US1869296A - Molasses distributor - Google Patents

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Patented July 26, 1932 CHRISTIAN SQEBEI'LER, or connoNvILLE;rEnnsY LvANm' MoLAssEs nis'rnmuron Application filed December 23, 1931. {Serial-No. 582,842. w

This invention relates to distributors, and has for its object the production of a simple and, efficient distributing ma chine for spreadingthemolasses i or other liquid over a wide area in fine streams so as to facilitate the propermixing of the molasses with stock feed, and also in this manner prevent the large accumulation of the molasses in certain portions of the feed.

Another obj ect of this invention is the production of a simple and eflicient rotating distributor member mounted within the distributor which iss'o constructed as to spray a series of various sized streams of llquid or molasses upon the feed so as to more easily distribute the molasses throughout the entire;

bulk of the feed while mixing.

A still further object of this invention the production of a simple and efficient mechanism for evenly distributing molasses overthe feed so the molasses may be efficiently mixed with the feed.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will appear throughout the following specification and claims; T r In the drawing: Figure 1 is a vertical sectional View through the body of the distributing machine, certain other portions being shown in side elevation. Y Figure 2 is a section Figure 1. i

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the upper end of the distributor casing or housing, showing the supporting bracket in section and illustrating the.manner of connecting the supporting bracket to the casing or housing.

By referring to the drawing, it will be taken on line 2;-2 of seen that a hanger or support 1 is provided at one end with a plurality of laterally extending straight feet 3 which receive suitable bolts 4 for connecting the said hanger or support to a suitable supporting beam 2. The hanger or supporting member 1 is provided with a depressed portion 5 and a longitudinally extending tubular portion 6 arranged centrally of the hanger or supporting member 1, as shown in-Figure 1. The lower end of this tubular portion 6 is provided with a laterally extending foot 7 whioh is secured to the top of the housing or casing 8 of the dis tributor. The hanger 1 is also provided with a notched portion 9 n ear the bottom thereof, and carries a journal 10-having laterally extending feet 11, which aresecured to the top of the housing or casing8, as clearly shown in Figure 3. j The housing or casing 8 is providedwith an elongated aperture 12 for the purpose of receiving the beveledgear 13 which iscarried by thedriving shaft 14. This beveled-gear l3 fits through this longitudinally extending cut-out portion or notch 12, and-also into the notch 9, which registers therewith, thereby vpermitting the beveledv gear 13' to freely rotate. The driving shaft 14; is supported within the journal and also upon a suitable journal 15 and this shaft l lis driven by means of a suitable driving pulley 16 carried by the outer end of the shaft Z ,A cone supporting shaft 17 extends longitudinally through the tubular portion 6 of the hanger or supporting member 1, as'shown clearly in Figure 1, and this shaftl'? carries a collar 18 which is secured in an'adjusted position thereon by mean's of a suitable bolt 19, thereby holding the shaft 1' against downwardmovoment through the tubular portion 6 of the hanger or supporting member 1. Thiscollar;18 fits within-the depressed porticn 5 'ofthe hanger or supporting member 1 as shown. The shaft 17 also carries an adj ustablyfixed collar 20 at its lower end which abuts against the transversely extending supn porting bar '21; of the distributor cone 22. The shaft 17 passes throughthe bar 21 for the purpose of efficiently supporting the cone 22 in its proper. position.

' The distributor cone 22 is suspended with- F in the inverted cup-shaped casing or housing 8, as/shown in F-igure-l, and this distributor cone 22 is provided with a reduced neck 23. over whichiits'an inverted U.-shaped hanger bracket 24, which supports a beveled gear25, v

and whichbeveled gear-25 isiloosely mounted uponthesuspending or cone-supporting shaft, 17 asshown. clearly. in Figure 1 i The beveled gear 25 mesheswith the beveled gear 13 and is drivenvthereby for the purp ose of gen rotating the distributor cone 22, as will be obvious by carefully considering the drawmg.

The lower end of the distributor cone 22 is provided with an annular flange 26 which supports a perforated flared inverted coneshaped plate 27. The ring plate '27 has a series of perforations 28 formed therein vary 7 ing in size and graduated in s1ze from the smallervaperturesj 29 formed along thebottom, to the larger apertures which are formed nearer the top of the inverted cone-shaped plate 27. The outer or upper edge of the inverted cone-shaped. perforated: plate, is

rolled to constitute a reinforcing bead 30, and this is adapted to fit in close contact with the inner wall of the inverted cup-shaped-housing. The small end of the distributing cone 22 fits into the housing 8 and extends up near the top thereof, the distributing cone 22 flaring outwardly toward the bottom of the housing 8, as shown, whereas the inverted coneshaped perforated distributor plate 27 flares outwardly toward the side of the housing, as

' shown.

The housing 8 is provided with an aperture 31 in the top thereof which is adapted to register with the lower discharge end 32 of the molasses supply pipe 33. A suitable valve 34 is carried by the pipe to control the supply of molasses or other liquid to the distribu-. tor housing 8 and cone 22.

In operation, it should be understood that the molasses or other liquid will pass through the pipe 33 and outthe discharge end 32 and enter the housing 8 through the aperture 31 and fall upon the distributor cone 22. By the centrifugal motion of this cone obtained throughthe driving shaft 14 and through the beveled gears 13 and 25, the; molasses will be spread out and sprayed out through the graduated, apertures formed in the ape'rtureddistributor plate 27 carried by the cone 22, and

the molasses or other liquidwill then be even 1y sprayed out uponthe stock feed below,

It should be understood that the distributor may be driven in anysuitable or desired speed, and where the molasses is cold or heavy,

' the molasses will be thrown out throughthe various sized apertures in the distributor plate 27 in fine streams or strings. v 1

It should be understood that certain detail changes'in'the mechanical structure may be employed without departing from the spirit of the invention, so long as these changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is: V

' 1. A molasses distributor" comprising a hanger, an inverted cup-shaped housing fixed on the hanger, a shaft journaled through the hanger and housing, a non-apertured coneshaped distributor'journaled on the shaft,-

a flared cone-shaped plate on the lower and widenedend of the distributor received in the housing and provided with series of apertures, means for directing a flow of molasses through the housing onto the distributor and means for revolving the distributor.

2. A distributor of the class described co'mprising a hanger, a substantially'inverted cup-shaped housing fixed to, said hanger, a rotatable distributor cone suspended-within saidhousing and provided with a substan tially cone-shaped distributor plate at the lower end of the distributor cone and flared outwardly and upwardly, said. plate being provided with graduated distributing apertures formedthereimand means for rotating said distributor cone.

A- distributor of the class described-com prising a-hanger, a housing supported upon said hanger, means for supplying liquid to said housing, a: distributor cone suspended Within said housing and provided with an outflared distributing plateshaving a plurality of-graduated apertures formed therein,

by-sa-id suspended shaft for supporting said cone, an outwardly flared distributor plate carr ed by the lowerend'of said cone, the housing fitting over said cone and partly overhanging theupper edge of said distributor plate, and said distributor plate provided with graduated apertures 'varyingrin' size from a series of small apertures located near the bottom to av series of larger. apertures.

located near the top thereof.

In testimony whereof I aflix .mysignature.

CHRISTIAN S. BEILER.

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