US1300810A

US1300810A - Dumping-body.

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Publication number: US1300810A
Application number: US23140118A
Authority: US
Inventors: Alonzo C Ballou
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1918-04-29
Filing date: 1918-04-29
Publication date: 1919-04-15
Anticipated expiration: 1936-04-15

Description

A. c. BALLOU.

DUMPING BODY.

APPLICATION FILED APR.29 I918. 1 300,810; Patented Apr. 15,1919.

2 SHEETSSHEET L if wtw BY A. c. BALLOU.

I D UMPING BODY.

' APPLICATION FILED APR. 29. I918. 1,300,810. Patented Apr. 15,1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

' ALONZO o. BALLOU, or LYNGHBURG, VIRGINIA.

' DUMPlNG BoDY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 15, 1919.

Application filed April 29, 1218. Serial No. 231,401.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALoNzo O. BALLoU, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lynchburg, in the county of Campbell and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dumping-Bodies, of which the following is a specification.

This invention'relates to dumping bodies for railway ears, mining cars and automobile trucks, and particularly to the dumping mechanism for such bodies.

A principal object of this invention is to 7 provide a dumping mechanism for cars and trucks which will dumpfrom either side with equal ease.

Another object is to provide a dumping I mechanism which will first open the side of a car fully, then will dump the load, with the open side acting as a chute for the material.

A third object in mind is to construct a dumping body either of whose sides may be held open to facilitate cleaning or repairing without dumping the body.

2 A further object is to make a dumping car which will be adaptable for handling a great variety of materials, such as dirt, sand,

ore, crushed rock, and grains and vegetables.

' In order to attain-these objects, I construct the dumping body somewhat as shown in the drawings which accompany and form a 4 part of this specification. It is to be understood,however, that a drawing isnecessarily somewhat diagrammatic in character and that the dictates of what is known as good design are not always followed. The

I accompanying drawing is to be regarded then as merely illustrative, and is not to be.

considered from any other viewpoint. I may wish to depart materially from the drawing in many details to obtain a superior form of dumping body and wish to be limited only by the claims hereto appended.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is an end elevation of one embodiment of my invention, showing in dotted lines the dumping position of the body;

Fig.2 is a similar view of the opposite end of the body showing the parts in locked position;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the dumping body;

Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the same with parts broken away showing the body in the act of being dumped;

Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrow;

0 Fig. 6 is a detail elevation, partly in section, showing the dumping lever in neutral position on the body;

Fig. 7 is a perspective showing the dumpmg lever and its connecting levers; and

Fig. 8 is a bottom plan view of the frame which supports the dumping body, this view being on a reduced scale.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a supporting frame and B a carrier or tilting body held upon the frame.

The numerallO designates the two side members and 11 the two end members of the rectangular frame A. (See Fig. 8). Four spaced cross-pieces 12 in groupsof two, one group near each end of the frame A and secured thereto, are also provided. These cross-pieces are lighter than the frame members, and are provided not only to strengthen the frame, but to support and receive rocking arms or links, as willbe seen. The rocking arms or links mentioned are designated by the numeral 14, and are pivoted attheir lower ends to bolts 13 which pass through the ends of the cross-pieces 12. The upper ends of the rocking arms or linksl t are pivoted bybolts 14 which are secured to the dumping body proper beyond the sides.

There are two pairs of the rocking arms 14., corresponding to the two pairs of crosspieces 12, the arms of each pair crossing each other as shown. These arms are the connecting linksor medium between the frame A and the body B, and being of equal length and free to move about their axes, allow the body B to swing to either side of the frame. At the same time, these rocking arms prevent the body from, swinging farther than is desirable, that is, farther than about sixty to seventy-five degrees, swinging into contact as they do with the frame A between the cross-pieces 12, as shown in Fig. 1.

from each other so as to include the ends of the rocking arms 1-1. It will be seen that the braces 16 and the cross-pieces12 are analogous in function, the former providing attaching means for the upper ends of the rocking arms or links to the body, the latter providing attaching means for the lower ends of said arms to the frame. Spacing sleeves 13 mounted on bolts 13, and similar sleeves 16 on bolts 14c, are employed to maintain the rocking arms 14 in their proper position upon their axes during dumping.

