US985136A - Coin-deliverer. - Google Patents

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GOIN DELIVERER. APIPLIGATIONHLBD 001". 12, 1901;.v

" Ptented 11611.28, 1911.

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triton/.tas BILYEU AND WILLIAM s. ovnnnmjfor PORTLAND, OREGON; SMD OVEBLIN e Assrenon .'ro SAID BILYEU. e

COIN-DELrvERER- 955.136,: j l specification of Illettewsfra'tent. Patented P63128,y 1911,

Appncano'nmed, ocwber' r2, 1909;; set-iai 110,522,240.

' Io all107mmitma-q/eoncern: n y y depressed. Eaclr-l eystem operates uponm lle it known that we, TrionAsBILrnU-and bell-.crank lever la-fpivotedlat 1l and having VJIJJAM S. OVERLIN, citizens of the United operative connection `with :a `bar 2, slidable States. residingr at Portland. in ythe .countyv yhorizontally-or.atfrightanlgflesto the direev,

5 ot' Multnon-iah and State of Oregon, 'have' tionof lnovementof thekey- SaidslidableV60 jointly' invented a new vand useful.` Coin-De? movement-of thebar 2 isnormlly vresisted lirerer. oft which the following is a specilieaby any suitable nieans, indicated in this -in-`- I tion.` f f e Stance as a sprin v 25anohored toza`stntilon- The ii'lvention pertains 'toy devices of the -arysnpport- 252? y'virtneof .which the'kev l eharafterset forth fornse in (Hearing houses, associated therewith `is "normally held:l elie- 65 factories` theater bok offices. andfotherplaces! rated.' At are indicateda series of yokes Where large quantities of change in coin are pir'Oted onlwrizont-ll axes parallel t0 one desired to be made both rapidly `and aconanother at or .near the'lower portion of the rately. maehine,-and the npperportion of-,each of 15 The invention' consists in certain specific Said yokes is'adaptedl to. be` operated by one l70 novel features lot'eoiistrnotion hereinafter or more of the :aforesaid yslidable bars `2. fully described and claimed, and illustrated Eachofthe 4yokes has connected thereto at in the accompanying drawiim's2 in gnfhioh* nnjv'fsuitable point a. lng 3" which operates A Figure 1 is a planview oil the device, but .anejeetorbar t sons to bring thesame-into with thev cover removed; Fig, .Qlis a iront '-.alinement with .an arm 5. Each of the bars 75 elevation` partlyvv in Section on the line LC-C 2 is provided with one-orfinorelugs bwliieh of Fig. l g F 3 is n transverse vertioalsec- 'engage fh@ COIlGSpOnilDg ff'OkQS 3 fOrtlle tion sul stantially on the lin b--b o-Fig. 2; purpose just mentioned. l `if r. 4f is asimilar .view on the line n-a-ot'. Anv'snitable means may be employed for Fig. Q; Fig. 5 is-an enlarged trax-isverse lfseeinsuringr operative engagement between the "80 tional view on vthe line ot' Fig. 2 looking ejector bars 4 and the arms but the means in the direction of the arrow, and Figg is shown consists in providing eachy of the said a detail view of a part shown in Fig. bars il with a laterally extendinglng 4X,

