US1167000A - Signal-printing means for calculating-machines. - Google Patents

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1 V v my l r LOTTERHARD FILED MAY 914.

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To 575 whom it mag concern Be it known 1, Jason C. LOTTIERI-IAED, citizen of the edited States, and resident of New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, ha ve invented certain new and useful Improvements in Signal-Printing Means for Calculating Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide. means in a calculating .n'iachine, for cruising; the signals or special eesignating characters, such a total, or a sub-total, or a non-add, or a non-print, to be printed in a color dilierent from the number or matter to which it reiates, and adjacent which it is placed, Heretotore, in machines of this ci'iaracter, sometimes the items are printed in one color, and the total, or the sub-total is printed in a diilerent color; and in such case a special signal to indicate the total or sub-total, is printed in the same color in which the total or sub-total is printed, and which therefore, different from the color in which the items are printed,

In the present invention, both the items, and the special matter or results, such the total. or suh'total, are all printed in one color; while the signals or designating characteri: printed in a color different from that off hoth the items, and the total or the sub-totaL This invention eqpecially designed for use in connection with the means printactuation of the soecial key, and )revi.ous to any operation of the handle or the operating member of the machine; which means forms the subject matter oi? United States Patent No. 1,092,497 granted to the April 7th, 191%.

In the accompanying drawings, representing one cinhooiment of my intention, ure )1 is a plan View of a portion of an acidwith invention Died thereto; l i

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i the :1 strike the positioned type of its correspond ing rack and type plate to "effect the impression on the platen. By this means a row of figures will be printed in a horizontal line on a record sheet on the platen in the usual manner, and it isdesirable to print the special character or signal adjacent this numeral, preferably at one side, such as the right hand side, as is done in the con The hammers 9 are shown as all mounted to turn on a cross shaft 10; see Figs l and supported at each end, and each provided with an energizer lever 11 having contacts 12 and 13 for engagement with the rear edge of the corresponding hammer, these leyers swinging on a'stationary shaft 14, and retracted by a spring to swing hammer is 15 at the lower end of th lever the lever and to cause the hammer to strike, when the hammer has been retracted.

Cooperating with each hammer is a trigger 16, mounted on a suitable shaft 17 to swing thereon to cause a hook 18 on each ti or to engage a tip 19 COUHGCtQd with its hannner 9. The snait tor the trigg ers u mounted on a pair of swinging levers last on an operating" shaft 21, by which the levers are swung to shift the posit-ion of the shaft 17 and thereby bodily move the hack and forth. A spring 22 connects each with a suitable fixed plate to swing the triggers and bring the hoot; to the tip 19. But when the i the shaft 17 rearward carry 'I an a on each A, a car 2-1 wilt swim against t'ie iorce of the r trip the hook from th tip, moved the hammers r and placed their tension, and when with an it rear is shown a, platen'G and e. rs connected with of the trigger .f its hoot;

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g e tt -s. ontleo. with e etl to es I) by means of bent lever 1e melt 21ml type piste em 3? nioumetl on the When the shalt 21 1s sw;

.n :38 connected W'th h" and type 1 her will permit oe elevated by sons. g Each real; me bar has si'litshle g iihles ll and 492 g on posts 43, in which is placed the l that will elevate the lilOli tree to D'IUVG iipmii'zl,

.1 1 3 L Jo l. c LSltl her travels upward the rack and ty 0 plate will he thus drawn upward until foot engages it step as that may h ve been set by a key, when the rack and plate is arrested with a, type in the .Iting position opposite the hsiniineithat corresponds with the hey [leper The side he is shown connecter on a crank shaft .1 o by a henole This shaft 1 extends ss the mm chine and carries on the opposite Flt ci'snlt 101, see Fig. :2 that operates at si her i l: similar to the side bill iil'll' if;

