US1268212A - Vending-machine. - Google Patents

Description

W. B. BURGET.

vENmNG MACHINE.

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W. B. BURGET.

VENDING MACHINE.

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Patented June 4i, 1918.

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WILLIAM B. BUiRGE'I, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

VENDING-MACHINE.

`Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 4, 1918.

Application filed March 10,` 1917. Serial No. 153,957.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM B. BURGET, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vending-lillachines,l of which the following is a specificatiom: reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a vending machine and has for its principal object the production of a simple and eiiicient device wherein meansi is provided for dispensing the articles carried by the device.

Another object of this invention is the production of a vending machine wherein simple and eliicient coin-controlled means is employed for dispensing singly the articles carried within the machine.

Another object'of this invention is the production of a vending machiney wherein slides are employed in connection with movable triggers in such a manner as to allow the coin carried by the slide to engage and operate the trigger for moving the tripping arm, thereby dispensing an article carried by the machine.

Another object 0f this invention is the production of a vending machine wherein the articles 4carried therein are held so as to be guarded against unauthorized. removal although uponthe insertion of a coin in the slide the machine will be positively operated for dispensing a single article.

With these and other objects in view this invention consists in general of certain novel combinations, constructions and arrangements of parts as will be he-reinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a front elevation of the complete vending machine as constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is top plan view of the vending machine. i

Fig. 3 is a central vertical section through the vending machine.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on the line 4 4, Fig. 3, looking in the directions of the arrows, a portion of the device being removed.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a portion of a certain supporting plate used in connection with the slides.

Fig- 6 is an enlarged vertical section through the lower portions of the vending top `from being machine taken on the line 6 6, Fig. 1, and looking in the direction of the arrows.l

Fig. 7 is ahorizontal section through the lower portions of the machine, illustrating a portion of the coin drawer carried thereby.

Fig. 8 is a section taken on the line 8-8, FiO. 4.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged detail perspective view of one of the slides.

Fig. 10 is a detail perspective View of one of the tripping arms.

Fig. 11 is a vertical section taken on the line lib-11, Fig. 6, looking in the direction of the arrows. v

Fig. 12 is a section taken on the line 12--12, Fig. 4.

Fig. 13 is a detail perspective view of one of the triggers.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals it will be seen that the vending machine comprises a casing formed of a base 1 having the usual supporting pads 2 thereon, and from this base 1 extend the parallel sides 3 and a back 4. It will be noted, however, that the sides 3 are broadened adjacent their lower ends as indicated at 5 to provide suflicient space for the operating mechanism of the vending machine which will be hereinafter described. Tt is obvious that the sides 3 and the back'4 may be countersunlr as shown at 6 in the usual manner for reinforcing and steadying the lower portions of the sides and back. The sides 3 are provided with verticallyextending alined grooves 7 so as to receive the sliding front 8 as shown clearly in Figs. 1, 3 and 6. This front 8 is provided with a thin solid panel 9 adjacent its upper portion. Adjacent the lower end`of this sliding front, there is provided a glass panel l0 of a bevel construction as shown in Fig. 3. This sliding front 8 is removably held upon the sides 3 by means of the removable top 11 which is 'positioned upon the upper ends of the sides v 8, the back 4 and the sliding front 8, as shown in Fig. 3. This top 1l is provided with grooves 6 for the reception of the up per ends of the sides, back and front for reinforcing these elements and preventing the pried from engagement therewith. y p

In order to removably hold this top l1 upon the upper end of a vending machine, there is provided aflattened bar'12 having an offset lower end 13. This bar 12 passes through the base 1 of the vending machine so as to permit the offset end 13 thereof to engage the outer surface of this base, thereby limiting the upward movement of the bar. i rl`he bar, however, moves entirely through the vending machine and also through the removable top 11 thereby permitting a bearing plate 1a to be positioned over its projecting end, while a padlock 15 engages this projecting end for releasably holding' the bar 12` in engagement with the vending machine, thereby holding the vending machine in a closed position for pre venting the saine from being opened by an unauthorized party.

