US1108164A - Coin-operated vending-machine. - Google Patents

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W. S. GLINES.

G01N OPERATED VBNDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.27, 1914.

Patented Aug. 25, 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oirrioii.f

WILIiIAM S. GLINES, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

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Specification of Letters-Patent.

Patented Aug. l25, 1914-.

i l Application led- April 27, 1914. Serial No. 834,605.

T0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. GL'INES, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Cleveland, inthe county of Cuyahoga and vSta te of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Operated Vending-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to Iimprovements iii coin-operated vending machines, the present embodiment of the invention being par# ticularly designed and adapt-ed for use in the storage and sale of newspapers, magazfines, an other flat articles.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a generallyA improved automatic vending machine of this class adapted for ejecting or. making accessible to a purchaser an article contained within a storage receptacle in response to-the insertion of a coin in the mechanism associated with such re desires, may, by depositing a coin Withina slot in such machine, procure one of the articles contained therein.

A further object is `to provide improved coin-operated mechanism together with improved aper or article feeding mechanism adaptel to coperate therewith which will be exceedingly simple in construction, cheap o f manufacture, and elcient. in use.

' lVith theabove mentioned and other ends in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, hereinafter described, illustrated in one of its embodiments in the accompanyingdrawiiigs, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims'.

Referring to the drawings, forming a part of thisspecification, Figure 1, is a vertical sectional view of a machine constructed in accordance with this invention taken on line 1-1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2, a horizontal sectional view taken on line Qf-e2 of Fig. l.' Fig. 3, a longitudinalV sectional view of the coinoperated mechanism taken on line 3`-3 of Fig. 1, the coin being inserted and the parts being shown in their initial position preparatoryto being operated by the depression of' the lever. view, the parts being shown in their'lowermost position at the end of the downward stroke of the operating lever and illustrat' ing the manner in which' the coin i-sejected' after having performed its function. Fig. 5, a perspective view of the machine body .or casing. Fig. 6, a detached isometric View of the upper portion of one of the vertically movable paperor article feeding sections and the operatingplunger mechanism con- Fig. 4, a similari nected therewith, the paper or article en# gaging section being shown in itsy outward or operative position during the ejectme'nt of the paper oi magazine after the insertion of a` coin and the depression of the lever.

Fig. 7, a cross sectional view ofthe rear or` pivoted portion of theoperating leverA taken on line 7 7 of Fig.. 2 and illustrating a safety latch for engagement with the `lever.'A during its initial downward movement and to prevent the return of the leverduring such initial downward movement.

Similar numerals of reference designate like parts throughout all the figures of the drawings.

'Ihe improved vending machine comprises' a suitable body or casing l, which, if desired, may be mounted on a suitable pedestal or supporting stand 2. i

As a means of inserting or removing the supply of newspapers, magazines, or the like,'into and out of the machine bodyv or casing, the cover la, is pivotally or hingedly connected at one4 corner and provided at its l", is also adapt-cd to simultaneously lock the upper edge of a hinged door l, (see Fig. 2) at one end of the machine casing. i

The front or face side of the machine body or casing is preferably provided'with a glass or transparent front 3, lagainst which the papers or magazines are adapted to be fed and which transparent front will not only serve to indicate the paper or magazine for free edge with a suitable lock lb, which lock los sale but will indicate the condition of the Y supply as well as show when the machine 'is empty.

s a means of feeding the papers or magazines in avertical position as welles maintaining the same in proper contact withthe glass front and the vertically Aarranged paper or article feeding plungers or slides, hereinafter described, a gravity feeding follower member 4, is mounted in the machine casino' and is adapted totravel upon a forwardy inclined magazine chut or slideway 5, the latter being slidably and adjustablyvmounted within the machine casing by means of lsuitable supports 6, and guide screws 7, extending through guide slots 5, and an adjustingscrew 8, having its head 8, extending through a slot 5", at the rear ofthe magazine chute 5, said adjusting screw 8, being mounted in a supporting bracket 9, within the -rear portion of the machine easing. The lower or front edge of the inclined chute or slide-way 5, is adapted to' be spaced a suitable distance from the front 3, to provide an ejection slot 10, and as a means for regulating the size or Width of said slot 10, to correspond substantially with the thickness of the paper or magazine 10, to be fed or ejected therefrom said adjusting screw 8, may be moved through the medium of its head 8'?, thus correspondingly moving the chute or slide-way 5. j; Asa means of successively feeding out the papers or magazines 10s, when operated by the coin controlled or operated mechanism hereinafter described, vertically arranged plunger members are mounted in suitable housings 1d, at opposite sides of the glass front 3, said feeding or plunger 'members comprising a pair of spring resisted plunger sections or slides. 11, slidably'mounted in guide-ways '12, each of said plunger members orislides 11, being connected to vertically movable paper or article feeding sections 13, by means of link members 14, the latter having a limited movement in suitable notches or recesses 11B, in the sides of the plungers or slides 11.

