Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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:BACK~ROI~ OF Tll~ TTQN
Field ~f the InvPntion
Thc present invention relates to a de~ice for 3toring and ~ rn~ir~lly individually
dispe~sirJg folded or bourld mnlti-phge pri~ted products from a stack, and r~orc particnlarly to
a ne~vspaper or r~laga~ine vending rnachine.
cl-r~?tinn of ~h~ Prinr ~rt
In actuai use, nev~ spaper ~ endirlg machincs a~ ~nown which consist of a b~usir~ having
~ coin insertion m~ h~ni~m After the insertiorl of a propcr coirl or c~ 7, ~ n of coins b~r the
buyer of the newspaper, the front door of the housing is unlocl~d and can then be pulled
forward, providi~g access to the stack of news~apers.
This. however, has the ~ c~ tl}at the ~llyer - alt~oug~ he has paid for only onenewspape~ -- by openir~r ~he front door has access to the e~tire stack of rlewspapers alld thus
cou~d remove, uncheck~d, any rlur~ber of pap~rs.
There is also the lisa~lv~u-Lh~c that the ~e~t customer co~lld possibly obta~ his newspapet
without payrnerlt If his p~ -, did cot properly closc the front door ag~in.
Du~ to the door ~n~l-h~ therc is ~~ L~ r, the great danger that childxe~ carl beihjured upon the operatiDn Df the newspa~er vendir~g machi~le, si~ce the doors ar~ ~ten sprlt~
~oade~ to facilitate closing. ru~ olr;, it must be realized that the ~ewsphper vending
mac~ine known up to the present tin~e is beirlg misused, amon~ ot~er t~rlgs, as a tras~ call.
Germarl refei~ence ~E 2S ~2 181 A1, discLoses a ~arge ~ewspapel ~,ending ~achine for
the d~livcty of folded printed products from a stack. 1~ this devi~e, the newspapers lie on an
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incllned base, it being immaterial whethe~ the newspapers ent~r the deli~ely space wi~ their~
open ~ide or t3aeir folded si~e f~rwar~. FOI leveling, the newsp~pG}s are therefor~ ob~iously
a~so introduced turned around in groups, as sl3own in the drawin~ ~f ~e ~erence.
Another example of a newspaper ~ending mac~ne 1S ~ the ref~rence in German
referenc~ Dl~ 8101414 TJI.
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SUI~RY OF TH~ TION
~ccordingly, it is an ob~ect of t~e presef~l invention t~ provide a device for stori~ arld
ro~tjrA1~y ir~dividually dispensing ptinted products, il~ particular a rlewspaper or ma~aziXIe
~nding machirlc, which can be set up in buses snd railways, and which p~r~nits relnoval of only
one p~inted prod~ct from a ~ provided for this purpose for each amount of mGney
pald. It is a furthe~ object to provide a device that is eas~ to halldl~ by the ouyer of tbe
~ewspaper, is compact, Light, capable ~f being manufact~tred at low cost, and relati~ly
impervious to breakdo~vn e~en duc- to vi~ratio~s ca~sed by vehicles a~d trafftc.
The heart of the preserlt invention is the provision of a newspa~er or magazine ven~ing
machine which is of very sirnple co~ that consists of a holtsing havir~g at le~st on~ stack
region ar~d at least one drop shaft. In this cor{nection, a delivery unit is provided in ~e region
of the stack o~ printed products. I~G deli~er~ urlit consists, pr~ferably, of an electrically driYen
shaft ~n which at least o~e ~riction wheet rolLs, By means of the al least one friction wheel, the
top printed ~roduct ij pushed off by utilizatio~ of the cih~ IAI force of the wheel. It is
ui..~,_vu~ fc~r the stac3c of printed products to be arrange~ on an inclixLed hase, the ir~clirlation
risin~ in the direction of remo~al, which is fomled as the drop sha~t. Iu this way~ ~reater
assuranc~ as to the individualiz~ng of the ~rinted p~oducts is obta~ned.
~ pon pxoper irltroductiton of a coin ox a ~ " of coins which CO~ r ' ~ to ~e
price of a newjpaper or xnagazine, a control unit cor~ects a curreM which drives the gear motor
of the delivet~ ulM The ~xiction wheels start to r~ove and, utilizing the forceof f~iction, push
the top newspaper or ma~a~ine o~f the stack in a direction o~ karL~p~rt, ~meLy p~rallel to the
~Gld or to the bir~din~ of ~e print-ed product. Tke top printed p~iuct is pus~d off the stack
and under the force of gravity drops throu~ll ~e d~op shaft into a remo~al C~ provided
for catchix~ tlle proauct. In this con~ection, th~ printed product pasj~s ~n end switch which
then .' the curxe~ to the motor.
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It is another advanta~e of the in~-entive de~ice that the housin~ for re~eiYing the stack of
prinkd products and the delivery u~it is not much Inr~r th3n the sta~k itself.
r. 1 ~, the invention has the isdva~tage that it is virtlta~ly trouble-free. Due to a
stable ~v,.~ " of the housing and thc dependable guidance of rhe deli~ery unit as a result
of tbe vertical ~aide rod, the device does not experienc~ any damage even, for installce, if
obj~cts are p~aced on it or someotle sits on it. Additionally, ~he apparatlts does ~ot p~oduce any
disr~bing noises.
