US733647A - Apparatus for handling ores, &c. - Google Patents

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PATBNTED JULY 14, 1903'. F. K. HOOVER & A. J. MASON. I APPARATUS FOR HANDLING ORES, 6w.

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UNITED STATES lPatented July 14, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK K. HOOVER AND ARTHUR J. MASON, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

APPARATUS FOR HANDLING ORES, 8M3.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 733,647, dated July 14, 1903. Application filed January 7,1901. Serial No. 42,291. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRANK K. HOOVER and ARTHUR J.-MAs0N, both of Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, citizens of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Handling Ore and other Material, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in ore-transferring apparatus, having more particular reference to transferring ore from the dock-front to the stock-piles or to suitable pockets arranged to receive the same. The said pockets may be located at a considerable distance from the dock-front, and between said pockets and the dock-front may be located stock-piles in which the ore and other material to be used are stored. When a vessel comes up to the dock-front to be unloaded, the cargo must be transferred to said pockets or to the stock-pile to which it belongs; but to transfer all the cargo direct from the vessel to said pockets or to the farther stock-piles beyond the reach of the unloaders is attended with certain inconveniences and delays by reason of the fact that these latter are commonly located and extend some distance inward or landward from the wharf or pier beyond the reach of the bucket or grab which unloads the vessel. To obviate these inconveniences and delays and provide a receptacle whereby the vessel may be quickly and entirely unloaded and the stock afterward removed to its appropriate stockpile or said pockets, as desired, is one of themainobjectsofourinvention. Alsotoprovide an apparatus havingsuch facility and freedom and scope of movement that by it the ore or other material may be taken up and transferred to any stock-pile or from any particular stock-pile, as it may be needed, and carried to any pocket or to a shipping-track is another of the leading objects of our invention.

To accomplish these and other minor objects, our invention consists in certain features and combinations of novel elements in an ore-handling system hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 presents a diagrammatic representation in cross-section of a plant embodying our invention and extending from the ore-pockets to the dock at which the cargo is unloaded. Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic top plan View of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a car and its turn-table upon which the trans fer-truss is mounted, with certain parts omitted. Fig. :t is a central vertical longitudinal section through the parts shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail end viewot' a car and its turn-table and a section of the transfer-truss carried thereby. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail view illustrating a brace of rollers carried by the truss, and Fig. 7 is a similar detail View of a portion of a brace of conical rollers disposed between the car and the turn-table.

Considering now the drawings in detail, 5 designates a group or row of pockets, it being understood that each pocket receives but a single kind of material and must be replenished from the stock-pile of that particular material. 7

6 and 7 represent the stock-piles,said stockpiles being separated by walls 7.

The dock-front is shown at 8, and on and along said dock-front is mounted a group of unloaders, comprising, as herein indicated, a series of towers A, mounted to travel longitudinally of the dock-front on tracks B,

each tower being equipped with an angularlyadjustable derrick-arm 0, adapted to overhang a vessel D when lying at the dock, and

provided with a self-loading grab or bucket E, adapted to remove the ore through the hatchways of the vessel and discharge the same into a temporary receptacle, next to be described. When unloading a vessel at the dock-front, to obviate the necessity of transferring the cargo directly from the vesselto the pockets or to the distant stock-piles a leading feature of our invention resides in the provision of a trough 1, extending along the dock-front, which trough is located within reach of the grabs or other excavating devices whereby the vessels are unloaded. The said trough is substantially the same length as the vessel, so that the cargo may be taken from all the hatchways without moving the vessel, and is preferably of suflicient capacity pockets, cars, or stock-piles by the devices hereinafter described. Said trough is pref-. erably constructed of concrete, though any other suitable material may be used, and is preferably of the general form shown in crosssection, having its bottom in substantially the same form as the bottom portions of the self-loading bucket at, so that the material in the trough may be cleaned up with such a bucket. Its inner wall serves as the outer wall of the outer stock-pile 7.

9 indicates a shipping-track which receives cars 9, this track being preferably located between the pockets 5 and the inner wall of the adjacent stock-pile 6. When desired, material either from the trough or the stockpile may be delivered into the cars 9, and

'thence transferred, as may be required.

