Improvements in Coin Operating or Automatic Delivery Machines.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd July, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 24th Apr., 1893-Accepted, 8th July, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coin Operating or Automatic Delivery Machines.
I, CORNELIS FREDERIK ALEXANDER RÖELL of The Lyric Club Leicester
Square, in the County of Middlesex a Jonkheer of the Kingdom of Holland, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
The invention primarily relates to that class of coin operating or automatic
delivery machines in which the goods are stored in a column and raised into position
for delivery, but some of its features are also applicable to machines in which the
goods descend into such position by their own gravity, aided if desired by weights,
and the invention has for its objects, to obtain a novel and simple coin operating
means for causing the delivery of the packages of goods, and to provide a lifting
means for the column of packages furnished with compensating and regulating
devices for equalizing the pressure as the weight of the column diminishes.
According to one part of my invention, I arrange beneath the money slot, a
carrier or receiver for the coin which may consist of a frame or block provided with
a slot therein of a size to arrest a coin of given size, but allow to pass therethrough
coins of smaller size; or of a block provided with a slot closed at the bottom.
This coin carrier or receiver I form with a flat or flats upon its under side, and I
mount the same with capability of sliding laterally upon ways or guides provided
for that purpose, so that upon receiving a coin it may be traversed laterally a given
distance, and in order to so traverse the coin receiver, I form each end thereof with
a pin or stud which engages a long slot formed in the lower end of a lever mounted
upon an axis of motion and which at its upper end is cranked upon the interior of
the machine and at its extreme end projects through a curved slot to the exterior
thereof, where it is furnished with a knob or handle by means of which it may be
moved on its axis and with a covering plate to close the slot.
Beneath the money slot is arranged a slide provided with a slot coincident with
the money slot, and this slide by any suitable arrangement of levers connected
with the pusher which engages the top or bottom one as the case may be of the
column of goods, and projects it through the issuing orifice as is well understood.
The coin resting in the carrier is caused to engage the slide and upon the partial
rotation of the delivery lever upon its axis to move the carrier to the end of its
traverse, and with it, through the projection formed by the coin, the slide.
The carrier is provided upon one end with a toothed wheel or a segment of a
toothed wheel, and near to the end of its traverse, the guides or ways are
discontinued, and their place is taken by a toothed rack of short length, with which
the toothed segment engages, and in the continued traverse of the carrier causes
the same to turn upon its studs or axes and discharge the coin into the money
compartment, whilst upon the reverse movement of the delivery handle or lever, the
parts are restored to their normal position by means of a spring or a cam or lever
or the like.
According to another part of my invention I employ a spring drum for raising
the column of packages against the delivery table or platform into position for
delivery.
This spring drum is mounted upon an adjustably fixed shaft, and has attached
thereto, or to extensions thereof, as hereinafter described, the ends of two lengths
of chain which pass over guide pulleys located at the upper part of the package
reservoir, and then descend to the lift which is thus held in suspension, and the
spring drum is thus caused to raise the lift with a constant pressure whilst the
spring is wound up or compressed by drawing down the lift in readiness to charge
the reservoir with packages.

page_text: In order to compensate for any inequality in the pressure exercised by the spring
of the drum as the column of packages is reduced in weight, the spring drum
is provided upon extensions thereof with flanged wheels or drums upon which the
chains are wound, the flanges being arranged at such a distance apart as only to admit
of a single thickness of chain thus compelling each chain to wind coil upon coil.
By these means the diameter of the surface upon which the chains are wound is
gradually increased, as the weight of the goods is diminished, and the power
of the spring is thus equalized.
The shaft of the spring drum to which one end of the spring is fixed, is furnished
with a ratchet adjustment so that the spring may be more or less compressed
or regulated according to the lifting force required.
The spring drum or an extension thereof is also furnished with a ratchet wheel
which is engaged by a pawl carried by some fixed part of the apparatus, so that the
lift will be retained at any point to which it may be lowered, whilst the pawl is
provided with a tail which is acted upon by the door of the machine in the closing
thereof to withdraw the pawl or hold the pawl withdrawn, thus allowing the spring
to act.
As an additional equalizing means, the table of the lift upon which the column of
goods is supported has interposed between it and the lift proper several coiled
springs which compensate for any slight irregularity in the lifting force.
