US1038432A - Cash issuing, indicating, and registering apparatus. - Google Patents

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.L PLANEGKI & F. DROBNIAK. CASH ASSUING, INDGATNG, AND REGISTI-SEIN@ APPARATUS. APPLIGATION IXLED APR. 5, 1910` 1,038,432. Patented sep@ 1o, A912,

3 SHEETS-'SHEET L J. 'PLANBGKML E. DRUBNXAK. CASH ISSUING, XNDIGATING, AND REGISTBRING APPARATUS. APPLICATION ILED APR. 5, 1910.

1,638,432, Patented Sept. 10, 1912.

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I Za I M wel@ PLANEGKI L F. DROBNIAK. CASH. IssmNG, INDwATNG, AND RBGASTERING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 5, 1910. l 1,038,432. Patented Sept. O, EQAZ.

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UNITED sTATns PATENT OFFICE.

JOHANN PLANECKI, OF KRAKAU, AND FRANZ DROBNIAK, OF JAWISZOWICE, AUSTRIA-- HUNGARY.

CASH ISSUING, INDICATING, AND REGISTERNG AFLARATUS.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 10, 1912.

Application tiled April 5, 1910. Serial No. 553,627.

To aZZ whom t may concern Be it known that we, JOHANN PLANncKr and FRANZ DiionNrAn, subJects of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing the first at Krakau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary, the second at' JaWiszoWice, Galicia, Austria- Hungary, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash Issuing, Indicating, and. Registering Apparatus, ot' which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to a cash issuing, indicating and registering apparatus in Which-the coins are piled separately, ac-

,mechanism or the like common to all of them; the slides for the time being in operative position perform a number of to and fro movements corresponding with the number of coins of any particular value to be paid out and then return automatically to the inoperative position; While tl ie y are moving in the o erative position, the slides set by means o gearing an indicator for making visible the amounts paid out and the type Wheels of a printing mechanism, which imprints the amounts paid out and if required any other dates or indications -upon a checking strip. An apparatus of this kind is described in U. S. `Patent No.l

`The purpose of the'present invention is to simplify essentially the Whole mechanism,

Iand more especially the deviceseoperating the indicating and printingdevices and to insure correct operation thereof, so that the y amount paid out always agrees with the sum indicated and printed. For this purpose each of the coin receptacles has apportioned to it a'nindicating drum anda type Wheel operated by the corresponding ejecting slide, so that the devices for adding the amounts of ejected coins of different kinds are dispensed with and all the ratchet gears can e released by a device common to them all,

for the purpose of returning the indicating and'printing mechanism to the zero position. The ratchet gears are also combined with locking devices which are moved when the slides have nearly completed their ejecting stroke, so as to lock the ratchet gears. Thus at each stroke of the slides the ratchet Wheels are lalways moved forward only by an equal angular distance say by one division or by one tooth so as to prevent the indicating drums and type wheels from over-running the correct position .tor indicating and printing 'the right number which over-running might votherwise occur in consequence olf the inertia of the rotating parts. There is also provided a movable stop which, before the key releasing arm that can rotate only in one direction has moved through a complete circle is automatically released and thereby brought into thepath of [he releasing arm and thus locks the latter in its initial position. The stop is perferably removed from the path of the arm by operation of the device which releases the ratchet gear'sf so that the arm can then be turned again for another paying out operation.

A cash paying machine having the improvements according to the present in vention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, Whereinw Figure l is a vertical icngitudinal section. Fig. 2 a plan partly in section on line A-A oit vFig. i. and Fig. 3 a. section on line B-B of Fig. l, the parts behind the section being omitted. Fig. shows a part of the machine in plan, the ejecting slide being in the end position which it has after theJ coin has been ejected. `ifigs. and 3 show details of the machine.

The coins to be dealt with are piled separately, according to value, in receptacles a, and are ejected therefrom by the correspomling slides Z) which are normally held in the lowermost inoperative position (Fig. l). The said slides 2') are hinged, as at 3, to a common transverse bar c sliding in guides c and can be lift-ed into the operative uppermost position by a keyboard mcclnmisi'zi T. The keys t, t2 i" are arranged step-Wise in concentric groups, each group corresponding with one ci the coin recep-A tacles. Each key lever G of one and thc same group operates the transmitting lever j' belonging to that group and the morena is transmitted by a rod ,c to 'j e ccrrcspo ing iever 7L, which litts the corrcspomliug In order lo inquestion is depressed.

l. number on the keys .of 'this row.

