US1189469A - Vending-machine. - Google Patents

Description

J. F. MUMFORD.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED IIIAY21, I9I3.

Patented July 4,1916.

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VENDING MACHINE.

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lllnun J. F. MUMFORD.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAYz. 1913.

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JOSEPH F. MUMFORD, OF PHILADELPHIA,pPNNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO ROBERT H.

CARNAHAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. l

VENDING-IVIACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 4, 1916.

Application led May 27, `1913. Serial No. 770,150.

y had to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates more particularly to vending machines which are adapted to be attached to the backs of opera chairs or the like, and which are designed for holding small articles, such as gum, chocolates, and similar packages.

An object of the invention is to provide av vending device which shall be compact as to the arrangement of parts, and which shall be of simple structure, so that the operating parts will not readily get out of order.

A further object of the invention is to provide a vending device wherein a coin receiver may be utilized for turning an oper. ating part by aid of the coin, which operating part is so controlled that a return f movement of'the receiver iii-st releases the coin .and subsequently releases the operating part.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a vending device of the above character, wherein the `coin-receiving magazine may be turned by the coin, and the movements of the magazine utilized for discharging or vending the articles.

A further object of the invention is to provide a' device of the above character with a sto-p mechanism which prevents further movements of the coin receptacle when the packages are all delivered from the vending machine, or when the coin receptacle is substantially full of coins.

These and other objects will in part be obvious, and will in part be hereinafter more fully disclosed.

In the drawings which show by way of illustration one embodiment of the invention, Figure I, is a front view of the vending machine having my improvements applied thereto. Fig. II, is a rear view Vof the same, with the back removed to show the inner parts. Fig. III, is a top plan view of the same. Fig. IV, is a sectional view on the line IV, IV, of Fig. II. Fig. V, is a sectional view on the line V, V, of Fig. II. Fig. VI, is a sectional view on the line VI, VI, of Fig. II. Fig. VII, is a sectional view on the line VII, VII, of Fig. II. F1g. VIII, is a sectional view showing the vending .arm and the package to be vended j in plan. Fig. IX, is a sectional view on the line IX, IX, of Fig. III. Fig. X, is a detail of the lower part of the casing showing the manner of locking the magazine after the last package has been vended. Fig. XI,

is a view similar to Fig. VIII, showing in plan the position of the parts corresponding to F ig. X. Fig. XII, isa section on the line XIL XII, of Fig. II.v Fig. XIII, is a similar view showing the parts moved and the locking pin securing themagazine to the coin receiver. Fig. XIV, is a sectional view on `the line XIV, XIV, of Fig. II. Fig. XV, is a similar view showing the magazine full of coins and the coins actuating tlie stop lever. Fig. XVI, is a section on the line XVI, XVI, of Fig. II. Fig.

lXVII, is a view similar to Fig. XVI, sliowing the magazine held by one of the stop ugs.

The vending machine embodying my improvements consists of a case l, which is attached to a supporting back 2. As herein shown, a suitable latch 8, is provided for holding the parts locked together, and this latch may be controlled in any desired way for releasing the parts, so `as to remove the casing from the back for placing therein a new supply of articles to be vended, or for removing the coins from the coin magazine.

The casing is divided vertically and centrally thereof by a partition 4, which eX- tends from the front of the casing only part way toward therear side thereof, see Fig. VII. On one side of the casing is a compartment 5, in which the packages to be vended are placed. These packages rest on the lower face of the casing, and suitable guides 6, are provided within the casing for supporting the stack of articles to be vended.

A weight 7, is'preferably placed on the packages to assist in holding the stack on the supporting plate or base, from which the packages are vended one at a time.

An opening 8, is formed in the casing at the lower end thereof, through which the packages are vended. A door 9, is pivoted to the guides 6, and is adapted to swing so as to close the opening, and is also adapted to be raised to allow the packages to pass through the opening.V

On the opposite side of the vertical partition is a coin receptacle or magazine 10. This magazine is cylindrical, and of substantially the same diameter throughout. At the upper end of the coin magazine is a drum 11, around which a coiled spring 12, is placed. One end of this coiled spring is attached to a xed stop or post 13.

