Improvements in Automatic Coin-freed Apparatus.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 26th July, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 27th Apr., 1891-Accepted, 25th July, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION..
Improvements in Automatic Coin-freed Apparatus.
ARTHUR HOLLINSHED 104 Hatton Garden London Gentleman do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
This invention consists in a novel arrangement of apparatus for delivering goods
on the insertion of coin.
In carrying out this invention the articles to be delivered, are placed in a pile,
one above the other, resting upon one or more metal supports, which at a certain
point enter the threads of two vertical worms or screws, suitably placed for the
purpose. The worms or screws are rotated by chain or other gearing, in connection
with a handle that is outside the case of the apparatus, and which can be operated
only when unlocked by the insertion of the coin.
On the stem of the handle is 1st a notched disc into which takes a pawl, and 2nd
a pin or toothed wheel which gears with the chain or other gearing. The pawl
is attached to a lever which projects across a coin shoot, and which when the coin
falls on to it is tipped up and raises the pawl.
This lever is held in this position by the coin, which is pressed against it by a
spring until the handle is turned. The movement of the handle causes a projection
on the disc to press against a push rod, to push back the spring, and release the
coin, which falls into a receptacle. By the movement of the handle also the worm
or screw is rotated, and the article which is to be delivered is released from the
thread.
The apparatus for delivering said article may be placed either over the pile so as
to deliver the top article, or under the pile so as to deliver the article which is at
the bottom of the pile. This apparatus consists of wheels and endless chains with
projecting pins or teeth, to press forward the article required, into such position or
place that the purchaser can remove it.
This apparatus can be worked independently of the screws or worms, when it is
placed under the pile of articles.
The coin shoot is provided with counter weighted levers or other means, which
will give to the weight of the coin, and when the coin has passed, will return to
their normal position, and thus prevent the coin being drawn back by cord or
wire.
Dated this 24th day of July 1890.
ARTHUR HOLLINSHED.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Automatic Coin-freed Apparatus.
I, ARTHUR HOLLINSHED of 104 Hatton Garden in the City of London
Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
This invention consists in a novel arrangement of apparatus for delivering goods
on the insertion of a coin.
In carrying out this invention the articles to be delivered are placed in a pile one
above the other resting upon a metal support which at a certain point engages the
threads of a vertical worm or screw suitably placed for the purpose.
The worm or screw is rotated by chain or other gearing in connection with a
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page_text: handle that is outside the case of the apparatus and which can be operated only
when unlocked by the insertion of the coin.
On the stem of the handle is a notched disc into which takes a pawl, and a pin or
toothed wheel which gears with the chain or other gearing.
The pawl is attached to a lever which projects across a coin shoot, and which
when the coin falls on to it is tipped up and raises the pawl.
This lever is held in this position by the coin by which it is pressed against a
spring stop until the handle is turned.
The movement of the handle causes a projection on the disc to press against a
push rod to push back the spring stop and release the coin which falls into a
receptacle.
By the movement of the handle also the worm or screw is rotated and the article
which is to be delivered is released or delivered from the pile as hereinafter
described.
The apparatus for delivering said article may be placed either over the pile so as
to deliver the top article or under the pile so as to deliver the article which is at
the bottom of the pile.
This apparatus consists of wheels and endless chains with projecting pins or
teeth to press forward the article required into such position or place that the
purchaser can remove it.
This apparatus can be worked independently of the screws or worms when it is
placed under the pile of articles.
The coin shoot is provided with counter weighted levers or other means, which
will give to the weight of the coin, and when the coin has passed will return to
their normal position, and thus prevent the coin being drawn back by cord or wire.
And in order that the said invention may be more clearly understood and readily
carried into effect I will proceed aided by the accompanying drawings more fully
to describe the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section taken on the line 1-1 of Figure of
an apparatus constructed according to my invention.
Figure 2 is a similar view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 5 with some of the
parts removed.
Figure 3 is a plan of the support or lift separately..
Figure 4 is a rear view thereof.
Figure 5 is a transverse section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.
Figure 6 is a horizontal section taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1..
Figure 7 is a side view of the clutch mechanism and connected gearing
separately.
Figure 8 is an end view thereof.
Figure 9 is a rear view of the ratchet wheel and notched disc separately and
Figure 10 is a longitudinal section of the clutch and its shaft separately.
