US929080A - Type-writing machine. - Google Patents

Description

' H. GRUTGHLEY.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 26, 1909.

Patented Jul 2?, 1909.

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TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLIOAI'ION FILED APR. 26. 1909.

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HARRY ORUTCHLEY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO UNDERWOOD TYPE- WRITER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

TYPE-WRITING- MACHINE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 27, 1909.

Application filed April 26, 1909. Serial No. 492,106.

- citizen of the United States, residing in Jerends of sai sey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-\Vriting- Machines, of W cation.

This invention relates to tabulators of type-writing machines, and is in the nature of an im rovement upon the devices disclosed. in flnited States Letters Patent N 0. 850,839; In said atent, aseries of column stops was mounte upon the framework of the machine, and a cooperating stop was mounted u on the carriage; all of the colunin sto s lieing normally out of use and so mounte that by pressing upon any stop it could be moved into effective position. Mechanism was also provided to enable the carriage to be released simultaneously with the movement of the selected column stop to effective position.

One of the principal objects of the present invention is to provide a column-stop mechanism of this character which .can readily be applied to existing machines, in which the co umn stop bar is placed at the rear side of the machine, although so far as certain fea tures of this invention are concerned, the location of the column stop bar is not material.

Another object is to make it more convenient to o crate-the column stops.

According to the present improvements ich the following is a specificolumn-stop adjusting keys aremounted in a row at the front of the machine upon forward ends of de ressible'levers; and to the rear 5 levers are attached upstanding thrust rods, and these at their upper ends are pivoted to a series of tumblers or stop operators, which are hinged end to end upon a horizontal shaft, which is fixed to the framework and extends along the usual series of column stops, each tumbler capable of setting its associated stop, so that another key is enabled to move its stop into position for arresting the carriage, whi e the sto s are adjustable independently of one anot ier along the usual rack, this adjustment being effected while the tumblersremain stationary; the stops being separated from the tumblers or operators, and each of the latter being of suflicicnt extent to admit of an adjustment of the stop within the range of about ten or twenty letter spaces.

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' When any key is depressed and its connect ed tumbler is rocked up, it serves not only to set the column stop forward to effective position, but also to rock forwardly the frame upon which the column stops are mounted, thereby both projecting the selected stop into the path of the cooperating carriage stop or dog and also releasing the, carriage from the control of its escapement mechanism. No movement of'the remaining column stops or keys occurs however, because the stops are separated from the tumblers, and hence can move forwardly independently thereof, so that one key can be operated without affecting the others.

When it is desired to use the tabulating mechanism in the ordinary Way without skipping columns, all of the stops are set to effective positions by turning a shifter ban-- dle; and then the ordinary tabulator key may be employed in the usual manner in stead of the skipping keys.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective rear view of an Underwood front strike writing machine equipped with the present improvements; the fifth column stop from the left having been set by its keys into position to arrest the carriage. Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic plan of the column-stop keyboard.- Fig. 3 is a plan of the rear upper portion of the machine to illustrate the cooperation of'the carriage stop with the column stops; the. carriage being shown arrested by the fifth stop in the series. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional side elevation,

showing a column stop as turned by its tumbler in' position to arrest the carriage. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional elevation to show the relation of the column stop bar, the swinging frame of which it forms a part, the carriage and the carriage-releasing mechanism. Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation of the rocking frame on which the column stops are mounted and of one of the column stops in normal position. Fig. 7 is a similar view to show the column stop as partly rotated upon its rod toward the cooperating carriage stop, before the movement of the rocking frame Fig. 7 illustrates the manner of turning the column stop rod to bring all the stops into effective position whenever the usual tabulating key is depressed. Fig. 8 is a similar View, but showing the column stop as swung downwardly clear of the rack for adjustment along the same. Fig. 9 is a part sectional side elevation of the typewriting machine showing the parts in normal positions.