On the outer upper face of the casing is an operating coin receiver 14. This coin receiver is formed with a flat plate lying against the upper face of the case, and said flat plate is slotted as at 15, to receive the coin. Extending laterally from the iiat plate is a thumb piece 16. The case is slotted directly underneath the plate, and a lug 17, carried by the coin receiver projects through the slot and engages the other end of the spring 12, which encircles the drum. This spring normally holds the coin receiver with the stop engaging the end of the slot. When the coin receiver is in this position, there is a slot 18, through the casing, which registers with the slot in the coin-receiving plate. Said casing is also provided with a concentric opening, and said plate is formed with a. downwardly projecting stem 19, which is slotted as at 20, to permit the coin to pass through as it vpasses through the slot 15, in the face of the receiver.

The drum 11, at the upper end of the coin magazine is preferably formed so as to engage and turn about said stem as a bearing. This drum is also slotted so that a coin passing through the receiving plate will pass through the slot in the stem and through the slot in the drum when said slot in the drum is in registry with the slot in the case and receiving plate.

The coin magazine is formed with a. depending portion 21, at one side thereof, to which is attached a plate 22, having a perforation therein and supporting a post which forms a ournal box for the lower end of the coin magazine.

A spring 28, surrounding the said post engages the coin magazine at one end, and at its other end is attached to a fixed lug 24, on the case. This spring turns the magazine so as to no-rmally hold the same with the slot in the drum in alinement with the slot in the case, the slot in the stem and the slot in the coin-receiving plate, so that when the coin receiver is in this position a coin may be dropped through the coin-receiving plate and will pass through the stem and the slotted drum until it strikes the ledges 25, and 26, on the coin magazine. 'These ledges 25, and 26, are formed on inwardly projecting parts of 'the coin magazine and these parts are also provided with shoulders 27, and 28. When the coin rests onthese'ledges and the coin receiver islturned inthe direction of the arrow indicated in Fig. XII,

"said coin striking against Ythe shoulders 27,

and 28, will cause the magazine to turn with the receiver. The magazine 1s under tension of the spring 2S,v which tends to hold the magazine in the position shown in Fig. XII, and, therefore, when the coin receiver is 'turned by pressure on the thumb piece 16, said coin will be held seated on the ledges and the magazine will be turned, putting said spring 23, under further tension. At the lower end of the magazine or coin receptacle I have formed said depending portion with a projecting arm.29. This arm is so positioned that when the coin magazine is turned about its supporting bearings, said arm will engage the lower package in the stack and force vthe same out through the opening in the case, whereupon it may be withdrawn therefrom. The movement of the package against 'the pivoted door raises the door and allows the package to be vended. At the lower 'end of the coin magazine, I have provided a cam rib 30. An arm y31, carried by the pivoted door, is provided with a lug adapted to engage this cam rib, and said cam rib is so proportioned that when the coin magazine is in such position that the delivery arm is withdrawn from the packages, said rib (which has thrown the door to closed position) will prewent the door from being opened towithdraw the packages. When, however, the magazine and receiver are rotated, as above noted, this releases the door, and allows the package to lift the door as the arm presses the package forward.

The opening 8, in the face of the casing, through which the package is delivered, is oi less length-than the package, as clearly` shown in Fig. VT. The arm 29, which engages the package is so positioned as to contact with the package at a point near the end of the package which is adjacent the coin magazine, and, as a result, the movenient of the arm will cause the package to swing to the diagonal position indicated in .Fig XI, with one corner only projecting from the case. The package is then grasped by the operator of the vending machine and may be pulled from the machine. By this construction, it will be apparent that the lingers of the operator come in contact with the package to be vended only, and, ltherefore, I have provided a vending device which may be vkept in sanitary condition.

A Swinging lever 32, is pivoted to the side wall of the case as at 33. The upper end of this lever is provided with a laterally projecting arm 34, which lies in the path of a screw carried by the stem of the coin 4receiver. The lower end of this lever is 'formed with a lug 35, adapted to engage tion, so that the slots are in registry, the' screw carried by` the stem thereof engages,

the upper end of the lever and moves the same, so as to withdraw the stop lug at the* lower end of the lever from the path of the stop shoulders. As soon, however, as the coin receiver is moved to rotate the magazine, the lever is released, and this stop lug, moves into the path of travel of the stopA shoulders.

