Patent GB-1138981-A (GB)
Abstract: 1,138,981. Ticket issuing machines; transfer mechanism. SETRIGHT REGISTERS Ltd. 14 Jan., 1966 [16 Oct., 1964; 7 Sept., 1965], Nos. 42257/64 and 38202/65. Headings G4D and G4T. A machine operable to print and issue tickets of varying values involving at least two denominations comprises a resettable counter giving a direct reading of the total cash value of all the tickets issued since the machine was last reset. Setting the machine.-To set the fare value quadrants 6, 7 are rotated to bring the desired pence and shillings figures against an index line. The quadrants have internal teeth which engage with gear-wheels 22, 23. Gear 22 is mounted on an inner sleeve 25 which carries the pence type wheel 26 and gear 23 is mounted on sleeve 27 which carries the shillings type wheel 28. In addition the gears 22, 23 mesh with gears 29, 30 associated with the counter mechanism. The class and stage are set by rotation of wheels 8, 9, 10 which are connected to type wheels 40, 41, 42 respectively. The date is set by wheels 44 accessible through a hinged cover connected to type wheels 45. The type wheels together with type wheels 46 of a serial number counter are mounted above a printing platen 48 which on operation moves upwards to press paper fed from a reel 49 and an intervening ink ribbon against the type faces. Operation of the machine.-The machine is operated by a downward movement of lever 11 which moves a quadrant engaging a gear-wheel 51. Gear 51 is coupled to a mutilated gear 54 by a two-tooth ratchet and pawl (not shown). Gear 54 is fixed to sleeve 52 which also carries a scroll cam 53 for operating platen 48, an eccentric 55 which operates serial number printing counter 46 and gear-wheel 57 which drives the ink ribbon and paper feeding mechanism and the operating means for a total ticket counter 170. Counter unit.-A non-resettable total cash counter 114 is set by rotation of tube and sleeve 98, 99 and is operated by rotation of gear 54. A pence gear 15a and a shillings gear 15b are movable along gear 54 by lead screws 25a and 25b respectively which are operated by tube 98 and sleeve 99 through gears (not shown). The gear 15b through spindle 26b and intermediate gearing operates the shillings order of the counter and gear 15a similarly operates the pence order of the counter. The pence and shilling gearing is also associated with check counters. Gearing between intermediate gears of the pence and shilling gear trains respectively operate inputs to the resettable cash counter 146. Said counter is resettable by means of knob 148. Total counter transfer mechanism, Fig. 17 (not shown).-The drive from gear (109) to the counter (110) includes a differential gear comprising a driving bevel gear (200) rotatable with gear (109), a bevel gear (201) rotatable by pence counter (135) via gears (202), (203) and planet gears (204) on a carrier attached to a spindle (205) which carries an input gear (206) to the shillings counter. The shillings are transferred to tens of shillings and pounds in known manner the total being seen at (114). Resettable counter transfer mechanism, Fig. 14 (not shown).-A ratchet wheel (150) fixed to the shillings wheel is engaged by a pawl (151) pivoted on lever (152) which is rocked by a cam (154) rotatable with mutilated gear (54). Normally the pawl is held away from the ratchet wheel by a latch (155) engaging a pin (156). The latch (155) is attached to a sleeve which also carries an arm (159) which is engageable by a pin (160) on the pence wheel. Magnetic tape recorder, Fig. 5 (not shown).- The tape recorder is of known binary type and comprises a magnet carrier (250) rockable by cam (251) rotatable with gear (223) and set by cam discs (252) rotated by gears to record the value, class and fare stage of each ticket issued.