US408932A - Automatic cigar-selling machine - Google Patents

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PETER SCHNEIDER, OF BROOKLYN, NEWV YORK.

AUTOMATIC CIGAR-SELLING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 408,932, dated August 13, 1889.

Application filed November 24, 1888. Serial No. 291.777. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PETER SCHNEIDER, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Automatic Cigar-Selling Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to machines which are so constructed that upon depositing a coin a catch or retaining device will be acted upon by the coin striking it to release a mechanism normally held in locked position by the catch and a sign displayed or a merchantable article delivered by the operation of the mechanism.

The invention has particular reference to a machine of the above character in which, upon a coin being deposited, a mechanism held in locked position will be released by the action of the coin and a cigar delivered by the operation of the mechanism.

This invention consists in an automatic cigar-selling machine and in details thereof, constructed and arranged as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part'of this specification, in which similar figures of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is an elevation of a machine constructed in accordance with this invention, partly in vertical section and open to disclose its interior. Fig. 2 is a plan'view thereof with casing removed from the top. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line :0 00, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a view in vertical section of the upper portion of the machine on the left side in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a similar view showing in vertical section chute and receptacle for delivering a cigar. Fig. (5 is a detail view of a portion of the mechanism for tripping and releasing the cigar-delivering mechanism. Fig. 7 is a view of the opposite side from that in Fig. (3. Fig. 8 is a plan view of a detail of the mechanism acted upon by a coin to release the cigar-delivering mechanism. Fig. 9 is a view in vertical section from the rear of the upper portion of the invention Fig. 10 is a detail view, partly broken away, of a portion of the cigardelivering mechanism. Fig. 11 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 12 is a detail, partly in section and broken away, of the coin-actuated mechanism for releasing the cigar-delivering mechanism. Fig. 13 is a detail side view of a portion of the mechanism for tripping and releasing the cigar-delivering mechanism.

This invention comprises in its general features a horizontal traveling band having its ends wound upon rollers and provided with a series of spaced apertures, through which one cigar at a time is delivered from a number of cigars arranged vertically in a frame and having their lower ends resting on the horizontal band.

Connected with an end of one of the rollers is a train of gearing controlled bya spring to turn the roller and wind up the horizontal band upon it, and connected with one end of the other roller is a train of gearing normally held in locked position by a tripping-pin connected with an armature governed by an electro-magnet. The latter is located in an electric circuit controlled by a make-and break contact-lever actuated by a lever having one end extending across a coin-chute and actuated by a coin falling through the chute. As the electric circuit is made and broken by the action of a coin falling through the chute, the electro-magnet acts on the armature to withdraw the tripping-pin and release the train of gearing which it has been holding in locked position, thereby permitting the train of gearing and the roller connected therewith to be operated by the spring-controlled train of gearing on the other roller and cause the horizontal band to be unwound from the first roller and wound up on the second roller. The movement of the horizontal band in traveling beneath the cigars during the operation of the rollers continues for a sufficient length of time to bring an aperture therein beneath a cigar and permit it to fall through the same and down a chute into a suitable receptacle outside of the machine. At the same moment that the aperture is brought beneath the cigar the gear-wheel adjacent to the tripping-pin, having made a half-revolution, is brought to a stop by a lug thereon, with whichthe tripping-pin engages, the latter being released from the electromagnet and thrown into engagement with the lug.

In carrying out the invention the machine is formed with a lower or base portion 1, havin g a door 2 and containing a suitable number of electric batteries 3, and a casing 4, with door 4:, located above the base 1 and containing the operating mechanism for delivering a cigar, and the circuit-wires 5, connected therewith, for releasing the same, the wires leading from the batteries 3. The top of easing 4 is provided with a square opening 0, across which extends a traveling band 7, extending over rollers S atthe edges of opening (5 downward in casing 4 and having its ends wound about rollers 9 and 9. Above the opening 6 is located a wire frame 10, constructcd with cross-wires 11, whereby a number of cigars may be set up on end vertically, with their lower ends resting on the band 7. The latter is provided with a series of apertures 152, so arranged and spaced that as the band 7 is caused to intermittently travel across the opening beneath the cigars held vertically in the wire frame 10 and resting on the band 7 the apertures 12 are gradually brought beneath the cigars to drop one cigar at a time through an aperture into a chute 13, mounted in the interior of the casing l, and having its lower end projecting through an opening 1i in the side of easing 4 and into an open receptacle 15, mounted on the outside of easing -l in opening 1t.

