US1918534A - Machine for applying paint or the like to shingles, etc. - Google Patents

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July 18, 1933. H E -GOSCH 1,918,534

MACHINE FOR APPLYING PAINT OR THE LIKE TO SHINGLES, ETC

Filed Oct. 16, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet. l

ETC

July 18, 1933.

H. E. GOSCH MACHINE FOR APPLYING PAINT OR THE LIKE TO SHINGLES Filed Oct. 16, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 N\ M Q 5 i Q Q Q Kw NW, MA YN &-m

July 18, 1933. H. E. GOSCH 1,918,534

MACHINE FOR APPLYING PAINT OR THE LIKE TO SHINGLES, ETC

'Filed Oct. 16, 1950 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 July 18, I Q GOSCH MACHINE FOR APPLYING PAINT OR THE LIKE TO SHINGLES, ETC

Filed Oct. 16 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 July H E S H MACHINE FOR APPLYING PAINT OR THE LIKE TO SHINGLES, ETC

Filed Oct. 16, 1930 5 Sheets-$heet 5 are to be fed from the machine is open to permit the operator to readily introduce by brackets 14, and transverse side walls which are preferably made adjustable lengthwise'of the machine in order to adapt the shingle feeding boxto bundles. of shingles which varyin length. .For this purpose the terare connected at their rear ends respec upper andlower parts of these *side walls are secured to the inner sides of two pairs of transverse supporting bars '16, which lattively. to upright rods 17. adapted to engage with one or another of two series of openings 18 arranged in longitudinal rows in bars 19 on the rear part of the main frame, while their front ends are secured to upright rods 20 adapted to engage with one or another of two series of openings 21 ar ranged in longitudinal rows in longitudinal bars 22 on the adjacent part of the ,main frame. The front ends of the bars 16 are preferably arranged at an angle relatively to each other and diverge forwardly,'thereby forming a flaring entrance at the front side of the shingle feeding box which enables the operator to introduce new shingles into the same with greater facility. I,

Whenit is desired to increase or decrease the width of the shingle feeding box the rods 17 and 20 of the bars 16 are shifted into the appropriate openings of the two rows 18 and 21 to suit. the length of the bundles of shingles which .are being treated, but the rear wall is not shifted inasmuch as the bundles ofshingles asa rule do not vary in width but only in length. I

The lower edge of each of the side Walls 15 of'the shingle feeding box is spaced apart fromthe bottom, 11 by an intervening throat,

gap or outlet passage 23 through which the i v lowermost course-of shingles in the pile with,

in the feeding box is moved outwardly from the latter by a feeding- 0E mechanism, after which the respective course of shingles is operated upon by one. of the painting devices, asfwill presently appear.

This feeding-off device may be variously constructed butinthe preferred construction, bestshown in vFigs. 4 and5, the same,

comprises-afeed bar 24 which isarranged transversely of the feed box bottom 11 and is reciprocated lengthwise of the latter so as to pass back and forth across the lower end-of the feedbox and the outlet passages 23 at the lower ends of its side walls, and terminates at-opposite ends of its stroke adja cent. to the oppositeouter sides of said side walls. For the purpose of retaining this feed bar constantly in engagement withthe upper side of the bottom 11 or close therein, Fig. 4. A'reciprocating motion is imparted to this feed bar in adirection lengthwise of the machine and across the lower end of the feed box byan' operating mecha-' nism which preferably comprises two upright rock levers or arms 26 arranged on 0ppo'site sides of the main frame and connected at their upper ends respectivelywith the op* posite ends of the feed bar 24 by means of shifting rods 27, a transverse rock shaft 28 journaled in suitablebearings on the flower 1 part ofthe mainframe and connectedwith the lower ends of the rock levers 26, a transverse crank shaft 29 journaled. in suitable bearings on the lower part of the main frame and provided with a crank 30 which is connected by means of a pitman 31 with the lower parts of therock levers 26 by means of a cross rod. 32, and a driving'pulley 33 which is connected with one end of the crank shaft and adapted to receive power from' any suitable source through the medium of any suitable transmitting-means which in the present case would include aydriving belt passing around the driving pulley 33.

