US415241A

US415241A - Conveying

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Publication number: US415241A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1889-11-19
Anticipated expiration: 1906-11-19

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FREDRlOK C. DAMN, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

CONVEYlNG, ORNAMENTING, AN D DRYiNG MACHIN E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 415,241, dated November 19, 1889.

ApplicatiOn filed August 18, 1888. Serial No. 288,161. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, FREDRICK C. DAMM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Conveying, Ornamenting, and Drying Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved device. Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view of one-half of thesame. Fig. 3 is a detached vertical sectional view of one of the carrier-wheels hereinafter described. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of a modified form of the device.

My invention relates to moving platforms which are designed to convey flying targets or other articles slowly from the machines in which they are formed to a place where they areremoved for storing or shipment.

The object of my invention is to provide such a moving platform in its most advantageous form, and particularly to provide such mechanism as will impart to the articles being carried 011 said platform a rotary motion during the whole or part of their journey, whereby they may be more quickly dried, cooled, or painted or otherwise ornamented and finished.

To this end it consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts herein described and shown, and pointed out definitely in the claims.

Referring to the parts shown in the drawings, and especially in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, which represent the most satisfactory embodiment of my invention, A represents a circular revolving platform. This platform is secured to a vertical shaft B by means of whatl may term spokes C, which are secured to said platform and to a hub c, keyed or otherwise fastened to said shaft, and it is securely braced by means of braces F and G, secured to said spokes and to the hubs f and g, secured to said shaft above and below the hub 0, respectively. The shaftis revolved in any suitable manner-as, for example, the worm and gear shown in Fig. 1and as it revolvesit carries the platform A. Upon the platform are secured in one, two, or more concentric rows the spindles D, and upon these spindles the carrier-wheels E are mounted, so that they may be freely revolved. The upper surface of these wheels upon which the-articles are placed when taken from the forming-machine are provided with means for preventing said articles from being thrown oif by the revolution of the wheels.

The machine shown is designed especially for conveying dish-shaped flying targets, and a raised annular flange 6, over which such targets set, is sufficient to hold them on while said wheels are revolving, although other retaining device may be provided to hold said targets or any other form of article with which this machine may be used. The edges of the wheels E are provided with an annular groove 6', for the better accommodation of round driving-belts, which I prefer to use with this form of the machine. These carrier-wheels are arranged in more than one row, so that more of the articles can be conveyed at one time, and the rows are arranged one above the other, so that the separate belts for driving each. row will not interfere wit-h each other.

H, I, and J represent belts which are trained over the pulleys II, I, and J, one of said pulleys being the driving-pulley and the others loose. Thepulleys H and J are so arranged that the belt-sin passing from one to the other are drawn into the grooves e on the Wheels E,which wheels are revolved rapidly thereby. If it is desired to apply to the revolving articles any circular ornamentationas, for example, to paint the same-the operator has only to touch the revolving article with his brush and a strip of color is left thereon; or the entire article may be painted, if desired. The pulley I is located at one side, as shown, to leave a space for the operator by the side of the moving platform at the points Where the carrier-wheels are being revolved.

I11 use the machines upon which the articles are formed are located by the side of the moving platform at about the point indicated in the drawings, and the finished articles are removed at some convenient place beyond the point where the carrier-wheels are in rotation. here more than one forming-machine is in use, it is of advantage to have the carrier-wheels arranged in several rows, because each machine can be assigned one row upon which the articles formed thereon can be placed, and an accurate account thereby kept of the productions of each machine.

In Fig. 4 is shown arevolving circular plat form which is driven by a wide belt M on its rim, and nearly all the carrier-wheels E are revolved at the same time by belts driven from the same shaft that drives the belt M, but these belts are crossed, so that they move in a different direction from the belt M, and therefore cause the carrier-wheels to revolve rapidly.

In Figs. 5 and 6 is shown a straight-belt platform A, which may be of any desired length, and it is driven by the horizontal drums N N, around which it passes. Revoluble carrier-wheels are secured to its outside surface, and these Wheels are arranged in rows and are so placed that the belts Iand J, which pass between two adjacent rows, will be held against the faces of all the wheels in said two rows, and thereby revolve them, as shown. The belts are driven by the revolving sheaves I and J, placed beyond the drums N. N. With this form of platform the edges of the carrier-wheels should be made fiat,not grooved,so that the belts I and J will be easily released from engagement therewith when said carrier-wheels reach the drum N.

Both the last-above mentioned forms of the device are inferior to that shown in Fig. 1 and first described,but are believed to be included within the scope of the invention as set forth in the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination of a revolving circular platform and independent revoluble carrierwheels journaled thereon in concentric tiers, each inner tier being in a higher plane than the next outer tier, with a belt for each tier of carrier-wheels, and a drum for driving said belts, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination of a revolving circular platform and independent revoluble carrierwheels journaled thereon in concentric tiers, each inner tier being in a higher plane than the next outer tier, with a belt for each tier of carrier-wheels, anda driving-drum and two guiding drums arranged substantially as shown, and for the purpose specified.

FREDRICK G. DAMM.

\Vitnesses:

E. L. THURSTON, W. J. BAINBRIDGE.