US867962A

US867962A - Grain-bin.

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Publication number: US867962A
Application number: US31741606A
Authority: US
Inventors: Walter L Finton
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1906-05-18
Filing date: 1906-05-18
Publication date: 1907-10-15
Anticipated expiration: 1924-10-15

Description

PATENTED OCT. 15, 1907. W. L. FINTON.

GRAIN BIN.

APPLIOATION FILED un 1s. 190e.

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PATENTED 00T W. L. FINTON.

GRAIN BIN.

APPLIOATIONIILBD MAY 1a.

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WALTER L. rrNToN, or APP-LETON, WISCONSIN.

GRAIN-B IN.

l No. 867,962'.' i

specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedOct. 15, 1907.

Application filed May 18, Serial No. 317,416.

Appleton, in the county of Outagamie and `State of Wis-y consin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Grain-Bins, oi whichl the following is a description,

reference being had to the' accompanying drawingsl,

which are a part of thisspccilication.

My invention has relation to improvements in grain bins.

One of the primary objects of the invention is to provide a grain tank, preferably lire-proof, subdivided into bins xof such shape that they may be completely filled and completely discharged by means of spouts. i

Another object of the invention is to provide a grain tank divided into bins, each one of whichirnay be discharged through the side .of the tank, at or near lowest'point of bin, into a spout, or intoany on'e of sev. eral spoutsf vAnother object ofthe invention is to provide a grain tank divided into bins, each bin of a capacity approximating a` car, load, any one of which bins may be dis# charged independently'of the others, and each oneyof saidfbins being located atthe proper height .to be discharged into a car, orother device, without further elevating. v f n v A further object of the invention is to provide a grain tank divided into bins, each bincapable of containing approximately a car load of grain, and any one of which may, 'by means of a conducting spout, be discharged simultaneously with any number of bins into a common receptacle, or on to a moving belt, or to any other form of conveyer, for delivery into' a car, bulk storage tank,

or other receptacle, in a thoroughly blended mass.y

A still further object resides in the arrangement of bins of the above described characterin a circle, or in square, oblong, or other convenient form, whereby the said bins are niade to constitute the sides of an inclosure which may be covered, thereby making a workinghouse into some convenient part of which spouts leading from the several bins may be directed and discharged on to a moving belt, thereby securing a more perfect blending of a number of-'kinds or qualities ofI grain than is 'possible by methods now in use.

With the above, and other incidental, objects in view,

the invention consists of the devices and parts, or their I equivalents, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is avlongitudinal, vertical, sectional view of 'a grain bin constructed in accordance with my invention, certain parts being broken away; Fig. 2 is an elevationl of the grain bin at ,right angles to Fig. 1, the view illustrating a modification, wherein an endless belt upon which the different discharge spouts are adapted to dischargeis employed; Fig. 3 is a plan. view of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a view showing the bins arranged in a gang; and Fig. 5 is a view of a modified form ofconstruction.

t Referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 indicates a ",grain tank, preferably of fire-prooi' construction, 'and ,also l preferably of cylindrical,` forml in cross section, although a bin of elliptical, square, rectangular", or other form in cross section, may be employed, if delsired. The ordinary upright cylindrical fire-prooi grain tank may be utilized, such as used for storage of bulkgrain. The tank is divided into a series of lseparate grain bins by means of sloping or inclined floors or partitions. In the drawing I have shown six of these slopingor inclined floors, subdividing the tank into live lgrain bins, indicatedby the numeral 7. It will be understood that these iioors are arranged so as to slope or be on a gradual decline ,from one side of the tank downwardlly to the opposite side thereof, so that the highest ypoint of each floor is on one sideof'the tank, andthe lowest point of each floor on the opposite side of the tank.

allel with the preceding floor.

Leading to the upper portion of ycaclrbin is a' feed pipe 8, and leading from the-opposite sido of cach bin, from a point just above the flooring and consequently at the lowest point ofthe bin, is a discharge pipe 9. The lower ends of these discharge pipes are' alined in a horizontal' row, and are sufficiently high to provide for discharging into a car, on to a movable. belt, or on to any other form of eonveyer.

In Fig. 1 of the drawing, I show one of thedischarge pipes adapted to discharge into an ordinary grain ear ing of said car. In order that the discharge tube may discharge into the interior of the car, and yet -uot interfere with the c ars travel on the track to a position to receive the grain, the discharge end of each tribe terminates a desired distance from the track, and 'when the car is run up to position, a short spout 11 which may be flexible, is connected to the end of the discharge tube, or if preferred, 'may be non-flexible, and have a swiveled connection with the end of the discharge tube', and thereby lengthen said tube sufficiently to cause it to extend into the car through the side opening thereof. x

Fig. 2 of the drawing shows the device arranged to discharge onto a traveling endless belt or conveyor' l2 which passes around a pulley 13, whose axle is journaled in suitable bearings 14- extending from the supporting. frame of the tank. This belt leads to and around another pulley (not shown), andthe grain discharged fromthe belt may be caught by a chute (not shown) and conveyed by said chute to a car, or to a bulk storage tank, or ,other receptacle.