If the coin receiver is forced by the operator through pressure on the thumb pieceA to the eXtreme movement, the arm 29, willengage the package and move the same to,Y

the position indicated in Fig. XI, of the drawings. A releasing ofthe coin receiver causes the same to be returned to normal position through the action of the spring 12. The first return movement of the receiver to allow the magazine to be rotated in a reverse direction to withdrawl the arm 29,

from the packages through the action of the spring 23, causes the stop shoulder on the com magazine to engage the lug on the lever 32, and said magazine will be held from` further return movement until the receiver turns the stem 19, so that the screw carried thereby strikes the arm at the upper end of the lever 32, and moves the same so as to withdraw the lug at the lower end of the lever fromv the stop shoulders. This releases the magazine so that it may be turned toy normal position by the spring 23, at the.

lower end thereof. As soon as the magazine is brought to the first period of rest, wherein the lug on the lever 32, engages the stop shoulder, a further movement of the coin receiver will carry the coin olf from the supporting ledges and allow the vcoin to drop into the receiver.

The lever 52, is provided with a second` arm 42, which projects laterally therefroml at apoint below its upper end. The maga- Zine is slotted as at 43, and this arm projects into said slot. This arm is also provided with a lug 44, which vprojects inwardly therefrom. When the coin magazine becomes filled with coins, the upper coins, willI engage the lug and prevent the arm from returning to its normal position after the release of the cam receiver. The stop lug 35, at the lower end of lever 32, will therefore be maintained within the path of travel of the stop shoulders on the magazine, and thus prevent the retracting of the magazine and its vending arm, see Fig. XV. serves as a means for preventing further insertion of coins when the magazine becomes substantially lilled, for the reason that when This said magazine is slightly rotated from its full retracted position, the slot in the drum is out of-registry with the slots in thel case,

and. receiving plate, thereby bisecting the same, andy this prevents the further insertion of coins.

l The weight restingon the stackof articles to be .vended vis provided with appivoted arm 45, which normally rests on" the stack of packages. VWhen the last package is moved from beneath the weight, this arm is released and drops behind the vending arm carried by the magazine, sok that when the magazine is released and Vtends to move to retracted position, said .arm will strike against the pivoted arm carried byA thev weight, and prevent the magazine from re- `turning. By this means, I have provided a mechanism which prevents the retracting or. turning of -the :magazinerto normal retracted position when there are no further packages inthe case to be vended, and lthis preventing of themagazine from returning to full retracted position, prevents the further insertion of coins.

I have, therefore, provided a vending device wherein themagazine for the coins becomes the operating element for moving the arm for vending the'packages, and devices are provided which prevent the further insertion of coins when the magazine is full, or the further insertion of coins when the packages are all vended. w

The coins may be removed froml the coin magazinethrough a pivoted door 38, which closes the lower end of the magazine, and is preferably locked in closed position by a suitable lock.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim: f p

1. A vending device including-in combination, an inclosed casing having a delivering opening therein, a coin receiver having a slot therethrough, a coin magazine Within the casing, means carriedby the magazine for vending the articles through said opening, and devices whereby the coin locks the coin receiver to the magazine for rotating the same.

2. A vending device including in combination, an inclosed casing having a delivering opening therein, a coin receiver having a slot therethrough, a coin magazine within vthe casing, means carried by the lmagazine nation, an inclosed casing ,having a delivering opening therethrough, a pivoted door for closing said opening, a coin magazine within fing arm is retracted.

4. A vending device including in combination, an inclosed "casing having a delivering opening "therethrough, a` pivoted door for closing said opening, a 4coin magazine Within said casing, a coin receiver having a 'slot therein 'through which a coin may `be inserted, devices whereby the coin receiver is locked to the magazine by the coin, whereby the turning of the receiver turns the magazine, a vending armV carried by said magazine, 'means carried by the magazine for locking the door in closed position when the vending arm is retracted, a weight located onthe packages to be delivered, and means carried by the weight for preventing ,the retraction of the vending arm after the last vpackage is vended.

5. A vending machine including in combination, an inclosed easing having yan opening therein, a vertical partition dividing said casing into a package compartment and acompartment for a coin magazine, a cylindrical coin magazine located in said casing and adapted to turn about a vertical `axis, a coin receiver having a slot for the coin, 'a depending slotted stem carried by said coin receiver and extending'intc said magazine, said magazine at its upper end having a drum with a slot adapted to register with a slot :in the Ycoin receiver, klugs carried by the magazine for supporting the coin, and whereby said magazine may `be locked to the coin receiver, an arm carried at the lower end of the magazine for engaging and vending the ypackage from the compartment.

