Improvements in Counting Apparatus.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left. 13th Sept., 1895--Accepted, 13th Dec., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Counting Apparatus.
I, SAMUEL ALFRED NELSON DELUCE, Mechanical Engineer, of 8 Elleray
Road, Irlams-o'-th'-Height, near Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My apparatus consists of a number of discs with numbers on their periphery,
from 1 to 0, threaded on a horizontal shaft, the same being actuated by a pair of
bevil wheels.
These discs are provided with a spur wheel on one face, and a disc with one
notch in on the other. Immediately at the back of the said horizontal shaft, & at
a distance parallel from it, I place a second horizontal shaft, the same being
supported at each end by hinged brackets, provided in the base plate of the
counter. On this second horizontal shaft, I thread small pinions to engage with
the spur wheels & notched discs on the first horizontal shaft. To enable me to set
to zero, I provide a comb arrangement or fender, which will immediately engage
with the teeth of the pinions when taken out of gear by the hinging of the second
horizontal shaft. The said comb being provided with pointers (that also spaces
the pinions) that point to the 0 or other number, which may suit our purpose,
thereby ensuring accurate gearing when set at zero. The comb arrangement
engaging with the aforesaid pinions prevents them turning from the position from
which they are first set.
Dated this 11th day of December 1894.
SAMUEL ALFRED NELSON DELUCE,
8 Elleray Road, Irlams-o'-th'-Height, near Manchester.
Improvements in Counting Apparatus.
I, SAMUEL ALFfred Nelson DELUCE Mechanical Engineer, of 8 Elleray
Road, Irlams-o'-th'-Height, near Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, 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 :-
My invention relates to a zero attachment for counters, and the same will be
readily understood from the following description on reference to the accompanying
drawings.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of counter showing comb arrangement.
Fig. 2 is a plan of counter showing teeth of comb spacing pinions.
Fig. 3 is an end elevation of counter, showing hinged arrangement for throwing
in and out of gear.
Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of hinged arrangement.
My apparatus consists of a number of discs (with numbers on their peripheries
from 1 to 0) threaded on a horizontal shaft. b supported by suitable brackets cc
the same being actuated by a pair of bevil wheels a a'. These discs are provided
with a spur wheel on one face and a disc with one notch in on the other face.

page_text: Immediately at the back of the said horizontal shaft b and at a distance parallel from
it. I place a second horizontal shaft d, the same being supported at each end by the
hinged brackets ee (which are provided with the stops ff to gauge the depth
when in gear) the said hinged brackets being hinged at g, g' in the base plate of
counter. On this second horizontal shaft d I thread small pinions to engage with
the spur wheels and notched discs on the first horizontal shaft b. To enable me to
set to zero I provide a comb arrangement or fender which will immediately engage
with the teeth of the pinions when taken out of gear by the hinging of the second
horizontal shaft the said comb or fender being provided with pointers as described
at i, i¹‚ª, ¿ª³, ¿ª, (that also space the pinions) and point to the 0 or other number
which may suit our purpose thereby ensuring accurate gearing when set at zero.
The comb or fender arrangement h engaging with the aforesaid pinions prevents
them turning from the position from which they are first set. The case or cover k
is provided with a slot so that the numbers can be read; the said case or cover k
being hinged at m m¹ and also acting (when closed) as a stop, thus preventing the
hinged brackets ee' being thrown out of gear. In the first place the pot discs have
on one of their faces a metal disc with one notch in, and on the other face a metal
toothed wheel. The shaft bis firmly attached to the bevil wheel a', the discs threaded
on the shaft b are allowed to move freely, then I firmly attach to the end of the
said shaft b a disc, with four notches in it. At a distance from the said shaft b,
and parallel to it, I place a second shaft d on which I thread small pinions; the
said pinions have eight teeth and each alternate tooth has half its depth cut away,
the aforesaid half tooth being cut away to allow the notched disc to tangentially
touch it, that being its position when in gear, the first or prime mover being that
which has four notches in, thus operating four times in one revolution, and as the
toothed wheel on one side of the pot disc is always in gear with the full number of
teeth of small pinion you will see the next lise moves only one-tenth of a
revolution, and so on with any number of dises you like to use.
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
claim is,
1. A quick and ready means according to my invention of setting numbers back
to zero, substantially as herein before described and illustrated by the annexed
drawings.
2. A hinged back shaft for throwing pinions in and out of gear substantially as
hereinbefore described and illustrated by the annexed drawings.
3. A comb or fender arrangement which engages with the pinions, before they
are entirely out of gear, substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by
the annexed drawings.
4. The spacing of pinions by teeth of fender or comb arrangement, which also
act as pointers, substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the
annexed drawings.
Dated this 12th day of September 1895.
SAMUEL ALFRED NELSON DELUCE,
8 Elleray Road, Irlams-o'-th'-Height, near Manchester.