US1125613A - Total-printing cash-register. - Google Patents

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J. WERNER.

TOTAL PRINTING .CASH REGISTER.

APPLIGATION FILED MAR.23,1911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIoE.

JOHN A. WEENER, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL CASH IE'tIEiGi-ISTER COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OFIOHIO, (INCORPORATED IN 1906.)

'ToTALniNTING cnsmnEers'rnn.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

Application filed March 23, 1911. Serial No. 616,254.

Tn allg/ahem t may concern:

Belt known that I, JOHN A. WERNER, a

citi'zeny'vof `the v:United States lresiding at Dayton, in the countyof Montgomery and j -Statey of Ohio, have invented certainnew and usefulv Improvements in '.lfotalflrinting Cash-Registers, of which I declare' the'` folf` lowing to be a full, clear, and ekaetdesoripj.,

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This ir'vention` relates key,l operated,

total printing cash registeraan among the objectsofthe invention isltoprovide an improved total printing devicehavingmanuf ally operated interlockingplaten and paper.'V

feeding devices, whereby a certain` order of operation of these devices, is essential to ob,

tain impressions.

A further` object foitheinventionv is to` provide a novel two vpart key` zOIlSruction whereby when one partis 'manually operated the other part becomes connected 'to' an o'perating mec'hanisrn'and is given its complete movement thereby. Otherfkeys Y are connected to drive the operatingjm'echanism. Thus a simultaneous depression of keys is not'e'ssentialand certain keys need only be depressedi a'v slight distance to become eiiecftive although` theyinva'chine is .of .the key op- 'ertedtype Anohe'V bject 'of"theinventionis to provide totalizer alining devices operative to falineand lock thetotalizer when the totalizer-isout of mesh andwhenpthe totalizer is in mesh andf'its actuators are at rest. l

- Another'object of the 'inventionis to pro' vide means for: automatically restoring the totalizer Vpinion's and carrying devices if by straining the machine thetota'lize'r is overthrown far enough 'tojtrip .the carrying .Another object, of the invention to lprovide an autographic attachment to cash registers with a paper. feeding mechanism by rearwardly' as desired, for the purposeof receiving to view.

,Y Anania abject of thelinfeaeaisfib 'pra vide" an improved diff'erential mechanism simple in construction and requiring' for op;l eration but a small portion of the` stroke "ofl the'operating keys. 4.

new records' or bringing oldrecords the invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction and combinations of parts, the essential elements of which are set forth in appended claims, and a preferred.

form of embodiment ofwhich is hereinafter described with reference 'to thedrawings which iaccompany and form part Y, of the specication.

Figure 1 isa vertical transverse section showing the main operating and the differ ential mechanisms. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section showing principally certainV mechanism operated'by the initial keys. Fig. Bis a detail in plan of the key arresters for the initial keys, Fig. 4 is a right side elevation showing the detail printing mechanism. Fig. 4 (Sheet 6) is a continuation of Fig. 4 showing an autographic attachment.

Fig. 5 is adetail in left side elevation of part y of the' differential mechanism. Fig. 6 is a detail in left side elevation of the totalizer and its driving mechanism. Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the totalizer. Fig. 8 is a leftjside elevation ofthe totalizer with its frame andl a carrving frame for alining pawls in section. Fig. 9 is a transverse vertical section of the totalizer showing its carrying mechanism. Fig. 10 is adetail in'left side elevation of the mechanism for meshing the totalizer with its actuating devices. Fig. 11 is a detail mainly in plan but partly in section of the totalizer resetting mechanism. Fig.- 12 is a detail in `fronteleva- L tion `of `the totalizer resetting lmechanism. Fig. 13 is a sectional view of the totalizer showing a transfer trip cam and the transfer device coperating therewith.` Figi 14. iS `a sectional view of the totalizer showing a driving disk for the carrying mechanism and the element of the carrying mechanism driven thereby. Fig. 15 is a sec- 'tirial'ldetail of the totalizer showing a locklinga'rjr'nand a disk for the carrying mecha- `nism. Fig.- 16 is a detail in front elevation .o famtotal printing mechanism'and includ- V in i chines f that type..

ing tiieoiaiaee naar 'isadj'aii ,in aan elevation of the platenlof the total printing mechanism; Fig. -18 .is a- ,tgp plan "ofithe total printing mechanis" ifi-.19 is .alle tail in right `side elevat feeding devices of the total printing mecha,- nismj. Eig. ,20/a: detailin right side elevation-of the platen o'ferating` mechanism.

