US1197655A

US1197655A - Ticket printing, issuing, and auditing machine.

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Publication number: US1197655A
Application number: US87046814A
Authority: US
Inventors: John F Ohmer
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1914-11-05
Filing date: 1914-11-05
Publication date: 1916-09-12
Anticipated expiration: 1933-09-12

Description

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TICKET PHlNTlNG, ISSUlNG, AND AUDITNG MACHINE.

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I TICKET PRINTING, ISSUING, AND AUDITING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

lPatentedSept. 12, 191.6.

Application filed November 5, 1914. Serial 110.870,468.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, JOHN F. OHMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ticket :Printing, Issuing, and Auditing Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art Ato which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, `which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in machines for printing, issuing and auditing tickets `and comprises various improvements ofthe machine and mechanism shown and described in my former patent of November l, .1910, No. 974,511.

The objects of the present invention are several; principally, to provide means in a machine of this type whereby any ticket value or denomination -may be selected, set and printed on the ticket and record for each station or point of destination.

In the present invention the ticket price or value printing devices may be selected and set indiscriminately without changing or altering the mechanism of the machine. And further, in the present invention the price or ticket value printing -devices are movable separately vand independently of the station printing devices. "In these as well as other particulars, the invention is materially distinguished from that of lmy former patent.

`Further objects of the 4invention are: to j provide means whereby the sum total of the ticket values is printed on the record simultaneously with the printing of other items on said record and the ticket; to provide means whereby the devices for yprinti-ng the year on the tickets and records may -be instantly changed at the end of ayear without necessitating any interference with the mechanism of the machine; to lprovide an improved ink-supplying means for the various printing devices; -to provide an improved form of platen 4for the printing devices; to provide an improved `form of total cash counter; to provide improvements in the station printing devices and drum and means for mounting' said drum; to proticket; and to provide means for indicating lon each ticket rwhether it is for a going ora returning passage. l u

`These and other objects incidentalthereto will appear more fully from the specification to vfollow in connection .withfthe `accompanying drawings.

Referring `in general terms to the .accompany-ing drawings, they are described .as follows:

Figure yl is a. front .elevation of the machi-ne with the casing removed; Fig. V2 is a top plan View thereof with 'the casing removed; Fig. '3 is an end elevation of the right hand end of fthe machine `as seen-from Fig. 1; Fig, Lis an elevation ofthe left'hand end of the gmachine; Fig. A5 is'aisecftional elevation approximatelyfon .the l'line 5-'5 of Figs. 1 andQ; Fig. 6 is a section onthe :line 6 6 of Fig. 2; AFig. 7, .Sheet 6, is a detail view of the `total cash counter mechanism similar to portions of 'Fig-5 with the parts in ya 4different posi-tion; Fig. 8, Sheet 6, is a front elevation of the Vsetting mechanism forthe total cash counter; Fig. -9, Sheet 6 is la detail view of the actuating lever of the transfer Amechanismfof the *total cash counter; FiglO, Sheet'7, is a detail view of the A'transfer mechanism .of the total cash counter; Fig. 11, Sheet 7 is aside .elevation of the drum and station printing elements; FignlQ, Sheet 7, is a perspective lviewof one of the bars which support the station lprinting type inthe drum; Fig. ,113,- Sheet `7 ,is a perspective view of one of the station printing type; Fig, 14, Sheet `7 isa ldetail view of -theplaten mechanism, elements of the printing mechanism; Fig. 15, Sheet-7, is a detail view ofthe means for actuating the platen against the printing type; '16, Sheet 8, is a section approximately 'on "the line 16-16of Fig. 2, the same being a {detail view of the means for actuating the consecutive counter, the means lfor setting the detail fare printing devices, and the means for sounding an audible indication; Fig. 17, Sheet 8, is a detail view of one of the setting bars for ythe total cash counter; Fig. 18, Sheet 8, is a detail sectional view of the friction devices for driving the record storing rolls; Figs. 19, and 21, Sheet t, are detail views of the identification or year printing devices; Fig. 22, Sheet 9, is a detail sectional view showing the arrangement of the printing wheels and date and station setting means; Fig. 23, Sheet 9, is a detail view of the variated stop for the total cash counter; Fig. 21, Sheet 9, is a detail view of the type wheel alining means; Fig.

125, Sheet 9, is a detail view of the means for printing on the ticket the indication as to whether the ticket is for a going or returning journey; Fig. 26, Sheet 10, is a view of the printed record; Fig. 27, Sheet 10, is a view of the printed ticket.

Throughout the specification and drawings, similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts both in the description and drawings.

The maia frame worin-The frame work of the machine consists of a right side plate l and a left side plate 2.

rThe side plates

1 and 2 are connected by

cross members

3, 4L, 5, G and 7, as will be seen from Figs. 1, 2

Printing type wheel-s, (Figs. 2, 5 and 22,

Sheets

2, 5 and 9.)-Mounted on the cross member 7 is a frame 8 in which is mounted a plurality of type wheels as follows: At the .right end of the frame is a type wheel 9 .wheels 11 for Vprinting the consecutive numets and records.

bers on the tickets. To the left of the wheels l1 is a type wheel 12 for printing the class of fare on the tickets. To the left of the -type wheel 12 are type wheels 13 for printing the specific fare on the tickets.

