US811129A - Car-dump. - Google Patents

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G. R. GLAGEORN. CAR DUMP.

APPLIATION FILED MAY 22, 1903.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

PATENT@ JANjsu; 1906.

PATENT@ JAN. 30, 190e.

C. R. GLAGHORN.

CAR DUMP.

APPLICATION FILED MMM.. 190s.

4 SHEETS-SHBET 2.

wanton No. 811,129. PATBNTED JAN. 3o, 190e. e. R. GLAGHORN.

CAR DUMP.

APPLIATION 'ILED MAYBE, 1903.

4 SHBETS-SHEBT 3,

l Y y a" mzivhwaaan No. 811,129. PATENTBD JAN. so, 1906. 0.R.ULAGH0RN.

GAR DUMP. APPLIUATIGN FILED MAYzz. 190s.

4 SHEBTS-SHEET 4,

, iJLziiiiiiiijii ii iZsiiii-fi'iiiiiiiih o iii. iii moin iiipooiiiowtiom of iottfoicfi Pfiienio Pzitimiiel Jim. 30, 1906.

ipplimiton flied May Z2, 1903. Serin] No. 158,381.3

new amai uooifiii iiiipiovoiiioiito iii iiiUUi'iiiiii, v

oi: n filiali. tho ioiiowiii: is mimo@ ii@ iii@ iiifiiwiiigs. izo invoiiion, ioiiiio@ io im iiiiiiiovod issiii iiiiiiciiiiig om@ jwiiiii mo io bo of iifioii' iomis, ii, poifiiiiiiiiig moro io iaippiiiigf omioliriiiiiio oi. ibo o mooi' io ooiiiiooiiifiii 'iivitii mail# .o opooiiioaiiioo, roi i'uiii iiioioiiiio iii@ fiocoiiipiiiiy iiio'iipoi. i ohm. View' oi ii, diogiiiiom motif; mime, il i, img iii@ ioiiii/ioiis oi' igiio iiiii'oi'oiii i. its: o i o iiiioiiff'i iioiii. Fig: ii io fi Ciomii @if i iiiooiii imm for nimo mm miy iiijp Jioiiif ii. ii i on@ oi iii@ ooi'woiiogo .medium plan View of dio mimo. Fig'. is o, "viow showu ing-tizio oiiitoii om! iiiwoiod gooi? ogeiioiwiiii parts coimecigoii tiioiowitii.

ln tho drawiiigo, 1the ii'ooii; over: which bho oars initioily oippi'oooh tho iiiiopiiiig; woohoo# ism io iiidiooiofi by iii. ,it i-iiiooiiiiiiuiiiooio Witvii @sich of two biiiioii jhmi M 111i The loficiod oom im@ bio aghi: out from time piiioo of mining in iziiiio o1' iii'ipi. @Pho-oo i'fiipii om shimiooi iiitoiiiob-,iy io *Litio iiiiiiiohoi iippiiiig iliiiokii A A?, l i

@no of iii@ puiiiosios oi the iiivoiiiioii i@ to so construct oimiioii@Limitasy iiiaiv ii, isiiigiooiooiziioi' min sioooiiipiioii :i muoia ggi'oiitoi' amount oi' iif'oi'ii ifi iiipiiiig @mii than im@ boon iaoieio the poi'tss oi' tho 'oyfeatom am in omiioty om oo oonstiuotoci and Woioiiod to @mii otiiiiiitiifit im operatorsmmiingot ii, @entrai poiiii is oiifiioied to control the mi@ very mpiiiiy @is they mi goerynce to be tippiod and oiixirpi'opoiiy eiiooib tho tippling oi 'two sont@ of mir., thus insuring that :i iaigo output sholi result'.

