US936265A

US936265A - Phonograph.

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Publication number: US936265A
Application number: US41183308A
Authority: US
Inventors: John F Ott
Original assignee: NEW JERSEY PATENT CO
Current assignee: NEW JERSEY PATENT CO
Priority date: 1908-01-20
Filing date: 1908-01-20
Publication date: 1909-10-05
Anticipated expiration: 1926-10-05

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J. P. OTT. rnunoenun, APPLIOLTIOI FILED IA]. 20, 19118.

Patented Oct. 5, 1909.

O E -M 'To "it Y 1 Be itknownthat I JOHN- on, a citi- "zen oflthe-UnitedStates; and .a resident of f Orange; in the county of Essex and Statejolf New"Jer's ey; have invented certain new and useful "'III'I rov'emen'ts fin Phonographgof V which the ollowi is ade'scription; a

"invention re ates to phono on s. traveling "carriage to which a progressmtingfeedsci-ew, that the reproducer" or recorder stylus traces a spiral path with re- *lisuali pra'ctie for ,many years to provide a fedjscrewfof 'fine' pitch which advances'the ti-aveling 'cairiage a distanceof 'one onehuudredtliofan i'nch for each revolution of theinandfelb. hlore recently, however, it has record? infw been found I ich the" record groove has two hundred? turns-- or"th-'reads to' "the inch, '50

that it-i's' d'esirabl'eto provide a phon'ogra h feed ofthe carriage W111 suitable' fol b ratingu onareco'rd of this. fidescriptionll that "there "are already thousands of phonon 'view 0 the ,fact, however,

' graphs" in use in which the feed screw-ad lvanc'es the carriage one one-hundredth 'of an lnchfper 'mandrel revolutlon,and a vast number-,of records are also ,ln'us'e having a pitch .ofxone one-hundredth of an inch, "1tis t e speed at which it has heretofore been I fdesirable to provide means which maybejreadil'y apgiliedto such phonographs' where- 35 b 'thefee screwniay'be driven-at one-half a driven, suchm'eans also perinittin the driv- "ing of the: feed screw at its usua s eed, so

mterprovision of interchangeable means of this 7 j character which'rnay be readilj applied to a f 'phono'gjr'aphfand in which, when so applied, the parts' inay be readily shifted with respect toheach'j o'thr 'so a's to drive the feed screw at thedesired';'rate" of speed.

' "structed in jacc'ordance with my invention,'

f Reference is hereby made to the accom- 50 pany ing'; drawing, of which;-

' and Fig.2 is"an'end"elevation ofthe same.

lrn n s i -z "1 v a r s hc i Mermai- Pate ted r E' I Application 'mea January 2 0 least-serum. 4i1,a3a.

i I l aphs of lithetjpe wherein the'sound box 1 s"carried a iveinovfemeht is imparted by means of a ro- V placed at the gossibl'e to manufacture a sound- "ch a'n e'ablywith sound records havingeither one undred or two hundred threads per inch, andm'y'i'nvention has for its object the.

io J wmm e llemi ibx vaw was: 7 1 I or was]: omen, NEWIJEBSEY, AQOBBOBATIONUENEW JEBSERY a Inboth views corresponding parts-"are form and comprises "a base v1,--to which eured'a fix'ed horizontal pin"or journaI E;

'by the mandre and. whichreceives' the driving belt 5 is'ri dly secured to th'epulley 4 roshaft. g an thereby'rotatab1y supports the same In con un ction with a similar shown)? A. rotatably sup orts" spur gear -'-1;0f which meshes with. tih

etfiapted to be locked to the' gear fL-l'bj'"means o a a which the pin'may be operated; In'the pos are disconnected) The gear 11. :is; with a number of holes I? arrange gconcen trically, saidjholeSbein at the same .d

pin '13, and-being of the endof-the pin, moved longitudlnallyyits end. will enter one of the SaidhOIes-and will 'loc kjhe'gears'rll and .12 together; When thusarrang'edthe inch.

