Improvements in or Connected with Automatic Gauging, Counting, and Recording Apparatus.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Dec., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 10th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 9th Nov., 1888
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or Connected with Automatic Gauging, Counting,
and Recording Apparatus.
I, HENRY POOLEY, of The Albion Foundry, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster,
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of said invention to be as follows:-
:-
According to this Invention objects, or bodies of varying sizes, bulk, or capacities
are automatically counted and recorded by causing such objects to be passed seriation
through, or past a device of, or in connection with the apparatus, which gauges the
size of such body, or object and by which device a counter for counting and recording
each particular size of object is so set that a mechanism operated by each object, as it
passes through the apparatus will actuate the particular counter provided for the
particular size of object.
An apparatus according to this Invention constitutes a differentiating counter.
An example of an apparatus according to my Invention and suitable for counting
and recording barrels differentially, for instance, brewers barrels of varying sizes that
is for differentiating the counting of the barrels and recording them in classes, namely
into Butts, Hogsheads, Barrels, Kilderkins, Firkens and the like may consist of the
following parts. (1) A moveable gauging device against which the barrels come in
contact as they pass through the apparatus; (2) a differentiating counter, or a counting,
or recording mechanism operated, or set by such gauging device; and (3) a device
operated by the passing of the barrels by which the counting mechanism is actuated.
Or in lieu of employing the latter device for actuating the counting mechanism, this
function may be effected by the gauging device under some conditions.
Suitable rods, levers and other details of any known type, or kind may be used to
connect the parts together and convey motion from one part to another also buffer,
or like cushioning devices may be employed in connection with the parts of the
apparatus for obviating excessive vibration of such parts.
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page_text: Improvements in or Connected with Automatic Gauging, Counting,
and Recording Apparatus.
I, HENRY POOLEY, of the Albion Foundry, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:―
According to this Invention objects, or bodies of varying sizes, bulk, or capacities
are automatically counted and recorded by causing such objects to be passed' seriatim
through or past a device of, or in connection with, the apparatus, which gauges the
size of such body, or object and by which device a counter for counting and recording
each particular size of object is so set, that a mechanism operated by each object as it
passes through the apparatus will actuate the particular counter provided for the
particular size of object.
An apparatus according to this Invention constitutes a differentiating counter.
An example of an apparatus according to my Invention and suitable for counting
and recording barrels differentially, for instance brewers barrels, of varying sizes that
is for differentiating the counting of the barrels and recording them in classes, namely,
into Butts, Hogsheads, Barrels, Kilderkins, Firkins and the like may consist of the
following parts. (1) A movable gauging device against which the barrels come in
contact as they pass through the apparatus: (2) A differentiating counter, or a
counting or recording mechanisin operated or set by such gauging device; and
(3) a device, operated by the passing of the barrels, by which the counting mechanism
is actuated. Or in lieu of employing the latter device for actuating the counting
mechanism this function may be effected by the gauging device under some
conditions.
Suitable rods levers and other details of any known type or kind may be used to
connect the parts together and convey the motion from one part to another; also
buffer or like cushioning devices may be employed in connection with the parts of the
apparatus for obviating excessive vibration of such parts..
Having thus specified generally the nature, object and purpose of my invention, its
description will now be proceeded with in reference to the annexed 3 sheets of
drawings which make a part of this Specification and which illustrate an apparatus
according to my invention. The drawings are marked with letters and figures of
reference corresponding to those used in the following explanation and like letters are
used to denote like parts throughout the several views.

page_text: The drawings and the description of them set forth together an example of an
apparatus according to my Invention, and suitable for counting and recording barrels
of varying sizes, that is for differentiating the counting of the barrels and recording
them in classes, namely, into Butts, Hogsheads, Barrels. Kilderkins, Firkins and the
like. The apparatus consists of a moveable gauging plate a against which the barrels
come in contact as they pass through the apparatus. This gauging device a is hinged
to the end of a lever arin which is carried on a shaft c working in bearings i, i, on a
bracket & which projects from a standard e so as to allow the barrels to pass under it.
To keep the gauging plate a in a horizontal position when barrels of different sizes
are passing under it, there is provided a rod f, one end of which is connected to the
gauging plate a by an arm g, and the other end is hinged on a pin held by a bracket h,
so that a parallel motion is given to the gauging plate a when it takes the various
positions shown in dotted lines in Figure 1 as the different sizes of barrels pass under
it. The lever arm bis continued past the shaft c and provided with a weight b¹ to
balance the gauging device. The other end of the shaft c is provided with a forked
lever j the ends of the fork spanning and operating a sleeve j' which slides on a shaft n
having a feather, this shaft is mounted in bearings and is rocked by a lever as
hereafter described, the sleeve has attached to it a lever 1, on the end of which is a
roller wheel. Directly below the space traversed by the wheel are arranged a
number of tappet levers 12, the ends of which are connected by rods 13 to and operate
a series of counters m, each counter being intended to register the number of barrels of
one particular size, namely, Butts, Hogsheads, Barrels, Kilderkins, Firkins, and the like.
A separate counter m² is provided to register the total number of barrels passed through
the machine of all kinds. This counter is actuated by a lever m² on the end of the
shaft n and rod m³, and is operated each time the shaft n is rocked, whereas the tappet
levers and the respective counters are actuated only according to the position of the
lever l, and its wheel with respect to the shaft n.
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These positions are given by means of the sleeve and forked lever j as
follows.
With reference to the Drawings it will be seen that the barrels are passed down an
inclined way o through the apparatus. At a point in this way I provide a weighted
tappet lever o standing normally somewhat above the level of the way, so that as
each barrel passes down the way, the tappet will be depressed, and through the lever o²,
rod o³, bell crank o, rod o, bell crank o and rod which is secured to the end of
the lever k-the motion so given will be imparted to the shaft n this motion is
obviously a rocking motion.
The operation of the apparatus is that when any particular sized barrel is passing
under the gauging plate a it will raise such gauge plate to a certain height, and this
movement will be transmitted to the lever 1 (and its wheel 1) through the lever b, shaft c
forked lever j, and sliding sleeve j', and will cause the wheel to be moved hori-
zontally and to stand directly above the tappet of the counter corresponding to the
size of the said barrel. The position of the lever being thus obtained the barrel by
its further movement and whilst under the gauge plate a, strikes and actuates the
tappet o', and through the rods and levers above mentioned, connecting it with the
shaft n, causes this shaft to rock axially, and so rocks the sleeve j' and lever 1, by
which movement one of the tappets 12 is depressed and the counter actuated. In like
manner any other counter is actuated by a different sized barrel, in this manner it is
evident that the total number of each size of barrel as well as the total of all the
barrels is recorded by the counters. The counters may be of any known suitable
kind.
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 Apparatus for the purposes herein described the combination of a gauging
device and a series of counters or differential recording apparatus the said gauging

page_text: device being used to set or control the actuating mechanism of the counters or recording
apparatus, such mechanism being operated by the passage of the barrel passed through
the apparatus.
2. In Apparatus for the purposes herein described the combination of a device for
gauging the size of the articles passed through the apparatus, a plurality of counters,
a device for actuating such counters controlled by the gauging device, and a device
operated by the article being passed by or through the apparatus, for working the
said counter actuating mechanism, as, or substantially as set forth.
3. The gauging device herein described, constructed and operating substantially as
set forth.
4. The apparatus for automatically counting and recording objects or articles of
varying bulk or capacities, comprising, mainly, a gauging device a, a counter actuating
device (), a series of counters (m m³) and a tappet mechanism (0) said devices and
mechanisms being combined and operating substantially as set forth with reference to
the Drawings.