Each of tho brunch o1" tippio iizioks A A? 1121s o stationary pari, :is at A?? and than a i' 55' izuy soir-tion A4 iii tim vimaio inviaci', :md than "fum, iii iii@ munity oi liiifiiomi. omi

imi, Showing iioiaiiippiiigg; iiovioiaiiioi" for@ possible, and, 'Wiii bo iio'iovif .met forth,

imothoi smtioiifiry sootion. A5 oe3/0nd the dumping mechanism. Upon this latter the @romy oms om iofceivod, find by it they are taioii to a iotiiifii mvitoii-tmoii which can bo of oidiiiiiijf' aiimiigoiiioiit. Y Tho waak piopoi: io siiippoiized' upon i raimewo'k, ouch as sho' 'n of; 4U', and at there is; botvifooii ih@ two liioohemisiiis L pixmaioiii oi' stanti for initio operator, wi iii the vii-ii misi lovers so disposofi in ioiiiiioii iiiloieto hm ho con ooiiii'oi the wifioo appomiii,

Ennuh of iii@ iotaiifji; iiiiiiijoeio or iipioiers is as ai Wiioio indioatod by iii i351. 'Below them, 1re-- opooiiw'oijrV mo hopper@ fili H', 'wiiereiniho @mii iiiioooiifofi filoni F" m Wiiioiiii; .is doiivoi'od iii; om. goo *oy tiio mimo fiovioieii mid ooiiiioi ioooiioimioimmiif Eril. Boiwooo iii@ hopiioiii *o io in oilwoi'i iii 3F, amai buoiieis f- .ii i miiiiigofi iso immo/xiii, ,into imii im ifoisod iiiiiiipoiii hmm ooiooori ioi iiiiisti'otion zipiiiiioiuo mioiiiis is diossigiiofi io bo paiood at @he iioiiiom oiii moi-mimo @imm Tim oofii is iig; iiiooimmsaiii m5 idilio.. ifoiiooqueiliiy tile: stopping; omi omiN trolling mechanism im H iii constructed im ivo poi'init two ioiidod mais to poils and @hen io @iop the tiiii'd img?. choisie behind it. Upon iii@ maxi. ieioaso ii, again Iiorl'ilias two to pass, and so on. The iieiniia of this mechanism need noi; how ho described in foil, is it is Quim` stintiz'iliv similar to the onol which iS Set forth in Lottei's Pm/ont of the United States 170. 736,691.; grunted to me August 13, 1903, and to l`which rezei'enco con be made for full mi doistalnding. it oon'ipiioes zi mimy stop de- Wico h, whioii is uiiostmi by o, lock art i, the laitier boing :idsiptmi to im I'eloasod when the operator desir-frs. Such ioloaso is oiieciod by miisii'i, (indicated no ii Wiioio ily H.) This im.

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ermee 'l fell in the standard 0', the letter having slots at 02 to )erinit such movement. The pivot passes tiirough the eye of e, spring-red O2, against the lower end of which bears e sprin Uf. Thesprng and iterod U5 normally hold the pivote in ite lower position, and when in this position tlie-loek-er1n U holds the dinnper eorreetly normally; lont if et any time there should lne upward strain exerted upon the loelenrin breakage or Severe Stress; is avoided, es the spring 03 will permit neulleient yield ing to overcome the severity of any shook. The leek-erm U while adept-ed Umnove nn end. down within the Standard U' is prefer-- ably heid against lateral rni'rveinent relative thereto, ein the erin is of en'llieient .length tndelastieity to insine that when it ,is ine n'ientnzily moved outward. away frein die ring l1 adjacent to .it oy the projection thereon it will :it onee Spring; mieli inte pesi-- tion so ne to ell'eet en engagement between the Wells of the seid lin;n end tl'ie mille ofA tl'ie reeeers o in the leek-lier.

Ae aforesaid, the enel tlint in dinnped from the tippleis B E irs roreived .in tlie liennere Vlll D', the lower end eleeel'i el tliefse there e elnite d inclined inwnrd townrd the Well or pit F. [it the bottoni el eeen eliute there is rillingen! epoutdile device ll?. wld-@l1 een serve es en extension 'for 'die elinte wlnan it is turned down sind also seri/'e toont eli' tlm llow et" materiel when it ie turned up.

