US336079A

US336079A - Mixing-machine for paints

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Publication number: US336079A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1886-02-16
Anticipated expiration: 1903-02-16

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MIXING MACHINE POR PAINTS. No. 336,079. Patented Feb. 16, 1886.

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Y MIXING MACHINE FOR PAINTS. No. 336,079. Patented Feb. 16, 1886.

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MIXING MACHINE FOR PAINTS.

No, 336,079l Patented Feb. 16, 1886.

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Y MIXING MACHINE FOR PAINTS. No. 336,079. Y Patented Feb. 16,' 1886.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NATHAN BASSETT, OF HADDONFIELD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO BARCLAYv R. LEEDS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

MIXING-MACHINE FOR PAINTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 336.079. dated February 16, 1886.

Application filed December 16, 18S/1. Serial No.150,541. (No model.)

To @Z whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, NATHAN BAssETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Haddonfield, in the county of Camden and State 5 of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mixing and Sifting Machines, and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in io the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and tigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. Y

My invention relates to an improved machine for making and sifting dry materialsuch as self-raising our, baking-powder, colors, spices, fertilizers, and, in fact, any material that is not gummy or sticky, and has for 2o its object to thoroughly sift and clean, and to break up lumps, before passing the material to the mixing cylinder or drum, and to thoroughly and expeditiously mix the particles of two or more ingredients together.

To these ends my invention consists of the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, substantially as hereinafter more fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings hereto attached, Figure l 3o is a longitudinal vertical section on the line a w of Fig. 2; and Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the machine, showing the hopper and driving-gear. Figs. 4 and 5 are transverse vertical sections on the lines l l and 2 2, respect ively, of Fig. l. Fig. 6 is a sectional view showing the means for supporting one end of the mixing cylinder or drum. Fig. 7 is a horizontal section on the line y i/ of Fig. 2; and Figs. 8,9, and l0 are detail views of parts 4o of my improvements.

Similar letters of reference in the several Y drawings denote like or corresponding parts.

ported at one end in a bearing, c', formed in, the lower end of a supporting-bracket, hereinafter described, and secured to one of the walls of the inclosing-case A, while the other end of said shaft is mounted in a box or bear-` ing. c2, supported in a standard, C', firmly and rigidly bolted to the floor, said shaft being provided with fast and loose pulleys C2, by means of which motion from any suitable motor is communicated to said shaft. The drum or, cylinder, having ends or heads B/ B2, is provided withshafts D D D, arranged at equidistance apart around the circumference and within the inclosingwall thereof, and are provided with spirally-arranged blades d, and pass through and bear in one of the heads, (at the left-hand end B,) where they are provided with rollers or pulleys d', which bear against the inner edge of a circumferential rim, 612,01 7o a bearing or journal plate or bracket, E, secured to the inner surface of one of the walls of the inclosing-casing A, near the top thereof, (see Figs. l and 6,) thereby wholly supporting the drum. The opposite ends of the shafts have their bearings in the head B2 of the drum or cylinder, as at d3, (see Fig. 1,) the said head B'Z being provided with a central opening or aperture adapted to receive the inwardly-projecting end of the bottom of the 8o hopper, thereby providing a support for that end of the drum, as more fully hereinafter described.

F designates a hopper suitably secured to the front Wall of the frame A, having sloping side walls,f, and divided into two compartments by a central partition, f2. In the lower end of said hopper is a chamber, F', formed by converging side walls, g, and a bottom, y', made semicircular for a portion of its length 9o equal to the width of the hopper, and then made cylindrical, as at g2, for the remainder of its length, said cylindrical portion proj eeting through and bearing in the front wall of the inclosing-case A, and having its extreme inner end slightly reduced and fitting into the aperture o1' opening in the head BIl of the cylinder or drum, as atga, thus providing a bearing for the drum at the front end of the frame or case A. The hopper is supported by a roo bracket, H, having the bearing c for the driving-shaft C formed at its lower end, said bracket being secured to the front wall of the Case A. and supporting ab its upper end the Walls and bottom of the chamber F, and also 'the side walls of the hopper,which are secured thereto. The lowerv end of the hopper has openings communicating with the chamber F', andacross-these openingsIplace semicircular screens or sieves GG', having their ends se,- cured to the walls and partition of the hopper, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and meshes of different sizes. Immediately above the screens G G', I place shafts H H', having a series of bristles or brushes, 7L, arranged spirally thereon, said shafts having their bearings in the walls of the hopper, one end of eachV of said shafts projecting through the front wall of the hopper, and there provided with pulleys I, driven by a belt, J, from a pulley, J', on the driving-shaft C.

" Kdesignatesaconveyer-shaft,provided with a spirally-arranged plate, ic, located in the chamber F' of the hopper, the outer end of said shaft bearing in and projecting through the front wall ofthe hopper, where it is pro vided with a pulley, k', driven by the belt J.' from the driving-shaft C, the inner end of said shaft having its bearing'- in a skeleton frame, j, secured tothe inner surface ofthe head B2 of the drum or cylinder B.

By reference to Fig. I of the draw-ings it will be'seen that the blades ofl one ofthe mix-- ing-shafts D D Dfpreferably the shaft Dseis arranged in a direction reverse to thatof the blades of its fellow shafts, whereby the materials to be mixed in the drum are conveyed back and forth therein, and forced outwardlyA from said shafts foward the circumference and h-eads thereof, thereby thoroughly mixing and commingling the particles together in a thorough manner, and requiring a minimum of time for the operation. rIhe case A is provided With a door in one ofv its side walls, through which a suitable receptacle or box is passed to receive the materials from the drumor cylinder B,after the same has been cleaned and mixed. The drum is provided with an opening, b', in one end of its circumference, for discharging the materials, said opening being closed by a gate or door, b", sliding in ways or cleats b3, secured to the said drum. @See Figs. l and 5.)

