US1936941A

US1936941A - Turnstile

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Publication number: US1936941A
Application number: US555202A
Authority: US
Inventors: Edward J Kennedy; John F Perey
Original assignee: PEREY Manufacturing Co
Current assignee: PEREY Manufacturing Co
Priority date: 1931-08-05
Filing date: 1931-08-05
Publication date: 1933-11-28
Anticipated expiration: 1950-11-28

Description

Nov. 28, 19334 E. J. KENNEDY ET AL TURNSTILE Filed Aug. 5, 1931 4 Sheets-Sheet l Nov. 28, 1933- E E. J. KENNEDY Er AL E ,9

' TURNSTILE Filed Aug. 5, 1931 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Nov. 28, 1933. KENNEDY AL 1 1,936,941

TURNSTILE Filed Aug. 5, 1931 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 ATTOR Y Nov. 28, 1933.

E. J. KENNEDY El AL TURNSTILE Filed Aug. 5, 1931 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTORS Patented Nov. 2s, 1933 V 1 reason. t

t TURNLS IL Edward 'LKenn edy, Hollis; N. Y.,; ana John F;

' Percy, 'westwood, N.

J;, assignors to Petey Manufacturing Company, a, corporation of J -gN-ew York I in e anAssists; isailse iai No. 555,202"

15 claims, '(Ci. 194-155)- .Our-invention relatesto coinmeoh'anism suit- 7 ablefor use in turnstiles; Weighing; wendingxand other machines in which the insertion-of a coin or av token of predetermined size and/or: value is.

1 required; to effect" operationofthe machine. 7

Differingfromamany; mechanisms now in" ,com-' mon use, in which the inserted coin servesrtoclosexan electric circuit, the present invention is a I g anism after it'begins to'operate in response to-an designed to utilize, the coin as. amechanicalelev merit, in'bridging the. space between two other- Wise separated and disconnected@members; to-

enable motion 'to be transmitted from. one such member to the: other, through the'ointerposed" oi Fig.2; t

Fig.- 5:158, like view on the line e,--e,of l ig; 3; 7O

coinyor'token. v I In machines, such [as turnstiles, *whichare heavily: built for long life: and to withstand rough usage, the actiona is rapid andthefparts move withfsuchforce as to require specially designed o coin mechanismwhich is: structurallystrong and j 26 comparatively simple;v otherwise'breakdownsfwill befof frequent occurrence. Asa.,protection against mutilationsvof coins used} as a mechanical element and consequent jamming of the mechanisrn; we cause-the coinsto be engaged edgewis e instead: of flatwise and thereby avoidtroubles'of this sort vwhich are more orflless commonin coin mechanisms now in use.

Another" feature of -the invention consists in -J designing 'the mechanism so that itwill respond 30 to coins and tokens whichdirferin size; This isi V necessary where some fares are paid in cash While others are paid in metal transfer tokens.

Arrangedm cooperative *relationto beauto matically 'operatedby the coin and token mechanism, we provide 'twdregisters, one for cash fares and the other for. transfer fares. The selectionfor' operation oftheproper register is also automatically effectedlflby the mechanism in responding to the inserted 'coin*ortoken.,

erationoi a turnstile but do'not wish to be under-' stood as intending to limit. ourselves to this particular combination ortothe fo'rm or details of ,pended tarma e, In the drawings:

i Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a present dayturn l stile, showing our invention in use'the top cover The above mentioned and other'importantfeak tures of theinvention will beset'forth in detail t .t o fther forwardrotationQ themechamsrn, as var ous changesmaybe made therein within the scope and' meajning oi the ap;- Q

plate 'ofthe turnstile being removed'toqshow f the contained mechanism Fig; 2 is across sectionon the line a, a, of,

.Fig. 1, showingthejcoin and token mechanism and: the position assumed, by aninserted coin of a predeterminedvalue, representing a cash' fare, before themechanism begins to operate.

Fig. Bis a similar view showing the same mechinserted transfer tol en,'which, it will be noted,

of somewhat larger diameter thanthe cash fare coin, shownin Fig. 2.

