US837317A - Music-roll-marking machine. - Google Patents

Description

. o S .6 T w n w ww m. l E NNW .I 4.. uw C A m V E u. NN L\ n.0/ D u WWNW, noo. v\oo D a oooo ooooo E NW M .u n@ 0. E mi m m Il. wm A A M n L. G N. H m u, m... M M A n P. un 0 o R u G. n. TI. A S U M.` M,

PATENTED DEG. 4, 1906. P. J. MMHL.4 MUSIC ROLL MARKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.23. 1906.

6 SHEETS-SHEBT 2A tor:

' In ven PATENTBD DEG. 4, 1906. P. J. MEAHL. MUSIC ROLL MARKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED IAN.23. 1906.

` 8 SHEETS-SHEET 8.

PATENTED DEC. 4. 1906.

I. I. MBAHL; MUSIC ROLL MARKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.23. 1906.

@SHEETS-SHEET 4 @mi mm (s WwW//MMV/ PATENTBD DEC. 4, 1906.

I. I. MEAHL. l MUSIC ROLL MARKING MACHINE.

APPLIoAIIoN rum) Inma. 1906.

6 SHEETS-SHEET 5- I PATENTED DEC. 4, 1'906.

P. J. MEAHL.

MUSIC ROLL MARKING MACHINE.

APPLOATION'PILED JAN. 23. 1906.

8 SHEETS-SHEET 8 wNWN.

Y NQ.

In ventor @rlu-#QQ rn sfra'rnsi fr c PHiLIP JACOB MEAHL, OF BAYONNE, Naw JERSEY, AssIeNOR TO THE lAEOLIAN COMPANY, OF New YORK, N. Y., AJCOHPORATiONOE CON- N EGTICUT.

Musicman-MARKING raast-ima.

Patented nec. 4., leoe. l

Application filed January 23, 1906. Serial No. 297.424.

To all whom, 'it may con/cern,.-

Be it known that I, PHILIP J Aeon MEAHL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bayonne, county of Hudson, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Music-Boll-Nlarking Machines, of which the following is aspecifi cation.

My invention relates to a device forprinting upon a music-sheet one or more series of marks-intended to guide the player in rendering the composition, although in a broader sense the machine is capable ofprinting on a sheet'of any sort any desired marks or indicia.

In the case of the perforated music-sheets used for controlling and Operating mechanical musical instruments and mechanical player'sfor musical instruments it is important to mark thereon directions to the player for producing `the various musical effects. ln the form of the device illustrated l have shown means for marking on the sheet a Fig. 1.

broken series of indicia for the force with which the composition is to be rendered,-as (PP), (1F77) (B173) ((l? :ID l) and in addition acontinuous irregular or zigzag line, which may be used in combination with an expression lever or device on the instrument for continuously controlling the expression.

Further objects of the invention will appear in the specification and will be pointed out in the claims. i

In the drawings, Figure 1 isa front elevation, partially broken away, of a machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 isa side elevation, partly in vertical section and with certain parts omitted, of the same machine. Fig. 3 is a partial top plan view of the same machine. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail of a portion of the machine shown at the right of Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken through thelplane 5 5, Fig. 1. Figs. 6 and 7 `are partial diagrammatic plan views of a mas ter-sheet and la music-slieet, respectively.

. Fig` 8 isa partial planV .view of the rear of the machine, showing a modification. Fig. 9 is a partial vertical section through the planet) ,9, Fig. S. Fig. 10 is a vertical section through the plane 1() 10, Fig. 9. Fig. 11 is a partial vertical section through the plane 11 11, Fig.

2, but showing the modified form of the device. Fig. 12 is aA vertical sectonthrough the plane-12 12, Figrll. Fig. 13 is a partial vertical section of a part of the device shown in Fig. 12 on a still further -enlarged scale. Fig. 14 is a partial horizontal section' through the plane 14 14, Fig. 9. Fig.'15 is a longitudinal vertical section through the plane 15 15, Fig. 8. Fig. 16 is a transverse vertical section through the plane 16 16, Fig. 8.

