US1338238A - Ticket printing and issuing machine - Google Patents

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H. A. MARTIN.

TICKETI PRINTING AND ISSUING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I4, 1917.

l 1,338,238, Patented Apr. 27, 1920.

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TICKET PRINTING AND ISSUING MACHINE.

APPLICATIONl FILED MAY I4. 1917.

Patented Apr. 27, 1920.

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TICKET PRINTING AND ISSUING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I4. 1917.

HAAKON A. MARTIN H. A. MARTIN.

TICKET PRINTING AND ISSUING MACHINE.

APPLxcATloN FILED MAY 14, 1917.

1,338,238. Patented Apr. 274, 1920.

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HAAKON A. MARTIN, 0F DAYTON, 01H10, ASSIGNOR T0 THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY, vOF DAYTON, OHO.

TICKET PRINTING AND SVSUING EACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

redeemed Api-.27, 192e.

Application filed May 14, 1917. Serial No. 168,515.

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Be it known that I, ILIAArioN A. MARTIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State. of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Ticket'Printing and issuing Machines, of which l declare the following to be a full; clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in ticket issuing machines and has particular ret'erence to machines of the kind constructed to print and issue a variable number of tickets atan operation of the machine. i i

One object of the invention is to provide a simple, compact machine for use in the` ticket offices of-theaters and other places where tickets are used.

i Another objectof the invention is to provide a machine which can be operated to issue an indefinite number of tickets, as dis-4 tinguished Vfrom 'machines"in the prior art which can be operate-d 4to issue a variable munber of tickets up to a certain number only. ln other words, the improved machine is vnot limited by its construction to issuing any maximum number of tickets, but can, if occasion demands it, vissue practically an unlimited number of tickets by continuous operation of the machine.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved mechanism for machines issuing tickets of two or more classes which will permit rendering the ticket printing and feeding devices of one class effective and allow them to remain undisturbed in etfective condition until the last ticket of a series is delivered.`

Another object is to provide mechanism whereby a machine lock and circuit controlling devices for an electric motor may be controlled for continuous operation, but which is so arranged that the machine lock and circuit controlling devices may be rendered etiective to break the motor circuit and stop the machine whenever the desired number of tickets has been produced.

WVith these and incidental objects in view, the invention Aconsists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, the essentialelements of which are set forth in appended claims, and a preferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter described with reference to the drawings which accompany and form partof the specification. Y

@t said drawings: f

Figurel is "a top plan view of the improved mechanisnr with some of the parts omitted and others'broken away.

F ig. 2 shows the face of one of the tickets printed and issued by the machine.

Fig., 3 is a. rear view of Lthe improved mechanism. 1

Fig. 4 is a detail of one of the cams for operating one of the ticket numbering devices.

Fig'. 5 is a right side view of one of the ticket keys and the mechanism for temporarily latching the kevin depressed position.

Fig. G is a section taken on the line 6 6 of F ig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrows.r f

Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7 7 of Fig. l2 and shows particularly the devices for insuring correct operative .relationship between some of the ticket printing andl feeding devices andthe restof the mechanism.

Fig. 8 is a section on the line 8 8 of Fig. 3. looking in the' direction of the arrows.

lifig. 9 shows one of the cams forrendering the associated ticket printing` and feeding mechanism ineffective after the desired number of tickets has been issued. I

Fig. l0 shows devices for latching the shaft controlling the ticket printing and feeding mechanism in either of itstwo p0-y sitions. c

lfig. il is a section on the line 11--11 of Fig. 3. `looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. l2 is a front view of devices for feeding tickets and printing on the faces thereof matter such as shown in Fig. 2. and shows particularly the construction of the frame supporting said devices.

The machine in the drawings is arranged to issue tickets of two different classes but, as will be apparent later, by adding additional usections the machine can be made to unlocks 'therdriving mechanism, starts the motor,'1f the machinel is electrically operi .-ated, and connects the corresponding ticket printing and feeding mechanism to the driv- 5.5 K certain parts of the mechanism, as hereining mechanism. If the finger is removed from the key' immediately when the driving mechanism starts a single ticket will be delivered. Y

. By holding thefkey depressed the motor V.and driving mechanism will` operate the.

connected ticket 'mechanism continuously until the desired number of tickets has been produced. Each "time the machine starts to issue a ticket thev key will be given an impulse which can be felt by the operator and these impulses are to be counted by the 0perator to keep track of the numberl of tickets. Then the last impulse is felt the finger is removed from the key and as soon as the machine finishes issuing the last ticket the circuit through the motor is broken and movement of the driving mechanism arrested. f The ticket printing and feeding mechanism rendered effective by depressing a key remains effective until the yvery end of the operation to issue the last ticket'. tosay, a section of ticket printing and feeding mechanism havingr once,l been rendered effective is not disturbed in any Way, regardless of the number of tickets issued, until the operation to issue the clast ticket is completed. The circuit controllingdevices also remain undisturbed after the circuit is once closed until the desired amount of work has been accomplished and the key released.

sides respectively support most of the mechanism and are connected together by two crocss frames 23 and 24 suitably constructed to give the necessary amounty of rigidity. These cross frames are also used to support after pointed out in detail.

' Driving meclzai/ism.

The machine is arranged to be operated either by means of an operating handle 25 (Fig. 1)* or by means of an electric motor.

