US2009385A - Apparatus for receiving and issuing bank notes - Google Patents

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July 30, 1935. s. CHIGER APPARATUS FOR'RECEI VING AND ISSUING BANK NOTES 5 Shet's-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 9, 1929 Wham July 30, 1935. s. CHIGER APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING AND ISSUING BANK NOTES Filed Dec. 9, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 July 30, 1935. 's. CHIGER v 2,009,385

. APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING AND ISSUING BANK NOTES Filed Dec. 9, 1929 3 Sheets-Shegt s Patented July 30, 1935 APPARATUS Fort RECEIVING AND ISSUING -BANK NOTES 'Siegmund Chiger, Berlin, Germany, assignor to -G. Z.*M. Patcntverwertungs Aktiengesellschaft,

Glarus; Switzerland .Application December 9, 1929 SerialNo. 412,909

8 Claims. (01. 133-1) This'invention relates to improvements in machines for-receiving-and issuing moneyin'the form of paper bills.

Accordingto the-invention, the bill-receiving andissuing means of-the machine comprises a pairof-rollers on'which' are wound the endportions of a tape, respectively. To deliver a bill to themachine the bill is placed upon a table in iuxtapositionto the'so-called winding-on roller and this roller isrotated to wind a portion ofthe tapethereon, the billbeing picked up by the tape and being wound on the said roller between adjacent'convolutions of the tape. Conversely, to issue abill from the machine the so-calledwinding-off'roller isrotated to wind a portion of the tape thereon-this resulting in the unwinding of an equal portion of the tape'from the windingon roller and the consequent issuance or delivery of a bill upon the table. Numerous bills maybe wound successively-on the winding-on roller and ordinarily the-'winding-on roller carries numerous bills.

The general object of the invention is to provide, in connection with the means for actuating-the winding-off roller, mechanism" which is adjustable to predetermine the amount of tape Wound on the winding-off roller from the winding-on roller ,by a single, complete operation of the actuating means for the winding-oil roller, so that for a single, complete operation of said actuating =means,one, two or any desired number of bills within predetermined limits maybe caused to be'issued from the winding-on roller.

With the foregoing and various other objects in view, which will become more fully apparent as the nature of the invention is better understoodythe same consists in'the-novel' combination and arrangement of features as will-be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and defined in the appended claims.

' In'the drawings: Figure l is a horizontal section through-the machine',the section being taken approximately on the line [-1 of Figure 2.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectionthrough the machine.

' Figure 3 is a perspective view-of a grooved plate constituting part of the means for coupling the winding-offroller actuating means with said roller, and

"Figure i is a detail sectional viewthrough the manually'operable means for} rendering the machine efiective to issue bills from the windingon roller.

= Referring-to the drawings in detail, it will be observed that the machine shown includes a pair ofzspacedside plates a, a between which are arranged the several difierent operating elements comprising the means'for receiving and issuing bills.

Extending between andmounted at theirends in the platesa, a are .upper and lower.horizontally disposed shafts 3-and 5, respectively, on which are mountedwinding-on and winding-off rollers 2- and 4, respectively; whilewound at. one .end on the'roller 2 and at its-other end onthe roller 4 is a tape l3. From the roller 4 the tape 13 extends upwardly and across the rear side of a guide roller-13a and thence upwardly and across the front and top of a second guide roller' .l8 which. is disposed substantially directly. beneath the winding-onroller 2 sothat the mout .oi the space between that portion of the tape which extends over the top of the roller I8 and the convolution of the tape last wound on the roller 2, opens forwardly towards a table I. Thus, assumingthat a -bill is placed on the table I andthat the-roller 2 is rotated in the direction of the arrow I My it is apparent that upon enteringof the inner end-of thebill in said mouthithe bill will be picked upby the tape and wound therewith on the roller 2 between-the last two convolutions of the tape. Conversely, it is apparent that ifthe tape is unwound from the roller 2, the -bill.will be delivered upon the table I.

The shafts 3 and 5 are non-rotatable and the rollers 2 and 4- are rotatably mounted on said shafts, respectively. Also rotatably mounted on theshafts 3' and 5 are pinions Band 1, respec-.

tively; which are connected with the rollers 2 and 4, respectively, by ratchets (not shown) so that upon rotation of either pinion in the direction of the arrow thereon in Figure 2, corresponding rotation isimparted to the related roller, and so that reverse rotation of either pinion is inefiectiveto impart corresponding rotation to the'related roller. In this-connection the ,arrangementis such, as indicated, that rotation of the pinion 6 in a direction to impart rotation to the roller 2, produces rotation of saidroller in a direction to wind-the tape l3 thereon, and rotationofthe pinion I in a direction to impart rotation to the roller 4, produces rotation of the-latter roller in a direction to wind the tape thereon from the roller 2.

Meshing with the pinion 6 is a pinion 8 with which is engaged at rackbarB. This rack bar is suitably mounted for sliding movement and is reciprocal through the instrumentality of a lever I2, which lever is pivoted at its lower end as at I I2 and at an intermediate point is provided with a slot in which is disposed a pin III projecting from the rack bar 9, whereby the lever and said rack bar are operatively connected together.

The guide roller I8 is carried by a shaft H5 which is guided at its ends in vertical slots H5 in the side plates at, a, whereby said guide roller is mounted for vertical movement in accordance with diameter of the winding-on roller 2, said guide roller I8 being maintained constantly pressed upwardly against the tape wound on the winding-on roller 2 by means of a lever whichis intermediately pivoted as at I 6 and which includes the two arms I4 and I7, the former of which underlies the shaft H5 of the guide roller and the latter of which has connected therewith a spring I5 tending constantly to rotate the lever in a direction to elevate the arm I4 thereof, thereby to maintain the roller I8 pressed upwardly as stated.