It will be apparent that when the plunger sections or slides 11, are depressed or moved downwardly during each working impulse of the machine through the lever and coinoperated mechanism hereinafter described, the resistance of the first paper or magazine against the paper or article feeding sections 13, will cause the link members '1.4, to move the feeding sections 13, rearwardly or laterally against the adjacent paper or magazine as illustrated by dotted lines in F ig. l and in full lines in F ig. 6 of the drawings', and this downward movement of the plunger sections will eject the paper or magazine through the slot 10, opening the spring resisted pivotcd lshutter 15, see Fig. 1) the lower edge of the paper striking against and resting upon the curved delivery member 16, where the lower edge of the paper oy magazine may be readily grasped and pu led out by the purchaser. Upon the release of pressure upon' and the return of the operating handle or lever the springs 11b, attached to the tops of the plunger sections 11, will return the latter together with the feeding sections 13, and links 14, to their original or initial position as indicated in full lines in Fig. 1 preparatory to engaging and feeding the next paper or magazine.

As a means of operating the plunger sections or slides 11, during each working impulse of the machine, sprocket chains 17, are connected to the lower ends of the plunger sections 1l, said chains being connected to and being adapted to be wound upon rolls or wheels 18, mounted upon and carried by a shaft 19. the latter being mounted at its ends in suitable bearings 19, at the front side of the easing, said shaft 19, and wheels 18, being inclosed within a tubular shaped horizontally 4extending casing 20, at the front of the machine. The shaft 19, is provided at one end with a sprocket wheel 21, which latter receives its motion from a sprocket chain 22, passing over a second sprocket wheel 23, mounted on a shaft 24, said shaft 24, being provided .with a ear Wheel 25, meshing with a rack on one o the vertically movable coin-o erated plunger members hereinafter described. It will be seen that upon the operation of the vertically movable plunger vmember motion willbe imparted to the gear wheel 25, and thence through the sprocket chain 22, to the shaft 19, and the connections of the latter to the paper or magazine plunger sections hereinbefore described. As a means of adjusting the tension of the sprocket chain 22, an idle wheel 26, is mounted on a shaft 26, said shaft 26, bein eccentrically and adjustably mounted in a caring sleeve 27, yby means of an adjusting screw 28.

The coin-operated plunger mechanismcomprises a vertically extending casing or guide-way 29, arranged within one end of the machine casing, said coin-operated plunger casing or guide-way being provided with a vertically arranged plunger 30, having a coin receiving opening 30a, normally intersecting a coin chute 31, the latter leading from a coin slot 32, at the front of the machine casing.

As a means' of preventing the operation of the plunger 30, through the operating lever hereinafter referred to, except only when a proper coin has been inserted into the coin slot 32, and has found its way through the coin chute 31, into the coin receiving opening 30, of the plunger, a spring actuated dog 33, is mounted in the casing or guide-way 29, so that when the plunger 30, is in its normal or elevated position the dog 33, will move out into the coin receiving opening 305, and prevent the depression or actuation of the plunger 30, unless a coin 34, has found its l f` the latter into tneeoin receiving slot 29h, of `theplunger casing indicated by dotted Lina-1164 way into the opening as shown Figs. 8

` and l of the drawings, in which instance the dog33will`s'lide'over the coin 34e, when the operating lever B5," is' depressed.

As a means' for ejecting the eo1n'34, from the opening or pocketBO, whenthe plungerA '30, lhas been-depressedsuiiiciently to operate the paper or magazine feeding mechanism iereinbetore described, a ,coinv ejecting bifurcated spring 36, is mounted'at one side of the casing or guide-way 29; and at the ,upper portion of .the velongated opening 29, so that when the lever 35, has been depressed as .shown in Fig. Ll of the 'drawings the spring 3G,- as it rides uponthe coin 34, will eject lines inFig. 4, said used coins being adapted to pass down the slot 29h, into the coin receiving receptacle 3G, in the form of a locked drawer leading from one end of the machine casing. A p

The lever 35, is pivoted at the rear of the plunger casing 2), and as a rmeans of limitingits movements, adj ustably mounted sto screws 3T, maybe mounted in lugs 37a. The lever 35, is adapted to be operated or depressed against the resistance of a springBS,

' yand is provided with a guide slot 35a, adapted to travel. upon a guide pin 30", extending `from one side of the plunger 30.` As the plunger 30, is depressed it is adapted to come into engagement with a second spring re- CID.

sist'ed plunger or slide 3,9, which plunger 39,

is provided with a rack engaging with the gear wheel and shaft 24, hereinbefore refer-red to for operating the paper or magazine v'plunger feeding sections as hereinbefore described. v l

