US1696970A - Autographic register - Google Patents

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Jan. l, 1929.

AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed March 12. 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 J/ NL 133 NL 1 v h l l l l INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

Jan. l, 1929. 1,696,970

f F. E. PFEIFFER AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed Marc-n 12. 1923 4 sheets-sheet 5 IN V EN TOR.

A TTORNE YS.

Patented l, 19u29.

UNITED sTATEsPATENT OFFICE.

K E. PFEIFFER,

or DAYTON, OHIO, AssIeNoR To THE EGRY REGISTER OOIIPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, .e CORPORATION or omo.

AA'UTOGBAPHIC REGISTER.

Application ined magalid 12, 192s. serial No. 624,3.

My invention relates to autographic registers.

1t is an object of my invention-,to provide `a small, light, simple switch and portable 6 autographic register economical to manufacture and simply adjusted as well as operated. j

It is an additional object to provide a case which will provide ready access to the invl terior of the register to facilitate the adjustment of the several parts.

It is an additional object in this form of a register' to provide a simple and eective carbon roll and means of retaining the cari 15 bon in position.

It is a further object to provide incom binatin with these parts a handle andl handle stop to effectively hold the paper sheets in position during the tear-ing of process and. during the writing period.

Referring to the drawings: Fig. 1 is a section taken on the line 1-1 of F 1g. 6;

Fig 2 is a plan view of the paper roll 2` units 'in their supporting frames;

Fig. 3 is an end elevation' .of the complete machine looking at it from the ejecting end showing the ejecting end of the cover opening and the top cover in elevated position;

oneI of the anti-weave rollers;A

l Fig. 5 is' a side elevation of the complete machine showing the handle and handle Stop; Fig. 6 with the rear wall open;

Fig. 7 is a side elevation ofthe registery with they carbon roll cover open and the top cover up; e A

Fig. 8 is a detail view partially in section on tho line 8- 8 of Fig. 7 looking in the direction of the arrow showing the carbon roll su` port. l

' eferring to the drawings in detail, 1 is the bottom of the register resting upon the supports 2 protecting the supporting table andthe like from injury.

At the forward end of the register there' is a hinge door mounted upon the supporting member 3,'carried'by the side wall-4. The

hinge member 5 turns on 3 and is connected to the end wall which extends upwardly and is turned over at a right angle as at 8 to overlap the cover 10.

Fig. 4 is a section showing the details of` is a rear elevation of the register projecting end of 9 of the.

The cover 10 is pivoted at 11 in asimilar manner u on the side wall 4.

pivotedat 14 which is carried by the side walls 4 and 13. The front or forward wall 6 1s held in position when closed by a lock shown 1n a plan view in 'its unlocked position in Fig. 6.

The locking is effected by transversely* moving members carried on the end wall 6.

These members are 'respectively designated 15 and 16 and have handles 1.7 and 18 which enable the operator to clamp the handles between the thumb and forefinger thereby moving 15 and 16 together and-disengaging their heads 19 and 20 from engagement with .the lugs 21..'and 22 carried by the side walls respectively thus unlocking the front end wall. .Resisting Athis movement and serving tomaintain 19 and 20 in engagement with 21 and 22 is a coil spring 23 secured between the inner ends of 15 and 16. 15 and 16 are yguided in their transverse movement by the guide pins 24 which are fastened in the guide bases 25. 1

A similar lock is provided for the other end wall 12. These end walls serve to maintain the supply paper roll rack 26 and yrecord roll rack 27 in their position. in the register.

These racks are supported in the guide way formed by the members 28 and 29 carried by the sidewall so after the rolls have been installed in the racks, they may be positioned in the register on these racks or guide ways 28 and 29. The rack 26 Aconsists of a U-shap'ed member with a brace 30 therebetween. It may be adapted to carry any number of rolls but in this case I have shown the two rolls. Rolls `31 and 36 are each provided with an axle 32 which restsin a support 33 having a broad flat bearing portion to maintainthe roll in position and prevent lateral movement. The other end of the axle 32 rests in abearing-member 34 close to the adjacentside member ofthe rack, This end of the-axle has a bearing plate 35 toassist` in maintaining the paper inproper position onthe axle 32.

