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No. 527,387. I Patented not 9, 1894.

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No. 527,387. Patented Oct. 9,1894.

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J OIIN W. FOWLER, OF NORTHPORT, NEW YORK, AND VVILLAM J. ENGLAND, OF EL-MORA, AND ANTON E. NIELSEN, OF ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY; SAID NIELSEN ASSIGNOR TO ALFRED ATKINSON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW

YORK.

FARE-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 527,387, dated October 9, 1894.

Application filed April 6, 1894. Serial No. 508,581. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JOHN W. FOWLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Northport, Suffolk county, New York, WIL- LAM J. ENGLAND,also a citizen of the United States, residing at El-Mora, Union county,

New Jersey, and ANTON E. NIELsEN, a citizen of Denmark, residing at Elizabeth, Union county, New J ersey,havejointly invented cer- 1o tain new and useful Improvements in Fare- Registers, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates especially to that class of fare-registers in which are incorpo- I 5 rated the following elements, to wit: a primary or trip-register including a triphand, a continuous or permanent-register, a tripindicator, setting-mechanism common to the trip-hand and trip-indicator, an alarm, and

actuating-mechanism common to said registering media and alarm.

One of the objects of our invention is, to effect a locking and unlocking of the actuating mechanism, in the initial 1 and terminal 2 5 movements, respectively, of the setting mechanism, so as to render the apparatus inoperative during the effective action of the setting-mechanism and until it has duly performed its function of resetting the trip-hand 0 and reversing the trip-indicator.

Other objects of our invention are, to obtain a simple and effective locking device for the actuating mechanism; and to reorganize the setting mechanism, both as to itself and 3 5 its adaptation to the locking device, with a view to minimize the numberof its parts and promote its efficiency.

The objects above stated are attained by certain novel combinations of parts, as here- 0 inafter fullyset forth with reference to the accompanying drawings, and enumerated in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings:-Figure I represents a face view, partly in section, of a 5 register embodying our invention; the plane of section being immediately below the dialplate, as on the line l1, Figs. IV and V. Fig. II represents a like view, partly in section thereof, the plane of section being indicated by the line 22, Figs. IV and V. Fig. III represents a like view, partly in section, thereof, the plane of section being indicated by the line 33, Figs. IV and V. Fig. IV represents a cross-section thereof in the plane of the line 4+4, Figs. I, II, and III; Fig. V represents a like section thereof, in the plane of the line 5-5, Figs. I, II and III. Fig. VI represents a face view of the dial-plate.

The same letters of reference indicate the same or similar parts in all the figures; and So since the register-casing forms no essential part of this invention, the same has been omitted in the drawings.

The register frame work comprises the hanging-board A, back-plate A usually of cast-iron, and front or spider plate A also usually of cast-iron, these parts being joined in the usual way. The front-plate A supports the dial-plate B, which in this example is marked with a single hundreds-dial B ,co- 7o acting with the trip-hand O, to form the tripregister, and is perforated with holes 13*, for displaying the permanent-register hereinafter described. The dial-plate B is further perforated with a hole or opening B for displaying either of the characters, as up or down of the trip-indicator D, which in this example isa plate with a series of radial arms, immediately behind and parallel to the dial-plate. 8o

Forming part of the actuating-mechanism is a main actuating-slide F and an auxiliary slide G, which are connected together by a transverse pin e, working in a slot 6 of the register back-plate A, so as to move in uni- 8 son with each other. The main-slide F is mounted on the register back-plate A by screws F, working in guide-slots F while the auxiliary slide G is mounted on the hanging-board partly by a screw G, Working in a guide slot G and partly by a pull-lever G to which it is pivoted and which in turn is pivoted to a guard A on the board. The pull-lever G co-acts with the usual ringing cord G to advance the actuating-slides 5 F, G, and against the action of their returnsprings F G Both of the springs F, G, are of spiral form, and in this example the spring F is coiled on a slide-rod F, interme diate of flanges F F one on the register back-plate A and the other on the main actuating-slide F while the spring G is connected at one end to a hook G on the auxiliary slide,

' and at the other end to a stud A on the hanging-board A.