Fig.1 6 is a view-in cross, section on the line Fig. 7 is-a .crosssection on the line big-b, of

Fig. Land; 1 a v 1 Fig. 8 isra, similar View on the, 1ineVc,.v-c, of Fig.1.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 represents posed

lugs

4, 4, etc and ratchet teeth 5; betweena the lugs. Cooperating with the lugsi4, there is a locking pawl iii-held :in engaging relationabyflaa spring 7. Normally, or when the turnstile-is'not'85 t ;in operation, the engaging face of the locking- "pawl -6;2and"the adjacent lug l of, the disk =3, are 4:

held somewhat separated, as shown to permit free limited forward motion-ofrthe turnstile; re--. gardless of whether the required ooinor token is insertedor not. This free limited motion of the hturnstile is utilized to advance a coin-finder 8 hereinafter more fully described. lithe required" g coin'or. token has been inserted-the, coin finder on 1 this preliminary'J-advance, will engage the 9 same andthrough the coin pr token, impart the nnecessary motion to,- cooperating parts or memb'ersto actuate the release lever 9, of the locking spawlf'i, and perinitthe turnstile to complete the .i'operation. If, on the other hand, the coin finder fails to find a coin. or tokemno' motion Will be imparted "to the release lever and locking pawl -willrcontinue to hold the turnstileagainst fur Loosely mounted on the studshaft of the locking pawl and spring held in engagement with I the? ratchet teeth 5 of the'disk 3, there is a pawl ii 10, which holds the turnstile' against reverse imovement and limits it to forward rotation-only; 1

Cooperating with the 1ugs 4-, 4,;etc.', of the disk U 3, a stop pawl 11, is provided which is designed to receive the impact and bring the turnstile to a dead stop at the end of each operation or quar ter revolution. This pawl, pivoted at 12, is spring-held normally, with its stop end 11a, clear of the disk lugs, as shown in Fig. 1, and its opposite end or tail 11b, in the path of travel of the lugs.v

As the turnstile starts into operation, the nearest disk lug, such as e passes under and clear of the stop pawl 11, until it reaches the tail 11 and engaging its inclined face, trips it, against the action of the pawl spring, throwing and holding the stop end 11 down into position to engage the next disk lug, such as a, as the turnstile completes its operation or quarter revolution. At the instant the stop pawl engages the lug 4 the lug 4. clears the tail of the pawl, permitting the spring to act and returnthe stop pawl to its normal position, as shown in Fig. 1, ready for the next operation.

Acting to retard rotation of the turnstile during the first half of its operation, then to accelerate it during the last half and finally to yieldingly maintain the turnstile with one of its arms 2, directly across, barring entrance to the passage the turnstile is placed to control, there is a posttioning lever 13, pivoted at 14, and held by a strong spring 15, in engagement with

spaced rollers

16, 16, etc., on the disk 3. There are four of these rollers 16, equispaced on the disk and the positioning lever engages them in pairs as shown, and so yieldingly holds the turnstile against free movement.

The positioning lever 13, has an extension 13, beyond its pivot, as shown inFig. 1, and to this extension 13, a second extension 13 is spring held and secured, in effect, by ahinge joint 17, permitting limited separation of the extensions at their free ends.

The second extension 13 of the positioning lever 13, is yieldingly held in engagement with the coin finder 8, previously referred to, by a connecting spring 8. The arrangement is such, that if the coin jams and stops further advance of the coin finder and the extension 13 the positioning lever 13, including the extension 13*, may make its full movement without breaking or otherwise damaging the mechanism.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the coin finder 8,.is formed as a slide bar, horizontally disposed and movable'in suitable guides 18, extending transversely across, near the bottom of the coin chute 19. Normally, or when the mechanism is not in operation, that portion of the coin finder extending across the coin chute, is flush with and forms, in effect, a continuation of the rear wall 19 thereof, so that when a coin or token is inserted in the chute, through the entrance slot 20,

it drops down and comes to rest or lodges be tween a lug or stud 8 of the coin finder and the reduced end 9 of the release lever v9. The reduced end 9 of this lever projects through a slo 8 of the coin finder, as shown in Fig. 2.

