Back to results
US 5,704,146 AGranted
Positive drive title rack for jukebox
AssigneeRowe International, Inc.
InventorsLloyd D. Herring, Jerold R. Shaltis
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A title rack page drive for a jukebox includes a plurality of title pages which are each pivotally mounted to pivot about a horizontal axis and a page drive for turning the pages. The page drive selectively turns an individual one of the pages at a time about the pivot axis of that page by positively engaging a pin on an individual one of the pages and applying a generally arcuate motion to each pin in order to rotate the pages about the axis.
Claims37
A jukebox, comprising:
- a cabinet including a system for receiving a user selection of a title and means defining a window for viewing an interior portion of said cabinet;
- and
- a title rack in said cabinet behind said window in said interior portion;
- wherein said title rack includes a plurality of title pages that are each pivotally mounted to pivot about a horizontal axis and an electrical motor-operated page drive that selectively turns an individual one of said pages at a time about the pivot axis of that page by engaging an individual one of said pages, wherein said page drive positively engages the page during the entire turning on the page and controls the speed and acceleration of the page during said turning.
1 more element
A jukebox, comprising:
- a cabinet including a system for receiving a user selection of a title and means defining a window for viewing an interior portion of said cabinet;
- and
- a title rack in said cabinet behind said window in said interior portion, said title rack including a plurality of title pages and a page drive for turning said pages, wherein each title page is mounted in a frame to pivot about an axis and includes at least one page pin extending beyond an edge thereof, and wherein said page drive includes a portion which individually engages said pin of each of said pages in order to rotate said pages with respect to said frame, wherein said page drive portion moves in a generally arcuate motion thereby applying a generally arcuate motion to said pins in order to rotate said pages about said axis.
A jukebox, comprising:
- a cabinet including a system for receiving a user selection of a title and means defining a window for viewing an interior portion of said cabinet;
- and
- a title rack in said cabinet behind said window in said interior portion, said title rack including a plurality of title pages and a page drive for turning said pages, wherein each title page is mounted in a frame to pivot about an axis and includes at least one page pin extending beyond an edge thereof, and wherein said page drive individually engages said pin of each of said pages in order to rotate said pages with respect to said frame;
- wherein said page drive includes a carriage that travels in a substantially linear motion along the frame in order to move from one individual page to another individual page and a lever on said carriage having a portion that moves in part in a substantially arcuate motion in order to engage the pin of an individual page and turn that page.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.