. Referring to Figs. 1 to 7 ofthe drawings, 1 designates the frame of the machine, which carries in suitable bearings at its rear end a shaft -2 on which the sheets to be printed are wound. At the forward end of the machine is -a pair of rolls 3 4, geared together for sitended to cooperate with the master-.sy eet 64, by which the action of the printing device is controlled. On the shaft 5 is a toothed wheel14, engaging with a'dog 15 on a rock-'bar 1.6, which is connectedV by a link 17\with an eccentric 18 on a shaft 19, which `may b e the main driving-shaft of the machine. .Mounted one on each side of the machine are shafts 2O and 21, carrying drums 2.2, 23, 22X, and 23X, each Of which is flanged for-the reception of..a

plurality of carbon-ribbons 66X, the function.

of which will be eX lainedhereinafter. The shaft 20 is provide with a toothed wheel 24, (see 2,) acted on by a dog 25 at the end of a bar 26, the upper end of which is acted on by a cam 27,011* the link 17, whereby the shaft 20. is rotatedstep by step. The shaft 21 is shown as providedwith a crank 28 for rewinding the carbon ribbons thereon. Mounted near the rear ofthe frame 1 and directly abovethe path of the carbon-ribbons passing over the drums 22 23is a vertical container 29, having lateral Openings 30 vat IOO its lower end. A laterally-moving plunger on the frame '1, and' connected lby a flexible tube 341to onefoftheducts 1.3 inthe-tracker 12, A spring 35, (shown in Fig. 4) acts `to held theplun'ger 31511'o`rm'alyoutof operation. ,Adjacent the container 29'isavertical plunger 36, at the up er end 37l of Whichis pivotedtA a bar 38, which ies adjacent to Vthe pathof-a cam '39 on the shaft 19, so that the'plungelr 36 may be depressed thereby. interposed, however, betWeenthe endofthe bar 38A and the camL 39 is a block 40, Fig. 2, shown aspivoted on the bar 38. by a'link 4l to a neumatic'42. A spring 43 normally'holds t e block 40 out Iofthe path of the cam 39 and also'holds the pneumatic 42 in distended condition. The pneumatic" 42 is connected by apassag'e 44 to a valvey chamber '45, in Which is a well-known dia.-

hragm-valve 46, which is connected by a 2o 'exibletube 47.' to one of the ducts 13 in the tracker212', =in Which vsuction is maintained. The@A lunger 36 may beiprovidedwith-springs 48(slownin Fig. 4) to'cushion the -bloW de 'liv'ered thereby. Located transversely of the trarne f1 and-inl the present instance'fon Ward of `the container and lplunger Y alreadyA described are transverse guide-bars 4Q and 5 1 through 'which passa :plurality of .rodss50,` shown as ltwenty-'unie number, the lower endcffeach of Which forms ajprintingl device, adapted-in the-present instance. top'roduce a Iround dot on the sheet'tobe-markedl 'Each ofltherods' 50-isnor1nallyheld upward outof ldperativepositionby` a light spring 52fand is actedfon bya -nger 53l on apneunratic 54, Y Fig. 2. The'pneurnatics'54 are shown-as extending alternately to the `front and rear' of -themachine to'econornize space. vEachot `the-pneurnatics 54isconnected by apassage 55ltofavalvehalnber', in which is a dou-v blevalv'ef57, adapted tov connectthe passage .55 andzpneumatic 54 alternatelywith'atrnosphare or `With a suction-chamber 58. The A. valve'isfactuatedby a diaphragm 59,-con i5 'nectedby apassage 60 and ieXible tube 61 toone ofthe ducts -13'in-the tracker 12.