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sure the performance ot' the said operation the arrangement may be such that all the key levers 6 belonging to one and the saine group entend beneath the enlarged end of the transmitting lever f belopging Lo this group as sho'wn in Figs. l and 2. f

The ejecting slidesare all operated together ley means of a crank 17 'through a connecting rod attached to the bar c.v This crank is driven by gear ' wheels 18 and 19 from a vertical shaftvll carrying at.. its upper end an arm 2e adapted toturn above the keys in one direction being prevented .from turning in the-other direction by a pawl 23 engaging in av ratchet wheel22 on4 lthe shaft The arm -24 is, in the present case, provided with a handle', by means of which it can be turned to move the bar c to that happens to have been lifted oy depression 'of a key, to enter the coin receptacle a number of times in succession. However, it may be preferable to move the slides and the arm 24 by a crank 25 through bevel wheels 2G, 2? (lfig. l) and this crank may be driven by hand' or electrically oi. otherwlse.

rlhe depressed keys are held-inthe depressed position by hooked spring levers 30 action of a spring 80 (Fig. 5). As soon as a key t is depressed themcorresponding hooked lever 30 engages the shoulder 6 of the'key lever 6, Whereby'the latter is held in itsoperated position. ln thevopera'ted position the hooked lever is pressed slightly outwardly in a radial direction by means oit the shouldered portion of. the key lever 6.

[lhe arm 24 is provided with projections z' which, as the arm moves over the keys','

turn aside the yhooked levers 30 that are engaging the depressed keys andere pressed outwardly and brought into the traveling path of the correspondingprojectionsiz' when the corresponding keys are depressed, so that the said keys are released and returnto normal position, thus allowing the corresponding'ejecting slides (Z2) to return to the lowermost inoperative position. The ratio between' the wheels-18 vand lllI is such that when the arm 24 arrives at a position .above orl of the radialfrows of keys, the slides b have performed a numberv of reciprocating movements correspondingwith'te e arrival of the arm above a. radial row, however, deterinines the release of all thejdepressed keys of that rovv,'.,so that the cor; responding ejecting slides having lejected from their respective receptacles d a number ot coins corresponding with the number du the keys, return to the inoperative lowermost position (Fig. l) and the further movenientbt' the arm 2a (or crank' 17) merely adapted to be turned laterally againstthe noeste-ee causes vthe slides to move idly to `and fro under the receptacles.

The apparatus according to the'present- 'the aggregate sum of the coins lpaid out, as

is the case` with the apparatus according to U. S. latentv No. 982,973. The devices are as follows: 'Each of the ejecting slides b 'carries at one side a spring pawlc which when the slide isin the raised and operativel position is adapted to engage a' correspond- .ingratchet wheel s. 'The latter is keyed to a vertical shaft 60 to which is attached one end of a spring (il, the other end being attached to 'the statinary plate62. Each Vshaft 60 carries a drum e on whichcare two rows rif-numbers visible throughl windows 83, one row. to the payer and the other to the receiver, so that both may know the' number of coins of'any one value paid out. At each ejecting movement of a slidewhen in'opera "tive position the corresponding 'ratchet (wheel s is rotated by the pawlc on the. slide through an angle corresponding, for exann. .i Eple, to'one division of the wheel and the, g rum .e is rotated sofas to bring `the next if* number into viewg'the spring 61 is Woundup as the ratchetjvgheel is turned and a 'p .-detent 63 prevents thereturn of the ratcl'ietl.r

wheel. r 'ftran'sr'nitted by bevel gearing 6%,toa1c'orresponding horizontal shaft fa, ,these shafts o being, in the present case, arranged inetwo rlhe rotation vof each shaft 60 is',

groups, those Qof each group 'beinginserted one Within' the 'other vand connected each :with atype wheel r arranged in the lmiddle ol? the' machine. Below these' adjacent type yEvi/heels r -there'is arranged la s'prlng "con-- Enrolled printing' stamp 53 adapted for verV ftically reciprocating .movement for vthe purpose of printing the numbersnearried by the ltype wheels on a strip ,of paperj4`9', the type` Ivwheels being inked in any Aknown manner.

