US429045A - Lewis miller and robert a - Google Patents

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L. and R. AMILLER. Administrators. HARVESTING AND BINDING MACHINE.

' 1%.. 429,045. Patented May 27, 1890.

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J. MILLER, Deod. L. and R. A. MILLER, Administrators. HARVESTING AND BI NDING MACHINE.

No. 429,045. Patented May 2'7, 1890.

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ATTORNEY J.-MILLER, Deod. Y L. and R. A. MILLER, Administrators. HARVESTING AND BINDING MACHINE.

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J. MILLER, Deod. L. and R. A. MILLER, Administrators. HARVESTING AND BINDING MACHINE.

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PatentedMay 27 ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB MILLER, OF CANTON, OHIO; LEVIS MILLER AND ROBERT A. MILLER ADMINISTRATORS OF SAID JACOB MILLER, DECEASED.

HARVESTING AND BINDING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 429,045, dated May 27, 1890.

Application filed May 16, 1887. Serial No. 238,389. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: vator-frame E, drivers-seat platform D, reel- Be it known that I, JACOB MILLER, a citipost, and inside divider D. The lower ends zen of the United States, and a resident of of said frame-pieces are bolted to the front Canton, county of Stark, State of Ohio, have and rear outside corners of the main frame, 5 5 invented a new and usefulImprovement in either to the girders or sill, or both, if pre- Harvesting and Binding Machines, of which ferred, and are then projected upwardly and the following is a full, clear, and exact deover to a point designated as a, and downscription, reference being had to the accoinwardly to a point designated as a, and outpanying drawings, making part of this speciwardly to a point designated as a There is [O fication. also provided a corrugated metal side piece E My invention relates to improvements in for the elevator-frame, the angle-iron frameharvesting and binding machines, and more piece O having a riveted or bolted connection particularly to the following parts of machines with the corrugated side piece, as shown in of the above character, viz: the end frame the drawings. The free or projected ends 15 for the support of the grain-divider and grainform a support for the platform D and the inwheel, means for adjusting said wheel, a side divider D, the lower end of the corrugrain-rake, an automatic cord-tension, the gated plate E, bolted to the sill A, thus form bundle-Sizer, the trip, and the compressor. ing a rigid support for the hereinbefore-men- Vith these ends in View my invention contioned parts of the machine, at a greatly-re- 2o sists in certain features of construction and duced cost over former methods of construccombinations of parts, as will be hereinafter tion. I described, and pointed out in the claims. The second feature of myinvention relates Figures 1 and 2 are isometrical views comto the end frame for the support of the outer prising the parts of a harvesting and binding end of the grain-platform,constructed of metal 25 machine involved in this application. Fig. 3 pipe and in form substantially as shown in is a side elevation of binder enlarged. Fig. 4: the drawings, (see Fig. 2,) the lower member is a View in detail of parts of the tension de- F of the horizontal frame having a portion Z) vice. Figs.5are perspectiveviewsof detached and an upwardly-projected portion 1), termiand enlarged parts of bundle-sizer and trip. nating in a shoe-piece b and an upper mem- 0 Fig. 6 is a perspective View of a fragment of her G, the front end of which is secured to the platform, canvas, and rake. Figs. 7 and '7 shoe b and projected rearwardly and upcomprise sectional views of fragment of canwardly to a point about midway of the width vas-slats, showing rake-tooth in vertical and of the platform, then downwardly to the corhorizontal position. Fig. Sisatrausverse secner of the platform, at which point there is 3 5 tion of angle-iron brace O. Figs. 9 are views provided a corner-iron b as a support for the comprising detached parts of the grain-wheel corner of the platform, and to which the rear support. Figs. 10 and 11 represent the comends of the platform-pieces F and G are sepressor and trip, showing the manner of ascured. For the purpose of resisting the insembling the parts. ward pressure on the upper frame-piece G, 40 Similar letters of reference indicate correthe rear end of said brace may occupy the posponding parts in all of the figures of the acsition shown in dotted lines, the corner-iron coinpanying drawings. being set slanting, as shown. Said corner-iron A represents the front sill of the main supin either case, as shown, is provided with cirporting-frame of the machine, which termicular recesses b 11 in which the ends of the 9 5 r5 nates at the point of connection with the platpieces F and G are firmly secured by bolts or form-frame; B, the girders by which the front clamps, and by which the said parts are seand rear sills are united. These parts may cured to the corner of the grain-platform. be assembled in the usual way and adapted The front end of the frame is attached to a to support the machinery. Angle-iron frameshoe 12 secured to the outer end of the finmo 50 pieces O (one of which is shown) are provided ger-bar H. The grain-wheel support K is as a support for the binder machinery, elesecured to the framesubstantially as shown,

