US3384301A - Plus and minus accumulator - Google Patents

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US3384301A
US3384301A US604275A US60427566A US3384301A US 3384301 A US3384301 A US 3384301A US 604275 A US604275 A US 604275A US 60427566 A US60427566 A US 60427566A US 3384301 A US3384301 A US 3384301A
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  • the accumulator employs a pair of complementarily rotatable digit wheels in each digit position and is laterally shiftable with respect to a common set of differential actuators for the purpose of aligning either the plus or minus set of digit wheels therewith.
  • the mechanism for accomplishing the lateral shift operation includes a portion cooperating with the control keys of the machine to shift the proper set of wheels into alignment with the actuators in accordance with the sign of the number to be added in.
  • Another portion of the shifting mechanism is automatically operable near the end of each add-in machine cycle to Shift the accumulator to align with the actuators that set of wheels which corresponds to the sign of the true total stored in the accumulator.
  • Two versions of this shifting mechanism are described. The first employs a single cam and follower and generates the initial shifting movement when the follower is driven in a first direction and generates the final shifting movement when the follower is driven in the reverse direction.
  • the second version employs a pair of cams and cam followers, a first of the cams generating the initial shifting movement and the other cam generating the final shifting movement. Also described in detail are the carry transfer mechanism, the
  • differential actuators and the mechanism for driving the digit wheelsof the accumulator into and out of engagement with the differential actuators.
  • This invention relates to plus and minus accumulators and, more particularly, to plus and minus accumulators of the type employing a pair of complementarily connected digital wheels in each digit position for the purpose of storing positive and negative totals.
  • a common set of actuators it is meant that only a single actuator, generally in the form of a rack, is available for each digit position keyboard column.
  • each rack scans a keyboard column and rotates either the corresponding plus accumulator wheel or minus accumulator wheel an amount corresponding to the number set up on the keyboard. Selection of the plus and minus wheels is dependent upon the sign of the input operation.
  • the amount input keys are not depressed and the racks are manipulated so as -to rotate either the plus or minus accumulator wheels back to their home or zero position. Since the racks are connected to drive numerical display wheels and/ or print wheels, the total is displayed for readout. Selection of the plus or minus wheels on readout is determined by the sign of the stored total.
  • One way of doing this is to mount both sets of wheels coaxially and to arrange the coaxial line in a frame so as to be selectively shiftable with respect to the differential actuators.
  • the frame is shifted so that that set is in alignment with the actuators and to select the minus wheels the position of the frame is reversed so that the minus wheels are aligned with the actuators.
  • the engaging mechanism operates on the shiftahle frame to move the pre-aligned set of wheels into engagement with the actuators.
  • a further object is to provide an improved accumulator plus-minus selection mechanism that utilizes operator finger power only for setting up control keys and employs machine power for the generation of all operating forces.
  • Still another object is to provide an accumulator plusminus selection mechanism that completely eliminates the need for control mechanisms linking the total control keys with the accumulator alignment shifting mechanism.
  • Still a further object is to provide an accumulator plusminus selection mechanism that operates entirely automatically without consuming any time at the beginning of a totalizing cycle.
  • means are provided whereby the machine automatically shifts the accumulator line at the end of each accumulation cycle such that the set of wheels corresponding to the sign of the total stored therein is in position to be engaged with the differential actuator for the purpose of reading out totals. Further, a portion of the same means is employed to enable the machine to shift the accumulator line at the beginning of each cycle of an input operation to condition for engagement that set of digit Wheels which corresponds to the sign of the input control key which is depressed.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cash register employing the plus-minus accumulator of the invention. The view illustrates the position of the various control and amount keys included on the keyboard.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view of the cash register of FIG. 1 and illustrates the general spacial relationship between the amount keys of one digit column, the differential actuator racks associated with that column, and the plus-minus actuator assemly.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view showing the control keybank and the control slide associated therewith which operates the total shaft.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional view showing the control keybank and the control slide associated therewith which operates the motor and clutch controls to trigger a machine cycle.
  • FIG. 5 is an elevational view showing the plus-minus accumulator of the invention together with the plus-minus selection and controls and engaging controls associated therewith.
