Improvements in or connected with Coin-operating or Automatic Delivery Machines.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 31st July, 1890-Accepted, 25th Oct., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Coin-operating or Automatic
Delivery Machines.
We CORNELIS FREDERIK ALEXANDER RÖELL of 23 Bryanston Street, in the County
of Middlesex, Jonkheer of the Kingdom of Holland and FREDERICK JEWELL, of
11 Dennetts Grove, Dennetts Road, Peckham, in the County of Surrey, Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to improvements in or connected with coin operating or
automatic delivery machines and has for its object not only to deliver goods in
exchange for coin in the manner now well known but also to afford amusement to
persons operating the machine.
For this purpose we cause the same action which is necessary in order to obtain
the goods to put in motion for a given time moving figures such as boxers, or other
objects.
In carrying our invention into effect we connect the drawer or other moving part
by which the goods are caused to be delivered with a rack or other device which
gives rotary motion to a spring barrel or a drum to which is connected one end of a
cord or chain to the other end of which is attached a weight so that as the drawer or
other moving part is put in motion in order to obtain the delivery of the goods the
spring or weight will be wound up and we employ a ratchet wheel and pawl or their
equivalent in connection with the spring barrel or drum to prevent it running down
except when set free as hereinafter described.
In order to prevent fraud we cause the drawer or other moving part at or near
the end of its return movement (when it usually becomes locked until another coin
is inserted) to free the spring barrel or drum and permit the power stored during
the outward movement of the drawer or other moving part to set in motion the
boxers or other objects.
Or in lieu of the spring or weight we may employ a heavy fly wheel which
is set in motion by the inward or outward movement of the drawer or other
moving part and when the inward movement is utilized for this purpose we
impart this movement to the drawer or other moving part by means of a weight
or spring.
The power developed is taken off the shaft of the drum barrel or fly wheel and
communicated by suitable gearing or connections to the boxers or other objects and
will keep them in motion until such power is exhausted and in order to ensure a
regular movement to such objects we employ a fly or other governor.
Or the power may be stored by winding up a spring or weight by means of a
key and the running down thereof may be regulated by means of a suitable escapement
controlled by the drawer or other moving part.
In lieu of the devices herein described we may obtain the necessary motive power
from compressed air or other means.
In some cases we cause a gas or other light to be turned on by the movement of
the drawer or other part in order to exhibit the objects at night or in dark places and
we obtain an interesting exhibition by throwing the shadows of the moving objects
apon an opaque or semi-transparent screen, or by arranging such objects in front of
a screen behind which a light is arranged.
Dated November 6th 1889
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Coin-operating or Automatic
Delivery Machines.
We, CORNELIS FREDERIK ALEXANDER RÖELL formerly of 23 Bryanston Street in
the County of Middlesex but now of the Lyric Club Leicester Square in the same
County, Jonkheer of the Kingdom of Holland and FREDERICK JEWELL of 11 Dennetts
Grove Dennetts Road Peckham in the County of Surrey Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
Our invention relates to improvements in or connected with coin operating or
automatic delivery machines and has for its object not only to deliver goods in
exchange for coin in the manner now well known but also to afford amusement
to persons operating the machine.
For this purpose we cause the same action which is necessary in order to
obtain the goods to put in motion for a given time moving figures such as boxers
or other objects.
In carrying our invention into effect we connect the drawer or other moving part
by which the goods are caused to be delivered with a rack or other device to which
is connected one end of a cord or chain to the other end of which is attached a
weight so that as the drawer or other moving part is put in motion in order to
obtain the delivery of the goods the weight will be wound up, and we employ a
ratchet wheel and pawl or their equivalent in connection with the device to prevent it
running down except when set free as hereinafter described.
In order to prevent fraud we cause the drawer or other moving part at or near the
end of its return movement (when it usually becomes locked until another coin is
inserted) to free the device and permit the power stored during the outward
movement of the drawer or other moving part to set in motion the boxers or other
objects.
Or in lieu of the weight we may employ a heavy fly wheel which is set in motion
by the inward or outward movement of the drawer or other moving part and when
the inward movement is utilized for this purpose we impart this movement to the
drawer or other moving part by means of a weight or spring.
The power developed is taken off the shaft of the drum barrel or fly wheel and
communicated by suitable gearing or connections to the boxers or other objects and
will keep them in motion until such power is exhausted and in order to ensure
a regular movement to such objects we may if desired employ a fly or other
governor.
