US413009A

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Publication number: US413009A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1889-10-15
Anticipated expiration: 1906-10-15

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BENJAMIN ADRIANOE, OF BROOKLYN, ASSIGNOR TO JOIIN I'I. VOLKMANN, OF NEWT YORK, N. Y.

VENDING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 413,009, dated October 15, 1889.

Application filed January 26, 1888. Serial No. 261,940. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN ADRIANCE, a resident of the city oi Brooklyn, Kings county, New York, have invented an Improved Vending Apparatus, of which the following `is a specication.

The object of'my invention is to provide a vending apparatus wherein the coin that is placed in the machine will act as the medium for expelling a package; also, to provide means for preventing spurious coins, pieces of metal, dre., passing through the coin-chute.

The invention consists in a box or casing adapted to receive a number of packages, having a sliding coin carrier or support and conveyer within said casing adapt-ed to receive a coin and to hold it in line with and move the same against a package. As said coin is advanced by its carrier or support and conveyer it pushes a package out of the inachine.

The invention also consists in the details of improvement, that will be more fully herein after set forth.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in whichm Figure l is a vert-ical longitudinal section on the plane of the line 7.: 7c, Fig. 6, of a sellingmaehine embodying my improvements. Figs. ln and l" are enlarged vertical crosssections on the line e2 c2, Fig. l, through the coin chute and ejector, Fig. l showing a proper coin in the chute, and Fig. lb showing' bogus coins being ejected from the chute. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line 7c k, Fig. l, showing a weight upon the packages. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of a portion of the machine on the line 7o 7.3', Fig. l, showing aniodiiied form of coin-ehute. Fig. 2l is a side view of a portion ot said chute. Figs. 3, 4., and 5 are detail vertical longitudinal seetions on the plane of the line 7tc, Fig. 6, showing the different positions the parts assume in expelling a package. Fig. G is a horizontal section on the line c e, Fig. l. Fig. 7is a detail plan view, on an enlarged scale, of the coin-earrier and its cheekingdever. 8 is an enlarged detail back view of the ecin-ear rier and adj acentparts. Fig. 9 is a detail plan view of the catch for holding the coin in its carrier or support; and Figs. 10,11, 12, and 13 are detail views of modified 'forms of coincarriers.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A represents a box or casing, which may be of suitable construction. This box or easing is arranged to receive a number of packages B, one upon the other, as shown in Fi. l. The packages B rest upon shelves or guides a, that are secured within the casing, between which guides an open space is left, as clearly shown in Figs. 2, 6, 7, and 8. Be tween the guides a is placed what I term a coin support and conveyer D. This coin support and conveyer D may be supported to slide between the guides a by suitable means; but I prefer the construction shown in Fig. S-namely, a tongue and groove l) d at one end of the coin support and conveyer-the opposite end of the coin support and conveyer being cut away, as shown, to receive part of the guide a. The upper edge of the coin support and conveyer D is to be even with or slightly below the top of the guides a, Fig. 8. The support and conveyer D is secured to a sliding rod E, which passes through the casing A and projects beyond the same, as shown in Fig. G, and in dotted lines in Fig. l. fBy moving the rod F. longitudinally 'the coin support and conveyer will travel along the guides Cl., as hereinafter more fully explained. At the back of the machine the guideshelves a are connected by a cross-bar e, Figs. 2 and 6, which may be a part of the framing of the machine, if desired, its obj ect being to limit the backward movement of the sliding coin support and conveyer; but any other analogous stop may be employed for this purpose. The coin support and conveyer D is adapted to receive a coin from a chute or guide F, which extends downward from the upperpart of the machine, as shown. The lower or discharge end of the chute F is arranged to be behind the pile of packages B and directly over the coin support and conveyer D when said support and conveyer is in the backward position, or against the stop-bar e. (See Fig. 3.) The coiirchute F has a cut-away part f in front at its lower end, as shown, through which the coin may pass when'advaneed by its support and conveyer D. The

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coin support and conveyer D is adapted to receive a coin from the chute F, to hold it during its forward passage, and to permit the discharge of the coin from the support and conveyer D after 'a package has been expelled from the machine.