In order to enable the coin chute to be readily cleared of coins, tokens or the like that jam or stick therein and to provide free passage through the same for coins or disks of smaller diameter than the coins and tokens for which the mechanism is designed, the front wall 19 of the chute is hinged, as indicated at 19, (see Fig. 3), and yieldingly held in position by a spring 19 By means of 'a terminal lug 19'-, providing a finger hold, the front wall of the chute may be swung outward to facilitate clearing the interior passage. At the lower end, the chute terminates in a cup 8, in which the rejected and dislodged coins, disks and the like are caught and held.

It will now be seen that as the positioning lever is given motion, in the operation of the turnstile and advances the coin finder, the latter, engaging the coin or token, edge on, will force it horizontally along and the coin, having an edge on engagement with the projecting end 9 of the release lever 9, will transmit its motion to that lever. The motion thus imparted to the release lever, swings it about its pivot, causing its opposite curved end 9, engaging a stud 6 of the lock ing pawl 6, to trip the pawl and free the turnstile for operation.

The next step is to release the coin or token, so the mechanism may return to its normal position, ready for the next operation of the turnstile. This is accomplished by providing the extension 13 of the positioning lever 13, with a stud 21, designed to engage the release lever at a point intermediate its reduced end 9 and its pivot and so advance the release lever at a greater speed than it is being advanced by the coin finder through the coin. This accelerated movement of the release lever carries it clear of the coin and frees the latter for deposit in a suitable receptacle, not shown. The stud 21 is of such length or so proportioned that its engagement with the release lever is timed to occur at the 'moment the coin, advanced by the coin finder,

arrives dir ctly above a vertical chute 22, through which the coin drops into the receptacle above mentioned. The release and deposit of the coin occurs shortly before the turnstile completes its operation and as the positioning lever 13, under the action of its spring 15 and

rollers

16, 16, etc., reverses its movements, the stud 21 will be carried clear of the releasing lever 9, permitting it, under the action of its spring 22, to swing back and allow the spring retracted locking pawl to resume its normal position, checking further operation of the turnstile until another coin or token, has been inserted.

cooperatively associated with the coin mechanism above described, we: have shown two registers, one, indicated at 23, for cash fares, and the other, indicated at 24, for transfers, in the form of metal tokens of somewhat larger diameter than the coins used for cash fares.

The registers are of a form well known in the art and are operated in a well known manner by pawl and ratchet mechanism, as shown in Figs. '7 and'8.

Projecting through

slots

30, 31, in the end frame of the mounting of the registers, are two The free end of the arm has two shouldered recesses, 35, 36, formed in it, one of which (35), opening upward, is spring'held normally engaged by the pin 30 of the ratchet mechanism of the cash fare register. The other recess 36, opening downward, is designed to be engaged as the arm 32, is depressed, in a manner to be explained,

by the pin 31*, of the ratchet mechanism of the transfer register.

It will be noted that the pins lie at the right hand end of the recesses, as viewed in Fig. 6, and

tie

shoiilder attheleft hand endof the recess engages thejpin;-{ This lost is provided to'per- 1 mt the prelhninaryadvance of the coin finder; as'abcve described, without .afie'cting the regis pleteeperationsof the turnstilei' ters and so limit actuationof the registers to com *R'eferring againto Fig. "6;' it will'be seen-that as the positioning arm B'Qisgivn motion by the operation of' the "turnstile; response toa coinor cash Stare, the-arm 3-2 will be moved to the right until the "shoulder at the left hand' end'of j the recess 35 engages the cash Tare register -pin ating'a rm 32 downward, abc'utits p'i'vetyas shownthuslbeing moved totl'ie right te engage clear the transfer register pihBi, as will be order to operate the transfer r e-agate aftransfer token is entered 'by 'wayof the 3 chute, it is necessary'toswing the register operin Figs 3 so that when advanced its shouldered recess will clearthe cash fare re gister pin 86* and itsf'shouldered recess 36, be positionedto engage; the transfer fare register pin 31*. T0

is oflsomewhat larger diameter than thecash i'are' "coin and as it is advanced by the; finder 8, to transmit motion to the releaselever 9,; as above described it engages the inclined surface 137" of l a lever 37,1 andswings thejsame about its pivot 37 ,As a result of this motion, thelongerend 37 of the lever-37, engages a stud; szqiortm register operating arm 32, and*depresse's the lever to the above described position, shown 'in' Fig; 6; if which causes the left-handslhonlder of jthe recess;

36' to engage the ipihBl, and operate the transfer threofLa-member to which motion is transmitted bythe coin finder through the aforesaid coin} fare register.

