US3259058A - Printing device for adding or like machine - Google Patents

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US3259058A
US3259058A US401938A US40193864A US3259058A US 3259058 A US3259058 A US 3259058A US 401938 A US401938 A US 401938A US 40193864 A US40193864 A US 40193864A US 3259058 A US3259058 A US 3259058A
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  • This invention relates to a printing device for an adding or like machine having a set of actuators arranged in paired relationship and differentially movable according to a multiorder amount under the control of a cyclically operable universal bar, said device being adapted to print said amount with orders horizontally spaced a predetermined printing pitch and comprising a plurality of type carriers mutually transversely distanced twice said pitch and each one associated with a pair of adjacent actuators of said set to print said amount during two subsequent cycles, said universal bar.
  • the printing device of the conventional adding machines comprises a typecarrier for each actuator, whereby the amount is printed in a single cycle and according to a printing pitch equal to the mutual distance of the typecarriers. Due to the transverse size of the typecarriers, this pitch is too wide for some purposes, for example for printing characters to he optically or magnetically recognized.
  • a printing device wherein the typecarriers are mutually distanced twice the printing pitch and are each one associated with a pair of actuators, whereby the amount is printed during two subsequent machine cycles.
  • the actuators control the typecarriers through electromagnets selected by electric switches, whereby the printing device is intricate and expensive to manufacture and not reliable in operation.
  • the platen is alternately displaced one pitch, whereby the device is unadapted to operate at high speed because of the inertia of the platen.
  • shifting means being provided for alternately shifting said typecarriers transversely according to said pitch at the end of each one of said cycles.
  • FIG. 1 is a left hand longitudinal partial sectional view of an adding machine having a printing device according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a partial rear view taken on line II-II of FIG. 1.
  • the adding machine comprises a set of twelve vertically reciprocable actuators 3 arranged in paired relationship and differentially movable upwards according to a multiorder amount represented by either a set up device not shown in the drawing or a totalizer 4 under the control of a universal bar 10 cyclically operable in a known manner by a conventional main shaft 11.
  • the actuators 3 are mounted at a mutual distance different than the printing pitch. Namely the actuators 3 are distanced M; inch, whereas the printing pitch is inch.
  • the adding machine is provided with a printing device comprising a plurality of typecarriers formed of six typewheels 5 mutually distanced twice the printing pitch, name- 1y inch. Integral with each typewheel 5 is a pinion 6 rotatably mounted on a horizontal slide 7 normally urged by a spring 8 to contact another universal bar 9 which is reciprocable in a known manner by the main shaft 11 to cause the typewheels 5 to effect an impact on a conventional paper platen 12.
  • Each typewheel 5 is associated with a pair of adjacent actuators 3, connecting means being provided for alternately mechanically connecting each typewheelt-o the actuators of said pair. More particularly, each pinion 6 constantly meshes with a rack 13 connected through an element or pivot 16 to a corresponding lever 14 having a forked end 17 cooperating with a shaft 18.
  • the levers 14 are mutually distanced twice the mutual distance of the actuators 3, namely /3 inch, and are located each one between two adjacent actuators 3. Consequently the various elements 16 connecting the various levers 14 to the corresponding racks 13 have different length from element to element.
  • the actuators 3 of the odd orders (beginning from the left in FIG. 2) are provided with a lug 19 off set leftwards and having a pin 21 directed rightwards.
  • the actuators 3 of the even orders are provided with a lug 22 off set rightwards and having a pin 23 directed leftwards.
  • Each lever 14 is provided with a hole 24 (FIG. 1) adapted to alternately engage the pins 21 and 23 (FIG. 2) of the corresponding pair of actuators 3.
  • the printing device comprises a common support 26 provided with a comb 27 guiding the slides 7 of the typewheels 5 and with a comb 28 guiding the levers 14. Secured to the support 26 is also the shaft 18 which projects out of the support 26 (FIG. 2) and is axially slidable in a pair of stationary machine frames 29 and 30. Another shaft 31 secured to the support 26 and axially slidable in the frames 29 and 30 is provided with a pair of flanges 32 and 33 adapted to cooperate with the frames 29, and 30 respectively, in order to define a transverse shifting stroke of one printing pitch, namely /8 inch.
  • the printing device is also provided with shifting means for alternately shifting the typecarriers according to the printing pitch.
  • said shifting means comprise a lever 43 pivoted at 44 and provided with a pair of pins 41 and 42 adapted to alternately engage after a lost motion of a pair of notches 39 and 40 provided on two arms 37 and 38 of a forked member 36.
  • Another arm 34 of the member 36 engages a notch provided on the shaft 31, whereas a spring 46 is tensioned between the lever 43 and the member 36 for transmitting motion from the lever 43 to the member 36 yieldably in the two opposite directions.
