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USRE20720E
USRE20720E US RE20720 E USRE20720 E US RE20720E
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  • This invention relates to card perforating machines for general purposes, but more particularly for constructing perforated cards to be used in statistical accounting and analyzing systems.
  • the invention as illustrated by the particular embodiment herein is shown in connection with the well known equipment of the Powers system.
  • Tabulating machine installations may utilize either the 45-column card, which has long been in use, or the 90-column card, which is disclosed in U. S. patent to Lasker No. 1,780,621, dated November 4, 1930.
  • a punch which will perforate data cards according to either of these systems is an advance in the perforated card ma chine art, for it will permit a flexibility in the assignment of equipment, which cannot exist if punches for each of the systems of data representation are to be maintained.
  • means are provided by which the operator may perforate either 45 column or 90 column cards.
  • the machine will perforate cards according to either a single hole code or a multi-hole code, the code of the 90-column card being illustrative of one of the varieties of multi-hole system.
  • the machine is capable of remote control by the keyboard, although as illustrated herein the keyboard is constructed as a part of the machine.
  • the former group of columns will be called hereinafter the upper zone and the latter group will be called the lower zone.
  • Fig. 12 illustrates a composite card, the left end of which represents the form used in the 45- column system of codification.
  • the upper and lower portions, respectively, of the right end are, according to the above definition, representative of the upper and lower zones of a 90-column. card.
  • One object of the present invention is to slightly modify a well known card perforator so that it is capable of automatically retaining a card in the perforating chamber after an operation of the trip key-bar.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide means for perforating a card according to any of a plurality of codiiying systems.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide automatic means for changing the zone in which perforation occurs according to whether the holes are to be in the upper or lower half of the card.
  • Fig. l is a front view in elevation partly in cross section, showing a Powers punch embodying the present invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a vertical cross sectional view of a Powers type of punch shown in normal or initial position.
  • Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of back space mechanism in operated position.
  • Fig. 4 is an isometric view of an indicator.
  • Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view of the lower part of the machine in an abnormal position.
  • Fig. 6 is a diagrammatic isometric view of a supplementary shaft, eccentrics, and cams controlled thereby.
  • Fig. '7 is a wiring diagram of the improved punch mechanism, showing banks. of keys for effecting punching in any of a plurality of difierent codes.
  • Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a pair of contacts controlled by a key.
  • Fig. 8a is a sectional view through a dual key contact mechanism controlled by one bank of keys.
  • Fig. 8b is a view similar to Fig. 8a, showing a single contact controlled by a key.
  • Fig. 9 is an isometric view of a pair of dual looking slides for a single columnar position for latching key controlled interponents.
  • Fig. 10 is a diagrammatic view of the mechanism controlled by a key controlled solenoid.
  • Fig. 11 is a diagram of one form of keyboard.
  • Fig. 12 is a diagram of punching in. a card, which can be effected by the machine disclosed herein.
  • Fig. 13 is a wiring diagram for a modified form of key mechanism.
  • Fig. 14 shows a card as punched to represent the alphabet in a 45-column code, by a twentythree character for twenty-six letters arrangement.
  • Fig. 15 shows a card as punched in a reduced, or nineteen character code for twenty-six letters, the card being in the 90-column code.
  • the present invention is directed to the adaptation of old perforator mechanism to the alternative punching at will of cards according to a single hole code or a multi-hole code by means of electric control from ulti-contact key buttons, and auxiliary relays, together with electric control of punch trip, back space, carriage return and the like and means for punching in both upper and lower zones in sequence.
  • Much of the mechanism is well known and is illustrated in whole or in part in the following patents:
  • the improved mechanism disclosed herein has the general appearance and mode of operation of the well known Powers gang punch.
  • the familiar device consists of the usual frame work in front of which is a detachable keyboard which is arranged with keys simulating that of the standard typewriter (Fig. 11) where each key, controls one or more electric contacts for energizing solenoids 40 (Figs. 1 and 10) for setting punch gags'through the intermediary of a spring impelled carriage 45, which carries a Bowden wire terminal 41 for each of said solenoids 4
  • the carriage 4515 provided With the usual automatically controlled anchor escapement mechanism 53 and 54 for controlling the necessary stepby step movement of carriage 45.
  • the carriage 45 is constructed to travel on rails which support the rollers 50 and 5
  • the card magazine l6 for holding a supply of cards I5 which are fed one by one at the proper times to feeding rolls, thence into the punching chamber where the card is aligned against prepositioned card stops by the skid rolls 33, and when the card stop is withdrawn fed by the said skid rolls to the eject rolls I30, and thence into the storage magazine l3l.
