GB698327A - Improvements in or relating to keyboard operators for typewriters and other like type-selecting machines - Google Patents
Improvements in or relating to keyboard operators for typewriters and other like type-selecting machinesInfo
- Publication number
- GB698327A GB698327A GB8334/50A GB833450A GB698327A GB 698327 A GB698327 A GB 698327A GB 8334/50 A GB8334/50 A GB 8334/50A GB 833450 A GB833450 A GB 833450A GB 698327 A GB698327 A GB 698327A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- keys
- levers
- links
- hand
- key
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J23/00—Power drives for actions or mechanisms
- B41J23/20—Fluid-pressure power drives
- B41J23/22—Fluid-pressure power drives for key or like type selection
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J5/00—Devices or arrangements for controlling character selection
- B41J5/08—Character or syllable selected by means of keys or keyboards of the typewriter type
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- Accessory Devices And Overall Control Thereof (AREA)
Abstract
698,327. Typewriters &c. BONI, A. April 3, 1950 [April 1, 1949], No. 8334/50. Class 100(iv) Keyboard operators; keyboards.-An attachment for fitting over an existing keyboard or for incorporating in a typewriting machine comprises a number of keys T 1 , T 2 , &c. formed and arranged as a piano so that by the operation of one left-hand key and one right-hand key a full range of characters can be selected by the sole movement of the fingers. The keys T<SP>1</SP>, T 3 , T 5 , and T 2 , T 4 , T 6 , Fig. 2, represent the left and right-hand keys respectively and when one of each is depressed corresponding rods d 1 -d 6 are depressed and engage transversely disposed links L 1 -L 6 , mounted on parallel links r 1 , r,. The underside of the links L 1 -L 6 engage second connecting rods P 1 , P 2 which pivot rocking levers bn mounted parallel to the key levers. The interconnection between the links L 1 -L 6 and the levers bn, Fig. 3, is such that while each left or right hand key depresses the ends of three levers bn this is only one combination which results in both ends 5 1 , 5 2 of one lever bn being moved. Movement of both ends lowers the lever pivot An which operates an amplifying lever an so that end cn engages keybuttons kn on the machine. In the embodiment shown in Fig. 5 there are five white keys and four black keys for each hand, the inner white keys being largest to suit the position of the thumb. With the white keys alone twenty-five combinations are obtained and when the black keys on one side are used in conjunction with the white keys of the other hand two further combinations of twenty are obtained giving a total of sixty-five. With the use of case-shaft keys further combinations are obtained. In a modification Fig. 4 (not shown) the levers bn are operated by bell crank levers moved by horizontal links which are actuated from further bell cranks connected to the operating keys.
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| IT282403X | 1949-04-01 | ||
| IT698327X | 1949-04-01 | ||
| IT1019271X | 1949-04-01 | ||
| IT828553X | 1949-04-01 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB698327A true GB698327A (en) | 1953-10-14 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB8334/50A Expired GB698327A (en) | 1949-04-01 | 1950-04-03 | Improvements in or relating to keyboard operators for typewriters and other like type-selecting machines |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| GB (1) | GB698327A (en) |
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4927279A (en) * | 1984-03-14 | 1990-05-22 | Morgan Ruth B | Keyboards for homes |
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1950
- 1950-04-03 GB GB8334/50A patent/GB698327A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4927279A (en) * | 1984-03-14 | 1990-05-22 | Morgan Ruth B | Keyboards for homes |
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