To the left of the type wheels 13 is a station printing drum 14 which will be hereinafter more fully described and which is instrumental in printing the stations on both the tick- To the left of the station printing drum 14 are type wheels 15 for printing the specific fare on the reccords. To the left of the wheels 15 is a wheel 1G for printing the class of fare on the record. To the left of the wheel 16 is is a series of type wheels 17 for printing a consecutive number on the record. To the left of the type wheel 17 are a series of

type wheels

18 and 19 for printing the total amount of cash on the record. To the left of the type wheels 19 are type Wheels 20 for printing the minutes of the time at which the tickets were issued on the record. To the left of the wheels 20 is a wheel 21 for printing the hours at which the tickets were issued on the record. Tofthe left of the wheel 21 is a wheel 22 for printing the month of the year on the record. And to' the left of the wheel 22 is a wheel 23 for printing the day of the month on the i'ec- The type wheels to the right of the station printing drum 14 are mounted on a saaft 211, while the type wheels to the left of the station printing drums are mounted on a shaft The station printing drum 11- is mounted on a hollow shaft-26 supported in the frame 8 as are the shafts 2-t and The manner of mounting these various printing wheels and devices will appear from the description to follow.

Sett/ag means for z/e mfmua-Zly/ sett/ng devices, (Fig. 24, Sheet 9.)-iis will be seen, the

date printing wheels

9 and 19 are connected in a well known manner by gears 27 to

telescopic shafts

28 and 2 The

shafts

23 and 29 are journaled ,in the frame 3, extend the length thereof, and are connected in a well known manner by gears 30 to the

date printing wheels

22 and 23. The

date printing wheels

9, 10, 22 and 23 are set to printing positions by

drums

31 and 32, shown also in F io. 2. rIhe drums 31 and 32 are mounted on the two outer telescopic shafts 33 which are connected in a well known manner by means of gears 34 to the gears 30. The

drums

31 and 32 are also provided with suitable connections to permit the

type wheels

9, 10, 22 and 23 to be set. The

time printing wheels

20 and 21 are connected in a well known manner by idler gears 35 and gears 3G to inner telescopic shafts 33 upon which indicating drums 37 are mounted and by means `of which the time printing devices are set. The specific

fare printing devices

13 and 15 are set through the agency of the following train of gearing: see Figs. 2 and 1G, Sheets 2 and S. The printing` devices 13 for the tickets are provided with gears 3S which mesh with idler gears 39 mounted on the same axis with the shaft 2S. The gears 39 mesh with idler gears 40 which in turn mesh with gears 41 mounted on telescopic shafts 42 journaled in the frame S. The telescopic shafts 4t2 are provided with gears 43 which mesh with gears 44 mounted on telecsopic shafts l15 journaled in a frame member 4G supported by the cross members 5 land G. Also mounted on the telescopic shafts 15 are gears 47 which mesh with segment gears 4S journaled on a shaft 11) mounted in the frame member 1G. Extending from the segment gears 13 are oscillating levers 50 which extend out through slots 51 in a casing 52. Then the levers 50 are rocked, the

fare printing devices

13 and 15 are coiicuirently rocked to printing posi` tion and the said printing devices 13 and l5 are shown by suitable indications on the casing 52, as will be seen from Fig. 8, Sheet G. The levers 50 will be again rcfei'red to under the heading Total cash CII counter. The type wheels 15 are set in a similar manner to the type wheels 13 through the agency of a train of gearing consisting of

gears

54, 55, 56 and 57 mounted 0n telescopic shafts 58 and provided with gears 59 which mesh with the gears 44. The fare

class printing devices

12 and 16 for the tickets and records are provided with gears 60 mounted on a telescopic shaft 61, and are set from a lever 62 similar to the levers 50 through atrain of gearing which consists of a segment gear 63, a gear 64 in valinement .with the gears 47, the outer one of the telescopic shafts 45, a gear 65 in alinement with the gears 44, and a train of gearing identical to and in alinement with the

gears

59, 57 and 56.

Stat/oa printing (Ze/vices, (Figs. 11, 12, 13 and 22,

Sheets

7 and 9.)-The station printing drum 14 which, as before stated, is mounted on the hollow shaft 26 and is provided with a plurality of radial slots 66. Mounted in the slots 66 are a corresponding number of bars 67 upon which station printing types 68 are placed. The bars 67 are provided with suitable recesses which receive ribs 70 of the type 68 thereby holding said types in position. Each bar 67 is provided with duplicate station printing type 68 which are spaced apart by members 71 mounted on the bars 67; One of the station printing type on each bar is adapted to print on the record, while the other station printing type is adapted to print on the ticket. It is contemplated that the station printing drum shall contain a large number of printing type so that the machine shall be of great capacity with reference to the number of stations for which tickets may be printed and issued. The station printing types are, therefor, mounted closely together and, in order to prevent more than one station printing type printing on the ticket and record, the selected type is pushed outwardly during the process of printing by the following means; see particularly Fig. 11, Sheet 7. Mounted on the hollow shaft 26 is a hub 72 provided with a cam projection 73 held in position by the end of the shaft 25. rlhe cam projection 73 is adapted to engage the type bar of the selected station printing type to move the face thereof beyond the face of the non-selected type and thus permit only the selected type to be inked and subsequently to print on the ticket and record. The station printing type are selected for printing by the following means. Attached to the drum 14 is a gear 74 in mesh with a gear 75 mounted on a shaft 76 journaled in a bracket 77 and the frame member 1. On its outer end the shaft 76 is provided with a station indicating drum 78,-

shown also in Figs. 1 and 2. The said drum 78 is provided with a knob 79 by means of which the indicating drum 78 and the vstation printing drum 14 may be concurrently rotated. The indicating drum 78 is provided with characters which may be read from an indicating arm 8O whose position on the face of said drum corresponds in sequence to the position of the selected station print-v ing type on the drum 14. l/Vhenever the name of a selected station on said drum 78 is brought in alinement with the arm 80,the corresponding type 68 of the drum 14 are in a printed position. The type 68 are held in a printing position by a pawl 81, the end of which is adapted to engage the teeth of the gear 74. The pawl 81 is mounted on the telescopic shafts 42 and is provided with a spring 82. rlhe bars 67 are held within the slots 66 by rings 83 adapted to engage shoulders 84 of said bars.