This operating mechanism for the feed bar 24 is sotimed that as the. same moves in one direction from a point adjacent to the outer side of one of the side walls 15 of the feed box across the. lower end of the feed box and to the opposite side of the same, this feed bar will engage the thick ends of the shingles in the lowermost course on the underside of the pile in the feed box, thereby moving this course with the thin ends of its shingles fore-. most from the'underside of the supplystack through the'feed passage 23below the opposite side wall 15, and leave them wholly out side of the last-mentioned'side wall, in a po v sition to be subsequently operated upon by a conveyor which continues the movement of the respective course of shingles for presentation tothe painting device on the respective side of'the'feed box. In'the meantimethe pile of shingles has dropped by'gravity in the feed box so that the next-following upper course of shingles is now lowermost and rests upon the bottom 11 thereof, and presents the thick ends of the lowermost course which is arranged reverselyfto those in the pre-- ceding course so that when the feed bar effects the next following stroke of its reciprocating movement in the opposite direction this feed bar will engage'the thickends of d the shingles in the lowermost row or course and pushthe same from underneath the pile in the feeding box and outwardly through the opposite outlet passage 23', and leave them wholly outside of the respective side of .the feeding box when the feed bar =completes its stroke in the last-mentioned direction,v so that this course of shingles will be in a position e be engaigedhy teacher eo vey'er mecheinisni whiefitraiisinits the same to" the pziintirfg devieeon the corresponding side ofthe feeding bex. I i 'The feed bant'here'tfore, during uham tiniied operation of the machine" While fr-e ing box, pushes "or; feeds of! the sev re! h; courses of shingleswsuccessitely the IO-vvejndofthe pileand ceus'es these courses tO be meted eweyfrom the flndersideofthe Pile alternately in o posite directions engaging thet'hick eiidbf-jone' *eojurse qt. shingles while moving i-nfone direction affid then engaging the thi k; end offithe ext course o-fshingles While movin in the opp'ohsite direction, and in ail caees emsin the shingles to .alw'ays move with their thin ends foremost.

In order to revent more than one {c'o'uTS ofshingles at a, time fro'rh' being fed ofi from the bottom of the pileithrough one ofthe outlet passages 23, this passage inijtielly' etthe beginning ofthe'moveinent of a course" of shingles through the respective'pas'saige i s mhdefsufiici'entl'yshallow 0i narrow that onIy' the thin edge of the lowermost ceurse of shingles can enter the saline and thereby cause the respective sidewall Ofthefe'ed box to hold back the next \ippe'iy course "oi shingles" and prevent theisitme fiom being fed ofl with thelowerifno'st course of shingles! Inasmuoh, however-,1 asthe shingles grade ally beconie thicker from the thin ends to-{ ward-the thick ends of the salme, means are provided for permitting each of the-side wallst'o; rise under the wedgimgefie'ct of the: tapering shingles; and? when thethick end at the respective course of shingles haspassed outwardly beyondthe-fiespecti've sidewall, b

that the" letter again drops bygi'a'vity into its Iewetnio st so as to permit only the fthin {end ofza theme at shingles initiall y eziterthe same. i. v

w The preferred 'fnean-s :for:

this purpose consists in armngingja piziir'ofg bars 195 191 above one :inmthe'i' send a. pair of bars v22;; 22 one above the other andextending the lower ends Of: the fodssndQOiland v engaging?" the same jslidingly with? openings; 18in the uppei end lowen bhns 19., 19 iand.

openings 21in the uppen and low'erlbe rsfifz;

