US2718384A

US2718384A - Molasses blender

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Publication number: US2718384A
Application number: US414179A
Authority: US
Inventors: Gordon F Schroeder
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1954-03-04
Filing date: 1954-03-04
Publication date: 1955-09-20
Anticipated expiration: 1972-09-20

Description

P 0, 1955 G. F. SCHROEDER 2,718,384

' MOLASSES BLENDER Filed March 4, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I J y n Molasses PPY Fig. Q 40 Gordon E Schroeder INV EN TOR.

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Sept. 20, 1955 G. F. SCHROEDER MOLASSES BLENDER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 4, 1954 Fig. 2

Fig 4 52 60 74 Gordon R Schroeder INVENTOR.

United States Patent MOLASSES BLENDER Gordon F. Schroeder, Menomonie, Wis.

Application March 4, 1954, Serial No. 414,179

2 Claims. (Cl. 259-9) This invention relates to a molasses blender and particularly to a portable device for blending molasses with dry feed for feeding stock and other purposes.

In feeding dry grain feed to stock materially improved benefits may be obtained if molasses is blended withthe dry grain not only in that it is more palatable to the stock but the benefits secured therefrom will be increased.

Because of the sticky nature of the molasses considerable difficulty has heretofore been experienced in uniformly blending the molasses with the dry feed such as ground grain or the like.

The present invention provides a blender which uniformly blends the molasses through the ground mixture so that there will be a substantial uniformity of the amount of molasses fed with the various portions of feed and so as to p'revent balling up of the material because of drops of molasses therein.

In the construction according to the present invention the blender comprises a mixing chamber adapted to receive a stream of molasses together with a stream of dry feed from any suitable feeder either of vertical or inclined type with the material being poured in at a substantially uniform stream into the top of the mixing chamber where suitable blending blades or mixing blades will cause mingling of the two streams of material so that the molasses will be uniformly mixed with the dry feed material and a control gate is placed intermediate the ends of the chamber to control the rate of flow through the mixing chamber so that the mixing may be thoroughly accomplished.

It is accordingly an object of the invention to provide an improved molasses blender.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a blender having means for controlling the rate of flow therethrough.

It is a further object of the invention to provide an improved mixing blade for a molasses blender.

Other objects and many of the attendant advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the accompanying description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure l is an elevational view partially in section of the molasses blender according to the invention;

Figure 2 is a vertical elevation through the molasses blender;

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical section through the molasses blender taken substantially on the plane indicated by the section line 33 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the molasses blender; and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a portion of the control gates showing the construction thereof.

In the exemplary embodiment according to the invention a suitable container is provided with a quantity of dry feed 12 and is also provided with an outlet aperture 14 through which the dry feed may be impelled by a suitable agitator 16. The entire device may be "ice mounted in any manner but is shown as being mounted on the floor 18 by means of a suitable column 20 in which may be mounted suitable driving mechanism for the agitator 16. The feed delivered through the spout 14 will fall through an aperture 22 in the floor 18 and be delivered to a suitable chute 24 to be delivered to various feeding compartments or into any other suitable container.

The molasses blender itself comprises a suitable platform 30 having a pair of front wheels 32 and a swivel rear wheel 34. Preferably the platform 30 is provided with a handle 36 by which the platform may be moved about on the

wheels

32 and 34.

The platform 30 is provided with an aperture 38 so that the feed from the mixing chamber presently to be described may be discharged through the aperture 22 into the chute 24.

The mixing chamber comprises an elongated vertically extended chamber preferably substantially rectangular in cross section with the chamber being mounted rigidly on the platform 30 so that material fed into the top 42 of the container 40 will be discharged through the and have one side thereof connected to a side 48 of the container 40 and extends from end to end of the device such as the

walls

50 and 52 of the device. A swinging gate or door 54 is mounted adjacent to the wall 56 opposite to the wall 48 by means of a control shaft 60. The control shaft 60 being journalled in the

opposed walls

50 and 52 and the door 54 being swingable into and out of closing relation with the baffle 46. The control handle 64 is rigidly connected to the shaft 60 and being operable to cause swinging motion of the gate or door 54.

Preferably bearing

hubs

66 and 68 are mounted on the

sides

52 and 50 to receive the ends of the shaft 60 to prevent undue wear of the material of the chamber. In order to lock the gate 54 in a suitable selected position a rack bar 70 is secured to the side of the chamber 40 by means of an angle bar 72 with the rack bar 70 extending substantially perpendicular to the side of the container so that the lever 64 may be selectively connected in the slots 74 to locate the lever in any desired position. Preferably the lever 64 is of somewhat resilient material so that it may be readily sprung in or out of the slot 74.

In order to provide proper mixing or blending of the dry feed with the molasses, the mixer comprises a shaft extending transversely of the chamber 40 intermediate the closure and the top 42 of the device. The ends of the shaft 80 are preferably mounted in

suitable hubs

82 and 84 and will carry suitable driving devices such as the sheaves 86. The driving motor 88 will preferably be mounted on a platform 30 and having a sheave 90 connected to the sheave 86 by any suitable means such as the V-belts 92.