Besides the said numbers which indicate the number of coins-fof each kindactually paid l out, the checking strip may" have thereupon any other. indications ,or atea.l

'lhe stamp 53 may beoperated, for ex'- ample, by a cam 65 on the wheel 19, which, 'afterfthe releasing arm .24 has passed over the whole keyboard," acts on a connecting.' vlever- 53 ..\orthe like andlraises the stamp' 53 to-press the paper strip 49 against tho' type wheels r. After4 the .imprinting opera- (printed v 'tion the released stamp 53 is lowered by its.

spring, whereupon during the last part of' the motion of the releasing arm 24 a device 0 of the usual kind for advancing the paper strip 49 is operated by the cam 65.

The indicating and printing mechanism must be returned to'zero position when each payment is completed. For this purpose there is Iprovided in the `present case, a slide 67 having a handle 66 and connected with a transverse bar 68 carrying Wedge shapedv projections 69. Then the slide 6T is moved inward each projection G9 operates on two adjacent detents 63 to release them from the corresponding ratchet wheels s, Whereupon the drums e and type wheels fr are returned to their" zero position by springs 6l. The shafts 60' have pins 70 which strike against tixed stops 7l when the drums and type Wheels have arrived at their zero positions.

In order to prevent over-running of the indicating drums and type wheels, beyond one number or type respectively, when actuated by the paWls 7c of the raised ejecting slides Z), a check wheel 72 having teeth .which are reversed relatively to those of wheel s, is fixed to each of the latter. The pawls 74 of these check wheels are pivoted to the tiXed cross bar 62 and are heldnormally out of contact with wheels 72 by springs 7 5. Each ejecting slide carries a pin 76 which when rthe slide is in the raised position, strikes the corresponding pawl 74 toward the' end of the ejecting movement and causes the pawl to engage its check wheel 72' against the action of spring 75, so that the shaft 60 and the parts connected therewith are locked in the proper position (Fig. 4). On thedreturn of the ejecting slide the pawl 74 again returns to the inoperative position.

ranged in one radial row so that as/the releasing arm 24 moves over these radial rows, which are arranged at equal angular distances apart, it passes the unit keys in ascending order. The ejecting slides b must have performedexactly one to and fro movement when the releasing arm 24 has arrived at the first radial row .ofdreys (keys t .with the index 1 it is therefore necessary to iX the'initial or starting point of the movement of the releasing arm 24. For this purpose there is provided at a suitable place a vertically movable stop 77 normally held by a spring 7S in a raised position in which it is.

in the path of the releasing arm 24. Before the payment operation this stop 77 is held in the depressed position against the action of spring 7 8 by a bent lever 7 9 engaged in a notch 77 in the stop; the releasing. arm can then pass freely over the rows of keys. Before the releasing arm again arrives at its starting point, the cam 65 strikes one arm of the angle lever 79 so that the other arm, is withdrawn from.the notch 77 (Fig. 6) in the stop 77, thusreleasing thelatter and allowing it to be raised bythe spring 78 into the path of the releasing arm 24 which is thus locked in the correct starting place. The stop 77 must be removed from the path of the releasing arm before the next payment operation. The slide' 67 that releases the detente 63 may advantageously be em ployed for this purpose. It is provided with an inclined surface SO which, as the slide moves inward, acts on a lever S2 pivoted at 8l and linked to the stop 77. This lever depresses the stop 77 against the action of its spring 78 until the lever 79 again engages in the notch 77 and thus locks the stop in the depressed position. A

