US398407A

US398407A - Band-cutter and feeder

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Publication number: US398407A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1889-02-26
Anticipated expiration: 1906-02-26

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(No Model.) I 3 Sheets-Sheet 1'. C. 0. KING & A. D. TRIMBLE.

BAND UUTTER AND FEEDER.

No. 398,407 a Patented Feb. 26. 1889.

N. PETERS. Pmmumo w hsr, Wash ngton, 0.1:

(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 2'.

G. 0 KING 8: A. D. TRIMBLE.

BAND CUTTER AND FEEDER.

No. 398,407. Patented Feb. 26, 1889.

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BAND GUTTER AND FEEDER.

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qv'vtmeoaeo Warren STATES PATENT @rricni CHARLIE 0. KING AND ALONZO D. TRIMBLE, OF FORT \VORTH, TEXAS.

BAND-CUTTER AND FEEDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,407, dated February 26, 1889'.

Application filed August 20, 1888. Serial No. 283,183. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, CHARLIE C. KING and ALONZO D. TRIMBLE, citizens of the United States, residing at Fort \Vorth, in the county of Tarrant and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Band-Cutters and Feeders; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to band-cutters and feeders for thrashing-machines; and it consists in the novel construction and combination of the parts, as hereinafter fully described and claimed. In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical lon gitudinal section through the machine. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the machine, from above, with the hinged covers removed. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section 011 line 00 0c in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail plan view, from above, of the shaking delivery-shoe; and Fig. 5 is a side view oft-he device for elevating and retaining the conveyer in position.

A is the inclosing-case of the machine, which is mounted upon wheels for convenience in moving it about.

A is the drivingshaft, provided with a crank, a, and a are the bearings secured to the end of the case, in which the said shaftrevolves.

B is the main driving-pulley, secured upon shaft A and Z) are two beveled pinions, also secured 011 said shaft.

B are the receiving-tables, secured at their inner edges upon shafts l), which are journaled in the frame-work of the casing; and C are vertical guide-boards secured to the easing for the tables to work between.

C are cross-bars secured betweenthe ends of said boards for the outer edges of the ta bles to rest upon, and c are ledges upon the outer ends and side edges of the tables for retaining the sheaves and strengthening the tables. A short arm, 0, is secured upon the end of each of the shafts b.

D is a shaft journaled in bearings (1, secured to the top of the case, and provided with the driving-pulley D, which receives its motion from the pulley CZ, secured upon the revolving shaft A. i

E are tappets secured to said shaft D and projecting in opposite directions. As the shaftD revolves the tappets E depress the arms 0 upon the ends of shafts b and cause the tables to be tilted up alternately, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 3, thus discharging the sheaf down the space between the inner edges of the tables.

E are transverse partitions across the inside of the case A, below the guide-boards, between which the tables work. Guide-rollers e are provided for the sheaves as they fall from the tables, and the said rollers are journaled in the partitions E upon the spindles e.

F are rollers beneath said rollers 6, but not so wide apart. These rollers F are secured upon shafts j, which also are journaled in said partitions E.

F are beveled pinions secured upon the ends of shafts f, and which gear into the beveled pinions on the driving-shaft, so that the rollers F are driven in the direction of the arrows in Fig. 3 and draw the sheaves downward between them.

G is the cutter-bar, provided with the doubleedged vertical cutters working between the rollers F. The bar G slides back and forth in the holes f in the partitions E.-

G' is the connecting-rod, which communicates the motion of the crank a to the said cutter-bar; and g are the cutter-blocks provided with slots into which the end cutters may enter at the extremities of the travel of the cutter-bar, and thereby insure the cut ting through of the band which encircles the sheaf should it slip to one end instead of being cut through directly one of the cutters is pressed against it.

H is the conveyor-belt, provided with crossslats, upon which the straw falls when the band is cut through.

-H are the side frames of the conveyor, provided with a solid bottom, h, under the belt, and beveled guide-ledges h, projecting from the sides over the edges of the upper surface of the belt.

I is the driving-roller over which the convcyer-belt passes. This roller is mounted upon shaft 1', journaled in the casing of the machine; and I is a pulley, also secured upon shaft 2', and receiving rotaiy motion from the pulley Q secured upon the driving-shaft A.

J are pivots which engage with the lower end of the sides of the conveyer, and J are cams which support the said conveyer about the middle of its length. The cams .I are secured on a shaft, j, which is journaled in the casing, and j is a ratchet-wheel secured upon said shaftj outside the casing. A handle, K, is also secured upon the end of shaft j, and 7c is a pawl pivoted to the casing and adapted to engage with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel. The higher end of the con- Veyer is raised or lowered, as desired, by means of the said 'handle and the cams.

K is a roller at the higher end of the conveyer for the conveyer-belt to pass over, and 7a is a crank formed upon the end .of the spindle of the said roller for shaking the delivery-shoe. A long slot, L, is formed in the side of the casing, which permits the crank it to be raised and lowered with the conveyer.

