Patent GB-477685-A (GB)
Abstract: 477,685. Ticket printing and issuing machines. T.I.M. (TICKET ISSUE MACHINES), Ltd., KINNARD, D. H., and FORD, H. F. April 3, 1936, Nos. 9933/36 and 2522 /37. [Class 106 (iii)] In ticket printing and issuing machines of the kind described in Specification 368,802, wherein a rotary drum 25 carries adjustable dies for printing " value " class "stage", "date," service No." and " serial No." a finger-operated dial 67 is used to set the dies for printing the " pence " values, and a separate arm 84 is moved to set the dies for printing the " shillings " value and also the " halfpenny " value. The " class printing die 97 is set by pushing inwards against a spring, a spindle 98 to engage clutch members 108, 109 and disengage clutch members 102, 104, thus permitting the " class die holder 97 to be rotated by turning the finger disc 100, an indicating disc 142 showing the required " class through a window 143. The rotatable dies 35, 36 for printing " service No." and " date " are set by opening a door in the cover plate and adjusting . them by hand. The " stage " dies 40, 41 are set by turning a disc 48 on a spindle 44 geared to the dies, indicators 49, 50 visible at a window 52 being simultaneously adjusted. The " pence die holder 55 is controlled by a sliding rack 37 secured to a member 61, which slides on a squared portion of the shaft 26 and is moved by sliding rack 63 operated from the dial 67. Similar rack mechanism is operated by the external arm 84 to set the " shillings " printing dies 76. The " consecutive number " printing wheels 116 on the drum 25 are advanced one step, every time the drum is rotated, by means of a fixed cam plate 117 which also locks the wheels 116 against accidental displacement as described in Specification 437,524. Registering mechanism. The registering counters are all mounted on spindles 88 on a frame which is detachable as a unit. The rack 63 operated by the " pence " dial positions a series of mutilated gears 91 axially on the shaft 26 so that a selected gear 91 engages the counter and correctly actuates it when the shaft 26 is rotated by the handle 28 for printing and issuing a ticket. A similar device is operated by the arm 84 for actuating the " shillings " and " halfpenny " counters. A stop is provided to prevent the finger dial returning to " blank " position when the arm 84 is in " blank " position. For register. ing the total number of tickets of a particular " class", a rocking pawl 110 on the drum 25 may be moved into line with a counter wheel, the arrangement being such that when the pawl enters one of a number of recesses in the " class " die holder 97 the pawl is inoperative. A counter 87b registers the total number of rotations of the drum. Inking, cutting, and other details. An ink supply roller 126 is pressed by springs 128 against an inking roller 121 mounted on a spring-pressed pivoted frame 122. The ticket strip roll 12 is held by a wire frame 13 hinged to the casing 5 to facilitate removal, and a spring-loaded roller 20 is arranged to press the strip against the guide plate 18. The printed ticket is torn-off against a knife edge 129. A coloured disc may give an indication when the ticket roll is nearly exhausted. To prevent rotation of the drum when either of the " value die setting devices is incorrectly adjusted, and also to prevent movement of these devices after the drum has been moved away from its rest position, a fixed comb 131 is provided which permits movement of the mutilated wheels 91, 94 only in the correct positions. A stop lever 136 is provided to prevent accidental rotation of the crank handle 28. In a non-portable machine an electric motor may be used to drive the printing drum.