Consecutive mtmbert'ag counters, (Figs. 16 and 22;

Sheets

8 and 9.)-The

consecutive counting wheels

11 and 17 for the tickets and records are provided with the usual onetooth transfer wheels 85 and these counters are actuated concurrently `through the agency of a telescopic shaft 86 which connects the primary transfer gears of the counters. The said counters are actuated from a main actuating shaft 87 through the agency of Swiss gears 88 and 89, the latter one of which is connected to a gear 90 which meshes with a

gear

9,1. attached to the unit type wheel of the ticket consecutive number printing counter 11. Whenever the shaft 87 makes one complete revolution, the unit type wheels of both the

counters

11 and 17 are actuated to the extent of one digit.

[denti/tration mario or year printing merma, (Figs. 2, 19, 20 and 21,

Sheets

2 and 4.) The means for printing the identification of the operator or the year upon the tickets and records consists of right and left printing keys 92 which are adapted to be inserted in casings 93 mounted on the

side plates

1 and 2. rlhe said keys 92 are provided with type 94 adapted to print on the tickets and records. 1n Fig. 26, Sheet 10, I have shown the left key as adapted to print in column A of the record the identification mark of the operator, to-wit, A 7, while on the ticket, shown in Fig. 27, Sheet 10, at S, 1 have shown the left key as adapted to print the year, to-wit, 1914, but it will be understood that in either case the year or identification mark may be used depending upon the type 94 on the keys.

Total cash counters, (Figs. 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17 and 22.)-The amount of fare or value of transportation as selected by the levers 50 is added to the type wheels 18 by the following means. Each of the type wheels 18 is provided with a pinion 95 which meshes with gears 96 mounted on a shaft 97- journaled in the frame 8. The gears 96 are adapted to be engaged by -variably movable segment gears 98 pivoted on a sliding shaft 91a mounted in a bracket 100. The segment gears 98 are moved in and out ot' mesh with the gears 96 by levers 101 pivoted en the shaft 87. The upper ends of the levers 101 engage the pivoted shaft 91 to shift the segment gears 98. The levers 101 are controlled by a spring 1.02 attached to the cross trame 7 and cams 103 mounted on av sleeve 10st on the shaft 118. rllhe means for rotating the cams 103 will be hereinafter described. The segment gears 98 tend normally, when released, to move downwardly under the influence of gravity assisted by a spring 105.

The segment gears 98 are variably set by the following means. Attached to each of the levers 50 is a segment 106 provided with variable steps 107, corresponding in number to the digits 1 to 9 inclusive and 'their positions from the pivot 1:9 of the levers 50 correspond to the value of the various digits. The said steps 107 are adapted to be engaged by projections 108 on a vertically slidable bar 108a provided with an upper portion 109 and a lower portion 110, see Fig. 5. The said vertical moving bars so provided with the

portions

109 and 110 are each supported and guided by the shaft 419 and a lower shaft 111 carried by a frame 112. The upper portions 109 of said bars are provided with steps 113 Vupon which the segment gears 98 normally rest. rThe said bars 108 are held normally in the upper position and are released to permit them each to fall by gravity by cams 114, one for each of said bars, it being understood that there is a vertical moving bar 108L for each type wheel 18. The cams 1111- are mounted on the sleeve 10-1 and are adapted to be engaged by levers 115 pivoted at 116 and provided with biturcated ends which receive studs or rollers 117 on the lower ends of the lower portions 110 of the said vertically moving bars. lVhcn the levers 50 have been set and the cams 103 have been rotated to permit the Segment lears 98 to unmesh with the gears 96 the said vertically moving` bars 108 will drop by gravity until the projections 108 engage the steps 107. .Vhen the said vertical moving bars descend, their segmentgears 98 will also descend to a corresponding` value depending upon the position of the various levers 50. When the segment gears 98 and the gears 96 are subsequently meshed by the cams 103 and the vertically moving bars 108a are subsequently elevated, the cams 114- will rock the levers 115 and elevate the said vertical moving bars to a normal position thereby rotating each of the wheels 18 of the total cash counter a distance proportionate to the distance o't the subsequently set levers 50. The

cams

103 and 114 are, as before stated, mounted on the sleeve 10% which is journaled on a shaft 118. The sleeve 104C is provided with a Swiss gear 119 adapted to mesh with `an intermittent gear 120 pivoted on ay stud 121 to the side plate 2. The intermittent gear 120 is provided with a continuous gear 122 which meshes with a gear 123 on the main operating sha't't 87. The transfer mechanism ot the type wheels 19 of the total Vcash counter is ot any well known type, while the transiter' means 'for the type wheels 18 is as follows: Each oi the units, tens, and hundreds wheels 18 is provided with a cam 124 each ot' which is adapted to engage projections ot' individual levers 126, see Figs. 5, 7 and 10. rl`he levers 126 are moved to and held in a normal position by springs 127 but are held in i set position by a latch 128 pivoted at 129 and controlled by a spring 130. The levers 126 are pivoted at 131 and are provided with arms 132 adapted to engage the shoulders 133 on the respective latches 128. The latches 128 are provided with projections 134 adapted to be engaged by 'individual cams 135 mounted on the shaft 87. The cams actuate the latches 128 to permit the springs 127 to return the levers 126 'to a normal position. The levers 126 are actuated by the cams 1214 whenever the zero mark of a respective type wheel reaches the printing position. The said levers '126 are provided with shoulders 136 adapted to be engaged by the ends 137 of levers 138 whenever the said levers 126 are shifted by the cams 124.-. The `levers 138 are carried by the lower portions 110 of the vertically moving bars 1081. rIhe ends 139 Ot the levers 138 opposite the ends 137 arc adapted to engage their respective segment gears 98 to impart to said segment gears the movement sul'licient to actuate the next suc ceeding higher digit wheel to the extent of one digit whenever a vertically moving bar 108 moves upwardly and the end 137 engages the shoulder 136 of a lever 126.