' From the foregoing fitwillElse-seen that? the? arm 32, is thus made automatically"selective;in -operating the registers "and'is controlled in its selectivityby the character of the rarepaid,

L "I claim. is: l

- As the operation; advantage lietct, ofwthe mech anism will be apparent from the; foregoing," fur;

the r description-thereof will notjbetgiven."

Having thus described" approximately i L shapedcdin chute provided with entrance and eirit openingsand havingtherec: tangular cross sectionaljjiorrnftliroughout ofa'i predetermined coin, a fcoin'ffinder arranged to enter the chute to' engage an inserted coin edge on; andfim'ove it edge onfrom the longe'r leg of 4 fto be engaged edge onfby a'coin entered. by way .of the'i-chuteand to which member motion is .tra-nsmittedby the 'coin finder through the interthe' chute to an exit opening in-jthe shorter leg thereof, a member to which motion is trans{ j mitted; by the coin "finder through theaforesaidl'com, vand means for giving the coin finder f; and member-different speedsatjasuitable'point" M I coinchute provided with an entrance slot, a coi in their travel to release: the coin. i

'2. A-coin controlled mechanismflcomprising an a proximately L-shap'ed coin chute provided with enter the chute to engage an inserte d coin edge entrance and exit openings and having therectangular cross sectional form throughout of a.

predetermined coin, a coin finder..-arranged to on and move it edge on .from the longer leg of the chute to an exitopening in the shorter leg thereof,-a member. movable in the shorter, leg

motion transmitted to it by the coin finder 'throughthe aforesaidcoin, and means for giving -gm ehi mane that thesefre'cesses' are offsiichlength that there is'considerabie lost motion before lijA coin-controlledmechanismcomprisingfan fcoin chute provided withan entrance slot, a co-- operating coin finderi in the form of a slide inovable-through the chute to engage an inserted'coin I redgeonfa spring for advancing the slide, an"

thecein flnder'and member different speeds-at a suitable poin't in their travel torelease' the coin.

'3; A coin-controlledmechanism comprising an approximatelyL-shaped coin chute provided with enter the chute toengageaninserted coin edge on and move it edge on from the longer leg of the chute jto'anexit opening in the shorter leg thereof, a 'memberte which motion is transmitted by the coin finder thro'iigh the -aforesaid'coin,- and l means for accelerating the movement of the member ata suitable pcint'in its travel-to release the-coin? Q -=4. A coin-controlled"mechanism comprising an approximately L-shaped coin chute provided with entrance and exit openings and having-the recta-ngular cross sectional form throughout of a Y predetermined coin,- a coin finder arranged'to" enter the-chute toengageaninserted coin edge on and move'it edge on from the longer leg oithe' chute "to fan exit opening in the shorter leg thereof, a member'to which motion is transmitted by the' 'coi-n finder through the aforesaid coin,-

f 'the coin' finder and member: combining to form shift the "ann BZ; HS jUSt described, I utilize the transfer token disk which, as previously stated,

opposite sides of apocket in which the coinlodges in edge on relation betweenithem, and means for 1 V o release the'coi'nu giving the can finder and memberidilterent' :5; A -coincontrolled mechanism comprising'an' Q approximately L-shaped coinchute provided with}; entrance and exit openings and having the rectangular-cross sectional form throughout of a enter the chute to engage an inserted coin edge on and'move it edge'on from the'longer leg of v the' chute to an exit opening in the shorter leg the coin'flnder and membencom'bining to form opposite sidesof a pocket "in which the coin {lodges inedge on relation between them, the said coin finder and member different speeds at a A coin controlled" mechanism comprising a actuating member for the slide controlling the spring oftheslide, amember normally positioned posed coin, and an automatic release for the coin. ,;;7. ;coincontrolled.mechanism comprising a operating 'coin finder in the form oi a slide move obstructed passage of coins ofless than a prev 5 determined diameter, and. means 'for giving the r invention'what "we V i suitable'poi-nt in' their travel to release the coin.

able through 'the chute to {engage an inserted coin, and'means for imparting the same speed of v CH travel to the coin finder and the 'member throughout a portion of their movement and different spedsthereafterto separate the finder and membeer to release the coin.

