platen-levers their movements.

The detail-strip 17 passes from a supplyroller 52 up and over two guide-rollers 53 and down to the feeding and storage roller 54. This latter roller is provided at one end with a ratchet-wheel 55, and this wheel is fed forward by a spring-pressed pawl 56, which is mounted upon a lever 57, journaled upon the supporting-shaft 58 of the storage-roller. The lever 57 is formed with a segmental rack 59,

which meshes with a similar rack 60, formed on a lever 61. This lever is pivoted upon the printer-frame and normally drawn into contact with the lever 38 by. a coil-spring 62 When the lever 38 is forced downward, the ratchet 55 is rotated and the record-strip fed forward. The check-stri 16 passes from a supply-roller 63 down an about a stationary gu1ding-plate 64 and over a segmental plate 65, fast to a feeding-arm 66, which in turn is fast to the shaft 19. This arm 66 carries a spring-pressed feeding pawl 68, which engages t e strip 16, lying upon the plate 65, and holds the strip. to movement with the late, but in one direction only. After leaving the late the stri passes over an apertured bv ock 69, under t e platen 33, and out over a check-supporting table 70. The platenlever 35 carries a series of perforating-pins 71, which lie directly over the perforations of the block 69. These perforate the checkstrip and hold the same firmly while it is being torn along the line of perforations to remove the check which has been printed.

The endless ink-ribbon 72 passes about the wheels 15 and is supported by four antifriction-rollers 73. and a feeding-roller 74, covered with absorbent-ink-saturated felt. The roller 74 is provided with a ratchet-wheel75, which is engaged by a spring-pressed feedingpawl 76. This pawl is mounted upon one end of a short lever 77, which is loosely mounted upon the journal-roller 74. The

opposite end of the lever 77 is formed with a segmental rack 78, which meshes with a similar rack 79, formed on the segment 48. The operation of this feed is practically the same as that of the record-strip-winding roller.

It will be observed that by the above-described construction both of the platens'are simultaneously operated and the type-wheels thus relieved of unnecessary shock, as the blows are practically the same from the op posite sides. a

In lieu of the single plunger 40 there may be a series of such plungers, one for each type-wheel and each having its individual platen. As has before been stated, the keys upon being operated become coupled to a rocking detent-plate 21, which they first displace from normal position. There is one of these detents for each bank of keys. Extend- 2 5 As there would be a liabilit .5 fillles by a pivota ing back of all the detent-plates is a rocking frame 80, which is normally spring-drawn against the same by a coil-spring 81, which connects it to the main frame. 7 This frame,

and consei uently thedetents and keys, are

10 irameis forced rearward upon the operationof a key it will be forced upward if the lever 82 is free to move upward. This lever, however, is normally held against any upward movement 'by a segment 85, mounted on the I 5 shaft 19 in such manner that its periphery normally lies directly above the nose 83. When the operatin lever 14 is depressed, the segment 85 is roc ed with the shaft until when the lever 14 is fully depressed it is en- 2'o tirely free of the nose 83, and the rocking ffame and detents may be operated. When the handlecommences its return movement, the lever 82 again becomes locked and remains so until the handle is a ain operated. the frame 80 to twist longitudinally if 0 y one locking device therefor wereemployed, I provide one of the same for each end of said frame. The segments 85 are also utilized as full-stroke rack- 0 segments, as plainly shown in Fig. 5. Inorder to release any operated keys at the end of the downstroke' of the handleby rocking the shaft 85 upon' which the detents 21 are loosely mounted, I provide said shaft with a short arm 85*, (see ig. 7,) lying normally in the path of a pivoted pawl 86, mounted upon an arm 87, which is fast to the shaft 19, so as to oscillate therewith. A pin 88.is mounted 40 whereby said pawl can only turn in one direction. uponits pivot. The detents 121 are of upon the arm 87 to act' as a stop for pawl 8.6,

- course only looselymounted on the shaft 85*,

; sothat they may be independently operated by the keys of their respective banks. The

l shaft isprovided, however, with suitable pro V jections arranged to engage and rock the de-.

tents backward to release the keys in the manner described in the aforesaid patent. The endless -ribbon is held'taut at all lIy-mounted weighted roller 89, which rests upon the same.

- While the form of mechanism here shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfil the objections primarily stated, it is to be unfierstood that it is not intended to confine the A invention to the .one formjof embodiment herein, disclosed, for it issusceptible of embodiment in various forms, all coming within the scopeof the claims which follow. Having thus described my invention, what I'claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

.i 1 In a cash-register, the combination with a t ercarrier, and a spring for moving same, of eys for limiting the setting movement of said carrier, a normally advanced platen for taking impressions from said type-carrier, means for retracting said platen against spring tension and for latching it in retracted position, and means for tripping the latch after the type-carrier has been moved.