  • the various feed rolls are driven from the main shaft 29 by any suitable mechanism such as the usual gear trains (not shown).
  • Fig. 14 illustrates the manner in which the alphabet is represented in 45-co1umn code.
  • the number of characters used has now been reduced to nineteen.
  • the system of codification by which this reduction is accomplished is shown in Fig. 15 and is disclosed in my copending application Serial No. 684,438, filed'August 9, 1933; columns 39 to 45 of both Figs. 14 and 15 illustrate the possible positions of control perforations.
  • the first or 45-column numeric code is transformed, character for character, through the energization of appropriate solenoids.
  • the specific means used in the present instance is best shown in Fig. 10, and consists of a series of solenoids 40 any one of which may be energized and temporarily retained while the Bowden wire 46 operates the bell-crank 43 to set, by mechanical means, the punch gags H'I.
  • XI and XII positions may or may not be punched, nevertheless the means are usually provided for such contingenciesas may appear from time to time.
  • An example of such use is for indicating months of the year or British currency, etc.
  • a similar method is used for transforming the first half of the alphabet (see Fig. 13).
  • the solenoid 49, Bowden wire 46, bell-crank 43 and associated mechanism function as for straight numeric code.
  • a specially provided relay RXII associated with the solenoid for XII operates to set the XII gag HT, thus punching two holes in one column, as code for the second half of the alphabet.
  • Certain rarely used or strikingly similar characters are combined, for example, 0 and Q; U and V; X and Z, as is indicated in the code table.
  • the third and fourth, or 90-column codes are transformed in a manner analogous to the last half of the alphabet. All the odd digits are converted in exactly the manner described for the first code by the energization of the corresponding solenoid 4B.
  • the even digits are codified by the setting of the gags I I1, both of the odd digits next below the even digit being transformed and of the nine in the same column.
  • the last two columns of the aliphabetic cod-e table are obviously a combination of the combination numerical code and the alphabetical code as is evident from a mere inspection of the two systems.
  • the punch may be connected with a remote control keyboard, such as that of the typewriter, or disconnected therefrom.
  • the device operates as an improved form of punch.
  • the term auto perforator will be used to connotate the remote control feature, and the device will operate as though all mechanism of the punch were blind or completely hidden inside of the case.
  • the card or blank records to be punched are stacked and weighted in the magazine l6 (Figs. 1, 2, and 5), are fed seriatim, or one by one, through a preadjusted card throat by a harmonically reciprocated card picker l8 to the pairs of constantly rotating feed rolls 3n and 3
  • the punching chamber consists of a pair of matched perforated plates, the lower one serving as a die and the upper as a stripper and guide for the punches.
  • the card to be punched is temporarily held stationary in the punching chamber I8 by a pair of cam and spring controlled card stops 34 against the transporting action of the duplex pair of continuously rotating skid rolls 33.
  • the entire punching chamber 18 with the set of punches H5 (one for every possible perforating position), the card and punch guide support is given a reciprocatory motion for every rotation of the mainv shaft 29 by a suitably contoured box cam H8 fixed thereon, acting through a sturdy forked lever frame III, which is pivoted near its mid points on trunnions I22 on the main frame.
  • the gagged punches H5 are held stationary relative to the main framework, and thus forced through the card in the punching chamber, at the location determined by the corresponding holes in the matched perforated plate.
  • the punches H5 are arrested from continued downward motion by the fixed stripper plate, which is contacted by the heads of the descending punches.
  • the card stops 34 are withdrawn by springs acting on lever I28 controlled by cam I26, which is rotated once for each two rotations of the main shaft 29 by a permanently meshed gear train having a 1-to-2 ratio, then the constantly rotating skid rolls 33 at the extreme narrow margins of the punching chamber feed the punched card to a pair of ejecting rolls I30, and thence into the storage receptacle I3I.
  • the keyboard and keys of the auto perforator are generally the same as those shown in U. S. Patent 1,684,001, granted to Welland et al., Sept. 11, 1928, and to my copending application S. N. 588,863, filed Jan. 26, 1932.
  • the remote keyboard may be of any desired form, such as that of the familiar typewriter. In the former case, it consists of sets of numeral keys 36-31 (Fig. 11) or a set of numeral keys 36 and a set of numeral and alphabet keys 31, illustrated diagrammatically in Fig. 7. There is'also a series of special keys, such as the carriage return; the space; the back space; the skip, the trip and the trip repeat key.