A block II! is disposed adjacent to the rack bar 9 and is suitably guided for vertical movement, as, for example, in a vertical slot I I9 formed in the adjacent side plate a. The arm I! of the aforementioned two-arm lever I4I'I is pivoted as at I I8 to the block I I 1 whereby said block is elevated with increase in the effective diameter of the winding-on roller 2 and is moved downwardly by the spring I5 upon decrease in the effective diameter of the winding-on roller. Carried by the block II! is a stop I9 with which is engageable a pin 29 carried by the rack bar 9 to limit movement of the rack bar forwardly or in a direction to eifect winding of the tape I3 onto the roller 2. In this connection it is pointed out that the stop I9 is inclined as shown, or is otherwise so shaped and disposed on the block In, that for any given effective diameter of the winding-on roller 2, said stop serves to restrict forward movement of the rack bar 9 to an amount which is exactly that required to rotate the winding-on roller through an angle to wind a single bill completely on said roller. In other words, the amount of angular movement of the roller 2 necessary to wind a bill completely thereon varies with the effective diameter of said roller, and the means described, comprising the guide roller I8, the two-arm lever I4II, the block I I1, the stop I9 and the pin 29 serves to predetermine the permissible amount of movement of the rack bar 9 in a direction to effect winding-on rotation of the winding-on roller so that for any given effective diameter of the roller 2 the amount of rotation imparted thereto by a single, complete forward stroke of the rack bar 9 is just sufficient to completely wind a single bill on said roller.

A rack bar I I is operatively connected with the winding-off roller. 4 through a pinion II! in mesh with the pinion I and, as in the case of the rack bar 9, means are provided to predetermine the permissible amount of movement of the rack bar II in accordance with the eifective diameter of the roller 4 so that for a single, complete stroke of said rack bar II in a direction to eifect winding of the tape I3 onto the roller 4 and off of the roller 2, the amount of rotation imparted to the roller 4 is just sufficient to unwind an amount of the tape from the roller 2 to effect the issue of one bill therefrom. In other words, a roller I8 is engaged with the tape wound on the roller 4 and said roller I8 is mounted for'vertical movement in the same manner as the roller I8; a lever I'I' is pivoted at one end, as at I5, and at its other end is pivotally connected with a block 'II'I,

increase and decrease of the effective,

which block is slidably mounted for vertical movement in the same manner as the block I IT; a link I4 connects the shaft of the roller I8 with the lever I'I intermediate the ends thereof, and a spring I5 connected to said lever I'I' tends constantly to swing the same upwardly, thereby maintaining the roller I8 constantly pressed against the winding-off roller 4 and serving to elevate the block II I upon decrease in the effective diameter of the winding-off roller. Conversely, said block I ll obviously is forced downwardly upon increase in the effective diameter of the roller 4. The block II'I carries an inclined stop I9 and the rack bar I I carries a pin 20' for engagement with this stop to limit movement of said rack bar II forwardly or, in other words, in a direction to effect winding of the tape I3 onto the roller 4 from the roller 2. The inclination of the stop I9 or, in other words, its shape and disposition on the block 1', is such that for any given vertical position of said block as determined by the effective diameter of the winding-off roller 4, forward movement of the rack bar I I is limited to an amount which is just sufficient to rotate the roller 4 to wind thereon enough tape from the roller 2 to effect the ejection of a single bill from the latter roller.

The means for reciprocating the rack bar I I consists in part of a rod 2| which is siidably mounted, as at I 2I I22, for reciprocation rela tive to said rack bar. In the inner end of the rod 2! is formed an opening 32, while slidable in a cylindrical formation I29 carried by an extension IIaof the rack bar is a vertically disposed pin 3| to be projected into said opening 32 to connect the rack bar and the rod for unitary reciprocation. On the pin 3| is a shoulder or collar I33, while Within the cylindrical formation I29 and bearing against said shoulder or collar is a coil spring I3I which tends constantly to urge the pin 3! downwardly to operatively disconnect the rack bar II from the rod 2!. If the upper end of the pin 3| is projected into the opening 32 the rack bar and its operating rod 2| are connected together and reciprocation of the rod results in reciprocation of the rack bar. On the other hand, if the pin 3| is depressed until its upper end no longer is engaged in the opening 32, the rod 2! is free to be reciprocated while the rack bar I I remains stationary.

The rod 2| is provided at its forward end with a cylindrical formation I23, and siidably mounted in this formation is a rod I 25 the forward end of which projects beyond the forward end of said formation. On the rear end of said rod I25 is a shoulder or collar I24, and between this shoulder or collar and the head or forward end of the cylindrical formation I23, within the latter, is a coil spring I 26 which tends constantly to urge the rod I25 to its innermost limit of movement relative to the formation I23.

At I9! is designated a drive shaft which may be rotated by means of a crank handle H or in any other suitable manner and which carries a segmentally toothed disk 25 for cooperation with a pinion 21. Fixed with respect to the pinion 2' is a spur gear 28 which meshes with a pinion 29; While fixed with respect to the latter pinion is a crank disk 24 to which is pivoted, as at 7.3,a link 22 which also is pivoted, as at I29, to the forward end of the rod I25. Thus, rotation of the drive shaft IO'I is effective to reciprocate the rod 2|, in which connection it is pointed out that the extent of the toothed segment of the disk 26 and the gear ratio between the pinion 21.andthe crank disk 24 is such that for one complete'rotaition-of the disk 26 several reciprocations are :imparted to the rod all. Also, it is pointed out in this connection that the cylindrical formation l23 of the rod 2I, together with the rod/I25 and the spring I26, provides a yieldably extensible connec' tion between thecrank disk'24 and-therod 2I to permit said crank disk to 'function to reciprocate said rod 2I vwhen the latter is .connected by the pin 3i withi'the rack bar .I I and when the stop I9 serves to restrict forward move ment of 'therack bar, the rod IE-moving forwardly within the cylindrical formation I23 against the spring I26 under such conditions.

