US1217589A - Workman's time-recorder. - Google Patents

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woRKMAN's TIME RECORDER.

APPLICATION HLED NOV18|19|5 1 ,217,589. Patented Feb. 27, 1917.

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WORKMAN'S TIME RECORDER.

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Patented, Feb. 27, 1917.

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WORKMANS TIME-RECORDER.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 27, 1917.

Application filed November 18, 1915. Serial No. 62,220.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T. GELTZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Torkmens Time- Iteeorders, of which the followingfis a speciiication.

This invention relates to workmens time recorders of that type in which in and out records are made on individual cards by means of timeoperated printing wheels or the like, and more particularly to that class thereof in which the card guide or holder is shifted by means of a hand lever to receive marks in the respective positions, said lever in the present case also being operable to effect the printing operation, both the shifting and the printing being therefore done by a single lever. This lever is movable in one direction for the shift and in another direction at an angle to the former for the printing.

The invention also provides means for clipping the record card after each out operation, by means of the lever, andI for ringing the alarm bell at each operation. The card is clipped in order that it may be located in proper positions for successive registrations.

Although illustrated in connection with a machine in which the card is inserted vertically, the invention may be applied with slight modification to a machine in which the card is inserted horizontally or otherwise; and no limitation is implied with respect to the particular use or arrangement of the device to be described.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a top plan view, partly in section, of the mechanism.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional elevation.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the record card receiver.

Fig. l is a detail of the cutting device.

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 1 indicates a face plate on the casing C which may be attached to or form part of the recorder casing. This face plate has a cross slot with two vertical slots 61 at opposite ends thereof. A finger lever 2 is movable in the cross slot to position the card receiver for either in or out registrations, and is movable in the vertical slots to operate the printing device. This lever has a shield 3 of sufficient size to cover the slots in all positions and prevent access to the inner mechanism. The lever turns horizontally on a vertical guide rod or shaft 4, by means of a sleeve 6 loose on said shaft, and turns vertically on a pivot pin 5 which extends through a boss on said sleeve and through a yoke 2 which incloses the upper end of the sleeve and forms part of the lever. The inner end of the lever terminates in a pin 8 which extends through a hole 9 in the margin or edge of a laterally shiftable card receiver 7, which slides on horizontal guide rods 70 and projects at its upper end through the casing where it has a flared mouth 36 to facilitate the insertion of a card, and a plate 3T which slides under guide plates 38 fastened to the outside of the casing. The plate 3T is suiiciently long to cover the opening through the casing in all positions. The card receiver has an opening 35 through its walls to permit the imprint ofthe time printing wheel 80 by impact of a hammer Q2, as well as the opera tion of the notching device to be described.

By shifting the lever 2 to the right or left the card holder 7 is also shifted laterally to register the printing device with in or out positions.

The sleeve 6 is slidable up and down, as well as being rotatable, on the rod or shaft 4. By pressing the lever 2 down into either slot 61 it turns on the pin 8 bearing against the edge of the hole 9 as a fulcrum, and the sleeve 6 is slid down on the shaft 4, compressing the spring 10 coiled around the shaft between a bracket 90 and the sleeve. The sleeve 6 has at its lower end a collar 15 adapted to strike the end of a pawl 16 which is pivoted at 17 to an arm 18 on a rock shaft 20 to which a hammer 22 is fastened. A spring 19 bears against the end of the pawl 16 and permits back-slip of the collar 15 on the 11p-stroke thereof, the collar being inclined for this purpose. On the down stroke, the collar engagesy the pawl and strips or rocks the shaft QOagainst the tension of a spring 21 fastened thereto, and when the collar passes the pawl the spring causes a rebound or return of the shaft 20, with a quick action, causing the hammer to strike the back of the card which receives a printing time impression from the type wheel 80. When the lever 2 is released the spring 10 returns the sleeve 5 and collar 15 to upper position. rl`he return snap or movement of the shaft 2O also causes the bell hammer 23 to strike the bell. 24. and ring the alarm. 'lhe screws 26, which hold the end of the spring 2l between the forks 25 of a supporting bracket, enable the spring and roclr shaft to be adjusted to proper or exact position to give the stroke.

The notching device, for cutting a notch in the lou'er side edge or corner of the card, comprises a lever 14C projecting from a sleeve la which is loose on the shaft 20. This lever carries at its upper end a roller 12 on a pin 13, the roller being in contact with a conical cam ll on the sleeve G. This lever is adapted to press against a stud 28 carried by a spring 27 fastened to the card receiver 7, and the upper end 4:0 of the spring carries a shear member 28a which cooperates with the cutting edges 39 around an opening in the wall of the card receiver 7. A pin el projects from the spring across the receiver slot and acts as a. stop for the notched edge of the card when it is inserted in the receiver 7. rlhe shaft 2O is mounted in bearings 30, and a spr'mg 29 is connected between one of the bearings and the sleeve 1li, and normally holes the lever la in retracted position. When by means of the lever 2 the card receiver is shifted to the out7 position 'the stud 28 is shifted to position in line With or opposite the lever la, and .vhen said lever 2 is depressed, the cam ll bearing against the Wheel l2 turns said lever l-l which presses against the stud 28 and operates the shear to cut a notch in the edge of the card resting against the pin il, so that at the next operation, the card Will occupy a lower position in the receiver, thereby varying the location of the printed record. rlhis shearing operation occurs only at each final out7 operation. llhen the receiver is in the in position, as shown in Fig. l, the stud 28 does not register with the lever lli and consequently, although the lever swings, the shear is not operated. lTVhen after each operation of the lever 2 it is lifted by the spring l0 the cam ll lifts With the sleeve, and the spring 29 returns the lever 14:.