the support having circular recesses adapted to the size of the frame-pieces F and G, and in which the said pieces are secured. There is also provided at the lower end of the wheelsupport K a brace-piece K, connected with and projected from said wheel-support and bolted to the boardavork or bottom of the platform, as shown by the dotted lines, thus forming a rigid connection with the platform. There is also provided a vertical support A, adapted to embrace the frame-pieces F and G, having an upwardly-projected portion t" as a support for the divider J. The grainwheel support K is provided with guideways b and a series of cogs I)". The grain-wheelspintile-supporting slide L is provided with grooves (Z, adapted to embrace the guideways b and a circular recess (1, for the reception of the WOlll'l-WllGOl (P and rearwardly-projected frame and housing (1, adapted to receive and support the worm d" and actuating-shaft d. The worm-wheel (Z and pinion (.Z" are integral, and are supported in the recess (1 by a spindie-bolt (I the shaft (1 extending back to the corner of the platform, terminating in a crank, and handle (1 by which said shaft maybe rotatcd, and by it the worm (Z worm-wheel (Z and pinion (the cogs of said pinion en ing the cogs Z) of the support K.) The said support and outer end of the platform may be raised and lowered and fixed in said desired adjustment.

A third feature of my invention relates to improvements in the platform-canvas in providing raking-teeth along the front edge of the platform-canvas D, and which may be applied to the cross-slats e or to a special block or devices placed between the slats; but in the present case I prefer to apply them to the front end of the slats e, of such number as may be desired, said slat or slats having in their front end a mortise c of the form substantially as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, having one of the ends c larger than the other e, and a central transverse perforation, and a tooth Z, formed substantially as shown, having one of its ends (2" larger than the other c and a central transverse perforation c, to coincide with a perforation in the slat e, by which the teeth may have a pivotal connection a with the slat. The ends of the mortise e are beveled, as shown, and the ends of the teeth adapted thereto, (see Fig. 7,) so as to prevent the tooth falling through when passing out on the under side. To the rear side of front frame-piece M is attached guide-piece e the free end of which extends to roller 0 and outwardly on such an angle as to bring the free end of the said guide under the large portion of the mortise c as the slat is moved over it. As the canvas II is moved across the platform the teeth on the upper side will (by the weighted end 6) be brought to a vertical position, as shownin Fig. 6, and as they reach and pass over the guide c the lower end of the tooth will be pressed over and up into the mortise, thus folding the upper end of the tooth down into the mortise, as shown in Fig. 7", in which position they remain while passing outwardly on the under side of the platform; but as soon as they have passed over the outside roller they will again assume a vertical position. It will be noticed that the end of the mortise and the teeth are so formed thatthe beveled end of the tooth will rest on the beveled end of the mortise when passing outwardly on the under side. The object of the tooth is to form a rake by which the buttend of the cut grain (which is more or less retarded by the uncut) may be moved along at the same rate of speed as the head and to clear the front edge of the platform of an accumulation of short grain or grass.

There is also provided, in Figs. 1, 3, and 4, an automatic cord-tension, of the form substantially as hereinafter described, the obj eet of which is to provide a tension that may be operated by the movements of the binder mechanism.

