US3907212A - Magnetically adjustable actuator means for a material spreader - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01C—PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING
- A01C15/00—Fertiliser distributors
- A01C15/02—Fertiliser distributors for hand use
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01C—PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING
- A01C17/00—Fertilisers or seeders with centrifugal wheels
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- G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
- G05G—CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY
- G05G1/00—Controlling members, e.g. knobs or handles; Assemblies or arrangements thereof; Indicating position of controlling members
- G05G1/02—Controlling members for hand actuation by linear movement, e.g. push buttons
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- A01C 17/00; B05B 9/00 tor parts is magnetized and the other of the guide and [58] Field of Search 222/177, 505, 176, 43; actuator parts is of a ferrous composition so that the 239/156, 176, 668, 681, 685; 251/65 actuator part is drawn toward and magnetically coupled with the guide part.
- the actuator [56] References Cited part can be selectively positioned relative to the guide UNITED STATES PATENTS P 2941.811 6/1960 Sherer 239/685 5 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures l 8 2 l v 34 Q 20 3.
- This invention relates to a magnetically adjustable actuating device and will have specific bu't'not limited use in a spreader for fluent material. 7
- the actuator device When used in a spreader for fluent material the actuator device will include actuator means .which upon shiftable movement regulates the discharge flow rate of the fluent material from a receptacle means.
- Guide means are included for supporting the actuator means. Magnetic means forms a part of or is carried by one of the guide and actuator means with the other of the guide and actuator means being formed of a ferrous material so that the actuator .means will be drawn toward the guide means and selectively located relative to the guide means. In this manner, the actuator means can be shifted or adjusted relative to the guide means through the magnetic coupling betweenn the actuator and guide means to vary the flow rate of the fluent material from the spreader receptacle means. 7 I
- Another object of this invention is to provide an actuator rod which is for use in regulating the dischargerate of fluent material from a spreader and which is selectively located by means of a magnetic coupling.
- FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a spreader having one embodiment of the magnetically coupled actuator means of the invention incorporated therein.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the handle and actuator means of the spreader of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is a fragmentary view of the actuator means and handle seen from line 33 of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the spreader handle showing the actuator means magnetically coupled thereto in an optional manner.
- FIG. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of the spreader handle showing the actuator means magnetically coupled thereto in another manner.
- the spreader illustrated in FIGS. 1-3 includes a receptacle 12 into which the fluent material, such as seed or fertilizer, is placed.
- Receptacle 12 is seated upon a frame 14 to which are joumaled wheels 16.
- a tubular handle 18 forms a part of frame 14 and extends upwardly and rearwardly of receptacle 12.
- a cross bar member 20 is secured to the upper end of handle 18 and serves as the gripping means through which spreader 10 is pushed over the ground.
- a discharge opening is formed in the bottom wall of receptacle 12.
- a regulator plate 22 is carried by the spreader adjacently below the discharge opening in receptacle 12 and is shiftable over'the opening so as to close or selectively vary the effective size of the opening.
- a wire 24 extends through handle 18 of the spreader and has its lower end connected to plate 22.
- Cross bar member 20 has an openi'n'g26 formed therein-in general alignment with the axis of handle 18.
- An actuator rod 28 extends through opening 26 in cross bar member 20 and has its interioror lower end connected to the upper end-of wire 24.
- the exposed or outer end of rod 28 preferably has a knob 30 attached to it for ease in gripping the rod and shifting it'longitudinally within opening 26.
- An impeller 32 which is associated for rotational movement with wheels 16 is located below plate 22 and under the discharge opening in receptacle 12. The manner of op eration of thespreader 10 so far'described is well known and is disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos.
- Actuator rod 28 is formed of a ferrous material so as to be magnetically attractable.
- a pair of magnets 34 are mounted to cross bar member 20 and located on opposite sides of opening 26 therein. Each magnet 34 has a part circular groove 36 formed therein. Each groove 36 is formed with a curvature substantially similar to the circular curvature in cross section of 'rod 28 and on a complemental radius. Magnets 34 are preferably positioned with their mutually magnetically attractable poles in a slightly spaced end to end relationship so and rod 28'is sufticient'to retain the rod in a selected longitudinal position relative to handle 18 with regulating plate 22 being correspondingly located over a selected portion of the discharge opening inn receptacle 12.
- the magnetic attraction between magnets 34 and cross bar member 20 exceeds that of the magnetic attraction between the magnets and rod 28 so that as the rod is shifted by knob 30 longitudinally relative to handle 18 the magnets will remain attached to the cross bar member.
- magnets 34 may be bonded or otherwise fixedly secured to cross bar member 20 with rod 34 being drawn toward one or the other of the magnets and held in a selected position thereby.