2. In a cash-register, the combination with a type-carrier and aspring urging it to set position, of keys'for limiting the movement of 'in set position between operations of the machine, a series of keys for limiting the movements of said carrier, means normally locking said keys, an oscillating lever and connections for restoring said carrier to normal and unlocking said keys, a spring-actuated platen normally in advanced position, but retracted by saidrestoring and unlocking movement of said lever, means latching said platen when retracted, and means for tripping said latch after the keys have been'operated and the type-carrier limited thereby.

4. In a cash-register, the combination with e an oscillating o erating-handle, a plurality of spring-operate printing devices arranged to be restored by the handle, a plurality of keys- -normally locked, means operated by the movement of the handle from normal position for unlocking'said keys, and means re-' quiring the return of the handle to normal to permit the operation of the printing devices.

5. In a cash-register, the combination with an oscillating" operating-handle, of-a paper-- feed device operated on the initial stroke of the handle, a t e-carrier, a spring for moving said carrier ifferentially, a series of keys, means normally locking said keys, means operated by the handle for releasing the lock for the keys, and means for taking impressions from said type-carrier, and for returning said carrier to normal position. i

6. In a cash-register, the combination with an oscillating operating-lever, of a series of keys, a type-carrier having its setting motion limited by said keys, means for locking said keys, means operated by the lever for restoring said type-carrier and unlocking said keys, a spring-actuated platen, means operated by said lever for retracting the platen, a latch for holding said platen in'retracted position, and means for tripping the latch.

7. In a cash-register, the combination with a series oftypecarriers and springs for moving them differentially, of vkeys .for limiting the movements of the type-carriers, means normally locking said keys, a handle for re storing the type-carriers to normal and unlocking the keys, a spring-operated platen normally in advanced position, but retracted by the movement of said handle, a latch for holding said platen retracted and meansfor releasing said latch after the type-carriers have been moved.

8. In a cash-register, the combination with printing and indicating devices connected for movement together in' both directions, springs for adjusting said printing and indicating devices and leaving them so adjusted between operations, keys for limiting the movement of said printing and indicating devices, a manipulative means .for restoring said devices to normal, a platen for taking impressions from said printing devices, a spring normally holding said platen in advanced position, means for retracting said platen by the movement of said manipulative means, means for latching said platen in retracted position and means for tripping said latch after the printing devices have been adjusted.

9. In a cash-register, the combination with av series of keys and means normally preventing operation of the same, a differentiallymovable type-carrier, a spring for moving same, means connected to said type-carrier for limiting its movement as determined by the keys, a spring-operated platen normally in advanced position, a handle and connections for releasing said keys and retracting said platen, a latch holding said platen in retracted position, and means for tripping said latch after the type-carrier has been moved.

10. In a cash-register, the combination.

with a type-carrier, and a spring for adjusting the same, of keys for limiting the movement of said carrier, a normally advanced platen for taking impressions from said typecarrier, means for-retracting said platen and latching it in retracted position, means for tripping the latch after the type carrier has been adjusted, and a paper-feeding device operated by the handle.

11. In a cash register, the combination with a series of type-carriers and springs .for adjusting them differentially, of keys limiting the movements of the type-carriers, means normally locking said keys, a handle for restoring the type-carriers to normal and unlocking the keys, a spring-operated platen normally in advanced position, but retracted by the movement of said handle, latch for holding said platen retracted, and a 'paperfeeding device operated by the handle.

12. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of keys, of a series of type-carriers, a series of setting elements arranged when released to be arrested by the keys, a platen, and an operating device arranged to put the platen under "tension before the keys saasa i are operated and to release said platen aftei= the keys are operated.

13. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism, a difierentiailymovable device and a t e-carrie'r controlled thereby; of manipulative means for determining the extent of movement of said differ ential device; a locking mechanism for said manipulative means; means operated upon the initial movement of said operating mech anism for unlocking said manipulative means and means operated during the completion of the movement of said operating mechanism for taking an impression from said ty'pe-' carrier after the same has been set to a position controlled by the manipulative means.

14. In a cash-register, the combination with an oscillating operating-lever, a series of keys, a differentially-movable device controlled by said keys, and a type-carrier connected with said differential device; of a'locking mechanism for said keys; means operated upon the movement of the lever in one direction for unlocking said keys; and means operated by the return movement of said lever for taking an impression from said type-carrier.