In the several figures in which like parts are indicated by similar letters of
reference
a represents the case of the machine represents a hopper or reservoir for the
packages and represents a lift or support upon which the packages 6* are
piled.
The lift is formed at its rear with a projection or bracket cl which passes
through a long slot in the reservoir and upon which are mounted by means of
a hinge joint two jaws c³ upon the inner faces of which are formed half nuts c
which normally engage a lifting screw at each end mounted with capability of
revolution in bearings and receiving motion at every operation of the machine as
hereinafter described in order to raise the lift e and with it the column or pile of
packages until the top package of the pile is arrested by the table or platform m
and is therefore in correct position for delivery.
In order to disengage the lift e from the lifting screw d and permit of its being

page_text: lowered to the bottom of the hopper or reservoir into the position required for
charging the same with packages through the door a' a vertically sliding plate co
is employed which is formed with cam slots e therein to receive headed studs 3*
fixed to the hinged jaws e so that by raising the cam plate c³ the hinged jaws ³ may
be opened and the half nuts disengaged from the lifting screw d when the lift c
may be lowered after which by depressing the cam plate the half nuts ct may be
again brought into engagement with the lifting screw d when the lift c and pile of
packages will be raised by the revolution of the lifting screw d in the operation
of the machine whilst a thumb latch mounted upon an axis of motion and
formed with a bolt e* which passes through a slot c* in the cam plate and takes
an abutment against the underside of the jaws 3 locks the cam plate c in its
lowered position and consequently the half nuts e¹ in engagement with the lifting
screw d.
Motion is given to the lifting screw d through a bevelled toothed wheel d² fixed
upon the upper end thereof which engages another similar wheel e² loosely mounted
upon the inner end of a clutch shaft e mounted with capability of revolution in
bearings and has fixed thereon a toothed wheel e** which gears with a toothed
wheel ** fixed upon a delivery shaft or spindle f which is mounted in bearings f**
and projects through the side of the case a where it is provided with a milled
button or handle which must be rotated by the purchaser in order to operate the
delivery mechanism and obtain the goods as hereinafter described.
The loose bevelled wheel e is formed upon its rear side with a circle of ratchet
or clutch teeth 2* to engage similar teeth e* formed upon the end of a clutch
sleeve e³ which is mounted with capability of endway movement upon the clutch
shafte but is caused to rotate therewith by means of a feather et upon the
clutch shaft e engaging a groove e in the sleeve and this clutch sleeve e is
normally held in engagement with the clutch teeth e* of the loose bevelled
wheel by a bell crank clutch lever mounted upon an axis of motion g
carried by a bracket and whose lower arm engages an annular groove e
therein whilst its upper arm is pressed upwards by a spring h.
In order to automatically throw the teeth of the clutch sleeve e" out of
engagement with the clutch teeth e* of the bevelled wheel e² when the top package
of the pile has been raised into the required position for delivery a bell crank
lever is employed which is mounted upon an axis of motion carried by a
bracket and the long arm of which rests upon the upper arm of the bell crank
clutch lever g whilst the short arm is formed with a downward projection or
foot which extends a short distance through an aperture m¹ in the table or
platform m and is raised by the top package of the pile causing the long arm of the
lever to overcome the spring and depress the upper arm of the bell crank
lever and thereby withdraw the teeth e* of the clutch sleeve e from engagement
with the clutch teeth e* of the bevelled wheel e² during the delivery of the
package whilst after the delivery of the package the spring h' again asserts itself.
throwing the clutch teeth e* 3* into engagement and the lever and foot g²*
resume their normal position in readiness for the next operation.
By these means the lifting screw d may be caused to raise the pile * of packages
at any rate of speed faster than they are removed by the delivery mechanism but is
held stationary during the delivery of the package and thus the difficulty of
making the lifting mechanism work in mathematical unison with the delivery
mechanism is avoided.
The delivery shaft is locked against revolution until a coin is inserted into the
machine by the following means.
Upon the delivery shaft is fixed a disc f2 formed with a notch ³ therein
approached by a rise and upon an axis of motion carried by a bracket 2 is a
lever the upper end of which is formed with a tooth to engage the notch 3 of
the disc whilst the lower end projects through a slot or opening formed in .a
money shoot which conducts the coin from the money slot a* in the case a and
thus the falling coin is caused to act upon the lower end of the lever and
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page_text: withdraw the tooth thereof from the notch f³ of the disc f and free the delivery
shaft whilst a pawl f' engaging a ratchet wheel * fixed upon the shaft is
employed to prevent any back action of the parts.
