US1146838A

US1146838A - Grain-shocker.

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Publication number: US1146838A
Application number: US74181113A
Authority: US
Inventors: Louis Anderson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1913-01-13
Filing date: 1913-01-13
Publication date: 1915-07-20
Anticipated expiration: 1932-07-20

Description

L. ANDERSON.

GRAIN SHOCKER.

APPLlCATiON FILED JAN. I3, i913. 1,146,838. Patented July 20, 1915.

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LOUIS ANDERSON, OE CHICALGO, ILLINOIS.

`Application `filed January 13, 1913.

To all 107mm 'it may concern y Ylle it known that I, Lotus ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Chicago7 county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful linprovements in Grain-Shockers, of which the following is a specification, and which are illustrated in the accompanying vdrawings, forming ypart thereof.

The invention relates to grain shockers,v

and more .particularly to those designed to be used in conjunction with machines for reaping grain and binding it into bundles, the grain shocker then-serving tok receive the completed bundles of grain and Ato deposit them upon the ground 'in Ythe form of a shock when a su'flicient number of the bundles for that .purpose shave been vproduced. y i

The object of rthe invention is'to ,provide a grain shocker of the type described which shall be eilicient and reliable in operation, and of such construction as to .permit of'its being applied as an attachment'to `machines for reapin.o and binding grain now in use.y

In the accompanying drawingsFignre yl is a plan view showing a .shock former embodying the features of improvement provided by the invention anddetails of a reaping and binding machine; Fig.,2 is a yrear elevation of the same, some of the parts of the reaping and binding machine being shown in cross section; Fig. 3 is a plan sec-y tional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Figs. -land 5 are vertical sectional views taken on the lines l-f and 5-5, respectively, of Fig. 3; Fig. 6 is a detailsectional view taken on the broken line 6 6 of Fig. l; Fig. 7 is a detail plan view, some of the iiooring parts of the harvesting machine `being removed and certain details ofthe mechanism being shown in section; Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 8 8 of Fig. 9; Fig. 9 4isa detail front 'elevation of the ma cli-ine show-ing the parts illustrated in Fig. S; Fig. l0 is similar to. Fig. 9 but shows the parts in a different position; 'and Figs. ll and l2 are detail perspective 'views showing different operative positions of the parts. f

The drawingsy illustrate a form of grain shocker applied to a harvesting machine ais an attachment. The so-cal'led bull wheel of the harvesting machine is indicated inthe drawings at pair of yloi'igitudinal frame members of 'the harvesting machine `Specification of Letters ate'nt.

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are shown at 26 and 27. The inclined platform upon which the grain is tied into bundles is shown at 28. A needle shaft, constructed in the usual manner to make one Oscillation during the tying'of each bundle of grain, is 4shown at 29. A cam shaft 30, constructed to vmake one revolution during the tying of each bundle of grain, extends longitudinally over the platform 2S. This cam shaft carries the usual ejector arms 3l for engaging and ejecting the completed bundles of grain.

In order. that the grain shocker may be applied as an attachment to a harvesting machine of the form shown, a frame 48, comprising two horizontally disposed 'U- shaped

bracket members

32 and 33, is preferably employed. When so constructed the

U-shaped bracket members

32 and 33 each have their ends secured yto the longitudinal frame members 26 and 27 of lthe harvesting machine, asl aft '3l and 35 (Fig. 2). The U- shaped '

bracket members

32, 33, are rigidly connected by means of a plurality ofhorizontallydisposed channel bars, as 36, 37 and 3S. Similarly a plurality ofy bracket arms 39, e0 and 4l, are bolted to the under side of the l'platform 2S adjacent its outer edge, to -eftend outwardly and upwardly therefrom. VA vbracket 4t2, also secured to the under side of the platform 23 `adjacent its outer edge, and a bracket 43 (Fig. l) secured to the frame of the harvesting `machine adjacent its front end, serve for supporting certain of the operative parts of the grain shocking attachment. 'Power for operating the-several parts of the grain shocking attachment is derived from the continuously rotating 'parts of vthe harvesting machine, as the transverse shaft lll and the longitudinal shaft 45.

A cradle 4 6 serves for `collecting vthe bundles ofgrain and depositing them upon the gro'iirnd '1n the formV of a shock. As

in the direction of movement ofthe harvesting machine, and -to be turned vend for end and tilted backwardly 'to discharge its load upon the ground when a sufficient number of bundles for the formation of a shock have been depositing in it. The cradle is shown as having a frame comprising a plurality of curved

transverse bars

50, 51, and 52, and a plurality of longitudinal bars, as 53 and 54. The two sides of the cradle are of like construction and but one is shown in the drawings.

