US1332177A - Eay-pkess - Google Patents

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R. M. HILTON.

HAY PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. II. 1919.

Patented Feb. 24,1920.

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R. M. HILTON.

HAY PRESS.

APPLICATION man mm1. 1919.

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A TTOR/VE Y RALPH M. HILTON, 0F NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA.

HAY-PRESS.

Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 24, 1920.

Application filed February l1, 1919. Serial No. 276,338.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, RALPH M. HILTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newport News, in the county of Wlarwick and State of Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Haylgresses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in hay presses, operated by horsepower, and the principal object of the invention is to provide means for operating the plunger in a horizontal plane, while held against any vertical or swinging movement.

Another object of the invention is to provide for a double feeding movement of the plunger for each complete revolution made by the rotatable cross head.

The invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing' my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side view of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof.

3 is a plan view of part of the apparatus.

Fig. 4 is an end view of the support for the rotatable cross head.

Figs. 5 and 6 are detailed views.

Inthese views, 1 indicates the base of the apparatus. On one end of this base is supported the. pressino' chamber t?) and the balinQ chamber 8. The pressing chamber is provided with the usual hopper 4 and said chamber is strengthened bv the horizontal and cross strips 5. T-his chamber receives the plunger head 6. on the bottom of which are located the rollers 7. This pluno'er `is provided with the extension 8 for closing the hopper when the plunger is in its forward position. The chamber 2. is provided with the usual dogs 9 for holding the blocks in proper position after beine pushed forward bv the plunfrer. The ibelino chamber is provided with the usual vieldable top 10. The plunger rod 11 is held against lateral or vertical movement bv means of the o'uide 19. supported on the base and consisting of a Ueshaped frame 13 carrying the rollers 14.

The stop 15 limits the rearward movement of the plunger.

An upright support 16 is located at the other end of the base, and this support consists of the upper and lower beams 17, the end beams 18 and the connecting bars 19. The upper beam of this head supports the rotatable cross head 20, which consists of a cylindrical member 21 rotatably secured to the upper beam by means of the bolt 22, and provided with a flange 23, which receives the circular plate 24 on the bottom of the beam Q5. rllhe bolt 22 passes through this plate 24 and beam 25, so that all of these parts are rotatably connected with the upper beam 17. The beam 25 has its ends reduced by forming recesses 26 in the under faces thereof and rollers 27 are located in these recesses. A crank member 28 is supported on the underside of the upper beam 17 bv the be( rinos Q9 and this crank member has a depending part 30 whichhas its lower end connected with the bar 31 bv an eve bolt 32. and the. other end of this bar 3l is connected with the free end of the plunger rod 11 bv the perforated strip 33 engaging the forked strip 34 connected with the end of the plunrrer rod 11. In this wav the connection between the plunger rod 11 and the bor 3l. mav be adiusted. 'The other end of the crank member 28 is provided with a curved upwardlv extendinaf member which is adapted to be struck bv the ends of the beam 25 when the seme is rotated, so as to rock the crank member to reciprocate the plunger. rl`he rollers 97 will overcome friction between the members and prevent undue, wenn A sweep 36 is connected with one end ot the beam Q5 and this sweep has the usual tree 37 secured thereto. Brace rods 3S connect the upper end of the support 16 with the base and the spring 39 connects the crank member with a part of the base. so as to return the crank member to its normal poeitfm with the plunger rod in its wmmnost position.

It will thus be seen that the plunger is moved forwardly twice on each revolution of the beam 95. It, will also be seen that the guide 13 prevents anv swinging or lateral movement ot' the plunoer rod so that there is no dancer of the plunger becoming jammed in the feeding chamber.

What I claim is:-

1. A hay press comprising a feeding chamber, a plunger therein, a plunger rod connected With the plunger, an upright support, a crank member rotatably connected with said support and comprising a depending part and. an upward extending member, a rod connecting said depending part with the plunger rod, a spring connecting the crank member With a part of the press, a rotatable member carried by the support, la beam carried by said member and having its ends adapted to strike the upwardly eX- tending member of the Crank member, and a sweep connected y with said beam.

2. A hay press comprising a Jfeeding chamber, a plunger therein, a plunger rod connected With the plunger, a support, a Crank member connected with the support, means for connecting one end of the crank member With the plunger rod, an upwardly extending part on the crank member, a rotatable cross head carried by the support and having a pair of projections therein for engaging the upwardly extending part of the crank member and means for rotating vsaid cross head.

In testimony whereof l aliix my signature.

RALPH M. HILTON.

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