US1235247A - Coin-controlled vending-machine. - Google Patents

Description

A. RYDQUIST.

COIN CONTROLLED VENDING MACHINE.

APPucATloN r|LEn ocT.2.1915.

Patented July 31, 1917.

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By Y v A nba/vers A. VRYDQUISTl COIN CONTROLLED VENDING MACHINE.

` APPLICATION FILED OCT. 2, I9I5. v 1,235,247. Patented July 31, 1917.

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APPLICATION FILED OCT- 2, 1915- 1,235,247. A Patented July 31,1917.

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IME/vrai? A. HYDQUiST COIN CONTROLLED VENDING MACHiNE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 2. i915. n 1,235,247. Patented July 3L 1mg.

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il Y INVENTOH ATTORNEYS AJRYDQWST. colN CUNTROLLED vENmNG MACHINE.

APPUCATlON FILED OCT- 2 15H5.

Patented July 31, 1917'.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 5 A from/5v5 ADOLPH RYnQUs'r, or noonnsrna, NEW YORK.

o'oIN-ooivrnonnnn vENDrNG-MAGHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 3'1, 1917.

Application le'cl October 2, 1915. Serial No. 53,680.

To all lwhom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ADoLPH RYDQUIST, of Rochester, in the county Aor' Monroe and State lof New York, have invented certain new and yuseful Improvements in Coin- Controlled Vcnding-l/ lachinesg and I do hereby declare the .following to `be .a full, clear, and exact vdescription of the same, reference being had 'to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of vthis specification, and to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

My present Ainvention relates to coin controlled vending machines and it has `for it-s object to provide a machine `which isespecially adapted forthe sellingfof smallpackages of goods such as gum, candy and the like, said machines being adapted to be mounted in public places. To these ends the machine embodies certain novel features in the constructionfof the shell or casing which in addition to adding to its attractiveness, lessens the possibility of damage to the interior mechanism and the unauthorized removal of the goods. Further the invention comprises an improved mechanism for delivering the goods upon the insertion or" coins of the proper denomination, said mechanism comprising features whereby spurious coins, paper disks, washers and the like may be detected and discharged without effecting a deliveryofgoods or .interfering with the operation of the machine. To these and other ends the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations ofparts, all as will be hereinafter more Jfully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims `at 'the end of the specication.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a riront elevation of the machine constructed in accordance with my present invention., a portion of the front of the machine being broken away;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line2"-2X of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation;

Fig. 4 isfan enlarged rear view of one edge of the casing;

Fig. 5 is a horizontalsectional view taken on the line .5X-5X of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view taken on the linc GX-GX of Fig. 4;

Fig. 7 is a detail horizontal sectional view taken on the line 7 T X of Fig. 6;

Fig. S is adetail sectional view taken on lthe line SXMSX of Fig. 4;

l Fig. 9 is a detail sectional view on the line. 9X`9X of Fig. 8 showing -the ylocking projection which Kholds vthe removable upper section of the case in position;

Fig. l() is an enlargedsectio-nal view taken on .the line 10X-l0X of Fig. l showing the com controlled mechanism and goods ejectingldevices, the parts being in their normal position;

Fig. 1l is a similar view showing 'the position of `the goods ejector upon the insertion of the proper coinwhenthe-parts are advanced into ejecting position;

Fig. l2 is a view similar to Fig. 'l1 taken on the section line 10X-l0X of Fig. l show.- ing the parts in partially operated position;

-F ig. 13 is a detail plan view showing the goods kejector taken on the line 13X13 of Fig. 10;

14 is an endelevationiof the carriage supporting the coin mechanism and .goods ejector;

Fig. l5 is a rear elevation of the coin mechanism, the rear cover plate being removed;

Fig. 16 is a horizontal plan view taken on the line 16X-16X of Fig. 10; j

Fig. 17 is a detail horizontal View showing the position of the coin testing devices at the beginning of their inward movement;

Fig. 18 is a similar view showing the position of said parts as they approach the limit of their inward movement vat the 'in stant the coin is deposited;

Fig. 19 is a top plan view of themagazines in which -the goods to loe delivered, are supported, and l Fig. '20 is a detail horizontal. sectional view taken on line 20x-2OX of Fig. 2.

Similar reference numerals throughout the several views indicate the same parts.