lThe present invention i'si.ill'ilivvnV as applied f to a machine of the typedescribed in Letters Patent 0f the United Stat' No. 497.860'

granted to Thomas CarneyfoiMay A23, 1893",

but' it is to be understood that theinveiiti'n `is not limited to use in connecti'iiS Briefly ,stated the inventin l i key operated cash register" having ii'iit keys, and value keys grouped 'in denonif'ia tional bankswith connections". fori/setting' in-- dicator tablets,"for operating-att Tier; and

v a total-'printing mechanism. Separately'op- @rated mais; img,mgchaqisnifiservided for printing lo from the.''tiitali'zeri The operatingorva'due kyslarerall piv- Ofeii abugiiaidwayif their' -iengtii en a transverse fed extending' from sieft side of the milhill. and are properly forn'iefd't'okein` 'gage a 'llreycu'plng device to compel simultanefou's and uniforml 'depressioii'f'bf keys. The value keys are' provided with operating standards of novel constriiction, and adapted to cause the desireddiiferent'ial I novemei'its of the ttalizer operating devices in such a vmanner as to leave sufficient time 'for operating a platen'o'r any other-desired mechanism, during the time the'di'ferentiallycset mechanisms remain; in their adjusted'or set positions. The key coupler carries a suitable double rack meshing with a pinion on a cam 'shaft for the purpose of rotating this shaft. The shaft carries cams for rocking the totalizer into and out of mesh with certain key operated operatingeices, for operating totalizer-alining devices, and for operati-ng the platen ofa detail printing device. 4It also the carriesV anutilated gear for operating totalizer carrying mechanism. c The detail printing mechanism is provided .with a paper carrying table normally in position to receive' a'iitographic records, and automatically movable at each operation of the machine to 'receive a vprinted record at the sidel of the4 autographic record. Paper feeding mechanism is provided which is .y normally driven in one direction by the main operating mechanism ofthe machine, but which 'inay be manually operated'to feed the paper forward or backward tofbring any desired record into view.

An autographic attachment is also provided for the purpose of receiving more extended records 'or memoranda than ispossi- `ble in the detailgpvrintmg mechanism. The

lpaper feeding device for the autographic attiran' interner# between the platen operating-andthe papier samer revenaient is arranged tobeibpeatea three gh connections yto themain operating mecha- 'nism of the machine, orvmay' be operated by n han'dto feedg-the -paper -.-forward or backward.

. Thetotalprinting mechanism consists of .type wheels carriedby the totalizer, and a platen, and a paper feeding mechanism',' 'each independently operable, bothwith reference to` earch other, and' to the .main operating mechanism of the machine. f

(ag/b aard-Referring to the drawings, paganas-flaws i andthe amaai keys; 2" are looselfyfpivoted oi a transverse rod 8. -The l depression *of the value keys servesl to lift lets being latched in their lifted positions by al .spring actuated bar 6 ,engaging vunder shoilders 7 on the uprightfi'ldatorrods 5.

nie desired indi'catorialiefsto view; the tabi- Y.

. 'The keyl couplerlvisproviiied with triinrearwardly extending shoulder 10 co-actin'g with notches 1l an'd'c'iirved surfaces l2 of the keys to compel simultaneous and uni'- form depression df keys. v'l`l`ie` key coii'pler is .provided with a pin' 1.3 extendingthrogh a horizontal slot 14 in an iiprightdouble rack mons 9, bywhicii iris pivoter, and with a: ,i

15. The rackvhasa slot 16 embracing;a fixed.

pin `17 and is l' thus'- guided inllits yvertical movement by theA pin but .is rockedarol'lnd the pin Sothet the sets of teeth 18 andfl9-- 'will be alternately meshed with a pinion l2O fast toa shaft 221.' This is caiis'ed'during the re'ciprocatiojr'i` of. rack 1'5 t'o rotate shaft2l.` Shaft 21 is the lmain camshaft .of the ina-- chine and its function will` be pointe-t1v ont farther on. This arrangement of operating mechanismY is similar to that shown in Letters Patent of 'the United lStates to Thos.-

,Carney, No. 696,224, Mar. 25, 1902.`

lhe initial keys are novel in constriiction, being made 'in two parts, eachpivoted on the sha-ft 3, biitonly one of which becomes con iiected to the key'c'ou'pler by a slight manual depression of the other part. v Thus it is-i'ln-I lnecessary todepress' anrinitial key. sirnlta neously with the'A lvalue keys andthe forward or operating ends of tlie initial keys are not linvention provides means whereby, ifdesired, one bank of keys only yneedbe constructe'd to have along operatingstroke, as

this arrangement of initial keys may equally -as well be applied to other banks.

forwardly extending part'22 of each initial key also .extends `slightly rearward of rod 3 and at its rear end is provided with of the United States granted to W. G. Doty #823,516,l June 19, 1906, whereby the key is' supported when lifted by the depression of part 22.

- Uprights 5 of initial indicator tablets 26 are located above the rear ends of parts 24 vof lthe initial keys, and are thereby lifted intolview on the depression of value keys 1, when 'the key coupler 4 engages the parts 24 and lifts themtheir full strokes.