A cts shaft 521 with the sills lfitl e tieens are also pro iietl for n i operation ofthe printing lie-miners, when. the rack and type plates are elevated to actu- 2th: "the adding mechanism, which is known I the newsprint operation n e be: carried by :i otecl levers 53, that lie s 16. This bar is more" ti'iggers Will not be thus their upward. movement ooniiecte l with one of these to the and. is provided l to he engaged lflf t is, extends with an ear stop arm 2 the llltCl slit" hold the be? 52 tin ""event then rising when move ups/em {UK s will 0t swing and t "OWE in Fig. 513 on e gage the lug to holcl the Lei 6 l ttter movement is limited rest-Ward its full distance.-

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memes the or; 11k is tulle; ieerwerclly l that'will serve t shaft 0;.

link sei'ves to swing crank 62. to rev l at on the tormfitl movement ei' side beset. by the operating hsnclle in normal operation of the machine. Total 85 is shown. that is yerticeliy sliclmble carries 2 lug 66 arranged to engage the when the hey is depressed. ihe bar all iiiclined lug or cam 59 111 11023711- l position with the spring G l 1111f I? c A SiO iIGd iinlt 62 1 subtotal. liey 6? provide/ti heyi i em. 68 arranged to engage the he; -30 m 4 tlepi'ess it, whereby the her wili the 59 clisengege'the 66, thereby permitt the spring (34 to draw the m: i esrweuig t by a stop 59 the leer. A third key i0 which mejfhe t 11011-ztil key, is vertically slicleble to hem stop 'Z'l engage the hair 0 to swing release it from the stop 66; and the i'eerwnral movement is limited by suitabie stop 72, Thus the stops of t 1e keys 67 and 70 are relzw tively posi 'oned whereby "the latter wil permit greater l'ealwllltl movement of th' her 60; it being understood that depres sion of the key will not permit any 7c Wsrcl movement of the bar. foiu'th key. T3 shown that maybe the non-print key", he ing it stop 74: arts igecl to strike the l an swing it down to disengage the stop Pu no limit abutment is provided for stop let, whereby the has 60 can be moved will he umiet stoocl that these four keys will each swi the he: downward, seal that three of th will permit rearward movement of the h for Lil i'etent distances, respectively, while the fourth key will not permit I(-3&].W&( /Vhen the bar has been shifted ieerweidly, the next epeietien the t sting member and creel; l5 will ceus link 62 to swing the 60 forward n causing the cam stop 59 to reingege t A 66 to lock the bar in its normal forward om sition. It will he understood tl at the operstion at any one of these keys will shift the her 69 leillwlflll to rock the shaft it different distance. i l hen the hon-print hey t pressed, the shaft will be melted "n12 mum o istsmce, and. this will be eiiecti move the stop arm 56 rem-ward :1 H18. 1 distance to lock the arm 54 and leclt 1e triggers out of position for eng the hammers.

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15 to cool 20 cockeli swunp for 1 017 Bi?! 25 hanun'brs are cm? iqovmg m other ke s Ward, m

4;) normally 5 the final (10v shaft and barwill latch non-mid ch .1165 to bhe 051m which case pod.

be trip )5 operatlofi 0" pawl 89. On the platen is 50 that is engaged by 10 return slireke of the 'platen. Since t he Gene before the 15 described my invention Wilillj w z: eilleulnlzer having ghe usual accuinnla 7 ng and printing i'neszms, e main operatfer (l K111351113 errzangerl to set, up on t e normal operation 0 (l syeeial keys adapted to tiens of the eceun'miaiii s or of both, on opera ten. in eperarfiing device, the eembine- :11 p rinting means cenneeped with special. keys and organized. and eensirueteel in be operated t0 print 2L signal at once upon the depression of the special key and previous in the operation-0f the said main operating device that effects the special Op aeration of the machine according to the spe eial key depressed, a two-color ribbon device, )llS for automatically eentrolling the r bbon device signal chm.

'0 cause the semi L0- be }'.llll1iil?l H1 one color and to cause r; en more to have the saie ilLlJilCGDi;

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JASON Ci :AND

ILLIAM CAROL Roman.

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