US915100A - Automatic coin counting and packaging machine. - Google Patents

Description

G. L. LILLEBERG.

AUTOMATIC 00m COUNTING AND PACKAGING MACHINE.

APPLIUATI ON FILED MAY 16, 1906.

Patented Mar. 16, 1909.

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O. L. LILLEBERG.

AUTOMATIC COIN COUNTING AND PACKAGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16, 1906.

Patented Mar. 16, 1909.

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G. L. LILLEBERG.

AUTOMATIC 00m GOUNTING AND PACKAGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16, 1906.

Patented Mar. 16, 1909.

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0. L. LILLEBERG.

AUTOMATIC 00m COUNTING AND PACKAGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16, 1906.

Patented Mar. 16, 1909.

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[ jjjjjja 67 JO G.- L. LILLEBERG.

AUTOMATIC COIN GOUNTING AND PACKAGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16, 1906.

91 5, 100, Patented Mar, 16, 1909.

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G. L. LILLEBERG.

AUTOMATIC 00m COUNTING AND PACKAGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION TILED MAY 16, 1906.

91 5,100, r Patented Mar. 16, 1909.

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I l 56' Wi- "UNITED sTA ns PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES LILLEBERG, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TQ JOHN B. MALLERS, Jlt, OF

CHICAGO,

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AUTOMATIC COIN COUNTING AND PACKAGING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 16, 1909.

Application filed May 16, 1906. Serial No. 317,092.

- the following is a full, clear, and exact decounting and packaging coins and seeks to base of the machine.

scription.

The improvement relates to machines for provide simple and effective mechanism by which coins may be accurately counted and packed in suitable cartons with a certain definite number of coins in each carton.

Further objects of the invention are to provide automatic operating mechanism and adjustable automatic stop mechanism for the machine so that by setting the adjustable stop mechanism the machine may be started and will then, without further attention, operate to count and pack any desired amount of coin, its operation being automatically arrested by the stop mechanism when the desired amount of work has been accomplished.

Yr ith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features of con struction, combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter set forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The drawings illustrate the preferred embodiment of the present invention but it will be understood that the details of con- .struction may be widely varied without departure from the essentials thereof.

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the improved machine for counting andpackaging the coins in cartons. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a holding box or drawer for the filled cartons. Fig. 3 is a sectional View of one of the cartons employed. Fig. 4 is a partial plan view on an enlarged scale and with certain parts shown in section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1 Fig. 5 is a partial elevation of the machine with certain parts shown in section on the line 55 of Fig. .4. Fig. 6 is a detail plan view with parts in section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5. 'Fig. 7 is a partial central section through the machine. Fig. 8 is a plan view of the gearing in the Fig. 9 1s a detail section of the feed hopper taken on the line 1 90 of Fig. 7. Fig. 10 is a detail plan view of a portion of the operating mechanism in shifted position. Fig. 11 is a detail elevation of the end of the coin chute. Fig. 12 is a detail plan view of the end of the coin chute with parts shown in shifted position.

The improved machine comprises a suitable hopper into which the coin to be counted is dumped. Feed mechanism in the hopper picks up the coins therein and delivers them one at a time, into a suitable feed chute by which they are in turn delivered to a carton at the end of the chute. The hopper feed mechanism is referably driven by a motor that is provi ed with a governor for regulating its speed and having a shift lever by which the motor may be thrown into and out of operation. Suitable means are provided for holding a series of cartons and suitable mechanism is arranged to bring the chutes successively into operative relation with the series of cartons. Preferably, the cartons are held upon a suitable carrier and the mechanism shifts this carrier to bring the cartons successively in line with theend of the coin chute. Coin counting devices actuated by the passage of coin through the chute controls the shift mechanism so that as soon as a carton has received a certain definite number of coin the chute is brought into line with the next carton. In this way i the several cartons are each filled with a certain definite number of coin and the total number may be readily ascertained by placf ing the filled cartons in a suitable box or 5 drawer having a series of numbered pigeon holes of proper size to receive the cartons.

The frame of the machine comprises a base iportion and an upright central standard. 1 The base frame is formed by a cast base late 10 and a lower bottom plate 1] (see ig. 7) that are of circular outline and are g secured together at their edges by studs or pins 12 (see Fig. 8). A ring 13 incloses the space between plates 10 and 11. This ring is secured by a screw to the rear stud 12 and is held in place against the edges of the 1 plates 10 and 11 by a series-of supporting i feet 14 that have flanged portions engaging the ring 13 and the bottom plate 11, and i that are fastened by screws to the bottom l plate. The plates 10 and 11 and the ring 13 1 form a casing, in the form shown, for the 1 operating motors to which access may be had by removing the supporting feet 14 and rin '13. v

upright, hollow, cylindrical standard 15 is screw-threaded into a central depression in the base plate 10 and'serves as a sup- 4 port for the up or ends of the coin hop er and chute and or the upper ends of the ifferent controlling and operating shafts. A circular blockor head 16 (see Fig. 7) is fixed Within the upper end of the hollow standard 15'. Two sup orting strips or plates 17 and 18 are secured to the block 16. Plate 17 .is provided with a downwardlyextending portion 19 and the supporting strip or plate 18 is provided with an upwardly projecting portion 20.

The feed hopper comprises a ring-like frame 21 (see Figs. 7 and 9) that is held in inclined position and fixed at its lower end to the up er inclined ortion of a bent supportin p ate 22 (see ig. 7) carried upon a pair 0 studs 23 that rise from the base plate 10. At its upper end the ring or frame 21 is secured to the upper end of the supporting arm or strip 20 on the standard 15.

