US1900074A

US1900074A - Vending machine

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Publication number: US1900074A
Application number: US519580A
Authority: US
Inventors: Ira W Penny
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1931-03-02
Filing date: 1931-03-02
Publication date: 1933-03-07
Anticipated expiration: 1950-03-07

Description

March 7, 1933. l. w. PENNY 1,900,074

VENDING MACHINE Filed March 2, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet '1 314042114301 IRA W PENN Y March 7, 1933. WIPENNY 1,900,074

VENDING MACHINE Filed March 2, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 m 14 I 111 l nlllrllIII-lllil |||.||||I 1933. l. w. PENNY VENDING MACHINE March 7 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed March 2, 1931 NN m Patented Mar. 7, 1933 UN D-STATE IRA PENN Y, OF

PHOENIX, ARIZONA vnivniive MACHINE Y Application filed March.2,

This invention relates to a novel device for vending articles of merchandise in packages, such as cigarettes, candy, handkerchiefs, etc., and more particularly to a coin controlled vending machine of thischar acter.

One of the primary objects of my invention, is to provide a coin controlled vending machine in which a plurality of different kinds or brands of articles can be readily dispensed therefrom, the device embodying a master operating .bar operable upon the depositing of a coin of a certain value and cooperating with means for releasing the desiredv article to be dispensed upon the depositing of a second required coin in the appro priate coin slot for the selected article. 7

Another important object of my invention is the provision of novel means for automatically closing the coin slot for the packaged goods not selected by the operator of the machine, so that errors in the actuation of the machine will be limited. I i

A further, salient object of my invention the. provision ofnovel means for releasing drawer pulls for the seleotedarticle to 'be purchased, upon the depositing ofthe proper coin in front of the display chute of the ar-. tiole, said coin being deposited in conjunction with the initial required coinfor permitting the actuation of the master operating slide.

A still further object of my invention is to provide an improved coin controlledvending machine of the above character, which will be'durable and eiiicientin use, one that will be simple and easy to manufacture, and one which can be placed upon the market at a reasonable cost. 1' With these and other objects in view, the

invention consists the'no vel construction,

arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed, and illustrated. in theaccompanying drawings,in wl'rlich-drawings Figure 1 is atop plan'viewof my improved coin. controlled: vending machine Figure 2 is front elevation of'the same. i Figure t; is a longitudinal section through my improved vending 'machine illustrating the operating parts thereof taken'on the line 1931. Serial No. 519,580.

3-3 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows. I

Figure 4 is a fragmentary section similar to Figure 3 showing the master slide barbeing actuated; Y

Figure 5 is an end elevation of my im; proved vending machine showing parts thereof broken away and in section.

Figure 6 is a' fragmentary horizontal sectional view illustrating the means employed so for locking the coin entrance slots not being the operator of the machine to avoid used by accident. I

Figure 7 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal'sectional view through the improved machine, showing the operating parts thereof prior to being actuated.

Figure 8'is a fragmentary sectional V ew similar to Figure 7 showing the" device being operated, and

Figure 9is a vertical section taken on the line 99 of Figure 7 looking inthe direction of'the arrows.

Referring to the'drawings in detail, wherein s-imilarreference characters designate corresponding" parts throughout the several views, the letterA generally indicates my improved vending machine, the casing or ho-usingo'f'wh'ich'can be ornamented iniany desired orpreferred way'to render the same attractive to the trade. r I j I The improved vending machine comprises a base 10 having connected therewith in any desired way an upright vertically extending casing 11, divided in any preferred way into a plurality of chutes 12, for receiving the stacks of merchandise 13 to be vended, which in thepresent instance can be considered as cigarettes. Each of the different chutes 12 is adapted to receive a different brand of cigarettes, all of which can be of the samevalue. I

' I prefer to divide the front wall ofthe casingll into a suitable display space, whereby different cards ofadverti sing matter can be placedl Likewise the instruction for-oper-v ating'the machine can also be placed onthis front-wall. Thefront wall, directl-yat the loweren'dof each chute 12, is provided'with a hinged door '14 througlrwhich the packages I of cigarettes are dispensed, and a slide plate is mounted below each chute and carries a dispensing plunger or the like for engaging the lowermost package of cigarettes. Rigidly secured with the slide plate 15 is a flat pull rod 16, having its forward end turned upwardly as at 17 to provide a pull handle.