- the embodiment of the actuator adjustment device shown in FIG. 4 includes a donut shaped magnet 38.
- Magnet 38 is mounted to cross bar member 20 with actuator rod 28 extending with slight clearance through the center opening 40 in magnet 38.
- magnet 38 may be magnetically coupled to cross bar member 20, or, alternatively, fixedly bonded thereto.
- the magnetic forces within the center opening 40 of magnet 38 cause actuator rod 28 to be magnetically coupled with magnet 38 and located in a selected longitudinal position, thereby correspondingly positioning the regulating plate positioned under the discharge opening in the fluent material receptacle of the spreader.
- the actuator rod 28 is magnetized and drawn into contact with the cross bar member 20 formed of a ferrous material.
- rod 28 forms the magnet by which the rod is magnetically coupled in a selected position to cross bar member 20.
- the magnetic coupling between actuator rod 28 and cross bar member 20.0f the spreader creates a drag by which the actuator rod is held in a selected Iongitudinal position which correspondingly positionsthe regulating plate over the discharge opening. in the spreader receptacle, thereby serving to regulate the discharge rate of. fluent materialfrom the spreader.
- this invention may have application in fields other than spreaders in which a magnetic coupling is utilized to position an actuating means relative to its supporting guide housing, Further, the actuating means disclosed in "the above ,figures would have application in other types of Spreaders and is not intended to be limitedvto the broadcasttype spreader above described.
- a spreader for fluen t material said spreader including a receptacle means to contain said material, a dischargeopening in said'receptacle means, regulating means in association with said discharge opening for controlling the rate: of' material "flow from said receptacle means, actuator rod means associated with'said regulating means which uponiilongitudinal movement shifts said recep t'a cle' means to control the rate of mate rial-flow, ferrous guide means supporting said actuator rod means and including'an opening therein through which said actuator rod means extends for guided supported longitudinal movement, the improvement wherein said actuator rod means is magnetized to form a magnetic coupling with said guide means to position said rod means in a selected location relative to said guide means and thereby selectively control the rate of material flow from said receptacle.
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US4402438A (en) * | 1981-04-27 | 1983-09-06 | Jackson Manufacturing Company | Spreader control |
US5570814A (en) * | 1994-12-16 | 1996-11-05 | Republic Tool & Mfg. Corp. | Collapsible broadcast spreader |
US6189802B1 (en) * | 1999-03-29 | 2001-02-20 | Charles J. Holton | Lawn and garden spreader for pelletized mulches and the like |
US7823757B1 (en) | 2007-09-06 | 2010-11-02 | Vinson Willis W | Spill containment system |
USD856765S1 (en) * | 2017-04-12 | 2019-08-20 | Premier Tech Technologies Ltée | Particulate material spreader |
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US2941811A (en) * | 1958-04-24 | 1960-06-21 | Donald L Sherer | Seeder and spreader |
US3175739A (en) * | 1963-04-26 | 1965-03-30 | Cyclone Seeder Co | Spreader with self-locking spring |
US3187952A (en) * | 1963-10-23 | 1965-06-08 | Santarelli Vincent | Spreader with means for regulating discharge |
US3394892A (en) * | 1965-10-23 | 1968-07-30 | Cyclone Seeder Co | Material spreader |
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US2941811A (en) * | 1958-04-24 | 1960-06-21 | Donald L Sherer | Seeder and spreader |
US3175739A (en) * | 1963-04-26 | 1965-03-30 | Cyclone Seeder Co | Spreader with self-locking spring |
US3187952A (en) * | 1963-10-23 | 1965-06-08 | Santarelli Vincent | Spreader with means for regulating discharge |
US3394892A (en) * | 1965-10-23 | 1968-07-30 | Cyclone Seeder Co | Material spreader |
Cited By (5)
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US4402438A (en) * | 1981-04-27 | 1983-09-06 | Jackson Manufacturing Company | Spreader control |
US5570814A (en) * | 1994-12-16 | 1996-11-05 | Republic Tool & Mfg. Corp. | Collapsible broadcast spreader |
US6189802B1 (en) * | 1999-03-29 | 2001-02-20 | Charles J. Holton | Lawn and garden spreader for pelletized mulches and the like |
US7823757B1 (en) | 2007-09-06 | 2010-11-02 | Vinson Willis W | Spill containment system |
USD856765S1 (en) * | 2017-04-12 | 2019-08-20 | Premier Tech Technologies Ltée | Particulate material spreader |
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Owner name: WILKINSON SWORD, INC. Free format text: MERGER;ASSIGNORS:JACKSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY A PA CORP.;CYCLONE SEEDER CO., INC., (MERGED INTO);REEL/FRAME:004191/0406 Effective date: 19810125 |
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