US1070359A - Hay-harvesting machine. - Google Patents

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U. A. SUMWALT. HAY HARVESTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATIOE? FILED 001210, 1912. 1 59 Patented Aug. 12, 1913.

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lam t emes W 0. A. SUMWALT.

my HARVESTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 10, 1912. gig-Q 359 Patented Aug. 12, 1913.

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of the dim'hm'ge spoul.

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CLARENCE A. SUMWfiL'I, l8! STEELING, KANSAS.

, Her-HARVESTING EACHENE.

Original applioetion filed June 23., 19.12,

"filed June 28. 1912.

The invention involves primarily special pneumatic meansfor drawing the hay into a suitable casing and dischargingthe same upon a conveyor, or carrier, hy which the material is subsequonily deposited u-pou the ground. I

This invention involves contain other general femur-es of constuciion, the iAClVll'H- m es of which will a: )ear more fullv ii. JOE .L r

reference to the following description and lo the accompanying drawings, in Whi(-:l

Figure 1 is a top plan view 03? a machine embodying the essenliul features of the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical so cool view ia'keo on line 2-2 of Fig. El. ig. 3 is :1 rear ele-uiiou of the iui'iehiue as illusl'ruted in Fig. l. Fig. .i :iu elevutiou of a. receiving spoul eiuhodiecl in the present io- Mention. Fig. 5 is El veriiesl sectional i'iew Fig. {3 is a side-elevzii-iou of lheumohiue as disclosed in Fig. l.

lhroughoui lhe following demil description and on lhe several figures of l he drawings, similar puris ure referred n] by like reference ehuroclers.

Describing the invention specifically uud i'eleri'iug lo lhe, drawings, 1 lenoles the frame oi ihe umooiuc which will he sup lied will :1l'; 'illlfll)l& propelling menus. lhau iliusli-uieil comprising :1 motor .3 of any conveuiiouzil construct-ion. The mo tor 2 operuiive'iy eoimecled by suitable gearing 2) WI!!! The rear axle i, rhe lzii'ler being supplied with ground wheels At its front. portion, The frame 1 is supported hy the easier wheels 6 mounted as usual upon roia'live siandurds T at the upper ends of which are the rearwardly projecting arms 8. A drag link or rod 9 conuects the arms 8 and is in turn'operatively Specification of Letters Patent.

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iaiciii ed A u". 12, .1913.

Serial No. W633i. Divided and ethis application filed Downer 1 1912- S rial 2%. $25327.

aimched lo :1 shifting rod 1-0 at one end oi the hiiler. ilhe olhor end.- of the rod 10 has a marl: ii in mesh will] the loelh of :1 spur gear l2shpporlcd by the frame Work of rho machine, said gear 12 having hex'el Roth 1% in mesh with the hovel gear 14. The gear ll is rurried hy the inclined steering she it 15 having lhe hand Wheel 16 at, :the end opposite Lhe gear 1- and located adjacent to the seat 17. The seal 17 is conreuieully iuounled upon a platform 18 pr0- ien-ling from one side of the machine near its front portion, thus conveniently locating th s operator to oversee the operation of the machine in the performance of its functions.

Situated area-r the front end of (he ma chine also. is a casing 19, preferably of cylindrical form in which is mounted a sucl.ion fun 20, the shaft 31 of which is operati-vel-y connected with the drive shaft of ihe inohor' 2 by means of -& sprocket chain or similar driving connection. In its low. the casing 19 is provided with a door :33 v which ready access may he had to ihe interior o-f the casing wherein the fan A receiving spout 24 :prog ects .elownwardly from the casing 19, the upper end of ihe spout being in communication vi-'ilih an opening in the hottomof the casing while the lower end of the spout is comp ed of lunged sections 24 adapted to fold iipi'iu d against the body of the spout when the. uiuchiuo is traveling over :1 field .uud ihe suction mechanism is not being operai-locl. Books 25 or similar fnstenings may he oiuployei'l to hold the seeliol1s 2-'l oi ihe spout 24 elevuted to clear any 0b stllt'lls over which lho machine muv pass, and hook .35 are used to opemtively .conuool the sections.v

ii-culling oil vfrom the casing and approxiriimlely ol. a tangent thereto is a pipe or coni'luil 2%) which projects reurwnrdly of the friuue of the nmehiue and terminates in a discharge spout 26, the walls of which are imertiirecl. Suitable valves 27 in the form of sliding: plates are mounted on the Walls of the discharge spout 26, which opens downwardly above the conveyor 28. and said valves have handles 29 for ready msnipuhltiou of the same to close and open the apertures of the spout 21'5". By reason of the provision of the valves 1-7, the apertures whereby to control the velocity of the airpassing through thedischarge opening in the bottom of the spout, for a purpose to be more fully presented hereinafter.

By reason of the arrangement of tll'd receiving spout 2440f the casing 19, it will be,

apparent that while the machine is propelled over the field, the fan 20 may be driven at high speed to ,create-sufiicient suction at the spout 24 to draw into the casing, the hay to be harvested. As the hay is drawn through the spout 24into the casing '19,-it is driven or forcibly ejected from the casing 19 by the fan 20 into the conduit or pipe26 and the blast of air created by the fan 20 is suliicient to force the material swiftly to the discharge-end of the conduit.

From the discharge spout 26 of the con-,

' for-operating the conveyer belt. The free end of the frame 29 is suspended from a counterbalance beam 32 by the bail 33, said beam being provided with an adjustable weight 34, whereby upon a certain f'OllIlt of hay being deposited upon'the bin, the frame L29 will. be moved downwardly to bring the wheels 30in contact with the 4 ground. Upon the wheels contacting with the ground, the conveyer belt is immediately put into operation for depositing its shock of hay or other material on the ground, and after the belt is relieved of its lead, the frame 29 assumes its normal raised position due to the influence of the weight 34;

The function of the fan 20 is to a;certain' extent dual in that said fan'not only draws or sucks the hay into the casing 19 but by mechanical contact \vithth'e material aforesaid, acts thereon to eject it into the conduit 26. y a

It is contenip'laled 'that certain of the minor features of construction of the invention may be modified in accordance with the Witnesses:

vanced over the ground, acasing carried by said support, a suction fan mountedin said casing, and a receiving spout at the lower portion of the casing and terminating proximate to the groundjwhen in an operative position, said spout comprising hinged sections, each of which is independently movable into an uprai'sed inoperative pos tion to clear obstacles upon the ground.

2. Ina machine of the class described, the

combination of a support adapted to be advanced over the ground, a casing carried by said support, a suction fan mounted in said casing, a receiving spout at the lower portion of the casingand terminating proximate to the ground whenin operative position, said spout comprising hinged sections,

each of which is independently movablejnto an upraised inoperative position toclearobstaclesupon the ground, means for securihg the sections together when the'spout is in the operative position aforesaid, and other means for holding each of said sections in the upraised position.

3. In a machine of the class described,the combination of a support adapted to be advanced over the ground,-a casing arranged thereon, a suction fan in said casing, a discharge conduit connected with the casing and having a discharge spout provided with a discharge opening, said discharge spout being also provided with apertures adjacent to said discharge opening, and valve means controlling the operative area of said apertures, said means comprising, .apertured plates s'lidably mounted with respect to the spout, the apertures in said plates being registrable with the apertures in the spout,

whereby movement of the plates will regulate the size of the openings through the spout.

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

CLARENCE AsSUMWAUT

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