Improvements in Punch Selectors for Card Punching Machines and Pattern Sheet therefor.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 11th July, 1899-Accepted, 28th Oct., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Punch Selectors for Card Punching Machines and
Pattern Sheet therefor.
I, MOSES WILLIAM LEE, of 2534, A Street, in the City and County of
Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, one of the United States of America, Jacquard
Card Cutter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the folowing statement:-
The object of my invention is to provide a pattern sheet and to construct a
machine for selecting the pattern for a card punching apparatus. This object 1
attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,
of which:-
Fig. 1 is a plan of my improved selecting mechanism;
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on the line 2-2, Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3, Fig. 4;
Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4, Fig. 2;
Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a portion of the machine;
Fig. 6 is a detached perspective view of one of the selectors;
Fig. 7 is a sectional elevation showing the mechanism for selecting the card
punches to which my improved device is connected;
Fig. 8 is a plan of a portion of Fig. 7;
Fig. 9 is a detail showing the action of the punches;
Figs. 10 and 11 are sectional elevations of part of a modified form of the
apparatus;
Fig. 12 is a view of another form of the apparatus; and
Fig. 13 is a view of the pattern paper used in connection with my improved
machine.
Mechanism has been employed to reduce the labour of a card puncher, and
devices have been provided for selecting the individual punches after each separate
selector was selected by hand, as the operator read the pattern sheet, the plate
carrying the selector punches being placed in a suitable press above the pattern
sheet and the cards punched by the press.
While this mechanism made the punching more accurate and saved considerable
labour, it, still, required the selecting of the individual selector by hand.
The main object of my invention is to construct a machine that will auto-
matically select the punches after the pattern is produced on a pattern sheet.
The pattern sheet which I prefer to use is, as clearly shown in Fig. 13, ruled the
same as the ordinary pattern paper, having the usual cross lines to guide the
designer. In each block formed by these cross lines is a perforation.
The pigment used by the designer for stopping the perforations in making
the pattern is of such a consistency that it will fill the small perforations at the
same time indicating the pattern. When this pigment dries sufficiently it will
prevent the selectors of the machine from passing through the perforations that
are filled with the pigment, while the other selectors will readily pass through
the perforations which are not so filled.
Thus I am enabled to use the pattern sheet upon which the designer figures
out the design, without transposing it to another sheet or redrafting it for
the purpose of making it applicable for use in a machine.
The machine which I will now proceed to describe may be connected to any

page_text: suitable punch selecting mechanism. The mechanism shown in Figs. 7, 8 and 9
being now in common use and being simply illustrated to show the method of
carrying out my invention.
The pattern is so placed in position in my improved machine that when selectors
are presented to the said pattern some of the selectors will pass through the
perforations not filled by the pigment while others will be blocked by the pigment.
The selectors are then moved so that certain of the selectors will engage the
selector rods and elevate them so that they can be moved by other mechanism,
and these rods in turn will actuate the punch selectors for perforating the card.
The perforated pattern sheet is moved forward one row at a time and the
selectors are controlled by this pattern sheet.
Referring in the first instance to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, A is the frame of the
machine having slideways a for a slide bar B, preferably of the form shown in
Fig. 2.
This slide bar is reciprocated by means of a crank B¹ on a driven shaft C,
and a connecting rod 6 which connects this crank to the slide bar.
The length of the connecting rod 6 can be altered and the throw of the crank
increased or decreased as desired.
On the shaft C is a spur wheel c gearing a wheel d on the driving shaft 1)
mounted in suitable bearings in the frame of the machine.
E are a series of rods having heads e adapted to be engaged by the bar B;
the said heads being undercut and the slide bar B bevelled so as to insure the
proper engagement of the bar with certain of the rods when it moves forward.
I have shown each rod E as having a T-head, that is with a projection above and
a projection below, a second slideway being also provided so that the bar B can
be placed in this lower slideway to act upon the lower projection of the heads
of the rods when it is wished to reverse the order of working of the machine.
