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  • a ⁇ l v invention relates to improvements in feeding ntiaelunents for thrashing marhines.
  • n sueh attzu'hments it has been ".nnmon to assormte with a feeding ronve'vor a set of hand enttiug knives and various' deviees for distributing the bundles oi' straw both longitudinalliv and transversely.
  • iii eonibin-.ltilin with means for retarding some of the straw in a manner to prevent vlog-ging the rylinder. and for stopping the eonve'vor when thi ⁇ retarded straw aecun'uilates to such an extent as to tend to vlog the feeders.
  • the i separation of the grain from the Straw may he eteeted to the largest possible extent, while only the heads are engaged by the teeth of the cylinder, the teeth striking Ythe grain lle-ads with a beating and also with a stripping.r eti'eet, and removing the grain before the straw which carries Snell grain"heads passes between the teeth of the strig irq r vlluder and those of the -stationary concave.
  • the object of my invention is to provide a feeding attachment in which the bundles may Le advanced and the bands eut in the usua manner. but in which the bundles will be more uniformly distributed than heretofore, and the grain fed to the thrashing eyl inder in a substantially continuous stream, and in sueh a manner that the straw will. be drawn between the cylinder and the eonc'ave by the teeth of the cylinder itself, the feeder operating at the delivery end to hold the straw under light tension while the grain heads are being .stripped by the cylinder Specification of Letters Patent.
  • Figure ii is a side elevation showing the feeder reversed in position as compared with Figure l. and illustrating the driving and governing eonnertions on the illustrated side.
  • Figure 4 is a detail view in side elevation showing the relation of the Crank opera-ted serrated distributors to the .band cutting knives.
  • Figure 5 is a plan view of the same.
  • Figure T is a detail view, in side elevation, of the governing clutch, with nartsof the clutch operating Wheel broken away.
  • Figure 8 is a plan view of the same.
  • liigure 9 is a sectional view, drawn on line Phil of Figure S.
  • My improved feeder is adapted t'o deliver unthreshed grain to the cylinder 1 of an ordinary thrashing machine, the feeder being preferably so loeated that it Will deliver the grain to the cylinderon the downwardly moving side, the grain or unthreshed straw being preferahlyfed downwardly along an inclined plane, and reaching the cylinder along a line a. littlei above the' horizontal plane of the cylindershaft 2.
  • the bundles are placed opona feeding conveyor 5, theside chains of which pass over sprocket wheels 6, at the delivery end, saidsprocket wheels being supported by a shaft 7, which constitutes the ,driving shaft of this conveyor.
  • the bundles are carried upwardly, at :rslight inclination, to the delivery end of this conveyor, from which they are discharged downwardly over a retarding head carried by the shaft 8, and having curved tingers 9, which catch and hold tliestraw fromV the under side while feeding it forwardly at T he distributing races.
  • a set of distributing rakes are operatively supported across the path of the bundles which are advanced bythe main conveyor 5.
  • each of these rakes is preferably -formed z from a strip of s eet metal, the side margins i is,
  • each rake bar is preferably provided with. a curved blade .13, which projects below -the teeth, and is not only adaptedto cut bands which escape the blades 11, but is also adapted to cut and facilitate the delivery of tangled straw to the thrashing cylinder.
  • cranks 17, forming part of the crank shaft are journaled.
  • the cranks are four in number, ⁇ there being four rake bars with eight rows of rake teeth, and the cranks are so arranged that adjacent cranks in the series are disposed at an angle of 90 degrees to each other.
  • the cra-nk shaft is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow in Figure Land the connectedends of the rakes therefore travel a circu'lar path, in which they move downwardly in the direction' of the band cutting knives 11, and then rearwardly and downwardl in the dir'eltion of the cylinder, after whic they are calriedupwardly.
  • the rake teeth preferably have front margins extending at right angles to the back of the rake, and these margins may have sharp cutting edges, if desired,
  • the rear margin of each tooth is preferably inclined, as shown, whereby retraction of the straw during the retractive movement of the rake is avoided, the teeth being adapted to slide over the straw during the retractive stroke.
  • the lower end portions of the rakes overhang the retarder, and are supported from a cross shaft or bar 25 by arms 26, rigidly connectedwith this bar and projecting rearwardly therefrom.
  • the rear end of each arm is connected with one of the rakes by one or more links 2T, and one or more arms 26 may be employed to support' the lower end of each rake.
  • the links allow the rakes to reciprocate toward and away from the cylinder when the crank shaft 1S is rotated.
  • the shaft 25 is journaled in the walls of the housing 28, andy is adapted to oscillate in its bearings, thereby allowing the lower ends of the respective rakes to be lifted, or swunr i rearwardly about the axis of the crank sha t as a center, under pressure of the grain or unthreshed straw,whenthe latter accumulates in the space between the retarder and the rakes, orV between the rear end of the main conveyor 5 and the rakes.