In order to effect the intermittent traveling movement of the band 7, the following-described mechanism is employed: Connected with the roller 9 is a train of gearing, consisting of a toothed gear-wheel 10, mounted on the axle 17 of roller 9 and meshing with a pinion 18, connected to the toothed gear-wheel 19, mounted on a frame 20, secured to the interior of easing 4. The gear-wheel 1!) is connccted by a pinion 21 with a toothed gearwheel 22 011 the frame 20. lVithin the latter is mounted an electro-magnet 23, having an armature 24, mounted on a lever 25,hiuged in brackets on frame 20 and held up by a spring 27 on an arm 28 of frame 90, so as to hold the armature 2i normally out of contact with the poles 23 of electro-magnet To the rear end of lever :35 is hinged a trippingrod 29, sliding in bearings 30 and movable by the action of lever in and out of engagement with a lug or pin 31 on the wheel 22. There are two pins 31.011 the periphery of wheel 22, located diametrically opposite to each other, the rod 29 being normally in engagement with one or the other of pins 31 and holdin the train of gearing in locked position.

In the action of the electro-magnet23 upon its armature 2i and lever 25 the rod 29 will be withdrawn from engagement with one of the pins 31 and release the train of gearing and be thrown back into engagement with the other pin 31, which is brought around against the rod 29 during the revolution of whee 22 in the movement of the train of gearing. This movement of the train of gearing is effected by the movement of a train of gearing 32, mounted in a frame on the interior of easing 4, connecting with a gear-wheel 34 on the axle of roller 9 and operated by a sprin g-actuated drum 35, mounted in bearings 36 in the casing at and having a cord wound thereon at one end, witlrits otherend wound on a drum 87 on the axle 38 of a gear-wheel 3.) in the train of gearing 32. When the train of gearin g connected with roller I) is released by the withdrawal of rod 29 from a pin 31 on gearwhcel 92, the tension of the spring of syn-ingactuated drum operates the latter and causes the cord 36 to be wound on the drum 35,and,through the train of gearing 32,0perating the roller 9, draws upon. and winds up the band 7 upon roller 9' and operates the train of gearing connected with roller 9 until the gearing is again locked by a pin 31 coming against rod 29. The release and stopping of the train of gearing connected with roller 9 is effected by the following means: Mounted upon the top of easing elf is a metallic plate ell, with vertical posts 42, between which pivoted a metallic lever :43, serving as a contactmaker, the several parts mentioned being good conductors of electricity and covered with a casing it.

To the plate 41 is secured a block ll, of rubber or other suitable non-conductor of electricity, on which is mounted a coiled spring *5, having a contact-plate l6 at its upper end, located beneath one end of lever 43,13110 other counterbalanced end 42 resting on the weighted end 46 of a lever 47, pivoted in an openended casing t8,secured on the top of casin g 4. An electric circuit is formed by means of wires 5, leading from the batteries 3 to the spring and a binding-post 419 on the plate 41 and including in the circuit the electro-magnet 23.

The casing 48 is formed with slots 50, of a size to permit the passage of a coin and in alignment with each other, and a passageway 51 in the top of easing 4,which communicates with a vertical tube 52, depending from the top of the interior of easing 4 and over a re ceptacle 53 in the bottom thereof. Upon the top of easing 4 is mounted a chute 54, formed with the curved portion 55, which has its lower end communicating with the slots in casing l8 and a branch curved chute 56, which communicates at its lower end with a passage-way 57 in the top of easing l, opening into a tube 58, depending from the top of the interior of easing l and over the receptacle 58.

