US1202163A

US1202163A - Sump-hopper.

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Publication number: US1202163A
Application number: US6739315A
Authority: US
Inventors: William Coan
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1915-12-17
Filing date: 1915-12-17
Publication date: 1916-10-24
Anticipated expiration: 1933-10-24

Description

W. COAN.

SUM? HOPPER. APPLICATIDN FILED 056.17. 19h).

Patented Oct. 24, 1916.

3 SHEETS-SHEET I.

Patented Oct. 24, 1916.

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W. COAN.

SUMP HOPPER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 17| |915.

W. COAN.

SUMP HOPPER.

APPLICATION FILED nec. I1. 1915.

Patented Oct. 24, 1916.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3- Z I/ m //\\\\\V/////% WILLIAM COAN, OF VINCENNES, INDIANA.

SUMP-HOPPER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Ost. 24, 1916;

Application led December 17, 1915. Serial No. 67,393.

p same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to sump hoppers forcoal mine shafts, and has for its object to provide an arrangement for salvaging the coal from the sump in a simple, cheap and effectual manner.

With` this object in view, the invention consists in the novel construction of the sump hopper, in the novel construction and arrangement of the shifting rails and in the general arrangement and combination of the parts, all of which will be'first fully described and afterward specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

.Referring to the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 isa vertical longitudinal sectional View through a pair vof mine shafts illustrating a sump hopper in each and a mine car in position to receive coal from one of the sump hoppers. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the same. Fig. 3 is a horizontalsectional view through the shafts looking down into the sumps.

Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse sectional View through one of the shafts and its sump illustrating the shifting rails out of their normal position. Fig. 5 `is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through onev of the shafts and its sump illustrating the shifting rails out of their normal position. vn

Like Vnumerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several gures in which: y

1 and 2 indicate two mine shafts having the usual standards or frame pieces 3.

4 indicates the vertical guides between which the elevators or ycars 5, ,and sump hoppers slide, said elevatorsor cars k5 and sump hoppers 6 being provided with slides 7 and 8 as shown in- Figs. 1v and 2. l v

9 and 10 indicates the sumps of theshafts which Vare really pockets atA the bottom .of the shafts below the mine' carl'tracks andare provided for the purpose of catching coal which is jolted andY falls from the cars.-

Each of the sumps 9 and 10 is provided with a sump hopper 6 which as sho-wn on the right of Fig. 1 is normally disposed within yeach sump'so as to receive the coal falling from the shafts 1 and 2, said sump hoppers 6 being provided with suitable chains 11 for ready connection with the shaft elevators or cars as also illustrated in Fig. 1.

' The sump hopper 6 being of sufficient' size tocatch all" of the coal falling through the shaft, it is essential that the mine car tracks be removed in order to allow the sump hopper to be raised in the shaft, and` this is accomplishe'd in the following manner: The stationary mine car rails 12 terminate at the shafts 1 and 2 as will be seen from the accompanying drawings. Hingedly mounted at 13 at each side of the sumps and at a point below the plane of the stationary rails V11 are shifting

rails

14 and 15, which-by reason of the crank shafts 16', operatinglevers 17 and links 1S can be shifted out of their normal position shown in Fig. 2 into their retracted position shown in Fig. 4. When the shifting

rails

14 and 15 are shifted into position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, theyrare brought into'alinement with the stationary rails v12. When however the shifting rail 14 is moved into this position, 'a space occurs between .the