'li' desired, the numberv of impulses or a number of papers, magazines, or like articlesl ejected or sold may be registered by means of a suitable counting or registerm device. 40, adapted to be actuated bythe lever 35. y l

As a ineans of preventing the return of thev operating lever' 35, during its downward movement, or until it has been depressed far enough to give a working impulse to the machine and eject. the used coin into the coin front of a siiiring resisted plunger 42, in oner side of the casingor guide-way Q9, as shown most clearly in Figs. Z and 7 of the drawid latch member being adapted to engge with toothed portion 35", at the rear of the lever 35.

l As a means of insuring lthe outward movement of the paper or article feeding sections 1?, during the initial downward movement of the spring resisted plunger sections 11, gravityY pawls 12, may be pivotally mounted on lugs' extending from the guide-way 12, "be free ends thereof being adapted to engage with a toothed ortion 13, on the inner sides of the paper ceding sections 13, the downward movements of the pawls 12, being limitedvby means of stop arms or brackets 12b. f Y

The feeding follower member Al, may be secured in its most rearward position by means of a hooked latch member lla, as shown in Figs'. 1 and 2 of the drawings when it is desired to insert or remove a supply of papers or magazines into and out of the machine casing, it being observed that the follower 4, is mounted on wheels or rollers 4, adapted to travel on the inclined chute or slide-way 5.

s As a means of eliminating or preventing the use of slugs, a magnetic coin detector 43, and movable pivoted latch 44, may be provided adapted to 'operate in any suitablev vand convenient manner and which detector,

f for the purpose of this application, need not the operation and advantages of my invenv tion will be readily understood. A

Having thus described one of the embodiments of my invention, what I claim anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is,-

1. In a ve ding machine provided with a vertically eX'ending/delivery front, gravity supply mechanism therein in coperative re- `lation to said front, linked`plunger sectins and paper feed sections within said front and vertically movable therein, and means' for depressing said plunger' sections whereby said feed sections' are moved toward said gravity supply mechanism.'

' In a vending machine, a pair of spring resisted vertically movable plunger sections, link members connectedl thereto, paper feed sections connected to'said'link members, and adapted to be moved outwardly from said vertically movable plunger sections when the latter are depressed, and gravity feed mechanism in coperative relation to said spring resisted plunger sections. y

l v3. In a. newspaper vending machine, a casing provided at its front with spring resisted vertically movable plunger sections, a maga- ZineA chute adjustably mounted therein and .'inclined toward said plunger sections, a

gravity follower member mounted above said inclined chute and adapted to travel toward said plunger sections, and depressing mechanism operatively connected to said plunger sections at the front of said base casing. p 4l. ln, a newspaper vending machine, a casing provided with a vertically extending transparent frontand plunger and paper feed .sections therein, gravity feed supply mechanism including an inclined magazine chute inclined toward and spaced from said transparent front affording an intermediate feed ejection slot, means for adjusting said ger sections mounted within said front,

inclined chute to adjust said slot, and plun ger mechanism operatively connected to said` plunger sections.

5. In a newspaper vendlng machine, a casing provided with a vertically extending transparent delivery front, spring resisted paper feed plunger sections Wltlnn said front, a magazine chute adjustably mounted. within said casing and inclined toward said front, means for adjusting saidchute toward and from said front, and a gravity feed fol-1V lower member mounted above said inclined chute adapted to carry the supply against and toward said paper feed plunger sections in a vertical position.

6. In a newspaper vending machine, a casing provided with a vertically extending de-A livery front, spring resisted paper feed plungravity feed supply mechanism Within said casing 1n coperative relation to said front, means for moving some of said plunger sections toward and from the source of supplyv sisted vertically movableplunger sections, av

pair of paper feed sections carried thereby, link members connecting said plunger sections and paper feed sections. gravity feed mechanism carrying the supply against and toward said paper feed sections ina vertimomes cal position, and means for depressing said plunger sections whereby said paper fee sections are moved inwardly against the Supply- 8. In a newspaper vending'machine, a casing provided with a vertically extending delivery front, a pair of spring resisted vertically movableplunger sections Within said front, a pair of paper feed'sections carried by said plunger sections, link members conmecting said plunger sections and paper feed sections, a magazine chute adjustably mounte'cl in said casing and inclined toward said front, and a gravity feed carriage mounted on said chute and adapted to carry the supply against and toward said paper feed sec- -tions. Y i l 9. In a newspaper vending machine, a casing having a vertically extending delivery front and spring resisted plunger and paper feed sections, means for depressing said plunger sections, gravity feed supply mech' anism within said casing in coperative relation to said front, and means for moving said paper feed sections toward and from the source of supply as said plunger sections are moved downwardly and upwardly, respectively.

In testimony whereof I have aiiixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

l WILLIAM S. GLINES. Witnesses I O. O. BILLMAN, F. C. ADAMS.

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