US432685A

US432685A - Machine

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Publication number: US432685A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1890-07-22
Anticipated expiration: 1907-07-22

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G. ZALLUD & I. PFORZHEIMER.

TICKET REGISTERING MACHINE.

No. 432,685. Patented July 22, 1890.

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CHARLES ZALLUD AND ISAAC IFORZIIEIMER, OF N EIV YORK, N. Y.

TICKET-REGISTERING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 432,685, dated July 22, 1890.

Application filed September 11, 1889. Qerial No. 323,689. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that we, CHARLES ZALLUD and ISAAC PFonzHn1Mnn,both of New York, in the county and Stateof New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Ticket-Registering Machines, of which the following is a specification.

. Our improvement is designed for registering tickets of various values and indicating the amount of money received in restaurants and similar places.

. In carrying out the improvement a ticket is passed into the machine, which ticket is of peculiar construction, and is adapted, when moved in a certain direction, to cause the operation of certain registering-wheels, by which the value of the ticket deposited in the machine and the sum of the value of all the tick ets deposited will be accurately registered.

Our improvement is designed for registering the value of tickets, as herein shown and described, from one centup to and including one dollar and nine cents; but we wish it to be understood that the machine may be constructed to register amounts of greater denomination.

\Ve will describe in detail a ticket-registering machine embodying our improvement, andthen point out the novel features in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine embodying-our improvement, a portion of the casingin which the same is inclosed being removed. Fig. 2 is a plan or top view of the same, a portion of the casing being also removed. This fig we also shows certain portions of the mechanism in section. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the machine, looking at right angles to Fig. 1 and in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 2. In this instance the side of the case is also removed and a portion is broken away to save space. Fig. 4 is a view,'on an enlarged scale, taken on the plane of the line 4 4, Fig. 2, and looking also in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 5-is a detail view, partly in section, showing a certain portion of the registering mechanism by which the tens-wheel is rotated. Fig. 6 is a face and also an edge view of a ticket employed for registering units. Fig. 7 is a face and an edge view of a ticket for registering tens.

Fig. 8 is a face and an edge view of a ticket which will register one dollar. Fig. 9 is a face and an edge view of a ticket which will register both units and tens. Fig. 10 is a plan or top view of certain keys employed which co-operate with the tickets.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Before proceeding to a description of the machine we will describe the tickets which are to be used in the machine. By reference more particularly to Figs. 6, 7, 8, and 9 it will be seen that the tickets are substantially I- shaped, and that intermediate of the horizontal upper and lower portions of the tickets there are other horizontally-extending portions. According to the width of the horizontally-extending portions upon the tickets the amount or value of the tickets depend, and according to such width, also, will the machine be operated to register the value of such ticket. Certain of the tickets, as previousl y stated, are designed to register units, or the numbers from O to 9, inclusive. Certain other of the tickets are designed to register tens,or,in other words, from 10 to 100, inclusive. Certain other of the tickets will register both units and tens, thus providing for registering amounts intermediate of any multiple of tens in the seriesas, for instance, 25, 86, 57, due.

The tickets are so constructed that there is a portion a at both the upper and the lower end of the ticket, whichis of substantially the same thickness as the main body a. These portions a are designed to operate the units-registering mechanism, it being understood that in all cases the tickets are reversible, so that it is immaterialwhich end of the ticket is first passed into the machine. The projections a upon the ticket, which are intermediate of the projections a, are intended to operate as guides, in the manner presently to be described. These projecting portions (0 are also of substantially the same thickness as the main body a of the ticket.

