US521951A - Metallic grain-storage building - Google Patents

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METALLIC GRAIN STORAGE BUILDING. No. 521,951. Patented June 26, 1894.

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E. 0. FALLIS. METALLIC GRAIN STORAGE BUILDING.

N0. 521,951.: Patented June 26, 1894.

In; NATIONAL uYHoaRAPmNc. COMPANY.

WASHINGTON, a. c.

UNITED STATES:- PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD 0. FALLIS, OF/TO'LEDO, OHIO.

METALLIC GRAIN-STORAGE BUILDING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 521,951, dated June 26, 1894.

I Application filed November 3,1893. Serial No. 489,953. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD O. FALLIS, a

citizen of the United States, residing at' T0- ledo, Lucas county, Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Metallic Grain-Storage Building, of whichthe following is a specification.

- My invention relates to improvements in the form and construction of metal buildings for the storage of grain; and its object is to provide a building which shall be strong, durable and fireproof, interchangeable in parts, easily and rapidly constructed or taken down, and which shall afford the greatest amount of strength and storage capacity in proportion to the amount of metal used, and in proportion to the area of ground occupied.

The further object of my invention is to so construct the grain-bins of my warehouse that the light and heavy grain contained in said bins shall be thoroughly mixed befor passing from the hopper.

I attain these objects by means of the devices and construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, and shown and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

made part hereof, in Which- Figure 1, is a general, horizontal, sectional plan of my warehouse, showing the arrangement of the storage and weighing bins hereinafter referred to; Fig. 2, an enlarged plan view, in detail, of the bottom of one of the bins hereinafter referred to; Fig. 3, a horizontal, sectional view, in detaihof three meeting plates or walls of my hexagonalbins, and the manner of securing them rigidly together; Fig. 4, a vertical section of the outside wall of the building and its supports; Fig. 5, a horizontal, sectional view of the same; Fig. 6, a

vertical section of such part of the outside A wall as may be exposed to extraneous fire; Fig. 7, a vertical section through the partition walls and bottoms of the bins at their junctions; Fig. 8, a vertical section-through the top and side of a .bin provided with fireproof covering, showing the manner of attaching such covering;-Fig. 9, a vertical, sectional view of one of the bins of my building, provided with the conical grain deflector-hereinafter referred to; Fig 10, details of said deflector hereinafter referred to, and Figfll, a'

plan. view of one-half of said deflector.

Like letters of referencerepresent like parts throughout the several views. The metallic, grain storage house, which is the subject of my invention, consists of numerou's, contiguous, hexagonal compartments or bins, (A, A, Fig. 1,) arranged inconnection with each other, as are the cells of the comb of the honey-bee, the walls, and bottoms, and, if desired, the tops of these bins being constructed entirely of metal sheets or plates. The radiating walls, L,of the adjoining hexagonal bins form a series of braces and ties, and provide means for distributing weights and strains over large areas, a feature very essential in the storage of grain.

The spaces, 13, B, (Fig. 1,) formed at the sides of the building by the interruption of the progression of the hexagonal figure, are designed as weighing or shipping bins or hoppers, the outside walls of these hoppers being curved or segmental in plan,'forming a wall that will not be subject to movement by varying loads. The bins may be of any height or depth required and of any horizontal area, Within the limit of strength. The bins may be supported directly on foundation walls,or

. on columns placed under the walls at their meeting point, as in Fig. 7, or on beams, as in Figs. 4 and 6, suitably supported on foundations or pillars. In practice such is the strength of a building constructed according to my plan, that, within certain limits of area, supporting pillars or foundation walls may be dispensed with, except underthe outer walls. The plates or sheets of metal composing the walls, L, and bottoms, F, of the bins vary and are graduated in thickness in proportion to the strain. The partition-walls of the adjoining bins meet, or radiate, at an angle of one hundred and twenty degrees, and are rigidly secured together by vertical metal strips W, formed and fitted into the angles, and bolts or rivets passing through the partitionwalls and the twoopposite angle-strips W, as shown in Fig. 3. These angle-strips W, are also used to unite the plates forming the bottoms of the bins. The bottoms of the ,bins are,'preferably, in the form of an inverted,

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hexagonal frustum. At the meeting point of 4 the discharge, by gravity, of the contents of the bin. The opening X may, however, be located wherever desired, and the inclination of the bottoms of the bins may accordingly be varied to conform to such point of discharge. The bottoms of the bins are joined to the partitionqvalls by angle-irons, E, riveted or bolted to both. The outer margins of the bottom sheets, F, are flanged, at an obtuse angle, to form a level, supporting surface for the partition-walls, and a level bearing surface for the foundations, pillars or beams upon which the structure rests, (see Figs. 4, 6 and 7.) Continuous strengthening plates N, (see Fig. 7,) join the bottom, F, of each bin with the partitions L, and serve in a two-fold capacity, that of adding to the ethehs h eh i hii slan f t e ie et e and serving, also, as the lower chord or tenietii hi eh f a Wi -b i W ie he he ous s titfening plates M, bolted or riveted to the e t tie -i e e ferth h en eh 7 compression-member, and that part of the w 1L lying between these two chords, the web-mem er- The outside wall of the building here described, is shown in vertical section in Fig. 4, ati iii herieeh e ee n F In h e i h e t A i e h e e t teee he in: qe linin B ht e t de ehei D, h e re eehhee ee b h ri eh ea Sh p 0, e ted t: i e d t r G is e et r e cap or other hit h e m ta hitehly e teehe i et eiaeer e i ehtee relle hear. heir tenet edg s 1 he bi et ei he etee eemeh e ie ti eiibee ete er et h eeh ieh e i h a hi t thhe within the i e i were he ai i fi 1 t d 1 n a l e. i Heb i ee is. x b e e heeihie eh iw he at w th n. the bin heietat ai h e hdeh i h e ee e i eve a he htt e i htl Wi l ie-W eetth ihte. shte H the w ll be eeheh thre sh hitahe there. t at shown he he d awin s) eat ceinepheeih Th lead hi er'eee w ll' e aehi ehtee n. tem e thr b he hhiit e h ihi thet' b b te e i h hdeh e eh en the ins de hel hefeibnstrh t e e th ee dew ls hev described; may be departed from when the htei e ehe l ie in whe e 0 ii Peri e e p teetedj em h heehe th he t here v e eeetieh eh ehtei ie ll, in whi h he he is pr te ted. by e ee ee esei t a eet e b e h ih h ee leek ehehi i. he e li he t e eh l she-h d es ee pheieetihs hehs e e e n-b ttoms, a

