US1994030A - Ticket issuing machine - Google Patents

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March 12, 1935. I c. F. WEBB 1,994,030

TICKET ISSUING MACHINE Filed July 14, 1952 Patented Mar. 12, 1 935 I 1,994,030 TICKET lssume mom Christopher Frederick Webb, Kenton Park, England, assignor to Bell Punch Company Limited, Middlesex, England Application July 14, 1932, Serial No. 622,529

, In Great Britain July 29, 1931 in Claims. (crass-31) This invention isfor improvements in or re-* impression roller 4 is arranged to press a ticket lating to ticket issuing machines. length of web against the cylinder 1 as it rotates With certain types of ticket issuing machines so as to print the ticket and move it under the it is necessary to eiiect an alteration of some of control of a guide 5 into engagement with a ro- 5 the type employed for printing a ticket, -and in tary delivery wheel 6. These features, however, 5;

this connection it has been proposed to provide do not form part of the present invention and in a printing mechanism a type wheel having a merely illustrate one particular arrangement to plurality of type faces, means being arranged ,which the invention may be applied. whereby the type wheel may be rotated to bring A type wheel 7 having a plurality of type faces any desired type face intoposition for printing. and carried by a spindle 8 is rotatably mounted 10 Such a type wheel is usually employed inthe in a bracket 8a secured to the printing cylinder printing mechanism of a totalizator tick'et print- 1, so that the outermost type face is located the ing and issuing machine for the purpose of .same radial distance from the axisof the spindle printing the number of the race in connection 2 as the periphery of the printing cylinder. The 1.3 with which tickets are issued from the machine spindle 8 is provided with a detent wheel 9 with.

as receipts for bets. Various means have been which a yieldingly controlled detent 10 is arprovided for altering such type wheels so as to ranged to co-operate, the detent beingarranged print the number of the next successive race upon. in such a manner that it resists any tendency for the tickets, and it has been usual to provide a the wheel 7 to rotate during the act of printing 20. manually operable adjusting member upon the by the wheel upon a ticket; the detent wheel is machineitself so that the operator can efiect provided with a number of teeth equal to the the necessary alteration. It has also been pronumber of faces upon the type wheel 7. A spur posed to provide a c nti'ol mechanism operable wheel 11 is keyed to the spindle 8 and is'arranged by an authorized pe son from a distance, so' that in mesh with a second like spur wheel 12 keyed I alterations of the race number wheel can only to a spindle 13 which is rotatably mounted in the 25 I r be effected at authorized periods when the ma; bracket 8a. The outer end of the spindle 13 is chine is locked against operation. 7 provided with a ratchet wheel 14 provided with According to this'invention there is provided. a number of teeth equal to the number of type a ticket printing and issuing machine wherein faces upon the wheel 7.

mechanism operable from a remote control is ar- The normal position of the printing cylinder 30 ranged, when actuated, to ensure that a type 1 is indicated in the drawing and it is to be unmember having a plurality of type faces will be derstood that withthe particular arrangements moved by driving means independent of the said described, one rotation of the cylinder 1 is cf;

echanism, so as to locate a selected type face fected by aify known means to cause one ticket to f ina printing position. g I be printed and delivered. 35- In order that the invention maybe fully un- A hooked catch 15 is provided upon the lower derstood, reference is directe'd'to the accompanyend of a cranked arm 16 which is secured to ingdrawing, in which: a horizontally disposed rod 17 which is slid- Figure 1 is asectional side elevation of a print-W, ably mounted at its ends in bearings, not shown.

ing cylinder and other members of the printing The upper end of the arm 16 is connected by a 40 mechanism. hereinafter described, the cylinder spring 18 to a pin 19 provided'upon a horizonbeing provided with an'alterable type wheel and tally disposed r0d20, the spring normally maincontrol mechanism therefor, constructed in actaining the arm 16 against a stop 21,'Figure 2, cordance with this invention. in which position the hook 15 is located out of .45 Figure 2 is a view at right angles to Figglre 1. the path of the teeth of the ratchet wheel 14 Figure 3 is a plan of Figure 2. but in a position which-ensuresthat upon the Figure 4 is a sectional plan on the line 4-4 of slidingof ,the rod 1'1 in the direction of the .ar-,

ure 2. A row a, Figure 2, the hook 15 may be brought.