The initial keys ,control an indicator screen 27 for the value indicators order to conceal the. value indicators if no initial key is depressed on 'an operation of the machine. The screen 27'is lifted to concealing position on theupward movement of key coupler 4 and for-this purpose its supporting and guiding slides 28 are provided Awith forwardly' extending parts 29 resting on theifiiange 10 of the key coupler. When the screen reaches its upper -position it is held there by a spring actuated latch 30 pivoted to the frame of the machine by pins 31 and engaging with shoulders 33 on slides 28. The latch 30 .has a forwardly extending arm 32 in positionto be engaged by `lugs 35 on the uprights 5 of the initial indicators. Thus the screen 27 is released whenever an initial indicator is liftedto view. lf the machine is operated by the depression of .value keys alone, the screen 27 will remain in concealing position, thus indicating the fact that the operatorfai'led to depress aninitial key. The initial indicators are latched in their upper Apositions by the latching bar or rod 6. Y

The vrear parts 24 of the initial keys extend' forwardly of rod 3 into position to move between key arresters 36. These arrester-s are pivoted to a slotted plate 37,

vthrough which upwardly extending portions 38 ofthe key parts 24 extend, and are of usual construction, having a limited rockin g movement on plate 37 sufficient to permit Lthe passage of onlv one of the key portions 38 at a. time. Thus it is impossible to depress more than oneinitial key at once., .and when an initial key is depressed the remaining initial keys are locked against movement.

Differential'mechanisch-For the purpose of differentially actuating the totalizerand for setting the value type carriers of the detail printing mechanism, each value key 1` has pivoted to its rear endl a camming upright 48 (Fig. l). All of thel upr'ights 48 are identical in form and are guided in their movements by a transverserod 49. Each upright 48 is in position to engage one of a group of nine bell crank levers 50 pivoted spirally on a rod 51 and all fast to a totalizer and type wheel actuating segment 52. There is a group of levers 50 for each group of value keys and for each segment 52, thus each segment is adapted to' actuate one denominational pinion f the tctalizcr. The upper ends of the bell crank levers 50 are engaged Iby the inclined upper surfaces 53 of the uprights 48 and are differentially rocked thereby according to the angular setl ting of the bell crank levers 50 on shaft 51.

Overthrow of levers 50 is prevented by the lowerarms 54 of the bell crank levers engaging edges 55 of the uprights 48, when the inclinedv surfaces 53 complete their action on the upper arms of the'bell crank levers 50. Each segment 52 is normally prevented from displacement by a Zero stop 56 (Fig. 5) in the form cfa bell crank lever pivoted on rod 49 and having one arm 59 normally in the path of one of the bell crank levers 50, thereby locking the segment 52. 'Each zero stop carries a rod 57 extending4 over shoulders 58 of its respective group of nprights 48. On the upward movement of any upright or cam member 48 this rod 57 isforced rearwardly, thus carrying the arm 59 of the bell crank lever 56 down wardly out of engagementwiththe particular bell crank lever 50 with which it normally engages. The bell crank levers 50 and the corresponding segments 52 are then free to be moved to actuate the totalizer and to set the value type carriers.

TotaZz'zer.--The totali'zer comprises a plurality of type wheels 60 (Fig. 7) loosely journaled on a shaft. 61, carried by a' supporting frame 62 pivoted on a shaft 63 which in turn is journaled in rigid frames 64l (Fig. l). The frame 62 extends below the shaft 63 Aand at its lower end is provided with a pin 65 (Fig. 10) over which is hooked a pitman 66. The pitman 66 is supported by cam shaft'21 and for this purpose is provided with a slot 67'through which the shaft extends. It carries two rollers 68 and 69 positioned to be engaged by cams 70 and 71 fast to shaft 21-and so located on the shaft that before the cam uprights 48 engage the bell crank levers 50, these rollers will force the pitman 66 forwardly, thus rocking the totalizer frame 62 around its pivot 63 and carrying thevtotalizer pinions 72 into mesh with pinions 73 (Fig. .6),jourturning the `pitman '66 to fnormal position and thus rocking the'to'talizer out of mesh with'the pinions 73 so that its setting will not be efectedby the return of segment gears y52,. .The segment gears, are returned to normal positions upon-release of keys V1 by thekey coupler 4 bearing on thefeet 235 of links 236 hunggfrom one ofeach set oflbell4 cranklevers 50. s

The total-izer pinions are alined andlocked in their set positions before the Vtotalizer is i rockedout of mesh with the pinions v73 and remain locked during the time that the totalizer is 'out of mesh except at the moment,

when `carrying operations are performed. The alining devices consist of pawls. 76

' 'loosely pivoted on a rod 7 7 (Figs. 9 and 1,5).

