US654629A - Conveying apparatus. - Google Patents

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CONVEYING APPARATUS.

(Application led Sept. 6, 1899.)

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CONVEYING APPARATUS.A

(Application led Sept. 5, 1899.)

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VILLIAM J. IjIASIINS AND THOMAS A. COFFIN, OF NEV YORK, Y.

CONVVEYVINYG` APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part oft Letters Patent No. 654,629, dated July 31, 1900.

\ application filed september aisee. serial no. 729,407.` or@ man Y Y T @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM J. HAsKrNs, a resident of New York, in the county of New York, and THOMAS A. COFFIN, a resident of New York, (West NewBrighton,) in the county of Richmond, State of New York,'citizens of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Conveying Apparatus, of which the following is a specification. zo It is the custom with railroads duringthe summer months to haul coal from the mines to a convenient locality and there store itas a reserve supply to be drawn, upon during the winter season. The coal is unloaded from l5 the cars and stored in a pile adjacent to the track and when required is loaded onto the cars for delivery. Y Heretofore these unloading and reloading operations have been accomplished by a plurality of conveying appa- 4:zo ratuses at large labor and expense, and the need has long been felt of a conveying apparatus such as our present invention supplies which will perform the labor of unloading and loading expeditiously and inexpensively.` In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of our apparatus, partly in section. Fig. 2 is an end elevation at the head of the apparatus. Fig. 3 isan end ele- -vation at the tail of the apparatus. Fig. 4is 3o a detail of the spout-support.

4 1 is the coal-storage heap.

2 and 3 are coal-cars running on the parallel tracks 4 and 5. Between said tracks is the pit 6, into which lead the inclined chutes 7 and 8 from beneath the cars 2 and 3, respectively. I

9 is a tower erected above the pit 6 and carrying on top the turn-table 10, upon which is supported the supplemental tower 11, carry-` 4o ing the inner or central end of the horizontal truss 12, the outer end of which is supported on the tail-tower 13, carried by a truck 14, running on the track 15, which track is outside of the coal-storage heap and in a circle concentric with the center of the turn-table 10.

a is an opening and closing coal-bucket, (shown also in other positions by the dotted line a', or?, and d3.)

b is the carriage (shown also in another po- 5o sition by the dotted lines b) from which the coal-bucket is suspended and which runs Ifrom end to end of the truss 12 on the horithe truss 12, and thence to the friction-drum 6ow 23 of th'e triple friction-drum engine 24, (the ypreferable construction ot' which engine is shown in United States Patent No. 541,308, dated June 18, 1895.) The bucket-closing rope'18 extends from the bucket over the car- 65 Iriage-sheave 25, around the tail-sheaves 2G and 27, mounted on the truss 12, and to the friction-drum 28 of said engine 24. The traction-rope 19, being secured at both ends to the carriage Z9', extends around the tail- 7o sheaves 29 and 30, mounted on the truss 12,

to and around the friction-drum 31 of said engine 24, around the sheaves 32 and 33, and back to the carriage. The engine 24 is placed on top of the supplemental tower 11. W'hen 75 the carriage occupies its inward position, the bucket-hoisting rope 17is substantially in the center of oscillation of the turn-table 10.

c is a hopper pivoted to the supplemental tower 11 at 34, which hopper may be` swung 8o upward into the position c by the tackle 35. When this hopperis in the position o, its discharge-opening is substantially concentric with the center of oscillation of the turn-table 10, with which it turns. 8 5

d and d are two spouts, the junction of f which, d2, is provided with a receiving-opening, which in operation coincides with the discharge-opening of the hopper o. When in operation, the spouts d and d', respectively, 9o :discharge coal into the cars 2 and 3 from the hopper o. When not in operation, the spouts cland cl are shoved laterally on their support on the tower 9 tothe position shown in dottedlines in Fig. 2. A suitable form ofsupport for the spouts on the tower 9, permitting it to be thus shoved laterally, is represented in detail in Fig. 4. f '1;

The operation of the apparatus may be described as follows: A train-load of coal arrivroo ing on thetrack 4 or 5 will be dumpedth'rough the chiite 7 or Sinto the pit 6. The hopper o and spouts d and d are in their non-operating positions (shown in dotted lines)andtl1e carriage is in the position b. The operator by removing the friction from the hoistingdrum 23 and from the bucket-closing drum 28 permits the open bucket to drop into the coal, as at c', in a position substantially concentric with the axis of oscillation of the turntable l0. The operatorfnow applies the friction to the closingdrum 28, whereby the bucket is closed, with a load of coal contained'y in it. The operator now applies the friction to the drum 23 and hoists the bucket up into the tower 11 above the-turn-table.l The operator now applies friction to the traction-drum 3l, so that (all three drums moving in unison and being of substantially-equal dimensions) the carriage, with the loaded bucket hanging therefrom at about the elevation a2, is run outto any desired distance on the truss 12- as, forexample, to b.

