US1978930A - Tens transfer device - Google Patents

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Oct. 30, 1934.

E. BREITLING TENS TRANSFER DEVICE Filed Jan. 29, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 OCt- 30, 1934. BRElTLlNG 1,978,930

TENS TRANSFER DEVICE Filed Jan. 29, 1950 5 Sheets-Sheet 2- Oct 30, 1934. E. BREITLINGF 1,978,930

TENS TRANSFER DEVICE Filed Jan. 29, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet s Patented a. 30, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TENS TRANSFER DEVICE Ruhr, Germany Application January 29, 1930, Serial No. 424,372 In Germany February 1, 1929 13 Claims.

The purpose of this invention is to improve the tens transmission mechanism of totalizers generally, and it relates particularly to that type of tens'transfer mechanism in which the tens transmission devices are set by the counting members of the totalizer and those which are set are given a supplemental actuation from the driving mechanism of the machine, this supplemental actuation being preferably given successively in the different orders; starting with the lowest. The restoration of displaced tens transfer parts preferably takes place at the beginning of the following operation of the machine.

In order to secure a compact construction in tens transfer mechanism of this kind, the supplemental actuating means and the restoring means are, in accordance with the invention, ar-

l totalizers mounted side by Side.

In the drawings is shown one form of themvention with two groups of the supplemental actuation means and restoring means, for a totalizer arrangement having a plurality of totalizers, with the number wheels of the same orders of all the totalizers'arranged sideby side on a single axle.

Fig. 1 is a front view of the device, partly in section,

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1, with the totalizer-engaging mechanism added,

Fig. 3 is a detail section onthe line 33 of Figs. 1,.and 7, v

Fig. 4 is a detail section on the line 44 of Fig. 1,

Figs. 5 and 6 are detail sections on the line 5-5 of Figs. 1 and '7, for two difierent working positions- Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section through the tens transmission actuating shaft, the countershaft on which the restoring devices are mounted, and the driving mechanism,

Fig. 8 is a section on the line 8--8 of Fig. '7,

Fig. 9 is a detail section on the line 99 of Fig. 7, and

Fig. 10 is a detail section on the line l010 of Fig. 7.

The counting wheels 1 (Fig. 1) of the same order of agroup of nine totalizers are mounted upon the extended hub 2 of driving wheels 3, which, in turn, are mounted in the frame 4 of the totalizer. Inside the hub 2 is a longitudinally slidable shaft 5, which carries in the range of each order a rider 6,- which is rotatable on the shaft, but cannot move longitudinally thereon. Each rider 6 is guided in a longitudinal slit '7 in its respective hub 2 and, projecting through this slit, cooperates with the inner teeth 8 of counting wheels 1 in such a manner that by shifting the shaft 5 the counting wheels 1 of the nine totalizers can be selectively coupled with the driving wheels 3. To the shaft 5 is rigidly connected a locking rod 9 (Fig. 2), which has a longitudinal groove 11 in which are received those peripheral locking teeth 12 of the counting wheels which happen to be directed toward the locking rod at the time. Cut-outs 13 are made in the locking rod 9 at the places opposite the riders 6, these cut-outs permitting the movement of the counting wheels which are coupled. The counting wheels are driven by differential members 14, through the intermediary of intermediate wheels 16, rotatably mounted in fixed positions on a shaft 15, and through tens transfer wheels 17. The latter are rotatably mounted upon eccentrics 18, which are borne upon sta-, tionary shaft 19. The totalizer frame 4 is mounted to swing upon a stationary shaft 21 (Fig. 2) and is held, by a cam disk 22 cooperating with aroller on an extension 23 of the totalizer frame, either in the engaged position shown in Fig. 2, or in the disengaged position in which the driving wheels 3 are out of mesh with the tens transfer wheels 17. I

