US365211A - Baling-press - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

A. WIOKEY.

BALING PRESS. No. 365,211. Patented June 21, 1887.

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BALlNG-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part: of Letters Patent No. 365,211, dated June 21, 1887.

Application filed February 6,1886. Serial No. 191,004. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW WIcKnY, of Quincy, in the county of Adamsand State of Illinois, have invented certain Improvements in Baling-Iresses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to that class of continuously-operating presses in which the material is delivered through a side or top opening into a trunk or chamber in advance of a reciprocating plunger, by which it is forced forward,compressed within the trunlgand delivered from the opposite end thcreof,divisionboards being introduced from time to time in order to separate the continuously accumulating and moving body into bales.

The invention consists, mainly, in an improved construction and arrangement of parts to effect the contraction of the delivery end of the trunk or channel by which final com pression is applied to the bale.

It further consists in automatic devices for supporting the bales as they are delivered from the press, and also in various details of minor importance.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figurel represents aside elevation of so much of a baling-press as is necessary to an under standing of my invention. Fig. 2 is an eleva' tion of the same, looking against the delivery end. Fig. 3 is a face view of one of the division-boards or followers. Fig. I is an edge view of the same. Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing the finger by which the alarm is sounded.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a horizontal frame-work constructed in such manner as to afford therein a horizontal trunk, chamber, or channel, (1 adapted to receive the hay at one end, retain it during its compression, and discharge it at the opposite end. This frame is provided with an opening or inlet, B, at its top, to permit the introduction of the hay, and with a plungeror pressurehead, C, reciproeatcd by suit-able mechanism, beneath and beyond the inlet-opening. This plunger, acting upon the material introduced before it, drives the same forward through the trunk or chamber toward the delivery end, i1nparting thereto the required compression.

about the length of an ordinary bale. Forthis distance at the delivery end I provide the two vertical sides of the trunk with horizontal boards D,which cooperate with the top and bottom walls of the trunk to effect the lateral compression of the bale, which is thus subjected at the time of delivery to pressure on all four sides.

The boards D, I arrange in such manner as to leave horizontal slots or openings between their edges for a purpose whichwill presently appear. The side boards, D, are secured to the inner faces of upright bars or beams E, which may be forced inward, as presently de scribed, in order to effect a lateral compression of the bale immediately previous to its delivery. The top and bottom walls, (I and c, of the trunk are movable vertically to and from each other'in order to effect the vertical compression of the outgoing bale.

For the purpose of forcing the walls inward, as above referred to, and thus contracting the discharge end of the chamber or trunk, I pass around the entire frame a strong metallic band or hoop, G, containing at the top and bottom blocks or pillows H II, bearing externally on the upper and under sides of the trunk. I also mount in either or both sides of the hoop a horizontal screw, J, the outer end of which bears against a block or pillow, L, on the inside of the hoop, while its inner end is seated in the bar E or aunt thereon. By turning the screws Jthe blocks E are caused to force the side boards, D, inward,while at the same time the hoop is expanded laterally and caused to assume an elliptical form, compelling the pillows II II to force the top and bottom walls inward. In other words, the screw, acting in connection with the hoop and the parts therein,

causes the trunk to be contracted from all four sides.

I prefer to make use of two screws J, and to operate each by means of worm-gear con-' necting with hand-wheels M,as shown; but the screws may be otherwise operated, if preferred, and in place of screws wedgesor equivalent expanding devices may be employed between the bars E and the inner sides of the hoop. The essence of the invention in this connection lies in the employment of a flexible encircling hoop in connection with a device by which it may be expanded on one or on both sides, so as to act with a compressing or contracting effect upon the trunk.

The side boards, D, are extended from their supporting-bars E toward the receiving end of the press a greater distance than they are toward the delivery end. In practice it is found that this arrangement permits the hay under high compression to be forced within the boards more readily than when they are expanded equally on opposite sides of their supports, as usual. V

N represents one of the division-boards or followers, by which the bales are separated ,froni-each other in passing through the machine. Theseparts are ordinarily constructed with grooves or channels in their side faces to receive the wire, metal strap, cord, or other confining material; but as commonly constructed there is difficulty in placing the wire in. proper position. To avoid this difficulty, I provide my board with grooved plates, cleats,

or battens f, extending transversely across them and projecting beyond their edges, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4-. These projecting ends extend outward into or through the grooves at the edges of the side boards, D, as plainly shown in Fig. 2, thus permitting the Wire to be conveniently manipulated.

In operating presses of the present type it is necessary that division-boards shall be introduced at regular intervals, in order that the bales may be of substantially uniform length. To facilitate this operation and relieve the attendant of' the trouble usually experienced in this regard, I provide the frame with an alarm, I, adapted to be operated by each of the division-boards as the latter passes thereby. In the presence instance this alarm consists of a bell provided with a pivoted striker or hammer, 9, one end of which extends downward in position to be encountered by a pin, h, projecting from the edge of the division-board.

I attach the bell and its lever to a plate, Q. which is slotted and secured to the frame by bolts, as shown, or otherwise attached, so that it may be adjusted lengthwise of the press, according as it is desired to produce longer or shorter bales. The operating-pin his arranged to slide in a hole in the edge of the followerboard and is urged constantly outward by means of a spring, j. In inserting the board to its place in the press the attendant forces the pin h inward toprevent it from engaging on the edge of theframe. When the board is depressed to the proper point, the pin is free to spring outward in operative position, as plainly represented in Fig. 2.

In operating presses as commonly constructed difficulty is encountered because of the fact that there is no support for the bale as'it leaves the delivery end, the consequence of which is that the upper band or fastening is frequently broken.- To avoid this difficulty I provide an automatic sliding support which is carried outward beneath theoutgoing bale, to assist in maintaining the same in position, and then automatically retracted after thebal'e is discharged, inorder to sustain the next bale in like manner. I have illustrated this supportin the form of a horizontally-sliding rod, S, mounted on supporting-rolls in the bottom of the frame. At its inner end it is connected with a weighted cord, T, by which it is auto matically retracted when relieved from the action of the bale, and at its outer end it is provided with a head or flange, U, which projects slightly above the bottom of the trunk in position to be encountered by the end of the escaping bale, which acts by forcing the head outward to advance the rod or support beneath the bale as the latter overhangs the end of the press.

After the bale is fully delivered it rolls from the rod on one side or the other, and the rod immediately returnsto its original position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is-= 1. In combination with the baling trunk or chamber having a contractile delivery end, a flexible encircling hoop and means for ti ghtening said hoop to effect the contraction of said end.

2. In combination with the top and bottom walls, (I e, of the trunk, movable to and from each other, the side boards, D, their supporting-bars E, the encircling hoop G, and expansion devices, substantially as described, whereby the hoop is caused to force the parts inward and thus contract the delivery end of the trunk. 1

3. The combination of the top and botto walls, (I e, of the trunk, the-side boards, D, and their supporting-bars E, the pillow-blocks H, theenoireling hoop G, and the internal screw, J.

4. In combination with the division-board for a baling-press, the sliding pin attached thereto andadapted to be moved backward IIO within the edge of the board, whereby the insertion and delivery of the board are permitted delivery end.

6. In combination with a baling-press of the type herein described, the sliding support for the bale, mounted below the trunk or chamber In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand, this 8th day of January, 1886, in the [0 presence of two attesting witnesses.

ANDREW WIOKEY.

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ALFRED J. BRocKscIIMIDT, CHARLES B. I'IATOHER.

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