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The operator now re leasesthe friction from drum 3l andlapplies the brake, thereto and releases the friction from drums 23'and 28 in such manner as to permit the bucket to fall tothe position a. He then applies the brake to drum 23, while drum 28 continues to pay out and permit the bucket to open and dump its load. Thereafter by the proper operation of the drums mits-the open bucket to drop into the coal and closes it. He .then hoists vit to the level a2 and runs the carriage back to the position b', so that the bucket is in the position shown in dotted lines at a3, Fig. 2, directly over the hopper.` The operator now releases the friction from drums 3l and 23 and applies the brakes thereto and releases the friction from drum 28, so that the bucket is permitted to open and its load falls into the hopper, whence it runs through the spouts d d into the cars 2 and 3. The operator then runs the carriage back to the position b, and the operation is repeated until the cars are loaded.

The bucket is enabled to take coal from or deliver it toV any point within a very large areawithout interfering with the operation abovedescribed or moving any part of the apparatus other than running the truck 14, carrying the tail-support, back or forth on the track 15,which may extend in a substantiallycomplete, semicircle, so that the storage-pile covers substantially all of the space bounded by this semicircle and the track 4. Indeed,

` if desired, the track l5 may be extended across thetracks .'-tandV 5 andmay form a corresponding semicircle on the opposite side of track 5, within which a corresponding'pile of coal may be deposited.

By theapparatus above described a single conveying mechanism is enabled to perform the whole work of storing the coal from thc cars and reloading the cars from the storage with sufficient'speed and facility of manipulation to satisfy the'requirements of the business. Y

We claimt l. In combination, atrack 4, a pit 6, located in position to receivecoal dumped from a car on said track, a tower above said pit and having a clear hoisting-opening above the pit, a pivotalsupport extending laterally from said tower, a trackway uponsaid support,abucket carriage'upon said trackway, a bucket, and means whereby said bucket may be hoisted and lowered both within said tower and from said trackway, and means whereby said carriage may be propelled; substantially as described. i

2. In a coal-storing apparatus, in combination, an oscillating tower 11 having a hoistingopening within it, a pivotal support 12, connected with said tower, a trackway eXtendin g from substantially the center of oscillation of saidtower out onto saidsup'port, a carriage on said trackway, a coal-bucket, a triple friction-drum engine upon said oscillating tower, a traction-rope connecting one drum with said carriage, and a hoisting-rope and closing-rope connecting said other drums, respectively,

with said coal-bucket; substantially as described. 3

3. r In a coal-'storing apparatus, in combination, an oscillating tower 1l having an axial hoisting-opening extending through its'base, a pivotal support 12, connected with said tower, a trackway extending from substantially the center of oscillation of said tower out onto said support, a carriage on said'trackway, a coal-bucket, and means whereby said coal-bucket may be hoisted and lowered from said carriage substantially in the axis of oscillationvof said tower, and also at other points Aon said trackway; substantially as described.'

4:. In a coal-conveying apparatus, in combination, a stationary tower 9, an oscillating tower 11, mounted thereon and having a central hoisting-opening, an interposediturn-table 10 having a corresponding hoisting-opening, a pivotal support 12 connected tovswing with said oscillating tower as a pivot, a trackway on said pivotal support, extending above the opening through said turn-table, a hopper located within said turn-table,'a spout coperating with said hopper, a coal-bucket, and means whereby said bucket is operated to convey coalfrom the storage-heap beneath said pivotal support to said hopper;` substantially as described.

5. In a device for handling and storing coal and similar materials, the combination with atower mounted to turn upon a pivot and hav'- ing a central hoisting and lowering opening, a receiving-bin beneath said opening and a carrier-support extending from saidu tower and vmovable with saidV tower asa pivot, of a hoisting and conveying apparatus mounted IIO upon said tower and carriersupport, and adapted to take material from, and to deposit it within both the bin and the space covered by said support at will.

6. In a device for handling and storing coal and similar materials, the combination with a pivoted tower having an axial hoisting-opening, a radial track connected with said tower and movable upon a common pivot therewith, of a receiving-bin beneath said tower, and a hoisting and conveying apparatus comprising a carrier movable receiver and conveyer carried thereby and adapted to be lowered within the tower into said bin.

7. In a device for handling and storing coal and similar materials, the combination with a tower mounted to turn upon a pivot and havl ing a clear central hoisting-opening therein; extending through its base, and a radial carriage support adapted to swing with the tower, of a hoisting apparatus mounted upon said tower and radial carriage-support, and adapted to take or deliver material at will either through the axis of the tower or from beneath said carriage-support. v

8. In a device for handling and storing coal and similar materials, the combination with a tower mounted to turn upon a pivot and having a clear central hoisting-opening therein, a radial arm adapted to swing with the tower and a traveling support for the outer end of said arm, of a hoisting and conveying apparatus mounted upon said tower and radial arm and adapted to take or deliver material at will, either through the axis of the tower vor from beneath said arm.