Projecting from the face of the main actuating-slide F is a locking-stud F to co-aet with a hasp or hasparm, as hereinafter described.

The main actuating-slide F carries a feedpawl H, (Fig. II) for imparting a step by step motion to the registering-ratchet H, usually of twenty teeth; which motion is thence transmitted by a pinion H also of twenty teeth, and byaspur-wheel H of one hundred teeth, to the main-shaft K, carrying the trip-hand.

Astop-pawl H engages the ratchet 1-1; and the motion of said ratchet is also transmitted, by pinions I, I, (Fig. I) one of twenty teeth and the other of five teeth, to the shaft 1 of the permanent-register, the latter comprising a series of cylinders 1 in this example five in number, each of which is marked with the numerals 1 to O, and which are geared together in a well known manner to represent respectively, units, tens, hundreds, thousands,'and ten thousands.

The pinions I I are mounted, respectively, on the shaft H of the registering ratchet wheel and on the shaft I of the permanent register.

The feed pawl H of the registering-ratchet H is connected by a link H to a lever J, which has a return spring J and carries the hammer J of a gong J forming the alarm, so that in each motion of said pawl, resulting from the motion of the actuating-slide F and concomitants, said hammer-lever is displaced so as to sound the alarm.

The main-shaft K has its hearings in the front and back plates A A of the register; and the trip-hand O is fitted by means of its hub 0, onto a pinion G which is mounted on said shaft in such a manner, as to adapt this pinion to turn freely or independent of the shaft in one direction, (indicated by the broken arrow in Fig. 1,) while it shares the pinion of the shaft in the other direction, indicated by the solid arrow. Said trip-handmotion 0 usually has twenty teeth, and it meshes with a corresponding pinion 0 forming part of the setting-mechanism, to be next described.

The setting mechanism comprises a settingshaft N, (Figs. I and V) which is radial to the main-shaft K, and has both a longitudinally-reciprocating and a rotary movement, and which carries in the order of their description, a block N, a ratchet wheel N and a grooved collar N each of these parts being fixed to the shaft so as to share its compound movement, and the ratchet wheel engaging with a stop-pawl N suitably mounted on the register front-plate A Extending at a right angle to the settingshaft N, is a rock-shaft 0, (Figs. II and V) which has its hearings in lugs O, on the register front-plate and carries a bifurcated arm 0 together with a slotted or hasp arm 0 both being fixed to the shaft to share its rocking motion. Said two arms of the rock-shaft O extend approximately at right angles to each other, and the bifurcated arm 0 engages the grooved collar N of the setting-shaft, while the hasp-arm 0", lies at a point opposite the locking-stud F of the main actuatingslide, and in such relation to this stud, that, in the inward movement of the setting-shaft N, the hasp-arm is brought into aposition to engage the locking-stud, due to the action of said grooved collar, on the bifurcated arm; and in the outward movement of the settingshaft the hasp-arin is reset to disengage the locking-stud, from a like source. The said two movements of the setting-shaft N are, respectively, the initial and terminal movements of the setting-mechanism as controlled by the shaft; and the effect of the resulting adjustments of the hasp-arm O is, to alternately lock and unlock the main actuatingslide F, as well as the remainder of the actuating-mechanism, so that the apparatus is rendered inoperative during the interval between said movements, and in which interval the setting-mechanism performs its primary function, as follows:

To the hub of the setting-pinion O is united axially, a circular grooved setting-head P, at the inner edge of which is a lug or offset coacting with a pawl P, to form a zero-stop in relation to the head, 6110., and at the outer edge of which is a notch or recess P, the latterintersecting the groove of said head and being of greater depth than said groove.

