Improvements in Fare Indicating Devices.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Aug., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 18th May, 1897-Accepted, 19th June, 1997
[Communicated from abroad. by FRIEDRICH WILHELM GUSTAV BRUHN, of No. 1,
Schaper Strasse, Berlin, in the Empire of Germany, Manager.]
Improvements in Fare Indicating Devices.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine; Lake & Co., Patent Agonts,
45 Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
In order that dispute may be avoided between passenger and conductor, or other
person in charge of a hired vehicle, it is desirable that the passenger should be advised
of the amount of the fare due by means of a printed receipt or a graphic
representation which, in addition to the amount of the fare, may hear other
indications, such as the number of the vehicle or the like.
I will now describe a constructional form in which this invention, which is an
indicator with spring actuated types or figures has been applied. Three shafts are set
intermittently in rotary motion by the driving mechanism; these shafts carry figure-
dises visible through corresponding openings arranged in the enclosing case, and are
provided with toothed wheels engaging with rack-bars. For the sake of simplicity,
the arrangement, which is uniform with regard to all of the toothed wheels and rack
bars mentioned, will only be described with regard to one rack-bar and one-toothed
wheel.
The rack bar is so moved lengthwise by the rotation of the toothed wheel that, one
only of the types (provided with figures 1 to 0) lie above a base preferably roller
shaped, which type corresponds to that figure of the indicating disc visible through the
opening. By the forward motion of the rack bar, which is located in an oscillating
socket, a spring is contracted. If now the plain portion of the toothed wheel, which
plain portion corresponds to the zero portion that becomes visible on the disc, comes
in contact with the teeth of the rack-bar the contracted spring acts to return the rack
bar to the zero position.
At the end of a journey the conductor passes a blank fare-ticket into a corresponding
slot arranged in the outer casing and turns an eccentric. By this manipulation the
type-rods are contrary to the tendency of an opposing spring, forced down and the
types, which lie just above the base or roller, leave their impression on the ticket
through the intermission of an inking-ribbon. When the eccentric has been turned
down to a sufficient extent, the teeth of the rack bars are thrown out of gear
with the teeth of the wheels and are drawn back into the zero position by the
springs.
The feed of the blank fare tickets may be effected automatically by means of the
roller or base, and the inking ribbon may be replaced by another inking device over
which the types are passed.
The above described device may also be used as indicators for omnibuses, railways
and the like, and the print need only contain an indication of the distance travelled,
timo employed or the like.
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page_text: Improvements in Fare Indicating Devices.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent
Agents, 45 Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, 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:-
In order that dispute may be avoided between passenger and conductor, or other
person in charge of a hired vehicle, it is desirable that the passenger should be
advised of the amount of the fare due by means of a printed receipt or a graphic
representation which, in addition to the amount of the fare, may bear other
indications, such as the number of the vehicle or the like.
I will now describe with reference to the accompanying drawing a constructional
form in which this invention, which is an indicator with spring actuated types or
figures, has been applied, and of which
Figure 1 is a side elevation, and
Figure 2 a plan.
The shafts of which three are shown a be are set in the well known manner
intermittently in rotary motion by the driving mechanism; these shafts carry figure-
dises a b c (Figure 2) visible through corresponding openings arranged in the
enclosing case of the indicator, and are provided with toothed wheels a' be engaging
with rack-bars a c. For the sake of simplicity, the arrangement, which is
uniform with regard to all of the toothed wheels and rack bars mentioned, will only
be described with regard to one rack-bar and one toothed wheel, e.g. to rack bar e
and toothed wheel e.
The rack bar c (Figure 1) is so moved lengthwise by the rotation of the toothed
wheel that, one only of the types (provided with figures 1 to 0) lies above a
base preferably roller shaped, which type corresponds to that figure of the indicating
disc e' visible through the opening of the enclosing case. By the forward motion of
the rack bar e, which is located in an oscillating socket c, a spring e' is contracted.
If now the plain portion of the toothed wheel e, which plain portion corresponds
to the zero portion that becomes visible on the disc e', comes in contact with the
teeth of the rack-bar c' the contracted spring c acts to return the rack bar o¹ to the
zero position.
At the end of a journey the conductor passes a blank fare-ticket into a corresponding
slot arranged in the outer casing and turns an eccentric d. By this manipulation the
combined rack bars and type-rods a bare contrary to the tendency of an opposing
spring e, forced down and the types, which lie just above the base or roller f, leave
their impression on the ticket through the intermission of an inking-ribbon
9. When
the eccentric d has been turned down to a sufficient extent, the teeth of the rack
bars a are thrown out of gear with the teeth of the wheels a band are
drawn back into the zero position by the respective springs abc.
The feed of the blank fare tickets may bo effected automatically by means of the
roller or base and the inking ribbon 9 may be replaced by another inking device
over which the types are passed.
The above described device may also be used as indicators for omnibuses, railways
and the like, and the print need only contain an iudication of the distance travelled,
time employed or the like.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me by my
foreign correspondent, I declare that what 1 claim is :-
1. In a fure-registering or indicating apparatus, the combination with a dial-wheel

page_text: axis, of a partially toothed wheel or segment, a type carrying rack meshing therewith
and adapted to slide contrary to an opposing spring within a pivotally suspended
guide, an inking device and a base arranged in face of the types of the said rack,
and an eccentric or cam designed to act contrary to an opposing spring upon the
type-carrying rack, all arranged and operated substantially as and for the purpose set.
forth.
2. In combination with a fare registering or indicating apparatus, the herein
described means for printing on a blank fare ticket the amount of fare due,
substantially as specified.
Dated this 18th day of May 1807
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.