The longitudinal bar 53 forms one of the side rails of the frame of the cradle. In order that the frame of the cradle may have the tapering form of a completed shock, the bar 53 is inclined with respect to the bar 54. Wings, one of which is shown at 55, are provided at each side of the cradle 46 for compressing the contents of the cradle during its tilting` to discharge its load upon the ground. The wingy 55 comprises a crank shaft 56 arranged parallel with and adjacent to the bar 53, and a plurality of radially extending prongs 57 58, 59, the latter being movable over the contents of the cradle upon the turning of the shaft. l

The crank shaft 56 is journaled adjacent its opposite ends in brackets 60 and 61. These brackets are mounted upon the

transverse bars

51, 52, respectively, adjacent the correspondingside of the cradle frame. A crank arm 62, mounted upon the crank shaft 56 adjacent one end, is provided for swinging the wing 55.

` nected by a link 63 with one of the arms of a bell crank lever 64. The bell crank lever 64 is pivotally mounted upon a bracket 65. This bracket is secured to an adjacent portion of the cradle frame, as the transverse bar 51. A spring 66, coiled about the crank shaft 56 and reacting between the adjacent side bar. 53 of the cradle frame and one of the prongs, as 58, serves for swinging the wing 55 in that direction to turn the

prongs

57, 58, 59, away from the body of the cradle. A'link 99, having one end joined to the bell crank lever 64, serves for operatively connecting the wing 55 with a similar but oppositely movable wing (not shown) located at the other side of the cradle frame.

A V-shaped frame 67 is preferably provided for separating the bundles of grain adjacent their lower'ends in order that the shock will have a wide base when deposited upon the ground. As shown, the V-shaped frame 67 takes the form of a bar bent to the shape `of the frame and having its opposite ends secured to the transverse bar 50 of the cradle frame at each side of the mid-length of the bar.

A base block 68 is preferably secured to the under side of the cradle frame at the juncture of the intermediate transverse and longitudinal bars, as 51 and 54. This base block is preferably mounted for rotation in a horizontal plane, as in a bracket V69. To permit the tilting of the cradle, the bracket This crank arm is con- 69turns about the arm 47 in a vertical plane. The rotation of the base block 68 in a horizontal plane serves for turning the cradle 46 end for end. The base block 68 has a downwardly projecting stud 70 (Fig. 8) upon its underside. This stud enters a socket 71, formed in the bracket 69. A pin 72, set transversely through the walls of the socket 71 and entering a circumferential groove in the stud 70, serves to hold the stud in the socket. Preferably a ball bearing 73, of usual construction, is provided between theupper end of they bracket 69 and the under side of the body portion of the base block 68. The means for turning the block 68 includes a series'of downwardly facing beveled gear teeth 74 formed upon the block. A shaft 75, projecting horizontallyoutward from the frame 48, is journa'led adjacent its outer end in the bracket 69 and carries a beveled pinion 77 which meshes with the beveled gear teeth 74 upon the block 68. For tilting the cradle 46 a second shaft 78 projects horizontally outward from the frame 48. A bracket 78', Xed upon the arm` 47 adjacent the rotatable bracket 69, provides a bearing for the other ,end of the shaft 78. A crank arm 79 having a cam slot 80 is mounted upon the outer end of the shaft 78. An arm 81, formed integral with the rotatable bracket 69, projects outwardly from the bracket, substantially` parallel with the crank arm 79, and is provided with a stud 82 which runs in the cam slot 80.

Preferablyy provision is made for locking the cradle 46 against tilting when it is turned to the positionl illustrated in Fig. 1,

wherein it serves to receive the bundles of grain.' Y As shown, means for locking the cradle against turning when it is being tilted to discharge its load upon the ground is also provided. A latch 83 serves for locking the cradle against tilting. A second latch 84 serves for locking the cradle against turning. The latch 83 (Fig. 10) is pivoted at 85 upon a part of the rotatable bracket 69, andnormally engages a laterally projecting shoulder 86 of the non-rotatable bracket 7 8. A spring 87 reacts between the higher end of the latch 83 and a stud 88 carried by the rotatable bracket 69 to yieldingly hold the latch in engagement with the shoulder.v When the cradle 46 is turned end for end the latch 83 is released from the shoulder 86. For this purpose a crank arm 89 (Fig. 8) mounted upon and turning with the base block 68 comes into engagement with the latch as the turning movement of the cradle is completed.

The latch 84 is pivoted at 90 upon a stud 91 which is formed integral with and rises from the rotatable bracket 69. This latch is normally held in elevated position by means of a swinging post, shown at 92 (Fig.