My preferred form of coin support and conveyer D is as follows: The body of the support and conveyer, which in the main is but a cross-bar, is constructed with an outwardlyprojecting lug g and another lug h, which projects at about right angles to said lug g. (See Fig. '7 Between the lug 7L and the face of the support and conveyer is a rest or inclined ledge t'. Vhen the coin is placed in the support and conveyer, it rests on the ledge and lug g. (See dotted lines, Fig. 8.) 'lo prevent the coin G falling outward or forward from the support and conveyer until the proper moment, I pivot to the supportand conveyer D a catch j, the hook l of which is adapted to pass in front of the coin, as shown clearly in Figs. 6 and 7. The catch j and lug h hold the coin in the support and conveyer. The catch j also has an outwardlyprojecting lug m, which at the proper moment, as the support and conveyer moves forward, will strike a pin n on the guide-shelf a or casing, so as thereby to turn the catch j on its pivot, withdrawing the hook Z from in front of the coin G. The coin will then be free to lbe pushed from the support and conveyer, as hereinafter more fully explained. The coin is to be heldin the support and conveyer so that a portion of it shall project beyond the same, said projecting portion of the coin 'being held in line with the lowest package B, as shown clearly in Figs. l, 3, 4, and 8.

To the cross-bar e, or to any other stationary part of the casing A, is secured a forwardly-projecting arm 0. On the outer end of this arm o is secured a wrist-pin p, which carries a rocking lever q. The upper end of the lever q projects in the path of the coin support and conveyer D 5 but on the under side of the support and conveyer is a recess r, through which said lever q may freely pass as the support and conveyer travels along. The lower end of the lever q is pivotally connected with a rod s, which passes through a suitable stationary guide t at the front of the machine.

I-I is a chute adapted to receive the coin which is ejected from the support and conveyer D, as hereinafter shown. Adjacent to Vthe lower end of the chute H the casing A is provided with a piece of `glass u, through which a coin G in the lower part of the chute H may be seen. (This is shown in Fig. l.) The rod s, as shown in Figs. l and 3, is adapted `to extend under the discharge end of the chute H and to support the coin G under the glass u, as in Fig. I. The lever q orits wristpin p carries a stop Iv, which is adapted to strike a projection 'w on the arm 0. A spring fr, secured at one end to the leverq and at its other end to the arm o or other stationary support, tends to keep the lever q in the normal vertical position shown in Figs. I, 3, and 5 by holding the stop fu against the projection w.

Beneath the pile of packages B is alever I, which is pivoted at one end, as at y, to the armv o or to the casing. The lever I has a straight part a2, an upwardly-extending part b2, and an upwardly-inclined outer part cl2. The parts b2 cl2 of this lever I pass through an opening e2 in one of the guide-shelves d, as clearly shown in Figs. 6 and 7. A spring f2, secured at one end to the leverland bearing at its opposite end upon a projection g*l on the arm o, or otherwise arranged, tends to keep the lever I in the raised position, which is clearly indicated in Figs. 3 and 5. Vhen in this position, the free end of the lever I rests against the top of the outlet-opening h2 of the casing A, the part d2 of said lever being directly in the path of the lowermost package B. (See Figs. 3 and 5.) The upwardly-extending part h2 of the lever I is provided with a notch i2, which is below one of the guide-shelves a..

J is a springpressed pawl, which is secured to the under side of thecoin support a-nd conveyer D, and is adapted to engage the part h2 of the lever I to check the return of the support and conveyer D, and also to pass freely through the notch 2 to permit the return of the support and conveyerD, as'hereinafter shown. A stop js (see Fig. 7) limits the play of the pawl J.

L is a weight which I place upon the pile of packages B to insure their descent. This weight is provided on its under side with one or more feet Vhen the last package has been expelled from the machine, a foot 7'2 will enter a notch Z2 on the guides a, and prevent the support and conveyer D resuming the first or coin-receiving position until the weight is removed.

