US939479A - Computing-machine. - Google Patents

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J. M. DALY.

COMPUTING MACHINE. APPLIOA'Q'ION FILED APR.10, 1907.

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J. M. DALY.

COMPUTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 10. 1907.

939,479. Patented N0v.9, 1909.

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COMPUTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.10,1907.

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This invention has reference to a computing machine and relates particularly to ,a device for equating train tonnage or for measuring the resistance of railway trains,

although the invention herein may be used with equally as good results on other and various computing machines.

One of the objects of thepre'sent invention is combining a stationary stop. member and an interchangeable scale with a registering device. I

A further object'of this invention is to make possible a computation upon-any basis desirable. each change of scale representing a different basis or rate for calculation.

The results to be obtained by the present invention are similar to those found in earlier applications for patent filed by me on Jan. 4th, 1906, bearing. Serial No. 294,662

.andJan. 30th, 1907, bearing Serial No. 354,908.

, Fora further and full description of the invention herein andfthe merits thereof, and also to acquire a knowledgeof the details of constructimi of the means for. effecting the result, reference is had to the following description and drawingshereto attached.

.Yhilethe essential and characteristic features of the invention are susceptible of modification, still the preferred embodiment of.

the invention is illustrated in the .a.ccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan viewof, my improved computing machine with top of casmg removed and parts thereof showing the arrangements of the working parts of device insaid casing; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of casin alone, with scale removed; Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a computing machine, embodying m improvements, showing a scale to be use with a 10.40 ton rated engine, placed in position and one car of eigil it-y n the machine; ig tie a view similar to ig.,3 with the excep- V Specification bf Letters Patent. Application filed April 10, 1907. Serial No. 367,449.

tion that the registering mechanism has been operated to register a car of 30 gross tons; F 1g. 5 1s a view similar to Fig. 3'w1tht-he Patented Nov. 9, 1909.:

exception that scale based on diiierent rating 1 is used; Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 4 w th exception that the scale is based upon different ratlng and similar to scale in Fig.

5 Fig. 7 is atransverse cross-section through the casing, taken on the line i g of Fig. 2; Fig. 8 isan annular scale adapted to be manually inserted in the casing, showingrespectively its face, and end view and sectional view along the line Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the figures.

In y P g application, bearing S i p Number 35 1,9081 have explained fully the operation of the registeringwheels disclosed in this application and thereforethey need only be briefly referred to here, as they form no part of the present invention, except as it may be employed with some suitable registering mechanism, and that disclosed to a certain extent, is the preferred arrangement. The wheels 1-1, 15, 16 and 17 are'mounted to having a cooperative relation, being successively actuated through the operation of the circular plate or disk 9, on the lower surface 8 of which, are arranged teeth meshing witha pinion 12, which, with each operation imparts a like movement to the wheel 14-; both the gearing of the plate 9 and the pinion 12 are shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. A'suitable means may be employed vto revolve this circular plate, in this instance, I have arranged a series of small holes 11 near the periphery, in which a pin may be inserted and the disk manually turned. With each turn of the plate this pin. which reaches far enough below the surface of the plate to engage the lever 40 pulls this and its. correspondinglever 38 into dotted position seen in Fig. 1, which by means of connecting rod 37 and lever 36 turns the sleeve 32; the eyer 33 lifting ratchet 3 L which in turn revolves car numbering wheels 29 operating wheel 30 at predetermined intervals as has been explained. Y t I thinkit unnecessary to detail to any great extent the mechanism 0 erated by thedisk 9 to impart motion to e registering and numbering wheels, nor-to the instml.

reversing the :disk 7 mentalities which, by the numbers u on 9.1 the wheels are turned 'to naught. e brief description I have given along with the references made, I believe to be all that is sufficient to make the said device" understood. v

1 The pinion 12 is preferably composed of ten teeth, a number corresponding to the' number of figures on registering wheels;

and the arcs subtended by chords drawn from center to center of contiguous pin holes 11 are equal to those out by the pitch of the An engine has a specified tractive power dependent upon size of boiler, cylinders,

weight, etc, and each car requires a certain amount of force'toovercome its enertia or rest. Each railroad has certain grades and curvest'o be overcome, so that anengine of a certam draw bar pull on one line has more workjto haul a certain number of cars between two points "that the-same would have on another, owing to the differences in the .curves' and' rades ofthe two tracks. An

engine will, therefore, be moreefi'ective on a straight track, the difference in the work required to do in each case being allowed for by the proper graduation of the scales;'th e scales being based preferably upon dynamometer car tests over certain roads for certain engines; a i i 'In my former application, bearing Serial No. 354,908, Ihave had a fixed scale andia" movable stop, the stop. ada table to any engine on "any road; but in t e .present-inventlon 'I have arranged a series oi: dlfi'en ently graded interchangeable scales in combination Witha fixed stop to take the place of the former. For the sake of explanation lines.