Machines of the character to which my invention is directed are mounted in eX- posed places where they are most accessible to the public, such as store fronts,.street corners, railway stations and similar localities and for this reason it is essential :that the casing of the machine shall be du'rably constructed, weather proof andof vsuch a character as to prevent being easily damaged by persons maliciously inclined. In carrying out my present invention I have ,provided a construction of casina's which is. especially adapted to be made of sheet metal, the parts casing generally described comprises two parts, a base A, which may be mounted upon a pedestal or attached to a wall or similar support, and which contains the coin mechanism and magazines. The other part is the removable closure or cover B which is detachable to afford a`ccess to the interior mechanism and is held in place by interlocking projections cooperating with the base, one of which is a key controlled lock.

The base A of the machine comprises the back plate l, at each side of which, at its bottom edges, are the sides 2 2 formed by bending sheet metal plates into the shape shown in Fig. 7, providing them with inner surfaces 2a and outer surfaces 2b, the former being connected to the forwardly projecting flange la of the back l, while the latter is provided with a flange member 2C which is bent inwardly to abut the outwardly turned flange 3b carried by the inner surface 2, the abutting members being preferably connected by spot-welding. IThe opening between the surfaces 22L and 2b at the top thereof is closed for the greater' part of its length by a plate 2d preferably held in position by spot-welding. The bottom of the base is formed by castings 3 located beneath the side walls 2 2 to which they are interlocked by grooves in their upper surfaces which receive the edges of the walls 2l and 2b and screws 3a which enter flanged pieces 3b between said walls. These castings are provided at their forward ends with inwardly extending projections 3c to which the lower front portion ab of the chute el is attached by means of suitable screws lfd, said portions terminating in a rearwardly extending flange etc, upon which rests the bottom plate 5, the rear edge thereof having a flange 5a extending upwardly by which it is secured to the back l. The sides of the bottom of the chute are supported on shelves 5d which extend inwardly from the sides of the casting 3. The chute 4 along which the goods descend is carried upwardly and secured to the back l at a point above the place where the goods arc ejected by the coin controlled mechanism as shown in Fig. 2. At its lower end the chute is formed with a transverse rib or projection la which is adapted to arrest the movement of the goods descending in the chute.

Extending between the sides 2 2 is a mechanism support 6 comprising a metal plate having formed on the bottom thereof a roll 6 engaging with a circular projection 6b on a casting 6 which contacts with the lower front of the mechanism case as shown in Fig. 2. The top of the casting is recessed to receive a rearwardly and downwardly inclined flange 6b on the metal plate. rlhe front wall ll of the mechanism casing extends down into engagement with the metal. plate for the purpose of holding the casing against rearward displacement. The ends of the casting GC are provided with spaced projections 6e extending through the inner walls 2a of the sides 2 preferably in engagement with the outer walls 2b. The projections Ge are adapted to support the casting 6 and the flanged members 8b with which the screws L are connected for the purpose of securing the sides 2 within the grooves formed in the casting 3.

rlhe section B of the casing comprises the front wall 7, the edges of which are turned rearwardly to form the sides 7a, the rear edges of which are bent inwardly as indicated by 7b to form connecting members for the flanges 7". The front and side walls of the casing rest upon a casting S having on-its upper edge a flange 8a lying within the front and side walls to which the walls are attached by screws 8b. Extending downwardly and at the outer edge of the casing is a flange 8C which surrounds the upper edges of the side walls 2 2. Downwardly extending projections 7d are positioned at the rear corners of the bottom of the side walls 7 of the cover B for the purpose of engaging the inner faces of the bottom side walls 2@L for holding the bottom of the casing B in proper position upon the casing A. The forwardly extending flanges 7C and the connecting members 7b of the sides 71 are out or notched as shown at 7e in Figs. 4 and 8 for the purpose of receiving the head lb and shank lc of a stud ld carried by the flange lfL of the back l for the purpose of providing means for securing the top of the closure B in position upon the flanges lu. The back l and flanges la are extended up a considera-ble distance above the closure A to which the flanges are secured by means of l suitable screws le, the inner walls 2a of the sides 2 being slightly depressed at their rear edges to receive said flanges as shown in Fig. 7. The top edge of the closure B is provided with a cover plate 8d spaced slightly above the closure, the side and front edges of which are rolled or bent downwardly to embrace the front wall 7 and the side walls 7, the rolled edges being provided with openings 8e to allow for the circulation of air through the casing. Underlying the plate 8d is a top flange 8f projecting forwardly from the upper edge of the back 1 having a downwardly turned extremity Sg forming a shoulder with which the bolt of a key lock 9 cooperates. On the front of the cover is a mirror 10 and below the latter is a glass covered sight aperture l1 permitting a view of the goods contained in the machine, to be had, access to the latter.' being prevented by a suitable grating l2.