9). For supporting .the post 92,.an\arm 94- projects laterally from the mon-rotatable bracket 78. The rpost is pivoted rto this arm at 93. A rod projects 'from one-side of the latch 8l and ynormally restsfuponthe top `of .the post 92. A spring 96 :normally holds 'the post 92 in vposition beneaththe rod 95. This spring reacts between the lower end of the post 92 and a fixed part of the non-rotatable bracket 78.

When the cradle 16 is turned end for end the crank arm 89 serves to move -gthe post 92 vfrom beneath vthe rod 95. -rlhe latch 8-1 is thereby permitted to be drawn down by its spring and to engage withthe crank arm to hold the base block 68 and cradle -16 against rotation. As shown, a pivoted stop 97 is carried by the post 92. rlhis stop is normally held in the path of the crank arm S9 'by a spring 98. This spring reacts between the forward end of the stop and 4a fixed part of the non-rotatable bracket 7 S, as the pivot 93 of the post 92. rl`he crank arm 89 swings the post 92 by engaging the stop 97. During the ytilting/of the cradle, the crank arm 39 is 4raised `out rof engagement with the stop 97 andthe spring S6 returns .the post 92 to position beneath the rod 95. As the cradle is returned to horizontal lposition after being tilted, the rod 95 comes into engagement with the post 92. rlhe latch 81 is thereby liftedfout of engagement with the crank arm 39.` rlhis releases the cradle for horizontal rotation and it is returned to the position shown in Fig. 1. As the stop 97 is in the path of the crank arm 89, when thecradle is returned after being tilted, it is deflected downwardly against the effort of the spring 98 to permit the crank arm to-assume its normal horizontal position.

A carrier, generally designated 100, is provided for transferring the bundles of grain from the bundle `producing mechanism to the kcradle 46. As shown, thisy carrier comprises a plurality of

endlesschains

101, 102, 103. ,Each Aof these chains extends about sprocket wheels, as `1041, and 105, These sprocket wheels :are mounted upon parallel shafts shown at 106 and 107. `The

Shafts

106 and 107 are `preferably carried by and journaled in the

bracket arms

39, 40 and 11. rThey are so positioned `upon these bracket arms as to .support the carrier 100 for receiving the ybundles of grain as they are ejected from the bundle ,producing mechanism by the ejector arms 31 and to deliver them over ythe adjacent side of the cradle 16. Each of 4the :

chains

101, 102 and 103 is shown as being `equipped with an outwardly projecting prong 106. These prongs serve to engage and elevategthe bundles ofV grain during the movement of the chains.

The carrier 100 is intermittently Vdriven by rotating the shaft 106. To this end, each of the sprocket Wheels 104i is preferably i harvesting machine. An intermediate .shaft 109 is provided for transmitting this power when the carrier is to be operated. This shaft is preferably journaled upon the bracket L12. A sprocket chain I110 turns over i a sprocket wheel 111 on the shaft 109 and over" a sprocket wheel 112 on the shaft 106. A gear pinion 113, is also mounted on the shaft 109. Thisgear pinion is continuously engaged by a movable gear `1111. This movable gear is shifted into and out of engagement with a gear 115 mounted on the shaft 45, thereby serving as a clutch for controllingthe operation ofthe carrier. As shown, the intermediate gear 114C is mounted upon a Abracket arm 118 which hangs from the shaft l109 and moves upon such shaft as a center.

Preferably provision `is made for shifting the movable gear 114 into engagement withr ment of the carrier when it has been operated 'through a certain distance. Normally the movement of the carrier 100 will be `arrested when the prongs 103 reach the position shown in Fig. 2,but at each movement of :the carrier which immediately Afollows the operation of setting the cradle Z16 in motion to discharge its load upon the ground, the carrier vwill be arrested when lthe prongs Y10S reach the position shown in Fig. 11. At such times the carrier will serve to retain a bundle of grain until another bundle has been produced. The operation of the cradle to discharge its load upon K Vthe ground and to Vreturn it to receiving position may, therefore, occupy the time consumed in the production of two bundles of grain, should this be required.

