US271976A - Fare register and recorder - Google Patents

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J. W. FOWLBR 815 D. P. LEWIS.

FARE REGISTER AND REGRDER.

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FARE REGISTER AND RECORDER.

' N0. 271,976. Patented Feb.6,1883.

UNtTe'D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W. FOl/VLER AD DANIEL F LEWIS, OF BROOKLYN, NEV YORK.

-FARE REGISTER AND RECORDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,976, dated February 6, 1883.

Application tiled November 1li, 1852.

T 0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN W. FOWLER and DANIEL F. LEWIS, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Brooklyn,in the State otNew York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Passenger Registers` and Recorders, of w hich the following is a specification.

Our presentinstrumentor machin e7 belongs to that class of mechanical apparatus for insuring thorough and accurate work and preventing or detecting `piltering by conductors or collectors of fares on street-cars and other public vehicles and at gateways and other entrances, in which each passenger or each fare is registered in the act ot' ringing a bell, and each unit, or the aggregate at given periods, is also recorded l within theapparatus, or provision is made for obtaining, by the aid ofthe same main-actuatingdevice, a printed record, showing the number ot' passengers or t'ares so rung for.77

The'presentinvention consistsin certain novel combinations ot" parts, hereinafter claimed, producing new results, or better results than have heretofore been secured, or old resultsin a new and better way, the whole constituting a newly-designed compact passenger register and recorder for use as a iixture in street-cars, and in like places, to be actuated in any approved way for ringing its bell, registering the -successive units, and setting the recording mechanism, and to preserve within itselfa record in plain figures, for a day or longer period, obtained on the part ofthe conductor or other agent, by simply inserting, turning, and withdrawing a key, and disclosed by the proper officer by unlocking and opening the machine and withdrawing the record-drum, from which the paper bearing the record may then be quickly removed and fresh paper applied.

The objects ot' the several parts of this invention are as follows: lirst, to obtain arecord in plain igures, periodically, by means o't a key, in the manner above set forth; second, obtain a continuons record, in plain jgures, 'or a day or longer period, showing at once the number ot' trips, for example, and the total number registered durin each trip; third, to obtain a printed record of the description last named; fourth, to provide forrotatingthe type- L wheels of the recording mechanism, step by stcpiu the registering operation, and for low- (No model.)

ering and re-elevating them in the recording and resetting operation, without disturbing them as regards their rotation; fifth, to provide for obtaining a record, in plain ligures, periodically, by means oi" a key, as above stated, and at the same time for registering the units successively by means of a continuous registering mechanism ot' high capacity, showing the total up to 9,999, for example, sixtlnto provide forobtaining a record,in plain ligures, periodically, by meansv otl a key, as above stated, and at the Sametime for ringing the bellfor each unitas it is registered 5 seventh, to support the bell mechanism upon a door constituting the front of the machine, so as to economize space; eighth, to preclude false strokes ofthe bell in a peculiar way; ninth, to employ a long spiral spring as the strikingspring ot' the peculiarly-actuated bell mechanism for economy of wear and tear; tenth, to provide for simultaneously rotating the typewheels of the recording mechanisln and actuating the registering mechanism aforesaid, and subsequently ringing the peculiarly-located bell at each reciprocation of the main actuator.

In the drawings which accompany this specilication, Figure l is a small perspective View o1" our passenger register and recorder, with its keys. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of its record-drum on a larger scale, showing an illustrative record as taken from the machine, together with the clip which secures said recorddrum within the machine. Fig. 3 isafrontview ot' the opened machine, partly in section, with a half tace view of the escutcheon of the box77 ot' the recording-key l appended. Fio. lreprescntsa longitudinal section ot' the closed machine in the broken plane indicated by the line et 4, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 represents a horizontal section of the closed. machine in the plane indicated by the line 5 5, Fig. 3, omitting all below the plane of section, except the bell mechanisin and door-fastening. Fig. 6 is a back view of the door, illustrating the operation of the bell mechanism, and Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic back view of parts behind the slide ot' the bell mechanism, illustrating the operation otl the latter more t'ully.

Like letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in the several ligures.

