US1047783A - Corn-husking machine. - Google Patents

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S. GERMAN.

001m HUSKING MACHINE.

Patented Dec. 17,1912.

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APPLIOATION FILED FEB. 20, 1912.

INVENTOR s. GERMAN. CORN HUSKING MACHINE.

I APPLICATION FILED FEILZO, 1912. 1 ,O47,783, Patented Dec. 17, 1912.

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[N VEN T 012 WITNESSESI\ I V M S. GERMAN.

CORN HUSKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED IEB.20, 1912.

1,047,783, Patented Dec. 1?, i912.

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43 J? J J1 4 WITNESSES INVENTOR Unionville in the county of Frederick and State of Maryland, have invented certain is'a specification.

Y machine, of this class which will be strong,

. simple and economical inconstruction, efli-- ,sists in the improved construction, arrange- ,cally describe a preferred embodiment of I ings in whioh+ part of the fan and casing broken away and en the plane "indicated by. the" broken line tionary but I prefer to make it 55 ',Wl11Ch is mounted a longitudinal boxed in described and afterward specificallyclaimed.

Fig. 3 represents a transversepvertical sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the broken I line 3-3 of eward theright asindicated by'the arrows,

ture upon a frame work beams 12 and 13, 15 carrying'front 7, construction and provided with a suitable 'fifth UNITED STATES-PATENT oFFIoEQ v 1 JsoLo oN GERM N, or nNIoNvILLE, MARYLAND.

conn-nnsxrns MACHINE; I

1,047,783. specifieation of'IleflersPetent- 'Pate11ted Deo. 17,1912.

filed February 20, 1912. Serial No. 678,859.

frame 21, and at the top of each side'of which is a beam 22 forming tracks upon which are mounted the wheels 23 of a car or truck 24in the body ofwhich is carried the corn tobe husked whereby'the supply of material may be. moved longitudinally relation to the operating mechanism to be hereinafter described. 1 v The mechanism offmy' invention may be driven by any suitable engine or motorand I have illustrated a gas engine 25 for the Application To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that'I, SoLoMoN GERMAN, a itlzen of the United States, residing at new and useful Improvements in Corn? IIuskingMach'nes, of which the following This invention relates to corn-husking machines and has forits object to provide a inoperation, not liable to :get out of order in ordinary use, and easy torepair when necessary. e I e I 7 *With this idea in vie the invention concient and reliable englne may' be of c any ,vided with a shaft 26 wheels 27 motor or and forming no part of the invention. The shaft 26 carries a pulley 28 connected by. a belt 29 with a pulley 30 on a shaft 31; mounted in suitable bearings 32 on across beam with the usual fly mounted thereon, the particular mentand combination of the parts of a corn-husker which will be hereinafter fully In order that the construction and operation of the invention maybe readily com the platform 20, cross beams 36 which conprehended, I will now proceed to specifinect these posts at their upper ends, serving to support a table 37 for purposes'hereit as illustrated in the accompanying drawlnafter to be described. on the shaft 31 is pulley 40 on a shaft41 journaled in bearings 42 :mounted on thetable, 37 upon the inner end of which shaft41 is fixed a circular knife 43 having on its inner face at the center thereof," aspiral knife or blade 44, the circular knife projecting through 45 in the table 37.

In the table adjacent to the spiral and circular knives is an opening46 and. from the bottom or the table opening ,depends suitable supports (comprising bolts 47 on which are sleeves 48) for a bar 49 in which. are mounted slidable u rights 50 passing upward above the table through I the opening 46 and rest 51 at their upper ends, rounding each upright50 and bearing at its end against'the bar 49 and hand rest 51 whereby the latter is yieldingly supported in'its hlghest position, in front of the spiral knife44. w,

J In the table 37 at a shortfdistance from the knives, is a hopper 53 having a cylindri- Flgure 1' represents a plan "view with a.

other parts shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2 represents a view partly in longitudinal vertical section and partly in side elevation,

Fig. 1,:looking to and Fig; 4 represents a similar-view taken 4-4 of Fig. 1, looking to the left as indicated by the arrows, parts being broken Like reference characters mark the same parts in" all of the figures of the drawings. My'improved machine may be made staportable and for this purpose I support the whole 'stru'c- 1 comprising longiand 11 supported on cross mounted on axles 14and wheels 16 and rear wheels orming a wagon .or' vehicle of ordinary tudinal beams 10 spoutedepend a H wheel 18 and tongue '19, whereby it may be hauled from place to place.

Upon the'longitudlnal beams 10 and 11 is supported a platform 20, upon one s1de of ends and provided with inwardly projecting knobs or pegs 56, said armsassuming normally the form cated cone from engine being a matter of choice cal spout 54 below the table from which plurality of yielding arms 55 inclined toward each other at their-lower with purpose mounted on the platform 20, which preferrcdjtype pro- 33 connecting vertical posts 34 rising from k .80 a pulley 38 connected by abelt39 with at a slot 4 atthe edges of said 7 carrying a hand 7 a sprlng 52 surof a skeleton inverted trun- Y which one or more arms are charging through an lacking on one side, said arms being opposite a disk 57 provided with like knobs or pegs'58 and fixed on a shortcounter shaft 59 journaled in bearings 60 depending from the under side of the table 37. This counter shaft '59 carries a pulley 61 connected by a belt 62 with a pulley 63 on the shaft 31.

