US1105007A - Hay-press. - Google Patents

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W. L. SULLIVAN.

HAY PRESS.

APPLIUATION FILED MAR. 1s, 1913.

Patented July 28, 1914.

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HAY PRESS.

APPLIoATIoN FILED MAR. 13, 1913.

1,105,007. Patented July 28, 1914.

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WILKIN L. SULLIVAN, OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.

HAY-PRESS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led March 13, 1913. Serial N o. 754,152.

nected to a suitable means for the attachment of power applying mechanism or de- To all 'whom t may concern l Be it. known that I, WILKIN LEoNDAs SULLIVAN, a citizenof the United States, residing at Jackson, in the county of Hinds and State of Mississippi, have invented a new and useful Hay-Press, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates t0 hay presses and particularly to a press in which rotary m0- tion of the power applying mechanism effects the reciprocation. of the presser head which is adapted to reciprocate in a casing to which material to be baled or pressed is delivered in any convenient manner.

An object of this invention is to provide a novel frame for supporting the operating mechanism, the said frame being associated with aguide ortrack adapted to support` the power iapplying mechanism while the same is traveling with relation to the frame;

furthermore, an object of this invention is t0 provide novel means for moving a pitman which is connectedto the presser head through the medium of a bar, in one direction, and means for moving the pitman in the opposite direction so that the presser head is reciprocated.

A further object of this invention is to provide novel means'operated by the recipro- 'With the foregoingand other objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction, and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the inventionfin detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification wherein like characters denote corresponding parts, in the several views, and in wliich Figure 1 illustrates vaO perspective view of a hay press embodying the invention; Fig. 2 illustrates an enlarged detail view showing a plan of the actuating mechanism for the presser head; Fig. 3 illustrates a planview of the hopper andparts vassociated-therewith; Fig. 4illustrates a side elevation of the said hopper; and Fig. 5 illustrates a perspective view ofv the presser head and a fragment of the rod connected thereto.

In these drawings 1, 1, denote rods which, at the ends remote from the frame, are

adapted to be connected together or ,corr

vices, it being the intention of the inventor t'o preferably provide the same with means for hitching draft animals thereto so that Patented July 2s, 1914.

the outer ends of the rods will be pulled to t operate the mechanism to which the inner ends of the rods are connected. t

The hay press consists in a frame-like structure which may be regarded as the stationary portion of the mechanism, the said bers 2 and 3 being straight and extending to the vhopper (to be hereinafter described),

the said members Qand 3 being then eXtended at an angle to the straightportion and frame consisting of the parallel frame mem vbers 2 and 3, and 4 and 5, the former memthe said circular trackbeing supported furlthermore by the portions of the frame formed by the outer ends ofthe said mem bers 4 and 5. A web or brace 7 is placed at the intersection of the members 2 and 3 and or attached to the brace to strengthen the structure and form a support for a king pin 8" on which the arm 9 is mounted, the said 4 and 5 and the said members are connected M m 9 being adapted to rotate on the king pin under the influence of the rods 1 which have their inner ends connected to said arm. The members 2 and 3 are held in spaced relation to each other by bolts 10 which bolts Contain. the Spacing @OHMS l1 between the : f members 2 and 3 so that the said members are held apart. The members 4 and 5 are likewise held apart by bolts 10 and collars 11, such as are employed in holding the members 2 and 3 in spaced relation to each .7o.

other.

A link 12 has one end mounted on a pivot 13 in the web and the outer end of thelink is pivotally connected to a pitman 14 by the pivot 15, and the end of the pitman remote A.. from the pivO-t 15 is connected to a sliding having one end connected to the pitman 14 by the link 25 Which link has one end pivoted to the lever 23 and the opposite end pivoted to the pitman 14 by the pin 26. The end of the lever remote from the pitman terminates in a hook 27 which has substantially the functions of a cam operated on by the actuating mechanism for oscillating or moving the lever in one direction and thereafter communicate motion in one direction to the pitman. As stated, the pitman is operated in one direction by power applied to the lever, whereas the said lever is ac tuated in the opposite direction by power applied to the ratchet wheel, the power being applied in both instances through the instrumentality of the arm 9.

A brace 2S has one of its ends connectedto an end of the arm 9 and the said brace crosses one of the rods 1 and is attached to the other rod 1 by the clip 29, which clip also serves to'retain the brace 30 extending between the two rods 1, 1. The brace 28 and the brace 30, it will be seen, serve to produce a rigid structure and a clip 31 serves to connect the brace 28 to one of the rods 1 at their intersection. The clip 31 further serves as a means for anchoring one end of a stirrup 32, which stirrup has its opposite end attached to the arm 9 by the fastening 33. The stirrup 32 has ears 34 forming supports for a pin 35 on which an anti-friction roller 8G,

is mounted, the said anti-friction roller being adapted to travel on the track 6 as the arm 9 is rotated. rI he arm 9 comprises two parallel strips held in spaced relation by bolts 37 and collars 38, one of which is at each end of the arm. The function of these bolts and collars is to engage the ratchet wheel and the hook 27 of the lever 23 alternately so that they will actuate the pitman. The sect-ions 2 and 8 and 4 and 5 of the frame are provided with suitable braces such as 39, 40, 41, etc., arranged in pairs on the upper and lower surfaces of the frame.