From the construction so far, it is to be noted that I provide a slide plate and ejecting plunger for each of the chutes employed for receiving the cigarettes and a guide housing or casing 18 can be connected with each of the chutes for receiving the said ejecting plunger as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 8 of the drawings. In accordance with my invention each of the pull rods 16 is provided with a keeper notch 19 into which normally fits a pivoted keeper pawl 20 of a substantially bell crank shape. The bell crank keeper pawls 20 are pivoted at their angles as at 21 and are normally urged into locking engagement with the pull bars 16 by means of leaf springs 22. The opposite ends of the locking pawls from .the ends which normally engage into the keeper recesses can be provided with circular heads 23 fitted in operating notches 24 formed in slide bars 25. There is a slide bar 25 for each of the various chutes and these slide bars project forwardly into the base end beyond the chute. By referring to Figure 5 of the drawings, it can be seeen that the base 10 extends beyond the chute and carries the coin controlled mechanism.

My improved coin controlled mechanism comprises a master operating slide bar 30, which is mounted in the base 10 for sliding movement longitudinally thereof. This master operating slide bar extends below and in front of all of the various chutes and one end of the same is provided with an operating handle 31. A cover plate 32 is rigidly connected with the base and normally hides the master operating bar 30 and the other actuating parts from view. Directly in front of each operating handle 17 for the actuating bars 16 is placed a coin entrance slot 32, all of which in the present instance receive a coin of like denomination. At the extreme end of the base adjacent to the master operating handle 31, the cover plate 32 is provided with a coin entrance slot 34, which in the present instance is of a size to receive a five cent piece, the other coin entrance slot 33 being of a size to receive a ten cent piece. I

The master operating slide bar 30 is provided at its front end and at spaced intermediate portions with coin carrying finger 35, and each of the fingers is located at one side of a

coin entrance slot

34 or 33, so that when a coin is inserted in the said slot they will be en gaged by the coin fingers.

As clearly shown, in Figure 7 of the drawings, an expansion coil spring 36 is employed,

2 for normally urging the master slide bar 30 toward one end of the vending machine, so that upon the release of the handle 31 by the operator, the same will be returned to its normal coin receiving position. Likewise the pull bars 16 for the cigarette ejecting plungers are all returned to their normal position by suitable resilient means, and as shown, each pull or ejecting plate 16 has con nected therewith a depending bracket 37 slidabl'y mounted on a guide rod 38, around which is coiled an expansion spring 39. Thus upon forward movement of any of the ejecting or pull plates or bars 16, the spring 39 will be compressed and upon release of the operating handle 17 the same will be returned to its normal position.

Referring to the operating mechanism, I mount in the base 10 a double ended lever 40 adjacent to one end of the base and the same is rockably mounted intermediate its ends upon a suitable pivot pin 41. The forward end of thelever-has pivotally connected thereto as at 42 an operating bar 43 having its front free end projecting toward the master operating slide bar 30. One front corner of the bar 43 is cut away as at 44, for a purpose which will'be later described. It is to be noted, however, that the forward end of this bar 43 is arranged in the path of five cent coins inserted in the entrance slot 34, and that when the master operating slide bar 30 is pushed rearwardly that the five cent coins will push in on said bar to rock the lever 40. The inner end of the lever 40 is provided with an inclined face 45 which normally abuts a similarly inclined face 46 formed on a slide lock bar 47. This lock bar extends longitudinally ,of the base in spaced parallel relation to the master operating slide bar 30. The inner edge of the lock slide bar 47 is provided with a plurality of equidistantly spaced notches 48, for the reception of the inner ends of the transverse slide bars 25, heretofore referred to. i

