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No. 6l6,932. Patented Jan. 3, I899. J; J. KENNELLY.

FARE REGISTER.

(Application filed June-21, 1897.) (No Model.) 5 Sheets-Sheet l.

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FARE REGISTER.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN J. KENNELLY, OF NE\V YORK, N. Y.

FARE-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 616,932, dated January 3, 1899.

Application filed June 21,1897. Serial No. 641,723. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN J. KENNELLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New 'York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fare-Registers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class of registers designed for use on passenger-vehicles to register the number of passengers or the number of fares received.

More specifically it relates to that variety of registers having a resettable registering mechanism for registering the passengers or fares of each trip, and a permanent or total registering mechanism for registering the ag gregate number of passengers or fares of successive trips.

My improvements comprehend means for disconnecting the trip-register from the actuating mechanism, means for resetting the trip-register to zero, means for maintaining a broken connection until the trip-register has been fully reset, means for automatically reestablishing connection between the trip-register and the driving mechanism on the completion of the resetting operation, and details of construction and combinations of parts, as specifically defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a face view of the base-plate with the actuating or driving mechanism mounted thereon; Fig. 2, a section on the line or a: in Fig. 6; Fig. 3, a front view of the register with the face-plate removed; Fig. at, a rear view of bridge with the registering mechanism mounted thereon; Fig. 5, a face view of the register complete; Fig. 6, a side view,from the left hand side, of the bridge and the mechanism mounted thereon; Fig. 7, a broken section on the line 3/ y in Fig. Fig. 7 is a transverse section on the line .2 z in Fig. 1; Fig. 8, a view showing the means for locking the operating-lever when the trip-register is disconnected from the driving mechanism;

Fig. 9, a broken sectional view showing the means for resetting the trip-register; Fig. 10, a side view, partly in section, showing the means for disconnecting the trip register and the means for operating the'direction-indicator. Figs. 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 are detail views which will be fully understood from the following description. Fig. 16 is a broken section on the line o 'u of Fig. 15.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the rear or base plate of the machine. It is of circular form and has at its center a forwardly-projecting hollow boss 2, on which is fulcrumed an elbow-lever 3, having at the end of one of its arms a backwardly-projecting pin 4, which extends through a slot 5 in the base-plate A for the attachment thereto of the usual or any suitable operating devices. The other arm carries a pawl 6, which is arranged to engage the teeth of a tentoothed ratchet-wheel 7 to advance the latter one step or through the angular distance of one tooth at each vibration of the lever, the movements of the wheel being effected at the back stroke under the influence of a spring 8. A stop 9 limits the movement of the lever.

10 designates the alarm-bell, and 11 the bell-hammer, which is mounted on a stud 12 and is thrown toward the hell by a spring 13. The shank of the hammer has a cam-tooth 14., which is acted on by the teeth of the ratchet-wheel '7 to retract the hammer, the arrangement being such that the hammer is operated by each tooth and such that it is released to strike the bell at the completion of each forward movement of the ratchetwheel.

15 designates a gear-wheel provided with a hub 15, which is journaled in the hollow boss 2. This wheel meshes with and is driven by a pinion 16, formed on or rigidly attached to the ratchet-wheel 7. Preferably the pinion is formed with ten teeth and the wheel 15 with one hundred.

In front of the base-plate A and the devices mounted thereon, as above explained, is a second plate B, which I denominate the bridge. This plate is mounted on the ends of forwardly-projecting studs a a a a and it forms the support for the registering mechanism hereinafter described.

In front of the bridge B is a toothed wheel 17, which is rigidly connected with the gear 15, and in front of the wheel 17 is a gearwheel 18, provided with a rearwardly-extending shaft 18 that projects through the hollow hub of gear 15 to the rear of the machine, where it is provided with a collar 19, the length of said shaft and the arrangement of the collar being such as to permit limited forward movement of the wheel 18 in opposition to a spring 20, which surrounds the shaft 18 and has bearings against the collar 19 and a shoulder in the hub 15.

