Improvements in Coin Operating or Automatic Machines.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Aug., 1891
Complete Specification Lett, 23rd May, 1892-Accepted, 20th Aug.: 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coin Operating or Automatic 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 he as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in connection with a device shown and
described in the Specifications of Letters Patent granted to me dated the 24th day
of April 1890 No. 6257 and consisting of a "sizing frame" for arresting coins of
a given size introduced into the machine and allowing coins of smaller size to pass
through without operating the same.
This "sizing frame " was formed with a slot or opening therein tapered or con-
tracted at its ends to receive the coin and it was constructed in two parts normally
held together but capable of separation in order to discharge an arrested coin
therefrom into the money compartment and it received a given traverse in order to
carry the coin into the correct position for its discharge.
This method of discharging the coins is inconvenient in some kinds of automatic
machines and therefore propose to construct and operate the "sizing frame" in a
more simple manner so that it will be readily applicable to all kinds of automatic
machines at trifling cost.
For this purpose I construct the "sizing frame" of a plate or a bar or roller
formed with a plain slot or opening therein or with a slot or opening tapered or
contracted at its ends and of such dimensions that a coin of the predetermined
thickness and diameter falling therein from the money shoot will be arrested and
supported thereby whilst a coin of smaller size will pass therethrough.
I arrange this sizing frame beneath the money shoot in a position to receive all
coins introduced into the machine and I arrange beneath it a return shoot which
will conduct any small coin passing therethrough to the outside of the machine
when it may removed by the person introducing it.
The sizing frame I mount upon an axis of motion arranged either centrally
therewith or at the end or side thereof and I cause a moving part of the machine
at a given time to turn the "sizing frame " upon its axis and discharge a coin that
has been arrested thereby into a receiving shoot which conducts it into the money
drawer after which the sizing frame is returned to its normal position in readiness.
for the next operation.
The coin in the turning over of the sizing frame is caused to act through suitable
connections upon and withdraw the locking bolt which controls the drawer or other
device for delivering the goods or the mechanism or objects to be set in motion or
the coin after its discharge may in its passage to the money drawer act upon some
other device to bring about the same result.
Dated this 21st day of Anơust 1901
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coin Operating or Automatic 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 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 improvements in connection with a device shown and

page_text: described in the Specification of Letters Patent granted to me dated the 24th day
of April 1890 No. 6257 and consisting of a "sizing frame" for arresting coins of
a given size introduced into the machine and allowing coins of smaller size to pass
through without operating the same.
"
This "sizing frame was formed with a slot or opening therein, tapered or con-
tracted at its ends to receive the coins and it was constructed in two parts normally
held together but capable of separation in order to discharge an arrested coin
therefrom into the money compartment and it received a given traverse in order to
carry the coin into the correct position for its discharge.
This method of discharging the coins is inconvenient in some kinds of automatic
machines and I therefore propose to construct and operate the "sizing frame" in a
more simple manner, so that it will be readily applicable to all kinds of automatic
machines at trifling cost.
For this purpose I construct the "sizing frame" of a plate or a bar or roller
formed with a plain slot or opening therein or with a slot or opening tapered or
contracted at its ends and of such dimensions that a coin of the predetermined
thickness and diameter falling therein from the money shoot will be arrested and
supported thereby whilst a coin of smaller size will pass therethrough.
I arrange this sizing frame beneath the money shoot in a position to receive all
coins introduced into the machine and I arrange beneath it a return shoot which
will conduct any small coin passing therethrough to the outside of the machine
when it may be removed by the person introducing it.
"
The sizing frame I mount upon an axis of motion arranged either centrally
therewith or at the end or side thereof and I cause a moving part of the machine
at a given time to turn the "sizing frame upon its axis and discharge a coin that
has been arrested thereby into a receiving shoot which conducts it into the money
drawer after which the "sizing frame" is returned to its normal position in readiness
for the next operation.
The coin in the turning over of the sizing frame is caused to act through suitable
connections upon and withdraw the locking bolt which controls the drawer or
other device for delivering the goods or the mechanism or objects to be set in
motion or the coin after its discharge may in its passage to the money drawer act
upon some other device to bring about the same result.
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 vertical longitudinal section taken on the line 1-1 of Figure 2 of
a coin operating or automatic machine constructed according to the invention and
designed for the delivery of small packages of goods.
Figure 2 is an irregular transverse section thereof.
Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 2.
In the several figures like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference.
a represents the case of the machine which is of ordinary construction and
a represents the upper part of the front of such case which is made separate from
the lower part to facilitate the putting together of the machine and is bolted
thereto by means of a bolt a* and screws a screwing into a depending flange d'
of the delivery table or platform d and is held in place by means of a flange a
entering a groove a** in the roof of the case a and by a screw a* screwing
into the back of the case a; b represents the reservoir for the goods and
represents a lift upon which the goods b* are piled and raised into position for
delivery against the underside of the delivery platform d as is well understood,
any suitable means such as suspended weights being employed to raise the
lift and column of packages 6* and all of which parts are well known and in
common use.
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e. represents the "sizing frame" which is arranged beneath the money slot or

