IMPROVEMENTS IN OR ADDITIONS TO APPARATUS FOR CUTTING AND STORING FODDER OR THE " LIKE
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Henry Johnson, of 47 Lincolns Inn Fields, in the
County of Middlesex, Gentleman, for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
OR ADDITIONS TO APPARATUS FOR CUTTING AND STORING FODDER OR THE
"
LIKE communicated to him from Auguste Albaret residing at Liancourt
Rantigny (Oise) in the Republic of France. Engineer.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Henry Johnson at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 20th April 1883.
JOHN HENRY JOHNSON of 47 Lincolns Inn Fields in the County of Middlesex
Gentleman "IMPROVEMENTS IN OR ADDITIONS TO APPARATUS FOR CUTTING AND
STORING FODDER OR THE LIKE"-a communication to me from Auguste Albaret
residing at Liancourt Rantigny (Oise) in the Republic of France Engineer
This Invention relates to an improved elevator or apparatus to be used in
connection with chaff cutters and other analogous machinery for the purpose of
removing and distributing the cut or chopped materials as hereinafter described
The method of preserving fodder by storing it under pressure in close receptacles
or silos has recently assumed an increased importance In connection with this
process commonly termed ensilage it is necessary to cut up large quantities of forage
in a very short space of time and the distribution of the cut material to the silos
as it is cut, involves a considerable amount of labour.
The object of this Invention is to obviate the disadvantages attending the use of
the Jacobs's ladder elevators and other unwieldly and inconvenient elevating
machinery heretofore employed by means of the direct acting centrifugal apparatus
hereinafter described which is capable of carrying away and discharging the forage
roots or other cut or chopped fodder into a cart silo Store house or other receptacle.
with regularity and precision.
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In carrying out this Invention a number of blades or vanes are attached to
projections cast on the fly wheel carrying the knives of the chaff-cutter or other
machine but if preferred the vanes may be carried on a separate frame or arms.
affixed to or operated by the shaft of the said fly wheel-These vanes or blades
revolve in a cylindrical case arranged at the back of the knives so as to receive the
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page_text: chopped materials coming from the discharge orifice of the machine-The cut
materials falling into this case are acted on by the rapidly révolving blades or vanes
attached to the fly wheel and after being whirled round in the case are thrown off
through a tangential discharge tube leading to the silo or other receptacle and
capable of being adjusted in horizontal and vertical directions-An opening in the
centre of the case admits air to the interior being regulated by means of sliding
doors By means of these doors access may be obtained to the knives and interior
of the cylindrical case a small door being provided at the lower part for removing
rubbish The lower part of the case and the discharge tube are so arranged as to
be capable of being readily unshipped.
The Tangential discharge tube is capable of moving or turning upon the
cylindrical case which is provided for this purpose with two slotted cheeks one on
each side of an opening in its circumference-The tube is connected to a base or
plate sliding over the cylindrical surface of the case and is fixed in the desired
position by means of bolts and nuts engaging with the slots in the cheeks
The plate or cylindrical base at the end of the tube over laps the sides of the
orifice in the case and slides under bars connecting the two cheeks and provided
with rollers or collars.
The discharge tube which may be of considerable length is preferably square in
cross section and may be divided into two or more sections connected by a leather
or other flexible union so as to enable it to be turned within certain limits-For
filling silos for example the tube may be arranged in an approximately horizontal
position and it is provided on its under side with trap doors opening inwards so as
that while these doors open a passage or orifice for the escape of the materials; they
also close that part of the tube is beyond the orifice and present an inclined surface
which deflects the stream of materials delivered by the apparatus-Trap doors are
also provided on the upper side of the tube to enable access to be obtained to the
interior when required-The cutting machine and elevating apparatus may be
mounted on a suitable carriage
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said John Henry Johnson in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
20th October 1883.
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JOHN HENRY JOHNSON of 47 Lincolns Inn Fields in the County of Middlesex
Gentleman "IMPROVEMENTS IN OR ADDITIONS TO APPARATUS FOR CUTTING AND
STORING FODDER OR THE LIKE a communication to me from Auguste Albaret
a person resident at Liancourt Rantigny (Oise) in the Republic of France,
Engineer.
This Invention relates to an improved elevator or apparatus to be used in
connection with chaff cutters or analogous cutting or chopping machinery for the
purpose of removing and distributing the cut or chopped materials as hereinafter
described.
The method of preserving fodder by storing it under pressure in close receptacles
or silos has recently assumed an increasing importance. In connection with this
process commonly termed ensilage it is necessary to cut up large quantities of

page_text: forage in a very short space of time and the distribution of the cut material to the
silos as it is cut involves a considerable amount of labour
The object of this invention is to obviate the disadvantages attending the use of.
the Jacob's ladder elevators and other unwieldy and inconvenient elevating
machinery heretofore employed by providing a direct acting centrifugal apparatus.
hereinafter described for the purpose of carrying away and discharging the cut or
chopped materials into a cart silo store house or other receptacle with regularity
and precision.
