US893728A - Calculating-machine. - Google Patents

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PATENTED JULY 21, 1908.

2 SHEETS-SHEET i H. E. GOLDBERG. GALGULATING MACHINE.

APPL IOATION FILED JUNE 13, 1907.

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Yuri |E 1 PAKTBNTED JULY 21, 1908.

H. E. GOLDBERG. CALCULATING MACHINE.

APPLIOATIOH FILED JUHE13, 1907.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

l 7 space allotted for the la-rgest possible item.

1 data, let each column represent whatever it contains eight figures or one -ligure more than .bination of them is used with a plurality of To all'whom it may concern:.

nercial houses such for instance as gas comwould occupy a column or column th the left.

UNHE s rains PATENT- o tion,

HYMAN E. GOLDBERG, OF GHICAGU,,\ILLINO1S, ASSIGhOR TO GOLDBERG OALCULAJTIX U MACHIN E UOMPANY, A 00 RPORATIQN OF lLLlNOlS.

CALCULATING-MACHINE N0.'89S,728. Specification of Application filed June 13,

Be it known that I, HYMAN ELI GOLDBERG, a citizen. of the Uni-ted States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and use ful Improvement in Calculating-Machines, of. which thefollo wing is a specification."

When a calculating machine used in the making. ot-bills and statements by large com panies, it"often happens that )rinted or other predetermined forms aroused in which there are two or more relatively narrow columns'oi 1 fi ures placed so close together that the tot-al oi the items in a column is greater than the To give a concrete case, suppose that it is deslre'dto record upon a single sheet of paper,

may, of three different classes in three different columns called A, B, C, placed close together as follows: I

1 A l B U 91.743298147942421so 84387429469493 37482 492651 9421848147351 8596742'754476294734 8429762728964982421 94135.2();9428363 14936 4294652,?526428728751 When now either of the two right hand columns is added as for instance B the total the number of figures (seven) in the column B so that the ten millions iigure 53 would occu )y a place at the lelt of eolunin B or under the right hand or units oi col umn AK Similarly adding column "U" would produce a sum Whose left hand figure.

)lacc under the right hand or units line oi column B It the columnls ol' figures shown were extended vertically by figures which would occupy places in the next l l such a ma-i chine as is shown in my'll Paton t 741 ,961, issued October 20, 1903 or my ll. Patent 782,554, issued February 14, 1905 or a cone totalizers one for each column. A B "and C it is necessary to provide each totalizer Letters Patent. Patented July 21, 1908.

1907. Serial No. 378,878.

with enou h recording wheels to take care oi the possible total of each such main column 1'. c. with as many wheels as there are likely to be numerals in said total. In other words the totalizer for wluinn B. which contains only seven figures must have eight wheels to take care of the total shown in the example and a ninth. wheel it the total may possibly run into the hundred millions place but each such additional wheel over seven in the, to talizer B would necessitate a separation of columns AMmhB by the width of such wheel or the widthot one-numeral with the result that the columns A and 13 could not he printed .close ,together upon the record sheet of the machine as shown in the example.

The object of this invention isto solve this problem orto provide a mechanism by means of which the to al of acolumn of a given number of iigures may be accumulated \Vltllrin the lateral width of said column,v though the total contains a greater number of ligures than the number of figures crosswise in said column to be added.

The invention consists in the use of an ordinary totalizer provided with as many tigure wheels there are figures crosswise of the particular column which is to be accumulated or recorded and a supplemental counting mechanism so connected to the last or left hand figure wheel of the totalizer that any excess of figures in the total of thetcol- -umn is aceumulated upon the supplemental counting nicchanism located at somec'on veni'ent mint Within the regular width of the-regular totalizcr, usually above it. 1111 other Words it consists in a two storylltw talizer but the second stony for taking. care oi the surplus figures in the sum of the colu' mi jot figures may be at any convenient point with reference to the regular wheels of the totalizer so long as the width of such regular totulizcris not increased.