On the rear face of the wheel 18 is formed one or more lugs or teeth 21, which when the wheel is in its normal position, as shown in full lines in Fig. 7, enter between and engage the teeth of wheel 17, whereby independent rotation of wheel 18 is prevented so long as said engagement is maintained; but when the connection is broken by moving the wheel 18 forward, as indicated by broken lines in Fig. 7, the wheel 18 may turn independently. The purpose of this construction and arrangement will be explained presently.

22 23 are the two registerwheels (units and tens, respectively) which constitute the trip-register for registering the passengers or fares of each trip. Theyare resettable and are intended to be reset at the end of each trip or at predetermined points on the line. They are mounted on studs or pintles 22 and 23, which project forward from the bridge B at opposite sides of the center of the machine.

On the under or rear side of the units-wheel 22 and connected therewith is a pinion 24, which meshes with and is driven by the gearwheel 18, to which motion is imparted from the lever 3through the ratchet-wheel 7 and its pinion 16, as above explained, so that at each operation of the lever the wheel is advanced one step to expose the next higher numeral thereon through a sight-opening o in the face-plate C.

In order to carry or transfer the tens from the units-wheel 22 to the tens-wheel 23, the latter is advanced one step at the completion of each full rotation of the unitswheel or at the return of the units-wheel to the zero position. This is effected as follows: A wheel 25, having a single tooth 25 is mounted on a stud or pintle 26. On the under side of this wheel and fast thereon is a pinion 27 of the same size as the pinion 2i and which is also in mesh with and driven by the gear 18, so that at each operation the wheels 22 and 25 are rotated through the same angular distance and so that they complete their rotations together. The pinions 17 and 21 are of sufiicient length to remain in mesh with the gear 18 when the latter is moved from one of its positions to the other. The wheel 25 cooperates in the usual manner with a scalloped wheel 28, fast on the under or rear side of the tens-register wheel 23 to advance the latter one step at the completion of each rotation of the wheel 25 and to hold it in fixed position during the intervals between its step-by-step movements. This part of the mechanism involves no part of my invention, and therefore requires no further description.

The machine having been operated to register the passengers or fares of a trip, it is reset to zero in the following manner and by the following means:

29 designates a lever fulcrumed in lugs or cars 30 31, formed on the bridge B, as shown in Fig. 2. This lever is formed with an eye or opening 32 for the reception of a hub or boss 33, formed on the front of the gearwheel 18, and it is coupled to said gear by means of a plate or washer 34, secured upon said hub or boss 33 and overlapping the lever. At its lower end the lever 29 is provided with a push-pin 35, which projects to the back of the machine through a notch or opening in the bridge B, whereby it is adapted to be swung forward to draw the gear-wheel 18 forward and break the connection between the wheels 17 18. The latter is then free to rotate independently of the wheels 17 15 but it is rotatable only in a backward direction, being then out of engagement with apawl 36, which at other times prevents it from rotating backward. This backward rotation of course turns the register-wheels 22 23 back also until both reach the zero position, at which time a stop-lug 37 on the wheel 18 strikes an arm 38, which overlies said wheel at a distance therefrom to permit it to be moved forward to break connection with wheel 17, as already explained.

To prevent forward rotation of wheel 18' while it is disconnected from wheel 17, I provide a pawl 39, which in the normal position of the wheel stands above or in front of the same; but when the wheel is moved forward preparatory to resetting it comes into the plane of the pawl and thelatter then prevents forward rotation. In its normal position the wheel 18 is held against backward rotation by a pawl 40; but when it is moved forward preparatory to resetting it moves away from this pawl and is then free to turn backward. It will thus be understood that the two pawls 39 10, which point toward each other, act alternately, the pawl 39 being in action when 10 is out of action, and vice versa.

When the lever 29 is thrown forward to disconnect the wheels 17 18 preparatory to resetting, it is desirable that the machine shall be locked against all operation except that of resetting the trip-register to zero and that it shall remain in such locked and inoperative condition until it has been fully reset. For this purpose I provide, first, a means for looking the lever 3 against operation while the connection between the wheels 17 18 remains broken, and, second, a means for preventing the lever 29 from returning to normal posi tion after it has been thrown out to separate the wheels 17 18 until the resetting has been fully acc0mplishedthat is, until the wheel 18 has been turned entirely back to the starting-point.

