US341668A - Sheaf-carrier for harvesters - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

J. V. LEYDIG.

SEEAE GAEEIEE EOE HARVESTERS.

Patente 11. 1886 ttor-nay 4UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB v. Lavoie, OF GREENE, IOWA.

SH EAF-CARRIEVR FOR HARVESTERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 341,668, dated May 11, 1886.

Application filed July 23, 1885. Serial No. 172,464. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AoOB V. LEYDIG, a citizen ofthe United States of America, residing at Greene, in the county of Butler and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sheaf-Carriers for Harvesters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exa-ct description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specication.v

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in sheaf-carriers for harvesters; and it consists in providing a harvester of this class with an endless carrying-belt or canvas upon which the sheaves are deposited, and in providing shafts from which said car rying-belt is rotated, and means whereby said shaft can be thrown in and out of gear with the supporting-wheel of the harvester.

My invention further consists in the construction and the combination of the parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and specically pointed out in the claim. l

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure 1 is a plan View of my improvement, and Fig. 2 is a front view showing the driving-shaft of the attachment in gear with the supporting-wheel of the harvester.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents a suitable rectangular frame, which is usually a portion of the frame of the binder, between the longitudinal side pieces of which is journaled the driven-wheel B, said drivewheel having attached to the inner side thereof a gear-wheel, b.

In front of the gear-wheel b is located a shaft, C, the end of which is provided with a pinion, c, said shaft being journaled to the frame, as shown in the drawings.

To the frame A is rigidly secured a supplemental frame, A', having parallel and longitudinal beams D, between which are located an endless carrying-belt or canvas, E, which is provided with parallel cross-bars, e, which may be provided with upwardly-projecting teeth. This belt passes over rollers F F', the front roller, F', extending beyond one of the sleeve, I, having a ratchet-face which engages with the portion i. In this sleeve J is formed a groove or ecess which engages a spline, so that it cannot rotate upon the shaft C, and

said sleeve is grooved peripherally for the reception of a spring-bar, J, which is attached to the beam of the frame, said spring-bar having a tendency to keep the sleeve I away from the portionz' of the clutch. The bar J has attached at its opposite or front end a connect- `ing-rod, K, which is attached to a bell-crank,

m, the opposite arm of said bell-crank being secured to the operating-bar M, by means of which the bars are moved, so as toV throw the clutch into engagement when desired. The longitudinal bars D D of the supplemental fra-ine A are provided with removable fenders D', the fenders at the inner side of the frame being inclined as shown.

The operation of my invention is as follows: The sheaves or bundles of bound grain are deposited from the self-binding harvester upon the endless belt E, which is provided with cross-slats, as shown, or with upwardly-projecting teeth which form rakcs, the bundles being placed thereon so as to be parallel either with said slats or to the side pieces, D. When the bundles lie parallel with the slats, the heads of the straws should be adjacent to the inclined side board, D.A After a sufficient number of bundles have been placed upon this belt to form a shock, by moving the rod M the portions of the clutch will be thrown together, so that the motion of the main wheel B will be communicated through the gearing, and will cause the rotation of the endless belt, and thus deposit the sheaves upon the ground.

lt will be noticed that by the arrangement of the gearing as herein shown the endless belt E will rotate at a high rate of speed, and only a momentary engagement with the clutch is necessary to deposit the sheaves upon the ground.

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sprocket-Wheel f on roller Il", drive-chain G, connecting Wheelsff, the clutch i I on shaft C, the spring-bar J, holding member I away 15 from member i, the bell-orank m, and rods M K, as set forth.

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

JACOB V. LEYDIG.

Witnesses:

C. M. GREENE, BERT G. WRIGHT.

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