Throughout the following description and which whenthe ejector-boris moved later- A on the vseveral figures of the drmvings siniially by the slidable bar is brought between =85 lar parts are yreterred to by like reference a pair ot fingers at the upper end of the corohnraeters. responding y arm` 5. .The arms 5 `vare all ,The vcoins to be delivered from the machine rigidly set npolra rook shaft Gadapted to be are pla-eed in characteristic tubes,indieated on operated-bye lever 9,hereinafter more fully n the drawings bythe letters A to'N inclusive. described 4The aforesaid yokes are so ar- -90 'l'ubei is to be supplied with twentyv dollar ranged thateaoh-has engagement through its gold pieces or double eagles and from which lng Bwithn slot in the-ejector bnr at so that either one or two ooinsnniay be delivered at thevejeetor bar will not onlybe positively a single operation. Tube B alsor-eontains moved into delivering-position but also will 40 coins ot' the same denomination, ont troni be restored byftl'ie yoke/tov s normal posi- 95 this ktube two coins are kaln'zrvs to be-detion .by virtue of a suitable spring l ennlirered. Tube C contains ten dollar .gold nected to the yoke@ The tube et in order pieces. which are to be delivered therefrom that provision may be made to deliver either singTfjlr.l The tubes above nientioned are `arone or two coins has associated With-it two ranged in sets or-gioupgand for eachgroup ejeetor bars with independent nieansfor set- 100 of tnhes there areprovidedia series of de` ting the same in actxirdancefwith. the amount pressible keys, there being -nineleys nnniof cha-nge desired.` One of said bars lies Abored from 1-to 9 inclusive` in each series. above the other and is provided-Arith anarc- 'lho jrroup ot tubesI B and A(l are ope -ated shaped lingerealnvhieh embraces the second by the .st-t oi keys indicated at im `All ot the Coin of the tube and yprevents discharge 105 keys the sets above mentioned are adapted thereof when only'lthe lower bar is operated to operate upon ejector mechanisms so that to jecta vsingle ooin. l said inecl'ianisnslinay be Set in position to t AVVReferring" non-nto Fig. lpwhieh-is somedrliver coins ot`the denominations desired what diagrammatic. in 'elisir-noter.. and. which and in accordance with ythepartionlar keys isto be understood as being` inerelyy suggestive of one arrangement which -may be employed with respect to the keys and several ejector mechanisms, key 1 of set fm, if depressed Will cause through its bell-crank l the.fourth bar 2 from the bottom of the figure to cause its lugb to engage and move the .pivoted yoke 3 to the left in saidigure, causing its luy 3 to more the ejector bar at its rear end to the left. bringing its luter 4A* into engaging relation with the arm 5.1 YVhen the rock shaftuG is subsequently operated the arm 5' (vill move the ejectorbar 4 longitudinally to eject a ten dollar gold piece, the slot in the bar 4 being long enough to permit such movement without obstruction by the lug 3. Then the rock shaft is moved in the opposite direction the ejectork bar 4 will be withdrawn 'from the tube.

kUpon depression ot key 2 ot' series m the eighth bar 2 from the bottom of the figure will be operated to bring the first ejector bar t into position to deliver a single double eagle from tube Upon depression of key 3 of the saine set the twelfth bar 2 will 0perate upon the first ejector bar LLand the ejector bar ft of tube C, whereby $20.00 will be delivered trom 'tube A and $10.0() from tube C., and so on throughouti 'the several keys of said set m., it being)r understood in each instance that the number of the key indicates the amount of money desired to 'be had from the corresponding group of tubes.

The second group ot tubes include those indicated at D. E and F.y tube D being de signed to contain five dollar gold pieces. and tubes E and F to contain silver dollars. Tube E is arranged to deliver either one or tyvo coins in the manner described inl connection with the mechanism associated with tube A. Tube D will deliver single coins only*` and tube. F yvill deliver two coins in each instance. This second `group ot tubes will be operated upon or controlled by the set of keys denoted by u. which are ,units of dollars.- If a single dollar be desired it vvill be receivedfrom tube E by operation of the first ejector bar 'l associated therewith, by operation ot' key 1 of set u operat ing upon the third bar 2 from the bottom of Fig. 1. It two dollars are desired they will be received from tube F by operation of key 2 of' set u operating upon the seventh bar. and so on throughout this group. The operation ot a key in any one set has no connection Whatever with the key or ejec tor mechanism' of any other set of keys or group of tubes.

The third rroup oi" tubes are indicated `at G, H. I. J. and K. designed to contain fifty cent pieces. twenty-five cent pieces. ten cent pieces, tenvcent pieces and five cent pieces. respectively, a single'coin being receivable from each of them. The reason for duplicating the ten cent tubes is because it amount of money desired.

is found ditlicult in practice to design a machine sufticientlyv accurate to make it reliable in deliveringeither one or two coins of this size. The keys pertaining to this third group olf tubes are indicated at 0 and represent tens of cents. If a single dime is desired key 1 of set o will depressed causing the second bar Qshrnvn in Fig. I lo setjlle ejector bar t pertaininpr to tube. l. It two dimes areI desired they will be received one cach from lubesl and J upon depression ot key i2 ol'A .set o and the sixthbar subject of course to the subsequent operation of the shaft (i. and so on 'throughout this group.

