US1767307A - Vending machine - Google Patents

Description

June 24, 1930.

H. H. PETERSON A VENDING MACHINE Original Filed Oct. 27. 1927 Jag. J.

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UNITEDfsrATEs HENRYH. PETERSON, or nDMUNn, WISCONSIN vENnING MACHINE Original application filed October 27, 1927,'Seria1 No. 229,213. Divided andthis application filed August 6, 1929, Serial No. 383,901. Y

kThis invention relates `to new and useful improvement-s in vending machines pri-V marily adapted for use in the vending of cigars, and is divided from myA co-pending E application Serial No. 229,218, iled by me under date of October 27, 1927. f

The primary object of the present inven tion is the provision of certain new andiuse ful lmprovements 1n a coin controlledactuatlng device and including an actuating rod for rotating Va Vrevoluble magazine located eration, and otherwise well adapted for the purpose designed.

Other objects and advantages ofthe in-V vention will become apparent during a study ot' the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein: Y Y

Figure 1 is afragmentary top plan view of the vending machine, thevtop Wall of the casing being removed to better illustrate the application of my invention thereto.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary kvertical en` larged section taken substantiallyfon line 2 2 of Figure 1. i 'y q .Y

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentaryyertical sectional view taken substantially on line 3&3 of Figure 2. y

Figure llisa perspective viewfof the coin trip lever.V

ings, it will be seen that ,I have designated generally j by the reference character 5 a casing of suitable design, and having a'grfalse bottom `wall and a top wall 7. Mounted for turning movement within the casing and suitably pivoted in spacedrelation withV re# spect to the false bottomkwall 6 is'fa relatively large circular plate 8 formed. adjacent 4its periphery with concentric `circular rowsof openings within which-arehrigidly arranged the lower end of vertically extending tubes 9.

The plate Y8 is properly. spaced from the false bottom wall 6 in a manner not shown,

land. said bottom wall is provided adjacent the front wall of the casing with a suitable slot or opening 10 from whichextends through theffront` wallvof the casing 5 va suitable chute that is equipped at its outer end with 4an" article receiving trough 11.

Arranged around the peripheral edge. of the circular plate 8 are spaced vertically eX- tending pins 12 which pins are equal in number to the number of the article receive ing tubes 9 andthe purpose of these pins' will. be hereinafter more Jfully -set Jforth.

The subject matter of the'fforegoing description Jforms no essential part of the present invention, but has been described and shown here somewhat in detail in order to clearly'illustrate the application of the present invention in a vendingmachine of this character. Such structure just recited has been `more fully-set forth in the aboveidentified application, and va more detailed description thereofis believed lunnecessary for the purpose of illustrating the `applic-ation Y of the present invention.

Arranged within the casing 5 at the back wall thereof is a sheet metal housing 13,

from the top wall of whichdepends a coin chute 14, the top wall of saidcasing being formed with a coin slot 15 in registration therewith (see'Figure 2). T he opposite corner'of the casing 5 is equipped with a suitable bracket 16 throughl which is slidable one endof a'control bai-, 17, the'opposite end of the controlfbar beingslidable throughthey y 1 L .e housing 13 as well as in an opening'iny the W'ith reference more in detail to the `drawback wall of the casing 5p Theouter end ,of this bar is provided with a thumb button y the outer headed end of the bar in projected relation with respect to the back wall oir' the casing as clearly indicated in Figures land.V

Pivoted atits inner end as `19` tothe i bar 17 at a point substanially intermediate the ends of the bar and extending toward the opposite side wall of the casing is a linger 22. The outer end of the finger 22 is normally swung outwardly of the bar 17 through the medium of a suitable spring 23 anchored at one end as at 24 to the bar 17. Adjacent its outer end the Vfinger l22 is providedcwith a shoulder 25, and the pins 12 are adapted to be selectively engaged by the shoulder 25 of the said finger 22 so that when the bar 17 is forcibly moved inwardly in the direction of the arrow` in Fig-ure. 1, the plate 8 will be caused to turn upon a suitable pivot provided therefor. The degrec of movement of the bar 17 is equivalent to the distance between adjacent article tubes 9 of the inner and outer rows of tubes for a purpose presently to be described.