Feed mechanism for the hopper comprises a circular disk or plate 24 that is jmirnaled u on a central stud 25 to rotate in an inc ed plane parallel with the plane of the ring or frame 21. The stud 25 is fixed to a downwardly inclined supporting arm 19, as shown in Fig. 7 and'a series of balls 26 are preferably interposed between the stud and plate to reduce friction. At its edge the disk or feed plate 24 is provided with a series of lates 27 connected thereto by hinges 28.

hese plates are provided at one edge with a short projecting stud 29 for picking u the individual coins within the hopper an the lates normally rest upon the rin 21 which orms a support or guide for t e plates. The guide rm 21 throughout its greater ortion holds t e plates 27 in line with the Hisk 24, but at its upper part and slightly beyond the center the ring is rovided with an outwardly and downwar y bent curved portion 30 so that, at this point during the rotation of the feed disk 24, the plates 27 tilt backwardly to deliver the coins thereon into the upper end of a feed chute 31. The hinges 28, as shown, are secured to the back of the disk 24 and plate 27 so that when these arts are in line the edges of the plate will abut against the edge of the disk and they cannot swing farther in forward direction. The plates are however, free to tilt backwardly as indicated in Figs. 5 and 7, as the downwardl and outwardly bent curved portion 30 of t e rin 21 is reached, to deposit the coin into t e chute 31. In the normal position of the hinged plates 27 their back faces are in line with the back face of the feed disk 24. These plates are not as i I. thick as the feed disk and this difference in thickness between the plates and disk and the thickness of the studs on the plates is slightly less than the thickness of the coin for which the machine is designed.

The hopper or casing for the feed mechanism comprises a back plate 32 of sheet metal and having an out-turned edge secured to the ring frame 21. A sheet metal ring 33 that is right angular in section throughout the greater portion of its length, fits within the flan e of the back plate 32 and bolts 34 (see igs. 5 and 9), extend through the ring 33 and the flange of the back plate and secure these parts to the ring 'frame or supporting guide 21. The angular sheet metal ring 33 extends outwardly and then inwardly over the hinged plates 27 and forms a feed way or groove 34 over these plates. The sheet metal hopper 35 is secured to an outwardly projecting flange 36 on the ring 33 and the wall of the hopper is inclined at an acute angle to the inclined feed disk 24. The ring 33 is wider on one side than the other and the lower edge of the hop er is so shaped that the entrance to the feed roove 34 above the hinged plates 27 is close at a oint beyond the u per delivery end of the eed disk. From t iis point the entrance -to the feed groove and the feed groove itself gradually increases in width as shown. Th inclined arrangement of the feed disk and walls of the hopper 35 and the arrangement of the entrance to the feed groove 34 insures that the coins indiscriminately placed within the hopper will be fed edge-wlse into the feed groove and will not bridge across the entrance thereto. In the feed groove the coins are picked up by the lugs 29 on the hinged plates 27 and as the plate rotates in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 5, will deliver them one at a time intothe coin chute. If more than one coin is icked up by a late the upper coin will fal back into the opper as soon as it reaches the up or 0 en portion of the feed groove, since t e di erence in thickness between the disk and hinged plates is only sufficient to support asingle coin on the edge of the disk when the hinged plates during the rotation of the disk reach a point above the central ortion thereof. This will be the case even t ough the coins may be worn and thin, since the difference in thickness between the hinged plates and disk is less than the thickness of an unworn coin.

In the machine shown, the distance between the upper surfaces of the disk and plates is about. two thirds the thickness of a normal coin for which the feed mechanism is designed. At its upper part the ring 33 is enlarged and bent outwardly as shown, to form a portion 37 of the top of the hopper so that if any one of the hinged plates 27 carries along two coins the up )ermost coin willbe free to drop back into t e hopper. To further insure the delivery of the coin one at a time only to the coin chute, a brush 38 having stiff bristles (see Fig. 7) is fixed to the portion 37 of the ring 33 in advance of the discharge opening and the space between the face of this brush and the hinged plates 27 is only sufficient to permit the passage of coins edgewise one at a time; The hopper, if desired, may beprovided with a hinged cover 39.

Feed disk 24 is driven from a vertical shaft 40 that extends upwardly through the central standard 15 near one side thereof and is journaled at its ends in the base plate 10 and in the head or block 16 in the upperend of the hollow cylindrical standard. A beveled pinion 41 on the upper end of the shaft engages a beveled gear 42 fixed to the rear face of the feed disk 24. The stud 25 extends through the gear and the latter is arranged betweenthe inclined su port 19 and the back face of the feed dislf. Shaft 40 may be driven from any suitable sort of motor, and, for this purpose in the form shown, a spring motor is arranged within the base portion of the machine. The motor com rises a pair of heavy coiled springs 43 fixed at one end to studs 44 mounted on the bottom plate 11 and at their other ends to upright stud shafts 45 journaled in the base and bottom plates 10 and 11. Gears 46 on the shafts 45 (see Figs. 7 and 8) engage a gear 47 fixed to a central stud shaft 48 ournaled in the base and bottom plates 10 and 11. The gear 47 is wider than the gears 46 and a gear 50 loose on the shaft 48 is driven from the gear 47, when the springs 43 unwind, through the medium of springheld pawls 51- ivoted on the under face of the gear 50 an engaging the upper portion of the gear 47. The gear 50 meshes with a pinion 52 (see Fig. 8) on a stud 53 and a gear 54 connected to the pinion 52 drives' a pinion 55 on the lower end of the main operating shaft 40. When the springsunwind the gearin' is such that the feed plate is driven by t e clock train of gearing described in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 5'. Gears 47 and 46 are rotated in the opposite direction to wind u the springs 43 by a horizontal shaft 56 t rat is connected to the short upright shaft 48 by a pair of beveled gears 57. Shaft 56 is journaled in suitable brackets on the bottom plate 11 and projects through an opening in the ring 13. Its outer end is provided with a pin 58 which may be engaged by a suitable handle slipped over the end of the shaft to wind up the motor springs 43. When the springs are wound up the pawls 51 slip idly over the teeth of the gear 47.