The motorf-used is of the type fully shown and described in United States Letters Pat- Tliat is ent 1,144,418 issued June 29, 1915, to Chas. F. Kettering and lVilliam'A. Cliryst. Said patent also shows the operating` and circuit controlling connections employed between fastened to a. short shaft 29 journalediii the right machine frame 21. The gear 28 meshes with a gear 31 loose on a iod 32 and meshing with a small idle pinion 33. The pinion meshes with a gear 31 fastened to a Cshaft L35 and with an idle gear 36 loose -on a rod 3i. l` he gear 36 in turn'meslies with al 'small idle pinion 38 meshing with a gear 39 fastened to a shaft 40. The construction is suchvr that ateacli opeiation to issue a ticket the shafts 35 and -10 are each given a complete rotation or cycle of movement.

The operating handle 25 (Fig. 1) has a one ivay driving connection (not shown) with a bevel gear -15 meshing with a bevel gear 1G rigid with a gear 4T (see also Fig. S). The gear 47 meshes with a large transmission gea-r 4S which in turn meshes with the gear 39, previously mentioned. The operating handle gearing just referred toiis so proportioned that each turn of the handle E25 ivill cause the shafts LlO'and 35 to make a, complete rotation in the same direction as 'if they were'. driven by the motor. f

In the normal condition of lthe parts the i circuit through the motor is kept open and the motor held disconnected from the operating mechanism by an arm 53 (Figs. l and. 3) in the manner fully'd'escribed in the Kettering and Cliryst patent referred to above. The driving shaft 35 is also normally held against movement by a stop 5l (Fig. 11) resting against an arm 55 fastened to the shaft. lVhen a key is depressed the arm 53 Iand the stop 54 aresivun'g to ineffective position and themotor will then drive the shafts 35 and 40 one or more complete rotations depending upon tlie number of tickets to be issued.

T he keg/board and cogiiiectz'oizs for controZ-- Zz'fng the/motor and mach-ine Zac/7c. As before stated, the present machine has tivo, sets of ticket printing and issuing devices with a. key for each device.

These keys, as shown in Fig. 1, bear they numerals 5 and 10 to indicate the value of the tickets issued under their control. Each key consists of an arm G1 (Figs. l, 5 and G) looselv mounted o n a shaft 62. Each key arm 6,1 carries a pin 63 normally resting against the pressed position.

' end of spring tensionedihook or latch 64.

lVlien a key is depressed the latch 64 engages the stud 63 to hold the key in de- Immediately after Ythe driving mechanism starts to move, the latch 64 will be disengaged and ,held disengaged during the first half of the operation. rllhc mechanism that disengages the latch gives the key a slight impulse which Will be noticeable to the operator if the finger reniainsgon the key but the key is not moved all the Way back to its undepressed positionlf the finger 'has been removed from the key springs referred to more specifically later on return the key to its original position before the mechanism holding the. latch 6i ldisengaged releases the latch.

Rigid with each of the key arms 61 is a hub 66 (Fig. 1) to which is fastened an arni.

67 engaging a `lug 68v formed on a lever 69 (see also Fig. 6) vloose on the shaft 62. Springs 72 and 73tend at all times to hold the key arms V61 and levers 69 in the posi-` -tions shown.v lt is apparent that when a key is depressed the associated lever 69 will be rocked clockwise (Fig. 6) on the shaft 62. rllhe levers 69 serve to connect the corresponding sections of ticket printing and issuing mechanism to the driving mechanism.

They also coperate with devices controlling an operating relationship between the keys and with devices controlling the coin-L 'pletion of an operation of a lticket print-4 ing and issuing mechanism after such an op; eration is once begun.

Depression ofJ a key 61 also rocks the` shaft 62 and this moves the stop 5t (Fig. 11) to ineffective position and permits the arm 53 (Figs. 1 and to be swung away from the position shown to release the devices for establishing a driving connection between the motor and the driving mechanism and wat the same time close the circuit through the motor. T his rocking movenient is imparted to the shaft 62 by engagement of the lower edges of the key arms 6l with shoulders 7T (Fig. 1) of arms 73 fastened to the shaft 62. rlhe. arrangement is such that depression of either key will rock the shaft to the same extent. The connections for releasing the motor controlling arm 53 will be described first.

Fastened to the right hand end of the shaft 62 is a spring teiisioiied arm 81 (Figs. .is shown in the latter figure.

the forward end of a flange 82 extending laterally from an aim 83 fastened to a rock shaft 8-1. Rigid with the arm 83 is an arm carrying a stud 86 engaging a slot in 'the upper endV of y.a lever 87 pivoted at 88 to the side of a lever 89 loose on a sleeve 90 which is in turn journaled on the rod 32. The lever 89 is normally stationary. rElie the motor controlling arm 53 clockwise.

(Fig. 8) to permit the motor to stait the "'iiiacliine.

rEhe spring 99 is released as soon as the end of the arm 81 (Fig. 8) is carried up far enough byklepression of a key to clear the flange 82 on the arm 83 fastened to the shaft 8-t. The spring then rocks the motor controlling arni 53 clockwise (Fig. 8) thereby, through the link 98 and link 93. rocking the small lever 87 clockwise on its pivot 88.

-This necessarily rocks the shaft Si in a counter clockwise direction and carries the flange 82under the rear end of the arm S1.

Ait the time the shaft 62 is rocked to raise the rear end of the arm 81 above the fiange 82, the arm 69 associated with the operated key is also swung as previously described to carry its rear endV upward. )Vlieii the shaft 8st is rocked counter-clockwise by the spring 99 a. flange 101 (Fig. 6) projecting laterally from an arm 102 fastened to the shaft 84 will be' carried under a stud 103 fastened to the side of the arni 69 for the operated key. rll'lie arm 69 for said key will.

therefore, be latched in elevated position from both sections of the machine. but the depression of the keys must be simultaneous as one cannot be depressed after theniachiiie has been started by depressing the other.