22 so that thesejbii slare capable of! nbfing vertically in these upen ingsin-hermqhy with the rising and filling niovejtnt ant off T8- speetive sides-Wells. @5; in response to the wedging' efieetv of the. shingles against the lower ends of these? wailszand thefOIfCBQOf gravity after" the :comrse wot shingles hexve p'z'tsl's'ed" outwardly beyond these w lls Q The downward movement .0: these side Walls'islimited so "as to leeve arilavmzw palssage between the lowerend': of'eaeh ehe'e stepswarmngedionthemds 17 met 2 0" andten agi g with "the irail'ne hafs'i 19 and'22fi Thesestopser'e prefefahlyfxfiede v in the1orm-of collars" and m ordert'oflp'ermit omdjnstin the height 01- width fthe out-i Wtfd "passages 23 "t6 the thickness or chat aeter of the; shingles whichf;aire ;being"oper-' ated iipomthese'collars are-made adjustable.

pectivelyg r ln'ordef topermit i i I twhichxair'ebeing fed ofieealife the' si'de wells 15- withoiit iindue friction'iinid weap'eac'h of" theses ide Wells is provided ddjecentto its IoWei" edge a'ridon the outer side thereof with;

en anti-friction roller 36Whi0hj'i$ e gaged by upper side of the course of shingles" passin underneath the respective side Wall;- thereby facilitatin the y discharge jof the shingles andredi'ieing thefaimount ef-p'owep required for this work as well as avoiding" ends thereof and feed the samepioperly triennthe underside of the pile 150 one side of the J feed hex: "Asthe pilexof shingles in the feed box jbec'ornes depleted this pressure is' reduced I andin order lo-compensate ion the reduction i in ressure and: insure positive feeding ofi 160,

oi-theloweimost coufsewf. shingles a'tLal-l times; a Weight 37 is provided which is placed on top ofthe feed pile." Th-isweightcan be Ii'f-tedofi th'e'z pile of shingles in jthefeedfboxi' and again replaced when additional. shingles i 7 Evebeenplace d therein byzrm'e'ans otf han- .diles '38 ora'ny other suitablemeansw A the courses of shinglesepe ied sticcess sively from the undereixieofthe pileemit discharged altematekyin opposite directions beyond the sidewalls thereof, these courses fro of shinglesa-ife deposited upon two horizon? j' tel 'suipportingor guiding tables 39, 39 which lnot ed outwardly along" the I respective supporting table by a conveyor mechanism which .fifStIfJIGSBEtS the samemtoeliquidapplying device which deposits pain-t; "stainkor pre- "eXtend lengthwise of the machine friorn -ope 1 posite sides of the: outlet ends? of-the'bottoin 11 of the feed box and theTee-fte'reeel'i course m of shingles-deposited npongthese tebl'es is 7 servative thereon; end then presents the same to a. smoothing" device which operatesto dise-ibme the: liquid thus' 'e ph euniformly over the shingles.

i The conveyor device for tee-whee 35;

1 2s sociated withfeach. otf tl'il-VSUpp0Itijngct3bES' it 39'e1i d the iespective patints'ipplyingfdevice and smoothing: dev icdmay :bew airiouslj oonstru'dted :btit theprefeiiefl lfol'm theiseme includes a plurality M conve'j'o 'v bwrs wiwhzich:

' Thereafter the neXt' following conveyor bar n suecessiv'elyfipast the ,paint applying and paint smoothing devices and i then dischargesin, their, operative position are arranged transverselyyover the upper side of the supporting, table 39 and move lengthwiseof the latter, and ,twoendless belts41, preferably ofthe chain type, arranged OnOpposite sides of the supporting-table and connected with opposite ends. of the feed bars40. The rec-eiving turns of these conveyor belts 41 pass around receiving vsprocket wheels- 42, as

shown in Fig. 4, arrangedfadjacent to the receiving endsjof the tables 39, and the delivery turnsof these beltspass around delivery s'p'rocket wheels 43 arrangedadjacent to the outer-or delivery ends of thetables 39, as-shown in; Fig. 3. The receivingsprocket wheels are mounted ontransverse shafts 44 ournaled in suitable bearlngs on the adjacent parts of the main-frame, and; the delivery sprocketfiwheels 43 are also 'lnounted on transverse shafts 45 ournaledin suitable; bearingsonthe outer end portions of the ,main frame Y i Motion for driving each'conveyor is derived from-the main drivingshaft 28" and transmitted to this conveyorby means of. a

