An electromagnetic counter having an electromagnetic driving means, a reduction gearing connected to the driving means and indicating members such as figure wheel or dial to indicate a count. The reduction gearing includes counting gear assemblies rotated in accordance with a scale such as decimal system, and the counting gear assemblies accumulate the kinetic energy in resilient members such as springs for rotating the indicating members. Each of the indicating members is adapted to be rotated one pitch by the accumulated kinetic energy for every transferring signal from the previous column. In addition the electromagnetic counter is provided with a zero-setting means. To accomplish the zero-setting operation, the reduction gearing is adapted to be disconnected.
A multiple-shaft meter encoding register having each shaft clutched to the gear train includes a cam attached to each shaft in a predetermined angular relationship thereto. An alignment tool is removably positioned in a predetermined position with respect to the frame of the register, such that interdial alignment can be accomplished by individually rotating each shaft until it respective cam engages a surface of the alignment tool.
