DE2031321A1 - Taximeter with pressure device - Google Patents

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DR. ING. E. HOFFMANN · DIPL. ING. W. EITLE DR. RER. NAT. K. HOFFMANN

PATENT LAWYERS

D.8000 MÖNCHEN 81 · ARABELIASTRASSE 4 · TELEPHONE (0811) 911087 2 0 "3 1321

Abu Aktiebolag, Svängsta, Sweden

Taximeter with pressure device

The invention relates to a vehicle taximeter of the type described in the preamble of the appended claim 1 with a housing in which a number of counter functions are provided for registering information about a service provided by a driver, such as, for example, “paying in” - ^b: · distance -eine'ins ^ & sarn-t distance St ^ a eic © _a number l · 'driven bezahlten.Strecken, .etc ", and in the further with: * f' ru types -versehene wheels. and TeilmGöhaniöineii for- cl © n öriiölc-> * <t <inizsmus' of the wheels- are provided, which at BQtu'öiguiig one

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A well known taximeter of the type referred to is intended to prevent unauthorized use of the Prevent vehicle.

The aim of the present invention is to “give the driver an imprint of the service at the beginning and at the end of the service; To provide the meter device of the taximeter with a display instead of having to copy the numbers registered by the device - as is otherwise the case up to now - which involves the risk of reading or writing these numbers incorrectly information is used ,, to confirm the owner of the vehicle and the authorities ^ how far the driver drove and record the distance traveled d®n amount of money for "ο IIIe icliasi tig the driver has the possibility _ü QiiiQ; liople Ui (BSQT ads for yourself to get »

This aim is achieved according to the invention in that the taxometer suit is provided with the Öharaictörlstischen features disclosed in the appended claim 1. The driver only needs a piece of paper in the meter insert _s the of letz-, ter-ea is printed .. When he came wish ^ itself © ine copy of the receipt = ev raehrsre paper with blue paper use between or he Iz-Mm GS Sun Setting β that © Ina number of notes © ingein of Ism • ¹ BwMhIQbSP is printed = To go bootcovers zn, g that all list

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the taximeter has a guide opening in its housing that allows it serves to feed a sheet-like document to the printing mechanism, and is located on the outside of the housing actuating elements that set the printing mechanism in motion to the to print the types of positions mentioned on the receipt, and that the printing mechanism is adapted to accept the receipt detaches after printing, so that the receipt from the housing is removable.

According to a further development according to the invention Such a taximeter is characterized in that the sub-mechanisms of the meter servo warnings, which change as a result of the movement of the Moving vehicle forward, a driven annular cam element included, which depends on the vehicle movement and has a cam surface that rises continuously in the direction of a protrusion and cooperates with a lever, which advances the counter device with the arm moving continued moving in one direction and then at. the step of the cam surface is released so that the lever is in the other Direction snaps back, whereby the counter device by one Stage is moved forward.

For this purpose it is useful to provide the sub-mechanism with an arrangement which interrupts the drive of the cam element when the vehicle is in reverse. No fee should be registered if the taxi is driven with the taximeter set to "free". For this purpose, the taximeter according to the invention is set up so that the mechanism which moves the meter device forwards on a route to be paid contains an element which interrupts the mechanism which moves the meter device forward when the taximeter shows the dial tone.

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The interruption element can consist of a rotatably mounted lever which has a hook-shaped end, which can be swung when setting the taximeter to "free" so that the hook-shaped end is in the path of a reciprocating stop pin of the counter device, whereby the pin moves forward from includes the hook-shaped end and is stopped thereby.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, blackening parts, such as, for example, printing machine color ribbons, are missing from the printing element. Instead, the recording element for the counting is provided with carbon paper or the like, which avoids the maintenance of the taximeter, which is necessary with ink ribbons or ink pads. As already mentioned ₃ , copies are obtained for the driver by printing on a large number of slips of paper or by printing a bundle of documents with inserted carbon paper.