The opening from chute 51- into its curved branch 56 is provided with strips or ledges IIO will fall through the curved portion 56 and down through the same and passage-way 57 and tube 58 into receptacle '53 without operating the machine. Upon depositing a coin of the proper size in chute 54, it will pass down therein, striking the end of lever 47 across the slot 50 in casin g 48, movingit downwardly, slipping by it, and dropping through slot 50, passage-way 51, and tube 52 into receptacle 53. As the coin in its descent through chute 54 strikes and slips by the lever47, in tilting the latter it raises the lever 43 or contactmaker, moves its outer end into contact with the plate 46 on spring 45, and makes the circuit through wires 5 and electro-magnet 23, causing the latter to act on its armature 24 and move the lever 25, thereby raising the tripping-rod 29 out of engagement with a pin 31 on gear-wheel 22. By this means the train of gearing connected with roller 9 is released and the band 7 drawn across the open ing 6 by the action of the spring-actuated drum 35, train of gearing 32, and roller 9. The movement of the band 7 across the opening 22 continues a sufficient length of time to bring an aperture 12 beneath a cigar and permit it to drop through into chute 13, when the movement of the band 7 and the parts above mentioned is stopped by the wheel 22 having made a half revolution and being brought to a stop by one of the pins 31 thereon coming in contact with tripping-rod 29, which has returned to normal position. The wheel 22 maybe so timed as to determine the length of time it is desired to have the movable parts operate. 7

As the United States revenue laws require that cigars shall be sold out of the box, and also that they sh all be disclosed to view when on sale, the cigar box in which the cigars come is placed over the wire frame 10, with its bottom removed, and as many cigars from the box as can be placed vertically in the wire frame 10 with their lower ends resting on the band 7 are employed.

(50 indicates the cigar-box with bottom removed and resiin g on the top of casing 4 over the wire frame 10. hen the cigar-distributing machine is employed for selling cigars, the cover 61 of the cigar-box must be kept open.

The top of easing 4 and the chute 54 are protected by a covering. To further comply with the law, the covering must be constructed so as to keep in sight the open boX of cig'ars on sale. As here shown, a covering 02 is preferably employed, consisting of a frame (33, having its top and sides glazed and resting on the top of casing 4, where it is fastened by hasps 64 011 covering 62 engaging staples G5 on casing 4 and secured by padlocks 66, or fastened and secured in any other suitable manner. The upper end of chute 54 is formed with a hopper-shaped or flaring mouth 67, which rests against the under side of the top of covering 62. Above the mouth 67 of chute 54 is secured in the top of covering 62, in any suitable manner, a plate 68, having a projection 69, slotted to permit the passage of a coin and extending through the top of covering 62 and depending over the mouth 67.

When the cigars in frame 10 have been distributed, the band 7 maybe rewound on roller 9 by lifting and holding by hand the trippingrod 29 out of engagement with wheel 22 and turning the roller 9 back by means of a key engaged with the square projection 7 0, extending from the end of the axle 17 of roller 9 within the casing 4, as shown in Fig. 1. Upon the band 7 being rerolled on roller 9, the rod 29 may be permitted to drop into engagement with one of the pins 31 011 wheel 22, and thereby hold the parts in locked position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An automatic cigar-sellingmachine consisting of a chute for the passage of acoin,an electrical contact-maker to be operated by the coin, an electric circuit, an electro-magnet in the electric circuit, a traveling band with spaced apertures and having its ends wound on rollers, a frame for holding vertically cigars resting on end on the traveling band, a mechanism for operating the traveling band, and a tripping device connected with the armature of the electro-magnet for intermittently holding and releasing the mechanism for operating the traveling band, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a selling-machine, the combination, with an apertured band mount-ed to form the bottom of a goods-receptacle, of a band-advancing mechanism, a band take-up device, a tripping mechanism, and a coin-chute leading to said tripping mechanism, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a selling-machine, the combination, with an apertured band forming the bottom of a goods-receptacle and rollers on which said band is wound, of a band take-up mechanism connected with one roller, a band-advancing mechanism connected with another roller, a tripping mechanism,and acoin-chute leading to the tripping mechanism, substantially as shown and described.