The means whereby the machine may be set or adjusted to cause a predetermined number of bills to be issued'or ejected from' the. winding-on roller, 2 upon imparting a single, completerotation to the drive shaft I01, and whereby they machine first tests, by initial rotation of said drive shaft, whether the roller 2 carries as many bills as it is desired to issue, and prevents the issue of any bills in the event the roller 2- does not carry as many bills as it is desired to issue, will now be described in detail.

In a supporting bar I39 disposed belowthe roller 4 is slidably mounted the rear end of a reciprocal rod I4I, the forward end of which is provided with a plate I4Ie which is forked as shown and slidably engaged with thedrive shaft IQ? adjacent to a disk 5| fixed vonsaid drive shaft. In the disk 5I is formed a cam groove Mid, while projectingfrom the-plate I4Ie into said cam groove is a pinI4Ic. The cam groove Mid extends through an angle of approximately 180 degrees concentric to the shaft I01. Consequently, during rotation of said shaft through this angle the rod I4I remains at:rest. Onthe other the cam groove I 4 Id extends from the ends of the concentric portion thereof into substantially V-shape illustrated in Figure 2 so that during the remaindervof a complete revolution of the shaft I0! the rod MI is moved first rearwardly and then forwardly.

Slidably mounted on the rod I4I or in any other suitable manner for rearward and forward movement, is a cross beam I36 having arearwardly directed top portion in which is mounted a plurality of laterally spaced vertically disposed pins 56 the lower ends of which are of wedge or cone shape and extend below the under side of said beam top portion. A strip Mt is mounted on the beam I36 extends into notches in the sides of the pins 55 whereby the latter are retained in assembly with the beam and at the same time are mounted for vertical movement relative to the beam, while coil springs associated with said pins tend constantly to project the latter downwardly and to permit them to rise under upward pressure exerted thereagainst.

' A plate 52 is mounted on the rod MI and is secured thereto for reciprocation therewith as, for example, by means of a forkedclip I48 attached to the plate as at I49 and engaging side grooves in the rod, as illustrated in Figure 4. The plate 52 is provided with a plurality of laterally spaced recesses opening through itslupper edge, and in said recesses are slidably supported-the forward ends of a plurality of laterally spaced,

' longitudinally extending pusher bars illustrated in the present instance as being four in number and designated as 45, 47,48 and 49, respectively. These pusher bars are additionally supported for longitudinal sliding movement by the support I39, and each pusher bar at its rear end is provided with :an' upwardly: directed ing 6 I In addition; each bar is provided with a recess 54 and with a V-shapedunotclr- .51 opening through its upper edge, the-notchto'be engaged-by the lower end of the: related pin :56, zand the recess to be engaged by a lug50 carried by a'related clip 50 slidably mounted for vertical movement inrthe related recess .of the plate 52. -Normally the pins 56 engage the notches 5'I-and the clips 50 are elevated and thereby are disengaged from therecesses 54 so that reciprocation of the cross bar I36serves to reciprocatesthe pusher bars and so'thatithe pusherbars are not reciprocated bythe rod MI and the plate .52. On the other hand, when any given clip-50. is depressed to engage its lug in the recess '54 of the related pusher bar,1such pusher bar is coupled through the plate 52'with therod I4I for reciprocation by and withisaid rod,iandiany. reciprocalmovement of the cross bar I36 relative, to the rod :I4I results in the pin-56 being wedged upwardly out of its notch 5'! and ridingon the upper edge of the pusher bar.

The crossbar. I36 has rigidly connected therewith, as at I 35, the rear end of a rod 58 which rod, at its forward end is provided with a forked plate 586 slidably engaged with the drive shaft 'Iil'l'. Fixedon thedrive shaft IB'I adjacent .to' the plate 586 is a 'disk- 59: having formed therein a cam groove .5811, while projecting laterally from the plate 58c into said cam groove .i58b is a pin 58a. The cam groove 58b extends concentrically with respect to the shaft lel through an angle ofapproximately 180 degrees, and this concentric portion of said cam groove is'disposed approximately diametrically opposite the concentric portion'of the cam groove I'4Id-in the disk 5I. Consequently, during approximately that one-half of a complete rotation of the drive shaft when the concentricportion of the cam groove 58b-is cooperating with the pin 58a the cross bar I is held against reciprocal movement and the rod I 4i is moved first rearwardly and then forwardly by the V-shaped portion of the camgrooveMid cooperating with the pin I4 Io. On the other hand, during approximately that one-half of a'complete revolution of the drive shaft when'the con centric portionof the cam groove I4Id is cooperating with the pin I Me the rod I4! and the plate 52 are held against reciprocation and three short reciprocations are imparted to the crossbar I36 due totheremaining portion of the cam groove 58b being comprised by three successive V-shaped formations as illustrated in Figure 20f the drawings. v

Disposed inthe horizontal plane of the pusher bars' 46-49, rearwardly thereof, is a plate 4| which is suitably supported, as indicated at I45, I45, for rearward and forward sliding movement and which is provided with a diagonally extend ing slot 40. Moreover, as indicated in Figure]. of'the drawings,-said plate 4| is provided'at its forward end with a series of steps 42, 43, '44 and which are related, respectively, to the pusher bars 46, 41,48 and 49 and which are disposed, respectively, successively in advance of or forwardly of one another.