To provide for carrying the ore or the material from the trough or from any particular stock-pile to any pocket or shipping-track as may be desired, upon the walls '7 are laid tracks 2, upon which are mounted cars 2 and 2 ,carryingturn-tablcs2 Upontheturn-table on the car nearest the pocket is mounted aseries of rollers 2, and upon the said rollers 2 and the other turn-table is carried a transverse truss 2. Upon said truss is provided a track 3, upon which is mounted and arranged to travel a carrier 3, carrying the self-loading bucket 4, by which the material is taken up and transported, the truss being of sufficient length to carry the bucket from the trough to the pockets and hence to or from any of the intervening stock-piles. After the cargo of the vessel has been unloaded into the trough and the vessel thus discharged and left free to return for another cargo itis obvious that the material in the trough may be disposed of as may be necessary or desirable. If itis desired to carry the material from the trough at a point A to the pocket located at B, a straight haul is made on the truss, with the latter occupying the position shown in full lines at C, Fig. 2, and if it is desired to move the material from the trough at the point D to the pocket located at E the truss is carried bodily laterally to the new position, as shown in dotted lines at F, and a straight haul made; but if it is desired to move the material from the trough at A to the pocket at E or from the trough at D to the pocket at B the truss will then have to extend diagonally over its supports, as shown at H and I, respectively, and the distance between the supports will be greater than when in the position shown at O and F, and provision must be made in mounting the truss upon the turn-tables and cars to accommodate this increased distance between the supports. Thisis accomplished by the mechanism shown more in detail in Figs. 3 to 7, inclusive, wherein it Will be seen that the car 2 is provided at each end with a curved way 2=', disposed transversely thereof, on which ways ride two groups of rollers 10, mounted in frames 11,which are connected by radially-disposed rods 12 to a central hub or plate 13, through which passes the king-bolt 1%, connecting the turn-table 2 to the car. The outer ends of the turn-table rest and ride upon the rollers 10, and transversely across the turn-table is rigidly formed a way 15, provided with a central longitudinal slot 15 forming a guide for a pair of rolls 16 on the outer side of that portion of the truss 2 which overlies the turn-table, whereby angular movements of the truss are conveyed to the underlying turn-table, at the same time allowing a limited longitudinal travel of the truss relatively to the turn-table. The rollers 2 between the truss and the turn-table are carried in frames 17, secured to the-lower portion of the opposite sides of the truss, the two braces of rollers being of sufficient extent to accommodate the maximum angular swing of the truss and provide an antifriction-bearing on the turntable throughout the entire swing of the truss. It will thus be seen that as the truss moves from the directly transverse to a diagonal position it will turn the turn-table upon the car, and at the same time the truss will have a longitudinal travel relatively to the turn-table, both of these movements being practically without friction by the employment of the braces of rollers 10 and 2 Thus by such a construction with a single truss the material may be moved from any part of the trough or from any stock-pile to any of the pockets or to the shipping-track, as may be desired.

It is obvious that the trough 1 might be filled from dump-cars on a track commanding the trough instead of from vessels, as described, serving exactly the same function in connection with said cars as with a vessel.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the ore -handling system above described and illustrated in the drawings accomplishes the primary object of our invention, which is to permit the prompt and complete discharge from the vessel of its cargo upon its arrival at the dock, irrespective of the time and place of subsequent utilization of the cargo, and enable the material thus discharged to be subsequently transferred to any convenient point of storage or utilization during the times when the dock is clear and the unloaders are not in use, and this object is carried out through the provision of three principal elements, which are, first,the vessel-unloaders; second, a stationary receptacle for the temporary disposition of the cargo located within reach of the unloaders, and, third, a transferring device, which at one end is within reach of said temporary receptacle and at' its other end is capable of serving any one of' a variety of receptacles or additional transferring agencies auxiliary to the final disposition of the ore or other material in its process of manufacture or use. The efiiciency of the transferring device is greatly enhanced by equipping the same with a self-loading bucket and by giving to the stationary receptacle an internal form or contour, whereby it is specially adapted to be completely emptied and cleaned up by the self-loading bucket.

Having thus fully described our improvements, what We claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a plant for handling ore and other material,the combination with unloading devices located along a dock or other place of delivery,of a stationary temporary receptacle within reach of said unloading devices adapted to receive the cargo of the vessel or other carrier, and a transfer truss or frame equipped with carrying devices located inland of said receptacle and capable of reaching to every part of the latter and serving to transfer its contents to inland receptacles or carriers, substantially as described.

2. In a plant for handling ore and other material,the combination with unloading devices located along a dock or other place of delivery, of a stationary trough extending along in rear and within reach of said unloading devices and constituting a temporary receptacle for the cargo, and a laterally-movable transfer truss or frame equipped with carrying devices extending inland of said trough and serving to transfer the contents of the latter to inland receptacles or carriers, substantially as described.

