US1440396A - Boat-loading apparatus - Google Patents

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Jimi. 2, 19.23.,

' F. W. LOVELL.

BOAT LoADlNc APPARATUS.

'Fuera JUNE l2, 1920.

JM. 2, 11923., www@ F. W. LOVELL.

BoAT LoAmNs APPARATUS.

FILED JUNE l2, 1920. 2 SHEETS-SHEET `2 n 1 'l 7 i i itereirteci dara 2,

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Tll ll FREDERICK V7. LOWELL, CLEVELAND, OHO, ASSG-NOR T0 THE MCll/IYLER XN'TEB.- STATE COLVIPNY, GF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORFORATIQN OHO.

:BOAT-LOAEBNG APFAB/ATUS.

-Application filed June l2,

Be it known that l, Fiucnrnicir lll. Lovrnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga kand 'rita-te of (,hio, have invented a cert-ain new and useful linproveinent in Boat-Loading Apparatus, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

rlhis invention relates to boat loading apparatus for loading boats with material such as coal, and has for its object to provide loading' apparatus which is more eliicient and less expensivel to install and operate than the apparatus used heretofore.

lt has been proposed to load vessels at one or both sides of a pier with apparatus including movable hoppers and trimmers adapted to he moved along the sides of the pier lengthwise thereof, and adapted to receive coal from what are lniown as transfer cars which travel along a trestle and convey the coal from a car dumper which handles ordinary standard gage railway cars. Vllith the system or apparatus heretofore proposed, the yloaded cars are pulled up to the cadle of the duinper or to the cradles of two dumpers arranged side by side, and the coal is dumped into transfer cars on the top of the pier, and then these transfer cars are pulled up inclined tracks of the trestle to the upper level of the trestle which is at such a height that the material. can be .discharged from these transfer cars .into the movable hoppers, and from the latter conveyed to the hatches of the lioats. The empty transfer cars must be brought down the inclined tracks of the trestle vfrom the upper to the lower level where they are filled in the dumpers.

lllith the apparatus constituting the/subiject matter of the present invention, the loaded and empty transfer cars arev moved back and forth on level tracks at the -top of the trestle;l and the railway cars are elevated in the dumper to a height such that the material can he discharged into the transfer cars without requiring that they be lowered or elevated with respect to the level at which they discharge into the movable hoppers, and additionally al system of tracks is provided on the top vof thetrestle such that loaded and empty cars can be moved without interference in the same general direction, the whole producing an v'exceedingly appar `is and which requires i920. Serial No. 388,4-lfl.

Fig. l is a side view of the apparatus which isiustalled on a pier, and beyond the pier at the shoreward end thereof, the outer end of the pier being omitted; 2 is a topplan view of the same showing also the outer end of the pier; Fig. 3 is a plan view showing in outline a double or t\'vo-craclle dumper and the tracks for the railway cars that are handled thereby; Fig. l isan end view of the double dumper; Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view through the pier and tre'stle showing particularly the movablehoppers which receive the coal from the transfer cars andthe trimming mechanism which is carried by the movable hoppers; and Fig. 6 is a detail view illust-rating the manner in which the upper portions of the` movable hoppers are guided on the upper'overhanging portions of the trestle.

ln the drawings, lO represents a pier alongside of which. boats ll areadapted to be placed to be loaded. On this pier' and at the shoreward end of the pier, there is erected an elevated trestle 12, for transfercars 13 which travel back and forth, always at the same level, or substantially the same level, along tracks including two outer tracks lll and a centraltrackl5, At a pointl near the. dumper, tobe referred to presently, the tracks converge, and through switches 16 the cars `can be transferred from one track to any'other track, and lattvhe outer endo-f the trestle which is shown at the righthand of Fig. 2, switch tracks and switches 17 'are provided so that the' empty cars 'can be moved from either outerftrack tothe central track.

