US1696309A - Elevator system and apparatus in connection therewith - Google Patents

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Dec. 25,1928. 1,696,309

F, LANE ET AL ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND APPARATUS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH Filed March 19, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet l fivwmions. fiiANc/s LANE,

WILLIAM ARTHUR MACH/N ATTORNEY,

F. LANE ET AL Dec. 25,1928, 1,696,309

ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND APPARATUS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH Filgd March 19, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lA/YENTORS fTQaNC/S LANE WILL/AM ARTHUR Mncm/v.

PER Arromvsr.

- Patented Dec. 25, 1928.

PATENTHOFFICE;

rmors LANE, or BamnL Y HrtL, AND WIL LIAM ARTHUR MAcnIN, or armame- HAM, ENGLAND.

ELEVATOR airs'mm AND PPARATUS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.

I Applioation nled March 19, 1926, Serial m). 96,052,, and in Great Britain April 22, 1925i .This invention is for improvements in or relating to ielcvator or transport systems, and

apparatus in connection therewith, and more elevation respectively atruck with modified particularly to'a system for ,use in the construction of embankments, and particularly the embankments formed from the refuse from mines and the like. I a.

' According to theipresent invention we provide anelevator or transport system comprising a truck adapted tolbe movcdalong a track-way, a cylindrical cage mounted on such truck so as to rot-ate thereon with its axis transversely to its length of the truck, that is, at right angles to the track-way,

-' means for supporting or carrying refuse or the like in or on the cage and means for positively rotating said cage on its truck at a predetermined position onv the track -way for depositing the refuse or the like, consisting of a driving connection adapted to be automati cally established between the cage and the tracleway, k y y The cage mayhave refuse containers which project axially thereof from each extremit so as to protrude beyond the sides of the true r whereby the refuse is adapted to be deposited on each side of the track-way, and the rotation of the said cage may be effected by an annular flange upon itself rolling upon a stationary flange suitably situated on or about the track-way such as at or about its extremity. Alternatively the cage may be set in Totation by a chain or like device encircling and attached to thesaid' cage and which has a freely hanging part adapted to be arrested during the movement of the truck at a predetermined position on the trackway.

In a modification of the present invention the cage may be adapted to accommodate a complete Wagonor tub, for which purpose rail sections may be disposed in the cage par allel to its axis, and-means incorporated for retaining the wagon or tub whilst in engagement therewith during the tipping operation.

In order that this invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into practice, reference may be had to the appended explanatory sheet of drawings, upon which Figure 1 is an elevational view illustrating an elevator system constructed according to the present invention, and

Figure 2 is a plan view of the system shown in Fig. 1. Y

Figure 3 invention, railsa are set at an inclination filthGI upon a small mound which isdesircd to extend or] upon a suitable sub or trestle supporting structure. b is the truck having four wheels engaging the rails aiand four grooved rollers 0 adapted to engage circum ferential flanges on askeleton cage Protruding from each extremity of this cage-cl is a refuse container e. Annular shallow drum-like flanges f are provided uponthe skeleton cage (Z. A stationary dividing hopper g (see particularly Figure 3) is mounted above the truck at its lowest position adapted to direct refuse along the chutes g? intothe containers 6. The truck isada-pted to be elevated in knownwmanner'as for-instance by a cable It attached to'the: truck passing over the pulley b and then to a pulley h and by way of pulley [L3 from a suitable power source. Further a counter-balance weight 2' mounted on wheels operating on a small track 2' may be utilizedsuch as is described in our concurrent application No. 11,096 dated 29th April 1925. This counterbalance weight 2' is attached to the truck by a separate cable passing over the pulley 4?. Towards the upper extremity of the rails a a special section of rail a is utilized having a side frame a provided with an upper contact flange a r In operation the truck after having had its containers 6 filled with the refuse is hauled up the track-way at until the flanges f run upon the contact flange a thereby setting the cage in rotation, as for instance, through 180 degrees to invert the containers 0 and deposit the refuse down the bank j. As this a "In this manner the contact flange a always remains adjacent the top of the mound y.

In the modification illustrated in Figures 4 and 5, the lateral containers 6 are dispensed with and the skeleton cage cl provided with I rails (1 and thereby adapted to receive a wagon or tub 70. Upper rails d are provided loo adjacent the .top of the wagon wheels to prevent the wagon or tub leaving its rails al during the tipping operation. The said wagon or tub may be further secured by a small pivotal lever Z at each extremity there of. Thetruck b and rollers c for supporting the cage may be substantially the same as that utilized in connection with the preceding ar- 'angement. The Figure 4 illustrates a modified method of tipping orrotating the cage. For this purpose a chain, cable or like device m is attached, as for instance, at the point at to the cage and allowed to depend as at m this depending extremity having a hook m or like member adapted to engage a suitably devised stop or catch a on the rail a so that during the movement of the truck along the said rail the cage is set in rotation thereby automatically tipping the refuse from the wagon or tub is between the rails.

Vith the present apparatus it will be seen that an operator or operators may be employed at the lower extremity of the rail for the fillin or loading operation of the cage, the tipping operation being eil'ected automaticall at the top of the mound and thereby avoiding the necessity of any operator or operators at this point.

lVhat we claim as our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is p 1. In combination with a trackway, an elevator system comprising a Wheel truck adaptcage on said truck upon the latter reaching a predetermined position on said trackway for depositing on either side thereof the coni tents of said containers, said means automatically establishing an operative connection between said cage and said traekway as the movement of said truck along saidtraekway is continued beyond said predetermined position.

2. The combination as specified in claim 1,

in which said adjustable means for rotating said cage comprises a side frame mounted on a special section of said trackway and provided with a flange adapted to cooperate with an annular flange on said cage.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

FRANCIS LANE. WILLIAM ARTHUR MACHIN.

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