' A pair of spaced, transversely extending,

grooved guide bars 33 aremounted above the plate 4 I and between said bars is slidably mounted for movement transversely of the unit a plate 34, said plate having ribs I 44 engaging the grooves of said guide bars. Depending from the plate34' in the rear end portion of the slot 40, it is apparent that rearward movement of the plate 4|, as indicated by the arrow |4| in Figure 1, is effective to shift the plate 34 transversely of the unit in a direction as indicated by the arrow I42 in Figure 1. On the other hand, when the plate 4| has been moved rearwardly and the plate 34 has thereby been moved in the direction of the arrow I41, it is apparent that movement of the plate 34 in the opposite direction is effective to move the plate 4| forwardly.

In the top of the plate 34 is formed a system of grooves as illustrated in detail in Figure 3 of the drawings. First, there is an elongated groove 36 which extends longitudinally with respect to the direction of sliding movement of the plate and which is disposed adjacent to the rear edge of the plate in vertical alinement withthe pin 3| carried by the arm I Id of the rack bar I when said rack bar is disposed at its most rearward limit of movement. This groove 36, at what will be termed its inner end, has a depth a: such as to permit the pin 3| to be projected to its limit of downward movement by the spring |3| when said inner end portion of said' groove is alined with said pin. When the pin 3| is at its limit of downward movement its upper end is disposed below the headed rear end of the rod 2| having the opening 32 therein. Consequently, when the plate 34 is disposed in its normal position; i. e;, at its outermost limit of movement, as determined by engagement of its depending pin 39 with the rear end of the slot 40 in the plate 4|, and the inner end of the groove 36 thereby underlies the pin 3|, assuming the rack bar I to be at its most rearward limit of movement, the rod 2| and the rack bar I are not coupled'by said pin.

The bottom of the groove 36, from the depth a: at the inner end thereof, is inclined upwardly and towards the outer end of said groove, as indicated at 2, and then drops abruptly to a depth y. However, the depth y is less than the depth a: by an amount such that when the depth 1/ underlies the pin 3| the latter is held sufficiently elevated to engage at its upper end in the hole 32 of the rack bar ll. Thus, upon inward movement of the plate 34 from its outermost position, the inclined bottom portion 2 of the groove 36 acts by a wedging or cam action to project the pin 3| upwardly into the hole 32, and then, even though the pin drops over the shoulder between the depths z and y to the depth y, the upper end of the pin still is maintained engaged in the hole 32 because of the depth of the groove at y being less than the depth at (1:. From the innermost depth y the bottom of the groove again is inclined upwardly and outwardly, as indicated at z, and then drops abruptly to a second depth 1 which is the same as the depth y.- Similarly, from the depth 11 the bottom of the groove is inclined upwardly and outwardly, as indicated at 22 to a third depth 112 which is the same as the depths y and y, and from the depth y2 the bottom of the groove again is inclined upwardly and outwardly, as indicated at 23 to a depth 11 3 which is the same as the depths y, y and 1 2.

From the depths y, y, 1 2 and y3, grooves 31a, 31b, 31c and 31d, respectively, extend towards the front edge of the plate 34 and at inclinations towards the inner edge thereof. In addition, a groove 38a. extends from the forward end of the groove 31a rearwardly and at an inward inclination to the depth a: of the groove 36, and three other grooves 381), 36c and 38d extend from the forward ends of thegrooves 31b, 31c and 31d,

respectively, rearwardly and at inward inclinations into the grooves 31a, 31b and 310, respectively, substantially at the points where the latter grooves enter the groove 36. The groove 38 is of a uniform depth corresponding to the depths y, y, yZ and 1/3 of the groove 36 so that a shoulder exists at the forward side of the groove 35 where the groove 38a enters said groove at the depth at. On the other hand, the rear ends of the grooves 31a, 31b, 31c and 31d are of the same depth as the depths y, y, 1/2 and (U3 of the slot 36, and the bottoms of said grooves 31a, 31b, 31c and 31d are inolinedlupwa'rdly and forwardly so that at their forward ends said grooves have depths corres'ponding to the least depths of the portions 2, z, 22 and 23 of the groove 36. Conversely, the grooves 38b, 38c and 38d at their outer ends are of depths corresponding to the depths y, 3 1/2 and 1/3 of the groove 36, and at their inner ends are of depths corresponding to the portions of least depth of the depths z, 2, a2 and 23 of the grooves 36, the bottoms of said grooves 38b, 38c and 38d being inclined upwardly and rearwardly. Consequently, there is a continuous shoulder at each side of each of the grooves 37a, 31b, 31c and 31d, as well as at each side of each of the grooves 38a, 38b, 38c and 38d, and when any portion of any one of either set of said grooves is disposed in underlying relationship to the pin 3|, said pin is held sufficiently elevated to engage in the hole 32 of the extension I la of the rack bar only the depth of the groove 36 being sufficiently great to permit the pin 3| to drop out of the hole 32.

When .the pin 58a is disposed in the concentric portion of the cam groove 58b and the pins 56 are engaged in the notches 51 of the respective pusher bars 46, 41, 48 and 49, the rear ends of said pusher bars are disposed in transverse alinement with each other forwardly of the forwardmost step 45 of the plate 4|, and when said pusher bars are disposed in this normal relationship the lugs 6| thereof directly underlie the forward ends of four related pawls 66a, 66b, 66c and 60d, respectively, which pawls are loosely mounted on a transversely extending shaft 63 for free rotation relative thereto.

