US1616824A - Fruit-vending machine - Google Patents

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` Feb. 8,1927.A i

M. -REDLINGER FRUIT VENDI NG MACHINE Filed Aug. 24, 1925 sheets-sheet 1 llll/ Feb. s', 1921.

M. REDLINGER FRUIT VENDLNG MACHINE FiledAug, 24, 1925 4 sheets-sheet 2 Feb. s, 1927.

"'M.- REDLINGER FRUIT VENDING MACHINE .Filed Aug. 24, 1925 4 sheets-sheet :5 l

Feb. 8, 1927.

M. RED1.|\\|GERv FRUIT VENDING MACHINE Filed Aug. 24, 1925 l 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Mmmm munter/.11%, oFrQTILANn-i Olmeda ,Assieme To .INTERNAONAL .Ft'rjrv s' f VENMNG GQRPQRA-,Tf-.IONfA QORRQBATIGN TOF OREGON.

Enum-nitrite Mmmm! i4 Appnca'tigii filed August 24, Y1925, serial, Ne. 52,025.

fruits, such as apples-oranges, peaches and the like. Whilel have here shown'and described a machine forthe vending of fruits, the same may be made to Vend other articles Y 'of fruit andvlnerchandise, by slight -rnodi-- cations of the supporting' mechanism and a change in' the shape of the supporting baskets and do not Wish' thereforeto linit i'ny invention'for luse in the yending'of fruit" only.

. admission of a coinl therein and havepro,

fof the ,cabinetV type having'- an' actuating plunger and an entrance coin-chiite vfor the fvidedav Vertical shaft having a1 spirala'bo'ut its outerV periphery and 'ai cylinder adapted to"engagev in :threaded relationship with' the spiraland a series of supporting basketsA adapted toretain the articlesto he Vended therein and anescapelnent'movement adapt-W Y ed to beactna-tediby themaniplationofthe i vplu'nr'qer to permit'the cylinder to mye ne Space for :each cycle 'of operat1oI'1',- and at thesanji'e time to eject the Varticle' to be verid-V :ed frein the h'asketand deposit thel 'Sanne4 1n f a position" for pr'cha's'en p 4 l A furtherobject of my invention, cons1 sts y in providing cabinets wherein ,one'or morev of these'd'evices maybe installed and vfhere-v .in oranges may be dlspensed from onfefnlnit.y

and apples from anotlieryall locatedyvithin 'thes'anie cabinet.

' 2Vith these and thel invention consistsliri certainlnoy'el `fea-VVA tures 0i construction and@ [email protected] parts, the essen-tial elements" of Whiclliaref set f :forth iii theappended claims and. te H' preferred form of embodiment o'fwhchfV 1s* Vhereinafter shown VWith. reference vto vthe v drawings which vaccorpany and forth part of this Yspe ciiicatomv f Flgil sect1-a1., eremiti? dirig-meting: y

tiaswim 'direction indicated.

v actuator with the.

open position-- actuator* with 'the plimger end of the stroke. j Figi.-l 11 is a cro'sssection line 11h-i1 vof Fig. l0, looking in 'the di-re'c-'- i K 8O View ofthe escalpen'lent combination with Vthe .Coin actu- 'at0r Aaecep'tai ice o'n'tli'e part ofthe incidental oiijeets in View,l 5

ther-@Webm beivended dSChaged and Shows. @bei 'Y i 'escapeinentand a preferred form of spiral for 'supportiiig the articles vto "bejyended of Figs,

a'rearyieiy'lof thelcoin actuator` taken on line of F1g .'2,- looking inthe.v

Jlig. G isaJ fragmentary sectional side ele-` vatlon of the yending'recel'a'tajele, basket-or Cup. p p Y' .Y Fig. 7- is a fragmentary vside elevation of the coin actuator; 'f

Fig, s is@ wp or' plan View ef the @ein f actuator.'illustrating `the saine iivit'fh` the plunger in the actuated position." f

