US531231A - Fare-register - Google Patents

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E. T. TAYLOR.

PARE REGISTER.

N0. 531,231. Patented Deo. 18,1894.

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E, T. TAYLORv1 FARE REGISTER. No. 531,231. Patented Deo. 18,1894.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDIVARD T. TAYLOR, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

FARE-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 531,231, dated December 18, 1894.

Application tiled February l2, 1894- Serial No. 499.9112. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD T. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States, residing in Oakland, Alameda county, State of California, have invented an Improvement in Fare-Registers: and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to a device for registering fares collected, and it is especially adapted for use upon street cars and similar conveyances.

It consists in certain details of construction which will be more fully explained by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a face view showing the dialindicating devices. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken through 2-2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a face View with the dial plate removed showing the mechanism beneath. Fig. 4 is a View showing the bell and operating mechanism. Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken through 5-5 of Fig. 4c. Fig. 6 is a section taken through 6-6 of Fig. t.

A is an exterior case of suftlcient diameter to contain the operating mechanism of my device. Within this case is a central spindle B upon which are journaled the concentric toothed disks C and D. The disk C is of larger diameter and lies behind the disk D, and each of these disks has pointed teeth around its periphery as shown. A spring pawl E engages the teeth on the periphery of the disk C to retain it at any point, this pawl being so constructed as to slip easily over the points of the teeth to allow the disk to be rotated in one direction, while checking it and preventing its being rotated backward. The disk D, in like manner, is allowed to rotate in one direction and prevented from rotating in the other direction by a spring pawl F. The operative mechanism consists of a lever G fulcrumed upon the central post B, about which it is turnable, moving through a space which is limited by the length of the slot H in the upper part of the case through which the lever projects. This lever is provided with a pull cord which extends from its having been pulled forward, by a spring I. This lever extends radially from the center up through the top of the case behind the toothed disks O and D. Just in front of this lever G is fulcrumed a short leverJ which is pivoted as shown at K, and carries upon the opposite end a V-shaped pawl L which is adapted to lit between the teeth of the outer disk when it is pressed down upon them. It is actuated by means of a pin M which projects from the side of the lever G into a diagonal slot N made in the lever .I so that when the lever G is pulled by the cord, the pin M travels from one end to the other of the slot N, and this movement forces the point of the pawl L between two of the teeth of the disk C. As soon as the pawl is seated between any two of these teeth a further movement of the lever G to the extent allowed by the slot Il, Will ca use the pawl L to move the disk C for- Ward one tooth, and the disk is retained in this position by the spring pawl E which rises simultaneously over the point of a tooth and drops into a space behind it to prevent the return of the disk. As soon as the lever G is released, it is moved back by the spring I to its normal position at the rear edge of the slot Il, and the pin M moves down the diagonal slot N thus turning the lever .I about its pin K and lifting the pawl L out of the notch between the teeth so that it stands in position to engage the next tooth when again dcpressed.

In order to allow the lever G and the pawl L to move forward so as to advance the disk after the pawl has engaged with the notch, the pivot pin K is fixed to a horizontally moving slide O which travels in a suitable guide channel as shown more plainly in Figs. 2 and 4. This slide is normally drawn back to the rear end of its guiding channel by a spring P, but this spring yields after the pawl has engaged the notch between the teeth of the disk, so as to allow the lever G to complete its movement to the forward end ot' the slot 1I and thereby advance the disk one tooth. lVhen the lever G is released and allowed to move back to its normal position, the spring P acts at the same time to pull the slide O back to its position in its guide channel and this draws the lever J and the pawl L back to a point where the pawl is in readiness to engage the succeeding notch for the purpose of again advancing the disk. This operation continues until the disk has made one complete rotation indicating 100 or other suitable number. If the disk is to make more than this number of rotations, it will be nec essary to move the second disk D forward one tooth foreach complete rotation of the first disk C. In order to effect this I have shown a plate Q fitted to slide radially in guides upon the disk C. The outer end of the plate Q covers the space between two of the teeth of the disk Cat the point which will indicate 100 when the disk C is advanced. The sliding plate Q is normally held in place to cover this notch by a suitable spring, and when the disk has been rotated until the next movement causes the pawl L to enter the notch covered by this plate, it will act to force the plate toward the center so as to allow the pawl to enter the notch. This movement depresses a pawl R which is carried by the sliding plate Q, and causes it to engage with a notch between the teeth of the second disk D. This is all accomplished by the first movement of the lever G and before the power applied to it acts to turn the disk C. Consequently, both the disks C and D will be engaged respectively by the pawls L and R, and the completion of the movement of the lever G will advance both disks one tooth.

