US281652A - Automatic register - Google Patents

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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. J. R. TROTT & J. W. MGELVAIN.

AUTOMATIC REGISTER.

No. 281,652. Patented July'li, 1883.

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(No Modl.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. J. R. TROTT & J. W. MQELVAIN.

AUTOMATIC REGISTER.

No. 281,652. Patented July 1'7, 1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN R. TROTT AND JAMES IV. MOELVAIN, OF AUBURN, ILLINOIS.

AUTOMATIC REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 281,652, dated July 17, '1883 Application filed April 10, 1883. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JOHN R. TRoTT and J AMEs IV. MOELVAIN, citizens of the United States, residing at Auburn, in the county of Sangamon and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Registers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in automatic registers for indicating the number of miles ridden by each passenger in a railway-car, it being especially adapted for use in connection with steam passengercoaches; and it has for its object to keep an accurate account of the distance traveled by the respective passengers, and to indicate the same upon the dial-plate, whereby a comparisonbetween such registration and the tickets and money which the conductor has in hand at the end of the route may be readily had, and any discrepancy detected.

This invention consists, essentially, in the employment of a yielding seat, and mechanism adapted to be actuated thereby and to receive motion from one of the axles of the coach, in combination with a rotating registering device and means for imparting motion received from one of the axles of the coach thereto.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and on which like letters of reference indicate corresponding features, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved fare-register, a portion of a car-floor, and a pair of truckwheels; Fig. 2, a longitudinal section of the register-casing and its pinions or wheels; Fig. 3, a plan view of the disk which carries the register-casing; Fig. 4, a detail perspective view of one of the tripping-dogs, a part of the casing being broken away; Fig. 5, a like view of a trippingdog, taken from the opposite side; Fig. 6, a vertical cross-section of the car-seat; Fig. 7, a view, partly in section and partly in elevation, of the frame for supporting and the means for operating the sliding head; Fig. 8, a ver tical sectional view of the sliding dog and bolt and their casing. Fig. 9 represents a side elevation of the sliding head, the supporting frame, the means for reciprocating the said block, and the several rods which, through the action of the said head, actuate the devices which engage the register mechanism; and Fig. 10, a vertical shaft having an arm secured to its upper end for imparting motion to the sliding head, a crank at its lower end which engages with means for returning the said arm to the startingpoint, and a beveled pinion by which the said shaft receives its motion.

The letter A indicates a portion of the floor of a railway-coach, upon which is mounted the seat A, adapted to have a short vertical. movement within the frame A To said seat is attached a vertical rod, 13, which extends through the bottom of the car, and is provided with a collar, B, and around which is adapted to fit a spiral spring, B the spring serving to normally support the seat and the collar to limit its upward movement.

To the under side of the bottom of the car is attached a stationary plate, 0, by means of suitable standards, 0, for a purpose which will presently appear.

One of the supporting-axles is provided with a worm, C", which intergears with a pinion secured to a shaft, D, mounted in a frame, D,

the latter being secured to the frame-work of the truck or to any other support. The said shaft is provided with a bevel-pinion, D", adapted to intergear with a like pinion, E, mounted upon a shaft, E, said shaft having its journals in the frames D and E The upper end of the shaft E carries another bevel-pinion, F, which engages a like pinion, F, on a shaft, F which rotates in a frame, E and which is supported by the blocks G, secured preferably to the car-bottom.

Upon a shaft, F", is mounted a bevel-pinion,

worm, H, and at each end with an ordinary bevel-pinion, H (only one being shown in the present instance.)

Passing vertically through the plate 0 is a shalt, I, the lower end of which carries a pinion, 1, which engages with the worm H, and to the upper end is secured a disk, I", the said disk resting upon the upper side of the plate 0, by which means the shalt I is supported and the engagement of the pinion 1 and the worm G maintained. To this shaft is also loosely secured the registering-casing J, the upper side of which is provided with ahinged cover, J, which forms bearings for the upper ends of the shafts which carry the registeringwheels, and by which cover access is had to the interior of the casing should the parts be come disarranged. The under side of said casing has a lug, J, adapted to engage with a stud, J, which. extends from the disk I by which the casing is made to revolve.