  • FIG. 6 is a plan view of the engaging controls shown in FIG. 5.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic view illustratting the control slide employed in association with the control keybank to operate a portion of the plus-minus selection controls shown in FIG. 5.
  • FIG. 8 is a perspective, exploded view showing the plus-minus accumulator assembly. As illustrated, the unit is broken apart into its two basic portions, the digit Wheel shifting frame on top and the engaging shifting frame on the bottom.
  • FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of the plus-minus accumulator.
  • FIG. 10 is a plan view of the plus-minus accumulator together with the plus-minus selection controls.
  • FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line 11--11 of FIG. 9 and illustratess the digit wheels and carry transfer mechanism associated therewith.
  • FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a modified form of plus-minus selection mechanism for use with the accumulator of the invention.
  • FIGS. 13a, 13b, and 13c are schematic diagrams illustrating three different positions in the operation of the mechanism of FIG. 12.
  • FIG. 1 shows one form of machine adapted to utilize the plus-minus accumulator of the invention.
  • the machine schematically shown is a cash register and, for the purposes of the present description, need comprise no more than a set of amount keybanks 10, a control keybank 12 and a set of display wheels 14 for indicating input and output (total) amounts.
  • a cash drawer 16 may be provided in accordance with the usual cash register practice.
  • Keybank 12 contains an assortment of plus, minus, subtotal and total control keys for effectuating the four basic cash register operations.
  • the control keys need not be labeled as shown in the drawing but may be labeled in accordance with the specific function assigned.
  • the top control key rather than being labeled with a minus, may be labeled error correct or returned merchandise, etc.
  • the top plus key would be labeled tax, etc.
  • Each of the keys 12 is motorized meaning that depression of one of the keys not only selects the indicated function but also triggers a machine cycle to perform that function.
  • the heart of the machine is the p1us-minus accumulator mechanism 18 shown in FIG. 2.
  • the accumulator is capable of both addition and subtraction and, in terms of general overall function, it operates in the same manner as any of the plus-minus accumulators well known to the cash register art.
  • the basic mechanism for adding positive or negative amounts into the accumulator and for reading stored totals out of the accumulator is also shown in FIG. 2.
  • This mechanism comprises, essentially, a compound differential actuator rack 20 positioned to coact with the keystems of one of the keybanks 10 or 12. There is one rack 20 for each keybank.
  • Each actuator consists of a primary section 21 and a, relatively slidably secondary section 22. As will be explained in detail subsequently, a zero stop 33 holds each differential actuator in the home position illustrated.
  • each machine cycle the stops 33 are withdrawn, the actuators are driven to the right away from home position, are stopped, and then are driven to the left back to home position.
  • the amount of movement undergone by each actuator during an input cycle is proportional to the number keyed in.
  • the amount of movement of each actuator during a total cycle is proportional to the digit stored in the associated digit position of the accumulator.
  • the actuator movement is uti'ized to set up the display wheels 14.
  • the accumulator engaging control mechanism (shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 9) operates to shift the accumulator 18 upwardly to engage the digit wheels thereof with the teeth 23 (FIG. 2) of the differential actuators.
  • this engagement is effectuated only during the time the differential actuators are undergoing their leftward, return-to-home movement
  • this engagement is effectuated only during the rightward movement of the actuators and during subtotal output cycles it is eifectuated during both the rightward and leftward actuator excursion.
  • the accumulator itself (best illustrated in FIG. 8) comprises a laterally shiftable frame member 32 and a vertically shiftable frame member 30.
  • Frame 32 is supported in the frame 30 and is laterally slidable with respect thereto, shaft 34 being journalled in the holes 36 and shaft 40 running through holes 38 of side plates 130.
  • the accumulator digit wheels are rotatably supported on shaft 34 and are grouped in complementary pairs 42 and 44. There are six pairs of wheels and, accordingly, the accumulator has a six digit capacity. Each pair of whees is geared together by a face gear 46 in a complementary fashion such that when a zero is stored in one Wheel, the other wheel is in the nine position.
  • the six wheels 42 constitute the plus accumulator Wheels and the six wheels 44 constitute the minus wheels.
