IMPROVEMENTS IN REGISTERING APPARATUS FOR CABS AND OTHER PUBLIC VEHICLES
Year: 1884

page_text: I FRIEDRICH HERMANN FELIX ENGEL Civil Engineer and Patent Agent in the
city of Hamburg in the German Empire do hereby declare the nature of the
said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN REGISTERING APPARATUS FOR CABS AND OTHER
PUBLIC VEHICLES" to be as follows:
This apparatus is constructed to be attached to cabs and other public vehicles
to indicate firstly during each engagement hiring or using of the vehicle the amount
of fare that has to be paid up to or for any time of each hiring or using by the
passenger or passengers; secondly it registers and indicates the total amount of
fares received by the driver during the course of a day or up to any part of a day
and thirdly it registers and indicates the full distance travelled by the vehicle or by
the horse during the course of a day or part of the day.
The object of this invention is for the one part to enable the passenger or
passengers to know at any time of an engagement or hiring the amount of fare that
has to be paid for the other part to control or keep check against the driver with
regard to the amount of fares earned or received throughout the course of a day or
up to any part of a day and thirdly to know the amount of work done by the horse
or distance travelled by the vehicle whilst engaged in addition to that travelled
whilst out of engagement.
The invention is illustrated in the accompanying sheet of drawings of which
Fig 1 is a front view of the apparatus with the cover plate removed. Fig 2
is a side view in section. Fig 3 a back view with cover plate removed. Fig 4 is
a front view, Fig 5 cross sectional plan. Fig 6 and 7 views of detached parts the
construction and object of which will be hereinafter explained. Fig 8 is a
longitudinal section of a vehicle in combination with an apparatus according to
this invention This figure is upon reduced scale.
A indicates a scale or dial from which a passenger can at any time during
engagement of the vehicle see the amount of fare that has to be paid up to any
given moment; a hand a indicates the fare This hand at beginning of each

page_text: engagement will point to o (zero) and will move forward on the scale until the
engagement terminates h, B are scales by which the total amount of fares received
by the driver during a day or up to any part of a day are registered and C is a
scale showing the full distance travelled by the horse or vehicle during a day or up
to any part of a day.
The operation of hand a and of control discs h, B begins at the moment when a
frame board or bar m, (Fig 8) otherwise barring the entrance of the vehicle is put
down by the driver and this operation is stopped at the moment when at the end
of each engagement of the vehicle the driver lifts the frame board or bar m into
the barring position shown in dotted lines.
The apparatus is attached to the inner side of either the front or back of the
vehicle and whilst the vehicle is in motion the indicating hand and scales are driven
by the rotating hinder axle of the vehicle to which an eccentric disc k is fastened
that operates a lever D which is in connection with the mechanism of the apparatus.
As soon as the vehicle comes to a stand still without being placed out of engage-
ment, a clockwork influences and operates the indicating hand a and controlling
discs h, B. The registration consequently follows the distance travelled as long as
the engaged vehicle is in motion and the duration of time as long as the saine
stops.
By pressing bar m downward (Fig 8) arms disengages the front end of a double
armed lever placed underneath the seat and a rod t reaching into the apparatus is
forced down by a spring f (Fig 1) in consequence of which the apparatus is put in
motion. If the vehicle moves forward an arm p (Fig 8) by means of D and spring d
moves a ratchet-bar H forward and backward and this bar H by ratchet-wheel E
(Fig 2) turns shaft wand by the worm M (Figs 2, and 3) actuates the worm
wheel M¹ that is loose on bush e M' drives through pawl K' the ratchet wheel P
fastened to bush e. At the front end of bush e (Figs 1, 2 and 5) a driver c¹ is
fastened which by bolt es catches into slot o (Fig 1) of a ratchet wheel c. This
wheel c is connected to a pinion c¹ and turns together with same loose on the inner
bush b (Fig 2). The pinion c¹ drives by gearing x, x (Figs 1 and 5) a spur
wheel which is likewise loose on bush b. Wheels is connected to a ratchet
wheel d (Figs 2 and 5) and this latter, whilst turning in same direction as hand a,
lifts, and lowers lever F by means of projection (Fig 1) that engages the teeth
of wheel d. Pawl F¹ that fulcrums on lever F drives ratchet-wheel G and at same
time another ratchet wheel B is engaged by catch F, as will be understood with
reference to Figs 1 and 5 of the drawings. As ratchet-wheel B is in fast connection
with pinion B and turns loose on shaft n, and as B at same time gears into control
disc h (Figs 1, 2 and 6) carrying the controlling scale, it is evident that the same
driving effect that is produced on hand a by the movements of lever F¹ onto wheel G
must be produced on disc h.
As soon as hand a has completed a full revolution the same has likewise been
done by disc h and a pin projecting from the hinder side of h turns a star wheel ¿ª
and controlling disc B for the distance of one tooth of wheel i³.
At the end of each engagement or hiring of the vehicle the board frame or bar m
has to be lifted in consequence of which rod t rises and disengages lever F and
pawl F from the mechanisms before described for moving a and h, B.
Scale C for registering the full distance travelled by the horse or by the vehicle
is operated one in the following manner.
The moving vehicle as already described drives by means of ratchet-bar H and
worm E, worm-wheel M on bush e. Together with and attached to M' is a pinion q
that drives by gearing r², m³, 73, (Figs 3, 5, 6 and 7) disc C that carries a scale and
shows by a fixed point or hand the distance travelled in miles, kilometers or other
scale as convenient.
If the vehicle stops whilst engaged a clock work U acts on hand a and on
discs h, B The spur wheel u of the spring barrel u gears into wheel u¹ that turns
loose on bush e. Wheel u¹ drives by pawl k³ ratchet wheel P that is fast on push a