A gear 59 (seeFigs. 4 and 7) on the lower end of the shaft 40 projects through a slot in the hollow standard 15 and drives a vertical governor shaft 60 through a train of gears 61, 62 and 63. Gears 61 and 62 are mounted I on a short Vertical shaft 64 journaled in the jecting from the standard 15. Gear 63 is fixed to the lower end of the governor shaft that is journaled at its ends in the base plate 10 and in an arm 66 fixed to and projecting l base plate and in an arm 65 fixed to and profrom the standard 15. Any suitable form of governor may be employed. In the form shown-a pair of weighted governor arms 67 are pivoted to a collar 68 that is fixed to the upper end of the governor shaft 60. Links 69 connect the governor arms to a sleeve 70 that is free to slide on the governor shaft. In operation, the governor arms are thrown outwardly by a centrifugal force and raise a friction disk 71 on the lower end of the sleeve 70 up until it engages a friction button 72 of rubber, soft leather or like material on the end of a spring arm 73 so that the speed of rotation of the feed disk is maintained at a uniform rate. Arm 73 is pivoted by a stud 74 (see Fig. 4) to the under side of the horizontal portion of the bent plate 22 and is provided with an extending handle portion 75 by which the spring arm 73 may be shifted to move the friction button 72 toward and away from the center of the friction disk 71, so that the amount of friction. between the disk and button is varied to change the rate of speed. Lugs 76 on the sides of the arm 73 are arranged to engage the upright studs 23 to limit the extent of movement of the arm. It will be noted that the drive springs are at one end of the gear train and the governor at the opposite end so that all lost motion in the train is taken up and the feed disk 24 will be driven smoothly and steadily and at a uniform rate of speed to deliver the coins to the chute 31.

A controlling lever 77 is pivotally connected by a stud 78 to the base plate 10 and is provided with an upwardly and outwardly projecting handle portion 79. The end of the lever 77 is provided with a stud 80 arranged to engage a short slot in the end of a link 81. The link is provided on its projecting end (see. Figs. 4, 7 and 10) with a lug arm 83 on the governor shaft. This stop arm is preferably formed of spring wire and has a coiled portion 84 wound around and connected at its end to the governor shaft. By shifting the controlling lever 77 until it engages a stop 85 on the base plate, (see Fig. 10) -stud 82 on link 81 is moved out of the path of movement of the yielding arm 83 so that the spring motor described may drive the feed disk in the hopper. By returning the lever, stud S2 is returned into the path of movement of the yielding arm 83 and the operation of the machine is arrested.

hereinafter set forth, is connected to a pawl the base plate 10.

82 that is arranged to engage a yielding stop 86 that is pivoted by a screw or stud 87 to The opposite end of the link 81, for a purpose The coins are delivered by the mechanism described into a series of cartons and counting mechanism controlled by the movement of the coins through the chute, is arranged to ring the cartons successively beneath the end of the chute, the operation being so timed that each carton is filled with a certain definite number of coin. Cartons 88 are preferably arranged upon a suitable carrier in the form of a flat ring 89 that is supported on the edge portion of the base plate 10 and surrounds the raised central portion thereof. The carrier plate or ring 89 preferably rests u on anti-friction rollers 90 (see Figs. 7 and 8; journaled on blocks 91 that are fixed to and depend from the edge of the base plate ms 92 (see Fi 's. 4

10. The ring or carrier plate is held againstvertical movement by and 7) fixed to the raised portion of the aseplate and projecting over the inner edge of the ring or carrier. Adjacent its edge the ring carrier'89 is provided with a series of carton holders, each having a base portion 93 secured to the carrier plate by screws 94 and four upwardly projecting spring fingers .95 having out-turned upper ends to permit of the ready insertion of the cylindrical cartons 88. The ring carrier is driven to move the cartons by means of a spring motor comprising a pair of coiled springs 96 (see Figs. 5 and 8) arranged within the base portion of the machine and fixed at one end to a stud 97 on the bottom plate 11 and at their other ends to a vertical shaft 98 that is journaled in the base portion and projects upwardly therefrom. The upper end of this shaft extends through a horizontal projection 99 on the plate 18 that is fixed to the upper end of the standard. and the upper end of the shaft is provided with a wheel 100 having an operating handle 101 by which the springs 96 may be wound up. A gear 102 fixed tothe shaft drives a gear 103 loosely mounted thereon through the medium of a spring-held pawl 104 that is pivoted on the gear 103. Gear 103 meshes with a pinion 105 on a short shaft 106 journaled in the base ortion and this shaft carries at its upper em a gear 107 that meshes with a large internal annular gear 108 secured by screws 109 to the lower face of the ring carrier 89. The annular ear 108 (see Figs. 5 and 7) is arranged withm a groove or depression in the base plate 10. The movement ofthe carton carrier is effected by the train of gearing described when the springs 96 unwind. These springs'may be wound up by means of the handle 101 and wheel 100 without affecting the train of gear, at which time wheel 102 moves idly beneath the end of the spring-held pawl 104.