)Wien more than one ticket is desired the pressure of the finger on the key 61 is maintained until the machine has started to deliver the last ticket. rThis pressure on the key 61 holds the controlling aini 81 (Fig. 8) up out of the. path of the flange 82. .its

each ticket is issued the lever 89 is rockedy first counter-clockwise (Fig. 8) and then clockwise about the rod 32 by a cam 111 (Fig. cooperating with a roller 112 carried by the lever. The link 93 will at this time be stationary and the lever 87 (Fig. S) will simply rock around its pivotal connection 92 with the link 93 thereby causing the,l lever 8T to rock the shaft 84 clockwise (Fig.

8) far enough to permit the arm 81 to drop l has been removed from' the key 61. If the arm 81 has dropped into the path of the flange 82'then as the cam 111 rocks the lever 89 back to its normal/position the upper end of the lever 8T will be held stationary and the lever 8T will be rocked counter-clockwise about the pin 86. This will draw the link -93 forward and operate through the link 98 to return the motor controlling arin `53 to the position where it will disconnect the motor.

As previously stated, the stop 54 (Fig. 11)

normally coperates with an arm to prevent rotation of the driving shaft 35. When a key is depressed and the shaft 62 rocked, the stop 54 is swung out of the path of the arm and the shaft `freed for rotation. This swinging movementI is imparted to the stop 54 by a link 113 connecting an arm formed on the stop and an arm 114 fastened to the rock shaft 62. It is apparent that as long as the shaft 62 `is held in rocked position by pressure on a key 61 the) stop 54 will be held out of the path of the arm so that the stop will not interfere 'with rotations of the shaft lVhenmthe finger is removed from the key and the shaft 62 later rocked back to its normal positionthe stop 54 will be swung back to the position where it will intercept the arm55 and positively stop the shaft 35.

As previously statedthe depressed key 61 is temporarily locked in depressed posi* tion by the` spring operated hook 64 (Figs. 5 and 6). At the beginning of each rotation of the driving shafts, these hooks are moved to ineffective position vand are held in in: effective position to permit the operated key to return to itsnormal position if the finger has been removed. As an incident to mov. ingthe hook 64 to ineffective position the 4key is given an impulse which can be felt if the operators finger remains on the key, thereby giving the key a pulsating movement which enables the operatorto keep count of the operations and consequently the number oftickeis issued.

The mechanism for releasing the key and giving the pulsating movement referred to1 includes a short arm 11,5 (Fig. 11) fastened to the left hand end" of a rock shaft 116. The key latching hooks 64 fare pivoted on this shaft. Fastened to the' shaft 116 .are two arms 117 (Figs. 5 and 6) carrying pins *i 118 which, as shown in Fig." 1` extend under the llower edges -of the keys 6l and. under shoulders 119 rigid with 'the key latching hooks 64. The arm 115 (Fig. 11) is pivoted to the upper end of a pitman 121 having the usual roller 122 engaging a cam groove 123 in a disk 124 fastened to. the `driving shaft 40. As soon as the shaft 40 begins to turn the pitman 121 is drawn down and the arms 117 (Figs. and 6) swung up, first to engagethe shoulders 119 and unlatch .the keys and then against the lower edge of the key which is held down and'lift the key slightly. At the beginning of the latter half of the rotation of theshaft 40 the Shaft 116 is rocked back to its original position and as the arm 117 `moves away from the" key finger pressure on ithe key will restore 'the key to its lowermost or fully depressed 1 position.

. Ticket printing and issuing mechanism.

The ticket printing and issuing mechanism comprises 4three plates 125 (Figs. 3,

6 and 12) fastened to a shaft 126 journaled in the side frames 21 and 22. The three plates 125 are also connectedby shaft 127 journaled in the plates. Fastened to the ends of the shaft 127 are levers 128 pro-y vided with notches or hooks to engage studs 129 attached to the machine frames 21 and 22. The left vhand one of the levers isi provided with a handle 130 to permit rocking ,the shaft 127- to disengage the levers from the studs 129. The plates 125 may then be swung forward to render conveniently accessible devices supported bythe plates and hereinafter described in detail.

F astened in the plates 125 is a` rod 131 on which the loosely ymounted eccentrics '132 forming bearings for impression rollers 133; Above the impression rollers 133 are two feeding and printing cylinders 134 and atitheupper end of the plates 125 is a pair of ticket feeding and printing cylinders 136 -with their outer trunnions 135 rotatably mounted in the outside plates 125. In order 4that the two cylinders 136 may rotate as a 'rigid with the gear 31 (Fig. 8). As previously indicated, the gear .31 makes a complete rotation at each ticket issuing operation and thecintermediate gearing is/so proportioned that the pair of cylinders 136 will also be given a complete rotation at each of such operations. y

Meshingwith the gear 141 is asmall in` termediate pinion 145 (Fig. 7 which in turn meshes with a gear 146 fastened to the right hand trunnion 135 of the righthand cylinder 134, thereby causing the cylinder 134 to rotatel in the same direction and the same distance as the cylinders 136. The cylinders 134 and 136 are provided respectively with flanges 151 and 152 to coperate with feedingrollers 153 and 154 to feed tickets.