Or the power may be stored by winding up a spring or weight by means of a key
and the running down thereof may be regulated by means of a suitable escapement
controlled by the drawer or other moving part.
In lieu of the devices herein described we may obtain the necessary motive power
from compressed air or other means.
In some cases we cause a gas or other light to be turned on by the movement of
the drawer or other part in order to exhibit the objects at night or in dark places and
we obtain an interesting exhibition by throwing the shadows of the moving objects
upon an opaque or semi-transparent screen or by arranging such objects in front of a
screen behind which the light is arranged.
.
And in order that the said invention may be more clearly understood and readily
carried into effect, we will proceed aided by the accompanying drawings more fully
to describe the saine.
DESCRIPTION OF TOR
DID & NAS

page_text: Figure 4 is a horizontal section thereof taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 2.
Figure 5 is a longitudinal section drawn to an enlarged scale representing the coin
operating mechanism and connected parts.
Figure 6 is a plan thereof.
Figure 7 is an end view thereof.
Figure 8 is a side view drawn to an enlarged scale of the train of wheels and
connected parts for giving motion to the boxing figures.
Figure 9 is a plan thereof.
Figure 10 is an end view thereof.
Figure 11 represents a portion of Figure 8 separately the parts being arrange din
difforent relative positions.
Figure 12 is a detached view of parts representing a modification and
Figure 13 is a similar view representing a further modification.
In the several figures like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference.
Referring to Figures 1 to 11 a represents the case of the machine a¹ represents the
money slots in the front of the case a, a² represents openings through which the goods
are delivered and a³ represents trays to receive the goods.
The goods are piled in columns in two tubes b arranged one at each side of the
machine and rest upon a table e and the bottom package of each column is received
into a frame of a drawer or slide c which is by a rod c¹ connected with a pull or
handle at the front of the machine so that, by moving forward the pull or handle
the goods may be withdrawn froin the machine.
Any suitable coin operating device may be employed to prevent the abstraction of
goods until a coin has been inserted in one of the money slots a¹ but we have found
the following device a convenient one.
d represents an inclined money shoot located at the back of each slot a' which
conducts the coin & into a vertical shoot d whence it passes through a slot e³ formed
in a latch mounted upon fixed centres of motion e and normally engaging a
shoulder upon the slide and is received in a pocket el carried by the table e so
that as the pull or handle c³ is moved forward the coin a raises the latch e clear of
the shoulder thus permitting the goods to be obtained and the coin a thenco falls into
the money drawer beneath.
To the rear end of each slide c is fixed a rod c around which is coiled a spring c which
acts against an abutment e to return the slide c to its normal position.
Upon each slide c is fixed an offset c* which is formed with a flange or projection c*
which in the outward traverse of the slide e engages a projection of a rack bar f
and also moves it forward at the same time raising the weight g which is by a cord g¹
passing over a pulley connected with the rack bar f.
The rack of the rack bar fengages a pinion i fixed upon the shaft of a ratchet
wheel and motion is thus given in the return movement of the rack bar through
a train of wheels to a vertical shaft upon which is fixed a disc formed with pro-
jections thereon which give motion to a rock shaft j which by connections j¹ gives
motion to the boxing figures as is well understood.
In order to prevent fraud we cause the rack bar fat the end of its outward traverse
to be locked by a catch or detent k until the offset c* of a slide c reaches the end of
its return movement (when it becomes locked until another coin is inserted) at which
time a projection
on the offset c* acts against the inclined face k' of the catch k
and withdraws the catch or detent k when the weight g acts to give motion through
the train of wheels to the figures.
In order to furnish a light to enable the moving figures to be seen in dark places
or at night we employ an incandescent electric lamp which is by a conductor l
connected with a terminal m¹. forming one pole of an electric battery m and by a
conductor is connected to a terminal whilst the opposite pole m² of the battery is
by a conductor m³ connected with a terminal n' of a spring contact piece n.
The spring contact piece is formed with an open ended keyhole slot n³ therein

page_text: which receives a contact button f* carried by the rack bar fand formed with an
insulated top so that in the outward traverse of the parts it will pass beneath the spring
contact piece n without making contact but upon the return motion it will pass
through the circular opening of the keyhole slot n² and travel with its underside in
contact with the contact piece n as shown at Figure 11 thus completing the circuit
which will be again broken upon the button f' passing beyond the contact piece nas
shown at Figures 8 and 9.
