Objects, Automatically indicating such weights,. Distributing Tickets having the Weight Imprinted thereon.
Year: 1887

page_text: Objects, Automatically indicating
such
weights,
απα
matically. Distributing Tickets having the Weight Imprinted
thereon.
A communication to me from abroad by EDMOND CASIMIR MARO, of Paris, in the
Republic of France, Engineer.
I, EDMUND EDWARDS, of the firm of Edwards and Co., Patent Agents and
Engineers, of 35, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane in the County of Middlesex,
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, and accompanying drawings, (that is to say)
:-
This invention has for its object a novel combination and arrangement of apparatus
for indicating automatically the weight of a person or object placed upon a weighing
platform, and for automatically delivering tickets having the weight of such persons
or objects printed upon them.
The apparatus consists of a weighing. platform of the ordinary kind upon which
the person or object to be weighed is placed, the platform being connected with
levers in the usual way..
The accompanying drawings are in illustration of the invention, figures 1, 2, and 3
being vertical sections through the upper part of the apparatus and figures 4 to 10
being detailed views of various paris. The same letters of reference indicate the
same parts in the several figures.
One of the levers operated by the weighing platform is connected to the mechanism
by means of a rod having at its upper end a flexible band a which is fixed to a
horizontal spindle & after taking about half a turn round it as shewn in figures 1 and 2.
Upon the spindle b is fixed a toothed sector e gearing with a pinion d upon a spindle e
at the other end of which is fixed a wheel upon the circumference of which are
formed in relief figures which serve to print upon the tickets the weight of the person

page_text: or object upon the platform. Upon the spindle is fixed another toothed sector c¹
gearing with a pinion d' the latter having a stop 9 upon it. Upon a prolongation of
the spindle of the pinion d' is fixed a toothed wheel gearing with a small pinion k
the spindle of which carries a toothed wheel i gearing in turn with another small
pinion the spindle of which also carries a fly or vane m which serves to equalize and
regulate the movement of the different parts described.
n is a counterbalance fixed upon the spindle and preventing too sudden movement
when a weight is placed on or removed from the platform. is a small inking roller
constantly pressed against the figures on the wheel. The stop g (shewn in plan in
figure 4) held by a lever o serves to keep the whole mechanism at rest. The lever o
turns round the point p and has a branch o¹ the end of which is operated by a stud pl
which is connected to the armature A of an electro magnet q.
Upon the piece q which connects the stop p₁ to the said armature is jointed a
lever turning upon a centre and serving to bring into contact the two contact
pieces s every time the armature is attracted by the electro magnet q. Upon a
prolongation of the spindle (figure 1) is fixed a needle b¹ indicating upon a dial the
weight of the person or object being weighed.
b
Under the centre of the wheel is arranged a piece u (figures 2, 3, and 5) which
strikes against the tickets in order that the impression of the figures may be made
upon each ticket as it comes under the printing wheel f. This piece 2 which may be
called a striker turns upon knife edges on a support and the other end ¹¹ of the
striker u forms an armature to an electro magnet vi and is also provided with an
adjustable counterbalance.
The end first described of the striker is provided with a bent arm which rests
upon a support when the striker is not in action. Under the striker u are arranged
two rails y turning upon an axis y' and upon these rails runs freely a small carriage.
At the moment when the striker produces a printed impression upon a ticket the
carriage comes underneath the said ticket which falls into it, the carriage then
bringing it to a suitable opening a¹ in the case of the machine, from which it can be
taken. e' is a balance weight fixed at the outer end of the rail y. gis a small arm
projecting downward at the other end of the rail y. When the carriage has been
brought under the striker the end of the rail carrying the arm g¹ is lowered and the
latter comes in contact with the fly or vane m and the whole of the mechanism is
accordingly brought to a stop.
In a suitable position in the case enclosing the mechanism is made a slit h¹ com-
municating with the conducting tube h" down which a coin (for instance a penny)
introduced into the slit passes.
Below the lower end of the conducting tube " is arranged the end of a lever k
turning upon knife edges in a support . The lever k¹ is provided with a balance
weight and its outer end " serves as a stop to the arm m¹ turning upon the
centre n¹. An adjustable counterbalance o' is connected to the arm m¹ so that the
latter is constantly pressed against the end of the lever ¹. A bent arm oll forms
a prolongation of the arm o¹ carrying at its extremity o¹¹ an insulated piece the
object of which is to make contact at the proper time between the ends of conducting
wires p. A lever q¹¹ carries an armature from an electro magnet, the object of
this lever being to bring back the arın m¹ into contact with the lever . Under the
ticket box t is arranged a carriage s" (figures 6 and 7) running upon rails t¹ and
having a movement backward and forward every time the weighing mechanism is set
in motion. Under the carriage sll (figure 7) is fixed a rack t¹¹ gearing with a toothed
sector upon a spindle ".
Upon the same spindle is fixed a ratchet wheel y" and an arm all. At one end
of the spindle is fixed a spiral spring a, and at the other end of the spindle 2
is fixed a disengaging lever 6 upon the centre of which is fixed a kind of finger c
(figure 9) which presses constantly upon a roller d which is itself fixed at the free
end of a lever en turning upon a centre f11, a spring g keeping the roller 111
constantly in contact with the finger c¹¹¹. Stops 1,, limit the movement of the
lever 6 At one end of this lever 6111 is a bent arm its upper end carrying a