As shown, a shipper lever 116 serves for moving the gear 111 into and out of engagement with the gear 115. This shipper vlever is pivotally mounted rupon the bracket 42 as at 117 and is connected with the movable bracket 118, at 119. A lever 120 actuated byy 'the needle shaft 29 of the harvesting inachine, serves for depressing the shipper bar 116 to start the carrier 100. Thislever is pivotally mounted upon. the frame of the machine, as at 121, Fig. 6. 1t slotted, as indicated at 122, to receive a wrist pin 123 of a crank arm 124 formed upon the needle shaft 29. rl`he free end of the lever1 120 extends over the shipper bar 116 in the manner most clearly shown in Figs. 7 and 11. A trip 125 carried by one of the chains, as 101', of the carrier 100, normally serves for-raising the lshipper arm 116 to arrest 133, mountedon the chain 101, serves for engaging a jointed lever 132 to raise kthe shipper bar 116, when the carrier is to beV brought to rest in the position shown in Fig. 11. A counting wheel 126 is provided for causing the jointed lever' 132 to be moved into the path of the trip 133 at the proper time. yThis counting wheel is journaled in -any convenient position as at the lower end of a bracket 127 Fig. 6, secured to theunderside of the platform 28. As shown, the counting wheel takes the form of a ratchet wheel having teeth equal in number to the number of bundles desired to be deposited in the cradle 46 for the formation of a shock. In order that the counting wheel 126 may be turned through an angular distance equal to the spacing of its ratchet teeth foreach bundle of grain produced, a pawl, 123 is provided.l ThisV pawl is shown as being pivotally attached to the lever 120.

, It is yieldingly held into engagement with the periphery of the counting wh'eel by means of a spring 129. This spring reacts between the pawl and the lever 120.

The counting wheel 126 carries two cam arms indicated at 130 and 131 respectively. The cam arm 130 serves for swinging the jointed lever 132 into position to be engaged by the trip 133. The jointed lever 132 is mounted to swing in a horizontal plane, as byv being pivotally attached adjacent to one end to the underside of the bracket 127. Its joint 134 permits of its outer end being moved vertically by the trip 133. A cam arm 135 mounted on the chain 101 of the carrier serves for returning the jointed lever 132 to a position in which itsouter end is out of thev path of the trip 133. This operation is illustrated in Fig. 1 2 of the drawings. In order that'the trips 125 and 133 will not serve to prevent the shipper bar 116 being depressed by the arm 120, these trips are sol proportioned asA to bee come disengaged from the parts which they respectively engage when the shipper bar has i been raised a sufiicient distance to arrest the operation of the carrier.

A shipper bar 136 is provided for starting the operation of the shock forming cradle 46. This shipper bar normally extends to a point adjacent the path of a trip 137 mounted-on the chain 101 of the carrier 100.,

Asshown, the shipper bar 136 is pivotally supported beneath the platform 23 as at 138,

Fig. 6. W'hen the shock forming cradle is to be operated, the cam arm 131 of the counting wheel 126 moves the shipper bar 136 into the path of the trip 137. To this end the shipper bar is provided with a laterally projecting arm 139 which extends into the path of the cam arin 131, (Fig. 11).

,Preferably the two

cam arms

130 and 131 arek so positioned uponv the counting wheel 126 asto be simultaneously` operable upon the parts which they respectively engage.

The shipper bar 136 is shownas taking the form of a bell crank lever. Qneof the arms of this lever is slotted as indicated at 140, Fig. 7, toreceive a stud 141, mounted upon the end of a clutch operating lever 142, (Figs. 3, 7 The clutch operating lever 142 is pivoted intermediate'its ends,

as at 143, upon one of the longitudinal bars as 36 of the frame 48. The clutch controlled by the lever 142 operates between a sprocket wheel 144 andl the continuously rotating sha-ft 44. The sprocket wheel 144 is mounted upon the shaft 44 and the shaft normally turns independent of the wheel. The hub of the wheel carries a laterally projecting spring depressed pawl 145. This pawl eX- tends over a ratchet wheel 146 fixed upon the shaft 44. In the normal position of the clutch operating lever 142, the'end of this lever extends beneath the pawl 145 and serves to hold it out of engagement with' the ratchetwheel 146,'

The pin and

slot connection

140, 141 between the shipper ybar 136 and the lever 142 permits `of the shipper bar being raised into the path of the trip 137 without moving thev lever. When the shipper bar 136 is raised by the trip 137, the lever 142 is so shifted as to remove its end from beneath the pawl 145 whereby the sprocket wheel 144 is caused to rotate-with the shaft v44 by the engagement of the pawl with the ratchet wheel 146.

