US1054630A - Baling-press. - Google Patents

Description

G. WENZELMANN.

BALING PRESS.

UBLIGATION FILED 11116.19, 1912,

1,054,630. Petexited Feb. 25,1913.

resident of Galesburg,

eusravn wENznLMANN or GALESBURG, ILLINOIS.

Beurre-fences.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led August 19, 1912. Serial No. 715,795.

To all whom, t may concern ABe it known that I, GUs'rAvn W'ENzEn MANN, a citizen of the United States, and in the county of Knox and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Ealing-Press, of which the following is a specification.

Mycinvention relates to that general type of presses which is `shown and described 1n the patent for baling pressesl issued to me September l0, 1912, No. 1,038,248, which type is commonly employed for -compressd ing, paper, rags, etc., and in which the material to be baled is lirst placed within the compression chamber or press-bo'X, then compacted by a rammer, (which does not concern the 1nvent1on,) and which material receives final compression actuated follower or platen.

I have in the accompanying drawing shown aserew-beam and a screw-actuated follower, but comprehend my invention as covering and including, in certain of its aspects, any substitutes therefor, as, for infrom a powerstance, lever-actuated compression means.

Itis one of the principal obJects of the' invention to provide for swinging the crossbeam or screw-beam, `whereby it may be quickly .and ith a minimum effort be swung from its operative position to the real` side of the press-box, out of the way of the operator during the time he is lling or charging the press-box and while lie is ramming the material therein contained. In this connection it is an object that the means for carrying out the ends above recited be of such nature that the beam may with equal facility be replaced in operative position.

' It is an object lto provide a disconnected platen and screw, and to provide means at tached preferably to the screw-beam for raising and lowering the. former.` ln this connection a subsidiary Aobject is to provide for tilting the platen on edge aty the outer and rear side of the press-boX, and there securing it, not obstructing v,the open end thereof and entirely out ofthe way of the operator while he is filling the box or ramming the material therein contained, but from which position he may with facility and ease replace it in its normal position.

It willb e noted that the last described features of my invention are particularly applicable to press-boxes of a considerable height. Nhen such are used, the operator stands upon a platform or other support,

which, inasmuch as it has not to do with'my invention, has not been illustrated.

That the elements constitutingthe above recited means be durable, strong and simple, but withal effective, and that they be economic of manufacture and sale, are prime requisites, and to provide such means for carrying out these ends constitutes another object.

In carrying out the objects of the inven tion generally stated above, stood, of course, that the essential features of my invention are susceptible of changes in details, structure, ments, certain practical and preferred arrangements of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a perspective; Fig. 2, a transverse sectional elevation of the screw beam, a part of one of the swinging frame-rods and its housing shown in elevation, and all lparts enlarged" with reference to Fig. l'

Fig. a modification, an end view; and liig. 4, a detail of the bail-like or U-shaped swinging frame.

To the end of carrying out the hereinabove recited objects the invention consists in means for generally.improving the con- 'struction and increasing the capacity, utility and efficiency of the device over presses of like character heretofore provided.

'The 'individual parts or elements are uniformly designated by the same reference numeral throughout the several figures. Corning now to a detailed description thereof, 2 indicates the floor, 3, 3, the sides, and Ul the back wall of the press-box, which may be united by brackets 5, 5' and nails 6 or in any other suitable manner. A pair of hooks 7 are suitably secured to the lower portion of said box and their upturned ends constitute Patented Feb. 25, lldli.

it will be underkeepers for the lower odge of a removable door `8 provided on its which are engaged by' hooks 10 hinged to the sides of the box. These elements are shown and more fully described in my application aforesaid, and will require herein no further description. Moreover, in so far as my present invention is concerned they are essential only in their relationship thereto,` as any suitable and preferred type and character of boxl may be employed. y

9 designates thescrew beam, provided with the usual threaded. aperture 10. forengagement of the ordinary screw 1l, which letter 1s actuated by the handle 12. et each edges with pins 9" end the beam is provided with a bell-shaped or conical`opening` 13 in which the upper portion of' lie stem of a swinging frame rod 14 having an enlarged head 15 plays freely, the head lying abo'vc the apex o't` said opening and being of suilicieiit size as to not drop thereinto and of a length to rest above the top of the beam. The lower ends of said rods are pivoted in the sides of the box and integral with a cross-bar 14" disposed beneath the door thereof, saidrods and bar thus forming a U-shaped swinging bail' or frame 30.

16 is a stop pin for limiting the rearward movement of each rod lll and thereby of said beam.

. 20 is a housing for the redhead.

17 indicates either one of a pair of brackets, each having an eye 18. Each is suitablysecured to an end portion of the beam.

.The upper end of a balance or guide-rod 19 is engaged with each of said eyes, while their lower ends pivotally engage the bottom portions of the box. It will be evident that this construction (of the parallel sets of rods) will maintain the beam in the horil zontal position shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 1 when said beam is swung rearwardly. For the purposes of this speciiication either the loop 30, or said loop and the rods 19, or the pairs of duplicate rods shown in the modification, or even one pair ofthe latter (on opposite sides of the`pressbox)which modification will be presently described- Vmay be variously termed a swinging or a rocking frame. A stop-pin p21 limits the. forward movement thereof.

