Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Facilitating the Weighing and Baling of Peat and other Materials.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Aug., 1887
Complete Left, 25th May, 1888
Complete Accepted, 29th June, 1888
Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Facilitating the
Weighing and Baling of Peat and other Materials.
I, HERBERT CHURCHILL CAPEL, of 24, Sandringham Road, Dalston, in the County
of Middlesex, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
My invention relates to the formation of bales of peat or other materials and
comprises improved apparatus whereby the raw material can be delivered into a
breaking or devilling machine, whence it passes to automatic weighing mechanisın,
from which it is delivered to a press wherein the baling takes place.
For the purpose of illustration 1 will describe my invention as applied to the
baling of peat.
I provide a suitable elevator one end of which is located in a pit into which the
peat to be baled is discharged or dumped from the railway or other wagons in
which it is transported. The upper end of this elevator is arranged over the hopper
of a devilling machine, so that when the elevator is operated the peat to be baled
will be delivered from the pit to the devilling machine from which it passes over
a screw and thence directly or by means of an elevator it is conducted to an automatic
weighing apparatus comprising a receptacle connected to one end of the weighing
beam or the like, so that when the receptacle contains a certain weight it will move
the said beam or the like. This weighing receptacle is suspended over the baling
press and its bottom is made to open, so that the contents are discharged into the
press.
The movement of the weighing beam is utilized to automatically control the
operation of the elevator, so that when the contents of the weighing receptacle are
being discharged the elevator is stopped.
This operation is advantageously effected by the following mechanism, that is to
say, the shaft through the medium of which motion is communicated to the elevator
is provided with fast and loose pulleys. This shaft also carries two bevel wheels
which are placed face to face and which both engage with a pinion which is free
One of the said
to rotate on a stud fixed at right angles to the driving shaft.

page_text: bevel wheels has secured to or formed upon it a lug or lugs with which a catch
on the free end of the weighing beam is adapted to engage when the weighing
receptacle contains a certain amount of material. The other of the said bevel wheels
carries or has attached to it a drum around which is coiled a rope chain or the
like on the free end of a weighted lever attached to the belt shipper bar arranged
in connection with the said fast and loose pulleys. Normally during the rotation
of the shaft, the pinion on the stud causes the rotation of the bevel wheel having
the lugs, the other carrying the drum remaining stationary owing to the weight of
the lever. When however the catch on the weighing beam engages with the lugs
of the bevel wheel the latter is stopped so that motion is communicated to the bevel
wheel having the drum whereby the rope or chain is wound thereon, causing the
lifting of the shipping lever and the movement of the belt to the loose pulley.
When, however, the catch on the weighing beam is lowered owing to the discharge
of the contents of the weighing receptacle the bevel wheel carrying the lugs is again
free to rotate, the other bevel wheel being then free to rotate under the action of
the weighted lever which returns the belt to the fast pulley.
The press into which the peat is discharged from the weighing receptacle comprises
a vertically movable lower plate operated by hydraulic pressure, toggle arms, or other
suitable means.
The upper platen is adapted to run upon rails so as to enable it
to be removed for allowing the introduction of the peat into the press. Two sides
of the press box are stationary, the third side has a slight lateral motion to release
the bale, while the fourth side is hinged to form a door. The side of the box opposite
to the door is provided with vertical slots for the introduction of the bale ties, the ends
of which are connected when the door is opened. To remove the bale when it is tied
I provide hooks which can be attached to the movable platen, so that the bale can be
suspended from the said platen and moved out of the press thereon. On one side of
the bale the hook can be introduced through the said slots, and on the other side
through the open door.
The bale thus completed can then be dropped into a truck by releasing the hooks,
and the platen is ready to be moved back into the press ready for the next operation.
I sometimes arrange one elevator in connection with two presses. In this case
I provide a bifurcated chute having a pivoted flap adapted to direct the material to be
baled into one or the other press according to the position which it occupies. To
alter the position of this flap automatically I duplicate the gearing hereinbefore
described, but the ropes or chains of the two drums are both attached to the said
flap on opposite sides thereof, so that the flap will be moved in one or other direction
according to which bevel wheel and drum is in motion.
As it might sometimes occur that the emptying of one weighing receptacle would
not be completed before the other receptacle is filled I provide for the stoppage of the
elevator in the following manner, that is to say ;-The ropes or chains from the two
drums pass around pulleys which are adapted to yield and through the medium of
levers or other means stop the motion of the elevator shaft.
Dated the 25th day of August 1887
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Weighing and Baling of Peat and other Materials.
I, Herbert ChurCHILL CAPEL, of 24, Sandringham Road, Dalston, in the county
of Middlesex, 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 the formation of bales of peat or other materials, and com-
prises improved apparatus whereby the raw material can be delivered into a breaking
or devilling machine, whence it passes to automatic weighing mechanism, from which
it is delivered to a press wherein the baling takes place.
In the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of a building containing apparatus, constructed
according to my invention, for facilitating the baling of peat; and,
Figure 2 is a sectional end elevation of the same.
Figures 3 and 4 are a plan and elevation of gearing hereinafter described; and,
Figures 5 and 6 are views of details thereof drawn to an enlarged scale.
a is an elevator carried on the drums a¹, a², one end of the said elevator being
located in a pit b, into which the peat to be baled is discharged or dumped from
railway wagons, running upon the rails e passing over the said pit; or from other
wagons, in which it is transported.
d is a breaking machine which, as shown, is operated from a main shaft e driven
by a suitable motor through the medium of the belt f, the hopper y of the said breaker
being placed so as to receive the material delivered from the elevator.
is a belt by means of which motion is communicated from the shaft of the breaker
to the gear hereinafter described for operating the elevator.
i is a screen over which the crushed material passes as it leaves the breaker and
which serves to remove the dust and small pieces therefrom; and j is an automatic
weighing apparatus into which the crushed material not passing through the screen
is delivered.
The said weighing apparatus comprises a receptacle k suspended from one end of a
weighing beam, so that when the receptacle contains a certain weight of material it
will move the said beam. The said weighing receptacle is suspended over the baling
press m and its bottom is made to open so that the contents are discharged into the
press. As shown in Figure 2 the said bottom is formed of two doors n, n hinged to
the sides of the receptacle and connected by links o, o, so that when the handle or
extension o' of one of the links is moved downwards the said doors will move to the
position shown in dotted lines in Figure 2.
The movement of the weighing beam is utilized to automatically control the
operation of the elevator, so that when the required quantity of material for the
formation of a bale is delivered into the weighing receptacle the motion of the elevator
will be stopped until the contents of the receptacle are discharged.