The sprocket wheel 144 is connected by a chain 147 with a sprocket wheel 148 mounted upon a counter shaft 149. The counter `shaft 149 is carried by the frame 48 as by being j ournaled in brackets 150 and 151, F

-2`, whichdepend from the

longitudinal bars

36, 37, respectively, of the frame- Power for operating the shock forming cradle is derived from the counter shaft 149 and the parts are preferablyso constructed that the counter shaft turns through one complete revolution during each operation of the cradle. The sprocket wheel 148 has a laterally extending cam projection 152. The clutch operating lever 142 and the shipper bar 136 y each have lugs which project'into the-path of this projection. These lugs are designated 153 and 154 respectively. During the rotation of the sprocket wheel A143 the lever 142 is restored to bring its end into the path of the pawl 145 by the engagement of the lug 153 with the cam projection 152. As

Vthe pawl 145 will not, at this time, be in position to be raised by the end of the lever 142, the sprocket wheel 143 will continuey to rotate whereby the cam projection 152,4 after passing cam lug 153, engages the cam lug 154 and withdraws the shipper bar 136, from the path of the trip 137. have then traveled far enough to ride upon the end of the lever 142 to be raised thereby w The pawl will out; ofiengagement; with the' ratchetu116. This bringsl the sprocket wheel 118-y and counter shaft, y119, to rest... f

The: shaft, 75," is journaled adjacent; its innery endiin a partoftheframei18,asrupon a bracketl 58zwhich depends 1 fromithe 'longitudinal rail 87, (Figc/1).. A. universal joint 159 formed in theshaft7 adjacentfiits inner end'permits yof'those movements: :of the outer end of the shaft: which arefincident to'.V the operation of the cradle.' Ausprocketwheel 160, mountedl upon: the' inner.` end of the shaft, 75, is. connected rwithk f a'. sprocket wheel 162, `by a sprocketcliain, 1,61. rlhe sprocket wheel 162fis mountedbetweenl and1is: jour,- naled upon depending brackets as168 car.- riedby'the longitudinal rails, 86 and 37,y of the frame18..

A partial: rotationy ofthe. sprocket. wheel 162 yin each direction l se1,\fes'-ffor turning the cradle 16 end foriend: andfor'frestoring it toits bundlereceivingposition; -A pitman, 161, is connected withy thewsprocket. wheel 162, for oscillating ,itl One endportionof the pitman1161 is bifurcatechrits two arms 165 and 166 being extended-above andbelow thecountershaftf119 adjacent: a=cam disk, 167, mountedOntheshaft@ A pairbf. pins, 168 and 169 project.v laterallyi fromrthe cam disk, 167, fort engaging the 2, arms 165, 166 respectively of i. the `pitman 161: to ymove f it in opposite directions. One of the. arms,xas 1.65 of the 'pitman/ 161, isextended 1 beyond the counter shaft 111, and isguided and supported infa'fbracket 170,.carriedby. a'itransverse parti :1s-82, .ofrthe frame: 18.

A pair of studs, 171v and172project lat'- erally atv the opposite side of theacam disk, 167 from the-pins 168 and 169forf tilting and restoringtthe cradle 16.A Thesestuds engage the two arms, 178 and=171, respec.- tively,.of a'ibifurcatedpitman, 175, .to move the pitmanfback and forth. One: of-l the arms, as 173, of the pitman 1175, .is extended through and guided and supported by the bracket 170.v The4 pitman, 175,.i's-connected to a rock arm176.4 This rock arm.is:-co axially mounted at its higheraendiwithlthe sprocket.wheelf162.. At: its lower endit is connected by. aflink 177, lwithia=crank arm, 178. This crank arm is mounted upon the inner end ofi th'e shaft+78- Theshaft, 78, like the shaft, 75, isjournaled-adjacent its inner end in Yabracket, as 17 9,- which depends from the longitudinal raill 87, ofi the lframe 18. r1`he shaft, 78, isalso' providedfwith a universal jointY 180`=adjacent its inner end. A pair of'springs, 181 and 182, oppositely coiled about the--arm 17 adjacent the' rotatable bracket, 69,L and eachreacting between the arm, 17, andthestud 1,88,-.formed upon the bracket 69, serve for cushioning the movement ofr the rotatable bracket? 69 in each direction as the 'cradle' 16,' istilted kand restored. One of these ysprings also: serves for. assisting'the :initial tilting movementof the cradle ineach direction.

A- cam, 181, mountedon the counter. shaft, 119, serves for closing the lateral wings, as .55, ofthe cradle uponthe contentsnof the cradle during the tilting. This cam reacts upon a cam roller 185, located at one end of lever, 186, Fig. 1.v The lever, 186, is pivotally mounted upon one ofthe longitudinal bars, .as 88, ofthe frame 18. It is connected by'. a-link 187 withone of the arms of a horizontally inovable'bcllcrank lever 188.y The other armof the bell crank lever. 188 is connectedby a link 190 with a rock arm: 191. The bell'crank lever 188 is pivotally` mounted upon a bracket 189 securedto the longitudinal-bar 38 of the frame18 and projecting outwardly therefrom. The rockA arm 191 is pivoteduponthe rotatable bracket 69 and. depends therefrom. This rock arm is connectedby a pull cord 192 with the bell crank lever 61. Referring to Fig@ of the drawings, the pull cord 19:2 rotates about the rock arm 191 when the cradle 16` is turned end'for end. 1t ythen extends beyond the rock arm 191 and servesto transmit a pullingsimovement from the link 190 to the bellcrank lever61. This; servestoswing the