  • the said keys (numeral, alphabetic and special), and the contacts controlled thereby are mounted in a separate frame shown in Fig. 2, which may be completely detached from the machine by merely removing certain screws or bolts, and disconnecting certain electric connections, so that a plurality of differing types of keyboards can be used with a single basic punch mechanism.
  • Alphabet keys The alphabet keys are connected into circuits in such. a manner as to initiate electric current pulses to set punch gags ,in accordance with some one of the codes listed hereinabove.
  • Each of the alphabet keys when depressed completes an individual electric shunt circuit in the case of the keys from A to L, inclusive, and a double shunt circuit for the remaining alphabet keys.
  • the electric conductor which is common to a number of keys such as alphabet and numeral keys will be called top and the wire or conductor. which is usually individual to a particular key, will be called the bottom.
  • the tops of the alphabet keys A to L, inclusive lead to a universal conductor, herein called common, as diagrammatically indicated in Figs.
  • any solenoid identified by a roman numeral causes its core M (Fig. 10) to rise against the action of gravity to shift the core of Bowden wire 46 to rock the corresponding bell crank 43, which is pivoted on the punch carriage, to depress an interponent 60, which when depressed is latched in depressed position by the one or the other of the two locking slides 63 or 64 (Fig. 9) according to the relative position of the said lever 43 with respect to the top or bottom of the card to be perforated.
  • the slide 64 looks the six columnar interponents 6
  • each latching slide 63 and 64 for each half column of interponents ac and each latching slide is provided with looking noses or projections 62, for the corresponding upper and lower halves of the card, respectively.
  • a spring pressed gag Ill (Figs. 2 and 19) associated with each depressed interponent is then in the path of the upward movement of the corresponding punches H5, so that when cam H8 rocks forked lever IZI to elevate the punching chamber 13, the location of the perforations is thus positively determined.
  • Overlying each of the bell-cranks 43 is a universal bail 52 (Figs. 1 and 10) hence when any of the said levers 43 are rocked the bail 52 is rocked also.
  • Said bail 52 operates the punch carriage escapement mechanism so as to permit the carriage to automatically step to the next columnar position of a card.
  • the bail 52 is urged against the levers 43 by a light spring and is provided with a cam arm (not shown) for rocking the escapement anchor as is well known in the art.
  • Numeral keys control operation of the solenoids IX, VIII, etc., according to what are in effect three effective positions of the transfer switch 66.
  • Two series of numeral keys are provided; the one hereinafter called the straight or 45-column punching, is paralleled with the keys for the first half of the alphabet keys as is diagrammatically indicated in Fig. '7.
  • the other series of numeral keys is provided with double contacts at both their tops and bottoms, and the tops of each half of the doublev numeral key contacts lead eventually to a transfer switch 66.
  • the punch gags are set in exactly the manner described above for the first half of the alphabet and function as though the transfer switch 66 were absent, or what amounts to the same thingas if there were a true first or ineffective position of the transfer switch 66. If the said transfer switch is shifted to one effective position, the second set of numeral keys 36 will set punch gags corresponding to the fields of the upper half of the card, and when in the second effective position, the same keys will effect gag setting for the fields of the lower half of the cards.
  • the circuits controlled by the depression of any of these numeral keys of the second set are very similar to those described under the preceding heading for the alphabet keys, so that a brief description thereof will suffice.
  • the zero position may be used for special control perforations, as indicated in the code charts shown hereinabove.
  • the special control perforations will be sensed in the ordinary manner by the tabulator multiple translator, which will have special interpreter wires leading to the appropriate control elements of the tabulator as is well known in the art.
  • any odd digital key 36 of the second set of keys will establish the following circuit: Common, mid-tongue of transfer switch, thence to another tongue (according to the position of the switch operating cam 10), thence to the corresponding top of the odd digital keys, thence the bottom contact of the digit key depressed, thence to that solenoid identified by. roman numeral, corresponding to the upper contact of the digit key which is connected to common through the transfer switch, thence to bus.
  • the circuit is established as follows: from common, thence to the mid-tongue of the transfer switch 66, thence through the one or the other of the outside tongues of the transfer switch, thence through low resistance relay RIII or low resistance relay RIX (according to the effective position of said transfer switch), thence to the tops of the even digits, thence through the corresponding bottom contact of the even key depressed, thence to the solenoid identified by roman numeral corresponding to the consecutive lower odd digit.
  • a second circuit is completed when each even digital key is depressed from common, mid-tongue of the transfer switch 66, thence to the one or the other of the outer tongues, thence the armature of the corresponding low resistance series relay RIII or RIX, thence through the corresponding solenoid, thence to bus.