Beneath the table 37 and inclosing that part of the circular knife 43 which projects below the table is a. trough 64 having one end outside of said knife, as at 65, closed, and inclined downward toward and disopening 66 into a box 67 depending from the table and inclosing the knobbed arms 55 and disk 57 as well as one of the bearings 60 of the counter shaft 59, said shaft passing through one side of the box. From this box 67 extends laterally a spout 68 inclined downwardly and discharging into the box 21 on the track frame.

At the end of the box 67 opposite the spout 68, and at the lower end of the inclined bottom of the box is an opening 69 into which projects the discharge mouth 70 of a casing 71 which incloses a fan 72 mounted on a shaft 7 3 which carries a pulley 7 4: connected by a belt 75 with a pulley 76 on the shaft 31.

Bolted to the platform 20 is a shelf 77 upon the top of which are pivoted two links 78 which are pivotally connected at their upper ends to the under side of an inclined spout 7 9 below and inclined away from the discharge end of the box 67, said spout being perforated at 80 in its center portion for a short distance and connected at its upper ends to the outer end of a rod 81 projecting from bands 82 around an eccentric 83 on the shaft 31. Mounted below the perforated portion of the spout 79 is a hopper 8a supported in an opening in the shelf 77 and provided at its lower end with a cylindrical discharge spout 85 upon which is provided hooks 86 upon which to hang a bag or other receptacle 87 said spout being provided with a sliding valve 88.

The operatlon of my machine may be described as follows: The corn in the husks being contained in the truck body 24: it is passed to, or taken from the truck by, the operator standing upon the platform between the truck and the operating mechanism, who presents it, butt forward to the action of the circular knife 43, which cuts off the butt end and leaves the husk simply wrapped on the ear and unconnected at the butt. The ear thus prepared is rested upon the hand rest 51 and pressed down with said rest against the upward pressure of the springs 52 until the ear is centered with relation to the spiral blade eta when it is pressed endwise against that knife which loosens up the ends of the husks and perfects the operation begun by the circular knife. The ear, with the loosened husks upon it is passed downward through the hopper 53 between the bars 55, and

comes in contact with the disk 57 on that side where a bar is missing. The rotation of the disk rotates the ear held between the bars 55 and strips the loosened husks off the cob, when the husks are blown by the fan through the spout 68 into the box 21. The stripped ears are fed down by the disk 57 upon the inclined bottom of the box 67 whence they pass out at 69 upon the shaking trough 7 9 from which they are discharged into any suitable receptacle. The grains of corn which have been shattered off the ears drop down and pass out at 69 upon the shaking trough 79 and pass through the perforations 80 into the bag 87, or other receptacle.

The construction and operation of my invention will be readily understood from the foregoing and it will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which my invention most nearly appert-ains that many changes and variations may be made in the construction of the various parts, and in the manner of connecting and operating them, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is- 1. In a corn husker, a rotating circular cutter for severing the butts ofthe ears from the main body thereof and a knife secured thereon and arranged spirally around its axis for loosening the husks on the ears.

2. In a corn husker the combination of a circular rotary knife, a spiral blade centrally arranged on one side thereof and a vertically yielding hand rest in front of the spiral blade.

3. In a corn husker the combination of a table having an opening therein, a circular knife having on one side a spiral blade a bar supported below the opening in the table, and a yielding hand rest in front of the spiral knife and supported on said bar.

4. In a corn husker the combination of a table having an opening therethrough, a hopper above the table, a spout from the hopper projecting through, below the table, a series of yielding arms depending from 115 the spout and provided with inwardly projecting knobs, and means for rotating an ear of cornbetween the bars.

5. In a corn husker the combination of a 9 table having an opening therethrough, a 121 hopper above the table, a spout from the hopper projecting through and below the table, a series of arms depending from the spout and provided with inwardly projecting knobs, said arms having an opening be- 12 tween them on one side thereof, a vertical disk having knobs onits face at the opening between the arms, and means for rotating the disk.

6. In a corn husker the combination of a 12 table having an opening therethrough, a "below the disk andarms, and a fan arranged 10 hopper above the table, a spout from the todischarge'a current of air through hopper projecting through and below the box toward one of the discharge openings. ta 1e, a series of arms depending from the spout and provided with inwardly projecting knobs a vertical disk having knobs on its face positioned and adapted to rotate in an opening between the arms, a box having a discharge opening at each end and located p n testimony whereof I p in presence of two witnesses.

' SOLOMON GERMAN; 1

Witnesses: v

E. WALTON BREwINe'roN, MARY M. MAGRAW.

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