US511243A - Self-binder - Google Patents

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SELF BINDER 4lantzsnel Deo. 19, 1893i Unirse i STA-'rss PATENT @Friese JOSEPH M. LAVVRANCE, OF NEW' VHATCOM, WASHINGTON.

SELF-BINDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 511,243, dated December 19, 1893.

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Be it known that I, JOSEPH M. LAWRANGE, of New YWhatcom, in the countyof Whatcom and State of ii'v'ashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Self- Binders; and I 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 pertains to make and use it, referencefbeing had to-the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification,

My invention relates to improvements in self binders, and itconsists in the construe tion and arrangement of parts which will be fully described hereinafter and particularly referred to in the claims.

The object of my invention is to construct a self binder capable of twisting a band out of the stem of the grain and then binding a bundle thereof with the twisted hand.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l, is a perspective view of a binder which embodies my invention. Figs. 2 and 3, are side elevations thereof looking in opposite directions. Fig. 4, is an 4end view looking in the direction indicated by arrow in Fig. 2.v

longitudinal sectional view of the hollow shaft which is journaled in the band twister frame.

Fig. 6, is a detached view of the band twist# ing clamps. Fig. 7, isa detached view ofthe lower end of the swinging crane and the adjacent ends of the horizontal shaft, for turning the said crane in one direction. Fig. 8, is a segmental view showing the. lever for moving the operating shaft endwise.

A indicates a horizontal base frame inlow shaft is provided with two sprocket wheels F and G, the outer drivingchain F. passing around a sprocket wheel H, which is secured rigidly to a short shaft I. In Fig..8, I show a' lever a2 having an inner forked end extending between the friction disks (Las one way Fig.v et, is a plan view of the same. Fig. 5, is a said collar is moved by the lever M.

-in which the same may be moved endwise. Rigidly secured to the outer end of this shaft I, is a wheel J provided with .a circular slot K, in which the lower bent end of a rod or pitman M extends the upper end of said rod being attached to the outer end of a short lever M. the purpose of the slot K being to permit` the wheel J to make a portion of a revolution without affecting the collar U through the medium of the lever M,thus allowing the arms of the cradle (to be described presently) to remain quiet while receiving the bundle to be bound.

Journaled within the frame A is a vertical shaft N which carries at its lower end a pinion P, for apurpose to be fully described hereinafter. Secured to the upper end of this vertical shaft is a cradle frame Q, consisting of a series of U-shaped arms R, as shown. Extending in opposite directions from the center of this cradle frame are the arms S, between which the compression arms T, are pivoted intermediate their ends. The lower ends of these arms T are connected with a sliding collar U, through the medium of links V, and this collar is provided with a circular groove W into which the inner end of the aforesaid lever M extends.V From this it will be seen that as the circular slotted wheel .I is revolved through the medium of the driving shaft and the sprocket chain which operatively connects the two, the inner ends of theleverM engaging the collarraises and lowers the same, thus causing the upper end of the said compression arms to move in or ont according to the direction in which the These compression arms are provided at theirupper ends with springprongs X, which receive the twisted band from the band twister, as will be fully described farther on.

A horizontal shaft Y is journaled in the frame A and preferably in a line with the short shaft carrying the Wheel .L and this shaft Y is provided with a segmental cog wheel Z adjacent to the pinion upon the lower end of the said vertical shaft. This shaft Y carries a sprocket wheel ct, around which a sprocket chain b passes, and the opposite end of this said sprocket chain b passes around the other sprocket wheel G upon the shaft before mentioned. At the opposite end of this in the vertical bar 3.

shaft Y is a vertical fralneB, which supports a swinging crane c, the lowerend of this said crane being provided with an inwardly extending projection d, with which a dog or projection e, upon the shaft Y engages, as the said shaft revolves for the purpose of turning the upper end of the said crane outward from over the cradle frame, for a purpose which will appearfartheron. ThesaidshaftYatitsouter end outside of the frame A and adjacent to the lower end of the swinging crane is provided with a wheel and this said wheelf, is provided with a series of cogs g, and separated therefrom a single cog h, and betweenthe said series of cogs and the single cog, is an arm t', which engages the projecting end of a shaft j.

Thisshaft 7' carries at its outer end a pinion 7c,

.and at its inner end a drum l', the said shaft being journaled in the vertical portion of the said swinging crane. The upper end of this crane hasa bracket m, pivoted at its .inner end rthereto, the outer end of the said arm .car-ryinga combined twister and tucker for securing .the ends of the bands, which tucker will be fully kdescribed farther on.

