US1539559A - Ensilage distributor - Google Patents

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1,539,559 F. HAMACHEK ENSILAGE DISTRIBUTOR' May 26, 19425.

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Patented May 26, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT" FRANK HAMACHEK, OF KEWAUNEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO FRANKy HAMACHEK" MACHINE COMPANY, OF KEWAUNEE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OIEl WISCONSIN,

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Appnctioa ined August' 3b, 1926. serial Nb. 406,895'.

Be it known that I ,FRAir HAMAGHEK, a citizen of the United States, 'and residentof Kewaunee, county of Kewaunee, andy State ofvVisconsin, have invented new and'u'seful Improvements in Ensila'ge Distributors, of, which the following is a description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention has for its object to' provide a distributor for ensilage Ior the like for filling ysilos or making stacks by an even and uniform distribution from a spout which is rotatably driven and whose effective radial length may be varied by the attendant, thus causing the material to be deposited in concentricy circles of different diameters.

Another object for the invention is to provide for driving the spoutv rotating mechanism from the elevating conveyor. l

Another object for the invention is to per` fect details of construction as hereafter pointed out. With the above and other objects in View the invention consists of the ensilage distributor, its parts and combinations of partsas hereinl claimed and all equivalents.

Referring to the accompanying drawings in which like characters of reference in'dicate the same parts indifferent views:

Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of an ensilage distributor constructed in accordance with this invention; l

Fig. 2 i-s a plan View thereof on a larger scale with the elevating conveyor andthe stationary mouth and other parts removed;

Fig. 3 is a sectional detail view showingthe support and drive for the revolving mouth; y f

Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view of the revolving mouth, the spout supporting fra-me and the hinge connection for the spout; L

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of one of the spout sections; and, 4

Fig. 6 is a rear View of the revolving mouth.

In these drawings 10 indicates a platform which may` constitute the floor of a room at the top of a siloA 11, as shown, or may-besuitably supported'above the location for a stack. l

An elevating conveyor 12,v preferably of the endless apron type, terminates aty its upper end in a downwardly extending. fixed tubular mquth Tramontaisis-eda? posed with relationto the roller 14 around wliichthe conveyor apron `}`g`a" s` se`s tol receive the ensilage as it falls from the con? veyor and guidev it into a cylindrical rota-v tablel mouth 15 ,whi c h 'passes through an opening in the platform l0. I

As seen inFig's". ,2 and 3, the rotatable mouth issuppvortied between rollers 16 are adju'stably mounted on a 4ringll which is fastened to rectangular frame18y V supported by or forming 'part of theplatf'orml frame. Thev tapering flanged rollers 16 between an upper and lower track ring'19l and 20 fastened around the upper part of, the 'rotatablemouth 15. The upper track ring 19is provided with gear teeth so that it constitutes a gear ring aswell, and adriving pinion 21 on a vertical shaft 22 meshes therewith. The shaft 22 is mountedl in suitsI able bearings and carries a worm wheelf23 meshing with aworm 24 von a ysprocket wheel 25 connected by a chain 26 with another sprocket wheel on the shaft of the roller 14 of the elevating conveyor. Thus, the movements of the conveyor are'utilized to drive the rotatable mouth, the pinion causing the mouth to turn slowly in'one'direction while material is being fed therethrough.

The lower part of the rotatable mouth 15,L beneath thetfrackvrin'g 2O is boxedin by al strong rectangular metal frame, as seenin: Fig. 4, formed by 'straightside plates 27 and bent end lplates 28 with'their bent ends riveted to the ends of the side plates, as seen in Fig. 3. A line of bolts or rivets 29 firmly secures eachend plate 28 to the. mouthpiece 1,5 while a free space is provided between the mouthpiece and theside plates/127 spac-v ing' blocks 30 on connecting bolts 31 serving shape to give greater inclination to the surface on which the ensilage drops and thus increasing its speed of travel along the spout. This section of the spout has a hinge connection with the rotatable mouth 15 or the metal frame which surrounds it. This hinge connection is formed by a rod or shaft v mounted in hangers 36 which are bolted to the bolted ends of the metal lates 27 and 28, said rod or shaft 35 having pivotally mounted on it a yoke frame 37 to which the 'upper end of the spout 34 is secured.

