US936216A - Baling-press. - Google Patents

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J. W. BURKETT.

BALING PRESS; APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 8, 1908.

Patented 001;. 5, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIGE.

JOHN W. IBURKETT, OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR TO THE KANSAS CITY HAY PRESS COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF MISSOURI.

BALING-PRESS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN WV. BURKETT, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Kansas City, in the county of WVyandotte and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baling-Presses; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

The object of the invention primarily is to feed the loose baling material deposited at the feed opening to the feed chamber within the chamber, with a far reach to the material and a close draw to the head block. Second to deposit the material in folds within the chamber and in contact with the outer end of the retracted headblock. Third: to control at will the density of the compressed material and, fourth to control the tension to the retainers.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts such as will be first fully described and then specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1, is a side view of a power operated baling press, embodying the invention, mounted upon its supporting wheels and in readiness for operation. Fig. 2, is a plan view of the press as seen in Fig. l, a portion of the upper angle bars and top plate being broken away to show the compression plate. Fig. 3, is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the press taken on the line X X on Fig. 1, the supporting wheels being removed. Fig. 1 is a detail view in perspective of one of the retainer supporting plates showing the adjustable tension. Fig. 5, is a transverse vertical sectional view of the delivery end of the press taken on the line Y. Y. on Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a detail view in perspective of the dropping device for the division blocks. Fig. 7 is a detail rear end view of the main frame showing the axle support and the gear mechanism.

Similar numerals of references indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings 10 indicates the main frame of the power press which consists of the upper angle bars 12, and the lower angle bars 14, at the four corners of Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 8, 1908.

Patented Oct. 5, 1909.

Serial No. 452,033.

the frame, these bars extending in a longitudinal direction the entire length of the press. IVithin these angle bars is a rectangular shaped opening 13, of the proper di mensions for baling the material which also extends the length of the press.

At the rear end of the press and secured rigidly to the outer surfaces and rear ends of the angle bars 12, and 14: are the vertical plates 15. \Vith the upper and lower ends of these plates is connected the respective upper and lower transverse plates l6 and 16 see Figs. 1 and 7, which bind the parts of the frame firmly together.

The rear end of the press is mounted upon a-transverse axle beam 17, between which beam and the transverse plate 16, are swivel wheels 18 and 19 secured rigidly to the respective beam and plate and through which plate 16, and the wheels 18 and 19 extends the king bolt 20 which also extends through the beam 17. Through the axle beam 17, extends the axle 21 upon the outer ends of which axle are the supporting wheels 22. At a point beneath the lower angle bars 14-, of the press about two thirds the distance from the rear end is a transverse axle beam 23, through which extends an axle 24, upon the ends of which axle are the supporting wheels 25. ith the rear axle beam 17, is connected the draft beam 26, by means of which the press is moved in position by suitable traction power applied thereto.

lVithin the frame 10 of the press is a bottom plate 27, which extends in width from the inner surface of one of the longitudinal angle bars 11, to the lower surface of the parallel angle bar 11, and in length from the forward to the rear end of the press about two thirds of the distance.

At a point intermediate the ends of the frame 10 of the press, is the feed chamber 28, upon the sides of which are the vertical plates 29, bolted at 29 to the inner surfaces of the upper and lower angle bars 12 and 14. These plates 29 extend to a position a short distance beyond a vertical line extending through the axle beam 24, toward the forward end of frame 10 and rearwardly to a position a short distance forward of the rear end of the bottom plate 27.

30 is the top plate of the frame 10, which plate extends from the forward ends of the frame 10, rearwardly to a point intermediate the ends of said frame, its rear end forming the forward end of the feed opening 31, for the material to be baled, within the baling chamber 28. The top plate 30, extends in width a short distance beyond the vertical outer surface of the angle bar 12, 011 one side of frame 10, and a corresponding distance beyond the line of the outer surface of the angle bar 12, upon the other side of the said frame and is riveted to said angle bars.