Ihe shellofthis maehineisacastiron case-f IOO C, with a door, D, forming its front. Itis reetangular, excepting, by preference, a rounded top, presenting the appearance represented by Fig. 1, and is attached. to the end wall of a streetcar,or a like support, by means ot' screws or bolts passing through holes a in the back of the case, so that the screw heads or nuts are concealed and protected', together with the machinery, by the door D. This door has been attached lo its left-hand edge by hinges y, so as to open horizontally. It may be secured by a fastening of any approved description.

rllhe use ot' a self-locking sealed catch 7 is illustrated in Figs; 1, 3, 5, and G. rlhe principal parts ot' this are a yielding catch, a', attached tothe right-hand wall of the case U, inside, at an otherwise unoccupied point, and a rigidv catch, w, with a seal-holder, c, as its support, attached to the back ot' the door D at a corresponding' point, a round key-hole, n, being formed in said seal-holder and the door to admit a wire push-key, 7c, Fig. 1, between the points'of the catches to force back the head of the yielding catch :c when the door is to be opened. The seah which may be a scrap of t paper bearing'any distingu'ishing-mark, within the seal-holder is mutilated by inserting the key, or any substitute therefor. A knob, 7.2, provides for pulling open the released door.

A transverse horizontal slide, S, worltingin holes cut in the sides of the case, constitutes the main actuator of the machine. Its protruding ends t s provide respectively for moving it in one and the same direction, which is indicated by arrows l, by pulls and by thrusts, as may be most convenient. A strong spiral spring, s', within the case retracts the slide, as indicated by arrows2, and anotch,r, an incline, q, and a rigid arni,p, provide respectively for transmitting motion therefrom to the recording mechanism, the registering` mechanism, and the bell mechanism, which will now be described in the order in which they are here named.

A record-drum, R, (shown detached iu Fie. 2.) is constructed ot' castiron, with a cylindrical periphery having a permanentelasticcovering, o, of sheetrubbcr,t'or example, and around this a strip of paper, P, is stretched to receive the record. The ends ot' the paper may be 'simply united, by paste or mucilage, to each other and to the drum-covering, or a suitable clip may preferably be used. The drum lt is mounted within the lower part of the case C, upon a stud-shaft, Q, which projects horizontallyfrom a boss on the back otl the case, and is grooved at its outer end to receive a spring-v clip,c, Fig. 2, by which the record-drum is held in place upon said stud-shalt while at work, as shown in Fig. et and in dotted lines in Fig. 3. A set ot' type-wheels,'l, to coact with said record-drum, may consist ot one or more wheels7 or disks carrying peripheral type, with any approved setting or advancing devices. A set ot' three, ot' a make in common use in paging. machines and the like, is represented, and will be referred to as a whole, without describing in detail its construction and mode of operation, as these are well known. rllhe shaft of the type-wheels T is mounted longitudinally in a swinging frame,F,between the record-drum lt and the slide S. Said ame F is supported at its righthand en d by a horizontal pivotal studpin, a, projecting from the back of the case, and comprises a pair ot' longitudinal side bars united atitslei't-hand end b T across-barniz.. By this latter it is connected with a vertical slide, S2, having a matching socket at its upper end, and guided by a pair ot'stud-screws, Z, embraced by slots in the slide, as clearlyshown in Fig. 3. The lower end of this slide S2 rests upon a crown-cam on the circular head of a rotary key-bok]7 B, being rounded and otherwise properly1 shaped to coact with the said crowncam. The key-box B and a hollow escntcheon, E, attached externally to the bottom ot the case G by screws to inclose the outer end ot' said key-box, are best shown in Fig. 3 and the appended halt' face view ot" the latter. The key-box has a cylindrical body, to which the escutcheon, above its bottom` is titted, the bottom of the escutcheon having` a key-hole ot' the ordinary shape t'or a bitted key, while the body of the key-box has a recess adapted to receive the barrel and bit ot' such key longitudinally. A recording-ke v, K, Fig. 1, is iitted to said key-hole and recess, and when inserted and turned rotates the key-box B, as indicated by arrow 3, Fig. 3, t'or example, the bit of the key riding upon the bottom ot' the escutcheon E, which coacts therewith to preclude the withdrawal ot' the key until its position is that in which it was inserted, so that the key-box must be lett as it was t'ound by the key. A qmirter-turn ot' said key-box B by the key K lowers said slide S2, and therewith thel frame F and type-wheels T, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3 and illustrated by arrows 3a. A complete turn re-elevates the same, as illustrated by arrows 3". The lowering o't' the type-wheels T causes them to coact with the record-drum It, as atbresaid, for recording their indication at the time upon the paper P. To insure their descent promptly and with ample force, astrong spiral spring, s2, is stretched between a stud on the slide S2 and another on the contiguous wall ofthe case, as shown.

