US526539A - Coin-controlled machine - Google Patents

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W. REEVES. COIN CONTROLLED MAGHINE.

No. 526,539. PatentedSept. 25,1894.

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W. REEVES. com CONTROLLED MACHINE.

No. 526,539. PatentedSept.25,1894.

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No. 526,539. Patented Sept. 25, 1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VILLIAM REEVES, OF NEWV HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

COIN-CONTROLLED MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming, part of Letters Patent No. 526,539, dated September 25, 1 894. Application filed August 22, 1893. Renewed June 14 1894. Serial No. 514.613- (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM REEVES, of New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented anew Improvement in Coin-Controlled Machines; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with accompanying drawings and the figures of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in-

Figure 1, a perspective view of the machine; Fig. 2, a side view; Fig. 3, an enlarged front view with the front of the cas- :ing removed; Fig. 4, a side View with the side of the casing removed; Fig. 5, a Vertical section without the casing; Fig. 6, a detail view of the clock mechanism, and one of the band wheels; Fig. 7, a section of oneof the frames of the belt.

My invention relates tocoin-controlled apparatus, it being especially designed for the exhibition of pictures. Its object is to show the pictures (transparencies, by transmitted light, thereby giving a distinctn ess and realism to them far exceeding those shown in the ordinary method, that is by light received on the front surface.

For this purpose my invention consists in certain features of construction and combinations of parts to be hereinafter fully described and then particularized in the claims.

The casing comprises a front 1, back 2, sides 3, 4, and top and bottom 5, 6. A stereoscope 7 is set in the front 1, and is provided with usual lenses 8, through which the pictures are viewed. A slot 9 in the front 1, forms the mouth of the coin-chute or way 10, which extends downwardly therefrom, and is fixed to the inner side of the front. The side 3 has a glazed window 11, through which light is admitted to the interior ofthe casing, a glazed observation orifice 12, through which the coin is viewed,.and which is located above the money box or drawer at the lower end of the coin-chute, and a door 13, by which access may be had to the latter by any authorized person. i

The casing having been described, I will now describe the internal working parts of the apparatus.

Vertical skeleton supports 14, 15 and bracket 17, all secured to the bottom 6, support the working parts of the apparatus. A pair of tie- bars 16, 16 at top, and a bar 17 midway, connect the supports 14: together, and the whole forms a frame.

On a shaft 18 at the top of p. the frame, is fixed a pair of polygonal wheels 19, 20, hexagonal in this instance, said shaft being journaled in bearings 21, that are adjustable ver' tically by means of nuts 22, which take onto screw-threaded projections 23 of said bearings projecting through a vertical slot 24 in each support.

A shaft 25 journaled in bearings near the bottom of the frame, carries wheels 26, 27 similar to wheels 19, 20. Around these wheels 19, 20, 26, 27 passes an endless band or belt, composed of flat rectangular metallic sections 28, which are open and connected to each other by rings 29. The ends of the sections 28 are provided with parallel flanges 30, that constitute guides extending transversely of the band or belt, to receive the transparent pictures, such as 31. When the pictures are inserted, one end of each abuts against a stop 32 oneach section.

Pivoted buttons 33 on the outer sides of the wheels, are adapted to project beyond the peripheries thereof, and hold the endless band in position, so that it will not slip off. The front lap of the endless band passes close to the rear of the stereoscope 7, and to one side of and between the front and the rear laps of said band is located the light aperture or window that throws light onto the reflector 3 1, arranged diagonally of the space between the laps, so as tothrow or deflect the light through the picture just behind the stereoscope.

Below the upper pair of wheels 19, 20, is journaled in the upper supports 14:, 15, main winding-shaft 35, which carries a large grooved clockwinding-wheel 36, and a smaller grooved winding-wheel 37, both fixed thereon close together near the side 4 of the casing. A spring metal strip 36 secured to support 15, has frictional contact with wheel 36, to brake its movement. A sliding clutch 38, on shaft 35,

has projections 39, which take into notchesin the head 40, on said shaft, and carries a pinion 41, which is adapted to be brought into the crank-shaft43,havingbearing-in the sup,-

y it is fastened. Said weight is providedat port 15, and'projecting out through the side 4, where it carries a crank handle 44. p

