US1438183A

US1438183A - Conveying apparatus

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Publication number: US1438183A
Application number: US352262A
Authority: US
Inventors: Louis E Laurent; James C Patterson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1920-01-19
Filing date: 1920-01-19
Publication date: 1922-12-12
Anticipated expiration: 1939-12-12

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L. E. LAURENT AND J. C. PATTERSON.

CONVEYING APPARATUS, s AAPPLICATION FILED lAN.'l9. 1920.

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Patented Dec. 12, 1922.4

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@S E JAM L. E. LAURENT AND1. C. PATTERSON.

CONVEYING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED IAN. I9, 1920.

Patented Dec. 12, 1922A.

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INVENTORS ATTORNEY L. Ii. LAURENT AND I. C. PATTERSON.

L CONVEYING APPARATUS.

I APPLICATION FILED IAN. I9, 1 920. l

1,438,183 Patented Dea-12,1922,

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l INVENToRs W BY Cum R2 MA.. f ATTORNEY Patented Dec. l2, E922.

narran sraras LOUIS E. LAURENT, OF NEW YORK,

N. Y., AND JAMES o. PATTERSON, or. nAsT ORANGE,

New Jnnsnv. e Y l OONVEYTNG APPARATUS; 'l `l Application 'inea` January 19, iezol serial No. 352,262.

To all 'whom t may concern: n

Be it known that we,fLoU1s E. LAURENT and JAMES C. PATTERSON, citizens of the 'United States, and residents, respectively.,

.which carry the filling material, which trestlc subsequently becomes buried in the filling materialiand so lost for further use. This practice obviously is a very slow and expensive one on account of the time required in building the trestle and the cost of material and labor. lt has therefore been an object of our invention to provide an apparatus by means of' which building may be accomplished much more expeditiously and economically than 'heretof'ore. paratus comprising as its main elements, an incline trestle mounted on wheels for movement along a railroad track and having `a trackway thereon for dumping cars; a conveyer in sliding telescopic connection with said trestle ttor receiving the filling material from the dumping cars and discharging the same in advance ot the trestle, the said trestle and conveyer being movable along the track one relatively to the other as the work advances; means iu advance ot the conveyer for holding the1 rails suspended in the plane of the road-bed preliminary to the filling in oi" the latter; and means, such as a laterally swinging chute, 'for receiving the material from the conveyer and discharging it in position to till in the required width of the road-bed beneath the suspended rails.`

Referring now to the accon'ipanying drawings forming a part of this specification-a Fig. l is a side elevation of an apparatus embodyingour invention in working position on a railroad track and showing theV railroadv This object is attained by an ap-` conveyer extended'in advance ot'l the trestle substantially its full length. A, I

F1g."2 is asimilar View showing the trestle -advanced and thev conveyer closedltofsubstantially its yshortest length. i

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the `apparatus showing vthe `double and lsingle trackway thereon, one merging into the other.

Fig. At is an enlarged cross-section taken through the line le-4C of Fig. l, and showing the'e'ndless conveyer belt broken away in order tomore clearly show itssupporting parts. V

shown in Fig. 4, on a like scale. f

Fig. 6 is an enlarged cross-section of the trestle and' conveyer, takenon the line 6-"6 of'F-ig. l, and showing diagrammatically a dumping car on one of the double tracks thereon. i

Fig. 7 is an enlarged ldetail showing the terminal: connection of one of the rails on a trailer connected with` thekv trestle, and one of the railroad rails. 1 i

Fig. 8 is an end view of the same. l

Fig. 9 is a side elevationk of the front or rail aying end of the apparatus, showing a Fig. 5 is aside elevation of the parts modified form of; the filling material dis-` tributor.

Fig. 10 is a plan of' the same.` 4 Similar reference characters indicate like parts in the several figures of'thedrawings. The movable trestle, indicated generally by A", may be of any suitable construction,"

the same preferably and, as here shown being made up of open or skeleton frame work in usual manner. This trestle is mounted on wheels for movement along a surface track or railroad, and when adapted for work on a double track as hereshown, is provided at its rear end with twopalrs of flanged wheels l0. 10, and lli, l1, `mounted respectively on axles l2 and 13, journaled in suitable bearv ings at the under side of the trestleuframe." The two sets-of rails forming the vdouble track on which the trestle stands are indicated at le and 15, andas the distance between the centers othese tracks vary more or less, one of the said pairs of' wheels,` that indicated at l0, are rigidly attached lto their supporting axle in order to hold the trestle laterally on the track, while the other pair, l1, are'forinedV with double flanges `for, eIn` bracing the tracks and looselyl mounted on Gif) their supporting axle for endwise adjustment whereby they will automatically accommodate themselves to any variation between track centers.