The tickets which are to operate the tensregistering portion of the machine, instead of being provided with portions (1, which are of substantially the same thickness as the main body of the machine, are provided with projections substantially the sameias the projections a in extent, except that they are arranged in pairs, a space being left between them, as shown more clearly at (b in Figs. 7 and 9. The tickets co-operate with certain keys. (Shown more clearly in Fig. 10.) \Vhen moved sidewise, the tickets contact with these keys, and thus operate the registering mechanism. The key a (shown in Fig. 10) is one of a series of keys operated upon by the tickets constructed to register units. The key a is one of a series of keys constructed to be operated upon by the tickets designed for registering the tens. It will be seen that the key a is provided with a single central projection 606. When a units-ticket, or it may be a combined units and tens ticket, is moved edgewise, the projections a upon the ticket, which are of substantially the same thickness as the portion a of the ticket, will contact with the projection a upon the key (0 hen a ticket designed for registering tens is moved edgewise,the pairs of projections (t upon the ticket will contact with a portion of the projection 0, upon the key a It will be readily seen that the projections a, which are of the same thickness as the main body portion a of the ticket, will, when the ticket is moved edgewise, pass between the projections a and will therefore not affect the keys to. The ticket of course is made of a thickness not greater than the distance between the projections a a and will therefore readily pass between the said prrjections. It will also be noticed that the projection a upon the key ai will pass between the projections a upon the tickets. This provides for a reversal of the tickets, so that it is immaterial which end of the ticket is first passed into the machine, as only such projections will contact in any event as are essential to the movement of the necessary keys.

We will now proceed to a description of certain mechanism which we have found advantageous in carrying out our improvement.

A designates the case of the machine. This case, as shown, is rectangular. It is provided (in this instance upon its upper side) with a chute A, formed in a box-like projection A upon the case. The chute A is rectangular and broader than it is thick, so that it may receive tickets of a corresponding shape. Both of the side walls of said chute are provided with downwardly-extending fingers a The fingers a act as guides in conducting a ticket which has been introduced downwardly upon acarriage presently to be described. Extending crosswise of the chute A is a trip B, provided with a number of fingers b, which fingers extend, when the trip is in a normal position, or that shown more clearly in Fig. 3, between the fingersa of the chute. Upon passing the ticket downwardly through the slot A it forces the trip B downwardly into such a position that the ticket may pass it. The trip B is mounted upon a shaft B. The shaft B- has upon it a cam B which cam is provided with a tooth b. The trip B is held in its normal position by the detent b which is spring-actuated, and is shown as having a tooth b lVhen the trip B is moved downwardly by the ticket, the tooth b thereon will be moved over the tooth 1) upon the detent 12 In being thus moved over, as soon as the tooth b has passed the teeth 0 the latter will, owing to the resilience of the detent, operate to rock the shaft B quickly, and thus quickly move the trip B out of the way of the descending ticket. The shaft B is provided with an arm B which arm is pivotally connected near one end to a link B The link B is pivotally connected near its other end to a lever B fulcru med upon an upright 1), extending upwardly from the base of the case A. Upon the lower extremity of the lever B is a toe b When the shaft B has been rocked by the introduction of the ticket in the manner just described, the lever B will be rocked into the position shown in dotted outline in Fig. 3. The toe b (formed 011 the lever B) will then occupy a position where the descending ticket will rest upon it. The ticket is now in the position to be moved so as to cause the registering of its value. In order to do this it is moved edgewise and in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 1. thus moved by means of a sliding frame 0, which frame is adapted to be slid to and fro upon a carriage C, which carriage C is capable of an up-and-down movement, for reasons presently to be described. The frame C during its movement in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 1, causes the ticket to contact or impinge upon the keys a or 60', according as the ticket is for registering units or tens. In the example of our improvement shown the units-keys are arranged above the tenskeys. The ticket that we have shownin Fig. 1 is for one cent, and it is to be borne in mind that the projections a upon such ticket, which are at the upper end of the ticket, will contact with a units-key, but that the projection a, which is at the lower end of the ticket,

