US1649831A - Coin-controlled means - Google Patents

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M. J. KINDRAT ET AL COIN CONTROLLED MEANS Original Filed March '7. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l Nov. '22, 1927. 1,649,831

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1,649,831 M. J. KINDRAT ET AL COIN CONTROLLED MEANS Original Filed March 7. 2 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Ji l I /L I05 QML'I Kz'ndwa 23-.

Patented Nov. 22, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

METRO J. KINDRAT AND HAWRYIL ZATZEBKOWNY, or" DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

COIN-CONTROLLED MEANS.

Original application vfiled March 7, 1925,.Seria1 No. 13,735.- Divided and this application filed December 18, 1926.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements innewspaper dispensill ing machines and has for its primary. object to provide a machine that isautomatic in-its operation, the mechanism for delivering, the

newspaper through a slotted openingin a WVith the alcove general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, thesame consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement ofparts hereinaftermore fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

' ,In the drawing wherein like reference characters .designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

" -Figure 1 is ,a vertical longitudinal sectiolnal'vicw showing the coin operatedmechanism and thedeliv'ery device for the newspaper? with astack of newspapers supportedwithin the, machine casing ;Figu're 2'is a. horizontal sectional View.

taken on line 2-2 of Figure 11. showing the spring motor-operated mechanism and the newspaper deliveryarms;

. Figure 3 is an enlarged elevational, view ofa partjof the coin. controlled mechanism;and 4f. ,Figure 1. is a fragmentary perspective view showing the coin box andthe: rod for opening the hinged bottom thereof.

. The newspaper dispensmg machine dis-.

closed in'this application embodiesacasing having. front and rear walls 1 and2, side walls .3 and A and top andibottom walls 5 and 6, theca-sin'g being preferably'mounted 7 supported platform-and .elevatingfihieans up nsuppo'rting feet -7 while entrance thereto 18 gained through a hinged side door 8. @To support a stack of'newspapersPwi th inthe casing. as eshownin Fig. .1, .a spring fragmentary-side Serial No. 155,722.

therefor are provided and embody a pair of tensioned rollers 9 parallel \Vlthrthfl front and rear walls land 2 adjacent the upper end of the casing while a pair of cooperating guide shafts ;10 are similar'ly journaled 'adjacent the lower end of the casing, The rollers 9 and shafts 10 are providedwith sprocket wheels 11 at each end thereof and over which endless sprocket chains 12 travel. The paper supporting platform 13 is secured at its corners as at 14 to the inner sides of the sprocket chains '12. and upon movement of thesprocket chains,the plat-..

form 13 is raised and lowered.

. The cushion support for'the platform 13 embodies a tapering helicalspring 15 havmg the upper-convolution thereof secured to lower larger convolution of the helical spring is secured to the stand 17 spaced upwardly of the bottom wall 6 of the-casing as shown in Fig, 1. In order tohold the platform in its lowered position for the purpose of placing a stack of papersP thereon, there is provided a shaft 18 journaled ada plate 16 that is centrallyanchored to the lower face of the platform 13 while the jacent the stand 17 with a hand operated crank handle 19*upon one end thereof, the

drum 20 fixedtosaidshaft intermediate the ends thereof having'a cable 21 woundthere- I on with the free spent end secured at 22 to the plate 16 and platform 13. Upon rotating the shaft18 inv the proper direction, the cable 21 is wound thereon and the platform.

13 is lowered for compressing .the spring 15 as illustrated: and the. platform is. retained in its lowered position by the hook 23 carried by the stand17 placed-into engagement with the eye 24 carried by. the plate 16. With the platform so lowered, the'door 8 of'the casing. being opened, a. stack of papers is mounted upon the platform to the desired elevation. I f v 1 The; prime movers for the'platform compriseithe rollers 9. that are rotatively m 1 sioned 1n onedirectlon.

The platfor 1 13 travelsuupwardly in a stepby step movement during the dispensing of newspapers throughthe opening 32 in the front .wall of the casing as shown in Figlfl and when the last paper has been dispensed,- the-sign "plate 33 carried by theinnersidesiof' the sprocket chains 12 adjacent the front wall 1 of the casing and have ing the legend Empty thereon will be positioned" in alinement with the window in thefront wall 1 of the'casing to indicate that all of the newspapers have been sold. lVhen all of the newspapers have been delivered, a lever 50, diagrammatically shown in Fig. 1, applies brake devices for rendering the tensioned rollers 9 inoperative.