  • the function of the rakes is to deflect the material carried by the main conveyor downwardly over the delivery end thereof to the retarder, and to feed the material progressively from the retarder, or from the space above the retarder, to the thrashing cylinder, the rakesworking in the straw from the to downwardly with a combingr action, and each rake tending to deliver' a measured quantity of unthreshed grain to the cylinder.
  • the burden upon the thrashing cylinder will be quite evenly distributed, and will be received by different portions of assi the cylinder successively. For example, as-
  • the shaft :5 is adapted to oseillate. as illustrated. in its housing bearing.
  • Une end of the shaft projcrts through the housing wall, and is provided with an exterior arm il() connected by a spring 31 and adjusting screw 32. with a bracltct arm 33 projecting from a slide 3l, mounted iu vertical guide ways 235 on the exterior wall of the housing. as best shown in Figure 3.
  • the slide is vertically adjustable hyimeans of a screw shaft 3G. provided with an operating (trank 3T, and thel arm Bo is adapted to bear upon the top of the slide 34, which limits its downward movement under the tension of spring 31.
  • a thumh nut 3T' onthc adjustingl screw 232 regulates the tenl sion of the spring 31. and the slide 34 is raised or lowered in :u'eordanoe with the requiremcnts of any given thrashing operation. to inerease or diminish the normal distanre between the lower ends of the 'ake bars and the retarder. It is oh vious that the vertical adjustment of the slide 3i will have no utiect upon the tension of springr 31. since bracket arm 33 is eonnected with said slide, y and the arm Si) normally bears on the upper .end of the slide.
  • the quantity received between the rakes and the retarder is sutilcient to lift any one of the rakes. arm will. of course. swing.;r upwardly from its hearing upon the upper end of slide 34. but this upward movement will be Opposed by the tension of spring 31. the resiritance of the spring increasilmr in proportion to the movement. whereby thc downward pressure of the altes upon the straw will be correspondingly increased.
  • the spring 31 by pulling downwardly on thc arm 30, applies resilient downward pressure to the arms 2G within the housingiV through the oscillatory sha ft 25. (sec Fig. 1). thereby caus ing the lower or inner ends of the rahe bars to push downwardlyv upon the material above the retarder. in resilient pressure relation to such material. Then the convevor stops. hereinafter explained. the ralies and the knives lil. carried thereby. ⁇ will continue to push the congested material from above the retarder toward the thrashin ⁇ lr cylinder. the knives cutting tangled material. and the upper portion ofthe congested mass being thus cut. and ⁇ fed forwardly as rapidly as the cylinder can take care of it. rlo accomplish this.
  • band cutter shaft 1Q is directly driven from the rvliuder shaft 2. by means of a belt or chain 40. operating over suitable pulleys or sprocket wheels. mounted on these shafts. l)
  • a thrashing' maeliine feeder ineluding the eombination of a main eonvevor.
  • a rotarv retarder located bevond and below the delivery end ot the conveyor in a position to reeeiw material therefrom i lQet ol' reeiproeator'v rakes inelined downwardly aeross the plane ot said main eonve'vor and alongtlie line of travel of material on the retarder and provided with teeth adapted to positively engage and advanee the inaterial.
  • said rakcs beingr lo rated to reeeive material from the eonveycr lieta-een them and the retarder and having irassrfversel-v extending mrfaoes to receive the pressure of such material and limit the depth of rake penetration therein.
  • connections for actuating the rakes to distribute and advance material from the upper surface 0f a mass detained by the retarder, connections )ermitting the delivery ends of the rakes to lie lift-edout of their normal paths of reciprocation to enlarge the space between kthem and the retarder under pressure of massed material in such space, said connections adapted for transmitting extreme lifting movements ot' the rakes independently of speed conditions to control the movement of the main conveyor.
  • a feeder for threshers comprising the combination of a main conveyor provided with clutch controlled driving connections.
  • a retarder located to receive material from the conveyor and advance it with retarded movement for, final delivery, distributing devices adapted to receive the material between them and the retarder and to accelerate deliveries from the upper portions of such material.
  • a feeder for threshers comprising the combination of a main conveyor provided with clutch controlleddriving councrtions. a retarder located to receive material from the conveyor and advance it with retarded movement for final delivery, distributing devices adapted to receive the material between thein and the retarder and to accelerate deliveries from the upper portions of such material, means for supportim;r the distributing dcvices for movement in normal paths. said supporting means being adapted to resilicntly yield to allow the distributing devices to operate along 4paths more distant from the retarder and with increased pressure noon the material when the sparc be t ⁇ vcen.
  • connections operative independenily of the speed of the parts adapted to transmit said yielding moven'ient in its final stages to release the main conveyor clutch after said space has been materially enlarged by the initial yielding movement of the distributing devices.