The united setting-pinion (J and settinghead P are mounted in a suitable bearing Q on the register front-plate; and the settingshaft N has its hearing at the inner end, in said united parts, and at the outer end in a suitable block R on the front plate A In this block or shaft-bearing R is inclosed a spring N (Fig. V) of spiral form, which impinges at one end against the bearing and at the other end against a shoulder N on the setting-shaft N, so as to act on the shaft with a tendency to retract or force it outward.

The fixed block i of the setting-shaft, is adjacent to the grooved setting-head P, leaving however, normally, a short space between them; and the purpose of said block is to support, on the setting shaft, a spring-catch P which is pivoted to the block in a plane parallel to the shaft and so as to project inwardly from the block toward the grooved head. The free end of the spring-catch P is hook-shaped, for adapting it to interlock with the grooved head P, and it is of a width approximately equal to the recess P of the head, for adapting it to engage said recess. In this example the tail end of the spring catch 1 extends across the ratchet wheel I and its spring P is sunk therein.

At the outer edge of the fixed collar N of the setting-shaft, is a notch R, which is in alignment with the spring-catch P and may be of any desired depth; and projecting inward from the shaft-bearing R is a spur R which is adapted to engage said notch of the collar and forms a zero-stop in relation to the setting shaft.

When the trip-hand O is at zero, the recess P of the grooved setting-head P is in align ment with the spring-catch P on the settingshaft N, and the spur R of the shaft-bearing R is in engagement with the collar-notch R as shown in Fig. I, whereby the setting-shaft together with the parts thereupon, is held against turning. A number of fares being now registered, a step by step rotary motion is transmitted to the grooved head P independent of the setting-shaft, from the mainshaft K, through the pinions G G with the efifect of bringing the recess P of the head out of alignment with the catch. Said motion of the grooved head P is in this example from right to left; and the pawl N and ratchet wheel N are set to permit the setting-shaft N to turn only from left to right, or in a contrary direction to the head. If thetrip-hand is now to be reset to zero, the setting-shaft Nis forced inward, as by means of a key N, (shown detached at the lower right hand side of Fig. I) which causes the spring-catch P to climb up on and to interlock with the grooved head P,- causing also the grooved shaftcollar N to clear the spur R of the shaft-bearing. The setting-shaft N, being now free to turn in the direction stated, is thus turned, and in this motion of the shaft, the spring catch P traverses the groove of the head P, without affecting this head, until the catch meets the recess P whereupon the catch drops into said recess under the impulse of the catchspring P The catch P is now in a position to recede from the grooved head P, but is prevented from so doing bythe spur R impinging against the grooved collar N until the spur re-engages the notch R of the collar, which necessitates the further turning of the setting-shaft and up to its starting point. In this final'turning of the setting-shaft N, after the catch P has entered the recess P, the grooved head P and its appurtenances are caused to move with the shaft, until arrested by the zero-stop P, so as to reset the trip-hand; and when the parts are brought to zero, the setting-shaft, following the action of its retracting spring N moves outward and releases the grooved head.

The trip-indicator-plate D is mounted on a rotary shaft D, which carries a fixed ratchet wheel D and a fixed polygonal head D the number of the ratchet-teeth and of the sides to said polygonal head corresponding to the number of characters to the trip-indicator, said number being in this example four.

Engaging the trip-indicator D, are a feedpawl D and a stop-pawl D The feed-pawl .D is carried by a reversing-slide S, which *has a guide-slot S engaging a screw 8", and

is connected to the indicator-lever S On the reversing-slide S is a lug S which is adapted to engage either of the sides of the polygonal head D of the indicator-shaft, and

under normal conditions engages one of such sides, forsteadying the parts after adjustment.

The indicator-lever S has its fulcrum on a screw-pivot S and engages the grooved collar N of the setting-shaft N, in such a manner that, in the reciprocating motion of said shaft,

a like motion is transmitted to the reversing- So slide S, and the trip-indicator is reset or reversed through the proper pawl and ratchet wheel; that is to say, the trip-indicator is re-set in the outward movement of the shaft and after the re-setti-ng of the trip-hand.

