US387923A

US387923A - Baling-press

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Publication number: US387923A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1888-08-14
Anticipated expiration: 1905-08-14

Description

(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 1. H. W. SGHWARZBURG, H. PBLANK & J. H. ALI'HEIDB.

BALING PRESS.

No. 387,923. Patented Aug. 14, 1888.

(No ModeL) 3 Sheets-Sheet 2. H. W. SCHWARZBURG, H. P. BLANK 8v J. H. ALTHBIDE.

BALING PRESS.

No. 887,923. Patented Aug. 14, 1888.

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(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 3. H. W. SGHWARZBURG, H. E'. BLANK 8a J. H. ALTHBIDE..

BALING PRESS.

Patented Aug. 14, 1888.

lUNiTnn STATns PaTnnT Olarice HENRY lV. SCHVARZBURG, HENRY I?. BLANK, AND JOSEPH II. ALT'HEIDE, OF QUINOY, ILLINOIS.

BALING'f-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 387,923, dated August 14.-, 18%8.

Application filed April 1l, 1888.

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Be it known that wc-,.. Hn-NRY W. Sonn/,rua BURG, HENRY F. BLANieand JOSEPH H. Aim HEIDE, citizens of the United States, residing at Quincy, in the county ot' Adams and State ol" Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ealing-Presses, of which the following is a specilication.

Our invention relates to that class of porta- 1o ble heling-presses in which a conti nuously-acti ng horsc-powcris located adjacent to the press in a direct line with the plunger-actuating le ver; and the invention consists in the construction and combination of the various parts of a horse-power balingprcss, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the annexed drawings, illustrating the invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation of our improved baling-press with the horsepower 2o disconnected and mounted on the wheeled pressbody in condition for transportation. Fig. 2 is a plan of the press and a portion of the horse-power arranged for operation; FiO. 2, a plan view of the portion of the horse power omitted from Fig. '2. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of the press and a portion of thehorse-powcr; Fig. 8, a longitudinal section of the portion of the horsepower oinit ted from Fig. 3. Figs. 4 and 5 areVT detail 3o Views.

In the construction shown the press body or frame 1 is of the usual oblong forni, supported horizontally on wheeled axles 2 by means of longitudinal sillsS, connected bysuitablc cross bars and braces. The sills 3 support the vertical side bars or braces to which are secured the upper longitudinal side bars, 5, which support the walls of the feed-chamber G and the top of the billing-chamber 7, as usual. Be-

.io sides the vertical side braces et the frame of the press may be strengthened by tie-rods 8a, arranged in any convenient or well-known manner.

The entrance to the billing-chamber 7 is provided with a yielding folder, S, that is pivoted between the upper longitudinal side bars. The forward end of this folder is provided with a downward-proiecting lip, S), that is beveled or curved on its outer surl'acc to facilitate 5o the passage of the pressed material and prc- Serial No. 270,333.

(No model.)

vent cramping or binding, the folder-lip 9 being held down in Contact with the hay or other material by means of spiral springs 10, arranged beneath the rear end of the folder and supported on the upper lining of the balingchamber, so as to be concealed and protected from exposure to injury.

VIn the bottoni of the feed-chamber 6 is a perforated plate, 11, for the exitof hay-seed and dirt, the perforations 12 being arranged in any 6o v suitable manner, and, if desired, they may bc so disposed as to delineate the name of the manufacturer.

i The plunger 13 has one end recessed and slotted to receive one end ofa bar, 14, that is pivoted therein, the other end of said bar being pivotally connected to the lower bifurcated end of a lever, 15, that is fulcruxned midway' its length to struts or vertical side bars 16 near the front end of the machine. The lower 7o end ofthe lever 15 is bifurcated to receive the adjacent end of the bar 1li, and to the upper end of the lever 15 is attached an adjustable tension-bolt, 17, to one end of which the horsepower chain or cable 1S is secured.

To the forward ends of the upper longitudinal side hais, 5, are pivoted a pair of inclined braces, 1S), which are capable of being turned forward and down until their lower ends' rest on the ground, er they can be thrown back on 8o top of the press-body when the machine is prepared for transportation. Vhen turned forward and down,the inclined braces 19 may be received in recesses 20, formed in the forward ends of the presssills 3, whereby they are braced at the center. Near their lower ends the inclined braces 19 are connected by a cross bar, 21, through which are passed screw-rods 22,provi ded with nuts 23 and having their rear ends hooked to engage holes 24, 9o formed in a brace-plate, 25, having rearward projecting arms 26, that are curved or inclined upward and outward and secured to the under side of the press-sills. The braceplate 25 is immediately beneath the forward axle and is supported at its front end by the king-bolt 27, which passes through theaxle and through a bolster, 2S, connecting the forward ends ol' the sills.