  • said connections being adjustable to predctermine the extent of said yieldinnr movement permissible without releasing t e main conveyor clutch.
  • a feeder for threshers comprising the combination of a main conveyor provided with a driving clutch, cooperating means for preventing massed deliveries of material to the thresher by retarding the lower portions of such material, cooperating rakes adapted to positively and progressively tear away and advance acceleratingly the upper portions of massed material so retarded.
  • a feeder t'or threshers comprising the combination of a main conveyor provided with a driving clutch. cooperating means for preventing massed deliveries of material by retarding the lower portions of such material, a cooperative rake normally inclined toward the retarding means and its de livery end and adapted to positively advance and accelerate the movement of the upper portions of such n'iaterial relatively to those portions which are held by the retarding means, a yielding support for the delivery end of said rake.
  • a lfeeder tor threshers comprising the combination ot a main convevm provided with a driving clutch. cooperating means for preventing massed deliveries of material by rctarding the lower portions of such matcrial.
  • a cooperative rake normally inclined toward the retarding means and its delivery end and adapted to positively advanre and accelerate the movement of the upperl portions oi" such material relatively to those portions which are held by the retardingr means, a yielding support for the delivery end of said rake, and connections between said support and the clutch adapted to automatically regulate the movement of the main conveyor independently of the feeding move ⁇ ment of the rake and of the speed of the driving connections, said clutch connections being operative during the final yielding movement of said support after allowing. ⁇ a material enlargement of the space between the rake ends and the retardin means, said Connections being also adj ustab
  • a thrashing machine feeder including the combination of upper and lower distributing and feed regulating mechanisms adapted to advance the material at differing speeds with increasing pressure and volume capacity as the Vquantity of material increases, a main conveyor adapted to deliver material between said feed regulating and distributing mechanisms, and means controlled by excess quantities of material so delivered for interrupting the movements of the main conveyor independently of the speed conditions of the other parts While allowing the feed regulating and distributing mechanisms to continue in operation.
  • a thrashing machine feeder including the combination of resiliently opposed upper and lower feed regulating and distributing mechanisms, one provided with holding teeth and the other having teeth adapted to positively engage and tear material away from a mass partially detained by the holding teeth, a main conveyor adapted to deliver material between the feed regulating and distributing mechanisms, driving connections for said conveyor and for the feed regulating and distributing mechanisms, and means o erative independently of speed conditions in said driving connections and controlled by excess quantities of material delivered by the main conveyor for disconnecting such conveyor while allowing the feed regulating and distributing-mechanisms to continue in operation.
  • a feeder for threshers the combination with a main conveyor provided with a driving clutch, a lever adapted when actuated to effect a release of said clutch, a rod provided with means for engaging and actuating said lever after a predetermined degree of movement from normal position, a set of reciproeatory feedingr rakes in cooperative relation to the main conveyor and supported for swinging movements under pressure of material delivered by the main conveyor, and connections for transmitting said swinging movements to said rod, whereby swinging movements of the rakes in one direction may be transmitted to the rod and during the final movement of the rod to the clutch releasing lever ⁇ said clutch being adapted to automatically reengage when an opposite movement of the rakes releases said lever.
  • a feeder for threshers the combination of a main conveyor provided with a normally operative driving clutch, a cooperating set of auxiliary feeders provided with teeth adapted to positively engage and advance material from the main conveyor, an oscillatory shaft having prejecting arms linked to the delivery end portions of said auxiliary feeder, a clutch releasing lever ⁇ a lever actuating rod adapted for limited independent movement, an arm connected with said oscillatory shaft and adjustably connected with said rod, and a spring adapted to oppose oscillatory movement of said shaft in a direction to actuate said rod and lever for a clutch releasing operation.

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M. L. HNEKE. THRASHING MACHINE FEEDER. PPucATloN man muze, ma.
Patnd June 20, 1922.
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M. L. HEINEKE.
THRASHING MACHINE FEEDER. APPLICATION msu 1AN.26. 1918.
`1 ,41 9,926, Patented June 20, 1922.
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M. L. HEINEKE.
THRASHWG MAGHWE FEEDER. APPLICATION meu 1AH.26,191B.
1 ,419,926. Patented June 20, 1922.
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M. L. HEINEKE.
THRASHiNG MACHINE FEEDER. APPLICATION man JAN 2s, ma.
@19H/nam Patented June 20, 1922.
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atte/mov UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
MARTIN L. HEINEKE. OF SPRINGFIELD. ILLINOIS. ASSIGNOR TO HEINEKE & COM- PANY. 0F SPRINGFIELD. ILLINOIS. A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.
THRASHING-MACHINE FEEDER.
minnen.
Application tiled January 26. 1918.
lie it known that l. )lfiu'rix l. ll|-ti.\'iii\'1c.a Citizen oi' the l'nited ltatee. residing at Spiinglield. rounty oi" Sangamon. and xqtate ot' lllinoie. hars invented new and useful linprovements in Thrashing-laehine Feeders. ol' whit-h the following is a speritieation.
