US2132413A - Printing machine - Google Patents

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PRINTING MACHINE Filed May 8, 1936 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 Patented Oct. 11, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE by mesne assignments,

to Addressograpli-Multigraph Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio, a corporation of Delaware Application May 8, 1936, Serial No. 78,882

"Claims.

This invention relates to printing machines wherein impressions providing records on sheets or the like are made from or under control of devices sequentially fed through the machine, and the primary object is to produce additional records, of different characteristics than the records impressed on the sheets or the like, from or under control of the sequentially fed devices.

Remittances in payment of utility bills, insurance premiums or the like are usually accompanied by the bills or notices of the amounts due or by stubs from such bills, notices or the like. The remittances are usually checked against the accompanying bills or the like and these are then used as memoranda from which the accounts of the remitters are credited or totals of the remittances or other data are compiled. Particularly when the bills, notices, stubs or the like are used as memoranda from-which remitters' accounts areqcreditcd it is customary to sort these memoranda and arrange them in a sequence corresponding to that in which the accounts to be credited are arranged whereby crediting of the accounts or other information is expedited. Moreover, presented bank checks are distributed to the banks on which they are drawn and are then charged against the accounts of and returned to the drawers thereof, and this entails extensive'sorting of the checks. Such sorting of bills, notices, stubs, checks or the like has heretofore been expensive and time-consuming inasmuch as it has been performed manually. Y

Furthermore, totals of remittances received or amounts of checks returned in a particular period or other dataare usually compiled manually from the memoranda accompanying the remittances or from the returned checks, and such compilations have been expensive and time-consuming tasks and difficult to keep free from error be-' cause of themanual factor involved.

Hence another importantobject of my invention is to produce records on bills, notices, stubs, checks or the like from which automatic sorting thereof may be eifected or from which calculating or other data compiling operations may be automatically effected.

Record cards and similar control devices such as are, used in tabulating and like machines usually bear an impression enabling manual sorting or other handling or use thereof and also perforations or the like for automatically effecting sorting or other handling or use thereof. It is important that the impressions and perforali tions or the like on a particular record card or similar device relate to the same subject matter so that operations carried out from the impressions upon automatic sorting according to the perforations or the like or operations carried out from the perforations or the like upon manual sorting according to the impressions may be accurately effected.

Therefore, another object of my invention is to make an impression on and to provide perforations or the like in a record card or similar control device or the like from or under control of the same device whereby accurate rela-: tionship of the impression and perforations or the like may be assured.

Printing devices having type characters 'ema bossed or otherwise provided thereon have been sequentially fed through printing machines and impressions have been made therefrom on bills, notices, checks or the like passed through the 1 -machine as separate sheets or as sections ofv a 20 web, and it has been proposed to sequentially feed devices, such as record cards or-other control devices, through suitable printing machines and to make impressions under control of such devices on bills or the like passed through such machines. The impressions made from or under control of devices such as those just described have been records, such as names and addresses and otheridentii'ications, numerical accounting data and the like, and the use of such devices to produce such impressions has greatly facilitated the preparation of bills and the like. However, as explained above, such bills and the like are often used in other operations which have heretofore been performed manually. Thus another 35 object of my invention is to produce additional records on bills'and the like to enable such other operations to be performed automatically, and an ancillary object is to insure that such additional record provided on aparticular bill or the like will be related to the impression or the like made thereon.

Printing and control devices or the like, such as are used repetitiously to provide records, are carefully checked prior to being put into use whereby accuracy of the records produced from or under control thereof is insured, and a further object of my invention is to provide a printing and control device which may be used to produce records from and under control thereof, whereby accuracy of records produced from and under control thereof may be assured by carefully checking the devices prior to use thereof.

Under some conditions it may be desirable to simultaneously make impressions on a bill, sheet 55 or the like from or under control of a printing and control or similar device and provide an additional record of different character on the sheets or the like, but usually it will be more advantageous to make the impressions and provide the additional records separately. Hence, further objects are to sequentially feed printing and control or similar devices and to successively pass sheets or the like through a printing machine in timed relation with each other, and to make imprcssionson the sheets or the like from or under control of the printing and control or similar devices and to produce additional records on the sheets or the like from or under control of such devices at selected positions in the path of travel of the sheets or the like through the machine; and to make an impression from or under control of a particular printing and control or similar device on a particular sheet or thelike at a selected position in the path of travel of the sheet or the like through the machine and to provide an additional record of different characteristics than the impression on the same sheet from or under control of the same printing and control or similar device as that from which an impression is produced on the sheet at another position in said path of travel.

Some printing and control and similar devices are so arranged that means are included therein for producing every character or the like that may be necessary to produce while others are equipped with means for producing only selected characters. Thus, for example, a printing and control or similar device may be equipped with means to produce all characters of a number including the digits 1 to 9 and whereas other printing and control or similar devices may be equipped only to produce the digits 1 to 9, whereby the necessity of providing a multiplicity of zeroproducing means is avoided, and still further objects of my invention are to use printing and control or similar devices equipped only to produce certain selected characters and to automatically produce any other characters that may be necessary or desirable; to enable production of certain characters for which no producing means are included on the printing and control or similar devices; and to suppress production of such characters under predetermined conditions as, for example, where means are provided for producing a ten-place number to enable production of digits or zeros at one side of a selected character in the ten-place number and to suppress the production of digits or zeros at the other side of said selected character.

Further objects are to provide a multiplicity of record producing means at a predetermined position in a printing machine or the like and to selectively render said record producing means operative; to automatically suppress actuation of certain record producing means as other of the record producing means are selectively rendered operative; and to automatically render certain of the record producing means operative when other record producing means associated therewith are not selected for operation or suppressed from operation.

Still further objects are to provide record producing means at a predetermined position in a printing machine or the like and to selectively render the record producing means operative; to operate the devices efiecting selection of the record producing means in timed relation with each other whereby selection may be eifected by effecting operation of certain devices at selected times; and to impart electrical impulses at predetermined times and thereby effect determined operation of mechanical parts whereby selection of the proper record producing means may be effected.

More detailed objects of the invention are to employ punches for producing records in bills, notices, record cards or the like and to position the punches to impart predetermined characteristics thereto as, for example, to enable the punching of records pertaining to the digits 1 to 9 and 0; to selectively render the punches operative by positioning means for imparting operativemovement to the punches in operative position relative to a selected punch; to enable positioning of the means for imparting operative movement to the punches in a neutral position wherein no movement will be imparted to the punches under predetermined conditions; and

to so arrange the means imparting movement to the punches that movement will be imparted to a predetermined punch when the movement imparting means is not positioned relative to selected of the associated punches or the movement imparting means is not arranged in a neutral position.

Other and further objects will be brought forth in the following description wherein reference is made to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a printing machine including my novel record producing means;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional detail view of the printing machine and showing the printing and control or similar device feeding means and showing means for making impressions directly from printing and control devices;

Fig. 3 shows a typical sheet;

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of my novel record producing means and showing a fragment of the printing machine;

Fig. 4A is an elevation of a typical printing and control device;

Fig. 4B is a chart illustrating the code under which control perforations are provided on the printing and control device shown in Fig. 4A;

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of my novel record producing means and wherein the electrical connections are diagrammatically shown:

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view of the punching devices as shown in Fig. 5 and wherein part of the selecting means is shown in neutral position;

Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the device as shown in Fig. 4;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary detail view of a part of the drive of my record producing means;

Fig. 9 is a sectional detail view taken substantially on the line 9--9 on Fig. 5;

Fig. 10 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the line l0--I0 on Fig. 5;

Fig. 11 is an elevational plan view taken substantially on the line lll| on Fig. 5;

Fig. 12 is a transverse sectional detail view taken substantially on the line l2-I2 on Fig. 11;

Fig. 13 is a detail plan view taken substantially on the line l3l3 on Fig. 5;

Fig. 14 is a fragmentary side view, partly in elevation and partly in section, of the detecting devices which cooperate with the printing and control or similar devices;

Fig. 15 is a plan view of the detector as shown in Fig. 14; and

Fig. 16 is a detail view taken substantially on the line Iii-l6 on Fig. 15 and showing the detecting devices in circuit closing position.