And in order that the said Invention may be fully understood I shall now
proceed more particularly to describe the same and for that purpose shall refer to
the several figures on the annexed sheet of drawings the same letters of reference
indicating corresponding parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents in longitudinal section and
Figure 2 in transverse section an Apparatus constructed or arranged according to
this Invention.
Figures 3 to 7 are details of the said apparatus as hereinafter described.
Figure 1 shews a portion of the case and trunk of the apparatus in a position
different from that shewn in Figure 1.
The apparatus is provided with a number of blades or vanes A of wood or metal
rivetted or otherwise attached to projections S on a fly wheel V also carrying
knives which operate to cut up the materials supplied to a chaff cutter L or
equivalent cutting or chopping machine in the ordinary manner. If preferred the
vanes A may be carried on a separate frame or on arms affixed to or operated by
the shaft of the said fly wheel.
The said Vanes A revolve in a cylindrical case C arranged at the back of the
knives or cutters so as to receive the chopped materials coming from the discharge
orifice B of the cutting or chopping machine. The cut materials falling into the
case C are whirled round in the said case by the rapidly revolving blades or
vanes A and are thrown off through a tangential discharge tube or trunk D leading
to the silo or other receptacle and capable of being adjusted in horizontal and
vertical directions. An opening O Figure 2 in the centre of the case C admits air
to the interior of the said case the capacity of the said opening being regulated by
means of sliding doors o o¹. By means of these doors access may be obtained to
the knives and interior of the cylindrical case C a small door (indicated at a)
being provided at the lower part of the said case for removing rubbish. The lower
part of the case C and the discharge trunk or tube D are so arranged as to be
capable of being readily removed for the purpose of examination or clearing.
The trunk or tube D is capable of moving or turning upon the cylindrical case C
which is provided for this purpose with two slotted cheeks J J¹ (figures 1 and 4)
one on each side of an opening extending from x to y figures 1 and 1º in its
circumference. The trunk or tube D is connected to a base or plate d d' (which as
in the example illustrated may be formed by bending the sides of the tube D)
sliding over the cylindrical surface of the case C and is fixed in the desired position
by means of nuts and bolts engaging with the slots in the cheeks J J¹ as shewn
at b 6. The plate or cylindrical base d d' at the end of the trunk D over-laps the
sides of the orifice at x and y and slides under bars c c connecting the two
cheeks J J' and provided if desired with antifriction rollers.
The trunk D which may be of considerable length may be made of any suitable
materials such as wood or metal and is preferably square in cross section and may
be divided into two or more sections connected by a leather or other flexible union
so as to enable it to be turned to present its outlet in different directions. For
filling silos for example the said trunk is preferably composed of wood and is
arranged in an approximately horizontal position being provided on its under side
with trap doors P opening inwards as shewn in the detail figures 5 and 6 so that
when these doors open a passage or orifice for the escape of the materials they also
close that part of the tube that is beyond this orifice and present an inclined
surface (as shown in dotted lines in the said Figures 5 and 6) which deflects the

page_text: stream of materials delivered by the apparatus. Trap doors P¹ (figures 5 and 7 are
also provided on the upper side of the trunk D to enable access to be obtained to the
interior thereof when required. Figure 3 is a detail showing how the case C may
be constructed. The cutting machine and elevating apparatus are preferably
mounted on a carriage having wheels with wide treads as shown in the drawings to
facilitate their transport across the fields or elsewhere.
Having now described and particularly ascertained the nature of the said
Invention and the manner in which the same is or may be used or carried into
effect I would observe in conclusion that what I consider to be novel and original
and therefore claim as the Invention secured to me by the herein before in part
recited Letters Patent is:-
First: The improvements in or additions to apparatus for cutting and storing
fodder or the like consisting essentially in the combination with maize cutters,
chaff cutters, root cutters or analogous cutting or chopping machines of an elevator
operating in conjunction therewith for the purpose of elevating and transferring
the material as it is cut or chopped to silos or other receptacles substantially as
herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Second-The employment of a series of vanes or blades attached directly to the
flywheel carrying the knives of a chaff cutter or analogous machine or to an
independent frame operated by the flywheel shaft as and for the purpose herein-
before described.
Third: In apparatus for cutting and delivering fodder or the like the employ-
ment of a case in which the chopped or cut materials are collected and exposed to
the action of the revolving blades or vanes which project the said materials by
centrifugal force and deliver them at any desired point substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Fourth-The employment in combination with apparatus for cutting and
delivering fodder or the like of a tube or trunk arranged as hereinbefore set forth
so as to be capable of being turned vertically or horizontally in any desired
direction for the purpose of delivering the materials into silos or other receptacles
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in accompanying drawings.
In witness whereof I the said John Henry Johnson have to this my
Specification set my hand and Seal this first day of September One thousand
eight hundred and eighty three.
J HENRY JOHNSON (L.B.)