In illustrating the coin controlled goods delivering mechanism l have shown these parts arranged in sets of two each. but it will be understood that one or more of these mechanisms may be arranged in a. single casing, but as. these parts are dupli.- cated, a description of one willt suilice for all. Each set of two mechanisms. is supported as a unit ina frame comprising, side walls 134.13 and front and, rear walls 14 and 15 which areso shaped that the mechanism may be carried on the support 6 as shown in Fig. 2. The. walls 1.3, and 1.5 constitute a mechanism casing within which. is supported the sliding carriage on which the coin mechanism and. the4 goods ejectors are mounted. This carriage com-v prises two/ parallel flangesV 16 and17. which are spaced apart, on the. plate 1,8 which is moved. inwardly by a. push rod 19 againstl tension of a comparatively heavy spring 20 which yields` only when the carriage reaches the limit of its inward mcifement in the j event continued pressure is applied to saidrod. The restoring. o f the carriage t0 its normal position when pressure is removed from the rod 19 is assured by a spring 21 housed in a tube 22 and engaging a linger 23 on theplate 18 which projects through aV slot in the tube. The goods sold by the machiney are contained in the magazines los cated above andl in rear of the-normal; position of the carriageand supported upon the latter are ejecting devices which, when. brought into operation, as a. result consequent upon the insertion of a coini of the properI dimensions followed by movement imparted to the. carriage through thei medium of the push rod 19, arel adjusted into operative position so as to engage and discharge the lowermost packages of the stacks of goods in the magazines. The ejectors are formed of metal stampings comprising` the platesv 24, the forward edges of. which are bent upwardly forming pushers 25, while the rear ends 2,6 areA passed through the apertures 18a in the plate 18 to form pivotal. connections therewith and depending. from each ejector is an arm 27, the end of which projects into a slot or aperture in a lever 28 pivoted to a stud- 29 on the lower platform 17 of the carriage. The other end of the lever 28 extendsforwardly as indicated at 28l to the front edge of the platform 17, where it projects laterally` and is provided with a projection 30 which carries one end of a coil spring 31 which. serves to lock the lever 28 on its pivot and` to normally hold. it inthe position shown in Fig. 16 which insures the ejectorbeing held in its lowermost or-retracted position as shown in Fig. 10. Then a duplicate arrangement of coin mechanisms and ejector-s is mounted upon a single carriage` aspring 31 is connected to two of said. levers, which arrangement permits eitherv or both of them to be operated either independently orv simultaneously.