A simple and reliable form of trigger mechanism for the pressure element is in one according to the invention Taximeter characterized in that the outer actuating element is connected to an arcuate lever, which extends through a guide slot in the taximeter housing and its inner end into the end of a rotatably mounted Spring lever is hooked, which is connected to tension springs of the pressure mechanism, the construction of the arcuate lever and spring lever and the relationship of the location of the fulcrum of the spring lever to that of the slot in the housing for the arcuate lever it brings with it ^ that upon actuation of the outer actuating element of the arc-shaped

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ge lever is gradually pulled away from the housing, thereby pulling the Takes the spring lever and tensions the springs until the inner end of the arched lever through the slot in the housing borrowed from the spring lever is moved and thereby the said Lever and the springs release to trigger a pressure sequence.

Then a constructed | Embodiment of a taximeter described, with the Reference is made to the accompanying drawings.

PIg ₉ 1 represents a taximeter from below, and indeed in the section along line 1-1..In Pig. 2,. -. . ■ -

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fi ... C j'Ut · ? lx -. \ 'e 1 attached with end walls 3 and 5 "is _s ." xi hih fiJiif /' ihlervorrichtungen 6. to Io. The counter forwards ', ιιψ *' j Lat fri: ii; -at. the front wall 5 'screwed, wäiironci die.' ΊΛ ". ^ RorrUihunn ^ f to. Io each on recessed plates 11

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see the plates 11 and the end walls 3 and 5 arranged. The taximeter is enclosed in a housing 17.

The counter devices 6 to Io have _{number wheels 0} provided with printing types. The counter device 6 shows the number of the powerhouse. and can easily be changed? isrdsn _a if the taximeter is installed in another vehicle .

The counter device 7 shows the number of zn foe- ■ :, ihionden Eilometar, This © counter device should under- Ui ^ jOIiDiL Söiiij iwaii the taximeter is set to "free" o This:. In the! πηΓ "free" gestelltem Tascameter .befestigten by Abwärtssohwen "Oil -jhizs dToiibsiv" :: a.QT plate Fsderhakens - ^_21;:.: jJ = '!. _t;;': oljii ^Λ '^ ■; work of the Partial mechanism of the counter Yöi'rieli = -:.; J ■; ■ auv ^ h Siäillirtttig des Ansöhlagstiftss 23 in & © η- Hold 21 -; i ^; '-'ί ^ Λΰΐϊΰΐϊ 'V-zirdo Ssi? Teiliasolisaiisraus of the counting device 7 v..i: i; i ""'^;"Li- ^ i ^ t otherwise smsaimsssi with the counting device 8»

Si'j S ^ hlSi ^ rorriciitiiiig 3 shows the total © number. "Jsr ■! - ■ ^! ■ • .ii ^ Ä-Hi Sll ^ hiöü ^ r an. Dar T? Ilm3chaaisiiius d®i? Zahlervco / rleh =".:. =.; ^ Iι f iiifl 8 fwi ;! süionl'grt on the same side as' arb-üvb @ n _a that :: - pv "Jj;-jL." jI from siii3i ³ 2iffc32- su the next, immediately 6tatt ° rUijjv, -Ai.Uiiröh Y £ i ^; iilndsrt wis ^r d _a that of the? DFiickmechaaismu'ä des ■.;: T,:. ^ I: -jbJ2 ^: d üias guisöasnpositioa swisclien swsi digits prints «

Db? fGilaoöIianisRiiis cter metering devices fiail: tioniert .-. iilb iillfi öIäiqs öiwkeliiebela 2? _s which ¹ in etoöra camp 25 is attached to iüi-alri'jaiid I dos.Bügsls Drehbai ⁵ _a lüid ciess © n 'iiigQ «; 7ί.οί.; οϋ; οί ⁵ 3ohenkGlb © raiöh 29 _S clor see parallel sur'BüelEviaM

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of the bracket extends, both counter devices 7 and 8 actuated at the same time. The pivoting movement of the arm 27 is produced by abutment against a cam wheel 51. The cam wheel 5I is rotatably mounted in a bearing 55 on the plate 1, the wheel shaft extending perpendicular to the pivot axes of the lever 27. The side of the cam wheel Jl contacting the leg portion 29 of the lever 27 is provided with a curvature, the shape of which causes the leg portion to pivot continuously in one direction and then snap back into the starting position and thereby the sub-mechanism of the counter devices 7 and 8 by one digit moved forward.