page_text: shoot a² and which frame in the example given takes the form of a cylinder but it
might be a plate or bar, and el represents the slot or opening therein which is
tapered or contracted at its ends although it might be plain and this slot e' is of
such dimensions that a coin of the predetermined thickness and diameter
falling therein from the money slot or shoot a will be arrested and supported
thereby as represented in the drawings whilst a coin of smaller size will pass freely
therethrough.
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The sizing frame " or cylinder is arranged in position beneath the money
slot or shoot 2 to receive all coins introduced into the machine and beneath the
"sizing frame" or cylinder e is provided a return shoot formed by a division wall f
and guide which will conduct any small coins passing through the " sizing
frame or cylinder e through a slot a³ in the front of the machine to the outside
thereof where they may be recovered by the person introducing them.
2:
The sizing frame" or cylinder e is formed with axes of motion e², which are
mounted in bearings a provided in the upper part a' of the case a and the axes e²
are arranged concentrically with the "sizing frame or cylinder e, but when
employing a slotted plate or bar in lieu of the cylinder e, the axes e² might be
arranged at the end or side thereof, in order to give the required throw to the frame
for the purpose hereinafter described.
Upon one of the axes e² of the " sizing frame" or cylinder e is fixed a toothed
wheel or pinion e and this pinion es gears into a toothed rack g' formed upon the
upper side of a draw bar g sliding in guides * formed in a strap or bracket g*
and which draw bar passes through an opening in the front a¹ of the case a which
also forms a guide therefor, and is there furnished with a pull or handle g2 by which
it may be eperated.
Upon the axes e² of the "sizing frame or cylinder e is also fixed a disc e,
furnished with a pin or stud e³ which carries a sliding block e" working in a vertical
slot h³ formed in a vertical standard 2, rising from a sliding pusher block at its
edges flanged to run in suitable guide grooves d' formed in the delivery table d,.
and furnished upon its under side with teeth or pushers carried by arms /¹*
mounted upon axes of motion ** carried by lugs * depending from the pusher
block h and travelling in long slots d², formed in the delivery table d and adapted
to engage by the teeth or pushers h the top package 6* of the column in order to
project it through the delivery orifice a³ as represented more particularly at Figure 1,.
and as hereinafter more fully described.
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From the foregoing description, coupled with an examination of the drawings,.
which represent the various parts in their normal positions, it will be seen that an
outward pull upon the handle y² of the draw bar g will through the toothed rack g¹
and pinion e give rotary motion to the "
sizing frame or cylinder e, and also
to the disc e', and the disc e will through the pin or stude and sliding block e
mounted in the slot of the standard 2 cause the pusher block h and teeth or
pushers to be carried inward to the end of their traverse, where they will engage
one of the packages 6*, whilst upon the return or inward traverse of the draw bar
the parts will be restored to their normal positions, the pushers h' carrying with
them a package 6* and projecting it through the delivery orifice a³ as shown at
Figure 1, the return movement of the draw bar g and pusher block h and connected.
parts being aided or caused by a weight i or it might be a spring which is attached
to one end of a cord or chain at its other end passing around and fixed to a
grooved guide pulley e* fixed upon one of the shafts or axes 2 of the "sizing
frame or cylinder e.
In order to lock the draw bar g and prevent the operation of the machine until
a coin of the prescribed kind has been inserted in the money slot a² a locking bolt
or stop is employed which normally occupies a position to engage but with a space.
between their meeting faces a projection h³ from the pusher block h.
The bolt or stop 3 is fixed upon a shaft mounted in bearings ** and upon
which is also fixed by its boss ja curved arm or lever j and this curved arm or
lever j upon the insertion of the prescribed coin x will by the first outward motion

page_text: of the draw bar g permitted by the space between the end of the stop or bolt
and the projection 3 of the pusher block first turn the arm or lever jupon its
axis a sufficient distance to raise the locking bolt 3 out of alignment with the
projection of the pusher block thus permitting the outward traverse of the
draw bar g and the inward traverse of the pusher block h and the rotation of
the "sizing frame" or cylinder e until the coin r is carried into the position
indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 1 when it will be discharged over the
division plate into the shoot leading to the money compartment (not shown)
whilst the discharge of the coin until it reaches that position (by which time the
teeth or pushers have engaged the packet *) is prevented by the curved lever j
which is held by its own weight, aided by that of the locking bolt against the
coin thus holding it in the cylindrical frame e until it has passed beyond the shoulder
or notch in the lever when it will be discharged as hereinbefore described.
In order to obtain the packet the draw bar g must now be returned to its
normal position which operation is aided by the weight when the teeth or
pushers will project the packet * from the delivery orifice a³ as indicated by
the dotted lines in Figure 1 when it may be removed by the person operating the
machine.
In lieu of causing the coin to act upon the lever or the like in order to with-
draw the locking bolt j³ it is evident that the lever may be dispensed with and
that the coin may be caused to fall upon a tray or otherwise to act upon a suitable
device to attain the same end.
Although the invention is herein before described in connection with a machine
for delivering goods, it will be evident that it is also applicable to coin operating
or automatic machines in which mechanism or objects are set in motion.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said iuven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. In a coin operating or automatic machine the combination of a sizing device
consisting of a slotted cylinder or frame mounted upon centres of motion and
adapted to arrest coins of a given size and permit coins of slightly smaller diameter
to pass therethrough, and means for rotating the sizing device, substantially as
herein shown and described, and for the purpose stated.
2. In a coin operating or automatic machine the combination of a sizing device
consisting of a slotted cylinder or frame mounted upon centres of motion and
adapted to arrest coins of a given size, and permit coins of slightly smaller diameter
to pass therethrough, means for rotating the sizing device, and separate money
shoots, one to receive the small coins, and the other to receive the larger coins
discharged by the rotation of the sizing device, substantially as herein shown and
described.
3. In a coin operating or automatic machine, the combination of a sizing device
consisting of a slotted cylinder or frame mounted upon centres of motion and
adapted to arrest coins of a given size and permit coins of smaller diameter to pass
therethrough, means for rotating the sizing device and means acted upon by the
larger coins for withdrawing the locking bolt controlling the operation of the
machine substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated this 23rd day of Mov 1809
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.