When certain of the rods E are held up by mechanism hereinafter described
the slide bar B acts on those rods which are in engagement with it. The rods E
are guided at their rear ends in guides a¹, so that they will be held in proper
position, and are connected by cords c¹ Figures 7 and 8, to selector rods e adapted
to bearings 63³.
On the ends of the rods are plungers et adapted to a stepped plate E', so
that when the rods are pushed forward by springs their plungers are in the
path of extensions E3 on the punches E2, but when the selector bar B pulls one or
more of the rods E forward the springs e5 of the particular rods are compressed
and the corresponding plungers et are retracted so that the plungers are out of the
path of the extensions on the punches E2.
The punches are guided in the frame of the machine and their lower ends are
adapted to a plate E. E is the punch plate having a series of openings into
which the punches E extend and this plate has a short vertical reciprocating
movement imparted to it so that a card placed between the punch plate 1
and the plate E3 will be perforated by the punches as dictated by my improved
mechanism.
I do not claim as new the mechanism shown in Figs. 7, 8 and 9 as it is a
modification of the well known form of card punching apparatus.
In order to select the rods according to a predetermined pattern I prepare the
pattern paper which, as above mentioned, is cross lined in the ordinary manner,
and each one of the blocks is perforated so that the designer in making the
pattern simply fills in the required spaces with a pigment of such a consistency
as to obstruct the perforations. When this pigment is dry the pattern paper
is inserted in the machine, it being passed over a roll onto an inclined plate I,
thence under guide plates and between a pair of rolls.
The inclined plate I has a series of perforations for the passage of selector pins
and the said plate is recessed around the perforations so that the paper will
yield to a certain extent.
Mounted on a shaft F', in front of the plate I is a frame F consisting of two
end arms ff, cross bars f¹ and a comb bar f2. Mounted in a row on the shaft F¹

page_text: between the cross bars f¹ of the frame F are the selectors G which selectors are
forked at their lower ends so as to span the shaft F1 and are arranged at given
distances apart by washers, so that there will be a selector opposite each row
of holes in the pattern sheet.
Each selector, as shewn clearly in Fig. 6, has an arm g which passes through the
comb and has at its end a blunt pin g of a diameter to freely enter the
perforations in the pattern sheet when not obstructed.
J is a locking cross bar which slides in the arms f of the frame F and is
adjustably secured at each end to rods J2 adapted to slide in bearings on the
frame F. Springs j', Fig. 4, tend to force the bar down towards the shaft and as
the discs Jhaving pins revolve, their pins strike the lower portions of the
slide rods J2 and force the locking cross bar J up clear of the selectors G. This
mechanism is timed so that the selectors will be clear of the bar J when presented
to the paper.
The shaft is driven from a shaft F2 through a pair of toothed wheels as
shewn in Fig. 2 and the shaft F2 is geared to an inclined shaft 13 by bevel
wheels, this inclined shaft 13 being in turn geared to the driving shaft D by
a pair of bevel wheels.
The frame F is reciprocated towards and from the plate I by means of two
eccentrics K on a shaft K. The straps k of the eccentrics are attached by con-
necting rods k¹ and pivoted connections f³ to the frame F; the rods are
capable of being lengthened or shortened as desired.
On the shaft K¹ is a pinion 2 which engages with a wheel on another shaft L
and on this shaft L is a slotted wheel l¹. On the driving shaft D) is a disc with
lugs carrying pins which enter the slots in the said wheel A. The gearing
is such that the frame F will be moved forward and carry the selectors with
it, some of the selectors passing through the openings in, the pattern sheet that
are not closed by the pigment while others will be stopped by the pigment, and
while the selectors are in this position the locking cross bar will pass down
between the two sets of selectors locking them in the position dictated by the
pattern sheet. The frame will then return to its former position shown in Fig. 2
and remain locked in this position by the slotted wheel, until one of the pins (3
again gears with the slotted wheel when the motion will be repeated.