' It, is to be noted at this point, that normally the inner ends of the slide bars 25 engage the inner edge of the lock bar 47 but" that when the slide bar 47 is slid longitudinally that the notches 48 therein will align with the inner ends of the transverse slide bars 25. The forward ends of these transverse slide bars 25 extend toward'the master operating slide bar 30 and are arranged in the path of the ten cent colns carried by said master operating slide bar 30. The forward corners of the transverse slide bars 25 are cut away as at 49. I

The master operating slide bar30 is mounted upon a suitable supporting base plate 50,

which base plate 50 is formed from magnetized material and. forms a permanent magi net. The upper face'of the magnet bar 50 is provided at spaced points with notches 51 in which are slidably mount-ed lock'lugs 52 and a lock lug 52 is arranged directly in advance of each

coin entrance slot

34 and 33, fora purpose which will be later set forth. The, lower faces'of the coin lock lugs 52 are preferably insulated from the lower face of the magnet bar 50, so that the coin lock lugs can be attracted upwardly at certain times.

In operation of my improved vending machine, the operator places a five cent piece within the coin entrance slot 34 and a ten cent piece in any one of the coin entrance.

slots 33, depending upon the brand of cigarettes desired. After the insertion of the two coins the hand1e-31 is graspedby the operator and the master operating bar is slid rearwardly. Thefive cent coin will first engage the bar {l3 forcing the same inwardly which will swing the lever on its pivot 41 moving the inclined face thereof into engagement with the inclined face 46 of the slide bar l7. This will slide the bar -17 to the right (Figure '7 of the drawings) and register the notches 48 with the bars 25. Upon further inward movement of the master operating slide bar 30, the tencent-eoin carried thereby will engage the desired transverse slide bar 25 forcing the same rearwardly and into the notch 48. The move-j ment of this transverse slide "bar 25 will rock the keeper pawl 20 moving the same from out of engagement with the-keeper notch 19 of the ejecting or pull bar 16 and upon a forward pull on the-handle 17 by the operator, a package of cigarettes will be moved fromIunder the chute into the hand of the operator. Upon continued movement of the master operating lever slide bar 30, the coins are moved over outlet slots 53 formed in the magnet bar and the coins drop into a suitable drawer 54 provided for the purpose of receiving the said coins.

LThe leaf spring 22 engaging the latch pawls 20 move back toward the pull or eject ing plates 16 and thus slide the actuated transverse slide bar 25 to its normal position moving the same out of engagement with its notch 48 in the longitudinal slide bar 47. This slide bar 47- is returned to its normal position by means of a spring55, as clearly shown in Figure 7 of the drawings. The master operating slide bar 30 is returned to its normal position by means of the spring 36 and the slide plate 16 is returned to its normal position by means of its spring 39. All of the parts now assume their normal position and the machine can again be actuated by depositing of the proper coins. V

Should a steel or iron slug be inserted in the coinchutes in lieu of a nickel or other. proper coin, the same will rest upon the mag-v net bar 50 and become magnetized thereby and as the coin rides over the magnet bar and over the coin lock lugs 52, the coin lock lugs 52 will be raised thereby and will PFQ? vent further sliding movement of. the master operating bar, as clearly shown in of the drawings.

I have also provided novel means. for preventing the insertion of ten cent pieces in more than one coin entrance slot 33 at a time, so that only one package. of cigarettes can be delivered at a time, and this means also prevents errors on the part of the operator of the machine. This means embodies a double ended pivoted lever-' arranged adjacent to one end of the casing, a pivoted double ended lever 61 arranged intermediate the ends of the casing and a double ended piv- Figure 4 oted lever 62 arranged adjacent to the other end of the casing. The lever 60.is rockably mounted intermediate its ends on a suitable pivot pin 63 below the first transverse slide bar 25, the intermediate double ended lever 61 is. rockably mounted on a pivot pin 64 below the second transverse slide bar 25, while the third lever 62 is rockably mounted on a pivot pin 65 below the third transverse slide bar 25. One end of the double ended lever 60 is-prov-ided witha hooked terminal 66 having a downwardly inclined end normally aligned over the master slide bar 30 and directly beneath the first ten cent eXit coin slot 33 at the left hand end of the vending machine, referring to Figures 6, 7 and. 8. The other end of the lever 60 is provided with a laterally extending detent arm 67, which is adapted to be moved under the second ten cent coin entrance slot 33 under certain conditions, as will be-later set forth. One end of theintermediate lever 61 is provided with a hooked terminal 68 which extends under the second coin entrance slot 33, while the opposite endsare provided with the-laterally extending arm 69, which is. adapted to be moved under the third ten cent entrance slot, under certain. conditions. The lever 62 at one end is provided with a hooked end 70 which extends under the third coin entrance slot and the other end of the lever is provided with a laterally projecting arm 71*, which extendsunder the fourth ten cent coin entrance slot. l r

