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No. 470,174. Patented Mar.'8, 1892.

W' 64 l 'la UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

ELMER O. BEEOHER, OF BIRMINGHAM, OIIIO.

REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent N0. 470,174, dated March 8, 1892.

Application filed .Tune 24, 1891. Serial No. 397,310. (No model.) v

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ELMER C. BEEOHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Birmingham, in the county of Erie and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Register, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in registers which are especially designed to be connected to the ordinary elevator of thrashing-machines to indicate and register the number of bags filled; and it has for its object to provide a simple device that will correctly tally the number of bags. to any number desired; and it consists of a series of units, tens, and hundreds disks with interposed plates carrying the communicating mechanism, all arranged and combined in a new and novel manner, hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a perspective view of a grain-tallyconstructed in accordance with my invention, seated within a suitable casing thrown open. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the sa-me. Fig. 3 is a detail View of both sides of one of the tens or hundreds wheels. Fig. 4 is a similar view of the units-wheel. Fig. 5 is a detail in perspective of the gear-plate interposed between the units and tens disks. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the end plate.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by letter, A designates a cylindrical casing provided with a glass-covered opening c, and within which is placed the tally B. Upon the stationary shaft O, mounted within said casing and held securely therein by the plates l) at each end thereof, taking into recesses located at each end of the said casing, is the revolving units or digits disk D, around the periphery of which are the units numbers from one to ten and loosely working upon said shaft. The said units-disk revolving upon the shaft C is provided with the iianges d and d', the

one to the right of the tally (designated by d) being provided with the ratchetteeth d2, formed on the inner periphery of the same, while the opposite liange is provided with a small section of teeth d3, and on the same side of the wheel is provided with a series of inwardly-projecting stop-pins d4, which are engaged by a spring-pawl, hereinafter described, and which by tightly bearing upon said pins holds the disk stationary while the ratchetteeth dog is traveling back over the same, as will be more fully set forth. An end plate E, mounted upon a hollow shaft F, operated by the crank f, is provided with a springactuated pawl e, that is designed to engage the ratchet-teeth on the inner periphery of the flange d and operate said units-wheel, which is held from turning backward with said pawl by the stop-pins d4, and only turns in a forward direction when the plate E carries the pawl c therewith in a forward direction, so that the said pawl engages the shoulders of said teeth, said hollow shaft being adapted to revolve freely upon the main shaft C, over one end of which said hollow shaft takes and is held steadily in its movement, as well as supporting the stationary shaft, by means of one of the end plates b, previously referred to. The tens disk or wheel G is also mounted upon the shaft C and provided with the iianges g and g', the inner periphery of the iiange g, facing the units-wheel, being provided with the teeth g2, extending entirely around the saine, while the inner periphery of the opposite flange is provided with a small section of teeth g3, corresponding to those on the units-disk.

Interposed between the units and tens disk is the stationary gear-plate II, provided with a projecting tongue 7L', that is adapted to be seated in the shouldered recess a', located in front of the casing A, and is thus prevented from turning when the tally is in operation. The said plate is also provided with a short shaft t, upon each end of which and on each side of the plate is flxedly mounted the small cog-wheels h2 and h3, which are retarded in their movement and prevented from turning too much by means of the spring-pawl h4, mounted upon said plate and bearing upon one of said wheels. When the units-disk has made one revolution, or ten points, the small section of teeth strikes the cog-wheel adjacent thereto upon said plate and causes the same to turn and thus operate the wheel on the opposite side of the plate, which in turn, meshing with the cogs on the tens-disk, turns the same one-tenth. The plate l-I is further provided with the spring dog or pawl h5, that IOO is designed to engage the inwardly-projecting' stop-pins on the units or digits wheel and thus form a ratchet device and regulate the movement of the same, so as to stop or prevent said units-wheel from turning backward under the friction of the pawl e as the same is turned back over the teeth to engage a new shoulder, as will be readily apparent.

The hundreds disk or wheel I, which is the third of the series, is similar in construction to that of the tens Wheel or disk, and is provided with the side flangesil and i', respectively, the inner periphery of the flange t' being provided around its entire circumferenc'e with the teeth 2, while the opposite flange on the opposite side of the wheel is provided with a small section of teeth 4. interposed between this andthe tens disk or wheel is another gear-plate K, also provided with a projecting tongue 7c, which is adapted to be seated in the shouldered recess a2, also located in the front of the casing A. The said plate is also proa vided with the short shaft 7a', extending through the plate and provided on either end 1 on eachside of the plate-With the small coga wheels 162 and 7c3, fXedly mounted upon each end of said shafton opposite sides of the plate i and which are retarded and regulated in their i movement by the spring-pawl 7a4, corresponding to that upon the plate between the units and tens disks, as described. Motion is communicated to the cog-Wheel on this plate by means of the small section of teeth upon .one

of the side flangesrof the tens-disk 'when it4 has made one revolution and engages the said cog-wheel, which in turn, meshing with the toothed periphery ofthe hundreds-wheel, re-

volvesthe same one-tenth of its circumference. l This construction can be carried up to an inl' definite number of disks or Wheels provided Y around their outer periphery or circumference with 'a series of numbersand operated and ari ranged in the same manner described thought to be apparent.

