US107187A - Samuel males - Google Patents

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SAMUEL MALES, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

Let-ters Patent N 107 ,187, dated September 6, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN OIDER-MILLS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part oi the same.

To Il whom it may concern.'

Bc it known that I, SAMUEL MALEs, of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, State oi' Ohio, have invented certain new and useiul Improvements in4 CiderMills; and I hereby declare the iollowing to be a sufficiently i'ull, clear, and exact description thereof to enable one skilled in the art to which my invention appertaius to make and use it, reference beingr had to the/accompanying drawings making part of this specification.

My invention consists- Firstly, of a peculiar construction of hopper and grindiiig-chamber, by which two bolts alone sutiice to connect the parts together and to the traine ofthe machine.

Secondly, iu the provision of a knee and bolt for connecting the frame ot' the machine together at the bottom. l

Thirdly, of a certain construction of case by which the ponlnce collected in .the interdental spaces et' the gear-wheels, at the ends of the grimling-rolls, is scraped cti' and conducted to the general discharge.

Fourthly, in the provision ot peculiarly-constructed cani-shaped jouriiallearings, for oneV or both of the lower rollers, for adjusting the distance between the rolls.

Description. of the Accompanying Drawings.

Figure 1 is un exterior perspective view of a cidermill endmdying uly invention. v l

Figure 2 is a vertical central section of the same.

Figure 3 is a planot' the under side of the mill.

Figure 4 is a view showing the contigui-ation of the grinding-rolls.

Figure 5 is a perspective view .of the cam-shaped journal-bearing. ,l

Figure 6 is a modification in the construct-ion ot` the cam-shaped journal-bearing.

General Description.

The cross-head A, to which the mill is secured, is

formed with heavy dautres at the. ends, which are housed into the posts B B', and tiriuly secured to the posts by means of bolts G.- A stiiiC and strong connection is thus formed between the cross-head andv posts.

The'posts B B are mortised into the sills D D', the sills forming a tirm foundation tor the mill.

E is a crosssill, housed into the posts B B at the ends, for supporting the customary press-curb7 under the cross-head A, the latter being so constructed that it may receive a press-screw to work inthe curb.

The press-screw and curb are not shown, as they are ot' ordinary construction, and may be seen in the Letters Patent No. 52,5253, tor improvement in cidermills, granted tome February 13, 1866.

The sill E is firmly support-ed at the ends by the knees F F', which rest upon the sills D D', and are titted into the posts B B in the manner shown.

'Ihe posts B knees 'F F', and sill E are firmly connected together by means ot' a sin :le bolt,.G, which is screw-tln'eaded at both ends, and titted with tightening-nuts H and lock-nuts I. The nuts H are used to draw the parts together, and the nut-s I to'prevent the'i'lisplacement of the knees F F.

The case ot' the mill, which comprises the grindingchamber and hopper, is made in two parts, J and J'. The' part- J may either be detachable `from the. crosshcad A, or cast in one piece with it.

The sides j may be cast in Aone piece with either of the ends J or J'. v

K is the feeding-roller ot" the mill, situated immediately below the mouth or hopper, and L L are the griruling-rollers.

The lips j on the end J are provided to incluse the end of the sidesj.

The end J is, east with an open-ended journal-bearing, l, for the driving-shaft M; an open-ended socket,

2, t'or the reception ot' the cani-shaped journal-bearing ofthe roller L', and a journal-bearing, 3, ior the outer end ofthe upper roller K, which is inclosed, as shown,

to form au oil-chamber, the closed end being centrally perforated for the insertion of oil.

Ou the end J' is formed a hearing for the opposite end of the roller L', ofthe same construction as bear` ing 2, and two inclosed centrally-perforated bearings, ot' the saine construction as bearing 3, for the ends of the. rollers K L.

The bearings on the cud J are marked 2', 3', and 3".

Two bolts, N, suice toconnect the cross-head A and the case J J'j firmly together.

The gear-wheels connecting the rollers .K L L' are all inside the. case, and have teeth formed daring, as shown in my patent of February 13, 1866, iu order that the pomace collected in the -interdental spaces ot the gear-wheels may be forced out, by the opposing,r Y

teeth, in the direction bi' the end plate J'.

The poinace is scraped off the teeth, as itis forced out, bythe sharp sides of the cavity 0the cavity having au open vent at the bottom for the free discharge of the pom-ace.

Holes are cast in the plates J J' for the reception of the knives or Scrapers P, which are set in diagonally, and t aga-inst the rollers L L spirally. These Scrapers serve to remove the pomace from the rollers more pertectly than it'set in line with the rollers, and direct the discharge to one point.

