US1101155A - Hog-scraper. - Google Patents

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H! STALLMAN HOG SUBAPEE, APPLIGATIO]! FILED JULY 21, 1913.

Patented June 23, 19.14.

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e. H. 'STALLMAN,

HOG SCRAPER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 21, 1913.

Patented June 23, 1M

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HOG APFLIJATIOR FILED JULY 21, 1913.

SGRAPER.

Patented June23, 1914.

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66 pivotally supp UNITED STATEES GRANVILLE H. STALLMAN, OF CINCINNATI, ASSIGNOB TO THE C. SCHMIDT COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO. A CORPORATION OF OHIO. I

HOG-SCRAPEE.

Specification of L J'nne 23, 1914 l li s with stationary bars, which together cons utc a supporting cradle with i an inclined :tion leading; from the shaft L to the ale 7 :r central portion of said cradle. The cars it) and 11 of the cradle are spacer. apart to permit cleaners or beaters to act upon thehog through the intermediate spaces. and aid bars Application nice I n1 To all whom it may (.zouccrn Be it known that l, GRASVJLLE ll. STALL-- MAN,

a citizen oi the limited States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton 5- und State of Ohio have invented certain new and useful lmprm'ements in llog- Scrapers, of which the following is a specification.

i serve to hold My 1nvention relates to improvements in i the hog 1. the desired position to beacted o hog scraper mechanism. l upon the cleaners while the action oi the One of its objects is to provide improved i cleaners upon the hog causes the hog'to supporting and dis lmrging mechanism. rotate noon the supporting bars to expose Another object is to provide an improrec all portions o its iwdy lo the action. oi the combination of supporting and cleaning cleaners. the hog has been subjected mechanism, sufiiciently the action oi the cleaners, Another object is to provide improved la ch n 1 holding the bars 11 in discharge releasing mechanism.- p ition natically tripped, allowing My invention l comprises certain (lgthe bars a wing out away from the bars tails of form, combination, and arrangel and H? the hog to descend by ment, all of which will be fully set forth i gravity to the receiving table 0. the description of the accompanying draw- The clcuncr'mechanism may be variously ings, in which: modified, but as illustrated, comprises a Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in 560 series of hubs 1 rigidlymountcd on the {ion of ny improved n eclmnisn Fig, 2 is 15 Hill lli intermediate Oi H18 bars a top plan view of the same with parts 10 and 11. and to which are a tached a broken away. Fig. 3, is a sectional detail l'SQTlQS of cleaners or heaters 17 formed of a portion of the releasing mechanism. l by looping a section of canvas ting or Fig. 4B is a perspective detail of a portio f similar semi-flexible material and u i ing-its the latch mechanism detached. Fig. 53 is a opposite ends at 1:. These lot may be erspectivc view of another portion of thc armed with metal spurs l8. and s detachlatch mechanism. Fig. l; a detail side ele ably chunped in recesses formed in the pevation of one of the cleaners detachtd. Fig. riphery of the hubs by means of clamp- 7 is a perspective view of one at the staing plates 19 bolted to the hubs. The cleantionary supporting members detached. Fig. ers 1:! are preferably of a width to occupy 8 is a perspective view of one oi the lnovractically all of the space between. the adable supporting members detached. picentbnrs 10 and 11, and thereby tend to The accompanying drawings represent prevent the legs of the hog from entering the preferred embodiment of my invention, between the bars and becoming broken or in which A represents the frame of the damaged. I machine, B rcprescnts the scalding tank, The shat't is journaletl stationarily to and C the table on which the cleaned hogs tl frame ii, and is provided one cm are automatically discharged. The hogs are i \r' o. t" it and loose pulleys 2G and 2-1 for elevated one at a time from the scalding vat 1r ir-ow i cwsr is-trans' by means of a series of chain belts 2, h 1 r' it stationrovided with a single conveyor teeth 3. l Ky means or a gaid belts 2 are mounted at one end in; m l and 26. sprock t wheels I} carried by a shaft jou 1 r p .3 naled in brackets 6 attached to the bottom center on vnlcn .11165 arms 11 pt or sw ng, of the vat B, and it the opposite end upon and the s. 2 ill? is journnled m bearings sprocket Wheels 7 mounted upon ashaft 8 3 carried by e arms 11, and moves Withthe arms 11. Power is transmitted from shaft journaled to the subtrame 9.

The conveyor belts 2 deposit the hogs 22 to shalt 16 by means of 'a chain belt 2'? upon a supporting frame composed t' a and sprocket wheels 28 and 29, so asto series of stationary bars '10 and a series of I drive the shaft 16 in the same direction l and at practically the same speed as shaft.

orted movable bars 11, in

v respective sets of bars to eject the series of spaced pivotaliy mountedvbars 111 line with said stationary bars to form with said stationary bars a cradle to support the hogsand to periodically form an opening to eject the hogs, a stationarily mounted cleaner shaft below said stationary bars armed with rotary cleaners to engage the hog through spaces between said stationary bars, and a cleaner shaft mounted to move with said pivotally mounted bars and armed with rotary cleaners" to engage the hogs t hrough spaces between said pivotally mounted bars.

5. A hog scraper comprising a hog elevator, a series of spaced inclined stationary bars to receive the hogs from said elevator,

' a series of spaced pivotally mounted bars in line with said stationary bars to form with said stationary barsa cradle to support the hogs and to periodically form an opening to eject the hogs, a stationarily mounted cleaner shaft below said stationary bars armed with rotary cleaners to engage the hog through and occupy substantially all the space between said respective stationary bars, and a cleaner shaft mounted to move with said pivotally mounted bars and armed with rotary cleaners to engage the hogs through and occupy substantially. all the space between said respective pivotally mounted bars.

6, A hog scraper comprising a hogelevator, a series of spaced inclined stationary bars to receive the hogs from said elevator,

- a series of spaced pivotally mounted bars in line with said statlonar'y bars to form with said stationary bars a cradle-to support the hogs and to periodically form an opening to,

eject the hogs, a stationarily mounted cleaner shaft below said stationary bars armed'with rotary cleaners to engage the hog through spaces between said stationary bars, a cleaner shaft mounted to move with said pivotally mounted bars and armed with rotary cleaners to engage the hogs through spaces be: tween said pivot-ally mounted bars, and latch mechanism to engage and periodically release said pivotally mounted bars in period with the movements of said hog elevator.

T. A hog scraper comprising a hog elevator, a serles of spacedv inclined stationary bars to receive the hogs from said elevator, a series of spaced pivotally mounted bars in line with said stationary bars to form with said stationary bars a cradle to support the hogs and to periodically separate therefrom to form an opening to eject the ho s, a stationarily mounted cleaner shaft below said stationary bar's armed with rotary clcaners to en age the hog through spaces between said stationary bars, a cleaner shaft mounted to move with said pivotally mounted bars and armed with rotary cleaners to engage the hogs through spaces between said pivot; ally mounted bars, gage and periodically mounted bars in period with the movements of said hog elevator, and means to ease the return of said pivotally mounted bars to latched position.

8. Ajhog scraper comprising a series of spaced bars to support a hog in substantially horizontal position, rotary cleaners upon a horizontal axis below said bars to contact latch mechanism to enrelease said pivotally with the hog through. the spaces between

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