US1789504A - Ice conveyer - Google Patents

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" This invention relates generally to conveyers'and more particularly toanice 1 Com j: v n l I i I I v is I V "andgC are connected ?by' m'a'nspf a' central veyer for feeding-the cakes; of; ice" froni the storage house or compartment to; a platform" of the feed mechanism connected with an ice r 'sooringniachine. ItYWillbe distinctlyun'derstood that this improved conveyer can be en pl'oyed in connection with any type; of ice "scoring machine and i-islpreferably operated; W i i intended'to, be arranged and operated Within "60 :frczn the same moto'nffl i In ice[storage housesor-compartments as usually constructed 'th'effl'oor "1st of cork and approximately four feet in thickness gOne veyer can be loaded upon thefconyeyer' inside others Whi'ch'yvillbe apparent as the descripof the objects otmyiinvention',therefore;is Y to provide a devicethe installation of which Will necessitate the removal'ofthe least quanftity of cork and another object: of thein'veha tion is to provide 'aconveyer which Will have these advantageous characteristicsand which will feed the-cake ofzi c'e si'dewise in;--

stead of lengthwise as heretofore practiced so .that'more iceperlinealfootjofithe conof the storage houseorcompartment.

With these bbjectsinyikew and certain tionproceeds the invention; consists in the noyel features -of"c0nstruction and in-gthe' m'anner of comblnlng or, arranging the same all of Which'will'be fully describedherein-' after andset forth in the appended. claims. In the acompanying drawings -iorming a part of this specification Fig.1 is atop plan View of anice conveyer embodying one form of my invention; FigJQ 1's'a sectlonalfeleva tion'tak'en at the forward endlofthe device;

Fig.- 3 is a similanviewl at therear 'endof the device; Fig; 4 is a sectional eley'ationtaken' at'the forward enjd'of the deVic'e a tapprO imately' right angles to the position shown in V "Fig; 2 andFigl 5 isja transverse'sectional. v View on the line'5-5 of Fig; 11*

7 Referring particularly to thedrayvingsA' I I i V p I 'ito the floor and by'mean'sof-which the castindicates the floorot the storage zhouse o1 proper distance from the pit Bfther'e is produced a second pitC butit-will' benoticed, by

fco paringi e 1t :much shallower than-the pit 1B .The p1 NeyerI employ two endless chains GQGtrav- I journ'ale d-in-a bracket-casting L 'Whichlis" ,fforinejd' with a suitableibase'an'd ho'lted to 3 i a .ifou'ndation L""l'ocated in the hottoinofithe' g j pit-B." This casting"Lbesides servingias' T a'sto vConnpensate-forany slack or adjustment; necessary "inthe endless conveyor chainsG channel-way; D? and-side cha-nnel-.ways E E' i t eiplat f w c ma'yite pro; 1 .vi i h any "suitable: type of feeding;

scoring: niachine' or "elsewhere; 1': v 1; My Improved construct on of con mechanism forgcarryin gthe cakes of ice to; a

eyer. is; 1

ei Bana as 'e n lway z -i d' F g'svl and 51) and in constructing thisgcon-Q 'eling around sprockets fl H and 1."; The a 1 sprockets are mounteduponl'shafts'K,

bearingslfor the shafts (Whichl'not only 1, 1 carry thesprocke'ts H but'also'the" bevel i-gears N )',eproyides suitablehearijngs forthe ff [1 i sha'fts Q. carrying, theheveligears which 7 mesh with the 'beyeljgears 7 "Thesefshafts O'Qalso "carry" sprockets 1Q; around which trayels an endless'chainlQ and upon the opposite s end of one of ft hefshafts 0 .1mm is also mounted Y a sprocket Q around which travels the -link chain Qfigreceivihg motion frolnfasprocket Qf Whiohfmaybe' nountedfupon a jsc' shaft Q iextending -fromthe' i'cescOring' I chine or any other suitahle forin oit'appa ratus u r 1 It'willi'be notedfthat thebeai'ings for the I shafts,Kgare inclinedfthese shafts'conve rg j ing upwardlyas "shown so that the sprocketsv i he inclined and WilLConV'ergei downwardly.l

f- The sprockets'jlwhich'are arrangedfinthe I pitC are mountedupon the lends of shaftsK whicharefjournaled'fina cas ting'L secured v I? f to the floor andloracedhy,meansofjiodsLtfkconnectedto angleibrackets L 'alsofseeured L can be, adjusted back andfiiforthl so At the exit end offthe conve yer-the plate verge downwardly the same asthe sprockets The conveyer chains areprovided at definite intervals withupw'ardly projecting icepfeeding pins or flights R, and in practice I prefer to arrange channel-ways E, in the side channels E and a centrally disposed "channelway D in the central channel D and in which the lower, inner runs of the endless chains travel," i

S is arrangechsaid plate beiiigslotte'd from each side inwardly asindicated at S andsis also formed with a central depending rib or flange S -At each side there is also arranged a, channel portion S corresponding with the channel-ways D.