The upper end of a cord 45, passes around the clock Windingwheel 37, while its lower end passes around a second grooved clockwinding wheel 46, fast on shaft 47, which is journaled in the supports 14, 15 below shaft 35. Ordinary clock mechanism 48, which will not be described in detail, is operated by shaft" 47, and has a wheel 49, provided with a side trip-pin 50, which is adapted to engage. a trigger 51, projecting from oscillating shaft 52, journaled in bearings below shaft 47. Fixed to and projecting radially from shaft 52 is a catcher hook 53, which is pressed normally downward by means of atorsion spring54, coiled-around and secured at one end to the shaft, and its free end 73 extending-upward into contact with a stop 74. .A circulariseri-es of stop-pins 55, project laterally'from thein ner side 'of lower band-wheel 26, and arenormally engaged by the hooked end of'catch 53. i

' Over grooved weight elevating wheel 56, fixed on shaft 47 next to wheel 46, passes one -end of a cord 57, the other end of which passes up toward the front of the :machine,

and over a pulley 58, located on tie-rod 16.1 Thence the cord 57 passes down under the pulley 59 of the'clock operating weight 6O,

and up to the top of support 15 "again,wh-ere each side with eyes or perforations 61, through which pass the :guide rods 62, 62,-extending;.

from the topto the bottomof support .15. A

:cord63passes-at its upper end around groovedwheel 37, and at its lower end-around the largerof two groovedwheels64, 65, which are fixed together, andfreely' turn in one direction on the lowershaft-25 of the endlessband.

, The lower end of a cord 66 passes-aroundthe' smaller grooved wheel 65,;up over ;a:;p.ulley- 67, turning ontie-rod '16", thencedown under pulley 68,1011 band-operating weight 69, and I then up to the top of support 15, *where; it is fastened. The weight 69 slides on parallel -rods 69,similar to rods '62. To cause the movement.

shaft 25 to turn when the wheels '64," 65. are revolved in one direction,ra ratchet-wheelZO is secured to said'shaft, anda spring-actuated pawl 71 to wheel 64, whichpawl isadapted to I engagesaid ratchet-wheel.

On the; same shaft 52 which carries ,the catch or hook 53 is pivoted a gravitatingdetent 72, which projects oppositely to said catch, and is normallyheld imposition by the saidspr-in g 54, which limits its downward 55 pass under'and raise the detent when the band is being moved forward.

Athrow'off lever 76 operated by pulley-rod 7 7,;is pivoted to support 14,+and;ha-s La hookediend 78,

adapted to engage thetriggerfilof thecatch x53, and throw the latter up,iso asto permit This detent prevents the*back-' the bandand its carrying wheels to bemoved freely forward,when said operating rod 77 is elevated. p l I A coin-actuated lever 78 projects at its front end into the second chute 10, in which the coin drops and is pivoted to the bar 17 at 78*. The front end of the lever 78 is normally elevated by aspring 79, secured to its rear end,and to bracket 17. The rear end of said lever has a detent 80, under which is adapted to engage a hook S1, projecting downwardly from an arm 82 on rock-shaft 83, which is journaled in bearings 84, fixed to support If. The inwardly projecting arm 82 of said shaft, tends to turn it downwardly in its bearings, by reason of its weight, but itjis held in its upward position when the hook Slengages under detent80. The outer end of the arm '82 is connected by means of a'spring 85,with a slide 86, that is loose on the inner one of theguide-rods 62.

A bifurcated clutch-arm" 87, projects from the-rock-shaft 82,-and engages and operates the sliding clutch 38. The lower end of a longitudinally movable rod 88 is provided withan eye or collar 89, which receives the inner guide-rod 62, and is located just above slide 86. The upper end of this rod 88 is pivoted to the rock-arm 90on one end of a rock-shaft 91, which is journaled in bearings 92 on top of support 15, and is provided at its other end with another rock-arm 93. A gravitatin'g pawl 94 pivotedat 95, to support 15, is connected with rock-arm 93, bya link 96, and is normally held out of engagement with the pinion 41 on'crank-shaft43.