To give added strength to the pivotally supported frame for the discharge spout and to the support for the supporting arms 32 the bolted ends of the plates 27 and 28 form horizontal extensions engaged by hook-like flanges or projections on the hangers 36 and on stirrup plates 27 which are bolted to these extensions and extend beneath the supporting arms.

ting of the swinging adjustment of the discharge spout through a wide angle from its fully raised position, as shown in Fig. l, for discharging at the walls of the silo or at the outer edge of the stack to a position in which it hangs practically vertical for depositing at .the center of tlre silo or stack, and, of course, permitting of any angular adjustvment between these extremes, the close fit of the overlappingside edges of the broadened upper end of the discharge spout with the vmouthpiece l5 serving to maintain close connection between the two inl all angular adjustments of the spout.

For adjusting the angular position of the discharge spout and supporting it in such adjustment, a system of ropes or cables isV mounted on the supporting arms. Ropes or cables 38 are connected with eyes 39 Von one of the discharge spout sections and pass over pulleys 40 on the ends of the near pair of supporting arms 32 and then over pulleys 4l near the hinge connection of the spout and are then wound upon drums 42 on a shaft 43 which is ournalled across the other pair of supporting arms 32. The shaft 43 may be 4turned for raising' or lowering' the end of the discharge spout by means of a chain 44 passing around a sprocket wheel 45 on said shaft and extending in a loop of sufficient length to be accessible to the attendant at whatever the height of the material within the silo or on the stack. The loo-p of chain 44 may be shortened from time to time by removing sections of the chain.

of the chain 44 may be automatically im-` paled thereon for securing the discharge spout in its adjusted position'.

Inoperation the ensilage, conducted in a continuous stream to the mouth of the distributor by the elevating conveyor, is dropped through the slowly rotating mouth l5 and falls upon the angular defiecting portion of the upper spout section by which it is forcibly directeddown the spout. It is customary and advisable in filling a silo or 1n building a stack, to begin with a ring of material on the outside and then fill in evenly to the center. The spout is therefore started at its hightest position and after depositing sufficient material in the outerr ring it is lowered by degrees to distribute the niaterial in concentric rings of smaller diameter, thus producing a uniform layer. Vhereas, with the old method, where the material fell directly from the end of the conveyor, it would require, in a silo of forty-five feet in diameter or a sit-ack of the same size, about four men to distribute the ensilage at the rate of about eight or ten.A

tons per hour 0r the capacity of four green pea viners, with the present invention one man can do all of the work that is necessary and the work is done better and with less difficulty. While the timing of the rotating movements of the distributor spout is op; tional, it is found desirable to have it make a complete revolution in about Vtwenty minutes in working under the conditions above mentioned.

The discharge spout is made in sections so that as the silo fills and the circle of distribution becomes smaller one section after another can be removed so as to shorten the spout. This feature is also of value in com pleting a stack with a conical top. Y

While details of construction have been shown and described in order to give a clear understanding of one form of the invention, it will be understood that'such details areA not essential to the invention, for many changes may be made without departingI from the purpose and spirit of the invention.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: l

1. In an ensilage distributor, an inclined elevating conveyor, a month receiving vines therefrom, and a rotating inclined 4open trough having a fixed angular` defiecting portion at its upper part upon which the fibrous material is dropped from the conveyor and directed down the chute being pivotally mounted at the rear of the mouth, said chute forming an inclined rotating discharge spout in continuation of the passageway through the mouth for depositing the material in a circular path.