Mounted within the casing J are a series of registeringwheels or pinions, J", of the ordinary or any approved construction. Thelirst of the series (indicated by the letter K) has its teeth extending from its lower side. The shafts of the first two of these series are provided with radial arms which engage with the teeth of the registering wheels J J. Mounted within the casing, and beneath the wheel K, is an intermittingly-rotating shaft, K, one end of which has an arm adapted to engage the teeth of said wheel, and the other a toothed disk, .K which extends through a slot in the bottom plate of the casing, and which receives intermittent motion by engagement with devices to be presentlymentioned. This plate has extending from it a lug, L, the function of which will hereinafter more fully appear, and the letter K indicates a projeo tion extending from. the said plate, the said projection serving to close an aperture in. the plate and to form a cavity through which the bent end of the shaft K may pass.

The letter L indicates a shaft which extends the entire length of the car, or nearly so, and is supported by suitable hangers at tached to the bottom of the car. This shaft has a bevel-pinion, I mounted upon it, which engages with a like pinion, H, and a worm, M, which inter 'ears with apinion, M, secured to the shalt M: The said shalt L receives rotary motion through the transverse shalt H and the pinions H and '1 and transmits its motion to the shalt M through the media of the pinion M and the worm M. Said shalt M is provided at one end with a bevel-gear, N, and is mounted in the bearing N, pivoted to a hanger extending from the lower plate of thelrame N", as more clearly shown in Fig. 9. This shaftis flexibly connected to the shalt B by means of the pivoted section B.

The letter 0 indicates a vertical shaft j ournaled in the frame N terminating in a crank, O, at its lower end, and provided with abevel-pinion, O and an arm, l", the said pinion O engaging with the pinion N, l'romwhich latter it receives rotarymotion, which motion by the shalt 0 causes thearm l? to engage the sliding head P, and to force it in the direction iudi esmesa;

cated by the arrow, the return movement of the said head being effected by the contraction of a spiral spring, R, secured at one end to the head and at the other to thenpright which is attached to the frame N.

The letter Pindicates a slidinghead adapted to travel in suitable ways, formed in the upper and lower plates of the frame N and to engage one end of a reciprocating rod, 1. This rod is suitablyjournaled in an. upright secured to the edges of the frame N and is provided with a stop, Q, which limits the forward stroke of the rod, and the other end thereof is bent to embrace a reciprocating rod, Q", and to engage a stop, Q, on the said re ciprocating rod, the object of which engagement is to cause the movement of the rod 1, caused by the action of the slidinghead l to retract the reciprocating rod Q whereby the pawl It is disengaged from the recess in the dog S, as will. more fully appear.

The letter R refers to a lever pivoted to the stud It", extending from the upright secured to the frame N. To this lever, near its upper end, is flexibly connected a pitman, 1t, suitably journaled in the upright before mentioned, and connected with the sliding head I the lower end of said lever being adapted to engage a collar on the rod Q". By this means it will be observed that when the sliding head I is returned to its normal position by the action of the spiral spring just alluded to the rod Q will be given a forward move ment, and the detent 1t made-to enter the recess in the dog S, it having been withdrawn from said recess by the backward movement of the sliding head, the object of which operation will presently appear. The forward end of the rod Q connects with a detent, 1t, piv oted to the casing S. This casing is prel'erably attached to the plate 0. \Vithin this casing S are adapted to slide a tripping-dog, S, and a two-arm sliding bolt, S. Beneath the dog S is a spring, T, which serves to keep it and the bolt S normally elevated, the former against the pawl. 1t, and within the recess formed in the dogis another spiral spring, T, the lower end of which engages a stud pro jecting from the inner face of the sliding bolt S whereby the said bolt is kept normally in its seat formed in the said sliding dog S. This dog is also provided with an inclined stud, T, which, when the dog is forced down, thrusts the pivoted pawl U from beneath the lower end of the bolt S the pawl being nor mally held in place by a spring, U, thus ad mitting of the quick descent of the said bolt after its engagement with a tooth of the wheel K. The function and purpose of the said bolt S it will thus be observed, is to actuate the register mechanism, its arm. .9 being ex tended in the opposite direction to that in which the register-case J travels, so as to pre sent an obstruction which shall. engage with the lower tooth of the wheel K as the latter comes in contact therewith.

The letter U indicates a rod which is supported inthe hanger V, extending from the bottom of the car, and which is provided with lugs V, adapted to engage with the crank 0, so that the arm 1? may be returned by hand to the starting point. This rod may be provided with a hand-lever or other means for operating it. Should the tripping-dog and the bolt be sprung after the register has passed them, and should the train stop before the register shall have made a revolution and passed over the said spring-dog and bolt,'the register is continued through the circle by hand in order to make it engage with said spring-dog and bolt before it is taken off.