page_text: small insulated cylinder which serves at the right time to make or break contact
between the wires m 111 from the electro magnet v¹. At the other end of the lever 611
is fixed a stud n by which the lever 6 is raised or lowered by means of the forked
arm which strikes the stud n".
A ratchet wheel y₁ is provided with two palls o and p (figures 7 and 8) the
pall o being carried by a lever q turning upon the centre and the pall pi
being carried upon a bent axis I upon which is fixed a disengaging arm
This
arm is prolonged so as to come above the striker u. A bent piece u³ is fixed to
the rails y in such a manner as to come in contact with the forked arm ".
Upon the carriage $11 (figure 7) are fixed two flexible plates the free end of
each of which forms a hook, the object of which is to catch and bring forward a
ticket every time the carriage passes under the box t
The lever is raised by another lever a carried by knife edges resting upon a
support yl, the lever being continued beyond the knife edges and forming an
armature for the electro magnet !!!
The operation of the apparatus is as follows:-
The person to be weighed, having mounted upon the platform of the machine,
introduces into the slit ha penny, which slides down the conducting tube h¹¹ and
falls upon the flat end of the lever its weight depressing the lever and raising the
other end E, so that the arm m³ being no longer held, falls forward. The arm m¹
in so falling makes contact between the wires p" by means of the piece oll and a
current of electricity accordingly passes through the electro magnet q. The circuit
being thus completed the electro-magnet 9 attracts the armature A which by means
of its connecting piece ql turns the arm o and consequently disengages the stop g,
and the weighing mechanism accordingly comes into operation. At each attraction of
the armature A the lever brings the ends of the wires s into contact, which are
connected with the electro magnet. Each contact of the wires & sends a current
of electricity through the electro magnet which attracts the lever all; and every
time that the lever is so attracted its other end raises a lever 11 which by means
of the pall o turns the ratchet wheel y" one tooth forward.
has
The toothed sector fixed upon the spindle of the ratchet wheel y" and gearing
with the rack, advances the carriage progressively until the latter carrying a
ticket with it is brought under the marker. Simultaneously with these movements
of the ratchet wheel yll and the carriage s the lever carried upon the same axis
as the ratchet wheel y also moves progressively and when the carriage
arrived at its position the end of the lever 6111 makes contact between the
wires which complete the circuit through the electro magnet v¹, and the lever ull
is sharply attracted so that it strikes the ticket up against the wheel by which the
proper figure is printed. At the same time that the lever u" moves down it makes
contact by means of the bent armu B between the ends of the wires C, a current
passing through the electro magnet 11 which immediately attracts the armature q".
The end of this armature presses upon the arm m³ when this attraction takes
place so that the latter breaks the contact between the wires p" and at the same time
the lever is freed and returns to its horizontal position the whole mechanism
coming to its original position and the weighing apparatus being ready for a fresh
operation.
At the moment when the lever uu", is attracted by the electro magnet vit
disengages by means of the arm the palls o and p which hold the ratchet
teeth y.
This wheel being therefore free brings back by means of the spring all the
carriage but at the same time that these movements take place the lever 6111
which is mounted upon the same axis as the ratchet wheel y" comes back to its first
position, the contact between the two wires m¹ is broken, the current ceases to pass
through the electro-magnet the lever falls back and the rails y of the
carriage being no longer supported by the piece are brought back by the balance
weight and the carriage carrying the ticket, with the weight printed upon it
delivers the ticket through the opening a¹ upon a platform which receives it.