First as to the means for locking the lever 3 againstoperation: On a lug or standard 41, formed on the base-plate A, is pivoted a dog 42,1;0 which is applied a spring to throw the inner end into the path of the lever 3. The outer end of this dog 42 is bent forward and projects through an opening in the bridge B into the range of movement of the lever 29, the arrangement being such that when the lever 29 is in its normal position and the register in operative condition the lever 29 presses down the outer end of the dog 42 and raises the inner end thereof above the lever 3, the latter being then free to be operated; but when the lever 29 is thrown out preparatory to resetting the register it releases the dog 42 and permits its spring 43 to throw its inner end into the path of lever 3 to lock the latter against operation.

The means for preventing the return of lever 29 to normal position after it has been thrown out to break the operative connection, as explained, comprehends a lever 44, mounted on a stud 45, projecting out from the bridge B. This lever is provided with a spring 46, applied to throw the outer end toward the lever 29, and as soon as the latter is operated the lever 44 turns thereunder and prevents a return movement. At its opposite end, which projects somewhat over the gear 18, the lever 44 carries a pivoted dog 47, the free end of which is bent toward the gear 18, and in the-normal or operative position of. the latter stands in close proximity thereto. Vhen the gear 18 is moved forward by operating the lever 29, it presses against the dog 47 and turns it on its pivot against the force of a spring 48, applied thereto to press it back. In the gear 18 is formed an opening 49, located with respect to the dog 47 and the 'zero position of the wheel so that the dog will drop into said opening justbefore the wheel reaches the limit of its movement in resetting the register to zero and so that the final movement will turn the lever 44 and withdraw it from under the lever 29, leaving the latter free to return to normal position under the combined action of the spring 20 and a spring 50, applied to said lever above its fulcrum.

The trip-register as thus far described has a registering capacity of 99. This capacity is increased by means of a swinging plate 51, which is fulcrumed at 52. and whichoverlies the tens-register wheel. 23. This plate has on its face the digit 1, which in one position of the plate stands within the sight-opening c in close proximity to the line of numerals on the tens-wheel and in the other position stands under and is hidden by the faceplate G. This plate then registers 100, and it is brought into action at the tenth forward movement of the tens-register wheel 23that is, at the completion of its first rotation, or during the movement from the 9 position to the Zero or 0 position.

The construction and operation are as follows: The plate 51 is connected with a sleeve or hub 52, which is loosely mounted on a stud or pintle 52, projecting forward from the bridge 13, and a spring 54, applied thereto, has a constant tendency to throw it toward the left away from the sight-opening c. The sleeve or hub 52 has two arms 55 56, the first of which stands toward the lever 29 and the second toward the axis of the register-wheel 23. On the under or rear side of the register-wheel 23 is an arm 57, which on the completion of the first rotation of said register,- wheel-that is to say,after it reaches thehighest or 9 positionand during its movement from said highest position to the lowest or zero position, strikes a lever 58, fulcrumed on a pintle 59, and turns said lever toward the left. The lever 58 is coupled with the arm 56, and when operated, as stated, turns said arm toward the right, carrying the plate 51 (or the numeral thereon) under the sight-opening 0. When this occurs, a spring-pressed latch (30, pivoted on the side of the lever 29, falls in behind the arm 55 and holds the latter, preventinga return movement of plate 51 under the action of spring 54.

As already explained, the first step in the operation of resetting the register to zero is the throwing forward of lever 29 to break the connection between the wheels 17 1S, and when this is done the latch 60, whose movement is limited by a stop-pin 61, is carried, with the lever 29, out of engagement with the arm 55, permitting the latter and the plate 51 to return to normal position (indicated by full lines in Fig. 3) under the influence of spring 54. The end of arm 55 then passes under the latch 60, so that when the lever 29 returns to normal position after the register has been reset the said latch rests on said arm ready to drop in and engage the same, when the plate is again thrown over the right. Means for resetting to zero are provided as follows:

Connected with the pinion 24 and through the latter with the units-register wheel 22 is a bevel-gear 62, which meshes with a similar gear 63, mounted on the inner end of a short shaft 64, that is mounted in a bearing on the bridge B. (See Figs. 2 and 4.) The outer end of this shaft 64 is provided with a fingerknob or with a plate 60, whereby it is adapted to be turned by hand. The pinion 24 is of 'SlllfiOlG-Ul'; length to extend beyond the range The units-register wheel has connected with it a ratchet-wheel G7,whose teeth, ten in number, point in the direction of rotation, and which has for its, purpose to prevent over-rotation of the register-wheels 22 23, the operation being as follows: The horizontal arm of the lever 3 carries a post or standard 68, on the end of which is mounted apawl 69, which when the lever stands in normal position, as in Fig. 1, engages said ratchet-wheel and prevents forward rotation. When the lever is operatedthat is, when it is drawn toward the leftthe pawl 69 moves away from the ratchet-wheel, leaving the latter free to rotate. It, however, stands still until the lever 3 begins its return movement under the influence of spring 8,whereby the ratchet-wheel '7 is moved forward one step and the registerwheels 22 23 are advanced through the train of gearing 16 15 18 24 25 27 28, as already fully explained. lVhile this movement is in progress, the pawl 69 is moving toward the ratchet-wheel 67, and before the latter passes through the angular distance of one tooth the pawl is in position to catch the advancing tooth and arrest the whole movement on the completion of one-tenth of a rotation of the register-wheel 22. The pawl 69 is springpressed, but its forward movement is limited by a pin 68, which projects into an opening therein from the standard 68, so that it is always in operative position.

70 designates the direction-indicator, comprising a parallelepiped of sufficient length to bear on its side faces the appropriate legends as Up, Down, In, Out, &c., to indicate to the passengers the direction in which the car is traveling. This indicator is mounted on an axis 71, journaled in lugs or cars 30 30. The projecting journal at one end-that toward the lever 29has mounted on it a four-toothed ratchet-wheel 7 2, which is operated on a by pawl 73, carried by a swinging arm 74:, pivoted on the car 30. The arm Tl has a pin which is engaged by the upper end of the lever 29, the arrangement being such that when the lower end of lever 29 is thrown out preparatory to resetting the register the arm '74: is swung back and the pawl '73 carried into engagement with the next succeeding tooth of the ratchet-wheel 72. Then when the lever 29 is permitted to return to normal position after the resetting has been completed the arm 7a is swung forward and the ratchet-wheel 72 and indicator 7O turned a quarter rotation to bring the next face of the indicator into view through the sight-opening c in the face-plate O. A pawl or dog 75, pivoted on the ear 30, serves to prevent back rotation of the indicator while the pawl 73 is moving from one tooth of the ratchet-wheel to the next.

This machine, like others of its class, is provided with a permanent or total register to register the aggregate number of fares of successive trips. This permanent register forms no part of this invention and need not, therefore, be described with any particularity. c f 9 7L are four register-wheels operating together, as usual. The wheel h has connected with it a bevel-gear 27, which meshes with a similar gear j. The gear j has 0011- nected with it a pinion (not shown) which is driven by a gear 70, mounted on a bracket Z, back of the bridge, said gear being in turn driven by the main gear 15. This permanent register is always in gear with the driving mechanism; but the locking of the lever 3 against operation when the trip-register is out of action and while it is being reset, as fully explained, renders it inoperative except when the trip-register is in operative condition.

This invention is designed as an improvement on that shown and described in United States Letters Patent No. 547,981, issued October 15, 1895, to John B. Benton, the objects being simplicity of construction, reduction in the number of parts, and reduction in the cost of manufacture.

Having now described my invention, I claim- 1. In a resettable trip-register the combination with the register-wheels, of a gear for rotating the same, a driven gear and means for rotating the same step by step, a toothed wheel rigidly connected with said driven wheel adjacent to the register-operating gear, and projections 011 the latter adapted to engage separably with said toothed wheel.

2. In a resettable trip-register the combination with the register-wheels, of a gear for rotating the same, said gear being movable in the direction of its axis, a driven gear and means for rotating the same step by step, a toothed wheel rigidly connected with said driven gear adjacent to the said gear for operating the register-wheels, the latter being provided with projections adapted to engage with, and to be disengaged from, said toothed wheel.