The levers 60 and 61 are operatively connected together through the medium of a swinging link 71, the ends of which engages the recesses 72 formed in the adjacent ends of said lever 60 and 61. The levers 6]. and 62 .are likewise operatively connected together of the-hooked end'66, which will rock the li? lever 60on'its pivot, causing the lateralarm 67 thereof to ride under the second. coin entrance slot.. The movement of this lever will be transmitted tothe levers 61 and 62 through 7 the medium of the swinging

links

71 and 73 and thus the

lateral arms

69 and 71 of the levers 61 and 62 will be moved under the entrance slot of the third and fourth chutes. Thus immediately upon the depositing of the first ten cent piece the other ten cent coin entrance slots will be closed preventing the insertion of ten cent pieces therein.

If a ten cent piece is inserted in the second coin entrance slot the coin will engage the inclined faces of the laterally extending arm 67 and the hooked arm 68, which will cause the rocking of the levers 60 and 61. T his will move the hooked end 66 further under the first coin entrance chute and will prevent the depositing ofa coin therein and the lateral arm 69 of the lever 61 will be moved under the third coin entrance slot to prevent the entrance of a coin therein.

The movement of the lever 61 will be transmitted to the lever 62 and the lateral arm 71 will be moved under the fourth coin entrance slot and thus prevent the entrance of a coin therein.

Should a ten cent piece be inserted in the third coin chute from the left, referring to Figures 6, 7, and 8, the coin will engage the lateral arm 69 of the lever 61 and the hooked end 70 of the lever 62. This will rock the lever 62 forcing the lateral arm 71 thereof under the fourth coin chute. The pressure of the coin on the inclined face of the lateral arm 69 will rock the lever 61 on its pivot moving the hooked end 68 under the second coin entrance slot 33 and the turning movement of the link 71 will. rock the lever 60, movingthe hooked end 66 under the first coin slot.

If a coin is inserted in the fourth coin slot, the coin will engage the inclined face of the lateral arm 71 rocking the lever 62 on its pivot, which will move the arm 70 further under the coin entrance slot 33, and at the same time rock the link 73, which will in turn rock the levers 60 and 61 through the con nection of the link 71. The movement of the lever 61 will throw this hooked end 68 under the second coin entrance slot and the move ment of the lever 60 will move its arm 66 further under the first coin entrance slot.

From the foregoing description, it can be seen that I have provided an exceptionally simple and durable coin controlled machine for vending a number of different brands of cigarettes or other articles which can be readily selected by the purchaser.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or the scope of this invention, but:

What 1 claim as new is:

1. A coin controlled vending machine com prising a plurality of vertically disposed dispensing chutes, an ejecting plunger horizontally slidable for movement under each chute,

' means independently locking each plunger against movement, a master operating slide bar, a master lock bar, means for operating the master lock bar from the master operating slide bar upon the depositing of the proper coin for engagement with said master operating slide bar to permit the release of the locks for the ejecting plungers, and means carried by said operating slide bar for engaging a second coin deposited for engagement with the master operating slide bar for releasing the lock of the desired ejecting plunger.