page_text: I am aware of Everitt's Specification No. 16433 of 1884 and I do not claim any-
thing therein described and claimed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
The weighing machine having a dial automatically indicating the weight, in com-
bination with the automatic apparatus for delivering tickets, and the mechanism for
preventing the operation of the apparatus until a coin has been first introduced,
substantially as described and shown in the drawings.
Dated this 20th Jow NY
1007
EDWARDS & Co.,
Agents for the Inventor.

page_text: Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Weighing Persons or¨
Objects, Automatically Indicating such Weights, and Auto-
matically Distributing Tickets having the Weight Imprinted -
thereon.
A communication to me from abroad by EDMOND CASIMIR MARC, of Paris, in the
Republic of France, Engineer.
1. EDMUND EDWARDS, of the firm of Edwards and Co., Patent Agents and
Engineers, of 35. Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane in the County of Middlesex,
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, and accompanying drawings, (that is to say):
This invention has for its object a novel combination and arrangement of apparatus
r indicating automatically the weight of a person or object placed upon a weighing
tform, and for automatically delivering tickets having the weight of such persons
or objects printed upon them.
The apparatus consists of a weighing platform of the ordinary kind upon which
the person or object to be weighed is placed, the platform being connected with
levers in the usual way.
The accompanying drawings are in illustration of the invention, figures 1, 2, and 3
being vertical sections through the upper part of the apparatus and figures 4 to 10
being detailed views of various parts. The same letters of reference indicate the
same paris in the several figures.
One of the levers operated by the weighing platform is connected to the mechanism
by means of a rod having at its upper end a flexible band a which is fixed to a
horizontal spindle bafter taking about half a turn round it as shewn in figures 1 and 2...
Upon the spindle b is fixed a toothed sector c gearing with a pinion d upon a spindle e
at the other end of which is fixed a wheel upon the circumference of which are**
formed in relief figures which serve to print upon the tickets the weight of the person -

page_text: or object upon the platform. Upon the spindle is fixed another toothed sector c²
gearing with a pinion d' the latter having a stop upon it. Upon a prolongation of
the spindle of the pinion d is fixed a toothed wheel gearing with a small pinion k
the spindle of which carries a toothed wheel gearing in turn with another small
pinion the spindle of which also carries a fly or vane m which serves to equalize and
regulate the movement of the different parts described.
is a counterbalance fixed upon the spindle and preventing too sudden movement
when a weight is placed on or removed from the platform. is a small inking roller
constantly pressed against the figures on the wheel f. The stopy (shewn in plan in
figure 4) held by a lever o serves to keep the whole mechanism at rest. The lever o
turns round the point p and has a branch of the end of which is operated by a stud pl
which is connected to the armature A of an electro magnet .
Upon the piece which connects the stop p² to the said armature is jointed a
lever turning upon a centre and serving to bring into contact the two contact
pieces every time the armature is attracted by the electro magnet 7. Upon a
prolongation of the spindle (figure 1) is fixed a needle 6' indicating upon a dial the
weight of the person or object being weighed.
(figures 2, 3, and 5) which
Under the centre of the wheel is arranged a piece
strikes against the tickets in order that the impression of the figures may be made
upon each ticket as it comes under the printing wheel. This piece which may be
called a striker turns upon knife edges on a support e and the other end of the
striker » forms an armature to an electro magnet and is also provided with an
adjustable counterbalance.
こ
The end first described of the striker is provided with a beni arm which rests
upon a support a when the striker is not in action. Under the striker are arranged
two rails y turning upon an axis y' and upon these rails runs freely a samall carriage
At the moment when the striker produces a printed impression upon a ticket the
carriage . comes underneath the said ticket which falls into it, the carriage then
bringing it to a suitable opening in the case of the machine, from which it can he
taken. is a balance weight fixed at the outer end of the rail y. is a small arm
projecting downward at the other end of the rail y. When the carriage has been
brought under the striker the end of the rail carrying the arm g is lowered and the
latter comes in contact with the fly or vane m and the whole of the mechanism is
accordingly brought to a stop.
In a suitable position in the case enclosing the mechanism is made a slit com-
municating with the conducting tube h" down which a coin (for instance a penny)
introduced into the slit passes.
Below the lower end of the conducting tube is arranged the end of a lever A
turning upon knife edges in a support. The lever is provided with a balance
weight and its outer end serves as a stop to the arm m turning upon the
centre . An adjustable counterbalance o' is connected to the arm m² so that the
latter is constantly pressed against the end of the lever A. A hent arm o" forms
a prolongation of the arm of carrying at its extremity o" an insulated piece the
object of which is to make contact at the proper time between the ends of conducting
wires p. A lever carries an armature from an electro magnet, the object of
this lever being to bring back the arm m³ into contact with the lever . Under the
ticket box is arranged a carriages" (figures 6 and 7) running upon rails 4 and
having a movement backward and forward every time the weighing mechanism is set
in motion. Under the carriages (figure 7) is fixed a rack gearing with a toothed
sector upon a spindle ="
Upon the same spindle 2" is fixed a ratchet wheel y" and an arm 2. At one end
of the spindle is fixed a spiral spring a", and at the other end of the spindle "
is fixed a
disengaging lever upon the centre of which is fixed a kind of finger clu
(figure 9) which presses constantly upon a roller which is itself fixed at the free
end of a lever ell turning upon a centre, a spring
constantly in contact with the finger Stops
:
lever At one end of this lever is a bent arm
keeping the roller
limit the movement of the
its upper end carrying
al