The hereinbefore described mechanism operates in the following manner: After all the keys t corresponding with sums to be ejected have been depressed and the corresponding ejecting slides brought into the raised anda operative positions, the arm 24 is moved over the keys and. releases them by means of the projections z' so that each slide returns to the inoperative position as soon as it has ejected the number of coins of the same kind corresponding with the number on thel key. After the releasing arm 24 has passed over the whole key-board, the stamp 53 of the printing mechanism, the type Wheels of which `were set by the ejecting stroke of the slides, is operated and then the paper strip 49 is advanced. Finally the stop 7 is released and the releasing arm 24 is locked in the starting position. At the neXt operation of the slide 67 `for the purpose of re-setting the indicating and Vprinting mechanism to zero, th/e stop 77 is again re-set sothat the whole apparatus is ready for a vfresh operation. All the keys t of the same. unit are arl Claims. 1. In a coin handling apparatus, the comcoin receptacles, and

shafts; a counter and aA ratchet mounted upon each shaft; means carried by said ej ectors for driving said ratchets in one direction; a pair of centrally pivoted detents normally engaged at one end with said ratchets, for holding the sameagainst reverse movement and having their otherfends arranged in juxtaposition; a pair ot springs connected' to said shafts and adapted to be tensioned during the first-mentioned rotation of said ratchets; a slide provided With a projection ends ofthe detents, for separating the same and releasing the first-named ends of said detents from engagement with said ratchets, to permit reverse rotation of the latter; and means for operating said slide.

2. In a coin handling apparatus, the combination, with a pair oi? coin receptacles, and a. pair of ejectors therefor; of a pair of shafts; a counter and a. ratchet mounted adapted to extend between the second-named upon each shaft; means carried by said ejec# tors for driving said ratchets in one direction; a pair of centrally pivoted detents normallyengaged at one end With said ratchets,

i for holding the same against reverse move 2o ranged in V.the path of movement of said member for determining theinitial position thereof; means for normally holding-,said

stop .in/elevated position; a tilting member for depressing said stop against the action of said holding means; and means for op! erating said tilting member,

i 4. 'lna coin handling apparatus, ,the 'combination, with a plurality of coin receptacles and ejectors therefor; of a rotary memberv 3.0, Vcommon 4to the several ejectors for operating thel same; a depressible stop arrangedin the path' of movement of said member for determining the initial position thereof; means 'for'nogmally holding said stop in '3 5 elevated position`;-a` tilting member for depressing said stop againstthe action of said holding means; means for operating said -V tilt-ig., member; and 'means for retaining said stop in depressed position.. i

40 5. ln a coin-handling apparatus, the com- \lination, vWith a plurality of coin receptacles andejectors therefor;' of a rotary member common to the several ejectorsfor operating the same; a depressible stop arranged,

I 1in the path of movement vofsaid 'member for determining the initial position thereof; means for normally holding said stop in elevated position; a tilting membervfor de-l pressing said stop against thelaction 0f said '50 holding means; anda movable-member provided with an inclined projection adapted `to engage said tilting' member', to' operate the latter.

6. ln a coin handling apparatus, the combination, with a plurality of coin receptacles and ejectors therefor; vof a rotary operating member-common to the several ejectors; a movable stop normally arranged in the' path of 'movement of said member for determining the initialposition 4of said member; means for moving said stop into inoperative position; and' a spring-controlled retaining member arranged for engagement with said stop when the same is in such position.

y movable stop normally arranged in the 1path vmeans for moving said stop into inoperaacsaeaa 7. ln a coin handling-apparatus,the c0111-,- bination, with aplarality of coin receptacles "and ejeeto'rs therefor; offa rotary..- operating member common to the `several 'jectorsg a movable stop normally arranged thegpath .70 tif-movement of said ymember forLdetermin-u ing the initial position of said` member-g1 means for moving said stop into inoperative `position; means for retalning said stopl-in `'suc position; and means for releasing said ret ming means.' i. 1

8. ln arcoin handling apparatus, the com-l bination, with' a plurality -of coin receptacles and ejectors therefor; of'a rotary operating member common `to the several ejectoi:s;`a'

of movement of said member for determining the 'initial position of said member; means for moving said stopinto inoperative position; means for retaining-said' Stop iii -p such position; and a rotatable cam for releasing said retaining means. e