The fourth andlast. group ot tubes are indicated at L. M and N; Tube'L contains five cent pieces to be delivered singly. T ubc M contains pennies to be delivered by tivos only, and tube N contains pennies to be delivered either singly or in twos.- 'The set of keys pertainingr to this last group of tubes are indicated at 7) and represent units of cents. -When a single penny is desired it Will be delivered a'lter operation of key 1 of set p and the first bar Q at the bottom ot Figpl operating upon the first or lower ejectonbar 4 associated with tube N. Two pennies will be delivered trom tube M after depression of key 2 of set p operating upon the fifth bar Q. and so on throughout this" group. I

From the foregoingv description it will bo appreciated that, any amountof change less than $100.00 may be obtained upon depress ing the keys Whose numerals indicate thc Y For instance it $12.34 change be desired the operator has but to depress keys 1. Q. 3 and 4 of the sets m. n. 0 and p.respectively. and then operate the lever to cause rotation ot the shaft G. The coins which Will bc received in this instance Will be one caele from tube C. tvvo silver dollars trom tube F. twenty-live cents trom tube H. five cents from tube K. and tivo cents eachI from tubes' M and N. No mental Work'xvbatever ist rcfluirel in .settina` the machine after the amount ot change desired is once ascertained.

The rock shaft t6. above referred to. is

journaled in the ends of the frame l ot the machine near the bottom and the rear side thereof. and secured to one end ot said shaft is a lever 9. near the upper end ot which is connected a slotted link S. The hand lcvcr T is mounted upon a shaft- Ql iournalcd in the ends of the machine parallel to the aforesaid shaft 6. The lever 7 is preferably on the outside of the trame. and a companion lever 10 is secured to the shaft Q1 on the inside of the frame. the movements ot which are synchronous with those of the lever T. The lever 10 is provided' with a stud l()a -ivhich operates in the slot of the link 8 and which stud operates said link and lever 9 'esmas t placed as to prevent a reverse movement of the lever lO'while going in either direction without first the levermakes its; full sweep,`

-. allowingV the pawl v11 vto pass orverthe last tooth'. n v, Bac-heetofk keys van, vo and'p operate through al slotted bar 22 which fis arranged Vsubstantially horizontal and adapted to be forced rearwardly by a klug- -23` ony any ykey which is being depressed, such v, rearward movement of the bar being normally resisted by a suit-,ableA spring24i. The purpose ofthis bar Q'is to cooperate with the lugs 23 to holddown any key depressed, its rel'ease being normally eifected only after the operation of the handlever 7 to. deliver the com. A peculiarity of this particular 'locking Vmeans for the ykeys lies in the fact that if any key is depressedl by mistake and 'held down bythe bar 22 it is only necessary tol release said wrongl key' to depressfthe corkredt key, ,and while the latter mentioned key is being depressed its lug'23 `will Withdrawthebar 22 from the'w-rong key, permitting the Wrong key to be restored i to normal posit-ionbyvirtue ot its spring 25.

i From what has already been described it is to be understood that when change isdesired the proper keys will be I depressed to. indicate the amount. of change desired and4 said keyswill be held depressed bymeans of bars pertaining to the several sets of4 ke-ys. n -been set in .pl-ace' to be operated upon by the Theyejectoi" bars a will. thus have y respective levers` 5, i'vhereu-pon by operation ofthe levers 7, 10a-nd 9, in the manner above described` the proper ejector barsA will hepushed longitudinally fokr-lvardly delivering the proper coins.K This will -be etl-ected'hy a` single-forward n'lovem'ent of the lever 7 and upon the-rearward or reverse movement. of 4the lever 'l'V its companion lever -10v near the' end of the vrevel-se movement will en-` gage a bar 18C connected to alink 18 connected in turn to each of the bars 22, Whereby said bars will be drawn rearwardly against their springs 24 to release any keys that have been heldv down thereby. The links 18h are mounted for slightvlong-i-tudinal movement upon a stud or bar- 1S.