Qn the shaft 19 (Fig. 1) are mounted tens coupling members 24, one opposite each order of the totalizers, except the highest. Each tens coupling member has a tooth 25, the tens counter tooth, extending its whole length, with which cooperate the tens setting teeth 26 (Figs. 1, 2) of the counting wheels 1 'of the respective orders of all totalizers. The tens coupling member also has .two abutment faces 27, 28 (Fig. 4), arranged at an angle of 135 to one another. These abutment faces cooperate with two abutment faces 29, 31 of the eccentric 18, arranged at an angle of 180 to one another. The tens coupling member has, furthermore, teeth which cooperate in a manner described in detail below with actuating and locking disks fixed upon the shaft 15.

In the starting position (Fig. 4) the abutment face 27 of tens coupling member 24 stands in contact with the abutment face 29 of the eccentric. If the actuating movement of the coupled counting wheel 1, which goes in clockwise direction (Fig. 2), results in a passage from 9 to 0, there is a turning movement of 45 imparted to the coupling member 24 (Fig. 4), through the intermediary of the tens setting tooth 26 (Fig. 1) and tens counter tooth 25 (Fig. 4), so that the abutment face 28 of coupling member 24 comes in contact with the abutment face 31 of the eccentric 18. The tens coupling member 24 is provided, in addition to the tens counter tooth 25, with four teeth 32 to 35 (Fig. 5) at its left end (Fig. 1). These teeth cooperate with a spring influenced click 37 loosely mounted on a countershaft 36, the purpose of which click is to yieldingly hold the coupling member 24 in every position. The two teeth 32, 33 are lengthened toward the right (Fig. 1) and reach into the path of an actuating disk 38 (Figs. 1 and 5) having a tooth 39 (Fig. 5), a gap 41, and a peripheral locking surface 42. In the abovementioned turning of the coupling member 24 through 45 to the left, which is caused by a passage from 9 to 0, the tooth 33 comes into the path of tooth 39 (Fig. 5) of disk 38, that is, it assumes the position in which tooth 34 stands in Fig. 5. In the rotation of shaft 15, which takes place in clockwise direction after the differentialdrive of the counting wheels, the coupling member is moved, by the cooperation of teeth 33, 32 with tooth 39 and gap 41, further, so that it arrives in the position shown in Fig. 6. At the same time the eccentric 18 was turned counter-clockwise 90 through the action of face 28 on face 31 (Fig. 4), so that by means of the tens transfer wheel 1'? (Figs. 2, 6) mounted on the eccentric 18 the tens unit was transferred to that counting wheel 1 of the next higher order which was coupled. The teeth 39 (Fig. 5) and gaps 41 are arranged, in known manner, in a screw line around the shaft 15, for carrying out a transfer of tens running through the orders.

The restoration of a coupling member 24 which has been displaced in the tens transfer takes place at the beginning of the next operation of the machine, when, as described below,

a partial rotation of 120" is imparted to the shaft 15. For the purpose of returning the coupling members 24, they have on their right ends (Fig:

1) five teeth 40, which are contantly in mesh with teeth 20 (Figs. 3, '7) of a restoring pinion- 30 mounted on countershaft 36. The restoring pinion is, further, provided with four teeth 43 to 46 (Figs. 5, 6). The teeth 43 to 45 cooperate with three teeth 4'7, 48, 49 of a restoring disk 51 fastened on shaft 15. The tooth 43 is, moreover, made so broad that it comes into the plane of a locking disk 52 arranged beside the restoring disk 51. The locking disk 52 has a locking surface 54 interrupted by a gap 53. The tooth 46 cooperates with this locking disk 52 in the same way as tooth 43.