The movement of the ring or carton carrier is controlled by coins delivered by the feed mechanism, and in the form shown the coins control a suitable escapement mounted 66 on a shaft 110. This shaft is driven from 'whee l120.

the rack 108 through the medium of the gear 111 (see Fig. 4) which meshes with a inion 112 on'the owcr end of a shaft 113. gear 114 on the shaft engages a pinion 115 on they escapement shaft 110. Shafts 110 and 113 (see- Fi 5) are journaled at their lower ends in the l iase plate 10 and at their upper ends in a horizontally disposed plate 116 which is fixed to and projects from the central standard 15. A third shaft 117 journaled between the base plate 10 and horizontal plate 116 carries an anchor or pair of escapement pawls 118 and 119. The escapement shaft 110 is driven in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 4, and is provided with two escapement wheels 120 and 121 which are arranged to cooperate respectively with the escapement pawls 118 and 119. The teeth of the escapement wheels 120 and 121 have inclined tangential and substantial radial, abrupt faces and the teeth project, as shown, in opposite directions. The abrupt faces or points of the teeth of the lower wheel 120 cooperate with the notched end of the escapement stop pawl 118, which is normally 9p in engagement with one of these teeth. l Vhen the pawl shaft 117 is moved slightly in the directlon of the arrow shown in Fig. 4, stop pawl 118 is disengaged from the tooth of the wheel 120 and the feeding or controlling pawl 119 is brought against the inclined face of one of the teeth of the upper wheel 121. This wheel then tends to rotate the escapement pawls back so that the stop pawl 118 enga es the next tooth of the escapement Escapement shaft 117 is provided with an arm 122 and a link 123 is plvoted at its rear end to the arm. The outer end of the link is forked and extends on opposite sides of the down-turned outer end of the coin chute 31. This forked outer end is supported on an enlar ed head 124 at the lower end of the chute an a short vertical late or abutment 125 fixed between the en s of the forked art of the link 123, is arranged to be struck the coins sharply as they run down the inc ined coin chute 31. The link 123 and arm 122 are made of very thin light strips of steel of less weight than a single coin so that the escapement mechanism is operated accurately and rapidly by the successive coins as they run down through the chute. The neces-' sary motion of the escapement is ver slight and as stated, the coins are heavier t an the moving parts and acquire considerable momentum so that they strike the abutment plate 125 on the link 123 a quick sharp blow to operate the escapement with absolute accuracy once for each coin passing through 125 the chute. The coin chute comprises a Hair of side lates 126 arranged on edge an fixed to a ottom strip 127 At its upper end the side plates are ared outwardly (see Fig. 7) to 130 readily receive coins from the feeding mechwith a cylindrical ring or head 124 u on. i which, as stated, the forkedend of the ink in size to the cartons and during operation, is accurately centered over one of the car tons on the carrier plate'89. One side of the ring (see Fig. 11) is cut away and provided with laterally projecting arms 129 as shown in Figs. 4 and 11. At its upper end the coin chute is secured with a downwardly inclined portion of an arm 130, the upper horizontal portion of which extends over the upper end of the standard and sets within a recess in the plate 18 thereon. A stud 131 forms a pivot about which the chute may swing to a slight extent. The lower end of the chute supporting arm 130 engages an upright pin 132 (see Fig. 5) carried by a crank arm 136 on the upper end of a rock shaft 137. This rock shaft is journaled at its lower end in the base plate 10 and in its upper end in a horizontal plate 116 throu h which it projects to a slight extent. At its lower end (see Figs. 4 and 10) shaft 137 isprovided with a crank arm 138 that is connected by an outwardly projecting link 139 to the end of a controllin lever 140. This controlling lever is central y pivoted upon the end of a su )porting arm 141 that is fixed at its inner en to the edge of the base plate 10 and projects outwardly over the ring or carton carrier 89. The free end of the controlling lever or pawl 140 is arranged to engage successively with the angle faces of a series of short studs or pins 142 fixed to the ring or carton carrier 89. A spring 130 extending between the chute supporting arm 130 and the horizontal projection 99, tends to move the chute and shaft 137 in the direction of the arrow 1) shown in Fig. 4, so that the controlling lever 0r pawl 140 is yieldingly spring-held against one of the pins 142. As shown in Fig. 4, there is one of these pins 142 for each carton holder on the carrier orcarrier ring 89 and the edge of the controlling lever 140 that engages the pins is cam-shaped and of such form that when engaging one of the ins, it holds the end of the coin chute accurate in line with the carton in the corresponding holder. It also serves to move the coin chute step by step and maintain its delivery end in line with the carton as the carrier plate isadvanced step by step through the action of the escapement which in turn, is controlled by the passage of the coin through the coin chute. The space between the pins is such that when a certain definite number of coins have been delivered into any one carton, the corresponding pin 142 passes from beneath the end of the controlling lever or pawl 140 which is then swung by spring 130 into engagement with, the next pin and brings the end of the chute into line with the next em I ty carton therein. It will be understood t at the carrier plate 89 is rotated step by ste under control of the coins passing throug the chute in the direction of the arrow 0,.

; shown in Fig. 4, and the coin chute is s 123 rests. The head or ring 124 corresponds ringheld and tends to move in the direction of the arrow 1), but nevertheless moves with the carrier and at all times is in line with one of the cartons until the corresponding in 142 passes beneath the end of the controlling lever 1.40 when the controlling lever moves into engagement with the next in and the chute is swung by its spring in t e direction of the arrow b into line with the next empty carton. The pins 142 are so spaced and the gearing between the escapement and carrier ring 89 is such that the coin chute will be quickly shifted after a certain definite number of coins (in thepresent instance 50) have been deposited in any one carton. It will be observed that the gear 114 on the counter shaft 112 is mutilated at one portion (see Fig. 4) and this mutilated portion 114 comes into line with the pinion 115 on the to pass from beneath the controlling lever 140, so that at this time the carrier plate moves through a much longer step than at the other operations of the escapement. In the form shown, the gear 114 rotates through a single revolution at each 50 operations of the escapement mechanism and at the same time the carrier plate travels through an arc equal to that between the pins 142 and by mutilating or omitting some of the teeth of the gear 114, which mutilated portion comes in line with the pinion on the escapement shaft at about the time one of the pins 142 passes from beneath the end of the controlling lever, the coin chute will be invariably shifted after it has de osited 50 coins in any one carton. ll-"ith tiis arrangement, it is not necessary to adjust the pins 142 with absolute accuracy as would otherwise be necessary.