In the accompanying drawings I have fragmentally illustrated a printing machine including a frame F having a guideway G on the top thereof through which sheets 8 or the like are successively passed. The printing machine includes a magazine M in which printing and control or similar devices D are stacked and from which the devices are withdrawn one by one by feed chains C. A step by step movement is imparted from the main drive shaft 29' (Fig. 2) of the printing machine through an eccentric 2| fast on the shaft and surrounded bya band 22 to which a plunger 29 is connected. The plunger guideway G and the platen P. The platen is carried by a member 9! pivotally mounted on the frame F at 32 and including arms having follower rollers 93 and 94 thereon which respectively engage conjugated cams 35 and 96 connected to and rotatable with the shaft 22. The eccentric 2| imparts an oscillatory movement to the arm 21 which through the pawl 29 and pins 29 imparts a step by step movement to the feed chains whereby the printing devices move through their guideway with a step by step movement. During at rest intervals in the step by step movement of the printing devices the platen P makes an impression on a sheet S from the printing device D disposed at printing position.

The machine in the present instance also includes a cam shaft 3] (Fig. 1) on which cams such as 38 are provided which operate stop fingers as 39 that engage the leading edges of sheets S moving through the guideway G. The cam shaft is suitably connected to the main drive shaft 20 as through a suitable gear train. (not shown) and operates in timed relation with the main drive shaft. The stop finger 39 positions a sheet relative to my novel record producing means while the stop finger 99A positions a sheet relative to the platen P.

The specific form and construction of the machine forms no particular part of my invention and machines typical of that with which my invention may be dsed and containing features such as those above described are shown in Patent 1,203,717, patented November 7, 1916, Patent 1,955,806, patented -April 24, 1934, and Patent 2,041,183, patented May 19, 1996.

My novel record producing apparatus in the present instance consists of a set of punches for producing perforations in sheets of whatever form are passed through the printing machine. I have shown these punches as positioned in a station in the passage of the sheets through the machine immediately preceding the station wherein impressions are made on the sheets by the platen P, but it is to be understood that these punches or other record producing means might be located at any desired position in the machine and if desired more than one such record produc-- ing means might be provided.

In the present instance I have provided a punching means capable of producing ten perforations longitudlnaly of a sheet and also capable of producing perforations in any of ten positions transversely of the sheet to be representative of the digits 1 to 9 and 0. Thus there are ten rows with ten punches in each row. As viewed in Fig. each of the punches 40 at the left hand and of each row are for producing a perforation representative of the digit 9, each of the adjacent punches is for producing a perforation representative of the digit 8, and succeeding punches to the right are each for producing perforations representative of the succeeding digits in descending order. right hand end of each row is for producing a perforation representative of 0.

The punches. generally indicated by 49 are mounted in a guide plate 4| (Fig. 9) and are passed through a stripper plate 42. Each punch 40 has a protuberance 49p thereon disposed above and engaged with the stripper plate 42. A die plate 43 is mounted on the underside of the guide plate 4! and orients the dies relative to the The punch positioned at the 10 die openings 44 in the die block 45, each die opening 44 being respectively aligned with a punch 40'. The die block 45 is mounted below the sheet guideway G which consists of two spaced apart strips 46 and 41 that extend longitudinally of the machine, as best illustrated in Fig; 1. The 5 strips 46 and 41 are undercut in the edges thereof disposed toward each other, as best illustrated in Fig. 5, and the edges of the sheet S passed through the guideway G are received in these undercut portions to be properly guided thereby. I

The die plate 43 and guide plate 4i extend into the sheet guideway G above the path of travel of the sheets S through the guideway.

A punch frame is provided which consists of an upper plate 48 and a lower plate 49 (Fig. 5) and these plates, as best illustrated in Fig. l, are rectangular in outline. The die block 45, like the guide plate 4| and die plate 43. is rigidly secured to the frame F of the machine. The plate 49 is movably supported well below the die block 45. The frame F includes a pair of side plates 5| and 52 between the lower edges of which rails 53 and 59 extend. The plate 49 is disposed below the rails 53 and 5t and the posts 59, connected to plate 49, pass through these rails, the die block 45, die plate 49, stripper plate 92 and plate 99. Sleeves, such as 55, are disposed about the posts 59 between the lower surface of the plate 99 and the top of the stripper plate 62. Recesses 55 extend into the guide plate 40 about each post 59 and springs 57 are mounted in these recesses and engage the underside of the stripper plate 92 and act through the sleeves 55 to urge the plate 99 and therefore the punch frame into an upper normal position shown in Fig. 5.

In the present instance where ten rows of punches are provided tenpunch selectors as 58 are provided one above each row of punches. Each selector 59 includes two enlargements 59 and 69. Each enlargement 59 is sized to neatly my fit between the underside of the plate 48 and the top of a punch 49. The enlargement 59 is adapted to be selectively disposed above one of the punches for the digits 1 to 9 while the enforced downwardly through the die plate 43 into the aligned die opening in the die block 48 whereupon a perforation is made in a sheet 8 disposed between the die plate 48 and the die block 48.

A plate 8|, as best shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, is mounted adjacent the punch frame and has ten slots 82 (Fig. 4) therein through which the selectors 88 are passed. A comb spring 88 (Fig.

5) is carried by a bracket on the plate 8| and.

the teeth thereof respectively bear on the undersides of the selectors 48 to urge the selectors upwardly in the slots 82. A socket 84 (Fig. 8) is provided in the underside of each selector 88 near the forward end thereof.

A shaft 88 is suitably journaled' in the side plates 8| and 82 and in the present instance ten register rockers, generally indicated by 88, are rockably mounted thereon. A boss 81 is formed at the free end of each arm 88 of each register rocker 88 and these bosses 81 are respectively seated in the sockets 84 at the ends of the selectors 88. A rocker 88 is fast on the shaft 88 and carries a bridge piece 18. Springs 1| are connected to the arms 88 of the register rockers 88 and to an anchor portion 12 on the rocker 88. The springs 1| urge the arms 88 on the rockers 88 into engagement with the bridge piece 18. Inasmuch as the arms 88 and selectors 88 are mounted in close side by side relation, the springs 1| are arranged in two banks and the springs in the upper bank are connected to alternate arms 88 while the springs 1| in the lower bank are connected to the intermediate arms 88.

Each rocker 88 includes a segment 18 and in the arcuate free edge of each segment as many notches 14 are provided as there are punches in a particular row and in the present instance where there are ten punches, ten notches 14 are provided as well as a dwell 18, the purpose of which will be explained more fully hereinafter.

A bar 18 extends between the side plates 8| and;

82 and has lugs as 11 thereon which support a rod 18. Pawls as 18 are mounted on the rod 18 and the pawls 18 are respectively aligned with the segments 18 so that the nose 88 of each pawl may be selectively engaged with the notches 14 in the aligned segment 18.

A block 8| of insulating material (Figs. 5 and is carried by the brackets 88 and 84 on the frame F below the shaft 88 and has as many rows of contacts 82 therein as there are rows of punches 48, and there are as many contacts 82 in each row as there are punches 48 in each row and notches on each segment 18. Another block 85 of insulating material is mounted above the block 8| and is urged into engagement with lugs 86' (Fig. 10) on the brackets 83 and 84 by spring contacts 81 which, as illustrated in Fig. 5, include projections 88 mounted in recesses in the block 88. Fingers 88 (Fig. 10) separate the spring contacts 81 one from the other. One end of each spring contact 81 is adapted to successively engage the contacts 82 when moved thereover and the other end of each spring contact rides on a contact strip as 88 mounted in the block 8|, there being a contact strip 88 in alignment with each row of contacts 82.

The engagement of the projections 88 on the spring contacts 81 in recesses in the block 88 interconnects these contacts and the block. Thus when the block 88 is moved over the block 8| the spring contacts 81 will be moved over the contacts 82, and such movement is imparted to the block 88 from a gear segment 8| on the rocker 88 that meshes with a rack 82 fast on the top side of the block 88.

An arm a (Fig. 8) is fast on the shaft u and '88 on the shaft thereof that meshes with a gear 88 fast on a shaft I88 journaled in the bracket 88 and having a pinion I8I thereon meshed with a gear I82 rotatably mounted on the shaft 88. A hub I88 is provided on the gear I82 and has clutch teeth I84 at the free end thereof. A sleeve I88 is slidably but non-rotatably mounted on the shaft 88 and has clutch teeth I88 thereon that are urged toward the clutch teeth I84 for engagement therewith by a spring I81 disposed between the sleeve I88 and a collar I88 fast on the shaft 88. A stud I88 (Fig. 7) extends.

from the sleeve I88 and is engageable with the cam surface I I8 on the arm I II pivotally mounted, as indicated at II2, on the outer face of the side plate 8|, and when the stud I88 engages the cam surface 8 the clutch teeth I88 are held from engagement with the clutch teeth I84. When, however, the lug 8 on the armature N4 of the solenoid II8 engages the underside of the free end of the arm III upon upward movement of the arm 4 when the solenoid H8 is energized, the cam'surface H8 is retracted from engagement with the stud I88 whereupon the spring I81 forces the clutch teeth I88 into engagement with the clutch teeth I84, and when these clutch teeth are engaged the shaft 88 rotates with the gear I82. However, as long as the 'cam surface 8 is in engagement with the stud I88 the clutch teeth I84 and I88 are separated.