The operation of our invention will bereadily understood when taken in connection with the above, and is as follows: \Vhen the train is put in motion, to the system of gearing hereinbefore alluded to is imparted a rotating movement, and the register-casing made to revolve around the plates 0. This operation is continued as long as the car is in motion, and when the weight ofa passenger is brought upon the seat the pinion M, through the rod B, is made to engage the worm M, from which it receives rotation. This causes the bevel-pin ion N to revolve the like pinion, O, and consequently to bring the arm P in contact with the sliding head 1?, by which, through the action of the reciprocating rods P nd Q the pawl R" is withdrawn from the recess in the tripping-dog S, and the latter and the bolt S allowed to ascend through a slot in the plate C, so as to cause the arm 8 of the said bolt S to engage with the lower tooth of the wheel K", whereby the register mechanism is actuat- After the said wheel K has passed beyond the point of engagement with the arm 8 the lug L comes in contact with the inclined side of the trippingdog S, and, the said lug being unyielding, thereby forces the trippingdog S downward, causing the lug T, formed on the said dog, to thrust the pawl U from beneath the lower end of the bolt S", whereby the said bolt, by the expansive force of the spring T, is caused to quickly descend. The

pivoted detent R by this time has dropped into the recess formed in the side of the tripping-dog, whereby the devices are held in the position indicated in Fig. 4 until the arm P has again come in contact with the sliding head 1?, which, through the action of the rod 1? and the rod Q", acts to withdraw the said detent and allow of an upward thrust of the tripping-dog and the bolt, ready for a second engagement with the tooth K this operation being repeated as often as the casing J passes over the said dog and bolt. Vhen the lowest tooth of the wheel K comes in contact with the arm s of the vbolt, this shaft K gives the register-wheel K a slight turn, which causes the register mechanism to register.

It will thus be seen that as long as the seat remains depressed a continual registering of the distance which the passenger rides will be effected, the register being arranged to indicate a half, a quarter, or a full mile, or any fraction thereof which may be desired, each time the wheel K engages the bolt S After the arm P has forced the slidinghcad 1? in the direction of the arrow and has passed said head, the spiral spring R" causes the head to make its returirstroke, whereby the pitman R is forced forward, and the lever It, engaging with the collar on the rod Q acts to return the detent B into the recess formed in the dog S, the said dog having by this time, through the action above described, been forced downwardly to the position seen in Fig. 4.

It is to be observed that in carrying out our invention it is necessary to supply each seat with the rotating shaft, the sliding head, and the reciprocating rods, a dog and bolt, and the several intermediate devices which co-operate therewith, but one stationary plate, one register, and the devices which cause the latter to rotate being necessary.

It is to be observed that when the train has reached the end of its route, the aggregate of the distance traveled by all the passengers will be indicated by the register, and by a comparison of such aggregate with the tickets in hand any discrepancy will be ascertained. It is also to be observed that the sliding head 1? is kept in astate of constant reciprocation as long as a passenger occupies a seat, while the rotation of the register-casing is continuous and independent of the movements of the said sliding head, the bolt S being prevented from engaging the wheel K during the intervals that the passenger is not in his seat by means of the detent R engaging the recess in the dog S, from which it is notreleased until the passenger again takes his seat.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, in an automatic register, of the yielding seat and the rotating shaft connected thereto, the vertical shaft and its arm, the sliding head, which is operated by said arm in one direction and returned by a spring, the reciprocating rods, and the tripping-dog and bolt, with a rotating registercasing carrying a series of registenwhcels, and an interinittingly-rotating shaft having a toothed'whecl, the said wheel being engaged by the said bolt, and means for rotating the register-easing, substantially as described.

2. The combination, wit-h an automatic register, of a yielding seat, the shaft j ournaled in a piv oted bearing, the vertical shaft receiving rotation therefrom and provided with an arm, with a sliding head, the yielding dog and bolt, and the means for connecting the head with the dog, substantially as shown.

3. The combination, in an automatic register, of a fixed plate provided with a rotating shaft having a pinion, and the registering devices carried thereby, with a transverse shaft having a worm and a pinion, and receiving mo- IIO 4 *EQLGSQ tion from one of the supporting-axles ofthe In testimony whereof we affix our signatures ear, whereby the register-easing is given 1'0- 111 presence of two witnesses. tary motion, substantially as described.

4. In an automatic register, the eoinhina- J. R. TROTT. 5 tion of the fixed plate having a Vertical shaft JAMES XV. MCELVAIN.

and the rotating registmr-casing, and mechanism to operate the same, with the sliding (log 'Witnesses and bolt, adapted to engage the registering .T. J. MCCARTHY, wheels, and nleehanisn'l l'or operating the same, H. .T. ENNIS.

IO substantially as shown.

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