It is will pass between the projections a upon the ninth key in said series, the width of the projection a being in each instance sufficiently increased to press inwardly or to contactwith the desired number of keys. It is to be understood that if the projection ais to operate the first two keys of the units series it will, when moved edgewise by the frame, move both keys, indicating one and two, and the same throughout the whole series, so that if five is to be indicated in the units series the firstupperfivckeys will be moved by the ticket. Vhat has been said in reference to the units applies equally to the tens, as the projections a upon the tickets will move the corresponding number of tens-keys dependent upon the width of said projections. If both units and tens are to be registered, the rule equally applies,because the width of the projection a and the projections a will determine the number of units and the nu mber' of tens-keys which are to be moved. The frame C, upon being moved as described, causes the ticket to press the keys a or a as the case may be, inwardly, or in the direction of the arrow in Fig. l. The keys when thus pressed inwardly contact with arms D, which arms are rigidly secured to and extend from a number of tubes D. The tubes D are arranged intwo sets-one for the units and the other for the tensand each corresponds in number to the number of keys with which they co-operate. The tubes D are arranged one within the other and may rotate freely one within the other. They are also of different lengths, so that each succeeding tube in the series projects beyond the other for a distance at both ends. The armsD arein the example of our improvement shown connected to the lower ends of the tubes in the arrangement as shown more clearly in Fig. 4. To the other ends of the tubes are secured arms D The arms D are approximately in the same horizontal plane as are the arms D. W'hen akey a or a is pressed inwardly, it will contact with its corresponding arm D and will rotate the tube D, to which said arm is secured, thus causing a rocking of the arm D upon the opposite end of said tube. The arm D thus rocked will force outwardly a longitudinally-movable tooth D one of which we have shown thus moved outwardlyin Fig. 1. These teetlnof which there are a number correspon ding to the number of units and tens keys, slide in suitable sliding ways D formed in the carriage C. This operationhaving been performed, the mechanism is now in condition for operating the registering-wheels. Before proceeding to a description of this operation, however, we will describe a means which we employ for maintaining the ticket in aproper position to operate the keys a a while the frame 0 is being moved sidewise. This is accomplished by means of a rotary bar E, which bar is secured near one end in the carriage O by means of acollar e, arranged in a suitable aperture in said carriage near its other end. Said bar will slide freely through suitablyt'ormed aperturesinithe frame C. Upon the bar is formed an angularly-extending groove 6, into which groove extends a pin e from the frame 0. As the frame is moved along, the pin passing through the inclined groove 6 causes the rotation of the bar E. It will be observed by reference more particularly to Fig. 3 that the bar is at that portion which is above the ticket but halfround. Normally the flat side of the bar will be presented sidewise, so that the ticket when being inserted may drop down freely into position opposite the keys; but when the frame is moved as just described the flat side of the bar will be turned over upon the ticket, thus maintaining the ticket in Fig. 2. lVhen, therefore, the crank F is rotated, the carriage C will be moved first downwardly and then upwardly for each complete rotation of the crank F Previous to the movementof the carriage, however, the frame 0 is caused to move so as to operate the keys a or a? and bring the desired number of teeth D into proper operative position. This is accomplished by means of a cam F mounted upon a shaft F which bears the gear-wheel F During the first partial rotation of the gear-wheel F the cam F acts upon a rollerf, which roller is mounted upon a longitudinally-movable rod F The rod F is provided with a slot f, through which the shaft F extends. Said rod connects with an arm F which arm extends from a rock-shaft F journaled in suitable bearings upon the base of the machine. Extending upwardly from the rock-shaft F is another arm F which arm bears at its upper end a roller f The roller f extends into a suitable slideway f formed upon the frame 0. When by the rotation of the gear-wheel F longitudinal movement isimparted to the rod F the frame C will, by the rocking of the arm F upon the rock-shaft F, be moved in the direction to cause the ticket to press the keys inwardly. The movement just described may take place without effecting a downward movement of the carriage O, for the reason that the link F, by which motion is transmitted from the gear-wheel F to the carriage C, has near its upper end a slotted connection with said carriage, so that a sufficient range of movement may be given to the frame C before the link F will by its downward movement contact with a pin f 4 on said carriage. We have shown a spring F acting upon the rod F and consequently through the rock-shaft F upon the frame 0, to maintain the roller f always in contact with the said cam F and the frame 0 in a normal position, or that shown more clearly in Fig. 1.