In the modification represented at Figure 12 the train of wheels for conveying
motion from the rack bar f to the vertical shaft is dispensed with and the
weight g through the rack bar during the return movement gives motion to a heavy
fly wheel
The fly wheel * is fixed upon a shaft * mounted with capability of revolution
in suitable bearings (not shown) and upon such shaft is fixed a ratchet wheel ' whilst
a pinion loosely mounted on the shaft ** and gearing with the rack f* carries a
pawl which engages the ratchet wheel i'.
By this arrangement of parts the fly wheel will be rotated during the return
movement of the rack bar and will by reason of the momentum given thereto
continue to rotate for some time after the rack bar f has arrived at the end of
its inward traverse and this motion will be conveyed to the vertical shaft through
a bevelled wheel **** fixed upon the fly wheel shaft ** and a corresponding
wheel * fixed upon the vertical shaft *.
As an alternative device the weight g may be dispensed with and the positions
of the ratchet wheel and pawl *** reversed in relation to the fly wheel shaft **
and the outward movement of the drawer c and rack bar f may thus be caused to
impart the necessary momentum to the fly wheel ¹*.
In the modification represented at Figure 13 the weight g is dispensed with and
a spring barrel g is substituted therefor and gives motion through a train of wheels
to the pinion which is in this case fixed upon the shaft and the motion is
conveyed through the bevelled wheels **** 2* to the vertical shaft i³.
The spring of the barrel g is wound up by means of a key fitted upon the
square and the running down thereof is controlled by an escapement device con-
sisting of a wheel g³ formed with a notch g³ therein into which takes a detent g³
formed upon a lever g*.
The lever g is mounted upon an axis of motion 96 and is formed with a downwardly
inclined tail piece g' which is acted upon in the outward movement of the drawer c
by an shaped latch or projection which is held in its normal position by a
light spring but in the inward movement of the drawer c the projection c² slips past
the tail of the lever 9*..
c7
By this arrangement of parts the escapement wheel g will be permitted to make
one revolution and motion will be given to the figures for a given period of time.
In this example we have substituted a gas burner for the electric lamp to furnish
the necessary light and we provide the barrel of the supply cock with a projection /²
which engages studs or projections e carried by the drawer c so that in the outward
movement of the drawer c the gas supply will be turned on and in the inward
movement it will be turned off, a pilot jet supplied by a by-pass being employed
to ignite the gas issuing from the burner l.
We obtain an interesting exhibition by throwing the shadows of the moving
figures upon an opaque or semi-transparent screen as indicated by the dotted line a
in Figure 1 or by arranging such figures in front of a screen (not shown) through
which the light is thrown as will be readily understood.
If desired we employ a fly or other governor as will be readily understood in
order to regulate the speed of the shaft and insure a regular movement to the
boxing figures.
We would here remark that we do not confine ourselves to the precise arrangement
of parts herein shown and described as for example it will be evident that we may if
desired obtain the necessary motive power from other means than those hereinbefore
referred to.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The improvements in coin-operating or automatic delivery machines substantially
as herein shown and described.
2. In a coin operating or automatic delivery machine the employment of means
whereby the operation of withdrawing the goods from the machine is caused to store
or release power for giving motion to moveable figures or objects substantially as
herein shown and described.
3. In a coin operating or automatic delivery machine the combination of a drawer
or its equivalent for delivering the goods, a rack bar moved forward by such drawer,
a weight or its equivalent to return such rack bar to its normal position, a pinion
gearing into such rack bar and capable of revolving loosely in one direction a
moveable figure or figures, means for giving the desired movements to such figures
and toothed gearing or its equivalent for conveying motion from the pinion to such
means substantially as herein shown and described.
4. In a coin operating or automatic delivery machine the combination of a drawer
or other means for delivering the goods, a weight or its equivalent wound up or
released by the movement of such drawer, a moveable figure or figures, suitable
means for conveying motion from such weight or its equivalent to the moveable
figures, and an electric or other light operated by some moving part substantially as
herein shown and described.
5. In a coin operating or automatic delivery machine the combination of a drawer
or other means for delivering the goods, a weight or its equivalent wound up or
released by the movement of such drawer, a moveable figure or figures, suitable means
for conveying motion from such weight or its equivalent to the moveable figures an
electric or other light operated by some moving part and a semi-transparent screen
placed before or behind such figures substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated 31st day of July 1890
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.