The -rod 77 is carried by' a frame 7 8 (Fig,

` 6) loosely pivoted on shaft 63 Iand provided with a circular projection 79 extending into a aw formed in a' bell crank lever 80 pivoted on a vshaft 81 andv eXtending'rearwardly o f its pivot into' position to beoperated by a cam disk 82 fast to shaft21. The' disk l82 byiengagement with a shoulder 83 of arm 80` serves to hold the frame 78 in a central position during the greater part of thejoperation of themachine, so that the alining devices will not engage the totalizer pinions when 'fr move vforward together.

thepinions are `being rotated by pinions 73, but will engagevthetotalizer pinions when the totalizer frame 62 is rocked for- Wardly.. However, When the totalizer is in mesh and at the moment segments 52 come to rest, av nose 8 4 on cam disk 82 engages shoulder 83 thus rocking the alining pa-Wl carrying frame rearwardly and forcing the pawls 76 into engagement with the totalizer pinions. Nose 84 is-properly formed again to permit forward vrocking of frame 78 als the totalizer frame 62 is lrocked forward, but it doesnot at this time permit pawls 7 6to be disengaged fromthe totalizer pinioris, that x is, the -totalizei` pinions and the pawls 76 By this arrangement the locking and alining pawls 76 notonly serve to prevent rotation Vof the total* izer pinions when the totalizer' is out of mesh with its actuators, but also ser-ve to prevent overthrow of the totalizer pinions when seg ments 52 come to rest in their moved positions. The totalizer pinions are equipped with trip cams which interlock with vthe carrying devices, as will hereinafterappear, so that if the carrying, devices are/partly tripped by an overthrow of the tota'lizer pinions, the carrying devicesfwill be restored with the pinions by action of'the alining pawls 76. s

The alining pawls 76'have downward eX'-' tensions 85 adapted to engage with triangular disks 86 (Fig.` 15) loose on a shaft 87 but normally prevented from rotation. Ther disks 86 thus -normally serve to prevent a.

rocking movement of pawls 76 ,independ- .ently .of therocking of theircarrying frame 78, but are. rotated to permit f suchrocking movement as required during carrying operatlons. [Ihecarrying devices for the totalizer consist ,ofgroups of tootheddisks86, 88, 89 and '90 (Eig. f7); .,The disks of leach group are rigidly .fsecuredi together but' are loosely gournaled on shaft87 and are 'located intermediatev the .pinionspf the totalizer in p0- Sl'tl-ons .to carry units of 'movement vfrom pmions of lower order to pinions of higher order. These disks co-act respectively with the totalizer pinions 72, trip cams 91 fast to theppinions-72, driving cams 92 fast to shaft 63, andthe alining devices 76.- Each groupoftoothed disks-86,i 88, 89 and 90 is normallygprevented from rotating by the engagement of locking disk 88", with .the kcurved .surfaces ofcams 9,1`and92, and-in order to rotate an elementlpf -the carrying 'mechanism' a notch 93 in cam'i9lor a notch 94 in cam 92 must be in proper position to permit the passage-of one of the teeth 95 of disk 88. When a totalizei` pinion 'passes from nine to .zero a bent'llig96 of the c am.91 for that pinion enters one of three notches 97 in the corresponding disk 89, i u

thus rotating the disk 89 and the disks 86,

88,-and 90, which are secured thereto, one

bent lug 100 extending from the' .'correspending cam disk 92..- The disks 92 are fast toshaft63, lwhich is) given a complete -rotation in the direction indicated .by the arrow Ain Fig; 9 after the totalizer is rocked out of 4meshv with the totalizer actuating i s The rst onesixth rotation of the disksvalso brings one ,of the teeth 99 of disk 86 into the path of a pinions, thus effecting the secend onefsixth rotation of the tripped carrying devices. Shaft 63 is given this rotation through a geared connection with cam shaft 2l, as

shown lin Fig. 6. Sh ft 21 carries a mutilated gearV 101 having teeth 102 for engaging, during the latter part. of the rotation of shaft 21, with teeth .103 of a mutilated -gear 104C journaledl on shaft 81. Gear 104 is thus vcaused to ,make a one-third rotation 'at this time and it is fast to a gear 105 meshingl with a pinion 106 fast to shaft 63.

' The one-'third rotation given to gear 105 effects a complete.' rotation of the shaft 63 at 'which time lugs 100 on the disks 92 engage teeth 99 of such of the disks 86 as have been` tripped by the action of lugs 96 on teeth' 95 of thevcompanion disks 88. The moves.

ment imparted bycam disks 92 Vtotheirrer pininsthe desired extra units. its, 1;. 1it.;tlie`time` of the engagement, ofdisks 9 0l with the "totalizer pinions,- teeth 99 of disks 861pass away fromthe'lower ends5 of paw1s76, thus permitting the required rotation ofthe' totalizer pimonsybut when the totalizenpinionshave completed their single units y'omovement in carrying,f succeeding teethl 9910i.- disks l86 come infront of the curved surfaces of: the lower ends 85 of the pawls, preventingfurther movement of thetotalizer pinio Y. A

' :To prevent overthrow of the totalizer pinions, pawls 76 are carried into engagement with the pinionsby action of nose 84 at the precise moment that differential segments 52 come to rest i-n their moved positions.