As previously stated, when the carriage C is moved downwardly it operates atrain of registering-wheels by means of the teeth D The teeth D when brought downwardly with the carriage, gear into gear-Wheels G G, the former of which is shown more clearly in Fi l and the latter in Fig. 5. The former gearwheel is operated by the units-keys, transmittin g motion to the units-registering mechanism. The gear-wheel G is operated from the tens-keys and transmits motion to the tens-registerin g wheels. Of course the greater the number of the teeth D which have been forced outwardly by the movement of the ticket the greater will be the rotation of the gear-wheels G G, because there will be a greater number of teeth, which in efl'ect constitute a rack for operating upon the teeth of the gear-wheels. WVe have shown the gearwheel G as provided with twenty teeth, whereas the gear-wheel G is provided with only ten teeth. The gear-wheel G is mounted upon a sleeve G which sleeve turns loosely upon a shaft G journaled in abracket g, extending from the side of the case. Mounted upon the sleeve G is a pawl g, which pawl engages the teeth upon a ratchet-wheel The ratchet-wheel g is also mounted loosely upon the shaft G Secured upon the ratchetwheel g is a gear-wheel g which gear-wheel is of the same size as the gear-wheel G. The gear wheel 9 takes into a gearwheel 9 mounted upon a stub-shaft g and engaging a gear-wheel g, mounted upon a sleeve g loosely surrounding the shaft g j ournaled in the bracket 9 and also in the bracket 9 Upon the sleeve g and extendin g circumferentially about the same, are nine gear-teeth g and also upon said sleeve is a single tooth g, which is of greater extent lengthwise of the sleeve than are the teeth g. The teeth g g all take into gear-teeth upon a unitsregistering Wheel 9 Therefore at each revolution of the sleeve 9 a complete rotation of the units-rcgisterin g wheel Q12 will take place. At the same time at each complete rotation of the sleeve g the single long tooth will take into a tooth upon a gear-wheel formed upon the tens-registering wheel 9 Each complete rotation of the tens-wheel causes a rotation of a hundreds-registering Wheel 9 a distance sufficient to show one additional figure upon said hundreds-registering wheel, and the same operation takes place between the hundreds-registering wheel and a thousands registering wheel g, and from the thousands registering wheel to a tens-ofthousands-registering Wheel Q16, and from the tens-of thousands-registering wheel g to a hundreds-of-thousands-registering wheel g". The gear-wheel G'is not rotated in this example of our improvement so as to trans mit motion to the registering-wheels during the downward movement of the rack formed by the teeth D for the reason that the pawl will pass over the teeth upon the ratchetwheel 9 \Vhen, however, said rack is moved upwardly, the pawl g will engage said ratchet-wheel and cause the transmission of motion to the registering-train. The wheel G, which is operated from the rack formed by the teeth which are moved by the tens-keys, operates reversely with that just described that is to say, it causes a transmission of motion to the train of registering-wheels during the downward movement of the rack. This is for the reason that the units-registering mechanism and the tens-registering mechanism should not operate in unison, otherwise the operation of the one might interfere with the operation of the other. Motion is transmitted from the gear-wheel G'to a gear-wheel h, loosely mounted upon a shaft H, journaled in a bracket h and a bracket 71 both extending from the case of the machine. Upon the hub of the gear-wheel his mounted a pawl 7L which pawl engages the ratchet-teeth upon a ratchet-wheel h The ratchet-wheel h is rigidly mounted upon a sleeve [-1 which sleeve surrounds the shaft-H loosely. Upon the sleeve H is mounted a gear-wheel provided with nine narrow teeth and one long tooth similar to the teeth g 9, previously described. The short teeth take into the gear-wheel upon the tens-registering wheel. At each complete rotation of said gear-wheel, and consequently each complete rotation of the tens-registering wheel 9 the long tooth upon a gear-wheel h will engage the gearwheel upon the hundredsregistering wheel 9 The gear-wheel upon the hundreds-reg istering wheel g takes into a gear-Wheel h loosely mounted upon the shaft H and provided with nine short and one long tooth, as previously described. At each complete rotation of the hundredsregistering wheel 9 the long tooth upon the wheel h is caused to engage a gear-wheel upon the thousands-registering wheel g The thousands-registering wheel g transmits motion, in a preciselysimilar manner to that just described, to the tens-of-thousands wheel g and the tens-ct thousands-registering wheel in a similar way transmits motion to ahundreds-of-thousandsregistering wheel g". It will thus be seen that as the gear-wheels G G are rotated in reverse dircctions-the one during the upstroke of its rack and the other during the downstroke of its rackthe operation of the unitsregistering device cannot interfere with that of the tens registering device. It will be quite clear that during both operations the tens-registering wheel will be rotated in the same direction.

