US1045819A - Beet-harvester. - Google Patents

Description

L. DE VRIES.

BEET HARVESTER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.8, 1912 1,045,81 9 Patented Dec. 3, 1912.

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Specifieafion of Letters Patent.

Facenfsed Bee, 3, 19129 Application filed espril SE, 1912. Serial Isle. 669,19

ciiizen of the United Qiaies of America,-

residing a2 Zeeland, in the county of ()atawa and Siaiie of liiichigan, have invented cern new useful improvements in Beet- Laiw'esieys; and I do hereby declare the following to he a full, clear, and exact descripiionof the invention; such as will enable oiliers skilled in the ariio whici it apperillHS so make and use the same.

Y- invention relates so improvements in beet harvesters and its object is to provide a machine that will remove the tops from the eeis. deposit the tops at one side of the row,

ilie heeis out of the ground, and to i I e the same wiih various new and useinl features hereinafter more fully described and articularly pointed out in the claims,

-erence being had to the accompanying i i which:

. an elevation of a machine enij invention as it appears when in 2 is aplan View of the same: Fig. nia g ed sectional detail in vertical sec an enlarged detail in elevation he huh the rake parts ada plan View of the same; Fig. i 5L1 lieeniai'ged deiail of a relic arm in ii'ansverse seciion 7 and 8 elevaiio's showing details of the means, for

'ng the cutter.

nninhers sefei' io like pasts in all of ice senses.

re resen's t ie raise of the machine consisiing sniismniial 7 of parallel iiai bars converging: at the front and adapted to be aii'ached to means for moving the machine.

2 are handles in? manually guiding the UT M- iiladii H16.

3 and 6 are verically disposed tubular nests secured to the frame 1 by clips and places 5 and vertically adjusiahle.

Z is a horizontally disposed cutting blade incline-d across the path of the machine to secizi'e a drawing out on the tops of i-he beets Eo more readily sever the same. Each end of this blade is seemed to a standard 23 verticaliy slid-able in the respective posts 3 ci ldingig supporied therein by spring 25 secured to the upper I as the lower end and to an adius zeole i sport 26 at ihe upper end. The '2' is burned upward at right angles at each pivoially secured as at 25 in a i-Ta'i'isiifl's slot in the standard 23 and to addownward to engage and move the "tops oi just the edge of the blade vertically, an angle plate 8 is secured to the standard above the blade and carries adjusting screws 2% whereby the blade can be adjusted about the pivot 25 to raise and lower the cut-ting edge thereof as illustrated in Figs. '3' and 8.

To remove the cops and deposit the same between the rows a rake is provided prefecaloly constructed as follows: Jpon the posi- 6 are collars 2? and 28 spaced apart, between which the hub of the rake is rotaiive on she post and is rotated by bevel gears 1? one of which is on the hub and the oiher'on a shaft 16 extending across the frame and journaled in the collar 2? atone end and a suitable hanger attached to the frame at the cthes end. On the outer end of this shafs is sprocket wheel 17* from which extends chain 18 and engages a similar sprocket wheel 19 attached toa wheel 9 which is mounted on the post 8 so carry one side the machine, the other side being carried by a like wheel mounted on the post 6. Concentric with the huh of 'che cake is rim 11 carried by fixed radial arms 02 spokes 12 between which as radially disposed rocl; shaii s 13 supported by the rim at one end and by the hub at the other end. 911 each of these rock shafis is mounted a rake composed of a series of teeth 15 preferably of steel rods which terminate when iurneel downward close to the earth io properly engage and seinove the severed tops of the beets.

rock shei a and tei'minai-e radially shove the same where they are inseried in a plate 14 bolted to the sock shaft. The are thus held from i'otaiing on ilie E'OClS shaft and s oace d i'elaiion. VldGCi neai lllS inner end with upward and downward projections 31 and a cam plate 29 fixed on the upper collar 2? is engaged lay the upward projection 33. to turn the rake teeth 1 the beets during that part of the revolution of the teed: around the post 6 in w ich che are passing between the posts 3 and 6 and across the row of beets. 3G is a similar plate engaged by the downward projection 31 on each rock shaft whereby the rake teeth are turned upward to release the beet tops and leave the same between rows and also to retain the teeth in this elevaied position until again turned downward.

To lift the beets out oi the ground standards 20 extend downward from the rear of Each sock shaft is prothe frame carrying at their lower end wedge shaped members extending substantially parallel and spaced apart being slightly the soil to fall between the same and separate the beets therefrom, .leaving the beets on the surface of the soil.

What I claim is: d I o 1. A beet harvester, comprising a frame, a blade extending beneath the frameand having upturned ends, standards carried by the frame to which the said upturnedends are pivoted, an angle plate fixed on a standard above theblade and screws in the horizontal' member *of the plate to engage :and

adjust the blade. 2. A beet harvester, comprising a frame, tubular posts attached to the-frame, standards vertically slidable in the posts-,springs adjustable in the-posts and supporting the standards, a blade horizontally disposed and having upturned ends pivoted to the.

standards, angle plates attached to the respective standards above the blade and ad jus'ting screws in each plate engaging the blade.

3. A beet harvester, comprising a frame, tubular posts adjustably attached to the frame, supporting wheels mounted on the respective posts, a standard vertically slidable in each post, a spring in each post supporting a standard, a horizontally disposed blade having upturned ends pivoted in each standard and means for adjusting said blade about its pivots.

4. A beet harvester, comprising a frame, posts attached to the respective opposite sides of the frame, a horizontally disposed blade carried by the posts, a supporting wheel on each post, a rake rotative about one of the posts, means for rotatingthe rake connecting the rake and. one of-said wheels, radial rock shafts in the rake, rake teeth projecting downward from the shafts, meansfor turning the shafts to lower the teeth during a part of their; revolution about the post and means for turningthe shafts to raise theteeth during another part of said revolution.

5. A-beet harvester, comprising a frame, wheels supporting the frame, posts on which the wheels are mounted, collars on one post spaced apart, a hub rotative on .the post between the collars, radiatingspokes and a rimcarried by-the hub, rad al rook shafts carried by the hub and rim,rake teeth fixed on the shafts and projecting downward therefrom, a cam on eachcollar and pro-' jections on each shaft to alternately engage the respective cams and shift the rock shafts.

,6. *A beet harvester, comprising a frame,

posts attached to the, frame, asupporting wheel mounted on each post, a blade carried by the posts v to sever the tops of beets, collars mounted on one of the posts and spaced apart, a hub rotative between the 7 A beet harvester, comprising a rotative hub, a radially disposed rock shaft carried by the hub, means for rotating the hub, rods forming rake teeth each coiled around'the shaft near the upper end and a plate secured to theshaft and having openings in which the ends of the rods are inserted.

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

LAWRENCE DE VRIES. Witnesses:

HAROLD O. VAN ANTWERP, ANNA DE WINDT.

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