\Vithin the baling chamber 28 and movable upon the bottom plate 27, is the head block or plunger 32, which as seen in Fig. 3 is cast hollow, with a forward compressing end 33, the rear end being open. In the sides of'the head block and forward end are depressions 32*. The outer surface of the top 34 of the head block comes nearly into contact with the inner surface of the angle bars, 12, and in the reciprocal movements ofthe head block within the baling chamber passes beneath the feed opening 31. Upon the inner surface of the forward compressing end of the head block is a perforate lug 35, located at a point intermediate the top and bottom walls of the head block, and with the said lug is pivotally connected at 36, the forward end of the pitman 37. The

located within the opening 13, of the frame 10, of the press and at points about equidistant from each other and the angle bars. 12 and 14, upon the respective sides of the said frame these gear wheels extending a considerable distance below the line of the lower angle bars 14 and also above the upper angle bars 12. Upon these wheels are stud shafts 39, which shafts extend outwardly and are j ournaled at their outward ends in the upright plates or supports 40, which supports or plates are bolted at 40 to the inner surfaces and vertical portions of the upper and lower angle bars 12, and 14 of the frame 10 at a point a short distance inwardly from the rear end of said. frame. Upon the gear wheels 38 near the periphery are cast the lugs 41, through which lugs extend a crank wristpin 42, and: with which pin is pivotally connected the. rear end of the pitman 37.

Upon the upper surface of the angle bars 12 and bolted thereto at the rear end of frame 10, are the shaft supporting blocks 43, which extend a considerable distance for-. ward of the rear end of said frame. Upon, said blocks 43, adjacent to the rear end of: the frame 10 is journaled in the journal: boxes 44, a transverse shaft 45, the ends of: which shaft extend outwardly a short distance from the line of the outer surface of; the supporting blocks 43 and upon the said ends of the shaft are the gear wheels 46. Upon said shaft 45 between the respective journal boxes 44 are the small gear wheels 47, with which mesh the cogs on the large gear wheels 38 carrying the pitman 37. Upon the supporting blocks 43, a short distance forward of shaft 45 and journaled in the journal boxes 48, on said block is a transverse shaft 49 considerably longer than shaft 45 upon the ends of which shaft are the balance wheels 50 and 51. Upon the shaft '49 outwardly from the journal boxes 48 are small gear wheels 52, with which mesh the cogs on the large gear wheels 46, on the shaft 45, on the supporting blocks 43. On the outer end of shaft 49, carrying the balance wheel 50 is a band wheel 53 over which extends a belt 54, which belt is connected with the band wheel upon an engine not shown) and through which belt is communicated the power to operate the press.

The feeder for feeding the loose baling 'material into the baling chamber consists of 55, are the blocks 57 through which blocks and the said portion of the bar which form the feeder head extend the securing bolts 58 upon which are the nuts 59 these blocks 57,

serving to increase the width of the bent end of the portion of the bar and form a feeder head of considerable proportions. Upon the feeder head are two material grasping plates 60 and 61, secured rigidly at their inner ends to the respective outer and inner portions of said blocks 57 transversely to the portion 56 of said bar The outer ends of these plates extend a short distance beyond the outer ends of the blocks 57, and are serrated at 62. Upon the outer surface and upper end of the outer plate 60 is secured rigidly a material gathering plate 63, the outer end of which plate is inclined forwardly and downwardly from said plate 60.

' In order to effect the feeding movement of the feeding head of the feeder bar 55, upon the shaft 49, on the shaft supporting blocks 43, are loosely connected the inner ends of the cast link 64 which is A shape in form, the outer ends of which link are bent toward each other and pivotally connected by the bolt 56*, with the bar 55, at a point a short distance below the curved portion 55 of the bar 55, the length of the link 64, being of a suitable length to give the desired movement of the feeder head in and out of the feed chamber so that when the pitman is in a retracted position as seen in Fig. 3, the links (54, which constitute a movable fulcrum for beam permit of the entrance of the feeder head within the lower portion of the baling chamber and the gathering plates 60, and 61 to come within the proper distance of the bottom plate 27, to draw the material into folds in the retraction of the head block and the downward movement of the feeder head.