The clutch between the cam wheel J> 1 and the bell crank 27 therefore does not work in the opposite direction, that is, when the vehicle travels reverse. The cam gear j51 is driven by a gear train generally indicated by reference numeral 55. This transmission he & i holds a pivotably mounted on a pivot arm 59 gear 57. When the vehicle is moving backward, the arm 59 is pivoted by a mechanism, not shown, to one side, is achieved whereby the gear 57 of a drive wheel (not shown). It follows from this that when the vehicle is reversing, the cam wheel 5 ^{1 is} not driven and therefore no distance is registered.

The counter device 9 shows the number of pay » th driving. When the taximeter is switched on, a Lever arm 41 is actuated, which in turn has the partial pin 45 of Counter device 9 operated.

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The counter device Io shows the number of lo-ore blocks on. The sub-mechanism works with the aid of a lever 45 which actuates the sub-pin 47.

In the pressure mechanism of the taximeter five pressure levers 51 are provided, which are rotatably attached to a tube 55 located in front of the meter device and which is attached in the end walls 3 and 5 of the bracket. The pressure arms are each arranged in front of the meter and each contain two arm elements 57 rotatably mounted on the tube 55. The ends of the arm elements are connected to one another by a bracket 59 to which a cushion 61 and a weight 63 are attached. A shaft 53 is rotatably held in the tube 55 and provided with square ends 65 protruding from the end walls of the bracket. A peder arm 66, 67 is attached to each shaft end, and the two arms are each connected to one another by a rod 69 running parallel to the shaft 53. Five springs 71, each in front of a counter device, are wound around the tube 55, one end of the spring resting on the front lower edge surface 73 of the bracket and the other end resting on the rod 69, the spring coils being wound so that the rod in Direction of the counter devices 6 to Io is operated. The springs can be tensioned by moving the rod 69 down and forward with respect to the taximeter, ie in the left and up direction in FIG. This is done with the aid of a lever 75 which is pivotably attached to the taximeter housing I7 in the vicinity of the end wall 5 of the bracket and is provided with a grip area 77. The inner end of the lever arm 75 is bent in a U-shape and with an outside of the housing

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17 located pin 79, on which a hook 81 is rotatably attached. The hook 81 extends into the housing through a slot 8> arranged therein. One to the Pin 79 coiled Fecfer 85 tightens the hook 81 in such a way that its inner end touches a shoulder 86 on the spring lever 67, which is located outside the end wall 5. One end of the spring 85 rests on the arm 75 while the other end of the spring rests against a projection 87 on the hook 81.

When the handle portion is pivoted in the direction of the arrow shown In FIG. 2, 77, the hook swings 8l by contact of the spring lever 67 the lever 57 clockwise with the shaft 53, which in turn pivots the spring lever 66 outside the end wall 3. In this way, the rod 69 is brought to join this movement and the spring 71 is tensioned. The pressure levers 51 also move clockwise under the influence of a force exerted by a weak spring 95. The spring is stretched between the shaft 69 and a weak shaft 97. The shaft 97 extends through openings 99 which are much larger than the cross section of the shaft and are arranged in the arm elements 57 of the pressure levers. In this way, there is considerable play between the shaft 97 and the openings 99 © In, which eliminates any influence from any bending of the weak shaft or possible height differences between the counting devices 6 to Io.

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The distance between the projection 86 of the lever 67 and the center line of the shaft 53 is less than the distance between the center line of the shaft 53 and the end of the spring 83 closest to the hook 81. It follows from this that when the lever 75 is pivoted and the hook 8l is pulled out of the housing, the right end of the slot 85 urges the hook to the left, whereby the end of the hook 8l detaches from the projection 86 ^ what happens when the end of the hook comes near the housing wall. Under the influence of the spring 71, the levers 66 and 67 are swung counterclockwise * back to the position shown in Figure 2, in which they rest on the end walls of the bracket, Di. © Br-iiökheb ©! f-1 cheered the movement of the rod 69 in opposition to it ^; However, the pressure levers continue their movement in the opposite direction when the suspension levers 66 ₃ 67 are in contact with their respective stops 89 and this due to the kinetic energy of the weights 63 until the pads 61 detect the pressure counter. The printing of all counting devices is carried out simultaneously on two sheets of paper 91, between which carbon paper is provided, and which are inserted between the cushions and the counter device through a slot 93 in the pocket meter housing Help of the ICohlepapfea printed on the paper 9I ₀ It is nlch ^ hötigj. Stamp pad or ribbons can be even used to use ^ instead of zwsi papers with dazwischengelegtem carbon paper also © in _a pressure-sensitive paper which visible through the printed traces developed. " The sequence of operations to print with