Dated this 22nd day of July 1892.
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coin Operating or Automatic Delivery Machines.
CORNELIS FREDERIK ALEXANDER RÖELL of The New Lyric Club
63 St. James's Street in the County of Middlesex a Jonkheer of the Kingdom of
Holland 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 invention primarily relates to that class of coin operating or automatic
delivery machines in which the goods are stored in a column and raised into position
for delivery but some of its features are also applicable to machines in which the
goods descend into such position by their own gravity aided if desired by weights
and the invention has for its objects to obtain a novel and simple coin-operating
means for causing the delivery of the packages of goods and to provide a lifting
means for the column of packages furnished with compensating and regulating
devices for equalizing the pressure as the weight of the column diminishes.
According to one part of my invention I arrange beneath the money slot a carrier
or receiver for the coin which may consist of a frame or block provided with a slot
therein of a size to arrest a coin of given size but allow to pass therethrough coins
of smaller size or of a block provided with a slot closed at the bottom.
This coin carrier or receiver I form with a flat or flats upon its under side and L
mount the same with capability of sliding laterally upon ways or guides provided
for that purpose so that upon receiving a coin it may be traversed laterally a given
distance and in order to so traverse the coin receiver I form each end thereof with a
pin or stud which engages a long slot formed in the lower end of a lever inounted
upon an axis of motion and which at its upper end is cranked upon the interior of
the machine and at its extreme end projects through a curved slot to the exterior
thereof where it is furnished with a knob or handle by means of which it may be
moved on its axis and with a covering plate to close the slot.
Beneath the money slot is arranged a slide provided with a slot coincident with
the money slot and this slide is by any suitable arrangement of levers connected

page_text: with the pusher which engages the top or bottom one as the case may be of the
column of goods and projects it through the issuing orifice as is well understood.
The coin resting in the carrier is caused to engage the slide and upon the partial
rotation of the delivery lever upon its axis to move the carrier to the end of its
traverse and with it through the projection formed by the coin the slide.
The carrier is provided upon one end with a toothed wheel or a segment of a
toothed wheel and near to the end of its traverse the guides or ways are discontinued
and their place is taken by a toothed rack of short length with which the toothed
segment engages and in the continued traverse of the carrier causes the same to
turn upon its studs or axes and discharge the coin into the money compartment
whilst upon the reverse movement of the delivery handle or lever the parts
are restored to their normal positions by means of a spring or a cam or lever
or the like.
According to another part of my invention I employ a spring drum for raising
the column of packages against the delivery table or platform into position
for delivery.
This spring drum is mounted upon an adjustably fixed shaft and has attached
thereto or to extensions thereof as hereinafter described the ends of two lengths of
chain which pass over guide pulleys located at the upper part of the package
reservoir and then descend to the lift which is thus held in suspension and the
spring drum is thus caused to raise the lift with a constant pressure whilst the
spring is wound up or compressed by drawing down the lift in readiness to charge
the reservoir with packages.
In order to compensate for any inequality in the pressure exercised by the spring
of the drum as the column of packages is reduced in weight the spring drum is
provided upon extensions thereof with flanged wheels or drums upon which the
chains are wound the flanges being arranged at such a distance apart as only to
admit of a single thickness of chain thus compelling each chain to wind coil upon
coil.
By these means the diameter of the surface upon which the chains are wound is
gradually increased as the weight of the goods is diminished and the power of the
spring is thus equalized.
The shaft of the spring drum to which one end of the spring is fixed is furnished
with a ratchet adjustment so that the spring may be more or less compressed or
regulated according to the lifting force required.
The spring drum or an extension thereof is also furnished with a ratchet wheel which
is engaged by a pawl carried by some fixed part of the apparatus so that the lift
will be retained at any point to which it may be lowered whilst the pawl is provided
with a tail which is acted upon by the door of the machine in the closing thereof
to withdraw the pawl or hold the pawl withdrawn thus allowing the spring to act.
As an additional equalizing means the table of the lift upon which the column
of goods is supported has interposed between it and the lift proper several coiled
springs which compensate for any slight irregularity in the lifting force.
And in order that the said invention may be more clearly understood and readily
carried into effect I will proceed aided by the accompanying drawings more fully
to describe the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a front elevation with the door open of an automatic delivery
machine constructed according to my invention.