I have showntwo of such scalesaone in Figs; 3, etand 7 and the other in Figs. 5 and 6, illustrating engines with respectively 1040 and 2500 ton pulling capacity over certain The scales may be made of any suitable material and of any size or shape, but for the purpose ofexplanation I prefer to show them as rings 1, upon which may be embedded, embossed or suitably attached, numbers or characters by which cars of various .gross weights may be shown. I have, for

convenience, shown'numerals, each number representing in tons, a car of like gross weight. There'is a dissimilarity in my arrangement of these characters-to suit the different pulling cap'acitiesfounded as 1 have said before upon dynamometer cars.

For the purpose of accurate reading,.I have placed them opposite small spacing lines I which coincide with: perforations 1'1, as is shown in my drawings, upon proper adjustment of the scale rings; the spaces between each line being proportionately equal to the spaces between per orations. The casing 6 is formed so that the scales may lie therein andsuitable clamps 5 in combination with lugs 3'or other means may be furnished to prevent" the said scale rings from being moved from the proper adjustment or posi-v ition. An appropriateflstop 7 isialso pro: vided made in any way for adaptation to its particular use;

' I have in my drawings shown clan'lps 5 pivotally connected'to thecasing 6 which may be swung backward and forward to admit andclampfscalerings into position. The shelf 2, cutaway inone portion toallow the lever 40 to swing, is furnished as a. rest ing yla'ce for the scale rings. The lugs;3 whic 1 I have shown, fit into indentures t in scale rings; thisbeing one method of preventing the scale rings v 1, from revolvlng. The stop 7 I have illustrated, is merely a small metal barpivotally fastened to casing ii at point 12' it maybe swungas shown in dotted lines ni Figs. tland 5 to admit the scale ring to casing; but. preventettafrom swinging too far in either direction by-Tsnmll lugs 10 on surface of casing Now, upon making u a freight train in which this device may e used, the number of the engine is first ascertained anditscor- 100 'responding scale ring over that particular road-is placed in position. Then for eachw car 'to' be transported, its gross weight is learned and the propelling in is placed in the hole 11 opposite alnum b an amount equal to the gross weight ofthe .car; The pin and disk are turned clockwise until the .propellingpin strikes againstithe fixed stop 7 and the number of gross tons that car represents on that .roadwill he-re'g- 110 istered upon the registering wheels, A car at a time may be added and thesame process, employed so long asineither the limit in the number of cars has been reached, nor the sum upon the registering mechanism exceeds 115 the tonnage rate of the engine.

For the purpose of .illustratin the difference there would bein scales l'or engines over certain roads I show the Figs. 3 and 4 Figs. 5 and 6 with a 2500 ton rated eugima For convenience, I*have taken 80 tons as a l of'SO upon the machine with both scales in 325 ' F 3 and 5; the arrows indicating the path of the propelling pin. In Figsmhtndti the difference is evident, in each case a car of i 30 gross tons has been registered andtheii respective tonnage added upon the machine. 139

er designating to be used with a 104iO ton rated engine, 2

This cause for the difference in the scales may be better understood when explained that an engine of a large draw bar pull can pull more cars than an engine of smaller pulling capacity, consequently, each car of a -long train owing to friction, curves, etc.,

will weigh proportionately more than one in a shorter train, hence, the obvious difference.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by'Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In a computing machine, the combination of a plurality of cooperating registering wheels, a rotatable member opei'ativ'ely connected to said wheels, and a plurality of inand a plurality of interchangeable rings,

adapted to encircle said register operating means, and each rmghavmg a scale base u'pon 'a' diiferent rate for calculation.

4. In a machine for equating train tonnage, the combination of registering mechanism, a revoluble disk operatively connected with said mechanism, a plurality of interchangeable members adapted to have association with said disk and having a scale attached thereto, and servin as a guide to the operation of said disk, sai scales being dis-' similar for the purpose of suiting the several scales to engines of different pulling capacity.

5. In a computing machine, the combination of a plurality of registering wheels, a plurality of. tallying wheels, a disk operatively connected with the registering wheels, means capable of'being operated simultaneous with the operation of the disk, for actuating the tallying wheels, and a plurality of interchangeable rings adapted to encircle said disk, each of said" rings having a scale attached thereto based upon a different rating for calculation;

6. In a computing machine, the combination of registering mechanism, a disk operatively connected withsaid mechanism, said disk provided with an annular row of perforations arranged for the insertion of means at Various pomts on said disk to rotate the same, and a plurality of interchangeable rings, each of said rings provided with a scale composed of characters, said characters placed opposite spacing lines which coincide with the perforations in the disk, the spaces between each line being proportionately equal to the spaces between sald perforations.