6. A vending machine including in combination, an inclosed casing having an opening therein, a vertical partition dividing said casing into a package compartment and a compartment for a coin magazine, a cylindrical coin magazine located in said casing and adapted to turn about a vertical axis, a coin receiver having a vslot for the coin, a depending slotted stem carried by said coin yreceiver and extending into said magazine, said magazine at its upper end having a drum with a slot adapted to regis- 'ter with a slot inthe coin receiver, lugs carried by the magazine for supporting the coin, `and whereby said magazine may 'be locked to the coin receiver, an arm cariied at the lower end of the magazine yfor 'engaging and vending the package from the campa-rt- 'ment, a spring for normally holding the magazine turned with the arm retracted, and

a spring for Ireturning the coinl receiver ing therein, a verticalA partition dividing saidcasing into a Vpackage compartment and a compartment for a'coin magazine, a cylindrical coin magazine located in said casing 'and adapted to turn about a vertical axis, a coin receiver having a slot for the coin, a depending slotted stem carried by said coin receiver and extending into said magazine, said magazine 'at its upper end having a drum with a slot adapted to i'egisteiwith a slot in the coin receiver, lugs carried by the magazine for supporting the coin, and whereby said lmagazine may be locked to the coin receiver, an arm carried at the lower end of themagazine for engaging and vending the package from the compartment,v

a lever adapted to engage and lock the magazine with the vending arm moved to full position for vending the article, and means carried by the coin receiver for enga-ging said lever to release the magazine after the coin has been released from the supporting lugs.

S. A vending machine including in combination, an inclosing casing having an opening therein, a vertical partition dividing said casing into al package compartment and a compartment for a coin magazine, a cylindrical `coin magazine located in said casing and adapted to turn about a vertical axis, a coin receiver having a slot for the coin, a depending slotted stem carried by said coin receiver and extending into said magazine, said magazine at its upper end having a drum with a slot adapted to register with a slot in the coin receiver, lugs carried by nthe magazine for supporting the coin, and whereby said magazine may be locked to the coin receiver, an arm carried at the lower end of 'the magazine for engaging and vending the packagefrom the compartment, a lever adapted to engage and lock the magazine with the vending arm moved to full position :for vendingthe article, and means carried by the coin receiver for engaging said lever to release the magazine after the coin has been released from the supporting lugs, said lever having an arm adapted t0 be 'engaged by the coins when the magazine is full for locking and preventing rotation of the magazine.

9. A vending device including in combination, an inclosing casing, a cylindrical coin magazine located within said casing and mounted to turn about a vertical axis, a

support for said magazine at the lower end thereof, `a spring engagingsaid magazine for rotating the same, a vending arm carried by the lower end of said magazine, a com receiver having a slot for the coins, a depending stem carried by said coin receiver and forming a journal for the upper end of the magazine, a drum at the upper end of the magazine having a slot adapted to register with the slot in the coin receiver, a spring engaging said coin receiver forretracting the same, said casing having a slot formed therein in register with the slot in the coin receiver when retracted, and lugs carried by the magazine for engaging the coin and locking the magazine to the coin receiver, whereby said magazine may be rotated by the coin receiver.

10. A vending device including in com` bination, an inclosing casing, a cylindrical coin magazine located within said casing and mounted to turn about a vertical aXis, a support for said magazine at the lower end thereof, a spring engaging said magazine for rotating the same, a vending arm carried by the lower end of said magazine, a coin receiver having a slot for the coins, a4 depending stem carried by said coin receiver and forming a journal for the upper end of the magazine, a drum at the upper end of the magazine having a slot adapted to register with the slot in the coin receiver, a spring engaging said coin receiver for retracting the same, said casing having Va slot formed therein in register with the slot in the coin receiver when retracted, lugs carried by the magazine for engaging the coin and locking the magazine to the coin receiver, whereby said magazine may be r0- tated by the coin receiver, a lever pivoted` to the casing and having a stop lug adapted to engage a stop shoulder on the magazine, for locking said magazine with the vending arm in forward position, and means carried by the coin receiver for moving said lever to release the magazine. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this 26th day of May, 1913.

JOSEPH F. MUMFORD. Witnesses: Y

JAMES H'. BELL, E. L. FUILERTON.

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