page_text: By the before described driver e¹ acting on lever F the registering mechanisms are
moved in the same way as in the case where the motion was originated by the
revolving axle of the carriage.
Each time the vehicle is out of engagement hand a returns to position o by the
action of spiral spring y which is released by the lifting of bar m, Spring y is with
its one end attached to wheel G and with its other end to bracket y¹. The
returning hand is stopped at position o by a disc R fastened to the front of shaft n
which disc by a projection r catches into disc S. As soon as edge of disc R
reaches part 8 of disc S the hand is stopped.

page_text: I FRIEDRICH HERMANN FELIX ENGEL Civil Engineer and Patent Agent in the
city of Hamburg in the German Empire do hereby declare the nature of the said
invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN REGISTERING APPARATUS FOR CABS AND OTHER
PUBLIC VEHICLES," and in what manner the same is to be performed to be
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particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This apparatus is constructed to be attached to cabs and other public vehicles to
indicate firstly during each engagement, hiring or using of the vehicle the amount
of fare that has to be paid up to or for any time of such hiring or using by the
passenger or passengers, secondly it registers and indicates the total amount of
fares received by the driver during the course of a day or up to any part of a day, 1
and thirdly it registers and indicates the full distance travelled by the vehicle or
by the horse during the course of a day or part of the day.
The object of this invention is for the one part to enable the passenger or
passengers to know at any time of an engagement or hiring the amount of fare
that has to be paid, for the other part to control or keep check against the driver 1
with regard to the amount of fares earned or received throughout the course of
a day or up to any part of a day and thirdly to know the amount of work done
by the horse or distance travelled by the vehicle whilst engaged in addition to that
travelled whilst out of engagement.
The invention is illustrated in the accompanying sheet of drawings of which
Fig 1 is a front view of the apparatus with the cover plate removed. Fig 2 is
a side view in section; Fig 3 a back view with cover plate removed. Fig 4 is a
front view Fig 5. cross sectional plan. Figs 6 and 7 views of detached parts the
construction and object of which will be hereinafter explained. Fig 8 is a longi-
tudinal section of a vehicle in combination with an apparatus according to this
invention, this figure is upon reduced scale.
A indicates a scale or dial from which a passenger can at any time during
engagement of the vehicle see the amount of fare that has to be paid up to any
given moment, a hand a indicates the fare. This hand at beginning of each
engagement will point to o (zero) and will move forward on the scale until the
engagement terminates.
h. B, are scales by which the total amount of fares received by the driver during
a day or up to any part of a day are registered and C is a scale showing the full
distance travelled by the horse or vehicle during a day or up to any part of a day.
The operation of hand a and of control discs h B begins at the moment when
a frame board or bar m (Fig 8) otherwise barring the entrance of the vehicle is put
down by the driver and this operation is stopped at the moment when at the end
of each engagement of the vehicle the driver lifts the frame board or bar m into
the barring position shown in dotted lines.
The apparatus is attached to the inner side of either the front or back of the
vehicle and whilst the vehicle is in motion the indicating hand and scales are
driven by the rotating hinder axle of the vehicle to which an eccentric disc k is
fastened that operates a lever D which is in connection with the mechanism of the
apparatus. As soon as the vehicle comes to a stand still without being placed out

