US960854A - Tabulating mechanism for type-writers. - Google Patents

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G. W. DDDLEY. TBULATING MEGHANISM ron TYPE WRITERS. APPLICATION YILIID JULY 3,1906.

960,854. NQ Patented June'?,1910.

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G. W. DUDLEY. TABULATING MBGHANISM Pop TYPE WRITERS.

APPLICATION I'IIED JULY.2,1908.

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Patented June 7, 1910,

GEQEGE VJILBYUN DUDLEY,

TABULATING MECHNISM FOR TYPE-WRITERS Speaioaiion o! PATENT @F1-"ICE OF STUNTON, VIRGINIA.

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Leiters Patent.

Application tiled July 2, 19M. Serial No. 324.451

`To all whom it may concern.'

Bo it known that l. (imam: W. citizen of tho vUnited Stairs, rrshling at Staunton, Virginia, havo` invrntrtl (fortuin new and ilfieful iin irovcmonts in 'lahnlaiing Mechanism for Typo-llritcrs, of which the following is a Specification.

My invontion rlatos to lahnlaling xno h mnifim for typewriters and onoy oiicct is to provide a series of Stops one for cac i Column which l) omzetting willi thtl lnlinlaiin r will cna l@ the carriage to be instant mi, any desired sition for priniintli7 i proper position in that .column the the desimd denomination. i ami also to rovide u tahulaior which by moving an ingek to the proper position on a scale will sot the paper carriage, for printing the number accurately in posiions according to its denomination.

In carrying ont Duim-n',

stop y Soi n the ignro of my invtntion l provide a hand operated device such as a lever at or adjacent the key hoard and bv moving this in relation to a suitable scalo or dial the paper carriag'can he not in iliforontzposition accordingr to the, marks on thcsaid scalo. li have sought lss to provide antomaticall operating means for taking np tho Shoal( incidentI to releasing the carriage to he inipeled byNits s ring freely and than arrosting it suddenly, said moans bring', thrown into operation auiornatioally when tlv.x tainillnting iB to lo@l dono but living normally inactive as against the fort-.o of thc carriage prin The invention consists in ih(` fuatnrvs and oomb'mation and nrrangcmrni of )artshoriz. inaftr doscril'iud and partivnlariy pointed 'out in tho ciaims.

:in tho accompanying drawings lfigure l -m n sido view ot' a typo writing;r machine of the Hannnond tvpu with part` in soi-tion and paris omitted. Fig. la ia n ilviail vimv of the @calc and tho lovvr noiporating thorowiil'i. Fig'. 9, in n reni' vit'w of tho n'mohino with parta omitted. Fig. 3 is a detail vivw mltingguto ha cushioning a irinr'g, this heing s, Rotation along' the cushioning' :spring @hilft Fig. 4iin a Hide View of tho drinn o the oushioningir spring. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the tabnlating- Shop.

While have shown my invention im omloodiod in o. machine of tht'. Hammond typo iin. Wiii loo understood that; l do not limit myself in this respect as the invontion may applied to other stylos oi' machines,

ln thol drawinfn; ihrl paptr carriage iH shown at l ,guided as mmal upon rollurn 2, Il and innhr tonsion of a spa'iinf or drnrn 4, which is nonni-rind to the cal'` ria'fnthrough tht` ruolip 1 and a Suitable groin'.

'l'ho .scapcniont of ilu: lilaniniond machine honi,"Y woll known Joods no description horal in. ln orflir to rolunst tlw'rarriagu the llannnoinl niaihific is providrd with a roloafw, har (3 vxicnding hngthwisc hvneaih tho rarrngt from vnd to ond ihcrtof. VVhon thiv i'ulcaso har or filimfngaging rod is t'orcod to the roar tho disongaginp; sleeve isgopcratcd. :i part of which in shown at Y, and this action frei-s the cin-ringo from its cscapomont to allow it to rnn free t0 the loft. nndrr the. notion of tho Spring in tho barrel 4. By in v invention the carriage will ho set. irre as just, described and `,vill he sirrvstod ai.. tho pointy desired hy the operaor for porl'ormimgr the tabulation work. Thin release har G is sulmtantiinrv tho siamo in function and arrangement as that disclosed in tho patent of the United Si iles, tqrantod to .lames Hammond. Sopioinhor 20, i883 No. 290,419, and tho campement mechanism controlled hy this release bar is the same as that disclosed in said pat/ont 'il`lw` stops on the carriage are supported in or fixed to a har 8 fixed to the har il forming n part. of the. machine. 'lhexc aro sot pornmm-ntly in position at rognlar din- (ainfos apart in the present. instance or thea@ distances may he irregular so long; astho stops aro sot apart to tht: lottor spaces.