In the starting position, that is, when there has been no transfer of tens during the preceding operation of the machine, the restoring pinion 30 is in the position indicated in Fig. 5, in which its tooth 43 rests upon the locking surface 54, locking the restoring pinion 30 against clockwise rotation and the coupling member 24 against counter clockwise rotation. The eccentric 18 is thereby also locked against counter clockwise rotation by the two abutment faces 27, 29. Clockwise rotation of the eccentric- 18 and the coupling member 24, and counter clockwise rotation of the restoring pinion 30 are prevented by the engagement of tens transfer wheel 17 mounted on the eccentric with the intermediate wheel 16, which limits the clockwise swinging of the tens transfer wheel around the shaft 19. If the shaft 15 is turned with the restoring pinion 30 in this position, the teeth 47 to 49 of restoring disk 51 pass idly by the restoring pinion 30. g

If there has been a transfer of tens during the preceding operation, the restoring pinion 30 assumes the position shown in Fig. 6, in which its tooth 45 stands in the path of tooth 47 of restoring disk 51, and its tooth 46 rests upon the locking surface 54, so that, together with the coupling member 24, it is locked against rotation in either direction, since the tooth 32 of the coupling member rests upon the locking surface 42. In the position shown in Fig. 6 the eccentric 18 is locked. against clockwise turning by the abutment faces 28, 31 (Fig. 4), against counter clockwise rotation by the engagement of tens transfer wheel 17 with intermediate wheel 16. If theshaft 15 is turned with the restoring pinion 30 in this position (Fig. 6), at the beginning of an operation of the machine, when the counting wheels 1 are out of engagement with the tens transfer Wheels 17, them-after the locking surface 42 has released tooth 32, the restoring pinion 30 is turned back, that is, counter-clockwise in Fig. 6, by the action of teeth 47 to 49 on teeth 45 to 43, the tooth 43 running into the gap 53 on the way. The coupling member 24 is also returned to the starting position shown in Fig. 5 and the eccentric is thereby carried along through 90 by the abutment faces 27, 29 (Fig. 4),'in the last 90 of the rotation, whereby it is restored to its starting position. Following the restoring operation, while the tooth 43 (Fig. 5) is still 120 in engagement with the locking surface 54, the counting wheels 1 are coupled to the tens transfer wheels 17. Hereupon follows the entering of the amount by differentially driving the counting wheels, accompanied in certain cases 5 by the preparatory turning through 45 of coupling members 24 by the passage of corresponding counting wheels from 9 to 0. Then, during the further turning of shaft 15 through the remaining 240", the transfer of tens is completed 330 in the manner above described. At the beginning of this transfer completion rotation of shaft 15 looking surfaces 55 (Fig. 4) of disks 56 fixed upon the shaft 15 to the left side ofv each actuatingdjsk 38 (Fig. 1) run under arcuate cut-outs 335 5'7 (Figs. 4, 1) in extensions of the eccentrics 18. The eccentrics are thereby aligned and tem-- porarily locked in aligned position until the teeth 39 of the respective orders run against the coupling members 24. 143

In totalizers having a large number of orders it is necessary to make the actuating disks 38 of large diameter, in order to be able to arrange on them the necessary number of driving teeth 39 with the necessary relative angular spacing. 145 In order to reduce the considerable amount of room required by this arrangement, the step shaft 15 is, in accordance with this invention, divided into a plurality of parts and the parts are driven one after another in such a manner, 150

that first the part coordinated with the lower orders is turned while the other part or parts remain stationary, and then the other part or parts are driven successively, all but the'one driven being held stationary meanwhile. Further reduction in the space required for the actuating and locking disks described above is obtained by making the return motion of the parts of the shaft through 120 take place 'simultaneously instead of successively.

The driving mechanism for the tens transfer furthermore includes a device which makes it possible to interrupt the turning of actuating and locking disks 56, 38, 52, 51 during the taking of totals. Since the restoring drive takes place during the first part of the opera tion of the machine and in total-taking the totalizer is engaged during the same time, heretofore an idle operation has always been required before every total-taking operation. But if, as in this case, the restoring drive is interrupted by throwing out the driving mechanism during a'total-taking operation, the idle operation becomes unnecessary.