': The-sprockets are driven in'such directionz that the ice-feedingflights carried by the outer runs will move forwardly and these same flights during thereturn of the chain 'willof courselmove',rearwardly, By virtue V of the inclination of'thc sprockets, the ice-.-

feeding flights of the outer runs will project above; the horizontal plane of the plate S and ontheirreturin movements willbe ca'rriedbe- I A low this horizontal anama therefore will not interfere with the cakesfof ice which are i being fed along the channel-ways and across be utilized to move the cakes of ice sidewise of conveyer. j j I Obviously, the present invention is not re- I claim is:

the exit plates at the exit end 'of the conveyer. T r

By feeding the ice cakes side-wise instead of lengthwise as heretofore a: larger number of cakes can be fed along by the conveyor at the same time; and by having the feeding flights arranged upon the outer runs of the chains, the contact with the cake ofice and whereby a larger number of cakes can be conveyed from storage w th a given length stricted to therparticular, embodiment thereof herein shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, vwhat 1. In a device of the kind described, a pair of endless conveyor chains provided with upwardly; projecting ice engaging means,

sprockets around which said chains travel,

said sprockets being inclined and having their adjacent edges converging downward- 1y,- said sprockets being so moved that the ice engaging ineanscarried by the outer runs of the conveyerj chains will'project above a given horizontal plane and will be carried below said horizontal plane upon the return movements of said runs.

2. vIn a device of the kind described, the combination with two spaced brackets, of a pair of sprockets carried by eachof said,

brackets, means for actuating said sprockets,

the sprockets of each pair being inclined so that their adjacent edges converge downward-1y, a pairf of endless chains traveling around said sprockets, said chains having upwardly pro ect ng ice engaging flights, and'a channel-Way in which both the lower runs ofv the chains travel.

3." In a device of the kind described, the

combinationwith twospaced brackets, of a pair of sprockets carried by each of said brackets, meanscarried by one bracket for actuating the sprockets thereon, the sprockets of each pair being inclined so that their adjacent edges converge downwardly, endlesschains traveling around said sprockets,

said chains having upwardly projecting ice engaging flights arranged at spaced polnts,

central and sidefchannel-ways 1n which the runs of the chains travel, said flights projecting above the-horizontal plane while moving through the side channel-ways and being wholly below said horizontal planewhile' traveling through the central channelway. Y V v v 4. In a-device .of the kind-described, the

combination with two spaced brackets,'of a pair of sprockets carried b'y each'of said brackets, means carried by one bracket for actuating the sprockets thereon, the sprockets of each pairbeing inclined so that their adjacent edgesconverge downwardly, a pair of endless chains traveling around said sprockets, said chains having upwardly projecting ice engaging flights arranged at definite points, side channel-ways and a central channel-way in which-the runs of the chains travel, the flights projecting above a horizontal plane while the chains travel in,

the side channel ways and below'said horizontalplane when the runs of saidchains travel in the central channel-way, and a plate arranged at the exit end of the conveyer, said platebeing slotted to permit the movement of the ice feeding flights.

5, In a device of the kind described, the a combination with a bracket having. hori- I zontal shafts journaled therein, saidhorizontal shafts carrying bevel gears and sprockets, inclined shafts also mounted in said bracket, said inclined shafts carrying bevel gearsiat their lowerends and sprocket wheels upon-their upper ends, a second bracket having inclined shafts journaled therein, said inclined shafts having sprocket wheels upon their lower ends, endless chains travelingaround said sprockets, said chains being providedwith upwardly rojecting ice J 7 runs of'the chainftravel a plate at the exit e 7 said plate when movingin the opposite di ii'y I rection, the remote runs ofisaidspairof chains.

" runs of said pair of chains moving inthe op- I ets aboutwhich the chain istrained; said chainhaving a plurality oflipv'vardly rofloor and has one run below'the floor andthe v i other run with the fiightsabove the floor, the

end of'theconveyensaidplaterbeingslotted v to permit-the movement of the. ice-feeding jy; i 7 P e e o d n ed: bra k t nelad? 1 Y justahle; the chain 'conveyersprockets'being' I, so inclined that the ice feeding pins carried I .c vby the feeding runs ofsaid' ch'ains Will pro-,{f jectabove a horizontal plane and be -carried: below said plane upoii the return movement o'I saidruiis. .,J. V 6, Ina device of the kinddescribed, a plate I upon Which'a cake of icefcan'movem pair of; I, I endless chainsrforinovin'g said c ake ofice, I I "sprockets around which said chains trave1,l i lnclined shafts carrying said sprockets and-171 so'positioned'that the adjacent edges ofsaid 1 j v sprockets converge} downwardly, icefengag y 7 ing means carried bysaid chains, said ice-em 1 c r 20 gaging meansvprojecting "above, the plate When movingin one direction and beneath 'moving in one direction'fand the;adjacent i posite direction and b'eneath'the'plate;7, i 7 7 A conveyer' for ice cakes' andf-thelike V comprising an endless cI aiMYSPaCedSProck- -L jecting' ice engaging flights; the a xes of the L o sprockets being inclined relative to th'e *v'erl tical s0 that'the entire chain conveyer fruns in a plane inclined relativesto'a horizontal top and ends of. the conveyer beingjso .ar a ranged that ice cakes may be passed onthe receiving end of-the conveyor and 01f vthe dis} 40 charging end of the conveyer Withont-inter- V ference from the flights; andmeans for driving one of the sprockets tjojrunthe conveyer. 1 In testimony Whereof,'I.hereunt0 aifix iny 'signature ,7 c I

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