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Publication number: US934649A
Application number: US42364808A
Authority: US
Inventors: Lars M Amdahl
Original assignee: Stenersen & Roholt
Current assignee: Stenersen & Roholt
Priority date: 1908-03-27
Filing date: 1908-03-27
Publication date: 1909-09-21
Anticipated expiration: 1926-09-21

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L. M. AMDAHL.

BUNDLE LOADBR.

APPLICATION FILED nuwr. 1908.

934,649., v Patented Sept. 21, 1909.

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BUNDLE LOADER. APYLIOATION FILED MAB. 27. 1908.

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APPLIGATION FILED MAR. 27, 190B Patented Sept. 21, 1909.

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I l'nvamkoz Lms MAmd/abhll- Wk" macs J3 vious. The sliding frame 27 is normally held in projected position by means of a .pair of retractile coil-springs 30 secured at opposite ends to the rear ends of the side members of said frame and to the front ends (if the sills 5. The rake beam 28 is likewise connected with the front member of the slid ing frame by means of .a retractile coilspring 31, the tension of which holds the rake normally in raised position, in the plane of said frame. he rake beam has secured thereto a depending bolt 32, to which the front end of the cabled") is attached.

The right-hand sill l (\\-'itl1-1eferen.ce to Figs. 1 and 3) has mounted thereon adjacent the belt 21 a rock-shaft 33 the outer cranked end of which carries a roller 34;, which is normally held away from said belt by a retraetile coil-spring 35, but which may be moved against the belt by the pressure of the foot of the driver upon the inner cranked end of said shaft 33, in which instance, the roller will tighten said belt sufficiently to permit the pulley 22, and, in consequence, 5 the shaft 23 to be rotated thereby. The rotationwof the last-mentioned shaft will cause the ,cable25 to become wound around the drum 24, the winding of said cable first effecting a downward swinging movement of the rake and subsequenttliereto a gradual retraction of the frame 27. The downward movement of the rake is limited by a pair of chainsSG, secured at their" opposite ends to the front ends of the side members of said sliding frames and the adjacent ends of the beam, shown in Figs. 1, 2 and At its front end the main frame of the ma chine is supported at opposite sides by means of a pair of vertical standards 37 whose 4 lower ends are bent upwardly parallel with the body portions of the standards and are then bent at right angles thereto, the last mentioned portions, which are designated by the numeral 38, carrying the front wheels 39. The standards extend loosely through guides 40 secured to the

sills

4 and 5. The

right hand standard has secured thereto intel-mediate its ends a laterally-projecting :arm 11, the freeend of which is pivotally connected to the front end of a steerin rod 42 which ',is disposed longitudinally of the main. frame and has its rear end pivoted to,-

a steering lever 43 r'ovided with a springactuated dog '44 a apted for engagement with the teeth of a. segmental rack 45 which projects .rearwa-rdly from the right hand post 7. The upper ends of the standards are cranked, as indicated by the numeral: 4:6, said ends being connected with each other by means of a link 1-7. Owingtothis construction, it will'be apparent that the entire machine may be steered by swinging the lever 43 in one direction or the other, such movement of the lever'effecting a corre 5 sponding endwise movement of the steering rod, with a resultant rotation of the stand ards, the front wheels being thus turned to one side or the other of the machine.

To effect the bodily vertical movement of the main frame, requisite at times during the passage of the machine across a field, the

standards 37 are each provided toward their upper ends with a strap bearing 48 in which the opposite ends of a transversely-disposed" shaft to, are'journaled, said shaft having secured to each end thereof, a drum 50 around which a cable 51 is adapted to be wound, one

end of each cable being secured to the corresponding drum, while its other end is has tened to a' laterally-projecting eye bolt set i into the outer side face of the adjacent post 6 toward the lower end thereof. The right hand end of the shaft 49 projects beyond the adjacent bracket, and is provided at such point with a worm gear 52 whichaneshes with a worm 53 secured to the frontend of an upwardly and forwardly inclined shaft 5-: which passes intermediate its ends through a bearing secured tc'the above mentioned sill 5, the extreme forward end of said shaft being fitted in an opening formed through an upward extension with which the adjacent bracket 48 is provided, said shaft being supported by said extension and the bearing last referred to. At its rear end, the shaft Set is bent to form an operating handle adjacent to which is located a spring-- pressed dog 55-carried by said shaft and adapted for' engagement in a series-of open ings formed in a bracket 56-secured to the adjacent-post 7n Rotation of the shaft 54:

will, therefore,.eifeet a rotation of the drums 50 carried by the shaft 49, the rotation of At the forward end of the machine lodated a fork 57 provided at its opposite sides with upwardly extending arms 58 in which are formed openings for the reception of the pro jt cting ends of a transverse shaft 59 journalcd in bearing-openings formed through the front ends of the sills l. The extreme upper end of the right hand arm 58 has-at tached thereto one end of a rearwardly-exlending cable ()0 whose other end is fastened to the front end of a coil-spring (ilwhosc rear end fastened in turn to a pedal lewer I the front end thereof, of'a supportingframe mallyholding'said sliding frame in projected position; means for normally holding said rake in raised position; and means for.

loweringsaid rake and for. retracting said sliding frame, to cause said rake to travel across said fork.

5. In a loading-machine, the combination, with a main frame, and a fork attached to the front end thereof, of a supporting frame mounted upon the front end of said main frame; a Slldlfig frame carried by said supporting frame; a rake hinged to the front end of said sliding frame; means for nor-- mally holding said-sliding frame in pro jected position; means for normally holding said rake in raised position; a dependingarm secured to said rake; a cable secured at one end to said arm; and means connected with the other end of the cable, for applying stress thereto, to lower said rake and retract said sliding frame, for causing said rake to travel across said fork.