The details of the driving mechanism for the actuating and locking disks for tens transfer are as follows:

Mounted coaxially with the part 15 ofthe step shaft (Figs. 1, 7), which carries the actuating and locking disks 56, 38, 52, 51 for the higher orders, is a step shaft part 15', on which are mounted the corresponding disks for the lower orders of the totalizer. The shaft 15' receives its drive from countershaft 36 (Fig. 7), which has a toothed wheel 58 meshing with a toothed wheel 59 fastened on the shaft 15'. At its opposite end the countershaft 36 has a toothed wheel 61 fixed to it meshing with a coupling pinion 62, which also meshes with a toothed wheel 63 loosely mounted upon countershaft 36 and engaging a toothed wheel 64 loose on shaft 15. The shaft 15 is similarly driven through a toothed wheel 65 loosely mounted upon it, a toothed wheel 66 loosely mounted upon countershaft 36, a coupling pinion 67, a double-toothed wheel 68, 69, and a toothed wheel '71 fastened to the shaft 15.

The two coupling pinions 62, 67 are mounted upon a common stub shaft 72 supported on a carrier '74 (Fig. 8) rockably mounted on a stationary shaft 73. vTo the carrier '74 is pivoted a thrust-rod 75 hearing a roller 76 which engages in the groove of a cam segment 78 fastened to a shaft 77. The shaft 77 is connected by an arm 79 and link 81 with the lever 82 which determines the kind of operation of the machine. In the position indicated in the drawings, this lever is adjusted for addition, and the coupling pinions 62, 67 stand in engagement with the wheels 61, 63 and 66, 68,'respectively. Therefore the driving force of wheels 64, 65 (Fig. '7) is transmitted to the two shaft parts 15', 15, re-

spectively. As the lever 82 (Fig. 8) is turned to the right to a total-taking position, the thrust-rod 75 is moved down, under the influence of cam disk 78, so that the coupling pinions 62, 67 come out of engagement with wheels 61, 63, 66 and 68. At the same time looking noses 83 (Fig. 8) of carrier 74 come into engagement with toothed wheels 61 and 68 (Figs. 7, 8) and hold them, together with the two shafts 15, 15', in position of rest. The coupling pinions 62, 67 are held, in their disengaged position, by spring influenced pawls 84 on the carrier 74. Consequently, during total-taking the driving motion of wheels 64, 65 is not transmitted to the shafts 15, 15', which remain in their position of rest.

To the toothed wheel 64 (Fig.- 7) is rigidly connected a driving pinion 85' similar to a Geneva driving wheel, and to the toothed wheel 65 is rigidly fixed a similar driving pinion 85. Both driving pinions 85, 85' (Figs. 7 to 9) cooperate through nine toothed portions with driving disks 87, 87, which have duplicate sets of three driving teeth 88, 88' and six driving teeth 89, 89C. The second parts of driving pinions 85, 85 (Figs. 8, 9) have seven teeth and two gaps 91, 92, each formed by omitting a tooth. These second parts of driving pinions 85, 85 cooperate with looking disks 93, 93, which are rigidly J mounted beside driving disks 87, 87' upon a hub 95 (Fig. 7) on a shaft 94. The sectors of locking disks 93, 93 opposite the groups of teeth 88, 88 (Figs. 8, 9) and 89, 89' have cut- outs 96, 96' and 97, 97, which permit the turning of the driving pinions during the passage ofthe groups of teeth.

The position shown in Figs. 8 and 9 is the position of rest. The gaps 92 are engaged by the locking disks 93, 93'. When the group of 'disks 8'7, 8'7, 93, 93 is turned counter clockwise,

the groups of teeth 88, 88' arrive at their driving ,pinions 85, 85 and cause them to turn 120,

which results in a turning of shafts 15, 15 through the same angle. At the end of this procedure the gaps 91 are engaged by the looking disks 93, 93'. This partial rotation of shafts 15, 15' through 120 causes the restoration, in the manner previously described, of any tens transfer parts displaced during the preceding operation of the machine. If the lever 82 is positioned, at total-taking, the partial rotation of pinions 85, 85' is without influence upon the shafts 15, 15' as above described.