[It will be understood that the sides 19 of the body are the only parts which swing outwardly prior to the actual dumping operation. These sides 19 each have rigidly secured to them legs 15 which are pivoted near their middle points upon the bolts 14:.

These legs being secured to the sides 19 swing with the latter until they come in contact with the bottom 17 of the body thus serving as stops. Then the sides can move no farther, and are held in the plane of the bottom 17 so as to act as a chute for the material dumped. All this is clearly seen in Fig. t. In the normal position of the body, the legs 15 rest upon the outer cross-pieces 12 as Fig. '3'indicates. rlVhen so resting they hold the body in place upon the frame and prevent premature dumping, The legs do not meet the cross-pieces perpendicularly but at an angle. As Fig. 3 shows, the legs 15 swing between the sleeves 16" and the extended ends of the braces16. Hence, each of the bolts 1 1 holds together the ends of two braces 16, one rocking arm 14:, one leg 15 and one sleeve 16.

One of the" ends18 of, the body B is provided on its upperedge 18 with projections 1 or teeth 20fo1 interlocking engagement with the actuating mechanism to .be' described.

drawing illustrate-s.- 'These'teeth are preferably formed integrally with the end 18, thus assuring strengthand rigidity. The upper edge of end 18 between teeth 20 is cut out so as to be below the level of edge 18, thus providing a seat 21 for the reception of the dumping lever and connected parts.

The actuating mechanism consists of a dumping lever 27 with a flared base 28 for strength, secured by rivets or pins 26 to a rocking frame, whichrests upon the edges 18 and in the seat 21. This rocking frame is rectangular in general outline, being made up of bars 24, connected together near each end as at 25. When the dumping lever stands in an upright position, the rocking frame at its base lies upon the'edge 18 bearing thereupon near each end outside the teeth 20, the bars 24 inclosing the teeth. lVhen the lever is rocked in either direction, one end of the frame will be lifted and will swing about the other end as an axis, which Fig. d clearly illustrates. 7

As was said above, the frame 24 is held'at each end by parts 25. Now these parts 25 are the inturned ends of two bent rods 29 which connect the operating lever with the sides of the body and hence provide means for the dumping thereof. Each rod'29 is pivoted at one end 25 to the frame 2%,has a transverse portion 30 extending along the end of the body, and a longitudinal portion 31 extending at right angles to30 along the side of the body and through bearing openings 15 in the legs 15. The opposite end of portion 31 remote from the operating lever is bent at right angles to form the transverse portion 32 which is also parallel to portion 30. The extreme end of portion 32 is bent to form a hook terminal'33, which engages with a pin 34 jutting from the. end 18. The elements 33'and 34L constitute a latching means for the sides when in closed position. Recesses'20 are provided in the upper edge 18 of the end18- adjacent the teeth 20 jtO receive the inturned ends 25 of. therods 29 so that said ends riding in said recesses constitute the fulcrumson which the frame 2 1 swings.

The operation of the above-described parts willfnow be clear. When the lever 27 is pulled in either direction, the frame 24: will rock on the fulcrums 20', and release the hook terminal 33 from the pin 34. Continned movement of the lever will force one ofthe sides 19 open, turning by means of its legs 15 upon 14: as an axis. The other side 19 will be held tightly closed. The other rod 29 will hold the'lever with the fulcrum 25 in the recess 20 and will remain secured at'its end 33 to itspin 34." When the legs 15 swing against the underside of the body, the side 19can move no farther, and it extends outin the position shown in Fig. {1. When the side lets down, a portion of the load rolls out on 'the side giving added weight to that side, and with a light pressure downwardly on the side the body me'talin part or throughout thebody with out departing from my invention. Such employment will benecessary when constructing dumping carswhich are to carry heavy or abrasive material such as sand.- On the other hand, wood might be a more desirable material when handling loose. earth, -vege-.

table' products; etc.