operating .on the ordinary upon whi'chtheimandrel 3' is rotatably supported, the same being adapted to be driven lpulleyl: secured to one end of the from the phonograph motor: :A'spur eartates t erewith, The pin 2 1s secured to the: up'rig'ht 6 which is integral with the'ba'sel and vsaid uprightalso carries the pivot 7 which\ enga es one end offth'e feed screw pin 9 iscarried byuthe iipn glii emi' 75 A e gear 5; "The: gear- 110. also" meshes with a 'gea-r'il loosel'ymount'ed the shaft 8. There is another gear 12 which is fixed upon the said shaft :,and; -which'is I in 13' which-i-occupies aohollow rbo'ss j 14 whlch may be integral with the-gear 12., This pin is formed with a-shou'lder which 'preven'ts the same from being-removed froin the said boss and with a reduced portion 15 on the end ofwhich 'is a small head 16,I-'b y tion' shown in Fig. 1, the gears 11 andt 12- ro'vided '90 'tance. from" the center, o the shaft 8 as-"the a size suitable receive so that when the pi is-- shaft 8 w ll be driven from the pulley. 4 through the

gears

5, 10', 11, and 12,"and'the same are so proportioned; asjtodriveithe -shaft'8 ata speed suitable for-traversing thesou'ndfbox carriage 18 when operating iipon. a record having two hundred threads :to the In order that'the shaft, may driven at ,twice the speed,.or a. speed suitablefor g recordofl one hiindred threads per inch, 1 provide a frame designated by the same reference numerals; i The phonograph-shown is ofa well-known other end of -the not end of the cross'rod 20which nd the upright 6, said frame 'eing angu- 25, the gears --23 and 24 being rigidly mounted on one s'tud in the frame 19, gears 22 and 25 .being mounted on parallel studs," gear 22 meshing with gear 23, and gear 24 meshing; with gear 25. "It is obvious that inch.

the gears can be mounted in any convenient mannerso that gears 23 and 24 rotate together,- and gears 22 and 25 'rotate independently' of each other. Vhen the frame 19 occupies the position shown in the drawing the gear 22 meshes j with the gear 11,

and the gear 25 meshes *withthegear 12. In thisposition, in which of course, the in 13 is-Withdrawn from the hole 17 the pul ey 4-drives the screw Shaft'S 'through the

gears

5, 10, 11, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 12, and the ars are soproportioned thatthe shaft 8 w ll be driven at the proper speed for. traversing.

the sound box carriage when operating upon a recordhavin one hundred threads to the Obvious y all that is necessary to do, in order to produce the desired arrangement for operating upon a record having two hundred threads tothe inch is to loosen the set screw 21 and move the frame 19 through "msuflicient angle to release the gears 22 and 25' from the

gears

11 and 12, then tighten upfthe set screw 21 to hold the frame in this po sition,then move the pin' 13 inward until its end enters one of the openings 17 of the 11, thereby locking the

gears

11 and 12 t g U In'the claims, the term spindle is used to enote a small cylindrical-chamber which J'either a revolving member, as in the case of the feedscrew shaft or spindle, or is fixed or non-revolving, as in the case of the stationary support on which the mandrel rotates, or in the case of the guide rod, which supports the traveling carriage.

Having now described my invention, I claim: i

,1. In a phonograph, the combination with the mandrel and feed screw spindle, con stit'uting a pair of revolving members, and a fil pportlng frame atone end of said mem- 139m of a spindle supported by said frame,

a support pivotally mounted on said last named spindle, gear means carried. by said support, and an incomplete'gear train connecting said mandreland feed screw spindle, said support being movable to insert the gear 'means carried thereby into the gear train to complete'the same, substantially as described.

