US892593A - Device for emptying superphosphate-chambers. - Google Patents

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0. 892,553, l PATENTED JULY '7, 1.908. A. E. KELLER. DEVLEE EOE EMPTYLNE SUEEEEHosP-HATE CHAMBERS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.4,1907.

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PATENTED JULY 7, 1908.

A. P. KELLER. 'DEVIGE FOR EMPTYING SUPERPHOSPHATB CHAMBER APPLIGA'LION 'FILED FEB. 4. 1907.

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'rmig'ml :al n lower li DEVICE .FR EMPTYNG SUPERPHOSPA'IE-CF ,Specification of Letters; Fatent.

Appliation filed February 4, 1907, Serial Ho. 355,716.

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"winni www 8 mul mi Vi'i' ere-per, the Whole device by step into suoli a. posie een lne er: irely swung rlfl stylet, 'n s to be eileoted 1n elim! u the smeer i y zleel e. norizontel pierre loe 'flofffted by lia-rid, but will 1oe more prectieol to have tosse movements delle automatically. For this purpose there is zirl mi. endless olieiri g driven in one direcis posit: ont io tir e seeond imola in the lower 1 las@ i lie' ql changes from time dii-ring Wliieli is stotiooorv. As

` i' passed around the 'ul sul enoegfed the liooli s the 1oegiris :t new left hand travel, and rege is tlius driven to and fro per caused to reciprocate horitire top` of the superyiosjpliete elieiiilser,

1 l ion or" the scraper to subdivide iinely and theretlie superphosphete, thus imeritielly. eutoiilotieeliy tl tile @harige otrlreetii ier, (lo the lt w (Figs. l and 5) lie uf'o'izi w1 enger ogg' the t moth l ed og; the streift or the dro :r1 /:l is iis/ted e nevel-wheel wE geeriiigf; with mother ed by e ger mon ne o" the Wide.

end of tire gudgeon m1 mounted retellet Wlieel which cooperates with two rack-bers 'g and 'y1 arranged on either side ot' the eliember e ori suitable supports z and 2'* in suoli e manner tiret the said mok-bers :ire iii the seme pls-ne es the ratchet Wheel :md

adapted to the latter .from below and from olv/oye, when. the seid ratchet Wlieel shortly li etore die carriage reaches its lett -lieiid or right trend end position, runs 'upon the reel: loer 2/ or y1. By this running up the ratchet Wlieel .fr is each time rotated to a oer- 'tairi extent, in order to slowly rotate the Werking ylie meneer elioye described, the serL ng* device may also loe operated to W i it yertielly, thetvis to sity, to remove the superpliospflete by serepingoii vertical ley ers, will be et', wit-hout any further description,

v@or oyeretirw the Winch by lirmd the shaft -w is proff-fidod' ,li e tootl1ed'wlueelw3 gearing l1 toothed wheel la on e driving i pro'vif'sal Ywith a orerilr handle lr, orly el es and oiodilierttions Bright be made in the construction end relative erraixgeiiient ot' the different ports Without iiivolviiig e departure from the spirit of my invention, l. would have itfimderstood that. .l do not limit myself to the exact construction shown and described, out consider myself et liberty to ineke suoli changes md alterations es tell within the scope of my invention.

1. ln. en spor retos ot' the diameter de# scribed, the eornbin ation with e support, of a scraping; rrwoiisrii n oerriod thereby, means for raising :md lo f., `Irimjr seid mechanism in substantially parallel planes end Ineens for "bodily moving the support transversely toA the movements of the sore-ping mechanism.

ln en apparatus of the character described, the combination With e support, of e scraping mechanism carried thereby, and means to eutoriietieelly lower the sereping moellon ism S. in en apparatus of the ehm'eotor desoriloed, e traveling s'tq'rport, scraping mechn .o isrri carried thoreoy, means opere-ted by the movement o the carriage to lower the ,se-raping meelisriisiri arid ineens to automotsly revorsotfie direction of travel oll the oliereeter de- K olla-ril" :i support for the letter, mi endless traveling member, and means connected With the carriage adapted to be engaged by the travelin, ,er member.

5. ln an apparatus of the character de scribed, a scraping mechanism, a support therefor, a carriage for the latter, an endless traveling member moving in opposite direc-` tions and means connected with the carriage adapted to be engaged by the traveling member and alternately moved in opposite directions. r

6. In an apparatus of the character described, a sup ort, an endless carrier mounted therein, a p urality of' Scrapers mounted on the carrier, means on the support for lowering the carrier, a carriage for the, support,

means for intermittently moving the carriage in opposite directions, and means operated by the movement of the carriage ineach direction to operate the lowering means.

7. In an apparatus of the character' described, a support, an endless carrier mounted therein, a plurality of Scrapers mounted on the carrier, a drum on the support connected with the carrier, a carriage for the support adapted to move transversely to the movement of the Scrapers, means to intermittentlymove the carriage in op osite directions, and means at each side o the support adapted to rotate the drum.

S. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination of a carriage, an

endless chain moving` in dilorent planes con tiguous to the carriage, a tappot .on the chain, and hooks on the carriage in both planes of the chain.

9. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination with a movable su )port and a-scraping mechanism adjustably mounted therein, of a drum on the support connected with the scraping mechanism, a ratchet Wheel connected. 1with the drum, and racks mounted at each side ol? the support adapted to alternately engage the ratchet.

l0. The combination with a chamber, of a carriage mounted in front of the chamber, a support on the carriage, an endless traveling carrier mounted on the support extending into the chamber, scrapers carried by the carrier, means for counterbalaneing)r the cndless carrier, a drum on the support, a cable connected with the drum and carrier, a ratchet wheel, gearing connecting the latter with the drum, an endless chain movable in different )lanes contiguous the carriage, hooks on the latter adapte d to al tcrnately engage the chain, and racks mounted near each. side of the chamber to engage the ratchet Wheel.

ANTON PETER KELLER.

Witnesses MAX F. A. KAEMPFF, OTTO W. llamarme,

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