The casing A may have a suitable cover M through which to insert the packages.

N is a suitable receptacle to loe placed in the bottom of the casing to receive the coins from the chute II.

O is a door on one side of the machine, which may be opened for the removal of the coins. j

P is a sheet-metal or other curtain or protector, which is secured to the front of the machine, so as to cover and protect the opening h2 in the casing through which the packages are expelled.

In order to prevent spurious coins, pieces of metal, 85e., passing to the carrier, I construct a portion of the coin-chute F as follows: d4 is a lower rail or tread, the upper edge of which is to be in line with the lower inner side of the chute proper, as shown in Fig. 1. One end of this rail a4 is to be secured tothe chute `F, its opposite end passing into or through the casing, as shown. Running parallel with the rail d4, but at an angle thereto, as shown in Figs. lal and 1b, is another rail IOO IIO

b4. The upper edge of this rail h4 is to be above the upper edge of the rail CL4, as shown in Figs. IUL and l. The inner end of the rail h4 is secured to the chute F and the outer Y end of said rail tothe casing similarly to the rail CL4. The distance between the upper edges of the rails CLLl b4 is a fraction less than the width of the coin it is designed should be used to expel a package. (See Fig. la.) Above the rails C# bt, and running parallel with them, is another rail C14. This rail CZ'l is shown in Figs. 1f and lb to be directly above the rail b4. rlhe distance between the upper edge of the rail CoL and the lower edge of the rail CZt is a little less than the diameter of the coin to be used, leaving an opening F2 between them. rFhe rail d* is supported similarly7 to the rails d4 b4. These rails CL4, b4, and d* are to be inclined to one side, as shown in Figs. l and lb. It' desired, upright pieces e4 may be set in the casing A, leading to the outer ends of these rails, to form a passage for the coin to said rails. When in this position, these parts cause spurious coins to pass from the chute before reaching the support and conveyer D. When a proper-sized coin G is passed between the nprights e4 or through the casing to this chute, it will ride on the upper edge of the rail CL4, its upper edge resting against the upper rail CZ, the side of the coin at its lower part resting against the rail b4, as shown clearly in Fig. lL. The coin is now free to pass along to the chute propel' F, the rails 1J* d4 preventing its falling sidewise. If a spurious coin or piece of metal, the., of the proper diameter, but thinner than a proper coin, is passed into the machine, it will drop through the space between the rails Cif* b4, as shown at G2, Fig. 1b, and will therefore not pass to the support and conveyer D. lf a coin or pieceI of metal, die., of the proper width, but of smaller diameter than a proper coin, is passed into the machine, it will fall from the chute sidewise, as shown in dotted 4lines in Fig. lb. Thus it will be seen that only proper-sized coins can pass through the chute to the coin support and conveyer D.

Although 1 have shown the chute, when the coins are expelled, as being inclined to one side, it may be placed vertically. In this case it will be necessary to place the rail CZ4 directly over the rail CL4, or on the opposite side of the coin to that shown, so that the coin will have a bearingsurface on both sides. I have shown the rails CL Zr* CZA1 as being placed at one end of the chute; but it is evident that they may be placed at any part of the chute, if preferred.

ln the modification shown in Figs. 2a and 2b the coin-ch nte F at its upper end is cut away, as at F2, for a short distance, as shown in Fig. l. At this part, where the chute F proj ect-s into the casing, it forms an obtuse angle, as shown at m2 in Fig. 2, lVhen a proper-sized coin is inserted in the chute F, it will follow the chute to its destination; but if a smaller-sized coin is inserted in the chute it will drop out of the open side thereof at m2, because the upper groove of the chute, where the same is cut away at F2, does not hold the smaller coin. By constructing the chute F as above the entrance will always be kept clear, because small pieces of paper, wood, the., cannotlodge therein. A spring n2, (see Fig. 6,) surrounding t-he rodE and pressing at one end against the support and conveyer and at its other end against the casing, acts to hold said support and conveyer in the coin-receiving position; but a weight may be used for this purpose, if preferred.