In front of the keyboard 10 of a typewritsecured to the machine frame 11; said shaft extending horizontally along the rear of the machine; each of said tumblers including a flap or bar portion 17 these bars being individually elevated by the thrust rods 16 to engage handles 18 provided upon column stops 19, the latter mounted upon a cylindrical rod 20 and capable of movement into the path of a cooperating stop 21 usually provided. upon the carriage. ltach link 16 18 made extensible, its lower end being tapped to receive a threaded stem 22 pro-- jecting up from a pivoted piece 23, which is slotted at 24"to receive loosely the-rear end of the lever 13.

The column stop rod 20 is mounted in the ends 26 of a rocking frame, which usually comprises an upper rackbar 27 and a bottom square shaft 28, said ends being rigidly connected by both the'rack bar and the shaft. As usual, the frame is hinged upon gudgeons 29, Fig. 1., provided in the main frame of the machine, and the square shaft 28 carries an arm 30 to engage a lever 31 pivoted at 32 and having a roll 33 to lift a rack bar 34 from a pinion 35, Figs. 5 and 9, forming part of the carriage escapement mechanism; said rack bar being carried upon arms 36 hinged at 37 to the ends of the paper carriage 38, upon which the stop 21 is mounted. A spring 39 keeps the rocking frame normally tilted back to the osition at Figs. 5 to 9. The rack 27 is usua ly provided with a scale 40, and each column stop has an index 41 to cooperate with said scale, as well as a tooth 42- to engage the rack 27.

Normally all of the column stops 19 are ineffective or out of use, as at Fig. 8; that is, they are in such positions that none of them can be swung by the rocking frame 26, 27, 28, farenough to get into the path of the carriage stop 21 before said frame is arrested by the engagement of the front face of the rack 27 with the usual leather pad or brake 42. But upon the depression of any selected key 12, the associated rod 16 is thrust up to rock its tumbler 17 and the connected column stop 19 is first tilted forwardly about the rod 20,

to the Fig. 7 position, while the frame 26, 27, 28 remains stationary. The index 41, however, limit this independent movement of the column stop; and further depression of the selected key 12, and consequent u Ward thrust of the rod 16, serves to swing t e entire frame forwardly about thetrunnions 29; the handle 18 thus serving as a crank Whereb to turn said frame. By this movement 0? the column stop frame, the stop 19 is carriedrforwardly enough to be encountered by the carriage stop 21; and at the same time, the lever 31 is vibrated by the arm 30, and the rack 34 is lifted from the escapement pinion 35 'to release the carriage, which, of course, is arrested by the engagement of 21 with 19. U on releasing the key, the parts are returne to normal positions by springs 39, the rack 34 dropping by its own Weight, and'a spring 43 returning the key lever 13 to normal position.

During the operation just described, the tooth 42 of the stop remained in engagement with the rack 27. The compression spring 44, housed within the stop itself, presses aball 45 into a groove 46 formed longitudinally in the top of the column stop rod 20, and tends always to return the column stop to the Fig. 6 position. During the movement of the column sto from the Fig. 6 to the Fig. 7 position, the ba 1 is forced partly out of the groove 46, and there remains during the movement of the parts to the Fig. 4 position; but upon release of the'ke'y, the sprin 44 turns the column stop back about the ro 20 to the normal Fig. 6 position. i

It will be seen that each stop is adjustable to different pointsalong its associated tumbler 17, so that the latter can operate the stop at any point Within the ran e of several letter spaces or several notches o the column stop rack. The bars 17 c are shown abutting together endwise, so that each may afford a full range of adjustment of its associated stop Each of tlie lifters 17 stands norma ly far enough belowthe column stops, to permit the latter to'be swung out of en age ment with the rack and adjusted therea ong.

Any or all of the stops may move upwardly independently of the ,underends of the shaft are provided with ofisetarms 47, each of which overlaps the adjoining tumbler, and at its inner end is bent to form an ear 16 for the thI'lIStoIOd. This provision of the overlapping arm 47 ermits the extension of the set of tumblers eyond the set ofthrust rods.