During the time the frame F with its selectors is in the forward position the
rods E are raised by mechanism which I will now proceed to describe.
The rods E are provided with bent or L-shaped arms e6 which rest upon the
ends of the selectors when in a certain position.
M is a shaft geared to the shaft F³ by bevel gear wheels and on this shaft M
are two cams m; these cams act upon rollers m on the ends of vertical rods m¹
carrying at their upper ends a cross bar m³; springs m² on the rods tend to
keep the rollers m² in contact with the cams m. The cross bar m³ has a series of
pins m³ which extend upwards and separate the rods E, as shown clearly in
Fig. 1.
I preferably mount the pins m³ on a plate me secured to the cross bar m³ by
means of screws passing through slots in each end of the plate and screwing onto
the bar m³ so that the plate can be adjusted in position in respect to the rods E.
The cams m are so timed that the rods E will be raised by the cross bar m³,
when the frame F and its selectors are moved forward, and remain in the raised
position until the selectors return to their normal position, as shown in Fig. 2,
when the cam will allow the cross bar to lower the rods. The arms e of the
rods E will engage the selectors that have not passed through the holes in the.
perforated pattern sheet, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, while those opposite the
selectors that have passed through the sheet will pass free of the selectors and clear
of the slide bar B, so that when the said bar is moved forward it will only engage
those that are held by the selectors.
I thus provide simple means for automatically selecting the pattern indicated
on the pattern sheet, the selecting of the punches to punch the pattern cards

page_text: being dictated by the pattern sheet made by the designer, dispensing with all
intervening mechanism as it will be understood that the pattern sheet used in
the machine is the original that is made by the designer.
The operation of the machine is as follows:-
After the designer has prepared the pattern by marking certain of the squares
with pigment that will close the openings the pattern is placed on the inclined
plate I of the machine, the mechanism is then set in motion, the frame F carry-
ing the selectors is moved forward, some of the selectors passing through the
perforations that are not obstructed while others are prevented from passing
through the paper pigment. The selectors are then separated and returned.
During the interim the rods controlling the punches are raised so that when
the selectors are returned some of the rods drop onto the selectors that have not
passed through the perforations. If the bar B is in the upper guideway, these
selectors are drawn forward by the bar, which in turn, being connected to the
punching mechanism shown in Fig. 7, moves the plungers e out of the path of the
dies so that when the punching mechanism is actuated some of the punches
will punch the card while others will simply move in their bearings.
After each full movement of the punch selectors the punched paper is moved
forward and another set of holes presented.
In Fig. 5 I have shown mechanism for feeding the pattern sheet through the
machine. On the end of one of the rolls is a ratchet wheel and pivoted to
the frame is a lever I having a pawl which engages the ratchet wheel 2.
A rod n passes through the other arm of the pawl lever I and this rod is screw
threaded, and adapted to the screw threads are nuts n¹ n2 which can be adjusted
on the rod; the rod n is pivoted to a crank pin 3 adjustable on a crank N on the
end of the shaft F. The mechanism is so timed that the paper will be moved
forward when the selectors are out of engagement therewith.
In Fig. 12 I have shown a modification of the mechanism in which the
essential parts remain the same as hereinbefore described, but the mechanism
for driving the parts are modified more or less. The rods E are not raised and
lowered by independent mechanism but are raised by the movement of the
selectors themselves. The selectors are moved forward, some of the selectors
passing through the perforations in the paper while others are blocked by the
pigment and on the return movement the selector frame not only moves onl
its pivot but also slides on the frame of the machine and causes the upper ends
of the rearmost selectors to engage with the T-headed ends of certain of the
rods E to lift them out of the path of the bar B.
