US977511A - Cash-register. - Google Patents

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' J. P. ULEAL. CASH REGISTER. LPPLICATIOI FILED 1113.23 1907. 977,511,, i Patented Dec.6, 1910.

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UNITEI) STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH P. CLEAL, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO,

A CORPORATION OF OHIO, (INCORPORATED CASH-REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 6, 1910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH P. CLEAL, a citizen of the United States residing at Toronto in the county of York and Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash- Registers, of which I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to cash registers and has for its main object to provide an improved construction in machines of the type named adapted more especially for use in department stores and other establishments where it is desired to print a sales slip or other record in duplicate.

Among the objects of the invention may be mentioned to provide an improved construction for printing a sales slip and a voucher therefor, which voucher is retained in the machine in an inaccessible receptacle.

A further object is to print the consecutive number on the sales slip and voucher and also if desired on a detail strip which is retained in the machine.

Another object is to provide improved mechanism for positively feeding the voucher to the receptacle referred to.

A further object is to provide mechanism for resetting all the consecutive numbering devices simultaneously so that the operator of the machine may be sure that the numbers printed by the said devices will be similar at all times.

A further and general object of the invention is to provide an improved construction of printing devices for cash registers.

With these and incidental objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combination of parts, the essential elements of which are set forth in appended claims and a preferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter described with reference to the drawings which accompany and form part of this specification.

Of said drawings: Figure 1 is a transverse vertical section through. a machine of a well known type to which the invention is shown as applied. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section through the printing devices showing the amount printing slides. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail of parts shown in Fig. 2 for giving positive feed to the voucher. Fig. 3 is a vertical elevation of the printing devices. Fig. 3 is a detail showing the resetting means for the consecutive numbering be applied to many other types of machine.

In the patent referred to a so-called two motion machine is described being provided with banks of keys which serve to differentially control the movement of amount segments. These segments are connected. through gearing to a register, a set of indicators and a set of printing wheels. The operation of the machine is caused by a crank handle after some of the keys have been depressed.

Referring to Fig. 1 which shows a section of the Cleal & Reinhard machine it will be seen that a bank of keys 10 is provided arranged in a segmental key frame; each key has a spring 11 to force it outward. Mounted on a shaft 12 are a series of segments 13 one for each bank of keys and each provided with a notch 14t- These segments 13 are rigid with shaft 12 which is given oscillation through about ninety degrees at each operation of the machine by an arm 15 connected through a link 16 to a double crank 17 rigidly mounted on a main operating shaft 18 which also may carry the operating crank handle. Directly under and in the plane of movement of the keys are segments 19 having teeth 20 meshing with a series of gears 21. These gears are rigidly carried on a series of nested sleeves 22 journaled loosely on a rotation shaft 23. In the patented machine printing wheels are carried on the other ends of the nested sleeves 22. Each segment 19 carries at its lower forward end in a slotted frame 24: a slide 25, each of the said slides having a notch 26 adapted to cooperate with notch 14 of the corresponding segment. Fastened to each of the slides is a bell crank arm 27 pivoted at 28 to the main segment 19. Each of the arms 27 carries at its lower forward end a spring pressed wiper pawl 29 adapted to engage with a depressed key as the pawls move upwardly. Coiled springs 30 are adapted to rock the bell crank arms 27 around their pivots 28. The mechanism in Fig. 1 is shown in normal position and it will be clear that when a key is depressed and shaft 18 given a rotation the segments 13 will be oscillated first downwardly and then upwardly. At the extremity of the downward movement the notches 1% come in register with the notches 26 of slide 25 and springs 30 then move the slides 25 rearwardly so that when the segments 1?) are again elevated the slides 25 and consequently the segments 19 are oscillated with them. The pawls 29 finally abut the inner ends of any keys 10 which have been depressed and the further movement of segments 13 rock the bell cranks 27 around their pivots 52S withdrawing the notches 26 from the notches 11 and throwing the forward end of the slides 25 into one of a series of locking notches 31 in the key frame. It will be seen that by this mechanism a differential motion of segments 19 is produced under control of the amount keys 10 and. it being remembered that the segments 19 are geared to the sleeves 22, it will be seen that the said sleeves will also be rotated differentially to an equal amount.

The outer ends of the nested sleeves 22 are shown in Figs. 2 and f and attached thereon are segments 37 each gearing with a rack bar 38. These bars are mounted to slide forwardly and rearwardly as they are supported by bars 39 and 40 passing through slots therein. On the under side of the bars 38 are type, there being shown in the present case three sets of type having designations from zero to nine inclusive, the zero type being normally at the printing point. Directly opposite the amount type carriers are three slides 11, 1'2 and +3 for printing the date and duplicated series of wheels 44 for printing consecutive numbers. As there are three sets of type on the amount type carriers there are also three consecutive numbering devices .41 as shown in Fig. 3 directly over the three printing platens. The date slides l1, l2 and 13 are manually adjusted by a series of knobs one on each slide and are provided on their upper side with notches for each printing position into any of which a plunger it? may move under tension of a spring TS to lock the date slides in the set position. The plunger 47 is withdrawn as shown in Fig. 5 by lever 49 having a finger piece on the outer end thereof.