The lever 28 forms part of the coin controlled mechanism and extends in.` rear of and at one side of the path of movement of the coinf which passes onto its seat in front of the. pivot 29 after traversing the chute leading thereto which extends from the coin slot 32 inthe front platel 14' and comprises the spaced guides 33, arrangeds above the carriage, and the slot 34 in the upper plate 16 of the latter together with the-spaced.V fingers 313 and 3.6, (see Figs. 13 and 14). The lower platform 17 of the carriage isy provided with an aperture. in which the coin islmoved while it is performing its. function of transmitting motion. to the. ejectorand through which it is finally deposited, but until the ejecting operation has been completed the coin rests uponi a seat formed by the shorter side of an aperture or s-lot 37 in a gage plate 38. which is of a length. less than the-diameter of a proper coin or; check, the. lon ger side ofthe slot being of a2 greater length than the coin andE adapted to, discharge the same under predetermined conditions,l the gage plate being pivoted on a stud 29. rllhe aperture or slot 37 is formedl in. the shape shown to provide an inner shoulder 39Y and a rear V-shaped edge. 40 which permits. these parts to be made so as to accurately gage the diameterl and thickness of the coin, which when held. thereon cooperates with a projection 28b on the portion 2 81 of the lever. The gage plate 3.8 is also provided with a downwardly extending projection or stud 38EL lying in a camA groove on a bracket 41 supportedi onthe side wally 13. The cam groove at its outer end extends laterally as` indicated in dotted. lines at 41a to impart a slight rotary movement tothe gage plate immediately upon the commencement of the inward movement of the main carriage and it curvesinwardlyto the point 41h, where at the timer when, the carriage approaches. the limit of its inward movement, said gage plate 38 is rocked so as to carry the shoulder 39 in the opposite direction and well out of alinement of the lower end of the coin chute. Expressing the movement of the gage plate inl other terms, it may be said, by referring to Fig. 1G, that the motionl impart-ed' to it by the outer endof the cam` slot carries the. coin toward the left handv side of its normal position to` actuate the ejector into operative position, and when rocked in the opposite direction b v portion 41b of the cam slot it moves the shoulder 39 to the right hand side of said normal position for the purpose of discharging the coin. The gage plate 38 is further provided with the shoulder 39 against which the coin is held in light contact by a leaf spring 42 carried on the stud 42a on the leverl 28 and in front of the shoulder 39 is a step or enlargement 37EL of the recess 37.. Now it will be seen that when the` gage plate 38 is moved toward the right hand side of the plane of the coin chute the coin will be carried into contactwith the iixed abutment 36 which, acting as a stop, will permit the shoulder 39 to be carried from beneath the periphery of the coin, the edge of which passing into the recess 37 will fall through the aperture in the platform 17 of the carriage into the money boX 43.

From the arrangement of the parts above described it will be seen that the coin is supported at its edges by the opposing shoulders of the gage plate 38 and that it is held from dislodgment thereon momentarily by .the spring Ll2 until the coin engages the finger 2ST on the lever 28, after which it imparts movement to said lever rocking the latter upon its pivot 29 and raising the ejector Q4 into ejecting position, as shown in Fig. 12, where it is held until the. goods are deposited as shown in Fig. 11. Thereafter the gage plate swings laterally per mitting the ejector to be restored to its normal position and finally causing the coin to be deposited before the carriage is restored to its normal position by the action 0f the spring 21. The projection 28h tests the coin and in the event a washer has been inserted, said projection enters the aperture therein and no movement of the ejector takes place. The spring 81 places suiiieient tension upon the lever Q8 and offers resistance against the movement of the projection so that a paper disk will either be perforated or crumpled, so that movement is not imparted to the ejector.

The discharge of the goods from the magazines can be facilitated and the depth or thickness of the machine reduced by providing on the lower end of the magazine, the downwardly and rearwardly extending plate de and in rear of the magazine a similar plate 45 which is curved or arched slightly to provide a space in which square packages may turn during the time they are being pushed out of the magazine by the ejector 25 and to assist in this turning move ment, I provide a light leaf spring 46 arranged on the outer side of the plate 45 and having the end 46a projecting through an aperture in said plate and lying in such a position that it engages the upper edge of the package and serves to force the latter downwardly toward the plate 45 at the time when it is leaving the bottom of the magazine as shown in Fig. 11.

I claim as my invention:

l. A check controlled device comprising a movable carrier and a gage plate mounted thereon provided with an opening, one side of which is longer than the other, the shorter side being adapted to receive and the longer to discharge a check, an actuator, and means for operating the actuator upon the operation of the carrier te shift the discharge side of the opening in the path of the check after a predetermined movement of the gage plate has been effected.

2. A check controlled device comprising a movable carrier and a gage plate mounted thereon provided with a slot at one side of which is formed a shoulder adapted to receive one edge of a check the other side of the slot being of suiiicient length to discharge the check, means for moving the gage plate upon movement of the carrier to position the discharge side of the slot in the path of the check.

3. A check controlled device comprising a movable carrier and a gage plate mounted thereon movable relatively to the carrier and provided with a slot, one side of which is adapted to receive and the other to discharge a check, means for holding the check in the receiving side of the slot a predetermined length of time, and means for moving the gage plate upon movement of the carrier to position the discharge side of the slot in the path of the check.