D in n elitol` plete. llt in mnneeted to the lower end of e pieton-rod lt', tlie pieton el which is awrnnged in tinyA cylinder it lflw piston intl'ie eylinder ,in epei'ited by oempreeeed nir, the entrance v:ind mln-inet nl which ie controlled 'ny proper Vnlvee, if iiieii in Yturn nre opened und clos-:ed 'by menne el` tlie lever it,mu'ineeted by tile linlt i' to the bell lever T, Wliieli in turn in suitably connor-,ted to the vulve.

The bnekete C' G ere adapted to below ered. into tlm lower ne rt of the pit er well, eo L es to bring their top edges reepeetively below the elinteeol d. 1til/"lien o boeket in noeition,` the operator ouenL tlie entf-ell' DE by niovjii'ig' ite eylinderwvewe properly, end et die seine time letel ,lon'ntlie ragioni, extension, verliere nnen time oord freni the bonner tient-,ende end# the lint-,liet lilled. .de :seen e {il d tlie tin-- crete-r reverses the Yvalve ineelnnnrnn, and the eutwl plete D is foreibly nuelied neroee the path el' the eonl find the d esi-,ent of that above is arrested..

A Single operator controle loetli el the lieppers and lbueket-lofnlere, hie Station being Snell that both el the le ver?, llt are accessible to him. ln feet, the entire apparatus ie uri-- der the eont'elA of two nien, er, l, when the parte nre eonetrneted` und arranged in, the wey d ascribed tlie notent of eeel is'gl'eetly :increased in pronertinn lo the labor ein ployed. y l

meoliensmn two ln'nneli tra lllfliet l Claim infd l. lire nnohenlsm for guiding and tipr pling,l noel-eert, the eonilnimtion et mein rfiilweydreeli extend-ing lroni the region el? mining, and loading' the Coal le pointe neer tlie'tipple, two lniineli triieke ceeli ude'iiited to eoinn'iunieate witli the main trunk to roceive therefrom and reliiin :i trein or trip` of loaded eers, two tippling'; ineelninisnne noch on the line el one of the sind brunch tracks, Stop mechanism on enc-li truck that lends to at tipple For stopping the train er trip of Cure, n, ein-stop on @zich tlpple to prevent longitu--- diniil advance el: the eine, o` power .moonen-- ism lier rotitii-igeiiolt el. the ripples, e nennnlly-iu-tixnted mechanism l'nr Controlling enen el the seid cenet/ope on the truck that lende to tlie tipnle, :ind e menneliy:i.eii:de:l ineen-- enisni for eentrolling4 the tipnle rotating power devieee, betli sete el :ninnnillynetn-l ated ineellzinisnie beinef leonie-d substantiel ne described, When-diy they are inetnni'ly ne eensible to ai single, operator wliile in one ponition, ne eet forth.,

i?, ln :t nieelniniein lor ,1 riding' nnfl pllne; froid-cere, the eoinbinetien o'l :i more. trenty extending' iroin the region ol mining; und lendingf l'lie veel to pointe neer the tipple, two ln'nneli tmfflr; ednnted te Communicate with l'lie nniin trznlt, two lateralluy-rotary tipuw plein, nneon llnx lineol' enc-li l'neneli wird i l e. eereeinp on em'li lniineli truck :ident/d lle nieninilly opened :1nd to im onteinnft reset, n, meetup on mieli l ipple indented to l. unlenndmlly opened liy inlvaine-infv' eens to ne mitonnitienlly rennt i loeii :lY :ile to preven ii" retelling', new" L idrsind two ei A nl" inf-inn firm: l'nr relenelngg i pe on the linnn-li tnirli'e, for iwf-lem" l alle non' ll View to tl-ie tlpnlee, mieli. not el menne.

tnzited deviner; lining emmer-d finlmt eel' llirluli, wherein; they ere nei-ewa; single operator, ne described.