Having now described my preferred mode of constructing a vending apparatus containing my improvements, l will describe the manner in which this apparatus operates, which is as follows: A sufficient quantity of packages Bare first placed on the supports CL, with a weight L upon them, as shown in Fig. l. The coin support and conveyer D is now moved to the first or coin-receiving position against the cross -bar e and beneath the coin-chute F, as shown in Fig. 3. A propersized coin G is now placed in the chute F, which conducts it into the support and conveyer D. Said coin as it drops from the chute F will be received by the support and conveyer, so as to rest on the incline il and lug g, the lug 71, and catch j preventing it falling forward, as in Fig. 7. The lower edge of the coin will project into line with the recess r, as shown in Fig. S, while the upper part of the coin is behind a package, as in Fig. 3. The coin support and conveyer D is now moved forward in the direction of the arrow, 4, by drawing upon the rod E, the coin G moving the lower package B as it advances. When the coin support and conveyer D has reached about the position shown in Fig. et, the lower edge of the coin, which projects in line with the recess r, will strike the upper end of the lever q, thereby turning said lever on its pivot and moving the rod s back from the end of the chute H, as clearly shown in Fig. 4E. As

.the support and conveyer D advances farther the lever q will be disengaged from the coin, when said lever q will be drawn to its normal position by the spring x, thereby pushing the rod s again under the end of the chute H.

lVhen the package was first moved forward,V

as above described, it moved the lever I downward from the position shown in Fig. 8 to that shown in Fig. i by riding over the inclined part CZ2 of said lever, thereby carrying the notch out of line with the pawl J. The carrier D being still advanced, the package B will be moved to the front of the machine. After the lower package has been pushed forward from beneath the pile of packages, and before the pawl J snaps in front of the lever I to prevent the return of the coin support and conveyer, the ret-urn of said support and conveyer is` prevented by the coin in the support and conveyer and the front of the lower package in the pile. By the time the support and conveyer' is in about the po- IOO IIO

sition shown in Fig. l the pawl J snaps over the edge of the lever I above the notch in the said lever, and thus prevents the coin support and conveyer moving back untilthe package B is delivered. Immediately after the pawl J has thus locked the return path of the coin support and conveyer the pin n will contact the lug m,when the catchj will be moved from in front of the coin Gr, but the coin will not drop from the support and conveyer at this point, being between-the support and conveyer, and the forward package still resting on the incline t'. A further forward motion of the support and conveyer and the coin will push the inner edge of the package from the hole h2 of the casing, when the package will drop behind the curtain P into the position shown in the lower part of Fig. 3, within easy reach of the purchaser. Vhen the package is thus expelled from the machine, the lever I will be moved upward again into the position shown in Fig. 3, carrying the notch t2 in line with the pawl J. IVhen the support and conveyer D is now permitted to move backward under the influence of the Y springnz, or otherwise, the coin will be pushed from said support and conveyer into the chute II by coming in contact with the package B of the pile of packages which descended to take the place of the one just expelled. (See Fig. 5.) The coin support and con veyer may now pass backward to the first position, ready to receive another coin. As each coin drops from the support and conveyer D into the chute I'I it is held in front of the glass a by the rod s until another coin advances to operate the lever q. As the lever q draws upon the rod s the coin held in the chute H will be allowed to drop into the receptacle N. As the support and conveyerD on its return motion assumes the first position the lug m will strike the cross-bar e, thereby moving the catch j back into position to hold the next coin. In order to prevent the coin support and conveyer moving back before a package has been wholly expelled and after the coin has been moved past thelever q, as described, the levert] is used. The returning coin on the support and conveyerD would strike this lever, and would thereby be stopped, because the lever cannot swing backward on account of the stops o and w, as before explained. After the pawl J has passed the part b2 of the lever I, and before the package has been expelled, t-he support and conveyer cannot move backward, because the pawl J will strike the lever I above the notch. Thus the support and conveyer will be held in the forward position, to indicate that it has not been pulled outward far enough to expel a package, and to prevent the purchaser from losing his coin by not getting a package, because the coin will not be dropped until the support andconveyer returns and the coin strikes against the lower package B of the pile. A further forward motion will expel pelled from the machine a foot j? on the weight L will enter the recess Z2, and thereby beheld in the path of the support and conveyer, and prevent its returning to the first. or coin-receiving position until the weight is removed. From the above it will be seen that the support and conveyerD,when expellinga package, is checked from return in three places-first by the lever q, then by the pile of packages and the coin in front thereof, and then by the lever I. These precautions I take to insure that the coin placed in the machine will expel the package it engages, and to prevent clogging of the machine. When the package B passes from the edge of its outlet 7b2/the pressure of the lever I on the package tends to tilt the rear end of the package to insure its proper descent from the opening. The coin which expelled the last package, and which was thereupon thrown into the chute II, is visible through the glass u until another coin swings the lever q. Thus a false coin fraudulently used for procuring a package can at once be detected.

