Patent GB-190210462-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mowing Machines for Corn and similar Crops that are Gathered when Cut.
Inventor: WHATLEY URIAH
Filed: 1902-05-06
Granted: 1903-04-23
Abstract: 10,462. Whatley, U., Whatley, J., and Whatley, A., [trading as Whatley & Co., G.]. May 6. Reaping, mowing, and harvesting machines.- Relates to a motor implement for cutting and binding corn and like crops. The binding- apparatus, which is not described, is of ordinary construction. The cutting-apparatus is in front of the machine so as to avoid the disadvantages attached to right or left handed machines. The main wheels a are mounted loosely on the main axle a<2> and are each driven by chain gearing l<1> from a shaft l fitted with differential gearing and driven by chain gearing from the main driving-shaft e. The main frame b, and with it the cutting-apparatus m, can be raised on the main axle a<2> by the following arrangement. Pinions a<3> on each end of the axle a<2> gear into racks b<1> on axle guidebrackets fixed to the frame b. The axle a<2> is rotated to operate the pinion a<3> by means of chain gearing c<1> from a shaft c<2> actuated by the handlever c. The two rear steering-wheels f are mounted on horizontal spindles f<1> attached to swivelling brackets f<2> fitted with arms f connected together by a transverse bar f<6>, to which is pivoted an arm f<7>, secured to a vertical shaft f<8>, operated from the steering hand-wheel g, by means of the hollow shaft g3, bevel gearing g<2>, and chain gearing g<1>. The motor h, preferably an oil engine, is mounted at the rear of the wheels a. The motor shaft h<1> actuates the main driving-shaft e by means of bevel gearing h<2> and bevel reversing-gearing, the clutch of which is operated from the handwheel i on a shaft passing through the hollow steering-shaft g<3>, by means of an eccentric on the shaft and a sliding rod. The reciprocating knifebar m is driven from one side of the machine by means of a rack connected to the knife-bar engaging a pivoted toothed quadrant having an arm connected by a link to a crank-disc on the end of the shaft n. The shaft n is driven from the main driving-shaft e by means of chain gearing and a ratchet clutch, so arranged that the knife-bar is only driven when the machine is moving forwards. The platform consists of a transversely-moving endless apron driven by the shaft o<6>. A vertical endless apron r driven by the shaft o<4> is arranged at the end of the platform. The two aprons lay the crop transversely of the machine, so that it can be engaged by a sweeping-rake s which carries it up to the conveying-rollers t, from which it passes to the binder at the rear of the machine. The rake s is carried by a rod s<1> driven by two links s<2> and a cam-lever s<3>. The links s<2> are actuated by a crank-pin on the wheel s<5>, and the pivoted camlever s<3> is operated by the cam s<4> driven by the wheel s<5>. The reel o is mounted on pivoted arms o<9>, o<18>, which can be adjusted by a single lever v having two catches engaging respectively the fixed quadrants v<1>, v<4>. The reel is driven by bevel and chain gearing from the shaft o<4>, which is itself driven by bevel gearing o<5> from the shaft o<6> connected by a universal joint to a shaft o' driven by bevel gearing from the shaft n.