An Improved Coin-freed Delivery Apparatus.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Feb., 1897--Accepted, 6th Nov., 1897
COMIDELE DE MULTICATION.
An Improved Coin-freed Delivery Apparatus.
I, ALFRED PINCUS of 24 Konigin-Augustastrasse, Berlin, in the Empire of
Germany, 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:-
The object of this invention is an automatic sale apparatus which is operated
in the usual manner by the insertion of a coin whereby the desired article is
delivered automatically to the purchaser without it becoming necessary for him
after inserting the coin to operate any lever mechanism or other device, such as
is usually the case in most of the well known automatic apparatus for the sale
of sweetmeats, and so on.
This invention will be better understood with reference to the accompanying
drawings, in which;
1
Figure represents a vertical section,
Figure 2 a rear elevation, partly in section, and
Figures 3, 4 and 5 illustrate a modified construction of the apparatus.
A casing of any suitable construction contains at certain distances above each
other frames or plates A, which are held in a horizontal position by being
pivotally fastened to the side walls of the apparatus, while they rest with a small
arc-shaped extension or lug a at their rear sides against the bar H, which forms
the extension of spring H and by the pull of the spring is movable in a vertical
direction. The horizontal position of frame A may be further secured by the
small pin fastened to the upper sides of the frames A and upon which the
several frames rest one above the other. The spring H₁ is provided at suitable
intervals corresponding to the distance of the frames A with slots K, which engage
with the pawl J, which by a cross-piece P and is fastened to the lever L.
The mode of operation of the apparatus is as follows:-
The coin is inserted into the aperture M and through a channel N, drops upon
the small receptacle Q which is fastened to the outer end of the lever L pivoted
at the point el. The other end of this lever L is hinged at right angles to the
cross-bar P bearing the pawl J. As the coin falls upon the lever L, its weight
depresses the end of said lever, so as to raise the bar, whereas the pawl J is
released from its engagement with the slots K, so that a spring H' becomes free
to draw the extension bar H upwards. By this means the frame A which happens
to be lowermost will be also released by the bar H being drawn away allowing
the frame or plate to swing downwards by its own weight and by the weight of
the article placed therein. In moving downwards the frame allows the newspaper
or other article resting thereon to glide upon the outwardly inclined projecting
plate C and along the latter through the opening D to the outside of the apparatus.
In order to prevent the article from dropping completely and to diminish its
velocity the plate C is slightly curved upwards at its outward projection and in
order to bring the newspaper into its proper position and prevent it from turning
and canting the flap is arranged which turns around the hinge B and against
which the newspaper strikes in sliding down and is thus retained in its position.
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page_text: The spring g raises the lever L as soon as the lug a has left the extension bar H,
while the pawl J swings back again into engagement with the next slot K.
When all the plates have been turned down they are all moved back again to
their horizontal position by moving the pawl J out of engagement by means of a
lever connected therewith which is not shown in the drawing in consequence
whereof the extension bar H can be pulled down striking against the lugs a
and thereby raising the frames A to their horizontal position.
Another form of construction of sale apparatus without deviating from the
orginal idea is illustrated in Figures 3, 4 and 5 of the accompanying drawings.
Figure 3 being an illustration of one of the frames A with its connection,
Figure 4, being a transverse section of the frame A on line z-z of Figure 3,
and
Figure 5 is a vertical section of the frame A on line y—y of Figure 3.
The frames or plates A, which are hinged at the rear sides against the side
walls of the apparatus in a similar manner as shown in the former construction,
are provided at one side with a suitable recess to allow the passage of a bar H
which by means of a spring similar to that shown in the construction Figure 1
can be pulled upwards. The frame A rests at one side against a lug E, which
moves in a dovetailed guide in the side of the wall and is pressed outward by
the flat spring e. This lug E carries an extension 2 rigidly connected therewith.
The shoulder R which is formed in the bar H bears against this extension e
and in moving upwards its inclined face glides along the same thereby repressing
it and the lug E also, thus releasing the frame or plate A which turns down while
the shoulder R moves upwards and is ready to repress the next lug E. The flat
spring e carries the lug E back into its original position.
The delivery of the newspaper or other article placed upon the frames or plates
is effected in the same manner as already above described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
--
(1) A coin freed delivery apparatus having horizontal frames or plates A
being pivoted on hinges B, said plates being provided with lugs a suitably curved,
which bear against the extension bar H of the spring H', said spring being
secured in certain slots K by means of the pawl J which is released on the insertion
of a coin by means of a lever mechanism L, O, P, whereby the bar H moves
upwards and releases the plate against which the lower end of this bar H happens
to rest; whereby the said plate turns down and allows the article placed thereon
to be delivered to the purchaser in the manner described.
(2) A. coin freed delivery apparatus having a bar H. provided with a shoulder R,
which upon being raised in consequence of the insertion of the coin represses a
lug E provided with a vertical extension and against which a frame A rests,
by which means the frame A becomes free to drop, said lug E moving in a dove-
tailed guide in the said wall and being pushed outside by means of the flat
spring c.
(3) In a coin freed delivery apparatus the arrangement of a plate a pivoted on
its upper end on a hinge B and against which the articles gliding off the plates A
strike, whereby turning or canting of the articles is prevented and their original
position retained.
(4) The coin freed delivery apparatus constructed and arranged and adapted
to operate substantially as herein before described and shown.
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ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., M.I. Mech. E.,
Consulting Engineer & Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Associate Agent.