.Mot/'able along the sides of the pier on suitable tracks or runways provided thereon, are loading devices in the forni of movable hoppers 18 which are provided with conveying and trimmin( apparatus A19 adapted lto convey' ereafterlterroed coal, from the hoppers to the hatches of the boats. The hoppers are supported on suitably built structures or frames which are provided at the bottomy witlitrucks 2O which runon the tracks on the pier7 4andat their upper ends these movablehoppers are guided on the. trestle by any suitable means'suc'h as rollers 21 engagingfixed guide. rails 22 of the trestle, as indicated in Fig. 6,4 so that narrow gauge yrunways'can be, utilized, as is desirable for these movable hoppers,y while at the sam'etime stability is provided by theI engagement ofthe rollers r wheels at the top of the hopperswith the fixed guideway of thetrestle.

As shown. in Fig. 5, both sides of the trestle overhang the hoppers, the outer `tracks 14 being located' over the overhanging por- 1 tions so that the coal can be transferred die 2O rectly from the transfer cars into the hoppers, `hopper bottom transfer cars being preferably utilized. f

At-,the shoreward end of the tre'stle 12 is f 1 ,la double car dumper 23 which is provided .with two elevating and tilting cradles 24 shown in Fig. 4. f l l C'oal cars such as indicated at 25 in Figs. `1 and 4 are pulled by anysuitable haulage system up inclined tracks 26,-(see Fig. 1)

`to thek level of the platens of the cradles 24 ing the transfer/cars from the viixedor normal level, at which theyl are adapted to operate.

Whenthe coal cars are dumped, the cradles arev lowered. and the empty-cars run down in- ;clined tracks 28 toward the shoreward end ofthe pier, and up on what are' known-as kick-backs 29, and from the latter the empty f cars drift down inclined tracks which run i ofl'at an angle. from the inclined tracks26 and 28, as shown in Fig. It will be understoodthat the empty carsA can be pushed from` the cradles of the dumper yby the on comingloaded cars, and that they rr-un by gravity vdown the tracks 28 and byiv gravity cradles of ,thedumpen and in `operatingthese from y.the'kick-back down the tracks 30. y A suitable number of transfer cars 13 will "I be provided on thetrestle to receive the coall GO as fast, as it can be handled by thetwo transfer cars the lattervare brought from the dumper lalong either or both outside tracks @-14% and from the latter by means of the switches 16 can be conveyed to either or bothy are filled.

Lacasse ofthe outside tracks 14 on the pierpart of the trestle so that the coal can be delivered from either cradle of the dumper to a movable hopper on either side of the pier, or if desired,` to the movable hoppers on both "f sides of the pier simultaneously. The loaded transfer cars (which are preferably selfpropelled) will travel outwardly along` the pier by one or both the outer tracks 14; and.

lwhen these transfer cars liavevbeen emptied they will iun'out to the end of the pier, land then are transferred by the switch .tracks 17 tothe center frasi-:15 so as not to interfere with the free moven'i ent of the out! bound lloaded transfer cars. andtlien when the outer track 14 (near "the-dumper) on which. the emptyl car is to be'iun is fi'eeof a loaded car7 the empty car nearest the vduinper will be transferred from the center track 15 at'the switches 16, and transferred to the desired outer tra-ck 14, and will` be run into the dumper.vr

Tlfe dumper is provided atthe center, as shown in Fig. 4, with an elevator 31 which is notused inthe normal operation of the system, but is-provlded to permit the transfer carsl to be remOved from cr elevatedl to the top of the trestle as in the event it is neces sai'yto make repairs. i For this purpose the y:

upper central trackl has an extension 15 leading ybeyondthe switches lito the ele-y vator dumper-- i Thusit will beseen that elevating devices are required only for 'elevating the loaded., railway cars to the dumping pointsabove i the level'rof the trestle, and it will be apparent also :that inviewfof.y the fac'tvtha-t the transfer cars 13 which are much heavier than the railway cars'25 arealwaysv inaintained at thersame level.'there-isa` gain'in efliciency by elii'ninating all vapparatus necese saryi-to elevate the transfer'cars after' they Furthermore,

vfer cars and elevatingthek filled transfer cars permits the use of a less expensive trestle'than that which would otl-ierwisebc required, v and in the system whereiny .theVA )transfer cars arel always maintained at the saine level as compared one having in vclined portions forA lowering and elevating vthe transfer cars`,` a smaller number of trans- 4fer carsv andof operators are required so that vfor these reasons also, there is .again vin -efliciency, and economy in construction pand operationl is attained,`