The several feed tubes 8 herein before referred to extend upwardly to the top of the |Itank, where the grain is discharged into them by the ordinary means einployed for that purpose. 4

For the purpose of obtaining convenient accessto the 10 (shown in dotted lines) through the usual side openinterior of each bin so that the binsmay be readily cleaned,l the wall of the tank is provided with a number of manholes 15, one for each bin, and provided with a suitable cover 16.

Fig. 4 of the drawing shows a gang of five ofthe tanks arranged in a circle,r to form a circular inclosure 20, with an entrance 2l thereto. They may,'however, be arranged in square, oblong, or other form, to form the sides of an inclosure, and when so arranged may be covered to provide a working house, iny some convenient part ofwhich spouts leading from the several bins may be directed and discharge onto a moving belt, thereby making possible a more perfect blending of a number of kinds or qualities of grain, and a perfect blending of a greater number of different kinds or qualities of grain than is possible by methods now in use.

Each discharge tube is provided with a valve 17. By this provision, only one tube at a time may be opened up so as to permit the discharge from only one bin, or the valves of several of the tubes may be opened, so as to permit discharge from a plurality of the bins, or all the valves may be opened so as to permit discharge from all the valves simultaneously.

rIn feeding the grain to the different bins, a means will be provided at the upper end of each feed spout for delivering .the grain into any particular spout, and there are a number pf methods at present employed in elevators which will answer every purpose. In this way the different bins are filled, and they may be 'emptied by' opening the valves ofthe discharge tubes venient construction is provided, whereby the tank is divided into separate bins, each, preferably, olf a capacity to hold a car load of grain, and of such shape that they may be completely filled and completely discharged by means of spouts, and the construction is also such that any one of the bins may be discharged independently of the other, pr any number discharged simultaneously., or all the bins discharged simultaneously, either into a common receptacle, or onto a moving belt, -or other conveyor, for delivery into a car, bulk storage tank, or other receptacle, in a thoroughly blended mass. Furthermore, the invention is of such character as to provide for the arrangement of the tanks in the manner shown in Fig. 4 to secure the advantages herein before fully pointed out.

1t will also be observed that with my invention, it is possible to keep grain that is out of condition, that is, grain which is in a heated condition and therefore'compact and incapable of discharging through the discharge spouts, in separate bins, and removed from said bins by being shoveled out through the manholes. lf grain which is put of condition is put into a bin with other grain that is in condition, it will result `in great damage. structures, it is necessary, when grain is heated and in compact condition, to shovel the grain out from the top, or to sack it.

I'n the operation of elevators, it is customary to weigh the grain before itis loaded into a car, in order that the actual weight of the contents of a car may be known.

I, therefore, in Fig.` 5 of the drawings, show a form of In small bins ordinarily employed in wooden construction wherein a number of the bins are located at such height that any one of them may discharge into a scale hopper, from which hopper leads a conduit adapted for discharging into a car, or into any other desirable receptacle. `In this form of the device, three of the bins are shown at such height as to be capable of discharging into the scale hopper, and the remaining three of the bins are not sufficiently high to discharge into the Ahopper but are adapted to discharge onto a moving belt. This weighing hopper is indicated by the numeral 18, and should be of a capacity sufficient v to weigh a car load in one draft. r This car load may come from one bin, or from a number of bins. From the converged bottom of the hopper leads a pipe or conduit 19, which is shown as extending through the side opening of the grain car 10. I y

vr1`he other lower bins shown in Fig. 5 have the dis- 80 charge pipes or spouts 9 thereof extending to ay point just above a movable endless belt 20.

While l prefer that 4the bottom of each bin should be on a slant from one side of the tank to'the other, yet* I desire, at this time, to direct attention to another very important feature of my invention, viz., the means for discharging the bins through the side of the tank, at or near the lowest point of each bin, whereby the grain is so discharged as to make it possible to direct it to any particular point, by reason of the height or distance from the ground of the point of discharge from the bin. lt will be readily appreciated that in carry- "ing'out this object the particular construction ol' the bin bottom as shown in the drawings is not absolutely essential, inasmuch as a hoppered bottom, or any other desired form, willanswer so long as'a means is provided for discharging the bin through the side o the tank, and at. or ne'ar the lowest point of the bin. Under this constrpction each discharge spout leading from a bin may extend outwardly only a short distance Abeyond the side of the tank, and may be arranged to discharge into any one of a series of pipes leading to different points of delivery, either by having a swivclcd extension on the end of the discharge pipe, or by having the series oi pipes so arranged as to be adjustable in order to bring the upper end of any one of said pipes into register with the discharge spout.

What l claim as my invention is:

1. A tank for the storage of grain and the like, consisting of an inclosnre having a plurality of inclined floors, in single planes, forming bins each having one point higher and one point lower than any other point thereof, each of said bins havingan opening in its side wall at the highest point and another at its lowest point, substantially as described.

2. A tank for the storage of grain and the like. consisting of an inclosure having a plurality of inclined loors, in single planes, forming bins each havingr one point higher and one point lower than any other point thereof, each of said bins having an opening in its side wall at the highest point and another at its lowest point, separate feeding means leading to the opening located at the highest; point of each bin, and separate discharging means leading from the opening located at the lowest point.

In testimony whereof, I aix my signature, in presence f ltwo witnesses.

WALTER L. FINTON.

Witnesses:

A. L. Monsnnrr, ALMA A. KLUG.