Suitable mechanisms are provided for automatically arresting the operation of he machine when it has been operated sufliciently to fill any desired number of cartons. For this purpose, pin 143 on the end of the controlling member 140 is arranged to engage the slotted end of an arm 144 which in turn, is pivoted to the lower end of a short upright shaft 145. A spring-held feed pawl 1.46 on the arm 144 is arranged to engage the teeth of a ratchet or gear wheel 147 on the shaft 145. By this arrangement gear 147 and shaft 145 are rotated one notch in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 4 for each carton that is filled during the operation of the machine. Shaft 145 (see Figs. 4 and 5) is journaled at its lower end in a plate 148 that is fixed to the base plate 10 and projects outwardly therefrom over the ring plate or carrier 89: A spring-held retaining pawl 149 is arranged to engage the ratchet wheel 147 and prevent backward rotation thereof. The shaft 145 (see Fig; 5) is set within the lower hollow end of a shaft 150 that is journaled in its upper end in the off-set plate 99 and carries above the latter plate a turn button 151 and a circular dial scale 1'52 which cooperates with a stationary pointer 153 on the plate 99. Shaft 150 is connected to rotate with the shaft 145 by a pin 154 thereon extending through a slot 155 in the side of the lower hollow or socketed portion of the shaft 150. A coiled cushion spring 156 interposed in the socket of the shaft 150 above the upper end of the shaft 145, normally holds the shaft 150 in uplifted position.

At its lower end the shaft 150 is provided with a conical cam member 157 that is v on the link 139 in the same direction.

arranged to engage a lug 158 (see Fi s..4 and 5) u on the side of an arm 159 whic is pivoted at its end to the base plate. The arm 159 is arranged to engage pins 160 on the driving and retaining pawls 146 and 149 and by gras in the knob 151 on the 11 per end of the sl iaf 150, the latter may be epressed against the tension of the spring 156 to move the arm 159 and throw the driving and retaining pawls out of engagement with the teeth of the wheel of the gear 147 so that the latter may be turned in reverse direction.

The scale on the dial 152 is numbered as indicated, and the marks thereon correspond with the teeth on the wheel 147. so that this dial is moved one space on the scale when each carton is filled. The scale dial 152 is ordinarily driven, during the operation of the machine in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 6. Ifthe user of the machine desires to fill, for example fifteen cartons and count out the corresponding amount of money, he

will release the dial 152 and ratchet wheel 147 as described, by depressing the shaft 150 and will then adjust the dial to bring the scale point 15 opposite the pointer 153. The zero point on the scale will then be brought opposite the ointer when fifteen cartons have been filled. As the last carton is filled, a pin 161 (see Figs. 4, 5 and 10) on the under side of the gear 147 will engage a swinging arm 162 that is pivoted by a pin 163 to the supporting plate 148. The engagement of the pin 161 with the arm 162 wlll force it in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 4 and a lug 164 on the arm 162 will move a catchfllg5 1s catch 165 is connected by a pivot stud 166 to the link 139 that connects the controlling member 140 to the rock arm 138 on the shaft 137. The catch is normally spring-held toward the lug 164 on the arm 162 ,but, as

I stated, when the dial approaches the zero point the catch will be pushed in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 4 into position behind the end of a lever 167 (see Fig.

Whenthe last carton of the ernor shaft so that the operation of the coin feeding mechanism is automatically arrested. This position of the parts is shown in Fig. 10. One end of the stop arm 167 also engages the lower end of a swinging arm 169 (see Figs. 4 and 5) which is pivoted intermediate its ends upon a lug 170 that de ends from the horizontal plate 116, and t e movement of the stop arm 167 so shifts the arm 169 as to bring its u per end into line with the stop lever 171 whic 1s ivotally connected between its ends by a stu 172 to a cross lug 173 at the lower portion of the coin chute. The forward end of the stop arm 171 is provided with a hook 173 which is arranged to project through cutaway tportions 174 (see Fig. 5) in the side walls 128 o the coin chute and into the path of the coin therein. leaf spring 175 out of the path of the coin in the chute, but when the arm 169 is projected, as described, into line with the end of the stop arm 171, the latter, when the coin chute shifts in the direction of the arrow, 6 (see Fig. 4) is engaged by the arm 169 and its forward hooked end is quickly shifted into the path of the coin in the chute (see Fig. 12) to arrest the further passage of the coin therethrough ailife the desired number of cartons have been ii e When the machine is in operation the starting and sto ping lever 77 is against the sto and int 1s position the link 81 is so shifted that the awl to "which it is connected engages t 1e teeth of the gear 176 journaled by a stud 177 to the plate 148. This gear carries a pin 178 which is' arranged to engage the end of the automatic stopping lever 167 and restore it to normal position. To restore the automatic stop lever the operator must first release the dial 152 and gear 147, as described, and shift the pin 161 away from the arm 162 so as to permit the restoration of the arm 162 and spring-held catch 165 to normal. The operator must thent'urn gear 176 in the direction of the arrow, as shown in Figs. 4 and 10 to bring the pin 178 thereon into engagement with the stop lever 167 to restore it to normal position. This shift of the gear 176 is effected by a pinion 179 on the winding shaft 98 for the spring motor 96, b ut,.the operator cannot turn this shaft and gear until he first shifts the controlling lever 77 to throw the pawl 86 out of engagement Arm 171 is normally held by a 4 of the yielding stop 83 on the governor shaft. Then when the operator restores the stop mechanism to normal through the medium of the Winding shaft 98 and pin 178 on the gear 176 and thus releases the governor arm 83, the latter is arrested after'a half-revolution. by the stud 82. By this arrangement, when the machine is automatically arrested, it cannot be restored to normal position and set free for further operation without restoring the hand-operated lever 77 to such position that it will arrest the operation of the machine. ,;Moreover, the arrangement compels the rewinding of the spring motor 46 which drives the car ton carrier or ring 89 and also compels the resetting of the stop wheel 147 and dial 152.