The hub 62 of each pawl 66a, 66b, 60c and 56d is cut away as illustrated in Figure 1 to provide a shoulder 64, and on the shaft 63 are four pins 65, one related to each pawl, for cooperation with the shoulders 65, respectively, to limit downward swinging movement of the pawls and to elevate the latter upon counter-clockwise rotation being imparted to the shaft 63 as viewed in Figure .2. The pins 65 are, as shown, angularly spaced apart about the shaft 63 whereby the pawls 66a, 60b, 66c and 66d are held with their free ends spaced successively above one another so that upon clockwise rotation of the shaft 63 as viewed in Figure 2, first the pawl 60a engages its related pusher bar 46, next the pawl 66?) engages its related pusher bar 41, next the pawl 66c engages its related pusher bar 48 and, finally, the pawl 60d engages its related pusher bar 49.

Fixed to and extending rearwardly from the shaft 63 is an arm 66, and connected with this arm is a spring 61 which tends constantly to rotate the arm and thereby the shaft in a clockwise direction to permit the pawls 60a, 66b, 66c and 66d to drop into engagement with their related pusher bars. However, rotation of the shaft 63 by the spring 61 is controlled by a vertical rod 68 which is slidably mounted in guides 68a, 68b and which rests at its lower end on the arm 66 and at its upper end against the bottom of theblockl-I I; In this connection, when'the' roller 2. is devoid of bills the block l "is disposed in its lowermost position and acts through :the rod 63 on the lever arm 66to hold theshaft 33 ina position in which all four of the pawls are held elevated above their respective pusher, bars. On the other hand, when a single bill is wound on theroller 2 the effective diameter of said roller is slightly increased and the block l i? iseelevated by an amount to permit only the first pawl 60a to drop into engagement with'its related-pusher bar, the other pawls being still held elevated above their related pusher bars. Similarly, when a second bill is wound on the roller 2 the eifective diameter of said roller againis slightly increased and the block H1 is further elevated by an amount to permit thesecond pawl 60b to drop into engagement with its related pusher bar 41-, the pawls 69c and 586, however, still being held elevated above their related pusher bars 58 and 49; In the same way, when a third bill'is wound on the roller 2 the third pawl 69c is permitted to. drop into engagement with its related pusher bar 48, but the pawl 60d still is held elevated above its related pusher bar 49, and'when a fourth: bill is wound on theroller 2 the fourth pawl'fied is permitted to drop into engagement with related pusher bar 49. Any bills in excess of four wound on the roller 2 does not affect thetoperation of the pawls, 68a, 50b, 69c andfillcl, but when .the number of bills on the roller 2 is reduced'to four, the removal of one additional bill resulting in the reduction of the number to three, results in depression of the arm 66 by i an amount to elevate the pawl 86d to an extent to :render said pawl incapable-of cooperation with its pusher bar 49. Similarly, the Suocessive' removal of the three remaining bills on the roller 2 successively renders the pawls 50c,- 69b and 69a incapable of cooperation with their related pusher rods.

When the pin I456 is engaged in the concentric portion of the cam groove lid and the rod Ml therefore is in its forwardmost position, the clips 59, which normally are'elevated as afores said, are disposed beneath related manually op erable members 53 by means of which said clips may be depressed. Moreover, when the rod HI and the-plate 52 are disposed in their forward most positions, and when the pin 58a is disposed in the concentric portionof the cam groove 581), which represents the forwardmost position of the crossbar I36 and the forwardrnost positions of the pusher bars 45, 41, 48 and 49, assuming that the pins 56 are engaged in the notches 5?, the rear, transversely alined ends of the pusher bars are disposed forwardly of the forwardmost step 45 of the plate 4! by an amount equal to the crank throw represented by any one of the V- shaped formations of the cam groove Ethanol the=recesses 54 in thetops of the pusher. bars are disposed like amounts forwardly of the lugs of the clips 50.

Now, assuming that four or more bills are wound on the roller 2;that the block I I'l and the rodES therefore are elevated sufficiently to permit all four of the pawls-lifla, 60b, 60c and 60d to drop into engagement with the lugs 61 of thepusher bars 46,41, 48 and 49, respectively;

