An Improved Method and Apparatus to Form Disintegrated or Loose Material such as Sugar, Loam, Clay, Cement, Mortar, Turf,. and similar Material into Compact Bodies.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Nov., 1889-Accepted, 28th Dec., 1889
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method and Apparatus to Form Disintegrated or Loose
Material such as Sugar, Loam, Clay, Cement, Mortar, Turf,. and
similar Material into Compact Bodies.
I, CARL GÜTTLER, of Briegischdorf, near Brieg, District of Breslau, in the
Empire of Germany, Doctor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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This invention relates to the consolidation and forming into solid bodies of loose
and disintegrated material and consists in an improved process therefor and in simple
and novel apparatus for effecting the said process.
The material is thrown into a hopper provided with an automatic paddle-feed to
ensure uniformity of discharge.
The material as discharged from the hopper is received upon an endless travelling
band stretched over two rollers one of which is driven by convenient gearing from a
first motion shaft. Under the said band, where the material receives its compression,
are placed a series of small rollers close together to support the said band.
Above this band is a second endless band stretched over two other rollers, one of
which is geared to the driving roller of the lower band. The other roller of the
upper band is capable of being raised or lowered in a quadrant so that the line of
axis of the upper band may be placed at any desired angle to the face or axis of the
lower band.
The lower face of the upper band; where compression of the material takes place,
is supported by another set of small rollers.
The disintegrated material in moist condition is carried forward by the lower band
into the oblique jaws of the two bands and is carried through and pressed by the
pressure of the rollers and is discharged in a compressed condition on to boards or into
suitable vessels for drying.
The lines of the travelling bands may be modified or adjusted out of the straight to
any desired curve or angle by the adjustment of or change of diameter of the aforesaid
small supporting rollers.
Dated this 25th day of Fahmu 1980
FELL & WILDING,
1, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method and Apparatus to Form Disintegrated or Loose
Material such as Sugar, Loam, Clay, Cement, Mortar, Turf, and
similar Material into Compact Bodies.
I, CARL GÜTTLER, of Briegischdorf, near Brieg, District of Breslau, in the Empire
of Germany, Doctor, 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 :-
This invention relates to the consolidation and forming into solid bodies loose and
disintegrated material and consists in an improved process therefor, and in simple and
novel apparatus effecting the said process.
In order that this invention may be the better understood I now proceed to describe
the same in relation to the drawings hereunto annexed, reference being had to the
letters and figures marked thereon. Like letters refer to like parts, throughout the
drawings.
Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of the apparatus.

page_text: Figure 2 is an end sectional elevation.
Figure 3 is a plan.
The material is thrown into the hopper E provided with an automatic paddle
feel F to ensure uniformity of discharge. The material as discharged from the paddle
feed F is received upon an endless band G stretched over two rollers A and B pivoted
upon spindles which run in bearings in the side casing. The roller B is driven by the
worm gearing H from a first motion shaft I. Under the said band G where the
material receives its compression are placed a series of small rollers a close together
to support the said band." Above this band is a second endless band G₁ stretched over
two other rullers and D the roller D being geared in a suitable manner to the
roller B. The roller D may be adjusted in a vertical direction so that the depth of the
material pressed may be varied, or 1 may equivalently make the adjustment by
changing the diameter of the rollers A B C D. The roller is pivoted on a
quadrant the centre of movement of which is, the centre of the roller D so that the
upper band can be raised or lowered in such a manner that the line of axis of the
upper hand G may be placed at any desired angle to the face or axis of the lower
band G. The lower face of the upper band G₁ where compression of the material
takes place is supported by another set of small rollers y.
The disintegrated material in a moist condition is carried forward by the lower
band into the oblique jaws of the two bands G G₁ and is carried through and pressed
by the pressure of the rollers and y and is discharged from the mouth L in a com-
pressed condition on to boards or into suitable vessels for drying.
The ends of the rollers x and y may be pivoted at their ends in bearings which can
be adjusted in such a manner that the rollers may take up positions relative to one
another so that the contour of the band which they support may be of any desired
form.
One method of effecting this is by arranging the bearings in slots so that each
bearing can be fixed in a desired position in its slot; or another method is by changing
the diameter of these rollers so that the same result may be attained.
Instead of the bands G and G' I may equivalently use a number of rollers x and y
placed in the same position as the feeding parts of the band would occupy. These
rollers must be of a very small diameter in order that the substance pressed may move
in a forward direction and not be pressed between the rollers.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. An improved method and apparatus for forming disintegrated or loose material
into compact bodies by the bands G G₁ stretched upon rollers A B C D the axis of
the pair of rollers A and B being inclined to the axis of the pair of rollers C and D,
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
2nd. In such an apparatus the combination of the bands G G stretched upon the
rollers A B C D respectively in combination with the small rollers ry, in order to
support the bands G G' when the pressing of the material is taking place, substantially
as described.
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3rd. In such an apparatus the arrangement of a series of rollers and of small
diameter in a position coincident with that occupied by the parts of the bands G G¹
used for compressing the material in substitution for the bands G G for the purpose
of feeding forward and pressing the material into compact bodies, substantially as and
for the purpose set forth.
FELL & WILDING,
1, Queen Victoria Street, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.