The

portions

109, 110, are slidingly connected by means of pins 140, while the relative movement between the upper and lower members is su'tlicient to actuate any one of the segments 98 a distance sufficient to add one digit on its respective wheel 18. The purpose of providing the relative movement between said upper and lower members 1.09 and 110 is to permit the transfer mechanism to be actuated whenever any one ot the levers 50 remains set at the zero point and the respective upper portion 109 remains stationary. 1t is to be understood that any one transfer mechanism is set by a type wheel 18 ot a lower digit and that such type wheel aetuates the type wheel ot the next succeeding higher digit. elevated either the lower portions 110 or the complete vertically moving bars 108, the cams 135 engage the projections 131i o't' the latches 138 to release the levers 126 to per- After the cams 114i have mit the parts to return to a normal position. The levers 50 are held in a set position by means of pawls 141 which engage ratchets 142 rigidly secured to the shaft 49. Each pawl 141 may be released from engagement with a ratchet 142 to rectify any improper setting operation of its respective lever 50 by a plunger 148 which is connected to a thumb-piece 144 through a bell-crank lever 145. By pressing on the thumb-piece 144, the pawl 141 is released from engagement with the ratchet 142. rlChe levers 50 are `moved to set positions against the tension of springs 146 which are connected to said levers by cables 147 passing over rollers 148. rlhe levers 50 are returned to normal position by rotating the ratchet wheels 142 rearwardly thereby permitting the springs 146 to return the levers. Vhen said levers 50 are returned to a normal position, the setting segments 106 and the price-

printing type wheels

13 and 15 are also returned to a normal position. r

The ratchets 142 are rotated rearwardly by rotating the shaft 49 as follows: see particularly Figs. 2, 8, 16,

Sheets

2, 6 and 8. Slidingly mounted on the shaft 49 is a clutch member 149 adapted to be clutched with a gear 150 freely mounted on the shaft 49. The gear 150 meshes with a gear 151 attached to a Swiss gear 152. The

gears

151 and 152 are journaled on a bracket 158 eX- tending from the cross member 5. The Swiss gear 152 is in mesh with an intermittent gear 154 mounted on the shaft 87. lVhen the shaft 87 is rotated, the gear 150, the clutch member 149, shaft 49, and ratchets 142, will be moved a distance sufficient to permit the springs 146 to return the levers 50 to a normal position. The leversA 62 of the class printing devices are also provided with a ratchet 142 and pawl 141 identical with the ratchet and pawl of the price printing devices. In Fig. 2, I have shown the gear 150 as disengaged from the clutch member 149 but it will be understood 'that these parts are normally in engagement, the clutch member being provided to permit duplicate tickets to be issued without resetting the levers 50 as follows (see Fig. 2): The clutch member 149 is actuated by a bellcrank lever 155 pivoted at 156 and connected toa push-rod 157 provided with a thumbbutton 158 accessible from the front of the machine. The push-rod 157 is provided with a spring 159 which normally holds the clutch member 149 and gear 150 in engagement. By ypushing kon the thumb-button 158, the clutch member 149 and gear 150 are disconnected which operation prevents the levers 50 of the price printing devicesY being reset to a normal position after the subsequent issuing of the ticket. The type wheels 18 of the total cash counter are prevented trolled pawls 160 which engage the teeth of the gears 96. The various type wheels may be provided with any well known form of alining devices, not shown.

Paper feeding mechanism, (Figs. 1, 2, 8, 4 and 5.)-The paper from which the tickets are printed is unwound from a roll 161 mounted in a swinging frame 162 pivoted on a rod 163. The paper from which the record is printed is unwound from aroll 164 mounted in a swinging frame 165 pivoted on a rod 166. The rolls 161 and 164 are provided with tension devices 167. The paper from the ticket roll 161 passes between roller platens 168 and the type wheels of the ticket bank and thence upwardly between feeding

rollers

169 and 17 Ov and thence voutwardly through an opening 171'in a plate 172 of the ticket-severing means. The paper strip for the record roll 164 passes upwardly b'e-Y tween roller platens 17 3 and the type wheels of the record bank and thence upwardly between feeding rollers 174 .and 175 and thence downwardly and around a spoolv 176, shown in Fig. 5. The rollers 169 of the ticket stripv are the feeding rollers and are mounted on a shaft 177 journaled in the plate 1 and an intermittentplate 178 (see Fig. 2). The rollers174 of the record strip are thefeedingrollers and are mounted on a shaft 179 journaled in the division plate 178 and side plate 2. VThe rollers 17 0 of thel ticket stripare tension rollers and are mounted on the shaft 180 journaled in the lower end of sliding bars 181, the bars 181 being mounted in suitable guidesy 182 in the division plate 178 andside plate 1. The upper ends of the bars 181 are connected to cranks 183 mounted on a shaft 184 journaled in the side plate 1 and division plate 178. The shaft 184 is rocked to separate the

rollers

169 and 170 by a lcam ers of the record strip are the pressure rollers and the same are v.mounted upon a shaft 189 journaled in sliding bars 19() connected toA cranks 191 mounted on a shaft 192 journaled in the side plate 2, theframe 46, andthe division plate 178. The lshaft 192 is provided witha lcrank 193` having a spring 194 which is instrumental ink pressing the feed rollers 17 4 and 175 together. The said

feed rollers

174 and 175 are separated to permit of the insertion of the record 'stri-p iio .moved upwardly, see Fig. 1.

by a bar 195 one end of which is connected to one of the cranks 191 and the other end of which is provided with a cam slot 196, shown in Fig. 4. The cam slot 196 receives one end of a pin 197 extending from the side plate 2. The lower end of the bar 195 is provided with a finger member 198 which permits the lower end of the bar 195 to be lVhen the lower end of the bar 195 is moved upwardly, the cam slot 196 rocks the shaft 192 there by separating the

feed rollers

174 and 17 5 against the tension of the spring 194.