Mounted in the cylinders 134 and 136 are consecutive numbering type wheels 157 (Fig. 12) and type wheels 158 for printing dates. cylinders are type plates 159 for printing on the faces ofthe tickets invariable matter such as shown in Fig. 2 and one cylinder of each vertical pair carries a perforating blade (not shown) to perforate a line 160 between the bod)T and coupon portions of the tickets. j I

The backs of the tickets are printed from type plates 171 (Fig. 6) attached to the peripheries of cylinders 172 fastened to the driving shaft 40. Thematter printed by the type plates 171 is not shownin the drawings but may be 'of any nature desired.

The impression rollers 153 and 154 cooperating respectively with the printing cylinders 134 and 136 are rotatably mounted on eccentrics 174 (Fig. 6') formed on sleeves 175 loose on the rods 32 and 37. Surrounding the sleeves 175 are members 181 (see also Fig.' 3) rigid with clamps 182 gripping vthe sleeves. The clamps 182 are, as is well known in the art provided to permit ad justing the eccentrics 174 to different positions according'to the impression desired and then tightening the clamps to hold the eccentrics in adjusted position. Pivoted on the shaft 40 is a member 184 slotted to engage a stud 185 carried by an arm 186 of a member carrying a clamp 187 holding in adjustment a sleeve 188 rigid with the eccentric 132 supporting the impression roller 133.

The members 181 for the impression rollers 153 and 154 and the member 184 operatively connected with the eccentric bearing member for the impression roll 133 are all provided withextensions pivoted to a link 191. An arm 192 rigid with the upper member 181 is pivoted to the lower end of a. member 193 provided with a slot 194 surrounding a stud 195 projecting from the side of the arm 69. The member 193 also carries astud 196. When a key is depressed and the corresponding arm 69 rocked upward the stud 195 and slot 194 will co* operate to swing the .member 193 upward'to engage the stud 196 with a slot 197 'in an arm'198 fastened to a rock shaft 199. At the beginning of the movement of the driving shaft 35 the shaft 199'is rocked clockwise (Fig. 6), thereby causing a flange 200 (Figs. 1 and extending laterally from an arm 201 fastened to the shaft 199 to pass under a stud 202 on the arm 69 and also 'causing the arm 198 to thrust the member 193 downward. This downward movement of the member 193 rocks the member 181 Attached to the peripheries of the` the eccentric 175 to swing the impression roller 154 into printing relation with the c vlinder 136. This movement is transmitted b v the link `191 to the eccentric 174 for the impression roller 153 and, through the member 184, is transmitted to the eccentric 132 for the impression roller 133 coperating with the cylinder 172 for printing the backs of the tickets. rllhe mechanism for rocking the shaft 199 will be described.V in detail later. it being sufficient at this point to state that when the shaft is first rocked to carry the flange 200 under the stud 202 and swing the impression rollers into printing relation with their ticket printing elements a condition \is established which remains until at the very end of the operation to issue the last ticket. At that time the flange 200 is withdrawn from engagement'with the stud 202 and the spring 73 will then return the arm 69 to the position shown and disengage the stud -196 from the slot 197 in the arm 198.

rl`he shaft 199 is rocked to rotate-the eccentrics 174 and 132 (Fig. 6) to carry the impression rollers into engagement shortly after the driving shaft 35 begins to turn to issue the first ticket. The shaft 199 then remains in rocked' position until just at the end of the rotation of the driving shaft 35 to'issue the last ticket of a series.

The mechanism for so rocking the shaft 199 is best shown in Fig. 8. 1t comprises a link 211 having a slot surrounding a stud 212 attached to an arm 213 fastened to the shaft 199. The lower end of the link 211 is pivotally connected to a bell crank 214 loose on the rod 96. ylhe other arm of the bell crank `214 is pivoted to the upper end of a pitman 215 actuated by a cam groove 216 in a disk 217 (see also Fig. 3) fastened to the driving shaft 35. The cam groove 216 is so shaped that shortly after the shaft 35 begins to turn the pitman 215 is'thrust upward, thereby drawing the link 211 downward and rocking the shaft 199 in a clockwise direction. This, as will be seen by referring to Fig. 6, will car the flange 200 under the stud 202 attached to the side of the .lever 69 associated with the depressed key. It is clear that the flange 200 will hold the arm 69 in elevated position and the printer connecting member 193 engaged with the operating arm 198 until the shaft 199 has fully completed its movement back to its normal position.

Whether the shaft 199 returns to its original position at the end of the first rotation of the shaft or at the end of some subsequent rotation depends upon the position of a connecting member 221 (Figs. 1 and 8). Said connecting member is piyoted on the stud 212 and comprises two arms, one of which is provided with a slot 222 surrounding a stud 223 attached to the` forward end of the link 93 previously mentioned, The other arm of the connecting member 221 is normally in engagement with a square stud 225 attached to the side of the link 211.` lVhen the motor cont-rolling arm 53 is released and rocked clockwise (Fig. 8) by its spring 99 and the link 93 dravvn rearward the link 93 will rock the connecting member 221 clockwise slightly on its pivot 212 so as to carry the one arm of the member out of the path of the stud 225 on the link 211. If the motor controlling arm 53 is returned to its normal position during the irst rotation of the driving shaft 35 its return will be completed in time to swing the connecting member 221 back toward its original position before the pitman 215 is drawn back doivn to its normal position and 'the link 211 thrust upward. rlille stud 225 will then cooperate with the associated firm ot the connecting member 221 to rock the shalt 199 back to its normal position.