9. ln a-eoin handling apparatus, the combination, with a plurality of coin 'receptacles and ejectors therefor; of a rotary operating 9'0 member common to the several ejectois; a -1 movable stop' normally arranged the path of movementiof said member for determining the' initial position of' said member;

tive position;va Vtivo-armed spring-'c'on-v trolled retaining member having one 'arm' thereof arranged for engagement' with said `stop when the same is in inoperative p osi` tin; and means arranged' for engagement 100 with the other arm of said retaining me ber, to release the first-named arm. T

10. In a/ coin handling apparatus, the combination, with a plurality of coin receptacles, and ejectors therefor; of a rotary operating member common to the several ejectors; a depressible stop normally ar- J ranged in the path of movement of said member for determining the initial posit-ion Vof said member; means for'normally holdim.

ing said stop in elevated ppsition; means for depressing said stop; means for retaining said stop 'in vdepressed position;,and means for releasing said retaining means. lL'In a coin'handling apparatus, the 115 combination, with a plurality of coin re- 4ceptaclea and ejectors therefor; of a rotary operating member common to the several ejectors; a depresslble` stop for determining 'the initial position .of said member; means 1.20

for normally holding said stop in elevated position; a lever connected to 'said stop; means for tilting said lever, to depress said stop; a two-armed`spring-controlled retain-` ing member having one arm thereof arranged to engage said stop when the latter vis depressed; anda'rotarymember arranged.,

to engage the other arm of said retaining member, to release the rst-named arm.

12. ln a coin handling apparatus, the'1307' re-settingide'vi'ces for saidcoiinting devices; means for normally holding said-resetting devices inoperative; arstop fordete'rmining the initial position of saidbperating' mem-f yber; means 4for moving/said stop in-I ating said stop-moving means.

13. In a coin handling apparatns-,the

,combination1 with a pliirality'of'coin'rey ceptaeles and ejectors `therefor tof a rotary operating member for the-several'electors countingk devices Aactuated y by said ejecto'ls;

-series ofprin't'in'g Wli'eels'set according to the number of aotiiations of 'each ejector a printing stamp-g a stop :for determining the` -nitial position' 'of 'said` operating member; 'means for' movin'gs'aid stop'into inoperative Y position; retainingmeans for engaging 'said' stop when the same is in such position; anda yrot'arv cam for actiiating'sai'd stamp and-Q` releasing `'said retaining inea-uspA j 14s In-fa coin. 'handling apparatus, fthev `combination,`"with va' coinj receptacle, and a reciprocating ejector ytherefongfof a countyh "ing mechanismy operated by said.'ejeeto'rdufrfy ing eaclr movement of the same-in one dire tion; meansvfor'lockingy said, mechanism lduring;l eachemov'eme'nt of 'said ejector in such direction 'toprevent over-running of said mechanism;A said locking .means being operated by said ejectorymeans for' releasing said locking *meansiipon each return movement of said ejector; means for hold VKwitnesses.

ing said mechanism against reverse move mentl during the entire operation of said ejector; means for 'releasing said holding means upon the. conclusion of the operation of saidI ejector; and means for reversing the movement of said mechanism when such -release is e'ected.

`15.n a coin handling apparatus, the

combination, With'a coin receptacle, and a4 operativeA position and a member provided l with "means `for -releasing said"hbldii'igg means, and withA additional means io'r loper-" .Ieciproeating ejector 'therefor'; of a, count- -ingfinechainsin operated by "said ejector during ,eachmovement .of`the same in one direction ;v aflocking member associated with sai-d mechanism; afmeifnber carried by l said ejector4 `*for operating ,saidI locking V mefmloer immediately" after each/operation of .said

meclianisrrijf! and` `.before Lsaidf'ejector starts .on-@its "retiirnl movenient, to'lpr'eventoverrunning ofrsaid mechanism v; .ineansfor anto- ..1nat`icalljf-fjreleasing "said a locking member when saidejectorstarts on its second-named movement; :'aholdin member associated operation of said ejector; means r for releasing, saidholding meinber-upon-the conclusion of the operation of saidejector; and

set our hands in'presenceI of .tivo subscribing JOHANN PLA-Niacin'. FRANZ DROBniAK.

. 'itnessesf p .y JOSEF Riiisnsciinn, AUGUST FUGGER.

jGommissioner of Iatents,

4With-said mechanism orV preventing reverse. vmovementfof the latter` during 'the entire

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