US1077194A

US1077194A - Ticket-printing apparatus.

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Publication number: US1077194A
Application number: US7505531?A
Authority: US
Inventors: Friedrich Eller
Original assignee: ALLG ELEK ZITAETS GES
Current assignee: ALLGEMEINE ELEKTRIZITAETS-GESELLSCHAFT; ALLG ELEK ZITAETS GES
Publication date: 1913-10-28
Anticipated expiration: 1930-10-28

Description

` I'. ELLBR. TICKET PRINTING APPARATUS.

ArrLIoL'rIon" FILED rBB.25.1a1a.

Patented Oct. 28, 1913.

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P. BLLER. TICKET PRINTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED IBB. 25,1913.

Patented Oct. 28, 1913.

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' Patented Oct. 28, 1913.

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Inventor 1 Friedrich El ler,

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TICKET-PRINTING Arran-Artis.

speeincation of' Leners fatent.

Patented oct. 28,1913.

Application led February 25, 1918. Serial No. 750,553.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, F'ninpnioii ELLaR, a subject of the King of Prussia, and' resident of Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ticket-Printing Apparatus; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inl the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. v

This invention relates to ticket printing apparatus and more particularly to an apparatus for printing tickets, such as railway tickets automatically, and in which the individual printingr blocks, plates or forms are stacked in a suitable magazine or receptacle and are adapted to be brought into any desired selective connection with the printing mechanism by a displacement of the latter and of the said receptacle or magazine respectively.

The object of this invention is to eiect, after the attendant has indicated the ticket to be printedl by manipulating a suitable selector device or member as a plug, a key, a lever or the like, automatically the whole of the movements necessary for the selection of that printing block, its insertion in the printing mechanism, the printing operation and the reintroduction of the printing block into its magazine without any substantial exertion or force in operating the apparatus.

`Another object of the invention is to render the apparatus and its internal arrangement inaccessible to the attendant so as to,

avoid any irregular manipulations.

To this end according to this invention provide in connection with the individual selection devices which are suitably arranged on a wall or panel and correspond to the diiierent rinting blocks or forms, adjustable abutments or stops which by the use' of the selection devices are caused tol limit the relative movements of the printing block container or magazine Vand the printing mechanism respectively at a point or points predetermined by the selection made so as to enable the selected printing block to be inserted in the printing mechanism. -These abutments or stops may be formed either by the adjusting means actuated in the manipulation of the particular 'selection device or by separate stops in which latter case they are brought into their limiting position by abutments or stops may mechanism 2 anda divisions or el'ds 4. The casing 1 is divided into a number of vertical compartments or magazines 5 located magazines the individual printing blocks 6 .by means of a the selection device employed in selecting that particular eld. The latter arrangement is preferable where the movements of the magazine and of the printing mechanism take place in different directions, that is to say, in the case in which the printing blocks are arranged side by side and one above the other. In this case as many stops have to be' adjusted from each selection device as there are directions of movement. The be adjusted either mechanically or electrically. In order to still further facilitate the handling of the apparatus, the selection device may also be used for starting and stopping the driving mechanism so that the whole of the actions ending with the delivery of the printed ticket are started by a single manual operation.

In the accompanying drawings the invention is illustrated by way of example in the form of an apparatus for printing railway tickets with mechanically adjustable limiting stops;

Figure 1 and Fig. 1a taken together are a total view of the arrangement in front elevation, partly in section. Fig. 2 shows a lateral elevation partly in section. Fig. ,3 is a plan view, Fig. 4 shows in detail a portion of a printing block magazine in longitudinal section. Fig. 5 is a detail side view of the printing y mechanism and the arrangement for driving the same. Fig. 6 is aperspective detail View showing more particularly the lmeans for transferring a printing block to the printing roller. y

Thedevice comprises mainly a casing 1 containing the printing blocks, a printing panel 3 with selection side bylside. In these are superposed, as shown in Figs. 4; and 6; It is important that the printing mechanism 2 and the magazines 5 should becapable ofrelativedisplacement so thata selectedI printing block may be brought in frontl of a printing rol-ler 7 Y and introduced therein suitabledevice. To this end the printing mechanism 2. is adjustably'- arranged upon a carriage?) horizontally movable on rollers 8, which run upon track 9 whereby it may be brought in `frontof the, individual magazines 5. 'I hemechanism is driven by a suitable motor 10 which may, for instance, be an electromotor cou led with a driving shaft 11. Mounted on t is shaft is a sprocket wheel 12 for the actuation of a ratchet gear 13 which is arranged 0n the printing mechanism shaft V14. Mounted,