lil, howeven the linger pressure on the ke)1 61 is maintained throughout the operation and the motor controlling arm 53 consequently prevented 'from assuming; its norn al position the link 93 will hold the connec'tingi` member 221 in its rocked positionrthat is with its short arm out o'f the path the stnd 225. Then when the link 211 is given i's npward thrust b v the pitmun 215 the shaft 199 will not be disturbed. is soon as the linger is removed `from the keyq however` and 'the arm 81 (Fig. 8) allowed to drop down into position to oppose the iiange 82 end thereby,

cause 'the motor controlling arm 53 to be returned to its normal position the connecting member 221 will be moved beck into position for .its short arm to intercept the stud 225 es the link 221 makes its linal movement with the result that the shaft 199 will be rocked back 'io its lirst or normal position and he impression roll eccentrics swung` in the proper direction 'to move their rolls out of feeding relation with their printing; and

cyli -ders The shaft is held in either of its 'tivo positions by a spring operati-'i lever 231 (lligrs. 1 and pivoted on the end of the 62. The rear end of the lever is suitably "formed 'to engage with notches in a member 232 -fastened to the rock shaft 199. lt is clear that the lever 225i and member 232 will cooperate not only 'to adjust he slizrlt slightl;7 if necessary to insure correct posi-v tion oi'l the shaft 199 but will also serve hold 'the shaft accidental*displacement during* operation of the machine.

The consecutive numberine` tvp-e wheels 15T 12) nre constructed 'to operate the ivell known deep notch principle. None of the mechanism directlv7 enpyagingi` the number type vvheels to actuate them is shown in the drawvinos. 'llhis mechanism is liovvever operatively connected to a small rock the opposite ends of the plate 235 are rollers 237 projecting through slots 238 in the ends of the cylinders and into the planes of cam arms 289 rigid with the eccentric operating members 181. In the normal position of the parts the cam arms 239 are doivn in the position shown in Fie. 6 but if the eccentric opera-ting members 181 are actuated to swing their impression rollers into printing position the cem arms 239 will be carried to the position shown in Fig. 4. ln the latter position e, com edge 2-0 of each arm will be in such e 'position that, as e printing cylinder is roteted7 first one vstud 23? vill engage the com edge 2li() and then the other stud 23T? with the result 'that the pl Je will be oscille-ted Vclocl-vvise counter-cloclm'ise. This osci plo serves throngli the ope tion mechanis i foot snovvn but on es so es to lio y r3. eedin i I i so oe n lfiigrid with.

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. J olates nnmbering` dcvices i to .sc-ro by manipuating ya knurled knob 263v (Fig. 12) rigid with the righthand trunnion of the right hand cylinder 134e. `Alfter the consecutive numbering` device has been turned to .zero and the `date type carriers set the knob 263 is then turned in a reverse directionI to bring an arrow 266 (Fig. t7) stamped on the gear 11:1 in alinement with an arrow 26? stamped on the adjacent plate 125. when these arrows are in alinement a shoulder 2T1pon a disk 22 rigid withthe gear 1&1 is in posijtion to enter anotch 273 in the periphery of a disk 2H (see also Fig. rigid with the gear 1-l2 previously mentioned. rfhe arrows 266 and 26T and the shoulder 211 and notch 273 all cooperate to insureestablishing correct relationship between the cylinders 1.3-1- and 13G-and the operating mechanism when the plates 12o are swung back to their inner position.

Knife operating mechanism.

Fastened to a support 275 (Figs. and 6) 1s a stationary knife 276 and for each of the ticket strips there is provided a movable' knife 2T?. rl`he stationary knife has slots 27S through which the ticket strips pass and the movable knives have recesses engaged bv studsy 279 on the lower facesy of plates 23() each forming part of a yoke, the side arms 281 of wlnch are pivoted on rods 282. Each rod 282 is supported at one end in a plate 233 and at the other b v an -arm 23-1. the plate 233 and arm 28% being e yally connected to a link 291 carrying a stud 292 extending through a straight slot in the forward end of a lever 293 loose on a rock shaft 294e and into a bayonet slot 295 1n an K arm 296'fastened to the rock shaft 29%.

Fastened to theshaft 294e pis an arm 302 carrying a roller 303 cooperating with a cam groove'30t in the side of a disk 305 (see also Fig. 3) fastened to the driving shaft The shape of the cani groove 304; is such that shortly after the driving shaft begins to turnlthe shaft 294 will be. rocked clockwise (Fig. 6) and held in rocked posispring 286 acts against the.

tion until the end of the rotation of the driving shaft when it will be rocked counter-clockwise to its original` position. ln the normal position of the partsthe studs 292 are in position to cooperate with a portion 30T of the bayonet slot 295 in the arm 296 and the levers 293 will not be moved. When a link 191 is thrust downwarch'however.. to rotate the impression roll eccentrics, the corresponding link 291 will be drawn forward so that its stud will cooper! ate with the forward portions of the slot-s in the lever 293 and arm 296. rThe forward portions of the slots are the same in width and the stud 292 will, therefore. form a bond between said arm and lever so that the rocking movement of the shaft 291 will be imoriginal position the. 'movement of the knifetated back to their normal position after the i last ticket of a series has been issued.

Ticket delivering (Ze/vices.