2. .In a phonograph, the combination with the mandrel and feed screw spindle, constituting a pair ofrevolying members, and a supporting frame at one end ef said'mem tion of' said cross rod beyond the frame, gear means carried by saidv support, and an drel and said feed screw spindle,-said sup port being movable to insert the gear means carried thereby into' the ear train tocomplete the same, substantially as described.

the mandrel and eed screw. spindle, constituting a pair of revolving members, and a supporting frame at one end of said members, of a -rod supported by said frame,

gear means carried by said support, fast members, gear means connecting said other member with said loose gear, said gear means carried by said support being movable by the pivotal movement of the support to connect and disconnect said fastand lo gears, substantially as described. '1

4. In a phonogra h, the combination with the mandrel and fbed screw spindle, consupportingframe atone end of said members, of a rod supported'by said frame, a support pivotally mounted on said rod, gear means carried by said support, fast and loose gears co-axial with one of said members, gear means connecting said other member with said loose gear, said gear means carried by said support being movable by the pivotal movement of the support to connect and disconnect said fast and loose ears, and means for lockingtogether said ast and loose gears, substantially as described. A

5; In a phonograph, the combination with the mandrel and feed screw spindle, constituting a pair of revolving members, and a supporting frame at one end of said members, of a s indle carried by said frame, a supsaid members, gear means connecting said other member with said loose gear, said gear means carried by said support being movable I therewith to connect and disconnect said fast and loose gears, substantially as described. Y

6. In a phonograph, the combination with the mandrel and feed screw spindle, constituting a pair of revolving members, and 'a supportlng frame at one end of said members, of gears carried by the said 'mernbers, means for connecting them to drivegthe feed spindle from the mandrel at a definiteratio, including gear means in mesh withthe mandrel gear, astud carried by said frame, and a pivoted support sleeved thereon carrying a gear train adapted to be brought into incomplete gear trainconnecting sald'mana support pivotally mounted on ;said rod,

and loose gears co-axial with one' of said stituting a pair of revolving members,iand. a

port mova ly mounted on said last namedbers, of across rod supported by said frame, a support plvotally mounted 'ona prolonga- '75 3. In a phonogra' h, :the combination with mesh'yvith the feedscrew gear and the gear I train connecting said i mandrel and; feed means in mesh with the mandrel gear to drive the feed spindle from the mandrel at a different ratio, substantially as described.

7. In a phonograph, the combination with a plurality of arallel transverse spindles,

q a mandrel earned by, one of saidspindles Correction inLetters Patent .N'o.i 936,265:

and one of said spindles having a feed screw out thereon, of a supportpivotally mounted on one ofsaid splndles, gear means carried said support, and-an incomplete gear 1 I screw, said support'being-movable to insert the gear means carried thereby into the said gear train to complete the same, sub- 15 stantlally as described. v r I This specification signed and witneed tl'ns 13 day of Jany., 1908.

r JOHN F. OTT.

Witnesses r H. H. 'DYKE,

FRANK LEWIS.

It is hereby certified that in-Letters Patent N'o. 936,265, granted October 5, 1909,

, upon the application of John F. Qtt, of Qran'e; New Jersey, .for an improvement in p .Phonogr'aphs, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction as v follows: Page 2, line 41, the word chambershould, read member; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this {correction therein that the same may con:

form to the record of the case in the Patent Oflice;

Signed and sealed this 2nd day of November, A. D. 1909.

C. C.. BILLINGS, Acting Commissioner of Patents.

. mesh'yvith the feedscrew gear and the gear I train connecting said i mandrel and; feed means in mesh with the mandrel gear to drive the feed spindle from the mandrel at a different ratio, substantially as described.

r JOHN F. OTT.

Witnesses r H. H. 'DYKE,

FRANK LEWIS.

form to the record of the case in the Patent Oflice;

Signed and sealed this 2nd day of November, A. D. 1909.

C. C.. BILLINGS, Acting Commissioner of Patents.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 936,265, granted October 5, 1909, upon the application of John F. Ott, (\f Orange, New Jersey, for an improvement in Phonographs, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page 2, line 41, the word chamber should read member; and that the said Lettens Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 2nd day of November, A. D., 1909.

C. C. BILLINGS,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

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