A bell 97, is adapted to be struck by a pivoted hammer '98,- when the pivoted lever end, to engage and pass the arm 101, thereby throwing saidhammer up and permitting it to fall on and sound the bell. The:rear.end

of the lever99, bears a weight 102, for throwing the trip past the hammer 98, ready for another operation, which iseffected by a rod 103, attached to lever 99,and provided -withian eye or collar .104, at its lower end, i

that is received on inner rod 7 62, just above theeye or collar 89.

Journaled inbearings above the bot- 8 .tom 6, isla rock-shaft 106, having an outwardly and upwardly extending 'L-shaped .arm 107,the uppervendof which is bent out-' wardly,-so-as to permit the weight .60 close toitto pass downwardly.

:Shaft 106 bears a catch 108,whichis.adapted .toengage behind 2. lug 109, projecting from .oneside of :the endless band, which engagement :is efiected by-a torsion-spring 106 coiled :around shaft 106. In the chute 10 behind observation orifice 12,is-a hole 1.10,

through whichgprojects theflstop or hooked end 1110f hook-shaped detent 112,extending up from a hinge-rod 113,, journaled in bearings 114. An operating arm 115 projects,

fromhinge-rod 113,andsispivotallyconnected with one end of a link 1116, the other endof I 5 .99 causes its pivoted trip 100,.at the forward which is in turn pivotally connected with the upper end of an arm 117, projecting upwardly from a pin 118, on bracket 17, on which pin the arm 117 is pivoted. A rod 119 is also pivoted on pin 118, andprojects toward the guide-rods 62, so as to be actuated by the trip-pin 120 of weight 60, when the latter moves up or down on said guide-rods. The rear end of the pivoted rod 119 has a lateral projection 121, provided with a side finger 122, which normally engages the pivoted arm 117.

As the cord 63 becomes alternately slack and taut during the operation of the apparatus, I provide a take-up for the slack, GOD. sisting of a cord 123, having a weight 124 at its lower end, and a ring or eye 124 at its upper end, said cord 123 being guided overa pulley 125 at the back of the casing. The cord 63 passes through ring or eye 124*.

When one desires to examine the pictures on exhibition, he shoves a coin into the orifice or mouth 9 of the chute, whereupon such coin falls andtcomes in contact with the projecting end of lever 78 depressingit, and throwing the detent 80 out of engagement with the hook 81. It then comes to a stand on the movable stop 111, and can be seen through the observation orifice 12. Immediately the detent 80 and book 81 are disengaged, shaft 83 is permitted to rock downwardly, thus causing its clutch-arm 87 to throw the clutch 38 into engagement with the head 40 of shaft 35, and bringing the teeth of pinion 41 in engagement with the teeth of pinion 42. The same movement of the rock-shaft 83 permits the weight of the rod 88 and the arms 90, 93 to rock the shaft 91 downwardly, and bring the pawl 94 into engagement with the pinion 41. Before these engagements of parts were effected the crank 44 could be turned in either direction without operating any of the parts. Now, the crank is turned in the direction permitted, thus winding the cord 45 off the grooved clock-winding wheel 46, and onto its other wheel 36. This movement winds the cord 57 upon the grooved wheel 56, on clock winding shaft 47, and elevates the weight 60, and, at the same time, unwinds cord 63 off the grooved wheel 64, loose on shaft 25, onto the wheel 37 fixed on shaft 35,thus winding cord 66 upon wheel 65, secured to wheel 64, and elevating the weight 69. The wheels 64 and 65 as now turned, do not revolve band-operating shaft 25, for the pawl 71 simply rides over the teeth of ratchet 70, without taking into them.

As soon as the weight 60 comes in contact with slide 86, it moves it up and raises the arm 82 of shaft 83, thus causing the clutch to be disengaged from head 40, and again bringing the book 81 into engagement with the detent 80, ready to be disengaged by another coin. The alarm is at the same time sounded, and the pawl 94 disengaged from pinion 41. Pinions 41 and 42 being now disengaged, a person can behold the various pictures through the stereoscope 7, as the weight 69 will turn the endless hand through the medium of wheel 65, and the weight 60 will operate the clock mechanism 48, through the medium of wheel 56. A picture will pause before the observer during each revolution of the wheel 49 of the clock mechanism, and each time the trip-pin comes against the trigger 51, the catch 53 is released from one stop-pin on band-wheel 26, and the endless band permitted to move and shift the pictures until the next pin 55 is engaged by catch 53, and

so on.