e u e he l at te ve tween he tee ahle beitehe e he b she te et e lee e I are tieeish d to be m de i h i s eee ieetieh their ner t e l te, uh ese rpifeiee en s i t theehell D- The pehi s w en heles 0 p o: ieetiehe eh th n er eees ef h IQeksI,

furnish a continuous air space next to shell D, which serves the same purpose as the air space A, above described.

When the structure above the bins is composed of inflammable material, the fire proofing of terra cotta blocks should be continued over the bins, as shown in section in Fig. 8, in which the terra cotta blocks are supported upon angle beams P which are trussed and supported by tension-rods '1 and struts U. When the structure above the bins is not inflammable simply an iron covering is to be used.

Grain-bins are usually filled by conveying the grain to a point above thebin, on its central, vertical line, and then allowing the grain to fell ihtetbe bih- Thegre h s t e eumhte i e p s e eeh -eh petl b en, t h av haihe f i t a h d wn, Whiie he l gh er s ems e h he ll dewh t e urfac e he eeieei bee ih the reee the walls of the bin. It follows that the bin will contain acore of the heavier graingwhile h i e f h b ep, he te th w lls of the bin, will contain an undue proportion of h lighter nd ih e ie er ef the smi ehe he s e is raw if i em he miet e e h ap h u he epehih ihthe h tteh o he pp r, th b st of the s ate e first ei ehe ee e et tela, eegi he ihiehiee per el ewe-i hee t ethehhiee henneh t at ire e hie uh eh has. een, hlies with Wheat; Whie es been heeee ee and. shades es hie 2 Wheat. th e w l e hearth first Ni 1 Wheat, tie e eh NW 3- en N t. 4 whea b he N 2 wheat T eve eehhe the exhale her p i te u I Pteetide he eviee ehewh in Fige- 9 and 11.in whieh S iee heliew, shee he eh a ipt i eb heetes hei h herite te eet eh reeti a a its beee. twee t. e hversiee itieeei he heprerettethei t e in.- h e o e r tieiieeter the be eehethaeteei of iron braces or rafters 8, their lower. ends be 1 he eeete i te the idee et he bi e. en pe 1 ehla, r sti g hn h the herb-er; h ttem. et th ee e i ie h eht ingress f eate h" to t e b 12 eh i ee i a t e unne wie at er 1 heel the e ti aieh e ef he n..- Upehtheee i ra r st hor zonta hee he e phre ihe eCfe ba n ie ee e this. amewo k heih we 9 1. 91 wit h et metal lates Wh eh exten :f e the' ep ef he eehe eh deflee r h ei' y ten e i ttem ef the hint etwee he. ower marg n oi the e rerihe e he ie ee t end h ides ert emei: he. bin ar pe in 6 ea emthe ihtethe henper W eh s e is dhe t e he b n irate the hop e he eav s ein in. he enter, of the t in, wh n t reeeh e theeehe 9i lu e t tr s t a, e ca e iflew w the surieee ef the ehe ehe r e. r" dg s. K (F seeehr i. t

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i h hslee w th he i hte ain, whieh i tieeee iins vertieellv. w th he esult, that the e hte hi he per thee mia di are at th eme ti e h t h s el y rlee ti n the bin, It will be. observed. that the construction of the grain deflector here, shown adds et hs h a i y the he hin and some what relieves the hopper bottoms of the great weightand strain to which they would otherwise be subject.

Having fully described my invention and the manner of constructing and using the same, what I claim, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a grain storage building, a series of sheet metal bins having partition walls meeting at an angle of one hundred and twenty degrees, in combination with vertical strips (W), bent ata corresponding angle, and suitably secured to each other and to the partition walls in each of the angles of their meeting lines, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose specified.

2.' In a grain storage building, a series of contiguous sheet metal bins, hexagonal in horizontal section, and sheet metal hopper bottoms,-the said hopper bottoms having at their upper outer edges horizontal flanges which meet under the partition walls of adjacent bins, in combination with angle-irons secured to each other and uniting said walls and hopper bottoms, substantially as and for the purpose specified. 7

'3. In a grain storage building, a series of contiguous sheet metal bins, hexagonal in horizontal section and sheet metal hopper bottoms having at their upper outer edges horizontal flanges, in combination with continuous strengthening plates (N) secured to the walls and to the hopper bottoms of the bins, and the angle-irons or plates (M) attached to the walls of said bins, substantially as shown and described for the purpose specified.

4. In a grain storage building, a series of contiguous sheet metal -bins,hexagonal in horizontal section, sheet metal hopper bot-V the metal wall, in combination with shelves or ledges secured to said metal wall and adapted to engage said terra cotta covering, substantially as shown and described and for the purpose specified.

EDWARD O, FALLIS.

Witnesses:

' ISAAC N. HUNTSBERGER,

THOS. L; GIFFORD.

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