prongs

57, 58 and 59 of the wing555 in# wa'rdly upon the contents ofthe cradle. Outward movementi of the

prongs

57, 58, 59v and the restoration of the `bell crank levers 61 Vand 188 to their original'positions are effectediby the springf66 when the rlever 186fis released zby the cam 181.

` Provisioniis preferably made for moving the-cradle 16;v backwardly Ywith respect to the frame '18 wheniitf deposits its loadupon the ground.v By this means the travel ofthe cradleover the'groundis interruptedas it depositsits loadi As shown,.the arm 17 is mounted for longitudinal' movement with respect to the frame 18. Tothis end the inner endof the arm A17 is secured to ablock 198 and Athis vblockxis slidingly mounted upon the longitudinal bar 88 of the frame 18. Antifrictionrollers 191 carried by the block 193 run uponthe'upper side of the bar 38. vAncamdisk 195mountedon the counter shaft-.119 serves for moving block-198 to in; terrupt the travel ofthe cradle 16 and returning itto its normal position with respect tothe fram'e18. As shown, the cam disk 1951 is provided with arpa'irof= laterally projecting studsf196 and197. Thesel studs coperate with the two arms 198 and i199 respectively, ofy a bifurcated pitman 200 to move thepitman back and forth. One of the arms, as 199 of the pitman, extends through and isguided-and supported in a bracket 201 mountedupon the part 82 of the frame 18; The pitman 20() is operatively connected at 202, Fig. 8,.with a lever-201. The lever 201 is pivotally mounted upon the upper ypart ofthe bracket' 189. A link 205 connects the lever 204 withA the block 193. A second link 206, connects the lever 204 with an arm 207 (Fig. 1) located adjacent the forward endv of the harvesting machine. The arm 207 is pivotally supported at one end upon the bracket 43. It carries a stud 208 which normally extends into the' path of a lever 209 to prevent rearward movement of the same. The lever 209 is pivotally mounted upon the frame of they harvesting machine, as at 210. It extends laterally outward therefrom and has its outer end connected by a link 211 with the outer end of the arm 47. Wvhen the lever 204 is operated to retract the block 193, the arm 207 is also retracted, whereby rearward movement of the lever 209 is permitted. By thisfmeans the forward travel of both the inner and outer ends `of the arm 47 is interrupted. `When the cradle 46 has been restored, a reverse movement of the lever 204 advances the block 193 and also swings the arm 207 forwardly. The stud 208 then bears outwardly upon the lever 209 to advance the outer end of the arm 47. FleXing of the shafts, 75 and r73 suflicient'to accommodate the above described movement of the arm 47 is permitted bythe universal joints 159 and 180.

In the normal operation of the parts the shipper bar 116 is released by the lever 120 before the carrier 100 will have been moved through a suflicientl distance to bring either of the

trips

125 or 133 into position to engagethe shipper bar 116 and jointed lever 132 respectively. Should the production of bundles of grain be so rapid that the lever 120 will be depressed upon the shipper bar 116 a second time before the trip 125 reaches the shipper bar 116, or the trip 13 3 reaches the jointed lever 132, provision is made for causing the trips to clearthese parts. To this end the` lever 120 is so proportioned as to depress the shipper' bar 116 below the path of the trip 125. By this means the jointed lever 132 is also depressed below the path of the trip 133. Acoil spring 213 reacting between the shipper bar 116 and the -underside of the platform 28 serves to raise the shipper bar 1'16 into the path ofthe trip 125 when the shipper bar is released by the lever 120. Similarly a leaf spring 212 reacting between the parts of the jointed lever 132 serves for returning the outer end portion of this lever into the trip 133. f i The shipper bars 116 and 136 are preferably located upon opposite sides-of the path of the pronglOSof the chain 101.' The trips. 125 and 133 and the cam arm 136 are accordingly located upon one side of the chain'101. The trip 137 is located upon the other side of the chain 101.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a grain shocker in combination, a

path of the tilting cradle rotatable when horizontally disposed upon a vertical axis means acting successively to turn the cradle end for end upon the said vertical axis and to tilt the cradle, a latch holding the cradle against tilting during the turning of thecradle and 'a latch holding the cradle against turning a conveyer receiving bundles from the bundle tying means and deliveringthem Yto the bundle collecting and shockfforming means, av counting wheel actuated by the bundle tying mechanism4 and controllingthe .operation of the bundle collecting and rshock forming means, afpair of trips'on the conveyer,.a pair of shipper levers controlling the operation of the conveyer and one thereof extending into the pathof one of the said trips and means actuated by the counter wheel at each complete revolution of the same for moving the other shipper lever into the path of the other trip.