22 designates a platen or follower, preierably provided with a centrally disposed metallic screw -centering plate 23 on its upper face. Secured to eyes 31' in said platen 'are the ends of a' cord or chain 24, to the midlength of which is secured one end of a draw cord 25, the flight of which traverses a sheave 26 on the beam and preferably a second slieave 27, likewise thereon. Any suitable means, as a pin 28, is provided for securing the free end ofthe cord In F ig. 3 I have shown a somewhat modified form of the device. i, rPhe structure here illustratedcomprises a pair of like parallel rods 14 pivotall y engaged with the beam and press box in so evident a'manner as to require no specific description.

The operation: When the operator wishes to place` material in the press-box he will rst turn the screw in a direction to elevate its point suiiiciently to clear the edge of the` vback of the press-box, and will then swing the beam rearwardly, on the swinging' frame, to the dotted line position` shown in Fig. 1.- The platen or follower may then be raised by drawing on the cord :25. The order of these operations, may, oit course, be reversed. To leave the opening in the press-box entirely -free from obstruction the platen is thrown over on its edge in rear of the box. as indicated by the dottedrlines in Fig. 1, whereupon the operator may engage the 'tree cud of the cord 25 with its securing means Q8. Upon the box having been charged and the chai-gc havingbeen rammed, the operator'will-discugagefthe cord from its sccurin'gmeans, throw the platen into operative position.and turn the-screw to'engage its end with the centel'ing plate. rlhe continuation of this operation will of course cause the material to be compressed in the ordinary manner. Suitable means, of any preferred, character, may bc yprovided for securing the completed bale. Comprising no part of my present invention, have not deemed it necessary to either illustrate or describe it.

.lt iuito be noted that the bail 30 serves a two. old purpose-iirst, to swing the beam, and second, to 'prevent it rising to an immod'eiate or inordinate height when the bale is being compressed by t-l'ie action of the screw.' A single pair` ot rods 14, onopposite sides of the box, is sufficientto'atl- `coinplisli said functions, but in order to maintain the beam in a horizontal position I. prefer to use.the second pair, either in the form shown in the principal igure ci in the moditication-` Vhen the beam is swung to its rearmost positivi the housings will prevent it from slipping downwardly on the rods 14 when but one set thereof is employed.

Having thus described the nature of my improvements .nd the best -means of which I-l now for carrying them into effect; I, claim as n y 'invention the following, namely 1`. The combination with a press-box, of a screw-beam provided with a conical aperture at. each ont' its end poi-tions, and rods pivoted-at one end to the press-box and their other ci" ds projected through. said apertures.

12. Tie combination with a pressboxgot' a screw-beam provided with al` conical aperture in each ot its. end portions, and rods pivoted at one ind to the press-box and their otherciids projected through said apertures, each '-cf said rods having a head disposed above i thek apex of said aperture, t'or preventing' immodeiate upward movementof said beam.

The combination with a press-box, of a screw-beam, and a swinging trame comprising pairs of rods pivotally connected with isaid box aud beam, said pairs lying on .i-ppositc sides ofthe box.'- 1l. The combination with a press-box, of ,a screw-beam, sv. inging rods engaged with the end portions ot' said beam and with said be?, and :balance-rods substantially parallelmg said ,rods and in pivotal engage- .ment with said beam and box, whereby,

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- when the bea-n1 is swung rearwardly the pairs of rods Will maintain it substantially in a horizontal position.

5. A baling press comprising a press-box having an open end, a screw-beam crossing vsaid end, means for engaging said beam and box, compression means engaged with said beam, a platen actuated downwardly only by said compression means, a sheave mounted on said beam, and a cord secured to said platen and traversing said sheave,

6. A baling press comprising a press-box having an open end, a screw-beam crossing said end, a screw operatively engaged with said beam, a platen actuable dmvnxfvardly only by said screw, a sheave on said beam and a cord traversing it and one of its ends secured to said platen for raising the latter independently of said screw. l

7. A,ba1ling press comprising a press-box having an open end, a screwbeam crossing said end, a screw operatively engaged with said beam, a' platen actuable downwardly only by said screw, a sheave on said beam, a cord traversing it for raising the platen independently of said screw, and means whereby said platen may be held suspended and entirely ont .of the said box.

8. The combination with a press-box, of a screw-beam, and a U-shaped bail connected-with said box and beam, the erossbar of said bail disposed beneath the floor of said box.

9. The ncombination withV a press-box, of

a Compression-beam, anda swinging frame' comprising pairs of rods pivotally 4con nected with said box and beam, said pairs lying on opposite sides of the box.

l0. The combination with a press-box,

of a swinging compression beam, and means for maintaining said beam 1n a liorizont-al` position during its swinging movement.

In testimony whereof I4 hereto set my hand in presence otwo subscribing'witnesses, at Galesburg, Illinois, this'lth day of August, 1912.

GUSTAVE VENZELMANN. Witnesses:

FRANK L. Conesa, MERLE FpCLrNE.

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