A\l v invention relates to improvements in feeding ntiaelunents for thrashing marhines. [n sueh attzu'hments it has been ".nnmon to assormte with a feeding ronve'vor a set of hand enttiug knives and various' deviees for distributing the bundles oi' straw both longitudinalliv and transversely. iii eonibin-.ltilin with means for retarding some of the straw in a manner to prevent vlog-ging the rylinder. and for stopping the eonve'vor when thi` retarded straw aecun'uilates to such an extent as to tend to vlog the feeders. lint while it has been rerognized that in order to attain the best results. the bundles should be fed to the ronvovor with the heads foremost. the fart has been largely overlooked that it is also desirable to not only deliver the straw in Sui-.h a manner that the i'ylinder will rontinuonsly receive all thatiit is capable of handling efficiently.y but in .such a` manner that tlu` 'ylinder teeth will strip the grain from the straw while the latter is being yieldingly detained by the feeder. whereby the i separation of the grain from the Straw may he eteeted to the largest possible extent, while only the heads are engaged by the teeth of the cylinder, the teeth striking Ythe grain lle-ads with a beating and also with a stripping.r eti'eet, and removing the grain before the straw which carries Snell grain"heads passes between the teeth of the revolt irq r vlluder and those of the -stationary concave.
The object of my invention is to provide a feeding attachment in which the bundles may Le advanced and the bands eut in the usua manner. but in which the bundles will be more uniformly distributed than heretofore, and the grain fed to the thrashing eyl inder in a substantially continuous stream, and in sueh a manner that the straw will. be drawn between the cylinder and the eonc'ave by the teeth of the cylinder itself, the feeder operating at the delivery end to hold the straw under light tension while the grain heads are being .stripped by the cylinder Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented J une 20, 1922.
Serial No. 213,849.
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lfignre .2 is a plan view ofthe same. Figure ii is a side elevation showing the feeder reversed in position as compared with Figure l. and illustrating the driving and governing eonnertions on the illustrated side.
Figure 4 is a detail view in side elevation showing the relation of the Crank opera-ted serrated distributors to the .band cutting knives.
Figure 5 is a plan view of the same.
Figure (3 is a sectional view, drawn on line G--ti of Figure =l..
Figure T is a detail view, in side elevation, of the governing clutch, with nartsof the clutch operating Wheel broken away.
Figure 8 is a plan view of the same.
liigure 9 is a sectional view, drawn on line Phil of Figure S.
Like parts are identified by the same referenee eharaeters throughout the several views.
My improved feeder is adapted t'o deliver unthreshed grain to the cylinder 1 of an ordinary thrashing machine, the feeder being preferably so loeated that it Will deliver the grain to the cylinderon the downwardly moving side, the grain or unthreshed straw being preferahlyfed downwardly along an inclined plane, and reaching the cylinder along a line a. littlei above the' horizontal plane of the cylindershaft 2. The bundles are placed opona feeding conveyor 5, theside chains of which pass over sprocket wheels 6, at the delivery end, saidsprocket wheels being supported by a shaft 7, which constitutes the ,driving shaft of this conveyor. The bundles are carried upwardly, at :rslight inclination, to the delivery end of this conveyor, from which they are discharged downwardly over a retarding head carried by the shaft 8, and having curved tingers 9, which catch and hold tliestraw fromV the under side while feeding it forwardly at T he distributing races.
A set of distributing rakes are operatively supported across the path of the bundles which are advanced bythe main conveyor 5.
`Each of these rakes is preferably -formed z from a strip of s eet metal, the side margins i is,
of which are obiquely bent and serrated to form rows of teeth 14 along each side of the central portion 15 of the metal strip, whichcentral portion constitutes the back of the rake. Between the marginal teeth each rake bar is preferably provided with. a curved blade .13, which projects below -the teeth, and is not only adaptedto cut bands which escape the blades 11, but is also adapted to cut and facilitate the delivery of tangled straw to the thrashing cylinder.
At their upper end these rakes are provided with bearing members 16, in which cranks 17, forming part of the crank shaft are journaled. In the construction shown, the cranks are four in number,` there being four rake bars with eight rows of rake teeth, and the cranks are so arranged that adjacent cranks in the series are disposed at an angle of 90 degrees to each other. The cra-nk shaft is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow in Figure Land the connectedends of the rakes therefore travel a circu'lar path, in which they move downwardly in the direction' of the band cutting knives 11, and then rearwardly and downwardl in the dir'eltion of the cylinder, after whic they are calriedupwardly.
and forwardly to complete'thc cycle of rotation.
