US1259583A

US1259583A - Coal-storage apparatus.

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Publication number: US1259583A
Application number: US12516516A
Authority: US
Inventors: Henry Adams
Original assignee: ADAMS COAL MACHINERY Co
Current assignee: ADAMS COAL MACHINERY Co
Priority date: 1916-10-12
Filing date: 1916-10-12
Publication date: 1918-03-19
Anticipated expiration: 1935-03-19

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n; ADAMSQ COl STORAGE APPARATUS.

PPLIFATIQI FILED OCT. l2. 1916. Mal-i..

H; ADAMS. COAL STRAGE APPARATUS.

[325995831 "Pf-Chmn FILED' DCT' 2' l9Mi- Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

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UNIIED .STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY ADAMS, OF NEW LONDON. CONNECTICUT. ASSIGNOR TO THE ADAMS COAL MACHINERY COMPANY. OF NEW LONDOIL CONNECTICUT CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF COAL-STORAGE APPARATUS.

Application led October 12. 1X6.

LontlothA in tht- 'county ot New' London tutti State ot tfonnttiittut. huw* inrcntvt'l rortuin now :tuti ust-tui Iut|n-o\t*iut*nt in Coul-Storugu Appzirutus. oi whit-h tht* following is.:t specification.

Vlhiti inwntiou rolt-xiv to t-oul Ivins or pooltots` :intl tuoi-t* purtitfulurlv to .tptmrutus wherein tht* coul mtu ht loutlvtl :intl uulotttltd with tht* lvzuzt in iuri' to tht* coul.

lin tht* storugt* ot' t'oul it has hvtouu* futiliu piohlein to so mort* tht* rotti tlutt tht* suine Can be huntilt-tl with tht* lvust hrvulttxgt* to tho Coal. lt has hwu 'touufl tlutt. tint* to thv weight otl tml :ttul tht* Colivvuitnct* of storing t'lu* suittt* in pilt*.`V ot' grunt ultittulu,

.the weight ot' tht* coul ultim* is Vitin-ioni: to

considerably frut'tui't* tht pint-tm' nwtr tht* l')0tt'01i'1`;'it has furthtu* lu*t*n fount'l thut when in theremornl of coultht* sunu is tlruwn 'front the bottouLtht* ruhhing untl scrupintf of .tltc'piocvs upon ont* uuothfu is :ttcompuniotl with wry dotriuwntul ros-nits: :intl it.

i'tlnovttl of tht* tzoztlt'rtuu suth tutornitiu pilns be l't*:1tlil uct'ouu'ilislwtl without tht* accompanying injuriou 1 ut'tion on ilu* hvttvr irutlvsor' lurgt* coul. To thiv tutti. u Stoi'uut* hin is ploi'itlttl hitting- :t .unppliv tomi ut out* sith* for f *t*tliu tr tht* von] to'tlu* hin. :t plu i'ztlit;y of imtllcs in suitl hin whith urt* lisn posvti :it various levelS-iu saliti hin :unl ol turying vxtvnt. on which und hy nwuus ot which tht* con] is supportati to roliuve the lowvrly Situuttti portions oi. vcoal from the wright of tht* coul tuutrtl uhovt* it. :nul furtluu-utort* to tlvct'vusv. it not t*ntirt*l v prevvnt. tht* iujurou1- i*t*. ||lts :tm-oinpuuyiug tht` avulunching ol' coul whtui tht* stunt* is rumored Specification of Letters Patent.

Puttntvtl Mul'. 1 9. 1918.

Serti-ti No. 125.1654

trout tht top. :tml :t dichurge nien'iher at; tht* uthvr tutti ol tht* hin for thv! removal of tht' voui.