In the lower ends of the inclined braces 19 roo is journaled a shaft, 29, on which are mounted the pulleys 30 and 31, for guiding the cables through which the plungerlever is actuated, as hereinafter explained.

When the inclined braces 19 are turned forward and down, they are firmly secured by means of the hooked screw-rods 22 engaging the brace-plate 25 at their rear' ends and to the cross-bar 2l by means of the nuts 23 on their forward ends. These inclined braces 19, having their lower ends resting on the ground, thus form a secure abutment for the horse power sill 32, the traveling wheels of the press being of course chocked.

One end of the horse-power sill or platform 32 is reduced in Width by forming rabbets 33 in each side, so that it can pass between the braces 19 and be held from lateral movement at that end, while the shouldered ends of. the rabbets bear against the lower ends of said braces,and thus prevent end movement of the horse-power sill in that direction. Stakes at the other end of the horsepower sill and at suitable points on the sides may be used to assist in holding it firmly in place.

At the farther end of the horse-power sill 32 in its central line is a post, 34, having an enlarged base formed as an eccentric, 35, to fit in the eye 36 of an eccentric-lever, 37 which is adapted to oscillate horizontally on the eccentric portion of said post. On the post 34, above its eccentric base 35, is centrally pivoted a double-armed lever, 38, to which a sweep, 39, is attached. Above the doublearmed lever 38 is a washer, 40, and an elongated sleeve or collar, 41, surrounding the post 34, which also engages the eye of a brace-rod, 42, with which the sweep is provided. The upper end of the eccentric post 34 may be hollow to receive a screw-bolt, 43, on the bracerod 42, or the brace-rod 42 and sleeve 41 may be secured by any other suitable means. On the outer end of the eccentric lever 37 is mounted a friction-roller, 44, with which the opposite ends of the double-armed lever 38 alternately engage as the sweep is moved in a circular path. To the outer end of the eccentric-lever 37 is pivotally connected a rod, 45, the other end of which is pivoted to a slide, 46, that is moved along a horizontal guiderod, 47, supported longitudinally on the horsepower sill. To this slide 46 is attached one end of the horse-power chain or cable 18, the other end of which is attached to the tensionbolt 17 on the plunger-lever.

During the rotation of the sweep 39 one end of the double-armed lever 38 comes in contact with the friction-roller 44 on the eccentric-lever 37 andcauses said lever to turn in an eccentric path on the eccentric portion 35 of the post 34, thereby drawing on the pivotally-connected rod 45 and slide 46, so as to cause said slide to move on its guide-rod 47 and draw on the cable 18, thus extending the lever 15 and attached bar 14 and causing the plunger 13 to move through the feed-chamber 6 and press its contents into the balingchamber. By the time one end of the double-armed lever 38 has caused the eccentric-lever 37 to move sufficiently far to nearly extend the plunger-lever 15 and bar 14, which occurs just before the plunger 13 completes its pressing movement or beat, the other end of the double-armed lever 38 will be nearly in contact with the curved end or head of a retracting-lever, 48, that is pivotcd toa support, 49` above the horse-power sill. To the tail end of the retracting-lever 48 is attached one end of a retraeting chain or cable, 50,the other end of which is attached to the lower arm of the plunger-lever 15, so that as the plunger completes its beat it will be immediately retracted with a quick movement bythe double-armed lever 38 engaging the retracting-lever 48 and causing it to turn and draw on its attached retracting-cable. Just as one end of the double-armed lever 38 begins to move the retracting-lever 48 the other end of the double-armed lever slips past the frictionroller 44, thereby releasing the eccentriclever 37 and permitting it to rebound against the curved end of a springstop, `51, that is f placed on the power-sill to preventjar or in jury to said lever at the end of its backward movement. The cables 18 and 50 are passed beneath the guide-pulleys 3() and 31, that are supported by the inclined braces 19, and `an additional guide-pulley, 52, is located on the power-sill 32 to assist in guiding the retractingcable. Guide-pins 53 may also be provided to prevent the cables from getting out of place.

