USRE9897E - Bale-ejector for presses - Google Patents

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'H. RIESEL,

Assignor of one-half to S. B. STEERS. BALE BJBOTOB. FOR PBBssBs.

No. 9,897. Reissued Oct. 18, 1881.

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H. RIESE'L, Assignor of one-half to S. B. STEERS; BALE HECTOR r011 PRBSSES.

No. 9,897. Reissued Oct. 18,1881.

wafcedaea; I E e UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HENRY RIESEL, OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO SOHUYLER B. STEERS, ()F NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

BALE-EJECTOR FOR PRESSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Beissued Letters Patent No. 9,897, dated October 18, 1881. Original No. 235,295. dated December I, 1880. Application for reissue filed September 1, 1881.

To all whom ct may concern Be it known that I, HENRY RIEsnL, of Galveston, in the county of Galveston and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bale-Ejectors for Compresses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in cotton-bale compresses, and has for its object to provide devices whereby the bale, after being compressed, will be automatically ejected from the press. I attain these objects by mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-- 1 5 Figure 1 is an end view of the compress, representing the apparatus in position to eject the bale; audFig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of compress and ejector.

Similar letters refer to similar two views.

The letter A indicates the frame of the compress, which may be either a hydraulic or steam compress.

The letter B indicates the lower platen or follower, which has secured to its corner the vertical rods 0 U, which pass upward through guideways in the upper part of the frame, and are adapted to travel back and forth in the same vertically. The upper ends of the said rods connect with a suitable cross-bar, l), by means of which the lower platen may be connected with any operating mechanism by which it can be raised andlowered. The lower platen is at itscorners confined between vertical guideways D, secured to the machine, and travels up and down therein.

The letterE indicates the usual channel-bars of the upper and lower platens.

The letter F indicates a shaft extending longitudinally through the lower platen below the level of the channel ways or grooves, and to said shaft are keyed the bent arms G, each of which lies in the channel-ways between the channel-bars E. The shaft F at one end extends beyond its bearings, and is provided with a crank, H, as shown. The said crank, like the arms G, is securely keyed to the shaft, so that all will move together without any possibility of either slipping.

To the end of the crank H is pivoted a bar,

I, which extends upward through a slotted guide, K, secured to the frame at any convenient part thereof. The rear edge of the slot in said guide forms a detent, L, which engages parts in the the hook M on the bar I when the follower or platen has been fully elevated and is returning on its downward stroke, so as to operate the shaft F, and by means of the shaft the arms'G to discharge the bale. The bar above the hook is gradually beveled to the free end, so as to permit the hook to be thrown over the detent as the platen is elevated.

The letter N indicates a trip, secured to the cross-piece which is attached to the rods 0, the oflice of which is to move the bar I so as to release the hook when the platen is completing the downward movement, in order to allow the parts to assume their normal position, ready for the next bale.

The operation ofmy improved ejector will be readily understood in connection with the above description, and is as follows: When the platen is down thearmsG lie within grooves between their respeetive channel-bars. Upon elevating the platen the barI willtravel up through 7 the guide Kuntil the hook M passes the detent L. Upon the return ot'the platen torelease the compressed'bale the hook M will engage the detent L, which will cause the shaft F to rotate, partially elevating the arms G, so as to eject the bale. When the trip Ncomes in contact with the upper end of the barIitwill shift the'same, releasing the book from the detent and permitting the parts to assume a normal position with the bars Gr between their respec- 85 Live channel-bars.

What I claim is- 1. The longitudiually-extendingshat'tF, baleejecting arms G, rigidly keyed thereto, the crank-arm H, rigidly attached to the outer end of said shaft, and means for operating said crank-arm.

2. The combination of'the platen B, secured between and traveling in ways or guides D, and provided with vertical rods 0, secured to a cross-piece, D, the shaft F, provided with keyed arms G, extending between the channelbars of the platen, the crank H, secured to said shaft, the hooked bar I, extending through a guide, K, and adapted to engage the detent L thereof, and the trip N, secured to the crosspiece D, the whole constructed to operate substantially in the manner specified.

HENRY RIESEL.

Witnesses:

H. O. LIMKE, R. L. FULTON.

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