3. In combination, bundle tying mechanism, shock forming mechanism, a carrier receiving bundles from the bundle tying mechanism and delivering them to the shock forming mechanism, a counting wheel turned by the bundle tying mechanism, a shipper .lever controlling the operation of the carrier,

a trip on the carrier, and means operated by Vthe counting wheel at each complete revolution of the same for moving the shipper lever into the path of the trip.

4. In combination, bundle tying mechanism, shock forming mechanism, a traveling conveyerr receiving the bundles from thel bundle tying mechanism kand delivering them yto the shock forming mechanism, a

counting wheel turned by the bundle tying mechanism, a clutch controlling the operation of the yshock forming mechanisima movable shipper lever connected to the clutch, a trip carried by the traveling .conveyerY and means operated by the counting wheel at each revolution of the same for moving the shipper lever into the path of the trip.r

.5. r-In combination, bundle tying mechanism, shock forming mechanism, a travelin conveyer receiving bundles rfrom the bundle tying mechanism and delivering them to the shock forming mechanism, a counting wheel turned by the bundle tying mechanism, a clutch controlling the operation of the shock forming mechanism, a second clutch controlling the operation of the traveling conveyer, a movable shipper lever connected toy each of the said clutches, a pair of trips carried by the traveling conveyer and means actuated by the counting wheel at each complete revolution of the same for-moving each of the shippery leversfint'o the path of one of the trips.

6; In combination, bundle tying mechanism, shock formingmechanism, a traveling conveyer receiving bundles from the bundle tying mechanism and delivering them to the shockforming mechanism, a counting wheel turned by the bundle tying mechanisin, a clutch controlling the operation of the shock forming mechanism, a second clutch controlling the operation of the traveling conveyer, a shipper lever connected to each of the said clutches, two trips carried by the traveling conveyer and located in kdifferent positions thereon, means actuated by the bundle tying mechanism and operable upon the completion of each bundle of grain produced thereby to move the shipper lever which is connected to the clutch for controlling the conveyer into the path of one of said trips, means actuated by the counting wheel at each complete revolution ofthe same for causing said last mentioned shipl per lever to be moved by the other of said trips,- a third trip carried by the traveling conveyer and means actuated b" the counting wheel at each complete revolution of the same for moving the shipper lever whichis connected to the said clutch for controlling the operation of the shock forming mechanism into the path of the last mentioned trip.

7. In a harvesting machine, in combination, a traveling frame,V a. trough shaped shock former carried'by the frame and normally occupying a horizontal bundle collecting position, means for turningthe shock former to an upright position for the discharge of its load through its top by the forward travel of the frame with the contents of the shock 'former engaged with the yground and means for moving the shock former backwardly with respect to the frame to temporarily compensate for the forwardftravel of the frame when the load of the shock former is first engaged with the ground and before its discharge from the shock former by the said forward travel of the frame.

8. In combination with a harvesting machine, an arm projecting laterally outward at one side of the-machine, a cradle carried by said arm and normally occupying a horizontal position above the arm, a conveyer receiving bundles of grain from the harvesting machine and operating to deliver them to the cradle and means automatically controlled by the said delivery of bundles to the cradle acting successively for turning the cradle end for end when a predetermined number of bundles of grain have been delivered to the cradle and for tilting the cradle about the arm to an upright position for the discharge of its load through itsvtop by theA forward travel of the harvesting machine whenthe1 contents of ther cradle kis'engaged with the ground. i

9. In a grain shocker, in combination, a traveling frame, a tilting` shock forming cradle carried by the frame and' rotatable when horizontally disposed upon a vertical axis, means acting` successivelyv to turn the cradle end for endf upon the said: vertical axis and to tilt the cradle to an upright position forthe discharge of its load through its top by the forward travel' of the frame when the contents of the cradle isfengaged withthe ground, a latch holding the cradle aga-inst tilting during the turning of the cradleand. a latclrholding the cradle. against turning during the tilting of the cradle,

l0; In a harvesting machine, in combination, a traveling frame, a trough shaped shock former carried bythe frame and normally occupying a horizontal bundle collecting position,'means acting successively rto turnthe shock former end for end in a horizontal plane` and to turn theshock former to an upright position `for the discharge of its yload through its top by the forward travel of the frame with the contents of the shoclrformer engaged with the ground, means acting to laterally compress the contents of the shock former during the turning of the same to an upright position and means for moving the shock former baclrwardly with respect to the frame to temporarily compensate for the forward travel of the frame when the load of the shock former is first engaged with the ground and before its discharge from the shock former by the said forward travel of the frame.