When the upper .end of a rake-approaches the band dutt'ing knives 11, the latter, between its teeth 14E, and the cranklsliaft 17 is preferably so located that at'tlie point of rieares't'approach of any given rake'to the bandcutter, the extremities of the band cuttingteeth 11 will pass through notches 20 frinedin the upper end of the back of the rake'. The band cutting blades'ali'e therefore adapted to cut through any material which may become lodged between thc teeth at the upper ends of the rake. whereas the rake also serves to cli-ar the blades of the baud cutter of any material that may he caught and carried around by the outer portions of the teeth thereof. It is. therefore impossible for straw to wind around the band cutter shaft to such an extent as to render the band cutter inoperative. The rake teeth preferably have front margins extending at right angles to the back of the rake, and these margins may have sharp cutting edges, if desired, The rear margin of each tooth is preferably inclined, as shown, whereby retraction of the straw during the retractive movement of the rake is avoided, the teeth being adapted to slide over the straw during the retractive stroke. f
The lower end portions of the rakes overhang the retarder, and are supported from a cross shaft or bar 25 by arms 26, rigidly connectedwith this bar and projecting rearwardly therefrom. The rear end of each arm is connected with one of the rakes by one or more links 2T, and one or more arms 26 may be employed to support' the lower end of each rake. The links allow the rakes to reciprocate toward and away from the cylinder when the crank shaft 1S is rotated. The shaft 25 is journaled in the walls of the housing 28, andy is adapted to oscillate in its bearings, thereby allowing the lower ends of the respective rakes to be lifted, or swunr i rearwardly about the axis of the crank sha t as a center, under pressure of the grain or unthreshed straw,whenthe latter accumulates in the space between the retarder and the rakes, orV between the rear end of the main conveyor 5 and the rakes.
The function of the rakes is to deflect the material carried by the main conveyor downwardly over the delivery end thereof to the retarder, and to feed the material progressively from the retarder, or from the space above the retarder, to the thrashing cylinder, the rakesworking in the straw from the to downwardly with a combingr action, and each rake tending to deliver' a measured quantity of unthreshed grain to the cylinder. In asmuch as all the rakes in the series operate successively at intervals represented, in the construction shown, by the time required for the crank shaft to rotate a one quarter turn, it is obvious that the burden upon the thrashing cylinder will be quite evenly distributed, and will be received by different portions of assi the cylinder successively. For example, as-
suming that straw is being delivered to the cylinder by the left hand rake, it is obvious that with the construction shown, the next rake to the right thereof will commence to advance the straw while the feeding operation performed by the first rake is being completed, and the operation ofthe second rake will he succeeded by that of the third rake,
and this in turn will be succeeded by the l'ecdiim` operation performed by the fourth rake. at'tcr which the c vele ol' feeding open ations will again be resumed hy the lirst rake n above mentioned. ly this method of feed ine'. l secure a desired advantage over a feeder. in which alternate rake bars operate in unison to feed the straw simultaneously to the cylinder. .llenar fm' roaf'o/'f'ng/ ffm rot/iw pressure.
lt has already been stated that the shaft :5 is adapted to oseillate. as illustrated. in its housing bearing. Une end of the shaft projcrts through the housing wall, and is provided with an exterior arm il() connected by a spring 31 and adjusting screw 32. with a bracltct arm 33 projecting from a slide 3l, mounted iu vertical guide ways 235 on the exterior wall of the housing. as best shown in Figure 3. The slide is vertically adjustable hyimeans of a screw shaft 3G. provided with an operating (trank 3T, and thel arm Bo is adapted to bear upon the top of the slide 34, which limits its downward movement under the tension of spring 31. A thumh nut 3T' onthc adjustingl screw 232 regulates the tenl sion of the spring 31. and the slide 34 is raised or lowered in :u'eordanoe with the requiremcnts of any given thrashing operation. to inerease or diminish the normal distanre between the lower ends of the 'ake bars and the retarder. It is oh vious that the vertical adjustment of the slide 3i will have no utiect upon the tension of springr 31. since bracket arm 33 is eonnected with said slide, y and the arm Si) normally bears on the upper .end of the slide. lVhen the quantity received between the rakes and the retarder is sutilcient to lift any one of the rakes. arm will. of course. swing.;r upwardly from its hearing upon the upper end of slide 34. but this upward movement will be Opposed by the tension of spring 31. the resiritance of the spring increasilmr in proportion to the movement. whereby thc downward pressure of the altes upon the straw will be correspondingly increased. thereby increasiiu r the effectiveness of the rakes to feed the straw to the cylinder within the range of its capacityi l'nasmurh as each rake, has the form of an inverted pan` the side margins of which have projecting teeth extending obliquely with reference to the hack of the pan and to the teeth on the other margin. is is obvious that teeth fffirmcd as herein described will not only engage the straw etl'cctively. but.` owing to the lateral extension of the haclc. thedepth of penetration hy thc teeth will be limited and the rake will be positively lifted in di` rect proportion to the :ufrutnulation of ma *eitil uiulerneath it. lle controlling mechuniua now to he described is thereby made niuch more positive in its action than would 5 be the case if each set of rake teeth were loated upon an independently movable bar ol' approximately the saine thu-liness as the, teeth.
