USRE2099E - Improvement in harvesting-machines - Google Patents

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN REILLY, OF WHITE PIGEON, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN HARVESTlNG-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 13,823, dated November 20, 1855 Reissue No. B-IQ, dated January 29, 1856; Reissue No. 2,099, dated October 31, 1865 To Vall whom 'it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, JoHN REILLY, formerly `of Hart Prairie, in the county of VValwofth and State of Wisconsin, but no'w of W'hite Pigeon, in the count \1 of St. Joseph and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful ImprovetncntinHarvesting-Machines,ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact descripv tion of one side of a portion of the same, showing the divider as protruded; Fig. 3, a similar view of the same, showing the divider as retracted and the grain-guard or cut-off as withdrawn, so as toallow the cut grain to fall upon theI platform preparatory to its being removed; and Fig. 4 is a central vertical longitudinal section view of my harvester.

It is one of the objects of my invention to separate the cut grain, as it falls upon the l platform of a harvester, into gavels of suitable size for binding; and to thi@ end the improvement herein claimed consists, rst,-in a novel method of separating the gavel lying upon the platform ofa harvesting-machine from the falling grain by means of a grain-guard or cuto moving parallel to the path of the machine. said cut-oif being retracted to allow a gavel of propersize to accumulate upon the platform, and then being thrust or swung forward and remaining` stationary, or nearly so, to receive the falling grain while the ga'vel already on the platiormis being removed; second,in combining with the cutting apparatus and platform of a harvesting-machine a `grainguard or cut-olf vibrating in lines parallel thereto, substantially as hereinafter described, to separate the falling from the fallen grain; third, in combininginaharvesting-machineacutting apparatus, a platform, and a reel, with a grainguard or cut-ott' moving in the same vertical plane as the reel, to separate the cut grain swept back by the reel into gavels of a size suitable for binding; fourth, in combining in a harvesting-machine a cutting apparatus projecting from one side of thev main frame, and a platform the front edge otrwliich is hinged to the finger-beam in such manner thatits rear edge may be raised or lowered, with a grainguard or cut-oli' vibratingr behind the {ingerbeam andabove the platform; lifth, in combining in a harvesting-machiue a reel, a cntting apparatus, a hinged platform, and a cutotf.

In the acconipanyingdrawings, the improveyment herein claimed is shown as attached to a harvesting-machine of that class having hinged or swinging platforms to facilitate the removal of the grain, the front edge of the platform in this instance being hinged to the rear of the hoger-beam H, (shown in Fig.'4,) while its rear edge is suspended from the rear rail, AA2, of the frame by means of the standard which sustains the ralrers seat I.

The cutting apparatus may be raised and lowered, to overrule obstructions, by means of a lever. K, which is firmly bolted at one end to the. inside rail of the frame that supports the driving-wheel L and the driving mechanism, and projects forward to the drivers seat M, mounted on a truck-carriage, N, which is connected to the main frame by a curved beam or reach, O.

The reel P is supported by bearers Q, eX- tending from the' rear ofthe frame. Au adjustable divider, B, (to separate the grain to be cut from that t0 be left stauding,) is secured tothe front end of the beam A of the frame. An arm or standard, D, is secured rigidly to the rear cross-beam, A2, of the frame, and has a backward inclination. A vertically-slotted arm, E, having a forward incliuation,'is pivoted at its lower end to the standard D by a joint which permits it to play freely vertically, but prevents any lateral movement. Aspriug, It, secured upon the frame constantly tends to force the arm El into a vertical position. An arm or balance lever, F, is pivoted at a point intermediate between its ends, so as to play free vertically in a saw-cut or slot in the arm E, both the lever and arm beingprovided with a series ot' holes through which a bolt may pass to adjust their relative positions to suit varying lengths ot' grain. A link-rod, j, connects the upper ends ofthe standard D and ot' the balance-lever F. The lower end ot' this lever F carries a guard-board or cut-off, Gr,

advances the grain is severed by the cutting lupon the platform, the cut-off being swung worked by the rakers foot, or, ifdeemed neces which, when swung forward between the reel and platform, receives and supports the grain as it is cut, and thus prevents it from becoming entangled with the gavel already lying upon the platform or in process of removal therefrom. A handle, 7c, is fastened to the arm E, near the rakers stand, by which the rakerl may operate the cutoff in any convenient manner. f

The operation is as follows: As the machine apparatus, swept back bythe reel, and falls back into the position shown in Fig. 3. -When a gavel of sufficient size has accumulated upon the platform the cut-oli' is interposed between the reel and platform, receive and Support the falling grain until the gavel has been removed. The cut-oft' is then withdrawn, the grain upon it falls on the platform, and the accumulation proceeds as before. As the cutoff moves in a path parallel to that of the machine, all dragging or tangling the straws sidewise is prevented, and the discharge of the grain in an even, compact mass is secured. f

lt is deemed unnecessary here to describe the details ofconstruction of the other portions of the machine, as they form no part of the subjectmaiter herein claimed, and their construction is well known to all skillful constructers of haNesting-machines.

1t is obvious that my invention might be modified in variousways, in order to adapt it to different classes ofmachines, withoutdeparting from the spirit of Amy invention. Forexample, the upper end of a link-rod may be attached to the arm E, and the lower to a treadie Vhat I claim as new under this patent is l. A grain-guard or cut-olf Which remains out of the way of the falling grain until a gavel of proper size has accumulated, is then' interposed between the platform and reel to receive and support the falling grain, and remains there until the gave] already accum ulated has been removed, when it is withdrawn until the next gavel has accumulated, the-movements of thecut-off being parallel to the path of the naehine, for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, in a harvesting-machine, 'of a cutting apparatus and platform as shown in Fig. 1, to'

with a grainguard or cut-off, the combination bei ng and operating substantiallyl as described. 3. The combination, substantially in the manner described, in a harvesting-machine, of a cutting apparatus, aplatform, andareel, with a grahrguard or cutot`f arranged behind and moving in the saine vertical plane as the reel, for the purpose of separating the grain swept bach by the reel into gavels suitable for binding.

4. The combination, in a harvesting-machine, of a cutting apparatus projecting' from one side ot' the main or gearing trame, and a hinged or swinging platform, with a grainguard or cut-off vibrating overthe platform.

5; The combination, in a harvesting-machine, of a reel, a cutting apparatus, a hinged or swinging platform, and a cut-0d'.

I n testimony whereof I have hereunto 'subscribed my name.

JOHN REILLY.

sary, the whole may be operatedautomatically.

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