It will be observed that the forward end of the frame 10 of the press is capable of compression and in order to regulate this compression so that the baled material may be given a density so as to increase the weight of a bale a U shaped rod 65 is extended beneath, the angle bars 14, at a point near the forward ends of the bars, the ends 65* of which rod extend upwardly upon the sides of the angle bars 12, and 1 1 through the outwardly extended portions of the top plate 30, and terminate a short distance above said plate. The upper ends of these rods are screw threaded and upon said ends are nuts 66, with which nuts are connected spoked wheels 67, the nuts when turned upon the rods 65, binding upon the top plate 30, and imparting rigidity to the rod. Upon these rods 65, are socket plates 68, fitting said rods and upon the inner side of said rods are the compression plates (59, secured by the bolts 70 to the socket plates 68, the rear ends of which plates at 71, are curved outwardly in a slight degree so as to clear the sides of the baled material. Extending around the lower vertical portions of the rod 65, beneath and supporting the plate 70 are the thimbles 69%.

Upon the outer vertical surface of the angle bars 12, and 14 on both sides of the frame 10 at a point adjacent to the rear end of the top plate 30 are bolted the retainer supporting plates 72, which are rectangular in shape these plates as shown having side and end plates 73 and 74, respectively extending outwardly a short distance. With the inner surface of the sides 73, in the dii'ection of the rear end of the frame 10 are secured the lugs 75. To these lugs are pivoted at 76, the forward ends of the retainer bars 77. Upon the said forward ends of bars 7 7, are rigidly connected the rectangular blocks 78, the inner surface of which blocks are inclined rearwardly in a slight degree as at 78*. These blocks 78 extend through openings 79, in the plates 72, and also through openings 80, in the plates 29, which form the sides to the baling chamber 28, as seen on Fig. 3, the extension of said retaining blocks within the chamber being sufficient to retard the backward movement of the compressed material. Upon each plate 72, are shown upper and lower retainer bars 77, which are connected together by a. connecting bar 80. Through said bar 80 extends a screw threaded bolt 81, its

head 82, being secured rigidly to the plate 72. Extending around the bolt 80 is a spiral spring 83, its inner end bearing on the bar 80. Upon the bolt 81 is a nut 81, which bears adjustably upon the outer end of the spring 83. The adjustment is therefore quickly made upon the nut and consequently increasing the tension of the spring so that the retainers resist the passage of the compressed material when the density of the bale is increased and the compressed material requires more resistance.

For the purpose of preventing the scattering of the material to be baled and giving it a tendency toward the feed opening a table 85, is made considerably wider than the frame 10, of the press and which is supported upon the transverse bars 86, one of which bars is located above a point in a vertical line with the head block 32, in its retracted position and the other bar at a point about two thirds the distance from the rear end of the frame 10 of the press. In the table is an opening 87, of the same width as, the feed opening to the baling chamber 28, the forward end of which opening is in a vertical line with the rear end 31, of the top plate 30 and the forward end of said opening extends rearwardly to the transverse bar 86. At the forward end of the table is a raised plate 88, the rear end of which plate is inclined toward and terminating at the forward end of the opening 87, in the table 85.

89 indicates a division board dropper for the division blocks 90 separating the compressed material into bales of the usual length within the press. The dropper consists of a fiat plate 91, see Fig. 6 of the width of the feed opening in the table 85. This plate is provided with sides 92 which gradually decrease in width toward the upper end of the plate. The lower end of the plate is pivoted by the pivots 93 to the upper surface of the angle bars, 12 at a point in a vertical line with the forward end 33, of the head block when said head block is in a retracted position. With the upper end of the plate 91, are connected the handles 94, which extend upwardly a considerable distance and also bent outwardly so as to be in convenient reach of the hand of the operator.