In this modification the slide bar B is reciprocated by means of a cam 1, on
a shaft 2, through the medium of a lever 3 pivoted at 4 to the frame A. This
lever has one arm 5 held against the cam 1 by a spring 1* whilst the other
arm 6 of the lever is connected by a rod 7 to the slide bar B. The pattern sheet
is drawn through the frame I by a ratchet mechanism 8 so as to expose to the
selector pins gl one row of perforations at a time. The frame F is provided with
journals 9 which are adapted to slide in slots 10 in the frame A and are con-
nected to bars 11 carrying rollers 12 on pins 13 which are adapted to slide in
slots 14 in the frame A. On the shaft 2 are cams 15 which act on the rollers 12
so as to give to the bottom of the frame F a reciprocating motion in the slots 10,
the rollers 12 being maintained in contact with the cams by a spring 10*. In
order that the frame F may have the necessary swinging and lifting movements
there is provided in each side of the frame A a slide way 16 in which a pin 16*,
on a bar 17, slides, the outer end of which bar has a roller 18 the pin on which it
is mounted being adapted to slide in a slot 19 in the frame A. Acting on the
roller 18 carried by each bar 17 is a cam 20 on the shaft 2 with which cam the
roller 18 is held in contact by a spring 20*.
The locking cross-bar J in this modification has arms J which slide in the
frame F and on each arm is a pin 21 which is arranged to travel over a cam 22
which is pivoted to the frame of the machine and also to rest on a movable sup-

page_text: porting plate 23 pivoted at 24. Each of the supporting plates 23 is actuated
by a roller 25 on the cam 20, which roller strikes a lever 26, pivoted at 26*
to the frame of the machine. This lever in turn is connected by a rod 27 to a
lever 28 pivoted at 29. The upper end of this lever 28 supports the plate 23
in the position shewn, but when the roller 25 strikes the lever 26 it will throw the
lever 28 out of engagement with the plate 23 and allow the plate to drop and
the locking bar J to descend to between the selectors that had previously passed
through the perforations in the pattern sheet and those that were obstructed.
The cams 15 and 20 are so timed that the movement of the frame F will be from
the position shewn in Fig. 12 to a rearward position with the then rearmost of
selectors G resting against the slide bar B and directly under the heads e of
certain of the rods E. The frame F will then be moved by the springs 10*
and 20 (the cams 15 and 20 having rotated to admit of this movement) into a
more upright position so as to lift the particular bars E beneath which the
selectors happen to be situated, the cam 1 then moves forward the slide bar B
and at the same time the cam 20 swings the frame on its pivots 9 after which
the lower part of the frame F will be forced by the cam 15 to the forward end
of the slot 10 and the locking bar J will be caused, by the pins 21 travelling up
the cam 22 to rise sufficiently above the selectors G to allow all the selectors to
come into line, so that when the pattern sheet is moved to present another line
of perforations, the movements hereinbefore described to pass the pins gl of the
selectors through the unprotected holes in the sheet will take place.
In Figures 10 and 11 I have shewn another modification of the apparatus in
which the paper is fed on or over the flat table I, the selectors G¹ being loosely
pivoted on a shaft S. Adapted to bearings on the frame of the machine are a
series of short rods $* which rest on extensions of the selectors G¹, these rods are
directly under the arms e6 of the rods E.
S' is a shaft which carries a disc s¹ in one side of which is a cam groove in
which engages a roller carried on one arm of a two-armed lever T, the other arm
of the said lever carrying a cross bar which as the cam rotates presses on the
extensions of the selectors and moves them out of engagement with the perforated
pattern paper, and as the cam further revolves the lever is raised so as to allow
the selectors to fall, some of the selectors passing through the paper while others
are held by the pigment.
When the selectors are in this position the short rods S* are held by a friction
roller on one arm of a lever U pivoted at 1, the other arm of this lever having
a roller engaging with a cam slot in the other face of the disc s¹.
