US1860593A - Manure loader - Google Patents

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'This' invention, relates to loading devices and particularly to'device's forloading manure from a pile of manure on to a wagon.

' The general object of the invention is to pro-1 1'5 vide a very simple loader 'of' this character whichis formed "of two sections," one of these sections being formed to provide a-trough whichis normally supported in an upwardly inclined position' anddischarges at its upper 10 end into the' wagon," the othersection being designed to lie upon the pile of manure, both Figure 7 offs'aid sections being provide'dwith sprocket wheels and there'being sprocket'chains running over the's pro'ck-et wheels and carrying forksfwhereby the manure 1s scraped away fromfthe pile; of manure, drawn into theiroligh, dragged u the trough and dis Charged the-1113136111161 of the trOughin' o thewagon;v v. a a.

QA further object infthis connection is to provide a drivingjmotor, mounted upon the ,5 6 rocker at the, center thereof and o-peratively' engaged with the endless chainstodrive it. 7 Othenobjects will appear thecourse of the following description...

; My inventionfis illustrated in the accom panyingdrawings, whereinrzfv Figure 1 is a sideeleyation of a manure loader constructed inaccordance with my invention; f 1 f 1 C Figure 2 is a section, through the trough at theextreme end thereof looking toward the dri'zvi'ngpul'ley; 7 j Figure 3 is a sectionfon" the line 3-3 of Fi m g 1 i; v Figure 4 is'a fragmentary plan'view of the gathering and trough sections; v Figure 5 is a fragmentary plan iew of the trough secti'ong H Figure Gis asection'on the line .66 of Figure pf is a longitudinal sectional view i A fur'th'er' object is" a 0 proride j mechadownward from the forward end of the M trough;

Figure 8 i of Fig'ure 4; Figure 9 is a front elevation ofthe rocker. 7 Referrin to these drawings, 10 designates a trough, the, detailed construction of which will be hereafter'adverted'to. This trough is formed of sheet metal, may have any'desired length and is s rockers 11. V

These rockers may be of channel iron'or pportedupon a pair of s a sectional View on the line 8-8 other suitable material andmounted upon the v e rockersis a platform-12 adapted tosupport Q a motor 13'. Extending upward from the ends of the platform are the supporting, braces l4=which at their upper ends are con; nected to 'the inclined trough 10. Cross braces 15 are disposed between the beams-1 1 I: and transversely of these beams; It will be seen from Figure 9'that the beams notonly extend upward but inward so that the rocker has a base widerthan the width of the trough 10. The upper end of the trough is formed with an open1ng16 and the lower end of the trough is opened as at 17 at the endof the trough. Mounted upon the sides of the trough are brackets 18 which support the sprocket wheels 19. The uppermost sprocket wheels 19 are mounted upon a shaft 20 carryinga pulley 21 over which passes a driving band or belt 22 which extends down to the motor 13v so that thus the uppermost sprocket wheels arev driven from this motor.

Hinged at 23 to the lower end of the trough 10 is a frame 24 consisting of two lateral beams connected by transverse braces, and

mounted upon this frame at the ends thereof and if'desired, betweenthe ends thereof,,are

the sprocket wheels 25 carried upon transverse'shafts 26mountedin supportingvb'ra'ck ets 2'7. Engaging with the sprocket wheels,

19'fand 25' are the endless sprocket chains 28 connected at intervals by the transyersenbars I prongsf30, 5

29 having outwardly projecting constituting' rakes or forks.

' At the junction of the frame '24 with the I trough 10, the upper flight of the sprocket I chains is held down by idle sprocket wheels I 31 so that the frame 24 can turn into-any sprocket chains moving in the direction of the arrow in Figure 4.

The detailed construction of the trough 10 is best seen in Figure 2. The rearward end of the trough is extended to form a shoe 32 preferably reinforced. The sides of the trough are made of sheet metal braced by the angle irons 33 at the corners of the trough.

The brackets 18 are disposed exteriorly to the angle irons 33 and extend above the angle irons to providebearings 34 for the shafts 35 which carry the sprocket wheels 19.

The operation of this mechanism will be obvious from what has gone before. The rocker 11 permits this device to be adjusted to any desired level and at the same time the device as a whole can be turned around a vertical axis common to the rockers; The frame 24 will adjust itself to the pile of manure. Thus the frame may be raised up to rest at an incline upon the inclined surface of the pile of manure and then as the pile decreases the frame 24 will gradually lower into a horizontal positionuntil all of the manure has been discharged fromrthe pile. The outer end sprockets on the frame 24 may be made adjustable so as to permit the frame 24 to be turned over upon the trough so as to permit the machine to be readily shifted into any desired position and readily moved.

Obviously many minor changes might be made in the details of construction without de arting from the spirit of the invention as de ned in the appended claims.

Iclaim 1. In a manure loader, a trough opening at its lower end and having a discharge opening at its upper end, a rocker supporting and rigidly connected to the trough and disposed intermediate the ends of the trough, the rockor comprising a plurality of laterally spaced arcuate elements rigidly connected to each other, the rocker supporting the trough in an upwardly inclined position, a frame hinged to the lower end of the trough, sprocket wheels mounted upon the trough and frame, an end less element trained over said sprocket wheels and having forks adapted to travel up the trough, and a motor on the rocker operatively connected to certain of the sprocket wheels whereby to drive the endless element.

2. In a manure loader, a trough opening at its lower end and having a discharge opening at its upper end, a rocker supporting the trough and affording means whereby the trough midway of its length, a frame hinged to the lower end of the trough, sprocket wheels mounted upon the frame and trough, an endless element trained over said sprocket wheels and having forks adapted to travel up the bottom of the tro h and over said frame, a driving shaft carrying the uppermost sprocket wheels on the trough, a motor mounted upon the rocker and an operative connection between the motor and the shaft.

3. Ainanure loader including atroughof sheet metal, reinforcing angle irons extending the len th of the trough at the top and bottom thereo brackets mounted upon the sides of the trough and extending above the same, a pair of arcuate elements constituting a rocker and supporting a platform, supports extending upward from the platform and rigidl engaged with thetrough midway of itslengtii and supporting the trough in an upwar l inclined position, the lower end of the trough having an opening and the bottom of t e trough adjacent its upper end havin a disly connected to the lower end of the trough and, having sprocket wheels, and an endless element passing around said sprocket wheels of the trough and frame and having forks, the forks being adapted to travel up the trough. I

4. A leader of the character described comprising a trough opening at its lower end and having a discharge opening at its upper end, a'rocker for supporting the trough, the rocker comprising a plurality of arcuate members rigidly connected to each other, supporting members extending upward from the forward and. rear ends of the rocker and'ri "dly connected thereto and rigidly connecte at spaced points to the trough, said rocker supporting the trough in an upwardly inclined position, sprocket wheels mounted upon the trough, an endless element trained over said sprocket wheels, and a motor mounted upon the rocker below the trough and operatively connected to certain of the sprocket wheels whereby'to drive the endless element.

In a loader of the character described, a trough openat its lower end and at its upper end, a rocker supporting the trough and disposed intermediate the ends thereof, said with the rocker adjacent opposite ends thereof and adjacent opposite ends of the arcuate elements, said members extending upward and inward both longitudinally and later- 5 ally and being V rigidly engaged with the trough, sprocket wheels mounted on the trough, an endless element trained over said sprocket Wheels, and a motor mounted on the rocker and beneath the trough and operative-- 10 y connected to certain of the sprocket Wheels whereby to drive the endless element. In. testimony whereof I hereuntoaflix my signature.

AXEL ALFRED PETERSON.

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