US834245A - Corn-harvester. - Google Patents

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PATENTED OCT. "30, 1906.

' I. J. BALL.

CORN HARVESTER. APPLICATION FILED MAY-31.1905.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 31. 1906.

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IRVING BALL, OF BROOK, NEBRASKA.

CORN-HARVESTER.

To all whoin it may concern:

Be it known that I, IRVING J. BALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brock, in the county of Nemaha and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn-Harvesters, of which be apparent from the detailed description hereinafter when read in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, and wherein said embodiment is illustrated.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of so much of a ma chine as is necessary to a complete understanding of the present improvements, parts being shown in elevation. elevation, a couple of the guide-fingers 0 being broken away to show the flanges M of the carrier N and fingers is. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the cutters and their immediately-associated parts, and Fig. 4 is a detail horizontal sectional view on a line Referring more specifically to the drawings,

wherein like reference characters refer to corresponding parts in the several views, A designates the frame of the machine, the same being adapted to be supported and adjusted upon traction and caster wheels, if desired. (Notshown) At the base of the machine and on opposite sides thereof are plates L, arranged, in conjunction with depending separated guidefingers 7c and circumferential ribs or flanges M on the rotatable carrier N, to form ways'K, conveniently three in number, although a greater or less number may be employed, as may be found expedient under working conditions. The fingers 7c are pivotally supportedby a fixed transversely-disposed plate k, secured to the frame of the machine, and are rounded in a rearward direction at their lower ends to facilitate their travel over the ground, a spring L being interposed between the fingers and the plate, exerting a normal tension to press the fingers toward the ground. The ways just referred to are Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 31, 1905. Serial 110.263.132.

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for the purpose of guiding'thestalks subsequent to the bending down of the same to ward the ground, .so that they will be presented in proper arrangementrelative to the other parts of the machine to be presently pointed out. It is to be noted that the guide-fingers 7c are directly beneath and in the vertical planes ofthe ribs or flanges on the carrier N, Fig. 1, whereby to continually preserve the continuous guideways K without interfering with the rotation ofsai'd carrier. It is also to be observed that a plate L above the forward ends of thewa s K performs the function of pressing t e stalks downward toward the groundto prevent the teeth on the rotary carrier N from striking the ears on the stalk until the guidefingers 0 now, to be defined, engage said stalks.

Arranged so that the spaces between the same may register with the ways K are a series of the guide-fingers O, the same having upwardly-turned oval-pointed ends, said fingers being secured in place for both lateral and longitudinal adjustment in the following manner: P is a beamfixedly secured across the lower rear end of the machine and provided on its outer face with ribs p, designed to enter complementary grooves in the upper face of each guide-finger O; This permits the proper adjustment of the fingers either in a lateral direction longitudinally of the ribs 19 or len thwise of said fingers, as is obvious. To 100 the beam and fingerstogether, I provide bolts p and nuts 12*, said bolts passing through longitudinal slots 19* in the beam P and vertical slots p running longitudinally of the guide-fingers.

Q designates vertically disposed knifeblades, the lower back edges of which are seated within depressions or recesses 0 in the upper surface of the guide-fingers O, the walls of the depressions preventing lateral play of the blades relative to the fingers and rivets or pins 0, passing through the blades and perforated ears 0 on the fingers, serving to fasten the lower ends of said blades in their respective recesses or seats. The upper'ends g of these blades Q are-slotted, as at g for the reception of transversel -disposed bolts or pins g, each connecting t e free ends of a pan of bracket-arms g and bracing-opposite sides of the blades and adjustable thereon and with said blades through the medium of the slot-and-pin connection therebetween.

Each pair of bracket-arms is'connected by a sleeve encompassing the shaft 8 and are held in proper position against lateral play on said shaft by means of a set-screw r.

A series of cutter-blades It, disposed transversely to and between the blades Q, are also loosely sleeved upon the shaft 8 at their upper edges'and rest at their bottom edges upon the upper surfaces of the guide fingers O, the same being locked in desired positions of lateral adjustment on the shaft by means of a slot-and-bolt connection r between each of them and. the beam P. The effective parts of these cutter-blades are of course those por tions of the sharp edges thereof'which are intermediate the guide-fingers and span the spaces therebetween. As shown, the cutterblades incline upwardly and rearwardly relative to the guide-fingers. As the stalks pass through the ways K their attached or lower ends first enter the spaces between the guidefingers and as the machine moves forward are drawn therethrough, whereby the ears are caught between the fingers and guided by the diverging walls thereof to the cutterblades R, which cut the same from its butt and stalk when the detached ears are in po sition 'for the succeeding manipulation, as will presently appear.

The purpose of the knife-blades Q is principally to out up and lessen the hindrance offered to the progressive movement of the machine by foreign matter or stalks disposed across the path of movement of said blades and transversely of the line of travel of the machine, also to keep the ears straight as they are cut from the stalks. I x

It is to be noted that the guide-fingers and transverse cutterblades are designed to be arranged sufiiciently close to the teeth at of the rotary carrier N to permitlengthwise en trance therebetween of the average largesized ears, but too close to permit lengthwise turning or reversal of said ears. whereby insure the travel of the separated ears butt first through the machine. v

Sis a toothed elevating or pusher roller for feeding the ears upwardly into the s ace between the rotary 'yieldablyressed usking devices T and the carrier N, t e second husk;

ing device being represented at Y and the teeth and plate for catching the husks carried around thereby at 2 and 3, respectively.