9. In a device for handling and storing coal and similar materials, the combination ,with a tower mounted to turn upon apivot and having a clear central hoisting-opening therein, a movable hopper and chute adapted to be placed centrally 'of said tower or to be removed toleave the opening free, a radial arm adapted to swing with the tower and a traveling support for the outer end of said arm, of a hoisting and conveying apparatus mounted upon said tower and radial arm and adapted to take or deliver material at will, either through the axis of the tower or from beneath said arm.

l0. In a device for hoisting and storing coal and similar materials, the combination with a tower mounted to turn upon a pivot, and having a clear central hoisting-opening therein, a movable hopper and chute adapted to -be placed centrally of said tower or to be reg moved to leave the hoisting-openingfree, and

a radial carrier-support adapted to swing with the tower, of a hoisting and conveying apparatus mounted upon said tower and radial carrier-support.

ll. In a device for handling and storing coal and similar materials, the combination with a tower mounted to turn upon a pivot and having a clear central hoisting-opening yon said track, and a coal therein, a hopper hinged to the tower to swing across said hoisting-opening or to one side thereof, and a radial arm adapted to swing with the tower, of a hoisting and conveying apparatus mounted upon said tower and radial arm, and adapted to take or deliver material at will either through the axis of the tower or from beneath said arm.

l2. In a device for handling and storing coal or similar materials, the combination with a pivoted tower having a central hoisting-opening therein, a hopper hinged to the tower to swing across said hoisting-opening .or to one side thereof, chutes slidingly mounted and adapted to be brought beneath the hopper-discharge, or moved to one side to leave the hoisting-opening clear, and a radial arm adapted to swing witlrthe tower, of a hoisting and conveying apparatus mounted upon said tower and radial arm and adapted to take or deliver material at will either through the axis of the tower or from beneath said arm.

13. In a device for handling and storing coal and similar materials, the combination with a towercomposed of a fixed base-section and an upper section mounted to turn upon the base, and a radial carrier-s upport extending from the said upper section and swinging with it, a hopper carried by the upper secltion and having an axial discharge, and a chute carried by the xed base and receiving the discharge from the hopper, of a hoisting and conveying apparatus mounted upon said upper towersection and swinging carriersupport, and adapted to take material from points beneath said carrier-support and deliver it to said hopper.

14. In a device for handling and storing coal and similar materials, the combination with a tower composed of a fixed base-section andan upper section mounted to turn upon the base, and a radial carrier-support extending from the said upper section and swinging with it, a movable hopper carried by the up- IOO IOS

per section and having an axial discharge and adapted to be moved to leave a free hoist-,

ing-opening within the tower, and a chute carried by the iixed base and adapted to be moved to receive the discharge from the hopper,or to clear the hoisting-opening, of ahoisting and conveying apparatus mounted upon said upper tower-section and swinging carrier-support and adapted to take material from and deliver it to either the tower center or points beneath said carrier-support.

l5. In a device for handling and storing` .coal and similar material, the combination of a tower comprising a iixedlower section and an upper section mounted to turn thereon, and each having a central bucket-hoisting opening extending to the bottom of the tower, a carrier-support connectedwith the upper tower-section and extending radially therefrom to swing over the storage-floor, a trackway extending along said carrier-support andiover` the center of the tower, a earrier on saidtrackway, abucket suspended fromsaid carriage, and operating mechanisms for saidcarriage andl bucket. mounted. in the top vof the pivoted tower-section.

16. In a device for handling and storing coal and ,similar materials, the combination of a tower comprising a fixed lower section and an upper section mounted to turn there- .mechanisms for said carriage and bucket mounted in the top of the pivoted Vtowerseetion and .movable chutes adapted to receive material discharged within the tower.

17. A hoisting and conveying apparatus, comprising a movableptower having a side extending carrier-support, and a central hoisting-opening extending through fits base, a trackway upon said support and extending over the tower center, a hoisting and con- Veying deviceV movable on said trackway,

and actuating means therefor locatedv in the tower above the trackway.

18.- A hoisting and conveyingapparatus, comprising a tower consisting o-f a fixed basesection and an upper section mounted to turn upon the base-section, both sections .having a `clear hoisting-opening within them, the upper or pivoted tower-section having aside extending carrier-support, atrackway upon said support and extending over the tower center, a hoisting and conveying device movable on said trackway and .actuating means therefor located in the tower above the trackway.

9. A Ahoisting and conveying apparatus, comprising a movable tower havi'ngaside extending carrier-support, a trackway upon said vsupport and" extending over the tower center, a hoisting and conveying device movable on said trackway, actuating means therefor located in the tower above the trackway, a removable hopper and chute adapted in one position to receive the material discharged within the tower.

W. J. HASKINS. THOMAS A. COFFIN.

Witnesses:

CHAs. E. ANDERSON, CHARLES J. RATHJEN.

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