improvements in Apparatus Ior Automato Numerals by Electricity, Applicable to Output of Coal Mines or other like Uses.
Year: 1884

page_text: improvements in Apparatus Ior Automato
Numerals by Electricity, Applicable to Output of Coal
Mines or other like Uses.
I CHARLES FORD of 71 Shear Brow, Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster,
Telegraph Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION OF NUMERALS BY
ELECTRICITY APPLICABLE TO OUTPUT OF COAL MINES OR OTHER LIKE USES to be
as follows:-
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This invention consists of improved apparatus for recording the output from coal
mines or for recording the delivery or intake of corn mills, or other like uses.
The apparatus for purpose aforesaid according to this my invention consists of an
armature operated by a single current-To the outer arm of the armature lover is
applied a spiral spring the other end of the spring is by cord secured to an adjusting
screw around which the cord is coiled, the opposite or main arm of the armature
lever is extended and carries a vertical catch mounted on a pin and this catch is by
spiral spring hold in contact with the teeth of a catch wheel, there is a holding
catch in addition, the degree of motion of the armature lever, is governed by
adjusting screws, so as to regulate the movement, and action of the catch, for
operating the catch wheel, and ensure the catch operating its wheel, one tooth
only-On the current being completed by means of pressing a button, or otherwise
the armature is operated, and on being drawn down, the catch engages with the
teeth of the wheel, and moves the latter one tooth-On the axis of the catch wheel
is a pinion, gearing with and operating a train of wheels, which actuate pointers on
two or more dials whereby the number of times, the armaturo has been operated, is
recorded, so that, when for purpose of recording, the output of coal, the "hooker
on" presses the button, for each corve, of coal passed into the cage, the whole of the
corves will be registered on the dial, or one of the dials or in case it be desirable
to record the delivery of coal, to "stock" bank, or to railway trucks, or canal boats,
the corves will be provided with a projecting finger, to operate a lever or bar, and
complete the circuit, or contact, the equivalent of pressing a button as above

page_text: described, and the number of corves is registered, same with reference to delivery,
of, or intake of sacks of flour, or grain, a bar placed in the floor, near the crane
door, may be operated by pressure of the wheels of the sack cart, so as to complete
the circuit, and record each passage of loaded cart over the bar-or the circuit may
be completed, through the movement of the starting gear of tho crane, the hand
lever or other moving part of the crane, being utilized to complete the circuit,
whereon the improved apparatus will, through the movement of the armature lever,
be operated same as when a pressure button is used.

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus for Automatic Registration of
Numerals by Electricity, Applicable to Output of Coal
Mines or other like Uses.
I CHARLES FORD, of Bee Hole Lodge, Brunshaw Road, Burnley, late of 71 Shear
Brow, Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster, Telegraph Engineer do hereby declaro
the nature of my said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC
REGISTRATION OF NUMERALS BY ELECTRICITY APPLICABLE TO OUTPUT OF COAL
MINES OR OTHER LIKE USES" and in what manner the samo is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention consists of improved apparatus for recording the output from coal
mines or for recording the delivery or intake of corn mills, or other like uses.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention, the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings
forming a part of this specification in which :-
Fig. 1 is an elevation of the improved apparatus.
Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.
Fig. 3 is a view of part of the apparatus drawn on an enlarged scale to shew
clearly the construction of the parts.
Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the dial plate and the containing box or case in
which the apparatus is placed.
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The apparatus for purpose aforesaid according to this my invention consists of
an armature operated by a single current-To the outer arm of the armature lever 1
is applied a spiral spring 2 the other end of the spring is by cord secured to an -
adjusting screw 3 around which the cord is coiled, the opposite or main arm 4 of
the armature lever 1 is extended and carries a vertical draw catch 5 mounted on a
pin 6 and this catch is by spiral spring 7 held in contact with the teeth of a catch
wheel 8, there is a holding catch 9 in addition, held in contact with the teeth of
this wheel by the spring 10, the degree of motion of the armature lever, is governed
by adjusting screws 11. 12, so as to regulate the movement and action of the draw
catch 5, for operating the catch wheel, and ensure the catch operating its wheel 8,
one tooth only at a time-On the current being completed by means of pressing a
button, or otherwise, the armaturo 1 is operated, and on being drawn down, the
catch 5 engages with the teeth of the wheel 8, and moves the latter one tooth-On
the axis 13 of the catch wheel 8 is a pinion 14 gearing with and operating a train
of wheels 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23, mounted on their several axle pins
working in the plates 24. 25, there being pointers 26. 27. 28 and dials 29. 30. 31, in
connection with the axis of the wheels 15. 19. and 23, whereby the number of times
the armature bas been operated is recorded-32 is a box or casing, having a lock up lid
and glass cover 33-34 and 35 are the attachments for the wires to the magnetic or
battery machine metallic contact between these and the attachments 34 and 35 and
the wires 36. 37, leading to the coils 38. 39, being maintained by means of the brass
or metallic spring fingers 40. 41, insulated from the dial plate 42 by a strip of
vulcanite 43.

page_text: The armature lever is not a permanent magnet but is an electro magnet, and may
be excited by either negative or positive current consequently alternative currents
and contacts are unnecessary.
The improved apparatus herein described may be operated in various ways, for
instance to record the passage of corves containing coal a platform or counter-
balanced rail may be connected with the machine-by levers or otherwise—
An empty corve would pass over without depressing the platform or rail and
registering.
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
1. The improved mechanism herein described comprising the combination of
holding catch coil, armature lever, catch, catch wheel, operating pinion and train of
wheels which actuate the fingers of the recording dials.
2. The combination of armature lever catch lever, catch wheel, for operating
pinion, wheels, and indicating dials as heroin described and illustrated.