Referring to the drawings Figure 1 a front viewol' a calculating machine such zis is 'l'ully illustrated in my two prior patents above described having the device of tliis invention applied thereto. The same may 'hc suiliciently described in view of said pith)? patents by saying that the calculating mechanism is attached to an ordinary typewriter which in the present instance is a Remington n achine; As typewriters of the Remingtonkind'are well'know'n in the art detailed de- .gjeriptionofthe printing parts is unnecessary.

v the use number cl 'igure wheels cl 1 In usiug the machine the operate? menipw isles the lreys cf the typewriter to print the figrur s of columns A B C,.etc. Said keys operate the stationary zlilierent-iel, or setting mechanism ll which accumulates the result of; the calculation in she totelizers of which there are three shorm viz. 12, 13 end 14, one for each of the main columns cf figures A, B and C respectively illuszreceil in the above example. If more priuci columns of figures like 4 Worked upon by the tclizers would he added, set forth shove patents. The mechanism of this en;-

machine sulrliiicnul t ventiun is for clenrriess shows as applied t the tam-user 13 whose details illustr in Figs. 2 and 3 but in practice iocelizer; l wouhl be like 13 excest in Wilill so as is ml care or" the total or" column G described.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional detail view cf the totnlicer' 13 looking cl. itfrcm the side of she machine as viewed in Fig. l and in the ilireciien of the urrow 2 cf Fig.

Fi S is u from View of she set with. the cover removed. The low this totslizer 13, illustrated in. exactly like ll'ml oi 4O '9 my shove patent 7M. ,961

Walls mounted b I mean. to slide laterally with the 11 0t 1 writer carriage. The recs are loosely mounted upon H is fried in the side walls wheels are free to relate upon ssirl shaft hutere prevented from moving lulmslly thereon and are placed cquiilistslii; from earl: other, their distance apertheing equal to one step of the typewritercarriage. The receiving Wheels are so placed thci they will he brought one after another into mcsu with e. master or selling; wheel 11" operated by ll.ll(l foruii peril of the llill'erenllizil nuufihl lism A. I. u

he mecim-nism whicl1,i(. r the reasons lmrctolore pciuieil out, must not he more than lhc muuher 0i figures crosswise of column B and also deter mines the value of the highest numhe-r which can be shown upon the UYCll-ll'lkl ll oi the invention of this application. The Wheels 212 mesh with gear Wheels one being secured. to each figure wheel ZS-for r0- mtin the letter. These figure wheels carry (lil'iillflll periphery 21. series o'lhumcrsls or digits for r(- gisteriug l l e total ii the manner conuuou in calculating umchirzes. Each Wheel 22 meshes ivith ii Wheel 28 upon s shaft 25). Adjacent to each wheel 38 a carrying pinion. 30 mounted upon rocker arms 31 fully shown eurl described in Figs. 43 to -16 of the above patent 7 ll. .961.

"inferring new to the particular motel-leer 13 illustrated in Figs. 2 ahd 3 it is seen that there :ue seven figure wheels A. E and if are he heretofore 1110"" number of receivingwheels is eri uci in) the 536 and seven seems hgu're whee I {total or column figures. lotchzer, are

oihcr gears u! journal 'Lhc upper oi irotchzer. llus lest xii 331.;

tinned gear 56 u eshes with a pinion 32f :l "1 n' QQ v m r 3 oil s same 00. 1 .s s um- Ur. is lice to 10mm, 11). the side Walls 20. All of said gears 3s, 35, 23$ and 37 are the leltside of the tcmlw 56.1514 rjseumeu hi the 11, mu cm. es. this she-oi 6S ri mien flfil similer in ,strucmcu Hid r ying w i i of figure wheel he, the together by the intermediar 34, 35, 36, 37', Shari and and 52, the wheels 3'? and 39 pinned. ho she-ll 38. To the lei u of r ceiving 50 are oil er similar receivi loosely mounted en the same shaft. 1 is left of carrying gear 52 are other L gears similarly constructed and similarly mounted each one carrying 21 geuri'or each receivinggeuzu For each receiving gear 54, '55 and etc. there lS lllOllllhfiii lecs w fie, ii, 1.

were is 13.0 at s I rryiug Wheels are geared Leg ther by means 0i carry'uig piuiozis 48 so that tie tens of the mu are carried. from one as the other in a. hummer absolutely similar to the action of the 0il'fly lug unions 3!) below.

The result of this construction is an adding mechanism for accumulating respectively the eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh numerals to the left of seven figures which may occur-in the total column B (when additional llli-lllt is zuldccl *0 that shown in the example and the sum ascertained. Tosumnun'ize; the result of this construction that when this device is applied to column of figures like the column B inthc shove e-Xannple the main or lower toteiizer accumulates upon the wheels 26 the total of all figures in column fB so long as that total dues not exceed. seven figures and any sum which is in excess of seven figures is taken ccre of and. accumus. l l 0 40 39 respectively and be visible at 60 while the figures 4,403,977 would appear on the wheels 26 and be visible. at slot (31, and the operator would get the total by combining the two partial totals in the manner described.