is these two pairs ofwheels at the rear end of the trestle are suiiicient to steady the latter and hold it against lateral tilting, we preferably employ only one pair of wheels adjacent the forward end of the trestle, as indicated on l0 and 1i in Fig. t, both of which are double flanged and one, l0', being fixed to the axle, and the other, il', being loose on the axle for endwise adjustment to any variation between tracks, as

described in connection with the` adjustable' rear wheels ll.

r)The trestlc A is formed with an incline 20, terminating at its upper end in a lesser incline 2l, at the dumping point. Supported on the incline 2O is a double track 272-23 which at its lower end is arranged in substantial alignment withv the road or surface tracks and at upper end merges into a single centrally arranged track 2li, whereby dumping cars, such as indicated at D, may be ldrawn up one track on. the incline to a dumping position on the central track 2e, and, after being emptied, be returned down the incline on the other track, this switching of the car to the opposite track on the incline when returned as an empty being controlled by a suitable switch S. By having this doublek trackvand switch on the movable trestle, we avoid the necessity of having a switch in the surface track which would have to be relocated from time to time as the apparatus is moved forward during progress of the work. rlhe resulting saving in time and expense is obviously very substantial.

Coupled to the rear end of the .trestle A is a trailer T, which is in the forni of an incline mounted on wheels 26 and having rails 27 thereon in alignment with those of the trestle and those of the surface tracks, which rails terminate at their lower ends in tapered shoes or points28, resting directly on the surface rails and having

side flanges

29, 29, loosely embracing the latter, as shown in Figs. 7 and This trailer, which is loosely coupled to theV trestle by any suitable means, such as the links 30, is forthe purpose of shorteni -g the trestle and adapt ingthe saine where it oins with. the'surface track to any irregularities in the latter.

Also, by reason of .its trailing directly `on the surface tracks, the necessty forbreaking joints in the latter as the apparatus. moves forward is avoided. n l

rihe Vfilling material carried on to. the trestle .by the. dumping cars, is discharged from the `latter into` a hopper'l-l attached to the .trestle `below the uppercentral track .24, as best shownrin ll, kand is kdelivered therefro .onitova `conveyor ,C supported `in.

a position directly below the same, by which it is carried to a point in advance of the trestle where the road is being built. This conveyer, which may be of any suitable type, is here shown in the form of an endless belt operating over end rollers 35, 35, and intermediate idlers mounted on a. suitable frame 37, which latter has a sliding telescopic connection with the trestle frame by resting on guides or rollers 38 therein, as most clearly shown in Figs. 4 and 6. ln connection with this endless conveyer we employ a belt tightener (not shown) such c as is used in general practice.

. The conveyer frame 37 at .its front end extends forward of the trestle and is mounted on flanged wheels 39 which rest and operate on the surface tracks like the front wheels i0 and ll of the trestle, hereinbefore described. With this described arrangement of the trestle and conveyer, the latter, which is preferably made of considerable length, is gradually drawny forward through the trestle as the work progresseanntil its rear end reaches a positionl adjacent to the hopper Il. in the trestle, as shown in Fig. l', at which time the trestle is advanced relatively to the conveyer and telescoping the same, as shown in F ig. 2. During such adjustment of the trestle relatively to the con'- veyer, the latter is of course held stationary by suitable fastening means, such, for instance, as clamping means (not shown) connecting it to the track. As the conveyer frame is advanced beyond the trestle, it is 100 adapted to be supported at proper intervals on the track by suitable means, such, for instance, as the wheels or rollers shown in Fig. l.

The conveyer at its front end is slightly 105 elevated as shown, in order to deliver the material carried thereby into a raised hopper H, which latter in turn discharges into a chute E, mounted for swinging movement in an arc across the line of the road, as inl110 dicated by the broken line in F ig. 3, for the proper distribution of the material. The hopper l-l and chute E are both supported on the front end of the conveyer frame, the

hopperbeing stationary and the chute being carried by a vertical post 45 mounted for rotation in a step-bearing e6, ln some instances where it may be desired to increase the radius of distribution beyondA that for which the swinging chute 'E is adapted, we 12o may providea supplemental conveyer of the desired length, suchy as indicated at C in Figs. 9 and 10, .which will be of thesame orsimilar type as :that ofthe main conveyer. This supplemental conveyerv may. be supported in any suitable vor .usual manner, the sameas here shown beingv connected lat its inner end with the conveyer frame andatits outer endwith a. swinging booiny ,47, which latter is supported by..suitable'rigging R. 130

von a platform 48 at the front end of the conveyer frame. Thismay be accomplished by a driving belt i9 connecting the enginedrum with the adjacent conveyer pulley 35.

as shown. Where the supplemental conveyer is used, this may be similarly operated from the engine drum thro-ugh a belt 50.'