In operation power from the engine through the belt 54 transmits motion to the shaft 19 and from said shaft through the gear wheels 52 and 4-6 to shaft 45 and from said shaft to the gear wheels 38 through the gear wheels 17 on said shaft, and in the rotation of the gear wheels 38, rotary motion is communicated to its pitman 37 and reciprocating movement to the head block or plunger 32. In the forward movement of the head block it traverses the feed chamber 28, its forward end passing a slight distance forward of a vertical line extending through the retainers, the depressions 32* in the side of the head block receiving the retainers. The loose material to be baled is pitched on the inclined: plate 88, upon the table 85. In the forward movement of the head block 32, from its forward position as seen in Fig. 1, with the power expended to retract the pitman the lower pivoted end of the bar 55, of the feeder moves re-arwardly while its upper end is pivotally held and fulcrumed on the link 64 and the feeder head moves downwardly and inwardly within the feed chamber with a traverse movement imparted to the feeder head in the crank movement of thence with a rear traverse movement the feeder head carries the material against the forward end 33 of the head block, which head block is now fully retracted and the pitman upon the dead center with the axis of the wheels 38. Assoon as the pitman passes the dead center of the wheels in the continued rotation of said wheels the head block moves forward and the feeder head: and link move upwardly into the dotted position seen in the Fig. 3', the head block forcing the charge of the material past the retainers which yield to the compressed mate-- rial and prevents its return into the feed chamber. In the downward movement of the feeder head the plate 63 gathers the material and carries the loose ends down-- wardly within the feed chamber and these loose ends are folded in the repeated charges compressed by the head block. In increasing the density of the material the wheels 67 operating the nuts 66, at the forward end of the frame 10, are turned so as to increase the pressure of the nuts on the top plate 80, and thereby increasing the rigidity of the rod 65, and drawing in the proper degree the upper and lower angle bars 12, and 14, toward each other. The lateral expansion is resisted by the plates 70', which are held in place by the rigidity of the rod 65. The resisted movement of the compressed material past these plates (39 compels increased power to be applied to the head block and thus crowding the material into less space within the press. Upon the compression of a desired quantity of the material within the baling chamber sufficient to form a bale a division block 90 is placed in the chopper 91 and upon the return of the head block 32, the handles 9%, are seized by the hand of the operator, and the dropper is moved. forward on the pivots 93, and the division block falls within the baling chamber 28 in front of the head block and upon the forward movement of said head block the division block is forced upon the compressed material and past the retainers 78. Besides increasing the baling capacity of the press the feeder head makes a compact fold of the material previous to the compression in the baling chamber.

It is obvious that the power to operate the pitman may be applied direct to the wheels 38, the speed however of the wheels is controlled by the gear which gives leverage power for operating the pitman.

Having fully described my invention what I new claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

1. The combination in a balingpress provided with a feed chamber a plunger and a pitman. power energized rotary driving means for moving forward and retracting the plunger and pitman a vibrating pivoted support upon said press and a feeder supporting beam fulcrumed upon said pivoted support and actuated by the pitman in its reclprocal movements and thereby imparting a transverse movement to the beam.

2. The combination in a baling press provided with a feed chamber a plunger and a pitman, power energized rotary driving means for moving forward and retracting the plunger and pitman a vibrating link upon said press and a feeder supporting beam fulcrumed upon said pivoted support and pivotally connected with the pitman and a feeder head disposed in the direction of theplunger when the latter is retracted in position.

3. The combination in a baling press with a main frame provided with a feed chamber, a plunger and a pitman driving mechanism on said frame and a crank connection connected with the pitman, a feeder for feeding the material to be baled into the feed chamber and a feeder supporting beam pivotally connected with the pitman and a vibrating supporting link pivotally connected with the press and with said feeder supporting beam at a fulcrum point on said beam.

4. In a baling press the combination with the main frame provided with a feed chamher, a plunger and pitman, driving wheels supported by said frame, and a crank wrist pin actuating said pitman, a main power shaft on said frame, and power transmitting driving means connecting said shaft with the wheels carrying said crank wrist pin, a link loosely connected with the main shaft, a feeder supporting beam pivotally connected with said pitman and also to said link.

5. In a baling press the combination with the baling chamber and the side bars at the top and bottom, of clamping means for clamping said bars and restricting the movement of the compressed material at the top and bottom of the baling chamber, side compressing plates to said chamber, and means co-acting, to resist the lateral expansion of the baled material upon said plates.

6. In a baling press the combination With the frame of said press provided With a feed chamber, of retainer supporting plates upon the said frame, retainers mounted thereon and a tension device for controlling the movements of said retainers, and adjusting devices for adjusting the tension.

7. In a ballng press the combination With a retainer supportlng plate, having sultable openings, and with retainers mounted thereon and movable in said openings a connecting bar and a bolt connected With the plate extending through said bar and a spring on said bolt and an adjusting nut.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN V. BURKETT.

\Vitnesses:

EDWARD E. NABER, FRED H. CRUTEs.

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