Ne have thus far only referred to the forward movement of the ticket, or thatby which a registering mechanism is operated. The frame is returned to its normal position by the rotation of the gear-wheel W. V hen thus returned to its normal position, the ticket which has been sustained in the carriage will drop through an openingj in the lower portion of the carriage into any suitable receptacle. The ticket is thus permittted to fall because the toe 12 upon the lever B has been moved out of its path. The toe b is thus moved from beneath the ticket at the first commencement of the downward movement of the carriage C, it being understood that the ticket is held in proper position during the rearward movement of the frame 0 and until the keys a a have been returned to their normal position by the grip exerted upon the ticket between the frame 0 and said keys. ping of the ticket between the frame 0 and the keys at a also continues, of course, dur- This grip-' ing the upand-down movement of the carriage C, and in consequence of the formation of the cam F the frame C is not returned to its normal position until the carriage C has reached the limit of its upward movement. The toe b upon the lever B is moved out of the way of the ticket by striking the projection 0 upon the carriage O as the said carriage first commences its downward movement, as shown more clearly in Fig. 3. This also returns the trip B to its normal position across the chute, where it is immovably held until the carriage has completed its upward movement. The level-B is thus released and the machine is ready to receive and register another ticket.

\Ve have shown means for returning the teeth D and keys a c to their normal position by springs (1. hen the ticket has been released by the withdrawal of the frame 0, the springs cl, operating through the teeth D rotate the tubes D in the reverse direction and return thekeys a a to the position shown more clearly in Fig. 1.

That we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a ticket-registeringmachine, the combination, with a movable frame in which a ticket is received and with which it may be moved along, of a number of keys with certain of which the ticket will contact when thus moved, a movable carriage, a number of movable teeth on said carriage operated by said keys, and a number of registering-wheels operated from said teeth during the movement of the carriage, substantially as specified.

2. In a ticket-registering machine, the combination, with a movable frame in which a ticket is received and with which it may be moved along, of two sets of keys with certain of either or both of which said ticket will contact when thus moved, a movable carriage, a number of movable teeth on said carriage operated from said keys, and a number of registering-wheels operated by said teeth during the movement of the carriage, substantially as specified. Y

3. In a ticket-registering machine, the combination, with a chute, of a trip extending normally across said chute and with which a ticket will contact when passed through the chute, a detent for retaining the trip out of the path of the ticket until the ticket has passed, and a toe operated by the movement of the trip to obstruct the downward passage of the ticket, substantially as specified.

4. In a ticket-registering machine, the combination, with a chute down which a ticket may pass, of a carriage upon which the ticket is received and by which it is moved along, and a rotary piece operating as a guide to maintain the ticket in proper position upon the carriage while being moved along, sub- I stantially as specified.

CHARLES ZALLUD. ISAAC PFORZI-IEIMER.

W'itnesses:

FREDK. HAYNES, GEO. BARRY.