'lho tahnluting stops which are thrown into and ont of lino with tho stops on tho carriage are formed on n segmental picco 10 lixotl to n rock shaft. l1 at thamar of ihn nim-hina, Raid rock lshal't being; 'onrnalo'd in bracht-,ts l2 scoured to the main graine. Thi@ svgnwnt, has an inclinod edge 1B notched as Shown to provide a serios o atop Rhonltlorn lmzatoil at dill'uront points longitudinally of tho inachiiw. Each stop shoulder is this siamo distanct. radially from the axis of tho @haft as its follows and when tho shaft is turned tht` otloct. is to bring one stop shouldf-.r nficr thtx other into the range of th( atop on the carriage. For instance oupposzinig7 tho scgmnnt. to he turned so that the uppermost. stop shoulder 1i on the segment is in linoI with the carriage atop and the can ringo in rto to niovi, than said onrringio Stop will strike tho talniluting stop H and in ii barrel Patented June 7,191@

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- well known lliiiniiiiiid l5 thereon itiiil :i i'nrli lt' held iii eiigzigeuii-tit the ciirriiige will he arrested hut. it' thi` segt nient continues ita` swinging iiioi'eiiieiit lheii the t-iii'l'ixige stop will nioi'o hiep l'i te|i to the left Striking the -liot|ldi-rs` iii slierten-ion liiit when the segment eezisi-s iu its wingiiig inoi'eiiieiit the earringe .-to|i hy striking.r the shoulder ou the segment then iii line with ing.r the position of the etii'i'inge foi' tnluihitiiig ns will litl iiioiipluitieiihii'l) deN'i'iht-il litt'eiliii ft et.

'l`lie i'oi'k siiiil't is opei'nted through :i geni' lt. will he oliiioiif: that hy ilrnwiiig the lntiid lever 'l forward so tlnit the pointer iff niov'es over tho ilinl l the tiihiiliitiiig stoirsegineiit tti will he turned in the directioii ot' the iii-row Fig. 1 to bring its stop shoulders iii line with the stop on the piiper mirringe. l

ii order to Het the piiper carriage with its stop u inst the appropriate tiibuliiting stop on t io segment it is necessary to disengiige the carriage from its campement mechanism to allow it free movementl towiird the left under the nction of its spring. 'Iliis disengnging notion takes pince simiiltiiiicmisly with the swinging movement of tho tnliulutiii v segment. and from the suine set of connections. 'Iliis mechanism consists of an. tirni 26 fixed oii theiihnft. 27 to which iilso is fixed iinother iirin 28 reaching down within range of an arm 29 fixed on the nlnift 18. This iirin hiui ii portion or riin 30 eoncentric with itx iixis of rotation and tho end of the nrin 28 is curved to correspond.

When tho shnft t8 is turned to operate the geur connections lending to thc tiihnliiting segment. or stop carrier 'the sinne movement: entities the niiii .29 to press the iii'm 28 downwardly thine Swingin' the nrm 26 reiirwnrdly so thiit itil end will orec lnieic the diseiigngiiig i'oil ti und through the. diseiigaigiii sleeve the enrringo will he dismniieetwl rom its escupe wheel mid loft free to he iiiilwlled' to the left bv it spring, hut iiieauitiiiio the stop shoith or ou the tnliiiliitintz inemlier or segment hits gotten in position to iii-rest the n l l l with sutil gent' h t' ii roller lt ltig. l on' iuovenioiit. of the. eni'i'inge. :diningr ii|i l'oi' this pui-pme with thi` stop on the. euri-inge.

lt will lie seen thztt h v Ftrtr'iii ol' the oonoeiitiio pui-t ft) ot` thil :ii-iii 'It' the :ii'iii 'JN \\lit-ti lepri-smul to ilieetigiipi tlit t'nil'lituik will he Iii-hl ilowii iii this |io.-.itioii thtl tintintiiiiiiltg.: the i-:ii'i'iuge freie while the liiliitlnting #i-giiiein is i-oiitiiiiiiiig.' its niort-:nent il' this is tiet-essnry to lit-ing the esti-ringe to the dwii'eil point.