To provide for 'automatically' rotating the drnrn R to render the record continuous,an advancing pawl A, is pivoted to theinner side bar of the frame F, and supported by a spiral spring, s3, and astop-pin engaging with said frame, in working position, as shown in Fig. 3. A ratchet-wheel, W, is combined with said record-drum, preferably integral therewith, to coact with said advancing pawl, and a detentpawl, X, is attached by a pivotal rivet to the back of the case and supported by a spiral spring, s", and a stop-pin, in normal position, as shown iu Fig. 3. In said act ot' lowering the type-wheels the pawl A is lowered, asshown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, and by the aid oi"l its spring s3 is caused to engage with a fresh tooth ot' the ratchet-wheel W, which is locked mean- IDO IIO

while against retrogression by the pawl X, and in the succeeding re-elevation of the typewheels (indicated by arrow 3b) said ratchetwheel and the drum R are turned the distance between two teeth ofthe former, as indicated by the arrow 39, and the paper l), carried by said drinn, is correspondingly advanced relatively to the coacting line of type, in readiness t'or a siiceeding impression. Two impressions so obtained are shown in Fig. 2. rlhe intention is that the conductor shall makesuch an impression or record by inserting, turning, and withdrawing the hey K at the end ot each trip. 'lhc number of impressions will show whether this operation was duly performed, and a comparison of them will show the number ot' passengers rung for each trip, while a simple subtraction ot' the first ironi thel last will give the aggregate for the day. To ob tain this information, the door D is untastened and opened and the drinn R removed from the machine, as aforesaid. To facilitate its removal and replacement, it is constructed with a recessed face inclosing a sleevehub, H, which is readily gra-sped between the thumb and fingers ot' either hand in handling the record-drinn, and the heads of the pawls A and X arc beveled, and they are so supported, as aforesaid, as to cause them to readily enter the proper intei'dcntal spaces of the ratchetwlieel W, without any direct manipulation thereof.

To provide for printing the record upon the paper P, an ink-ribbon, l, is stretched horizontally between the type-wheels and record-drum, being attached at its ends to spools J J, and supported at the proper level by rodsjj, projecting from the back ot' the case, said spools being mounted upon stud-spindles fi, and tightened and released at will by jam-nuts i on the screw-threaded outer ends ot' these spindles in an ordinary way.

For transmitting motion from the main slide S to the tyi'ie-wheels l for rotating the latter step by s tep to set them or cause theni to show at all times a number corresponding with the reciprocation ot' said main slide to the extent ot' their capacity, a lever-link,g,is pivoted to a stud,f, on the back ofthe case, so as to project downward within the said notch r of said slide, and is connected by a horizontal link, e, to a l'iawl-carrier, d, which is pivoted on the type-wlieel shaft, while a retractingspring, sj, is stretched therefrom to a stud on the near side bar of the frame F, as clearly shown in Fig. In the example said pawlcarrier d carries three pawls coacting with the several ratchet wheels ot' the set ot' typewheels. Its details would ofcourse vary with those of different patterns ot' type-wheel sets. 'lhe said combination of links, with thc arrangement ot' these parts, as best shown in Fig. 3, insures the rotation ot' the type-wheels (indicated by arrows le) when they are in elevated position, as shown in full lines in this figure, and facilita-tes precliiding their disturb ance as to rotation in the said acts of lowering and re-elevatng them, (indicated by arrows 3 3%) as at'iiresaid.

rlhe registering mechanism, like the set of typewheels, may be of any approved description. Itmustpossesscompactnessandstrength ot' parts, with certainty of operation, and a high registering capacity, preferably not less than 9.909. We have shown such a mechanism, Ftl, boughtl in open market, and which need not therefore be described, its details forming no part of this invention. Motion is transmitted toits inain ratchet-wheel from the incline q on the inain slide S, as best shown in Fig. et and indicated by arrow l, by a lever, b, and a, pivoted pawl-carrier, d2, to which said lever is coupled by a pin and slot, said lever being constructed and arranged to coact with said incline properly. A retracting-spring, s, projects the lever I; and restores the pawl-carrier d2 to normal position, being stretched between the toi-nier and a stud on the registeri'ranie. An aperture, a,in the door D, guarded by glass in customary manner, preferably exposes the register-wheels to view at their reading-line, as shown in Fig. l; but this aperture iii-ay be omitted and notice ot' the operation he given to the passengers simply by the bell mechanism, which completes the machine, and shall now be described, with references more particularly to Figs. 5 to 7,in connection with Fig. il.