The operation of my invention is as follows: The materials to be mixed are placed in the chambers of the hopper, and power from any suitable motor is applied to the driving-shaft through the fast pulley C. The motion of this shaft is communicated to the brush shafts H H vthrough the belt J, which force the materials through the sieves G G', thus cleaning the same of any refuse matter, and breaking up any lumps therein. The materials fall through the sieves in a cleaned state into the chamber F', and are carried into the mixing cylinder or drum B by the conveyer K, driven by the belt J. The cylinderor drum is ref. volved by pQwer transmitted from the driving.

broken, before being shaft C through the pinion c, securedthereon, and. the geared .rimj b of the'head B2 of the drum, said drum carrying'the mixingshafts D D D with it in its revolution, and causing the rollers or pulleys d' thereof to bear or irnpinge against the circumferential rim of the bracket E, thus revolvingf'tllel,said shafts, and causing them to convey the materials back and forth in the drum, whileat the same time they force the same outwardly therefrom toward the circumference and heads of the drum, as before described.

It will be observed from the foregoing de- SGIfiptiQn that I provide a simple la'nddurable machine, one which requires a minimum of power to drive the same, and which will quickly and expeditiously accomplish the mixing of any ma'terialsin athorough manner'.

Mymachine is adapted for themixing of paints, bran, or any other material, while at the same time the materials are thoroughly cleaned, and the lumps, if any therein, are

u fed tothe mixing-cylinder.

be made without departing from theprinciple or sacrificing the advantages of my invention.'

and I would therefore have it understood that I hold myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall withinthe scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described rny invention` what IV clailn, and desire to secure by'Letters. Patent of' the United States,y isl. In a mixing-machine, the combination of a revolving drum, shafts extending through said drum and provided with pulleys, and a journal plate or bracket, against which the pulleys bear, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a mixing-machine, the combination of a mixing cylinder or drum, means for revolv ing said drum, and two or more conveyershafts located within said drum around the circumference thereof, one of said shafts havfing its blade arranged in a reverse direction to the blades of its fellow shaft or shafts, substantiallyv as and for the purpose set forth. l

3. lIn a mixing-machine, the combination of a drum provided with mixingshafts arranged equidistant apart around the circumference thereof and'provided with bearing-rollers, a

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journal plate, and ahopper having a bottoni li pendent bearings, substantially as shown and described.

4. In a mixing-machine, the combination of a cylinder or drum, means for revolving said,

drum,miXing-shafts arranged Within the drum, and a hopper anda conveyer for feeding the material from the hopper to the drum, substani stautiallyasshoWn and described.

5. In a mixing-machine, the combination of a drum` or cylinder having a toothed rim, a driving-shaft havingv a pinion, mixing-shafts located Within the drum, a hopper having a brush-shaft and a sieve, and a conveyer-shaft, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. In a mixing and sifting machine, the combination of a drum or cylinder, a driving-shaft geared to said drum, mixing-shafts located Within the drum and having pulleys, a journal-plate secured to the supportingframe, a hopper having sieves and brushshafts, and a conveyer for carrying the materials from the hopper to the mixing-cylinder, substantially as shown and described.

7. In a mixing and sifting machine, the combination of a mixing drum or cylinder, a driving-shaft geared to said drum, mixingshafts located'within the drum, a hopper divided into compartments, each of which is provided with a screen and a brush-shaft, and a conveyer located beneath `the hopper, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

8. In a mixing-machine, the combination of a drum or cylinder having mixing-shafts, means, substantially as described, for revolving said shafts and drum, a hopper divided into compartments by a partition, each compartment having a sieve and a revolving brush-sl1aft,a chamber located below said hopper, and a screW-conveyer located Within said chamber, said conveyer and shafts having pulleys driven by a belt from the drivingshaft, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

9. In a mixing-machine, the combination of a mixing cylinder or drum, B, having a gate or door, b2, mixing-shafts D D D', having pulleys d', journal-plate E, secured to the suporting-frame, and driving-shaft C, geared to the drum, as and for the purpose set forth.

10. In a mixing and sifting machine, the combination of a revolving cylinder or drum, B, having mixing-shafts D D D',provided with pulleys, a journal-plate, E, and a hopper, F, having a bottom, g, projecting into one ofthe heads of the drum B, and providinga bearing therefor,substantially as shown and described.

l1. The combination of the drum or cy1inder B, mixing-shafts D D D', having blades d and pulleys d', driving-shaft O,geared to said drum, as at c, hopper F, having screens G G', brush-shafts H H', and a conveyer, K, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

12. The combination of a drum or cylinder, B, having a toothed rim, b, driving-shaft C, having a pinion, c, gearing with the toothed rim of the drum B, mixing-shafts D D D', journaled in and revolving With the drum,and provided with bearing-pulleysd',secured thereon exteriorly to the said drum, journal-plate E,hav1ngr1ni dhopper F,having screens G G', brush-shafts H H', having pulleys I, chamber F', located beneath the hopper, screw-conveyer K, having pulley k', and located in the cham ber F', and driving-belt J, all arranged substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I aftlx my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

NATHAN BASSETT.

Vitnesses:

R. W. BUDD, CHARLEs LovETr.