By filling the holders on the carrier 89 with empty cartons and properly adjusting the dial 152, the machine may be automatically set into operation to count and fill any desired number of cartons, each with a certain definite number of coins. When the machine is once set in operation no further attention need be given to it.

The cartons employed are preferably of stifi paper or paste-board (see Fig. 3) having an upward extension of thinner paper which may be folded down upon the coins when the carton is filled. By arranging the coins within a box or drawer 180 having a series of numbered pigeon holes of proper size to receive the cartons, the exact number of oins in one or more drawers may be readily ascertained by the use of the improved machine. The coins are counted and packed in the cartonssothat they remain counted. The operation of the machine is accurate and entirely automatic when once started.

As shown the bottom plate 32 of the hopper is cut away (see Fig. 5) contiguous to the discharge opening of the hopper. An irregular cap plate 183 (see Figs. 1 and 7) is secured over this opening and is provided with a slot through which the coin chute extends.

The machine may be readily adapted for counting diflerent sized coins by changing the feed disks and carton carrier, or if desired, interchangeable disks and carriers may be provided in a single machine for counting the coins of different denominations.

. made in the details of construction without departure from the essentials of the invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

I. In a coin counting and packaging machine, the combination with a movable coin chute for depositing the coins in suitable cartons or packages, of a hopper, feed mechanism in said hopper for delivering the coins -one at a time to said chute, and means controlled by the passage of coins through the chute for determining the number of coins deposited in each carton and automatically shifting said chute to the next carton.

2, In coin counting and packaging machines, the combinatlon with an inclined coin chute for depositing the coins in suitable cartons or packages, of a hopper having a discharge opening in its up er part and having an inclined bottom an oppositely inclined side walls, a rotary feed plate in the bottom of said hopper for delivering the coins one at a time through said discharge opening into the upper end ofsaid chute and counting mechamsm controlled by the passage of coins through the chute for determining the numberof coins deposited in each carton.

3. 'In a coin counting and packaging machine, the combination with a concentrically arranged automatically movable carrier for a plurality of suitable cartons or packages, of mechanism for depositing coins succes sively in the cartons or packages on said carrier and counting mechanism for automatically d'etermining the number of coins dcposited in each carton or carrier. 7

4. In a coin counting and packaging machine, the combination with an automatically movable carrier having means for holding a plurality of cartons or packages, of feed mechanism for depositing coins in the car tons or packages on said carrier and counting mechanism operated by the coin for moving said feed mechanism into operative relation with the cartons on the earner in succession, whereby a predetermined number of coins is deposited in each carton- Y 5. In a coin counting and packaging machine, the combination with an automatic ally movable carrier having means for holding a series of cartons or packages, of a coin chute for depositing the coins in the cartons or packages on said carrier, means for moving the chute successively into cooperation with the cartons or packages on the carrier and counting mechanism automatically oper ated by the coin controlling the operation of said means whereby a predetermined number of coins is deposited in each carton or package.

6. In a counting and packaging machine, the combination with an automaticallymow able carrier having a series of holders for suitable cartons or packages, of an inclined coin chute for depositing coin'into said cartons or packages, an inclined hopper, feed mechanism in said hopper for dehverin the coins one at a time into the upper end 0 said chute, automatic means for mov'ng said chute successively into'cooperation with the cartons or packages on said carrierand counting mechanism controlled by the passageof each coin into the chute for determming the operation of said means, whereby a redetermined number of coins is deposited 1n each carton or package.

7. In a coin counting and packaging mafeed mechanism and adapted to determine the moment of operation and control the intermittent movement of said carrier shifting mechanism, whereby a predetermined number of coins is deposited in each carton.

8. In a coin counting and packaging machine, the combination with a carrier having means for holding a series of cartons, of an inclined coin chute for delivering the coins into the cartons on said carrier, an inclined hopper and feed mechanism for delivering the coins one at a time from the upper part of said hopper into said chute and counting mechanism controlled by the passage of coin through said chute for shifting said carrier to bring the cartons thereon successively into line with said chute.

9'. In a coin counting and packaging machine, the combination with a shifting car- .rier having means for holding a series of cartons, of feed mechanism for delivering the coins into said cartons, means controlled by v the movement of the coins through said feed mechanism for shifting said carton carrier step by step, and means controlled by the movement of said carrier for holding said feed mechanism in line with one of the cartons thereon and for shifting the same at a predetermined point into line with the next succeeding carton, whereby a predetermined number of coins is deposited in each carton.

10. In a coin counting and packaging machine, the combination with a carrier having means for holding a series of cartons of a chute for depositing the coins into the cartons on said carrier, feed mechanism for'delivering' the coins one' at a time into said chute, mechanism controlled by the assage of coins through said chute for shifting said carrier step by ste and means controlled .by said carrier for olding said chute in line with one of said cartons and for shifting the same at a predetermined point into line with the next carton.