This eiectually prevents overthrowl amountpinions to correct positions, the carrying deingto more than a mere fraction of a unit of movement of the pinions, measured vby 'whatever backlash exists between nose 84 'and'thetotalizen To prevent trippingof themarrying' devices by such possible slight overthrow, the carrying devices interlock With'ithe'totalizer at the lugs 96 and notches 97 so that as pawls 76 force the totalizer vices are compelled to return to untripped positions. 3

1 To permit resetting the-totalizer, means are provided for rocking the locking pavvls 76 outof engagement Withthe totalizer pinions and for reversely rotating the pinions to zeroA positions. To this end each vcam disk 91 of the totalizer i's provided with a lug 107 (Fig. 11) extending into an annular `groove 108 in the totalizer shaft.- The totalizer shaft is also provided with a longitudinal groove 109 into which fits a plate 110 having'l cut-away parts 111 normally op posits-the annular .grooves 108L thus the plate normally does not prevent rotation of the totalizer elements as the lugs 107 have avclearpassage through the grooves1108. By shifting plate 110 so that its notches 111. are movedoutof register With grooves 108l and then -rotating the totalizer shaft 61 once, the plates- 110 will engage lugs 107 1n Whatever positions these lugs maybe, rotating them backwardly until their respective totalizer pinions reach their zero ositions. To effect rotation of shaft 61 1t 1s provided' with a semicircular shoulder '140 with its flat horizontal face ittingI a ainst asimilar shoulder 141 on a sleeve -11 surrounding a shortshaft 242 fixedin themaehine side'frame 116.` Fast to. sleeve 117 1s a knurled head 112`carrying a pin 113 eX- `tending'into a notch in an; annular groove 114 in a disk 115 fast to the framefll, and

disk 82, thus locking the machine against notch 147 ,isin 'theretoh bet-,oraria may.ba-1"Qtated-z cient to'cause teeth 98 of disks 9051;@ iene.' .gage and rotate their respective ftotalizer A (1T he SleQVe pI'OVidGd 1 C10-Ves 118i .tinto-.Which t lateral extensions '119. 4or

` plate ,110.,v Bythis means the plate is shiftin the positionfshovvny inthe drawings pr'eventing accidental i displacement.V of the resettingmechanismand on one'side forms a sharp edge engaging with the se'rrations on head 112, `thus preventing itsl backward rotation. The sleeve 117 which vcarries vthe knurled head also carries a cam 12.1 engaging a plate 122 (Fig. l10) riveted' to frame 78 and by means of this cam frame 78 is rocked to the right (Fig. 6) when the knurled head is rotated to rotate the totaliz'er, thus disengaging the locking pawls 76 from the totalizer pinion's and permitting their rotation,l and also causing nose 83 of the bell' crank lever^80`to enter a notch 123 operation during the resetting operation.

vAt resetting operations the totalizer pinions are prevented from rotating past their zero positions bv lugs 96 contacting with teeth on disks 89, which, in turn, are pre- Vented from rotating bv engagement of the teeth 95 of disks 88 with the peripheries of cams 92. In the case of the pinion of highest order the .locking'disk88 is engaged directly by a lug 144 (Fig'A 8) on a disk 145 fast to the totalizerV pinion, and disk 88 bearsagainstthe peripheryof a disk 146 A fast to the shaft 63. If the highest order pinion is given a morev than nine units of movement by transfer operations before the totalizer is reset, Aanotch 147 in disk 146 permits rotation of disk 145 when engaged bv lug 144, as when carrying is performed position to permit rotation of disk 145.

Detail printing arrachement-The amount type, carriers 47 (Fig. 4) of the detail printing mechanism are secured to sleeves 124 which also carry pinions125, (Fig. 1) constantlv inmesh Withv the segments 52, thus the differential movements of these segments are communicated to the'type car- 1 The portions 38 of the initial kev parts 24 c arrv pins 39 for entering slots 40 in arms 4l pivoted on a sha-ft 42. The arms 41 are rigid with a segment gear 43 meshing with a pinion 44 fast to a type Wheel supporting shaft 45. The initial type Wheel of the detail printing mechanism (Fig. y4) -isfast to this shaft and is accordingly properly set by'its differential rotation under the control of parts 24 of the initial keys.

