US1661087A

US1661087A - Loading conveyer

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Publication number: US1661087A
Application number: US108607A
Authority: US
Inventors: John W Powell
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1926-05-12
Filing date: 1926-05-12
Publication date: 1928-02-28
Anticipated expiration: 1945-02-28

Description

Feb. 28, 1928. 1,661,087

J. w. POWELL LOADING CONVEYER Filed May 12. 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet l J.W.Powe|l.

ATTORNEY Feb. 28, 1928.

J. W. POWELL LOADING CONVEYER Filed May 12. 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR A 1 WW iiill g ATTORNEY Feb. 28, 1928. 1,661,087

J. W. POWELL LOADING GONVEYER Filed May 12 192a s Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Feb. 28, 1928.

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Application lled Kay 12, 1926. Serial No. 108,607.

. vide the conveyer with a nose or plow which is arranged at one side thereof so that the conveyer can be forced under a pileof material without damage to the conveyer part.

A further object of the invention is to provide power driven means for moving the conveyer, or a portion thereof, transversely under a pile of material or tea position where the material will fall when knocked down.

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

In describing my invention in detail, reference will i be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which 1 Figure 1 is a plan view showing the device in use in a mine.

Figure 2 is an elevation of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is section on line 4.4 of Figure 3. v

In these views, A indicates a sectional conveyer which is composed of the horizontal I-beam 1 and the endless member 2 which platform and beam being formed with each section. The platform extends beyond the inner. edge of the conveyer and a plate 9 is connected with the extended edge of said platformand slopes upwardly at an angle andissupported by the top edge of the inner flan e. of the beam 1. This plate and the exten ed part of, the platform forms a shoe or plow which enables the device to be moved transversely under a pile of material, the plate 9 protecting the edge of the conveyer from the material.

A plurality of stub axles 10 have their bases ll bolted to the beam 8 and drums 12 are rotatably supported by said axles. A cap 13 is bolted to each drum and'a screw shaft 14 is pivoted to each cap. A nut member 15 engages each shaft and said member is pivoted in a block 16 to which the forked lower end of an upright17 is pivoted. Each upright is provided with a threaded socket "to receive a threaded shaft 18 which has its outer end pointed and a point 16' is formed on'the base of each block 16. Thus the blocks 16 can be clamped to the mine floor by turning the shaft 18 in the upright 17 to cause its pointedend to engage the roof of the mine, while the block engages the floor. i

A pair of cables 18 engage the drums 12 and are connected with the drums or winches 19 which are geared to the shaft of motor 20, so that the drums can be rotated in either direction from the motor. As will be seen, when the drums are turned, the shafts turn in the nut members 15 and thussaid shafts will be moved longitudinally and they will carry with them the drums, the conveyer support and the conveyer. Thus the conveyer can be forced under a pile of material or it can be moved transversely against the mine face so that the material knocked from the face will fall upon the conveyer. Then by starting up the motor 6, the material will be fed by the conveyer from the pile on to a second conveyer B which will convey it to a point of discharge.

The various sections may be connected together as. shown at 21 and each cap 13 maybe provided with a hole 22 for receiving a cross-bar or the like so that the parts can be turned without using the motor.

The beam 8 should be sufliciently high to'prevent the material dropping over the same upon the drums and the plate 9 most extend over the conveyer a sufiiclent" distance to protect the parts thereof from the material when the device is beingforced under a pile of material.

tion that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to'be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall Within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is 9 An apparatus of the class described,

comprising a platform having'a vertical part at one edge, a shoe or plow at the other edge, a conveyor on the platform between the vertical part and the plow, stub axles con- 'nected with the vertical part, a drum on each axle, a cap connected with each drum, a screw shaft connected with each cap, a nut member on each shaft, a block in which the nut member is pivoted, an upright having a forked lower end pivoted to the block and having a threaded socket in its upper end, a threaded shaft engaging the socket and having a pointed end engaging the roof of a mine, cables engaging the drums, Winches on the platform and to which the cables are fastened and a motor for driving the Winches;

In testimony whereof I, aifix my signature.

JOHN W. POWELL.