Improvements in and relating to Swinging Conveyers.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Dec., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 14th Sept., 1900-Accepted, 3rd Nov.,
1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Swinging Conveyers.
I, CHRISTIAN EUGEN KREISS, of 34, Papenstrasse, Hamburg, in the Empire of
Germany, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows: :-
My invention relates to improvements in conveyors and has for its object the
provision of means by which the shocks of the swinging conveyor upon the
driving gear and its bearings are partially or completely obviated.
For obtaining the desired object I interpose between the driving rod and the
conveyor trough, one or more spring-plates or other suitable springs, in such a
manner as to reduce vibrations or shocks upon the driving shaft and its bearings.
Furthermore the conveyor trough may also be connected by means of an elastic
connecting-device with a movably or freely suspended weight so as to form an
additional means of reducing, as far as possible, the shocks from the trough
upon the driving-bearings.
A constructional form of this improved arrangement may be as follows:-
The springs interposed between the driving rod and trough consist, for
example, of two sets of leaf-springs or spring-plates of which one set is con-
nected to the driving rod and the other secured to the conveyor-trough. The
free ends of both sets of springs are connected with one another by any suitable
means, for instance, by intermediate blocks or sleeves and connecting screw
bolts passing through the ends of the spring plates and the sleeves, the latter
holding the two sets of spring-plates at a proper distance apart.
As the springs are not only elastic, but also act as hinges, a special joint or
hinge between the driving rod and the conveyor-trough is not required.
The arrangement of the elastic connection between the conveyor and the freely
suspended weight may be the same as that herein before described.
The weight may be composed of separate parts so as to enable the weight to
be adjusted by adding or by removing some of the parts.
By using a greater or lesser number of leaves or plates in the springs, the
strength thereof may be varied, and this may also be obtained by altering the
length of the said leaves or plates and to this end the connecting screw-bolts
may be disposed in slots of the springs to enable them to be adjusted therein
at a distance more or less removed from the centre of the springs.
It is of course obvious that the form of the springs employed may be varied.
For example, instead of rectangular form of the spring-leaves and blocks I may
construct them of "ring-shaped" form either exactly circular, elliptical, or of
other suitable configuration and the said springs may also have any desired
section.
14th der of December 1899.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I, CHRISTIAN EUGEN KREISS, of 34, Papenstrasse, Hamburg, in the Empire of
Germany, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
My invention relates to improvements in conveyers and has for its object
the providing of means by which the shocks of the swinging conveyer upon the
driving gear and its bearings are obviated or nearly obviated.
According to this invention I interpose between the driving rod and the con-
veyer trough, one or more spring-plates or other suitable spring devices, in
such a manner as to reduce vibrations or shocks upon the driving shaft and its
bearings. Furthermore the conveyer trough may also be connected by means of
an elastic connecting-device with a movably or freely suspended weight so as to
form an additional means of reducing, as far as is possible, the shocks from the
trough upon the driving-bearings.
In Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawing I have shown a side elevation
and plan respectively of a constructional form of this improved arrangement.
The springs interposed between the driving rod a of the crank shaft hand the
trough consists, for example, of two sets of leaf-springs or spring-plates c of
which one set is connected to the driving rod a and the other secured by means
of a rod g to a traverse f of the conveyer-trough b. The free ends of both sets
of springs are connected with one another by any suitable means, for instance, by
intermediate blocks or sleeves e and connecting screw bolts & passing through
the ends of the spring plates e and the sleeves e, the latter holding the two sets
of spring-plates a proper distance apart.
As the springs not only are elastic, but also act as hinges there is not required
a special joint or hinge between the driving rod and the conveyor-trough.
The arrangement of the elastic connection between the conveyor b and the
freely suspended weight k may also be the same as the one herein before described.
As shown in the drawing the sets of springs c¹ are coupled with each other, one
set of springs being connected to the trough by means of a rod i and the other set
of springs to the weight k by means of a rod l.
The weight may be composed of separate parts so as to enable the weight to
be adjusted by adding or by removing some of the parts.
By using a greater or lesser number of leaves or plates in the springs, the
strength thereof may be varied, and this may also be obtained by altering the
length of the said leaves or plates and to this end the connecting screw-bolts d
may be disposed in slots of the springs (not especially shown in the drawing) to
enable them to be adjusted therein at a distance more or less removed from the
centre of the springs.
It is of course obvious that the form of the springs may be varied. For
example instead of rectangular form of the spring-leaves c or c¹ respectively and
blocks e I may construct them of "ring-shaped" form either exactly circular,
elliptical, or other suitable configuration and the spring may also have any
desired section.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is—
1 In swinging convevors. means for obviating or reducing respectively the

page_text: vibrations or shocks upon the driving shaft and its bearings, which consists of
one or more leaf-springs or spring-plates interposed between the driving rod and
the conveyor-trough, the middle part and ends of such spring or springs being
connected with the driving rod and the trough respectively, or vice versa, sub-
stantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2. In swinging conveyors, means for obviating, or reducing respectively, the
vibrations or shocks upon the driving shaft and its bearings, which consists of
two sets of spring-plates of which one set is connected to the driving rod and
the other secured to the conveyor-trough, the free ends of both sets of springs
being connected with one another by any suitable means substantially as and
for the purpose set forth.
3. In swinging conveyors, means for obviating, or reducing respectively, the
vibrations or shocks upon the driving shaft and its bearings, which consists of
two sets of spring-plates of which one set is connected with the driving rod and
the other with the conveyor-trough, the free ends or edges of both sets being
connected with one another by means of intermediate blocks or sleeves and
connecting screw bolts adjustable in slots of the said springs if required, sub-
stantially as and for the purpose set forth.
4. In swinging conveyors the combination of the trough being connected to
the driving rod by a spring arrangement of the manner hereindescribed, with a
freely suspended weight also connected with the trough by a similar spring
arrangement, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 14th day of Sentember 1900.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.