US1037389A

US1037389A - Defibrating-machine.

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Publication number: US1037389A
Application number: US47744509A
Authority: US
Inventors: Roy A Wilson
Original assignee: PHILIPPINE HEMP MACHINE Co
Current assignee: PHILIPPINE HEMP MACHINE Co
Priority date: 1909-02-11
Filing date: 1909-02-11
Publication date: 1912-09-03
Anticipated expiration: 1929-09-03

Description

R. A. WILSON.

DEFIBRATING MACHINE...

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 11

Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

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BOY A. WILSON, 0F OAVI'IE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, ASSIGNOR TO PHILIPPINE HEMP MACHINE COMPANY, OF MANILA PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, A CORPORATION.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application fllcdlebruary 11, 1909. Serial No. 477,445.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Roy A. W1LSON,8. citizen of the United States, residin at Cavite, in the Province of'Gavite and Is and of Luzon, Philip inef Islands, have invented certain new an useful Improvements in Defibratin -Machines; and I do hereby declare the ollowing 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.

1v y invention relates to defibratmg machines, in which traveling carriagesconvey the fiber under, over or between knives, brushes, or both beinga' specific improvement uponthe (ilillies defibrating machlne as shown in the Gillies application, Serial No. 404,402, filed Nov. 29, 1907.

The objects of my invention areto provide a mechanical means for feeding the hemp or other lant into the machine and to make this ceding automatic, thus increasing the ca acity of the machine.

With these 0 jects in view, in invention consists in the construction an combinations of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawin -Figure 1 shows part of one end of a defi rating machine with m invention applied thereto. Fig. d is an en view of the same, the guiding and supporting rails bein shown in section. Fig. 8 is a plan view 0 one of the grippers. 'ig. 4 is a section of the same on the line 4-4 of Fig. 8. Fig. 5 is an on view of one of the grippers.

a represents the-frame of the machine provided with cross beams I), braces'o and guiding and supporting rails d which are curved at each end of the'machme and between which the wheels'e'of the gripping carriage run, all as described in the ap l1-.

cation above referred to. These-whee s e are mounted on the cross beam 20, which beam supports the grippers hereinafter referredjto'; As the present invention relates =havmg an end 6', sloping sides 7 and a botonly to -the feedin means the general'machine will; not be escribe 1 In brackets== on the machine frame i is mounted-'ash'a t-h on the center of "which is mountedz'the swinginglever i. .To'the the machi which normally holds the lever in the position shown in Fig. 1. Near its lower end thislever is enlarged, as shown at It, the enlarged part being provided with an elongated perforation m, through which passes the pin or shaft 11, on which the feeders are mounted. This elongated erforation is provided so that the feeders, ereinafter described, may be moved back and forth in a straight-line, although the lever i swings around the shaft h. hese feeders, of which there are two, one for each grip er and lo cated on each side of the lever 1, each consist of a metal box 0, open at the rear and top and having sloping sides, as shown in Fig. 1, and-each provided with a sprin plate 1), attached to the back of the box an aving its free end,-which is serrated, bearing upon the front edge of the box. The s ring 72 extends the'full width of the box. ach of these boxes is mounted upon an upri ht arm or standard, as g, in which stan ards the ends of the pin n are firmly secured. Made inte a1 with each standard g, or firmly attache thereto is a horizontal guide arm r, which is slidabiy mounted in a perforated su port 21 fixed to the frame of the machine bolts 22. The end of the arm r is provi ed with a notch s. Pivotally mounted on the pin t, carried by one of the guide rails d is a ri ht-angled trip having a vertical arm u an a horizontal arm 4), a spring up being attached to the frame and to the arm v. or represents another trip fixed to the support 21, the distance between said trips be1n nearly the same as the length of one o the carriages carrying the grippers. These grippers, of which there aretwo on each carriage are shown enlarged in Figs. 3 and 4. ach consists of a shank 2 having a screw threaded end 3, adapted to'be secured by a nut 4 to a cross beam '-20'-on the front of the carriage, and

having a-spline groove 5, to prevent the g'rippfr from. twisting). At one end the shut terminates in a ox-like construction t0m'8, cut-awe as shown at 9'. The top and one'end o the box are open. In the sides isfirmly secured a pin 10, on which is freely mounted a plate 11, having an upwardly projecting portion 12 and eyes 13, to which spr ngs 1 are attached, the other Patented Sept. 3, 1912. i

ends of! said sprin being attaclied' to per-- forated pins 15. he lower edge of the plate. 11 undthe corresponding part ofthe.