15. In a cashregister,, the combination with an operating mechanism including an operating-handle having initial and final movements, a series of keys, a lock for said keys actuated by the initial movement of the operating-handle, a series of graduated frames arranged to, be released and subsequently arrested by the keys, rack-se ents carried by said frames, a series 0 typewheels, gearing connecting said segments and type-wheels, means for moving the graduated frames by the. operatinghandle and impression devices'also actuated by the operatinghandle to take an impression from the types after they havebeen set. g i

16. In a cash -register, the combination with a series of keys, of a series of typecarriers, a series of setting elements arranged when released, to be arrested by the keys, an operating device, arranged to have an initial and a final operation, a lock for the keys ar-. ranged to be released upon the initial movement of the operating device, a platen, arranged to be set for operation by the initial movement of the operating device and to be released and allowed to operate upon the final movement of said operating device.

17. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism comprising a v series of spring-drawn frames, of an operat-. ing-handle for returning said frames to normal position, a series of keys for limiting the movements of said frames, type-carriers connected to said frames, a platen, means for set- '18. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism, including a handle having an initial and a final movement, of a series of graduated frames, a series of keys arranged to arrest the frames in different positions, meansfor locking the keys until after said handle has made its initial movement, type-carriers connected to the frames, and impression devices actuated by the final movement of the 0 crating-handle.

19. In a cash-register, .t e combination with a series of keys, of an operating-handle and connections,'a series of graduated elements arranged to be first returned to normal position by said handle and then set to positions determined by the keys, type-carriers connected to said elements, spring im pression devices, means for putting said de- Vices under tension by the initial movement of the handle and means for releasing said impression devices by the final movement of the andle.

20. In acash-register, the combination with a series of registering elements arranged to be first returned to normal position and then to be reset to a new position, a handle position, a latch for holding the platen in setosition and means connected to the handle or trippin the latch after the handle has permitted t e registering elements to take up their new positions.

21. In a printing attachment for cash-registers, the combination with a type-carrier and setting means therefor, of a platen; an operating mechanism, and means controlled by the operatin mechanism for positively eifecting the late g of the platen in operative position and subsequent latch to permit the platen tooperate.

22. In a cash-register, the combination with a t e-carrier and setting means therefor, of a p aten, an operating-handle, a latchpawl for en ag' said platen, and devices connected w1th sa1d operating-handle for first engaging said latch-pawl to positively carry the same into position to latch the platen, and then subse uently releasing the latch.

23. In a cas -register, the combination with a t e-carrier and setting means there for, of a p aten, an operating-handle, a latchpawl for enga said laten, and means connected with said hand e for first operatin the platen to ut the same under tension an then positively forcing said latch-pawl into engagement therewith to retain the same in operative position, and then subsequently ating lever coupled to the first y releasing said position.

' '25. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism, of a series of type-carriers arranged to be set thereby, a platen-lever carrying a platen, a laten-operlever and a laten mounted independently of the second ever and disconnected therefrom but arranged to be struck thereby to force the same against the type-carriers.

26. In a cash-register the combination with an operating mechanism, of a series of type-carriers connected thereto, check-stripsupply devices, a movable arm carrying a segmental plate, a pawl on said arm arranged to engage a check-strip passed over the plate, and means connecting the movable arm to the operating mechamsm;

27.. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism, of a series of type-carriers connected thereto, a platen, an arm carrying a segmental plate and a pawl which engages said plate and means for guiding a check-stri over said plate.

28. In a cas h-register, the combination with an operating mechanism, of a series of t e-carriers connected thereto, a platen, an ribbon, feeding devices for said ribbon, means for operating said feeding devices and a feeding-arm carrying a curved plate and a pawl engaging said plate to hold a check-strip thereon.

29. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism, a printing mechanism including a platen-lever, a stripfeeding pawl having a ratchet, a pawl-carrier, and pawl engaging said ratchet, and a lever geared to said pawl-carrier to give a reverse movement and spring-pressed into engagement with said laten-lever- 30. In a cas -register, the combination with a series of type-carriers, bearin dupli cate sets of type and springs for a justing them differentially, of keys for limiting the movements of the carriers, means normally lockingsaid keys, .a handle for restorin the carriers to normal and unlocking the eys, duplicate sprin -0perated platens, means for camming t e p atens to retracted position, a detail-strip-feding device operated by one platen, and a check-feed positively operated y the handle.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH P. CLEAL.

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