page_text: of engagement, a clock work influences and operates the indicating hand a and
controlling discs h. B.
The registration consequently follows the distance travelled as long as the engaged
vehicle is in motion and the duration of time as long as the same stops.
By pressing bar m downward (Fig 8) arm s disengages the front end of a double
armed lever placed underneath the seat and a rod t reaching into the apparatus is
forced down by a spring f, (Fig 1.) in consequence of which the apparatus is put in
motion. If the vehicle moves forward an arm p (Fig 8) by means of D and spring d
moves a ratchet-bar H forward and backward and this bar H by ratchet wheel E
(Fig 2) turns shaft w and by the worm M (Figs 2 and 3) actuates the worm wheel M*
that is loose on bush e. M¹ drives through pawl k¹ the ratchet-wheel P fastened
to bush e. At the front end of bush e (Figs 1, 2 and 5) a driver e¹ is fastened
which by bolt e catches into slot o (Fig 1.) of a ratchet-wheel c. This wheel cis
connected to a pinion c¹ and turns together with same loose on the inner bush b
(Fig 2). The pinion c' drives by gearing xx³ (Figs 1 and 5) a spur wheel which
is likewise loose on bush b. Wheel is connected to a ratchet-wheel d (Figs 2
and 5) and this latter whilst turning in same direction as hand a lifts and lowers
lever F by means of projection i (Fig 1) that engages the teeth of wheel d. Pawl F¹
that fulcrums on lever F drives ratchet wheel G and at same time another ratchet-
wheel B is engaged by catch F as will be understood with reference to Figs 1 and 5
of the drawings. As ratchet-wheel B is in fast connection with pinion B' and
turns loose on shaft n and as B' at same time gears into control disc h (Figs 1. 2
and 6) carrying the controlling scale, it is evident that the same driving effect that
is produced on hand a by the movements of lever F¹ onto wheel G must be produced
on disc h.
As soon as hand a has completed a full revolution the same has likewise been
done by disc'h and a pin projecting from the hinder side of h turns a star-wheel ³
and controlling disc B for the distance of one tooth of wheel **.
At the end of each engagement or hiring of the vehicle the board frame or bar m
has to be lifted in consequence of which rod t rises and disengages lever F and
pawl F from the mechanisms before described for moving a and h. B. Scale C for
registering the full distance travelled by the horse or by the vehicle is operated on
in the following manner:-The moving vehicle as already described drives by
means of ratchet bar H and worm E worm-wheel M on bush e. Together with
and attached to M is a pinion q that drives by gearing r¹³ ³ (Figs 3, 5, 6 and 7)
dise C that carries a scale and shows by a fixed point or hand the distance travelled
in miles, kilometeres or other scale as convenient.
If the vehicle stops whilst engaged a clock work U acts on hand a and on
discs h. B. The spur wheel u of the spring barrel U gears into wheel u¹ that turns
loose on bush e. Wheel u¹ drives by pawl k³ ratchet wheel P that is fast on bush e.
By the before described driver e¹ acting on lever F the registering mechanisms are
moved in the same way as in the case where the motion was originated by the
revolving axle of the carriage.
Each time the vehicle is out of engagement hand a returns to position o by the
action of spiral spring y which is released by the lifting of bar m. Spring y is with
its one end attached to wheel G and with its other end to bracket y¹. The returning
hand is stopped at position o by a disc R fastened to the front of shaft n which
disc by a projection r catches into disc S. As soon as edge of disc R reaches
part 8 of disc S the hand is stopped.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature and particulars of
the said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare
that what I claim is:-
The Registering apparatus for cabs and other vehicles wherein there is combined
the three factors (1) Registering the fare during an engagement or at the end of

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each engagement (2) Registering the total amount of fares received up to any part
of the day (during any period of time) and (3) Registering the total distance
travelled up to any part of the day, the whole constructed and automatically
registering the results, the same operating as and for the purpose herein set forth
and shown by the drawings.