Patent GB-909935-A (GB)
Title: Calculating or similar accounting machine
IPC: G06C21/04
Filed: 1961-06-07
Abstract: 909,935. Calculating-machines. NATIONAL CASH REGISTER CO. June 7, 1961 [June 24, 1960], No. 20531/61. Class 106 (1). Upon entry into a calculating-machine a non- additive number is checked, and only on the check being satisfactory is the machine released for further operation. A non-add control key or a type of operation stop member may initiate the entry operation. If an error is detected a reset key must be depressed in order that the machine be cleared and the carriage tabulate, or, in a fixed carriage machine, a line space occur so that the non-add operation can be repeated. The error checking means are not described but may be mounted in a separate casing to the calculator and may be selectively switched in. Starting motor; one-revolution clutch.-On the release of an ear 59 on lever 58, levers 58 and 62 turn clockwise about pivot 55, rocking a lever 52 which carries a roller 53 which closes the motor contacts 51 (Fig. 5). A cam 69 on a driven shaft 68 then rotates, first clockwise, allowing a detent 70 to latch lever 52 against the motor contacts, and then anti-clockwise, disengaging the detent as the cam reaches home position and permitting the spring contacts to open. As lever 62 follows the movement of lever 58 a stud 67 engages a pawl 77 on drive plate 78 with a notched wheel (not shown) on the main motor shaft 75. The plate 78 is linked to a bellcrank 82 freely pivoting on shaft 69. A lever 85 is pivoted to one arm of the bell crank 82 and is connected by a spring to the other arm so that a pin 86 engages a notch on drive plate 87 of shaft 68. Overload of shaft 68 will thus prevent its rotation without stopping rotation of the motor shaft 75. At the end of a revolution of the motor shaft cam 89 strikes pin 90 on lever 62 rooking the lever clockwise and anti-clockwise moving lever 58 so that latch 64 can slip under ear 59. Ear 59 is held both by the trip latch 64 and a shoulder on a lever (Fig. 4, not shown) operated by blocking solenoid 148. Latch 64 may be tripped manually by depression of a control key such as the add motor bar or electrically by operation of a trip solenoid 113 actuated by a second pressure on the digit keys. Latch 64 is tripped by anti-clockwise movement of a lever 92 (Fig. 7) which is linked to a hub 98 on shaft 96. A main trip lever 105 (Fig. 3) is operated by depression of any of the operation control keys and is linked to hub 103 on shaft 96 by member 104. Trip solenoid 113 actuates member 110 which rotates the hub 109 on shaft 96. The solenoid 113 is energized by closing switch 114 normally held open by the tail 115 of a bail (not shown) engaging lever 116. Actuation of the bail by second pressure on any digit key releases lever 116. The resultant movement of lever 92 causes a link 117 to move forward rocking lever 119 and causing ear 121 to press on lever 116 and open the switch 114. At the end of a machine cycle when the keys are reset, the tail 115 re-engages with lever 116. After latch 64 has been tripped ear 59 is permitted only a short movement, insufficient to close the motor contacts unless a blocking solenoid 148 is operated to remove a shoulder from the path of ear 59. The blocking solenoid is normally energized by movement of lever 62 rocking a lever 164 (Fig. 2A) and closing contacts of switch 162. Digit storage switches and type of operation switch.-Numbers are entered by selecting for each order one out of ten microswitches by locating a plunger as in Specification 813,083. A type of operation switch of the same kind is also provided but as described has only one active microswitch, that which initiates a checking operation. Checking operation.-The checking operation selection switch is operated and a non-add entry initiated by the operator in known manner. This causes one machine cycle in which the number entered on the keyboard is printed but not entered in the totalizators. A contact 183a (Fig. 2B) is brought into circuit by the selection switch and at halfway through the machine cycle a lever 176, of which an ear 178 engages lever 173, closes the transfer arm 183 of switch 183 on to contact 183. The circuit thus made energizes a relay 601 having contacts 601b1 which are opened to take the blocking solenoid operating switch 162 out of circuit i.e. movement of lever 62, although closing contacts of switch 162, is ineffective to operate the blocking solenoid 148 since no power is available at switch 162. At the end of the non-add entry machine cycle, lever 176 is unlatched from detent 191 by pin 81 on driving plate 78. If, however, an error has been discovered in the number entered an alternative path for the current through the solenoid of the relay 60 is available through now closed contacts 601a2. Thus the next operation, normally the entry of a number to be entered in the totalizators, will not be able to take place since the ear 59 of lever 58 is prevented from moving even though the trip latch 64 is operated. While checking is taking place a lamp 37 is illuminated and it stays alight if an error is discovered. The resetting means now to be described are effective to reset any keys depressed if it is not noticed that the lamp is alight. Resetting after error has been discovered.-A reset key 40 is depressed and operates a microswitch 212 energizing a reset solenoid 216. A latch 211 on the keyshaft 200 engages a pin 195 on a cam plate 194 keyed to the add-subtract shaft 196. The solenoid 216 (Fig. 2B) operates to rock lever 219 clockwise, a pin 224 acting on bell crank 226 to rock correction shaft 225 anticlockwise. Arm 227 at the other end (Fig. 3) of correction shaft 225 rocks key release lever 300 to engage a stud on a key release bail (not shown). Total release arm 230 actuates a disconnecting link (not shown) releasing total and sub-total keys. A roller 229 on release lever 300 operates, by acting on arm 311, lever 310 to release non-add mechanism. In a normal machine cycle key release actuating lever 312 is moved from the path of a key locking bar 320 which moves out from the plane of the diagram and is held out by an arm 320 of three-armed lever 321 engaging a notch in the bar. Movement of lever 320 occurs under spring action as a pin 197a, on a driving plate 197 keyed to shaft 196, moves. Should arm 322 not engage the notch in key locking bar 320 further movement of shaft 196 is prevented by the third arm (not shown) of lever 321. A short stroke machine cycle takes place in which the rotation of the motor shaft is not transmitted to the driven shafts due to the spring connection between bell crank 82 and lever 85 (Fig. 2A). When the reset key is pressed a short stroke cycle takes place since the counter-clockwise movement of lever 300 engages a detent 303 with an ear 313 on an arm of lever 321 which is thus prevented from moving from the path of locking bar 320. The reset solenoid also rocks a lever 235 which opens switch 246, taking relay 601 out of circuit, and closes switch 245 which when the normally closed contacts 601b1 of relay 601 are restored energizes trip solenoid 113. The lever 235 is held in the position to which it has been moved by a latch 250. Power is now available to the blocking solenoid 148 which is operated by the normal rotation of cam 89 during the halfstroke cycle, ear 59 can make a full movement and one rotation of the machine shaft 75 takes place. Latch 64 has been operated by energization of trip solenoid 113 (Fig. 16). Movement of shaft 196 during the cycle is sufficient to disengage latch 211 of key 40 which is released, deenergizing solenoid 216. Bar 225 is free to rock to its home position and the levers 312, 300 are thus disengaged. However, movement of shaft 196 is insufficient to release latch 250. Additionally, the paper carriage or test-tape is in position to receive an additive number. Contacts 245 being still closed under the action of latch 250, trip solenoid 113 is actuated to start a full machine cycle. Transfer contact 169 closes with contact 169a and the blocking solenoid 148 is energized. A full-stroke cycle then ensues and the full movement of shaft 196 disengages latch 250 from lever 235 opening contacts 245 and closing contacts 246. There is a key reset key 29 which acts directly on correction shaft 225.