Figfire 5 is..a view similar to Figure 1, but illusinto alignment with the teeth of the said ratchet trating a modification of the invention, and wheel. N

Figure 6 is a view at right angles to Figure 5, The rod 20 is pivotally connected at 'one end Referring to Figures 1 to 4, a printing cylin= to the upper end of a double-armed lever 22 'der 1 is illustrated which. is mounted upon a rowhich is mounted uport a fixed pivot 23 and the tatable spindle 2 and' is arranged to be inked by lower end of which is provided with a finger 24 ,55" an inking roller 3 as the. cylinderrotates. An arranged" to extend into a cam slot 25 formed in a plate 26 which is pivotally mounted at 27. The plate 26 is pivotally connected at 28 to one end of the core 29 of a double acting solenoid 30, the windings of which are indicated at 31 and 32. The arrangement is such that upon the energization of the winding 32 the core 29 is drawn into the solenoid so, as to move the plate 26 to the position indicated in dot and dash lines in Figure 4. Conversely, energization of the winding 31 is arranged to move the plate 26 from the dot and dash position in Figure 4 to i the full line position in the said figure.

The operation of the mechanism is as follows:- 7

As stated above, normal stationary position of the printing cylinder is illustrated in Figures 1 to 3 in which the catch 15 is disposed to one side of the ratchet wheel 14 so that rotation of the printing cylinder 1 to print a ticket causes an impression from the wheel 7 to be printed thereon.

If it is desired to rotate the type Wheel one step so that the next type face thereon is aligned with the printing surface of the cylinder 1, an.

energization of the solenoid 32 is effected from a remote control switch, not shown, so as to move the plate 26 into the dot and dash position-indicated in Figure 4 and thereby move the rod 20 in the direction of the arrow 1), Figure 2, until a notch 33 thereon is brought into alignment with the arm 16, so that the said arm is moved to extend into the notch by the spring 18. Thereafter the winding 31 of the solenoid is energized through the medium of the remote control switch so that" the plate 26 is returned to the position indicated in full lines in the drawing, and the arm 16' is carried therewith by the edge of the notch 33 into the position indicated in dot and dash lines, Figure 2, so that the hook 15 is brought into alignment with the teeth of the ratchet wheel 14 and extends between two adjacent teeth thereof. Immediately the printing cylinder 1 is rotated in the direction of the arrow 0, Figure 1, to print the next ticket to be issued a tooth of the ratchet wheel 14 engages. the catch 15 and continued rotation of the printing cylinder 1 causes the ratchet wheel to be rotated an amount corresponding to one tooth thereof and thereby efiects a-rotation of the type wheel '7 an amount corresponding to one type face. The rotation of the type wheel 7 .is effected before the samereaches the inking roller 3 so that the type face which has been brought into-alignment with the printing surface of the cylinder 1 in the manner described'is inked and impressed upon the ticket by means of the impression roller 4.

During the rotation of the printing cylinder 1 a pin 34 thereon is arranged to move the arm 16 out of the notch 33 so that it is returned to its normal position against the stop 21 by the spring 18. No further alteration of the type wheel '1 is therefore efiected until the solenoids 31,

' 32 have been again energized in succession in the manner above described.

The arrangement above described is particularly adapted for use in a ticket issuing machine solenoid 30 is employed for actuating the locking mechanism and in this case one double acting solenoid may serve the double function of controlling the lockingdevice for the machine and the above described mechanism'for altering the type wheel 7 upon the printing cylinder.