2. A coin controlled vending machine comprising a plurality of vertically disposed dispensing chutes, an ejecting plunger horizontally slidable for movement under each chute, means independently locking each plunger against movement, a master operating slide bar, a master lock bar, means for operating the master lock bar from the master operating slide bar upon the depositing of the proper coin for engagement with said master operating slide bar'to permit the release of'lthe locks for the ejecting plungers, means carried by said operatingslide bar for engaging a second coin deposited for engagement with the master operating bar for releasing the lock of the desired ejecting plunger, and means for preventing the operating of the master operating slide bar "upon the depositing of a magnetic slug in engagement with said master operating slide bar.

3. A coin controlled vending machine comprising a plurality of vertically. disposed vending chutes, an ejecting plunger for each chute slidable in a horizontal plane below its chute, a master operating slide bar mounted in front of the vending chute and having coin engaging means, a coin entrance slot for each vendin g chute arranged above the master operating slide bar, an independent lockfor each ejecting plunger including a transverse slide bar for each plunger, and a oletent for each ejecting plunger actuated by its respective transverse slide bar, a longitudinally disposed slidable lock bar for all of thetransverse slide bars, said longitudinally disposed slidable lock bar havingnotches therein, the vending machine also having a main entrance coin slot above the master operating bar, means for operating the longitudinal lock bar including a link disposed in the path of a coin inserted through the main coin entrance slot, whereby upon movement of the master slide bar the link will be actuated and the longitudinal lock bar will be moved to align the notches therein with the transverse slide bars, the forward ends of the transverse slide bars being arranged in the path of a coin inserted in the coin entrance slot for the vending chute when moved by the master slide bar.

1. A. coin controlled vending machine comprising aplurality of vertically disposed of the transverse slide bars, said longitudinal- 1y disposed slidable lock bar having notches therein, the vending machine also having a main entrance coin slot above the master operating bar, means for operating the longitudinal lock bar including a link disposed in the path of a coin inserted through the main coin entrance slot, whereby upon movement of the master slide bar, the link will be actuated and the longitudinal lock bar will be moved to align the notches therein with the transverse slide bars, the forward ends of the transverse slide bars being arranged in the path of a coin inserted in the coin entrance slot for the vending machine when moved by the master slide bar, and means for closing the coin entrance slots of the other vending chutes upon the depositing of a coin in one of the coin entrance slots for the vending chutes.

5. A coin controlled vending machine comprising a plurality of vertically disposed vending chutes, an ejecting plunger for each chute slidable in a horizontal plane below its chute, a master operating slide bar mounted in front of the vending chute, a coin entrance slot for each vendlng ch'ute arranged above the master operating slide bar, an independent lock for each ejecting plunger including a transverse slide bar for each plunger, a detent for each ejecting spective transverse slide bar, a longitudinally disposed slidable lock bar for all of the transverse slide bars, said longitudinally disposed slidable lock bar having notches therein, the vending machine also having a main entrance coin slot above the master operating bar,

means for operating the longitudinal lock bar including a link disposed in the path of a coin inserted through the main coin entrance slot whereby upon movement of the master slide bar, the link will be actuated andv the longitudinal lock bar will be moved to align the notches therein with the transverse slide bars, the forward ends of the transverse slide bars being arranged in the path of a coin inserted in the coin entrance slot for the vending machine when moved by the master slide bar, means for closing the coin entrance slots of the other vending chutes upon the depositing of a coin in one of the coin entrance slots for the vending chutes, said means including a plurality of double ended levers rockably mounted intermediate their ends, means operatively connecting the adjacent plunger actuated by its reends of the levers together including rocking links, the opposite ends of the levers being disposed under the coin entrance slots for the vending chutes, as and for the purpose specified.

6. A coin controlled vending machine comprising a plurality of dispensing chutes, an ejecting plunger for movement through each chute, means independently locking each plunger against movement, a master operating means, a master locking means, means for operating the master locking means from said master operating means through the placing of a coin between said master locking and master operating means, and means carried by said operating means for engaging a second coin for causing the second coin to engage a selected independent plunger locking means for releasing the locking means of the desired ejecting plunger.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

IRA W. PENNY.