II is acaster-wheel, one being conveniently mounted at each side of the machine, and W an elevating device designed to raise the machine away from the ground and throw the weight thereofupon said caster when the machine is in the act of turning from a straight path:

The teeth of the husking devices T are cleaned partly by the teeth of the pusherroller S and de ending teeth 42 on a supporting-plate U, w ile the husking device Y is cleaned by teeth #2 on a transvers'ely-disposed rod 12 at the forward end of the machine. The teeth of the pusher-roller S are in turn cleaned by a stationary toothed rod w, situated behind a trash-roller w and under the pusher-roller S. The rod ust referred to has another series of teeth w for cleaning the trash-roller, the whole arrangement bemg such as to effect the forcing of the husks or refuse backward beyond the bar P and rear ends of the fingers 0.

It is to be understood that changes and alterations may be made in the machine above described and shown in the drawings without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. In a machine of the character described, guide-fingers, cutters on said fingers disposed in vertical planes, and a cutter in a plane at right angles to the said vertical planes and spanning the space between said first-nanied cutters, in combination with a rod extending transversely of the machine on which the spanning cutter is sleeved, and means for securing the spanning cutter in position.

,2. In a machine of the character described, means for separating the ears from a stalk, and separated automatically adjustable guiding-fingers for the stalks pro jecting downwardly and rearwardly relative to the direc tion of travel of the machine and toward the separating means forming a way leading to said separating means.

3. In a machine of the character described, means for separating the ears from a stalk, and separated pivoted guiding-fingers for the stalks projecting downwardly and rearwardly relative to the direction of travel of the machine and toward the separating means forming a way leading to said separating means.

4. In a machine of the character described, guide-fingers, cutters on said guide-fingers disposed in vertical planes, and a cutter in a plane at right angles to the said vertical planes and spanning the space between said Iirst-named cutters, in combination with a rod extending transversely of the machine on which the spanning cutter is sleeved and adjustable, and means for securing the spanning cutter in position.

5. In a machine of the character described, means for separating the cars from their stalks, means for bending the stalks toward the ground and automatically adjustable guiding-fingers arranged to. separate and aline the stalks longitudinally of the ma chine prior to their presentment to said sepa ratin means.

6. In a machine of the character described, guide-fingers, cutters on said fingers disposed in vertical planes, and a cutter in a plane at right angles to the said vertical planes and spanning the space between said first-named cutters, in combination with a rod extending IIS transversely of the machine on which the spanning cutter is sleeved, and means for securing the spanning cutter in position including a bolt engaging the cutter, and a bar engaged by said bolt.

7 In a machine of the character described, means for separating the ears from their stalks, means for bending the stalks toward the ground and automatically adjustable guiding -fingers arranged to separate and aline the stalks longitudinally of the machine prior to their presentation to said separating means, in combination with husking means operatively associated with said separating means.

8. In a machine of the character described, guide-fingers, cutters on said fingers disposed in vertical planes, and a cutter in a plane at right angles to the said vertical lanes and spanning the space between said st-named cutters, 1n combination with a rod extending transversely of the machine on which the spanning cutter is sleeved, means for securing t e spanning cutter in position including a bolt engaging a slotted portion of the cutter, and a bar engaged by said bolt.

9. In a machine of the character described, means for separating the ears from their stalks, means for bending the stalks toward the ground and automatically-adjustable guiding fingers arranged to se arate and aline the stalks longitudinally of t e machine 1 prior to their presentment to said separating means, in combination with husking means operatively assoclated wlth said separating means, and a cooperating carrier and pusher for feeding the separated ears thereto.

10'. In combination with a carrier, means for separating ears from its stalk, and for presentin them butt first to saidcarrier.

11. n combination with a carrier, means for separating cars from their stalks, and for presenting them butt first to said carrier, including a cutter-blade having an inclined upper face.

12. In a machine of the character described, means for separating the cars from a stalk comprising a cutter-bar, guide-fingers leading thereto, forwardly-extending knifeblades on the guide-fingers, and means for securing said blades in place including a bracket secured to the side thereof.

13. In a machine of the character described, means for separating the cars from a stalk comprising a cutter-bar, guide-fingers leading thereto, forwardly-extending knifeblades on the guide-fingers, and means for securing said blades in place including a bracket secured to the side thereof by means of an adjustable slot-and-pin engagement.

14. In a machine of the character described, means for separating the ears from a stalk comprising a cutter-bar, guide-fingers leading thereto, forwardly-extending knife- 1 scribed, guide-fingers, a support therefor ineluding means permitting their lateral ad- .justment, cutters on said guide-fingers disposed in vertical planes, a cutter spanning the space between the guide-fingers, arranged in a plane at right angles to the said vertical planes, and means for adjusting said spanning cutter including a rodextending transversely of the machine, and means sleeved upon and slidable lengthwise on said rod and connected to the s anning cutter.

16. In a machine of the character described, means for separating ears from stalks, and guiding instrumentalities operatively associated with said separating means including guiding-fingers, and means whereby said fingers'may be adjusted both laterally and longitudinally.

17. In a machine of the character described, adjustable guiding-fingers, a laterally-adjustable cutter-blade operatively associated with said fingers spanning the space intermediate adjoining fingers and in close proximity to said fingers.

18. In a machine of the character described, guide-fingers, cutters on said fingers disposed in vertical planes, and a cutter spanning the space between said first-named cutters and occupying a plane at right angles to said vertical planes, 1n combination with instrumentalities whereby the guide-fingers and the cutters may be adjusted in a direction transversely of the machine.

19. In a machine of the character described, guide-fingers, a cutter spanning the space between said guide-fingers, and means for independently securing the guide-fingers and spanning cutter in adjusted positions transversely of the machine.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IRVING J. BALL.

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