It is to be understood, however, that the movements of the arm 16 necessary to ensure an alteration of the type wheel '7 may be effected by any convenient electro-magnetic mechanism which may be controlled at a point remote from the machine and may comprise a single electromagnet, the energization of which is caused to move the arm 16 in one direction and the de energization of which is caused to release the arm for movement in the opposite direction by a yielding control.

Moreover, the arm 16 may be arranged so that the catch 15 thereon is normally located in the plane of the ratchet wheel 14 and the controlling movements of the said arm are such that it is rocked about the spindle 17 in one direction for the purpose of bringing the catch 15- into operative association with the ratchet wheel and in the opposite direction when no actuation of the ratchet Wheel is required.

In the modification of the invention illustrated in Figures 5 and 6, the printing cylinder 1 and other parts of the printing mechanism which are of known construction are indicated by similar reference figures to those illustrated in Figures 1 to 3. In the arrangement illustrated in Figures 5 and 6, however, the type wheel '7 is ar -.r

ranged under the control of a clock type spring 35, Figure 6, one end of which is connected to the spindle 8 of the type wheel and the other end of which is anchored to the bracket 8a in which the type wheelis mounted. An escape wheel 36 is keyed to one end of the spindle 8 and is arranged to co-act with an escapement 37 pivotally mounted at 38 to the bracket 8a and arranged under the control of a spring 39 connected at one end to the escapement and at the other to the printing cylinder 1. The tooth 40 of the escapement 3'7 normally acts as a detent for the escape wheel 36 and prevents rotation of the type wheel '7 under the influence of the spring 35. The spring 35 is arranged to be wound up by rotation of the spindle 8 through the medium of a key 41 secured to the opposite end thereof to the escape wheel 36.

The normal stationary position which the printing cylinder 1 assumes by means of any known controlling device is that indicated in Figure 5 and when in this position the heel 42 of the escapementv 37 is located adjacent to the core of an electromagnet 43, the circuit of which is arranged to be controlled by a switch located at a distance from the machine; for example, when the magnet is employed in conjunction with a totalizator ticket issuing machine, the control switch of the magnet may be located at a central control station. r

The operation of the mechanism is as follows:

The spring 39 is-initially wound up so that the required type face of the wheel 7 is aligned with the printing surface of the cylinder 1, so that any desired number of tickets may be printed and issued by the mechanism bearing an impression from the said type face. When it is desired to rotate the type wheel 7 so as to bring the next successive type face thereon into alignment'with heel 42 of the escapement 37, thus withdrawing the tooth 40 of the escapement from the escape wheel 36, and upon de-energization of. the magnet '43 the spring, 39 returns the escapement 37 to the normal position so that the tooth 40 of the escapement engages with the next successive tooth of the escape wheel 36 which has been rotated to bring the next successive type face of the type wheel 7 into position for printing.

When it is not convenient for the magnet 43 to be located adjacent to the printing cylinder 1 in the position indicated in Figure 5, intermediate mechanism, such-as a double armed lever, may be arranged toextend between the magnet and the escapement 37 ,so that an energization of the magnet moves the lever which in turn effects the necessary actuation of the escapement.

In cases where a single electro-magnet is employed for actuating the control mechanism for the type wheel 7 as above described, the circuit of the magnet may be included in the circuit of an electro-magnetically actuated locking mechanism for the ticket issuing machine, for example, it may be included in the circuit of one of the windings of a double acting solenoid, such as that described in the prior patent hereinbefore referred to.

It will be appreciated that with the mechanism above described, the devices which are directly actuated by the remote control are not required to perform the actual work of altering the type wheel, but such alteration is effected from a local power source.

