US1143021A - Counter. - Google Patents

Description

E. P. BAIRD.

COUNTER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.14, 1912. 1,143,021 Patented June 15, 1915.

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COUNTER.

APPLICATION HLED AUG-14.1912.

' 1, 143,021 Patented J une 15, 1915.

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vance of the indicator it is edected during tace lit, hy a resilient or spring strip t6,

which has one of its ends ared to iframeplate i7 by a screw 4:7 and presses against the outer end ot hub li in which said stud is securede rllheV otherend ot said spring is tree to loe operated to release said huh,

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oy a push-rod i8 which is slidably mounted in :trame-plate i7 and the iront ot the case and has ay groove adjacent its inner end which is adapted to receive a notched portion i9 ot said spring, so that the spring may be pushed inwardly and away from huh al by said rod,1 A button 50 is secured to the outer end of push-rod ,t8 tor convenience in operationD v For each rotation or' indicator lli the hundreds indicator i6 is advanced one step, that is, the count is carried to the hundreds indicator, 'lhis carrying is done hy a geartrain comprising a pinion 56 secured to rotate with arbor l. and meshing with a gearwheel 57, a pinion 58 secured to gear 57 and a gear 59 which has a sleeve or hub 60journaled in and] extending through plate i8, and has the indicatorI i6 secured to its front end, ad'acent thedial.. Arbor 5l which operates t e units indicator it entends through sleeve 60 and said indicator is secured to the trent end thereof., By means ot the carrying-mechanism, the hundreds indicator i6 will he advanced one rotative step Jfor each complete rotation ot the units indicator lll., A resetting device is provided and comprises ar jnger-wheel 6l on a shaft 62 which is journaled in trame-plates i7, i9, and agear 63 on said shaft, which meshes with pinion v58 ot thefcarrying-train., 'llo restore the indicators to their normal or starting-point,

button will be pushed inwardly to opcrate spring t6 to release gear 40 and its stud 42 from trictional engagement;v with-disk d4, and ngerfwheel 6l will .be rotated.4

one direction to rotate gear 63, pinion 58,

gear 57, pinion 56, shaft 5l and-indicator it,

normal positionl to restore the latter indicator and will also rotate gear-wheel 59, which carries the hundreds indicator 16 to restore the latter to This rotation of' these parts'in resetting will bein direction which is reversefto the advancing movement imparted thereto hy the lever 23. v,-.

A stop-device for arresting the indicatorsv ll .claimas new and desi nia-aaai disk 7l, which is secured on the resetting lshaft 62, and said lever has another arm 72v which is adapted to pass into the path oi a lug 73 on disk it which is on the arbor 5l which carries the units indicator. Shatt 62 being geared to pinion 58 of the geartrain which carries the tallies trom arbor 5l of the units indicator, to the gear-wheel o9, which operates the hundreds indicator, will be rotated in synchronism with the hundreds indicator. Notch in disk 7i is disposed so that when the hundreds indicator is in its normal position, the terminal 69 of detent'66 will pass intolsaid notch, as shown in Fig, li-, and lever-arm 72 will then he disposed in the path of -lug 7 3 to 'arrest the units indicator 'and arbor 6l at the starting or zero point. ri spring 74 acts on lever 66 to press, Iand'yieldinglv hold, the lever in operative relation to 'disks land all; Resultantly, when arbor 5l is turned by the gear-train loetween it and shaft 62, detent-terminal 69 will rideon the concentric peripheral portion ot disk 7l until the hundreds indicator reaches its normal position or starting point, when terminal 69 will pass intov notch 70 and cause arm 72 to he moved/into the path or lug 73 to'arrest the units indicator atl the starting point.,v Arm 72 is disposed so that stop 73 will move it out ot the way during the advancing movements ont. indicatorlt and arbor 5l, until themultiple indicator i6 has heen advancedvsuciently to cause disk 7l to hold said lever-arm 72 clear oit stop 75.` the resetting op-'i-lutt eration, however, the lever arm 72 passesff, into operative position to arrest stop 73 against reverse andfercessive rotation 'ot arhor 5l. "5" l The invention' thus :provides an improved counter or register whichis vsimple in' con- "f `struction andiwhich candice` readily, reset. i

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lhe invention is-.notfto be understood as restricted `tothedetails set forth, since these ttt may he modiegdy loy" the .skilled mechanic within.,thQMscope/ ot the appended 'claims withouty departing-trom the spirit and scope vof they invention. "Y, .Having thus described the invention'what. Y

p reto secure by LetterslPlatent is: ki` a t' t* 1. -lln a counter, the combination with in'- dicators for di'erent denominations, mechanism for operating the same,fandy carrying l2@ mechanism hetweensaid indicators, out re-j- I setting' mechanism, a 'stop lever mounted to arrest the indicator -f'orthe lower.` denomination at` Zero/g, and means for `rendering the stop leverxoperativewhen the lindicator for l2@ `the other denomination reaches zero.

2. lln a counter, the combination ot rotatable indicators for di'erent denominations, gear mechanism torl operating am, te

lever for ope mechanism step by step, resetting lmechathe lower denomination, a stop lever mountnism,a stop rotating with the indicator for ed to arrest the indicator for the lower denomination at zero, and a disk for rendering the stop lever operative when the indicator for the other denomination reaches zero.

3. In a counter, the combination or rotatable indicators for different denominations, gear mechanism for operating the indicators, a lever for operating the gear mechanism step hy step, resetting mechanism, a disk secured to rotate with the indicator for the lower denomination and having a one-wa;T stop thereon, a stop lever having an arm mounted to engage said stop when the indicator for the lower denomination is at zero5 and means for rendering the ltatabie indicators for diierent denominations, mechanism for operating vthe same,

and carrying gears between the indicators,y

of resetting mechanism, a disk secured to rotate with the indicator for the lower denomination and having a one-way stop thereon, a lever mounted to engage said stop when the indicator for the lower denomination is at zero, and a notched disk for rendering the lever operative when the indicator for the other denomination reaches zero.,

EDWARD P., BAIRD. Witnesses: L

FRED GERLACH, AMY JEHLE.

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