Obviously when the plate 10 is turned in the manner just described, the tubes 9 are successively brought into registration with the slot 10 in the false bottom of the casing 'and the articles within the tube will drop therethrough to pass to the trough 11 where they may be readily removed by the purchaser.

Arranged within the housing 13 of the casing 5 is a horizontal trip lever 26, and a plate 27 is rigidly secured to one side wall of the housing 13, and this plate 27 is provided with a laterally extending pivot pin 28, which pin in turn passes through an opening 29 formed in the shift lever 26 intermediate the ends of said lever, whereby the lever is 'pivotally mounted within said housing 13. Y

As shown to advantage in Figure 2, the lever 26 is normally maintained in a horikzontal position and one end of the lever extends beneath the chute 14, and at this end the lever is formed on its top surface beneath said chute with a VV-shaped channel 30. The opposite end of the lever 26 is formed with a weighted head 31 that normally rests within a notch 32 in the push bar 17 for locking the push bar against longitudinal movement. However, when a coin is deposited within the machine the same will strike against the channeled end of the trip lever beneath the chute 14, overcoming the weight of the head 31`for releasing the lever from the control bar '17, whereupon the latter may be pushed inwardly for causing the turning of the article carrying plate 8.

To prevent the dropping of the coin from the lever 26 before the bar 17 has been pushed inwardly, said bar is equipped at a point in front of the housing 13 with an inwardly extending horizontal arm 32, said arm`32 provided at opposite ends with laterally extending oppositely directed arms 33 and 34 respectively. The arm 33 is fixed as at 35 to the bar 17 at a point on the bar in front of the housing A'13 asV before stated,

while the laterally extending end extension 34 is normally arranged beneath the coin receiving end of the trip lever 26, allowing the said trip lever to swing only to such an extent as to cause the disengagement of the head 31 from the slot 32 of the push bar but'at the same time prevent the dropping of the coin from the slotted end of the trip lever 26,.' the coin being partially supported in the groove 30 by the lower end portion of the coin chute 14.

vagainst the action of the spring 21, Vthe finger 22 will have its shouldered end selectively engaged with the' pins 12 for successively bringingthe article carrying tubes 9 in registry with the slots 10 for dispensing an article therefrom into the trough 11, and the movement of the control bar 17 inwardly against the action of the spring- 21 being equal only yto the distance between the pins 12 theplate 8 will be moved or turned only a suflicientvdistance to bring one of the article carrying tubes 9 into registry with the opening 10 and immediately upon release of the said control bar 17 the spring 21 will act against the bar for urging the same outwardly ofthe casing to assumeits yoriginal position. f

From theA foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided a coin controlled actuating mechanism for vending machines, that is comparatively simple in construction, consisting of but relatively few parts, and that the same isv positive and reliable in operation, efcient in use, andthoroughly capable for fullling the requirements of a device of this nature.

Even though I have herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of my inventionfit is to be understood that the saine is susceptible to changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described,iand the scope lof the appended claim.v y j A Having thusdescribed my invention,what I wish to claimas new is:

,Incombination with a vending machine wherein the latter com prises av vending device, including a spring pressed reciprocatingy control bar, and a coin receiving' chute, of a lever pivotedintermediate Yits ends' and hc ving one end thereof extending transversely of'said'control bar, said one end :of the lever being provided with a lweighted head adapted to'be received in a notch Vin a at its opposite end provided with alon'gitudi- 'nally extending coin receiving groove adapted for disposition below the lower end of the coin chute, an angular arm secured at one n end to said control bar and extending at right angles therefrom, said arm having its opposite end disposed at right angles thereto for disposition beneath the grooved end of said lever for limitin the movement of said lever upon its pivot, w ereby the grooved end '10 of said lever may cooperate with the lower end of the coin receiving chute for retaining the coin partially in the lower end of -`said chute when said weighted head is moved out of the notch in said control bar, Vsaid last mentioned end of said arm being adapt- Y ed to be moved out of engagement vwith the grooved end of said lever only when said control bar is moved against the tension of the spring. v

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

' HENRY H. PETERSON..

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