US1121556A

US1121556A - Delivery mechanism for commodities.

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Publication number: US1121556A
Application number: US75941913A
Authority: US
Inventors: Severin Halvorsen
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1913-04-07
Filing date: 1913-04-07
Publication date: 1914-12-15
Anticipated expiration: 1931-12-15

Description

S. HALVORSEN.

' DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR COMMODITIES.

APPLICATION FILED APR.7,'1913.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

STTEiBALEEN FFICE.

SEVERIN HALVORSEN. OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR COMMODITIES.

machines, having more particular reference to delivery mechanisms for commodities and has for a primary object the provision ofa mechanism of this character which is comparatively simple and capable of holding and ejecting the articles in an eilicient manner. A further object is to provide ejecting mechanism of novel construction.

"ith the above and other objects in view to be referred to asmy description progresses, my invention resides in the features of construction, arrangements and combinations of parts hereinafter described and succinctly defined in my annexed claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawing wherein like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout: Figure 1 is a view partially in side elevation. the casing being broken away. Fig. 2 is a herizontal'section thereof. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail of the ejecting mechanism for one of the compartments, the same being illustrated as in operation. Fig. 4 illustrates the same mechanism. the view being taken at right angles to Fig. 3 and portions of the guide being broken away, and Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse section taken on line 5--5 of Fig. 2. a

Referring to the drawing by numerals of reference, 1 indicates a receptacle ha ing a compartment 2 for suitable commodities, as 3. Con'ipartnxrnt is bounded by a horizontal partition i, and vertical guide members or standards the latter being fixed to the top and bottom walls of receptacle 1 and connected by a cross-guide 6' depending from the rear edge of a delivery slot 7 of receptacle 1, so as to normally act with guide members 5 to engage and hold the foremost article 3 in position for delivery by suitable mechanism to be described.

Reference numeral 8 indicates an external hood of receptacle 1 extending over slot 7 and serving to turn and direct the articles during their delivery movement. Partition 4 forms a support for the articles, which latter are advanced toward guide members Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

Application filed April 7, 1912'. Serial No. 759,419.

5 by a follower 9, this being slidably mounted on partition at and connected with weights 10 by flexible connections 11 taking over suitable sheaves 12.

' The ejecting mechanism comprises spaced slides 13, guided for vertical movement on guide members 5, and provided with article engaging teeth 14:. A series of these teeth is provided on each slide, the component teeth of a series consisting of slender pins normally inclined upwardly toward the article to be ejected and having their upper pointed ends resting thereagainst. Teeth 14: are fixed, as by screws '15, to carriers 16, pivotally mounted, at 17, on slide 13 and having their outer end portions weighted, so that the carriers are normally operated by gravity to hold the teeth 14 in their upper or inactive positions, against suitable stops 18. Other stops 19 limit the downward swinging movement of the teeth, as will be later understood.

I prefer to mount the teeth 14 in grooves -or seats of the carriers, which are overlapped by the heads of screws 15, to thereby firmly hold the teeth. This structure, hov-qever, can be changed or modified without departing from the spirit of my invention. it beinq understood that the obiect so ght in this construction is to permit of the teeth being ad usted from time to time as may be required to compensate for wearing of their active end portions. As now considered slides 13 are connected to guide members 5 by headed studs 20 slidably engaged in slots 21 of such members.

- Reference numeral indicates a rock shaft journaled in the side walls of receptacle 1 and having one end projecting and provided with a crank arm 23. lVithin the receptacle, shaft 22 is provided with arms; 24 which are pivotally connected by linksor rods 25 to the adiacent slides 13.

In the operation of the mechanism thus far described. the operator grasps crank 23 and moves the same upwardly. During the initial portion of this movement, teeth 14 swing toward their stops 19 and embed their points in the article, following which the article will be lifted through slot 7 where it can begrasped by the operator and completcly withdrawn. Follower 9 new advances the supply of articles and during the resetting or the return of the ejecting mechanism to its normal position, teeth 14 will ride freely over and without injury tothe next article to be ejected.

10. ments' being provided with a division Wall;

30, a bottom partition consisting of spaced members 31, and uprights 32, E114. latter defining the rear boundaries of the

compartments

2', 2 and being formed integral with members'3l. The magazines or other similar articles are arranged in superposed relation in compartment 2/,2 and will consequently lower by gravity following'the ejection of one of their number.

'The ejecting mechanism for compartment 2, --2" being identical in construction a description of one willsuffice. This comprises apair of'slides 33 slidably-connected with -members 31 byheaded pins 34c-engagingin slots 35 thereof, as shown. Theseslides are formed with shoulders 36 which normally lie at the rear side of the compartment to engage the adjacent edge portion of the article, as shown in Fig. 1. Advance move- "ment of the slides will therefore force-the articlethrough a delivery slot 7', normally I closed by a hinged closure 8. Slides 33 are 'pivotally connected by links or rods 36 with arms 37 of rock shaft 38. The rock shafts 38 have their inner end portions telescoped, and thereby supported at such'ends for relative rotary movement. Their outer end portions projectthrough the adjacent receptacle walls and are provided with crankarms, as 40.

Various changes can be made in the details of construction as fall within the scope of my annexed claims.

Having thus described my invention What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States of America, 1s

1. A device of the character described comprising a support for articles,.a movably mounted ejecting device, spaced stops on said movable device, and a movably mounted article engaging tooth projecting between the spaced stops and adapted to engage an article 'for removing the same by movement of the ejecting device, said tooth being limited by the stops and independently movable of the ejecting device.

2. A device of the character descr bed comprising a casing provided with a delivery opening, means in said casing for supporting articlessideby side, reciprocatory means for e ecting the articles from said comprising a support for the articles, an

ejecting device supported at one end portion of said support for movement at an angle thereto, 'pivotally mounted carriers on said device, article engaging teeth mounted on said carriers for adjustment lengthwise thereof, said carriers being normally yieldingly held to-hold their teeth in engagement with the article to be removed and an an upwardly inclined position, and means for reciprocating said device.

1 "-4. A device of the character described eomprising a support for the articles, an ejecting device'supported atone end portion of said support for movement at an angle thereto, spaced and independently movable carriers on said device arranged one in advance of the other, article engaging teeth mounted on said carriers, said carriers being gravity operated to normally hold said teeth inclined upwardly, stepson the eject,- ing devices for limitingswinging of said carriers in either' -'direct1on, and means for movingsaid device.

'5. A device of the'character described comprising a support forarticles, a movably mounted ejecting device, spaced stops on the device, a -movably mounted article engaging tooth carried on the device and projecting between the spaced stops, and means tending to move the tooth to an inoperative position, one of said stops limiting the movement of the tooth by said means, the other of said stops being adapted to hold the tooth in an operative position for engaging one of 1 the supported articles.

6. In a device of the characterdescribed, comprising a support for the articles, an ejecting device supported adjacent tosaid support for movement at an angle thereto,

spaced and independently movable carriers on said device arranged one in advance of the other, article engaging teeth mounted on said carriers, stop means for limiting swing ing of said carriers in either direction, and means for moving said device.

Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 31st day of March, 1913.

' SEVERIN HALVORSEN. Witnesses:

E. ARLITA ADAMS, CLARA A. HARM 5