L is the delivery-shoe, which is supported from the sides of the conveyer in an inclined position by means of the bent arms I, which are provided with a loop engaging with the central pin, 1, projecting from the rear end of the shoe. The lower or front end of the shoe is supported by the two links M, which engage with the hooks m m, secured, respectively, to the sides of the conveyer and to the sides of the shoe.

M is an arm secured to one side of the shoe and projecting through an opening in the casing.

N is a connecting-rod which communicates the motion of the crank L to said arm, thereby shaking the shoe lengthwise and causing the straw which is delivered upon it by the conveyer to slide off it and be discharged to the separator.

N is the feedirig-laurel, provided with a series of disks, or, for evening the straw. This barrel is journaled in bearings n, secured to the sides of the conveyer above the top of the conveyer-belt, and prevents the straw from being delivered to the separator in a lumpy condition.

0 is a cross-bar secured to the sides of the conveyor beyond the barrel N; and 0 are teeth which project from the said cross-bar between the disks on the barrel, and thereby prevent an y of the straw from winding around it.

All the working mechanism is boxed in.

P is a hinged. cover for the beveled gearing and tappet-arms.

P is a hinged cover for the feed-barrel, and p are hinged covers over that part of the 1nachine between 'the'feed barrel and the receiving-tables.

What we claim is '1. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination, with a reciprocating cutter-bar provided with blades, of a shaft journaled in the machine-framing and having a tappet-arm secured upon it, a receiving-table secured upon the shaft above the said bar, and tappet mechanism for actuating the said arm and tilting the table at intervals, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination, with a reciprocating cutter-bar provided with blades, of two receiving-tables supported above the said bar, and tappet mechanism for tilting the tables alternately at intervals, substantially as set forth.

3. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination, with a reciprocating cutter-bar provided with blades, of the continuously-revolving rollers on each side of the blades, the guide-rollers journaled above the revolving rollers and placed wider apart than the said rollers, the receiving-tables above the guiderollers, and tappet mechanism for tilting the tables alternately at intervals, substantially as set forth.

4. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination, with the receiving-tables, of the ver tical guide-boards at the sides of the tables, the shafts secured to the inner edges of the tables and having short arms secured on their ends, and the continuously-revolving shaft provided with tappets projecting upon opposite sides of it for depressing the said short arms and tilting the tables alternately, substantially as set forth.

5. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination, with the transverse partitions, of the longitudinal reciprocating cutter -bar supported by said partitions and provided with vertical double-edged blades, and the cut-terblocks secured to the inner faces of said partitions and provided with slot-s open at their lower ends, into which the blades may enter at the extremities of the travel of the cutter bar, substantially as set forth.

6. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination, with the cutter-bar provided with vertical blades, of the feed and guide rollers mounted on shafts on each side of the blades,

said guide-rollers being above the feed-rollersand wider apart, the beveled pinions secured to the feed-roller shafts, the revolving main shaft provided with a crank, the beveled pinions secured on the main shaft for revolving the feed-rollers, and the connecting-rod connecting the crank with the cutter-bar for reciprocating it and the blades, substantially as set forth.

'7. In a band-cutter and. feeder, the combination, with the tilting receiving-tables, of the guide and feed rollers below the table, said guide-rollers being above the feed-rollers and wider apart, the reciprocating cutter-barprovided with blades between the said rollers, a traveling conveyer-belt below thecutter-bar, and a barrel provided with disks and journaled at the head of the conveyerfor evening the straw before delivering it, substantially as set forth.

8. In a bandcuttor and feeder, the combination, with an inclosing-case, of a conveyer pivoted to the case at one end, a barrel provided with disks and journaled at the delivery end of the conveyer for evening the straw, the revoluble shaft provided with cams for raising the conveyor, a ratchet-wheel also secured upon said shaft, and a pawl pivoted to the casing and engaging with the ratchet wheel for holding the conveyer and eveningbarrel at any desired elevation, substantially as set forth.

9. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination, with the conveyer pivoted at its re* ceiving end and provided with an endless traveling belt, of a barrel provided with disks and journaled above the delivery end of the conveyer, and a shaking delivery-shoe supported from the side frames of the said con veyer driving-roller jonrnaled in the said case,

the conveyer sides provided with a solid bottom below the belt and guide-ledges above the belt, the roller journaled between said sides at the delivery end of the conveyor, the pivots at the receiving end of the conveyer, the conveyer-belt passing around said rollers, and the evening-barrel provided with disks and also journaled between the sides of the conveyer above the delivery-roller, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

11. I11 a band-cutter andfeeder, the combination, with the conveyer pivoted at its receiving end, of the barrel provided with disks and journaled above the delivery end of said conveyer, the shaking-shoe provided with a central rearWardly-projecting pin, the bent arms, and the straight links suspending the shoe from the conveyer sides, a crank operated by the motion of the eonveyer, and a connecting-rod, and an arm connecting said crank with the shoe, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLIE 0. KING. ALONZO D. TRIMBLE.

Witnesses:

H. W. DARRAH, J. A. Goonwnv.