The dumpingl cars will also be operated from the same power plant by means of a hauling rope 55 winding on a drum 56 driven by the engine through a belt 57. This hauling rope will have a hook or like means for detachable connection with the car so that as one car is hauled up the incline and subsequently lowered asan empty, the rope may be disconnected therefrom andv connected to a filled car on the opposite track.` Also, when the trestle is to be advanced in its telescopic connection with the conveyer, as from the position shown in Fig` l to that shown in- Fig. 2, the same engine will be utilized for thisy by simply connecting the hauling` rope with the trestle at some convenient point thereon. l/Vhen the conveyer is to be advanced7 this also may be' accomplished uby the engine P through the medium of a rope and tackle l(not shown) connecting` with some'stationary object in usual manner.

Carried on the front end of the conveyer frame are suitable booms and rigging for laying tracks in advance of the apparatus as the filling in of the road-bed progresses. A. block and tackle M carried by a boom 60 is'utilized to hoist a rail, as 6l, after which a loose rope 62 running' through a blockv 63 on the boom 60, is fastened to the end of the rail. The latter is then located in the plane of the road-bed with one end resting on a tie and its opposite end suspended over the space to be filled, asl shown in Fig. l,

-l after which the rope 62 is tightened to support the end of the rail and the block and tackle M is disconnected therefrom, Ias shown in Fig. 2. A clear space is now provided for the operation of the chute or supplemental conveyer in distributing the filling material. After the ill has been completed to the end of the rails or some distance in advance thereof, ties are placed beneath the said rails, after which the conveyer is again advanced the desired distance for continuing the work. Inthis way we are enabled to completely build the'road iny advance of the apparatus and then advance the latter ,overy such "rondas the work progresses. l i v l l. A conveying apparatus, comprising'a movable elongated trestle having a trackway for dumping cars, .a hopper'carried by the trestle in position for receiving material from said cars, and a bodily movable conveyer in longitudinal telescopicconnection with said trestle for receiving the material from the hopper, whereby the conveyer may be extendedl outwardly from said trestle or said trestle may be moved up over said conveyer without' interfering with the'unloading and conveying operations.

2. A conveying apparatus, comprising a movable elongated trestle having a trackw-ay for dumping cars', and a bodily movable conveyer mounted' within said trestle in longitudinal telescopic connection with` said trestle for receivingl the material delivered from said cars, whereby the conveyer may be extended outwardly from said trestle or said trestle may be moved up over said'conveyer without interfering with the unloading and conveying operations.

3. 'A conveying apparatus, comprising a movable elongated trestle having a track'-y way for dumping' cars and conveyer-supporting-means below said trackway and in line therewith, and a conveyer slidably mounted on said conveyer supporting means in longitudinal telescopic connection with the trestle for receiving material deliveredvr` fromv said 4cars. r

4. A conveying apparatus, comprising a movable elongatedtrestle having a trackway for dumping cars and conveyer supporting means v below said trackway vand in line therewith, a conveyerslidably mounted on said conveyer supporting means in longitudinal telescopic connection with the trestle, and a hopper carried by the trestlev 4'in position for.receivingmaterial from .the cars and delivering the same to the conveyer in any ofthe adjustedpositions,

5. A conveying apparatus,*comprising an inclined elongated `trestle mounted on wheels for'movement along a railroad being provided with tracks to receive wheeled dumping cars' thereon,`v an incline trailer connected with said trestle and lhav-v ing tracks joining those of the `trestle with those of the railroad, and a bodily movable conveyer inlongitudinal telescopic connection with the trestle for receiving material delivered from the dumping cars thereonin any of the relative adjusted positions of theV trestle and conveyer.v y I 6. A conveying apparatus, comprising ran inclined elongated trestle mounted on wheels for movement along a railroad and being provided with tracks to receive wheeledl dumping cars thereon, an incline trailer loosely connected withv said trestle and having: tracks joining those of the trestle with those of the railroad, the said trailer tracks having means 'for maintaining' thelsaine against lateral displacement on the railroad rails, and a bodily movable `conveyer in lon'-` gitudinal telescopic connection with the trestle for receiving material delivered from iso' the diunping cars thereon in any ot the relative adjusted positions oit the trestle and convcyer.