The mechanism for delivering the newspapers from the stack 8 to the exit opening 32 in the front wall 1 of the casing includes a spring-motor having a shaft 53 provided with a keyend 5 1, the key end of the shaft being journaled in the elongated bearing 56 that'extends to the opposite wall at of the casing as shown in Fig. 3. A coil spring 57 surrounds the shaft 53, the spring bein of tlieband type with the inner end thereof anchored tothe' shaft while theouter end of the spring is anchored to the cylindrical casing 58. It will therefore be seen that upon rotating the shaft 53 through the medium of theikey end-5t the band spring 57 is placed under tension and is so retained by the spring pressed pawl 59 engaging the ratchet wheel 60, shown more clearly by dotted hnes in Fig. 1, it being noted that the ratchet wheel 60 is fixed to the shaft 53. A gear wheel 61 fixed to an end of the spring casing 58 ineshes withthe pinion 62 uponthe shaft 63 located beneath the motor shaft 53 and the shaft 68 has a gear 6 1 thereon that meshes-with the pinions 65 and 66, respectively mounteduponthe crank shafts67 and 68 journaled in the side walls 3 and 4 of the casing. lltwill therefore be seen that when the spring motor isinoperation, the crank shafts 67 and 68 are rotated.

Crank portions 69 and 70 are carried by the crank shafts 67 and 68 respectively, each crank shaft being preferably provided with four crank portions and with which newspaper delivery arms 71 are associated as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, each of the arms 71 having an offset shoulder portion 72 and upwardly arched from the shouldered portion tothe forward end thereof as at 7 3 with aslotted portion 7 1 in the arched portion of each arm with which the crank portions 70 of the shaft'68 are associated, a roller bearing 75 on each crank portion reducing friction between the parts as shown in Fig. 1. The arms 71 are supportedby, the crank portions of the shafts 67 and 68 andthe forward end of each arm carries a finger-76 hinged tothe arm as at 7 7 and spring'pressed as at 78'for normally influencing the pin 79 carriedby the finger into piercing engage ment with the'upper newspaper in the stack P asgshown infFig. 1. hen the spring motor isin: operation, the crank shaft 67 operatesto movethe; arms 71 in a forward direction toward the paper exit: opening 32 while thecrjank shaft68- associated withthe slotted. archedportions of said arms .elevates the forward ends of the arms during rotation thereof for disengaging the fingers 76 from the upper paper in the stack.

Devices are provided for holding the spring motor against operation and coin operated'mechanism is associated with said devices, the crank shaft 68 having a pinion 80 fixed thereto intermediate its ends that meshes withthe worm 88 upon the shaft 88 that is journaled in frame 89. The pinion 81 fixed to the shaft 82 as shown in Figs, 2 and 8 meshes with worm 88, this-mechanism being similar to the disk rotating mechanism of a phonograph. 1X disk wheel '83 fixed to the shaft 82 has a cam formation on its peripheral edge with a stop shoulder 84; that is engaged by the finger 85 for holdingthe disk wheel-83 against rotation and also acting as a stop for thedrivingdevices and spring motor associated with the paper delivering arms 71. To control the speed of operation of the spring motor and its associated mechanism, a horizontal gear 86' fixed to the upper end of the shaft 88 meshes with a pinion 87, thesupporting shaft of which carries a speed governor 90. This driving mechanism reduces the strain on the finger 85 and assures a relatively slow and even movement of the parts. I