The back t is provided with a plurality of vertically extending ribs 16 iiXedly `mounted thereon in any suitable manner and carried in spacedrelation with respect to each other, as shown clearly in Fig. 4:. The outer edges of these ribs 16 are provided with verticaliyeextending flanges *17 heldthereon by means ef rivets or tacks 18.

rlhese flanges 17 project for considerable distances beyond lthe side surfaces of the ribs 16 and therefore constitute retaining chutes in which the articles `to be vended by the machine are carried. j rllhe upper ends of these chutes are opened, as shown in Fig. 3, but at the lower endsof these chutes there is carrieda slanting supporting shelf 19. This supporting shelf 119 extends across 1 the entire width of the vending machine having its end portions `bearingupon the 'this shelf 19, this flange 21 having its lower portions reinforced by the molding 22. This flange 21 projects above the upper surface of the shelf 19 and, as a consequence, prevents theart'iclcs carried by the chutes from rolling off the shelf 19 owingto its slanting construction. It is, of course, obvious that the chutes 19 may be of such construction as will enable various kinds of goods to be carried thereby, although inthe present application bottles are shown in full 'lines lin Fig. 6 and in dotted lines in Fig. 3 to illustrate the ojjieration of fthe machine. Llt will be seen that the bottles are inserted at the upper ends of the chutes tand then "the bottles pass down so as to rest upon'the shelf 19, rollingor abutting against I"the iiange 21. ln order to remove the bottles 'from the shelf it is necessary to employ an -"operating/mechanism which will be hereinafter described.

The )arallel base bars 23 are carried bv f the'lewer portions of the sides 3 whereby the ends of these base bars 23 will engage the broadened lower portions 5 of the sides 3, as shownin Fig. 3. These bars being carried in spaced relation support the base i supporting plate 24 of the operating mechanism. This base plate 24 is provided with a number "of openings 25 through which the coin carried' by a particular slide is adapted to fall when the article desired is being dispensed.` The bearing strips 26 are iixedly retained in spaced Lrelation upon the base plate 211 by means of thefbolts 27 while the forward portions of thesebearing strips 2G are 4reinforced bythe auxiliary bearing strips Q8. It will be further noted byreferring particularly to Figs. 4, 5 and 12 ithat guiding tongues 29 arestruck -in parallel relation from the base `plate Q4 so asto be bent upwardly and lprovide overhanfging portions for constituting guides adjacent the outer side edge ofthe base plateQ. `It is of course `obvious and` it will be seen lby referring .particularly fto Fig. l12 that the base plate 25 may be retainedupon thebars 23 by means ofthe screws 30 or any other suitable 1 securing "elements desired.

The slides lare similarly V,constructed and by referring particularly to Fig. 9 the con# struction of the slides will be apparent. Each slide comprises a body 31 having straight side edges 32 and having a grip 33 bent upwardly at its outer end. The yarms 3i extending from the inner *end ofthe body 31 are provided with inwardly-extend clearly in Fig. 4 so aste t between the bear` ing strips 26 andrtobe engaged by thelbearingtongues 29. These tonoues 29 overhang the outer surface ofthe slides 31a`nd, as a consequence, the action ofthe strips26 and the tongues 29 will cause Jthe slides to be firmly held although the same willy freely slide when the voperator grips the vertical grip 33 ofthe slide andmoves the same in either direction. Theinovement" of the slide in either direction is limited, however, by means of the 'pin 39 carried by the baseplate and'tting within 'the notch 38 'of one ofthe arms 34 of the slide. By forming the elon gated `notch 38 itis obvious "that at'each end of the notch, abutment shoulders 38 will be formed whereby the engagement of either abutment shoulder 38 and the pin V39 will limit the movement "of "the slide' in either direction.

The trigger comprises a body l0 havin a shank 41 formed thereon and extending for atonsiderable distance whereby an "elongated slot 42 may be formed in the body 40 and shank 41 as shown in Fig. 13. The body 40 is also provided with `outwardly-extending ears 43 for purposes to be hereinafter set forth. The trigger40 is positioned upon the base plate 24 and fits between the arms 34 of the slide 31, as shown clearly in Fig. 4. In order to retain the trigger in slidable engagement with the base plate 24, a headed pin 44 passes through the slot 42 which projects through the base plate 34. This pin 44 is held in yieldable engagement with the slide 40 by means of the coil spring 45 positioned thereon and bearing at one end against the lowerportions of the base plate 24 and at its opposite end against the washer 46 held upon the pin 44 by means of acotter pin 47. The shank 41 of the trigger 40 will at all times project through the .slot 37 formed in the slide 31 as shown in Fig. 4. l/Vhen it is desired to operate the trigger, the slide is pulled outwardly, as shown at the right-hand portion of Fig. 4, and at this time -a coin may be inserted in the `coin opening 36 of the slide 31. Then by pushing the slide inwardly the coin will bear uponthe end of the shank 41, thus causing the trigger to be pushed inwardly simultaneously with the inward movement of the slide for operating the tripping arm to be hereinafter described. If the slide is pushed inwardly without a coin being carried within the opening 36 thereof, it is obvious the trigger will not move since no means is employed for pushing the trigger inwardly other than the coin above referred to. Of course after the trigger has been pushed inwardly by the coin carried within the opening 36 of the slide 31 and the coin falls from the opening 36 through the opening 25 formed in the base plate 24 and the outward movement of the slide is again started, the lugs' 35 of the arms 34 will engage the ears 43 of the body 40 of the trigger', thus pulling the trigger from one position as indicated in Fig. 4 to the position shown at the right-hand portion of Fig. 4. The cover plate 48 is positioned above the base plate 24 so as to cover the trigger, portions of the slides and the auxiliary strips as shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 6, thereby holding the elements in engagement with each other and thus relieving tension from the retaining elements above described.