When it is desired to use the ordinary tabulator key 48 in place of the keys 12, 5/130 handle 49, fixed upon the rod 20,is swung up to turn the rod 20 from the Fig. 6 position to the Fig. 7 position, so that all stops are carried into position to be encountered by the carriage stop 21 when the frame 27 is swung forward and the carriage released. The key 48 will then. be employed in the usual manner, 'this key being mounted upon a lever 50 having a pin-and-slot connection at 51 in a link 52, the latter pivoted at 53 to an ear 54 provided upon the shaft 28 of the rocking frame.

From the foregoing, it willbe seen'that when the handle 49 is thrust down to the Fig. 6 position, any key 12 may be manipulated to cause the carriage to be released, and then arrested by the column stop which is associated with the depressed key; all of the prior column stops being skipped during the run of the carriage; while when the handle 49 is thrust up, no skipping can be done, but the tabulator may be used in the ordinary way by employing either the key 48 or any of the keys 12. A

The column stop rod 20 may be held frictionally or otherwise at either Fig. 6 or Fig. 7

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, and portions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a typewriting and tabnlating ma chine, a column-stop selecting mechanism comprising, in combination with a powerdriven carriage and an escapement mechanism, a series of keys, tumblers independently operable thereby, and a series of column stops associated with said tumblers. respectively and each adjustable relatively to the carriage and to its tumbler, and normally out of effective position, but movable by its tuineler into carriage-arresting position independently of the remaining stops.

2. In a typewriting and tabulating machine, a column-stop selecting mechanism colnprising'g, in combination with a powerdriven ca rage and an escapement mechan ism, St 'e of keys, tumblers independently operable thereby, a series of column stops associated with said tumblers rospectivey and each. adjustable relatively to the carriage and to its tumbler, and normally out of effective position, but movable by its tumbler into carriage-arresting position independently of the remaining stops, and carriage-rel .asing incclnrnism' also operable by each of said tumblers.

In a typewriting and tabulating machine, a column-stop selecting mechanism, ccn'rprising, in combination with a powerdri en carriage and an escapement mechanism, a series of keys, tumblers independently operable thereby and a series of column stops associated with said tU]Ill;lOlS respecchine, the combination with a carriage, of a series of keys, a series of tumblers, one connected to each'key, and a series of normally ineffective column stops, one associated with each tumbler, and all normally out of effective positions, said tumblers abutting end to end and extending along the series of column stops, and each of the latter adjustable in the direction of the run of the carriage t0 difierent points along its associated tumbler, each tumbler effective when operated by its key to set the selected column stop independently of the others into position to arrest the carriage.

5. In a typewriting and tabulating machine, the combination with a carriage, of a series of keys, a shaft, a series of independent tumblers loosely mounted end to end on said shaft, a series of connections from said tumblers to said keys, and a series of normally ineffective column stops, each of the latter adjustable along the carriage and having a part to be engaged by the corresponding tumbler when 0 erated by the connected key, to set the co umn stop into carriage-arresting position independently of the other stops.

6. In a typewriting and tabulating machine, the combination with a carriage, of a series of keys, a shaft, a series of independent tumblers loosely mounted end to end on said shaft, a series of connections from said tumblers to said keys, and a series of normally ineffective column stops, each of the latter adjustable along the carriage and having a part 'to be engaged by the corresponding tumbler when operated by the connected key, to set the column stop into carriage? arresting position independently of the other sto s; said keys mounted upon key levers, and the latter connected by links directly to said tumblers.

7. In a typewriting and tabulating ma.'

-adjustable along the carriage and having 'a part to be engaged by the corresponding tumbler when operated by the connected key, to set the column stop into carriagearresting position independently of the other stops;'tlre width of the series of tumblers being greater than the width of the series of connections, and certain of said tumblers having overlapping extensions to which their connections are pivoted.