' 11. In a coin counting andpackaging machine, the combination with a carrier having holders for a series of cartons, of an inclined, swinging coin chu-tefor depositing the coins in said cartons, a hopper and feedv mechanism in said hopper for delivering coins one at a time into said chute, mechanism controlled by the passage of the coin through said chute for shifting said carrier step by step and means controlled by the movement of the carrier for holding said swinging chute in line with one of the cartons thereon and for shifting the same at a pre determined point into line with the next adjacent carton, whereby a predetermined number of coins is deposited 'in each of said cartons.

12. In a coin counting and packaging machine, the combination with a carrier having holders for supporting a series of cartons and having a series of pins corresponding to said carton holders, of an inclined swinging chute for depositing the coins into the cartons on said carrier, mechanism controlled by the passage of coins through said chute for shifting said carrier step by step and a swinging lever arranged to be engaged and shifted by the pins on said carrier, said lever being connected to said chute to hold the same in line with one of the cartons on the shifting carrier and to permit the shift of the chute into line with the next succeeding carton at a predetermined point. a

' 13. In coin counting and packaging machines, the combination with a carrier having holders for aseries of cartons, of feed mechanism for depositing the coins in said cartons, a motor for driving said carrier, an escapement operated by the movement of the coins through said feed mechanism for controlling the step by step movement of said carrier and means controlled by the movement of the carrier for holding the feed mechanism in line with one of the cartons thereon and for shifting the same at a predetermined point into line with the next adjacent carton, whereby a predetermined number of coins is deposited 1n each carton.

14. In a coin counting and packaging machine, the combination with a rotary carrier having holders for a series of cartons, of an inclined, spring-held, swinging chute for depositing the colns into said cartons, a hopper and feed mechanism therein for delivermg the coins one at a time to said chute, an operating motor for said carrier, a step by step escapement operated by the "movementof the coins through said chute for controlling the operation of said carrier, and a controlling lever connected to said chute, said carrier having a series of pins corresponding to the carton holdersthereon for engaging and operating said lever to hold the chute in line the bottom 0 withone of the cartons and shift the'same at a predetermined point into line with the next adjacent carton, whereby. a mined number of coins is deposite in each carton.

1.5. In a coin counting. and packaging machine, the combination-with a coin chute, of a hopper having inclined side walls and an inclined rotary feed disk in the bottom of said hopper having devices on its edge for enga ing single coins, said hopper having a ring Iorming a feed groove about the devices on the. edge of said feeddisk, and ano ening in the upper bottonr portion of said opper through which the coins are delivered one at a time into said chute.

1 6. In a coin counting and packagin machine, the combination With an inclined coin chute, of a hopper having. inclined side Walls and an o positely inclined feed disk in i the hopper having hinged plates on its edge arranged to engage single coins, said hopper having. a ring at its bottom ppg'tion forming a fee I groove over said ged plates, and a supporting guide in the bottomof said hopper for normally holding said plates in line With the disk, said guide having an outwardly extending, grooved ortion extending through an opening in the hopper to permit of a backward movement of said hinged (plates to deposit the coins thereon into sai chute.

17. In a coin counting and ackaging machine, the combination with a eed chute for delivering the coins-into suitable cartons, of a hopper, a feed disk in said hopper for delivering the coins one at a time into said chute, a motor geared to said ho per, a governor controlling the operation 0 said motor a starting, and stop img lever a yielding, spring. arm on the s aft of said governor engaged by said lever.

18. In a coin counting. and packaging machine, the combination with a shiftable feed mechanism for depositing the coins into a series of cartons or packages, of counting mechanism for determining the number of coins deposited in eachpackage, and adjustable means for automatically interrupting the discharge of coins at a predetermined point, during the transit of the feed'mechanism from one package to the next succeeding packa e. p

19. n a coin counting and packaging machine, the combination with a suitable carrier having means for supportin a series of cartons or packages, of motor drlven feed mechanism for delivering the coins into thecartons or packages on said carrier, counting mechanism controlled by the movement of the coins through said feed mechanism for shifting the same at predetermined points successively into linev with the cartons on said carrier and adjustable devices operated by said counting mechanism for arresting redeterthe operation of the machine at a predetermined point.

20. In a coin counting and packaging machine, the combination with a carrierhaving holders fora series of cartons, of a feed chute for deliverin the coins into said cartons, counting mec anism controlled by the passage of the coins throu h the chute for shifting said carrier step y step, shifter mechanismcontrolled by the movement of said carrier for holding the chute in line with one of the cartons thereon and for shifting the sameat a predetermined point into line With the next adjacent carton and adjustable sto mechanism operated by said chute shi ting mechanism for arresting the passage .of coins through the chute at a predetermined oint.

2-1. 11 a coin counting and packaging.

machine, the combination with a carrier having holders for a series ofcartons, of a feed chute for deliverin the coins into said cartons, counting mec anism controlled by the passage of the coins through the chute formechanism for arresting. the operation of said feed mechanism and for arresting the passage of coins through said chute.

22-. In-a coin counting and packaging machine, the combination with a carrier having means for holding-a series of cartons, of a chute and feed mechanism for delivering the coins one at a time to said cartons, spring motor mechanism comprising a spring winding shaft controlled by the movement of the coins through the chute for shifting the car rier to bring the cartons thereon successively in line with said. chute, adjustable stop devices for arresting the operation of the machine at a predetermined point and means controlled by the winding shaft-of said spring motor for resetting said machine to permit its further operation.

