Abstract:
The rockable printing sectors of a printing mechanism are provided with arcuate outwardly yieldable type sections having detenting notches therein. After the sectors have been differentially set relative to a printing line, a combined aligning and printing member is moved outwardly to align the sectors and to thereafter flex the same sufficiently to impact and/or squeeze the type characters against a paper tape and printing platen.
Abstract:
A simple and inexpensive data record tape drive mechanism for advancing the tape past a transducing station wherein capstans of different diameters may be readily interchanged to change the tape speed without affecting the location of the tape path.
Abstract:
A keyboard switch device comprising rows and columns of intersecting wires conductors held taut and normally spaced slightly from each other by a separator sheet of non-conducting material having openings therein aligned with the intersections of at least certain of the conductors. The conductors are engaged by depressing different keys aligned with the conductor intersections and a relatively thick layer of soft elastomeric materialis interposed between the keys and conductors to normally hold the keys in raised position and to transmit pressure from the keys to engage the conductors. By merely changing the sizes, shapes and positions of the openings, the switching device can be made to produce different output coded signals. Also, by changing the configuration of the various rows and columns of conductors different switch matrix patterns can be produced.
Abstract:
A pin carriage return mechanism is disclosed in which the pin carriage is returned from an advanced position to its initial home position by a flexible cord. The latter is attached at one end of the pin carriage and is anchored at its opposite end. An intermediate part of the cord is looped over a roller, which is orbited about a fixed center during each cycle of the machine to return the cord and pin carriage.
Abstract:
A device for eliminating the printing of zeros to the left of the highermost denominational significant digit of an amount comprising a flexible elongate strip movable endwise between the type members and printing hammers associated therewith. The strip includes an ink pervious section for transferring a visible print to a paper tape and a contiguous ink impervious section. The strip is spring moved endwise and a stop element is carried thereby to arrest against the type member registering the highermost significant digit, causing the ink impervious section to block transfer of a visible imprint of zero characters to the left of the highermost significant digit. In a modified form, the strip is moved to different positions by the pin carriage.
Abstract:
A plurality of type carriers having spaced type characters and stop teeth thereon are yieldably driven past a printing station and are arrested by engagement of electromagnetically controlled stop pawls with selected ones of the stop teeth. The type characters and stop teeth on certain of the type carriers are staggered relative to the type characters and stop teeth on other type carriers to reduce the mechanical ''''break-away'''' load and the electrical load.
Abstract:
A cyclically operable high speed data printer comprising a plurality of type wheels supported and yieldably driven by a drive shaft, each wheel having character position stops and a home stop. The drive shaft is driven through two revolutions in the same direction for each cycle. During the first revolution, stop devices are spring actuated at different times to engage certain of the character position stops to arrest the type wheels in different type printing positions. Printing occurs after the first revolution, and during the second revolution, the stop devices are positioned to arrest the home stops whereby to locate the wheels in their home positions.
Abstract:
A high speed solenoid operated punch for paper tape or the like in which a relatively weak spring is provided to normally hold the punch in retracted position and to take up clearances in the punch linkage. A second stiffer, cantilever type spring is engaged by the punch linkage only after the punch has partially sheared through the tape and, finally, a much stiffer cantilever type spring is engaged after the punch passes completely through the tape to arrest the punch and to catapult the same back to its retracted position, aided by the second spring.
Abstract:
A checkwriter incorporating an accumulator and differentially settable sectors for entering amounts to be printed on checks and for subtracting such amounts from the accumulator as well as for adding into the accumulator amounts representing deposits in the user''s bank account. The checkwriter is automatically locked up when an amount is overdrawn from the accumulator or when an amount greater than a predetermined amount is entered. The checkwriter also incorporates control means which are normally set to cause subtract operations but which may be selectively set to cause an add operation and which are automatically returned to subtract controlling condition following an add operation.