US277080A - Straw-stacking machine - Google Patents

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W. 0. SWINDLER.

STRAW STAGKING MACHINE.

No. 277,080. Patented May 8,1883.

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W. 0. SWINDLER.

STRAW' STAUKING MACHINE.

No. 277.080. Patented May 8,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

I IVILLIAM O. SWINDLER, OF BELLEVILLE,INDIANA.

STRAW-STACKING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 277,080, dated May 8, 1883.

Application filed February 5, 1883. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. SWINDLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Belleville, in the county of Hendricks and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Straw-Stackihglllachines,

of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in straw-stacking machines; and the objects of my improvements are, first, to dispense with the derrick used in raising and lowering the stacker; second, to dispense with all ropes; third, to dispense with the turn-table; fourth, to provide a machine simple in construction and operation and better adapted to fulfill the requirements of a straw stacking machine than has heretofore been produced; fifth, to provide an adjustable hood to prevent the straw as it passes from thrashing-machine from being blown away, and thus insure the safe deposit of it on the carrier when the wind is blowing. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side view of the machine ready for operation, the dotted lines showing the stacker folded, ready for transportation. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the machine with the adjustable hood omitted. Fig. Sis a plan and section on line y 3 on Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is aplan and section on line 22 on Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a vertical cross-section on line 00 x on Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a detail drawing of the adjustable hood.

The same letters refer to the same or corresponding parts throughout the several views.

To truck A is bolted hollow standard 0 by flanged socket N, and the standard 0 is kept in position by plate B and stanchions B B. On plate B is shoulder .b, on which bolster Gr operates. ceive anti-friction rollers m, which operate in said channel and a corresponding channel in under side of bolster G. On bolster G is a shoulder in which is a channel to receiveantifriction balls m, which operate in said channel. On said balls is secured flange c of standard C. Flange 0 holds bolster Gr in its proper position. Stacker-frame S is operated on bolster G by shaft F, and is formed of two leaves, 3 and s, hinged together. It is raised and lowered by crane K, formed of arms K K and K In shoulder bis a channel to re K, hinged together by stay In and stiffened by braces 25 t. Each pair of arms is braced diagonally from each corner to stiffen arms of crane. Crane K is secured to and operates around standard 0 by shoulder J. The upper ends of arms K K are forked to receive frame 8 of carrier S, and are bolted in place. Crane K is raised and lowered, and with it the carrierframe S, by chains h h,.connected onto stay of crane K, and with drums h h of Windlass I. \Vindlass I is kept from unwinding by clicks 2', pivoted to shoulder H on standard 0, and operating in ratchets on drums h h. Windlass I is secured to and operates around standard 0 by shoulder H. Shoulders H and J are held together, so that they shall operate in unison,

by stanchion j. Stanchions B Bextend above plate B, and to them is fastened bow-frame- O of hood W by pivots 0 o and bolts 0 0. To bow-frame O are bolted arms 0 0 To arms 0 0 are pivoted bows O and 0 To bow O is fastened rope 1', which passes through an eye on bow O and bow-frame O, by which hood W is opened or closed at pleasure. The frame of hood W is covered with canvas or the like. To under side of truck A is secured by journals the shaft B. On its outer end is pulley V, which is operated by a belt from the thrashing-machine. On the inner end of shaft R is beveled gear R, which operates beveled gear D on vertical shaft 1) in hollow standard (3. At the upper end of shaft D is beveled gear D, which operates beveled gear E on shaft E. On the outer end of shaft E is pulley P, which operates pulley P on shaft F by a belt. Shaft F operates the belts and slats of straw-carrier S. To each side of truck A are secured posts L L, with cross tie-rod l, on which leaf 8 of carrier-frame S rests during transportation.

To. prepare the machine for transportation crane K is folded over onto truck A, stacker S is lowered onto tie-rod Z, between posts L L, and folded, as shown by dotted lines on Fig. 1. Bolts 0 o of hood W are removed and hood folded onto carrier-frame S.

NVhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a straw-stacking machine, the combination of truck A, hollow standard 0, plate B, with shoulder b, bolster Gr, flange c on standard 0, anti-friction balls m m, and stackertoo chine, of standards B B, b ow-frame O, pivots o 0, bolts 0 0, arms o 0 bows 0 and O and rope 1", substantially as described, and for the 15 purpose specified.

In testimony whereofI have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

WILLIAM G. SWINDLER.

W'itnesses GOTTF. KOEHLER, BERNH. J. LIZIUS.

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