chainibelt 46 passing around a lower sprock 'etwheel 47 on the driving shaft,- and an up: n per sprocket wheel 48'and a transverse shaft As each row or course of v I through one of the-discharge, passages 23 of 49 *journaled. on the upper part of. the main frame, a longitudinal counter-shaft 50 j ournaled in bearings ontheouter sideof theiup: per-apart of the main frame and provided witha beveled gear wheel 51 which meshes with alnotherzbeveled gear wheel 52 on the upper transverse shaft 49, and apair of intermeshing bevel gear wheels 53,154 mounted on the counter-shaft 50 and the adjacent end 1 ofthe outer conveyor'shaft 45, as-best shown in Figs. 1,2,4 and.6. v

shingles is ejected the feeding box by'the feeding bar 24,-this course is deposited uponthe inner receiving end of the, respective supporting table 39.

v 40,- when sweeping overthetopof this table,

engages r with the rear or thick end ofLthis courseof shingles and moves the same length wiseoutwardly over thetop of thertable and the same fr'omthe rear or outerend of this supporting table where the delivery shaft 45 is provided with a roller 55 to facilitate'the proper discharge of this course of shingles from the respective endv of this table. 1 a

After each conveyor bar 40 has thus adelivered a row-or, course of shingles from the outer or discharge end of the table 39 the same is carried idly along the underside fof the 'feed table;backto the inneror receiving end of this table by means of the lower stretches ofithe conveyor belts .41,'which latter also move withtheir lower or idle stretches 3 along the underside of the table. v

lized for applying the liquid paint, stain or impregnant-to the shingles as theyypass over the upper supporting table, 39, but theform of thisdevice which is shown in the draw.- ings has been. foundsatisfactory inpractice and, the following description applying to one of these deviceswill therefore applyto both of those shown inthedrawingslassociat ed with each of the; supporting tables 39 nch c opposite sides of the shingle feeding box a Thenumeral56 represents a lower-rotary liquid applying. brush arranged below the upper side of the, upper supporting table 39 at asuitable distance. from the respective side of the shinglefeedbox and projecting upwardly through an opening 66 therein, and '57 represents an upper rotary liquid a-pply ing brush arranged above the upper side of the table but vertically-in, line withthelower brush 56.; The lower brush isinounted onza transverseshaft v58 journaled in bearings on the main frame. and the upper brush 57 is mounted on a-transverse shaft '59 journaled inbearingson the main frame.;-

.-As the shingles are fed forwardly and out} wardly over the; supporting table 39* by the upper conveyor mechanism thesame pass betweenthe opposingparts of thelower and upper brushes 56 and 57 ,and during this time these brushes apply liquidpaint, stain or impregnant'to opposite sidesof thecourse of shingles. The liquid for this purpose is preferably supplied to thezlower brush by [as c tank 60 which encloses the lower brush and is.

mounted on the adjacentpart ofthemain Any suitablei form of device may .be uti-g frame and containsa body of treating liquid 61 in-its'lower part, which is suppliedthereto inany suitable manner. .0 a The liquid61 inxthis tank 60 is preferably maintained ata substantially uniform level and for-this purpose an overflowipipe v62 is provided which communicates with thetank low the axis :of the shaft 56, whichover-flow pipe leads to "a catch basin 63so that anyliq uid supplied to thetank 60 in excess of that re quired for maintaining the predetermined levelwill escape therefrom and flow into the v catch basin from which latter the liquid can be returned to the tank GO'by'the operator 39 by the respective conveyor mechanism,