6. In a loading machine," the combination, with a main frameand a fork attached to the front end thereof, of a supporting frame mounted upon the front portion of said main frame; a sliding frame carried by said supporting frame; a rake secured to the front end ofsaid sliding frame; means for normally holding said sliding frame in projected position; a transverse shaft journaled in said supporting frame; means for rotating said shaft; and connecting devices between said shaft and said sliding frame,

for retracting the latter during the rotation of said shaft.- 1

7 In a loading machine, the combination, with a main frame and a fork attached to the front end thereof, of a supporting frame .mounted upon the front portion of said main frame; a sliding frame carried by said supporting frame; a rake secured to the front end of said sliding frame; means for normally holding said sliding frame in. projected position; a transverse shaft journaled in said supporting frame; means for rotating said shaft; means for throwing said shaft-rotating means into and out of operation; and connecting devices between said shaft and said sliding frame for retracting the latter when said last-mentioned means are in operation 8. In a load ng machine, the combination, with a main frame and a fork attached to the front end thereof, of a supporting frame mounted upon the front portion of said main frame; sliding frame carried by said supporting frame; a rake secured to the frontend of said sliding frame; means for normally holding said sliding frame in proected pos1t1on;a transverse shaft 1ournaled III SEIICl supporting frame; means for rotating said shaft; means for throwing said shaft-rotating means into and out of operation; a drum secured to said shaft; and acable secured at oneend to said rake and at the other end to said drum, and adapted to be Wound around vthe latter when said shaft-rotating means'a're in operation, for retracting said sliding frame.

9. In a loading machine, the combination, with a main frame and a fork attached to the front end thereof of a supporting frame mounted upon the front portion of said main frame; a sliding frame'carried by said supporting, frame; a rake hinged to the front end of said sliding frame; means fornormally holding said sliding frame in projected position; means for normally holding said rake in raised positionpa transverse shaft journaledin said supporting frame 'rearwardly of said sliding frame; a drum secured to said shaft; acable secured at one end to said rake and at the other end to said drum; andmeans for rotating said shaft, to wind the cable around said drum, for'lowen ing said rake andv retracting said sliding frame. '1

10. In a loading machine, the combination, with a main frame and a fork attached to the fr'ontend thereof,.of asupporting frame mounted upon the front portion of said main frame; a sliding frame carried by said'supporting frame; a rake attached to the front end of said sliding frame; means for normally holding said sliding frame in projected position; a transverse shaft journaled in said main frame a transverse shaft journald' in said supporting frame; a drum secured to the last mentioned shaft; means for rotating said first-mentioned shaft; a pulley secured,

to each shaft a loose belt connecting said pulleys; meansfor tightening said belt, for effecting the rotation of the last-mentioned shaft; and a cable connected at one end to said sliding frame and at the other end to said drum, and. adapted to be wound around.

.the latter when said last-mentioned shaft is rotated, for-retracting said sliding frame.

11. In a loading machine, the combination,

with a frame and an endless 'conveyer carried thereby, of a fork attached to the front end of saidframe ;-'serrated rollers interposed between the fork and thefr'ont end of said con veyer and adapted to feed material to the latter; means for driving said conveyor; and means for feeding the material collected upon. said fork to said rollers.

12. In a loading machine, the combination, with a frame'and an endless'conveyer carried thereby, of a fork attached to the front end of said frame; longitudinally ribbed transverse rollers interposed between .the

fork and thefront end of said conveyer and adapted tofeed material to the latter; means for driving said rollers; means for driving said conveyor; and means for feeding the material collected upon said fork to said rollers.

13. In a loading machine, the combination, with a, frame and an endless conveyer carried thereby, of a fork'attached to the front end of said frame; longitudinally-ribbed trans verse rollers interposed between the fork and the front end of said conveyer and adapted to feed material to the latter, said ribs having theiredges serrated; means for driving said rgllers; means for driving said conveyenfand means for feeding the material eolltc ed upon said fork to said rollers.

14.. In a loading machine, the combination, with aframe andan endless conveyer carried thereby,-o'li'a fork attached to the front end of said frame; longitudinally-ribbed transverse rollers interposed between the fork and the front end of said conveyer, for

transverse rollers interposed between thefork' and the front end of said conveyer, for feeding material to the latter; means for driving said conveyor; means for driving said rollers; a sliding frame located above and in spaced relation to said rollers; a rake attached to the front end of said slidin frame; and means for bodily moving said sliding frame rearwardly, to cause the rake to feed the material collected upon said fork to said rollers. V

16. In a loading machine, the combination, with a frame and an endless conveyor carried thereby, of a fork attached to the front end of said frame; longitudinally ribbed transverse rollers interposed between thev fork and the front end of said conveyor, for feeding material to the latter; means for driving said conveyor; means for driving said rollers; a sliding frame located above and in spaced relation to said rollers; a rake attached to the front end of said sliding frame; means for normally holding said sliding frame in projected position; and means for retracting; said sliding frame, to cause the rake to travel across the fork.

17. In a loading machine, the combination, with a frame and an endless conveyor can ried thereby, of a fork attached to the front end of said frame; longitndinally-ribbed transverse rollers interposed between the fork and the front end of said conveyor, for feeding material to the latter; means for driving said conveyor; means for driving said rollers; a sliding frame located above and in spaced relation to said rollers; a rake hinged to the front end of said sliding frame; means for normally holding said sliding frame in projected position; means for normally holding said rake in raised position; and means for successively lower mg said rake and retracting said sliding frame, to cause the rake to travel across the fork. p

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

LABS M. AMDAHL.