  • each of the solenoids identified by roman numeral attracts its armature and elevates the core of the associated Bowden wire 46 to rock the corresponding lever 43 and depress an interponent 60 to position a gag in the path of the upward movement of the punch I I5. It has also been described that there is a spring-pressed interponent retaining slide 64 and a corresponding spring-pressed slide 63 for each column of interponents 60, corresponding to the halves of the card.
  • relay RIII or relay RIX is energized, two of the levers 43 are operated simultaneously so that either a slide 64 or a slide 63 will, simultaneously latch two of the interponents of the same half of the card in depressed position.
  • Each of the described sets of numeral keys may be paralleled by corresponding keys and a remote keyboard for converting the punch into an auto perforator. If
  • the space key (Fig. 11) effects a movement of the punch carriage 45 without the setting of an interponent 60 (sometimes the space key contacts parallel those of the zero keys) so that a depression of the space key will result in the setting of an interponent by the X solenoid.
  • the depression of the space key completes a circuit from common through the contacts of the depressed key, thence through the conductor to the solenoid marked SP, thence to bus.
  • the solenoid SP elevates its armature to shift the core of the associated Bowden wire 46, connected to the upward projections of the bail 52 (Figs. 1, 2, and 10).
  • An arm of the bail 52 extends downwardly and carries a roller (not shown), operating in the cam slot in an arm fixed to the shaft of the escapement 53-54, thus permitting the carriage 45 to travel under the action of its spring drum 98, a distance of one card column space.
  • the space key can be paralleled in the remote keyboard for a corresponding operation.
  • Skip key At times it is desirable to permit the punch carriage 45 to travel a predetermined extent for skipping a plurality of card columns. Such operations are controlled by a special key, identified as a skip key in Fig. 11.
  • the skip key (SK) can complete a circuit from common through the contacts of said key, thence through a conductor to the solenoid (SK), thence to bus.
  • the usual skip bar (not shown) on which may be placed certain optional adjustable stops for limiting the free travel of the carriage 45.
  • the skip key When the skip key is depressed, the Bowden wire operated by the solenoid SK displaces and locks the escapement 53-54 by the usual mechanism, fully shown and described in my Patent No. 1,643,779, granted Sept. 27, 1927, and the said lock is disabled when the carriage 45 reaches a said stop.
  • Carriage return key A carriage return key CR (Fig. 11) causes the punch carriage 45 to be automatically shifted from any position to a pre-selected normal.
  • the carriage return key CR completes a circuit from common, thence to the contacts of the said key, thence through winding of relay CRR, thence to generator.
  • the conductor, leading to the winding of the relay CRR, is branched. This branch leads to the usual electro-mechanical switch at the end of the shaft 29, shown diagrammatically in Fig. 7, thence to common.
  • the carriage return switch bar IOI (see also Fig. 1) is permitted to shift slightly under the action of a suitably located spring
  • the energization of the carriage return solenoid clutch 90 connects the free elements thereof to the constantly rotating main shaft 29, and thus exerts tension on the band or tape 52, which is attached to the carriage return block 8
  • the carriage return solenoid clutch remains energized so long as the bar IOI is in the abnormal position, which it attained with the energization of the relay CRR.
  • the bar IIII is returned to normal position as soon as the stud I58 contacts with the optionally settable carriage return stop I00, this return to normal causing reconnection of the negative side of the generator to bus and breaking of the alternate contact I OH, and hence the circuit of the carriage return solenoid. Then the block 8
  • the optionally adjustable stop I 00 is provided with a spring urged finger piece I02, which may be depressed so that the stop I00 may be manually shifted to any desired position.
  • - is an inclined plane 82, which rides under a roll 83 fixed to an arm 83a pivoted on the stud I68, thereby rocking said arm.
  • the cancelling lever I9 carries a roll 79a, which is normally out of the path of the cams on the retract levers 84, but when the inclined plane 82 rocks the lever 19, the roll 19a is lowered so that it interferes with the said cams on the retract levers 84, and thereby rocks each and every retract lever 84 to shift the corresponding slides 63 and 54 to release the depressed interponents E0, and thus disable the corresponding punch gags. Therefore, every operation of the carriage return mechanism results in cancelling the previous setup.
  • the back space key BS (Fig. 11) is used generally for making corrections in an erroneous setup of the interponent 60. If certain of the interponents 60 have been inadvertently depressed and latched, the back space key BS is operated to erase the error. The depression of the said key BS completes a circuit from commen through the contact of the back space key BS, thence through the winding of the back space relay BSR, thence to bus. When relay BSR is energized, a mechanical switch is operated to close a pair of contacts in a circuit leading from the negative side of the generator, thence through the said contacts, thence through the winding of the back space solenoid clutch I33, thence to the positive side of the generator.