As the first disk indicates lOO by its single rotation, the second disk marks this hundred by its advance a single tooth, and each succeeding hundred would be indicated in the same way until the second disk had made a complete rotation. The movement of the outer disk rotates the central shaft B and with it a projecting hub which carries an index hand or pointer S, these parts being keyed or otherwise secured to each other in any well known manner, so that they may rotate together. This pointer moves over the front face or dial T of the case and the periphery of the dial being divided into the desired number of parts, each movement will indicate one of these parts. If used for street railway cars where the fares are five cents, it is well to subdivide the dial into one hundred parts, each of which may indicate a single fare.

The face of the disk has cut through it at points horizontally in line with the central shaft B, two openings U, U one of which U corresponds in position with the numerals on the front of the disk C, and the other with those on the front of the disk D.

The disk D lies to the front of the disk C, and the difference inthe thickness of the two is made up by casting the rim of the disk O of as much greater thickness than the interior part, as will equal the thickness of the disk D, and on the face of this rim of disk C are marked figures from l to 100 corresponding with the gures upon the disk D, while upon the disk D are mounted the hundreds, as 100, 200, 300, 400, the., these beingindicated through the innermost of the slots U. By

these two openings and the markings on the disks the number of teeth which each disk has advanced can be seen at a glance, and this number may be independent from that indicated upon the exterior dial T, because it is always customary for the conductor or collector to set the hand orindex pointer forward to the zero point when commencing the trip. Thus it may have collected forty-live fares during a trip, and these would be indicated by the figures upon the disk visible through the opening U. Ile would then set the pointer S forward to zero to start the next trip, and the pointer would indicate the 11 u mber of fares taken on that trip, while the disks would go on rotating and adding up the total amounts taken.

It is possible that more than acomplete rotation of the dial hand would be made during one trip, in which case it would be desirable to indicate this fact. In order to do this, I have shown a supplemental small dial V having teeth upon the periphery, and this small dial is pivoted at the point where it may be engaged by a supplemental arm S of theindex hand at the instant when the last number of the hundred is being registered, so that when the hand S passes into the second hundred, it will move the dial V forward one tooth and thus indicate the fact upon this dial that more than one hundred fares have been collected on a single trip. At the end of the trip, or whenever desired, the dial V may be returned or set to Zero in any well known manner. n

In order to call attention to the indicating of each fare collected, I have shown a bell W fixed within the casing A and preferably behind or interior to the disks C and D.

c is a hammer which strikes the bell. This hammer is mounted upon an elastic shank d, the shank being engaged by a catch e upon an arm which is carried and moved by the lever arm G. This acts to draw the hammer c back from the bell and in order to release it at the proper time to make its stroke, the shank CZ of the hammer moves up an incline f which is shown in Figs. 4E and G. This draws the shank d to one side until it has become disengaged from the catch c and it is then free to be drawn back by its own elasticity and canse the hammer to strike the bell. Whenever the lever G is released and returns to its normal position, it carries with it the catch c which, by reason of its bevel shaped end, passes the shank CZ and is in position to again engage it when the arm G is again moved forward. Atoothed ratchet 7L is fixed so that a pawl t' movable with the hub g will engage the teeth of this ratchet and prevent the index hand orpointerS from being moved backward, but will allow it to be moved forward so as te set it at zero. The toothed index disks C and D will thus show any number of fares registered, while the index hand is employed to show the number taken at any one trip.

