US1017749A - Machine for transferring loads of material. - Google Patents

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P. E. GUNTHER.

MACHINE FOR TRANSFERRING LOADS 0? MATERIAL.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.28.1911.

1,017,749. Patented Feh.20,1912.

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APPLICATION TILED FEB. 3911 1,017,749. Patented Feb.20,1912.

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F. E. GUNTHEM. MACHINE FOR TBANSPERRING LOADS 0? MATERIAL.

' APPLICATION TILED FEB.28. 1911. v I

1,017,749. Patented Feb.20, 1912.

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. M71763 es; ffiueruon flan/5E Gunf/xert' providemeansisepareteffrqmfihe transportl7 -and 18 are rigidlyseeured together zit Q said' n'ijdt'ema m'ziybeyfor md oixpilisd dinmpueks'jjigylbe'phced incgiipei ative r 'el arienin their closed positio n when 'the frz me'lO 1 with isaid materigl'r eeiving meqnsnndihe 'Wlll he heldmp substantially above the top Standards are secured toj-f-h'elengifiidinal members in nlining pairs szzidst' mdards be- 7 ingvadapted to support :1 nnterizil rreceiving table or frame. 10.xAt lea st "one pair. of '5 State of Minnesota-, l ave invented eerhyirr standards will he formed ofla plurality '0f 6O' new and-Useful il'nliierementsin -Machines; parts, preferably two of such arts, ill-{1nd forg'ilrensferringi Leads (if 'lllzitjerial, of 12,respee tively, s'aid pin-$1 11 *and -l2bein'g.;' i "which theifbllbfwing is afl specification. pirated tpge'therut 13. Each of the mema'f if. iii fy inventiengelfiites to lnez ms for trans bers 1-1 is piroted to a projection fldhltmlrfli. fezfl ing jtb tru'ek" eempleteflbads (if lnmbei' 0rtl'1eetl e1 ofthelongitudinalframe'pieees; 6 5- 01-30? "materialt6 be trgn ported'frmnt-he, as, indicated at lfin I*ig'.'G;" andieaeh 'o f th'e' place fimzm'ufa'effitdtheplaceofstorz ge, -lnembers' l2fiis-1pivetn1ly connected hit eilglii-in yards buildingfs I' em Ved-H' fm the with a. cut'ing' 1G seem-ed tdthe' bet ton'i parts I T aZZ hem it concern:

.Beitjkrfo'wrijthsit' I, FRAjNK E. GU THER,- citizen 01 -the "U'nited States," residing. at lliinnap oli's, in t he county Of Hen-nepi11' :ind

tively, foriningjsides 0f the-n'mt erial-sups' '10 'A1; .;e's e ie l object of myiln ent-lon is to l port ng table or f'rzune l0. :S'aid members Y- ing-trueks rwagons, npen fwhigl ldads-d one 'endby-mezins of a crossbar 1;) lnifiare r "unconnected atftvheother end,-as-'elearly shown in Fig. 7 I -75- v Fig.1 the- jointed standards 11,12 an; iehiim'e'said each side of the frame'niember-gare'shownp njufaehiije without, re

plane of a truckadapted to receive the 80 greefly .reduee @fhe' load-. Tqlock the members 11 and 12 in J nmhben"fifhimksgireqliire ;3I3::. a'ny'lun1ber- 'thelr uprlghtposition a hqle'Ql is providedmill o r. other manufacturing-"plant and will"; in (he-member 12 adapted to'eoiipernte withl a-hole 22in a portion 23 Of t-he'member 11 sini Ilif'ydhelsysten; ei-wreckage by .fwhich fffif iick'sford'inerily' zire brou'glit' to and 1 extended beyond .the pivot-point 13, 0'.th;1t '85 from 'the'l-i'ec'eiving point in the ma nufuctu'rwhen the members 11 and 12 are in their "eldsed-posit-ion a pin 33 may be 'ins'ertedfin Other objectszslmd advantages f iny' m- ,vention will appear 1n connection with" the i detaild-rdegeri itibjii-eftlledrzfivingsnnd are pe iticul'arlyrpointed q ut in-the elaims In the drawings,vilhietrni-ing the applica- .,l on bf my-inventin in ene for'm,l igures I to 5, inclusive, are side elevations showing mydeviee,in=diiferenarelefion with respect these holes; Hills effectivelylnckin'gthe 'memii hers 11. and 12 in vertical position.

To operate the members. l1 and l2 rs'o :is to break the joint at 13 nnd'e lnse' sa-idimem- "berg to-pass froin the position shown idFig. l to that shown in I igsl 2, 3 eriv'iglI, provide;

a rod 24 jqurnaled in the frame ni'e'mher'' 8 I and extending across] l'he' traekw-ay 'benenth 5 the rail thereof; iffrails are prgvided. At-'- each end of said -r0d' re'rigidIy Secured 4 longitudinal-member's*one'bff wlrie iis'indi "lever-27L Piw'ofed.toihe arms'flfiand-26*106;