Modications may be made in details'of construction and arrangement without' de-y parting lfrominy invention as defined in the appended-claims n v Having described my invention, ,I claim:

` 1. ln a boat loadingapparatus forloading boats along a pier, an velevated .trestle yon the .pierya hopper movable along the side the elimination of iiolines x in the trestle for lowering` the empty trans .f

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weer level ot the 17a/@idees Wud ln g means lfor elevating and then dumping railway cars at a point above the trestle, said trestle having` at tho top thereoii transiter car 'tracks extending at substantially the saine level from the dumper outwardly along the pier, and transi'er cars movable along said tracks and adapted to receive material discharged from the cars at the dumper and to convey' the inalterial to said hopper. l

2, ln a boat loading` apparatus :tor loading boats alone; one or both sides oiC a pier, an elevate-'gl trestle on the pier, hoppers movable along; opposite sides of the pier beneath the upper part of the trestle, a car dumper at the end oi the trestle and having means *for elevating` and then dumping railway ars, said trestle having tran-.ster car tracks extending; 'from the dumper along opposite sides ot the trestle, said tracks extending into the dumper and being at a level such that transiter cars can be filled in the dumper and moved along; the trestle and dumped into the movable hoppers Without the necessity for elevating); the transfer cars when iilled`r and a. plurality of 'trai'isier cars movable along' said tracks.

3. ln a boat loading` apparatus for loading boats along; a` pier, an elevated trestle on the pier, hopper-s movable along` the sides ot the pier, a (hunner at the end of the trestle having' means for elevating and then duniping` railvay cars above the top level of the trestle, a plurality of transfer cars movable along` the top of the trestle between the damper and the outer end of the pier7 and tracks on the trestle Jfor said transfer cars and including tracks for loaded cars extending` along' the outer side portions of the trestle. and an inner track 'for empty transiter cars connected by switches to the outer tracks. said transfer cars adapted to receive material from the cars elevated and dumped in the dunipcr and convey the material to the hopper. i

l. ln an apparatus Ytor loading` boats along a pier7 an elevated track onthe pier, a trimming' device movable along the side of the pier, transfer cars movable along said track above the trinnninge device and a 'lapted to supply coal to the .ane and elevating and hnnpini` mechanism to and 'trom Which the transfer cars are adapted to be moved so that the latter may convey material from the elevating and dumping` mechanism to the triniining device.

5, In apparatus :tor loading boats along pier. an elevated trestle having a track for transfer cars extending lengthwise of the pier, a boat trimmer movable along the side of the pier, transfer cars movable along said track and adapted to discharge coal to the trimmer, said track extending Vfor a distance shoreivard beyond the pier, and car dumping mechanism adjacent said tracln the latter eX- tending from the dumper at or about the level of the portion extending` along` the pier `whereby the transfer cars may receive material elevated and dumped by the dumper and may convey the same to the trimmer.

6. In an apparatus ior loadingboats along a pier7 an elevated track on the pier, a movable hopper and boat trimming device adapted to be shifted along` the pier beneath said track, transiter cars movable along` said track and adapted to discharge into said hopper, a track for coal cars, a car dumper adapted to receive cars from said second mentioned track and to duino the material therefrom into transfer cars., said first mentioned track Jfor the transfer cars extending` substantially horizontally from the car dumper whereby the transfer cars may be loaded and ay convey the material therein to the hopper and boat trimmingdevice.

7. ln an apparatus Vtor loading boats along` a. pier, car elevating and dumping mechanism, an elevated track extending substantially horizontally Jfrom said mechanism out alone; the pien transfer cars adapted to be iilled With coal by said mechanism and inovable along' said track.y and a boat trimmer including` a hopper movable along; the pier beneath said track and adapted to receive coal from the transfer cars. y

ln testimony whereof. l hereunto affix my signature.

FREDERCK W. LOVELL.

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