3. In aresettable trip-register, the combina tion with the register-wheels, of a gear operating therewith to rotate the same, and movable in the direction of its axis, a driven gear and means for rotating the same step by step, a toothed wheel connected with said driven wheel adjacent to the said gear for operating the register-wheels, projections on said register-operating gear adapted to engage with, and to be disengaged from, said toothed wheel, a spring operating to maintain connection between said gear and wheel, and means for moving said gear to break said connection preparatory to resetting the register-wheels.

at. In a trip-register the combination with the register-wheels, of a reciprocating actuator or driving mechanism and intermediate gearing for rotating the register-wheels, a separable connection in said intermediate gearing, a lever for breaking connection, and a dog under the control of said lever for engaging with and locking the actuator when the connection is broken and unlocking it when the connection is restored.

5. In a fare-register the combination of a register-wheel having thereon numerals of a given order, a face-plate in front of said register-wheel having a sight-opening through which said numerals are displayed in succession, a movable plate having thereon a digit or numeral of higher order, means for holdin g said plate normally away from said opening, and devices operated by the registerwheel at the completion of a rotation thereof to move said plate into position to expose the digit thereon through the sight-opening in connection with the zero character on the register-wheel.

6. In a fare-register the combination with the register-wheels, of an actuating mechanism, a gear between the actuating mechanism and the register-wheels for operating the latter, said gear being movable in a direction at right angles to the plane of rotation and having separable connection with the actuating mechanism, a manually-operated lever coupled with said gear for moving the same to break said connection, and a pivoted springpressed lever arranged and adapted to pass under, or behind, said manually-operated lever to prevent return thereof to normal position.

'7. In a fare-register the combination with the register-wheels, of an actuating mechanism, a gear between the actuating mechanism and the register-wheels for operating the latter, said gear being movable in a direction at right angles to the plane of rotation and capable, when moved out of its normal position, of being rotated backward to reset the register-wheels, a manually-operated lever for moving said gear out of its normal position, a spring-actuated lever arranged and adapted to prevent the return of said manually-operated lever to normal position, and a pivoted dog on said pivoted lever, and means whereby the gear, during its backward rotation, is adapted to engage said dog and operate said pivoted lever to release said manually-operated lever, the arrangement being such that the gear is permitted to return to normal position at the completion of the resetting operation.

8. In a fare-register the combination with the register-wheels, of the gear 18 for rotating the same, said gear being movable, as described, and having separable connection with the driving mechanism, the lever 29 for moving said gear, and the pivot-ed spring-actuated lever 44 provided with the dog 47, said devices operating together in the manner and for the purposes described.

9. The combination with the resettable register, of a gear for operating the same, said gear being movable in the direction of its axis and having a separable connection with the driving mechanism, a manuall -operated lever for moving said gear to break the connection, a spring-actuated lever lying in the plane of said manually-operated lever when the latter is in its normal position and adaptto pass thereunder, to prevent return movement, when the connection is broken, and means forautomaticallyoperatingsaid springactuated lever to release the manually-operated lever at the completion of the resetting operation.

10. In a resettable register the combination with the register-wheels, oi": a gear for operating the same, said gear having separable connection with a driving mechanism and being capable of movement in the direction of its axis to break connection, and 0t rotating backward, to reset the register, when the connection is broken, means for limiting backward rotation, a manually-operated lever for moving said gear to break connection,a spring pressed lever lying in the plane of said manually-operated lever and adapted to pass thereunder to prevent return movement when the connection is broken, and means on said wheel, for operating said spring-pressed lever to release the manually-operated lever at the completion of the resetting operation.

11. In a fare-register the combination with the resettable trip-register, of the gear 18 for operating the same, said gear having a separable connection with a driving mechanism and being capable, when said connection is broken, of being rotated backward to reset the register, the lever 29 coupled with the gear 18 for breaking connection between the latter and the driving mechanism, the lever 44 adapted to turn under the lever 29 and prevent return movement of the latter when the connection is broken, the dog at? on the end of the lever 44, said dog being adapted to be engaged by the wheel and operated to release the lever 29 at the completion of the resetting operation.

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

JOHN J. KENNELLY. iVitnesses:

JoHN J. Dnnaruc, JAooB RIEGER.

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