  • the plus-minus selection control mechanism (shown primarily in FIGS. 5, 7 and 10) operates to shift accumulator frame 32 to position either the plus or minus digit wheels in alignment with the differential actuators 20 to enable proper input of positive and negative numbers into the accumulator and to permit proper readout of positive and negative totals from the accumulator.
  • control member 65 positionable by the plus and minus control keys 12, operate under the influence of cam follower 69 to shift frame 32 so that the set of digit wheels corresponding to the sign of the input number is in alignment with the actuators 20.
  • control member 67 operates under the influence of follower 69 to shift frame 32 so that the set of wheels corresponding to the sign of the total stored in the accumulator is in alignment with the actuators.
  • follower 69 operates under the influence of follower 69 to shift frame 32 so that the set of wheels corresponding to the sign of the total stored in the accumulator is in alignment with the actuators.
  • Member 67 is positioned by mechanism which operates in response to an end-around carry.
  • An end-around carry signifies that the sign of the stored total has changed and is generated during each input cycle when the highorder digit wheel rotates from nine to zero. This event is indicated during the carry transfer portion of the cycle by rotation of cam 50 through Cam 50 operates a kicker foot 52 which in turn causes the position of member 67 to be reversed.
  • Carries are transferred by the mechanism housed in vertical shifting frame 30 (FIGS. 8 and 9).
  • a shaft 48 journalled between side plates 120 r-otatably supports a pair of trip and transfer wheels 43 and 45, respectively, for each complementary pair of digit wheels.
  • Each trip wheel 43 is set by the wide tooth of its associated digit wheel when the latter rotates from nine to zero:
  • Each trip wheel is connected to the transfer wheel of the next higher order position and sets a tooth of the transfer wheel into the path of the teeth on a transfer drive wheel 47.
  • a rack 51 is reciprocated, rotating shaft 41 and the drive wheels 47. This adds the set-up carries into the accumulator. End-around carries are set up by the trip wheel 43" of the high-order digit position (far right in FIG. 9) and are added into the low order position by the transfer wheel 45 and drive wheel 47 associated therewith.
  • the differential actuators are shown in FIG. 2. There is an actuator for each of the six keybanks in the machine plus a seventh one (used only for read-out purposes) for the high-order digit position of the accumulator.
  • Each actuator comprises a pair of relatively slidable sections 21, the primary section, and 22, the secondary section.
  • the primary section has a pair of lower rack teeth 23 for engaging and rotating a digit wheel of the accumulator.
  • the primary and secondary sections are slidably connected by means of a bent-over tab 25 on the end of the secondary section which engages a slot in the primary section. Both sections have a set of rack teeth 26 whereby a locking pinion 24 can engage both sections and lock them together.
  • the secondary section has a set of upper rack teeth 27 for rotating a pinion (not shown) associated with display wheel 14.
  • Primary section 21 has four stop lugs on its upper edge. The first (left) of these lugs coacts with zero stop 33 to hold the primary section in the home (zero) position between machine cycles. The other three lugs coact in a conventional manner with the stems of the digit keys 1-9 to allow the primary section to undergo an amount of movement during the initial portion of the machine cycle proportional to the digit keyed in.
  • a tension spring connected to the primary section at one end and to the machine frame at the other end provides the driving power to move the primary section to the right.
  • a cam 28 on the main cam shaft 100 cooperates with a follower arm 29 and spring 31 to permit the primary and secondary sections to operate in the proper input sequence.
  • a bail 37 extends the full width of the keyboard and passes through a slot in the secondary section of each actuator. Bail 37 is connected to follower 29. During an input cycle the differential actuators operate as follows.
  • bail 37 drives against the ends of the slots 55 in secondary sections 22 and drives them to the right in a positive manner. This movement resets all display wheels 14 back to Zero. Also, rightward movement of bail 37 permits the springs 35 to pull their respective primary sections 21 to the right until a stop lug on each engages the stem of the depressed digit key in the associated keybank. Of course, if no digit key is depressed in a keybank, the primary section 21 of the associated actuator is held by stop 33 and does not move to the right.
  • each actuator When bail 37 has moved its full rightward distance, there is a period of dwell during which locking pinion 24 is pivoted into engagement with rack teeth 26. Thereafter, follower 29 is rocked to the left driving ball 37 to its home position. During this excursion, the bail engages the end of each primary section and drives each section back to its home position where it is latched up by its zero stop 33.
