US1013690A

US1013690A - Apparatus for treating snap-bolls.

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Publication number: US1013690A
Application number: US62882011A
Authority: US
Inventors: James A Shields
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1911-05-22
Filing date: 1911-05-22
Publication date: 1912-01-02
Anticipated expiration: 1929-01-02

Description

J. A. SHIELDS.

APPARATUS FOR TREATING SNAP BULLS,

APPLICATION FILED I-IAYZZ. 1911,

Patented JmLQ, M312.

JAMES A. SHIELDS, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

APPARATUS FOR TREATING SNAP-BULLS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 22, 1911. Serial No, 628,820. r

To all whom it may concern: e

Be it known that I, Jain-1s A. SHIELDS, a citizen of the United of Georgia, have invented certaiirnew and useful Improvements in Apparatus for ,Treating Snap-Rolls; and I do hereby de- "clare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and'use the same.

The present invention relates to a process of and apparatus for treating snap bolls of cotton, and has for its purpose to provide a means to be used in connection with the apparatus for the same purpose (liSClostd in nly Patent-No. 99%,(309, dated June (3, 1911, to theend that the n'zaterial may be transferred through the different stages of. the operation at such intervals that said matOLlEll goes through a disintegrating or loosening and cleaning process, thus presenting the same in bettercondition for treatment than if itwere transferred in bulk As clearly'sct forth in the above identified application these snap bolls are bolls titled with fully matured cotton but which have not cracked open because of being frost bit ten before or just at the time when they were beginning to crack, and to recover the Cotton contained in these bolls, which amounts to ct'insiderablc, is the purpose of applications.

t view the intention consists in the steps and combination of steps; and ailrangement and combination of parts of apparatus herc1n-. after claimed, and white line invention is not. restricted to the exact: details shown from which said bolls may be delivered to the chute eitherby hand, belt elevator or pneumatic conveyer of any appropriate con struction. From the chute l the bolls are fed into a breaker 2 by a toothed roller 3 States, residing at 1 Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State and a spiked roller 4 shown diagrammatically in the present drawing. From the rollers 3 and 4 the bolls are delivered on to the breaking apparatus proper, and which consists in a belt 5 traveling on pulleys 6 in the direction of the arrow, which belt conveys the bolls to a similar belt 7 traveling on pulleys 8 in the direction of the arrow. The outer pair of pulleys 6 and 8 are disposed in such relation that the material carried by the belt 5 is deposited upon the belt 7, and the inner pair of pulleys are disposed in closer relation than the outer pairto bring the bolls into such position that the bolls are subjected to a crushing action, after which they are fed by a chute 9 into a re ceiver '10 at the lower end of a pipe or conduit 11. The top belt 5 may relnainstationary and only the bottom belt run, since with this arrangement the work may be done as effectively as if both belts are running as above stated. It is preferred, however, to have both of the belts running and the top belt running at a slower speed than the bottom belt for the reason that it enhances the capacity of this element of the apparatus. From the receiver 10 the crushed bolls are conveyed by suction through the pipe 11 and into the pipe 12, where they are delirered to a feeder contained within the casing 13 secured at the lower vend of the pipe 12. The suction means for carrying the material consists in a fan 14 drawing through a pipe 15 that communicates with the pipe 12. The crushed bolls are delivered to the feeder in the form of a bat which needs to be broken 01' disintegrated to prevent the apparatus from clogging, and to effect which said feeder consists in a toothed roller 1G and a spiked roller 17, shown diagrammatically in this illustration, and 'a larger roller 18 adapted to coact to separate the hat. The broken bat is next delivcred to a separator having a hopper 19 that receives the material from the chute 20 of the feeder. The separator consists of asaw cylinder 21 working through a plurality of ribs 22 that are secured to beams 23, and a spiked cylinder 24. Instead of employing this spiked. cylinder a bristle brushmay Patented Jan. 2,1912.

be employed as is used in' the ordinary g n. A rotatable cylindrical screen 25 is located directly beneath said spiked cylinder,'and i 7 explained.

within a trough 26, whence it is carried off by a spiral conveyer 27. The screen 25 is operates with the saw cylinder 21 to remove the boll husks or pods as they are separated from the seed cotton, and a receptacle 31 is provided to receive said husks as they are removed by the spiked cylinder 30. When a suihcicntamount of seed cotton has been deposited beneath the pipe 29 said cotton is conveyed by suction through the- -pipe29 and delivered into a pipe. 32 and then fed to a gin feeder located within the casing 33. The necessary suction Within the pipe 29 for conveying the material asjust stated consists in a pipe 34 communicatin with the pipe 32' and which branches 0 from the pipe 15 that leads to the fan 14. An arrangement is provided and will be presently described for causing suction through either of the pipes 11 or 29 while one ofsaid pipes is closed. I l The gin feeder in the casing 33 comprises a pair of rollers 35 and 36 and a cotiperating larger roller 37 constructed and operating on the same principle as the feeder contained in thecasing 13. From the feeder the seed cotton is delivered by a chute 38. into the hopper 39 of a gin 40, which may be either a huller gin 'or plain gin, and from the gin 40 the ginned cotton is designed to be conveyed to a condenser 41. The cotton seed which is separated'by the gin is deposited into a receptacle 42, from where it may be carried ofi when necessary.