IThe innerbase bar 23 .is provided with a plurality of notches 49 so as to permit the plates 50 to be passed therethrough and -rest upon the lower surfaces of the base plate 24. The bolts` 51 carried by the base plate 24 project through the plates 50 for xedly retaining Ithe plates 50 upon the base plate 24. These plates 50 have integral rests 52 proj ecting therefrom and these rests 52 are bent upwardly to provide upwardly-extending ends 53 adjacent their in ner portions. The upwardly-projecting portions 53 project above the cover plate 48 as shown clearly in Figs. 3 and 6, while journals 54 are bent upwardly from the side edges of the rests 52 as shown clearly in Figs. 6 and 11.

The tripping arms are similarly corrA structed and by referring' to Fig. 10 it will be seen that each tripping arm comprises an elongated body 55 having a bearing 56 formed at its lower end through which eX- tends thc opening 57. At the opposite end of the body 55 there is provided a tripping finger 58 having the bevel surface 59. The bearing 56 is positioned between the journals 54 so as to permit the pivot pin 60 to be passed through the opening 57 and be carried` by the journals 54 for pivotally mounting the tripping arm upon the rest. Since the vert-ical portion 53 of the tripping arm projects for a considerable distance above the lower portions of the rest, it is obvious that the tripping arm will be held in `an inclined position as shown in It will be noted that the shelf 19 is provided with a plurality of notches 61 through which the tripping fingers 58 of the tripping arms 55 project at all times, so as to be in position to readily engage the articles carried by the shelf when the tripping arms are actuated.

For thepurpose of receiving the articles dispensed from the vending machine, there is carried a tray 62 mounted at its inner portion upon the strip 63 carried upon the outer surface of the flange 21. The outer portion of the tray 62 is carried upon thc bar 64 resting upon the cover plate 48 and bearing at its ends against the enlarged lower portions 5 of the sides 3. A strip of molding 65 having a straight inner surface 66 is carried so as to rest upon the tray 62 for preventing the articles dispensed onto the tray from rolling therefrom. It will be noted by referring particularly to Fig. 6 that the lower end of the sliding front 8 is carried at a distance from the upper surface of the tray 62, thereby providing sufficient space for an article dispensed from the shelf 19 to pass over the flange 21 and under the sliding front 8 to be carried by the tray 62`adjacent the straight inner surface 66 of the molding 65. From this position it is obvious that the operator of the vending machine can easily procure the article so vended.

rllhe coin drawer is inserted below the supporting beams 23 and comprises the side bar 67 and the front bar 68 and the rear bar 69. The bottom 70 is carried by these bars, although it will be seen by referring to Figs. 6 and 7 that the side bars 67 project from a considerable distance beyond the rear bar 69. The coil spring 71 is carried by the bracket 72 upon the rear bar 69 as shown in Fig. 7, and this coil spring 71 bears against the back 4 of the casing of *the vending machine for normally urging the -coin drawer outwardly. This drawer, however, is normally held in a `closed and locked position by the action of the bar 12 which projects through the rear bar G9 andsince thisbar 12 is held in a locked position upon the vending machine, the drawer will be positively held in. a locked andlclosed position. lVhen, however, it is `desired to remove the `drawer from the lower portions of :the vending machine, thebar 12 may `he withdrawn and at this time the tension `of the spring T1 will move the drawer outwardly, thereby permitting the operator of the machine to empty the drawer when desired. l t

Then this machine is in operation, `it is first necessary to lill the saine. In order to accomplish this purpose the padlock 15 is removed andlthe bar 12 withdrawn from the casing of the `vending machine by pulling upon the oflset end 13 of the bar 12. After the bar l2 has been removedpthe removable top l1 is then taken lli'roin then-pper end oflthe machine so as to permit 1the sliding front 8 to be removed. Atlthis time the removal of .the bar l2 will alsocausethe coin drawer to move outwardly from lthe lower portion of the vending machine. The chutes may then be filled with 'the articles to be vended so as to permit the articles to pass downwardly over the upper surfaces of the shelf 19 to abut lagainst the llange 21 as hereinbefore described. After the chutes have been lilled `and the coin drawer `einptied, the coin drawer is then moved inwardly so as to permit `the bar 12 to be passed from the base 1 of the vending machine and then through the drawer so as to hold the drawer ina closed position. The bar 12 then passes upwardly through the shelf 19 at which time the sliding front is positioned within the grooves l ofthe sides 3. yIt should Ibe noted by referring particularly to Fig. 3 of the drawing `that the sliding front is also provided with a `reinforcing strip 8 which projects inwardly from the front S and bears against the forward portions of the chutes. After the sliding front has been positioned upon the sides 3, the removable cover is then placed upon the upper ends of the sides, back and front and then the upper end of the bar 12 is passed beyond the strip 8 and projects through the top 11 so as to receive the `padlock 15 for holding the vending machine in a closed position.