8. A coin-controlled mechanism comprising a coin chute provided with an entrance slot, a yielding side wall and an external delivery outlet for rejected coins, a cooperative coin finder in the 7 form of a slide movable through the chute to engage an inserted coin edge on, a spring for advancing the slide, an actuating member for the slide controlling the spring of the slide, a member normally positioned to be engaged edge on by a coin entered by way of the chute and to which member motion is transmitted by the coin finder through the interposed coin, and an automatic release for the coin.

9. A coin controlled mechanism comprising a coin chute provided with an entrance slot, a cooperating coin finder in the form of a slide, a spring for advancing the slide, an actuating member for the slide controlling the spring of the slide, a member to which motion is transmitted by the finder through an interposed coin entered by way of the chute, an automatic release for such coins, and an operatively connected register for automatically indicating the number of operations of the mechanism.

10. The combination, in a coin and token controlled mechanism, of a coin and token chute provided with an entrance slot, a cooperating coin and token finder, a member to which motion is transmitted by the finder through an interjposed coin or token entered by way of the chute,

an automatic release for such coinsand tokens, operatively connected registers, one for indicating the number of operations of the coin mechanism in response to coins inserted and the other for like indication of similar operations in response to coin-like tokens inserted of a size differing from the coins and a selector for actuating the proper register, the said selector being normally positioned to actuate one of the registers.

i 11. The combination, in a coin and token controlled mechanism of a coin and token chute provided with an entrance slot, a cooperating coin and token finder, a member to which motion is transmitted by the finder through an interposed coin or token entered by way of the chute, an automatic release for such coins and tokens, operatively connected registers, one for indicating the number of coins entered and the other for indicating the number of tokens entered, and an automatic selector for actuating the proper reg ister the said selector being normally positioned to actuate one of the registers.

12. The combination, in a coin and token controlled mechanism of a coin and token chute provided with an entrance slot, a cooperating coin and token finder, a member to which motion is transmitted by the finder through an interposed coin or token entered by way of the chute, an automatic release for such coins and tokens, operatively connected registers, one for indicating the number of coins entered and the other for indicating the number of tokens entered, and means forutilizing trolled mechanism of a coin and token chute provided with an entrance slot, a cooperating coin and token finder, a member to which motion is transmitted by the finder through an interposed coin or token entered by way of the chute, an automatic release for such coin and token, operatively connected registers, one for indicating the number of coins entered and the other for indicating the number of tokens entered, and a register operating device common to both registers and controlled in its selection of the register to be operated by the size of the coins and tokens inserted the said device being normally positioned to actuate one of the registers.

14. The combination, in a coin and token controlled mechanism of a coin and token chute providedwith anentrance slot, a cooperating coin and token finder, a member to which motion is transmitted by the finder through an interposed coin or token entered by way of the chute, an automatic release for such coins and tokens, operatively connected registers, one for indicating the number of coins entered and the'other for indicating the number of tokens entered, an automatic selector for actuating the proper register, the said selector being normally positioned to actuate one of the registers and a common source of motion for operating the coin and token finder and the automatic selector.

15. The combination, in a coin and token controlled mechanism, of a coin and token chute provided with an entrance slot, a cooperating coin and token finder, a member to which motion is transmitted by the finder through an interposed coin or token entered by way of the chute, an automaticreleasefor such coins and tokens operatively connected registers, one for indicating the number of coins entered and the other for indicating the number of tokens entered, an automatic selector normally positioned to actuate one of the registers and shiftable to a different position for actuating the other register, means for utilizing one of the two aforesaid types of inserted fare disks to shift the selector, and a common source of motion for operating the coin and token finder and the automatic selector.

16. The combination, in a coin and token controlled mechanism, of a coin and token chute providedwith anentrance slot, a cooperating coin and token finder, a member to which motion is transmitted by the finder through an interposed coin or token entered by way of the chute, an automatic release for such coins and tokens, operatively connected registers'one for indicating the numberof coins entered and the other for indicating the number of tokens entered, an automatic selector normally positioned for actuating one of the registers and shiftable to a diilerent position for actuating the other register, means for utilizing the inserted tokens to shift the selector, and a common source of motion for operating the coin and token finder and the automatic selector.