'I have shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings a bleed-'hole 62 for eualizing the tension or pressure 1between 4t e passage 60 and the 'valve-chamber 56.1 Bleed-holes of this sort Vare-Well-linown in the art; butin thelpresent case I lhave ,provided for a delicate adjust- 5ment f the volumeof air -assing therethrough by placing in the -Wal ofthe-cham-I 55 bere-56am aperture `closed by a screw 63, I which ean'be adjusted-to partially close the bleedfho'lef62 as desired.

=The .operation of the device so lfar de- :scribedf'is'as follows:y A. master-sheet 64, pre- `viouslyjw'nind .on a-roll 65, (see Fig. 5,) is passed over the ducts'13in the tacker12 and etween therolls 9 and-10, by Whichv it ma "-be'rnoved forWard-'stepbystep in unison-Wit a sheet/56 toghe marked. "Thesheet may This block isconnected may f 1171 ferrand-the t ough the tube 47, to raisethevalve 46` and y equaljftc that of the pneumaticsf54,.in thv present instancey twentyenine, so that the as 64over the-respective ducts -in the-tracker acts to depress the pneumatics-:54 in the del'sired' sequence. Each jp'neurnatic; 54 acts, through its finger 53, todep'ress the `corre- 65 'be Wound on'th'elshatt (seeFig. 2), and passes;

4:its edges Withtwo vlinear seriesl of perforaticns 6.7 and 68, which are caused to pass over the particular ducts v1.3 "connected, by `vineensoit the-11111198341 mld 47,1:0 the pneumatica@ f-and'42,1respectively.' 'The-pas'sage-'oflone-aof Se -theapertures 67 overvits duct -132act`sin 'the l welhknown manner to collapse vIthe innen@ 'matic 34, the duCtS-ISinthetracker 12 being connectedwith asource ofv air suction. (Not shown). The collapse of the pneumatic 34 acts,throughthe link 33 and lever327 `tettorce thej'plu'n'g'erSl through the aperture 3() at the .foot ,olthef container 29. The container 29 on thelowerfaces of Which-are formedftypego -incl 4'lheseare ofcourse-'placed inthecontainer in fof the slugs 69 intofoperative ositlon under lfthe verticallyereciprocating p unger '36 `and above'the'path of the sheet 661and carboni ribbon 66X. The passage of .a succeeding -a erture l68 in the -master-sheet64 acts, roo

admit suction tothe pneumatic'42, by Which 'the-'same is collapsed. This?acts1to drawgthe block 40' into operative position,-`sb-that at the lnext contact o the 'cam `39therewith caused- 'by the rotation of'the-'shat -lythe lever 38"v and plunger 3,6 will be forced downward, thereby printing the particular characteronthe slug through fa 'superposcd carbon-sheet on the music-'sheet 66 '1n the desired-lposition,I -Themasteresheet 64 is alsoprovided'witha series of j`.apertures l.70,1A arranged to vforlnffan irregular broken line ,ada ted toindic-atefthe! expression to be' given-t c renditionfo the 1,15.

music or for lany other desired purpose. TheseI a erturcs 70passover-'the vducts 1-31i11 the trac er v12, which areconliected'bythe tubes 61 Vto the'several pneumaticstfitbein of-,course understoodthat the number-'of tu e's67 and ducts 13 connected-therewith' zc 'sag'eof the'perforations 7.0in the master-s eet lspending rod 50, the loWe'r end'of Which-acts, t rough-the transverse ribbon'xptofprint npon the music-sheetxadot, sof'that-tbc les IIO

- scribed series of perforations on themaster-sheet 64, (shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings ,l will eti' ect I the printing ol" the similar series of dots 71.011 the music-sheet 66. (Shown 1n Fig. 7.) ln practice the step-by-step movement given to `the sheets 64 and `66 is about one-sixteenth ol' an inch at each step and the rods 50 are in )ractice a) .roximatel three-eiehths of an l 1 s inch apart, so that the line of' dots 71 on the sheet 66 will be substantially as represented.

in the drawings.