  • An end 47 of the lever 43 engages a slot of a vertical slide 48 (FIG. 1) slida-bly mounted on two stationary shafts 49 and 51 and provided with a pair of pins 52 cooperating with a multilobed cam 53 rotatably mounted on the shaft 51.
  • a ratchet wheel 54 Secured to the cam 53 is a ratchet wheel 54 adapted to be cyclically advanced one step by a pawl 56.
  • the lobes of the cam 53 are mutually angularly distanced twice the angular pitch of the ratchet wheel 54.
  • the pawl 56 is fulcrumed on a lever 57 and is urged by a spring 58 to engage the wheel 54.
  • the lever 57 is pivoted at 59 and is urged by a spring 60 to contact a cam 61 of the main shaft 11.
  • the printing device operates as follows.
  • the main shaft 11 effects in a known manner two subsequent machine cycles of 360 degrees.
  • the totalizer 4 is engaged with the actuators 3 during the second cycle only and the set up device is zeroized at the end of said second cycle.
  • the totalizer 4 (FIG. 1) is engaged with the actuators 3 as in a conventional subtotal taking cycle, whereas during the second cycle the totalizer 4 is engaged as in a conventional total taking cycle. Therefore, in both the above cases the actuators 3 will be differentially moved twice during the two cycles according to the amount to be accumulated into, or to be taken from the totalizer 4.
  • the lever 43 atfirst effects a lost motion to cause the pin 41 to contact the end of the notch 39, the spring 46 still urging the member 36 to contact with the end of its notch 40 the pin 42 of the lever 43. Then this lever 43 through the spring 46 rocks the member 36 yieldably clockwise.
  • the shaft 31 is thus shifted rightwards together with the support 26, slides 7, typewheels 5, racks 13 and levers 14, until the flange 33 encounters the frame 30. Since the shaft 31 is now arrested, the member 36 cannot follow the further clockwise oscillation of the lever 43.
  • the pin 42 is now distanced from the end of the notch 40 and the spring 46 is tensioned.
  • the spring 46 urges thus the flange 33 to contact the frame 30 with out clearance.
  • the typewheels 5 are thus shifted right- Wards a printing pitch, while the levers 14 disengage the pins 21 of the odd actuators 3 and engage the pins 23 of the even actuators 3.
  • the second cycle of the shaft 11 (FIG. 1) is effected in a similar manner as the first cycle.
  • the typewheels 5 are rocked according to the figures represented by the even actuators 3, said figures being printed in interspersed positions with respect to the figures printed during the first cycle.
  • the cam 61 through the lever 57, and the pawl 56, rocks the wheel 54 one step together with the cam 53.
  • the slide 48 is thus returned in the lower position and oscillates the lever 43 (FIG. 2), which through the spring 46 returns the member 36 yieldably counterclockwise.
  • the shaft 31 is thus returned leftwards until the flange 32 contacts the frame 29, whereby the pin 41 is again distanced from the end of the notch 39 as shown in FIG. 2.
  • the support 26 thus returns leftwards the wheels 5 and the levers 14, which reengage the pins 21 of the odd actuators 3.
  • typecarriers transversely according -to said pitch at the end of each one of said cycles.
  • an adding and like machine having a set of actuators arranged in paired relationship differentially movable according to a multiorder amount under the control of a cyclically operable universal bar, and a printing device for printing said amount with orders horizontally spaced a predetermined printing pitch, said device comprising a plurality of typecarriers mutually transversely distanced twice said pitch and each one associated with a pair of adjacent actuators of said set, said device being adapted to print said amount during two subsequent cycles of said universal bar, the combination comprising:
  • an adding and like machine having a set of actuators arranged in paired relationship and differentially movable according to a multiorder amount under the control of a cyclically operable universal bar, and a printing device for printing said amount with orders horizontally spaced a predetermined printing pitch, said device comprising a plurality of typecarriers mutually transversely distanced twice said pitch and each one associated with a pair of adjacent actuators of said set, said device being adapted to print said amount during two subsequent cycles of said universal bar, the combination comprising:

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US3363551A (en) * 1965-10-01 1968-01-16 Olivetti & Co Spa Printing device for adding or like machines
US3674200A (en) * 1970-01-29 1972-07-04 Hasler Ag Selector and setting device for the synchronous operation of at least two multi-denominational counters in a machine such as a cash register capable of effecting printing operations
US3735921A (en) * 1972-04-18 1973-05-29 C Olivetti & C Ivrea Turin Ing Printing device for calculating machines

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US3363551A (en) * 1965-10-01 1968-01-16 Olivetti & Co Spa Printing device for adding or like machines
US3674200A (en) * 1970-01-29 1972-07-04 Hasler Ag Selector and setting device for the synchronous operation of at least two multi-denominational counters in a machine such as a cash register capable of effecting printing operations
US3735921A (en) * 1972-04-18 1973-05-29 C Olivetti & C Ivrea Turin Ing Printing device for calculating machines

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