The paper rolls 31 and 36 have the paper record roll proper.

supported on 40. 40 is carried by the walls 4 and 13. y n

These paper sheets pass over^39 and pass beneath the cover 10 in which there is provided an opening 41. The carbon sheet 42 is interleaved between the paper sheets 31' and 36u in order that there may' be a record made upon 31a which is conveyed between the rollers 43 and 43a around the tension rods 44 and 45, and over the anti-weave rollers 46 to the record roll 47.

The record roll 47 is carried in the rack 27 by its axle 48. Upon this roll is mounted a gear 49. The gear is frictionally engaged with the record roll 47 by meansof friction plates '49a on either side thereof, andthe metallic plates 49", one of these plates being between the hub portion. of the shaft andthe This frictional engagement allows the record roll to be maintained stationary at times, while the gear is given motion through operation of the operating handle, etc., of the register. The gear 49 meshes with the intermediate gear 50 which is fixed to the shaft 51. This gear 50 engages with a gear 53 which is mounted upon the shaft 54 journaled in the side walls 4 and 13. 54 carries the roller 43' which has a series of fine grooves 55 cut therein so that the sharp edges between the grooves will engagewith the paper. The companion'roller 43 has similar grooves 55 cut in it. This roller 43has a gear 56 which meshes with a gear 57 on the shaft 54. The gear 57 in turn meshes with th'e'master driving gear 58 mounted on the driving shaft 59 which carries the handle 5 2. This handle 52 at 61 engages with the upper end of the stop 62. 62 is pivoted on the supporting member 63 which in turn is mounted upon the side wall 4; A finger piece 64 and a stop 65 are provided on the stopV 6.2. A lug 66 is mounted on' the side wall 4 to engage with the stop 65,

The roller 43 has a' housing 67 carried by the cover 10. At the forward lower end of this housing which is above 9 and 8 is an opening 68 through which a portion of 'the sheet 36a is ejected. e

The sheet 31a as hereinbefore described is passed over the tension rod's 44 and 45 for the purpose of putting it under tension so that it will bear down up"on the antiweave rollers shown in detail in Fig. 4, andarranged in series spaced from one to another as shown` in'Fig. 3. The sleevesy 69 which space the anti-weave roller 46 from the side walls and from oneanother are mounted upon a supporting rod 70. 'Both 69 and 46 may turn freely on 70. 46 is provided with tapered portions 71 and 72 meeting at 73 to form a ridge for engagement with the paper to prevent the lateral movement or the Weave of the pa er to insure its exact alignment and'per ect winding upon the record roll 47. Referring to Acharacter the paper on its way tot When the carbon roller is in its open posi-A tion as shown in Fig. 3 the carbon roll axle 78 is adapted to swing outwardly upon the `support 79 which is mounted upon the side wall 13. The axle 78 is retained in 79^by the pin 80. The axle 78 is disposed at an,

acute angle to the support 79 so that the axle 78 will swing in a plane at an acute angle to the horizontal and above the horizontal so 'that it is easy for the operator, to. slip the carbon roll 81 upon the axle 7 8`against the pressure washer .82. This pressure washer engages with a coil spring 83, the other end of which engages with a stationary washer 84. It will be understood that the) spring 83 surrounds theV axle 78 and it will bey further understood that the washer 82 is adapted to move freely upon the axle 78. In the closed position of the axle 78, as shown in Fig. 7, the end of the carbon roll 81 opposite to that in contact with the washer 82 abuts against the supporting lug A85 carried by the side wall 13 which also serves as a-support for thel axle 78. The carbon roll is yieldingly engaged due to the act of the spring 83 between the washers 82 and 85 the lug thus preventing the carbon roll from unwinding when in its closed position save when positively actuated as when the operator draws it across the writing table to expose a fresh surface.

In order Ito hold a carbon sheet in position on the writing table the outer free end of the carbon sheet on theside of the table opposite to the carbon roll is clamped by the extension portion of the cover 10 and a clamping member 86 carried thereb at right angles thereto, which clamps t e sheet against the side wall 4 pressing thecarbon ,f

sheet between the clamp 86 and the side wall 4. The sheet is also securely pressed between the cover 10, the writing table 39 Aand the upper edge of the side wall 4. It

will be understood that the cover 10, due to the overlapping of 8 upon 9 and the locking of the end Wall 6, wil prevent'any movement of the carbon. The side walls 13 and 4A are provided with upwardly projectin portions 87 with slots 88 cut'therein in whic the reduced ends of 89 are allowed to freely travel, -89 being the support for the roller 43. As heretofore stated, in machines of this record roll to be rewound will tend to move to one side or the other and be diicult to wind. It

has been found in practice that rollers 46 of the shape shown and described overcome this tendency of the paper to move or weave from side to side and present the paper to the record roll in proper alignment. The term anti-weaving roller, as used in the specification and claims, is therefore to be understood as meaning a roller to prevent the moving of the paper from one side to the other in its travel to the record roll.

