US811756A - Automatic vending-machine. - Google Patents

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PATENTE!) FEB. 6

No. 8l1,756.

G. C. YOCUM. AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE.

APPLIUATIOE E'ILED 0012,28, 19M.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

PEN NSY IA' .t N l AUTOMATIC VENDING-NIACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1906.

Application filmt Dctolser 28,*1904. Set-inl No. 230.346.

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lt is thv pmnosv ol' my ptvsvnt` invvntion to provitlv :t mnvhinv whivh will nntonnttvtill)l tlvlixvt stivh vhvvltA ot' vonpons whvn voit ol' thv pt'opvt tlvnomintttimt :tt'v insvt'ttvitl into thv nntvhinv hw thv vnstomvt's, thus stavin; r th'v svlw'ivv1 ol' onv vlvrli. lhilt thv maf vhinv is vspvvittll)4 tlvsignvd for this pntposv, it is also snitnhlv tot' nsvwns tnt automat-it' tvtnling-nmvhinv, in w'ltivh vttvv the nmvhinv to hv lozntvtl with `t'vntlihlv articles instead of vhvvlts whivh ntv t o hv vxvlntngvtl fot' vvndlilv tutivlvs.

'l'hv tlvtnils nml opvx'ntion of my invvntion will hv vlvm' from thv. following spvvitivtttion, tttkvn in vonnvvtion with tho ttvvompnnying dinwings, in whivh--- Figura t is :t `nitlv vivw of thv interior mvvh- :mism nf thv mnvhinv. Fig. is :t plan vivw ol'thvsnmv.; :mtl Fig.

is mi vnd vtvw ot thv mttvhinv looking from tho lvft, in Fig. "l, thv mngnZinv-vttttivt' hving ntnitt'vtl.

ltvl`vrting to thv drawings, A indivtttvs tt spring-motor, thv various shafts ot' whivh nrv. jonrnnlvtl-n nppvt und lowvt pttrallvl fl'tnnvs l nml 2, rvspvvtivvly, whivh nrv. hvld at 'lixvd distant-vs nptttt. hy Snit-tthly-ztrmngvd posts ot` pillars it. 'lhv maint-Spring 4 of thv motor hns onv vnd svvnrvd to n post. 5, and the oppositv. vnd is svvnt'vd to n. Windingyshtttti 6, hau/*ingl an singular vnd, :ts sltowlnvnitnble for vntgntgvtnvittI by et key. A Springholdngpttwl 7, pivotvtl to :t lnrgv tintin opvtnt.ing

l i l t t t t l l t l l l l l gvttt' H, vngfntvs tt t'tttvhvt-whvvltl n|ion thv winding` nt'hot in' shnl't tt. rl`hv opvt'tttinggvttt S is tti't'nngvtl tn th'i\'v n l'ttn-tfoivinor llt through n svrivn` nl' itttvt'mvtlintv sitvvihmnttiplyingY pinions nml gvnt'' lt to t?, invlnsitv, thv gvttt' l? living' mtttnggvd upon thv hntt ot' nthot 1S, whivh vnl'rivs thv lan-govvrtmi. '.lhv onvt'nting-gvnt is nm'nntlh' hvltl against rotation whvn thv ntninnm'ingtI is wmttnl hy mvnm` ol n rml lt), whit-h hns onv ot' it vml` svvnrvtl to n lvvvt tt nml its othvi' vint m'- rttngvtl to vngngv and hohl thv htn-hhnlv llt` its shown in Fig'. Thv lvvvt tt is iom'mtlvtl upon tt sntnhlv standard 21. nml upon thv longer fntn of thv lvvvr is artnngfvtl n gx'om'vtl voin-rvvvptnvlv 122, whivh is in linv with n voin-v-htttv 23, vxtvnding through thv vnsing The shortvt ntm ol thv lvver, to which thv tod 1t) is nttttvhvtl, in nrov'tdvtl. with :t vonntvrhttlmtvo '-t, whit-h tilt` the lvvvt, so tlntt tho rod 1E) will intvtvvpt thv latn und thv voin-lvvvptttvlv will hv in lts nppvt position tuljnvvnt to thv vntl nl' thv voinvlnttv, tts shown in Fig. I.