7. rr conveying apparatus, comprisingan elongated. trestle mounted on Wheels tor movement along` a railroad and being provided With a trackway thereon tor dumping cars, said trackWay including a double track and a single track into which the double track merges, a bodily movable conveyer in longitudinal telescopic connection with the trestlc and arranged With a part thereon beneath said single track tor receiving material delivered 'from the cars, and a sivitch in the said trackivay for permitting carsl to pass on to the trestle over one track and leave by the other.

8. A conveying apparatus, comprising a movable trestle mounted on Wheels for movement along a railroad and being formed with an inclined portion terminating at the top of the trestle in a lesser ineline, a trackivay on said trestle for dumping cars including a double track merging into a single track, a hopper carried by the trestle below the single track for receiving material from the cars thereon, a conveyer in telescopic connection with the trestle tor receiving the material Vtrom said hopper, and a switch in the said trackivay on the trestle for permitting the cars to pass on to the trestle over one track and leave by the other.

9. A conveying apparatus, comprising a movable trestle mounted on Wheels for movement along a railroad and being provided With a trackvvay thereon for dumping cars, a conveyer frame in sliding telescopic connection with said trestle having one end extended in advance ot the latter and mounted on Wheels for movement along the railroad, a conveyer mounted on said conveyer trame, and means for moving the trestle and conveyer trame along the railroad one relatively to the other.

10. A conveying apparatus, comprising` a movable trestle mounted on Wheels for movenrient along a railroad and being prove er in longitudinal telesco ic connection with said trestle tor receiving the material delivered from said cars, and a supplemental conveyer arranged to receive 'material 'from the main conveyer and beingpivotally mounted tor lateral movement in distributing the material received. by it.

l2. A 'conveying-apparatus, comprising a movable elongated trestle having a trackivay for dumping cars, a bodily movable conveyer in longitudinal telescopic connection With said trestle -for receiving` the material delivered from said cars and a supplemental conveyer arranged to receive material from the main conveyer and being` pivotally mounted for lateral movement in distributing the material received by it, both of said conveyers being in the form of endless carriers, and operating means Jior said conveyers.

13. A. conveying apparatus, comprising a movable trestle having two sets of supporting Wheels tor movement alonga double track, one set out Wheels being laterally -adjustable -relatively to the other set, a track- Way on the trestle for dumpingv cars, and a conveyer in sliding telescopic connection With the trestle for receiving` material delivered from said cars.

la. A conveying apparatus, comprising a movable trestle having two sets ot'` supporting Wheels for movement along a double track, one set ot' Wheels being laterally adjustable relatively to each other and to the other set, a trackway on the trestle for dumping cars comprising a-single track, a double traokmerging into said single track, and a switch, and a conveyer in sliding telescopic connection with the trestle at a point below the single track tor receiving material delivered from said cars. v.

l5. in apparatus for railroad building, comprising a movable trestle kmounted on Wheels for movement along a railroad and being provided with a trackway thereon for dumping cars, a conveyor frame in sliding telescopic connection with said trestle having one end extended in advance olf' the latter and mounted on Wheels for movement along the railroad, a conveyer mounted on said conveyer trame, means tor suspending rails in advance 'of the conveyor and in the plane of the road-bed, and means ior discharging tlie material Jrom the conveyor beneath said suspended rails. v

16. Anapparatus toi" railroai'l building, comprising a. movable trestle mounted on Wheels tor movement alo-ng a railroad and being provided. with va traclnvay thereon tor dumpingcars, a conveyer trame in sliding telescopic connection with said trestle having one end extended in advance oft the latter and mounted 'on Wheels for movement along the railroad, a conveyer mounted on said conveyer trame, means mounted on the conveyer frame and movable therewith for suspendinF rails in advance ot the conveyer and in the plane of the road-bed, and

a supplemental conveyer pivotally mounted on the conveyeij frame for movement in an arc extending across the road-bed and being adapted to receive the material from the main conveyer and discharge the same beneath said suspended rails.

17, A conveying apparatus, comprising a movable elongated trestle adapted to receive unloading vehicles, and a bodily Inovable conveyer in longitudinal telescopic connection with said trestle for receiving the material unloaded from said vehicles,

whereby the conveyer may be extended outwardly Jfrom said trestle or said trestle may be moved up over.` said conveyor without interfering with the unloading and conveying operations. f Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 8th day of January 1920.l i y LOUIS E. LAURENT. JAMES C. PATTERSON.