It will be seen that the double-armed lever 38 acts alternately on the eccentric-lever 37 and retracting-lever 48, so as to accomplish two beats of the plunger in each revolution of the sweep. By means of the adjustable tension-bolt 17 the horse-power cable 18 can be adjusted as required to give a proper throw IOO to the plunger, and for the same purpose the pivotal connection of the eccentric-lever 37 and rod 45 is preferably effected by means of a pivoted clip or yoke, 54, having an aperture to engage a screwthread on the end of the rod 45, whereby it can be lengthened or shortened, as required.

In order to ease the rebound of the plunger 13,a friction-dog or stopping-wedge,55,is pivoted intermediate its ends in a slot formed in the press-lining, either above the plunger, as shown, or on either side of or below the same, and the plunger` is provided with a longitudinal laterally-projecting cleat, rib, or wearingsurface, 56, to wedge gradually beneath said dog or stop 55, and thereby prevent jar or strain on the plunger and their levers in their rebound. This is effected by the longitudinal rib 56 in the rebound of the plunger first acting on the tail end 55 of the friction-dog, which is thereby tilted or rocked on its transverse pivot and its forward end, 56, forced down into wedging action on the longitudinal rib 56.

The material forced through the feed-chamber 6 into the baling-chamber 7 is prevented serez@ from rebounding by means of retainers 57, that are pivoted on vertical rods 5S on the outer side of the press-walls. These retainers project into the balingchamber through lateral slots near its entrance, and are held in contact with the pressed material by springs 59 on the outside of the press.

To prepare the horse-power press for trans portation,the stakes that hold the horse-power sill 32 are withdrawn, thesweep 39 and doublearmed lever 38 are detached from the eccentric post 34, and the hooked rods 22 are disconnected from the brace-plate 25, therebyT enabling the inclined braces 19 to be turned back on the pressframe, while the horse-power sill 32 and sweep 39 are hung,` on opposite sides of the machine from the projecting' ends of cross bars 60, that are provided with pins or fasten ings 6l to hold said parts in place.

Vhat we claim is 1. The combination, with the press-frame and the reciprocating` plunger having` the lat` wally-projecting rib 56 extending;` longitudi nally along its length, of thc rocking frictiondog 55, pivoted intermediate its ends in the press-lining to forni the tail-piece to strike the rib, and thereby rock the dog' and force its opposite end against said rib to ease the rebound ofthe plunger by friction, substantially as described.

2. The con'xbinationm-'ith a portable wheeled prcssfranie having the upper and lower longitudinal side sills, of' the braces having their upper ends pivoted to the upper side sills and adapted to be turned down to the ground and rest against the `forward ends of the lower side sills and to he turned back to a position above the top of the press-frame, and a horse-power comprising` a sill havinga rabheted end to pass between and bear agai ust the lower ends 0l' the braces when they rest on the ground, substantially as described. i

3 The combination, willi a balingehainber and a horizontal ly-nioval ile pl n nger supported in a press-frame mounted on wheels, of a pair of inclined braces pivotally attached to the forward end of the press-frame and extended tothe ground, a cross-bar connecting the lower ends of said braces, a brace-plate attached to the n nder side ol' the pressfrainc, detachable b rods connecting` said brace-plate with the cross-bar ol' the inclined braces, a horsepower sill abutting; against the lower ends of said in clined b 1aces, and a horsepower mechanism for actuating,` the plunger in a direct line, substantially as described.

l-. The combination, with a press having a horizontally-niovable plunger, of a horsepower sill located in line with the press, an eccentric post attached to said sill, an eccentric-lever pivoted on said post and provided with a l`rietion-rollei, a rod pivcted to said eccentric-lever, a horizontally-movable slide connected to the other end ol` said rod, a cable connecting,` said slide with the plnngenlever, adouble-armed lever mounted on the eccentric post, a sweep attached to said. double-armed lever, and a. retraciinglever having a cable connected with the plunger-lever, substan tially as described. l

5. lhc combination, with the plunger l andits lever l5, ol' a horse-power comprising an eccentric postfi, an cccentricleveigi',provided with friction-roller 4i, the spring-stop 5], the douiilearnied lever 3S and sweep 39, the rod 45, pivotally connected with the eccentric-lever, the slide i6, connected to said rod, the guide-rod 4i?, the cable 1,8, connecting; the slide and plunger-lever, the retractingdever 4S, and the retracting-cable 50, substantially as described.

6. The combination of the plunger 13 and its lever 15, the cables 1S and 50, guidepulleys 3d, 3i, and 52, the rctracting-lever 48, the eccentric post Si, eceentriclevcr 37, rod 45, slide lili, guide-rod di, double-armed lever 3S, and sweep 39, substantially as described.

ln testimony whereolwe allix onrsignatures in presence ol' two witnesses.