The tension-frame N is bolted to the binderframe 0. ()n the projected arm h are lugs 7L, having perforations (L2, as shown. Between said lugs there is a clamping-plate h, which is held in position by the operating-rod 71. There is also projected from the frame N a stud-pin it, that supports and about which a pendent cord guide it may vibrate. The binding-cord 7&7 is passed from the cord-box P (see Fig. 1) through the spring-tension on box P, the perforation in lug h, and between the arm It and the elam iing-plate 7t, then through the perforation 7t in the cord-guide 71 and thence to the binder.

To operate the tension there is provided on wheel Q a cam h, projected from and including a part of the hub 71.", that supports the pin 7:, to which the pitman 76' is connected. At the point of rest on the cam there is provided a semicircular depression adapted to receive the roller 7,1 on the arm 7;", the other end of said arm having a pivotal connection 7t with the binder-frame. The coil-spring 7o rests on the bracket It" and is connected with the arm 7;, as shown, the energy of the spring being exerted against the said arm, which is connected, as shown, to the tension clampingpiece (L3 by the red It.

The operation is as follows: During the interval of gathering and forming the bundle the wheel Q is at rest, the roller k resting on the depression in (LS, the rod 751 holding the clamp 7L3 off of the cord 7L7 to allow it to yield to the pressure of the packers in forming the bundle to be bound, and when so formed, the binder put into operation, the wheel Q moving in the direction indicated by arrow, the arm is released, allowing the energy of the spring 7; to be exerted through the rod h 011 the clan'iping-plate 7L3, thus tightening the cord as it is placed about the bundle and tied.

I have now to describe my improved bundlesizer, compressor, and trip. The supportingarm R has a pivotal connection with the hub of the binder-arm, and is provided with thimforation s, and flange 3 bles p and p and the flat portion 19 Plate S is formed substantially as shown in the drawings, having the perforation p slot 1), groove 19, ear p flat portion 19 and the outwardly-projected and perforated lug p. The

compressor-arm T is of the form substantially as shown, having the vertical flanges 5, per- The parts are assembled as shown in Figs. 3-, 10, and 11. The flange s of the arm T is placed in the groove 19 in which it may be adjusted to regulate the size of the bundle. Plate S is attached to the arm R by placing the thimble p in perforation p and dropping the plate down so as to bring the arm R under the ear 13 The link to may be placed on the thimble p and the bolt 8 passed through and secured. The vibrations of the plate S on the arm R are limited in its downward movement by the flat portion p and the loop p and the upward movement by the fiat portion 19 and head of the bolt 3, at which point it becomes rigid with the arm and acts as a compressor, resisting the movements of the binder-arm during the operation of tying the band, after which the parts will be released and drop down and out of the way of the sheaf, as hereinafter described. On the inner end of the shaft 25 there is mounted a projected arm n, the free end of which is passed through the perforation in lug p on plate S. On the outer end of said shaft there is provided an arm it, having on its outer end a setting-bolt a adjusted to the under side of the lockingarm M the upward movement of which is resisted by coil-spring a. Link 10 connects the compressor to the arm 10 on the inner end of the rock-shaft 10 on the outer end of which there is a similar arm, and a link connecting said arm to a roller in a cam provided in wheel Q, by which the compressor is lowered and raised.

The operation of the trip is as follows: The packers (not shown in the drawings) operate in the usual way, pack the straw against the compressor-arm T, and when a certain degree of compactness has been obtained in the bundle the arm T will be forced back, raising the inner end of plate S up until the plane 13 strikes the bolt-head s, at which point, the arm it having rocked the'shaft t, the lockingarm n is raised, the trip-dog a is released, and the binder mechanism put into operation.

Having thus fully described the nature and object of my invention, What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, in an end frame of the harvester-platform, of frame-pieces F and G, shoe-piece b corner-piece b vertical brace i, and grain-wheel support 71', substantially as set forth.