  • the amount of leftward movement of each actuator thus is proportional to the amount signified by the depressed digit key and each display wheel 14 is likewise rotated by an amount proportional to the digit, enabling display of the input number.
  • the accumulator 18 is held in an upper position during the leftward movement of the actuators so that primary rack teeth 23 impart the proportional digit movement to each digit wheel of the accumulator.
  • the arm 92 in moving to the right, switches on the machine motor 96 and throws a two-revolution clutch 98 into engagement.
  • the output from clutch 98 drives the main cam shaft 108 through a single revolution, the clutch to cam shaft gear ratio being 1:2.
  • a cam thereon drives arm 92 back to the left, switching motor 96 off and rocking key restore bail 90 clockwise whereby the upper portion thereof is rocked against the key hold-down detent slide (not shown) in each key'bank to restore the keys.
  • a ccumulator The plus-minus accumulator is hereinafter described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5, 8, 9 and 10.
  • the accumulator assembly 18 cornprises two main portions, a vertically shiftable frame 30 and a laterally shiftable frame 32 which is supported in the frame 30.
  • the frame 30 comprises a pair of sideplates rigidly spaced apart from one another by support shafts 40, 122. and 124. Journaled for rotation in sideplates 120 are shafts 48 and 41. The former of these shafts carries trip and transfer wheels 43 and 45. Shaft 41 supports a plurality of carry transfer driv wheels 47. These latter wheels cooperate, as described subsequently, with carry transfer wheels 45 during a latter portion of the machine cycle to culminate the carry transfer operation.
  • Ears 121 extend from sideplates 120 to enable the frame 30 to shift vertically in a pair of slots provided in sidewalls 108 (FIG. 10) fixed to the machine frame.
  • the shaft direction of frame 30 is at a slight angle (see FIG. 2) to the vertical, but to simplify illustration and description, the detailed drawings herein illustrate the accumulator assembly as though it were normally positioned in a straight up and down fashion.
  • Lateral shifting frame 32 comprises a pair of sideplates 13th rigidly spaced apart by a bar 136 and a pair of shafts 132 and 134.
  • Frame 32 supports the accumulator digit wheels on a shaft 34 journaled in sideplates 130.
  • Each pair of digit wheels (constituting one digit position) includes two ten-tooth digit wheels, a plus wheel 42 and a minus wheel 44, interconnected by a face gear 46.
  • the whee-ls 42 and 44 of each digit position are interconnected via gear 46 in a 9s complement fashion, i.e., when one of the wheels is set to store a zero the other wheel stores a 9, etc.
  • One of the wheels of each digit position is placed into engagement with the teeth 23 of the associated differential actuator when the frame 30 is shifted upwardly by the engaging mechanism, described subsequently, to enable entry and readout of numbers into and out of the accumulator.
  • frame 32 Also supported in frame 32, suspended from a plate 138 extending from the left-hand sideplate 130 (FIG. 8), is the end-around carry pivot foot 52.
  • the foot 52 shifts laterally with frame 32 and has a tail 54 which cooperates with the wide cam 50 on shaft 4-8 of frame 30.
  • frame 32 has two positions with respect to frame 30, a right position (as referenced to the view of FIG. 10) wherein the plus wheel 42 of each digit position is aligned with the actuators ⁇ 20 and a left position wherein the minus Wheel 44 of each digit position is in alignment with the actuators 20.
  • the accumulator engaging mechanism is best shown in FIGS. 5, 6 and 9. This mechanism is positioned below the accumulator 18 and acts against a pair of adjustable lugs 81 connected to the side-plates 120 to shift the accumulator upwardly so that the digit wheels thereof engage the differential actuators.
  • the plan view of FIG. 6 shows the engaging control mechanism by itself.
  • the mechanism comprises a pair of shiftable support rails 102 each pivotally connected by a pair of pins 108 to a pair of hinge plates 104.
  • Each hinge plate is pivotally connected by a pin 105 (FIG. to a stationary support member 106 affixed to a machine sidewall 108.
  • a rod 107 joins the lower corners of the rear hinge plates 104 and a rod 109 joins the lower corners of the forward hinge plates 104.