An oscillating `frame 132 is pivotedv to the machine lframe by apin 133, and to oscillate this'frame an arm-134 fast to the key coupler trunnion 9 is. provided, having a pin 13.5 passing into'a slot'136 in the frame '132.' `lifflan'drels 130 and 131'are`mounted on 'tlii's' frame, 'and supportl respectively rk a and around the receiving roller 129. Frame' 132 is oscillated at each movement of the coupler in order conveniently to permit auf tographic and' printed'records to'be made side by side. l

y The receiving 4 roller is fitted with a ratchet wheel 137 Which'is engaged and rotated'to feed the paper by a pawl 138 when frame 1 32 is rocked rearwardly. Pawl 138 is pivoted-to an arm 139 pivoted on a fixed pin 440 and having a handle 441 extendino through an irregular slot 142 ina plate 443 in which it may be adjusted to `regulatie'thefeed of paper 126. Arm 139 is provided with a 'slot 144 for receiving pivt'pin 140 so that it may be adjusted -to o ne side/,or the other ofa shoulder 145 on plate 143. The slot 142 extends forward of ,.'fsshoulder 145 for some distancefto permitA manual operationofrpasvl 138 to feed thel papen 126 independently of .the driving `Inechanism1of the cash register.

, `The platen 146 is spring actuated, 4the spring 147 being compressed by a cam 14S ondrive shaft 21. 'A pavvlv 149 feeds an inkingribbon 150 by engaging-a ratchet I lwheel'151 'fast to an .'inking ribbon feedingroller 152. The pawlis reciprocated n being engaged at each operation by. a lug 40153 onframe132..

Auto'grapm'c Aatachmentr-The' n. autographicattachment shown in Fig. 4, is forthe purpose of receiving more extended records of special transactions, for instance, dates and terms of sales, quality, grade, or time of delivery, etc., of articles sold. The autographic mechanism .operates tofee'd a' paper recorda uniform distance atfeachjop'- erationof the machine, and it may be manually operatedat willto feed the paper forward or backward.` v The autographic m'echanism comprisesa suitable frame 154, in which are fixed two mandrels 155 and 156, one of which supports a spool for carrying the'xrecord paper` and 'the other a spool for-receiving 'the record paper as it isunwo'und'.' Miileddisksj157 and 158 are fast to the spool'saiidserve to.

rotate the spools backward'or forward as 60 desired. At the sides of the milled disks fixed.

against oneo f thedisks order to rotate it, he' will thereby, by piressing down on the ta117161, ofthe' corresponding pawl rock it out ofv engagement with the 1other milled'V disk andl as the disk which he rotates is en- -the record paper from sagging between the spools, because themoment the operator releases one of the disks, the pawl for the remaining disk is permitted to rock into engagement, thus both pawls are in engage ment and prevent movement of the record paper.

The driving mechanism yof the cashregister has connections for operating the auto- ,graphic .paper feeding device in one direc tion, consistlng ofa pawl 162, pivoted on v tating disk 158 and holding pawl 160vout ofengagement with its milled disk. On the return of fralnel32, the lug ,164 serves to hold pawl V158 outof engagement 'with the milled edge of disk 158. v r

Total pm'ntz'ng mechanism-.The ltotal' printing. mechanism is shown in Figs.- 16 to 20. 1 The mechanism is intended to be norma'lly inaccessible asit isflocated beneaththe `cabine'tlid,not shown inthe drawings, but

usual? in this type-ofmachine. The total printing mechanism is constructed to issue slipscontainingfthe printed, total and 'also to retain a'record of each printed total on' a're'cord strip fed from oneroller to another, andthus retained in the machine. Both strips `of record paper, the one from which the printed slips are detached andthe one which servestoretain. total recordsin the machine, are made to pass over a writing..plat form,V one above .and one below, a piece of carbon pap^rorxinkg ribbon. This is to'permit the one -.Yho operates vthe total printing mechanism conveniently to. attest both records by signature. 4The vprincipal object of the total printing mechanism is to facilitate auditing a .number of machines in a single business or in a number of'stores under o ne management.

Referring to vthe drawings: Fig. 16, .a

front elevation, shows the type wheels 60'of paper strips 165 and 166. These strips pass from supply rolls 167 and 168, -around a guide roller 169, beneath` the type wheels and a platen 170 (Fig. 18), then' between an electrotype roller 171 and an impression roller 172, and Vfinally over a writing platform 173. provided with an'inking ribbon in a holder 210. The strip 166 continues from the writingplatform around a roller 174 to a receiving roller'175. Platen 170 is secured to an arm 1;'76 fast on a shaft 177 andarm 176 carries a pawl 178 urged by a. spring` 179 so that iis rearwardly extending tail rests on shaft 177 and its forward nose engages a shoulder 180 'on a platen operating leverr181`. A spring 182 urges lever 181 to' assume the mirinal position shown in Fig.- 20L To operate the platen,'lever 181'is rocked dowiiwardas farV as permitted by its notch 183 co-acting with a fixed pin 184. Ajt this movement shoulder 180 engages pawl 1 78, rocking the platen arm upward until shoulder 180 passes the nose of pawl 178, when the platen arm 176 rocks downward underaction of a-spring 185 (Fig. 18), effecting anvimpression of the 4total on the two strips of paper. On the release of Oarm 181 the ptaten is raised slightly fromthe paper by a spiral edge 201 engaging a pin 202 on the platen arm. rAn endless ink ribbon v'186 passes betweenthe two strips of paper over the uppergstrip, around suitable guide rollers as shown in Fig.: 20. A 4driving roller 187 isprovided with a' knurled knob 188 by which the ink ribbon may be fed as desired.