After being severed from the 4strips the tickets are fed out ofr the machine by knurled disks 311 (Figs. 1 and rigid together on sleeves 312 loose on a shaft 313. Cooperating with the-disks 311 are other knurled disks 3H rigid with sleeves 315 rotatably supported as hereinafter described by a rod 316 (see also Fig. 6) supported at its ends in lugs 31T extending rearward from the cross bar 2-1 of the machine frame work. Rigid with each pair of rollers 311 is a gear 321 and fastened to the shaft 313 adjacent each gear 321 is a gear 322. Associated with each pair of gears 321 and 322 is a clutch pinion 323 pivoted to the side of one arm 32A of a three armed member loosely mounted on the rod 290. downwardly extending arm 32o of each three armed member is provided with a laterally extending shoulder 326 engaging a cut-away portion 32T of the plate 233. The third arm 328 of the three armed member is formed laterally to bring it into the plane of the gear 321 and When the knife operating link 301 is coupled to the operating mechanism as previously described andthe link given its up- .is suitably formed to engage the teeth of i vthe gear.

4 ward thrust to draw the movable knife 277 rearward, the final movement of the plate 283 will swing the clutch pinion 323` into engagement with its companion gears 321 and 322, 'thereby connecting the feeding disks to the shaft`313.

The shaft -313 makes practically a comi pleterotation at each turn of the driving shaft., 35. .The gearing for Ftransmitting movement from theshaft 35 to the shaft 313 is shown in Fig. 11 and comprises a -partial gear 331 fastened to theY shaft4 35.

The blanka or locking portion 332 of the j'partial gear 331 is normally in engagement with one o'f three locking portions 333 of a gear 334 loose on a stud 330 fastened to the left hand frame 22. Rigidjwi'th the gear 334 is a slightly larger gear 335. The teeth of the gear 335 are at all times in mesh withv a gear 336 fastened to the shaft 313.

When the shaft 35 is unlocked by withadrawal of the stop 54 from the path ofthe arm 55 and the shaft 35 rotated, the locking portion 332 of the partialgear 331 will siniplyj ride idly in engagement /with the lock-. ing portion 333 of the gear 334 until the shaft 35 has made about one-third of a rotation when an arm 341 rigid with the partial gear 331 will engage one of the three studs 342 attached to the gear 334 and start the gears 334 and 335 at the time that the teeth on the gear 331 come into engagement with theteeth on the gear 334. The gear 331'wil1 then turn the gears 334 and 335 one-third of a rotation and drive the ticket .feeding shaft 313. W'hen the knife operating link 301 is drawn Vdown to move the knife 277 forward to sever the ticket, the

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yclutch pinion 323 will be disengaged from the gears 321 and 322. rlhe cut-away portion 327a of the plato 283 is long enough to permit relative movement between the plate and the three armed member carrying the clutch pinion 323, the reason for this being that the entireI movement of the plate 283 is not `needed to engage and f disengage the clutch pinion and its companion gears.

rod 343 serves to hold the pinions 323 in alinement when disengaged andthe curved arm 328 erforms a similar function for loose gear 321.(

In order to make it possible to regulate ,the gripping action of the disks- 311 and 314 the sleeves bearing' the latter are mounted on the usual eccentrics 345 provided with setting clamps 346 by which-the eccentrics mavbe adjusted to different positions and held in adjustment. "Coperhting with the clamps 346 are set screws 347 extending through shoulders 348 onthe upper edge of the cross lbar 24.Y Thewset screws v347 not only hold the clamps 346 and eccentrics 345 in position but they also afford a means by which an additional adjustment can be given the eccentrics without its being necessary to unloosen the clamps in case only a minor adjustment of the eccentrics is necessary. p

Ticket counters.

The machine .is provided with a counter y351 (Figs. 1 and 6) foi each kind of tickets. lVhen a key is depressed the corresponding counter will be connected to the driving mechanismI and will remain connected as long as the key is held in depressed position,

and as each ticket is issued the counter will be actuated to add one to the number previously yshown thereon.

The mechanism for operating they counters is actuated by the rock shaftl 116. This shaft, it will be remembered, is rocked once at each operation by the pitman 121 (Fig. 11). Fastened to therock shaft 116 is a short arm 353 for each counter, to the upper ends of which armsl are pivoted counter oper-' ating links 354. The counter operating links 354 are provided with bayonet slots 355 (Fig. 5) and surrounding studs 356 on the operating arms 357 for the counters. In the normal position of the keys studs 358 on the keys e age the undersides of the counter operating inks 354.and hold them up in' such position that when the shaft 1x16 is lrocked the portions 359 of the bayonet slots 355 will be opposite 'the studs 356. lVhen the machine is operated thelink 354 of the undepressed key will, when it is thrust forward, have no effect on the corresponding counterf W'hen the other key is depressed, however, thecounter operating link 354 is free to drop (to enga-ge Zthe nearly vertical portion of the bayonet slot 355 with the stud 356 and this movement is insured by a stud 365 on the key extending across the upper edgeof theicounter operating 1ink the tickets as they are issued. It is appar-A ent, however, that-when the ke 61 returns to its fully undepressed position, that is, when the arms 69 are allowed to drop, the studs 358 will raise the link 354 to the position shown thereby disconnecting the ycounter from ythe operating mechanism.

Operation. l 1n4 order to operate the machine to issue a single ticket of either kind the proper key 61 is simply depressed and the finger l single ticket.

immediately removed. This will cause the machine to be operated 'once and issue a If more than one ticket is Wanted, however, say ten tickets, the proper key is depressed and held depressed until ten tickets have been delivered. Vhen the key vis depressed it rocks the shaft 62 and raises the motor controlling arm 81 out of the path of the laterally extending iange 82 and the spring 99 will then immediately lift the motor controlling arm 53 out of engagement and serve through the connections 98, 97, 94, 93, 87 and 85 to rock the shaft 84 counter-clockwise (Figs. 6 and 8). Before this movementy occurs, however, the key Will have lifted the corresponding arm 69 to carry its stud 103 above the laterally extending flange 101 of the associated arm 102 fastened to the shaft so that when the shaft is'rocked the arm 69 will be latched in raised position. The arm 69 as it is moved `to raised position will 'swing the printer connecting link 193 to engage its stud 196 with the slot 197 in the operating arm 198 fastened to the rock shaft 199.

