US1895953A

US1895953A - Multiple vending machine

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Publication number: US1895953A
Application number: US485168A
Authority: US
Inventors: Walker Charles
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1930-09-29
Filing date: 1930-09-29
Publication date: 1933-01-31
Anticipated expiration: 1950-01-31

Description

Jan. 31, 1933. c. WALKI-:R 1,895,953

MULTIPLE VENDING MACHINE Filed Sept. 29, 1930 Charles Wax/fer,

Patented Jan. 31, 1,933

UNITED sTATi-:s

CHARLES WALKER, or xNoxvrLL'n, ".rnNNEssEE isulrL'rII'Ln` VENDING MCHINE Apinieeon fiiea September 29; 1930.- swietna-485,168.

`vMy invention consists in new and vuseful improvements in a coin controlled multiple vending machine and has for itsV obj ect to provide a device of this Character having mechanism adapted to vend any desired'number of articles in a single operation when a coin or coins of different denominations are inserted. z

Another object of myinvention is to provide a vending machine of this type, having ,J points on a minimum number of parts, and one which is simple in construction and operation as well as economical to ,manufacture VWith the above and'other objects in view which will appear as the description/proceeds, my invention consists in the novel features herein set forth, illustrate'd in the accompanying drawing, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings inwhich numerals of like character designate similar parts Vthroughout'the several views,

Fig. 1 is a view in front lelevation partially broken away and with the face of the housing removed to illustrate the internal mechanism. o

` Fig. 2 is a top plan view of'thefinternal mechanism pa-rtially broken away.

j Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view taken at right p Vby the shaft 8, said coin will engage the short arm of the respective lever. In the interest of clarity, in Figs. 1 and 2 I have shown the angles to Fig. 1 showing the delivery chamher and mechanism, and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

In the or container of my improved vending machine, one Aend wall 4ofwhich is apertured and provided with a bearing,` or the like 2 adaptedto rotatably support one end Vof a horizontal shaft 3, the other end of which terminatesv within the housing and is supported by a bearing v4v`carried by a rigid vertical post 5 extending upwardly from the base of the housing. At predetermined the shaft 3 I arrange a plurality of drums 6, 7 and 8 keyed or otherwise rigid- 'ly secured to the shaft 3 in spaced relation, each of said drums havinga'n arcuate slot or Vrecess 6', 7', and 8' respectively, arranged s transversely in the upper side of its periphery as shown in Figs.v 1 and 12. VAlthough any drawings, 1 represents the housing number of drums maybe employed on the shaft 3, I have onlyshown three in order: to avoid confusion.

, The slots abovementioned lare of a suitable size to receive a predetermined portion of various denominationof coins and are varranged in direct alignment with and adapted. to receive'coins from

respective coin chutes

10, 11 and 12. For example, the'chutelO and v slot 6' are of a size to receive a five-cent piece, 30 the chute v11 and. slot 7' are ofea size to receive a ten-cent piece,'and the chute 12 and slot 8' are of a size to accommodate a twenty-` five-cent piece.V o a `The outer end of theshaft .3 is provided 05 with a handle 18 whereby the shaft and with it the drums 6, 7 and 8 maybe rotated` in the bearings 2 and 4 as hereinafter set forth more o in detail.

14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 represent a plurality of horizontal levers, pivoted at predetermined points intermediate their ends to suitable supports, the short arm of each ofsaid levers being free and terminating at a point substantially adj acent one of the drums on the shaft 3 'withits forward edge in close proximity and lying just behindthe coin slot in said i drum, whereby when a suitable coin is deosited in the coin slot, and the drumrotated mechanism broken away with'only fragments of the

levers

16 and 17, it being understood that any number of levers and drums mayA be employed` as desired'to suit various conditions. 'Furthermor I'have only shown pivotal supports for

levers

14, 15 and 18,'said supports being designated as 14', 15' and 18'. As shown in the drawings, the'lever 14 is arranged to coop'erate with the drum 6,-the lever 15 with the drum 7, and the lever 18 with the drum 8.

' All ofithe levers 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 are arranged in superposed relation and spaced apart in such a manner as to avoid interference in operation so that any one of the levers may be independently operated on its pivot irrespectlive of the others. The op-l posite end of each lever terminates immediof the closure next above, the upperinostv closure 24 being pivoted' to the front wall of the housing 1, any suitable mechanism being employed to return said closure to normal position after an articleirorarticles have been vended. a

At tlie rear extremity of each delivery arm I provide a horizontal Wing or shelf 1116, 155, 16h, 17h and 1870 respectively, the pui'pose of which is to engage beneath and support the package next above that being vended, as the delivery arm swings-on its pivot and until such time as said delivery arm is returned to normal position by suitable springs 29. The

Wing then slides from beneath the column of articles and permits the same to descend in the delivery chamber and replace the vended article or articles. i

Each of the wings aforementioned, with the exception of 141), carries a rigid depending

arm

25, 26, 27 and 28 respectively, said arms being' arranged iii series and slidablv engaging substantially arcuate slots in each of thewings'below, the wing 1825 or the up- .pei'most- Wing having a solid surface. These Vdepen'ding arms extend downwardly to a point belowthe lowermost delivery arm 14a and when any one of said delivery arms is swung'on itspivot, the rigid depending arm carried thereby actuates all of the delivery arms arranged below as liereinafter set forth. V Ha-ving thus described the construction and arrangement of parts of my improved `'vending machine, its operation is as follows:-