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the metering devices of the taximeter is such that a double paper 91 * is inserted into the carbon paper or something similar is introduced into the slot 93 of the taximeter housing I7 is, after which the lever 77 is pivoted up to the stop and then released. This will print on the paper and the receipts can then be taken from the taximeter.

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Claims (8)

Claims Taximeter for a vehicle, with a housing in which a plurality of metering devices for registration of information about a service of a driver is provided, such as a distance to be paid for, a total distance covered, the number of paid distances traveled, etc., and further provided with ZüTerntypen Wheels and sub-mechanisms for the pressure mechanism of the wheels are provided, which upon actuation of a pressure mechanism on printing a slip of information contained in a number of types in a given position thereby characterized in that the taximeter has a guide opening (93) in its housing (17) »which serves the purpose of the printing mechanism (51) to supply a sheet-like document (91) and having actuating elements (75, 77) located on the outside of the housing, which set the pressure mechanism (5I) in motion to produce the in to print the types located in the stated positions on the receipt (9I), and that the printing mechanism is designed in such a way that that he detaches the document after the printing process, so that the document can be removed from the housing. 2. "Taximeter according to claim 1, characterized in that all counter devices (6, 7 * 8, 9, lo) can be moved further in stages. 3. Taximeter according to claim 2, characterized in that all reactions to a movement of the Vehicle in sub-stages further moved partial mechanism of the counter devices (J, -8) on by moving the vehicle actuated annular cam element (j5l) with a cam surface which rises continuously in the direction of a step and interacts with a lever (27) actuating the counter device, so that the lever is moved continuously in one direction and then released at the step of the cam surface so that the lever snaps back in the opposite direction and thereby advances the counter device by one step. 4. Taximeter according to claim j5, characterized ge k e η η ζ e i c h η e t that the sub-mechanism contains elements that drive the cam element (31) in reverse Able to switch off the vehicle. 5. Taximeter according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized ge know that the sub-mechanism of the counter device for ■ a distance covered to be paid Contains elements (21, 25) that form the partial mechanism of the Disengage the counter device when the taximeter is "exempted". 6. Taximeter according to claim 5, characterized in that g e Ic e η η, that a pivotable lever (21) equipped with a hook-shaped end can be pivoted when the taximeter is "free" so that the hook-shaped end is in the path of a reciprocating stop tiftes (2j5) the counter device arrives so that the Pin, when it moves in partial direction, caught by the hook will and will stop. 009882/0289 7. Taximeter according to Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the printing mechanism blackening parts such as ribbons are missing and that the receipt (91) is combined with blue paper or the like. 8. Taximeter according to claim 1 to J _s characterized in that the actuating element (75a 77) attached to the outside of the housing is connected to an arcuate lever (81) which extends through a guide slot (83) into the interior of the housing (17 ) and at its other end hooks into the end (86) of a pivotably attached spring lever (67) which is connected to tension springs (71) of the bridge mechanism (5I), the construction of the curved lever (81) laid The spring lever (67) and the position of the pivot point of the spring (85) and the slot (83) for the arcuate lever (67) are such that when the outer actuation lever (75, 77) is actuated, the arcuate lever gradually moves out of the Housing (17) is sucked and * pulls the peder lever (67) and the tension spring "(TI) _p until the inner end of the arc-shaped lever, caused by the housing slot, moves to the side of the spring lever, so that the spring lever and springs are switched off and none- execute print sequence » 0 0 3 8 8 2/0 Lee rse ite