As soon as the driving mechanism begins its movement the shaft 199 is rocked to swing the impression rollers into feeding position and carry the laterally extending flange of the arm 201 under the stud 202 on the arm 69. rThis movement of the shaft is effected by the link 211, bell crank 214 and pitman 215. When the motor controlling ar-m 53 was lifted by the spring 99 and the shaft 84 rocked, the link 93 swung the tivo armed connecting member 221 Fig. 8) about its pivot 212 to carry the shorter arm of the member out of the path of the square stud 225. As long as the key is held depressed the motor controlling arm 53 remains in its upper or ineffective position and the connecting member 221 is held With its arm out of the path of the stud 225 so that the stud 'will clear the arm each time the link 211 is reciprocated. lihen the finger is removed from the key the arm 81 will drop into the path of the laterally projecting flange 82 so that when the member 89 is operated by its cam 111 the link 93 Will lbe dravvn forward to restore the motor controlling arm 53 and this Will also return the connecting member 221 into position for its short arm to intercept the stud 225. rl`hen when the link 211 makes its final movement the shaft 199 will be rocked back to its original position. thereby sivingingthe arm 201 to clear the stud 202 and allowing the arm 69 and printer connecting link 193 to be swung to their normal or ineffective position.

The time for removing the finger from the key to secure Athe number of tickets is indicated to the operator by the slight impulse given to the key when the stud 118- (Fig. 6) engages the underside of the key 61 each time the shaft 116 isf-rocked. For example, if ten tickets are wanted the key is held doivn until the operator counts ten impulses, when he immediately removes his finger from the key. This will give plenty of time for the arm 81 to drop down into position to intercept the laterally extending flange 82 on the arm 83 to disconnect the motor andstop the driving mechanism.

`While the rform of mechanism herein shown and described, is admirably adapted to fulfil the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the one forni of embodiment herein disclosed, for it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms all coming Within the scope of the claims vvhich follow.

What is claimed is:

1. 1n a machine of the class described, the combination of a ticket printing and issuing mechanism, means for operatingy said mechanism continuously to print any number of tickets desired, and a manipulative device cont-rolling the number of tickets issuedat an operation.

2. ln a machine of the class described, the combination of a ticket printing and issuing mechanism, normally locked means for operating said mechanism continuously to print and .issue any number of tickets desired, and manipulative devices for releasing said means and stopping same when the desired number of tickets has been issued.

3. 1n a machine of the class described,

the combination of a ticket .printing and issuing mechanism, normally restrained means for operating said mechanism to print and issue any number of tickets de sired, and a key operable to release said means andistop same vvhen the number of tickets desired has been issued.

4.111 a machine of the class described, the combination of a ticket printing and issuing mechanism constructed to run indeii nitely to issue any number of tickets desired, a motor for driving said mechanism, the motor being normally disconnected from the mechanism, and manipulative devices for connecting the motor and mechanism and disconnecting same after the number oftickets desired has been delivered.

5. 1n a machine of the class described. the combination of a ticket printing and issuing mechanism, a motor for driving said mechanism to issue any. number of tickets desired, devices operable to connect and disconnect said motor and the ticket mechanism, and a key controlling said devices.

6. ln a` machine of the class described. the combination of a ticket printing and issuing mechanism constructed to run indefinitely to issue any number of tickets desired, a

motor for driving said mechanism, the mo- Ytor being normally disconnected from the mechanism, and a key operable .to connect the motor and the mechanism and to disconnect same after the 4desired number of i tickets has been delivered. y

- 7 In a machine ofthe class described, the combination of a ticket printing and issuing mechanism constructed to issue any number of tickets desired at an' operation, said mechanism having a normal starting point,

" means for operating said mechanism' conthe manipulative device as each ticket is printed. .v

9. In a machine of the class described, the

, combination of a ticket printing and issuing mechanism constructed to deliver any desired number of .tickets atan operation, a manually operated key for controlling the number of tickets issued at an operation, and means for imparting a counting "impulse to the key as each ticket is printed and issued. V f

10. In a machine Iof the class described,

the combinationfof a] plurality of independ-v ent 4ticket printing and issuing mechanisms, an operating mechanism common thereto, manipulative devices operable to connect the desired ticket printing and issuing mechanism to said operating' mechanism, and means for imparting a count- `ing impulse to the operated manipulative device as eachticket is issued. y

11. In'a machine ofthe class described, the combination `f of a 'plurality of ticket printing and issuing mechanisms, an operating, mechanism common thereto, a plurality of keys selectively operable to con neet the desired ticket printing andissuing mechanism and the common operating mechanism, and means for imparting a counting impulse to the operated key as each ticket is issued.A f

12. In a machine ofthe class described..y

the combination of4 a plurality of ticket printing and issuing mechanisms, an operating mechanism common thereto, keys operable singly or in unison to couple one or more df the ticket printing and issuing `mechanisms to the common driving mechanism, and means .for imparting counting impulses to the operated keys as the tickets are issued.