  • a connecting plate 108 joins the rods 107 and 109.
  • a slide member 111 is adapted to reciprocate horizontally on a pair of support brackets 113 (FIG. 9).
  • Member 111 is connected to rod 107 and carries a pivotable camming plate 115 which is acted upon by one or the other or both of a pair of cam followers 110 and -112.
  • Followers 110 and 112 are driven by a pair of main cam shaft cams 114 and 116, respectively, and springs 126 (FIG. 5).
  • slide member 111 is driven to the right (FIG. 5) by one of the cam followers acting on tail 117 of plate 115, the hinge plates 104 pivot counterclockwise about their pins 5, lifting the support rails 102 upwardly. This shifts the accumulator ⁇ 1'8 upwardly to engage the digit wheels thereof with the dilferential actuators 20.
  • the first mode is the input mode wherein the digit wheels are engaged with the differential actuators only during the portion of the cycle when the actuators are moving to the left (FIG. 2) back to their home positions.
  • the second mode of operation is the subtotal mode wherein the digit wheels are engaged with the differential actuators during both the rightward and leftward movement thereof.
  • the third mode is the grand total mode wherein the digit Wheels are engaged with the differential actuators only during the initial portion of the machine cycle when the actuators are moving to the right.
  • the proper one of these three modes of operation is selected .by adjusting the position of camming plate 115 (FIG. 6) under control of the control keys 12 through a series of linkages including a rod 119, bell crank 123 and total shaft 125.
  • the total shaft 125 is operated to one of three selectable angular positions by a sector gear 127 cooperating with an actuator -129 which is controlled by a slide 131 mounted to cooperate with the studs of the total and subtotal keys of control keybank 12.
  • slide 131 is spring biased to its far right-hand position and sector 127 and shaft 125 are maintained in a first angular position corresponding to the input mode of operation of the accumulator engaging mechanism.
  • rod 119 adjusts camming plate 115 (FIG.
  • the followers 110 and 112 drive the accumulator engaging mechanism so that the accumulator digit wheels are engaged with the differential actuators during both directions of movement thereof, enabling readout, on a subtotal basis, of the total stored in the accumulator.
  • the plus-minus selection mechanism operates in two different instances to laterally shift the accumulator frame 32 to align either the plus or minus digit wheels with the differential actuators. In the first instance this is done under control of the plus and minus keys of control kcybank 1-2 to enable the entry of an amount set up on amount keys 10 into the proper side of the accumulator. In the second instance, the plus-minus selection mechanism operates to shift the frame .32 at the end of every machine cycle to align with differential actuators that set of digit wheels which corresponds to the sign of the total stored in the accumulator.
  • the basic mechanism for shifting frame 32 to align either the plus or minus wheels with the differential actuator includes a pivot arm 62 pivotable about a pin 61 and positionable by means of a pair of control links 66 and 68 to either a right position, wherein the plus digit wheels are aligned with the actuators 20, or to a left position wherein the minus digit wheels are aligned with the actuators.
  • the mechanism for shifting arm 62 between its right and left positions includes a cam follower arm 69 having a pair of pivotable control arms 65 and 67 mounted on it.
  • Control arm 65 is positioned under control of the keys of control key-bank 12 and operates to cause arm 62 to properly position frame 32 at the beginning of each input cycle to align the digit wheels in accordance with the sign of the depressed control key.
  • FIG. 7 The mechanism for accomplishing this control is shown in FIG. 7 and includes a control slide 75 cooperating with the key studs of the plus and minus keys of control keybank 12.
  • Slide 75 has a camming lug for each plus and minus key. No lugs are provided for the total and subtotal keys and thus depression of these keys has no effect on the mechanism.
  • the camming lugs cooperating with plus keys have a greater incline than that of the lugs cooperating with the minus keys.
  • Slide 75 is normally biased to the left in a home position and movement of the slide is communicated to control arm 65 via a bell crank 77 and rod 79.
  • Control arm 67 is positioned by a memory unit comprising a slotted pivot member 78 (FIG. 10) which is connected to a bistable pivot member 72 by connecting link 76.