A plurality of

mixing blades

94, 96, 98 and will be mounted on the shaft 80 preferably in substantially evenly spaced relation therealong and will be rigidly secured thereto by any suitable means such as the set screws 102. Preferably the

blades

94, 98 and 100 are of substantially identical length and are somewhat less length than the width of the chamber 40. However, the blade 96 is preferably longer than the

blades

94, 98 and 100 andpreferahlyis of sufiicient length that it has a minimum clearance with the

sides

50 and 52 of the container 40. Preferably the blade 96 will be positioned at aboutthe region ofthe entrance. of the-material to be mixed so that it will bescattered aboutso as to be meted and blended by the

blades

94, 98' and 100 as Well asby the blade 96.

In the. operation of the blender according to the invention, the platform 30 will be assembled'with the chamber 40 in position to receive material from the spouts 14 and the conduit 44 and the gate 54 will be adjusted to control the amount ofvflow .therethrough so that a predetermined amount of material will be in the chamber. The motor 88 will be geared to the shaft 80. so that the shaft 80 is. rotated at approximatelythe speed of 800 R. P. M. andin the preferred embodiment of the device the distance between the

walls

50 and 52 will be substantially 12 inches so that the length of the blade- 96-will be onthe order of 11 inches while the

blades

94, 98 and 100 are of the length of the order of 8 inches. Obviously, this dimension will change for various sizes of devices but in general the proportions will be maintained so that the mixing will be very thorough so that the liquid molasses will be evenly distributed through the dry material.

For simplicity of illustration and description the preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described according to the best present understanding thereof. However, it will be apparent to those skilled inthe art that various changesand modifications in the construction and arrangement of parts thereof mayreadily be resorted to without departing from the truespirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed .as new is as follows:

1. A portable molasses blender comprising a platform, supporting wheels on said platform elevating the same, a vertically extending mixing chamber having an open bottom seated on said platfornnsaid platform having an aperture into'which the bottom of said chamber opens, alclosurelin said chamber above said bottom, said closure including a sloping bafile board fixed to the walls of said chamber, said baffie board extending into contact with one wall of said chamber, a door member pivotally mounted adjacent the opposed wall of said chamber, said door being swingable into and out of closing engagement with said bafiie board, an operating lever fixed to said door, a toothed rack mounted on said chamber, said lever being engageable with said rack to selectively position said door withrespect to said baflie board.

2. A portable molasses blender comprisinga platform, supporting wheels on said platform elevating the same, a vertically extending mixing chamber 'having an open bottom seated on said platform, said platform having an aperture into which said bottom opens, a closure in said chamber above said bottom, said closure including a sloping baffle board fixed to the walls of-saidchamber, said bafile board extending into contact with one wall of said chamber, a door member pivotally mounted: adjacent the opposed wall of said chamber, said door being swingable into and out of closing engagement with said baffle board, an operating lever fixed to said door, a toothed rack mounted on said chamber, said lever being engageable with said rack to selectively position said door with respect to said bafiie board, a shaft extending transversely of said chamber intermediate said closure and the top of said chamber, a plurality of mixing blades fixed in spaced relation on said shaft, an intermediate one of said blades being longer than the remaining blades, said blade having minimum clearance with the sides of said chamber, and an inclined supply pipe extending into the top of said chamber.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 560,259 Day et a1. May 19, 1896 1,706,291 Hayes Mar. 19, 1929 2,237,787 Marshall Apr. 8, 1941

Claims

1. A PORTABLE MOLASSES BLENDER COMPRISING A PLATFORM, SUPPORTING WHEELS ON SAID PLATFROM ELEVATING THE SAME, A VERTICALLY EXTENDING MIXING CHAMBER HAVING AN OPEN BOTTOM SEATED ON SAID PLATFORM, SAID PLATFORM HAVING AN APERTURE INTO WHICH THE BOTTOM OF SAID CHAMBER OPENS, A CLOSURE IN SAID CHAMBER ABOVE SAID BOTTOM, SAID CLOSURE INCLUDING A SOPING BAFFLE BOARD EXTENDING INTO WALLS OF SAID CHAMBER, SAID BAFFLE BOARD EXTENDING INTO CONTACT WITH ONE WALL OF SAID CHAMBER, A DOOR MEMBER PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ADJACENT THE OPPOSED WALL OF SAID CHAMBER, SAID DOOR BEING SWINGABLE INTO AND OUT OF CLOSING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID BAFFLE BOARD, AN OPERATING LEVER FIXED TO SAID DOOR, A TOOTHED RACK MOUNTED ON SAID CHAMBER, SAID LEVER BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID RACK TO SELECTIVELY POSITION SAID DOOR WITH RESPECT TO SAID BAFFLE BOARD.