3. ln e nie-elnininm for guiding.; nod plingr noni-ens tl'ie eninlunnitien :ill z `trat-.ltextending.: from lp'ne roeien :ind lending enel le pointe i tlAV cominuniente witii tlie mitin ti' emily-rentingtipplee, one i ,l l'irmieli t'reel., e oer-stop on eee i ln enel. t1 for erreeting tire train o1.tripH oteni on, find talented to be :inti li-vtlienlLlyl i ter being pened, ineens on eeen tipple 'For lstopping the longitudinal motion oltne on i thereon; power leviees for roteting eeen t ele, two sets of nienunlly-aetuetecl dei/'ieee tor controlling the eenstops on the station ary tre-cke end the tippleroteting meente ism, both of Seid being situated relentivelj,T clope together for the pinrpoeee dem' scribed, a'lixed hopper or reeeptnele below each tipple for receiving the coal therefrom,-

and supplemental pit or chamber into which the coal can be passed at Will from each of the said lioppers, substantially as set forth,

Il. In a mechanism for guiding and tipi pling coal-cars, the combination of a main track extending from the region of mining and loading the coal to points near the tippling mechanism, t'Wo branch tracks adapted to communicate with the main track, two latorally-rotating tipplers, one in the line of each branchitrack, a cnr-stop on the stationary part of each branch track, a car-stop on and rotating with each rotary tipplei, power iii-echanism for rotating the tipplers, tivo sets ol manually-actuated devices for controlling the stationary car-stops, and the mechanism for rotating the tipplers arranged substantially as set forth, whereby they are accessible to a single operator, and means actuated by advancing oars for releasing the rotary car-sto 's on the tipplers, substantially as set fort 5. ln a mechanism 'for tippling cars, the combination of the initial track-section, the track-section which iin-ally receives the cars after emptying, the laterally-rotary tippler mechanism between the said two car-sec tionsi the stop 'for arresting the cars from longitudinal motion While on the tippler, the stop on the initial track-section adjacent to the tippler for arresting the cars from lo'ngi tudinal motion, means for operating said lastdescribed stop, and lmeans actuated by the cars onthe initial stationary section for releasing said stop on the tippler, substantially as set forth.

6. In. a mechanism tor tippling coal-cars, the combination with the laterally-rotary tippler, and the initial track-section for delivering loaded cars thereto, of the car-stop on the laterally-rotary tippler, the `,loclr for said stop, and the tripping mechanism adjacent tothe initial stationary track and adapted to be actuated by the cars for releasing the stop on the tippler to .permit the passage therefrom of the cars, substantially as described.

7. In a mechanism for tippling cars, the combination of the laterally-rotating tippler, the inital stationary track-section delivering cars thereto, the stop for arresting thecars arranged 'on said track-section adjacent to the said tipplei', means l'or operating said stop, the stop lior arresting tlie cars while on the tippler, and the two-pzirt mechanism lor .releasing the stop, one ol the parts thercol' being mounted on the tipplcr, und the other" being mounted independently of tho tipplcr, and means actua-tod by thc advancing cars lor imparting rnoven'iont to the last said part of thc stop-releasing mechanism, substantially as described.v

8. ln a mechanism l'or tippling cars, the combination with a laterally-i'otatii'ig tipplcr, of the lock-bin' lor holdingr the tipplcr iii noraimee mal position, adapted to yield to permit the tippler to move beyond and then return to its normal position, substantially as set Iorth. l

9, In a mechanism for tippling cars, the combination With a laterally-rotating ti pler, of the lock-bar adapted to engage Witlli the tippler, and to swing tow/ard and from its aXis, and to yield relatively to the rotary movement of the tippler, substantially as set forth.