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

1. In a fare-register, the combination of actuatingmechanism comprising a main-slide with the locking-stud, settingmechanism comprising a longitudinally-reciprocating rotary shaft with the fixed grooved collar, and a locking device comprising the rock-shaft with a fixed bifurcated arm engaging said grooved collar of the setting shaft, and. a fixed hasp-arm adapted to engage said lockingstud of the actuating slide, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

2. In a fare-register, the combination of actuating-mechanism comprising a main-slide provided with the locking-stud, setting-mechanism comprising the longitudinally-reciprocating shaft, the fixed grooved collar thereon, the trip-indicator-lever engaging said collar and the reversing-slide connected to said lever, and a locking device comprising the rock-shaft with a fixed bifurcated arm also engaging said collar and a fixed hasp-arm adapted to engage said locking-spur, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

3. In a fare-register, the combination with the trip-hand, of a setting-mechanism comprising the trip-hand-pinion on the mainshaft, adapted to turn freely in one direction, a setting-pinion meshing with said trip-hand pinion, a circular grooved head united axially to the hub of said setting-pinion, a zero-stop at the inner edge and a recess at the outer edge of the grooved head, a longitudinallyreciprocating rotary setting shaft having one of its bearings in the united pinion and head, and a spring-catch on the setting-shaft, parallel thereto, adapted to climb and interlock with the grooved head in the inward longitudinal movement of the setting shaft and to engage said recess of the head in the ro- IIO pinion, a circular grooved head united axially to the hub of said setting-pinion, a zero-stop at the inner edge and a recess at the outer edge of the grooved head, a bearing for said united pinion and head, a longitudinally-reciprocating rotary setting shaft having its bearing, at the inner end, in the united pinion and head, a bearing for the outer end of the setting-shaft, a fixed block on the settingshaft adjacent to the grooved head, a springcatch pivoted to said block parallel to the setting-shaft and to project inwardly from the block, for co-acting with the grooved head and its said recess, a fixed ratchet wheel on the setting shaft, a pawl engaging the ratchet wheel, a fixed collar on the setting-shaft with a notch in alignment with said catch, at its outer edge, and a spur on the shaft-bearing, adapted to engage said notch of the collar, all substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

5. In a fare-register, the combination with the main-shaft, of atrip-hand-pinion thereon adapted to turn freely in one direction, asetting-pinion meshing with said trip-hand-pin ion, a circular grooved head united axially to the hub of the setting-pinion, a zero-stop at the inner edge and a recess at the outer edge of the-grooved head, a bearing for said united pinion and head, a longitudinally-reciprocating rotary setting shaft having its bearing at the inner end in the united pinion and head, a bearing for the outer end of the setting-shaft, a shaft-retracting-spring in said bearing, a fixed block on the setting-shaft adjacent to the grooved head, a spring-catch pivoted to said block parallel to the settingshaft and to project inwardly from the block, a fixed ratchet wheel on the setting-shaft, a pawl engaging the ratchet wheel, a fixed grooved collar on the setting-shaft with a notch in alignment with said catch, at its outer edge, a trip-indicator-lever engaging the grooved collar, a reversing-slide connected to said lever, and a spur on the shaftbearing adapted to engage said notch of the collar, all substantially as and for the purpose herein described,

6. In a fare-register, the combination with a longitudinallyreciprocating setting-shaft and a fixed grooved collar thereon, of a rotary trip-indicator-plate parallel to the register dial-plate, a rotary indicator-shaft, a fixed ratchet wheel thereon, a feed-pawl and stoppawl engaging said ratchet wheel, a fixed polygonal head on said indicator-shaft, a reversing-slide carrying the feed-pawl, a stead ying-lug on said slide adapted to engage either of the sides of said polygonal head, and an indicator-lever engaging said grooved collar at one end and with the reversing-slide connected to the other end thereof, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

JOHN W. FOWLER. \VILLAM J. ENGLAND. ANTON E. NIELSEN.

Witnesses:

CHARLES G. Con, CHAS. WAHLERs.

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