US979083A - Indicator-operator for fare-registers. - Google Patents

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0. N. MOORE. INDICATOR @BERATOR FOR PARE RBGISTBRS. APPLIOATION FILED NOV.11, 1909.

Patented Deo. 20, 1910.

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0 N. MOORE.

INDICATOR OPERATOR FOR FARE RBGISTERS.

APPLICATION FILBDNOVJI, 1909.

979,083. Patented 1360.20, 19m.

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'v pecially of the type shown in my Patent No.

VUNITED STATES PATENT GFFTCEQ.

OTTO N. MOORE, F INDIANAPOLIS? NDIANA, ASSIGNOR. T0 JOHN Vf. OORE, F RUSH VILLE, INDIANA, ANI)A OTTO N. MOORE, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, COTBUSTEES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee. 2G; 'ltfliGt Application filed November 11. 1909. 'Serial No. 527,5f4.

To all whom may .convetm Be it known that I, O'rro N. MOORE, a citizen ot the United Statearesidino at In (lianapolis, in the county of Marlon and State' of Indiana, have invented certain new and'nset'ul Improvements in Indicator-Operators for Fare-Registers, of which the tollowing ia a specificationl- The object ot' my 'invention to produce a :setting` device for uselin Connection with machines having' several: parts which need', to be setl in ditlerent Cooperative relations.

The device is jn'imarilj".y intended for use in eonnee'tion with :tare registers, more es- 8'l-5,S82, but is by no meanslitnited to sneh particular use. j

j 'Theaccompanying drawings illustrate my' invention.

Figure l is an axial section: Fin'. 2 a section on line Q Q ot'Fig'. l; Fig. 3 a trent elevation of the indicating dial and adjacent parts. with the operating shafts in section: Fig'. l a plan on a smaller scale, and Fig. a .section detail on line 5 5 of Fig. l.

ln the drawings. 'l0' and 11 indicate a pair ot members, preferably sleeved together, adapted to tranamit motion to portions of a tare register to be variously set. to produce desired registrations or records. lnthe present vform the part 10 is a shaft upon which the part ll is sleeved, and also sleeved upon the shaft l() is a sleeve lrarrying a gear 't4 meshing); with a gear '15 which is'journaled on-a Stud shatt l. Formed integral with or secured to gear l is a gear l? which meshes with gear it; carried by sleeve ll so that r0- tation el .sleeve le and ll will be eoextensive and simnltaneoim. Sleeved npon sleeve lf3 is a. sleeve Q1. which is jonrnaled in the face plate or dial Q2, the parts Qi. 13 and l0 being projected to different extents through the face plate and each other and carrying indicating lingers ',13 and 21 respectively so as to traverse three sets oit indicators formed on the exponed tare. of the dial plate 2Q. Secured to Shaft 10, between gears 14: and 1S a Irear i223 and secured to sleeve 2l isa gear 2l, the gears Q3, -f-land .lll being preferably uniformi; Ain size although not nee essarily so. .lournaled in the tace plate and in a rear plate (in which theeleem llv is also journaled) is a sha ft 2G which lies parallel with the shaft l0 and splined upon For the purpose of moving the shaft;

this sha't't, so 'as to rotate therewith. but, so

to permit axial movement of the shaft 26. are three clutch members 27, 2S and 29 each of which carries a locking member 3i haring oppositely vprojecting fingers 32,

which lie between projet-tions 33 carried by' 6e* the clutch member. Journaled upon thev clutch members, so as to normally rotate freely thereon, are gears 27. 28 and 29, reM speotively, which are Continuously in mesh with the gears 23, le and "2e respectively. Each of these gears Carries` a plurality. ol teeth 35 which overhang` the projertions' of the Corresponding clutch members and are spaced apart a distance sufficient to permit the entry of one ot' the fingers 32, a spring 36in-ting upon the lool; 3l to non mally tend to project said linger 32 into position between two of the fingers so as to thns'lock the clutch memliier and its gear to gether. Each loelt 3l is provided with fitr 'Z55 ger 87 which projects through a slot termed in the hub of its clutch member? (Fig-j. 5) and;

vinto engagement- Wi'th the shaft E2G. Shaft-U 261s provided at one point wlth a notch 38 into which linger 37 ot' any ont;A of the loeirs 3l may be forced by A the correspzmtl-ing spring 3G so that., when the notch il?, is opi positie any loel, that loelt will be projeeted f so as to lock the corresponding,Clutch mein ber and gear together but., so Soon. asv the notoh is Withdrawn, said locking' nieinbe' will be retracted ao that the gear may" ro! tate freely upon its elnteh member. e