During the first ninety degrees of movement of the stud I88 with sleeve I88 it engages the extension I M (Fig. 4) of the armature H4 and so pivots this armature that the lug H8 is disengaged from the arm III which thereupon returns to its initial position so that near the end of a revolution the stud I88 will engage the tapered part of the cam surface 8 and effect separation of the clutch teeth I88 and I84 at the end of one revolution. This arrangement therefore provides a one revolution clutch.

Fast on the shaft 88 is a cam II8 (Fig. having a lobe |I1 thereon. A rocker H8 is mounted on the rod 8 extended between the side plates 8| and*82. A roller I28 at one end of the rocker II 8 rides on the cam I I8 and the rounded portion |2I at the other end thereof bears on the plate 48. When the lobe II1 engages the roller v48 with the rounded portion HI and the engagement of the roller I28 with the cam H8 1 limit upward movement of the punch frame under influence of the springs 81.

The at rest position of the cam 88 is illustrated in Fig. 8 and when in this position the engagement of the roller 34 therewith causes the shaft 93 and therefore the rocker 29 and hence the register rockers 23 and the selectors 33 to be positioned as illustrated in Fig. 5. At a predetermined time in the cycle of operation, as will be explained more fully hereinafter, movement is imparted to the cam 93 whereupon the rocker 39 is so moved that the bridge piece III moves counterclockwise, as viewed in Figs. and 8, whereupon the register rockers under the influence of the springII move in a similar direction and this causes the selectors 32 to move to the left. This movement also causes the segment I3 of the register rocker 93 to .move upwardly and the engagement of the nose 33 of the pawl I9 in one of the teeth I4 or positioning thereof in alignment with the dwell II positions the selectors 52 so that one or the other of the two enlargements 32 or 32 is disposed above one of the punches in the row of punches aligned with the particular selector. Thus it is the engagement of the nose 30 of the pawl I9 with one of the notches I4 or alignment thereof with the dwell II that determines the position of the enlargements 39 and 33 and the selection or non-selection of one of the punches 49.

The engagement of the noses 29 of thevarious pawls I9 with the notches I4 is effected by solenoids as I22. These solenoids include plungers I23 which actuate push rods I24. As best shown in Figs. 4 and 7, the solenoids I22 are supported by a plate I23 extended between the side plates BI and 32. A bracket I26 is secured to this plate I23 and one end of each of the rods I24 is extended through this bracket. The opposite ends of the rods are passed through slots in a bracket I2I extended between the side plates 3i and 52 adjacent the pawls I9. The ends of the rods I24 adjacent the pawls I9 are l ned with the respective pawls behind the bracket I2'I. The push rods I24 are fanned out, as illustrated in Fig. 7, so that the inner end of each of the rods I24 is aligned with the plunger I22 of one of the solenoids I22 which are mounted in side by side relation, as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 7. It has been stated thata contact strip 99 is aligned with each row of contacts." and each contact strip 90 is respectively connected to one of the solenoids I 22. Thus the contact strip 90 aligned with the row of contacts 92 disposed at the right side of Fig. is adapted to be connected to the solenoid operating the pawl I9 en-- gageable with the teeth I4 on the segment I3 of the rocker 33 connected to the selector 33 adapted to cooperate with the row of punches 49 disposed at the right hand side of Fig. 9. This contact strip is illustrated in Fig. 5 and a conductor I28 (Fig. 5) interconnects this contact strip and I .18, 1936, and another form of such a device is disclosed in Patent 1,790,717, patented February 3, 1931, but it is to be understood that my invention is not limited to use with these nor the illustrated device.

The illustrated printing and control device shown in Fig. 4A includes a frame I23 on which a plate I34 is suitably secured. Type characters I23 are embossed on the plate I34 and impressions are made directly therefrom by the platen P onto the sheets 8. This printing device also has a card I33 suitably secured thereon bearing an impression from the embossed typ characters I33, and this card facilitates handling cation card I36 and in that part of the'frame covered by the card I27 I provide ten rows of openings with five openings in each row. Openings may be provided in the control card I31 in alignment with the openings I29 in the frame therebelow and the location of these openings in the control card determines, in the present instance, the operation of the punches 43, in a manner explained more fully hereafter.

The five openings in each row of openings in the frame I23 may be utilized to produce the digits I to 9 by providing openings I39 in the control card I2'I in alignment with the openings I39 in accordance with the code illustrated in Fig. 4B. Thus to produce the digit 1 openings I29 are provided in alignment with the uppermost and lowermost openings in any row of openings I38. The control card I39 illustrated in Fig. 4A is adapted to produce the number 37041 and it will be noted that the openings I29 for eflecting the production of this number are located in accordance with the code illustrated inFlg. 43. I have shown ten rows of openings I23, but it is to be understood that a greater or less number may be provided depending upon the number of rows of record producing means provided, and since I have provided ten rowsof punches I have provided ten rows of openings in the frame I23.

The particular form of my invention shown herein is adapted for producing an identification number on a check or the like, such as illustrated in Fig. 3. This check bears the usual data and perforations I43 are formed at a suitable place therein. The perforations I43 may be representative of the amount on the check, but in the present instance I have shown these perforations as being an identification number which,

in the present instance, is 37041 so that when.

the checks are returned they may be passed through a suitable device cooperating with the perforations I43 to sort the checks Stubs of utility bills, insurance premium notices and many other instruments may have perforations, such as the perforations I43, provided therein to enable sorting of such stubs, notices and the like when returned with remittances, and such stubs, notices and the like may also have perforations representative of an amount perforated therein in the device shown in my invention.

Suitably detecting means are provided in the machine for determining the manner in which the punches 49 are to be set up in accordance with perforations provided in the control card I21 on a particular printing and control device D. This detecting device is illustrated in detail in Figs. 14, and 16 and comprises a pair of arms I44 and I45 pivotally mounted, as indicated at I46, on the outer sides of the printing device guideway. A plate I" extends between the arms I44 and I45 and has a lug I42 on the upper side thereof to which the lower end of a link I49 is connected. The upper end oi the link I49 is connected to the outer free end of an arm I59 through a branch arm I49, (Fig. 1) and the arm I59 (Fig, 2) is pivotally mounted at IiI in a housing H that is part of of the printing device. A control card I2'I is also provided on the frame I22 adjacent the identiflthe frame F. An arm I52 extends from the arm I and carries a roller I53 engageable with a peripheral cam I54 fast on the drive shaft 26 of the machine. In a manner explained more fully hereinafter, this cam I54 controls the operation of my record producing means and inasmuch as it is mounted on the main drive shaft of the machine with which my record producing means is associated it is manifest that my record producing means may be operated in timed relation with the machine. A spring I55 urges the roller I53 on the arm I52 into engagement with the cam I54.

At a predetermined time in the operation of the machine, as will be explained more fully hereinafter, a rise on the cam I54 engages the roller I53 whereupon the arms I52 and I 56 and link I49 are so moved that the arms I44 and I45 are pivoted downwardly whereupon the detector of my invention is moved into cooperating relation with a printing and control device D in the printing device guideway disposed therebelow.

In the present instance, as I have explained heretofore, the punches 40, constituting my record producing means, are located in a position to produce a record on a sheet S located in a station one station in advance of the printing position station below the platen P. In each operation of the chains C the printing and control devices. D are moved ahead one station in their step by step movement. Thus the printing and control device from which an impression is made by the platen P on the sheet S engaged with the stop finger 33 (which sheet is located below the punches 40) is located one station in a step by step movement ahead of printing position below the platen P. I therefore locate the detector controlling the punches to cooperate with the printing and control device located in the station one station ahead of printing position. However, if the record producing means. such as the punches 40, were located in some other position in the path of travel of the sheets S, the detector might be located at some other position although suitable storing means might be provided to hold a record sensed from a printing device until a sheet reached some predetermined station in its movement, and under such conditions the detector of my invention might be located at any desired position along the path of travel of the printing and control devices through the machine.

The detector in the present instance, as stated, is located to cooperate with the printing and control device in the station one station ahead of printing positionand comprises a block I56 of insulating material in which ten rows of openings I51 are provided (see Fig. 16) with five openings in each row. The number of rows oi. openings I51 and the number of openings in each row is determined by the number of rows of record producing means and by the number of openings in each row in the printing and control or similar devices, and it is for this reason that ten rows of openings with five openings in each row are provided. A sensing pin as I58is mounted in each opening I51 and is urged downwardly by a spring as I59, action of the spring being limited by a plate I60 of insulating material disposed below the block I56 and having openings therein aligned with the openings I51, and these openings in the plate I60 are smaller than the openings I51. Each pin I58 carries a guiding pin I6I that is guided in an aligned opening in the conductor plate I62 suitably secured to the insulating block I56 and electrical connection between this plate and the pins is eifected through the springs I59 which surround the contact pins I6I and engage both the pins I58 and plate I62. A plate I63 if insulating material is provided above the contact plate I62 and below the supporting plate I63.