'llie arm p on the main slide S coacts with a notch, n', in a third slide, S3, FigsA to 6, which is guided by notched posts p4 on the back ot' the door l), so as to work horizontally in unison with said slide' S, butin a plane parallel to the back ot the door. ',lhe slides engage with each other in the position o't' rest, to which the retractiiig-spring s restores both after each registering movement, and thedoorD may consequently beopened and closed without disturbing either or interfering with their proper coaction when the door is closed. The slide S3 is shown in said position ot' rest iii Figs. 4and and in full lines in Fig. (i. Attached to the back ot' said slide S3 by a pivotal rivet, pr, is ainain bell-hainn'ier, Hf, having a cast hub to receive said rivet and carry a tripping-stud, its, which projects toward the door, as also to hohl a strong hook or staple, from which a long spiral spring, el, is stretched to a stud on the back ot' the door at bottom.as the striliing-spring et'thebell mechanism, whilesaid hub also comprises a strong heel to abut against a stop-pin, tsp, on the slide. A gong-bell, G, is supported Vby a central screw within the hollow back ot' a concavo convex perforated portion ot the door toi-ined to receive it, and an intermediate or secondary bell-hammer, H2, is attached to the back of the door by a pivotal rivet, r2, and retracted by a spiral spring, S8, so that. its head is kept normally out of contact with the bell, and its heelagainst a stop- .piinp on the door.

Behind the slide S3 and ltellliaminer H', as

4 armate best shown in full and dotted lines in Fig. 7, a trigger, T', is attached to the door D by a pivotal rivet, r3, and provided with a tailspring, sg, engaging with one of the posts p4, and a stop-pin, p3, on the door supports it normally, as it is shown in full lines. Said trigger carries a tripping-incline, t1', in the path of the tripping-stud is of the main hammer H. In the stroke ot' the slide S3, corresponding with the registering-stroke of the main slide S, (indicated by arrows 1,) said stud ts passes under said incline ti, lifting the trigger T' against the slight resistance of its spring S9, as represented by arrow 1C, Fig. 7, and releasing it again, so that. said trigger is restored to normal position at the'end of said stroke. At the beginning of the return-stroke ofthe slides S S3 (indicated by arrows 2) the hammer H' is in normal position relatively to the slide S3, as seen by comparing full and dotted lines in Fig. (i. It is shown as it appears at this point ot' the operation by the right-hand outline thereof in Fig. 7. During said return-stroke, the coaction ot' said incline and stud causes the hammer El to rise, as indicated by arrow 2a. Toward the end ot' this stroke it occupies the elevated position, (represented by the left-hand outline thereof 1n Fig. 7,) and a momentlater the stud ts passes be \y ond the incline tt', and the striking-spring s7 brings the released hammer forcibly down upon the head ot the hammer 112 and causes the latter to give the bell a highlyet't'ective stroke, (indicated by arrow 4,) while the organization ot' the mechanism is such that it is impossible to throw said hammer H2 into contact with the bell, save'in the manner thus recited, and it is impossible to effect this action, save during the "return-stroke of the main slide after a fully completed registeringstroke, during which it will have rotated the ty pe-wheelsT and actuated the continuous register R2, as aforesaid. Thus as each passenger is rung for by means of the bell mechanism ot' 'the machine he is registered as a unit by the said registering mechanism, and the said recording mecliailism is correspondingly set or adjusted by one and the same reciprocation ot' the main actuator; and at the end ot' each trip,or at will, by inserting and turning the key K, a correct record in plain figures, for which the type-wheels T have been so set is printed upon the paper F, the latter is advanced preparatory to the next printing operation, and the recording mechanism is left in condition to be set by the main actuator, as before. At the ends ot' longer periods', or at will, bymeans of the key k'and knob 7a2, or the employed opening device, the door l) may be unt'astened and thrown back and the clip e and record-drum lt successively removed, the paperP renewed, itdesired, and the operationv begun anew with or without reset-ting the type-wheels T tozero. Pret'erably,to combine simplicity with security, they are not adapte-d to be so reset, but, together with the wheels of the continuous register, turn forward continuously, indicating 0 and then l again, and so on when the limitof their capacity has been reached. In reading a record so formed, if the indication at the end of one trip be 950 and that at the end of the next 009, the latter is seen to be equivalent to 1009, while for the next subtraction it is read as 9, and so on.