The operation so rin ting of the letters or characters and of the iine of dots on a single music-sheet. however, desirable to print a number of music-sheets at the same time, and for this purpose a plurality of carbon ribbons 66 (not shown) are wound upon the` drums 22' 23X and the end of each passed above one of the sheets 66 and secured to the drums Z2 and 23 on the opposite side of the machine. lt is obvious that in this manner. each of the sheets will be properly printed in the in aimer above described, the process being similar to that of the manifolding-work done on an ordinary type-writer.

The modified form of the device (shown in liigs. 8 to 16 of the drawings) is intended to provide means for the simultaneous marking of a still greater number of the music-sheets. Except as specified, the construction and operation of the machine may be similar to that already described. Means are provided for separatingthe sheets 66 to be marked into groups lying one above the other, each of the sheets having its superposeo carbon-ribbon 66X. Between the groups are placed relay-slugs by which the printing on. the lower groups of sheets is performed. For the printing of the letters and similar characters at the edge of the sheet a plurality of horiZontally-oisposed containers 7 2 is provided, pne above the other, each of which, as shown 1n Fig. 8, extends rearwardly from the machine. in these are placed the slugs 69,

the sequence of the slugs in each container being, of course, arranged as in the form of the device. already described. act to feed the slugs 69 in sequence to their forward position,`where they lie in the respective paths oi horizontally-disposed plungers 74, Fig. 9, the freerends of which are pivoted .to a vertical bar 75, in turn pivoted to a lever i 7 6, which is connected to the pneumatic 314 in the ina-nner and for operation as already dei As shown in Fig. 14, the parts 74, 75, and 76 are bifurcate for thee passage therebetween of the carbon-ribbons 66X. 'The plungers 7 4 act to move the slugs 69 through passages formed between transverse walls 77 The first movement ofthe slugs in auch passage acts to bring them in the path of the vertical plunger 36. The blow given the upper slug 69 by the plunger 36 is transmitted through the groups et music and carfar described refers to the It is,

Springs 73I i bon sheets to each of the similar slugs below, so that all the illusie-.sheets are simultane ously printed. rect position beneath the plunger 36 until it has been operated upon thereby and afterward to permit it to move out through the passa es formed by the walls 77 ,y each of theseatter is provided with a spring-catch 7S, having its forward end 7.1) projecting in wardly into the passage, so as to engage the slug therein. (See Figs. 9 and 14.) catch 78 is a stud 80the head 81 of which rio es in a groove S2 in a bar 83. Each of the bars 83 is secured to one of the plun ers 7 4, so as to move therewith exterior of t ie wall 77. On the bar S3 is a camesuriace 84, on which the stud-head 81 rides when the bar is retracted after its feeding movement. This raises the end 7 9 of the catch 78 out of the path of the slug 69, so that the latter isr free to move. The succeeding forward movement of the plunger 74 and of the bar 83 again permits the return oi the device to the slug-engaging position shown in Fig. 14.

-ln Figs. 11,' 12, and 13 i have shown the device modified for the simultaneous printing of a plurality oi groups ol sheets as applied to the printing olf the lino o1c dots 7l A cross-heani is buil t up to provide a vertical series of passages for the longitudinal moving of the music-sheet 66 and a like series of intersecting transverse passages 87- for the carbon-sheets 66X. Beneati'i and inl vertical alinement with each ci the rods 5() each of and ST, is pierced by an aperture 89, the upper end Q() of which is enlarged, as shown in lfigslZ and 13. vResting on each of these apertures is a slug S)1,'consisting of a body portion Q2, having slidingl movement in the portion Q0 oi the aperture Si), and of a depenning portion 93, .passing through the lower part of the aperture Si); As plainiy shown in the drawings, the body Q2 of the slug'is of less depth than the recess 90, so that the slugis capableol' vertical movement through theaperture to print on each of a group of sheets beneath a dot similar to that made by the end of a rod 50.

device described differs iromthe first form only in the reinfoicing-slugs,r by which several groups 4of superposed music-sheets ani carbon-ribbons may be simultaneously printed, so that a greater number of music-sheets may bc.marked at asingle passage of the master-sheet over the tracker 12.