I employed :6; trueks sfli'eh'as' are Used i'n -"ebn-- with a handbperatedretdiiEsBOjQfiordinary 1'05 "jveyingtheglnmber from the-mill tethe yard; geonstrnct-ien adapted toeoiipera tei wieh- -m odified =ferm of truck especially i'da pted to use inmyinvention. Ff? isa plan riewJ bottom frame is provided 'efi n'prising arms 25 and-26, respect-iiel33nne er both of which, as desired, may be formdf aeehai dl; 1. partedjahfi, said members?beingfeilred in on eaehside'lo'f ,t-hie bottom fi'inne a t 28:i5 parallel relation. by- ;c'ros; ties and being I it link 29 pix otally'eonneeted with the inein- 'or meajse wagons are used the tr ac'ksinay be notches 31 of a ratchet segment 32 ea'rr'i emitted dihe erqsg tiesjicpi ered -yv it1 1 a by the longitudinal frame inembers' -8."I I "flo ing p which the-'-'wagonsf;in'ay' be 11 the'forxn shown in Fig..2;in which 5 bafeked fbr r'eeeiving allozzd of inatei ialr jointed standerdsjare used to siistainI-bot-h ends of the frame 10, I further connectthe sets of members 11 and 12 with the lever o'r levers 27 by means of links 34 and 35 pivotally connected at 36 and 37 with upper arms 38 and lower arms 39, respectively, of.

levers centrally pivoted at 40 to stands 41 carried by the frame members 8. In the form shown in Figs. 1, 3, 4 and 5 where but one set of jointed standards is used, which arrangement is sufficient for most practical purposes, in place of the jointed standards to uphold the front of the table 10 I may employ ordinary brackets 42 to which the material supporting table 10 is pivoted at44.

In practical use the truck or wagon 20 will be provided with crossbars 45 and 46, respectively, of the proper length to pass between the said members 17 and 18 of the material supporting table'10. The material is laid u on the cross supports on the table 10, whic cross supports may be a series of rollers 47 journaled on said table in bearings 48 in the side members 17 and 18 provided for that purpose, a plurality of sets of said bearings adapted to receive a plurality of rollers being shown. The first roller 47 will preferably be permanently secured in said bearings by means of straps 50 overlying the t-runnions of said roller 47 the other rollers being held freely in theopen bearings 48 so as to be capable of removal therefrom. In place of using a series of rollers, as above indicated, it will frequently be desirable to use only the front roller 47and a cross iece 51 of square timber or other material pliiced across the rearward ends of the members 17 and 18 entirely unconnected therewith. When the load has been placed upon the material-supporting table 10, as above indicated, 'the truck 20 will be placed in osition with the bars 45,-46 thereon exten in between the members '17, 18. If the orm shown in Fig. l'is used, upon operating the lever 27 after removal ofthe pin 33, if such pin is used, the supporting members 11, 12 will be jack-knifed rearwardly, as shown in Figs. 3 and4, the frame will oscillate'about the pivots 44 dropping the rear end of the load upon the crossbar 45. By means of a drawbar 52 traction is applied to the truck 20. The load of material readily runs alon the roller 47 passing off of the same an dropping upon the crossbar 46. At the same timethe crossbar 51 will have come in contact with the crossbar 45 and be carried with it ofl of the frame 10, as indicated in Fig. 4. Incase a series of rollers 47 are used, as

'shown in Fig. 5, it will not be necessary to plied to advantage in lumber manufacturlng plants without changing the system or apparatus now in use for transportin lum-- ber or other material from the place 0 man ufacture to the yard or other point of storage.

I claim: 4'.-

1. In combination with a truck for trans porting material, oscillating means positioned above the top plane of the truck for receiving material, means to oscillate said receiving means so as to cause one end of the material to rest upon the truck, and a rotatable member on the receivin means holdin the other end of the material and adapte to release the material andv permit the same to be transferred to the truck when said truck is withdrawn from beneath said 'receivingmeans.

2. In combination with a truck for transportingmaterial, standards, a material-su portingframe sustained by said stander s above the top plane of the truck, a roller upon the frame above the forward standards and a cross piece loose on the frame above the rear standards upon which the material the'material into contact with the truck,

said roller operating to permit the material to be released from the frame. and transferred to the truck when the said truck is withdrawn from beneath said frame.

3. In combination with a truck for trans porting material, a base frame having standards thereon, a material-supporting table carried by said standards above the top plane of the truck, said table comprising side -members secured together at one end only and crossbars loosely mounted on said side members upon which the material is dinectly placed, and means for lowering said table to bring the material thereon into contact with the truck.

I 4. In combination with a truck for trans-' spaced apart-so as to come outside the truck on both sides thereof, and means for lowering said table to bring the material thereon into contact with the truck.-

5. In combination with a truck for transporting material, a lower frame comprising longitudinal base members spacedapart to receive the truck between them, a pair of front standards ri 'dly secured to said base members, a pair 0 rear standards pivotally secured to said base members and each comprising a jointed member, a material-receivT ing frame pivoted to said front standards at one end and pivoted to said rear standards at the other end of said frame, a rod journaled in said base members having arms, one or both of which may include a hand lever, and links pivotally co necting said arms with said jointed. :i3a1id;.... :ds whereby said joints may simultaneously be broken to lower the rear end of said frame and bring the material thereon into transferring engagement with the truck.

transfer said load from said rollers to said.

Crossbars, said crossbars operating to remove the rollers from said table when the truck is withdrawn.

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

- FRANK E. GUNTHER. l-Vitnesses: I

F. A. VVHITELEY, H. A. BDWMAN.

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