IMPROVEMENTS IN MANURE DISTRIBUTORS
Year: 1884

page_text: I, JOHN HENRY JOHNSON of 47 Lincolns Inn Fields in the County of Middle-
sex Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN MANURE DISTRIBUTORS" which Invention has been communicated to me from
Abroad by Jacob Albert Guthan of Westinsel near Stendal in the Empire of
Germany Gentleman and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This Invention relates to improvements in Manure distributors to be used for
spreading or distributing manure over land.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing shews a top view of a manure dis-
tributor constructed according to this Invention. Figure 2 is a cross section in
the line yy (Figure 1). Figure 3 is a cross section in the line z. z (Figure 1) and
Figure 4 is a part section in a plane with the axis of the machine.
In the machine constructed according to this Invention the distributing rake is
not placed inside the manure box or hopper a as usual but outside of it in front
of the outlet opening 6 from the said box a by which means a very regular dis-
tribution of the manure is obtained and obstruction of the outlet opening bis
prevented.
The bottom of the manure box or hopper a is formed by an endless web or
carrier c stretched over rollers e. es which are journalled in the lateral brackets p p
and rotated by the travelling wheel & and spur wheels f f¹ ƒ³.
The quantity of manure to be distributed is regulated by means of a hatch or
shutter g which slides on the front of the manure box or hopper a and can be
raised and lowered by the screws h and nuts h¹. In order to prevent the web or
carrier c from being pressed down by the manure so as to enlarge the outlet opening
at b there is arranged a special roller e¹ underneath the hatch g the said roller being
also journalled in the brackets p p.
The distributing rake i receives its rocking motion from the travelling wheel d',
the bevel wheel fixed thereto gearing into the bevel pinion k¹ mounted on a
spindle as shewn in Figure 4. The said pinion is formed with or affixed to an
eccentric over which takes the arm m at one end the other end of the said arm
Price A71

page_text: being connected to the pin n¹ on the bar n sliding in guides as shewn and con-
nected by pieces o with the distributing rake 2. When therefore the machine is
travelling the distributing rake i has a reciprocating motion from side to side of
the machine imparted to it over the web or carrier c which is constantly travel-
ling forward with manure from the box a. By this action the manure is caused to
pass in a regular manner through the free spaces xx between the teeth of the
distributing rake i and the front edge of the web or carrier c and is evenly
distributed over the land. The distributing rake is shewn as having curved teeth
of alternately different lengths but they may be of any suitable description.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1st In manure distributers the arrangement of the distributing rake i outside
the manure box or hopper a and in such a manner that the teeth are directed
horizontally or approximately so with their points or ends before the outlet
opening b in order to avoid an obstruction of the said opening and to obtain a
regular spreading or distribution of the manure from the spaces between the said
teeth of the distributing rake substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated
by the accompanying drawings.
2nd In manure distributors the formation of the bottom of the manure box or
hopper by an endless web or carrier which is caused to travel and to effect a
regular feeding of the manure from the box or hopper through the outlet opening
thereof substantially as herein before described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
3rd In combination with the subject matter of the last preceding claiming clause
the application of a special roller (e¹) below the hatch g for the purpose of avoiding
an undue enlargement of the outlet opening b as herein before described and
illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
4th In manure distributors the combination of a travelling web or carrier
forming the bottom of the manure box or hopper with a distributing rake
reciprocated before the outlet of the said box or hopper substantially as
herein before described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
5th The general arrangement and combination of parts constituting the machine
or apparatus for distributing manure substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated in the accompanying.
Oth
bon 100A