  • Trip key TR is depressed to initiate a punch operation of the machine. Such operation results in a single cycle of the main shaft 29 and the punching of the card in accordance with the setting of the interponents 60, but the card stops 34 (Figs. 2 and 5) may not be withdrawn for said elements operate only on alternate cycles because of the reduction gearing 21-28 which is shown in Fig. 6, and hence the card will remain in the punching chamber. Such an op eration corresponds to a partial punching of the required data.
  • a circuit is completed from common through the contacts of the trip key, thence through the trip solenoid 14 (Fig. 1), thence to the negative side of the generator. At about the time the main shaft 29 completes a.
  • the electro-mechanical switch mounted on the main shaft closes a circuit through a branch of the carriage return circuit, thus completing a circuit from common through the contact to said electro-mechanical switch, thence through the carriage return relay ORR, this initiating a carriage return operation, which operates in exactly the same way as when the carriage return key CR is depressed.
  • the armature of the trip solenoid I4. is connected to the spring urged rocker, which, in turn, controls the clutch, breaking and releasing bolt 15.
  • the solenoid 14 When the solenoid 14 is energized, the bolt 15 is withdrawn from. the path of the clutch breaking lug 16, thus permitting the free element of the clutch 11 to be frictionally connected to the constantly rotating shaft 29, thus. initiating a punching operation.
  • Trip repeat switch Mounted in front of the keyboard is a trip repeat switch TRS for repeating perforations on a card. Normally, the trip repeat switch connects the positive side of the generator to common, but, when it is shifted for multiple punchings, the connection between the positive side of the generator and common is broken and a new circuit is completed. to the positive side of generator from the trip repeat switch, thence through the winding of the solenoid I4 and thence to the negative side of the generator, thus resulting in multiple operation of the main shaft 29; for the solenoid I4 is energized as long as the switch TRS is in the described set position. As soon as the connection to common is broken, the circuit to the electro-mechanical switch for energizing the carriage return relay CRR.
  • the interponent set up can be erased by shifting the switch TRS to normal and depressing the TR key as described. above.
  • the trip repeat switch may be used for punching constant data on a plurality of cards which have been already partially perforated. Examples of such extra perforations are ledger numbers, dates, universal control perforations, or even complete reperforation of cards which have been used.
  • the electro-mechanical swi ch is merely a commutator or a cam fixed to the shaft 29 for completing a circuit from common to a branch of the bottom of the carriage return key GB at about the time the shaft has completed a full revolution.
  • This mechanism is fully described in my cited Patent 1,807,627 and, therefore, need not be further described.
  • the transfer switch 65 (Figs. 2 and 5) is a pair of blades with an interspersed leaf, electrically connected to common. The outside blades are connected respectively to half of the tops of dual key contacts, best shown in Fig. 8a, and diagrammatically illustrated as separate sets of keys in Fig. 7.
  • the transfer switch can be viewed as a switch mechanism, having three positions; first, ineffective, which corresponds to an operation of the keys 31; second,upper, when the keys 36 are effective for closing circuits of" solenoids XII-III; and third lower when the said keys 3B are effective for closing circuits of solenoids IV--IX.
  • the transfer switch is an automatic mechanism for converting a single bank of keys into a multiple bank of keys. This conversion is.
  • Fig. 11 diagrammatically illustrated in Fig. 11, where there is only a single bank of keys for the 90- column type of perforation, whereas the circuit diagram of Fig. 7 can be interpreted to indicate a plurality of banks. Since the transfer switch is operated by the shaft 25 (Fig. 6), which rotates at only half the speed of the main shaft 29, it is seen that the transfer switch operates during every other cycle of the main shaft 29 and during such cycle only, so as to alter the relation of the keys 36 in the keyboard I60 with respect to the solenoid 40.
  • the indicator I51 may be provided with any suitable indicia such as Upper and Lower as is best shown in Fig. 4.
  • alphabet perforations may be either of the 45-c0lumn type, or of the 90-column type. If they are of the 90- column type, it is desirable to have means for switching from one to the other by the transfer switch 66. This is readily accomplished by the circuit connections diagrammatically shown in Fig. 13. It will be noticed that a. portion of the alphabet keys have top circuits, which do not pass through any relay, thus corresponding to those letters which are representable by a single perforation. In fact, the single perforation alphabet characters are identical with certain of the odd numeral perforations. Another portion of the alphabet is represented by two perforations, corresponding to the perforations. representing even digits.