When the block I56 is lowered upon downward movement of the arms I44 and I45 under the ac tion of the cam I54, the pins I58 come into contact with the control card I41 on the printing and control device D disposed in the station one station ahead of printing position. The pins I56 are respectively aligned with the openings I38 in the printing and control device in the aforesaid station. Thus where the control card I31 has openings I33 in alignment with the openings I33, the pins I58 will pass through said aligned openings I39 and I36, but where there are no openings I 39 movement 01' the pins I53 will be arrested by engagement thereof with the card I31.

Another block of insulating material I64 is mounted below the path or travel of the printing and control devices D through the guideway and is so disposed that when the block I56 is in its lower position it is aligned with the block I64. The block I64 has ten rows of contacts I65 therein with five contacts in each row. The contacts I65 are respectively aligned with the openings I38 in the printing and control device disposed in the station one station ahead of printing position and are engageable by those .pins I58 which pass through aligned openings I39 and I38. When a pin I58 engages a contact I65 circuit is closed from plate I62 through the spring I59 for the engaged pin I58 and through this pin to the engaged contact I65.

It may be that an additional record isnot to be produced from or under control of each printing and control or similar device passing through the machine. This may be accomplished by pro viding identifying means, such as detachable tabs T, on the printing and control devices D, and when a printing and control device not equipped with such a tab moves into detector station, that is to say, one station ahead of printing position in the present instance, which is not equipped with a tab T, means may be provided which will not be rendered operative, that is to say, means may be provided which will only be rendered operative upon the presence of an identification such as the tab T on a printing and control or similar device in detector position. Such means are utilized in the present instance not only to determine whether or not an additional record is to be produced but also to time operation of my record producing means. Such determining and timing means in the present instance include a pin I66 adapted to be selectively mounted in one of the openings I61 provided in the rocker I68 pivotally mounted at I68 on the arms I44 and I45. The openings I61 are located to be aligned with whole tabs or half tabs T provided on the printing or control device D at detector position, it being contemplated that whole or half tabs T can be mounted on the printing or control device D at any of a plurality of selectable positions. The rocker I 68 moves with arms I44 and I45 unless the pin I66 engages a tab T whereupon further movement oi! the rocker I68 with the arms I44 and I45 is arrested.

A pin I." of insulating material is provided on the rocker and when movement of the rocker I68 engages the contacts I" and I12 and subsequent- 1y causes engagement of the contacts I15 and I18.

this being effected under control of a two step cam, as will be described.

In Fig. 5 I have shown the electrical connections of the detector and therein it is shown that the leaf I14 is connected by a conductor I18 to the line wire I82. A conductor I88 leads from the leaf I11 to one end of the winding of the solenoid H5 and a conductor I8I interconnects the other end of the winding of the solenoid I I5 withthe line wire I88. Thus when the contacts I15 and I18 are engaged circuit is closed to the solenoid II5.

A conductor I82 leads from the leaf I12 to a conductor I88. A conductor I82 leads from the conductor I82 to the contact plate I82.

Only one timing switch such as that comprising the contacts I", I18, I15 and "81s pro-- vided and there is only one conductor plate I82. However, there are as many conductors I88 as there are rows in the detector and record producing means. The illustrated conductor I88 leads to the upper leaf I88 of a switch comprising the contacts I85 and I88, the contact I85 being mounted on the leaf I88 and the contact I88 being mounted on the leaf I81. The leaves I88 and I81 are mounted in a block ofinsulating material I88 carried by a bracket I88 suitably supported between the frame plates 5I and 52. There are as many switches as that comprising the contacts I85 and I88 as there are pawls 18 and these switches are respectively aligned with the pawls. Each pawl 18 includes an arm I88 (Figs. 5 and 11) and one end 'of rockers as I8I, pivotally. mounted on the rod I 8! extended between the side plates 5| and 52, engages the arm I88 of one of the pawls, as illustrated in Fig. 11. The other ends I82 of the rockers as I8I' respectively engage the lower leaves, I81 of switches as those comprising the contacts I85 and I88, which lower leaves I817 extend beyond the upper leaves. as I 8d, as illustrated in Figs. 5 and 11. Upon operation of a pawl 18 under action of a link I28 to cause the nose 88 of the pawl 18 to seat in a notch 18, the end I82, which is normally spaced from the leaf I81 aligned therewith, as illustrated in Fig. 5, engages this leaf and separates the contacts I88 and I85, the purpose of which will be explained more fully hereinafter. A conductor I88 interconnects each leaf I81 with the tenth or last contact in the row of contacts 82 corresponding to the position of the particular leaf I81.

Normally the noses 88 of the pawls 18 are retracted from engagement'with the notches 14 by the teeth of a comb spring I84 (Fig. 5) and this comb spring also urges the rods I28 into engageme'nt with the plungers I28. I

Conductors'as I85 lead from the conductor I82 to leaves as I88 of switches such as that of which the leaf I88 is a part, that is, switches which are respectively aligned with the solenoids I22. These switches include leaves as I81 which are extended to be engaged with the rear ends of the plungers I23 of the solenoids I22. when the solenoids I22 are inoperative the plungers I28 thereof under the action of the spring I88 separate the contacts I88 and I88 respectively mounted on the leaves I81 and I88. The leaves as I88 and I81 are mounted in a block 288 of insulating material carried by a bracket 28I suitably supp rted by the side plates II and 52.

Y A conductor 282 interconnects the leaf I81 with the conductor I28 which leads to one end of the. winding of a solenoid I22 with which the switch comprising the leaves I 88 and I 81 is aligned.

There are ten punches in each row of punches but'only five detectors as I85 but inasmuch as the card I81 maybe perforated in accordance with the code illustrated in Fig. 4B, the'detectors I85 may be employed to close circuits to effect production of any digit from 1 to 8. The contacts 82 (Fig. 5) are for. the purpose of closing circuit to the solenoids I22 to determine positioning of the selectors 58. Circuit to the first nine'contacts reading from left to right in Fig. 5 is adapted to be closed from the contacts I85 but inasmuch as there are only live contacts I55 and nine contacts 82 are provided the five contacts I85 must be so connected that they will selectively close a.

circuit to a selected one of the contacts 82 and the following devices are provided for this pur-' pose. In the present instance where there are ten rows ofcontacts 82 ten solenoids 283 are provided. These solenoids include plungers 288 for imparting movement to blocks 285 of insulating material that are slidably mounted in pockets provided between the'blocks 288 and 281 of insulating material.

A plate 288 of insulating material closes the open end of the pockets in which the blocks 285 are mounted and springs 288 extend between the plate 288 and the adjacent ends of the blocks 285 and urge the blocks 285 to theright as viewed in Fig. 5. When a solenoid 288 is energized the plunger 288 thereof moves the aligned blocks 285 to the left, as viewed in Fig. 5.

By referring to Fig. 43 it will be noted that the odd digits 1, 3, 5 and 7 are represented by two perforations, one of which is always provided in alignment with the uppermost opening in any row of openings I38. The even digits 2, 4, 6 and 8 are represented by a single perforation selectively aligned with one of the openings I88. The odd digit 9 is represented by a single perforation aligned with the uppermost opening in any row of openings I88. It will also be noted that the digit 1 is represented by one opening located as above described and another opening located'in alignment with the lowermost opening in any row of openings and that the digit2 is indicated by a single opening aligned with the lowermost opening in any row of openings I88. Thus whenever a perforation for the digits 1 or 21s to be produced circuit will be closed to the contact 185a (Fig. 5). Likewise when a perforation for the digits 3 or 4 is to be produced circuit will be closed to the contact I85b, and circuit will be closed to contact I85c to produce perforations for the digits 5 or 6 and to contact I85d to produce perforations representative of the digits 7 or 8. Whenever a perforation for any odd digit including 9 is to be produced, circuit is closed to the contact I65e.

Thus the contact I85a represents the digits 1 vand 2, I85b represents the digits3 and 4, I85c represents the digits 5 and 6, I85d represents the digits 7 and 8, and I85e represents any odd digit, but when it alone is energized it represents the digit 9. Since circuit is always closed to the contact I85a when perforations for the digits 1 or 2 are to be produced means are provided whereby upon closing of circuit to the contact 15 Iiia circuit will be closed to the contacts 02 for 1 or 2.