After a period of time, in-which the hub 95 (Fig. 7) with its driving and locking disks remains stationary, in order to allow time for the execution of other operations of the machine, the hub 95 is driven again by an amount which completes a half revolution. During this time the group of teeth 89' (Fig. 9) first reaches its driving pinion 85, and imparts to it the remaining revolution of 240, which completes the revolution of shaft 15 through 240, causing the completion of the tens transfer in the lower orders in the manner above described. At the end of this motion, when the gap 92 of driving pinion 85 is again engaged by locking disk 93, the group of teeth 89 (Fig. 8) reaches the driving pinion 85 and drives it in the same way, turning the shaft 15 in the same manner as shaft 15'. 4

The intermittent drive of hub 95 (Fig. 7) is caused by a toothed wheel 98 fastened to it and provided with ten teeth, two broad full gaps 96 (Fig. 10), and two half gaps 97, and also by a toothed disk 99 likewise fastened on the hub 95. The latter is provided with two groups of eight teeth 100, between which there is a full gap 101 and a half gap 102. With the toothed disk 99 cooperates a driving segment 105 having five teeth 164 and mounted on a main drive shaft 103, and a locking disk 108 provided with two locking surfaces 106, 107. With the toothed wheel 98 cooperates a four-toothed driving segment 109 and a locking disk 113 having two locking surfaces 111, 112.

In the position of rest of the machine, these parts are in the position indicated in Fig. 10, in which the locking surface 106 engages par- 'against rotation in either direction. When the shaft 103 is driven with uniform speed clockwise, after the locking surface 111 has left the gap 96, the teeth 104 engage the teeth 100 and turn the group of disks on the hub 95 for the purpose of restoring the tens transfer parts, until the locking surface 107 enters the gap 101. Here there is a temporary. pause of the group of disks, until the locking surface 112, which entered the half gap 97 as the locking surface 107 left the gap 101, moves out of the half gap 9'7. Then the driving segment 109 engages the toothed wheel 98 and imparts to it and the group of disks connected with it the partial rotation which completes the transfer oftens and finishes the half rotation of the group of disks. At this time the disks on shaft 103 have resumed the. position shown in Fig. 10. The

second half rotation of the hub 95 and its disks takes placeat the next operation of. the machine. It will be seen that the two shafts 15, 15' are always being either .positivelymoved or positively locked. By the arrangement of the two sets of driving disks on the shafts 94 and 103, not only are the individual partial rotations more exactly limited than with arrangements having a single set of driving disks, but a more compact construction is attained. Furthermore, the wear on the driving parts is reduced, due to the shortening of-the sliding -1ocking surfaces required during times when parts are held stationary in machines having only a single set of driving disks. 1 To summarize the mode of operation of the.

machine: The counting wheels 1 during adding operations of the machine are operated during the return movement of the differential actuthe counting wheels remain unaffected.

- Assuming that one of the counting wheels of a lower order passes from 9 to 0, and it is necessary that a transfer of a unit be imposed upon the next higher order, the same is effected by rocking counter-clockwisethe eccentric 18, upon which the tens transfer wheel 17 of the last mentioned order is rotatably mounted, which has the effect of advancing that wheel another unit in addition to that imparted thereto by the differential actuating mechanism. This rocking movement upon the eccentric is effected by means of a tens coupling member 24,.bearing a tooth 25 (Figs. 1, 4, '5) which normally is in the path of the tens setting teeth '26 of thecorresponding order. In the passage of the counting wheel of the lower order from 9 to 0, tooth 26 strikes upon tooth 25 which rotates the coupling member 24, 45, thereby- Tooth 39 and gap 41 of disk 38' operate upon gara es teeth as and s2 successively to rotate the member 24 an additional 90, which in turn causes eccentric 18 to rock counter-clockwise, thereby imposing another unit of movement upon the counting wheel of the next higher order, at the end of which movement the parts find themselves in the'position indicated in Fig. 6. It is to be noted that the execution of the transfer movement takes place successively in the several orders by arrangin the teeth 39 and gaps 41 upon actuatingdisks 38 in the several orders in an offset relationship. This is indicated in Fig. 3. Where an unusually large number of orders is involved resortmust be disk 51 with its actuating teeth 47-49, mounted upon the shaft 15, passes idly by tooth 43 of the restoring pinion 30 mounted upon shaft 36.