tVltvn :t voin of thv ntopvt tvnotnitnttion is insvt'tvd into thv voin-vhtttv, it lztll` htto thv tvvvptttvlv 32, and thv wviliht ot' thv voin tilt` t-ltvlvvvx 2t) into thv-position shown in tlottvtl lines, Fig. 3, thun` lifting thv totl ttt ont itt' vngngement, with thean and pvtmittin\r thv motor to o )eretta at aspcvtl whivh is vonttrolled by te. hm. Thecoin whivh has vntvved thevreceptavlv is held thvrvin tvmporarily', whilvA the lvvvr tt is tiltvd 'mto thv position shown in dotted lines, Fig. it` hy tt coin-retaining dvvive consisting of n rod ot bail 25, mnd@ from n tint strip of mvtal, snitl bail hving )votvd ttt 26 to thv voin-vhtttv I and curve concentric with thv pivotal axis 20 of the coin-lever 2t). The bail is tn'- ritngvd to hang vlosv to thv rear opvn vntl ol` thv voin-t'vvvptnvlv, so that n Coin droppvtl into thv voiuft'vvvptttvlv will rvst4 against thv vttrvvd part, of thv huil until thv lttttvtin swung to one sidv. 'lhv lowvt' pmt 25" ot' thv hail extends horizontnll) hvnvnth thv voin-tvvvptfttvlvA und tvtmintttvs in n downwtttdtvinvlinvtl httvtnl :mn 25, whivh tnojvvts ovvt n lateral extension '27 of n relvnse-lvvvr 27, whvh is pivot'vd ttt 2S tto the motor-frame. 'lhv shatter ttrm 27h of thv relvttSv-levvr hns. nu npwnrdlt'-projvvting vttm-snrtnvv 27", nrrttngvd in thvl path o nio'ivmvntJ of n. lvvvtoperating arm ".29, which is Sevtnvd to thv v01'- tval Shaft or Spindlv 3U, wh'tvh vmrivs thv pinion 11 und gear 1;.

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arranged tu operate sind carrier one step after l the delivery deviee has epemted two m' more iinie Il. 'lhe eeinhinntimi with n meter eninprising; nn operai inge'enr, :1nd lnennsl'ur stepping und Starting the imiter, of n. inngzizine-cnx'- riei' hnvingqr n series nl' magazines thereon und supporting menus7 movable with the verrier, g l'nrsnppurlring:irtielesintheiii:1gnzi1ies,ade liVelw-niin geared lo said eperniinggear and arranged in pass hetween the magazine :ind lsziid snppnrting ineens le rennwe :in artiele frein lmid ningnzine while the enrrier is staitinimny. :ind :s feedinglA deviee geared te .sind operating-geni :ind arranged tu nieve the enrrier interlnitenlly.

4. The einnhinzitinn nilh n motor having un opernting-genr, :ind ineml for stepping und sterling the meter, nl' :i rotatable lungazine-ein'rier arranged adjacent te said gear and having n series of magazines thereon sind means, ninvable with sind carrier, fer suppnrtng nrtieles in the magazines, an articledeliveiw' erin driven by said gear and arranged te pass between sind magazines and supporting means Le reineve articles from the magazines, and mi :mn upemted by said gen1' and arranged to nieve the magazine-carrier inter inittently.

. In :in nuinnnite vending-mnehine, n

magazine-earner eornprisinir;l a horiznntallyarranged rntntnhle table, n. series el' muffazines supperted iihove and Ielntnhe with seid tnhle, a rotatable deliverpfnm iii-ranged in pass between Said table and the lnwer endl of said magazines, n rntntnble feed-erin nrrunged tu nieve Suid table interniittentl)` and n meter 'for operating said delivery :1nd l'eed arms.

(l. ln nn nutenmtie vending-machine, the eninhinniinn with a meier, ef n nnignzinecarrier emnprising si, lnirizentnlly-arranged eenirnlly-pivnted table, n disk er lSpider ruinlnhle with the talile :ind having' n eirenlm series of magazines secured theretu sind nupported with their lower ends u short dislnnee ahnve the tahhmi eerrespnndingseriesnf pins er studs secured te said tn lile, n feed-arm eperntively eonneeted te the imiter and udn pted te engage, Said studs sueeessively, und ai delivery-aun operatively connected te the nnter and adapted to )ass between the table and the lower ends oi the magazines.

In testimony whereof I nillix my signature in presence uf fwn witnesses.

EORGE (l. YOUUM.

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