The lower end of the lever is held in position to prevent the discharge of the
coin until the notch 3 cf the disc is moved out of alignment with the tooth of
the lever by means of a stop lever k which is mounted upon a centre of motion
and normally held in its forward position by a spring 2 whilst in the further
revolution of the notched disc the rise depresses a push rod 3 pin jointed
at to the stop lever and thus frees the lower end of the lever i and releases the
coin which then falls into the money box j*.
The delivery mechanism consists of an endless chain 7 provided with projecting
teeth or pushers which in the travel of the chain project through a long slot m²
in the table or platform m and push forward the package to be delivered into the
position indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 1 and this endless chain is at one
end of its traverse carried by a grooved pulley fixed upon a shaft supported in
bearings whilst at the other end of its traverse it is carried and driven by a
chain wheel fixed upon a shaft mounted in bearings * and motion is com-
municated to the chain wheel shaft from the clutch shaft e by means of a toothed
wheel 5* fixed on the former engaging the toothed wheel e** fixed upon the latter.
In connection with the money shoot ja counter-weighted lever or blade is
j²
employed which is mounted upon a centre of motion and normally rests against
the wall of the shoot j in such manner that it will readily give to the weight of a
coin and when the coin has passed will return to its normal position and thus prevent
the withdrawal of a coin attached to the end of a cord or wire and introduced into
the machine for the purpose of defrauding it.
It will be evident that if desired the lifting mechanism may be dispensed with
and with slight modifications the delivery mechanism may be adapted to other
forms of apparatus in which the pile of packages is supported upon a table and
descends by its own gravity as the bottom packages are one by one removed and!
would have it understood that I may employ more than one delivery chain and
more than one lifting screw and co-acting parts without departing from the spirit
of my invention.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claun is :-
1. In coin-freed apparatus in which the packages to be delivered are stored in a
pile, a lifting device consisting of a lift or support for the packages a lifting screw
and a nut carried by the lift and engaging the screw substantially as herein shown
and described.
2. In a coin-freed apparatus in which the packages to be delivered are stored in
a pile the combination of a lift or support for the packages, a lifting screw, a nut
carried by the lift and engaging the screw and a delivery handle located upon the
exterior of the machine and through suitable gearing or connections adapted to
rotate the lifting screw substantially as herein shown and described.
3. In a coin freed apparatus in which the packages to be delivered are stored in
a pile the combination of a lift or support for the packages, a lifting screw, a nut
carried by the lift and engaging the screw, a delivery shaft, a handle fixed upon
such shaft and located upon the exterior of the machine and adapted to rotate the
shaft, suitable gearing for communicating the motion of the delivery shaft to the
lifting screw and means for locking the lifting screw against revolution and adapted
to be freed by the insertion of a coin into the machine substantially as herein
shown and described.
4. In a coin freed apparatus in which the packages to be delivered are stored in
a pile the combination of a lift or support for the packages, a lifting screw, a mut
carried by the lift and engaging the screw, a delivery shaft, a handle fixed upon
such shaft and located upon the exterior of the machine and adapted to rotate the

page_text: shaft, suitable gearing for communicating the motion of the delivery shaft to the
lifting screw, a notched disc fixed upon the delivery shaft, a lever or like device
engaging the notch of the disc and adapted to be withdrawn by the weight of a
coin passing through the money shoot, a stop for preventing the discharge of the
coin until the lever is free of the notch, and a push rod or device connected with
the stop and acted upon by a rise upon the notched disc in order to withdraw the
stop and discharge the coin substantially as herein shown and described.
5. In a coin freed apparatus an endless chain provided with projecting teeth or
pushers for carrying forward and delivering the packages and means for traversing
such chain substantially as herein shown and described.
6. In a coin freed apparatus in which the packages to be delivered are stored in
a pile the combination of a lift or support for the packages, a lifting screw, a nut
carried by the lift and engaging the lifting screw, an endless chain provided with
projecting teeth or pushers for carrying forward and delivering the packages, and
means for traversing such chain and rotating the lifting screw substantially as
herein shown and described.
7. The general combination and arrangement of parts constituting a coin freed
apparatus substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated this 27th day of April 1891.
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.