After an impression isl taken, the two strips of paper are fed forward by a crank 189 eccentrically pivoted on the electrotype roller 171 and having-an arm 1.90 engaging a pin 191 on Ithe electrotype roller. 1f the operator attempts mistake to rotate the electrotype roller backwardly, he will quickly be apprised of his mistake by the lack of resistance to rotation of the crank. The electrotype roller 1.71 is geared to a companion feed roller 172 and tothe-1e ceiving roller 175 for the record strip 166, by the gears 192, 193,194, and 195,` as shown in Fig. 16. As indicated in Fig. 18jthe receiving roller 175has a frictional connection with gear 195, caused'by a spring 1751. As the diameter of the paper'onroller 175 increases it tends Ato feed fasterA and would soon break the strip .except for this' fric:

A tional connection.

Means is provided for preventingopera-v tion of the paper feeding mechanism before the platen is operated, and while the-platen is in its lower position `resting on the record paper. This means also serves to limit the feed of the paper strips, and consists of pawls 196 and 197 pivoted on shaft 177 andl serving to obstruct a lug 198 on a disk 199 forced upward, causing shaft 177 to rock pawl A196 so that a luv 205 at its lower end engages the tail 206 of pawl 197, rocking this pawl out of the path of lug 198, it being understood that there is suiiicient back lash in the pinions 191, 193 and 192 to permit of a slight retrograde movement -of the disk 199 to permit of the disengagement of the pawl 197 from the lug 198. Pawl 197 is provided with a slot 20.7 surrounding shaft 177, which permits spring 204 to force it upward at the rear of the lug so that it will not rengage'th'elu'g whenthe platen is released. On the release of the platen, when shoulder 180 (Fig. 20) passes out of engagement with pawl 178, the for ward rocking shaft 177, carries pawl 196 below lug 198, preventing operation of the paper feeding mechanism while the platen is in engagement with the type wheels and until lever 181 is permitted to return to noreffective. Then, by operation of one or more ilo vValue keys, the key coupler is lifted and the rear part 24 of the, depressed initial key,

coupler as its supporting latch 30 is held out f of supporting position by the lug 35 on the upright for the initial indicator. If the machine is operated by the depression of value keys alone,v screen 27 will remain in concealing position, thus making evident an i 1- irregular operation of the machine.-

AThe oscillation of the key coupler effects rotation of# thel main shaft 21 (Fig. 1,) through the rack 15. The rst work accom'- plished by shaft 21 is to rock the totalizer wheirthe p laten is in operation.

. ,8,- In a machine of the class described, the

isi'novable therewith independently of the means may be operated. class described, the. combination with type lcarriers of means v,for differentially setting the same, a platen,

saidgtype carrier, means for taking impres- .siens` fromr said type carrier, and connections, driven by said keys, for actuating said impression means as said operating edges o'f-said standards slide past said po. `sitioned arms.

6. In a machine of the class described, the

, combination with a totalizing device including type carriers,.of means for ditferentially setting the tot-alizing device, an impression devicel coperating with the type carriers,

.ineans for operating the impression device,

a paper feeding device, means for operating the papei-eeding device, and an interlock between the impression device and the paper ,feeding device requiring an operation .of the impression device 'before the paper feeding 7.v In a machine ofthe paper'feeding mechanism, separate means for operating the platen and the paper `feeding mechanism, and an interlock between the platen and the paper feeding means preventing an operation of the latter combination with a totalizing device, of a vdiiliere'ntial mechanism, mechanism for eng'gaging and disengagiiig the totalizing de vice and the differential mechanism, an alining and locking device for the totalizing device, means for making the alining and locking devices effective when thetotalizing device is out of mesh and whilethe totalizing 'device is in mesh and thediffeiential mechanism is at rest.

9. In a machine of the lclass described, the combination with an accounting device, of an operating mechanism, and keys for con- ,trolling-the..accounting'device, including a depressible key having two parts having a like and joint movement when depressed vand one of which is constructed to become connected to the operating mechanism and vother art of the key.

;:`;l0`.` n a machine of the class described,

thecombination with anfaccounting device, of' an operating mechanism, and keys for controlling the operation of the accounting device, including a key having two parts having a like and joint movement when de pressed but one end ofwhich is free to return to normal position while the-other is constructed to require an operation of the operating mechanism before it l.may return to'normal position.