The shaft supporting the printing sleeves '22 is given a complete rotation at each operation of the machine from crank shaft 18 and this rotation is utilized to advance the consecutive numbering device by one unit at each operation. This mechanism as shown in Fig. 3 comprises a disk 51 on shaft 23 to which is pinned a pitman 52 connected to the center of a connecting rod Each consecutive numbering device has carried by its supporting shaft a bell crank le ver having arms 541 and the arm 5-4 being pinned to the connecting rod and the arms carrying at their outer ends a five prong pawl 56. This a well known means of actuating a step by step register and any other well known device may be used in place thereof if desired. It may be desired at times to reset the consecutive numbering devices to zero and with this object one of the supporting shafts therefor has a squared end 61 adapted to be rotated by a wrench. Rigidly mounted on the end 61 is a pinion (i2 gearing with a horizontal sliding rack 3 which also meshes with pinions on the ends of the supporting shafts ($5 and (it; for the other consecutive numbering devices. Each wheel of each of the numbering devices is provided as shown in Fig. 3 with a pawl (ST adapted when the supporting shaft is rotated to drop into a notch therein so that in the further movement of the shaft the wheels will be carried along with it. This is a well known mechanism for resetting numbering wheels and other well known devices may be substituted therefor. It will be clear that when the wrench is put on shaft (31 and given a complete rotation that shafts 5 and 66 will also be rotated and will pick up and reset all the numbering wheels which have been moved from normal position.

To print from the amount and date slides and the numbering wheels the mechanism shown in Figs. 2 and 3 is provided. The machine frame carries posts 71 and T2 in which slide supporting legs T3 and T4 of a platen frame 75. Connected to the frame 75 are a pair of toggles 76 and '77 connected at their centers by a bar TS. Pinned to this connecting bar 78 at '79 is a bar 80 bifurcated at its rear end to straddle the main shaft 18 and provided with an antifriction roller 81 adapted to be engaged by a cam 82 on the said shaft. It will be evident that when shaft 18 rotated the cam 82 will finally abut the roller 81 and draw the bar 80 rearwardly. thereby straightening the toggles To and 77 and raising the platen frame 75. The said frame 75 has a depending projection 81- carrying a pin 84; on which is journaled a storage roller 85 for the detail strip 86. This strip 86 passes from the roller 85 over a platen roller 87 to a winding roller 88 which is journaled on a pin 89 carried by a second depending bar 90 of the platen frame '75. feeding pawl 91 carried on the machine frame engages a ratchet 92 on the winding roller 88 and reverse movement is prevented by the pawl 93 carried on a bar 94 which may be integral with bar 90. It will be seen that when the platen frame is raised, pawl 91 will slip over the teeth of ratchet 92. reverse movement of said ratchet being pre vented by pawl 93 which also rises. \Vhen the platen frame descends the pawl 91 will engage the teeth of ratchet 92 and rotate the same thereby winding the detail strip slightly.

The platen frame carries additional platens 100 and 101 which are intended to print on the main part and the voucher of a sales slip which may be inserted into the machine between the platen frame 7 and the printing line of the type wheels 4-11 and type bars 38. The frame 75 also carries a movable knife 102 which when the platen is raised passes directly by a stationary knife 1.03 supported from the machine frame and severs the voucher from the remainder of the sales slip. The main portion of the sales slip may then be withdrawn from the machine. After the slip is printed it is desired to retain the voucher in the machine and with this object a receptacle 10s is provided into which the slip may be positively fed. Any desired means for feeding the voucher may be used, but a simple and satisfactory means for performing this function is shown in Figs. and 2. The forward end of the platen frame 7 5 carries a pin 105 riding in a curved slot 106 of a curved arm 107 pivoted to the main frame at 108. Near the outer end of this curved arm is a bar 1.09 at right angles thereto and supported thereon by pins 11.0 and 111 on arm 106 riding in slots in the bar 109. The outer end of bar 109 has an upturned flange 112 and against this abuts a spring 113 surrounding a rod 114 carried by the pin 110. It will be seen that the spring tends to move the arm 109 outwardly and in fact will move it until the end of the slot reaches the pin 110. The bar 109 is provided with one or more pins 115 and an additional pin 116, the latter of which is adapted to ride successively on both sides of a curved flange 117. The flange 117 is pivoted at 118 to the main frame and is normally pressed by a spring around its pivot against a pin 119 on, the main frame. \Vhen the platen frame 75 is elevated the pin 116 on bar 109 will engage the beveled lower edge of flange 117 and be forced slightly toward the center of rotation 108 as the flange 117 is prevented from moving outwardly by the pin 119. hen the pin 116 reaches the top of the flange the spring 113 will throw the bar 109 upwardly and the pins 115 then puncture the voucher of the sales slip which by this time has been severed from the main part of the slip. As the platen frame descends the pin 116 will ride on the outer edge of the flange 117 thereby maintaining the pins 115 practically in contact with a second flange 120 so that the sales voucher is positively carried along with the bar 109. When the pin 116 again reaches the lower end of flange 117 the flange Will move outwardly to the position shown in the figure, it being noted that this flange is not struck from pivot 108 as a centier but is closer to the said center at the top than at the bottom. Vhen the arm 109 reaches the lowest position the voucher will detach from pins 115 and drop into the receptacle 104 where it is inaccessible to the operator of the machine. It will of course be understood that the machine frame will be provided with an opening under lock and key through which the proprietor may withdraw the receptacle 101 to obtain the vouchers deposited therein.