2. An ensilage distributor for handling pea vines and the like comprising an inclined elevating conveyor, a rotating tubular mouth receiving the vines from the conveyor, and an open trough inclined to forni a discharge spout and pivotally mounted at the rear of the mouth to form a continuation of the passageway therethrough in any inclined position of the trough.

8. An ensilage distributor for handling green pea vines and the like comprising an inclined elevating conveyor, a rotating mouth receiving the vines from the conveyor, an open trough forming an inclined discharge spout and having a 'fixed deflecting portion at its upper end having a greater inclination, said upper end of the trough being pivotally mounted at the rear of the mouth so that the trough forms a continuation of the passageway through the mouth in any inclination thereof without interruption or obstruction.

4. An ensilage distributor for handling green pea vines and the like comprising an inclined elevating conveyor, a rotating tubular mouth member into which the vines are discharged by the conveyor, an open trough forming an inclined discharge spout embracing the mouth member between its sides and pivotally mounted at the rear of the mouth member so as to form a continuation of the passageway therethrough in all inclined positions of the spout.

5. In an ensilage distributor, an elevating conveyor, an inclined discharge spout rotatably mounted in position to receive material therefrom, means for driving the discharge spout, and means for varying the angle of inclination of the discharge spout.

6. In an ensilage distributor for handling green pea vines and the like, a supporting frame, a rotatably mounted cylindrical mouth carrying the frame, and a discharge spout pivotally mounted on the frame with its side edges fitting against the mouth and between the mouth and the frame.

7. In an ensilage distributor, a suitably supported ring, rollers adjustably mounted on the ring, a rotatable mouthpiece having track rings bearing on the rollers, and an inclined discharge spout carried by the mouthpiece.

8. An ensilage distributor, comprising a suitably supported platform, rollers mounted thereon, a rotatable mouthpiece mounted between the rollers, an elevating conveyor for discharging material into the mouthpiese, a discharge spout pivotally mounted on the mouthpiece, and means for turning the mouthpiece and the spout.

9. In an ensilage distributor, a rotatably mounted mouth, a discharge spout pivotally mounted thereon, a supporting frame secured to the mouth to rotate therewith, and means mounted on the supporting frame for raising and lowering the free end of the discharge. spout.

10. In an ensilage distributor, a rotatably mounted cylindrical mouth, a rectangular metal frame surrounding the lower part of the mouth and secured thereto, supporting arms secured to the metal frame, a swinging discharge spout pivotally mounted on the metal frame, and means on the supporting arms for raising and lowering the free end of the discharge spout.

l1. In an ensilage distributor, a rotatably mounted mouth, supporting arms having connection therewith, a discharge spout pivotally mounted on the mouth, a shaft journalled on the supporting arms, ropes connected with the discharge spout and wound around the shaft, and means for turning the shaft for varying the inclination of the discharge spout.

12. In an ensilage distributor for green pea vines and the like, a rotatably mounted mouth, a discharge spout consisting of an open trough pivotally connected thereto at the rear of the mouth to form an uninterrupted continuation of the passageway therethrough in all inclined positions of the spout, and means for counterbalancing the spout.

13. In an ensilage distributor, a rotatably mounted mouth, an inclined discharge spout pivotally mounted thereon, a supporting frame carried by the mouth, a shaft journalled on the supporting frame, ropes connected to the discharge spout and passing over pulleys on the supporting arm and wound around the shaft, a counterweight having a rope also wound around the shaft, a loop passing aro-und the shaft by means of which the shaft may be turned for raising or lowering the discharge spout, and means on the supporting frame adapted to be engaged by the loop for holding the discharge spout in its adjustments.

14. In an ensilage distributor, a pivotally mounted rotatable inclined discharge spout, chain operated means for changing the inclination of the discharge spout, and a hook in the path of the chain to automatically engage it and hold the spout at any inclination.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signa-- ture, in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK HAMAGHEK. Vitnesses F. I-IAMACHEK, Jr. E. W. CLAssoN.

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