ottom 8 are serrated, as showninyEig. 4;! '1' and act as clamps or gripping jaws between i which the hemp or other materialrisfirmlyheld, by means of the tension of the sprin 14.. One side of, the bottom 8 is rounded. c as shown at'19 in Fi 4, to insure an easy entrance of the stal ts of" fiber from the feeder into the gripper.

10 are projecting. tripson: the: machine: frame,-. egainsti which theean on projection: 12 is adaptedto strike. as-the-fiber cat'ria moveealong, to release-the: fiberfrcmt i grippers.-

17 and 18 represent; two fiber-carrying carriages-or-it: might: be the same earnings-- in two: different: positions.

The operation was follows :e-Asthe cmriage 17 is movedyto the-left-from the-pose.- tiomshcwnimFig. 1 by: any suitable-mums (not shown}, thecrossbeam. 20 thereon: strikesthe ever i,1m0ving,- it to-the =let.. Thislever carries with. it; the feeders 0,. againstthetension ofthe spring: until thei-notch-s in the-armvr-engagesr with theend :of; the arm-v, .which-is constantly-t pulled: down, by the; spring: w. Stalksof fibre'are: heldi by. hand or otherwise: on a: table-(net. shown} with theirzends projecting-even the edge of:tl1e-table,-.and.-theee en a engage 'with. .and.lift\ the springs: 11 sli htly as=t e feeders o-.- move. toward-ethmta 1e andrarethen: caught between: thew springs and the. front: edge: of. the feedem. The spring 1'; remains extended. untili the: carriage 1:8 nearly. reaches the:- position: shown: in: Figsv 1, when the-projection 12cnathec1amping1 plate. strikes the t-ripmx and :thus moves-the: clampingv jaw 11,.andat the same-tiinethe arnLu. is struolaby: thevcarriage, disen g: ing the. armw' from-the netched-.end:o )the arm r, whereupon: the: sprin 7': pnlls-.=.thefeeders back. to .the position 5 own-:in Rig. 1, and; brings the projectin 'endsof: the fiben sta1ks.-1n: between:- the c ampingrparts: 8 and:11, foraishert: time. These projects ingeendst-ares then. quickly: gripped ubyvthe' part-s dead 11-, due=tc|theraeticn ofrthe: spring 14. The carria e: them carriesather. fi er thrpu .the mac ine, during which; passage-at is suitably: treated bein finally; releasedifronx the: grippers :whemt e parts IQetrike-thetrips.16;.

I'claim-r 7 1: .In: a defibrating: machine i thet:ccmbi.-:- nation of; artraveling carriage .ing grip v p1ng:means thereon; atfreme-rpa owided ,witha a trip openmgwaidgri ping meanmifeediingz devices-- arranged": to eliver'- mlteriil':' dew posited:. thereini. between: then parts: oils-the:-

- grippin r-means-ras. theywreicpenulg andl de vicesaw erebyr; said :feedingydmces: M'Bu movedawayfrom said frame by the carri'age-in: its movement; and: then. toward the carriage after it has passed said'feeddevices, substantially as described.

2; Inadefibratingmachine, the combinatio'n'- of'a traveling carriage having grip- 70 ping-meansthereon, a frame provided with fa tri opening said gripping means, and ,afe er. adapted to be moved by the travel 'of'th'e carriage toward and away from said train and to deliver material deposited therein between the parts of said gri ping means as they are-.-0pened, substantia ly\ as described: I