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section thereof taken on the line 1-1 of Figure 1.

page_text: Figure is a side elevation or a coin receiver or carrier separately.
Figure 8 is an end view thereof.
Figure 9 is a transverse section taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 7 and
Figure 10 is a plan thereof.
In the several figures in which like parts are indicated by similar letters of
reference Figures 1 and 2 are drawn to a reduced scale with respect to Figures 3
to 10.
a represents the case of the machine and 6 represents the usual delivery platform
or table against the underside of which the packages m of goods are raised into
position for delivery by the means hereinafter described and g² represents the
pushers which force out the top package m of the pile such pushers being
caused to project below the delivery table or platform through slots therein and
the mechanism is so arranged that the pushers normally rest in the position
indicated in Figures 4 and 5 that is to say about the centre of such package and
the pushers are caused by the means hereinafter described first to be retracted
beyond the column of goods m so as to allow the same to rise against the delivery
platform and then to be carried forward and project the top package m through
the delivery orifice 2 as indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 4 until the
pushers are at their normal position of rest.
The delivery mechanism is built up upon a suitable base plate which forms the
delivery platform so that the entire delivery mechanism is capable of being easily
placed in position in and removed from the case a of the machine at the upper part
thereof the front plate 3 of the delivery mechanism forming the front of the
case a of the machine at that point and the delivery mechanism is locked in
position by means identical with those described in the Specification filed in
pursuance of my application for Letters Patent dated the 20th day of May 1892
No. 9574 and which therefore need no special description here.
In the front plate of the delivery mechanism is formed a semi-circular opening
behind which is provided a recess having the shape of a quarter of a sphere and
in the floor of this recess is formed the money slot through which coins must be
introduced into the machine.
Beneath the money slot *1 is arranged a carrier or receiver for the coins con-
sisting of a cylinder or block c provided with a slot c¹ therein of a size to arrest
coins of a given size whilst allowing to pass therethrough into the money com-
partment n coins of smaller size or the carrier c might consist of a block provided
with a slot c' closed at the bottom as will be readily understood.
The coin carrier or receiver c is formed upon its underside with a flat c and it
is mounted with capability of sliding laterally upon ways or guides 6** provided for
that purpose and carried by a part of the frame of the delivery mechanism so
that upon receiving a coin it may be traversed laterally a given distance in the
manner hereinafter described.
In order to traverse the coin receiver c each end thereof is formed with a pin
or stud and these pins or studs c³ pass through long slots formed in the
frame and enter holes formed in links ¹ pinjointed to the bifurcated lower end
of a delivery lever & mounted upon an axis of motion d* carried by a bracket
and which lever d at its upper end is cranked or curved upon the interior of the
machine and at its extreme end projects through a curved slot in the front
wall of the delivery mechanism where it is furnished with a knob or handle d
by means of which it may be turned on its axis d* whilst it is also furnished with
a covering plate d³ curved to the radius of the slot 63 and at one end connected
to the upper end of the lever d and at the other end guided by headed studs **
so that it will cover or close the slot 3* in the normal position of the parts.
Beneath the money slot is arranged a slide e which is provided with a slot e
coincident with the money slot * and this slide which is suitably guided is
connected with a lever mounted upon an axis of motion f* and at its upper end
engaging. by a slot f' therein a pin upon the slide e whilst the lever at its lower
end is formed with an open-ended slot which 'engages the rounded or spherical

page_text: end of the short arm of a horizontal bell crank lever f³ mounted upon a vertical
axis carried by the upper side of the delivery platform b.
The long arm of the bell-crank lever is provided with a slot f³ which engages
a vertical pin or stud gl fixed to the upper side of a sliding pusher block g to the
underside of which are fixed the pushers g' which project through slots 6 formed
in the delivery table or platform bas hereinbefore described the pusher block
being formed with bevelled edges to engage corresponding undercut fixed guides ³
carried by the delivery platform b and by which guides the pusher block g`is truly
guided in its movements.