Out* ot' the* nutin ftetituros otl the present intention iS tht* tht* hin. t

Thos@ :unl otht-.r fvutuluu. cupubilitivs tutti utlruntugvu of' tht* 'invention will appmti trout tht* suhjoint-tl titscription ot specific tunhotliuouhI tht-rmi ilhbttuttvl in tht* uC- wotuptuti'iu;r thuwi'itgs. in which Figur@ 11i l u sottiouul tliutrt'tnunutit: View illnstt'ttting tht` rolutiw* position oi tht* tintin t*lt*nit*ut'.f ot ont* tmhotliuwnt ottht* prvsent, uppumtih. i

illustrutiug' tht* rt*lzttiie position oi the. intliIi *l *uu*nt;\l ot .-tnotht-r vnihotlinwnt of tho prost*nt iuvntion.

lu tht* tuuhotiinuuir I howu in Figs. l :unl 2 thon* i illustrutotl u uutin outtuhousing inf-losing u pltuulit'i ot' hing ti. (iiuposerl :1diuront to out*v unothvr. tht* hins boing provitltwl with u suituhlt* rouunon roof intunlwr T :intl huving u long thoir i'Our UntiS :t truck \\':t v hot wht-ti tht* rui-ls il ot' which un opening' 10 is px-twitlotl. tht* trurkwuy S boing pro- \'itlt* l to :ut'ouiutotlutuu l uitul ltcoal Currier ll h muuu oi' whirh tht* 'cotti is ctuiitltl t0 tht*l hit, lluth ol tht* bins t3 is piotidd with :1 .utpply tout such :ts the spiral chute 1; ot .\t;tntl:u'tl t-onstruttion con'imtuucatin :t Chutt* 12. muy vonvvuivntly ho disehttrgd provision ot tht*l litt'tlios' -inl AS is woll known with tht* coul digcl'ittrged theron'wvill grztduully Conwy the coal down to the Hoon Th(` coul curriers 11 are portions of coal of the weightrof the coal .disposed above, the same, and, furthermore,

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second 4removed from the Y l "elongated baille plate there is disposed a At' the front- .formed a front wall member 17, in the pres The construction yformin the main feature of the present invention is the provision of the baffle plates now'to be described. The baille plates are intended to relieve the lower `p,l, decrease, if not entirelyprevent, the in of coal. Eachof t with a plurality of ba jarious effects resultinlfrom the avalanch f e bins 6 is provided es, designated gem l erally by the referencecharacter B, which are spaced from one another and disposed at different levels to o e another. These bafdes may either ybe of the same length or of different lengths, as illustrated inthe present instance,to best snit the conditions cncountered. In the presen. .instance there is provided an upper elongated baille plate 20 which extends from a point a little rearwardly of the middle of a bin '6 and in a ownward direction, to the cross piece 18 top..' Belov1 the -short bailleA plate 21 extending 4from a point approximately below thclmiddleof the baille plate 20 downwardly in a forward dircctipn to the cross piece 18 disposed below the "cross piece to which the baille plate 20 extends. Below the short baille plate 21 .there is another similar inylength and position to the baille -plate20 and extending forwardly to a cross pie 18 disposed below the baille plate 2,1. Below, the baille plate 22 there is again a short baille plate 23, similar to the bal'llle plate 21,"which extends rearwardly -to the cross piece 18 (-lisposedbelow-the AbaflleplateI 22, and below the baille plate 23 there 1s another elongated baille plate 24 and a 'short baille plate 25,- similar to the baille plates 22 and23, respectively, and `also extel'ijdiinbl for` wardly to cross pieces 18 disposed below one another. Below the baille plate 25 there is theloor member 26, which extends from 'a point a little above the bottom 1 5 and a little forwardly of the front end of the floor member 13 downwardly to the lowermost cross piece 18 at the front of the bin 6. Between the rear end of the floor member 26 and the -front end ol the floor member 113 vthere is provided a doorway which may be `bers 13 and 26 ber "17, in the iof which terminate in eloligatcd baille plate. 22 'the middle of the chute E;