Extending upward from the frame A intermediate its end and at opposite sides thereof are the standards o, which are provided with vertical openings or slots p, through which a hollow shaft q, extends and in which the said shaftisjournaled. Extendingacross thefrarne Aand just above it and under the hollow shaft q, is ashaft r, which carries at one end a cog wheel s, Whichrests upon an inclined cog surface t, the opposite end of the said shaft being provided with a wheel u, which rests upon an Yinclined track i), corresponding to the inclined cog track at the opposite end of the said frame A. The hollow shaft q is provided with 4a pinion tu, which engages with the cog wheel upon .the shaft rr', and outside of the pinion w, is a sprocket wheel 1, around which a sprocket chain 6, passes. Outside of this pinion w and inside of the large sprocket wheel 1, isa vertical frame bar 2, in which the shaft a" is journaled, and extending upward from the opposite end of the shaft i', is a vertical bar 3, which is connected with the vertical bar 2, by means of a cross bar 4. One end ofthe hollow shaft q, while sliding in the said vertical opening of the standards o is at the same time journaled The hollow shaft q, is ,provided with an internal screw thread 23, with which a nut or projection 24, upon `the, inner end of a rod 16, engages, so that as the said hollow shaft q, revolves the said shaft 16,isy moved endwise. Connected to the outer endof this rod 16 is an upright standard 5, the lower end of the said standard sliding upon the shaft 7^. Connected to the upper end of the standard 5, is a clasp consisting of a movable jaw 14, and stationary jaw 13. The movable jaw 14, has its operating end connected to the upper end of a rod 25, and the lower end of this rod is connected with a crank 11, which is rigidly secured to the outer end of the rod 16. Y

The upright bar 2, has a shaft 7, journaled therein, the outer end of the said shaft carrying a sprocket wheel S around which the sprocket chain 6, passes. Placed around the inner end of the shaft 7, is a collar or tube 26, which vcarries a rigid jaw 9, and this jaw 9, coacts with a jaw 10, secured to the inner end of said shaft 7. From this construction it will be seen that as the shaft 7, is revolved the jaw 10, is broughtin contact with thejaw 9, of the collar and the collar caused to revolve with the shaft, and the two jaws made to clasp one end of the material which is to be formed into a band, the other end of the said material being held between the jaws 13 and 14. of the upright standard 5. The rst wisp oftstraw is placed in the twisting jaws, after which a sufficient quantity of straw is `grasped as it moves up the endless apronv of a harvester to be deposited intothe cradle.

A wheel 16 carrying a crank pinis rigidly secured to the outer end of a hollow tube 16, the inner end of the said hollow tube carrying a friction disk 17, which engages the adjacent friction disk of the driving shaft. By this means the said drivingshaftcauses the said wheel 16 to revolve and through the medium ofa pitman rod 15, which isconnected with the lower end of the uprightstandard 2, the twister frame is reciprocated back and forth upon the hollow shaft q. The twister frame having its upper end inclined outward is in a position to grasp the straw or grain stems near their ends in the clamps of the twister. The driving shaft is then moved endwise by any suitable mechanism,or by hand, to cause the friction disk thereof to engage the friction disk of the hollow shaft 16,and thereby cause it to be revolved. The revolution of this shaft through the medium ofthe crank rod 15, draws the lowerend of the said twister frame outward, causing it to rise at the same time, owing to the contact of the cog wheels Vs, with the inclined rack t, and the wheel u at the opposite end with the inclined track Iv. As the lower end of the said twister frame is carried outward the cog wheel s, is revolved by contact with the said inclined rack, thus communicatinga revolution to the said hollow shaft q. This shaft in turn causes the twister at the upper end of the upright 2, to revolve through the mediumv of the sprocket wheel l, and sprocket chainl6, as will be clearlyunderstood. At the same time the rod 16, is moved outward so that the straw is twisted and lengthened out at the same time. The material being twisted into a band is supported by a trough 28, and as the lower end of the twister frame is moved outward the outer end of the lever 18, is also drawn outward through the medium of a connecting rod 13', whichhas its opposite end connected with the shaft r. The opposite end of this lever 18, is

provided with a series of cogs which engage with a cog wheel 19, and this cog wheel 19, in turn engages the cog Wheel l?` upon the lower end of the vertical cradle supporting shaft.