' magazines 5. The movement of the printing mechanism is caused by a beveled ear 19 suitably mounted to be turned by aft 18 and to slide longitudinally thereon, engaging a beveled gear 192 on the shaft of the differential gear 19. This differential gear comprises two bevel gears 21 and 212 between which rolls the bevel ear 22 mounted on the shaft of the di erent-ial gear. The bevel gear 21 carries the pinion 2O which operates in the teeth of rack 21 to cause the carriage 9 to move there along. The bevel gear 2l'2 carries the pinion 22 which operates in the teeth of a rack 23 having a lug 24 at the bottom thereof which engages the bottom of the magazine 5 to raise the same. The energy required to move the carriage y9 is considerably less than that required .for liftin a magazine 5. During the movement of e printing mechanism therefor the pinion 22 :and bevel gear 212 'remains `stationary and the 4turning of .bevel gear 1192 causes the bevel gear 22 to fdrive bevel gear 21 and hence move the 'carriage along the rack 21.. When the print- 'iin-g :mechanism is brought to :a standstill the .motion lofpinion 20 closes .and bevel gear 22 now drives bevel gear ,212 and through pin- :liion :22 lifts the vertical -rack 23 to elevate :a magazine The selection table 3 arranged above `this mechanism contains the:y rselection divisions or 'fields 14 which in the,` example illustrated `have the form of rec-j 'tangular apertures or :squame yholes desig-I mated 'by suitable inscriptions :as shown 1n. 1, indicating ffor instance the :names of:l erent towns or stations correspondingI blocks .t'ohe selected. These selection divisions :or holes coincide Iin "their" to .t-he printing vv,positions "with the'prin'ting blocks ycontained in "the magazines. "Thesse' finto the "tlon, yas

number of selecting oles 4. These aperitures are situated behind the selecting holes ecting element ar- A:rangedin this case OrLthe manipulation ofi `the-apparatus is a plug72`5, which is inserted kparticular hole-'4 according *to selecown in Fig. 3, In therearof each vertical row of selecting holes 4 is `located a- 4 sov that the plug 25 on bein inserted in a. selecting hole projects throug both the latter and its registering aperture 4and thereby depresses the corresponding bar 26 to a determined extent. Arranged beneath each bar 26 is one end of a two-armed lever 28, Figs. 2 and 3, on the other end of which rests a spring-actuated stop pin 29. These stop pins 29 serve for limiting the horizontal movement of the printing mechanism, to which end the latter is provided with an abutment 30 adapted to coperate with these stops. One stop is provided for each magazine 5 so that the printing mechanism may be brought to a standstill in front of the selected magazine.

Connected with the printing mechanism is a normally empty compartment 31 which is moved with the printing mechanism across the magazine 5 containing the printing blocks situated beneath it and which has such cross section as to enable it to receive one of the magazines 5. Provided on one side or wall of the compartment 31 'are as many adjustable abutments 32 as there are printing blocks in each magazine. These abutments 32 are integral with or connected to levers 33 which are rotatably journaled about vertical pivots 34 in the upper compartment 31. The free ends of the levers 33 extend close to the vertical bars 26 and are located substantially flush with the selecting holes 4 so as to enable them to engage with the plug 25, as will be readily understood from Fig. 2. By this engagement the abutment 32lconnected with the lever -33 `thus struck is actuated or forced into the compartment 3l as shown in Fig. 4. Arranged on the top of each magazine k5, moreover, is a sliding bolt 35 which as ,soon as it Icomes into contact with the operative vabutment, 32 in the compartment 31 during the lascent of the magazine .5, is caused by that abutment to enter a 'toothed bar 36, as .shown lin Fig. 4, which is `vertically `.movable .fi-n :the compartment '31. :This bar f3.6 bears with `its upper end against the underside of .za rocking bar 37 which by means of a -con- .nesting rod 38, a bell crank lever39 "a 'link "40- fa :be-l1 crank lever 41..and .a'pitman 42 is adapted to actuate al'ocking :arrangement 43 provided for the 'operation of the 'reversing :gear-@15. The two looking pawls 43 engage alternately with a locking rod 45 which is under the iniiuence cof :fa traction spring 44 and is connected with two movable clutch zmembers 46 :and .47 of vthe reversing gear 15. uWhen a particular ticket for a particular station is required, =`t`he plug 25 is inserted in fthe corresponding selection hole 4. B thisfaction the vertical bar-:26 located in the rear-of thezselected hole is depressed thereby rocking the lever 28 located beneath it which thus raises the corresponding stop 29, as will be clearly understood :from Fig. 2. If