From the foregoing description and upon reference more particularly to
Figure 3 of the drawings it will be seen that a coin of the prescribed kind
inserted into the machine will rest in the slot of the carrier or receiver in such a
position that its upper edge will engage the slide e and that upon moving the
handle of the delivery lever d downward through its traverse which is limited
by the extent of the slot 63* the carrier c will through the links d be moved to the
end of its traverse as indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 3 and by reason of
the coin engaging by its top edge the slide e the latter will be caused to follow the
movement of the carrier e and thereby turn the vertical lever upon its axis *
and cause the bell crank lever to retract the sliding pusher block g to the end
of its traverse in position to engage the rear end of a package m.
In order to carry the pusher block g forward again and project the package m
through the delivery orifice 63 which is arranged in alignment with the underside
of the delivery table or platform one of the links d¹ is formed with an
extension thereon which is shaped to engage and at a given time in the return
traverse of the parts engages the upper end of the vertical lever and thereby
returns the same together with the slide e to its normal position and thus through
the bell crank lever f³ carries forward the pusher block g to its normal position as
indicated more particularly at Figure 4 the parts being so arranged as hereinafter
described that after the coin has carried the slide e to the end of its outward
traverse so that the pushers engage the package m the return of the parts and
consequent projection of the package m from the machine is prevented until the
coin has been discharged into the money compartment n and thus any liability of
the machine being defrauded by turning back the delivery lever d and connected
parts and again operating the machine with the same coin is avoided.
In order to discharge the coin from the carrier c into the money compartment the
carrier is provided upon one end thereof with a toothed wheel or a segment of a
toothed wheel c¹ fixed thereon and near to the end of the traverse of the carrier c
the guides or ways ** are discontinued and their place is taken by a toothed rack
of short length *** carried by the frame with which the toothed segment c
engages at the moment that the carrier c leaves the ways b₁* thus causing the
carrier c to turn upon its studs or axes e³ and discharge the coin into the money
compartment n as indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 3 whilst by the reverse
movement of the delivery handle or lever d the parts are returned to their normal
positions and the package m is projected in the manner hereinbefore described.
In order to prevent the return of the parts until the coin is discharged into
the money compartment n the slide e is provided with a notch e3 and carried by
the frame and mounted upon an axis of motion * is provided a detent lever h
furnished with a tooth 2 kept. up to its work by a spring and adapted to engage
the notch of the slide e upon the latter arriving in such a position that the
pushers engage a package m whilst upon one of the links d' is mounted a spring
finger d' which is adapted in the outward traverse of the parts to pass freely under
a downwardly projecting offset or tail h¹ of the detent lever h at about the time or
shortly before the coin carrier c is inverted and the coin is discharged therefrom
whilst in the reverse movement of the delivery lever d and connected parts the
spring finger d engages the tail of the detent-lever h and withdraws the detent
tooth from the notch in the slide e before the return movement is given
thereto by the extension d'* of the link d and it therefore follows that unless the

page_text: spring finger in the outward traverse of the parts is carried beyond the tail /¹
of the detent lever and the coin is consequently discharged the slide e will remain
locked by the detent lever h so that it will be impossible to obtain delivery of the
package m.
The means herein shown for automatically closing the issuing orifice 2 and for
blocking the money slot 6*1 upon the partial projection of a package and after the
delivery of the last package from the machine and the money receiving device n
are similar to those described in my Specification No. 9574 of 1892 hereinbefore
referred to and will be fully understood upon reference thereto.
The packages m are arranged in a column within a reservoir k and are supported
upon a rectangular lift as heretofore.
In order to raise the column of packages m against the underside of the delivery
table or platform into position for delivery a spring drum i is employed which is
mounted upon an adjustably fixed shaft one end of the spring contained within
the drum (which is an ordinary clock spring) being fixed to the shaft and the
other end being fixed to the drum i.
The drum is formed with necks or extensions 2 upon which are provided flanged
wheels or drums to which are attached the lower ends of two lengths of chain j
which pass over guide pulleys j* located at the upper part of the package
reservoir and then descend to the lift to which the chains are connected by
means of studs or projections upon the lift passing through slots formed in the
package reservoir and the lift is thus held in suspension and raised with a
constant pressure by the spring drum i whilst the spring within the drum i is wound
up or compressed by drawing down the lift in readiness to charge the reservoir k
with packages m.
The office of the flanged wheels or drums is to compensate for any inequality
in the pressure exercised by the spring of the drum i as the column of packages m
is reduced in weight the flanges of the drum being arranged at such a distance
apart as only to admit of a single thickness of chain thus compelling each chain j
to wind coil upon coil thereon. By these means the diameter of the surface upon
which the chains j are wound is gradually increased as the weight of the goods is
diminished and the power of the spring drum is thus equalised.
