US979690A - Corn-husker. - Google Patents

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CORN HUSKER.

APISLIGATION FILED PEB. 5, 1910.

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Jyo. OVERTON.. CORN HUSKER. APPLICATION FILED FSB. 5` 1910.

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' of Nebraska, have invented new and use ful -Improvements in Corn-Huskers, of which associated with the same, vand the operating 'mechanism' therefor.

relative position of the stripping and huskdiverge 'slightly `at their lower ends.

`JESSE C. OVERTON, OF 0MAHA,NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN soH'wABLANn, or FQRDYCE,

NEBRASKA.

CORN-HUSKER.

Application med February 5, 1910.

To' all whom', it may concern: I

Be it known that I, Jnssn C. OVERTON, a l citizen of the United States, residing at Umaha, in the county of Douglas and tate the following is a specification.

My inventionrelates .to and eomprehends certain improvements in corn harvesters and especially in the husking rolls, the elevators A structural embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which: Y

retiennent. 'rammed Dee. er, 191e.

Serial No. 542,176.

Toward the lower end of the their inclined edges arch member 2G, so constructed and located as to force the higher stalks downward to permitthe rollers to have full effect in their stripping operation.

Hingedly connected to the frame 13 at'its lower'front end are complemental divergent platforms 30, 3() having their free ends supported by wheels 31, 31. Idle sprockets 32, 32 and 33, 33 are located at opposite ends of said platforms and serve as Guides for pickup chains 3&1, 34C. At the Front where the platforms diverge, 4 35, are mounted upon shafts 36, 36 which vmembers 17,

' Figure 1 isa top plan view of the maof .the machine showing particularly the ing rollers.)

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates the supporting frame of the machine having wheels 2 and provided with a drivers seat 3. The front endof the frame is -adjustably supported on the fork 4 of the wheel .5, through the medium of a lever' 6 pivotally mounted at 7 on the frame 1, which lever has a fork 8 pivotally secured to the upper end of fork 4. Mounted upon said lever G is a pawl 10 adapted to co-act witha segmental rack 11.

Uponframe 1 there is rigidly mounted an consists of two longitudinally-arranged trough-shaped sections 14, said sections being each Composed of longitudinally spaced. bot-tom pieces '15 and 16, and inner and outer side pieces 17 and 18.

Mounted contiguous to the base of each section 14 `are parallel opposing rolls 1 9 and 20, having roughened surfaces, the rolls 2() being tapered at their upper ends.

ln'superposed relation. to said rolls 19 are rolls 21 having prongs'upon their surfaces. Mounted above each of the rolls 20 is an endless elevator 22 having buckets 23 operating in the space between the rolls. Mounted over said elevators are dependinggates' 24.

It will be noted, particularly by inspection of, Fig. 2, that the upright inner sides 17, 17 of the two frame sections'ltare invvardly curved at their upper longitudinal and are geared to axles 37, 37 of the wheels 31, 31. T e rollers of the machine are all driven by a main belt 38 running over a pulley secured to the axle of the rear wheels 2, which drives4 an endless belt 42 through the medium of suitable gearing, (not shown),

ln operation, my machine is pulled into a cornlield and alined with a row of corn. After this, forward travel of the machine causesV the corn stalks to pass between the platforms 30, 30 in which they are assisted by the pick-up chains 34. By these pick-up chains, the stalks are delivered to the rollers y are connected by andriving sprockets 25 which serve to strip the ears from the stalks. These ears fall upon the members 17 and roll onto the rollers 21 and thence in between the rollers 19, 20 and 21 and the elevator 22.l The member 2G causes the stalks to be stripped by the rolls before moving further upward. The ears are elevated by the elevator 22 and are simultaneously being pierced by the points on rollers '21 and shucked by the rollers 19 and 20. The gate 24 is provided to permit only one ear to pass upward at a time. During the travel of the ears upward the rollers 19 and 20. llhen' the ears reach the upper end of the rollers, the tapered structure of the rollers 20 permits them to ass through the spaces between the latter ro lers and the adjacent rolls 19 onto a suitable elevator, (not shown) by which they are carried to a receptacle.

The lever 6 permits variation of the angle of the frame 1 and thereby the box-frame 13. It will also be apparent that the hinge connection between the box-frame 13 and the platforms 30,30 perinits automatic variation which latter have roughened surfaces of their relative positions.

Having thus described my invention, what.

shucks drop between thel 'l elainj lis new and desire to secure By Letof" u pair of husling rollers disposed uponA eeen side of said stripping rollers, s vertical member disposed between each stripping roller end the adjacent pair of husking rollers and having its'npper longitudinal edge curved over tlie"o11ner roller, to guide the stripped eers to said. liusking rollers, ,and ineens for driving all yof seid rollers.

192, ln :5., .neehine of the Class described, the combination' 'ola box-like frame and a support thereforj a pair of parallel stripper rollers arranged longitudinally of sind frame :unliniidwey between the sides thereof, zi pair of husking rollers disposed between eeen stripper roller andthe adjacent freine-side,

adjacent huslring roller, each 'of seid mem bers having its Y njiperv longitudinel edge curved over the adjacent stripper roller, to guide the stripped ears to said husking rollers, and means for drivinpall of said rollers.

In testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand in presence of two Subscribing Wit-- messes. i JESSE GOVERTGN. lVitnesses A GEORGE lV. MEREDITH, ADOLPH Tinnen.

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