hiting -^egineiit is Iii-ought into iztiige of the iiiiiiieiliuti-li' i'eh-:est-d nttei living moved to the dexii'i-il inni-k oii the .settle iliid thereby the spi'iii v 3| is iillowed to exert it foret! to di'nw t ie diwiigiiging ni'in 26 awxii from tlitdi iiigugiiig rod nitd to i'etiirii the nient tti beni-ing the tuliiihtting stop lint-k tu iioi'ninl po itioii. 'l`he withdi'nwnl'ot tlic diseiigugiiig iiieeliniiisni inkt-s. platee however liel'oi'e the tiihiihitiiig Nfginent in moving hin-k to iioi'ninl po.-itioii ieiiiovos its stop shoulder l'i'oui the top on the t'itiritige so tinit the eiiiiisige von einem 'is iigniii en41 gnged iti order to hohl the ezii'i'i'aige in the posit ioii desired.

lf llu linliil level 'l is o iti'atltrtl over llit t'titiie diul the wgineiit wi l lie .swung niitl the tiirtixige will he relenwd ns lit-lore sind the eziriiitge stop will ing'aige iu l-iiviea-ioii exit-li one of tht-stop shoulders oii the inhuliitinf segment, the rui'i'inge pi.-.i'loi'iiiiii.;r xi tep iy step movement while the lwgiiient in swinging.

As soon nu the hund lever is released however the segment returns to noi'miil itioii ns nbove desri'ihcd sind the disengnging' eonnections nre withdrawn to u'llow the enrrlge campement. to connect up iignin with the carriage to hohl the sniiie in the position which it is intended ithould occupy.

It will he understood that in 'iul'nsting the carriage for the tzilitihitlng wor the sind carriage in stopped by the shoulder on the ttdiiihtting segment just ono letter spinte in nd'i'unre of the position it is to oecii and then when the tiilinlnting segment is rottirned to nornnil pitioii the earrings e g 5;

rxipenient is thrown into engagement with the carriage tind iii'rextx the mime its .-.oon its it makes nnotlier letter space inovcment'tind this is the position wliici the eti'rri'nge is to oecii y its n result of the opeintioii of the tnliu titjn lover.

The tn nihiting segment iii grooved on its reniside iis shown nt t0* to iillow the deg- .inent to return to norninl position the groove pue-.wing over the stop on the carriage during the return movement of the segment. 'l`ho tippt-r ends of these v are beveled its shown nt in Fig. so that if the si. ment is turn l upwardly when one of tie enrrin stops 's standing tliereoverthe said stop will piiss tto tho groove without interwill litl :irri-teil tlirieliy. 'l`lie lei'ei 21 is ICO lchina, ihait is, when the canin @nonna ferons@ owing to the fiar@ o kho women formed by the bevels mntiond. Thin nctirm of tho ont ris'in wli-en ihn @op on the carriage is standing 1n line henewih in mnwtim neimiy in opemtin the mnappn to for instance in a position with its stop in line with tho hundredths.ahonider and itJ in desimd to ant the, cai-ringo for writing centa The: lever being operated `the segment will rise past the Curtin atop by reason of the gmoved construction 'ust ci@ scribed bringing firstl the tong t en ih@ unita and lnnlly the cents honideir in line with the stop on the carriagef It will be ob'erved from Fi. i that th@ shoulders of the swinging tabu sitos' mtop nm 'nhouidai m' the nbulnior iop :and iii at the snm@ rldinl distance from the ner of rotation. In other words, ali of theme stops swing in the glane in which the Shop on the coniuga is ocated. Conoqucaniiy, in order to bring into action, for intan, ihn stop shoulder which lies nt the test distance from ih@ onnn stop in tlie pmition of the pantin shown in Fig. 1 it in inwonmory to havn this bloei: oi piece'l which ca?- i'ie @he fihonidnm, moved to nilow tho said bloei: to paas over i e carriage stop no an is Bonnie ih@ therewith, n on d ithnppen than the sop nu ihn carriage i3 'szmding opposite; than mgmeninl block before tho snm@ in opmtmi. Furihei'more, in the opmniion of the inhulntor, mzppooing mi: gmenni block is swung npwzndiy sin ihm mi iizfst awp is in linea within the stop mi the carriage) whon ih@ anni carrie@ if; nei/@mimi iw snid'cnr ring@ Mop will Uien nii'iikzn ngxiism Qing iii-xi i; con tinuod movement of the swinging Maginon?! n'ili czaune-the carriage sito io strike om :after the other of the hahn ator :no m nnfii ihn hand inver 25 hns heen piiionef. nt ihn dnimd denomination, and aanmaning hin io bizz/one thai promnn ih@ ahouifcer nt ihn am from@ right of ifi i to Contact with ffii@ carriage Hiop it wil be obvimm iimi in onion io allow the inhulnor iop in renrn io no?- nml ponitimi without filming this position of tinl mining@ ii wili im nwnazy in havo @he inhninton' #top grwvnd io para; over the vnirmggfa sion.