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y inwardly extending projection at the lower i In Fig. 1, the machine is shown in position to be operated, with the upper end of the twister frame inclined backward and the cradle frame extending transverse the machine. As the upper end of the twister frame moves forward, as just described, twisting and lengthening the' band, the cradle is turned one-quarter around through the medium ofv the rod 13', lever 18, and the cog wheel 19, as just setforth. By this means the cradle frame is brought around at right angles tov that shown in Fig. l, so that the compressor arms are in a position to have the twisted band placed between the forks ot their ends'atter which the straw to be formedin bundles falls therein from an elevator inthe usual manner. This being done, the twister frame through the medium of the mechanism just described, isdrawn in the opposite direction, thus turning the cradle frame back tothe position shown in Fig. l. The driving shaft isthen moved endwise in the opposite direction and this throws into operation the binding mechanism. The iirst movement is the closing of the compressor arms around the bundle which is piaced in the cradle frame through the medium of the endwise sliding collar which is upon the shaft supporting the said cradle frame. This is elected through the medium of the lever M which is operated by the slotted wheei J already described.

As shown in Fig; 1,` the upper end of the crane is outside of the outer side of the cradle frame and this is carried back to its proper position through the medium ot the dog which is upon the shaft Y. This dog engages the end of the crane and brings the crane around over the cradle. v

I will now describe what I term the tucker.

At the outer end of 'the pivoted arm m', forming the upper portion of the crane is piv oted a depending tucker lip 29, which is held normally outward by means of a spring 30, placed within the outer end of the said arm m', and engaging the inner face of the said depending lip. This lip is provided with a pivoted latch 31, which has its free end supported by a staple 32. Just inside of the inner end of this latch 3l, is a trigger for tripping the said latch out of engagement with the staple which supports and engages the should er thereof. The lower end ot this trigger engages the inner endl of the said latch and the upper end of the trigger extends slightly above vthe swinging arm m. Projecting outward from they upper edge of the said swinging arm m is an arm 33, which has a depending tucker lip 34. VPivoted in the lower end of this outer tucker lip is a bar 35,'

which carries a tncker 36. To both ends of this bar are attached cranks 37, to which is attached a bail 38. A chain or cord has one end attached to the inner end of this bail and its opposite end attached' to the drum atthe lower end of ythe crane. The cranebeing in the position shown in Fig. l, is swung around as above stated by the dog upon the shaft Y,

and in swinging around the ends ot theband which are held by the forks of 'the compression arm are guided between the tucker lips by means of the wire guides 42, which are at the lower ends of the tucker lips. The crane being in this position with the projecting ends of the band between the tucker lip, the single cog h engages the pinion at the lower end of the crane, thus revolving the drum and drawing upon the chain which is connected with the bail of the tucker. This causes the upper end of the bail to be drawn inward and as the bail moves inward it engages the upper end of the trigger thus causing the lower end of the trigger to raise the inner end of the latch ot' the inner lip of the tucker. This releases the tucker lip allowing the springl to force it outward and to thus grasp the extending ends oi the said band. The continued revolution of the shaft Y brings 'the cogs of the segmental wheels V around into engagement with the pinion upon the lower end of the cradle supporting shaft, thus revolving the cradle while the ends of the twisted band are being held, thus twisting the ends of the twisted band around. When the revolving of the cradle is most nished the series of cogs g of the wheel engage the pinion at the lower end of the crane causing a tighter draw upon the chain connected with the bail thus drawing it inward farther and throwing inward and downward the tucker 36, which tucks the ends of the band, forces the' lip 29 inward until held by the latch 3l thus releasing the ends of band and raises the pivoted arm 'm'. `The tuclrer 36 coming in contact with the lip 29 forcesv the latter inward, thus releasing the ends of the band. The continued inward movement of the bail causes the tucker36 to force thelatch 3l in engagement with the staple 32, at the same time that it raises the arm m'. This being done the arm t', of the wheel j', engages the extended shaft j, thus throwing the upper end of the crane outward, the swinging arm m', having been previously raised by the drawing upon the chain which is attached to the said bail. The shaft Y will then have made a' revolution thus bringing the wheel J around in proper position to permit the compressor arm to move outward owing to the lever M allowing the collar upon the cradle shaft to move downward. This completing the binding operation the Ydriving shaft is again moved endwise which brings into operation the twisting mechanism which again twists the material placed in the trough and turns the cradle around as before described, to receivethe twisted band, and then the hinding operation is carried on in the manner as above described.

As shown, one of the twisters at the upper end of the twisting frame is constructed to have its outer end engage the material being twisted while the other twister or clasp is adapted to hold at its inner end. The object IOO of this is, the straw being twisted is allowed an endwise movement one stem upon the other as one end of the ktwister frame moves outward in the manner heretofore described. In this way the straw or other material held by the clasp is twisted and at the same time lengthened endwise, as will be readily understood.

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

l. Aself binder comprising a cradle frame carrying ycompression arms, a frame carrying a twisting mechanismVt-he frame and twisting mechanism swinging over and delivering the twisted band to the compression arms, and a tucker for receiving and tucking the ends of the band.