In the case that a transfer had taken place during the preceding machine operation, and the position of the parts is as indicated in Fig. 6, tooth 45 of the pinion 30 is in the path of tooth 47 of the restoring disk 51. Upon rotation of shaft 15, pinion 30 is rotated counter-clockwise in Fig. 6 by the action of teeth 4749 upon teeth 45 to 43. The counter-clockwise rotation of shaft 36 effects a clockwise rotation of coupling member 24 (Fig. 3) which in the latter portion of its movement, entrains eccentric 18, by means of abutting surfaces 2729, to rockit back into its normal position. (Figs. 4, 5), in preparedness for an actuation upon another transfer taking place in that order, when the totalizer frames are rocked into engaging position. It is to be noted that the actuating teeth 4749 upon restoring disks 51 of all the-ordersare in .the same relative position, whereby the restoring function is performed simultaneously in all the orders. Before, another tens-transfer can be performed, the eccentrics are aligned by surfaces 55 upon disks56 acting upon cut-outs 57 of the eccentrics 18.

In Figs. 7-10 is illustrated a refinement upon the tens-transfer mechanism illustrated in Figs. 1-6. Bysubdividing shaft 15 into a plurality of parts, into two portions 15 and 15', as illustrated in the showing, and driving these parts successively, it is possible to obtain a successive actuation of the transfer mechanisms without necessitating an impractical enlargement of the circumferential dimensions of the actuating disks 38, when a machine having a large number. of orders is involved. 0n the other hand, the restoring function performed by the shaft portions 15 and 15', is effected simultaneously. Furthermore the transmission system is so designed that at total taking operations the actuation of shaft portions -15 and 15 is disabled so that no idle operation is necessary to effect a restoration of the displaced transfer members before totals may be'taken.

Itrmay be noted from Figs. 8 and 9 that the teeth 88' and 88-are in -,the same position on both driving disks 8'! and 8'! which makes possible the simultaneous operation of shaft portions 15 and 15 during that part of the movement which effects a restoration of the transfer members that may be displaced. On the other hand, the teeth 89 and 89 are displaced with respect to each other so that a movement is first imparted to shaft portion 15' through its several transmission elements 89', 85', 64, 63, 62, 61, 58, 59 and shaft 15, after which the-same is locked against movement by locking face 93, during which time the teeth 89 actuate shaft portion 15 through the corresponding elements. The extent of movement imparted to shaft portions15 and 15 by tooth portion 88, 89', and 88, 89 respectively are 120 and 240' respectively and correspond to the movements associated with shaft 15 in the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 1-6. The driving disks 87 and 8'7 and the locking disks 93 and 93' are designed to perform two successive series of operations upon shaft portions 15' and 15 during a single revolution of these disks.