  • the portion of the alphabet just described corresponds generally to the characters A to L, inclusive.
  • the remainder of the alphabet is represented by either two perforations or three perforations.
  • the second half of the alphabet corresponds to a perforation representing L combined with the above described single and double perforations corresponding to the odd and even digits, respec tively.
  • the mechanism for perforating the L perforation may comprise two separate relays as shown in Fig. 13, or a single double wound relay.
  • all the tops of the QO-column alphabet finally become a single conductor which terminates on one blade of the transfer switch, so that this mechanism in effect provides a carrying forward of the described QO-column codes.
  • other and more complicated codes can be readily devised according to the principles set forth hereinabove. Again, other codes can be generated by simultaneous depression of a pinrality of character keys as is well known in the art.
  • a card punching machine the combination of a gang of punches, a set-up mechanism for selectively determining which of said punches shall be rendered effective for gang punching, said set-up mechanism comprising digit keys, means by which an actuation of said digit keys is operative to effect a set up for certain only of said punches operating only within one or another of a plurality of limited zones on the card to be punched, controlling means for determining Which of the punches the set-up mechanism shall control under the operation of said digit keys, thereby determining which of the limited zones on the card shall be punched, and automatically operating means actuated at each punching operationfor shifting said controlling means to alternate the punches controlled by the setup mechanism under the operation of said digit keys and thereby automatically alternate the limited zones on the card within which punching is effected.
  • a set-up mechanism for selectively determining which of said punches shall become eifective, said set-up mechanism comprising a first set of digit keys, a second corresponding set of digit keys, means by which an actuation of said second set of digit keys is operative to effect a set up for certain only of said punches operating only within one or another of a plurality of limited zones on the card to be punched, controlling means for determining which of said punches the set-up mechanism shall control under the operationv of said second set of digit keys, thereby determining which of the limited zones on the card shall be punched, and means by which an actuation of digit keys of the first set is operative to effect a set up of punches capable of operating throughout a full column of the card to be punched.
  • a set-up mechanism for selectively determining which of said punches shall become effective, said set-up mechanism comprising a first set of digit keys, a second corresponding set of digit keys, means by which an actuation of said second set of digit keys is operative to effect a set-up for certain only of said punches operating only within one or another of a plurality of limited zones on the card to be punched, controlling means for determining which of said punches the set-up mechanism shall control under the operation of said second set of digit keys, thereby determining which of the limited zones on the card shall be punched, automatically operating means for shifting said controlling means to alternate the punches controlled by the set-up mechanism under the operation of the digit keys of said second set and thereby automatically change from one to another of the limited zones on the card Within which punching is effected under the set-up controlled by the digit keys of the second set, and means by which an actuation of
  • a card punching machine the combination of a gang of punches; and set-up mechanism for selectively determining which of said punches shall be rendered effective for gang punching, said set-up mechanism comprising digit keys, means by which an actuation of said digit keys is operative to effect a set-up for certain only of said punches operating only Within one or another part of each of the columns, or of limited zones, on the card to be punched, controlling means for determining which of the punches the set-up mechanism shall control under the operation of said digit keys, thereby determining which part of the columns, or which of the zones on the card shall be punched, and automatically operating means for shifting said controlling means to vary the punches controlled by the setup mechanism under the operation of said digit keys, thereby automatically changing from one to another limited zone on the card Within which punching is eifected.
  • a card punching machine the combination of a gang of punches; a set-up mechanism for selectively determining which of said punches shall be rendered effective for gang punching, said set-up mechanism comprising digit keys, means by which an actuation of said digit keys is operative to effect a set-up for certain only of said punches operating only within one of a plurality of limited zones on the card to be punched, controlling means for determining which of the punches the set-up mechanism shall control under the operation of said digit keys, thereby determining which of the limited zones on the card shall be punched; means for feeding a card to punching position; stop means for arresting the card in such position, and means for withdrawing said stop means from arresting position only after a plurality of punching operations has been effected, whereby a set-up for punches operated in one limited zone on the card may first be effected and a second set up for punches operating in another limited zone on the card may next be effected before cycling the
  • a set-basket having rows of denominational plungers; a keyboard; means controlled thereby for setting up 15 said plungers, said means including a series of denominational selecting means controlled from said keyboard for first setting up the plungers corresponding to one limited zone of the card; operating means for perforating the card according to the set-up in the basket; and means controlled by said operating means for transferring the action of the keyboard to a different set of denominational selecting means to thereby control the set up for a different limited zone of the card.