page_text: which serves at the right time to make or break contact
from the electro magnet ². At the other end of the lever 61
is raised or lowered by means of the forked
small insulated cylinder
between the wires m¹
is fixed a stud " by which the lever
arm which strikes the stud n¹¹.
.]1[
A ratchet wheel y" is provided with two palls and plu (figures 7 and 8) the
pall o being carried by a lever turning upon the centre and the pall
being carried upon a bent axis su upon which is fixed a disengaging arm
arm is prolonged so as to come above the striker u. A bent piec³ is fixed to
the rails in such a manner as to come in contact with the forked arm
This
Upon the carriages (figure 7) are fixed two flexible plates the free end of
each of which forms a hook, the object of which is to catch and bring forward a
ticket every time the carriage 11 passes under the box t.
The lever is raised by another lever a carried by knife edges resting upon a
support y, the lever being continued beyond the knife edges and forming an
armature for the electro magnet
The operation of the apparatus is as follows:-
The person to be weighed, having mounted upon the platform of the machine,
introduces into the slit ha penny, which slides down the conducting tube and
falls upon the flat end of the lever kits weight depressing the lever and raising the
other end, so that the arm m being no longer held, falls forward. The arin m²
in so falling makes contact between the wires p" by means of the piece of and a
current of electricity accordingly passes through the electro magnet 7. The circuit.
being thus completed the electro-magnet attracts the armature A which by means
of its connecting piece q¹ turns the arm and consequently disengages the stop g,
and the weighing mechanism accordingly comes into operation. At each attraction of
the armature A the lever brings the ends of the wires s into contact, which are
connected with the electro magnet 2111. Each contact of the wires as sends a current
of electricity through the electro magnet which attracts the lever and every
time that the lever is so attracted its other end raises a lever q which by means
of the pall o turns the ratchet wheel y" one tooth forward.
The toothed sector e fixed upon the spindle of the ratchet wheel y" and gearing
with the rack ", advances the carriage si progressively until the latter carrying a
ticket with it is brought under the marker. Simultaneously with these movements
of the ratchet wheel and the carriage s the lever carried upon the same axis
as the ratchet wheel also moves progressively and when the carriage has
arrived at its position the end of the lever makes contact between the
wires which complete the circuit through the electro magnet el, and the lever u
is sharply attracted so that it strikes the ticket up against the wheel by which the
proper figure is printed. At the same time that the lever moves down it makes
contact by means of the bent arm B between the ends of the wires C, a current
passing through the electro magnet which immediately attracts the aruiature it.
The end of this armature presses upon the arm m when this attraction takes
place so that the latter breaks the contact between the wires and at the same time
the lever is freed and returns to its horizontal position the whole mechanism
coming to its original position and the weighing apparatus being ready for a fresh
operation.
At the moment when the lever, is attracted by the electro magnet e¹ it
disengages by means of the arm in the palls and pin which bold, the ratchet
teeth y
This wheel being therefore free brings back by means of the spring a the
carriage s but at the same time that these movements take place the lever
which is mounted upon the same axis as the ratchet wheel y comes back to its first
position, the contact between the two wires m is broken, the current ceases to pass
through the electro-magnet the lever falls back and the rails y of the
carriage being no longer supported by the piece are brought back by the balance
weight and the carriage earrying the ticket, with the weight printed upon it
delivers the ticket through the opening al upon a platform which receives it.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
The weighing machine having a dial automatically indicating the weight, in com-
bination with the automatic apparatus for delivering tickets, and the mechanism for
preventing the operation of the apparatus until a coin has been first introduced,
substantially as described and shewn in the drawings.
Dated this 30th day of November 1887
EDWARDS & Co.,
Agents for the Inventor.