The feed rollers for the tickets are actuated as follows, see Figs. 1 and 3: The outer end of the shaft 177 is provided with a pinion 199 in mesh with a gear 200 mounted on a stud 201 extending from the bracket 202 mounted on the side plate 1. Attached to the gear 200 is a Swiss gear 203 in mesh with an intermittent gear 204 mounted on the shaft 118 journaled in the

side plates

1 and 2. Also mounted on the shaft 118 and attached to the segment gear 204 is a gear 206 in mesh with a pinion 207 mounted on a stud 208 extending from the side plate 1. Attached to the gear 207 is a crank 209 by means of which the machine is operated when it is desired to issue a ticket. Also mounted on the shaft 118 is a gear 210 in mesh with a gear 211 mounted on the shaft 87 of the total cash counter, before referred to. Whenever the crank 209 is rotated, the said shaft 87 of the total cash counter is also rotated as is also the intermittently rotating shaft 177 of the ticket paper-feeding means.

The shaft 179 of the record paper-feeding means is actuated from the shaft 118 as follows, see particularly Fig. 4: The outer end of the shaft 179 is provided with a gear 212 in mesh with an intermittent gear 213 mounted on a stud 214 extending from a bracket 215 attached to the side plate 2. Attached to the said intermittent gear 213 is a Swiss gear 216 in mesh with an intermittent gear 217 mounted on the shaft 118. The arrangement and denomination of the gear for the paper-feeding mechanism is such that the ticket strip will be fed forward at each operation a distance equal to the length of a ticket, as seen from Fig. 27, while the recordstrip will be fed forward a distance equal to one of the spaces between the horizontal rows of figures as seen from Fig. 26. The record strip, after passing through the

feed rollers

174 and 17 5, is wound around the spool 176, as before stated. One end of the spool 176 is supported by a disk 218 mounted on a stud 219 journaled in a boss 220. The stud 219 is provided with a cam 221 provided with a handle 222. When the handle 222 is rocked, the disk 218 is moved longitudinally to the spool thereby permitting the spool to be extracted. The opposite end of the spool is mounted on a stud 223 which extends from the rotating member 224 mounted in a boss 225 on the side plate 2. The rotating member 224 is provided with a pin 226 which is received by a suitable opening in the spool and by means of which the spool is rotated, see also Fig. 18, Sheet 8.

The rotating member 224 is driven from the intermittent gear 213 through gears 227 and 228 and a friction device as follows: The gear 228 is provided with a hub 229 which lies within the rotating member 224. The rotating member 224 is provided with openings 230 in which are mounted friction members 231 which press against the hub 229 of the gear 228. rl`he frictional contact between the devices 281 and hub 229 is eontrolled by springs 232 the tension of which is adjusted by screws 238. By this arrangement the gear 228 is given a greater amount of movement than is necessary to wind up the paper on the spool 176 as fed by the rollers 17 5 and 174 which serves to compensate for the increased diameter of the roll of paper on the spool. To prevent the crank 209 being rotated in an improper direction, the shaft 118 is provided with a ratchet 234 in operative relation with a spring-controlled pawl 285 on the pivot 236. This ratchet, in preventing the crank 209 being turned rearwardly, also prevents the consecutive number counters being moved backward. To indicate to the operator when the crank 209 has been rotated to an extent sufficient to issue a ticket, the shaft 118 is provided with a disk 287 having a recess 289 therein. The recess 239 is adapted to receive one end of a spring-controlled pawl 240 pivoted at 236. hen the shaft 118 makes one complete revolution in issuing each ticket, the pawl 240 snaps into the recess 239 and the resistance offered by the pawl 240 to the further movement of the crank 209 indicates to the operator that a complete operation has been perform-ed.

Pape/r severing means. (Figs. 1, 2 and 6.)-As before stated, the strip of paper for the tickets issues out of an opening 171 in a plate 172. The plate 172 is attached to a plate 241 supported by the cross member 6. Mounted in the plate 241, as will be particularly seen from Fig. 6, is a shearing knife 242 which coperates with an edge of the opening 171 in shearing the tickets. The shearing knife 242 is actuated to shear the paper by springs 243 which surround pins 244 extending therefrom. The said shearing knife 242 is actuated against the tension of the spring 243 by a lever 245 pivoted on the telescopic shaft 86 and adapted to be actuated by a cam 246 mounted on the main actuating shaft 87. After the tickets and 'records thereof have been printed and fed, the cam 246 releases the lever 245 and permits the spring 243 to actuate the knife to sever the tickets.