Upon one end of the shaft is fixed a ratchet wheel which is engaged by a
spring pawl carried by the case of the machine whilst a square i¹ is formed
upon the extreme end of the shaft to receive a key or spanner so that the
spring within the drum i may be more or less compressed or regulated according to
the lifting force required.
Upon the exterior of the flanged drum 3 at the opposite end of the shaft is
fixed a ratchet wheel which is engaged by a pawl & carried by the case a of the
machine, so that the lift will be thereby retained at any point to which it may be
lowered in order to facilitate the charging of the package reservoir whilst the
pawl is provided with a tail 7* which is acted upon by the door a' of the machine
in the closing thereof to withdraw the pawl 7 and hold the same withdrawn from
the ratchet wheel thus allowing the spring within the drum i to act.
As an additional equalising means the table 1 of the lift upon which the column
of packages m is supported is provided with downwardly projecting rods *1 which
are mounted in suitable guides carried by the lift proper, and have coiled around
them springs 12 which are interposed hetween the lift proper 1, and the table * of
the machine, the object of this arrangement being to compensate for any slight
irregularity in the lifting force.
Although I have hereinbefore shown and described the several features of my
invention as applied to a machine in which the packages of goods to be delivered
are stored below the delivery table band raised into position for delivery it will be
readily understood that some features of my invention that is to say the coin
carrier and coacting parts are equally applicable to machines of that class in
which the packages of goods rest upon the delivery table and automatically
descend by their own gravity aided by a weight into position for delivery as is

page_text: well known some of the parts being necessarily inverted as will be readily
understood by a competent mechanic aided by a reference to Figures 21 and 22
and the description thereof contained in my said Specification No. 9574 of 1892
hereinbefore referred to.
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. In a coin operating machine the combination of a slotted coin carrier or
receiver located beneath the money slot, and mounted with capability of lateral
and rotary movement, means of laterally traversing the carrier, means of retaining
the carrier in its normal position during part of its outward traverse, means of
turning the carrier upon its axis at the end of its traverse, and thus discharging the
coin, a slide or moving part connected with the delivery mechanism and engaged
by the coin in the carrier, and means for restoring the parts to their normal
positions substantially as herein shown and described.
2. In a coin operating machine the combination of a slotted coin carrier or
receiver located beneath the money slot and mounted with capability of lateral
and rotary movement, and formed with a flat upon its under side, suitable ways
upon which the flat of the carrier rests, a toothed wheel or segment upon the
carrier, a corresponding toothed rack at the termination of the ways, means of
traversing the carrier, a slide or moving part connected with the delivery
mechanism and engaged by the coin, and means for returning the parts to their
normal positions substantially as herein shown and described.
3. In a coin operating machine, the combination of a slotted coin carrier or
receiver located beneath the money slot and mounted with capability of lateral
and rotary movement, a cranked or bent delivery lever mounted upon an axis of
motion and at one end connected with the carrier, and at the other end extending
to the outside of the machine, and adapted to laterally traverse the same, means
of retaining the carrier in its normal position during part of its outward traverse,
means of turning the carrier upon its axis at the end of its traverse and thus
discharging the coin, a slide or moving part connected with the pushers or
delivery mechanism, and engaged by the coin in the carrier, and means for
restoring the parts to their normal positions, substantially as herein shown and
described.
4. In a coin operating machine, the combination of a lift for the column of
packages, a spring barrel, flanged wheels attached to the spring barrel, and of a
size to admit only a single thickness of chain, and chains or the like at one end
connected to the lift, and passing over guide pulleys and at the other end connected
to the flanged wheels substantially as herein shown and described.
5. In a coin operating machine the combination of a lift for the column of
packages, a spring barrel flanged wheels attached to the spring barrel, and of a
size to admit only a single thickness of chain, means of regulating the strength of
the spring, chains or the like at one end connected with the lift, and passing over
guide pulleys, and at the other end connected with the flanged wheels, and a
ratchet device for restraining the spring barrel upon the depression of the lift,
and adapted to be automatically released by the door of the machine, substantially
as herein shown and described.
Dated this 24th day of April 1893
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.