Tlle apparatlls is suitable for use in bllses and 1ailwdys. In such a case, no ~her
probloms arise, since! for instancG, the bus dnve~ can take ~are of the de~ice, i.e. the fllir~ and
removal of the printed prodi~ct~i, the adjusting of the price, and the rernoval of r~oney.
The varioas fcatures of r~ovelty whach ~ ,, i ;,.. the invention are poir~ted out wi~
al;ly r~ the claims annexed to and folming a part of the disclosure. l:or a botter
, o~ the in~elltion, its operatin~ adYan~ges, and specific objects attained by its use,
refereDce should be had to i~e lraY~ing and desc~iptive rnatter in ~,vhich there are illus~rated and
describod preferred eml 1' o~ the ir~ventiorl.
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P~ f~ rllvr~ OF T~E DE~S
F;g. 1 is a f~nt view of the d t ice in accordance with the inventi~n, and
F~g. 2 i~ a side view of tl3~ d~vice in acco~ ce Witil the i~ventio~.
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D:ET~ILEI~ I\ESC~IPTION OF TF F PR~;K~ch~ Fl~fROD~ TS
Fig. 1 shows a rlewspaper vendin~ machine hr~vin~ a housing I which is cornected with
a coin receivin~ mec~anis~n 13 and a ne~,vspap~r removal ~ . The coin mechanism
~3 is provided here with two slots for the insertion of 1-rnark coins a~ 0.10-marli coirls. The
coin ntl~r~ r~ 13, however, can ha-~e a~y nu~nber of slots as requ~ed by the cost ~f the
product. Other e..ll,o~ of coin l~ iv " 5 are also conceiYable 2rld are ~vell within thc
~nowledge of those ski~led in the art.
T~e housing 1 receives a stac~ of printed products, such as n~wspapers ~. rn this
comlection, the stack ~ of pri~ted products restS on an irlc~rned base 9~ v~hich re~ults i~ ~reate}
reliabilit~ irl individna~ or separating th~ printed pro~ucts.
A delivery ur~it 4 ir~clu~es an ele~tric motor ~ ~ith a drive shaft 6 on which two fricti~n
wheels 7 are mounted. I~e friction wheels 7 have a rough surface that contacts th~ printed
products. The r~ugh surface can be formed by sand adi~ered 3r embedded in the su~faco, or by
2 plurality of srnall needles arranlzed in the surfzce. ~hc dtlivery unit 4 is connected by â rod
element 17, via an e~e 12, to a vertical guide rod 11 and is tlms fastened to the guide ~od. T~e
deliveIy un~t ~ thus înoves vertically along th& guide rod 11 whe~ tne stack is reduced or to
pertnit loading of ~ewspapers. B~ the movement of tne f~iction ~heels ~, the top printtd
product is moved in the ~irection of Mllin~ arld is reliably prlsh~d off th.e sta~k irlto a drop shaft
3. The uewspaper drcps irlt~ tht removal ~ y~ 10 where it can be ~em~ved by the
bu~er. When the c~rrect coirlage is inserted into the coin mecharlism 13, the mechanism 13
connects c~rrerlt to the electtic motor S for driving the wheels 7. Orlce th~ newspaper passes
arl erci switch 10, the switch ~0 disconnects cur~e~t from the ~lotor 5.
Below the coin mecharlism 1~ the~e is coir~ bo~ 14 into which the coin~ serted by ~e
buycr of the newspaper ~lrop. The coin b~;~ 14 is m~nted so that it can easily be removcd in
o~er to talce the coins out ot~ the hvusin~ 1.
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~ ig. 2 is a 9ido view o~ Ihe inverltiYe newspaper Ytnd~ng machinc. By the opcr~g oF
~ f~nt dqor IS, it is possl~lc to open tbe housing 1 a~ pr~vide it wltb ~ ~ta~ of w .,
Tbe d~ivcry ~Ini~ 4 thus rnoY~s vettically along ~he g~ide rod 11 wbcrl the stack is rduced or
to pelTnil loadir~ of l;C~iSpa~lCr5 ~
Ttte r~ewspaper or m~g~ine vcnd~g mac}~i~e of tho inver,tion can, in addition to the
c l " des~ribcd ~bovc COnsiStlng of a ~tlck regioD 2 ~ a drop sh~t 3. also be em~died
to baYe a stac-~ rc~ion 2 which has ts40 drop shafts 3. 1~ such case, a deliYety UDit 4 ha~rtng st
lalsr ottc frictiun whecl 7 i5 provided wbich can be driven both ~lockwl8e ~}
by the 8e~r mot~r S. In this r- ' '' t, the stack ~f prir.$ed prod~-c~s lies be~veen the two
drop sbafts
~ lle autom~tic vtr~ing macll!ne cart, for insta~ce, be ~c3l~e}y fastcned on a hoiding ro~
o~ 2 bus wrndrJw in t~e ccnter of the b ts and b~ lociP~I ti~cre, so tbat it caD be ii,~
resched b~ all pa6st~gers. 'l'he inYcnt~on calt also be employed in raiiway ~ars in a compara~le
rn8rmer, or csn bt used a,S a rl~ s~ ~ ~ettding r~t2cbine
The invention is not iirnked by tilC ~, ~` de~crilJed above which &-C p~lled ss
e~nnples o~y but can be mo~ cd itl vsrious w;~s witb~ tilC scopc of prl~te~tion dtftned by tile
d i~atent claims~