movement by the abutment 32. At

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now the driving motor 10 is started which may be effected simultaneously with the insertion ofthe plug, either by the latter itself or the bar 26 closing'an electric contact, the driving movement thus derived is transmitted by means of the reversing gear l and the chaingealring'l, 17 to the'shaft 18, rEhediiferential gear'19 driven by this shaft 18 then moves, by Imeans of the toothed wheel 20,- the printing mechanismj2along the rack 21 until itstrikes-the raisedlstop pin 29. As soon as of theprinting mechanism is thus' arrested the dierential gearing owing tothe lresistance of the stop pin is actuated as explained above with the resultthat now its-toothed wheel 22 is caused 'to actuate rack 23 in upward direction. In this movement this rack by'means .of its lateral projection24 raises the respective magazine 5 with lthe print-ing blocks arranged therein and moves it into the empty compartment 81 located above it. Shortly before the printing mechanismfstrikes the stop 29 one of the levers rarranged in the compartment 31 abuts against the inwardly projecting-end of the plug whereby with theaid of this lever the abutment 32 connected with it is pressed into the compartment 31. Now as soon as the magazine 5 containing the printing blocks has risen in the compartment 31 till the boltv 35 strikes the'fprotruding abutment 32 the bolt 35 is forced intoengagement with the toothed bar 36 which is now raised together with the magazine 5.,until the latter `is limited in its this moment the prin-ting block corresponding to the selected hole 4 is situated in front of the print-ing roller in which it is to be inserted. The rising bar36 now raises the rocking bar 37 which yby means of the trans mission members 38 to 42 above referred to releases the operative locking pawl 43 after which under the action of the traction spring 44 the locking rod 45 vis retracted until the other pawl 43 vbecomes operat-ive. By this movement the reversing gear .15 is thrown out of action andthe driving of the shaft 18 ceases. kAtl thesame ytime by the rocking of the bell cra-nk lever 39 a pin 48 iswithdrawn `from -the ratchet gear13 thereby Ienablingthe'printing shaft 114 -tov4 make one revolution. r During thishrevolu'tioncofthe printing shaft 14 a pusher 49 arranged o-n the printing mechanism issoactuated by .means :cfa-cam disk 495 as to cause its projecting-arms 75 -to ententhe-compartment 31,:and to pushtheprinting blocklocated inline. therewith 4in the vmagazine l5 from in the r printing: roller 7 The platen 51 now moves vforward and by Ameans of alugcarries with it a blank ticket'ffrom a `magazine 52 at the y same-"time rotating .the-printing `rollerl by the ifurther' movement the 'toothed means of a toothed rack so that the selected printing block is impressed upon the ticket located on the platen. VVhe'n the platen has reached the end of=its forward movement the printed ticket is caught by `a suitable catch 58 and iswiped o as the platen returns to its initial position. In

this movement the printing roller also is brought back to its initial position and the printing block just employed is moved back to its original place in the magazine by the annular lug 76 of the pusher 49.

-The movement-s above described are effected by means of the arrangement as shown in Figs. 1, 5 and 6, wherein, the cam disk 49 isshown as having a cam slot 60 in which rides one end of a pivoted lever 61, the opposite end of said lever being attached to the pusher 49. The cam disk is mounted on a shaft 62, which shaft is given a onehalf revolution by means of star wheel 63 and member 64 during the revolution of the printing mechanism shaft 14. The shaft 62 carries two mutilated

gears

65 and 66. The cycle of operation is as follows: The first movement of the cam disk 49 rides the end of the lever 61 down the angular portion of the cam slot 60 thereby forcinga printing block 6 into the slot 50 of printi'ng roller 7. At the end of this movement the teeth 67 of gear 65 engage pinion 68 and through the intermediate gears 69 roll the platen 51 forward to eect the printing of the ticket. At the end of this forward movement teeth 67 run beyond pinion 68 and teeth 71 on gear 66 now engage pinion 72 which through the intermediate gears 69 returns the platen and printing roller to their initial position, the teeth 71 disengaging from pinion 72 at the end of this return movement. The end of lever 61 which during the forward and return movements just described has been moving lacross the straight portion of cam slot 6() now rides up the angular portion of such cam slot and moves the pusher to return the printing block to its original place in the magazine 5. VV-hen the rotation of the printing disk 53 arranged on this shaft actuates a lever 54 by .which the reversing gear is so set as to cause the magazine and the printing mechanism both previously raised by the shaft 18 to return to initial position. At the same time -by means of

pawls

56 and 57 arranged on the carriage 9 and on a connecting rod- 55 respectively. the

locking device

43, 44 and 45 of the reversing gear is re-set and the driving power stopped in a suitable manner.