8. In a typewriting and tabulating ma chine, the combination with -a carriage, of a series of keys, a shaft, a series of inde endent tumblers loosely mounted end to en on said shaft, a series of connections from said tumblers to said keys, a series of normally ineffective column stops, each of the latter adjustable along the carriage and having a art to be engaged by the corresponding tum ler when operated by the connected key, to set the column stop into carriage-arresting position independently of the other stops, each tumbler comprisin a hub portion to fit'upon said shaft, and a Iaterally extended flap or bar portion t-o engage the column stop.

9. In a typewriting and tabulating mas chine, the combination with a carriage, of a series of column stops independently adjustable along the run of the carriage, and a series of column-stop operators extending along the series of column stops, one operator associated with each stop, each'of said operators of sufficient extent to permit adjustment of its column stop along both the rack and the 0 erator While'remaming under the control 0 vthe latter.

10. In a typewriting and tabulating machine, the combination With a carriage, of a series of column stops independently adjustable along the run of the carriage, a series of column-sto operators extending, along the series of co umnstops, one operator associated with each stop, each of said operators of sufficient extent to ermit adjustment of its column stop along 0th the rack and the 0V erator while remaining under the control oi the latter, and independently operable keys connected to said 0 erators to set any selected column stop independently of the other stops to carriage arresting osition.

11. In a typewriting and tabu ating machine, the combination with a carriage, of a series of column stops independently adjustable along the run of the carriage,and a series of column-stop operators extending along the series of column stops, one operator associated with each stop, each of said operators of sufiicient extent to ermit adjustment of its column stop along 0th the rack and the operator while remaining under the controlv of the latter; each of said operators in the form of a tumbler pivoted upon the framework and having a stop-operating portion adjoinin the corresponding portion of the next tum ler.

12. In a typewriting and tabulating machine, the combination with a carriage, of a series of-column stops independently adjust able along the run of the carriage, and a series of column-stop operators, extending along the series of column stops, one operator associated with each stop, each of said operators of sufficient extent to permit adjustment of its column stop along both the rack and the operator While remaining under the control of the latter; each of said operators in the form of a tumbler pivoted upon the framework and having a stop-operating por' tion adjoinin the corresponding portion of the next tum ler, and each connected by a. link to a lever carrying a key.

13. In a typewriting and tabulating machine, the combination with a carriage, of a series of column stops independently adj ustable along the run of the carriage, and a series of column-stop voperators extending along the series of column stops, one operator associated with each stop, each of said operators of sufiicient extent to permit adjustment of its column stop along both the rack and the operator while remaining under the control of the latter; each of said operators in the form of a tumbler pivoted upon the framework and having a stop-operating portion adjoining thecor esponding portion of the next tumbler, an each connected by a link to a lever carrying a key; the turnblers forming a row extending along the carriage, and those tumblers at the ends of the row being provided with offset connections to the keys.

14. In a typewriting and tabulating mechanism, the combination with a carriage having a stop, of a series of column stops, a bar for supporting the column stops, a series of column-stop operators actuated. by a series of keys, eaciif column sto) adjustable independently of the others aiong both its associated o erator and said carriage, means to turn sai bar, the latter connected to said column stops to move them all to efiective positions, an auxiliary key to move all of the column stops simultaneously from the lastmentioned positions into the path of said carriage stop, and a carriage-releasing mechanism operated either by said auxiliary key or by any of the column stop keys.

15. In a typewriting and tabulating mechanism, the combination with a carriage hav ing a stop, of a series of column stops, a bar for supporting the column stops, a series of column-stop operators actuated by a series of keys, each column sto pendently of the others a ong both its associated operator and said carriage, means to, turn said bar, the latter connected to said i column stops to move them all to effective positions, an auxiliary key to moveall of the column stops simultaneousl from the lastmentioned positions into t e path of said carriage stop, and a carriage-releasing mechanism operated .pither by said auxiliary key or by any of the eolumn stop keys; said operators being disconnected from "aid column stops, to permit the described movements of the latter.

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16. In a typewriting and tabulating mechanism, the combination with a power-drivenof the others to effective position and simultaneously moving said frame to release the carriage; each column stop being adjustable along the rack independently of its operator.

17. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage and'a stop, of column stops adjustable independently of one another in the direction of travel of the carriage, a series of keys, connections to en able any selected key to set its column stop into the path of the first stop, each of'said connections including a stop-operator constructed to operate its associated column stop at different adjustmentspf the latter along the rack, the column stop being adjustable independently of the operator, a

movable frame upon which said co umn stops, are mounted, an auxiliary key connected to said rocking frame to operate the latter independently of said series of keys, and means to shift said column sto s simultaneously to positions where they wi 1 be effective in succession.

18. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage having a stop, of a set of column stops adjustable independently of one another in the direction of travel of the carriage, a series of keys one for each column stop, connections to enable any se lected key to set its column stop into the ath of said carriage stop, said connections including a stop-operator constructed to operate its assoclated column stop at differentadjustments of the latter along the rack, the column stop being adjustable independently of the operator and separated therefrom, a rocking frame uponwhlch said column stops are mounted, an auxiliary key connected to said rocking frame to operate the latter independently of said series of keys, and a finger-piece upon the rocking frame having means to set said series of column stops simultaneously to positions where they will be effective in succession upon the repeated rocking of said frame.

19. In a tabulating mechanism, the combination with a carriage, of a letter-feeding mechanism, a stop on the carriage, a rack on the framework of the, machine, a series of column-stops adjustable along the rack, yielding means for holding each column-stop out of effective position while held by said rack,- a series of keys mounted upon the store mounted upon the framework 0 framework of the machine, connections ex tending from said keys to said column stops, said connections each including a stop-o erfii t 6 machine and constructed to operate its associated column stop at difierent adjustments of the latter along the rack, the column stop being adjustable independently of the operator, and means rendered effective by pressure upon any key for releasing the carriage from the control of the letter-feeding mechanism.

20. In a tabulating mechanism, the combination with a power-driven carriage and a letter-feeding mechanism, of a carriage stop, a movable bar, a series of column-stops adjustable along the bar, means for securing the column-stops against accidental displacement along said bar, means holding each column-stop out of effective position while so secured, finger-keys, connections from said keys to said column stops, each connection including a stop-operator mounted'upon the framework of the machine and constructed to operate its associated column stop at different adjustments of the latter along the rack, the column stop being adj ustable independently of the opei'ator, each column stop movable upon said bar b its key into effective position independent y of the other column-stops, said bar being movable by pressure upon any of said keys, and a carriage-releasing mechanism controlled by said bar.

21. In a tabulating mechanism, the combination with a carriage and a lette1=feeding mechanism, of a carriage stop, a rack, a bar extending along said rack, a series of columnstops pivoted independentl upon said bar and adj ustab e therealong and having teeth, and rotatable about said ivots to engage and disengage theirteeth wit said of one another rack, springs holding said column-stops normally out of effective ositions while engaged by said rack, said. bar eing movable by pressure applied to any of said column stopsfor moving the column stops to effective position and mechanical connections extending from said columnstops to independently operable ke s, each of said mechanicalconnections inc uding' a stop operator mounted upon the framework of the machine and constructed to operate its associatedfcolumn stopat difierent adjustments of the latter along the rack, the column stop being adulating mechanism, the combijustable inde endently of the operator.

22. In a tail nation with a carriage and a letter-feeding" mechanism, of a carriage stop, a rack, a bar extending along said rack, a series of columnstops pivoted independentl of one another upon said bar and adjustab e'therealong and to engage and disengage their teeth with said rack, springs holding said column-stops normally out of effective positions while engaged having teeth, and rotatable about said pivots v by said rack, said bar being movable by prescolumn-stops to independently operable keys each of sai mechanical connections including a stop-operator mounted upon the framework of the machine and constructed to op erate its associated column stop at difierent adjustments of the latter along the rack, the 10 column stop beingadjustable'mdependently of the operator, and a carriage-releasing mechanism operable by said keys through said column sto s.

llARRY CRUTCHLEY. WVitnesses:

JOHN A. SEIFERT, K. FRANKFORT.

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