US543182A - Cut-off device for chutes and hoppers for delivery of coal - Google Patents

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    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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  • Figure 1 is an elevation showing the lower eudor deliveryspout with the cut-off open
  • Fig. 2 is a sectional view with the cut-off closed. 7
  • the spout or chute A is to be of any desired size or shape. I have represented the same as at the lower portion of the hopper-shaped trunk 13, which is at the bottom of a pocket, bin, or hopper containing the material that is to be delivered from the chute, and I have represented flanges 2, by which the trunk and spout or chute are to be supported by connections to suitable framework or timbers carrying the hopper or other inclosu re containing the coal, ore, or other material.
  • cut-off sections 0 and G are pivoted at 3 upon the chute or spout A, such cut-off secthe opening whether wider or narrower between the inner edges of the cut-off sections will be substantially central to the spout or hopper.
  • the links D D are advantageously pivoted to the ends of the cut-off sections and also to the lever E, which is pivoted at 4 upon the chute A, and by moving the outer end of this lever E into the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2 the cut-off sections will be drawn toward each other and finally closed, and when swung in the opposite direction the lever E will move the cut-off sections away from each other and'allow the free discharge of the material from the hopper or other containing device, as shown by full lines in Fig. 1.

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0. W..HUNT. GUT-OFF DEVICE FOR GHUTES AND HOPPBRS FOR DELIVERY OI GOAL, ORB, &c.
No. 543,182. Patented July 23, 1895.
UNITED STATES PATE T.
Fri-CE.
ClJI-OFF DEVICE FOR CHUTES AND HOPPERS FOR DELIVERY OF COAL, ORE,.&c.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 543,182, dated July 23, 1895.
Application filed March 29, 1895. Serial No. 543,618- (No model.)
specification.
In supplying coal or ore into cars or delivering grain or other substances from a hopper or spout difliculty has been experienced in opening and closing the lower or delivery end in consequence of the weight of material hanging upon the closing devices and often tending to swing the closing devices open, and the power exerted in operating and holding the cut-off devices has been excessive.
.In my present improvements I make use of swinging cut-ofis pivoted upon the trunk or delivery-spout, and the pivots are located with reference to equalizing the power required to For example, if
open and close the cut-offs. the pivots upon which the cut-offs swing were in line, or nearly so, with the outer edges of the spout the weight hanging upon the cut-offs would tend to swing-them open and less power would be required to'open them than to close them, and, in addition to this, positive securing devices would be required toprevent the cut-eds swinging by the action of the weight resting upon them. Upon the other hand, if the pivots upon which the cut-offs swing were located nearer together and over the inner edges of the cut-ofis that come together the power required to open the cut-ofis would be much greater than that required to close them.
Having in mind the object to be accomplished of arranging the cut-offs so that they can be moved toward each other for closing the spout and cutting off the material or moved away from each other for opening the spout by the expenditure of about the same amount of power in either movement, I pivot the cut-ofi devices at a place between the two extremes before mentioned, andI find that the power is more nearly equalized by pivot- :ing the cut-offs above and a little farther out than would berequired if such cutoffs were substantially flat.
In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation showing the lower eudor deliveryspout with the cut-off open, and Fig. 2 is a sectional view with the cut-off closed. 7
The spout or chute A is to be of any desired size or shape. I have represented the same as at the lower portion of the hopper-shaped trunk 13, which is at the bottom of a pocket, bin, or hopper containing the material that is to be delivered from the chute, and I have represented flanges 2, by which the trunk and spout or chute are to be supported by connections to suitable framework or timbers carrying the hopper or other inclosu re containing the coal, ore, or other material.
The cut-off sections 0 and G are pivoted at 3 upon the chute or spout A, such cut-off secthe opening whether wider or narrower between the inner edges of the cut-off sections will be substantially central to the spout or hopper.
The links D D are advantageously pivoted to the ends of the cut-off sections and also to the lever E, which is pivoted at 4 upon the chute A, and by moving the outer end of this lever E into the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2 the cut-off sections will be drawn toward each other and finally closed, and when swung in the opposite direction the lever E will move the cut-off sections away from each other and'allow the free discharge of the material from the hopper or other containing device, as shown by full lines in Fig. 1.