To this end a contact 2" is provided in the block 200 of insulating material and two contacts 2H and 2I2 are provided in the block 201 of insulating ma erial in alignment with the contact 2 II. An opening is provided in the -block 205 of insulating material and contacts 2|! and 214 are mounted therein and are urged outwardly by an interposed spring 2I5. The contact 213 always remains in engagement with the contact 2I0 but the contact 2" is selectively engageable with the contacts 2 and 2 l2.

If a perforation representative of the digit 1 is to be produced, circuit will be closed to contacts I551: and "5e. Contact "5a is connected by a conductor 2I6 with contact 2I0. A conductor 2I1 interconnects contact Mic with a conductor 2I0 that leads to one end of the winding of the solenoid 202, a conductor 2I0 interconnecting the other end of this winding with the line wire I30. Therefore whenever circuitis closed to contact Itie solenoid 200 will be energized causing plunger 20 thereof to move to the left, as viewed in Fig. 5, thereby shifting the block 205 so that the contact 2 will be moved from its normal position in engagement with the contact 2 I 2 into engagement with the contact 2| I. Inasmuch as circuit will have beenclosed to contact I65a by this time circuit will now be closed through conductor 2I0, contact 2I0, contact 2Il, spring 2Il, contact 2, contact 2, conductor 220 to the first of contacts 02 in the particular row in which the pins I50 closing circuits to the contacts IBM and I05e are located. The timing of the various parts is such that by the time circuit is closed to the first contact 02 the rocker 69 will just have started to move and the contact spring 01 will therefore close a circuit between first contact 82 and the contact strip 00. Thus through conductor I20 circuit will be closed to the solenoid I22 for the particular row and this will so move the plunger I23 thereof that the rod I24 will pivot the pawl 10 and engage the nose in the first notch 14 which will arrest the enlargement 58 in position above the punch in this particular row for punching a perforation for the digit 1.

when the above described circuit from the contact Iiia is closed when the solenoid 203 is not energized, as when there is no perforation in alignment with the uppermost opening in the row of openings I20, circuit is closed from contact I55a through conductor 2I6, contact 2", contact 2I3, spring 2I5, contact 2, contact 2I2, conductor 22l to the second of the contacts 02 in the particular row. Hence circuitwill not-be closed to the contactstrip 90 for this row until the contact spring 01 has moved from engagement with the first of the contacts 02 into engagement with the second of the contacts 02, but when the contact spring 01 engages this second contact circuit is closed to the solenoid I22 whereupon the rod I24 pivots the pawl 10, but during this time the segment 13 will have been moving with the rocker 09, and at the time the pawl 19 is pivoted the nose 80 will seat in the second notch 14. The selector 50 for this row will also have been moving with the rocker 00 and at the time the nose ll seats in the second notch 14 the enlargement 59 will be above the punch 40 for producing a perforation for the digit 2.

In a manner similar to that Just described the contacts Iilb, liIc and Ifld are respectively connected to the contacts 2I0b, M00 and HM and in the manner above described, depending upon whether or not the solenoid 202 is energized, circuit will be closed to the contacts 82 in such a manner that the nose 00 will be seated in a notch 14 for the digit represented under the code of the chart shown in Fig. 413. If circuit is closed only tothe contact I65e, the solenoid 202 is energized without effect but circuit is also closed through the conductor 222 leading from the conductor M1 to the ninth of the contacts 02, and by the time the contact spring 81 moves over this ninth contact the segment 13 will have so moved that the nose 00 will seat in the ninth notch 14 to position the enlargement 59 above the punch 40 at the extreme left. Circuit will be closed through this ninth contact 02 each time a perforation for an odd digit 1, 3, or 7 is to be made, but circuit will be closed through the contact 02 to energize the solenoid I22 for effecting positioning of the enlargement 59 for such an odd digit prior to the time the contact spring 01 engages the ninth contact 82 so that engagement of the contact spring 01 with the ninth contact 02, when circuit is closed thereto when a perforation for an odd digit 1, 3, 5 or 7 is to be made, is without effect.

It will be noted that the code illustrated in Fig. 43 makes no provision for an indication of a zero and thus when a perforation for zero is to be made no perforation I39 is provided in the particular row and under this condition the sole noid I22 for that particular row will not be energized. However, the segment 13 of the rocker 00 for this particular row will continue to move with the rocker 00 in its movement effected by the cam 05, and at the time the rocker 59 reaches the limit of its movement counterclockwise in Fig. 5 the dwell 15 will be aligned with the nose 00 and at this time the enlargement 80 will be above the punch at the extreme right in the particular row which is the punch for producing a perforation for zero so that upon subsequent movement of the rocker H8 and lowering of the punch frame the enlargement 60 will cause this punch 40 at the extreme right (Fig. 9) to be actuated. At this time the enlargement 59 will be beyond all of the other punches 40 so that only this] punch 40 at the extreme right will be actua l The tenth contact 22 and the tenth notch 14 are located to position the enlargements 59 and 00 of a selector in the position shown in Fig. 6, in which position no punch will be actuated. It will be remembered that the absence of a perforation in the control card I31 will cause a zero to be punched, but under those instances where only a five-digit number is to be punched it is not advantageous to punch zeros to the left of the first digit of the number as would be effected where means are provided, as in the present instance, for punching a ten-digit number. Thus means are provided whereby the absence of a perforation ina particular row will not cause a zero perforation to be made unless it is desired that such a perforation be made. It will be remembered that a selector 58 must make the complete movement of which it is potentially capable in order to effect a zero punching, and by reference to Fig. 6 it will be noted that positioning of the enlargements I! and 00 so as to prevent making a perforation is attained before a selector 50' has made the complete movement of which it is potentially capable. Thus if there is no perforation in a particular row and no zero perforation 7.

- arcane is to be made circuit is closed through the tenth contact 82 to the solenoid I22 for them so that the nose 88 will seat in the tenth notch 14 and arrest the selector 58 in the position shown in Fig. 6. If, however, a perforation for zero is to be made this circuit from the tenth contact 82 is opened so that at the time the contact spring 81 moves over the tenth contact 82 circuit'will not be closed to the solenoid I22 wherefore the selector 58 may complete the movement of which it is potentially capable.

It will be remembered that an arm I98 is provided on each pawl 19 and that when a particular pawl is actuated to seat its nose 88 in one of the notches 14 the end I92 of the rocker I9I separates contacts as I85 and I88. It will also be remembered that the leaf I81 carrying the contact I88 is connected by the conductor I99 with the tenth contact 82 and that the leaf I84 carrying the contact I85 is connected by the conductor I88 with the conductor I82.

When the contacts "I and I18 are closed circuit is closed from the line wire I82 to the conductor I82. Thus circuit is closed to conductor I83, leaf I84, contact I85, contact I88, leaf I81, conductor I98 to thetenth contact 82. Hence circuit is closed to the tenth contact 82 every time the contacts HI and I18 are closed. However, the contact 82 to which this circuit is closed is the last in the row of contacts. Hence, if circuit to any other of the preceding contacts 82 in the particular row has been closed, the solenoid I22 for this particular row will have been energized and the pawl 19 therefor will have been pivoted with the result that the contacts I85 and I88 are separated and thus by the time the contact spring 81 reaches the tenth contact circuit to this tenth contact will have been opened.

P for zero in this particular row. In the present instance where a five-digit number is to be-perforated it is desirable that this condition prevail for those punches to the left of the first perforation as the perforations are viewed in Fig. 3, but it may be necessary to make a perforation for zero to the right of the first digit of the number as for example where perforations for a fivedigit number as 37041 are to be made. Therefore contacts as I85 and I88 for every row of punches to the right of the first digit for which a perforation is to be made are separated. To this end lu generally indicated by 223, (Fig. 11) are provided on the arms 224 of the rockers I9I.. These lugs 223 are located on the lower side of the arms for when a pawl 19 is pivoted by a rod I24 the arms 224 of the rockers I9I move upwardly. Thus in the present instance where perforations for a. five-digit number are to be made the arm I98 of the fifth pawl will pivot the arm 224a (Fig. 11) of the rocker I9Ia upwardly whereupon the lug 228a on the arm 224a will move upwardly, and since the lug 223a is below the arm 22412 of the rocker I9Ib the arm 224!) will be pivoted upwardly raising its lug 22817 disposed below the arm 2240 of the rocker I9Ic, thereby raising the lug 2230 disposed below the arm 224d of the rocker I9Id thereupon raising the-lug 228d disposed below the arm 224d of the rocker I9Id. For producing perforations for the number 37041 the rocker I9I a controls the contacts as I85 and I88 for the row of punches that will produce a' perforation for 8, rocker I8Ib controls the contacts for the row for producing perforations for the digit 1, the rocker I9Ic those for the row in l which the zero perforation will be produced, etc. It will thus be seen that the rocker I8le and hose shown therebelow in Fig. 11 will not be moved with the result that the contacts as I85 and I88 aligned with these rockers will not be separated, and hence circuits will be closed to the solenoids controlling the positioning of the selectors for the first five rows of punches from the right in Fig. 9 with the result that these selectors will be positioned as shown in Fig. 6. However, by referring to Fig. 4A it will be noted that there are no perforations in the third row from the left, but inasmuch as the contacts as I88 and I88 controlled by the rocker I9Ic will be separated circuit to the solenoid as I22 for determining the position of the'pawl for this row of punches will not be closed and therefore the rocker 88 for this row may make'its complete potential movement and hence the enlargement 88 will be positioned above the punch for producing a zero perforation.