  • Member 72 is pivotable about pin 61 independently of arm 62 and has a pair of cars 73 and 74 which cooperate with end-around carry kicker foot 52. Each time the kicker foot operates it contacts one of the ears 73 or 74 and reverses the position of control arm 67.
  • Cam follower 69 begins each machine cycle in the position shown in FIG. 10. As shown in FIG. 7, a cam 57 on main cam shaft 100 operates during the machine cycle to cause follower 69 to rock first clockwise under the influence of spring 70 at the very beginning of the cycle and then counterclockwise back to its initial position at the very end of the cycle.
  • operation of the plus-minus selection mechanism is as follows. Assume that the accumulator is storing a plus total. When a plus control key is depressed to initiate a machine cycle, control slide 75 is cammed upwardly (in the sense of FIG. 10) through a long increment, pivoting bell crank 77 clockwise and pivoting control arm 65 to its right-most position. Next, cam follower 69 begins its excursion in an upward direction and drives arm 65 against shoulder 66a of link 66 whereby pivot arm 62 is shifted into its right position (if it is not already in that position) and the plus wheels of the accumulator are aligned with the differential actuators.
  • follower 69 is driven back to its home position and (assuming the true total stored in the accumulator is still positive) control arm 67, being in its left position, does not contact shoulder 66b and thus pivot arm 62 does not shift and the accumulator remains in the plus position.
  • control slide 75 moves through a short increment, pivoting bell crank 77 through a small clockwise angle to move control arm 65 from its home (farleft) position to the position shown in FIG. 10.
  • follower 69 begins its upward excursion, the left edge of arm 65 engages shoulder 68a on link 68 and pivot arm 62 is driven to its left position whereby the minus digit wheels are aligned with the differential actuators.
  • control slide 75 When any total or subtotal key is depressed to initiate a machine cycle, control slide 75 remains in its home position under the bias of spring 71 (FIG. 7) and thus control member 65 remains in its far left position. In this position, the central slot in member 65 is aligned with the downwardly turned shoulder 68a on link 68 (FIG. 10) and thus when follower 69 undergoes its regular excursion, member 65 contacts neither shoulder 68a nor shoulder 66a and frame 32 is not shifted. Of course no shifting is required of the frame 32 at this time since the accumulator is already positioned, as per the operation just described, to the correct side for readout out of the true total.
  • Carry transfer mechanism The carry transfer mechanism of the accumulator is best illustrated in FIGS. 9 and 11.
  • shaft 48 supported between sideplates of vertical shifting frame 30 supports a plurality of pairs of four-tooth trip and transfer wheels 43 and 45.
  • the trip wheel 43 of each set is positioned to cooperate only with the wide tooth of the associated digit wheel.
  • Each transfer wheel 45 is positioned so that its teeth coact with the regular teeth of the associated digit wheel.
  • Each trip wheel 43 is rigidly connected to rotate with the transfer wheel associated with the next higher order digit position.
  • the trip wheel 43' associated with plus digit wheel 42 is connected by a sleeve 53 to rotate with the transfer wheel 45 associated with the adjacent higher order digit wheel.
  • the assembly consisting of trip wheel 43, sleeve 53 and transfer wheel 45 is freely rotatable about shaft 48. The same is true of the four other similar assemblies.
  • the trip wheel 43" associated with the highest order digit is pinned to shaft 48 as is the transfer wheel 45 associated with the low order digit wheel. This is the means by which end-around carries are transferred out of the high order digit position and into the low order digit position.
  • Shaft 41 journaled in sideplates 120 below the shaft 48, supports a plurality of transfer drive wheels 47. There is one wheel 47 aligned with each transfer wheel 45. The teeth on the wheels 47 are spaced so as to transfer carries serially.
  • a pinion 49 on shaft 41 cooperates with a vertically fixed, horizontally reciprocable rack 51 when the frame 30 is in its down position.
  • Rack 51 is cam driven at an appropriate time near the end of the machine cycle to drive the wheels 47 through one revolution in a clockwise direction (FIG. 11) to transfer the carries which were set up during the preceding portion of the machine cycle. After the carry transfer operation has been completed, rack 51 rotates the wheels 47 in a reverse direction back to their home positions.
  • operation of the end-around carry transfer mechanism is as follows.