23. In a coin counting and packaging machine, the combination With a carrier having holders for a series of cartons, a chute for deliveringthe coins to said cartons, feed mechanism for delivering the coins one at a time to said chute, an operative spring motor for said feedmechanism, a starting and stopping hand lever for said spring motor, a second spring motor for operatin said carrier, counting mechanism control ed by the passage of coins through the chute for controlling the step by step movement of said carrier, means controlled by said carrier for holding said chute in line with one of the cartons therethe long step of the carrier to s greatest at its lowest onand for shifting the same at a redetermined point into line w1th the next a jacent carton adjustable stop devices operated by ,sai chute shifting means for arresting the operation of the coin feeding mechanism, rewinding mechanism for the carrier motor 811'! mechanism and ranged to reset said stop h d t n d an con -ro e means connected to sai lever forpreventing the operation of said' resetting mechanism until said lever is Shifted to its stop position.

24. In a com countmg and packaging ma chine, the combination, with a'carrier having holders for a series of cartons, of a chute fordepositing the coins in the cartons on said thereon an a controlling lever for said chute arra ed to be successively engaged andre j lease by said pins to hold sa1d chute into" line with one of the cartons on the carrier and at a predetermined point corres onding to hifli the chute into line with the next adjacent carton.

25. In a coin counting and packaging machine, a hopper the bottom of which consists of an inclined revoluble bottom or feeddisk, and wall therefor the lower portion of ghp'ich is at an acute angle to the plane of said 26. In a coin counting and packaging machine, a hopper com rising an inclined revoluble bottom or isk, and wall therefor the extent of 'the i'ojection of which from the plane of the dis is greatest at its lowest part, and least at its upper part.

27. In a coin counting and packaging machine, a hopper the bottom of which consists of an inclined revoluble bottom or feeddisk, and wall therefor the extent of the projection of which from the plane of the disk is art, where it is disosed at an acute ang e to said disk, and is east in projection at its uppermost part.

28. In a coin counting and packaging ma- 1 chine, a hopper comprising a revoluble disk,

and wall therefor having an annular feedway at its base, in which the marginal edge of said disk moves, and the overhang of some portion of which is nearer said edge than other portions thereof.

29. In a coin counting and packa ing machine, a hopper comprising a revoluIile disk, and wall therefor having an annular feedway at its base, in which the marginal edge I of said disk moves, the portion of said feedway opposed to the downward moving art of said disk being practically closed, an 'the portion of said feed-way commencing with theilowerrnost se ment thereof and extend gupward there om in the direction of the movement of the disk being open.

30. ha coin counting and packs; ing machine, a ho per comprising a-revolu ledisk, and} wall -t erefor'having an annular feedway at its base, in which the marginal edge of said disk moves, the portion of said feed-'- way 0 posed to'thefdownward moving art of said isk being practically closed, an the portion; of said-feed-wa extending in the irection of the'upwar movement of said diskbeing open, and gradually increasin the distance of its overhang from. said disk om thelowest segment thereof to the highest.

31-. .In a com counting and packagingmachine, an inclined ho per-comprising a revo-' luble bottom'or disk aving a sectional margin, each sectionofwhich is adapted to tilt ackward in succession when passing through the up ermost segment of. its movement. 32. a coincounting and packaging machine, an inclined ho per comprising a revoluble bottom or disk having a sectional outer margin, the units of which are separately "hinged to said disk, and'means for supportingsaid units in the same plane as said disk except when passing through the uppermost segment oftheir movement.

33. In a coin counting and packaging ma- -chine,.an inclined ho per comprising a revoluble bottom or disk having a sectional margin, the sectional units of which are adapted to tilt backward in succession when assing through the uppermost segment 0 their movement, and wall therefor the lower ortion of which is at an acute angle to the p ane of said disk.

34. In a' coin counting and packaging machine, an inclined ho per, comprising a-revoluble bottom or disk aving a sectional outer margin, the units of which are separately hin ed to said disk, means for sup orting sai units in the same plane as said disk ex-- cept when passing through the uppermost segment of their movement, and wa therefor the lower ortion of which is at an acute angle to the p ane of said disk.

35. In a coin counting and packaging machine, an inclined ho per comprising a revoluble bottom or disk aving a sectional margin, the sectional units of which are adapted to tilt backward in succession when assing through the uppermost segment 0 their movement, and wall therefor having an annular feed-way at its base in which the sectional margin of said disk moves, and the overhang of some portion of which is'nearer the surface of said sec-tional margin than other ortions thereof.

36. n a coin counting and packaging machine an inclined ho per comprising a revoluble bottom or disk having a sectional outer margin, the units of which are separately hinged to said disk, means for supporting said units except when assing through the 'upplermost se ent of t eir movement, and wa therefor aving an annular feed-way at its base in which the sectional margin of said disk moves, and the overhang of some portion of which is nearer the surface of said sectional margin than other ortions thereof.

37. In a com counting an packaging machine, an inclined hoplper comprising a revoluble bottom or disk aving a sectional margin, the sectional units of which are adapted to tilt backward in succession when assing through the uppermost segment '0 their movement, and wall therefor having an annular feed-way, the portion of which conterminous with the upwardly moving part of said disk being open and gradually increas-' ing the distance of its. overhang from said disk commencing at the lowest segment thereof and extending to the highest, and the remaining portion of said feed-Way being closed.

38. In a coin counting and packaging machine, an inclined ho per comprising a revolub le bottom or disk aving a sectional outer margin, the units of which are separately hin ed to said disk, means for sup orting sai units in the same plane as said isk except during the movement of said units except when assing through the u ermost segment of t eir movement, and wa having an annular feed-way the portion thereof extending upward in the direction of the movement of said disk being open and gradually increasing the distance of its overhang from said disk commencing with the lowest segment thereof and extending to the hi hest, and the remaining portion of said'fee -way being closed. 1

CHARLES L. LILLEBERGt Witnesses KATHARINE GERLACH, LILLIAN PRENTIGE.

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