60 at a predetermined-point, preferably be-, y

wheels enter isprocket wheels ".are inounted at oppolsite ends of a transverse shaft-92 jonrnaled 'onithe adjacent outer part of the mainframe "andwthe inner sprocket "wheels are mounted at opposite ends ofa transverse shaft 93 which is journaled 'o'n I the'adj acent' part of the main frame J-Motion is imparted to eachof these lower endlesslcarrlers in any suitable manner for causing the bars 88 thereof .to' move actively over theresp'ectivelower table 87 from the outer endto the inner end thereof, and thereby engagethe'outer ends of 'thecourses' of P shingles which have been deposited thereon by the respective'u'pper conveyor and cause these' 'shingle's toibedelivered pne course at a time into the/shingle c ll ti box arranged below the f eed box. Q;

- These'lower:convey'orsof there-assemblin mechanism are so timed that courses or shinglesd-ischa rged from thetwo upper co n- ""jveyors-are delivered successively and alter nately into the collecting boXwso that 'a's' the.

severalcourses ofshingles are piled 1i in the collecting box these courses of shingies will. be alternately reversed andjhave their thin ends arranged innermost and overlapping one another while their'thickendS areat op posite e'ndslofthe pile as thesame is accmnii lated in the collecting box. w Althoiigh yariousi means maybe employed for operatinglthe two lower 'shingle convey ors inth'is manner the'ineansforthisipurposc shown in the drawings are -satisfactoryand comprise: two chain belts 94, each of which passes with one turn around'a'sprocket wheel 7 at one'i'en'd of the receiving 'shaft fl i'pf the upper conveyor on one side ot'th'e' upper ishingle feedingbox, while; itslower. turn 4 passes arounda sprocket wheel 96-on= the'corresponding ;end{ of the 'deliveryeshaft 93 of the-lower conveyor arranged on the opposite side; ofwthe shingle collecting box',qas best shownin Figs.'2, -l and:5'-.- 4

By' the vuse :of this imachin'e it isonly neces sary to remove the usual: binderfaround the I gwaist-jor "mid-sectionkofi the bundles of shingles, which is usually; placed around the i same; when p ackin-g them for transportation;

and-then pushing inwardly against :the thick outer endsfiof shinglesso ,that'their'thiin. inner ends overlap -.to az'v greaterjv-extent, and then 3 a place them Within the feeding box ready for 1: being fed o'fl? successively, one course at a time; and?successivecourses-in oppositev di a rections from the-underside of the'pile: to the two liquid applying andfsmoothing: devices located' on opposite sidesiofthe feeding ofi' mechanism; 'ai1dEafterthe shingles are thus treated the twoprocessions of'shingles are again brought together at a point below the a feeding-oil" -mechan-ism where "alternating coursesiofithe two processions are depositedsnceessive'lyj 1n alternately reversed 'order -in apller;

' packing the It/has been roan-(1 thaw-hen tiiesuppdrtiag,

becomedisplaced. This is particnlarl y'liable] to happen when the conveyor bars ='enga e with thethin trailing ends of the shingles While on, the lower collecting.tablesyebntfis not so liable tooccur whe'nthe u per 6011- veyo'r bars are engegingwith the tii'clr trailingedgesof the same; *To'avmd thisfpo'ssr bilityeach of the conveyor bars is provided en its front side with a transverse rowef a propelling blades 97 each of which is mounted on'the respective bar-sqas to be free to move with its lower beveled or sharp edge- 98 agaiii'stthe top oij the respective table-when 'passing'over the same; This-sliding cameo;

tion between each propelling blade and the respective conveyor'bar is preferably efi'ectedby two'or more bolts- 99 "secured to the con veyor barand passingsthrough upright slots 100 i n the bladesvas"bestshown in' Fligs. 8

and 9, whichillustrate this feature as applied a to a lowerconveyoiybm is lfitended to apply equally toanup'per com e'yorr.