9` "s a 'cross' section View oft-he coin 'Y iplirlig'ejrf 1n its nerr-nal; 'or

Fig` Oisa side elevation of the l View,v taken'fon 'tion indicated', 'Fig'. llisf'a plan shownK in Fig. 13" isa frontfelevation et the ziiecha-v tion indicated;

1 Fig. i4 isa Side elevation ofthe. media-f 'in its forward y isn'` shown'in Fig; l2; looking in the direc.; f

twain-Cimiteri.,

'Like referenceA characters irefer to; `llike pirtsithronghout the' Vseveral {viev'vsf Shafts 2.,' di'spcfi'sedj therein having aspir'zil 3, ,of rather coar'se" pitclrdisp'sed there? arclid. The spiral 3, engagement ie' cylinder' 4,- havingV disp'sed abou't-its on rperiphe'ry a series* of `l'eottomless siippofi-tiiig' peckets* or @entamer-s 5.1

The 'seri-eg .fpqel'e'tl'si 5, .are dispdsdfi-bup' f the @imei pefipifiefypf the' Cylinder' and iii Spiral iomiiating The cylinderaiidthesipne V- Ythe medium of a Ycoin actuator which as actuated through the action Vof a coin as a locking means permits the vending of one article at a time, the movements of which, during vending, forms a complete cycle of operation. As the article to bevended is ejectedthe escapement permits the cylinder to lower and rotate Vabout the spiral screw the space of one supporting pocket.

The coin 'actuator consists ofr an actuating plunger 6, having a slot 7, disposed therethrough, through which the coin 7L ris passed, and as the coin is` inserted and the plunger is actuated, the coin strikes the bottom of `the guideway 8 and moves therealong'as the plunger having reached its full stroke, the coin is permitted to drop through the opening 9, and the plunger is returned to normal Y strokeat which time the coin drops throughV position through the action ofv the tension spring 10. A detent 11 engages with the upper surface of the coin and prevents the return of the plunger to normal position until the yplunger has completed its full forward theopening and the detent is permitted to v drop down to its normal position of rest. A.

bell 'crank 12,is secured tothe case in hinged relation therewith about the shaft 13'. The

shaft4 13 is journaled within suitable bearings 14, to maintain the shaft in alignment, and the bearing upon the upper end of the lbell crank is of substantial length to maintain the bell crank in alignment. The bell crank has awing portion 15 which when inits normal position, just clears the coin when ydeposited in the coin actuator as shown in Fig. 9, and asthe plunger is pushed forward, the' coin engages the wing portion vof the bell cranln'is 'carried forward, the same is held Xed about its upper end in hinged relation with the shaft, and the escapement lever 16 is liftedvas the bell 'crank Vis raised 16 is connected upon its lower end to the.

because the escapemeiit lever 16, is secured thereto, through the pivotal pin 17, as isk best shownin Fig. 7. The escapement lever Y yarm 18, secured to the cross shaft 19, that is.

maintained'in suitable bearings 20, secured Y to'the inside of the case structurel. The

b'ottomless pockets or containers forming the spiral, in which thearticlesto be vended are maintained, are secured to the cylinder in the pockets are Vat an equal distance apart and @prevents the cylinder from. 4unthreadiiig i-,is partially rotated through `the medium of the bell crank 12, and the actuating lever 16,

' upon the screw lspiral upon .the shaft. When the plunger is pushed forward the shaft 19,