`When a party `desires `to purchase one of the articles carried within the chutes he must firstpull one of theslides 31 outwardly so as to expose thc coin opening S36 thereof. The coin is positioned within the opening 3G and thenthe slide is moved inwardly so as tocause the kcoin carried within-the abuts against-the journal v56 of ithe tripping arm 55, thereby swinging the opposite end of the Vtripping farm upwardly since the pressure upon the tripping arm will take place tbelow the plane of the `pivot of the tripping arm. `Since the lin-ger `158 projects into a notch of theshell: 19 as shown Ain `Fig. (3 it will `move upwardly into engagement with the foremost article, lifting the same upwardly to pass over the upper portion of the flange 26 as indicated in dotted lines Vin l? ig. G. -As soon `as the article which is in thislcase a` bottle passes above the flange 21, fit will'then pass under the lower endlof the -ifront 8 and will roll down the tray to abut against the molding G5. --When the Aslide has been moved -far enough inwardly to cause Ithe trigger `to swing the tripping arm upwardly, the coin opening 3G of :theslide will register withthe opening 25 of the base plate 2l whereby the coin will fall from the opening 36 through the opening 25 into the coin drawer carried therebelow, as shown in Fig. `6. As soon as the coin Vfalls into the coin drawer, `the weight of the tripping arm 55 will cause the tripping arm to return to its normal positionfto restupon vthe verticalportion of the rest 52thereby causing the trigger l() to be pushed slightly `toward the `forward portions of :the vending machine. It is obvious that continued inward urging Aof the slide 31 will not-atleet the trigger "since the slide is not provided with any elements which can possi-bly urge thetrigger inwardly. If another article is desired, the slide is pulled outwardly and attthis time the lugs 351 thereof willpull upon the ears 43 oflthe trigger, thus j moving the trigger loutwardly from the tripping arm until the slide yisflimited in its outward ymovement by means of theipin 39. lt is, ofcourse, obvious that as many Abottles or other :articles carried within the vending machine may be obtained as desiredlby .repeated action as above disclosed As soon as the machine `has `been emptied, it may be refilled aslhas `also been disclosed and it is, of course, understood vthat the operation of all of `theslides is similar.

lt is not desired to limit the disclosure vor construction of` lthis invention to the` specific structure herein shown for many minor details maybe made in the `device such, `for instance, as lthe .increasing or diminishing in size ofthe tongues29. Therefore, it isintended :to include yall such forms ofthe inveutionas properly {come ywithin the scope thereof as claimed.

lFrom lthegforegoing description it will be seenthata veryzeliicient wending vmachine El-OO ill-0 lll-5 has been provided wherein the articles carried thereby are dispensed by the operation of a coin carried by the slide and operating upon the trigger for swinging the tripping arm.

What is claimed is z- In a device of the class described, the

' combination of a casing, dispensing means carried thereby, a slide reciprocally mounted upon said casing, said slide comprising a body having parallel arms projecting therefrom, lugs formed upon the inner ends of said arms, said body having a coin opening formed therein and a slot projecting from the coin opening, one of said arms having an elongated notch formed upon its outer side, thereby forming abutment shoulders, a pin carried by said casing and projecting into said notch, whereby the movement of said slide will be limited, a trigger comprising a body having a slotted shank extending therefrom, outwardly extending ears formed upon said body, said shank extending into said slot of said slide, a pin carried by said casing and projecting through the slot of said shank1 whereby said trigger will be held against side movement, said casing having a coin discharge opening, said slide being adapted to receive a coin within said coin opening, whereby as said Slide is pushed inwardly the coin will engage said shank for forcing said trigger into engagement with said dispensing means, thereby causing said dispensing means to be operated, the coin opening of said slide then registering with the coin discharge opening in said casing, whereby the coin will move from engagement with said slide, said slide then being adapted to be pulled to its normal position, whereby said lugs will engage said ears for moving said trigger from engagement with said dispensing means.

In testimony whereof I hereunto ailix my signature.

WILLIAM B. BURGET.

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