n From an inspection of the drawing, it will be observed that when rotary motion is communicated to the arm 9, the anti-friction roller 3G will travel around on the track G and the ends of the arm will alternately operate the pitman. In Figs. 1 and 2, the end of the arm is shown as being released from the ratchet to engage the hook 27 of the lever. A continuation of the rotation of the arm from the position shownk in these figures will result in forcing the hook 27 to the dot-ted line position of said hook, shown` in Fig. 2 and owing to the fact that the lever is mounted on the pivot 24 of the fixed frame, the pitman will be forced to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 2. Further movement of the arm will result in the opposite end coming in contact with the ratchet wheel and as the said ratchet wheel is held against rotation by the dog, power applied to the arm will result in forcing the pitman inwardly and downwardly to the full line position of said lever as shown in Fig. 2. During the travel of the pitman to the last mentioned position, the tail 22 vof the dog abuts a stationary portion of the frame and the nose of the dog is forced out of engagement with the ratchet so ythat the said ratchet is free to again rotate, releasing the end of the arm therefrom and permitting it to travel in engagement with the hook 27 for a repetition of the operation. 1t is obvious therefore that, upon rotation ofthe arm, the pitman is reciprocated and as the end of said pitman isconnected to the sliding bar 16, the presser head will be operated. The hopper 42 which may be otherwise known as a feed box or receptacle into which thematerial is delivered for packing and which will be hereinafter referred to as a hopper, comprises a rectangular metal frame having an open end into which the material is delivered. The forward end of the hopper has standards 43 on which the arms 44 of a packer are pivoted, the said packer comprising a frame-like structure connected to the arms 44, which frame-like structure contains the fingers 45 which are adapted to engage and force material into the hopper. The arms 44 have a brace or curved base 46 to which a connecting rod 47 is pivoted, said connecting rod having a joint 48 and the end of the connecting rod remote from the packer is pivoted on the ears 49 carried by the reciprocatingrod. Thus, as the reciprocating rod is moved, the packer is moved from ythe full line position shown in Fig. 4 to thev dotted line position of said packer, and material is delivered to the hopper.

`Steel wire dogs 50, approximately triangular in shape, each has an end anchored in the` side of the hopper as at 51 and the opposite end extends through the hopper and is actuated by a coiled spring 52. These springs present shoulders which are adapted to retain the material that has been forced past them, preventing the expansion of said material, after it has been compressed.

1 claim l. In a hay press, a hopper, a plunger slidable therein, a rod connected to the plunger, a pitman pivotally connected to the rod,

.a link pivotally connected to the pitman, a

frame, means for pivotally connecting the ends of the link remote from the pitman to the said frame, a ratchet wheel rotatably mounted at the junction of the link and pitman, a dog for retaining the ratchet Wheel in different positions of adjustment, an arm, a pin carried by the frame and on which the arm is rotatably mounted, means for rotating the arm; the said ratchet wheel being in the path of travel of the arm, whereby the said pitman is moved in one direction by the arm, a lever pivotally connected to the frame, means for connecting one end of the lever to the pitman, said lever having a hooked end adapted to be engaged by the arm and moved thereby for operating the pitman in an opposite direction to that in which it is moved by the arm when engaging the ratchet wheel.

2. In a hay press, a frame, a reciprocating member, a head connected to the said reciprocating member for pressing material, a pitman connected to the reciprocating member, a link pivoted to the frame and to the pitman, a ratchet wheel rotatably mounted at the junction of the pitman and link, a dog adapted to retain the ratchet wheel stationary, said dog being moved to release the ratchet wheel upon contact with a stationary portion of the frame, an arm, means for rotatably mounting the arm on the frame, whereby the ratchet wheel will be in the path of its travel for communicating motion to the pitman, a lever pivoted to the frame, means for connecting the lever to the pitman, a hook on the end of the lever adapted tor intermittent engagement of the arm, whereby movement of the arm is communicated to the pitman and means for rotating the arm.

3. In a hay press, a frame, a reciprocating member, a presser head carried thereby, a member with which the presser head coacts for packing material, a pitman connected to the reciprocating member, a link pivoted to the frame and to the pitman, an arm, means for pivotally mounting the arm on the frame, a track for supporting the arm in its travel, anti-friction means interposed between the arm and track, means for moving the arm around the track, a ratchet wheel at the junction ofthe link, and pitman in the path of travel of the arm whereby movement is communicated to the pitman by the arm, a lever, means for pivotally mounting the lever on the frame, means for connecting one end of the lever to the pitman, and means on the lever adapted to be in its travel, anti-friction means interposed between the arm and the track, means for moving the arm around the track, a ratchet wheel at the junction of the link and pitman in the path of travel of the arm, whereby movement is communicated to the pitman by the arm, means for effecting the release of the arm from the ratchet wheel, a lever, means for pivotally mounting the lever on the frame, means for connecting one end of the lever to the pitman, means 0n the lever adapted to be engaged by the arm for swinging the lever and operating the pitman upon a release of the arm from the ratchet Wheel.

5. In a hay press, a frame, a reciprocating member therein, a presser head carried by the reciprocating member, a member with which the reciprocating member coacts, means for delivering material to the member, a connection between the reciprocating member and the feeding member, a pitman connected to the reciprocating member, a link pivoted to the pitman and to the frame, a ratchet wheel at the junction of the link and pitman, a dog for holding the ratchet Wheel in dierent positions of adjustment, said dog being released from the ratchet wheel by engaging the portion of the frame, an arm, means for pivotally connecting the arm to the frame, a track, means connected` to the arm and engaging the track for guiding the said arm, means for operating the arm, a lever having a hook on its end, means for pivotally connecting the lever to the frame, means for connecti-ng the end of the lever to the pitman, the said hook being engaged by the arm for operating the lever when the arm is released by the ratchet wheel.

W. L. SULLIVAN. Vitnesses:

D. A. Hicks, A. H. HALZIM.

Copia of this patent may be obtained for ve cents eaeh, by addressing the Commislioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

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