Platen mechanism, (Figs. 3, L1, 5, 14 and 15,

Sheets

3, 11, 5, and 7.)--Mounted on the ends of the shaft 118 and lyinO` next to the

plates

1 and 2 are cams 247 which are adapted to engage rollers 248 mounted on levers 2-11-9 pivoted at 250 to the

side plates

1 and 2. The levers 249 are under the control of the cams 24:7 and springs 251. The ends of the levers 2719 opposite the pivots 250 are provided with side plates 252 pivoted thereto at 258. Mounted in the side plates 252 is a shaft 2511 upon which the roller platens 168 and 178 are mounted. The said platens are moved'upwardly over the faces of the printing devices by the cams 247 and levers 2419. During their upward movement, the roller platens are pressed against the printing device-s by levers 255 pivoted at 256l to the side plates l and 2 and intermediate plate 178. The levers 255 are provided with faces 256av which engage the ends of the shaft 25-1 when the platens are in engagement with the type. The levers 255 are actuated to press the roller platens against the type by springs 257 which are connected to pins 258 carried by the levers 255, and to levers 259 also pivoted at 256. rlhe free ends of the levers`259 are adapted Vto engage cams 260 on the shaft 118. The

positions of the cams 260 are such that when the roller platens are moving upwardly the tension of the springs 257 will be exerted on the levers 255 thereby pressing the roller platens against the type. The object of providing a iexible connection between the cams 260 and the levers 255 is to compensate for any unequal movement of the roller platens when moving over the t-ype. The type are inked previous to the passage of the roller platens thereover by felt inking rollers 261 mounted on levers 262 journaled on Jthe shaft 254 and controlled by springs 268. To prevent the paper strips becoming soiled by the inking rollers 261, a shield 264 is mounted between said inking rollers and the roller platens and under which the paper strips pass. qWhen in a normal position, the inking rollers 261 lie against an ink fountain consisting of a trough 265 supported by the cross member 7 The trough 265 is preferably filled with felt or wick which is instrumental in providing a reservoir for and supplying additional ink to said inking rollers 261. rThe roller platens 168and 178 are rolled over the type through the agency of gears 266 mounted on the outer ends of the roller platens. The gears 266 mesh with idlers 267 supported-by brackets 268 extendingl from the side plates 252. The idlers 267 are adapted toy mesh withracks 269 carried by the levers 255 during the time the roller platens are moving over the face of the type.

Means for locking the meek-ne et en'et 0peretzmL, (Figs. 8, 4L, 19,20 and 21.)-Themachine is locked against operation except when the year printing device or the conductors identification key are in position, as follows: Both ends of the shaft 118 are provided with disks 270 provided with recesses 271 which receive the lower end of locking levers 272 pivoted at 278 to the

side plates

1 and 2. fllhen the lower ends of the levers 272` lie within the recesses 271, the shaft 118 cannot be rotated and the machine is, consequently, locked. The lower ends of the levers 27 2 are extracted from the recesses 271 by the keys 92 as follows: The keys 92 are provided with projections 27aadapted to engage the ends 275 of levers 276 pivoted at 277. The levers 276 are provided with downwardly extending bifurcated portions 278 which receive the ends of projections 279 which extend from the levers 272. lVhen the keys 92 are inserted in their housings 98, the projections 27-1 rock the

levers

276 and 272 thereby moving the lower ends of the levers 272 out of the recesses 271. TvVhen the keys 92 are withdrawn from their housings 93, projections 280 en said keys rock the levers 276 in a direction to move the lower ends of the levers 272 into the recesses 271 thereby locking the machine. When the keys 92 are out of their housings, the levers 272 will be locked against accidental displacement by pins 281 which extend down through the housings 98 and which arein a position to engage the levers 27 6 to lock the same. The pins 281 are carried by the plate 282 and are moved upwardly out of the path of 4the levers 276, when the key is inserted, by

pins 283 on plate 282 which are engaged by cam surfaces 28-1- on the keys 92. The plates 282 are slidingly mounted on studs V285 extending from the key housings 98 and are controlled by springs 286 which surround the studs 285. The locking means actuated by the keys 92 at both ends of the machines are identical with the exception that one is right and the other is left.

Bell rem/ng medien-ism, (Fig. 16.)-At

the end of each ticket issuing operation an audible signal is givenas follows: Mounted upon the cross members 8 and 4f is a.

The upward movement of the lever 200 is arrested by a pin 295. iV hen the 1nove meut of the lever 200 is thus arrested, the bell-clapper 280 will engage'aiid sound the bell 283 in a well known manner.

Tg/,ve wheel Zi/:ving Ze/vices, (Figs. 5 and 24J-To aline the type wheels accurately during the process of printing, each type wheel is provided with a lever 200 the outer or free cud of which is adapted to lie in between the teeth of the various actuated gears attached directly to the type wheels. he levers 200 are mounted upon shafts 297, there being a shaft 297 for the ticket bank and a shaft 297 for the record bank. The shafts 207 are journaled in the frame 8 and en th ir ends adjacent to the

side plates

1 and 2 they are provi led with cranks 298 having pins 290 thereon. The levers 20G are pressed upwardly by springs 300 one end of each of which is attached to pins 299 and the other ends of which are attached to levers` 301 pivoted on the ends of the shafts 297 the free ends of which are adapted to engage cams 302 mounted on the main actuating shaft 87. The free ends of the levers 301 are held in operative relation with the cams 302 by springs 303. When, during the operation of printing a record and a ticket, the platen rollers roll on the type wheels, the cams 302 are in a position to depress the levers 301 thereby tensioning the springs 300 and moving the levers 296 upwardly thereby alining the various type Wheels. The purpose of providing a ieXible connection between the levers 296 and the cams 302 is to compensate for any inequalities of manufacture in the cams.