  • a set-basket having rows of denominational plungers; a keyboard; means for setting up said plungers in cluding a series of denominational magnets, means including a source of power for energizing said magnets upon operation of the keyboard; and means including a circuit controlling device for first setting up the plungers corresponding to one limited zone of the card; operating means for perforating the card according to the set up in the basket; and means controlled by said operating means for transferring the action of the keyboard to a differentset of denominational magnets to thereby control the set-up for a different limited zone of the card.
  • a card punching machine for preparing statistical records, the combination of a die-plate having a series of holes arranged in denominational rows; operating mechanism therefor; a se- 'ries of punches cooperating with said die-plate to perforate the card; a set-basket having a series of plungers for individually setting the punches to make'them operative on cycling the die-plate operating mechanism; and controlling means for operating the plungers, said last mentioned means including a traveling carriage having a series of denominational levers for simultaneously setting plungers in each row, a series of denominational magnets operatively connected to said levers, means for selectively energizing the magnets including a circuit controlling keyboard having a series of digit keys for alternately con-. trolling a group of said magnets upon operation of such keys during the first course of the carriage, and means for automatically shifting the control from said digit keys to a different set of magnets during the second course of the carriage.
  • a card punching machine for preparing statistical records, the combination of a die-plate having a series of holes arranged in denominational rows; operating mechanism therefor; a series of punches cooperating with said die-plate to perforate the card; a set-basket having a series of plungers for individually setting the punches to make them operative on cycling the die-plate operating mechanism; and controlling means for operating the plungers, said last mentioned means including a traveling carriage having a series of actuating levers for simultaneously setting plungers in each row, a series of magnets operatively connected to said levers, means for selectively energizing the magnets including a circuit controlling keyboard having a series of keys for controlling one or two groups of said magnets upon operation of such keys during the first course of the carriage, and means for automatically shifting the control from said keys to a different group of magnets during the second course of the carriage; and a second set of keys operative to control all of said magnets.
  • a card punching machine having card punching means, a set-basket for controlling the set-up of the card punching means, a traveling carriage for setting up a condition in denominational rows in said set-basket; means including a keyboard having two duplicate sets of digit keys, one set of digit keys being effective to alternately control one of two groups of denominational rows in said basket, the control of either group being to the exclusion of the other group and the other set of digit keys being effective upon an operation thereof to control all the denominational rows.
  • a card punching machine having card punching means, and means for controlling the set-up for the card punching means including a set-basket, plungers therein arranged in denominational rows or columns, a traveling carriage for setting up a condition in said set-basket, means including a keyboard having two duplicate sets of digit keys, and means whereby one set of said digit keys is effective upon operation thereof to alternately control each of two groups of said plungers in each of a plurality of denominational columns in said set-basket, the control of either of said groups of plungers being to the exclusion of the other group and whereby the other set of digit keys is effective to control all of said plungers in each denominational column of the setbasket 12.
  • a card punching mechanism including a series of rows of punches, each row corresponding to a column of a record card; a set-basket including a set-bar or plunger for each punch, a traveling carriage for setting said bars or plungers seriatim; a keyboard including groups of digit keys; and electro-magnetic means for operatively connecting the keyboard with the carriage to set up a condition in the set-basket including means whereby one group of digit keys on operation thereof is effective to control a predetermined zone in each row of punches and the other group of digit keys on the operation thereof is effective to control a whole row of punches, and means for auomatically switching the control of the first mentioned group of digit keys to control another predetermined zone of the rows of punches alternately after each operation of the punching machine to perforate a card.
  • a card punching mechanism including a series of rows of punches, each row corresponding to the column of a record card; a set-basket including a set-bar or plunger for each punch, a traveling carriage for setting said bars or plungers seriatim; a keyboard including groups of digit keys; and electro-Inagnetic means for operatively connecting the keyboard with the carriage to set up a condition in the set-basket including means whereby one group of digit keys on operation thereof is effective to control a predetermined zone in each row of punches and the other group of digit keyes on the operation thereof is effective to control a whole row of punches, means for automatically switching the control of the first mentioned group of digit keys to control another predetermined zone of the rows of punches alternately after each operation of the punching machine to perforate the card; and means for indicating which zone of the first mentioned digit keys is effective to control at any given time.
  • a gang of punches for selectively determining which of said punches shall become operative
  • said set-up mechanism comprising duplicate sets of digit keys, and means by which an actuation of one set of said digit keys is operative to selectively effect a set-up for any 'of said punches to punch at any point throughout the card if desired and by which an actuation of the other set of keys'is operative to selectively efiect a set-up for a limited number only of the punches which operate only within a limited zone on the card to be punched.