Just as the weight is reaching its lowermost position, it strikes the L-shaped arm 107, and brings the catch 108 against the lug 109 of the endless band, and prevents its fur' ther movement. The trip -pin 120 of said weight 60, also strikes the pivoted rod 119, causing the finger 122 to engage pivoted arm 117 and operate the detent 112 so as to withdraw the stop or hooked end 111 thereof from under the coin thereon, and permit it to. fall into a money receptacle.

When the apparatus has run down,it is ready to be again wound up, which, however, cannot be done until another coin is de posited.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is p 1. In a coin-controlled apparatus, the combination of a coinactuated lever, main winding shaft, a clutch adapted to connect with said shaft, a crank-operated pinion, a movable pinion controlled by said clutch,whereby said pinions are adapted to be brought into engagement, and mechanism released by the fall of a coin on said lever, whereby the clutch is operated to connect with said shaft, substantially as set forth. i

2. In a coin-controlled apparatus,the combination of a coin actuated lever, main-winding shaft, a clutch adapted to connect with said shaft, a crank operated pinion, a pinion carried by said clutch to bring it into engagement with the first mentioned pinion, and mechanism provided with an arm for operating said clutch, said mechanism having separable connection with said lever, substantially as set forth.

3. In a coin-controlled apparatus, the combination of a coin-actuated lever, a mainwinding shaft, a movable pinion on said shaft, adapted to be connected therewith, mechanism controlled by said lever for moving the pinion, and a crank-operated pinion with which said movable pinion may interinesh, whereby the shaft is permitted to be wound only when a coin is deposited, substantially as set forth.

4. In a coin-controlled apparatus, the combination with a main-winding shaft, clock mechanism and its operating weight, of a coin-actuated lever, mechanismreleased by the fall of a coin on said lever, to permit said shaft to be wound, and a slide connected with the latter mechanism, and adapted to a clock mechanism and its operating weight, 3

be engaged by said weight so as to again connect said coin-released mechanism with said lever, substantiallyas set forth.

5. In a coin-controlled apparatus, thecombination with a main winding shaft,clock mechanism audits operating weight, of a coin-- actuated lever, mechanism adapted to be released by said lever to permit the shaft'to be wound, a slide connected with the latter mecha pawl for engaging the movable pinion, and mechanism actuated by said weight for throwing said pawl and pinion out of substantiallyas set forth.

7. In a coin-controlled apparatus, the combination with a main winding-shaft, a coinactuatedlever, mechanism adapted to be released by'the said lever to permit said shaft to be wound, an endless band for carrying pictures, its supporting wheels, stop-pins n.

one of the said wheels, and a catch actuated by clock mechanism for engaging. said pins and controlling the movement of the band, substantially as described. 1 a 8. In a coin-controlled apparatus, the combination with a main winding-shafaa coin- 5 actuated lever, mechanism releasedhhy the I trip-pin for releasing the catch from engagement said leverto permit said shaft to he wound, an endless band for carrying pictures,its sup- .porting wheels, stop-pins on one of the said iwheels, of clock mechanism having a wheel provided with a trip-pin anda catch provided I: with a triggeradapted to be engaged by said. said stop pins, substantially as described. I 9. In a coin-controlled apparatus, the com- ;bination with a main windingshaft, a coin-. jactuated lever, mechanism released by the Esaid lever to permit said shaft to be wound,

; an endless band for carrying pictures, its sup porting wheel, stop-pins on one of the said wheels, of clock mechanism, a catch actuated iby the latter for engaging said pins and con- 1 trolling the forward movement of the band, ,and a detentfor engaging said pins to pre- 3 vent backward movement of the band, sub- Zstantially as set forth. v k M I .t

; In acoin-controlled apparatus, the comfbination with a main winding-shaft, a coinactuated lever, mechanism adapted to be re- ;leased by the saidilever to permit said shaft, %to be wound, an endless" band for carrying I pictures, and provided with a lug, of a shaft 1 provided with'a catch and an arm, and a de- 5 vice for engaging said arm soas to throw the catch in contact with said lug, substantially:

; as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this ispecification in the presenceof two subscribf ing witnesses.

Witnesses: it

' FRED O. EARLE,

LILLIAN D. KELsEY.

WILLIAM ann vns." f

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