Patent GB-338184-A (GB)
Abstract: 338,184. Broome, J. H. Aug. 9,1929. Totalizators. - The counters in a totalizator system consist of electric relays. Collectors comprising sets of relays and allocated one to each runner are energized cyclically to connect up ticket machines in succession. Bet-entering operations at a ticket machine cause the cycle to stop at the appropriate machine which is then connected to the horse counters and remains so until a release signal denoting registration of the bet is reverted to the ticket machine when the cycle is resumed. Stake relay and release signal collectors are provided, provision being made for the registration of bets of intermediate stake value. Collectors. Fig. 1 shows the collectors. The relays A<1>, B<1> - - - E<1>, comprise the collector for horse No. 1, A<2>, B<2>, - - E<2>, for the horse No. 2, and subsequent similar columns would correspond to the other runners, the last columns RA, RB, - - - RE ; AS, BS, - - - ES being a release signal collector and a stake relay collector respectively. With all the contacts MC3 at the ticket machines TA, TB, - - - TE normally closed, to commence operations a start key is depressed closing contacts STK1. The relays A<1>, A<2>, - - - SA, AS are energized over their coils I, and close their contacts a<1>1, a<2>1, - - - ra1, as1, to energize their secondary windings II. The contacts a'2, a<2>2, - - - ra2, as2, also energize, over the wire ewa, the relays B', B<2> - - - BS, which lock themselves over their coils II and release the relays A<1>, B<1>, - - - AS by opening contacts b'5, b<2>5, - - - bs5. At the same time contacts b<1>2, b<2>2, - - - bs2 energize relays c<1>, c<2> - - - cs. This cyclical energization of relays shown in horizontal rows corresponding to the respective ticket machines continues until both a horse key HI, say, and stake value key SKU, Fig. 2, say of machine TA say, are depressed actuating its contacts MC1, MC2, MC3. The cycle comes to rest with relays A', A<2> - - - AS energized and contacts a<1>2, a<2>2 - - - .as2 closed, preparing a circuit for the relays B<1>, B<2> - - - BS, which energize to continue the cycle only when a release signal relay R closes contacts r5. Stake value relays. Each ticket machine has stake value keys, SKU, Fig. 2, wired to corresponding relays SU (units), SD (tens), SC (hundreds), SM (thousands), and SUA which corresponds to a bet of five units. A start relay S, energizes, and at its contacts s1, s2, energizes the lines h1, sl1. The relay SU is operated, and remains closed while the key SKU is depressed. A circuit is now energized over contacts s1, r2, key h1, contacts e<1>6, a<1>4 (operated) su1, relay CU1, relay GU of grand total counter. Actuation of any of the other stake relays SUA, SD, - - - would actuate the corresponding horse counter relays CUA1, CD1, - - - and the grand total counters G-UA, GD, - - - Registration of bets. Fig. 4 shows the tens and units counters, those for the higher digits being similar. The units counter comprises five relays ZA, ZB - - - ZE, and an auxiliary pair ZF, ZT, operating a units lamp indicator L1, the lamps of which illuminate opal plates having backings of stencilled digits. When the start key was depressed a start relay was energized closing contacts st4, st3, - - - The coils I of relays ZE, YE, - - - operate and lock up in circuits over contacts ze1, ye1, - - - and their coils II. At the same time the lamps displaying the " digit o " light up in the digit indicators L1, the units lamp circuit being over contacts zc6, zf4, zb6, za6, ze6, to lamp, and the other indicators over corresponding contacts. The energization of the counter relay CU1 closes contacts cull, Fig. 4, energizing relay ZA over contacts cull, ze3, zd8, coil I, whereupon coil II locks over contacts za1, zb2. The make before break contacts za2 operate making the relay ZE dependent on contacts cu11. The closure of contacts za6 alter the lamp indication to show " digit 1." Also, a relay UR is energized over contacts za4, ze4 (operated), and a release signal is now sent from +ve over relay contacts. of the grand total counter GCRX, Fig. 2, contacts su3, ur1, utr2, dtr2, ctr2, mtr2, ra4, re6, line rl1, contacts r1, MC2 (operated) to release relay R which now operates and locks itself over make before 'break contacts r1. At contacts r2, r3, r4, the horse and stake wires and the relay S are disconnected. Relay R may also operate circuits which now release the horse and stake keys, returning to normal the contacts MC1, MC2, and MC3 thus opening the circuit of relay R at contacts MC2; the opening of contacts r2, r3 releases relays SU, CU1 causing contacts cu11 to open and release relay ZE, relay ZA remaining operated to display " digit 1 " on the indicator. Relay UR is also re-energized by throwing of contacts ze4. Meanwhile the contact r5 has completed the circuit of relays B<1>, B<2>, - - - BS, Fig. 1, so that the cyclic operation of the collectors is continued until the next actuated ticket