News for issuing a. ticket for the going am! return tm'ps, (Figs. 1, 2, 5, 22 and Slidingly mounted on the frame 8 on each side of the station printing drum 14 are shiftable type 3041 and 305, provided with upwardly extending links 306 which are connected Vto cranks 307 which extend from a rock shaft 30S. The rock shaft 308 is mounted in bearings 309 mounted on the cross members 6. The said shaft 30S is provided with a lever 310 by means of which said shaft may be rocked and the

movable type

304 and 305 be shifted. Each

movable type

304 and 305 is provided with suitable characters, such as F and R, to indicate the forward and return journey. The characters F and R are shifted in a printing alinement with the other set of actuating type wheels by the lever 310. r1`he type 30d@ and 305 in ay be shifted by the lever 310 to a position out of alinemcnt with the other printing members to permit of the elimination of a direction indication on tickets which are issued for non-return passages. Vhen issuing tickets for going and return journeys, it is desirable that the going and return portions be attached to each other, means are, therefore, provided to prevent the knife 212 being actuated between the issuance of the tickets for the going and return trips as follows. Attached to the shaft 303 is a pawl 312 adapted to engage a flange 3 3 on the knife 2&2, see Figs. 1, 2, and 0. Then the lever 310 is shifted to place the printing indicators F in alinement with the other printing characters, the pawl 312 engages the flange 313 and prevents the knife 2&2 being subsequently actuated by the spring 243 when the cam 246 releases the lever 245 thereby permitting the irst ticket to remain attached to the neri issued ticket. When issuing a ticket for a return trip, the lever 310 is shifted to an intermediate position to place the printing character R in alinement with the other printing characters which operation simultaneously disengagcs the pawl 312 from the liange 313 thereby permitting the tickets to be severed after the issuance of the ticket for the return trip or journey. rflic lever 310 may be moved to an extreme lower position which operation places the printing characters F and R out of alinement with the other printing characters thereby allowing a one way ticket to be issued without a direction indication. The printing characters F and R 7 have been selected to indicate the going and return portions of round trip tickets', but it will be understood that 'the going and return portions of such tickets are prominently identified thereon, and it will also be seen that the knife for severing the tickets is controlled so that the tickets may be severed at the suitable place, whether there be one way tickets or return tickets.

The printed record am? z'ce, (Figs. 20 and 27.)-111 Fig. 26 I have shown the record as issued from the machine and in which column A is printed from the left key This column may either represent an identr cation mark, as shown in the drawing, or the year in which the record is made dcpending upon the character of the type on the key 92. In column B is shown the day of the month in which the record is made and is printed from the type wheels 23. Column l shows the month of the year and is printed from type wheels lColumn D l shows the hour of the day in which the record was made and is printed from type wheels 21. Column E shows the minutes of the hours of the day and is printed from type wheels 20. Column F shows the total value of all the tickets issued and is printed from

type wheels

18 and 19. 1t will be noted that the total is carried forward each time the record is made and the sum value of all the tickets issued for any one record may be ascertained by subtracting the sum total from the last printed statement of the previous record from the sum total of the last printed statement of the present record. For convenience, the sum total of the last printed statement of the previous record is shown at the bottom of column F Column Gr shows the serial number and is printed from the type wheels 17. Column II shows the class of fare and is printed from the type wheel 16. Column I shows the specific ticket values and is printed from type wheels 15. Column J shows the direction of travel for which the tickets are issued and is printed from the shiftable type 304. Column K shows the stations or destinations and these are obtainable from the left type 68 on the station printing drum 14. In Fig. 27, I have shown the ticket as issued from the machine, there being a ticket issued for each impression of the record. At L on the ticket is shown the destination to which said ticket is issued and the same is printed from the right type 68 of the station. drum 14. At M is shown ,the indication denoting the direction for which the ticket is issued, either going or` matter on the body of the ticket denotes the name of the railway company issuing the ticket and the station from which the ticket is issued, or any other matter may be printed from a plate 311 mounted on the frame 8 immediately below the type wheels of the ticket bank.

Mode of operation- Before the machine is placed in operation, the ink reservoir in the trough 265 and the inking rollers 261 are supplied with suflicient ink. The paper roll 164 for the record is placed in position within its frame 165. The record strip is passed upwardly and around the roller platen 173 and beneath the guard 264. The said record strip is then inserted between the feed-

rollers

174 and 175 which were previously separated by elevating the bar 195. The spool 176 is placed in position between the disk 218 and the rotating member 224. The roll of paper 161 for the ticket is placed in position within its frame 162 and the paper` strip is passed upwardly and around the platen 168 and beneath the guard 264, and is then inserted between the

feed rollers

169 and 170 said rollers having been previously separated by the cam lever 185. The said ticket strip is then extended out through the opening 171 in a position to be severed by the knife 242. The date and

time printing wheels

9, 10,20, 21, 22 and 23,

are then set by rotating the

drums

31, 32" and 37. The keys 92 are then inserted inl70 their housings 93 which operation unlocks the machine, by rocking the

levers

276 and 272 thereby moving the lower ends of the levers 272 out of the recesses 271 in the disks 270. Vith the machine in this condition, a '75 ticket may be issued. In the issuance of such ticket, the drum 78 is rotated until the indication thereon of the desired station is opposite the indicator arm 80, and when Y said drum is rotated, the station type drum g@ 14 is also rotated to bring the respective type 68 of the selected station to a printing position. The drum 14 is rotated from the drum 78 through the instrumentality of ,A gears 74 and 75 and shaftsr7 6. The fare tog5 the selected station is then, if not previously, ascertained and the

type wheels

13 and 15 for printing specific fares are set by the shift levers 50. The proper extent of the movep ment of the levers 50 may be ascertained by'Y 90 the indications 53 adjacent the slots 51 in the casing 52. At the same time, the class of