It will be understood that I do not desire t-o be conlined to this specific adaptation ot my invention, but comprehend within it.- suitable modifications which may be necessary in adapting it to varying conditions.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 4 l: In an autographic register having end walls, side walls, a writing table, and acover, means pivotally mounting the cover on the side walls, suppprting means on one of the-side walls for supporting` a 'roll of carbon, clamping means carried by this cover adapted to clamp the :tree end ot the carbon sheet between it and a portion ot the side walls, a cover for the carbon rollpivotally mounted on the side of the register having apertures in the upper portion thoreoit' adapted to engage with pins downwardly disposed on the bottom of the cover whereby when the cover is closed the pins will engage with the aperture and will hold the carbon roll cover in position.

2. In an autographic register having end walls, side walls, a writing table, and a cover, means pivotally mounting the cover on the side walls, supporting means on one of the si'de walls for supporting a roll of carbon, clamping means carried by this cover adapted to clamp the free' end of the carbon sheet between it and a portion of the side walls, a cover for the carbon roll pivotally mounted on the side of the register having apertures in the upper portion thereof adapted to engage with pins downwardly disposed on the bottom of the cover whereby when the cover is closed the pins will engage with the aperture and will hold the carbon roll cover in position, said carbon roll support consisting' ot an axle pivotally mounted upon Aone side wall of theregister within the pai-bon roll cover, lsaid pivotal connection being at an angle to the horizontal.

3. In an autographieregister having end walls, side walls, a writing table, and a cover, means pivotally mounting the cover on the side walls, supporting means onone of the side walls for supporting a roll ot' carbon, clamping means carried by this cover adapted to clamp the free end of the carbon sheet between it and a portion of the side walls, a cover for the carbon roll pivotally mounted on the side ofthe register having apertures in the upper portion thereof adapted to engage with pins downwardly disposed on the bottom of the cover whereby when the cover is closed the pins will engage with the aperture and will hold the arbon roll cover in position, said carbon roll support consisting of an axle pivotally mounted upon one side wall of the register within the carbon-roll cover, said pivotal connection being at an angle to the horizon] tal, and yielding means to prevent said carbon roll from unwinding save from a predetermined pull exerted by the operator.

4. In an autographie register, a carbon roll support consisting of a lug mounted upon one wall of the register, an axle pivotally mounted thereon for supporting` the carbon roll, said pivotal connection being so arranged that the axle will swing in a plane at an angle to the horizontal.

5. In anautographic register, a carbon roll support consisting of a lug -mounted upon one wall ot' the register, an axle pivotally mounted thereon for supporting the carbon roll, said pivotal connection being so arranged that the axle will swing in a plane at an angle to the horizontal, a support for the free end of the axle carried by the wall of the register and also adapted to engage one end of the carbon roll supported on the axle and yielding means on the other end of the axle for engaging with the other end 'of the roll forforcing the roll against second support,

6. In an autographic register, a carbon roll support consisting ot a lug mounted upon one wall of the register, an axle pivotally mounted thereon for supporting the carbon roll, said pivotal connection being so arranged that the axle will swing in a plane at an angle to the horizontal, a pivotal cover for the carbon roll and its support pivoted at the bottom lof a cover adapted to swing .outwardly and downwardly to permit Aof the free lateral movement of the carbon roll.

'In an autographic register, a carbon roll support consisting of a lug mounted upon one wall of the register, an axle pivotally mounted thereon for supporting the carbon roll, said pivotal connection being so arranged that the axle will swing in a plane at an angle to the horizontal, a support for the free ond ot the axle carried by the Vall ot the register and also adapted to engage one end of the carbon roll supported on the axle andyielding'means on the other ,end y of the axle for engaging with the other end of the r'oll for forcing the roll against second support, and means carried-bythe register cover for engaging with the carbon roll cover in its closed position for maintaining it in that position.

In testimony whereof, I aiix my signature.

FRANK E. PFEIFFER.-

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