The finger 85 forms a part of the coin op-' erated mechanism and is carried by a rack segment 91 journaled in the casing which meshes with the rack segment 92 formed at one side of the larger rack segment 93journaled in alinement with the segment 91 while the rack segment 93 meshes with the'rack segment 94; that carries the arm 95. The rack segment 94s is pivotally supported as at 96 and'has acoin cup, 97 fixed tothe outer end thereof while a link 98 connects the arm to the coin gage bar 99 that is pivot'ally 7 supported as at 100 with a-block 101. slidable thereon for determining-the denomination or weight of the coin for tilting the coin box 97. A bottom 102 is hinged tothe coin box at 108 'and isnormally retained in its closed position by the spring 104L15ositioned between-the bottom 102 and the arni 95. The bottom 102 of, the coin box is opened by the lever 105 pivoted within the casing as at 106,0ne end of the lever 105 having a link connection 107 with the'crank 108- carried by the shaft end 82 while the j will pass through the chuteand'bez returned through the return-chute 'l'l l e In the use of the newspaper dispensing machine disclosed in this application, and assuming that the platform 13 for support ing the stack of papers P is at its limit of upward movement, the door 8 is opened and by rotating the shaft 18 through the medium of the crank handle 19, the cable or cord 21 attached at its upper end to the.

movement of the meshing rack segments 91 to 94 to disengage the finger from the stop shoulder 84 upon the periphery of the disk wheel 83, it being understood that during this movement the bottom 102 of the coin box remains in its closed position. With the finger 85 disengaged from the stop shoulder 84 upon the disk wheel 83, the

1 spring motor associated with the shaft 53 operates the chain of gearing, crank shafts 6'7 and 68 and. shaft 82 that has the crank connection 108 with the lever 105, operation of the lever 105 causing the rod 109 to be moved in a downward direction to open the bottom 102 of the coin box to permit the discharge of coin into a suitable receptacle.

The speed of operation ofthe mechanism is controlled by the governor and worm 88 interposed between the pinions 80 and 81.

When the crank shafts 67 and 68 are Totated, the paper delivering arms 71 are moved forwardly and the pin 79 upon the finger 76 engaging the upper paper of the pile as shown in Fig. 2 projects the forwardedge of the paper through'the delivery opening 32 in the front wall of the caslng. Rotation of the crank shaft 67 causes the crank portion 69 thereof to move the arm 71 in a forward direction while the crank shaft 68 having the crank portion 70 associated with the slot 74: in the upwardly arched portion 7 3 of saidarm causes an elevation at the forward end of the arm to disengage the finger 78 from the paper. v

When the finger85 is disengaged from the shoulder 84, rotation of the disk wheel 88 is permitted, and when the coin has been dis charged from the cup 97, the finger 88 is restored to engagement with the perlphery of the disk wheel and inpositionto engage the wheel shoulder 84: upon completion of one revolution and again arrest the del1v-* ery mechanism.

While there isherein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed. I

What we claim as new is 1. In coin operated mechanism for newspaper dispensing machines, the combination with dispensing means and means for oper-. ating the dispensing means, of coin released devices for rendering the operating means effective and comprising a coin cup, a series of'meshing rack segments, a lever connection between one end segment and the coin cup, a disk wheel having a cam-edge and an abutment shoulder operated by the operating means and a finger carried by the other end segment engaging the cam shoulder tohold the operating means inoperative.

2. In c0111 operating mechanism for newspaper dispensing machines, the combination with dispensing means and means for operating the dispensing means, of coin released devices for rendering the operating means effective and comprising a coin cup, a series of meshing rack segments, a lever conneci tion between one end segment and the coin cup, a disk wheel having a cam-edge andan abutment shoulder operated by the operat:

ing means, a finger carried by the other end segment engaging the cam shoulder to hold the operating means inoperative, and a' speed governor associated with the disk wheel.

8., In coin operated mechanism of the type described, the combination with a rotatable shaft, of a disk wheel fixed to the shaft and carrying a peripheral abutment, coin relea sable means associated with the abutment for controlling rotation ofthe shaft, and including a chaln of rack segments, an arm carried by each end segment with one arm cooperating withlthe abutment and a coin cup carried by the other arm. 3

' 4. In coin operatedmechanism of the type described, the combination with a rotatable I shaft, of a disk wheel'fixed to the shaft and carrying a peripheral abutment, coin re leasable means associated with the abutment for controlling rotation of the shaft, and ineluding a chain of rack segments, an arm carried by each end. segment with one arm cooperating with the abutmentand a 00111 cup-carried by the other arm, a spring closed hinge bottom for the coin cup and means rendered operable upon rotation. of the shaft for opening the cup bottom for discharge of the coin. In testimony whereof we tures.

F METRO J. KINDRATa HAWRYIL ZATZERKOWNY.

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