US403069A - Vending apparatus - Google Patents

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S. PRASGHL. VENDING APPARATUS.

No. 403,069. Patented May 7, 1889..

N PETERS, Fhuluillhngmpher, Washington. a c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

STEPHAN PRASCHL, OF PARIS, FRANCE, ASSIGNOR TO M. MORRIS MIHALO- VITCH, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

VENDING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 403,069, dated May 7, 1889. Application filed December 27, 1888. Serial No. 294,741- (No model.) Patented in France January 27, 1888, No. 186,871.

To all whom it may concern:

'Be it known that I, STEPHAN PRASCHL, a citizen of the Republic of France, residing at Paris, France, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vending Apparatus, (for which I have obtained a patent in France dated January 27, 1888, No. 186,871,) of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to apparatus for the automatic vending of various articles.

The various features of my invention are fully set forth in the description of the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which Figure I is a side elevation of my improvement with the casing partly removed. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional elevation of the frame and tripping mechanism. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the chute placed in an inclined position.

A represents a drum, preferably comprising two metallic plates or disks, F, which form barriers for a shaft, E, passing through the same. This shaft or axle isjournaled upon the standards L.

B represents a series of receptaclesor partitions formed around the periphery of the drum with peripheral openings.

D D represent the sides of the partitions, and (Z the bottom of said partitions, which is shown as formed of an annular piece of metal attached to the two disks F. These partitions are made of any desired size to accommodate the articles to be distributed.

a represents a metallic curb surrounding the lower periphery of the drum. This curb is projected above the horizontal plane of the drum-shaft, so as to prevent the object carried in the receptacle from being tipped out until it reaches the desired point.

1) represents an orifice or opening in the curb or shell to at the bottom, where the articles are to be discharged from the partitions.

In order that the device may be moved automatically by the weight of a piece of money dropped into the chute to trip the checking mechanism and set the drum in motion, I have provided the following instrumentalities.

0 represents a series of pins or prolongations projecting out from one side of the drum.

G is a lever pivoted to the frame-work L on one side of the drum, as shown in Fig. 2. It is provided with two pins, 6 e, which project laterally under the pins 0 and serve as catches to hold the drum from revolving and allow it to be tripped to mov forward agiven distance for the delivery of a\package. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the upper pin, e, is in contact with one of the pins 0, holding the drum from moving forward in the direction indicated by the arrow. It is caused to move in this direction by a superabundance of weights placed in the partitions above the curb, and as the partitions around the periphcry of the drum on one side only are kept filled the drum is moved by gravity as soon as the tripping-lever G is moved. In order to make this movement-,1 have provided an eccentric I, pivoted to the center I.

J represents a lever hinged to the eccentrio 1 and provided at its other end With a pan, J, which is placed vertically under the chute P.

P represents the flaring mouth of said chute P for the insertion of the tripping obj ect, usually a piece of money.

K is a fulcrum on which G is pivoted.

R is a set-screw to regulate the tension of spring N. This tension must be sufficient to force the lever G back when the weight has been dumped from pan J, the lower end of said pan being open to allow the weightusually a piece of money-to slide out, and thus permit raising of the swinging arm J;

The operation is as follows: About threefourths of the partitions of the drum are loaded with packages; the spring adjusted so that the weight of apiece of money deposited in the chute P dropping into the pan will overcome the tension of the spring; the cocentric I will move the lever G back and unlock its engagement with one of the pins 0; the drum will move, and the pin 0 disengaged will strike the pin e and check the rapid movement of the drum and allow the pan J to descend far enough to empty the nickel or weight (shown in Fig. 3) out, when the recoil of the spring will force the lever G back into position, when it will engage in the next pin 0, thus moving the drum one partition-space, and discharging one object out of the opening b at the bottom of the curb.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a chute, P, arranged in an inclined position and provided on the under side of the incline With an opening, S, to intercept and afford an exit for coins of a size smaller than that for which the machine is adjusted. For instance, if the apparatus is adjusted to be operated by a nickel, the opening S will be made a little smaller than a nickel so as not to switch out that coin; but it will be sufficiently large to switch out a cent or any piece smaller than a nickel.

Having described my invention, What I claim is The combination of a drum rotated by gravity and provided with a series of peripheral receptacles for the storage of vendible aoaoso articles, said drum having at one end an annular series of projections, c, a spring-pressed catch-lever, G, having pins 6 e to engage said projections, the chute P, the swinging arm J, provided at one end with an eccentric, I, that bears on the catch lever, and carrying at its other end a pan, J, that is normally supported beneath the chute to receive a coin dropped therein for tripping the catch-lever and permitting the drum to rotate by gravity, and the curb a, located beneath the drum and having a central opening for the discharge of articles, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

SJTEPIIAN PRASGHL.

\Vitnesses:

R. J. PRESTON, DAVID T. S. FULLER.

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