  • the digit wheels 42 are in engagement with the teeth on the differential actuators.
  • the actuators are traveling to the right, as previously described, to impart an amount of clockwise rotation to the digit wheels 42 which is proportional to the keyed-in digits.
  • the wide tooth 42a is rotated past the tooth 43a" of the associated trip wheel 43"
  • it causes the trip wheel to rotate approximately twelve degrees counterclockwise. This indicates that the digit wheel 42 has rotated from the 9 position to the 0 position during the input operation and sets up an end-around carry.
  • locking pinion 24 (FIG. 2) is pivoted downwardly and cam follower arm 29 begins its clockwise movement, drawing bail 37 to the right to cause the secondary actuator sections 22 to reset display wheels '14 and to cause the primary actuator sections 21 to scan their respective keybanks to detect the position of the amount key therein which has been depressed.
  • slide member 111 of the engaging mechanism (FIG. is cammed to the right whereby the accumulator is shifted upwardly to engage the plus digit wheels with the differential actuators.
  • locking pinion 24 (FIG. 2) is pivoted into engagement with the teeth 26 on the primary and secondary actuator sections.
  • follower 29 pivots to the left, driving bail 37 against the ends of the primary sections 2-1 whereby the differential actuators, the primary and secondary sections thereof being integrally connected by the locking pinion 24, are driven back to their home positions.
  • This sets up the display wheels to display the input number and adds the number into the accumulator.
  • slide 111 (FIG. 5) moves to the left, disengaging the digit wheels from the actuators and engaging carry drive pinion 49 with transfer drive rack 51. Thereafter, the rack 51 operates to transfer any carries which may have been set up.
  • cam follower 69 (FIG. returns home and positions the accumulator to the side reflecting the sign of the stored total.
  • link 92 (FIG. 4) is driven to the left, disengaging clutch 98, turning motor 96 off and pivoting bail 90 to restore the keyboard.
  • control slide moves control member 65 from its far left home position to the position shown, whereby follower 69, in its initial excursion, shifts frame 32 so that the minus digit wheels are aligned with the differential actuators.
  • follower 69 in its initial excursion, shifts frame 32 so that the minus digit wheels are aligned with the differential actuators.
  • the rest of the cycle is the same as described above for a positive input.
  • the operator depresses one of the total control keys 12 to initiate the machine cycle.
  • the cycle is exactly the same as described above for subtotal operation except that the engaging mechanism disengages the accumulator wheels from the differential actuators after the rightward (FIG. 2) movement of thereof has terminated.
  • the accumulator digit wheels remain in their zero positions after readout and the accumulator is reset.
  • a modified form of plus-minus selection mechanism is shown in FIG. 12.
  • a pivot arm 162 is analogous in function to pivot arm 62 of the previously described embodiment. Movement of arm 162 to the left shifts the accumulator frame 32 to position the plus digit wheels in alignment with the differential actuators and movement of arm 162 to the right aligns the minus wheels with the actuators.
  • Arm 162 is connected to pivot shaft 161 as is paddle member 187.
  • a pivot member 172 analogous in function to pivot member 72 of the previous embodiment, is pivotable about shaft 161 as is pivot arm 185.
  • the latter arm is positionable to any of three different positions by a control slide 175 which cooperates with the plus and minus keys of the control keybank. Control slide 175 is the same as slide 75 of the previous embodiment except that the camming lugs cooperaing with the minus keys have a more inclined camming surface than the lugs cooperating with the plus keys.
  • a drive pin 167 passes through a hole 181 in pivot member 172 and is positioned by that member to engage either point C or point A on paddle 187 when cam 157l1 drives follower 16912 and pin 167 to the right at the end of each machine cycle.
  • a pin passes through slot 183 in member 172 and is positioned by pivot arm 185.
  • Pin 165' is driven to the right by a cam 157a operating through follower 16941 at the end of each machine cycle and engages paddle 187 at either point B or point D.
  • control slide 175 When one of the plus or minus control keys is depressed, the spring bias acting on control slide 175 pivots arm 185 so that pin 165 is positioned all the way to the right (FIG. 13a) whereby actuation of pin 165 by cam 157a causes the pin to miss paddle 187.