contiguous ends

19 and 20 of the

rails

14 and 15 as shown in Fig. 5, said space or opening being caused by the vertical guide 4, which as is shown in drawing eXn tendswithin the shaft and sump. In order to close up this space or opening between the contiguous ends of the shifting rails when the same are moved into alinementwith the stationary rails 12,' the shifting'rail 14 is mounted on links 21 positioned and arranged asV shown, so that said rail14 is capable of beingshifted longitudinally of the shaft as each of the shafts 1 and 2 are providedfwith longitudinallyl shifting rails 14 which when shiftedv move ytoward eachother. longitudinal)movement of Y.the .rails v14 createsal space or opening betweenthe' ends Thisl f'said rails 14 andv the contiguous'edsof 'l lio cars are run on the rails into the shafts to bey loaded on to the elevator on car 5. This continuous operation causes a considerable quantity of the coal to fall into the sump hoppers 6. Wrhen said hoppers are full of i coal and it becomes necessary to raise the same, the pivoted rail sections 22 are swung out of alinement with the shifting and thev stationary-rails, and each of the longitudinally shifting rails 14 is shifted into position shown in Fig. 5 thusallowing them to clear the vertical guides 4 when the shifting rails 14 and l5 are shifted into position shown in Fig. 4 which is accomplished by throwing theoperating levers 17 from posil tion shown in Fig. 2 into position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4. `The shifting rails being in retracted position shown in Fig. 4, are` out of the way of the sump hopper 6, which is then connected to the elevator or cage 5 by means of the chains ll, and the sump hopper 6 is raised into position shown on the left of Fig. 1. The shifting rails 14 and l5 and the pivoted rail sections 22 are then brought into their normal position by reversing the operation just described and a car is run onto the shifting rails into position shown on the left of Fig. l. The coal from the sump hopper 6 is then dumped into the car in a manner which will be now y described.

. in Fig. 2 to` dump the coal into the car directly thereunder, the yokes 32 acting as Y f stops to limit the swing of the bottom sections ina `manner which will be clearly understood.` When the car has received the coal from the sump hopper, it is run out of the shaft or into thenext shaft yto be loaded on the elevator orcar 5, while the shifting tracksin the'shaft vunder the dumped sump tion to allow the sum-p hopper to Vagain enter the sump,` after which the shifting tracks are again moved into their normal operative position to receive the mine cars for loading on to the elevator or cage, which operation continues until the sump hopper again becomes filled with coal falling from the mine cars.

Having thus described the invention, it is evident that the same is susceptible to changes and alterations in the construction and arrangement of the parts and I consider myself clearly entitled to all such changes and modifications as fall within the limit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim- 1. A device of the character ldescribed including a mine shaft elevator car operable in a mine shaft, a sump hopper within the sump of a mine shaft and means for connection between said sump hopper and said elevator car. i

2. A device of the character described in cluding a mine shaft elevator car operable in a mine shaft, a sump hopper within the sump of a mine shaft, means for connection between said sump hopper and said elevator car and removable rail sections in said mine shaft above the sump.

' 3. A device of the character described including a mine car operable in a mine shaft, a sump hopper operable in the sump of the mine shaft and capable of connection with the elevator car, said sump hopper including means for dumping its contents. y

.4. A device of the character described including` a mine shaft elevator car operable `in a mine shaft, a sump hopper operable in thesump of the mine shaft, and capable of connection with the elevator car, said sump hopper including means for dumping its contents, yand removable rail sections above the sump.

5. The combination with an elevator car,

operable in a mine shaft, and a mine car entering the mine shaft of a sump hopper removably arranged in the sump of the mine shaft, and means of connection between said elevator car .and said sump hopper.

6. The combination with an elevator car operablein a mine shaft and a. mine car entering the mine shaft of a sump hopper in the sump of the mine shaft and removable therefrom with said elevator car, and removable track Sections for said mine car in said mine shaft above the sump.

7. The combination with an elevator car operable in a mine shaft and a mine car entering the mine shaft of a sump hopper in the sump of the mine shaft and removable therefrom with lthe elevator car, said sump hopper including means for dumping its contents into said mine car.

8.7The combination with an elevator-'car Operable inea shaft and amine entering the mine shaft of a sump hopper in the sump of the mine shaft and removable therefrom With the elevator car, said sump hopper including means for dumping its contents into said mine car and removable rail sections for said mine car in said mine shaft above the sump.

9. A sump hopper for mine shafts including means for connection with amine shaft elevator car and including means for dumping its contents into a mine car in combination with removable track sections for the mine car disposed normally above the sump hopper. l

10. The combination with a sump hopper in a mine shaft and a mine car for'receiving the contents of the sump hopper of laterally movable track sections for the mine car above the sump hopper.

l1. The combination With a sump hopper in a mine shaft and a mine car for receivingr the contents of the sump hopper of longitudinally movable track sections for the lfor the mine car above the sump hopper.

13. The combination with a sump hopper in a mine shaft and a mine car for receiving* the contents of the sump hopper of hinged track sections for the mine car above the sump hopper. Y.

In testimony whereof, I aiiX my signature, in presence of tvvo Witnesses. Y

WILLIAM COAN.

Witnesses: Y

CHARLES UNGER, ROBERT L. CLARK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patenti.

' Washington, D. C.