We will assume that the articles in the delivery Chamber are valued at fivev cents each and'that the purcliasei' desires one article. He inserts afive-cent piece in the chute which conducts the coin into the slot 6' in the drum 6 in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2. `The handle 13 is then rotated in clockwise direction which in turn causes the shaft 3 and drum 6 to i'otate, the coin in the slot 6' engaging the short arm of the lever 14 and swinging saidlever on, its pivot, thus causing the long'arm or delivery arm 14a to force the lowermost articleA from the delivery chamber through the pivoted closure 20 on to a platformeor other suitable receptacle. i

Now assuming that the purchaser desires to obtain two articles with one operation, he

`inserts a ten-cent piece in the chute 11, said coin engaging the slot 7' in the drum 7.

' Thus When the handle 13 is rotated, the

lever swings on its pivot and not only delivers article B, but through the medium of the depending arm 25, causes both delivery arms 14a and 15a to engage the respective articles A and B and veiid the same through the olosures and 21.

From the above it will be obvious that any number of articles may be delivered from the vending machine in a single operation, by the insertion of the proper coin or coins, it being understood that vwhile I have shown an arrangement whereby a single coin actuates the delivery arms, the structure may be such that two or more coins inserted in the coin slots in the drums are necessary to engage the short arm of the leVers. yFor example, in vending three articles, a five-cent piece and a ten-cent piece would .have to be inserted in the chute `(not shown) which controls the operation of the-lever 16, in order to vend articles A, B and C. The principle of operation in all instances -h0wever,'-remains the same as above described.

After the drum has been rotated to 'a point where the coin carried thereby has passed Vthe i short arm of ,theirespective lever, the continued rotation of said drum perniits said coin to drop out of theslot and be deposited by gravity in a suitable coin receptacle, and

the lever is returned to itsnormal position 7 by means of springs 29, onel end of each of which is secured to the respective levers, and the other end rigidly secured to points in the housing. w v v It is obvious that-if the handle 13 is turned whenthere is` no coin `in any of the drums, said drums will rotate freely without actua-ting the delivery armsa From the foregoing' itis believed thatthe construction and advantages of my improved vending machine may be readily understood by those skilled in the art without further description,` it being borne in mind Vthat numerous changes may be made in the details disclosed without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the following claims. i 4

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. Ina vendiiig machine, a rotary member,

means on said member for receiving and firmlv supporting a coin in pi'ojecting relation thereto, means for rotating said member, a fulcrumed-lever arranged adjacent said rotary member with one arm in close proximity to said coin supportingz means and lying in a p'lane parallel to the aXis of saidrotary meinber, said arm being adapted to be operatively engaged by a projectingi' coin upon the rotationV of said rotary member, the other end of said lever formin'gv an article delivery arm.

2. Ina vending machine, a plurality of rotary members, means on each of said members for receiving aiid firinly supporting a coin in projecting relation thereto, means for a plane parallel to the aXis of t rotating said members, a fulcrumed lever arranged Vad]acent each of said rotary members `With one arm in close proximity to the reactuating certain other of said delivery arms p to vend a plurality of articles in a single operation.

3.v In a vending machme, a plurality of coaxial rotary members, means on each of said members for receiving and firmly ,support-V` ing a coin in projecting relation thereto, means for rotating said members, a lever arranged'adjacent each of said rotary members and fulcrumed on an axis transverse to the axis of said members with one arm in close proximity to the respective coin supporting means, and adapted to be operatively engaged by a projecting coin therein upon the rotation of said rotary members, the other end of each of said levers forming an article delivery arm, and means carried by certain of said delivery arms for actuating certain other of said delivery arms to vend a plurality of articles in a single operation.

4. In a vending machine, a plurality of coaxial coin receiving cylinders of different diameters rotatably mounted in said machine and adapted to rotate idly in the absenceof a coin, means in the periphery of each of said cylinders for receiving and firmly supporting a coin in projecting relation to said periphery, a plurality of levers arranged in superposed relation and fulcrumed on axes transverse to the axis of said cylinders With one end of each lever adjacent the periphery of one of said cylinders, the other endof each lever forming an article delivery arm, and

means for rotating said cylinders, one of said cylinders cooperating With the respective lever through the medium ofa projecting coin to deliver a single article, the other cylinders cooperating With their respective levers through the medium of pro-jecting coins to deliver a plurality of articles from said machine.

5. Apparatus as clailned in claim 4 wherein the lowermost lever is adapted to vdeliver a single article, each of said other levers being provided With means for actuating the lever next below for delivering a plurality of articles.

6. Apparatus as claimed in claim 4 Wherein the lowermost lever is adapted to deliver a single article, each of said other levers being provided with a depending arm adapted to engage and actnate the lever next below for delivering a plurality of articles.

7. Apparatus as claimed in claim 4 Wherein the lowermost lever is adapted to deliver a single article, eachrof said other levers being provided With means for actuating the lever next below for delivering a plurality of articles, the delivery arm of each lever carr ing means for supporting the article next a ove during the delivery of said first named article or articles. 3

In testimony Whereo-f I have afiixed my signature.

CHARLES WALKER.