13. Ina machine of the class described,

the combination of a plurality of ticket printing and issuing mechanisms, an operating mechanism ycommon thereto, nianipulative devices selectively operable to connect one of the ticket printing and is suing mechanisms to the common driving mechanism and maintain the connection until any number of tickets desired have been delivered, and means controlled by the manipulative devices for rendering the effectiveticket printing and issuing mechanism ineffective as the last ticket is issued. f

14. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a plurality of ticket printing and issuing` mechanisms, an operating mechanism common thereto, Vmanipulative devices selectively operable to connect one of the ticket printing and'issuing mechanisms to the common driving mechanism and maintain the connection until any numberlof tickets desired have been delivered, means controlled by the manipulative devices for rendering the effective ticket printing and issuing mechanism ineffective as the last ticket is issued, and means for imparting counting impulses to the manipulative device.

15. In a machine ofthe class described,

the combination `of a plurality of ticketv printing and issuing mechanisms, an operating mechanism common thereto, keys selectively operable to connect one of the ticket printing and issuing mechanisms to the common driving mechanism and mailitain the connection until any number ot tickets desired have been delivered, l,and means controlledby the keys for rendering the effective ticket printing and issuing mechanism ineffective as'the last ticket is issued.

16. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a plurality of ticket printing and issuingy mechanisms, an operating mechanism common thereto, ke s vselectively operable to connect. one of t 1e ticket printing and issuing mechanisms toY the common driving mechanism and maintain the connection until any number of tickets desired have been delivered, means controlled by the keys for rendering the effective ticket printing and issuing mechanism ineffective-as the lastticket is issued, and means for` imparting countingy inipulses to the manipulative device.

17 In a inachine, of the class described,

the combination. of a. plurality of ticket printing and issuing mechanisms, a shaft common thereto, means for rotating said shaft an -desired number of times according to t e number` of tickets desired, niauiipulative devices, and. means controlledv by said manipulative devices for selectively connecting --the ticket mechanisms to the shaft. l

18. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a plurality of ticket printing and issuing mechanisms, a shaft common thereto, means for rotating said shaft any desired number of times according to the number of tickets desired, ma-

nipulative devices, means controlled by said manipulative devices for 'selectively connecting the ticket mechanisms to the shaft, and means for imparting a counting impulse to the manipulative devices at each rotation of the shaft.'

19. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a ticket mechanism 'comprising a rotating cylinder, devices carried by the cylinder for printing and feeding a ticket from a ticket strip at each rotation of the cylinder, an impression roller for holding the strip in' feeding and printing contact with the cylinder, said roller being normally out of eective relation With the cylinder, manipulative devices, and means controlled by the manipulative devices for holding the impression roller in effective relation during any desired number of rotations of the cylinder.

20. ln a machine of the class described, the combination of a ticket mechanism comprising a rotating cylinder, devices carried by the cylinder for printing and feeding a ticket from a ticket strip at each rotation of the cylinder, an impression roller for holding the strip in feeding and printing contact with the cylinder, said roller being normally out of edective relation with the cylinder, and a key for holding said roller in effective position during any desired number of rotations of the cylinder.

2l. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a ticket, printing and issuing mechanism, an operating mechanism therefor, a lock normally preventing operation of the operating mechanism, a manipulative device operableto disable said lock and return same to effective condition at the end of any ticket issuing operation, and means for im arting a counting impulse to the manipu ative device.

22. lln a machine of the class described, the combination of a ticket printing and issuing mechanism, an operating mechanism therefor, a lock normally preventing operation of the operating mechanism, a key operable to disable said lock and return same to edective condition at the end of any ticket issuing operation, and means for imparting a counting impulse to the key.

23. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a plurality of ticket printing and issuing mechanisms, an operating mechanism common thereto, an: accounting device foreach ticket mechanism,

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and means forconnecting any desired one of the mechanisms and its accounting de- -vice to the operating mechanism and vdisconnecting same after any number of tickets desired have VVbeen issued.

9A. In a machine ofthe class described, the combination of a ticket printing and issuing mechanism, normally restrained means for operating said mechanism Ito print and issue any number of tickets de.-

sired, and a key operable to release said means by a movement in one direction andv to stop same when the number of tickets desired has been issued by movement in the opposite direction.

25. ln a machinel of the class described, the combination of a ticket printing and issuing mechanism, actuating mechanism therefor, manipulative means for connecting and disconnecting the same, means for moving the same for printing a single ticket, means for indicating upon said manipulative means that a' single ticket has been printed, means for moving said ma.-

. nipulative means after said indication and kand issuing mechanisms, actuating means therefor. manipulative means for connecting the foregoing, means for` indicating the number of tickets by means vof physical contact with the operator near the end of the issuance of the desired series.

2S. ln a machine of the, class described. the combination Vof a ticket printing and issuing mechanism, an actuating mechanism therefor, manipulative means therefor joining the foregoing, an impulse means operating thereon and indicating each ticket as printed whereby the length of series of tickets can be determined at the 'time of printing.

29. lln a machine of the class described, the combination of a ticket printing and issuing mechanism, an operating mechanism therefor, means for restraining the action of said mechanism, means for removing said restraint, and means for returning it at will after the printing of any ticket in any desired length series.

30. ln a machine of the class described,

the combination of a lticket printing and issuing mechanism and operating mechaissuing mechamsm, an operating mecha-2 msm andflthus determining the number 0i 'nism therefor7 manipulative means for tickets issued just prior -to the issuance of 10.

connecting the foregoing mechanisms, and the last ticket.

indicator means acting thereon and show- In testimony whereof I affix my signaing the printing of each ticket, and lmeans tlire.

for disconnecting the ticket printing and HAAKON A. MARTIN,

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