Improvements in Money Delivering Apparatus.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Mar., 1898-Accepted, 3rd Sept., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Money Delivering Apparatus.
I, LEONARD LINDELOF, of 25, Konstantinsgaten, Helsingfors, Finland, Master of
Philosophy, 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, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to
the letters and figures marked thereon, that is to say :-
This invention relates to money delivering apparatus having depressible keys,
pushers, or their equivalent, and in which coins of different value are piled one above
the other in separate tubes, the delivery of the required amount being effected by
means of sliding ejector plates, as is usual.
Now an important feature of my invention is that the apparatus can be caused
to deliver amounts composed of a number of coins by one operation of a single
handle.
To this end the ejector plates are actuated by levers mounted loose on a rocking
shaft means being provided whereby when a key is depressed the corresponding
levers become locked to the shaft. Thus when the said shaft is operated by the
aforesaid handle all the coins composing the amount are ejected simultaneously and
it is not necessary for the keys and their connections to be as strong as they would
have to be if they themselves effected the ejection directly.
According to a modified arrangement the ejector plates may be worked by a
movable pusher har instead of by a rocking shaft, whilst according to a further
modification the keys may nevertheless be caused to directly eject the coins as they
are depressed.
In order that my invention may be readily understood I will describe the same
fully with reference to the annexed drawings wherein :
Figure 1 is a vertical section of one form of the apparatus.
Figure 2 is a plan thereof with the cover removed.
Figure 3 is a front elevation partly in section.
Figures 4 to 13 are detail views thereof.
Figures 14 and 15 are plan views and
Figure 16 is a section illustrating a modification in which the rocking shaft is
dispensed with.
Figure 17 is a plan and
Figure 18 a transverse section of an arrangement in which the ejection of the
coins is effected by the depression of the keys.
Referring more particularly to Figures 1 to 13:-
a are the coin-tubes in which the respective coins are piles, b is a trough into
which they are delivered, and c are the ejector-plates by which they are pushed out
from the tubes one by one. d is the rocking shaft for operating the pushers. e are
lever arms carrying a depressible handle by which this shaft is caused to rock in
one direction, and g is an arm on the shaft, upon which acts a spring / to return the
shaft to its normal position.
i are the levers for moving the ejector plates.
in the plates and have annular ends or eyes "
They project through holes or slots
(see Figure 9) whereby they are

page_text: mounted loosely on the shaft d. The levers are put into, or thrown out of rotary
connection with the shaft by a suitable clutch arrangement. To this end, by the
side of each lever, is a sliding collar or sleeve j carrying a pin working in a groove k
in the shaft.
The collars are worked by the keys in the following manner :-Parallel with the
shaft dare a series of triangular sliding rods m, connected with one or more of the
collars by rods n, and acted on by springs m¹ that tend to keep them in their normal
position. Beneath these rods m, and at right angles to them, is another series of
rods o carrying arms p engaging in notches in the stems q of the keys r, the
arrangement being such that when the keys are depressed these rods turn on their
axes, and by means of arms & engaging in notches y (Figures 4, 5 and 6) in the
rods m, they push the latter endwise, so causing them to operate the clutch
collars with which they are connected.
Thus when a key r is depressed the corresponding collar or collars j are actuated
to lock their respective levers i to the shaft d, ready to operate the ejector plates
when the handle f is depressed.
To prevent the keys r rising under the influence of their lifting springs v, before
the said handle is operated, the stems q are provided with notches u adapted to be
engaged by locking bars or plates z Figure 12 having apertures through which the
stems pass. The plates are caused to engage the notches by springs t, but are
moved in the opposite direction to disengage them, by wedge-pieces on a lever w.
This lever is pivotted at V and has a screw stop S on which acts a swelling P project.
ing from the arm g on the shaft d. Thus when the latter is operated it causes the
lever w to effect the release of all the keys which have been depressed.
The connection between the handle ƒ and the shaft d (see Figure 11) is effected
by a tooth R on the hub of the lever arms e, while in Fig. 1 three such
teeth R, R1, R2, engage corresponding teeth P1, P2, P³.
The number of coin tubes a and keys r depends upon the monetary system with
which the apparatus is used. For instance, for the German coinage twelve tubes
would be necessary, to contain respectively 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 pfenning pieces
and 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 and 20 mark pieces. The keys for intermediate or higher values
than these would be connected with two or more tubes, by having two or more arms 8
on their corresponding rods o as in Figure 4.
Thus for instance if the amount of 4 marks 75 pfennings is to be paid out, the
key numbered "4 marks" is first depressed and then the key numbered 75 pfennings.
The result of this is to lock to the shaft & those levers i which work the ejector plates
for the 1 and 3 mark pieces and for 50, 20 and 5 pfenning pieces.
At the same time the plates 2 lock the keys in their depressed position, so that the
operator can easily check them to see that the amount is correct.
When now the handle f is depressed, the shaft d is turned and the ejector plates
push out these coins into the trough b.
Referring now to the modified arrangement shown in Figures 14, 15 and 16,
the ejector plates c have flanges or heels 1 adapted to engage corresponding
flanges 2 on a laterally movable pusher rod 3, by which the said plates are
operated instead of by the rocking shaft in the previous arrangement.
In this arrangement the rods m are provided with flat blades n having slots n
which engage bolts or studs i and serve to move them to and fro in under-cut
grooves in the rod 3. Normally, the bolts lie between the ejector plates as in
Figure 15, but when a key is depressed the movement of the rod m causes the
corresponding bolt i to be set in position behind its ejector plate. Consequently,
when the pusher rod 3 is moved in the direction of the arrow (Figure 14) those
bolts which have been thus set push their ejector plates c before them (the bolts
themselves being free to move in the slots n³) and effect the delivery of the coins.
As the rod 3 returns, the engagement of the flanges 1 and 2 draws back the ejector
plates c.
It is evident that the rocking lever d or the pusher rod 3, might both be
operated by a spring or other mechanical means, and that the rods m and o in

page_text: the first arrangement might be arranged to move otherwise than as described.
For instance, in the arrangement about to be described the rods o have a pivoting
motion, while the rods m have a rotary motion.
Referring now to Figures 17 and 18, each key is secured to the end of a rod o
pivoted on a shaft 4. The rotary rods m carry lever arms 5 connected by links 6
with the ejector plates c. They also carry other lever arms 7 connected by links 8
with the rods o. In this case when a key is depressed the coins are directly
ejected from the coin tubes a. The parts are returned to their normal positions
by springs 9 and 10.
Although the apparatus is shown as applied to the German coinage, it will be
readily understood that it is only a question of altering the number and size of
the coin tubes, and correspondingly adjusting the other parts of the mechanism
to adapt them to the British or other monetary system.
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 money delivery apparatus having coin tubes and ejector sliding plates, and
in which on actuating the keys one or more of such plates are coupled to a rotary
shaft or pusher bar which can then be operated by a lever handle, or other
suitable means, to effect the ejection or delivery of the money, substantially as
described.
2. The means for causing the keys, when operated, to put the proper ejector plates
into engagement with the rocking shaft, or the pusher rod, of the apparatus, sub-
stantially as described.
3. The means whereby the keys are kept in their depressed position until the
ejection or delivery of the coins has taken place substantially as and for the purpose
described.
4. A money delivery apparatus, constructed and arranged to operate substantially
as herein before described with reference to the various arrangements illustrated in
the annexed drawings.
Dated this 12th day of March 1
ERNEST DE PASS,
Chartered Patent Agent,
78, Fleet Street, London, and 5A, Market Street, Nottingham,
Agent for the Applicant.