摘要:
A tabulator mechanism for an office machine, such as a typewriter, in which the tabulator rack is mass fabricated by a simple manufacturing process, and the tabulating stops are of an inexpensive construction. The stops can be easily mounted or removed from the tabulator rack. Furthermore, the tabulator mechanism construction is not only inexpensive but effectively achieves the desired function.
摘要:
Apparatus for implementing the tabulating function on a typewriter or communications printer terminal. An opaque cylinder is provided which rotates in synchronism with the relative movement between the printing mechanism and the recording medium. The cylinder wall is perforated with a series of holes along a line of rotation and sliding shutters in the cylinder wall may be selectively displaced to either block a hole or allow the passage of light therethrough. The holes correspond to character spaces, or print columns. A light source and a phototransducer are aligned so that when a hole is clear, the phototransducer produces a signal in response to light impinging thereon from the light source. The shutters are displaceable by two hammers, one on each side of the cylinder. One of the hammers displaces the shutters into the ''''tab clear'''' position and the other hammer displaces the shutters into the ''''tab set'''' position. Receipt of a ''''tab'''' signal causes the apparatus to search for a hole which has its associated shutter displaced to the ''''tab set'''' position.
摘要:
A carrier positioning and tabulation apparatus including a carrier, a leadscrew for controlling carrier advancement, an emitter wheel associated with the leadscrew having emitter spokes and a home emitter spoke, a stop device associated with the leadscrew for stopping rotation of the leadscrew and advancement of the carrier, and a pin wheel rotatable synchronously with advancement of the carrier and having settable pins for indicating the approach of a tabulation position which is defined by a signal generated upon the sensing of the home emitter spoke.
摘要:
A paragraph indentation mechanism for a typewriter which has an escapement mechanism for controlling the letter-spacing movement of the carriage and which includes a rack mounted on the carriage and also a member pawl mounted on a frame for both pivotal and limited sliding movement in a carriage traveling direction. A special key is operatively connected to the member pawl and the escapement mechanism for engaging the member pawl with the rack and then disabling the escapement mechanism so as to move the carriage with the member pawl. By this mechanism, the carriage is moved in a letter-spacing direction a number of spaces, for example five, from any position where the carriage is retained by the escapement mechanism.