l1'. In a harvesting machine, in combination, a traveling frame, a trough shaped shock former carried by the frame and normally occupying a horizontal bundle collecting position, means acting successively to turn the shock formerend for enclin a horizontal plane and to turn the shock former to an upright position for the discharge of its load through its top by the forward travel of the frame with the contents of the shock former engaged with the ground, and means for moving the shock former backwardly with respect to the frame to temporarily compensate for the forward travel of the frame when the load of the shock former is rst engaged with the ground and before its discharge from the shock former by the said forward travel of the frame.

l2. In a grain shocker, in combinati'oma traveling frame, a tilting shock forming cradle carried by the frame androtatable when horizontally disposed upon a vertical avisj means acting successively to turn the `.r.

cradle end for end upon the said vertical axis and to tilt the cradle to an upright position for the discharge of its load through its top by the forward'travel of the frame when the contents of the cradle is engaged izo with the ground and a latch acting to hold the cradle against tilting during the said turning of the same.

13. In a grain shocker, in combination, a traveling frame, a tilting shock forming cradle carried by the frame and rotatable whenhorizontally disposed upon a vertical axis, means acting successively to turn the cradle end for end upon the said vertical axis and to tilt the cradle to an upright position for the discharge of its load through its top by the forward travel of the frame when the contents of the cradle is engaged with the ground and a latch acting to hold the cradleagainst turning during the said tilting of thesame.

la. In combination with a harvesting machine, a trough shaped shock former carried by the harvesting machine and normally occupying a horizontal position for collecting bundles of' grain formed by ,the,machine, automatic means acting when a predetermined number of bundles of grain have been so collected to turn the shock former to an upright position for the discharge of its load through its top by the forward travel of the harvesting machine with the contents of the shock former engaged with the ground, and means for moving the. shock former backwardly with respect to the harvesting machine to temporarily compensate for the forward travel of the machine when the load of the shock former is first engaged with the ground and before its discharge from the shock former by the said forward travel of the harvesting machine.

l5. In combination with a harvesting mah chine, a trough shaped shock former carried by the machine and normally occupying a horizontal position for collecting bundles of grain formed by the machine, automatic means acting successively when a predetermined number of bundles of grain have been so collected to turn the shock former end for end and to tilt the shock former to an upright position for the discharge of. its load through its top by the forward travel of the harvesting machine with the contents of the shock former engaged with the ground., and means for moving the shock formerlbackwardly with respect to the harvesting machine to temporarily compensate for the forward travel of the machine when the load of the shock former is first engaged with the groundA and before its discharge from the shock former bylhe said forwardtravel of the harvesting machine.

16. In a harvesting machine, in combination, a traveling frame, a trough shaped shock former carried by the frame and `normally occupying a horizontal bundle collecting position, means acting to laterally Vcompressthe contents of the shock former,

means for turning the shock former to an upright position for the discharge of its load through its top by the forward travel of the frame with vthe contents of the shock former engaged with the ground, and means for moving the shock former backwardly with respect to the frame to temporarily compensate for the forward travel of the frame when the shock former has been turned to the said upright position and the said compressing means has been released.

17. In a harvesting machine, in combination, a traveling frame, a trough shaped shockZ former carried by the frame and normallycccupying a horizontal bundle collecting position, means acting to laterally compress the contents of the shock former,

imeans acting successively to turn the shock former end for end and to tilt the shock former to an upright position for the discharge of its load through its top by the a carrying wheel supporting the outer end of the arm, a tilting cradle mounted on the arm, and means acting simultaneously on both the inner and outer ends of the arm for moving the arm relatively to the frame parallel to the direction of travel of the frame.

19. In a shock former, in combination, a traveling frame, an arm projecting laterally outward from one sideof the frame, a tilting cradle mounted on the arm, said cradle normally occupying a substantially horizontal position with its axis parallel to the direction of travel of the frame and having an open end, means for tilting the cradle about the arm to an upright position and power-actuated means acting on the outer end of the arm to move the cradle longitudinally with respect to the said frame when the cradle reaches said upright posi-` tion.

- LOUIS ANDERSON. Viitnesses:

CHARLES B. GILLSON, RUTH RINGLE.

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