that theplates 4l and 34 are, in their forwardalined with the hole 32 but completely withdrawn therefrom;'that thepin I llc is disposed in the lead end of the concentric portion of the cam groove Mid; that the rod I4l and the plate 52 therefore are in their forwardmost positions; that the pin 58 is disposedin the trailing end of the concentric portion of the oamegroove 58b in readiness to cooperate with the first of the V- shaped formations of said cam groove uponinitial rotationof the shaft H11; that the cross bar CBS-therefore is in its foremost position; that the pins 56 are engaged in the notches 51 of the pusherbars 46, 3?, 18 and 49 holding said usher bars intheir forwardmost positions; and that the clips'iifl are elevated, the operation of the mechanism-further assuming that it is desired to effect theejection or issueiof ,four bills from the roiler 2, is as follows: First, the shaft 101 is rotated through an angle of approximately ,180 degrees. During this rotation the rod I41 and the plate 52 remain stationary due to the co operation of the concentric portion of the cam groove Mid with the pin Mic, but the cross bar 236 is reciprocated a number of times corresponding to the number of V-shaped portions of the cam groove 581). In this connection, only a single reciprocation; of the cross bar E is required, but provision is made for reciprocating said bar a numberof times for the sake of safety in as suring correct operation of the mechanism, As the pus-her bars 45, 41, 48 and 49 are moved rearwardly by the crossbar LEE-the recesses 54 in said bars are brought into posit-ions underlying and in al-inementwith the lugs of the clips 50 and'the rear transversely alined ends of said bars arebrought to positions in which the rear end of the bar 19 contacts or'substantially contacts with the forwardmost step of the plate .4! The free or forward ends of the pawls 6011,6012, Sec-and 60d are provided with hook formations as-shown, and upon rearward movement of the pusher bars said pawls drop downwardly until their hook formations engage the forward sides of the lugs 6 l the amount of-rearwardmovement of the pusher bars'being just sufiicient to permit this action to occur. The pusher bars then are restrained agai-nstforward movement, and, therefore, upon subsequent forward movement of the crossbar 535 the pins 56 ride upwardly out of the'grooves 5i and travel forwardly along .the tops'of' the pusher bars, leaving the latter their rearwardly' disposed positions. Next, the member.- 53 relatedto the clip which is related to the pusher bar 49 is.manually depressed to engage the lug.-v of saidolip in the recess 5.4 of said'pusher bar 59, thereby to couple the pusher bar l with-the plate 52 and, through said plate, with the rod ML The adjustment for ejection of four bills from: the roller 2 having thus been made, the final 180 degrees of rotation is inipartedtozthe-shaft [01. The initial effect of this latter 180degrees of rotation of said shaft'is to move therod l4! and the plate 52 rearwardly, and alsoto move the pusher bar 49 rearwardly due to; said pusherbar being coupled with said plate. "As the pusher bar 49 is moved rearwardly it pushes at its rear end against the step 45 of the plate-4t and, therefore, the plate 4| is moved rearwardly, thereby imparting inward movement to the .plate' 34 as :indicated by the arrow [42 Uponinitial n ovement of the plate 34 the inclined bottom portion-z ofthe groove 36 acts to lift-the" pine! and to project the upper end thereof into theopeni-ng- 32 0f the rod 2|, thereby couplin'g the rack bar H with said rod, and as further inward movement of the plate 34 takes place the portions y, 2', .22, g2, 23 and g3 successively pass beneath the pin 3| .and maintain said pin elevated with its upper end engaged in the opening 32. In this connection it is pointed out that the crank throw represented by the V- shaped portion of the cam groove I4|d and the length and angularity of the slot 46 in the plate 4| are such that the rearward movement imparted to the plate 4| by the pusher rod 49 is sufficient to move the plate 34 to its innermost position. Consequently, upon completion of rearward movement of the plate 4| and inward movement of the plate 34, the outer end portion or depth g3 of the groove 36 underlies the pin 3 I.

The foregoing operations are completed as the pin I Me is forced to the apex of the V-shaped portion of the cam groove HI, and as the second stage of the second 180 degrees of rotation of the drive shaft I01 takes place, the rod MI and the cross bar I36 are returned to their forward or starting positions and the gear segment of the disk 26 operates through the pinion 21, the spur gear'28, the pinion 29, the crank disk 24 and the connecting rod or link 22 to impart four reciprocations to the rod 2|. First the rod 2| is moved forwardly, which causes the pin 3| to travel forwardly through the forwardly and inwardly inclined groove 31d, thereby causing the plate 34 to be returned one step outwardly. As forward movement of the rod 2| is completed the forward end portion of the groove 38d is brought directly below the pin 3| and said pin is projected by the spring |3| into the forward end portion of said groove 38d. Rearward movement of the rod 2| then occurs and the pin 3| is moved rearwardly through the groove 3811 which, as aforesaid and as shown is inclined rearwardly and inwardly. The plate 34 therefore is returned a second step outwardly. Similarly, by succeeding forward and rearward movements of the rod 2| the pin 3| is caused to successively traverse the grooves 310, 38c, 31b, 38b, 31a and 380., thereby returning the plate 34 in successive steps towards its outermost or starting position, until, finally, the last groove 38 is traversed and the pin drops into the depth a: of the groove 36, whereupon the pin 3| is retracted from the opening 32 and the rack bar II and the rod 2| are uncoupled. As the plate 34 is moved outwardly the pin 39 thereof cooperates with the inclined slot 40 in the plate 4| to return the latter plate step-by-step to its forward or starting position, and, of course, with each reciprocation of the rack bar II the roller 4 is rotated an amount to wind thereon from the roller 2 an amount of tape suflicient to cause one bill to be unwound from the roller 2 and delivered onto the shelf I. Thus, since coupling of the pusher rod 49 withthe plate 52 and rod |4I results in the plate 34 being moved to its innermost position upon the second 180 degrees of rotation being imparted to the shaft I01, it is apparent that the pin 3| remains engaged in the opening 32 during four complete reciprocations of the rod 2| and the rack bar II, so that four bills are caused to be unwound and delivered from the roller 2 during one complete cycle of operation of the unit. If it had been desired to effect the issue of three instead of four bills the operation would have been the same as recounted in theforegoing with the exception that the pusher bar 48 instead of the pusher bar 49 would have been coupled by the related clip 56 with the plate 52 and the rod I. In that event, only the pusher rod 48 would have been moved rearwardly by the rod 4| and the plate 52, and the plate 4| would have been moved only three-fourths of its complete range of movement rearwardly due to the lost motion spacing of the rear end of the pusher rod 48 from the step 44 of the plate 4|. This, in turn, would have resulted in the plate 34 being moved only three-fourths of its complete range of movement inwardly and bringing of the step or depth g2 of the groove 36 beneath the pin 3|. Thus, upon subsequent reciprocation of the rod 2| the pin 3| would have cooperated only with the grooves 310, 380, 31b, 33b, 31a and 33a. and, therefore, upon completion of three reciprocations of the rod 2| and the rack bar II the pin 3| would have dropped into the depth and only three bills would havebeen delivered from the roller 2.