Besides the modiications herein indicated, many other immaterial changes will suggest themselves to those skilled in the manufacture and use of registers and recorders, individual combinations hereinafter claimed will be seen to be capable ot' embodiment without others, and the machine, with or without such alterations,maybe used for keeping tallies of games or ot receipts and deliveries ot' goods orthe like, the same as other machines otl its class. All such modifications,omissions,and applications of the machine, and its respective features hereinafter claimed, are intended to be included within the scope of our invention. XVe d0 not, however, claim broadly a type-wheel recording mechanism, nor a removable drum to hear the record, nor the combination, with a recording mechanism, ot acontinuous register and a bell mechanism,l either or both, broadly considered, all tot' ,which are believed t0 be so old and well known as be public property.

We claim as new and desire to patent nnder this specification- 1. The recording-key K, rotary key-box B, and escutcheon E, in combination with a pivoted frame, F, and connecting devices, substantially as described, for lowering and reelevating a set of type-wheels, T, for the purpose set forth.

2. The record-drum R, adapted to carry the paper l? upon its periphery, in combination with type-wheels T, adapted to be lowered to coact with said record-drum, and re-e-levated to a position in which they are rotated, substantially as herein described, and means for rotating said drum, step by step, by impulses transmitted from the frame ot' said type-wheels during their successive ie-elevations, for the purpose set forth.

3. The horizontally-stretched ink-ribbon I, in combination with a set of type-wheels7 T, arranged above the same, and adapted to be lowered an d re-elevated, as described, a recorddrum, B., carrying the paper P upon its periphery below said ink-ribbon, and means for rotating said drum, step by step, by' impulses transmitted from the trame of said type-wheels during their successive re-elevations, for the purpose set t'ortli.

Lt. The combination, substantially as specitied, of the actuating-slide S, having the notch r, the lever-link g pivoted to a stud,f, above said slide, and extending through said notch, the horizontal link e below the slide, and the pivoted pawl-carrier d, as means for rotating, step' by step, a' set of type-wheels, T. adapted to be independently lowered and re-elevated at will, for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination, substantially as herein TOO IOS

ble frame, a bell mechanism, a main actuator common to both, for ringing the bell for each passenger or fare, and rotating said typewheels, step by step, to indicate the number so rung for, and means for periodically taking impressions from said type-wheels, comprising a recording-key and appurtenances thereot', for lowering and rta-elevating said type-wheels, for the purpose set forth.

7. The combination, with the case C, ot' the door D, forming the front of said case, and having upon its back a bell mechanism, movable therewith, and adapted to coact with a main actuator within said case, substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

8. rlhe combination, with the main slide S and its retracting-sprin g, of the slide S3, moving in unison with the former, a main bellhammer, H,carried by said slide S3, a secondary hammer, H2, struck by the former, a bell, G, struclr only through the medium of said hammer H2, and means for actuating said hammer H during each reciprocation of said 35 slides, substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

9. In combination with the bell-hammer H', carried bythe slide S3, aud attached therewith to the bach ot' the door D, a long spiral 4o spring stretched from the heel ot' said hammer, substantially at right angles to said slide, to a distant stud on the back ot' the door, as a striking-spring, substantially as shown,t`or the purpose set forth.

4 10. The combination, substantially as herein specified, ot' a set of-type-wheels and a continuous register within the case C, a bell mechanism attached to the hack of the door D, and

a main slide and its retractiug-spring` for ro- 5o tating said type-wheels and actuating said register simultaneously, or nearly so, during each main stroke ot' said slide, and for causing said bell mechanism to'strike the bell during cach return-stroke of said slide, for the 55 purpose set forth. f

JNO. W. FOWLER.

DANIEL F. LEWIS.

Witnesses WM. H. J nNNrNGs, MONTGOMERY LINDSAY.

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