aitially I form in said shaft a plnielity circumferential grooves il which time torni a. rack adapted to cooperate with a pinion 42 Without interfering witlithe possible. ro'-, tation of shaft lit in any position of axial adjustment.' Extending; lengthwise oit the oar is a rotatable shaft 5i which is brought upagainst the dial 2Q and is provided 'with a key 52 which is splined .into Shaft 'ltifso' as to compel rotation ot' shaft 9.6 with. shaft 51. and so as to permit. axial adjustment of the shat't Q6, This shaft 5l is provided at various points in 'its length With the'grips 53 by means ot' which it may be very readily rotated to any desired. extent'. For the-'pure )ose of axiall i movin@` shaft 2G Jinion 42 10a. a L

is carried by the short shaft 54T (dotted lines Fig. 2) `to which is Secured a bevel gear 55 meshing' with agrar 56 secured to the end of the shaft o7 which also runs lengthwise of the :ar .arallel to the shaft, 5l and nro- .lle

vided with Suitable grips 5S by niean` of which it may he rotated. Siipiiosing the pointer l to traverse :i sente indi :ating` do]- hire und pointer 13 to traver e :i siecde indicating cents, and the pointer 2l te traverse for instance :i eondneter nninher or :i station nnmher, ete. the operation 1S :is i'oiiinv: The Conductor iviii tiret rotate Shnil 5? to brine- Shafty QG to the position indieziied in l lit/hing geni' 2U' te it@ i-hitih i Figfl thus e' 5l vili produce n movement, et pointer il to {in}Y desired position. Shaft 5T xviii then he again i 2"( rotated to brine' notifh 3S et C into poSitien et either one of the i the @hitch nieiiihers' und und. by, rotating she-ihry 5l the lniinters lG :ind'lffi' nnrv ne eerrespondinghY zidyinefid to indicate the desired position tol whiizh the nieinhei'al l() :1nd ll are to he set to enlise n proper Setting of the n'iein'oers oi. the i'eg"i;eriiig :ip-

the conductor not pnt to the neeessit o initen'iptine :in v fixiert movement oi" ihe shafts. it, :i Xveii knewii inet thirtzi piu'- tizii rotative movement. may be zieeonipiished with. nnieh grenier ense :ind with grbnter eeri'ninty :is to extent than im intimi nievenient.

eifiiin :is in v invention:

i. setting ini'iehinnsin eon'nn'isine a phirziiiiv of niemhere` to he shifted. n pinriiiiiv or' Shifting"ineinhere engaging the ti'C-t ineiitioned mein"e irst ofi which irotznnhie independent: of the shifting members with the tirati oit" sand ineen .fsiid ineens and theseeond shaft ior eonti'ohingl s n' iiieiins.

fn ii setting ineehzniieni, the

combinaiotf n pair of rotatable shafts s i of operating .Chai

l Vneinher 22]. whereulion n rotation oi' @heit l f nerr produce movement ot Sand inen'ihers. :i i member for eontroihnr the sind sepa uhle .individuiiitv geared o seid ineinbe i i ing ii nhiinii l :idii'pted to receive sind setting` pinion, the l'sziid setting pinion,

:V Shaft, ene-h oi. niemher eiiriperiiiing with 'the ehiteh eenzi pair of rotative shunts the lrotative eonneetions second, ineens for connecting :in v one of the strintizdiv :is shirtti7 and intermediate connections he- ,Viny hund nid Seid :it

theusnnili nine hundred, tion with :i piuraiiiy of members to he ser,

i t. ef which is retfitzihie independent the Seeond, intermediizitey diseoniieiftihie driving eei'ineetinns between the [irai ot the Shafts sind the n'ieinhers te he set, :ind intermediate roiniectons hetvfefn the second Shaft and Suid drivingl emineetion for eontreiling the i driving connections between the. irt shitt :i Seide indicating :in v other desired item i5 l :ind the members to he Si, nff nieehnn'ni Coinpi'iing :1 pair the tiret ot ,vhieh is rointnhie indeinndenty oi thi" Semnd n ph1- i'iiiitv ei' ii'ienihernl to lie-Set. ,.,epiiia'ihie driving eonneetions hetvveeif Said nie; ners :1nd the tiret shaft ivherehv rotation of tlie shntt irzeniieetion. sind :i Connection'between Ithe setting device eonipi;-iiig; n plnrniitv of members to be set. :i pini-editi of gears :in operative shaft, :i phiriiitlv of cinta-hes heA tween Suid gears und ehzift, n eontroliinii member :for Quid eiiitehes, a second control-- Ytine' shaft, :ind driving eenneetiens between the said second Controlling sii-litt and the einteh controlling ineniher.

In n Setting mechanism, the eon'lbinntion ot setting pinion n pair of eontroiiing Shafts, :i ehitcii i'zontioiiing shaft spiined to one ot smid Sharif; :ind nxizdiv movente reiziive thereto, Suid hit mentioned shaft havot eiremnterenti:d notches ai plurality of einteh sind ehiteh Controlling .gears mounted upon J id :Hiring n durch trolling siniit, :i Seiond inieifnting ehn'lt, find het, iv een oierzitinff Shnit :ind the Suid iinion.. Sinbset this eighth .nv of Hovenzher, fr. i). one

sin d second

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