Tn order lto provide a check nponlhe op- @rations ot' the user ottheinachine and to assist in detecting errors `which may have beeninade ne prefer to employ in conne Vs tion with the machine allievek describedrecording device which includes a bell-crank lever 13 pivoted at 13 and controlled by a, spring; ifi. liners '14, pivoted at 143, is

, this purpose include a horizontally movable provided on its periphery adjacent the aforef said bellcrank with a.` series of numerals from 0 to 9 inclusive beginning at the upper end; thereof. Suitable means associatedwith vthe' depressible keys are provided whereby the are pertaining'toV any set of keys' will. vbe

swungupwa'rdly on its pivot llbto anextent corresponding `to the valuev of the key depressed." The means herein illustrated 4for bar ldconneeted at lits rear endetvv 16c to a bell-crank 17, pivot-ed atla, and whose other end is connected by a link v14m *to rthe front endof` the segment 14. The barlG is held in normal position by` means vof a suitable spring 16. and is provided with a series of vertically extending cams 16a opposite the respective depressible key stems. The 'throw of the ,several cams varies in proportion to'V `the `values of the c i1espo11clin.g keys, eachy cam ot the said series being adapted to `be operated by a stnd 16 on V.the adjacentjstem. When any key therefore is depressed the bar by the arrow indicated on Fig. 3 to a distance proportionate to the throw of the cam operated upon at this time and the arc 14' will be elevated correspondingly bringing the proper numeral on its face oi-.periphery up to the recording pointw'h'ere yit ivillb'e held so long asthe key is held depressed in? the manner above described( At 2() is indi'- cated a roll of paper mounted upon a shaft 20a', the paper being movable upwardly along a guide 90b toward a roll During the 'operation of thelever the bell-cranks lwill be operated by virtue of the springs lbto cause an imprint to he madeupon the paper opposite the numerals upon the severalarcs letsel; for this purpose.

.Ha-ving thus described our invention we claim l. In a change making mach-ine, the combination ot a series ot' com'I tubes. ejector .bars associated with said `tubes,- pivoted.

members associated with said ejector bars to move one ondl thereof in either direction Y lateral-lv and in,` the same plane as their ejertii'lg movement, a series ofl'misadapted to c'oiipcrate with said pivoted members, sclocti vc keys to cause operation of said harsl and means lo operate 'sncln of' the ejector hars as may have been movi-al laterallyv in one direction by the aforesaid means.

y 2, lli a change making machine.l the rombination' ot a series of" coin tubesejector bars yassimiated with said coin tubes and -movable vlongitndinally to eject coins there;

from by end thrust. the other ends ot rsaid ejector `bars bei ngY movable laterally w1 th re spectto said longitudinal in (wenlentv` and said `vl'will be moved in the direction indicated i laterally movableendsbeing inovided with lugs', a rock shaft. a-seiles of arms connect t ed'to the rock shaft-,and Jadapted to receive said elector bar lugs when the letter or.

moved laterally in one direction,` key operated means to move said ejector bars laterally into engagement with said arms, and means to operate said rock shaft to cause the ejector bars to deliver coins from certain ot the tubes.

3. ln a change making machine, the comluuation of a series of 4coin chambers` an upon depression of any other key of the same set, and means associated with the rock shaft to cause the selective ejector mechanisms to operate, said rock shaft operating means serving to release the key holding means when returned to initial position.

l. In a coin delivery machine, the combination of a plurality of coin receptacles. an ejector bar associated with each ot' said receptacles. an 'actuating member for moving each ejector bar and normally inoperative with relation thereto. means for operating the actuating member. and means for movingr the ejector bar-bodily in the plane of its rjecting movement to cause it to assume an operative position with respectv to its actuating member preliminary toits operation to deliver a coin.

ln va coin delivery machine, the combination ot coin receptacles, ejector mechanisms associated therewith, an operating handle for operating .theejector mechanisms,ke v control selective mechanism coacting with the ejector mechanisms and embodyinga plurality of keys` locking bars cngageable Iwitlrthe keys to hold the same in depressed positions after they have been depressed. a. plurality of Alinks connected with said locking barsa guide bar passing through said links and permitting slight ,movement thereot. and a bar connected to the links and engageable by the handle as it returns to its normal position whereby. to effect releasing movement ot the locking lbar to permit depressed keys to return to their normal position.

