US228048A - Grain-distributing machine - Google Patents

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. H. FASOHER. I Grain-Distributing Machine.

- Patented May 25,1880.-

- upper in a horizontal line.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERMANN FASGHER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GRAIN-DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 228,048, dated May 25, 1880. Application filed September 9, 1878.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HERMANN FASOHER, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Grain Distributing Machines, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon.

In Figure 1, which gives a full side view of the machine, E represents the wall of an elevator-building; B, the outlet-spout from the shipping-bin. a and'b are a pair of drums joined together in such a manner as to admit of the lower spout being turned around the s and p are two spout-joints which slide freely one into the other. A set of rolls, 1" 'r, have been attached at suitable places to decrease the friction of sliding.

It will be readily understood that, in connection with drums at and I), which are joined together similar to those described above, the machine may be moved in either a straight, horizontal, or vertical, and, of course, any intermediate, line without interfering with the movement of the substance moving through the spout, and as the power is transmitted by means of a sliding selfadjusting piston-shaft, c, and universal link-motion joints Z Z, any incidental movement of the vessel on which the machine is resting, or of the machine itself, cannot interfere with the motion of the machinery, said motion being imparted by means of suitable gear-wheels to the fan j, which is adjustable.

A circular fan has been adopted because it may be run in either direction and reversed, and it insures a more uniform and steady motion at high speed.

The fan-shaft 6 has been provided with a protecting pipe, d, which runs through the whole length of the receiving-drum g, in order to keep the grain'and dust off and to supply the lower bearing, 0, with a lubricant from above, besides bringing the bearing or journal box 0 as near as possible to the fan, thus insuring a steady motion of the latter. The pipe may be held in position by a cross-piece, K K, or other suitable means.

m m is a pan, whichfitsplosely yet movably around the lower straightpart of the receivingdrum g. It fits movably over the pipe at and is held in position by an adj ustable shoulder, t. In the bottom of this pan two holes have been cut at suitable places and of suitable dimensions, as shown in Fig. 2 at j j, for the purpose of dividing the grain and dropping part of the whole on two opposite points of the fan, thus filling both sides of the vessel at once. Near the outer edge of each hole or mouthpiece a piece of sheet metal or other suitable material, a n, has been fastened to the bottom. of the pan m m in such a manner as to fit closely around, yet without touching the fan f, as shown in the drawings, thus preventing the grain from being thrown in other than two directions. Therefore, by turning the pan m m by means of a lever or handle, a, the grain may be thrown in any direction desired. A plate, m, provided with a handle, by which it may be turned, has been movably adjusted close under the bottom of the pan m m, over the pipe at, and is held up by shoulder o. It is shaped in such a manner as to leave in a certain position both mouth-pieces jj of exactly equal size, and by turning right or left either of these holes may be decreased at pleasure. Therefore, if the hatehway over which the machine is being used should not happen to be in the middle, or even be at one end of the vessel, the comparative amount of grain to be thrown either way may be regulated so as to fill the vesselgradually from the ends toward the machine the same as if the machine were in the middle.

The bottom of the pan m m and plate a; should be situated some distance below the ceiling or deck, or else a special plate must be provided to prevent the grain from being thrown against the sides of the hatch way and out onto the deck, and also from touchingthe ceiling anywhere short of the distance to which it is to be thrown, unless such ceiling be very smooth.

The whole machine is supported by a set of extensible legs, 11 '5 i i, to fit any hatehway. They are provided with pickets which sink into the deck by the weight of the machine. The legs move in suitable guides, and may be platform, P, or otherwise.

In order to enable one or two men to cong, pipe 6?, cross-bar K K, adjustable bottom Veniently move and handle the machine, the m m, mouth-pieces j j, handle u, regulatingsame may be suspended from the elevatorplate 00, guides or guards n n, shoulder v, shaft 15 building by means of a rope and countere, iournal-box0, circular fan f, platform P, legs 5 Weight or a Windlass, h h, or other suitable i i i 2', rope and Weight or Windlass h h, all armeans. ranged and constructed to operate substan- I claim as my invention and desire to setially as and for the purpose above set forth.

cure by Letters Patent 1 The combination, in a coal or grain distribi HERMANN FASGHER' l 10 uter, of sliding spout s p, movable drums a b Witnesses:

a 11 rolls 1" 1', piston shaft 0, link motion JOHN H. STEINWAY, joints l 1, gear wheels 25 z y w, receiving-drum JOSEPH SINGER. I

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