lt will be seen that by means of a single lever 2 the card receiver is shifted, the impression is given, the shear is operated (under out conditions), and the bell is sounded.

rl`he entire mechanism is assembled in a single casing which can be readily attached to or detached from the main part of the recorder, and it is independent of the time mechanism, Although the mechanism illustrated gives only tivo registrations across a card, it may be modified to provide for additional registrations, by increasing the possible range or lateral movement of the lever 2. Various other modifications may be made to adapt the mechanism for vertical or horinerf/,sse

zontal arrangement, and for various arrangements or locations of the recorder impressions, and no limitation in this respect is implied.

What l claim as new is:

l. ln a time recorder, the combination of a shifting card receiver, a printing device, a guide rod, a pivoted and sliding sleeve on said rod and adapted to operate said c evice, and a. single operating lever operatively connected to said receiver and to said sleeve and adapted to both shift said receiver and actuate said device.

2. ln a time recorder, the combination of a shifting card receiver, a printing device, a card cutting device, and a single lever operatively connected to each of said devices and the receiver, for operating the former and shifting the latter.

3. In a time recorder, the combination of a shifting card receiver, a printing device, a card cutter device, an alarm device, a single operating lever, the means operatively connecting said lever to each of said devices, whereby they may be operated by said lever.

t. ln a time recorder, the combination of a shifting card receiver, a card cutting device, a lever connected to said receiver for shifting the same, and means connecting said lever and said card cutting device in one position of the lever, for operating said device by said lever when the latter is in said position. v

5. ln a time recorder, the combination of a printing mechanism including a pivoted hammer, a spring connected thereto, a pavvl connected to the hammer, a lever, and a sliding member connected to the lever and movable in one direction to engage the paWl and retract the hammer' against the tension of the spring, and to release the pavvl on furthe-r movement, in said direction, Whereby the spring will advance the hammer, said pavvl being yieldable in one direction, to permit back slip of the said member.

6. ln a time recorder, the combination of a guide rod, a sleeve slidable thereon, an operating handle connected to the sleeve, a springactuated printing hammer, and means actuated by movement of the sleeve to operate the hammer.

7. ln a time recorder, the combination of a guide rod, a sleeve slidable thereon, an operating handle connected to the sleeve, a spring-actuated printing hammer, and means actuated by movement of the sleeve to operate the hammer, said means including a paivl projecting into the path of movement of the sleeve and operatively connected to the hammer.

8. ln a time recorder, the combination of a printing mechanism including a hammer. a spring actuated rock shaft on Which the hammer is mounted, a pavvl connected to said shaft, and a tripping device engageable with said pawl to rock the shaft against the tension of the spring and release the Same to permit the stroke of the hammer, Said tripping device including a rotatable and slidin member and an operating lever connecte thereto.

9. In a time recorder, the combination of a shifting card receiver', a slide, a guide on which said slide is pivotally and slidably mounted, a lever pivoted to the slide and engaging said receiver, to shift the same When said lever and slide are turned on the guide, a printing mechanism, and means actuated by the slide to operate said printing mechanism when the slide is reciprocated on the guide.

10. In a time recorder, the combination of a shifting card receiver, a guide rod, a sleeve slidably and rotatably mounted on the rod, a lever articulated to the sleeve and pivotally connected to said receiver and adapted to shift the receiver when turned on said rod as a fulcrum, and to reciprocate the sleeve on said rod when turned on the receiver as a ulcrum, a printing mechanism for the card, and means actuated by reciprocation of the sleeve on the rod to operate said mechanism.

11. In a time recorder, the combination of a laterally shifting card receiver, a movable cutting member carried thereby and operating across said receiver to cut a card therein, a lever engageable With said member when the receiver is in one position, to effect the cutting operation, and means to operate said lever.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the 12. In a time recorder, the combination of a shifting card receiver, a movable cutting member carried thereby and operating across said receiver to cut a card therein, a lever engageable With said member when the receiver is in one position, to eifect the cutting operation, and means to operate said lever, said means including a sliding cam 'bearing against said lever.

13. In a time recorder, the combination of a laterally shifting card receiver, a printing device including a hammer, a card cutting device including a lever, a single operating lever connected to the receiver and movable in one direction to shift the receiver, a guide rod, and a sleeve rotatable and slidable on the rod and connected to the lever, said sleeve having a tripping device for operating the hammer and a cam engageable with the lever of the cutting device for operating the latter.

14:. In a time recorder, the combination of a guide, a sleeve slidable and rotatable thereon, an operating handle connected to the sleeve, to turn or slide the same, a springactuated printing hammer, and means actuated by the sliding movement of the sleeve, in any of its turned positions, to operate the hammer.

In testimony whereof, I do aix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM T. GELTZ.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. BOMMHARDT, HARRY A. THOMPSON.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

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