3. In a plantfor handling ore and other material,the combination with unloading devices located along a dock or other place of delivery, of a stationary trough extending along in rear and within reach of said unloading devices and constituting a temporary receptacle for the cargo, and a laterally-movable and angularly-adjustable transfer truss or frame equipped with carrying devices extendinginland of said trough and serving to transfer the contents of the latter to inland receptacles or carriers, substantially as described.

4. In a plant for handling ore and other material,the combination with unloading devices located along a dock or other place of delivery, of a stationary trough extending along in rear and within reach of said unloading devices and constituting a temporary receptacle for the cargo, a transfer truss or frame located and extending inland of said trough and capable of reaching to every part of the latter, and a self-loading bucket mounted to travel along said transfer truss or frame, substantially as described.

5. In aplant for handling ore and other material, the combination with unloaders located along a dock or other place of delivery, of a stationary trough extending along in rear and within reach of said unloaders and constituting a temporary receptacle for the cargo, a transfer truss or frame located and extending inland of said trough and capable of reaching to every part of the latter, and a self-loading bucket mounted to travel along said transfer truss or frame, the scooping and carrying members of which are of a size and conformation adapting the bucket to cooper ate with the walls of the trough in completely withdrawing the contents of the latter, substantially as described. 7

6. In a plant for handling ore and other material, the combination with a trough conveniently positioned to receive ore and other material from the unloading devices of a vessel or other carrier, and a series of, pockets or other receptacles disposed alongside thereof and inland therefrom, of a series of intervening walls constituting partitions for a series of interlying stock-piles, a transfer-truss supported upon and across said walls and at its ends overhanging said trough and pockets respectively, and a carrier adapted to travel upon said truss, substantially as described.

7. In a plant for handling ore and other material, the combination with a trough conveniently positioned to receive ore and other material from the unloading devices of a vessel or other carrier, and a series of pockets or other receptacles disposed alongside thereof and inland therefrom, ofa series of intervening walls constituting partitions for a series of interlyiug stock-piles, a laterally-movable transfer truss supported upon and across said walls and at its ends overhanging said trough and pockets respectively, and a carrier adapted to travel upon said truss, substantially as described.

8. In a plantfor handling ore and other material, the combination with a trough conveniently positioned to receive ore and other ma terial from the unloading devices of a vessel or other carrier, and a series of pockets or other receptacles disposed alongside thereof and inland therefrom, of a series of intervening walls constituting partitions for a series of interlying stock-piles, a laterally-movable and angularly-adjustable transfer-truss supported upon and across said walls and at its ends overhanging said trough and pockets respectively, and a carrier adapted to travel upon said truss, substantially as described.

9. In a plant for handling ore and other material, the combination with a trough and a series of receptacles disposed alongside thereof and substantially parallel and longitudinally coextensive therewith, of a conveying appa ratus for effecting the transfer of the material between any part of said trough and the directly opposite receptacle, comprising a laterally-movable transfer-truss disposed and extending between and over said trough and pockets, and a carrier. mounted to travel on said truss, substantially as described.

10. In a plant for handling ore and other material, the combination with a trough and a series of receptacles disposed alongside thereof and substantially parallel and longitudinally coextensive therewith, of a conveying apparatus for eifecting the transfer of the material from any part of the trough to any one of the receptacles, comprising a laterally movable and angularly adjustable transfer-truss disposed and extending between and over said trough and pockets, and

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a carrier mounted to travel on said truss, substantially as described.

11. In a plant for handling ore and other material, the combination with a pair of receptacles disposed side by side and substantially parallel and longitudinally coextensive, of a series of tracks disposed alongsideof and between said receptacles, cars on said tracks, turn-tables on said cars, a transfer-truss resting upon and slidingly connected to said turntables and having its ends overhanging said receptacles, and a carrier mounted to travel longitudinally of and upon said truss, substantially as described. I

12. In a plant for handling ore and other material, the combination With a pair of parallel and longitudinally-coextensive receptacles, of a series of walls disposed between and parallel with said receptacles and constituting partitions between adjacent stock-piles, tracks on said walls, cars on said tracks, turntables on said cars, a transfer-truss resting upon and slidingly connected to said turntables and having its ends overhanging said receptacles, and a carrier provided with a self-loading bucket mounted to travel longitudinally of and upon said truss, substantially as described.

FRANK K. HOOVER. ARTHUR J. MASON.

\Vitnesses:

C. E. KOONS, J. W. HOOVER.

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