:iL-rioni; obiociion io nbniniing 'ramingemont on ygwwritnm han been ein@ to ihn ein funivie imgmci. of ih@ naming@ iunior ho strong; foro@ o its #spring ngnins ihn inhuinting sito?.

@ne uboot o? myinvontion in io reihico ihn orof: of this nnnnci, while hihuhiing l. reducing); m mnnvrmftng thi ione@ o' i le carrie-inn signing; bili ihn xu'inngvnicnt in Huch thai, wiwi; thu mnvhinu iM loing ordinary writing ihn foil ini-m' oi ihn mirriasgo naming, xanmrding io itu iafljnxinwni. nl thai ism-1, in ngiiiiimi io ih@ irni'ringn.. This manon rognsr shoulder in oomieotion' 0 o? iessening und incnmsing the force of the @Fringe iqpxin'g upon 'the curr-inge nooordmg nn innnlnlmg is inging done or ordinary wi'ximp; in un nnonmm one honig controlled from the connections loading from ihn tubu 1Min 'lover so that when mid lever in nlp amic( to ci the pur/in for tnhulnting Lie force applied to the nirringn is lenqnned and when the ievci in moved the oiher Way Hic nomini power of the spring in applied io the cnrringe. Thin nntomntic .wvhunism consitn of n snpplomenfni spring drinn Si? gmirod to thegvar of the mnm spring (imm ma mi 33, H nid snpplvmvn'ni imm containing n spring which in its action in oppowd to ihe aciion of the spring in the mnin spring (imm. inl spring drum whites ineely with the nmin spring, that is when ordinary printing in boing performed. For this piumone the xhat 3i upon which the supp omenial spring drum in nulgported ia arranged to infn oosely in its :xrings 34. The nu gulemoninl or what may be culled the mm inning Spi-ing drum is provided with n pnwl B5 en ging n toothed block 36 fixed io the oahi fifi M said block havin only two temh. The shaft. nino hns: fixe( thereto a michefc winrel 87.V The spring: within the (hmm hun (ma and secured to the shell of the imm :it 3S sind at its other md 38" it is 9ecnnod to ih@ shaft. All o? ihom psi-.ris on the Sihaft 34 during ordinary printing.; mintemiy with the shaft 534 ano oiir no oppo- Siion or cushioning 'effect to the oper-.ation of the main spx-in" drum. The cinghia-ning 'rimini however in me@ o be turned about its isha-iii M under ihn nciifm of tho main Spring (imm when mid shaft is held si'niionm'jy, anni hisa nciionwviii onus@ ibo lcinzhioninzqg signing of ih@ snpplemonal Adrum io be iii-own i'no onpomlon to tho spring of the moin spying zum. in order to huid the nhn 34 snsionnr for this cushioning op ming fiction or ihn snppimnentnl npring ii winnt 39 in provided pivmed to n hmcknt 20 niippoiod on ih@ main frames of hnmi chine anni datent hein oontmlid by a moved anni 41 on the :iiimfa 18 iifhan iha Labulniing leveis is o mimi ih@ mm 41 'vili 'be tumed and the d ont` 89 will ha hmwn into en @amant wiih the ratchet E? sind thin; the aft fifi will L@ hoici nim tionnry While ih@ mi ploincnini drum` 32 'wiii he na'nofi nroun" it hy the ncion of the spi-ing 49, in the mnin (imm. The main drum will ihus turning against the opponiion oi' nasiintanoa oiha Hiring in ihn mipplemvntul drum which wil duch the impact of the. carriage.

When the 'uibulsiiingn ievmx8 movwl imei: to nomini poisiiion tho dotant 3f) wiii ho rolonnod from iho michel; 37 und, the filippinmontnl imm toggithor wiih iis shaft und ihn inerhvi imnvon will thon turn ns one hoiiy Grdinnrily however the sup lemmi# tima not to

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