11. In a machine .of the class described, the combination' with a plurality of banks of keys, of indicators thesetting of which is controlled by the keys, an indicator' screen, connections whereby the ,depression of keys causes the screen to move to concealytype carriers, a key coupler, ving frame,

ing position, means orlatching the screen -the combination with a plurality of banks of keys, of indicators the setting of which is 'controiled'by the keys, an indicator screen,

connections whereby the depression of keys causes the y screen to move to concealing pothe screen in 'concealing position, and a device op'erated by one of the keys for making the latch ineffective. 14.' In an accounting machine, the combination with a plurality of type carriers, of

depressible keys for differentially setting the a paper carryand connections whereby said frame may be shifted by the key coupler alternately between a -position in which it may receive autographic records and the printing position.

15. In an accounting machine, the combination with` printing mechanism, of an oscillatory paper carriage, vairatchet wheel .journaled in the carriage, for feeding the paper, la pawl positioned to engage the ratchet when the carriage is oscillated, and

an ladjustable device on pivoted.

16. In a machine of the class described, the combination with two rotatable paper which the pawl is carrying spools, of ratchet disks, one XedA and pawls engaging the to each spool, ratchet disks, and having tails extending substantially parallel to and vnormally slightly above the ratchet teeth of the disks, whereby an operator' may depress one of the pawl tails by a movement to actuate the adjacent ratchet disk.

17. In a machine of the'class described, the combination with "two rotatable paper carrying spools, of ratchet disks, one ixedz to each spool, and pawls, each engaging the teeth of one of said ratchet disks and having a tail extending substantially parallel to and normally slightly above the ratchet teeth of theother of said disks, whereby an operator may release the pawl from one ratchet disk .s ition, a spring operated latch for retaining ioo by a movement to actuate the other ratchet disk. u

18; In a machine of the-class described, the combination with a group of keys, and standards carried by said keys and all idendifferential mechanism;

tical in size ;'ofl a totalizer; 'an actuating device for said totalizer constructed to be engaged by the key standards; and a zero stop for normally preventing displacement of said actuating `device and constructed to be engaged by thefstandard of any key to render 1t ineffective for such purposes upon operation of the key.

19. Ina machine of the class described,v the combination with type carriers of means for differentially setting the same; a platen; paper feeding mechanism; means for operating the platen and the paper feeding mechanism; and an inter-lock between the platen and the paper feeding means preventing an operation of the latter when the platen Ais in operation and also preventing the operation of' the platen until after the paper feeding `mechanism and the dierential mechanism is at rest; and an additional cam for engaging said lever to retain said lever in eective position when the totalizer is outof mesh with the differential mechanism.

21. In a machine of' the class described,

the combination withtotalizer pinions; of a cam; alining pawls operated by saidvcam to l reposition said pinions if they are over- Corrections iniLette'rs PatentNo. 1,125,613.

thrown a fraction of unit of' movement; and carrying devices constructed to be set when a totali'zer pinion passesvfrom the nine [SEAL] therewith independently of the v mechanism before it It is hereby' certied `that in Letters matiere position to zero position and including a member fast to said cam and arrangedV to interlock with the totalizer pinions and thus to be restored by the alining pawls if moved by an overthrow of said total'izer pinions.

22. In a machine of the class described,

the combination with a plurality of type` carriers; of' a paper carrying frame normally in a position in which it may receive autograpliic records; and depressible keys for differentially setting the type carriers and shifting said frame into printing Aposition.

23. In a machine of` the class described, the combination with an accounting device; of an operating mechanism; and keys for. controlling the accounting device, including a depressible key having two pivoted'parts, jointly movable when depressed and one of which is constructed to become connected to the operating mechanism and is movable other part of the key.

24. In amachine othe class described, the combination with an'accounting device; of 'an operatinginechanism;.and keys for controlling the operation of theiaccoun'ting device; including` a key havin-g tvvo pivoted parts jointly movable when depressed-'but one part of which is free to return-to normal position while thelothei" isconstructed to require an' operation of the operating may return to normal position. f

In testimony Where in the presence of two witnesses.

JOI-IN A. `WIErI tl\TER.` i

Witnesses:

Y ROY C. GLASS,

, OAnLW.BiiNs'i-."

Patent No. grantedJanuary 19, i 1915, upon' the application of'Jo/hn A.' Werner, of Dayton, Ohio, for an improve- I requiring correction as follower Page 8 ,line 99,1for the Word lstandardread reciprocatto-g` members; Same, Page, line 103, for the word ii. to read on; 'and lines 'Y' 10e-105 for the words keystaiidard? read reciprocating member; and that the said, Letters Patent should be read .with these correctionsthereinj that the saine may conform to the recordof the case in the PatentI Oiii'ce;I 5., p i I l i i Signed and sealed lthis 16th da-yofxMa'rch, AQ. 1`9l'75i JQ rNEWToN,

i j Act/ng ommiastoa'er Patents.

of I ax my-signaturevment in Total-'Printing Cash-Re'gisters-,'7 errors appear vinthe printed*specificationV .I

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