It is to be understood that the remote control mechanism for moving the cam plate 26, lever or rod in Figures 1 to 4 and for moving the escapement 42 in Figures 5 and 6 may be actuated by fluid pressure means instead of electromagnetic means if desired.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a ticket printing and issuing machine the combination with a'rotary printing cylinder having a normal stationary position and upon which is mounted a rotatable type wheel having a plurality of type faces, of a yielding control operable to rotate said type wheel, an escapementdevice carried by said printing cylinder and opcombination with a rotary printing cylinder hav-,

ing a normal stationary position and upon which is mounted a rotatable type wheel having a pluralityof type faces, of a yielding control operable to rotate said type wheel, an escapement device carried by said printing cylinder and operable to control the rotation of said type wheel one movable abutment, mechanism operativel tively to said abutment, means operable from a remote control to move said abutment against the influence of said yielding control from an ineffective position to an effective position for moving said type member, means operable to retain said abutment in said effective position and means operable automatically to release said abutment after said type member has been moved a step whereby the abutment is moved to the ineffective position by said yielding control.

4. In a ticket printing and issuing machine the combination with a printing mechanism operable to be moved 'to print a ticket, of a type member having a plurality of selectable type faces movably mountedon said mechanism, a yieldingly controlled movable abutment, mechanism operatively connected to said type member adapted to be actuated by said abutment to move said type member one step at a time corresponding to one type face as said printing mechanism moves relative ly to said abutment, electro-magnetically actuated means operable to move said abutment abutment after said type member has been moved a stepwhereby the abutment is moved to the ineffective position by said yielding control.

5. In -a ticket printing and issuing machine the combination with a rotary printing cylinder of a type member having a plurality of selectable type faces and movably mounted on said cylinder, a

nected to said type member adapted to b actuated by said abutment to move said type member one step-at a time corresponding to one typeface as said printing cylinder rotates relatively to said abutment, means operable from a remote control to move said abutment from an ineffective position to an effective position for moving said type member and means carried by said printing cylinder operable automatically as the cylinder rotates to effect the return of said abutment to the ineffective position after the type member has been moved one step.

6. In a ticket printing and issuing machine, the

combination with a rotary printing cylinder of I a type member having a plurality of selectable type faces and movably mounted on said cylinder, a

yieldingly controlled movable abutment, mecha-- nism operatively connected to said type member adapted to be actuated by said abutment to move said type'membr one step at a time corresponding to one type face as said printing cylinder rotates relatively to the abutment, electro-magnetically actuated means operable to move said abutment against said'yielding control from an inefiective position to an effective position for moving said type member, means operable to retype face at a time and an electro-magnet opltain said abutment inthe effective positionand enable to actuate said escapement when said printing cylinder is inesaid stationary position.

1 5, in a ticket printing and issuing machine the be actuated by said abutment to move said type member one step at a time corresponding to one type face as said printing mechanism moves relaeans carried by said printing cylinder operable automatically as the cylinder rotates to release said abutment after the type member has been moved one step whereby the abutment is returned by the yielding control to the ineffective position.

7. In a ticket printing and issuing machine, the combination with a rotary printing cylinder of a typewheel having a plurality of selebtabletype faces and rotatably mounted on said cylinder, 9. star wheel operatively-connected to said type wheel so that rotation of said star wheel rotates the type wheel, a movable abutment normally con located in a position out of the path of movement of said star wheel with the printing cylinder as the same rotates, means operable from/a remote control to move said abutment into the path of movement of said star wheel for the purpose specified and means operable to return said abutment to the normal position.

8. In a ticket printing and issuing machine, the combination with a rotary printing cylinder of a type wheel having a plurality of selectable type faces and movably mounted on said cylinder, a star wheel *operatively connected to said type wheel so that rotation of said star wheel rotates said type wheel, a yieldingly controlled movable abutment normally located out of the path of said star wheel as the printing cylinder rotates, electro-magnetically actuated means operable to move said abutment against the influence of said yielding control into the path of movement of said star wheel with said printing cylinder as the same rotates, means operable to retain said abutment in said path of movement of the star wheel so that the type wheel is rotated one step by engagement of the star wheel with the abutment as the printing cylinder rotates and means operable automatically as the cylinder rotates to release said abutment after the type wheel has been so moved whereby the abutment is returned to the normal position by said yielding control.