By utilizing the coin to act as the expelling or pushing medium for the package I amenabled to produce a very simple and accurate machine.

The coin support and conveyer D which I have shown I Iind to be satisfactory; but it is subject to various modifications.

In Figs. 10,11, l2, and 13 are illustrated two modified forms of coin support and conveyer. In Figs. lO, ll, and 12, which are respectively a front view, a horizontal section, and a vertical cross-section of one .modification, the support and conveyer D is provided with an aperture 02 to receive the coin. Within an opening p2 at about right angles to the aperture o2, and opening into same, is placed a sliding pin q2, having an enlarged head r2. This enlargement r2 projects slightly within the aperture o2 from one side, so as to form a support for and preventthe coin G from passing down through said aperture. By this means the coin will be held in the support and conveyer. When the support and oon- Veyer reaches the front part of the machine, the pin q2 will strike the casing, and thereby be pushed backward,which brings the smaller part of the pin opposite the coin, leaving the coin free to fall from the carrier through the aperture 02. To prevent the coin dropping from the carrier until it has moved backward somewhat, I place a ledge s2 on the casing, as shown in Fig. l2, upon which the coin may rest until the support and conveyer D has moved backward a slight distance, when the coin may freely drop.

In the modification shown in Fig. 13 the support and conveyer D is provided with two catches j to hold the coin, whose partsmmay IOO IIO

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strike suitably-arranged pins n at the proper moment to turn the catches and release the coin G.

It is evident that the arrangements for checking the return of the support and conveyer until the coin has been expelled therefrom could be different from those shown. The lever I, instead of being operated from beneath the package B, could be operated from above said package. It is also evident that the coin support and conveyer may be reciprocated otherwise than by the rod E and spring n.2.

Although I have shown but one column of packages, it is evident that two or more such columns with similar expelling' mechanism may be used in one machine.

Having now described myinventiomwhat I claim is- 1. The movable coin support and conveyer D, combined with means, substantially as described, for moving the conveyer D, and with thc coin-chute F and sp1-ingu?, for holding' the convcyer D in position to receive and move a coin and the package in front thereof immediately after the coin is inserted, as set forth.

2. The casing A, combined with the mov able coin support and conveyer D, which forms a rest for and embraces the lower end of the coin, as and for the purpose set forth, and with means, substantially as described, for moving said conveyer, as specified.

In a vending apparatus, the casing A, adapted to receive a number of packages, combined with a reciprocating coin support and' conveyer D, having the movable coinoverlapping retainer J, and with the rod E, for reciprocating the support and conveyer, as specified.

4. In a vending apparatus, the combination, with the reciprocating coin support and conveyer D, having the recess r and being adapted to receive a coin G, of the rocking lever q, adapted to be actuated by the coin whenV lnoving in one direction and to prevent the return of the support and conveyer holding a coin when moving in the reverse direction, substantially as described.