In consequence of pivoting the cut-0E de vices at a little distance outside of a plane passing vertically above the center of each cut-off section the preponderance of weight will be upon the inner part of each cut-off and will tend to swing the cut-0E open; but the friction of the material upon the upper of the cut-off sections and adjacent to the inner sides of the hopper or trunk remains stationary, and this stationary portion of the material is wider in an upward direction and eventually forms a mass of stationary material similar to an arch, while the material which is beneath the arch is running out between the two cut-offs as they are closed toward each other. By this arrangement the flow of the material downwardly in the hopper or spout is arrested before the edges of the cut-offs come together, and for this reason the material falling away from between the moving edges and there being little or no pressure above those edges the cut-ofis can be moved toward each other easily and brought directly into contact to entirely close the further discharge of the coal or other material, and of course such coal or other material may gradually subside and rest upon the top surfaces of the cut-offs after they'have been entirely closed, and I find that by properly positioning the pivots 3 the power exerted in closing the cut-offs can be made the same, or nearly the same, as that exerted in opening such cut-offs, and by this means the action of the apparatus is rendered as nearly uniform as possible and undue strain upon any portion is entirely avoided.
In consequence of making the cut-offs as sections of cylinders described from the pivots on which they swing, or nearly so, there is no lifting action on the material in closing and the cut-offs can be moved in either direction with but little power, there being only the friction due to the sliding of the cut-offs when in contact with the stationary material.
I claim as my invention- 1. The combination with a stationary delivery spout or chute having an open lower end, of two cut-off sections formed as segments of cylinders, pivots above such sections and upon which they swing, said pivots being near the centers of the cylinder segments and located nearly above the center portion of each cut-off section when closed and means for opening and closing such cut-off sections, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. 1
2. The combination with a stationary delivery spout or chute having an open lower end, of two cut-off sections formed as segments of cylinders, stationary pivots above the middle portions of such cut-off sections when closed and near the centers from which such cylinder segments are described, a lever, and connections for swinging the cut-off sections upon their pivots in opposite directions, substantially as set forth.
Signed by me this 25th day of March, 1895.
CHAS. W. HUNT.
Witnesses:
ALFRED A. REED, WM. F. HUNT.
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US2501743A (en) * 1945-06-09 1950-03-28 Atlas Bolt & Screw Co Bottom-dump hopper
US2587708A (en) * 1948-06-14 1952-03-04 Bert C Dill Seed treater
US2681548A (en) * 1948-10-27 1954-06-22 Peter G Kappus Reversible thrust nozzle for jet engines
US2724238A (en) * 1950-10-25 1955-11-22 Tresham D Gregg Jet propulsive devices
US2738218A (en) * 1951-04-09 1956-03-13 Dravo Corp Concrete bucket
US2828602A (en) * 1951-01-12 1958-04-01 Gen Motors Corp Multiflap variable nozzle
US2849861A (en) * 1953-01-15 1958-09-02 Rolls Royce Aircraft reaction propulsion units and installations with means to produce reverse thrust
US2973110A (en) * 1958-03-11 1961-02-28 Golden T Gentle Pouring spouts for concrete
US2993724A (en) * 1956-06-05 1961-07-25 Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Ag Drop-bottom charging bucket for charging metallurgical furnaces
US3055175A (en) * 1961-03-14 1962-09-25 Frank C Clark Marine propulsion means
US3243894A (en) * 1963-09-03 1966-04-05 Stockland Road Machinery Compa Malt house kiln floor
US3405656A (en) * 1966-05-09 1968-10-15 Continental Transp Appliances Oppositely swinging railway hopper valves
US3522927A (en) * 1968-09-12 1970-08-04 Hartmann Mfg Co M W Gate for foundry sand hopper
US3716266A (en) * 1971-12-07 1973-02-13 Garlinghouse Brothers Clam shell gate action
US4991736A (en) * 1986-07-31 1991-02-12 Lothar Ruehland Collection container for reusable material
US5323804A (en) * 1993-07-19 1994-06-28 Lin Chin Hsi Bug-proof and odor-proof draining outlet structure
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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2501743A (en) * 1945-06-09 1950-03-28 Atlas Bolt & Screw Co Bottom-dump hopper
US2587708A (en) * 1948-06-14 1952-03-04 Bert C Dill Seed treater
US2681548A (en) * 1948-10-27 1954-06-22 Peter G Kappus Reversible thrust nozzle for jet engines
US2724238A (en) * 1950-10-25 1955-11-22 Tresham D Gregg Jet propulsive devices
US2828602A (en) * 1951-01-12 1958-04-01 Gen Motors Corp Multiflap variable nozzle
US2738218A (en) * 1951-04-09 1956-03-13 Dravo Corp Concrete bucket
US2849861A (en) * 1953-01-15 1958-09-02 Rolls Royce Aircraft reaction propulsion units and installations with means to produce reverse thrust
US2993724A (en) * 1956-06-05 1961-07-25 Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Ag Drop-bottom charging bucket for charging metallurgical furnaces
US2973110A (en) * 1958-03-11 1961-02-28 Golden T Gentle Pouring spouts for concrete
US3055175A (en) * 1961-03-14 1962-09-25 Frank C Clark Marine propulsion means
US3243894A (en) * 1963-09-03 1966-04-05 Stockland Road Machinery Compa Malt house kiln floor
US3405656A (en) * 1966-05-09 1968-10-15 Continental Transp Appliances Oppositely swinging railway hopper valves
US3522927A (en) * 1968-09-12 1970-08-04 Hartmann Mfg Co M W Gate for foundry sand hopper
US3716266A (en) * 1971-12-07 1973-02-13 Garlinghouse Brothers Clam shell gate action
US4991736A (en) * 1986-07-31 1991-02-12 Lothar Ruehland Collection container for reusable material
US5323804A (en) * 1993-07-19 1994-06-28 Lin Chin Hsi Bug-proof and odor-proof draining outlet structure
US6435381B1 (en) * 2000-08-09 2002-08-20 Harold Waldman Dry foodstuff dispenser
US9561902B1 (en) * 2015-09-17 2017-02-07 Khs Gmbh Gate assembly for a bulk feeder

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