Leagues ed on the floor member 13 is to be removed,

the door 27 is opened, a coal conveyor 29 moved underneath the oiening formed between the screen 28 an floor member 13 whereby the better grades of large coal slide froml the floor member 13 'against the screen 28 and then are dccctcd into 29, while the fine coal and coal dust will drop through the screen 28 and not be dis charged into the conveyor 42f). '.heballleplates 2O to 25 inclusive and the floor inempreferably are disposed at a double angle relative to the lront wall n|empresentdnstance the saine being inclined downwardly from right to left looking; at the front of the apparatus as shownlby the line 20 showingr the upper edges of such' bellies and downwardly in a forward direction, as clearly illustrated in Figs, l and 3. The-inclination of the bailleplates and floor members is preferably greater than the natural repose inclination of a pile of coal.

`o r' removing the coal that may collect on the baille-plates20 to 25 inclusive and the floor member 26 the door members 19 will the con veyei" be opened and the coal then discharged into the chute E having this staggered manually inclined baille-

plates

30 and 31, to retard andbreak the forceofjthe face of the coal,

ends of which are disposed adjacent to the several cross-pieces 18, and the lower ends a line approximatel),r downwardly inclined partitions 31, the upper ends of which are secured to the front wall 32 of the chute E, and the lower ends of which extend toa point approximately the middle of the distance between the lower ends of the two, adjacent rear partitions 30.

The doors 19, as illustrated in Fig.' 2,'yare ,each provided with a lever 33 which is pivotally connected to a bracket 34 'disposed adjacent to a door 19 and having aslottedportion engaging and cooperating with the pin 36 secured to the door 19. By means of these levers 33 the several doors may independently of one another be opened. v

The operationeel the foregoing apparatus is substantially as follows: The coal is fed to the several bins 6 by means ofthe coal conveyors 11 which discharge the coal onto the several spiral chutes 12, which spiral chutes 12 in turn discharge the coal into the bins 6, piling the same therein, first to cover 'lao and the front lll tlufloor member lll and then the lloor member 2li, and so lon upwardly 'so that the several lmllles will eat'h curry iL port-iolrof the coal. ln this wayl il will be Seen that the lower por! ione olE coul will. be relieved Ol' the wright it the eoal disposed above the saine when the coal is being supplied to the bins lrel'erablyv1 olf' course, the doors 27 and lil n ill be einst-tl. Aller the bine have been lillml and il then desired to remove the coal, it will then he desirable to. start the rulnoral ol'fthe coal at the top. In other words, when remmingithe l'irst load of Coal the ul'ipern'iost doors i9 will lirst be Opened -while thtl others are still closed, whereupon the (foal that is disposed on the baille :'20 and rearwardly thereot will flow Yfrom the Same into the elme E, the coal passing down the that@ ll by thawing;l jtroni the several partitions l to the partitions 3l and-back again. to the partitions 30 untilthe same reaches the loiret-mit partition. 37, from which it will be iliszehareed into any Suitable coal re- -eeplai-le, such as the coal conveyer 38.' After the roal has been removed from all of the ballies and the floor member 2li, and it may then be desired to remove the coaldrom the tloor member 18 as already explained, the door-27 may then be' opened and coal new from the hoor member 13 to thesereen 28 and then into the conveyor 29.

v 'lt will he seen from the foregoing' that as vthe coal tlows tromv the .several baiiles, it

will not rub up against the portions or heaps oi' coal above the same; that furthermore the coal will not be subjected tothe inju rions aralanehinp; effect which is partienlarly disastrone when. coal flows down from a very high pile oi eoalyand that .still furthermore the lower portions oi eoal will not be subjected to the enori'nous strain otsupport ing all oi" the upper portions ot' Coal.