Energization of a solenoid as I22 to position the nose 88 in the tenth of the notches 14 when no perforation is to be made of course causes pivoting of this pawl 19 which separates the contacts as I85 and I88, but energization of the solenoid as I22 permits the contacts I98 and I99 to engage inasmuch as the plunger of the solenoid 'is withdrawn from engagement with the leaf I91. When the contacts I98 and I89 so engage,

.circuit is closed from line wire I82 through contacts HI and I18, conductor I82, conductor I95, leaf I98, contact I99, contact I98, leaf I91, conductor 282 to conductor I28 wherefore solenoid I22 is maintained energized inasmuch as the other end of the winding of this solenoid is connected through conductor I29 with line wire I88.

The device is so timed that at the time the rocker 89 completes its counterclockwise movement, as viewed in Fig. 5, the cam I84, Fig. 2,

89 which is causedby the cam 95 to move clockwise immediately after its counterclockwise movement is completed.

In operation a stack of printing and control devices D (Fig. 2) is introduced into the magazine M and the machine is set in operation whereupon the chains C move the printing and control devices D along the printing device guideway in a step by step manner. Shortly after a printing and control device reaches detector position a. short rise on the cam I54 causes the block I58 (Fig. 14) to be lowered toward the printing and control device in detector position.

Prior to the time the fingers I58 (Figs. 5 and 14) reach the card I 31, the pin I 88 engages the the cycle of operation during which this particular printing and control device remains in detector position. If, however, the printing and control device has a tab T, the pin I66 engages this tab and arrests movement of the rocker I68 and immediately thereafter the pin I10 engages the contacts HI and I13 whereupon circuit is closed to conductor I82 and through conductor I82 to plate I62. Then the pins I58 move into association with the card I31 on the printing and control device D at detector position.

Assuming that the printing and control device shown in Fig. 4A is in detector position the pins I58 aligned with the uppermost and lowermost openings I38 in the first row of openings on the printing and control device pass through the openings I39 aligned with these two openings I38 and engage the contacts I65a and I656 in this row which, as will be explained, will 'cause the punch for perforating a representation of the digit 1 to be selected. In a like manner a pin I58 will pass through a perforation I39 aligned with the next to the lowermost opening I38 in the second row to cause a punch in the second row of punches to be selected for punching a perforation for the digit 4. There are no openings I38 aligned with the opening I39 and hence no contacts I65 for this row will be engaged but a perforation representative of zero will be made for this row. Furthermore pins I58 will pass through openings I39 aligned with the two uppermost openings I38 in the fourth row and pins will pass through the uppermost and next to lowermost openings in the fifth row whereby punches for perforating the digits 7 and 3 in the fourth and fifth rows respectively will be selected. There are no perforations in the remaining rows and consequently no contacts I65 in these rows will be engaged by pins I58 and no punches will be selected inasmuch as no perforations are to be made in these rows as perforations for but a five-digit number are to be made.

First the manner in which a punch is selected'for producing a perforation for the digit 1 will be explained in detail. The first rise on cam I54 (Fig. 2) imparted only sufficient movement to the arms I44 and I45 to cause the contacts HI and I13 (Fig. 5) to be engaged and the pins I58 to engage those contacts I65 aligned with aligned openings in the control card I31 and frame I33, but this movement did not engage the contacts I15 and I16. Upon engagement of pins I58 with contacts I65a and I65e in the first row of contacts I65 a circuit was set up as follows: From line wire I32 through conductor I19, leaf I14, contact I13, contact I1I, leaf I12, conductor I82, conductor I82, plate I62, springs I59 and pins I58 to contacts I65a and I658. From contact I656 circuit is closed through conductor 2I1 and conductor 2I8 through windings of solenoid 203 and conductor 2I9 to line wire I 38 whereupon solenoid 203 is energized and block 205 is shifted to engage contact 2I4 with contact 2. Circuit is closed through conductor 220 from contact 2II to the first contact 82 in the first row at the extreme left in Fig. 10.

After the pins I58 have engaged the contacts I65 and established the circuits, as just described, a further rise on the cam I54 imparts additional movement to the arms I44 and I 45 whereupon the pin I10 engages the contacts I15 and I16, and this rise on the cam keeps the contacts HI and I13 and I15 and I16 engaged until after the record producing means, the punches 40 in the present instance, have produced a record on the sheet. The closing of contacts I15 and I16 closes circuit from line wire I32 through conductor I19, leaf I14, contact I15, contact I16, leaf I11, conductor I80, winding of solenoid II5 through conductor I8I to line wire I30 whereupon solenoid II5 is energized. Energization of solenoid II5 elevates the armature II4 thereof whereupon the lug II3 elevates the plate III to disengage the cam surface I I0 from the stud I08, and the spring I01 engages the clutch teeth I06 with the clutch teeth I84 whereupon shaft 96 is set in motion, the motor 91 having been previously set in operation.

As soon as shaft 96 is set in motion cam 95 starts to move rocker 69 counterclockwise, as viewed in Figs. 5 and 8. This movement of rocker 69 is transmitted through gear segment 9I to rack 92 whereupon block and contact spring 81 start to move to the right as viewed in Fig. 5. Inasmuch as the first contact in the first row of contacts 82 is energized, circuit will be closed therefrom through contact spring 81, contact strip 98 aligned with this row of contacts, conductor I28 connected to this contact strip 98 to the winding of the solenoid of the first of the solenoids I22 which thereupon energizes since it is connected to line wire I30 through conductor I29. Energization of this solenoid I22 causes its plunger I23 to move the aligned rod I24 whereupon the nose 88 of the first pawl 19 engages the first notch 14 in the first segment 13 to arrest further movement of the register rocker 66 of which this segment is a part, and this positions the enlargement 59 of the selector 58 connected to this register rocker with the punch 40 in the first row for making the perforation for the digit 1.

Simultaneously with the foregoing'and in the manner above described, circuit is closed to the fourth contact 82 in the second row of contacts 82 and at the time in the movement of the plate 85 to the right when the contact spring 81 engages this fourth contact, circuit is closed to the second solenoid I22 whereupon the rod I24 operated thereby causes the nose 88 of the second pawl 19 to seat in the fourth notch 14 in the second segment 13 whereupon the enlargement 59 of the selector 58 connected to the register rocker 66, of which this segment 13 is a part, is disposed above the punch 40 for producing a perforation for the digit 4 in the second row.

Simultaneously with this and in like manner a punch in the fourth row for producing a perforation for the digit 7 is selected and a punch in the fifth row for producing a perforation for the digit 3 is selected. At the time the pawls in the first, second, fourth and fifth rows are pivoted toward the segment 13 aligned therewith the arms 224 thereof move upwardly. The time at which a particular arm 224 moves upwardly depends upon the time in the cycle at which its controlling pawl 19 is operated, and the time in the cycle at which a particular pawl 19 is operated depends upon what digit is to be selected by the selector 58 under control of the particular pawl 19. Thus since the pawl 19 in the first row is to position the first selector 58 to effect perforating of the digit 1, this pawl 19 will be operated first. The pawl 19 for the fifth row will operate next since it is to select a punch for the digit 3. The pawl 19 in the second row will operate next since it is to select a punch for the digit 4 and the last to operate Will be the pawl for the fourth row which is to select the digit 7. It will be apparent, however, that one of the pawls will always be operated before the plate 85 has moved any of the spring contacts 81 into alignment with the last contact in any row of contacts 82, Therefore, all pawls for selecting punches for producing perforations .to the right of the first perforation as the perforations'are viewed in Fig. 3 will be operated prior to the time any contact spring 81 reaches the last contact in any particular row of contacts 82. Therefore, all contacts as I 85 and I46 for as many places as there are digits in thenumber will be separated so that if a zero is to be perforated in any of these rows the solenoid for that row will be prevented from energization.