1l. A check controlled device comprising a movable carrier and a gage plate mounted thereon provided with a slot, one side of which is of greater length than the other, the shorter side constituting means for receiving and holding a check and the longer side for discharging said check, and means for operating the gage plate upon the op eration of the carrier to shift the discharging side of the slot in the path of the check after a predetermined movement of the gage plate has been eieeted.

5. A check controlled device comprising a movable carrier and a gage plate mounted thereon provided with a slot, one side of which is of greater length than the other, the shorter side constituting means for receiving and holding a check, and the longer side for discharging said cheek, means for operating the gage plate upon the operation of the carrier, and means for holding the check in the shorter side of the slot during a predetermined movement of the gage plate, the complete operation of said gage plate effecting the discharge of the check through the longer side of the slot.

6. A check controlled device comprising a movable carrier and a gage plate operatively connected with the carrier and provided with a slot, one side of which is of greater length than the other, the shorter side constituting means for receiving and holding a check and the longer side for discharging said check, a movable member adapted to engage said check and operable thereby upon the movement of the gage plate, and an ejector operatively connected with said movable member.

7 A check controlled device comprising a reciprocating carrier j and a gage plate mounted thereon provided. with a slet, une

side of which is of greater length than the other, the shorter side constituting means for receiving and holding a check and the longer side for discharging said check, means for operating the gage plate upon the operation of the carrier to shift the discharging side of the slot in the path of the check after a predetermined movement of the gage plate has been effected and means operatively associated with the check to prevent the carrier from returning to normal position before the discharge of said check is effected.

8. In a check controlled apparatus, the combination with a movable check carrier having a recess therein to receive a check, of a gage plate operatively connected with t-he carrier provided with a slot one side of which is of greater length than the other, the shorter side of the slot being normally in position to receive a check through the recess, the longer side of the slot being adapted to discharge said check upon a predetermined movement of the gage plate, a movable member for engaging the check adapted to be operated thereby upon movement of the gage plate, and an ejector operatively connected with said movable member.

9. In a check controlled apparatus, the combination with a movable check carrier having a recess therein to receive a check, of a gage plate pivotally mounted upon the carrier provided with a slot, one side of which is of greater length than the other, the shorter side of the slot being normally in position to receive a check through said recess, means for rocking the gage plate when the same is moved by the carrier, a check stop positioned on the shorter side of said slot adjacent thereto, a movable check engaging member on the opposite side of the slot operable through the movement of the check by the movement of the gage plate in one direction, the return movement of the gage plate causing the check to engage said stop until the longer side of the slot is moved into the path of the check to release the same, and an ejector operatively connected with said movable check engaging member.

10. In a check controlled apparatus, the combination with a movable check carrier having a. recess therein to receive a check, of a gage plate movable with the carrier provided with a slot, one side of which is of greater length than the other, the shorter side of the slot being normally in position to receive a check through the recess and of a length less than the diameter of the check, a check stop positioned on the short side of said slot adjacent thereto, means for causing the gage plate to first move outwardly and then inwardly beyond its normal position during the movement of the carrier, whereby the check is adapted to engage said stop before the completion of the return movement of the gage plate, so that the longer side of said slot may be positioned in the path of the check to cause the release of the same.

l1. In a check controlled apparatus, the combination with a movable check carrier having a recess therein to receive a check, of a gage plate movable with the carrier, provided with a slot, one side of which is of greater length than the other, the shorter side of the slot being normally in position t0 receive a check through the recess and of a length less than the diameter of the check, a check stop positioned on the short side of said slot adjacent thereto, means for causing the gage plate to irst move outwardly and then inwardly beyond its normal position during the movement of the carrier, whereby the check is adapted tol engage said stop before the completion of the return movement of the gage plate, so that the longer side of said slot may be positioned in the path of the check to cause the release of the same, and means for holding the check in the short side of the slot during the outward and inward movement of the gage plate.

12. In a check controlled apparatus, the combination with a movable check carrier having a recess therein to receive a check, of a gage plate movable with' the carrier provided with a slot, one side of which is of greater length than the other, the shorter side of the slot being normally in position to receive a check through the recess and of a length less than the diameter of the check, a check stop positioned on the short side of said slot adjacent thereto, a movable member for engaging the check on the side opposite y ADOLPH RYDQUIST.

Vitnesses:

HENRY lV. HALL, FRANCIS J ARDONE, J r.

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