y and the arm 18'of tlievshaft"19. Each of the sis pockets has'an opening througlithe bottom 'fas'show'n at 23,'to permit the ejector hand low: such-a manner that the wall 21,7of each of 24,-to swing upwardly therethrough for the purpose of pushing or ejecting the article to be merchandised from the pockets.A A second lever 25, has the ejector hand or engaging member 24, mounted thereupon and as the shaft 19 is partially rotated the escapement stop 22, disengages the wall 21, and the cylinder is free to rotate. As the plunger is further actuated the ejector hand-passes throughthe bottom lopening 'in the pocket and pushes the article held thereby from and cup, 27, shelf ortrough 27h, from where it rolls or yslides into the cup 27. lThe cup .27 is normally maintained in a closed position with the front wall of the same in approximate alignment with the wall of the case, but uponthe deposit of Vthe article to be vended therein the weight of the article has a tendency to 'rock the cup 27 about its base support and place the same in position as shown in detailfin Fig. 6. To prevent shocks and partially eliminate the noise during the vendmgoperation I have placed a cushion member 27EL upon thes-helf 271J` from where the article to bevended .is deliveredinto the cup. To return thecup to normal position after the removal of the article to be vended, the counterweight .27c willrreturn the cup to a normally closed position with-the outer' side wall in' alignment with the'case structure. Y f, Y 11 While the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to be `understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the one-formof embodiment hereinshown and described, as it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms, all coming within the scope of thek claimswhich folwhari una is 1, Y i ,y l, In a fruit vending machine, the-combination of a case, a threaded shaft mounted.

fvertically in said case, la cylinderloosely mounted on said4 shaft and revoluble thereabout; 'a plurality of; bottomlessjpockets mounted to the outer periphery of said cylinder and extending radially therefrom; a rockable. shaft mounted transversely of said case and disposed adjacent said cylinder; a lever arm mounted on said shaftand adapted topartiallypass upwardly through said pockets; andmeans to rock said shaft.v

2. In a fruitlvending machine, the com.

Y ed to partially rise through said pockets; a

second arm mounted on said shaft and adapted to engage the Walls of said pockets; and means tolrocl said shaft.

3. In a fruit vending machine, the combination of'a case, a threaded shaft mount?` ed vertically1 :Within ysaid case; a cylinder loosely mounted on said` shaft. and .revoluble thereabout'ga series ofi-bottomless pockets mounted in spiral formation aboutsaid Y cylinder and extending radially` therefrom;

a rockable shaft mounted transversely of lsaid case and disposed Vadjacentsaid cylinder; ay lever arm mounted on said shaft and Vadapted to partially rise throughsaid pockets; an engaging member mounted to the outer end of said lever arm adapted toengage with and eject articles contained in said pockets; a second arminounted on said shaft and adapted to'engage the Wallsv Vof said pockets'to limit the rotation of said Y cylinder; and means to rock said shaft.

4. In'a fruit vending machine, the combination ofa case, a threaded shaft mounted vertically Within said case; a cylinder loosely mounted on said shaft andv revolub'le and means to roclrsaid shaft.

thereaboutg, a series of lbottomless pockets Lvmounted .in spiral formation about said cylinder and extending radially therefrom; a rockable shaft mofuntedV transversely of saidl case and disposed adjacent saidV cylinder ;V an angular lever arm mounted on said shaft and adapted to partiallyl rise throughqsaid pockets; an ejector hand formed on the outer end of saidangular lever arm; said varm adapted to engage with and eject articles contained in said pocket therefrom; a

U-shaped arm mounted on saidl shaft 'andl pockets;

adaptedto engage the Walls of said 5. In a fruit vending machinethe combi@ vnation of a ease; a threaded shaft mounted vertically Within said case; a cylinder loose- Y ly mounted on said shaft and revoluble lhereabout; a series of bottomless pockets mounted in spiral formation about said cylinder and extending radially therefrom; a rockableshaft mounted transversely ofy said-case and disposed adjacent said cylinder; an angular lever arm ,mounted on said shaft and adaptedY to partially pass through said pockets; anejector hand formed-on the outer end of said angular lever; said'arm being adapted to engage with and eject articles contained in saidpocket; a U-shaped v4arm mountedon said shaftand adapted to f Aengage the Wallsvof said pockets; ymeans to i rockl said shaft; a cup rockably mountedto the side Wall of said case; and means to Cause thearticles ejected from said cups to be deposited-in said roclable cup. f y MICHAEL REDLINGER.

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