  • a die a gang of punches cooperating therewith, set-bars for the actuation thereof and means for actuating said set-bars comprising a plurality of keyboards independently operable upon the same set-bars for operation thereof according to a plurality of codes, one of said keyboards being operable upon all of said set-bars in whole columns and another of said keyboards being operable upon said setbars in half columns only, and means cooperating with said second keyboard to indicate which half of said set-bar columns it is operable upon.
  • a card punching machine the combination of a die, a gang of punches, set-bars for the actuation thereof, and a keyboard for the actuation of said set-bars comprising two sets of keys operable alternatively for the actuation of setbars according to different codes, and a single set of carriage control keys operable interchangeably with either of said sets of code keys, comprising trip bar, backspace key, skip key, carriage return key, and space key.
  • a card punching machine the combination of a die, a gang of punches, set-bars for the actuation thereof, and a keyboard for the actuation of said set-bars comprising two sets of keys operable alternatively for the actuation of setbars according to different codes, and a single set of carriage control keys operable interchangeably with either of said code keyboards, comprising trip bar, backspace key, skip key, carriage return key, and space key, and an indicator member to show the mode of actuation of said keys.
  • a card punching machine a die, a gang of punches, set-bars for the actuation thereof, an electromagnet system for actuation of said setbars and a keyboard and relay system for the actuation of the magnets therein comprising a set of digit keys having'contacts separately connected to said magnets, and a relay member in circuit with certain of said keys for the energization of a second magnet when certain keys are closed.
  • a punch system In a card punching machine, a punch system, actuating and setting means therefor, a numerical keyboard system comprising two sets of digitkeys, one'of said sets having single pairs of contacts respectively connected to magnets in said setting means and the other of said sets comprising digit keys having double pairs of contacts connected to said magnets to control the alternative selection of either of the said single or double pairs of contacts.
  • a punch system In a card punching machine, a punch system, actuating and setting means therefor, a numerical keyboard system comprising two sets of digit keys, the keys of one of said sets having single pairs of contacts respectively connected to magnets in said setting means and the keys of the other set having double pairs of contacts, and a change-over switch adapted to energize one or the other of said double pairs for each key.
  • a numerical keyboard system comprising two sets of digit keys, the keys of one of said sets having single pairs of contacts respectively connected to magnets in said setting means and the keys of the other set having double pairs of contacts, a change-over switch adapted to energize one or the other of said double pairs for each key, and a pair of common leads between said changeover switch and said double contacts, the contact pairs having one of each connected to one of said set of common leads, one contact of each off digit key being connected to one or the other of the common leads to the change-over switch, the contacts of the even numbered keys being connected to auxiliary common leads respectively passing through a relay winding to the said common leads to the change-over switch.
  • a punch system comprising two sets of digit keys, the keys of one of said sets having single pairs of contacts respectively connected to magnets in said setting means and the keys of the other set having double pairs of contacts, a changeover switch adapted to energize one or the other of said double pairs for each key, and a pair of common leads between said change-over switch and said double contacts, the contact pairs having one of each connected to said set of common leads, one contact of each odd digit key being connected to one or the other of the common leads to the change-over switch, the contacts of the even numbered keys being connected to auxiliary common leads respectively passing through a relay winding to the said common leads from the change-over switch, the contacts of the same re lays being connected in parallel to contacts for closing one of the digit circuits.
  • a card punching machine having card punching means, and means for controlling the setting up a condition in said set-basket, means including a keyboard having two duplicate sets of digit keys, means whereby one set of said digit keys is effective uponoperation thereof to alternately control each of two groups of said plungers in each of a plurality of denominational columns in said setbasket, the control of either of said groups of plungers being to the exclusion of the other group whereby the other set of digit keys is effective to control all of said plungers in each denominational column of the set-basket, means to return said carriage to its initial position at the completion of each set-up in the said set-basket, and means to render all of said digit keys ineffective while said carriage is returning from an advanced to an initial position.
  • a card punching machine the combination of a die, a gang of punches, set bars for the actuation thereof, magnetic means for the actuation of said set-bars, a keyboard for the actuation of said magnetic means comprising two sets of keys operable alternatively for the actuation of set-bars according to different codes, a carriage adapted to travel across said set-bars and carrying members operated by said magnetic means, means to return said carriage from an advanced to an initial position, means operable during said carriage return to prevent efiectiveactuation of any of said keys of either set, and an additional set of keys to control the movement of said carriage, said additional set of keys being operable interchangeably with either of said code keyboards.

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