It will be seen that my totalizer is not a mere counter operable from the units end only but is an actual totalizer operable directly in more than one of its ordinal places.

The upper or supplementary portion of the totalizer is a more counting mechanism being directly operated only from its right hand or units end, which operation is effected through the agency of the lower portion of the totalizer and not directly by the differential mechanism. While 1 have illustrated a counting mechanism similar in construction to the totalizer shown in-my previous patert'fls that is not necessary, and any counting mechanism for instance one similar in construction. to any of the well known counting mechanisms say the Veedcr, could have been used. It .is necessary and sufficient that the figures of the total in the eighth, ninth, etc. place be shown in the counting mechanism.

While in the drawings I have illustrated a .totalizer 1'3 with side walls 20 it is not necessary that said totalizer should have indcpendent side walls. Its shafts could be continued through the other totalizcrs adjacent to it namely 12 and 14 by building a special totalizer to embrace all three totalizcrs; 12, 13 and 14 inonc mechanism. circumstances the space occu iied by walls 20 of totalizer 13 could. be eliminated 'and the columns A, B and. (J could be then absolutely ahutted againstcach other as shown in the illustration on page 1 of the specification.

lhihat I. claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1.. in combination, a laterally stationary master means, a pluralityoi laterally movsaid totalizers being capable oi exhibiting a total containing a greater number of digits than there are ordinal places in which said. totalizer is operable by said master means.

2. In .con'ibination. a group ol totalizers and master means, one movable relatively to the other, the totalizcrs being located immediately.adjacent to each other and being operated bythc master means in more than Under these one of their ordinal places, one of said total izers being capable of exhibiting a total contaiuing a greater number o't'digits than there are ordinal places inwhich said totalizer is operable by said master means.

3. A totalizer having a plurality of groups of iigure wheels each group mounted upon an independent axis and the figure wheels of the principal group being located side by side upon their axis, and the principal group being adapted to be operated in each ot'its ordinal places, said totalizer being adapted to exhibit a total containing a greaternumber of digits than there are figure wheels in said princi al group. i

4] n 'a calculating machine, a totalizer o erable directly in. more than one ordinal p ace and having its figure wheels side by side but arranged in two series which are not side by side to thereby reduce the total width necessary to exhibit the highest number within the capacity of the totalizer.

5. A totalizer operable directly in more than one ordinal place and having a set'o'i figure wheels arranged in aseries side by side for exhibiting a number, and other l-igure wheels located elsewhere in the totahzer for exhibiting those digits whose ordinal value is higher than the figure whcel of highest ordinal value in the aforesaid series of figure Wheels.

6. A calculating machine having a sta-- tionary master means and a totahzer adapted to travel past and to a point completely beyond said master means, said totalizer having figure wheels and having receiving wheelsada )ted to beopcrated by said master means, said figure. wheels being greater in munbcr than the receiving wheels, whereby anumber may be exhibited in which there are more figures than. there are receiving wheels.

7. In a recording calculating machine, accumulating means comprising a totalizcr and a countingmechanism adapted to supplci'nent said totalizer, said totalizcr and counting meclntnism each embodying ligurc wheels, the axes of the figure wheels ol" the counting mechanism being parallel tothc axes of the figure-wheels ol' the tota-lizcr, and said counting mechanism being located lat crallywithiu the held of operation of said totalizcr. i

8. in a recording milculziting machine, a plurality of totalizcrs l'or dillerent columns of 'ligurcs to be recorded in close proximity to each other, each totalizcr having ligure whe ls approximately equal to the width ol' the type ligurcs and each totalizcr being approximatelyol' the width ol' the column it is to record, and counting mechanism located izcr, said totally-er including regular and sup plementgg-y figure. wheelgilxe regular 1f wheels oiiljy being adapued iobe opeirau-sd by the diflerentiavl mechanism and thi'e supplementary figure Wheels lasing adapted (.0 exhibit the figures of the total of higher ordinal Value than @2111 be exhibited in the regulmfigure Wheels. l

10. A racor ling calculzifiing machine haw ing stamtionzuy diPQerent-ial n'mchanism and a plurality of iyamlizel's travelim' relativaly thereto, Said hobaiizers being chiefly ope? able i113? :iefiuita numb'ei of their (arclinai phases, and said totaliz recfL-ly operab ie by the diflerentiz 1 machan in Witness whereof, I have hereunto subscnbed my name 111 the presence of twq av-1ters heirlocated close bogether and one of said tomlizmrs being ar ranged to Show a total great-(21' alum the numbBI' of the ordinal places in which it is: d

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