page_text: This operation is advantageously effected by the following mechanism, that is to
say, the countershaft p of the gearing, through the medium of which motion is com-
municated to the elevator, is geared with a shaft p¹ and provided with fast and loose
pulleys g, q. The shaft p¹ carries two bevel wheels, which are placed face to
face and which both engage with a pinion free to rotate on a stud 3 fixed at right
angles to the shaft. The wheel has secured to it lugs s, with either of which a
rod t, connected to the free end of the weighing beam, is adapted to engage when the
latter is raised owing to the weight of material in the weighing receptacle. The bevel
wheel has attached to it a drum u to which is fastened one end of a chain u³ or the
like, the other end being fastened to the free end of a weighted lever v attached to
the belt shipper arranged in connection with the said fast and loose pulleys.
Normally during the rotation of the shaft p¹ the pinion causes the rotation of the
bevel wheel r, the wheel having the drum remaining stationary owing to the
weight on the lever v. When, however, the rod engages with one of the lugs s
the bevel wheel is stopped, so that motion is communicated to the bevel wheel
having the drum, whereby the chain u¹ is wound thereon, causing the lifting of the
shipping lever and the movement of the belt to the loose pulley 7. When, however,
the rod on the weighing beam is lowered, owing to the discharge of the contents of the
weighing receptacle, the bevel wheel is again free. The bevel wheel ¹ then rotates
backwards owing to the weight of the lever, whereby the belt is returned to the
fast pulley so that motion is again communicated to the elevator shaft.
The press m into which the peat is discharged from the weighing receptacle com-
prises a vertically movable lower plate operated by hydraulic pressure, toggle arms or
other suitable means. The upper platen w is adapted to run upon rails e, a so as to
enable it to be removed for allowing the introduction of the peat into the press.
Two sides y, of the press box are stationary, the third side y², has a slight lateral
motion to release the bale, while the fourth side y³ is hinged to form a door. The
side of the box opposite to the door is provided with vertical slots 2 for the intro-
duction of the bale ties, the ends of which are connected when the door y is opened.
To remove the bale when it is tied, I provide hooks which can be attached to the
movable platen w, so that the bale can be suspended from the said platen and moved
out of the press thereon. On one side of the bale the hooks can be introduced
through the said slots z and on the other side through the open door.
The bale thus completed can then be dropped into a truck by releasing the hooks,
and the platen is ready to be moved back into the press for the next operation.
I sometimes arrange one elevator in connection with two presses. In this case I
provide a bifurcated chute having a pivoted flap adapted to direct the material to be
baled into one or the other press according to the position which it occupies. To alter
the position of this flap automatically I duplicate the gearing hereinbefore described,
but the ropes or chains u of the two drums are both attached to the said flap on
opposite sides thereof, so that the flap will be moved in one or other direction
according to which bevel wheel and drum is in motion. I can also, if desired, employ
two presses in combination with one weighing receptacle and arrange the latter so
that it can be oscillated or otherwise moved to discharge its contents into either
press.
I wish it understood that I do not confine myself to the precise arrangement of
mechanism herein before described, as it is obvious that the same may be somewhat
modified without departing from the nature of my invention; for instance, instead of
arranging the breaker at the head of the elevator it may be placed at the foot thereof,
so that the peat or other material is broken before it is lifted by the elevator. Also
any suitable mechanism for enabling the motion of the weighing beam to effect the
stopping of the clevator may be employed.
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 apparatus for baling neat and other materials the combination with a press of

page_text: an elevator adapted to raise the material to be baled, and weighing apparatus for
regulating the quantity of material to be put into a bale, the motion of the weighing
apparatus, which is produced when the weighing receptacle contains a given quantity
of material, being utilized for stopping the elevator until the receptacle has been
emptied.
2. The combination with an elevator, of weighing mechanism, the movements of
which are utilized for effecting the stopping and starting of the said elevator,
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
3. The improved arrangement of apparatus or machinery substantially as herein-
before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agents for the Applicant.