Any desired means for inking the type may be used but there is shown an inking ribbon 131 carried around three supporting pins 132 and passing between the type carriers and the platen so that when the slip is inserted and the platen frame raised the paper will be pressed against the ink ribbon and type and an impression he made thereon. To feed the ink ribbon slightly at each operation one of the pair of toggles 77 has pinned to it a link 133 operating an arm 13!: journaled on the shaft 135 and carrying a pawl 136. This pawl engages teeth of a ratchet 137 to which is attached a friction feeding roller engaged by a second friction roller 138. .this latter roller being carried in frame arms 139 pivoted on a pin 1 10 on the. machine frame. A spring 1 11 connects the arms 139 to a bell crank lever 142 pivoted at 143 and adapted to move against a pin 14-1 on the machine frame. It will be clear that in the position shown the roller 138 is forced by spring 141 against the other friction roller so as to tightly hold the ink ribbon 131 between the rollers and thereby at each operation of the ratchet 137 to advance the ribbon slightly. The bell crank lever 142 is provided to give a simple means of taking off the ribbon when it is desired. It will. be seen that a slight rotation of lever 142 will move spring 141 past the center 1413 and the spring will then complete the motion of lever 14-2 and allow the roller 138 to move away from. its companion roller. lVhen a ribbon has been placed in position merely swinging the bell crank 1 12 until spring 141 passes over the center 1 13 will in effect lock the parts in position and cause frictional engagement of the feeding rollers.

On Fig. 3 is shown an auxiliary printing device con'iprising a platen 161 carried by platen. frame 75 and a stationary type carrier 1.62 in the printing plane of the amounttype bars. This device is for the purpose of printing on the main part of the slip any desired matter such as the number of the machine, the word paid and the words fee credited or any other matter, depending on the use made of the machine.

Vhilo the form of mechanism here shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfil the objects primarily stated it is to be under stood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form of embodiment herein disclosed, for it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

hat is claimed is as follows:

1. In an accounting mechanism, the combination with a printing mechanism including type bars having a plurality of sets of type successively arranged thereon, of means for positioning said bars, an operating mechanism, a table moved thereby and platens on said table adapted when said table is moved to take impressions from said sets of type.

In an accounting machine the combination with a plurality of printing devices, of a plurality of impression means therefor, a common frame carrying said impression means. means for feeding a strip over a portion of said frame and over one of the impression means. means permitting the inscr tion of a slip over another impression means, and means for reciprocating the whole frame to take impressions on said strip and slip.

In an accounting machine, the combination with type bars, having a plurality of sets of type on each bar, a plurality of platens for taking impressions on a slip from the type of the several sets, means for separating the slip between said impressions. and means operated as said platens move, for feeding one part of the slip.

4:. In an accounting mechanism, the combination with type bars having each a plurality of sets of type thereon, of a plurality of counters for printing consecutive numbers, a common means for operating the counters and platens for taking impressions from said counters and type.

In an accounting machine, the combination with a type bar having a plurality of sets of type thereon, of means for taking impressions simultaneously from one type of each set, and actuating means for same comprising, a plurality of toggles, a link connecting said toggles for parallel motion, an actuating rod connected to said link, and means for reciprocating said rod to straighten said toggles.

(i. In an accounting machine, the combination with a type bar having a. plurality of sets of type thereon, of a reciprocating frame, means carried by said frame for supporting a record strip, a plurality of platens for a slip also carried by said frame, and means comprising a toggle and devices for straightening it for raising said frame to cause impressions to be made on said slip and strip from the type in said type bar.

7. In an accounting machine, the combination with type carriers, a reciprocating platen support, platens carried thereby for taking impressions on a slip, an inaccessible receptacle, and pivoted means operated by the reciprocation of said support for positively gripping part of said slip and feeding the same into said receptacle.

8. In an accounting machine, the combination with printing mechanism and an ink ribbon for taking impressions from same, of means for feeding said ribbon, including a friction roller, a pivoted frame carrying said roller, a spring attached to said frame, and a lever for tensioning said spring, said spring holding said lever in tensioning position.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH P. CLE AL.

itnesses E. MERNER, IIERBER'I J. Dan".

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