At the taking of totals, the shaft portions 15 and 15' are disabled whereby no restoration of tens-transfer members takes place .at the beginning of the machine cycle and therefore zeroizing operations may be performed during this period without previously executing a blank operation. This effect is produced by the control exercised by the mode of operation of lever 82 upon the transmission elements as illustrated in Fig. 8.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. The combination with a totalizer comprising counting members for a plurality of orders, of tens transmitting devices forall orders of said totalizer except the lowest, adapted to impart a unit movement to the counting members of their respective orders; actuating means for said devices arranged in separate groups, each group including the actuating means for a plurality of orders the actuating means in each group being adapted to act successively upon the devices with which they are coordinated; means whereby the actuation of each of said devices by said actuating means is controlled by the counting member of the next lower order; devices for restoring actuated tens transmitting devices; actuating means for. said restoring devices arranged in groups; means for driving said first-mentioned groups of actuating means successively beginning with the group coordinated with the lower orders; and means for driving said second mentioned groups of actuating means simultaneously.

2. The combination with a totalizer comprising counting members for a plurality of orders, of tens transmitting devices for all orders of said totalizer except the lowest, adapted to impart a unit movement'to the counting members of their respective orders; actuating means for said devices; means whereby the actuation of each of said devices by said actuating means is controlled by the counting member of the next lower order; devices for restoring actuated tens transmitting devices; actuating means for said restoring devices; said. actuating means being arranged in separate groups, each group including means for actuating said tens transmitting and restoring devices of a plurality of orders; and driving means adapted to drive said groups successively, beginning with the group coordinated with the lower orders, for the actuation of said tens transmitting devices, and

adapted to drive said groups simultaneously for the actuation of said restoring devices.

3. The combination recited in claim 1, in which each of said groups of actuating means consists of a shaft and actuating devices fixed thereon; said driving means comprising an intermittent driving and locking gear composed of a plurality of driving and locking members rigidly connected together, one driving and locking member being associated with each of said shafts; and transmission gears interposed between said driving and locking members and their respective shafts.

4. The combination recited in claim 1, in which said groups of actuating means consist of coaxial actuating shafts and actuating devices fixed thereon; a countershaft, parallel with said actuating shafts, on which said restoring devices are mounted; said driving means being directly connected with one of said actuating shafts and the end of said countershaft adjacent thereto; and means connecting the other end of said countershaft with another of said actuating shafts.

5. The combination recited in claim 1, in which each of said groups of actuating means consists of a shaft and actuating devices fixed thereon; said driving means comprising an intermittent driving and locking gear composed of a plurality of driving and locking members rigidly connected together, one driving and locking member being associated with each of said shafts; transmission gears interposed between said driving and locking members and their respective shafts, and a common intermittent driving and locking gear for alternately positively moving and locking said driving and locking members.

6. The combination recited inclaim 1, in which each of said groups of actuating means consists of a shaft andactuating devices fixed thereon; said driving means comprising an intermittent driving and locking gear composed of a plurality of driving and locking members rigidly connected together, one driYina-andmlceking member being associated with each of said shafts; and transmission gears interposed between said driving and locking members and their respective shafts, each of said transmission gears comprising a driving wheel positively connected with the corresponding driving and locking member, a driven wheel connected with the corresponding one of said shafts, said wheels being of the same size and coaxially mounted, and a coupling pinion connecting said wheels together; a rockable carrier on which the coupling pinions of said transmission gears are mounted; and means for rocking said carrier to disengage said coupling pinions.

7. The combination recited in claim 1, in which each of said groups of actuating means consists of a shaft and actuating devices fixed thereon; said driving means comprising an intermittent driving and locking gear composed of a plurality of driving and locking members rigidly connected together, one driving and locking member being associated with each of said shafts; and transmission gears interposed between said driving and locking members and theirprespective shafts, each of said transmission gears comprising a driving wheel positively con nected with the corresponding driving and locking member, a driven wheel connected with the corresponding one of said "shafts, said wheels being .of-the same size and coaxially mounted,

ting member, and a member connected with saidcarrier and controlled by said cam.