The friction roller u holds the rods S* in the fixed position until the slide
bar B engages certain of the rods E.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. A pattern sheet having a series of cross lines on its surface, the said paper
having a perforation in each space formed by the cross lines, substantially as and
for the purpose hereinbefore described.
2. As a new article of manufacture a pattern sheet for use in making woven
fabric designs, the said pattern sheet having cross lines imprinted thereon forming
blocks and having a perforation in each block, with a pigment indicating the
design and of such a consistency as to close the perforations in the blocks on which
it is placed, substantially as hereinbefore described.
3. The combination in a punch selector for card punching machines, of a
carrier for a perforated pattern sheet, series of selectors controlled by the
pattern, punch selecting rods, with mechanism by which the selected punches will
select the punch selecting rods and means for operating the said rods, sub-
stantially as hereinbefore described.
4. The combination in a punch selector for card punching machines, of a

page_text: carrier for a perforated pattern sheet, movable selectors adapted to pass through
the unobstructed holes of a pattern sheet, with means for locking the selected
devices, punch selecting rods selected by the said devices, and means for operating
the said rods, substantially as hereinbefore described.
5. The combination of a carrier for a perforated pattern sheet, a series of
selectors having portions adapted to pass through the perforations of the sheet,
selecting rods and means for shifting the selectors from the pattern sheet to the
rods so that some of the rods will be selected, substantially as herein before
described.
6. The combination in a card punching machine, of a frame for receiving the
prepared pattern sheet, a series of selectors some of which are adapted to the
openings in the cards in the pattern sheet, a bar for separating the selectors,
a frame carrying the selectors, a series of headed rods and punches, a sliding
frame, means for operating the selector carrying frame so that the selectors
will release certain of the rods from the slide, and means for operating the slide
so as to separate the rods, substantially as hereinbefore described.
7. The combination of a carrier for a perforated pattern sheet, a series of pivoted
selectors having portions adapted to pass through the perforations of the sheet,
selecting rods and means for shifting the selectors from the pattern sheet to
the rods so that some of the rods will be selected, substantially as hereinbefore
described.
8. The combination of a carrier for the perforated pattern sheet, a series of
punch selecting rods, a frame, a series of selectors carried thereby and having
portions adapted to pass through perforations in the sheet, means for separating
the selectors that pass through the sheet from the other selectors, and means
for moving the frame in position to select the punch selecting rods, substantially
as herein before described.
9. The combination of the carrier for perforated pattern sheets, a frame, means
for operating said frame, a series of pivoted selectors thereon, projections on the
said selectors adapted to pass through perforations in the sheet, a bar for locking
the several selectors out of line, means for operating the said bar after the series
of selectors have been separated, a sliding cross-bar, and punch selecting rods
engaging with the said cross bar substantially as hereinbefore described.
10. The combination of a carrier for a perforated pattern, a series of selectors
controlled by the pattern, punch selecting rods, mechanism for moving the said
rods, means for actuating the selectors after being set by the pattern to select
the rods, prior to the operation of the means for moving the said rods to select
the punches, substantially as herein before described.
11. The combination of the pattern carrier, punch selectors, two sliding bars,
T-headed punch selecting rods engaging one of the said bars, the pivoted selectors
adapted to release the rods from one sliding bar and throw them into position
to be engaged by the other sliding bar, substantially as herein before described.
12. The combination of a pattern carrier, a frame, two cams for operating the
said frame, a series of selectors pivoted to the said frame and having pins adapted
to pass through the perforations of the pattern sheet, a locking bar carried by
the said frame, mechanism for operating the said bar after the selectors have been
adjusted, punch selecting rods, mechanism for shifting the selectors so as to throw
out some of the punch selecting rods, with means for operating the rods to
select the punches, substantially as hereinbefore described.
13. The punch selecting mechanism for card punching machines, substantially
as herein before described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated thin 11:1
1000
JOHNSONS & WILLCOX,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.. Agents
JOHNSONS & WILLCOX,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.. Agents