1G. in a mechanism for tippling cars, the combination with a laterally-rotating tippler, andthe longitudinally and laterally movable loelcbar to hold the tippler inV normal osition, of means for actuating the bar to re ease the tippler, and a tripping mechanism adented to be actuated by the tipnler for moving the locl-bar toward the ti p er and into its active osition, substantial y as set forth.

l1, n a mechanism for tippling oars, the combination of the lateially-rotating tippler, the ower devices for imparting power to the tipp ei, the clutch for engaging and disengaging the power devices, the lock for positive y holding the tippler against rotation, the lever or aotuatinv device for opening the lock and engaging clutch members, the 'said parts being arranged substantially as set Jforth, to have the ook iirst opened and the clutch subsequently engaged during one continuous movement in one direction of the actuating-lever, and means actuated by the said rotating tippler for simultaneously ren leasing said clutch and throwing said lockd bar into operative Jnosition substantially as set forth. y

l2. in a mechanism for guiding and tippling coal-cars, the combination of a main railway-trael a plurality oi branch tracks each adapted to con'iinunicate with the main track, a plurality of tippling mechanisms each on a line of one el said branch tracks, a car-stop on each tipnle to prevent the longitudinal advance ot tie cars thereon, a power mechanism for rotating each ol the tipplers, and manually-actuated mechanisms for controlling the tipple-rotating power devices arranged to be= instantly accessible to a single operator while in one position.

13. ln a mechanism for guiding and tippling coal-cars, the combination of a main railwayetraok, a plurality of branch tracks each adapted to communicatewitli the main track, a )lurality olfr tippling mechanisms each on a line of one of said branch tracks, a car-stop on each tip le to prevent the longitudinal advance olE t ie cars thereon, a power mechanism for rotating each of the tipplers automatic means for actuating said car-stops on the tipplcs, and mannally-actuated mechanisms l'or controlling the tipplc rotatingr i"pmvcrdcvicos arranged to be instantly accessi 5 ble to a single operator while m one position.

i4. iii a mechanism for tippling cars, the

nimo@ combination with a. ateroHy-rototin tipplei, of s ring-contro11e`d means forhol .ing the tipp er 1yleldimgly in oorroceiving position.

15. n o mechanism for ti phng oars, the combination with the intero. .i v-iotnting tippier, of means for 'limiting t o rotation og'f' the tippler to one complete xevolntion, said means nioudn' a sp1ing-oontrolled look-bar fol. holding ssi-ig tippler yieldngly in oar-reoew'm posltion.

16. n a, mechanism foi* ti pling oars, the

combination with the intero y-rotati tippler, of tho look-bor for holdin the tipp er 1n oar-receivin; gclmsition and t o spnng for holding the oo *4i-bar yielding-1y in normal po sition.

17. 4 n o mechanism for ti pling cors, the combinationV with the laters. yrrototin tippler, of tho lookbar :for holding the ti p er 1n normal position, thoopring for holdpxng the look-bar in normal sition and for permitting :it 4to yield ion tudinolly, and Ineens foi disengaging the loo. bar from the tippler.

18. Xn o. meohanism for tippling oms, tho combination with a. lntomliy-l'otnting ti iplei, of `the look-bar oda. ted to engage wit the tippier, and to hol it yieldingiy :in oor-Te oeiving position the train of monustilymper ated oviooe for disengaging the io'okibok pier on adopted to return the look-ban' to its normal positlon.

` 19. In at mechanism for tipplng oai-'ofthe combination with o. Eternity-rotating tippier, 35i: of the troin of power devions 4forl octuartlng" j seid [tppier hfwlng inseid train a. ointoh,` the lookbai adopted to engage with the tippler ond to hold it yieidingly in oorreoewng'pooition, tho operating-bandita, the (haft-trono mitting devices commenting said hondlo wlth said look-bnr and 'with the movobie oomentr of said oltoh and ocioH ted to release the lollnV4 bor and to omino t e engagement of the clutch' element 'Whon it is mowedl in ono diY motion, and moons actuated by the tiloploiA g foriretul'nn the' said locale-bm* to its norm punition on foi" dioongoging thol clutch ole?,

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in testimony wheoo in presence oi two Witnossoo.

, CLARENCE l R. LLAGHUBN.

'Witnoseom y A.. D. Hom, R. H. nnieon.

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