The embodiment illustrated in Fig. 3 compriees essentially a main outer housing 5 inelohing a. plurality otbins G similar to the mnlaidimenl illustrated in Fig. L the bins. beinen provided with a suitable common roof member 7 and having along their rear ends a traekway S to accommodate a coal Carrier 1l. between the rails 9 ot which an opening 10 is provided. Each of the bins 6 in the present embodiment is provided withY a chute 40, liavingrthe inwardly .in clined staggered baille plates 5P. 'And suoli rhute'l() extends.down to an iuc'lined'i'ifmr member 2l exiemfling from the rear wall. 14; 'of a bin approximately `to the middle ot' thebottom 15 (hereof, `an l*at a `greater n n- ;le than the natu `al repose iiielimition ot' the eoal. By menne ot' the retardation and ba'llling ol the "falling unal in its passage by' gravity down the rhule l0.- as is well l'cn'own in the art. the Coal will be piled up in the bins 5 with very little it any injury to the coal.

might to lett looking at the front of the'bine4 The i'ront of each the bins G provided with a front wall member 17 similar tothe wall member 17 ot the embodiment illustrated in Fig. l, which wall i'neinber 17 Vtoi-uis a closure for but. one-halt -side ot each lbin. the other halt being equipped with the coal discharging means l),

The ehute 2l() aforesaid, together with the diedi-arge means and'coal battle-plate about to be described ot the present embodiment, form the main variations from the embodiment illustrated in Fig. 1. The ballie-plate ot the present embodiment, designated generally by B comprises essentially an upper baille. plateg-ll which extends from a point substantially the middle of' the bin G', and is inclined toward what is the front of: FigA 3, as indicated by the rear 'eide line 20 of the baiefpiates then forwardly in a down.- 'ward direction through and beyond the vail member 17 to the vertical partition 432 formed between the discharging

chutes

13 and 44. Below the baliloplate 41,-and sub* stautia-lly parallel thereto, there is formed an auxiliary baille-plate which begins a little rearwardly ofthe bathe-plate 41 and terminates a little forwardly of the rear end ot the baiie plate 4l. Below the baie-plate 4L spaced apart from, but in alinement with. and therefore substantially forming a continuation ot, the bathe-plate 45, is dis-l posed the baHie-plate 4K6 which extends parallelwith the batlie plate l1 and through the wall members 17 to the verticalpartition at? formed between therdischarging chutes 44e and 48. Below the auxiliary batlie plate 45 and parallel thereto. there isformed an auxiliary battle plate 49 beginning' a little.

rearwardly ot the rear end of the bailie plate '.45 and terminating' a little rearwardly or" the front end of the baiile plate 45.- Below the baille plate lli spaced from, but in alinement with, and therefore substantially forming a continua-tion of, theauxiliary baille plate EL there is Jformed the loor member 50 which extends to the wall mem' bei' 1T and constitutes the rear 1wall member oi the Chute 4S.

The baliie plates el, 5, 4G, if) and floor members 13 andO all have a double incli nation similar to the ballie plates 20 to 25 inclusive of thel embodiment 'ilhlstrated fin Fig. l. that is. incliningir downwardly'from il@downwardly from the real-to the front ot' the bins 6', and at an inclination greater than lhe'natural repose inclination of coal, as indicated bythe line 20'.:

The rear end ot the tloor member 50 iS:`

disposed a litt-le Jforwardly of the 'front end nl' lhe'llooimember 1?/ between whichthere islormed a doorway provided in the present. Instant-e with the sliding door 27. Below the sliding door 27 and substantially parallel thereto is formed the screen 28'. The

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r-e-eeiring the coal es it plurality @E plurality El E' binntion of e, loin having an opening in one side; u means for discharging coal into the hin nt n perl; remote from saliti eide; zt floor member in the bin slopingr lfronx the part in which' coul is diselmrgerfl to :in intermediate perl', el tile bin; zi second lloor member slop ing to Suid opening :md having its upper enrl rliepoemrl neer and higher 'than-the lower enel olf the lil 5t named Hoor member; und :L dem' previilml between tlie lower enti of the liret inlined iloor member and 'tile upper enti ell' the Second floor n'iember.