@than those shown may be ina-:ie in my device without cilepartin(r Jrom the spirit of the invention.`

By theterm ribbon I mean, of course, to include ribbons and sheets of widely-varying dimensions carrying ink, carbon, or other l printing medium.

lt is obvious that the second form' ci the To retain each slug l69 in cor- On the it is clear that many modilications other sheet is fed, means for containing a plurality of printing parts, means for moying such parts successively from said container to an 1 operative position, means for forcing each of such parts when so moved toward the sheet for marking it, and` eumatic' connections leading from said trac er, whereby said moving means and said forcing means are controlled by independent series of perforations in'the masters eet. l 13. In a machine for markin music-sheets, means for simultaneously fee forward a master-sheet and a plurality of s eets to bemarked,l a plurality of printing parts, at least, one of which is interposed between saidlast-f named sheets', and means for simultaneously forcing-each of saidparts toward the sheet on which it is imposed. I 2.-:

14. In amachine for` markin music-sheets, means for simultaneously fee 'n forward amaster-sheet anda lurality of s eets to be marked, containers fiir sets of movable printing parts`,means for movin such parts from said containers so that at; east one of such yparts is interposed between said last-named sheets, and means for 'simultaneously feeding a part'from each of such sets toward the sheet on which it is imposed.

15,. In a machine for marking music-sheets, the combination of meansfor supporting and feeding a master-sheet, means for supportin and feeding a sheet to be marked, a series di printing devices arranged transversely of the sheet, a ribbon or carrier for. the printing medium supported transversely of the sheet and actuating means controlled' by the mas# points transversely of the said sheets to be marked.

17. In a machine for marking music-sheets,

means for supporting and feedinl a mastersheetlmeans for supporting =an feeding a.

plura 'ty of superposed sheets to be marked,

sheet; Ameans for sup a plur ing and holding the said ribbons v lentl of the sheet-carrying means,

a plurality` of-ribbons carrying aV printing medium andinterposed-.between the respective sheets to bemarked, means'for supportlng and holding the saidribbons independent-ly of the sheet-carryingmeans, and means,- for feeding the said ribbons transversely to the feedpof the sheets to lbe marked,I and printing mechanisms Vcontrolled from 4the said master-sheet. 7.' l 182111 a machine for-,marking music-sheets', means'for supporting and feedin aflixaster'.- orting an feeding a pluralig. f superposed sheets toz be marked, 'ty of'ribbons .carrying a printing` medium and interposedbetween. the respective sheets to be' mark' d, means for supportmiiependfeedln A,the said ribbons translnrefselyv of the feed o the sheetsto be marked,'and aplurality'of, sep arately-controlled printing mechanisms arranged'to print at a plurality Yof different points transversely of the sheetY and in line with the said ribbons, and means for controlling the printing mechanisms. from said master-sheet.

19. In a machine for simultaneously marking a plurality of music-sheets, a pairof rolls for feedin forward a master-sheet, a second pair of rol s for feeding forward the sheets to e marked, means for securing the simult ane- ,ous rotation of both saidvpairs of rolls, a .se-- ries of lprinting means for thelast-named: lsheets and disposed transversely thereof, and 'means for 'maintaining a carbon-ribbon between such sheets and beneath said printing mBimS-- i In ahmachine for markinipliusic-sheets,

means fons'imultaneously fee g forward-a perforated master-sheet and a sheet to be marked, a tracker over which said 4master-- sheet is fed, a series of rods disposedA above saldsecond-namedsheet and transversely Vthereof, printing means at the lower endsof said rods, a series of pneumatics, one for each of said .rodsifor. forclng them down toward the sheet, and pneumatic connections from' said tracker to said pneumatics.-

testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

. PHILIP JACOB MEAHL.

Witnesses: I

' i W. C. MANSFIELD,

D. C. HEI-Ns.

means for roo

Images