  • a plus control key When a plus control key is depressed (FIG. 13b), control slide 175 is moved through a short increment whereby arm 185 pivots clockwise to position pin 165 so that when the pin is actuated by cam 157a it engages the right-hand side of paddle 187 at point D.
  • a minus control key When a minus control key is depressed (FIG. 130), control slide 175 is moved through a long increment and arm 185 pivots pin 165 all the way to the left so that it is in position to contact the left-hand side of paddle 187 at point B when actuated by the cam.
  • modified plus-minus selection mechanism operates as follows. At the beginning of the machine cycle, cam 157a rocks follower 169a clockwise to drive pin 165 forward. If no plus or minus control key has been depressed, pin 165 misses paddle 187 and pivot arm 162 remains where it is and the position of accumulator frame 32 is not changed. If a plus control key has been depressed, pin 165 is driven against point B and pivots arm 162 to the right to align the minus wheels of the accumulator with the dilferential actuators. Pin 165 thus performs the function of control arm 65 of the previous embodiment.
  • follower 169a is rocked back counterclockwise and cam 157b rocks cam follower 169b clockwise to drive pin 167 forward. Since end-around carry cam 150 and kicker foot 152 operate to position pivot member 172 in exactly the same manner that cam 50 and kicker foot 52 position member 72 of the previous embodiment, pin 167 is driven against paddle 187 at either point C or point A, in accordance with the sign of the total stored in the accumulator. This pivots arm 162 accordingly to position the proper set of accumulator wheels in alignment with the differential actuators. Pin 167 is thus analogous in function to arm 67 of the previous embodiment.
  • an accumulator of the type employing complementary sets of plus and minus digit wheels for storing positive or negative totals, said wheels being mounted in a shiftable frame to enable a common engaging mechanism to move either said plus set or said minus set of wheels into engagement with a common set of differential actuators, the combination comprising:
  • shifting means operated by said driving means at the termination of said cycle for shifting said frame to a position enabling said common engaging mechanism to move the set of wheels corresponding to the sign of the total stored therein into engagement with said actuators.
  • a bistable mechanism selectively positionable to either of two positions, said mechanism, when in a first of said positions, causing said driving means to shift said frame at the termination of said cycle to enable said engaging mechanism to move said plus digit wheels int-o engagement with said actuators, and when in the second of said positions, causing said driving means to shift said frame at the termination of said cycle to enable said engaging mechanism to move said minus digit wheels into engagement with said actuators;
  • an accumulator of the type employing complementary sets of plus and minus digit wheels for storing positive or negative totals, said two sets of wheels being selectively alignable with a common set of ditferential actuators, the combination comprising:
  • shifting means operated by said driving means at the termination of said cycle for shifting into alignment with said actuators the set of said wheels corresponding to the sign of the total stored therein.
  • a bistable mechanism selectively positionable to either of two positions, said mechanism, when in a first of said positions, causing said driving means to align said plus digit wheels with said actuators at the termination of said cycle and, when in the second of said positions, causing said driving means to align said minus digit wheels with said actuators at the termination of said cycle;
  • said change of polarity indicating means comprises a camming element movable in response to the transfer of a carry out of the high-order digit wheels;
  • said means for reversing the position of said bistable mechanism comprises a pivot foot operated by said camming element, said pivot foot being shiftable with said digit wheels such that said foot generates either a first or a second control movement, depending on which set of digit wheels are aligned with said actuators at the time of said high-order carry transfer.
  • said driving means comprises a plurality of cams mounted on a common drive shaft;
  • said shifting means further comprises a pivotable operator pivotable in a first direction to align a first set of said digit wheels with said actuators and pivotable in a second direction to align said second set of digit 'wheels with said actuators;
  • said bistable mechanism comprises a first follower arm operated on by a first one of said cams for movement at the termination of said cycle, a first lever arm mounted on said first follower arm and detentably positionable to either of two positions for operation on said pivotable operator in response to said first follower arm movement, and a first control link pivotable in a first direction in response to said first control movement of said pivot foot to locate said first lever arm in said first position and pivotable in a second direction in response to said second control movement of said pivot foot to locate said first lever arm in said second position, whereby said first follower arm movement causes rotation of said pivotable operator in either its first or second direction.

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