4. In a selling-machine, the combination, with an apertured band forming the bottom of a goods-receptacle, of a band-advancing mechanism, a band take-up mechanism, a trip-lever connected with the band take-up mechanism, an armature on said lever, an electromagnet, a battery, current-wires connecting the battery and electro-magnet, alever in the circuit normally breaking the same, and a coin-chute discharging on said lever, substantially as shown and described.-

5. An automatic cigar-selling machine consisting of a casing having an opening in its top, an apertured band mounted to extend across the opening, a frame mounted over the opening for holding cigars vertically with their lower ends resting on the apertured band, a chute for thepassage of cigars mounted beneath the opening and leading to the outside of (asiug, a covering extending over the top of the casing and disclosing its top, a band-advancin g mechanism, a band take-up device, a tripping mechanism, and a coin chute leading to said tripping mechanism, substantially as shown and described.

6. An automatic cigar-selling machine comprising the following elements: a chute for the reception and passage of a coin to a receptacle, a contact-maker with. a trippinglever having one end projecting across the passage-way of the chute for making and breaking an electric circuit by the action of a coin on the lever in passing through the chute, eleetrie-cireuit wires leading from a battery to the contact-maker and to an electromagnet having an armature, a traveling-band with spaced apertures having its ends wound on rollers, a frame for holding cigars arranged therein in vertical position and resting on the traveling band, a cigar-delivery chute located beneath the traveling band and cigar-holding frame, a train of gearing connected to one of the traveling-band rollers and normally held in locked position by a tripping-rod connected with the armature of the electro-magnet and intermittently moved into and out of engagement therewith by the action of the electromagnet, a train of gearing connected with the other roller of the traveling band, and a spring-actuated drum having a cord connected with a drum in the train of gearing, substantially as shown and described.

7. In an automatic cigar-selling machine,a casing' having an opening in its top, a traveling band with spaced apertures extending across the opening and having its ends wound upon rollers, a frame mounted on the top of the casing and over the opening for holding cigars in vertical position on the traveling band, a train of gearing connected with one of the rollers of the traveling band and intermittently released and locked by a rod connected with the armature of an clectro-magnet, a train of gearing connected with the other roller of the traveling band, and a spring-actuated d1Llll1"COl111GCtGd by a cord wound thereon with a drum in the train of gearing and by the action of the spring and a spring-actuated drum operating the traveling band when the first-named train of gearing is released, substantially as shown and described. 1

8. In a coin-operating machine, a chute, a contact-maker having a lever projecting into the passage-way of the chute and adapted to be tilted by a coin passing through the chute, electrical circuit-wires leading from abattery to the contact-maker and to an elcctro-magnet, and a tripping-rod for holding and re leasing an operating mechanism connected to and operated by the armature of the electromagnet, substantially as shown and described.

9. In an automatic cigar-selling machine, the casing 4, mounted on a suitable support and having the opening 6 in its top, the wire frame 10, mounted on the top of easing 4, over the opening 6, a cigar-delivery chute 13, mounted beneath the opening 6 and project ing through the side of easing 4, a traveling band 7,with spaced apertures 12,'extendingbetween opening 6 and the top of chute 13, over rollers 8, and having its ends wound about rollers 9 and 9 in casing 4, a train of gearing connected with the roller 9 and having a gearwheel 22, terminating the gearing, with stoppins 31, a chute 54 on the top of easing 4,wit-h branch chutes 55 and 5b, the opening of chute 54 into branch chute 56 having ledges 5.), a tilting lever 47, projecting across chute 54, an electrical contact-maker consisting of lever 43, mounted on posts 42 on plate 41, secured to the top of easing 4, and having a counterweighted arm rested upon a weighted arm 46 of lever 47, a contact-plate 4G, normally out of contact with lever 43 and supported by a spring 45, mounted on an insulatingblock 44 on plate 41, circuit-wires 5, leading from batteries 3 to spring 45 and plate 41, an electro magnet 23, located in the circuit formed by wires 5, an armature 24, mounted on one end of a lever 25 and normally held out of engagement with the poles 23' of electro-magnet 23 by a coiled spring 27, attached to bracket 28, with a sliding trippingpin 29, hinged to lever 25 and normally engaging a pin 31 on wheel 22, a train of gearing 32, connected with roller 9 and having a drum 38, and a spring-actuated drum 35, connected by a rope 3b with drum 3S and having its ends wound on drums 35 and 38, substantially as shown and described.

PETER SCHNEIDER.

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E. W. CADY,

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