5. In a vending apparatus, the combination, with the reciprocating coin support and conveyer D, adapted to receive a coin and to hold it in the path of a package to expel the same, said support and conveyer having a recess r, of the rocking lever q, rod s, and chute H, said rod .9 being adapted to close the lower end of said chute to hold acoin therein and to unclose said lower end, substantially as described.

6. In a vending apparatus, the combination, with a coin support and conveyerD, for holding a coin in the path of a package to expel the same, and the spring-pressed pawl -I on said support andl conveyer, of the lever I, for engaging the pawl .I and thereby preventing the return. of the carrier before the package has been expelled, substantially as described.

7. In a vending apparatus, the combination of a coin support and conveyer adapted to receive a coin and hold it in the path of a package, said coin acting as the expelling medium, with the levers q I, spring-pressed pawl J and stop w, for preventing the return of the support and conveyer before the package started by the coin is expelled from the machine, and for permitting said return after such package is expelled, substantially as described.

8. In a vending apparatus, the combination of the casing A, having the glass a, and the chute II, for receiving a coin from a support and conveyer, with a reciprocating .support and conveyer D, adapted to hold a coin, a rocking lever q, and the movable rod s, connected to said lever, for supporting a coin under the glass a, substantially as described.

9. In a vending apparatus, a coin-chute provided with lower rails a4 b4, placed side by vside and at such adistance apart that aproper coin will ride along the upper edges of said rails, but a thinner coin will fall between and pass below them, the chutebeing wider than the space between the rails, substantially as herein shown and described.

lO. In a vending apparatus, acoin-chute provided with lower rails a4 b4, arranged side by side and at such a distance apart that a proper coin will ride along the upper edges of said rails, but a thinner coin will fall between and pass below them, and with the upper rail d4 at such a distance above the lower rails that a proper-sized coin will rest against it, but a smaller coin will pass under it, the chute being wider than the space between the rails, substantially as herein shown and described. Il. In a vending apparatus, the weight L, adapted to rest on the package B, and having a footj, combined with the coin support and conveyer D and rails a, having notch Z2, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

l2. In a vending apparatus,.the coin support and conveyer D, constructed with an opening in one side, incline c', and lug c, for preventing a coin passing downward through the support and conveyer, but permitting its passage from the side, substantially as described.

13. In a vending apparatus, the coin Support and conveyer D, constructed with an opening in one side, incline i, and lugs h and g, for holding a coin in the support and conveyer and preventing its passage down and through the same, substantially as described.

14:. In a vending apparatus, the combination of the coin support and conveyer D, having the incline i', with the catch j, having lug m, guide-rail a, and pin n, for engaging the lug m to turn the catch j, substantially as described.

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r 5 j to release a coin, and the stop e, for turning tion of the coin support and conveyer D, having the incline z' and lugs h and g, with the catch j, having' lug m., guide-rail d, and pin fn, all arranged for operation substantially as herein shown and described.

16. In a Vending apparatus, the combination of the coin support and conveyer D, having recess r and coin G, With the rocking lever q and stops r and w, all arranged for operation substantially as described.

17. In a vending apparatus, the combination of the coin support and conveyer D and catch j, having lug m, With the guide-rail a, pin n, for engaging the lug fm to turn the catch back the catch j by Contact With the lug m, substantially as described.

18. In a ,vending apparatus, the lever I,

y having inclined part cl2, upon which a package Operates to move the lever, combined with the coin,y support and conveyer D, having pawl J for engagement with said lever when held out of its normal position by a package, substantially as described.

19. In a vending apparatus, the spring-lever I, having upright part b2, notch @"2 in said part b2, and the inclined part d2, combined with the coin support and conveyer D, having pawl J, all arranged for operation substantially as herein shown and described.

20. In a vending apparatus, the chute F, out away at its lower end in front, combined with the coin support and conveyer D, constructed to receive a'coin from the chute F, to hold it independently by itself, and to carry the coin away from the chute through said opening', substantially as described.

The above specification signed by me this 15th day of December, 1887.

BENJ. ADRIANCE. l/Vitnesses HARRY M. TURK, T. F. BOURNE.