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Whenever the straw aceumnlates within thc feedingl space. provided between they delivcr-,` end ol' the main conveyor and the retarder on one side and the raltes on the other side. to a point where thc capacity of tho r cylinder is over-taxed. or a (flogging of the couveyingir and feeding mechanism threatened. the lower ends ol' the ralte hars will. o l course. be lifted beyond their normal range of swinging movement, as controlled by the exterior arm IW and spring 31. When this oclurs. it is desirable to stop the main con veyor 5 in order that no more bundles may be delivered until the raltcs and the retarder have relieved the congestion. The spring 31. by pulling downwardly on thc arm 30, applies resilient downward pressure to the arms 2G within the housingiV through the oscillatory sha ft 25. (sec Fig. 1). thereby caus ing the lower or inner ends of the rahe bars to push downwardlyv upon the material above the retarder. in resilient pressure relation to such material. Then the convevor stops. hereinafter explained. the ralies and the knives lil. carried thereby.` will continue to push the congested material from above the retarder toward the thrashin`lr cylinder. the knives cutting tangled material. and the upper portion ofthe congested mass being thus cut. and `fed forwardly as rapidly as the cylinder can take care of it. rlo accomplish this. l employ a clutch. through which motion is transmitted to the main conveyor 5. and which may he automatically released whenever the rakes are lifted by the straw beyond a predetermined limit. Various Clutch mechanisms for this purpose have been designed. hut it is very desirahlc that the clutch mechanism employed for this purpose should be instantly responsive and highly sensitive. but positive in its action. hoth for releasingF the main conveyor and l'or again connecting it with the power transmitting mechanism. I have therefore designed a special form of clutch mechanism adapted to answer these requirements. and this will now he described.
ilIoe'ml trr/irismitfinf; coimfrfons and dutch me chan-s in Tt will be observed. in Figure 3. that the band cutter shaft 1Q is directly driven from the rvliuder shaft 2. by means of a belt or chain 40. operating over suitable pulleys or sprocket wheels. mounted on these shafts. l)
having1f a pinion et fast thereon7 and adapted nI 30 IUS 'am the arm of it, diret-tlv eonneeted` this :if-evo lieingf adzspied to elide upwardly on "die rnd nl) aoaiuvt rmietioimry pleasure e);u erted h v a eoxnpression Spring TH. interposed hetnet-u they upper end of thinn sleeve QAT, tte) i fra a .anni nd i.
partition.
l operation of the feeder is as tol- The handles oF nnthresbed grain placed npon the ionvelvor are earried underneath the apidiv revolving hand cutter knives 1L when-hv ille hands are eut. A partial distrihntion of the handles is also seenred. .einen the band Cuttingr blades move through the straw with a Stripping action. and tend to earry the top ollv the bundle torvvardl)l at, a more rapid rate than the conveyor travels. The material ia thin: earried into the path oi" the reeiproc-atiner raken. the teeth 14 ot whieh engage in the straw and push itdown mildly. these teeth also operating with a` 'bombing li-tion. wliereliv the Straw is held a; i l'eil loin fitndinallv` and whereby it is :IV jliorullv distributed aloneF longitudinal here the hnndlen are properlv pl, iwi upon the eonveror li with the lit-adn low-mit it io obvions that the beads of' grain will rein'h the v vlinder teeth in adfanee ol` the buttsH it heine to some extent lu' the more slowly,r niovin; l` re- :in-il the ter-lli 1l o' the raltes. while liv re\r:lvin; avlinder teeth break 41w laziali. and Strip the grain from the zu mhaeiliientlv pallineA the `:traw from "-i-irien the teeth oi" the ralow` and ol' llw rei :wier an rapidly as the i'vliniler ia able rei-'iw il4 Vfliile thinl aetion i proveed- 'nji v 1li. :e'xrenee to tlv of the alqes whieh la pw i` :i duanliti of :draw lmwardlyr to the ijiitnler. the next nfliareni rake if: artinjf in a :dinilal manner lo pled: another iplalititv l-l' stmt-v forwardly. as above enlphned. YWhe:` the draw is inv and britovm :mail
ile ii ra" A Jed io the v1inder rapidly. and An wh M th" lied rontrolling -l|ile il i` fooled dnvardlv` aeil rlnlvh eonrolling slome i f' i also adjnStml upvvar'dlv to allow tra, i to operati' :it a vomito-Valle din-- :A lroni thev relai-der. l-lai lor tough i or wet strav. an opposite adjustment ride ll-l I1nd sleeve TT refpiired, 'ivherethe lieid os sw;- ng laire nioveifent if; "i eht l io lo tin rl he quantity vi'ilil lo tliei yl loro lel inve lini'lrd loeated beyond and below the dlSelial`; "e end ol the conveyor, a set of ralies ine-lined downwardly from a point snlietantmlly ahove the discharge end ot' the eonwvor to a point Substantially above the retarder, means for reeiproeating Said raken. Snpport in; means tor the lower ends of the rali'es adapted to permit their upward movement extended above the paths of normal reciproeation by said reciprocating means, and means operatingr independently of the Speed ol' movement of Said parts and adapted to he positively operated from the raken during; their extended upward movement to eontrol the movement ot said main conveyor independently of that of the retarder.
