US1265846A - Broom-corn seeding and sorting machine. - Google Patents

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A. F. WEYMERII APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, IBM- BROOM CORN SEEDING AND SORTING MACHINE.-

Patented May14,1918.

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Inven i'or AUGUST F. "WEYMER, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK. ASSIGNCR TO THE A. F. XVEYMER 00., OF SYRACUSE, NEW YQRK, AND AMERICAN BROOM AND BRUSH 00., 0F AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK, BOTH CQBPOB.A TIONS OF NEW YORK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May M, 1918.

Application filed May 13, 1814. Serial No. 838,381.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, AUGUST F. Wnnrnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Syracuse, county of Onondaga, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Broom-Corn Seeding and Sorting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to such improvements and consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and subsequently claimed.

eference may be had to the accompanying drawings, and the reference characters marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. Similar character's refer to similar parts in the several figures therein.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a view in side elevation of my improved broom-corn seeding and sorting machine.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the partly broken away.

Fig. 3 is a view in front elevation of the same,

same.

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken on line l4, Fig. 3.

The invention relates to a machine for removing the seeds from, and sorting according to length, heads of broom-corn or similar brush material.

Certain objects of the invention are to, at a. single operation, remove the seeds from. and assort according to length, heads of broom-corn adaptedfor manufacture into brooms of various kinds; and to prevent unnecessary breakage and injury of the brush in removing the seeds therefrom.

Other objects will appear in connection with the following description:

1 is the frame of the machine having at its front end an upwardly inclined table, 2, upon which the heads of broom'corn are placed in feeding them into the machine.

The heads are fed into the machine along the table, 2, by means of a chain, 3, which passes over a wheel, l fixed upon a crossshaft, 5, and over a driving drum, 6, fixed upon a cross-shaft, 7, which shafts. are rotatively mounted in bearings on the frame of the machine.

The shaft, 7, is driven from the main shaft, 8, by means of a sprocket-chain, 9, which passes over the drum, 6, and over a suitable sprocket-wheel on the shaft, 8.

The driveshaft, 8, is operated by means of a main driving belt, 10, passing over a pulley, 11, on the shaft, 8.

The heads of broom-corn are placed by hand in engagement with the upper stretch of the chain, 3, with the heads transversely arranged with the stalks all directed toward the right-hand side of the machine as seen in Fig. 3; and the heads are carried in this transverse position by said sprockets on the chain, 3, beneath a air of spring-shoes, 12, arranged on opposite sides of the chain, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, which spring-shoes yieldingly hold the heads down upon the chain, so that they will be properly fed.

Atthe left-hand side of the feed-chain, 3, are arranged three seeding drums, 13, 14 and 15, which drums are arranged upon the respective shafts, 16, 17 and 18, with their axes parallel with the direction of feedmovement of the heads carried by the chain, 3.

The drums are mounted successively along the path traversed by the heads, and at different distances from the chain, 3, and are provided with peripheral projections or heckling pins, 19, which comb the brush of the heads, as the heads are being fed past the drum by the chain, 3.

The drums are arranged with their axes at one side of the. plane of the feeding movement of the broom corn and with their axes in another horizontal plane but located different distances from the feeding means, the peripheries of the drums being arranged tangent to the plane of movement of the broom corn bv the feeding means.

The drums, l3 and 14, are rapidly rotated by means of a belt. 20, which passes over a pulley, 21, on the shaft, 22, and over pulleys on'the respective shafts, 16 and 17.

The drum, 15, is similarly rapidly rotated by means of a belt, 23, which passes over pulleys on the respective shafts, l6 and 18.

The shaft, 22, is driven from the shaft, 8, by means of a beveled gear connection at 25.

in passing the seeding mechanism, the brush of the longest heads will be whipped and combed by the projections on the dri it, 1.5; while the brush of the shortest head" will be Whipped and combed by the pro ections on the drum, 13; and the intermediate sizes Wlll be sinularly treated by the dru ll, whereby practically all or the seeds Wit be removed from the brush.

In passing the respective s, l 'l "l ll b l tl oiusi is ie t cons y saoes, s so as to is properly engaged by the pro ect U11 the opposite side oi 1n the path trarei cd by the s heads, is a rotary saw or cut upon a shaft, 27, driven from the .tt, 8, by mezns of crossed belt 28, pass over a pulley, on the shaft, 8, and a palsy, 30,

on the shaft, it flywheel, 51, fired upon the shaft, d 7 operation or the after.

