Manual and automatic control device for electronic equipment and others

In a mechanical movement memory device wherein a member is movable to a number of selected positions and includes position defining means, plural reciprocating means each for sensing and storing a position of said movable member and for causing said movable member to selectively occupy a position thereof corresponding to a stored position, and wherein said plural means each comprises a reciprocating member and a position storing member pivoted thereon, together with means for locking said storing member in a storing position thereof, the improvement comprising:

• locking lever means carried by said reciprocating member engageable in one position thereof to lock said storing member and in a second position thereof to release said storing member, and actuating means carried by said reciprocating member for engaging and moving said locking lever means to said one position subsequent to movement of said reciprocating member causing engagement of said storing means with said position defining means of said movable member.

In a mechanical movement memory device wherein a member is movable to a number of selected positions and includes position defining means, plural reciprocating means each for sensing and storing a position of said movable member and for causing said movable member to selectively occupy a position thereof corresponding to a stored position, and wherein said plural means comprises a reciprocating member, input means for moving said member to a selected position, and clutch means for disengaging said input means from said movable member, and means including flexible cord means for moving a previously actuated reciprocating member to an inactive position upon actuation of another reciprocating member, the improvement comprising means supporting a portion of said flexible cord for axial movement thereof upon actuation of a said reciprocating member, said clutch means comprising an arm adjacent said portion of said cord, and means connecting said cord with said arm of said clutch to move said arm upon axial movement of said portion of said cord.

In a mechanical movement push button memory device comprising a plurality of reciprocating means each comprising means for sensing and storing a position, locking lever means carried by said reciprocating means engageable in one position thereof to lock said position sensing and storing means and in a second position thereof to release said position sensing and storing means, and reciprocatable actuator means carried by said reciprocating means and including locking lever engaging means for moving said locking lever means into said one position thereof upon being pushed and for permitting movement of said locking lever means into said second position thereof upon being pulled.