. Figs. 5 or o' illustrates the cam-shaped journal-bearings for the bearings 2 and 2'. The one represented in tig. 5 is formed with a centraliy-pertorated inclosed end, 1', which terminates in a hexagon'head, r', by

which the bearing is rei-'olved for adjustment. This adjustment serves to change the distance between the rollers L aml L', so that the rollers may be either run in elose contactor a little distance apart. The 'latter adjust nient is necessary, when the Inill is used to mash grapes, to prevent crushing the seeds or stems.

'lhc bearing, tig. 5, is also lin-med with a flange, r", which rests against the inside tace of the plate J or J', and thus prevents displacement of the bearing.

1t is also provided with grooves r" on its periphery, tor the purpose of forming indentations for the point of thc set-screw R, iig. 1, which serves to retain thc hearing in any position to which it is adjusted.

Theprovision ofthe nelosed end r prevents thc eseape'df oil from the bearing to waste. This bearing, lig. 5, may be cast on vcnd, ,as the grooves extend to the outer end.'

ln tho bearing shown in fic. 6 the grooves or chan- `ncls fr are o n the two sides, as this bearing is cast on its side. It is designed tobe used on the right or lcl't hand ol' the mill, i'n suitable hearings, the tlange r" alone projecting inside, through a hole some\,vhat larger than the tlange. This bearing is provided with centrally-1ertbrated inelosed endr, for retaining the oil, and compelling it to thoroughly lubrieatc the jonrnal the hole length before. it,l can eseape..

The upper roller K ot thc mill vis formed with llanges k on its iaee. longitudinally, for the. purpose of catching and tweaking the, apples between thel roller lli and a suitable concave throat-piece, which. is secured to the inside of the. hopper by sercw S.

0n the opposite side. to thel concave throat a hinged wicket or gate, '1, is provided, whose journal ends t rest in suitable bearings cast inthe plates J J'. This gate, when closed against the roller K, prevents the apples from falling in between the roller K and sides ot the mill, and, when open, gives ample room for cleaning out the. mill from the top, should it become accidentally choked by hard substances.

'lhc configuration ot' the rollers L L'lis clearly shown in tig. 4, and is substantially the same in construction and operation as that shown in my patent ot` in such away as to prcvcnt the apples contained in the hopper from catching in the teeth of thc roller K. Operation. l

The operation of the rollers K L L", in connection with the ease ofthe mill', is substantiallyA the same as those shown in my Letters .Patent of February 13, 1866, and is as follows;

The apples are brokenup into small pieces, and 'cd to the rollers L L bythe roller K It, and, the exterior surface of' the rollers L L heilig coniposedof cylindrical segments and alternating ribs and grooves, the pieces are caught and carried in between the rollers, and there perfectly crushed, and discharged, the ribs l serving to clean out the grooves l at cach turn. The ribs and grooves alternating, as shown, the pieces of apple are prevented from slipping back, iu the manuel' seen in mills in which the ribs are all ou one roller, and grooves ou the other.- The ribs l catch the pieces of apple as they fall from the roller K, and the pieces are tirmly held b v the rib of one roller and the grooves of the other, as iu a close chamber, until they are c: ried between the rollers, and thoroughly crushed, the ribs meshing into the grooves so perfectly that thc rib will clean out its own groove, and crush nearly as perf fcctly as the segmental arcs.

Mills constructed upon this plan will feed, crush, and discharge perfectly, under all circumstances, rcgardless ot' size or power, while it is well known that mills haring a hollow and round configuration for thc rollers will not crush wit-hout damaging the pom'ace, and arc incapable of dischargiin',r without exterior aid.

Claims.

l. The combination and arrangement of the crossliead A, bolts N, and the parts J J'jj, composing the milll-chambcr, as described, and for the purpose specitiet t 2.-]'11 the described connection with the posts B B', sills D 1)', and sill E, the knees F F and bolttG H I, as described, and for thel purpose specified.

.3. 'lhc scraping and diseharging-cavity O, con-V structed as described, and arranged in the case J J' jj', substantially as and for the purpose-set; forth.

4. The cam-shaped 'journal-bearings, figs. 5 and (i, when formed with peltbratcd iuclosed ends 'r "and grooves r"", for the purpose specified, in the described connection with the sockets .5 2.R of the case J Jjj.

In testlnon y of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

4 .JAMUEL MALES. Witnesses: FRANK MILLwAno, J, L. WARTMANN.

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