27, to insure a etc.

The saw or cut p L noel, 3' hich Wheel :"u 1

e 'al groove in a r: ports the stalks t cutter.

The grooved Wheel, 32, is lined upon a shaft, 33, driven by a belt-connection, 02:, with the drum, 6.

By means oi the mechanisms thus far described, the seeds are removed "from the brush ot the heads and the stalks of the heads are cut by the saw, 26, the heads are fed along by the chain, and held from disarrangement by means of shoes, 19, and after thus being cit ed the heads are delivered by the sprocketchain, 3, in the same transverse positio to the sorting or sizing mechanism.

is the heads leave the seeding; and cutting mechanisms, they are carried by tie teed-chain, 8, beneath the lower stretches of a pair out endless belts, and into engagement with an endless corner, 5?, on one side ot the belts, ant 36 1 a phirality of endless carriers, site side of said belts.

The several carriers.

ided with sprockets, 3 ihich engage the under side of the t scly heads and positively neath the belts, 3s a, d 36, the lower stretches of said oelts the upper stretches of said nlless carrie 's traveling in the same direction, to the right as seen in it and All of the endless carriers, 3? and 38. pass over the orum, 6, and'cach also passes over a r ller or pulley, 4.0,

The belts, and 36, pass over the respective pulleys, ll, on 2. shaft, it. driven by means of a crossed belt, 433, whi h passes over a pulley, ii, on the haft. ind a pulley, l a the shaft, 7. flail belts, 3*

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hanging a series of bins, d8, successively ar anged along the inner side of the endlec: carrier, 37.

The stalleends of the heads are upheld and red along over the bins, d8, by means of the endless carrier,

' r heads will. be deposited in the successins hereafter, so that the heads Wlll sorted in accordance with their c not Wish to be limited to the details of construction shown in the drawings, as various modifications possible Without departing from the spirit of the invention. it: will be also under'tood that While the various mechanisms above described conr hine to produce a seeded, cutand sorted r certain of said mechanisms may, desired, be omitted, and the, others used such treatment of the heads as may be hat 1 claim uea and desire to secure Le ters hatent isn a broom corn seeding in combination of teecing mechanism for ceiving" transversely arranged heads of broonrcorn and a plurality oi. seeding derices arranged atone side of the plane of movement of the broom-corn and having heclders vices being arranged different distances from the feeding means, substantially as ant if r the purpose described.

In broom-corn. seeding machine, the combination of feeding means arranged to engage trans ersely arranged heads of broom-corn, and a plurality of rotary see-din -g drums arranged with their peripheries substantially tangent to the plane of movement or" the broom-corn and having periphhcclrling pins extending; into said plane, the drums being arranged diiierent distances from the feeding means, substantially and for the purpose set forth.

3. in a broom corn seeding and sorting machine the combination of feeding-mechl" "1 for transtersely arranged heads of Win corn a rotatory drum mounted at one "e of sai to by; mechanism, and yieldnble Vith the upper es said heads upon the and for the purpose a chi no, the

extending into said plane, said deranged heads of broom corn and a plurality of rotatory seeding drums, each separate from the other and arranged at one side of the said feeding mechanism, each of said drums having on its periphery projections engageable With the brush of the heads substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. In a broom corn seeding and sorting machine the combination of a feeding mechanism adapted to engage transversely arranged heads of broom-corn and a plurality of rotatory seeding drums each separate from the other and with their axes in the same plane and successively arranged at different distances at one side of said feeding mechanism, each of said drums having on its periphery projections engageable With the brush of the heads substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. In a broom corn seeding and sorting machine the combination of feeding mechanism for transversely arranged heads of broom corn, a plurality ofrotatory drums mounted at one side of said feeding mech- Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each,

anism, and arranged at different distances from the said feeding mechanism and yielding means engageable With the upper sides of said heads to press said heads upon the drum substantially as and for the purpose described.

7. In a broom corn seeding and sorting machine the combination of seeding mechanism adapted to remove seeds from the brush of heads of broom corn, a cutter for severing the stalks of said heads, means for supporting the stalks against the thrust of said cutter comprising a Wheel having a groove in its periphery, the said cutting mechanism arranged to actuate in said groove and means for feeding the heads past the seeding and cutting mechanism substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of May, 1914.

AUGUST F. WEYMER. Witnesses:

CHAs. RnsoH, J. R. DUNN.

by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). 0.

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