' thei blad'esapproach the rece-ivingientl 'ot aftab-le theIsame engagea camshaped; E

e directed the'reby' to,

guide lOI t-h ereon" and the-top of the table a-nt restthereon byjgrav; ity in passing over the jtablefrom the receiy- ,ingto thedeliveryend thereof; a Y 'E ach blade of a rowor set can rise and fall independently of the others thereby ensuring a full be airing of the flsever'alblades' across the entire table; wherebyrthe slj1inglesarepre'-= vented from m hebeweenth con veyo'r and the table andbecoming-disarranged. The sharp @dge 98yloffthegiblids 1 are particularly useful as they act somewhatlike scrapers on the tableand' engage with the thin ends of th'e shingles; asshown'in Fig. :9,"

which otherwise would be most liable to be:

come wedged between the conveyor {and a I i lower table, and instead propel them 'posi i tively andproperly over the table; r- The shingles aretherefore-convenientlyre assembledwithont any hand labor and with= J out requiring-any re-ad-justment; 'but'instead n are in condition to here-packed "by pulling oi1tbppogsite ends thereof iif desired', 5 and Placinge'abinder around the waist-of zthe Y same'in themanner now incommdn practice in marketing shingles for the. trade or by same looselyvinc'a-rtons ready'for shipment.

ll these operations are performed tiously and reliably with a minimum expenditure of:power andwith an'economicalusepf T i paint, stainorotheriliquid' with -which the" vertica1-1ytherein 'toa-ii inited extent and rest 3 shingles are treated, thereby efi'ectinga considerable saving in cost of thus treating shingles for the trade.

Moreover, this machine is very. compact in construction and has no delicate parts which are liable to get outof order, and can'be also readily adjusted foroperating upon shingles varying inlength, hat is claimed is a 1. A machine for feeding shingles and the tom, a rear wall and two sidewalls, and'at least one of said side walls being separated at its lower edge from said bottom to form a passage for said shingles, and also capable of vertical floating movement, stop means for limiting the downward movement of the re spective side wall soas to maintain a passage is p side thereof and t0 engagethe opposite thick at all times between the lower end thereof and the bottom of said box, and means for feeding one course of shingles at a time from the underside of the pile in the box through i i said passage and lifting said floating wa ll out of the path of the respective shingles and enablingthe later to leave said box.

2. A machine for feeding shingles andtlie like, comprising a supply'box adapted to;

hold a supply of shingles and having a bottom,a rear wall and two side walls,and at least one of saidside walls being separated at its lower edge from said bottom to form a passage for said shingles, and also capable of vertical'floating movement, stop means 'for" limiting .the downward movement of said floating wall so as to form a passageat all times between the lower end thereof and the bottom of said box and, including vertically movable upright rods, a frame having openings in which said rods slide and stops arranged on said rods and adapted to engage said frame for limiting the downward movement of said floating 'wall,a roller arranged on the lower edge of said vertically movable wall and adapted to be engaged by the" shingles which-are being fed oifi fro'mr the supply in said box, and means for feeding one course of shingles at a time from the underside of the pile in saidbox through said i 9 passage.

shingles inone course engage with the thick "endsofthe shingles in an adjacent course,

and provided on opposite sides of its lower,

end with. outlet passages for the shingles,

means for feeding ofl' shingles from the undersideof the pile and discharging the same, alternately in opposite directions through said passages, including a feed b'ar adapted to sweep across the entire lower end of said box and thepassages on the opposite ends (of successivecourses ofsaid shingles, and meansfor reciprocating said'bar;

a 4. Amachine for feeding tapering shingles i and the like gcomprisinga box adapted to hold asupply of shingles in the'form of a verticaltier of courses in which the thin ends v of the shinglesin one course engage with the thick ends of the shingles in an adjacent course, and provided onopposite sides of its I v lower end with outlet passages for the shingles, means for feeding off shinglesfrom same alternately in opposite directions the underside of the pile and discharging the v throughsaid passages, including a feed bar adapted-to sweep acrossthe'entire lower end of said box and the passages on the opposite side thereof and to engage the opposite thick ends of successive courses of said shingles,

and means for reciprocating said bar includi i i ing rock arms connected with opposite ends of said; feed bar, a crank shaft, and a pitman connecting' said crankshaft with said rockf T J- arms.

HARRY E. eoscnl

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