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

1. A fare register comprising a toothed disk rotating about a center, an oscillating lever movable with relation to said disk, a pawl carrying arm fulcrumed with relation to said lever, and a diagonal guide whereby the forward movement of the lever first depresses the arm so as to cause the pawl to engage a notch in one of the disks preparatory to moving it forward.

2. A fare register comprising a circular toothed disk j ournaled to rotate within a case, an oscillating lever movable with relation thereto, a pawl carrying arm mounted upon a reciprocating guide, a diagonal guide upon said pawl arm adapted to engage a pin or lug upon the lever, whereby the first movement of the lever dcpresses the pawl to engage the notch in the toothed disk and a continuation of the movement of the lever advances the pawl and its carrying arm so as to move the disk forward a single tooth.

3. The combination, of a toothed circular disk rotatable within a containing case, an oscillating lever movable with relation to said disk, a pawl carrying lever fulcru med upon a sliding guide which is movable in the direction of motion of the lever, a diagonal guide upon the pawl carrying arm, and a pin on the lever engaging said guide whereby the pawl is depressed to engage a notch in the disk when the lever commences its forward movement, and the sliding guide and pawlcarrying arm are advanced during the latter part of the movement of the lever to move the disk forward a single tooth, a spring pressing upon the lever to return it to its normal position when released, whereby the pawl is lifted from the notch by the return of the pin in the diagonal guide, and a second spring whereby the slide of the pawl-carrying arm is returned to its normal position and the pawl brought into position above the next tooth of the disk.

Il. A fare register comprising toothed disks rotating upon a common center, a mechanism consisting of an oscillating lever movable with relation to the outermost disk, a pawlcarrying arm slidable in the direction of motion of the lever, having an inclined guide engaging a lug upon the lever whereby the pawl is first depressed to engage a notch in the disk and afterward advanced to move the disk forward a single tooth, and springs whereby the parts are returned to their normal position when released, a radially sliding plate movable upon the outer disk to and from the center, the outer end of said plate registering with the final notch of the disk at the point where a rotation has been completed, whereby the depression of the pawl which advances the outer disk will also force the plate toward the center, a pawl carried by said sliding plate and adapted to engage a notch in the periphery of the second disk when the plate is so moved, whereby the forward movement of the lever and outer disk advances the second disk one tooth simultaneously with the movement of the outer disk.

5. A fare register comprising toothed disks of dierent diameters journaled to turn about a common center post, the outer disk having its peripheral rim thickened so that its face is approximately in the same plane with the face of the inner disk, figures made upon the faces and near the peripheries of these disks corresponding with the number of teeth therein, a pawl mechanism whereby the outer disk is advanced tooth by tooth until a rotation is completed, a radially slidable plate the outer end of which is adapted to register with the final notch of the outer disk,and a pawl on said plate adapted to engage the inner disk wherebythe inner disk is advanced one tooth at the completion of each rotation of the outer disk, a dial having its face near the periphery marked to correspond with the teeth of the outer disk and slots made in one side on a horizontal line with the center through which one line of figures upon the two disks are exposed, and an index hand or pointer movable over the dial in unison with the movement of the outer disk.

6. A fare register comprising toothed disks journaled to rotate about a common center', pawl mechanism whereby the outer disk is advanced one tooth at a time, and the inner disk is advanced a single tooth at the c ompletion of a full rotation of the outer disk, a dial marked to correspond with the teeth and marks upon the outer disk and slotted to expose the marks of the disks through the face of the dial, an index hand or pointer fixed to the rotating central post and movable over the dial in unison with the forward movement of the outer disk, said index hand having a short arm projecting therefrom, and a toothed dial journaled upon a face of the main dial so as to be engaged by the short arm of the index hand and moved forward a single tooth when the index hand has completed a rotation over the face of the main dial.

In witness whereof l have hereunto set my hand.

EDVARD T. TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

S. H. NoURsE, H. F. AsoHEoK.

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