2. A self binder comprising' arotating cradle frame, a band twisting and delivering frame for delivering the band to the cradle, and a l er receiving the ends of the band and holding the same while the cradle is being rotated.

3. A self binder comprising a rotating cradle to receive the bundles being bound, a swinging band twisting and Vdelivering frame delivering the band to the said cradle, and a tucker adapted to receive and hold the ends of the twisted band while the cradle is being revolved.

et. A self binder comprising a rotating cradle, a band twisting and delivering mechanism for delivering the band to the cradle, the cradle having compression arms to receive the said band and compressing it around the bundle, a swinging arm carrying. a tucker adapted to receive and fold the ends of the twisted band while the cradle is being rotated.

5. A self binder comprising a rotating cradle to receive the grain to bev bound, a band twistingand delivering mechanism to deliver the band to the said cradle, compression arms carried by the said cradle, a revolving shaft, a lever engaging a collar, one end of the lever being operated by the said shaft, and connections between the collar and compression arms, and a tucker.

6. A self binder comprising a rotating vertical shaft carrying a horizontal cradle at its upper ends, compression arms pivoted to the said cradle carrying at their Lipper ends forks to receive the twisted band, a mechanism connected with the lower ends of the said compression arms for moving their upper ends inward, a band twisting and delivering mechanism, and a tucker.

7. A self binder comprising a rotating cradle receiving the grain to be bound, a swinging band twisting and delivering frame operatively connected with the said cradle frame for rotatingit, and a tucker.

8. A self binder comprising a rotating cradle for receiving the grain to be bound carrying a pinion at its lower end, a swinging band twisting and delivering frame, and a lever having one end operatively connected with the rotating cradle for rotating it and its opposite end connected with the said band twisting frame.

9. A self binder comprisinga rotating cradle, a swinging crane carrying a tucker, and a swinging band twisting and delivering mechanism for delivering the band to the said rotating cradle.

l0.k A self binder comprising a rotating cradle, a swinging frame carrying twisters at its upperfend, one end of the said frame being eudwise movable for the purpose described, and a tuclzer.

11. A self binder comprising a rotating cradle receiving the grain to be bound, a swinging band twisting and delivering frame, a rotating shaft operatively connected with one end of the said swinging frame for oscillating it, a cog wheel upon the said frame, a stationary rack engaged by the cog wheel, and an operating connection between the cog wheel and the twisters of the twisting frame.

12. A self binder comprising a rotating cradle to receive tho grain to be bound, a band twisting and delivering mechanism for delivering the band to the cradle, a shaft carrying a segmental cog wheel, a pinion carried by the cradle and engaged by the said segmental cog wheel, a swinging crane carrying a tucker, and arms carried by the said shaft for swinging the crane in opposite directions.

18. A self binder comprising a rotating cradle, a band twisting and delivering mechanism, an oscillating crane carrying depending er lips at its outer end, a shaft carrying a segmental cog wheel, a shaft jonrnaled within the crane carrying a pinion engaged by the cog wheel, and a drum, a connection having one end connected with the drum, and its other end extending to the outer end of the crane, a tucker pivoted in one of lthe depending lips, and connected with the opposite end of the said drum connection.

14. A self binder comprising a rotating cradle, a band twisting and delivering mechanism, and a tucker consisting of two depending tucker lips, and a swinging tucker plate, carried by one of the depending tucker lips, a shaft, and an operating connection between the shaft and the er plate, substantially as described. l

l5. A self binder comprising a rotating cradle, a band twisting and delivering mechanism, and a tucker consisting of two depending lips, one being spring actuated, a latch for holding the same outward against the pressure of the spring, a trigger for the said latch, a tucker; an operating shaft, a connection between the tucker and the operating shaft, and the said connection engaging the said trigger whereby the swinging lip of the tucker is released, for the purpose set forth.

1G. A self binder comprising a rotating cradle, a tucker, a swinging band twisting and delivering mechanism comprising a swinging frame, a hollow shaftV `iournaled l'IC therein. the said shaft being screw threaded swinging frame for holding and twisting the internally, a. rod extending within the said material. I0 shaft and carrying a nut engaging th screw In testimony Whereof alx my signature 1n thread, one end of the Said twisting frame 1 presence of two witnesses.

5 being connected wiwth the rod and an operat- V JOSEPH M. LAWRANOE.

ing mechanism for revolving the hollow shaft Witnesses: `Whe-roby one end of the frame is moved end- W. E. DUNN,

wise, and twisters at the outer end of the said J. E. BAKER.

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