number through the glass at the top of the casi-ng. When the same has made one revolution 'or 'has made ten indications, the small g section of teeth on its innerflange communi- A cates motion to thecog-wheel mounted within 'the plate interposed between the same and the tens-wheel, and the cog-w heel, also meshing with the inner toothed periphery of the tens-wheel, turns the same one-tenth of a revolution. When this wheel has made one revo- 1ution,fthe hundreds-wheel is caused to revolve in the same manner as the tens-wheel, and vif 'there were a greater number of disks or Wheels the operation would be precisely the same. The motion of the cog-wheels and lthe first wheel or disk is regulated, as -described, by means of the spring-pawls and ratchet devices, all of which have been herein 'set forth.

Having thus described my invention, what vI claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a register, a stationary shaft,a series of indicating-wheels loosely mounted on said shaft and provided with side flanges having their inner peripheries continuously and partly toothed, respectively, stationary disks or plates also mounted upon said stationary shaft and snugly interposed between said Wheels to allow the opposite toothed flanges to travel over the opposite faces of said plates,

short shafts journaled in said plates and carrying upon each end,on opposite sides of the same, cog wheels, projecting within said flanges and one of which meshes continuously with the teeth of one wheel, while the opposite cog wheel upon the same shaft meshes at intervals with the section of teeth in the wheel upon the opposite side of said plate, and means for rotating said wheels, substantially as set forth.

2. In a register, a units-wheel provided on one side with a ratchet-operating device and with the side flange provided with a small section of teeth on its inner periphery and a series of concentric stop-pins projecting therefrom, a series of wheels succeeding the unitswheel, each provided with side flanges having their inner peripheries continuously and partly toothed, respectively, stationary plates or disks interposed between each disk or wheel,

flanges and one of which meshes continuously with the teeth of one wheel, while the opposite cog-wheel upon the same shaft meshes at intervals with the section of teeth in the wheel upon the opposite side of said plate, a springpawl secured to one of said interposed disks and adapted to engage said stop-pins to prevent the units-wheel from turning back, and

v means for rotating said Wheels, substantially The operation of my invention is now j The units-disk being turned to indicate each bag by the ratchet A device located at one side thereof, shows the disk, an end plate provided with a spring? pawl, engaging said ratchet-teeth vand a hollow shaft and crank-arm, which operate said plate, a series of wheels succeeding .the unitswheel and each provided with side flanges, one of which is toothed around its entire inner periphery, while the opposite one is provided with a small section of teeth, stationary plates interposed between each disk or wheel, short shafts journaled in said plates and carrying upon each end, on opposite sides of the same, cog-wheels project-ingwithin said flanges, and one of which meshes continuously with the teeth of one wheel, while the opposite cogwheel upon the same shaft meshes at intervals with the section of teeth in the wheel upon the opposite side of said plate, a spring- ITO paWl secured to one of said interposed disks and adapted to engage said stop-pins to prevent the units-Wheel from turning back, a supplemental series of spring-pawls secured to each of said plates and bearing against said cog-Wheels to retard their movement, and means for rotating said Wheels, substantially as set forth.

ai. In aregister, the combination, with a casing having notches in the front edge thereof and a hinged cover having a glass opening therein, of a stationary shaft mounted longitudinally Within said casing, a lseries of indicat ing-Wheels loosely mounted on said shaft and provided with side anges having their inner peripheries continuously and partly toothed respectively, stationary disks or plates snugly interposed between said Wheels and provided with outwardly-proj ectin g tongues adapted to take Within said notches, which form stops to hold said plates stationary, short shafts journaled in said plates and carrying upon each end, on opposite sides of the same, cog-Wheels, one of said Wheelsmeshing continuously with the teeth of one Wheel, While the opposite cogwheel upon the opposite side of the same plate meshes at intervals with the section of teeth in the Wheel upon the said opposite side of the plate, and means for rotating said wheels, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my oWn I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ELMER C. BEECIIER.

Witnesses:

JOHN GARRY, CONRAD SCHIsLER.

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