.Various changes might be' made in the shape of the teeth 20,;or .inthe size thereof to insure interlocking of therrocking frame 24: therewith.'.-Moreover, the ends of the legs 15 instead ofwbeing finished straight might be made rocker-shaped to reduce the friction with the cross-pieces 12 when starting to dump; Rollers'might be placed on the ends of these legs with the same idea in mindJ A great manyoth'er changes in arrangement, form and construction of the various parts might be resorted to to improve upon the construction illustrated. I wish-to claim as my right to make all such changes whichcome fairly within the realm of-mechanicalskill. I

:W ith this understanding, What I-claim is 1. A dumping body comprising a frame,a body tiltable on the frame, s'wingable sides on thebody, and'an actuating mechanism for-the sides, said mechanism including amanually operable lever, -rods connecting the lever'to the sides, and latching means forsaid rods, said.sides being held closed by the latching means when the lever is in neutral position and being manipulated singly by the movement of said lever to either side of the neutral position. 1

-21 A dumping body including a frame, a

tiltable carrier body mounted upon the framesides pivotally carriedby saidbody, legs-secured to the sides and extending below to the frame, said legs supportingthe body when in the neutralposition and acting as-stopsforsaid sides when the body is being dumped, and alever-operated mech- Y anism connected with-said side's and coopcrating with the legs to swing either side open linto thehplane of the bottom of said body and hold the other. side in place,:the ar-. rangement being'such thatbut one side can be swung at one time.-

3. A dumping body including a frame, a

tiltable carrier body mounted upon .the

frame, sides pivotally carried by said body, and actuating mechanism connected to. sald sldes, said mechanism providing means for opening either of the sides and holding the same fixed relative to the body while the body is tilted, said sides when open forming a continuation of the bottom of the body and serving as a chute and stops secured to each side and operating to automatically engage with the underside of the body to hold the sides in alinement with the bottom thereof.

4. A body for dumping material including a frame, a pair of swingable crossed links pivoted near each end of the frame, a carrier body pivoted to the-upper ends of said crossed links, swingable sides on said body, legs secured to the sides and turnable about the axes of the upper ends of-the crossed links, said legs normally standing on the frame, and an actuating mechanism connected with the sides.

5 A dumpingbody comprising a frame, a carrier body tiltable thereon, and an actuating mechanism, said frame including two pairs of cross-pieces fixed thereon, one pair near each end of the frame, pivots extending between the ends of each pair, said carrier having two pairs of braces underneath its bottomand extending beyond the sides thereof, the braces corresponding to the cross-pieces and having similar pivots at their ends, and crossed linksat each end of the body, said links having openings near their ends and receiving the pivots in said openings.

6. A dumping body comprising a frame,

a'body, crossed links arranged in pairs atbody, said'means being brought into engagea 1 115 ment with the frame when the, sides are in closed position to support the body above, the. frameindependently of the links.

.7. A dumping body comprising a frame, aebody tiltableon the frame',swingable sides onthebody,and an actuating mechanism, sald mechanlsm including a manually operable lever, and rods connecting the said lever to said sides, said lever having two fixed axesv from either of which the nearer side is manipulated. 1 r

.8. A dumping body comprising a frame, a carrier bodyv having swingable sides tiltablethei'eon', and an actuating mechanism,

K said m chanism including a hand-operated a having fixed ends and bottom and swingable,

lever-connected with said sides, said lever having two :fixed axes from which the two sides are manipulated and'between which-it is shiftable.

9. A dumping body including aframe,a

carrier body tiltable onithe frame, and having swingahle sides-and fixed ends,.and bottom, andan actuating mechanism, including a hand-operated lever seated upon one of the. ends ofthe carrier body, said-endhaving interlocking means projecting above its upper edge for engagement with a frame secured to the lever.

10. A dumpingbody including a frame, a carrier. bod-y tiltable on the frame, said body havingfixed endsand bottom andswingable sides, and anactuating mechanism including a lever, interlocking teeth-projecting above the upperedgeof one of said ends forengagement wit'li -the lever, said lever being shiftable upon said edge so as to engage either tooth separately during the dumping operation, and a linkage, connecting the lever With 1 the swingab-le sides.