7. In a computing machine, registering mechanism, actuating means therefor, and interchangeable rings each having a scale attached thereto, and a member for limiting the movement of said actuating-means. I

8. In a computing machine, registering mechanism, actuating means therefor, interchangeable annular rings each having a scale to coiiperate with said actuating means, and a. member for limiting the movement of said actuating means.

9. In a computing m ichine, registering mechanism, actuating means therefor, interchangeable rings each having a scale attached thereto, each of said scales based upon a diiferent rate for calculation, and a member for l1m1t1ng the movement of saidactuatmg means.

10. In a computing machine, registering mechanism, actuatlng means, detachable an-i nular rings each having ,a scale attached thereto, said scales based upon a different rate for calculation, and a member for limit- H ing the movement of the actuating means.

- 11. In a computing machine, registering mechanism, rotatably supported means to be manually operated for actuating said registerlng mechan1s1n,and interchangeable membased upon a different rate for calculation.

bers,'each having a scale attached thereto,, I adapted to encircle said actuating means and 12. In a computing machine, registering mechanism, rotatably supp'orted means to be manually operated for actuating said registering mechanism, interchangeable rings adapted to encircle said actuating means, and having scales attached thereto, each of which are based upon a different rate for calculation.

13. In -a computmg machine, reglstermg'.

mechanism, rotatably supported means to be manually operated for actuating said registering mechanism, interchangeable members, each having a scale adapted to encircle said actuating means and based upon. adifierent rate for calculation, and means for governing the movement of said actuating means.

14. In a computing machine, registeringmechanism, rotatably supported means to be manually oplerated for actuating said registering mec adapted to encircle said actuating'means,

and having scales attached thereto, each of.

which are based upon a difierent rate for calculation, and means overlying the ath of movement of said rot-atablysupporte means for limiting the movement thereof.

15. In a computing machine, registering mechanism, a d sk gearedto such mechanism and adapted to be manually actuated,

andinterchangeable rings having scales anism, interchangeable rings adapted to encircle said disk, each of Which are based upon a different rate for calculation. I

16. In a computmgmachine, registering ,inechanism, a disk geared to suchm'echanism, and adapted to be manually actuated, a

[ removable member having a scale cooperat- I 1to-be swung out of the way of said ring to adapt the sameto be'removed.

' tached to said rings, eachv of. which are based on a It-ion of a casing" registering mechanism adapted to 1mg portion of cas1ng, and scales ating With said disk and registering mechanand a stop member for limiting the movement of said disk and pivotally supported to allow for the removing of said member.

17 In a computing machine, registering mechanism, a disk geared to such mechan- 15.

ism, and adapted to "be manually actnated, a removable rlng encircling said disk; a scale on said ring adapted to cooperate with said :disk and registering mechanism, and a stop member normally overlying a portion of said ring and disk. for limiting the movement of the disk, and pivotally supported 18. In a computing machine, the combina-. tion With the registering mechanlsma-nd the actuating means therefor, of a removably' supported ring, a scale attached to; said ring, and a stop member normally overlying a portion of said ring andpivotally snpported to be swung across the face of the ring.

19. In a computing machine, thecombination 'of a casing having an annular seating portion,

be detachably. securedjon the seats difi'erent rate for calculation; 20. In a computing mach1ne,'the. combinaa series :ofhinterchangeable rings Witnesses: f

mounted therein, a revolubly mounted disk geared to said registering mechanism and provided with a series of perforations ar 21. In a computing-machine, the combination of a. casing, registering mechanism mounted therein, areVolubly moimted disk geared to said registering mechanism, and provided with a series of perforations mounted on said disk into which may he inserted' means for 'inanually' actuating the disk, interchangeable scales cooperatingwith said disk and registering mechanismfand "means attached to said casing for limiting the movement of the disk v I 22. In a computing machine, registermg mechanism,- interchangeable rings, having scales'attached thereto and cooperating'with said'mechanism, and means for preventing movement of said rings. Y

23. In acom'puting machine, registering mechanism, interchangeable rings, scales attached .ther'ct0 and cooperating with said mechanisimand lugs in combinationvvith in dentures cooperating to prevent movement of said rings. h I

i In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence o two Witnesses. f r v JOHN M. DALY.

' C. B. WINTERSMITH,

EDWARD J. REILLY.

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