G. In a coin delivery machine,. the coml-4 bination of a, plurality of coin receptacles, sliding ejector bars associated therewith and arranged so that corresponding'ends are adapted to engage coins in said V.receptacles` a plurality of actuating arms arranged for effecting sliding movement of the ejectorA bars and normally inoperative in respect thereto, selective mechanism for: engagement with opposite corresponding ends of the ejector bars to cause said ends to move in 'the plane of their ejecting movement to assume positions wherein they are engageable their actuating arms, and means for operating the actuating arms.

7. In a coin delivery machine, the combination of a plurality of coinv receptacles, ejector mechanism associated therewith including ejector bars, actuating arms (io-acting with the ejector bars but normally movable without engagement therewith, yokes having interlocking engagement with ejector bars for moving the same laterally into positions in which they will be engaged b v the actuating means therefor, and key operated selective mechanism for actuating saidyokcs to effect preliminary adjustment of the ejetor bars for coin delivery movel ment. I A

8. In a coin delivery machine, the combination of a plurality of coin receptacles.y ejector mechanism associated therewith includingejector bars, actuating arms coact ing with the ejector bars but normally movable without engagement therewith, yokes each comprising sides pivotally mounted adjacent to the ejector bars and` an inter- ,jpediate portion having interlocking conection with said ejector bars, key operated 'selective mechanism for tilting said yokes to move respective ejector bars connected thereto into operative positions relative to thefvactuating means for said bars, and means for' restoring said yokes to their normal positions after the ejector bars connected therewith have performed their coin dclivery movement.

9. In a coin delivery machine, the combination of coiny receptacles, sliding ejector bars associated therewith and ,-having corresponding ends arranged to engage coins in said receptacles, actuating device for said ejector bars adapted to en age the corresponding ends thereof in e ecting ,coin dol livery movement of said bars, yokes ar ranged beneath the ejector bars and having projections passing loosely through the last mentioned ends of the same, key operated selective mechanism ,including a plurality of bars movable in said yokes and having means to engage the latter for actuation thereof yto move the ejector `hais into the path of movement of their respective vactuating devices, and ineansrfor restoring yoke to their normal positions after coin delivery movement of the ejector bars placed in operative position thereby.

10. Ina .tindelivery machine, the combi nation vof coin receptacles, sliding ejector bars associated therewith andhaving corro sponding ends arranged to engage coins in said receptacles, actuating device forsaid ejectorv bars adapted to engage the ,corresponding ends thereof in effecting coin delivery movement of said bars, yokes each comprising sides pivoted beneath the ejector the i bars and an intermediate portion loosely connected with the last mentioned ends ot the bars, j key operated selective mechanisin including a plurality of bars movable between the sides ofsaid yokes and having means `to engage the latter for actuation thereof to move the ejector bars into the path of movement of ,their respective actul'ating devices, springs connected with 4the f ing in said yokes to restore said bars to their normal positions on release of the selective mechanism'.

'11. In-a change making machine, the combination of setsof selective keys each having a downwardly projecting shank, a se ries of bell-cranks -mounted on av common axis, one arm of eaclrof the. bell-cranks being connectedy to one of said key Shanks, a series 'of longitudinally movable kbars. connected tothe other arm of said bell-cranks,

means connectedto said bars" normally reslsting downward movement of' the keys, a 'series of' coin tubes,a seriesof ejector bars associated therewith and adapted to be set into operative position by movement of saidl longitudinall movable'bars, means to hold the ldepresse keys down, and means; to interlock 'vvith and operate the ejector bars that have been set into operative position, said means including a lever which when -returned to initial position Wili release the aforesaid means for holding` the keys down.

l2, In a change making machine, the combinationA of aseries of depressible keys, each of said keys having a locking lug, a locking bar through which the keys and llugs pass, means operating upon said bar to cause a depressed key to be locked depressed thereby, a series of coin tubes... ejector mechanisms associated with said tubes, means betweenthe keys aforesaid and said ejector mechanisms t0 cause certain of the mechanisms to be set into operative position, means including a lever for operating said ejector mechanisms, and means conf nected to said locking bar adapted to be engaged by said `lever on return to its initial position to cause'said locking bar to release `any previously depressed key.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, Wehereunto attach our signau tures 1in the Apresence of two witnesses.

THOMAS BILYEU. WILLIAM S. OVERL'N.

Witnesses: i

JosEPHiNE BILYEU, l FaY'A.- GRmLEY.

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