2. In a harvesting-machine, the combination, with the grain-platform, of a grain-wheelsupporting frame composed of the frame-piece F, having a horizontalportion b, an upwardlyprojected portion 1), shoe biframe-piece G, secured in the shoe 6 and projected upwardly and backwardly to a point of connection with the grain-wheel support K, thencedownwardly and inwardly to a point of connection with a corner-iron 17*, a grain-wheel support K, having its upper end connected to the upper frame-piece G, its lower end to the lower frame-piece F, and a brace K, by which said Wheel-support and end frame are rigidly connected to the bottom of the platform, substantially as set forth.

3. In combination, the harvester-platform and the end frame, consisting, essentially, of the frame-piece F, brace G, upright '1', wheelsupportk, and brace K,forsecuring the framepieces together and to the platform, substantially as set forth.

4. As a means for adjusting the height of the outer end of the harvester-platform, the combination, with the support K, having guideways b and cogs b, of a spindle-supporting slide L, having groove d, recess d, housing (1 gear-wheels d d, worm d, and actuating-shaft (1 substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with an endless platform-apron and means for actuating the apron, of a swinging rake-tooth carried by the apron, the said tooth being pivoted so as to swing in a plane transverse to the path of the apron, and means for swinging the tooth, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination, with an endless platform-apron and means for actuating the apron, of a cross-slat attached to the apron and having in its front end a longitudinal verticalslot, a rake-tooth pivoted between the walls of the slot upon a single pivot, and means for swinging the tooth, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination, with a harvester-platform canvas, means for operating the canvas, and cross-slats secured to the canvas and provided with slots, of teeth pivotally secured in said slots to swing in planes transverse to the path of the canvas, said pivots being at points to one side of the center of gravity of the said teeth, whereby the teeth are caused to assume upright and horizontal positions by the action of gravity as they are carried by the canvas toward and away from the binder, substan tially as set forth.

8. The combination, in a harvester-platform, of an endless canvas, means for actuating the canvas, a series of teeth pivoted transversely in the front edge of the canvas and standing normally vertically, and a guide located on the platform at one end and in the path of the teeth, whereby the said teeth are positively folded to pass around the roller by the engagement with the guideway.

9. In a grain-binding harvester, the combination, with an actuating-wheel Q, provided with a cam, a stationary arm h, and a clamping-piece 71 between which and the arm h the binding-cord passes, of a lever pivoted to swing int-o engagement with the cam on the wheel Q, a spring to retract the lever, and a connecting-rod, whereby the said clamping piece is held released from the cord while the bundle is being formed and is thrown into contact with the cord when the binding process begins, substantially as set forth.

10. In a grain-bindin harvester, the combination, with a cord holding and releasin device, through which the cord freely passes during the formation of the bundle, and a Wheel provided with acam for actuating the cord holding and releasing device, of a lever pivoted to swing into engagement with the cam in the wheel, whereby the cord is held under tension while the needle is placing it around the bundle, substantially as set forth.

11. A centercoinpressor and trip composed of the following parts: a supporting-arm R, having thimbles p and p, a vibrating plate S, having a perforation 1), groove p, slot 1), flat portion p car p lug p, and a compressor-arm T, having wings s, and a projecting rib 5 adapted to be adjustable in the groove 1) of the plate S, substantially as set forth.

12. A single upwardly-projeeted trip and compressor, in combination with a vibrating support, a rock-shaft, and means for actuating the i'oeleslia'ft, the single trip and compressor being pivoted to the vibrating sup port and having a limited movement on its pivotal connection, and the vibrating sup port being connected with the rock-shaft to be elevated. or depressed thereby, atrip-lever, a rock-shaft, and arms secured to the rockshaft, and engaging, respectively, the pivoted compressor and the trip-lever, whereby the compressor yields to the pressure of the straw during the forming of a bundle and exerts its force as a compressor during the tying ol the bundle, substai'ltiall y as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of May, A. D. 1887.

JACOB MILLER.

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