It will be noted, however, that none of the arms 224 for the last five rows will be moved upwardly where perforations for the number 37041 are to be made, and hence circuit to the solenoids I22" for these rows remains closed. Thus as the plate 85 moves to the right the contact springs 81 for the last five rows eventually engage the last contact in the rows of contacts 82 for these last five rows and energize the solenoids I22 for these last five rows at such a time in the movement of the rocker 69 that the last notch I4 on the segment 13 for these last rows is in position to be engaged by the noses IIII of the pawls I9 for these rows, with the result that the selectors 58 for these last five rows are locked in the position shown in Fig. 6 so that neither of the enlargements 59 or 66 selects a punch in these five rows.

It will be noted, however, that there is no perforation in the third row but, as explained above, the contacts I85 and I86 for this third row are separated wherefore circuit from the tenth or last contact in the third row of contacts 82 to the third solenoid I22 is open. Thus this solenoid will not be energized and the rocker 66 for the third row will move with the rocker 69 to the extent of its movement in a counterclockwise direction, as

At the time the rocker es reaches the end of its movement in a counterclockwise direction, the lobe I I! on the cam I I6 engages the roller I26 and pivots the rocker I I8 so that the rounded end I2I thereof moves the plate 49 and therefore the plate 48 downwardly. Those enlargements 59 and BII which have been previously disposed above punches 46 in the respective rows transmit this downward movement of the plate 48 to the punches aligned therewith whereupon perforations are made in a sheet S which by this time will have been moved into engagement with a stop finger 39 with the side thereof shown in Fig. 3 facing downwardly.

The lobe I I1 quickly disengages roller 96 whereupon the springs 51 return the plates 48 and 49 to their original positions and at the time these plates are returning to their initial positions the cam I54 causes the block I56 and the pin I66 to move upwardly and the pin I66 disengages the tab T and permits the contacts I16 and I15 and I73 and III to separate whereupon circuits to energize solenoids as 203 and I22 and energize solenoid II5 are broken. The stud I09 will have disengaged the lug II3 from arm III and therefore the cam surface III! will have returned to. a position such that the stud I09 will engage therewith and eflect separation of the clutch teeth I06 from the clutch teeth I04 at atime when the shaft 96 will have made one complete revolution.

During the time the punches are being selected and operated to produce perforations in the sheet engaged with the stop finger .39, the platen P will be making an impression on the preceding sheet S from the preceding printing and control device D, and. at a time subsequent to the movement of the platen P and punches 46 from association with the sheet the stop fingers 39 and 89a are retracted topermit the sheets engagement therewith to move to the next station in the path of travel of the sheets, and the chains C cause the printing and control devices to advance so that a new printing and control device will be disposed in detector position by the time the cam I 54 is again rotated sufiiciently to engage the first rise thereon with the. roller I53 and effect the first lowering of the arms I44 and I45.

' The embodiment-of the invention as described above is one which is adapted-to produce perforations in a check such as that illustrated in Fig. 3

so that when this check is returned the perfora-' tions may be utilized to effect automatic sorting of the checks or other operations. I have shown an account number 37041 perforated in the check but it is to'be understood that this is but an illustrative use of the invention and further more that data other than account numbers could be perforated in sheets if desired, and furthermore account numbers and additional data such as the amount could be perforated in the sheets.

I have shown an arrangement for producing perforations in ten different rows but it is to be understood that perforations could be provided in a greater or less number of rows by merely dupplicating or el minating devices which I have illustrated and described.

It will also be understood that records other t an perforations could be produced with an apparatus such as that which I have previously 'descr'bed. Furthermore, it will be apparent that I have provided a record producing means wherein selected of the record producing elements may be rendered inoperative when so'desired and wherein means for normally rendering certain of the elements inoperative can be rendered ineffective so as to permit an operation when so desired. Likewise I have provided an arrangement wherein characters may be produced without providing indicatingmeans therefor on the printing and control or similar devices passed through the'mach ne and under control of which the record producing means is operated.

Thus while I have-illustrated and described a selected embodiment of my invention and have shown the same in association with a printing machine, it is to be understood that the entire record producing device could be used in association with other machines or elements of my novel record producing means could be used independently or in association with other devices, and I therefore do not wish to be limited to the precise details set forth but desire to avail myself of such changes and alterations as fall within the purview of the following claims:

I claim:

1. In a printing machine, means for feeding unitary printing and control devices through the machine, each of said devices bearing printing characters and control means, means cooperating w th the printing characters on said devices to produce impressions on sheets passed into the machine directly from said printing characters so as to provide records on the sheets, and other means indirectly under control of the control means and operative to produce additional records on the sheets of different physical characteristics than the impressions.

2. In a printing machine, means for feeding unitary printing and control devices each bearing printingcharacters and control means through the machine, means for feeding sheets through the machine, means cooperating withthe printing characters on said devices to produce impressions on the sheets directly from the printing characters so as to provide records on the sheets. other means indirectly under control of the control means on each of said devices and. operating to produce additional records on the sheets of different physical characteristics than the said impressions, and means for positioning the sheets relative to the means cooperating with the printing characters and relative to said other means while said means are providing records on said sheets.

3. In a printing machine, means for feeding unitary printing and control devices each bearing printing characters and control means through the machine, means for feeding sheets through the machine, means cooperating with the printing characters to produce impressions on the sheets directly from the printing characters so as to provide records on the sheets, other means cooperating with the control means on the said devices to produce records on the sheets of different physical characteristics than the impressions, and means for positioning the sheets first in the means cooperating with the control devices and then in the means cooperating with the printing characters while records are being produced thereon.

4. In a printing machine, means for feeding unitary printing and'control devices each bearing printing characters and control means through the machine, means for feeding sheets through the machine, means cooperating with the printing characters on said devices to produce impressions on the sheets directly from the printing characters so as to provide records, other means indirectly under control of thecontrol means on the devices and operating to produce, records on the sheets of difierent physical characteristics than the impressions, and means for causing all of said means to operate in timed relation whereby records will be produced on a particular sheet by the cooperation of the two record producing means with the same device.

5. In a printing machine, means for feeding unitary printing and control devices each bearing printing characters and control means through the machine, means for feeding sheets through the machine, means cooperating with the printing characters on said devices to produce impressions on the sheets directly from the printing characters so as to provide records on the sheets, other means cooperating with the control means on the devices to produce records on the sheets of different physical characteristics than the impressions, means for positioning certain of the sheets relative to the two record producing means while records are being produced on certain other of said sheets and means for causing all of said means to operate in timed relation whereby records will be produced on a particular sheet by the cooperation of the two record producing means with the same device.

6. In a printing machine, means for feeding unitary printing and control devices each bearing printing characters and control means" through the machine in astep-by-step manner whereby the devices successively come to rest in successive stations, means for feeding sheets through the machine in a step-by-step manner whereby the sheets successively come to rest in successive stations, means positioned at selected ones of the stations wherein the sheets come to rest and cooperating with the printing characters on the devices at selected ones of. the stations wherein the devices come to rest to produce impressions on the sheets directly from the printing characters so as to provide records on the sheets and other means cooperating with the control .means on the devices to produce additional records on the sheets of different physical characteristics than the impressions.

7. In a printing machine, means for feeding unitary printing and control devices each bearing printing characters and control means through the machine in a step-by-step manner whereby the devices successively come to rest in successive stations, means for feeding sheets through the machine in a step-by-step manner whereby the sheets successively cometo rest in successive stations, means positioned at one of the stations wherein the sheets come to rest and cooperating with the printing characters on the devices at one of the stations wherein the devices come to rest to produce impressions on the sheets directly from 'the printing characters so as to provide records on the sheets, and other means positioned at another of the stations wherein the sheets come to rest and cooperating with the control means on the devices at another of the stations wherein the devices come to rest to produce additional records on the sheets of different physical characteristics than the impressions.

8. In a printing machine, means for feeding unitary printing and control devices each bearing printing characters and control means through the machine in a step-by-step manner whereby the devices successively come to rest in successive stations, means for feeding sheets through the machine in a step-by-step'manner whereby the sheets successively come to rest in successive stations, means positioned at one of the stations wherein the sheets come to rest and cooperating with the printing characters on the devices at one of the stations wherein the devices come to rest to produce impressions on the sheets directly from the printing characters so as to provide records on the sheets, other means positioned at another of the stations wherein the sheets come to rest and cooperating with the control means on the devices at another of the stations wherein the devices come to rest to produce additional records on the sheets of different physical characteristics than the impressions, and means for operating all of said means in timed relation whereby when the record producing means are positioned in a predetermined relation with each other records will be produced upon a particular sheet by the cooperation of the two record producing means with the same device.