2. A thrashing' maeliine feeder ineluding the eombination of a main eonvevor. a rotarv retarder located bevond and below the delivery end ot the conveyor in a position to reeeiw material therefrom i lQet ol' reeiproeator'v rakes inelined downwardly aeross the plane ot said main eonve'vor and alongtlie line of travel of material on the retarder and provided with teeth adapted to positively engage and advanee the inaterial. means for supplyingr the lower ends of the raken in resilient pressure relation to sneh material. means for driving the rakeS eontinuonslv. and means eontrolled h v the raken when lifted ont o their normal paths in opposition to said resilient pressure for regulating the movement ot the main oonvevor independentlvv of the speed conditions of the driving meehanism.
il. A thrashing maehine feeder inelnding the eoxnbination of a main eonvevor-` a rotary retarder loeated bevond and below the deliveryY end of the main conveyor in a po .siton to reeeive material therefrom` a Set of reeiproeatory raken inelined downwardly across the plane olV the main eonveyfn' and normally convergingr along the line of travel of the eonvevor on the retarder, said raken having teeth adapted to positively engage and advanre the material. means tor an)u porting the lower ende` of the rakeS in renili ent` pressure relation to Snell material. means for drivin; r the rake` and the retarder Continnouedv` and means for utilixing lifting;r movement of the raltesjn opposition to Said resilient pressure to reriulate the movements of the main eonvevor when the rakef; have been lifted a predetermined distanee ont of their normal paths of reeiproeation.
l. A t'eedei for tln-eshers eomprising the eonihination ol' a main eonvevor, a retarder lorated and adapted to reeeive support and. retard the movement ot material delivered from the aid eonvevor, feeding rakes having; teeth 'i-'laj-ted to positively engage and advanee tl, material. said rakcs beingr lo rated to reeeive material from the eonveycr lieta-een them and the retarder and having irassrfversel-v extending mrfaoes to receive the pressure of such material and limit the depth of rake penetration therein. means for actuating the rakes to distribute and advance material from the upper surface 0f a mass detained by the retarder, connections )ermitting the delivery ends of the rakes to lie lift-edout of their normal paths of reciprocation to enlarge the space between kthem and the retarder under pressure of massed material in such space, said connections adapted for transmitting extreme lifting movements ot' the rakes independently of speed conditions to control the movement of the main conveyor.
5. A feeder for threshers comprising the combination of a main conveyor provided with clutch controlled driving connections. a retarder located to receive material from the conveyor and advance it with retarded movement for, final delivery, distributing devices adapted to receive the material between them and the retarder and to accelerate deliveries from the upper portions of such material. means for supporting the distributing devices for movement in normal paths. said supporting means being adapted to resiliently yield to allow the distributing devices to operate along paths more distant 'from the, retarder and'with increased pressiire upon the material when the space between such devices and the retarder becomes congested. and connections operative independently of the speed oi the ,parts adapted to transmit said yielding movement in its final stages to release the main conveyor' clutch after said space has been materially enlarged by the initial yielding movement oi the distributing devices.
C. A feeder for threshers comprising the combination of a main conveyor provided with clutch controlleddriving councrtions. a retarder located to receive material from the conveyor and advance it with retarded movement for final delivery, distributing devices adapted to receive the material between thein and the retarder and to accelerate deliveries from the upper portions of such material, means for supportim;r the distributing dcvices for movement in normal paths. said supporting means being adapted to resilicntly yield to allow the distributing devices to operate along 4paths more distant from the retarder and with increased pressure noon the material when the sparc be t\vcen.|ch devices and thc retarder becomes congested. and connections operative independenily of the speed of the parts adapted to transmit said yielding moven'ient in its final stages to release the main conveyor clutch after said space has been materially enlarged by the initial yielding movement of the distributing devices. said connections being adjustable to predctermine the extent of said yieldinnr movement permissible without releasing t e main conveyor clutch.
i i 7. A feeder for threshers 'comprising the combination of a main conveyor provided with a driving clutch, cooperating means for preventing massed deliveries of material to the thresher by retarding the lower portions of such material, cooperating rakes adapted to positively and progressively tear away and advance acceleratingly the upper portions of massed material so retarded. means for resiliently pressing the delivery ends of sneh Takes against the material while allow `ing them to yield under progressively in creasing pressure against such material, and connections operative independently of the speed of the parts for transmitting extreme yielding movements of the delivery ends of the rakes to release the clutch and stop the conveyor after allowing a substantial in,- crease in the distance between said ends of the rakes and the retarding means.
