US617073A - Clover or flax attachment for self-binders - Google Patents

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w. BAUER. CLOVER 0R FLAX ATTACHMENT FUR SELF BINDERS.

(Application filed Feb. 2, 1898.)

Patented Jan. 3, I899.

VILLIAM BAUER, OF RUGGLES, OHIO.

CLOVER OR FLAX ATTACHMENT FOR SELF-BINDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 617,073, dated January 3, 1899.

Application filed February 2, 1898. Serial No. 668,898. (No model.)

To (all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM BAUER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buggies, in the county of Ashland and State of Ohio, have invented a Clover or Flax Attachment for Self-Binders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is a clover and flax attachment to a self-binder, in which attachment are embraced the following advantages: first, that it will work automatically without the attention of the driver; second, that it can be quickly adjusted to drop off small or large gavels; third, it is light and durable, and, fourth, it can be easily and quickly put on or taken off. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Which-*- Figure 1 is an entire view of the machine, looking from the binder end of the machine. Fig. 2 shows the bottom of the machine and how it is attached to the binder. Fig.3 shows a rear end view and the gearing that runs the machine. Fig. l is an enlarged view of the gearing in Fig. 8, showing how it is attached to the binder and the friction-clutch. Fig. 5 is a crosssection of Fig. 4, showing how it is attached to the binder. Fig. 6 shows the opposite side of Fig. 3 and shows the trip on rake-wheel O and the trip-lock and spring.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views. The small letters of the alphabet are used for the framework and the large letters of the alphabet are used for the gearing.

In Fig. 1, A is the rake-beam. B B are the rake-teeth, tipped with iron, so that they will go through the clover and flax easily. 0 is a wheel on rake-beam A. (Shown more fully in Figs. 3 and 6.) D is the trip on rake-wheel C. a is the main table-beam. (Shown best in Fig. 2.) b is the front top cross-beam. c is the rear top cross-beam. c e is the bracebeam; f f, the braces. g is the connectingtable. j is a spring fitting in block 3, so that the beam A can be taken out. 7.: 7a are the long table-bars. Z Z are the short table-bars. m is a shield to protect the gearing. n n is a front shield. 0 is the front bottom beam;

12, a beam connecting beams 0 b.

In Fig. 2 main table-beam a is shown, also upper beam h and a short beam 2', connecting table 9 by the hinges a a. E is the drivingshaft of the binder. H is the journal 011 main shaft E. I is the pivoted journal-box, which can be drawn to one side (shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2) when you want to detach the machine, or put in position and fastened by a journal-fastener J and fastened by a hook K. Journal-fastener J can also be drawn to one side, as shown by the dotted lines. If is a bottom cross-beam. The machine is quickly and easilyput on or taken off.

Fig. 3 shows the gearing of the machine run by the shaft E of the binder. O is a cogwheel on the rake-beam A. It is run by a small pinion L on shaft M, connecting with the drive-shaft E. \Vheel O has two places 011 opposite sides without cogs, (shown by F,) so that the pinion L can run all the time. The co -Wheel 0 stands still until the weight of the grain disengages it from trip-lock TV and turns it far enough to be caught by the pinion L. It will then make a half-revolution, turning the rake-beam A, and throwing off a gavel. A half-revolution is made for each gavel. M is the shaft connected with main shaft E, held by bracket Y in corner of frame. N is a bur on shaft M, so that thespring on shaft M can be made to bear heavier or lighter on friction-clutch O. P is a bevel cog-wheel connected with cog -wheel R on. shaft E. Fig. 4 shows how it is attached to drive shaft E, looking down on it, and also an en larged view of cog R, fastened by a screw R, and cog-wheel P and friction-clutch O. The cog-wheel P is movable on shaft M. The fric tion-clutch 0, having a slot in it, in which is a bolt T through the shaft M, is held against cog-wheel P by a spring. By this means the gearing cannot break if the machine should clog. It will trip over when the pressure is too hard.

Fig. 5 is a cross-section of Fig. l, showing Fig. 6 is the opposite side of cog-Wheel C, which shows the trips D D, which are adjusted by bolts and slots and the trip-lock WV, which is held by a spring V, adjusted by a bolt V. By this arrangement the machine can be adjusted to throw off gavels of any size.

The rake can be taken off readily, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, by pressing down the spring IO j in Fig. 1 and slipping the rake up and by moving the block Z and moving the frame 20 to the side, as shown in Fig. 3.

WVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a clover and flax attachment to a selfbinder, trips D D, trip-lock XV, spring V, and

IVILLIAM BAUER.

Witnesses:

C. D. FAIR. D. R. FAIR.

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