machine is reached when the bet is registered as above. The registration of another units bet on horse HI will cause energization of relays ZB and ZA simultaneously, the display over contact zb6 of " digit 2 " on the indicator, and after relay UR has sent a release signal as before, relay CU1 de-energizing, the relay ZA de-energizes leaving ZB actuated. With four units registered the relay ZD will be actuated. On the fifth bet impulse actuating relay CU1, closing contacts cu11, relay ZE is actuated over contacts cu11, ze3, za3, zb3, zc3, zd3 (operated), coil I and locks itself over coil II and contacts ze1, za2. Also the coil I of relay ZF is energized over contacts cu11, ze7, zd6, zt2, zt3. The lamp indicating " digit 5 " is lighted over contacts zc6, zf4 (operated), zb5, ze5. The relay UR is operated over contacts zt4, zf3 to send a release signal back over line rl1 and on the subsequent release of relays CU1, SU, and opening of contacts cu11 relay ZD is released. Relay ZT energizes in series with relay ZF over contacts zf1, zf2, zt3, the relay UR being released at contacts zt4. The sixth actuation of counter relay CU1 now results in the operation of relay ZA and release of ZE and the seventh, eighth and ninth bets are registered similarly to the second, third and fourth except that both relay ZA and release of ZE, and the seventh, correct lamp indication over contacts zf4. Transfer-mechanism. On the tenth operation of relay CU1, relay ZD is already actuated, ZE is energized as for the registration of the fifth bet and a transfer relay UTR is energized over contacts cull, zt5, zd7. Contacts utr1 are closed sending an impulse to actuate the tens counter thus registering the digit carried forward. A circuit is also made over contacts cull, ze7, zd6, zt2, for coil II of relay ZF, and over contacts ztl for coil 1 of relay ZT. The coils of relay ZF act in opposition causing it to release, ZT being held. Relay UR now operates over contacts zf3, zt4, and a release signal is sent over contacts su3, ur1, dr2, (utr2 is open as UTR is energized) dtr2, - - - The release signal is thus sent only when the digit carried forward has been registered and the release relay DR operated. When relay CU1 releases opening contacts cull, relays ZT, UR, UTR, ZD release leaving only relay ZE actuated to display zero on the units indicator. The operation of the tens, hundreds, and thousands counters is similar, the transfer arrangements being the same. When a carry forward from the thousands takes place however, a relay similar to UTR, DTR, - - - operates its contacts to actuate a further relay which operates an alarm lamp and bell. Extra digit counters may however be provided. Registering five units. An extra counter relay CUA1 is provided for this purpose. Depression of the relevant stake value key would energize the relay SUA, and over contact sua1 the relay CUA1. Contacts cua11 close and if the indicator shows one of the digits 0 - - - 4 (i.e. relays ZF, ZT, are normal) relay ZF will operate. Contacts zf4, zf5, and zf6 operate to add 5 to the previous indication and relay UR will operate to send back a release signal. The subsequent release of relay CUA1, will cause relay ZT to operate in series with ZF as before. If however, when relay CUA1 is actuated the indicator shows one of the digits 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9, relays ZF, ZT will be already energized. Closure of contacts cua11 will cause as before release of relay ZF, and holding of relay ZT over contacts zt1, zt2. The restoration of contacts zf4, zf5, and zf6 will add five to the previous lamp indication and relay UR will now energize over contacts zf3, zt4 to send the release signal. Contacts zt5 being closed relay UTR is energized and the required transfer impulse is sent to the tens counter, the release signal only being sent when the relay DR has been actuated by this " carry forward " digit. The other denominational counters may be provided with relays corresponding to CUA1 to register intermediate stake bets. Zeroizing of the counters is effected simply by disconnecting the main supply. Each runner has a counter, only two, CR1, CR2, being shown, all the horse counters being in series with the grand total counter which would be similar to a horse counter. The Provisional Specification states that the collectors may be controlled by impulses derived from a motor interrupter and that a counter may comprise ten relays instead of seven as described. Win and place bets may be registered on separate counters and a discriminating relay for these may be provided. Alarm circuits are included for fuse blowing &c. and test jacks may be installed. Unused or faulty machines may be passed over in operation by switching to position the wire ewa, Fig. 1, from the machine to the totalizator. To render the apparatus portable various connections may be of the contact and spring socket type. If different ticket machines issue tickets of different values the stake relay collectors may