11. A. dumping body including a frame, a oarrierbody' tiltable onthe frame, said body sides,-and an actuating mechanism, including two teeth projectlng ,above the upper edgeof-one of thesaid ends, a-lever connectedwith both of the swlngable sides, and

a frame joined to the base of the lever, each end of said'frame interlocking With-one of said teeth.

12. A dumping body including a frame,.a carrier body tiltable upon the frame, said body having fixed ends and bottom and swingable sides, and an actuating mechanism including two tooth-like projections provided upon the upper edge. of one ofthe 'body ends, each of said teeth presentin an outer .edge perpendicularto the edge of the body-end, and alever connectedwith the swingable sides, said leverzhaving a rocking -frame secured to itsbase, said frame when the lever isrooked bearing against the outer edge of: thetooth.

213. A dumping body including a frame, a carrier body tiltableupon the frame, and

-*havi-ng movable sides and an actuating mechanism, including a hand operated lever, a flared base forming a part of said lever, a rocking frame secured to said base, means upon said body engaging with said rocking "-frameto permit the rocking thereof, and

means joining the levernto said sides of the body 10 which the sides may be tilted.

14. dumping body including a frame, a carrier body tiltasble upon the frame. and

*having swingable sides, and an actuating mechanism, including an operating lever provided with a flared base, a rocking'frame secured to and surrounding said'base, said rocking frame including two parallel straps and a ,dumpingmeehanism including an op erating lever, a rocking framezsecured to said lever, and rods connected with the; ends of said framerthe nods. each-including a bent end for vpermanent-.1engagenial-Lt filth the rookingzframe, a straight portion ,normally lying lalon the :lever end .ofthehody, a Sec ond straig t portionaat right angles :to {the first-mentioned straight portion and normally lying along a side of the body and connected thereto, a third straight portion at ,i-ight angles rte the second portion and normally lying along theiotherend of the body, a hooked terminal on saidthirdzportion, and a pin onthe; body. end fornormally holdingithehooked end. 7

16. A dumping b. dytomprising-a frame, a carrier body tiltable. upon thecztrame, aid. carrier including -.-fixed lends and-bottom and mo a le sides, each side having legs exte ding to the frame-below and normally resting thereupon, and, actuating-mec anism, iiirod passing through apertures formed in said legs and rotatable therein,

17. A dumping body comprisingpa fr me,

a carrier body; tiltahle upon the fram said carrier including fixed endsand bottom and movable s1des ,.each sidehavingdegsextending to the frame below andhermal xy resting thereupon, said legs tconstitutingistopsfto lim-rtthe downward swingingmovement of the sides of the body, and actuating mechanism, including a shiftablelever, a"

bent-1nd connecting the lever with vleach of the Sides, said rods; being journaled on each,

of the sides.

18- 1A dumping body co prisingia f ame, a

a body, means for-supporting the body above 7 the frame and allowing vthe Isa-I116 to 11'5 dumped; to either side, lea-id j body having .a

fixed bottom and. ends 151L638.

which open outwardly. and bezbrought into ali-nement with the bottomed as to con:

stitnte a chute,- meansfor locking? the sides in closed position, and letter mechanismmounted on. the body and .con'nected-to he' sides andthe locking means, whereby ,-itl,ier

side maybe unlocked and swung open without disturbing the. other. side.

19. A dumpmg body eomprlsing .a frame,

abody, means for-supporting thefbodyQa'bove the frame and allowing the same 3 to be dumped to either side, saidhodyhaving a means for lockingthe sides in closed position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

ALONZO C. BALLOU.

into .alinement with the bottom so as to constitute a chute, means for locking the sides in closed position, and actuating mechanism mounted on one of the ends and including an operating lever, a rocking frame carried thereby, and independent rods connected Witnesses: with the frame at each end and also con- B. Y. CALVERT, nected to the sides, said rods terminating in A. W. MOSBY.

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