If it had been desired to effect the delivery of two bills the clip 50 related to the pusher bar 41 would have been depressed to .couple this pusherbar with the rod I4 I. In that event, only the rod 41 would have been moved rearwardly and the plate 4| would have been moved therewith only one-half of its complete range of movement rearwardly due to the lost motion spacing of the rear end of the pusher rod 41 from the step 43. This, in turn, would have resulted in the plate 34 being moved only half-Way inwardly and bringing of the step as depth y of the groove 36 beneath the pin 3| so that upon subsequent reciprocation of the rod 2| and the rack bar only the grooves 31b, 38b, 31a and 380 would have cooperated with said pin 3|. Consequently, upon completion of two reciprocations of the rod 2| and the rack bar II the pin 3| would have dropped into the depth a: and only two bills would have been delivered from the roller 2.

Similarly, if it had been desired to effect the delivery of only a single bill from the roller 2, only the pusher rod 46 would have been coupled with the rod I4I. In that event, only the rod 46 would have been moved rearwardly and the plate 4| would have been moved therewith only onefourth of its complete range of movement rearwardly due to the lost motion spacing of the rear end of the rod 46 from the step 42 of the plate 4 I. This, in turn, would have resulted in the plate 34 being moved only one-fourth of its complete range of movement inwardly and bringing of the step or depth y of the groove 36 beneath the pin 3| so that upon subsequent reciprocation of the rod 2| and the rack bar II only the grooves 31a and 3811 would have cooperated with said pin 3|. Consequently, upon completion of a single reciprocation of the rack bar II the pin 3| would have dropped into the depth a: and only a single bill would have been delivered from the roller 2.

So long as the roller 2 carries four or more bills, all of the pawls 60a, 60b, 60c and 60d are free to cooperate with their related pusher bars and any one of said pusher bars may be coupled with the rod |4| so that any desired number of bills up to four may be issued upon a complete cycle of operation of the machine. If, on the other hand, the roller 2 carries only three bills the pawl GM will be held elevated and when the pusher bars 46, 41, 48 and 49 are initially moved rearwardly only the pusher bars 46, 41 and 48 will be engaged and held in their rearwardly movedpositions by the related pawls 66a, 66b and 600, the pusher rod 49 returning to its forward position with the cross bar I36. The recess 54 of the pusher bar 49 therefore will be disposed forwardly of the lug of the related clip and said clip cannot be depressed to couple said pusher bar 49 with the rod I45. Consequently, it is not possible to adjust the mechanism to effect the issue of four bills if the .roller 2 carries less than four bills. Similarly, since the pawls 680, 682) and 68d are successively maintained elevated as the number of bills carried by the roller 2 is reduced to two, one and none, respectively, it not possible to adjust the mechanism to issue three bills if the roller 2 carries only two bills; to adjust the mechanism to issue two bills if the roller 2 carries only one bill, or to adjust the mechanism to issue a single bill if the roller 2 is devoid of bills. The mechanism thus tests initially whether the roller 2 carries as many bills as the operator may desire to have delivered therefrom.

Always, with return of the plate 34 to its outer-- most position, the plate M is returned to its forwardmost position, so that upon completion of each cycle of operation of the mechanism the parts are restored to normal position. In'this connection it is pointed out any suitable means, such the means illustrated in German Patent No. 366,455 of September 11, 1917, may be employed to actuate the clips 59 and to elfect elevation of any given clip 5i) upon rearward and subsequent return movement of any given pusher bar by the rod Ml. Also, it is pointed out that while the drawings illustrate in the present instance whereby a maximumof only four bills may be caused to be issued upon one complete cycle of operation of the mechanism, it is manifest that by increasing the number of pushor bars, pawls, steps on the plate 4!, grooves in the plate 34, etc., provision may be made for issuing more than four bills by a single cycle of operation of the mechanism.

In connection with the winding of bills'onto the roller 2 and the unwinding of bills therefrom, a feature of the invention resides in the provision of counting means to indicate, on the one hand, the total number of bills wound on said roller and, on the other hand, the total number of bills unwound or issued from said roller.

A register device known in itself and not, in itself, forming any part of the invention, is designated as 986 and is mounted to be actuated by rotation of a vertically disposed shaft fill. On the shaft fill is a ratchet wheel 182, while on the rack bar 9 is a pawl i ll? which cooperates with said ratchet wheel to rotate the shaft 1m through one step of angular movement each time said rack bar is advanced. Thus, for each bill wound on 5 the roller 2 the register device lull is actuated to raise by one the indication of the total nuinbcr of bills wound on said roller.

Onthe lower end of the shaft lill is a bevel gear ltd, while loose on a transverse shaft underlying the shaft I9! is a bevel gear H0 in mesh with the gear I54. Fixed to the gear I!!! is a ratchet wheel ms, and cooperating with said ratchet wheel is a pawl i963 which is carried by one of the arms of an intermediately pivoted lever N35. The other arm of said lever extends downwardly and is forked at its free end, and is operatively engaged with a pin Tl carried by an ear M2 on the plate 4!. Consequently, for each step of rearward movement of the plate 4| the shaft llll is rotated through one step of angular movement and the register device I00 is actuated to raise by one the indication of the total number of bills issued from the roller 2.