9. In a printing machine through which unitary printing and control devices each bearing printing characters and control means are fed, means for making an impression on a sheet in the machine directly from the printing characters on a device to provide a record on the sheet, and other means indirectly under control of the control means on such device for producing an additional record on the sheet of diil'erent physical characteristics than the aforesaid impression.

10- In a printing machine through which unitary printing and control devices each hearing printing characters and control means are fed, means for making an impression directly from the printing characters on each of said devices to provide a record on a sheet in the machine, and

other means indirectly under control ofthe de vices for producing an additional record on the sheet of different physical Characteristics than the impression made thereon, said other means producing said additional record under control of the control means on the same device as that bearing the printing characters from which said impression was made.

11. In a printing machine through which unitary printing and control devices each bearing printing characters and control means are fed, means for feeding sheets through the machine, means for making impressions on the sheets directly from the printing characters on the de-.

vices to provide records on the sheets, other means for producing additional records on the sheets of diflerent physical characteristics than the impressions, and means cooperating with the devices for setting up said other means under control of the control means on the said devices.

12. In a printing machine through which unitary printing and control devices each bearing printing characters and control means are fed, means for making an impression on a sheet directly from the printing characters on one of the devices to provide a record on the sheet, other means for producing an additional record on tht sheet, means cooperating with the devices to set up said other means under control of the control means on the devices, and means for effecting operation of the two record producing means in cooperating relation whereby said other means produces a record on the sheet under control of the control means on the said one of the devices from which an impression is made on the sheet.

13. In a printing machine through which printing and control devices each bearing printing characters and control means are fed, means for making impressions on sheets in the machine directly from the printing characters on the devices to provide records on the sheets, means for perforating records in the sheets, and means for setting up the perforating means under control of the control means on the devices.

14. In a printing machine through which printing and control devices each bearing printing characters and control means are fed, means for making an impression on a sheet directly from the printing characters on one of the devices to provide a record on the sheet, means for perforating a record in the sheet, and means for setting up the perforating means under control of the control means on the device from which an impression was made on the sheet.

15. In a printing machine, means for feeding printing and control devices each bearing printing characters and control means through'the machine, means for making impressions directly from the printing characters on the devices on sheets passed through the machine, means for perforating records in the sheet, means for determining from the control means on the devices the data of the records to be perforated in the sheets, and means controlled by the determining means for setting up the perforating means.

16. In a printing machine, means for feeding printing and control devices each bearing printing characters and control means through the machine, means for making impressions directly from the printing characters on the devices on sheets passed through the machine, means for perforating records in the sheet, means for selecting certain of the perforating means in record producing operation, means for determining from the control means on the devices the data to be perforated in the sheets, and means for setting termining means.

17. In a printing machine, means for feeding printing and control devices each bearing printing characters and control means through the machine, means for making impressions directly from-the printing characters on the devices on sheets passed through the machine, means for perforating records in the sheet, means for selecting certain of the perforating means in record producing operation, electrical means under control of the control means on the devices for setting up circuits according to the records to be perforated in the sheets, and selector means under control of said circuits for setting up the selecting means.

18. In a printing machine, means for feeding printing and control devices each bearing printing characters and control means through the machine, means for making impressions directly from the printing characters on the devices on sheets passed through the machine, means for perforating records in the sheet, means for selecting certain of the perforating means in record producing operation, electrical means under control of the control means on the devices for setting up circuits according to the records to be perforated in the sheets, selector means under control of said circuits for setting up the selecting means, and means for closing said electrical circuits and operating said selector means in timed relation with each other.

19. In a machine for producing records under control of printing and control devices each hearing printing characters and control means, means for sensing data pertaining to the records from the control means on the devices, means for producing a record including a'plurality of record producing elements, means for selecting said elements for operation, means under control of the sensing means for setting up the element selecting means, and means for producing another rec- 0rd directly from the printing characters on the devices.

20. In a machine for producing records under control of printing and control devices each bearing printing characters and control means, means for setting up electrical circuits according to data represented by the control means on said ,9 devices, means for printing an impression directly from printing characters on said devices,

means for producing records under control of the control means on the devices and including a plurality of record producing elements, means for selecting said elements for operation, means in said electrical circuits for effecting operation of the element selecting means, and means for closing said circuits at a predetermined time in the cycle of operations.

21. In a machine for producing records under control of printing and control or like devices, means for advancing said printing and control or like devices through the machine in a step by step manner, a plurality of record producing elements arranged in rows, an element selector for each of said rows, means for moving said selectors along said rows, and means under control of said devices during at rest intervals in the step by step movement thereof for arresting movement of said selector in association with selected ones of the elements.

22. In a machine for producing records under control of printing and control or like devices, a plurality of record producing elements arranged in rows, an element selector for each of said rows,

means for moving said selectors along said rows, means under control of said devicesfor setting up selected electrical circuits according to records found on said devices, and means for closing said electrical circuits in timed relation with the movement of said selectors to thereby position said selectors relative to said elements according ,to records found on said devices.

23. In a'machine for producing records under control of printing and control or like devices, means for advancing said printing and control or like devices through the machine'in a step by step manner, a plurality of record producing elements arranged in rows, an element selector for each of said rows, means for moving said selectors along said rows, detecting means cooperating with said devices during at rest intervals thereof, means for arresting movement of said selectors, and electrically operable means in circuit with said detectors for controlling operation of the movement arresting means.

24. In a machine for producing records under control of printing and control or like devices, a plurality of record producing elements arranged in rows, an element selector for each of said rows,

means for moving said selectors along said rows,

detecting means cooperating with said devices,

said detecting means being arranged in rows and there being a smaller number of detecting means than there are elements in each row, and means interposed between said electrically controlled means and said detecting means for selectively connecting said detecting means to said electrically operated means whereby predetermined combinations of said detecting means will effect selection of predetermined ones of said elements.

25. In a machine for producing records under control of printing and control or like devices, a plurality of record producing elements arranged in rows, an element selector for each of said rows, means for moving said selectors along said rows, a solenoid aligned with each of said moving means, means controlled by said solenoids for arresting movement of said moving means to position said selectors above selected ones of said elements, detecting means for each of said solenoids and cooperating with said de-' vices to sense records thereon, a plurality of sets of contacts, the contacts in each set being connectable to the detecting means for one of said solenoids and to said one solenoid, and means operating in timed relation with the moving means for closing circuits to said solenoids in accordance with records sensed from said devices.

26. In a machine for producing records under control of printing and control or like devices, a plurality of record producing elements arranged in rows, an element selector for each of said rows, means for moving said selectors along said rows, a solenoid aligned with each of said moving means, means controlled by said solenoids for arresting movement of .said moving means to position said selectors above selected ones of said elements, detecting means for each of said solenoids and cooperating with said devices to sense records thereon,a plurality of sets of contacts, the

contacts in each set being connectable to the detecting means for one of said solenoids and to said one solenoid, means operating in timed relation withthe moving means for closing circuits to said solenoids in accordance with records sensed from said devices, there being a less number of detecting means for each of said solenoids than there are elements in each of said rows, and means under control of said detecting means for selectively closing circuit to said sets of contacts. 27. In a machine for producing records under control of printing and control or like devices, a plurality of record producing elements arranged in rows, an element selector for each of said rows, means for moving said selectors along said rows, a solenoid aligned with each of said moving means, means controlled by said solenoids for arresting movement of said movingmeans to position said selectors above selected ones of said elements, a set of detectors for each of said solenoids, a set of contacts for each of said solenoids, there being as many contacts in each set as there are elements in each row and there being a less number of detectors in each set than there are contacts in each set, means controlling electrical connection between said contacts and said detectors, and means under control of said detectors for controlling the electrical connection of said detectors and said contacts.

28. In a machine for producing records under control of printing and control or like devices, a plurality of record producing elements arranged in rows, an element selector for each of said rows, means for moving said selectors along said rows,

means for arresting movement of said moving means to position said selectors above selected ones of said elements, a plurality of electrical circuits including means for operating said movement arresting means of said moving means to thereby position said selectors above selected ones of said elements, and means for imparting movement tosaid moving means and for closing said circuits in timed relation with each other.

29. In a machine for producing records under control of printing and control or like devices, each of said devices having means thereon for controlling the production of predetermined data, a plurality of record producing elements, there being at least one record producing element for which no controlling means is provided on said devices, normally operative means for normally preventing operation of said element for which there is no corresponding control means, and

means for rendering said normally operative preventing operation of the element for which no control means is provided on said devices, and means for rendering said preventing means inoperative upon operation of the means selecting

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