8. A feeder t'or threshers comprising the combination of a main conveyor provided with a driving clutch. cooperating means for preventing massed deliveries of material by retarding the lower portions of such material, a cooperative rake normally inclined toward the retarding means and its de livery end and adapted to positively advance and accelerate the movement of the upper portions of such n'iaterial relatively to those portions which are held by the retarding means, a yielding support for the delivery end of said rake. and connections between said support and the clutch adapted to auto-v matically regulate the movement of the main conveyor independently of the feeding movement, of the rake and ot' the speed ot the drivingr connections, said clutch connections being` operative during the final yield inter movement of said support after allowing a material enlargement of the space lie-- tween the rake ends and the retadingfmeans.
9. A lfeeder tor threshers comprising the combination ot a main convevm provided with a driving clutch. cooperating means for preventing massed deliveries of material by rctarding the lower portions of such matcrial. a cooperative rake normally inclined toward the retarding means and its delivery end and adapted to positively advanre and accelerate the movement of the upperl portions oi" such material relatively to those portions which are held by the retardingr means, a yielding support for the delivery end of said rake, and connections between said support and the clutch adapted to automatically regulate the movement of the main conveyor independently of the feeding move` ment of the rake and of the speed of the driving connections, said clutch connections being operative during the final yielding movement of said support after allowing.` a material enlargement of the space between the rake ends and the retardin means, said Connections being also adj ustab e t0 vary vthe lilo ilg
lll,
before regulating the conveyor movement.
l0, A thrashing machine feeder including the combination of upper and lower distributing and feed regulating mechanisms adapted to advance the material at differing speeds with increasing pressure and volume capacity as the Vquantity of material increases, a main conveyor adapted to deliver material between said feed regulating and distributing mechanisms, and means controlled by excess quantities of material so delivered for interrupting the movements of the main conveyor independently of the speed conditions of the other parts While allowing the feed regulating and distributing mechanisms to continue in operation.
11. A thrashing machine feeder including the combination of resiliently opposed upper and lower feed regulating and distributing mechanisms, one provided with holding teeth and the other having teeth adapted to positively engage and tear material away from a mass partially detained by the holding teeth, a main conveyor adapted to deliver material between the feed regulating and distributing mechanisms, driving connections for said conveyor and for the feed regulating and distributing mechanisms, and means o erative independently of speed conditions in said driving connections and controlled by excess quantities of material delivered by the main conveyor for disconnecting such conveyor while allowing the feed regulating and distributing-mechanisms to continue in operation.
l2. The combination with the thrashing cylinder of a thrashing machine, of a main conveyor. a rotary retarding device disposed to allow the material to pass across it from the conveyor to the cylinder, means for rotating the rctarding device to advance material at less speed than that of the conveyor, a set of feeding devices disposed to receive the material from the conveyor between them and the rctarding device and to positiveiy push such material toward the cylinder, means for applying resilient pressure to said feeding devices and for progressively increasing such pressure in proportion to the degree of separation of such devices from degree of said yielding movement permissible the retarder, and means operating independently of the speed of the parts for utilizing amaximum separating movement of such feeding devices to regulate the movement of the main conveyor while allowing the cylinder, the feeding devices and the retarder to continue to operate without diminution of speed.
13. ln a feeder for threshers the combination with a main conveyor provided with a driving clutch, a lever adapted when actuated to effect a release of said clutch, a rod provided with means for engaging and actuating said lever after a predetermined degree of movement from normal position, a set of reciproeatory feedingr rakes in cooperative relation to the main conveyor and supported for swinging movements under pressure of material delivered by the main conveyor, and connections for transmitting said swinging movements to said rod, whereby swinging movements of the rakes in one direction may be transmitted to the rod and during the final movement of the rod to the clutch releasing lever` said clutch being adapted to automatically reengage when an opposite movement of the rakes releases said lever.
14. In a feeder for threshers the combination of a main conveyor provided with a normally operative driving clutch, a cooperating set of auxiliary feeders provided with teeth adapted to positively engage and advance material from the main conveyor, an oscillatory shaft having prejecting arms linked to the delivery end portions of said auxiliary feeder, a clutch releasing lever` a lever actuating rod adapted for limited independent movement, an arm connected with said oscillatory shaft and adjustably connected with said rod, and a spring adapted to oppose oscillatory movement of said shaft in a direction to actuate said rod and lever for a clutch releasing operation.
In testimony whereof I atiix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.
itl'ARTlN L. HEIN EKE. lVitxiesses Howann K. Wanna,
. ROY RICHARDSON.
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