I claim:

1. In a machine of the character described, a

bill holder, a membenmovabletoloperate said holder to-dispense bills therefrom, an actuator for saidmember, clutch means between said member and said actuator tending constantly to assumea position disconnecting said member from said actuator, and clutch controlling means comprising a plate having a normal position and aformation which, in the normal position of said plate, permits the clutch to assume its'disconnecting' position, said platebeing shiftable and having a series of other formations whereby shifting of the plate from'its normalposition actuates said clutch to couple said actuator with said member and to maintain a coupling status of said clutch until the plate is returned toits normal positiom-said series of formations being arranged so that the clutch means,- by movement with the coupled actuator and member to dispense bills from said holder, returns said plate to its normal position,- said series of formations further being arranged to require different amounts of movement of the coupled actuator and member to return the plate to its normal position, depending upon the amount of shifting of the plate from its normal positioni 2. Ina machine of the'character described,- a bill holder, a member reciprocal to operate said holder to dispense bills therefrom, areciprocal actuator for said member, clutch means between said member and said'actuator tending constantly to assume-a position disconnecting saidmember fromsaid actuator, and clutch controlling means comprising a plate having anormal position and a formation which, in'the normal position of said plate, permits'the clutch to assume'its disconnecting position, said plate being 'shiftablc and having a series of other formations whereby shifting of said plate fromits normal position actuates said clutch to couple said actuator with said member and maintains a couplingstatus of said clutch until the plate is returned to itsnormal position, said series offormations being 'ar ranged so thatthe' clutch means, by reciprocation with the member and actuator, cooperates therewith to return the plate to'its normal position and so that different numbers of reciprocations of the member and its actuator and clutchare requiredtdreturn the plate to its normal position, depending upon the amount of shifting of the plate from'its normal position. i

3. A machine as set forth in claim 2 including a rotatable driving element for theactuator, and a connection between the actuator and said-driving element, whereby a single complete rotation of the latter imparts a plurality of reciprocationsto the actuator;

4. Amachine as set forth in claim 2 including a drive shaft," a. connection betwensaid 'drive shaft and the actuator whereby a single complete rotation of said shaft imparts a plurality of re ciprocations to the actuator, and a plurality of manually settable means between said drive shaft and. the clutch control plate to utilize initial partial rotation of said drive shaft to impart different predetermined amounts of movement to said control plate away from its normal position.

5. A machine as set forth in claim 2 including a drive shaft, a connection between said drive shaft and the actuator whereby a single complete rotation of said shaft imparts a plurality of reciprocations to the actuator, a lineally movable member connected with the clutch control plate and operable by movement in one direction to shift said control plate away from its normal position, said lineally movable member having a series of step formations, a series of pusher bars one related to each step formation, a common operator for said pusher bars operatively connected with said drive shaft and reciprocal within a fixed range by initial partial rotation of said drive shaft, and means for selectively coupling said pusher bars with said common operator so as to utilize initial partial rotation of the drive shaft to impart different predetermined amounts of movement to said control plate away from its normal position.

6. In a machine of the character described, a bill holder, a member reciprocal to operate said holder to dispense bills therefrom, a reciprocal actuator for said member, said actuator having an opening, a pin carried by said member for projection into the opening in said actuator to couple said actuator with said member, spring means tending constantly to move said pin to a position uncoupling said actuator from said s member, a pin control plate having a normal position and a recess to accommodate said pin when said plate is in its normal position thus to permit said spring means to move said pin to its uncoupling position, said plate being shiftable in a direction at right angles to the direction of reciprocation of said member and actuator and having a cam groove extending in the direction in which said plate is shiftable which cam groove is effective upon shifting of said plate from its normal position to project said pin into the opening in said member, said plate further having a series of interconnected cam grooves extending from said first mentioned cam groove and arranged to be successively traversed by said pin when the same is reciprocated with said actuator and member, said series of cam grooves leading to therecess in said plate and being effective to maintain the pin projected into the opening in said member and further being disposed so that the pin, by reciprocation with the actuator and member, cooperates therewith to return the plate to its normal position, said series of cam grooves communicating with the first mentioned cam groove at points spaced along the latter so that the number of reciprocations of the member and actuator to return the plate to its normal position is dependent upon the amount of shifting of the plate from its normal position to require more or less of the grooves of the series to be traversed by the pin.

7. In a machine of the character described, a bill holder, a member reciprocal to operate said holder to dispense bills therefrom, a reciprocal actuator for said reciprocal member, a pin carried by said member for coupling said actuator thereto, spring means tending constantly to move said pin to a position uncoupling said actuator from said member, a pin control plate having a normal position, said plate having a recess to accommodate said pin when said plate is in its normal position thus to permit said spring means to move said pin to its uncoupling position, means whereby shifting of said control plate from its normal position projects said pin to couple said actuator with said member, and plate carried means for cooperation with said pin whereby subsequent reciprocation of said actu ator and pin returns said plate to its normal position, said plate carried means being constructed and arranged to require different numbers of reciprocations of said actuator to return said plate to its normal position, depending upon the amount of shifting of said plate from its normal position.

8. In a machine of the character described, a bill holder, a member reciprocal to operate said holder to dispense bills therefrom, a reciprocal actuator for said member, a pin carried by said member for projection into engagement with said actuator to couple the actuator with said member, said pin when coupling said member and actuator being reciprocal therewith, means tending constantly to move said pin to a retracted position disconnecting said actuator from said member, a pin control plate having a normal position and having a recess which, in the normal position of said plate, permits said pin to assume its uncoupling status, said plate being longitudinally shiftable in a direction at right angles to the direction of reciprocation of the pin with said member and actuator and having a longitudinally extending groove leading from said recess, the bottom of said groove being composed of a series of steps eifective when the plate is shifted from its normal position to project said pin, said plate also having a series of grooves one leading diagonally from each step of said first mentioned groove and further having a second series of diagonally extending grooves one of which leads to the recess from the groove of the first series nearest said recess and the others of which connect the grooves of the first mentioned series, respectively, said two series of grooves having inclined sides and bottoms so that upon shifting of the plate to bring any particular one of the first mentioned series of grooves into alinement with the pin subsequent reciprocation of the pin with the member and actuator causes the pin to successively traverse the grooves of the two series leading to the recess thus to return the plate to its normal position, the bottoms of the two series of grooves being effective to maintain the pin projected until the plate is restored to its normal position.

SIEGMUND CHIGER.

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