8. The combination recited in claim 1, in

which each of said groups of actuating means consists of a shaft and actuating devices iixed thereon; said driving means comprising an intermittent driving and locking gear composed of a plurality of driving and locking members rigidly connected together, one driving andlocking member being associated with each of said shafts; and transmission gears interposed between said driving and locking members and their respective shafts, each of said transmission gears comprising a driving wheel positively connected with the corresponding driving and looking member, a driven wheel connected with the corresponding one of said shafts, said wheels being of the same size and coaxially mounted, and a coupling pinion connecting said wheels together; arockable carrier on which the coupling pinions of said transmission gears are mounted; and means for :1: said carrier to disengage said coupling pinions; said carrier havin locking noses adapted to engage said driven wheels when said coupling pinions are disengaged.

9. The combination with .a multiple totalizer oi the type having counting members of the same order of all the totalizer-s mounted side by side on a common axle, of tens coupling members pivotally mounted opposite the counting embers of each of the orders of said totalizers except the highest, each of said coupling mem= bers having a longitudinal tooth adapted to be engaged by tens setting teeth of all counting members of the corresponding order, whereby said tens coupling members are set for the transmission of tensptens transmission means be tween said tens coupling members and the count== ing members of the next higher order; actuating means adapted to engage tens coupling members set by tens setting teeth and to impart thereto a supplemental tens transmitting motion; and means for restoring actuated tens coupling members and tens transmission means.

10. The combination with a multiple totalizer of the type having counting members of the same order of all the totalizers mounted side by side on a common axle, of tens coupling members pivotally mounted opposite the counting members of each of theorders of said totalizers except the highest, each of said coupling members having a longitudinal tooth. adapted to be engaged by tens setting teeth oi all counting members of the corresponding order, whereby said tens coupling members are set for the transmission of tens; tens transmission means between s'aid tens coupling members and the counting members of the next higher order; ac tuating means adapted to engage tens coupling members set by tens setting teeth and to impart thereto a supplemental tens tratt mo tion; means for restoring actuated tens coupling members and ,tens transmission means; a set of locking teeth on each of said tens coup ling members; and a spring click engaging said 100 teeth.

11. The combination with a totalizer comprising counting members for a plurality of orders, of tens transmitting devices for all orders of said totalizer except the lowest, adaptedto impart a unit movement to the counting members of their respective orders; actuating means for said devicesv arranged in separate groups, each group including the actuating means for a plurality of orders, the actuating means in each group being adapted to act successively upon the devices with which they are coordinated; means whereby the actuation of each of said devices by said actuating means is controlled by the counting member of the next lower order; devices for restoring actuated tens transmitting devices; actuating means for said restoring devices arranged in groups; means for driving said first-mentioned groups of actuating means successively beginning with the group coordinated with the lower orders; means for driv ing said second-mentioned groups of actuating means for said restoring devices; and means for disabling the efiects of said driving means on said actuating means.

12. The combination with a totalizer comprising counting members for a plurality of orders, of tens transmitting devices for all orders of said totalizer except the lowest, adapted to impart a unit movement to the counting members oftheir respective orders; actuating means for said devices arranged in separate groups,

1 driving said first-mentioned groups of actuating means successively beginning with the group coordinated with the lower orders; means for driving said second-mentioned groups of actunecting said driving means from said actuating means; and locking means for said actuating means adapted to become operative when the latter are disconnected from said driving means.

-ating means simultaneously; means for discon- 13. The combination with,a multiple t t n of the type having counting members of the same order of all the totalizers mounted side by side on acommon axle, of tens coupling members pivotally mounted opposite the counting members of each of the orders of said totalizers except the highest, each of said coupling members having a longitudinal tooth adapted to be engaged by tens setting teeth of' all counting members of the corresponding order, whereby said tens coupling members are set for the transmission oi tens; tens transmission means between said tens coupling members and the counting members of the next higher order; actuating means operated from the machine drive adaptedto engage tens coupling membersset by tens setting teeth and to impart thereto a supplemental tens transmitting motion; 1 and means for restoring actuated tens coupling members and tens transmission means.

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