fare printing wheels

12 and 16 are set by shifting the levers 62. vWhen the levers 50 a are set, the segments 106 of the total cash* 95 counter are also set in a position to subsequently add the value of the ticket to be issued upon the counting wheels of the total cash counter. After the station and fareV p have been selected, the cash counter is aci0@ tuated and the ticket and record printed by rotating the crank 209. During the initial movement of said crank, cams 103 release the levers 101 which causes a disengagementAVV of the segments 98 from the gears 96, and 05 the cams 114 permit the vertically moving bars consisting of

parts

109 and 110 to fall. The extent of the downward movement of said vertically moving bars depends uponvl the position of the segments 106 and the`-1`1o extent of the downward movement of the segments '98 also depends upon the extent of the downward movement of the members 109. During the subsequent movement of the crank 209, the cams 103 rock theleversfll 101 to place the segments 98 in engagement with the gears 96. 'When the crank 209 is further rotated, the cams 114 will engage the levers 115 and elevate the vertically moving bars with their portions 109 120 and 110 thereby elevating the segments 98 and rotatingthe gears 96 an extent depending upon the previous positions to which their respective levers 50 have been set. When the gears 96 are rotated, the type 1'25 wheels 18 will be rotated to a corresponding extent. When the zero mark of any one of the type wheels 18 reaches a printing position, its respective lever 126 will be shifted to a position to be engaged by its respective lever 139 which is adapted to give to the segment gear 98 of the next higher digit Wheel a movement sufficient to add one digit to said next higher digit Wheel Where the vertically moving bar of the segment is elevated by its respective cam 114. During the operation of the total cash counter, the consecutive number counters 11 and 17 are actuated to the extent of one digit by the intermittent or Swiss gear 88 on the main actuating shaft 87. After the total cash counter and the consecutive number counters have been actuated, the further movement of the crank 209 will actuate the platens. During this continued movement, the cams 247 will rock the levers 249 which operation Will elevate the inking rollers 261 and platen rollers 168 and 173. During the eleva-tion of said platen rollers, the ticket and record strips are carried upwardly and are pressed against the various type said type being previously inked by the inking roller 261. As the platen rollers 168 and 173 pass over the type they are revolved through the agency of the gears 266 and 267 and rack 269 thereby securing clear and perfect impressions. After the printing operation has thus taken place, the paper strips are fed by revolving the feeding

rollers

169 and 174, the rollers .169 being revolved through a train of gearlng shown in Fig. 3 which consists of

gears

199, 200, 203, 204, 206 and 207.

The feeding rollers 174 for the record are revolved by the train of gearing shown in Fig. 4 and which consists of the

gears

212, 213, 216, and a gear 217 on the shaft 118 upon which the gear 206 is mounted. Concurrent With the feeding of the record strip, the said strip is Wound upon the spool 176 through the agency of gears 228 and 227 and the friction devices shown in Fig. 18. After the ticket has been completely fed, the cam 246 shoivn in Fig. 6 releases the lever 245 and permits the springs 243 to actuate the knife 242 to sever said ticket. After the ticket is severed, the cam 293, shown in Fig. 16, sounds the bell 288 and the end of the paWl 240, shown in Fig. 4, snaps into the recess 239 of the disk 237 thereby indicating that the operation of issuing a ticket and making a record is complete.

lVhen it is desired to issue a second ticket, or duplicate of a former ticket, Without resetting the fare printing devices, the thumbbutton 158 is pushed inwardly to disengage the clutch member 149 from the gear 150 which operation prevents the shaft 49'returning the levers 50 to normal position. A duplicate ticket may then be issued Without previously setting the levers 50 by giving the crank 209 a second rotation. Should it be desirable to issue a second or duplicate ticket for a return journey lfor example, the lever 310 is shifted to bring the

type

304 and 305 to a position to print on the ticket and record an indication denoting such.

lVhile I have with much definiteness and particularity described my invention in order to fully comply with section 4888 of the revised statute relating to the grating of patents, I do not desire to be limited to unessential details of construction or arrangement which may be more or less varied without departing from the underlying principles of my invention as set forth in the introductory part of the foregoing specification.

Having described my invention, I claim.

1. In a machine of the type specified, the combination of a rotatable drum having a plurality of longitudinal grooves in the periphery thereof, of a corresponding number of type-carrying-bars mounted in said grooves from Which duplicate impressions are taken designating the stations or points to which tickets are sold, impression devices coperating With said type, and means for projecting each type bar beyond the adjacent type bars when selected for an impression, substantially as specified.

2. In a machine of the type specified, the combination of a rotatable drum having a plurality of longitudinal grooves in the periphery thereof, of a corresponding number of type-carrying-bars mounted in said grooves from which duplicate impressions are taken designating the stations or points to which tickets are sold, space members supported on said bars and separating the printing characters supported thereon, means for maintaining the printing characters on said bars, impression devices cooperating With said type, and means for projecting each type bar beyond the adjacent type bars when selected for an impression, substantially as specified.

3. In a machine of the type specified, the combination of a rotatable drum having a plurality of longitudinal peripheral grooves, a corresponding number of type-carryingbars mounted in said grooves from which duplicate impressions are taken of the points or destinations to which tickets are sold and issued, means for indexing said drum to bring any selected type bar in a printing position, and a cam arranged to engage such selected type bar to move the sam-e beyond the adjacent type bars, substantially as specified.

1n a machine of the type specified, the combination of a rotatable drum having a series of peripheral grooves therein parallel with the axis of said drum, a corresponding series of type-carrying-bars mounted in said grooves, means for preventing independent longitudinal movement to said type bars, means for indexing said drum to bring a selected type bar to a printing position, and