Having now fully described and ascertained my said invention, and the manner in which it is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is 1. Inl an apparatus for printing tickets. or

the like, a plurality of compartments, type shaft 14 is almost completed a cam blocks in .said compartments, a printin mechanism, said printing mechanlsm an v ment and to then operate the said compartment moving means to move the selected compartment relative to said printing mechanism.

2. In an apparatus for printing tickets or the like, a plurality of type block carrying members arranged side by side, type blocks carried by said members, a printing mechanism, said printing mechanism and carrying members being arranged for movement relative to each other whereby any carrying member may be brought into alinement with said printing mechanism, means associated with the printingmechanism for moving a carrying member relative to the printing mechanism, a type ,block selecting means, and means automatically brought into operation upon the operation of said type block selecting means, to first bring the said carrying member and-printing mechanism into alinement and to then operate the said carrying member moving means to move the selected carrier relative to said printing mechanism.

3'. In an apparatus for 'printing ticketsl or the like, a magazine having movable compartments, type blocks in said compart-` ments, a printing mechanism. mounted adjacent to saidmagazineA for movement relative thereto, means carriedy by the printing mechanism for moving a compartment relative to the printing mechanism, a type block selecting means, and means automatically brought into operation upon` the operation of said type block selecting' means to :first move said printing mechanism adjacent to the com art-ment containing the selected type blocli andto then operate? the said compartment moving mechanism to move the selected compartment relative to said printing mechanism..

4. In an apparatus for printing tickets or the like, a magazine having movable compartments, type blocks in said compartments, a printing mechanism including a printing roller mounted adjacentl to said magazine for movement relative" thereto, means carriedv by the printing mechanism for moving a compartment relative to theA printing roller, a type selecting'means, and means automatically brought into operation upon the operation of said type selecting means to first move said printing mechanism adjacent to the compartments containing the selected type and to then operate the said compartment moving mechanism to move the selected compartment relative to said printing mechanism.

5. In an apparatus for printing tickets or the' like, a magazine having movable compartments, type blocks iny said compartments, a printing mechanism mounted adjacent to said magazine for movement relative thereto, means carried by the printing mechanism for moving a compartment relative to the printing mechanism, a type selecting means, means automatically brought into operation upon the operation of said type selecting means to first move said printing mechanism adjacent to the compartment containing the selected type, and to then operate said compartment moving mechanism to move the selected compartment relative to said printing mechanism and automatic "means controlled by the movement of the compartment for moving the selected type into the printing mechanism.

6. In an apparatus for printing tickets or the like, a magazine having movable compartments, type blocks in said compartments, a printing mechanism mounted adjacent to said magazine for movement relative thereto, means carried by the printing y mechanism for moving a compartment relative to the printing mechanism, a type select-ing means, means automatically brought into operation upon the operation of said type selectin means to first move said printing mec anism adjacent to the compartment containing the selected type, and to then operate said compartment moving mechanism to move the selected compartment relative to said printing mechanism, and automatic means controlled by the movement of the compartment for noving the selected. type into the printing mechanism, and for starting said printingv mechanism into operation.-

In an apparatus for printing tickets or the like, a plurality of vertically movable` com artments arranged side by side, type bloc s -in said compartments, a printing mechanism mounted adjacent to said compartments for movement therealong, a stop appurtenant to each compartment adapted to be moved into the path of movement of said printing mechanism,means carried by said printing mechanism for movin a compartment vertically relative to sai printing mechanism, a type block selecting means, means operated upon the operation of said selecting means for elevating the stop peculiar to the compartment containing the selected type block into theI path ofl movement of said printing mechanism,

means brought intov operation u on the operation of said selecting means or causing the printing mechanism to move along said compartments, and means whereby when said printing mechanism engages said stop, said compartment moving means 1s brought into operation to move said selected compartment vertically relativev` to said printing mechanism.

8. In an apparatus for printin tickets or the like, a plurality of vertical movable compartments arranged side by side, superposed type blocks in said compartments, a printing mechanism mounted adjacent to said compartments for movement there'- along, means for moving a compartment vertically relative to said printing mechanism, stops appartenant to each compartment for limiting the movement of the printing mechanism and of each compartment, a type block selecting means, means operated upon the operation of said type block selecting means for moving the stop appui-tenant to the selected compartment into the path of said printing mechanism and for movmg the stop appurtenant to the selected t pe block into the path of movement o said compartment, means brought into operation upon the operation of said selectin means for causing the printing mechamsm to move along said compartments, means whereby when said printing mechanism engages said stop, said compartment moving means is brought into operation to move said selected compartment vertically relative to said printing mechanism, and means operated bv the engagement of sald compartment with its stop for limiting I the further movement thereof.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

FRIEDRICH ELLER.

Witnesses i ERNST SAHAWLY, FRANZ GRAU.