Grain Stooking Machine (Patent No: 302960)

Inventor: Torance, William

Location: Calgary

Comments: N/A

Description:
WHAT I CLAIM IS:-

1. A machine for stocking grain consisting of a main frame supported by a driving wheel and a castor wheel a sub-frame supported from main frame, a U-Shaped pivot bar mounted on sub-frame, a basket pivoted on pivot bar, a crank mechanism driven from driving wheel and attached to pivot bar to; swing basket in arc and allow basket and subframe to move in relation to said crank mechanism, a rack and gear suitably connected between sub-frame and basket to turn basket in its travel, doors hinged to basket with system of levers for opening said doors to clear stock, cables attached to basket to form stock and support it while being set up, a conveyor supported by stationary and movable arms from main frame to carry sheaves from binder to basket.

2. A machine for stocking grain consisting of a main frame supported by a driving wheel and a castor wheel, a sub-frame supported from main frame by means of rollers and locked to main frame in its travelling or loading position by. a trip arm, lever arrangement mounted on sub-frame and connected to main frame and pivot bar for releasing trip arm to allow main frame to move in relation to sub- frame, a U-shaped pivot bar mounted on sub-frame, a basket pivoted on pivot bar, said basket having annular ribs on its inner circumference and vertical ribs on the outer circumference, a stationary circular bottom for basket attached to main frame. and having sides thereto, a crank mechanism driven from driving wheel and attached to pivot bar to swing basket in arc, a rack and gear suitably connected between sub-frame and basket to turn basket in its travel doors hinged to basket with system of levers for opening and closing same, adjustable cables attached to doors and connected to a drum mounted on shaft on main frame, said drum being engaged by clutches mounted on Shaft, the said drum shaft being driven by chain drive to main wheel, a folding conveyor driven from drum shaft by means of a chain drive from conveyor shaft to clutch on cross shaft, said cross shaft being driven from drum shaft, the folding conveyor consisting of two sections joined pivotally in the centre and suitably supported from the main frame by movable upright arms which allow conveyor to fold and swing clear of basket, a connection from binder engaging with clutch on cross shaft to drive conveyor a certain distance as each bundle is discharged from binder, a foot pedal engaging clutch on said cross shaft and drum clutch simultaneously and on release engaging with clutch connected to pivot bar.

3. In a stocker, a tiltable member for forming the stock and depositing it and having a sheaf entrance and closure therefore and a sling member gathering the sheaves in its loop and drawing the closure to its shut position on the completion of the stock.

4. In a stocker, a tiltable basket having a frame formed with doors in the side thereof and slings for closing said doors and for gathering the shaves in their loops and means for tilting the basket on the completion of the formation of the stock.

5. In a stocker, a tiltable basket having swinging and folding doors in the side wall, cables forming loops for gathering the sheaves within the basket, conveying means for delivering the shaves to the loops having a gate closure operatively connected to said cables and means for stopping and starting said conveying means.

6. In a stocker, a main frame and running gear, a sub-frame having a limited movement, a stock basket having a pivotal yoke support from said sub-frame, means engaging said yoke for inverting and returning said basket and articulated rod gear connecting said main frame and said yoke through said sub-frame and insuring the self-adjustability of the parts during the temporary pause in depositing the stock.

7. In a stocker, a main frame and running gear, a sub-frame having a limited movement, a stock basket having a pivotal yoke support from said sub-frame, means engaging said yoke for inverting and returning said basket and articulated rod gear having an anchoring slotted rod forming a slip joint to the main frame, a rocker arm secured to the sub-frame and a connecting rod secured to the yoke.

8. In a stocker, a main frame and running gear, a sub-frame having a limited movement, a stock basket having a pivotal yoke support from said sub-frame, means engaging said yoke for inverting and returning said basket, and articulated rod gear having a connecting rod to the yoke, an anchoring slotted rod to the main frame, an intermediate rocker arm pivoted to the sub-frame and a trip rod from the rocker arm engaging a stop rod from the main frame abutting a stop lug from the sub-frame and liftable therefrom.

9. In a stocker, a main frame and running gear, a sub-frame suspended from the main frame by hangers forming bearings for rollers, a stock basket having a pivotal yoke support from said sub-frame, means engaging said yoke for inverting and returning said basket and articulated rod gear connecting said main frame and said yoke through said sub-frame and insuring the self-adjustability of the parts during the temporary pause in depositing the stock.

10. In a stocker, a main frame and running gear, a sub-frame having a limited movement, a stock basket having a pivotal yoke support from said sub-frame, a toothed rack pivotally supported from said sub-frame, a toothed rack pivotally supported from said sub-frame, an operating gear wheel journalled from the end of said yoke and coacting with said rack and geared thereto, crank mechanism operated from the running gear and operatively connected to said yoke, and articulated rod gear connecting said main frame and said yoke through said sub-frame.

11. In a stocker, a main frame and running gear, a dish shaped basket bottom standing upright towards one end of said frame, a stock basket pivotally supported and having a sheaf entrance and closures and fitting to said bottom in its loading position, a conveyer leading to said entrance and having a barrier at the end thereof and means for inverting said basket away from said bottom and coincidently closing the barrier and closures and for returning it to said bottom and opening the closures and barriers and restarting the loading.

12. In a stocker, a tiltable basket having a sheaf entrance and a plurality of folding hinged doors secured to the basket and to one another, articulated levers connected with said doors for opening and closing the same, a shoe secured to said basket and adapted to operate said levers on contact with the ground, a hinged gate closing a conveyer passage to a well opening, looped cables receiving the shaves and operatively connected to said doors, a main frame and a sub-frame supporting said basket and self adjustable in respect to the main frame.

13. In a stocker, a tiltable basket having a feed opening in the side wall and discharge opening, a gate closing the way to the feed opening, looped cables receiving the sheaves and operatively connected with said gate, means for operating said doors automatically on the deposit of the stock, a conveyer removable from the feed opening on the completion of the stock, a main frame and a sub-frame supporting said basket and self adjustable in respect to the main frame.

14. In a stocker, a tiltable basket having a frame, a main frame, a sub-frame supporting said basket and self adjustable in respect to the main frame, looped cables receiving the sheaves, a cable frame having one section pivoted to the main frame and the other section pivoted to the basket frame, and pulleys secured to said frame and to the basket frame and extending said cables into said basket and into operating relationship with closures.

15. In a stocker, a tiltable stock basket, a main frame, a sub-frame supporting said basket and self adjustable in respect to the main frame, a conveyer in pivotally joined sections, means for raising and lowering the inner one of said sections, means for gathering the bundles to form the stock, a main driving shaft, clutches operatively connecting the driving mechanism, and operating rods connected to a pedal for bringing the aforesaid means coincidently into and out of actions.

16. In a stocker, a conveying mechanism, a basket and bundle, gathering means therein, a main shaft and operating mechanism a main frame having longitudinal and transverse girders and struts extending upwardly therefrom, a sub-frame supporting said basket and self adjustable in respect to the main frame a tiltable frame carrying said basket on said sub-frame, a pivoted conveyer for said bundle gathering means operating with said tiltable frame, and means for actuating said operating mechanism at single movement either way for moving the parts coincidently in the carrying out of their functions.