9. In a ticket issuing machine, the combination of a printing mechanism movable to efiect printing on a ticket, a type member having a plurality of type faces and movably mounted on saidmechanism so that any selected type face may be moved into position for printing, means perable from a remote control position for initiating a sequence of operations necessary for effecting the movement of the said type member and normally inoperative local means arranged to move the type member entirelyindependently of said remotely controlled means.

10.In a ticket issuing machine, the combination of a printing mechanism movable to effect printing on a ticket, a type member having a plurality of type faces and movably mounted on said mechanism so that any selected type face may be moved into position for printing, means operable from a remote control position,

independently of the printing movement of said printing mechanism, for initiatinga. sequence of operations necessary for effecting the move ent of the said type member and normally inoperative local means arrangedv when operative to move said type member and rendered operative once only by an operation of said remotely controlled means when said movable printing mechanism is in a predetermined position, said local means. being adapted'to move the type member entirely independently of said remotely controlled means.

11. In a ticket issuing machine, the combine.- tion,of a printing mechanism movable to effect printing on a ticket, a. type member having a plurality of type faces and movably mounted on said mechanism so that any selected type face may be moved into position for printing, means including an electromagnet operable from a remote control position for initiating a sequence of operations necessary for effecting the movement ofthe said type member and normally inon said mechanism so that any selected type face may be moved into position for printing, means including an electromagnet operable from a remote control position, independently of the printing movement of said printing mechanism, for initiating a sequence of operations necessary for eflecting the movement of the said type member and normally inoperative local driving means arranged when operative to move said type member and rendered operative once only by an operation of said electromagnet when said movable printing mechanism is in a predetermined position, said local means being adapted to move the.

type member entirely independently of said remotely controlled means.

13. In a ticket issuing machine, the combination of a printing mechanism having a normal stationary position and movable to effect printing on a ticket, a type member having a plurality of type faces and movably mounted on said mechanism so that any selected type face may be moved into position for printing, means operable from a remote control'position, independently of the printing movement of said printing mechanism, for initiating a sequence of operations necessary for effecting the movement of the said type member and normally inoperative local means arranged when operative to move said type member and rendered operative once only by an operation of said remotely controlled means when said movable printing mechanism is in a predetermined position, said local means being adapted to move the type member entirely independently of said remotely controlled means when said printing mechanism is in the normal stationary position.

1'4. In a ticket issuing machine, the combina tion of a'printing mechanism having a normal stationary position and movable to effect printing of a ticket, a type member having a plurality of type faces movably mounted on said mechanism so that any selected type face maybe moved into position for printing, means including an electromagnet operable. from a. remote control position when said printing mechanism is stationary, for initiating a sequence of operations necessary, for effecting the movement of the said type membennorma-lly inoperative local means arranged to be rendered operative once only by an operation of said electromagnet, and a stepping device controlled by said local means and arranged when operative to move said type member step by step at least one face 'at a time entirely independently of said electromagnet when said movable printing mechanism is in a member so that the latter is movable once for said type member adapted to be actuated by said each operation of said remotely controlled means abutment to move said type "member one step at v upon and by 'virtue of relative movement bea time corresponding to one type face as said tween said means and said printing mechanism printing mechanism moves relatively to said as the mechanism moves to print a ticket and abutment, means operable from a remote control 5 thereby bring a selected face of said type mem- 'to move said abutment from an ineffective posiber into position for printing. tion to an effective position so that the said type- 16. In a ticket printing. and issuing machine member is movable once for an operation of said the combination with a printing mechanism opremotely controlled means and by operation of 'erable to be moved to print aticket, of a type said printing mechanism and means operable to 10 member having a. plurality of selectable type faces return said abutment to the ineffective position.

.movably mounted on said mechanism, a movable abutment, mechanism operatively connected to CHRISTOPHER FREDERICK WEBB.

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