3:. 111.1 a: defibrating: machine,-. thecombination; 01E: a suitableframe provided. with tripssandimcan'iage ada tedtto travel along said frame-I and: provi ed with gl'i ping meansthereon, said: gripping. means ieing 0 enedibyrsaidmri smsthet-carriage travelsa ong,nand:a:mova le feeder: adapted: to-be moved. away fromthemachine by the carriage and=to--be; swung back to deliver the material:to.-be-treated:-between the parts of said: gri ping-:means: astheyare opened, substantla l-' A as-deseribedi- 4-. Ima'i d fibrating: machine, the combinationof: a suitable frameprcvided: with tripathereon, a: carriage adapt-ed to travel alon said frame, said. carriage being provid with: gripping; means: adapted to be opened; bkyrsaid: trips: as-the-oarriage passes a bug, a: movable: feeder: adapted to. feed stalks-0i material between.-the parts of.said gripping; meansiase the are opened, a lever. connected: to said fee er, .and: a: spring; for returning: said: leeverv toward said; carriage .jmt: ass-the parts.- oi: saidi gripping means are 0 ened, substantially as describedi.

5.. m a. defihrating machine, the combivnation: of: a-.-fra:me provided: with; trips, :1:

carriage adapted to travel alonglsaid frame, -,said. carriagezbeing: rovided w-itl1,gripping means adaptedto opened: as the: carriage moves along,.antautcmaticwfeeder arzranged tozslidedmguideson said frame,-.n. 11o trip-omsaid frame adapted:to engage with said feeder when the-latter: is swung away i frcanuthe: :frame,.a leven-a inst: which said carmagezls-adapted to-stri (e,-.said lever: be- ,mg;pi votallycconnecteditcisaid feeder, and la sprmconnecting-said lever: with: the

- frame io the machine, substantially: as.- de- :scribedk i 6 .Inna: defiliratin g machine, the-combi lnatipm off-a frameaprovided: with-trips, a: :carrwgezade'. ted toitravel alongsaidirame: :andzpmvide :wlth grippingzmeans adapted; :tobe opened; as: the: carriage movesalong, --an automatic feedenvtoi feed; stalks: .ofmastenal': betweenn theuparts of said:. gripping :mee:na'- when: the letter are: opened, said geeder b'emg provided-a with parts-- sliding. un-guides]. im said]: framer andl one of: said.

2" arts havingimnotched: end,'. attrip :om said:

ame adapted to engage said notched end,

a lever pivoted on the frame of the machine and pivotally connected with said feeder, and a spring connecting one end of said lever and the frame of the machine, substantially as described.

7 In a defibrating machine, the combination of a suitable frame provided with a trip, a carriage adapted to travel along said frame and provided with gripping means adapted to be opened by said trip, an automatic feeder consisting of an open topped box provided with a spring plate, said feeder being also provided with a horizontal arm supported by said frame and said arm having a notched end, a pivoted spring-pressed clip mounted on said frame and adapted to engage said notched end at times, a lever having one end pivoted to the frame of the machine and pivotally connected to said feeder, and a spring connecting one end of said lever with the frame of the machine, substantially as described.

8. In a defibrating machine, the combination of a supporting frame, a carriage traveling thereon and gripping means mounted on said carriage comprising a box-like structure open at one end and having a gripping plate pivotally mounted therein and springs normally holding said gripping plate against the bottbm of said box, substantially as described.

9. In a defibrating machine, the combination of a suitable frame provided with a trip, a carriage adapted to travel along said frame and gripping means carried by said carriage, said gripping means including a box-like structure open at the top and one end, a pivoted plate in the sides of said box,

and provided with a projecting portion adapted to strike said trip as the carriage moves along, and springs normally holding said gripping plate in contact with the bottom of said box, substantially as described.

10. In a defibrating machine, the combination of a suitable frame provided with a trip, a carriage adapted to travel thereon and gripping means carried by said carriage, including a shank secured to said carriage, a box made integral with one end of said shank, said box being open at the top and one end, a plate pivotally mounted in the sides of said box and having a projection adapted to strike said trip, and springs connecting said plate with one end of said box, substantially as described.

11. In a defibrating machine, gripping means for the fiber consisting of a shank having a screw threaded end with a nut thereon, a box made integral with the other end of said shank, said box being open at the top and one end and being cut away on its bottom and having the part adjacent to said cut away portion grooved, a plate pivotally mounted in the sides of said box and having its lower edge grooved, said plate being provided with an upwardly projecting part and springs connecting the upper part of said plate to one end of said box, substantially as described.

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

ROY A. WVILSON.

Witnesses:

A. W. BEAM, .I. NILNOREND LENSKE.

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