5i A. coul :storage apparatus comprising a plurality of bins, u spiral Chute et the en-v trance tol eaeli bin for receiving the coal to supply the 5eme to the bin, L staggered chute et the (liselmrgre end of eueh bin for receiving tile eenl. d sehergetl from the sanne, and n. plurality bini. disposed in each bin for reeelving the eonl es it iS supplied by the iii-el nliofle tl elly te relieve the lower 'the weightol the upper per one eeel el poulains elf' f v nd te protect the coal from elle 'l (Ene to avalaneliing.

ce.; Q up *entuscemprising nl ity olt laire; zi spiral chute at the ezltra; l to eeen i fer receiving the suelto .mppy time seme to lille bin, a staggered chiite zit-tire clieiljirge end of each bin for rece1ving the coal disei ergefl plurality of' bellies disge'sexl in each loin for :is supplied. by the spiral thereby to relieve the lower portions of eozil of the weight of thejupper portions oft' coal and to protect the Goal from the serious injuries clue te avelzmeliing, and floors disposed edi-teem to eeeli balle and cooper-al' g between the and the lante for 'clieeliarging the esel, from the iie'iles to the chute imflepenrlently ef one anagpparatis eoniprissig e ira?. chute et the en y meh/ing the coal te ply the smnete gie ig staggered chute .fit he iieeliarge end ef'f each bin for reeeiv ing the coul. discharged from the Same, a liales; iposed in each loin for the eonl es it is supplied by the to relieve the lower porstorage i ,im :5p

" er L reserving: Spiral. chute thereby v 'tiene ef enel. of the Weight of the upper portions of' coal and protect the coal from elle serious injuries due to avalenelfii'ng, a, of doors one aflgaeent to each lo file7 ariel levers from the same, a'

lfer eetnting said doors' so that the doors may be actuated 'independently of'one another.

l1. A coal storage apparatus, means for supplying coal thereto, .a plurality ot' bullies disposed. in Suid apparatus and positioned to receive the coal from Suid. Supplying means, there beinlgu discharge end plete for each of said bullies, the ends el' the bullies. re moved from llie supplying ine-mis coperating willi the discharge ends to permit the discharge olf coni freni tile lieliiea, the liinliies being disposed nte lonble :ingle of' ineliii tien ineli'iingr (lownn'nrtlly 'lrmn me Side te the other und also from (lie supplying means :lmvnwnrrlly toward the discharge end.

l2. 1'\ eouljstorage :qmail-Mus, means for supplying coul thereto, n. plurality el lief-- fles; disposed in saliti apparatus und positioned to receive the zoal from titi supply` ing meansy there living; n lisenznt, A 'lor mieli of Enid lmllles7 the ends; e fire bei lies removed from llie Supplying mezns eoopernling willi the liseixnrgge ende to 'permit the liSe'nu'ge ol' anni from elle baliee, til bullies, being" i mend et u double rw inclination inczlii'iiiggr f l -vr xwur flly f side to the other :mil l o from tir? ing;u 'means ilon-nvmrf y towerehnrge enfl, vthe. :ingle olf' inclination of Seial belles beingT greater than the natural repose inclination of the coni.

1 3. A. coal storage apparatus having; :i supply opening ut one end nml a discharge :1t the opposite end thereof, :L plurality of milles disposed in seid apparatus of 'verying length in position to rece-ive the coal from said supply opening and cooperating with the discharge to permit the 'iselmrge or' the coal from Such discharge, the baille@ extending to Said rliselmrge.

'14. A eoei Storage apparet@ supply opening et one end and a. leenerg., :it tlie`o1iposite enel tliereef5 a plural battles disposed in seid apparatus e vary ing length in position to receive: tile Geel from Said supply opening and eoperet'ing 'with the diriehnrge to permit the iseimrge of the coal from such discharge, the several liillles lie'ii'igof liferent lengths to liest Suit the renditions eneozmtererl and extending to the discharge.' MS.