The means forcausing suction in either of the pipes 11 and 29, and closing the other, consists man oscillating valve 43 fulcrumed at 44 in the pipe 15 and having a slotted cnd member 45. A sprocket wheel 46 carrying a chain 47 is designed to be driven from the shaft. of the fan 14. The chain 47" is provided with projecting members 48 disposed at suitable intervals and designed to contact with opposed arms 49 that are loosely journaled on the shaft of the sprocket 46. A stud 5 0 is secured to one of said arms and moves within the slotted end 45 of the oscillating valve. As the chain 47 travels over the sprocket 46 the projecting members 48 successively engage with the arm 49 projecting to the left and bring said arm around to the position occupied by the arm shown on the right, and in so doing cause the slotted arm of the valve 43 to be moved first to one side and then to the other of the pipe 15, which moves'the valve 43 to open and close the pipes 15 and 3411s will be rind erstood. I

The receptacles 26' and 42' for the pods and cotton seeds respectively are not absolutely necessary to the carrying out of the operation, as the dirt which would fall in the conveyer receptacle 26 can be dropped through the floor and in like manner the pods and seeds can be allowed to. drop through the floor and then carried away after accumulation.

At the point where the pipe 15 cominunicates with the pipe 12 there is provided a screen 42* of fine mesh, thepurpose whereof being to prevent the material from entering into the pipe section 15,-:when the same is entering, the pipe 12 from the ipe 11. A valve consisting of two fiexib e members 43 is secured within-the pipe 12 immediately above the rollers 16 and 17 and has for its purpose to allow of an accumulation of material which will by its own weight open said valve and fall upon the rollers 16 and 17; and a further purpose of said valves is to close off suction through the pipe 12 and prevent any material from being carried back through said pipe 12, as will be understood. In like manner the pipe 32 is .provided with a fine mesh screen 45 located to close the opening into the pipe 32 and prevent material from being carried through said pipe. A valve 46 constructed similar 1 to the valve 43 is mounted in the pipe 32 between the screen 45 and the crushing rollers 35 and 36 and is adapted to act in a similar capacity as said valve 43.-

Itis obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of my invention, and therefore I- do not wish to be limited to ','such features eilcept as may be required by the claims.

What I claim is 1. In an apparatus for treating sna bolls, thecombination of a crusher adapted to form the bolls into a hat; a breaker for disintegrating the bat; a. pneumatic com veyer for transferring the bat from thecrusher to said breaker; a separator adapted to separate the broken bat into husks and fiber;.a gin; and'a pneumatic conveyer for transferring the fiber from the separator to the gin, substantially as described.

2 In an a paratus for treating snap bolls, the combination of a crusher for forming the bolls into a bat; a disintegrater for breaking the bat; a pneumatic conveyer for transferring the bat from the crusher to the conveyer; a separator adapted to separate th broken bat into husks and fiber; means as ociated with the separator for screening the dirt from the separated fiber; a second breaker locateda considerable distance from the separator; a pneumatic conveyor for transferring the fiber from the separator to the second breaker and effecting to render the fiber fiufiy; and a gin located adjacent 15 extending from the point of accumulation I the second breaker, substantially as described.

3. In an apparatus for treating snap bolls, the combination of a crusher'comprising a pair of movable belt-s; a breaker comprising co-a'cting rollers; a pipe leading from said crusher to the breaker providing a conduit for the bat; a separator disposed beneath said breaker and'adapted t0 separate the broken bat into husks and fiber; a 2

screen adapted to effectthe removal of foreign substance from the separated fiber; means for efl'ecting an accumulation of the separated fiber; a. second breaker; a pipe of the fiber to said second breaker and providing a conduit for the fiber; means for creating suction in either of said pipes and shutting off suction through the other thereof; a gin located adjacent the second breaker; and a condenser located adjacent the gin, substantially as' described.

4.111 an apparatus for treating snap bolls, the combination of a crusher comprising a pair of cooperating belts for forming the material into a bat; one of said belts being disposed above-and shorter than the 9 other whereby to carry the material to the I lower belt; means for depositing the snap i bolls 1n unlform quantities on said shorter if belt: a breaker comprising co-acting rollers;

ia pipe leading from the breaker to said rollers and providing a conduit 'for the bat; Ea separator disposed beneath the breaker and adapted to separate the broken bat into husks and fiber; a rotatable cylindrical screen adapted to effect the removal of foreign substance from the separated fiber; a

; roller cooperating with said. screen .and

a 'fan adapted to create suction in said first and second named pipes whereby to convey mittin 5 suction through either of said pipes and preventing suction in the other thereof; 'and intermittently actuated means for moving said valve, substantially as descrilwd.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

' JAMES A. SHIELDS.

\Vitnesses \V. CARROLL La'rnuan, Anni-arr E. MAYER;

said gin, providinga conduit for the fiber;-

the material therethrough: a valve for per--