Apparatus for Automatically Damping Grain.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 14th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 22nd Sept., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for Automatically Damping Grain.
WILLIAM TAYLOR BATES 16 Coton Road Nuneaton Warwickshire Mill
Manager do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A scale beam is connected directly or indirectly with a lever or other water tap.
On one end of the beam is balanced a double tundish. The inner tundish receives
the grain to be damped and discharges it into the outer one by an arrangement of
adjustable openings in its sides and bottom, whence it is discharged into the
ordinary conveyor. On the opposite end of the scale beam is an adjustable spring,
and also a weight to act as a counterpoise.
The action of the apparatus is as follows-The grain falling into the tundish
depresses that end of the scale beam and opens the water tap. When the grain
ceases to flow the tundish empties itself, the action is reversed and the water tap
closed.
It may be necessary to vary details to suit different circumstances which I
cannot now describe. I therefore do not bind myself to this exact arrangement.
Dated this 25th day of November 1893.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for Automatically Damping Grain.
I, WILLIAM TAYLOR BATES of 16 Coton Road Nuneaton, in the County of
Warwick, Mill Manager, 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 an apparatus for automatically governing the flow of
water employed in the damping of grain, seeds and the like; also for automatically
starting and stopping the supply of such water.
My said apparatus is also applicable for other analogous purposes in which the
supply of water or other liquid is required to be proportionate to the quantity of
material, materials or substances treated.
The objects of my said invention are (1) to provide means for the purpose of
automatically regulating the flow of water or other liquid so as to be at all times
proportionate to the quantity of material being treated. (2) For automatically
turning on the supply of liquid when the stream of grain, seeds or other material is
caused to flow; and (3) for automatically stopping the flow of liquid whenever the
"feed" of grain or other material shall cease through accident or other cause.
My said apparatus consists essentially of a vessel of conical or other suitable
form (constructed of tin or other material) having a small aperture in the lower
part thereof, attached to or suspended from a weighted lever or beam the fulcrum
of which is the plug or other movable part of a tap, cock or faucet, through which
the supply of water or other liquid is obtained, or the said lever may be supported
in other suitable manner and caused to operate a tap or cock as aforesaid.
All, or a portion only, of the "feed" of material to be treated is conducted by a
suitable conduit into the said vessel in larger quantity than it can escape through
the small aperture in the bottom thus causing the said vessel to fill and depress the
said lever, open the tap or cock and allow the liquid to flow.

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When the said vessel fills to a certain level the feed overflows through slots
provided in the upper part thereof, and the level and weight of the said feed varies
with the rate of flow of same, thus causing a varying degree of depression of the
said lever. When the flow of grain or other "feed ceases the quantity held by
the vessel trickles out through the aperture at bottom allowing the lever to rise
and close the tap or cock. The opposite end of the lever or beam is, in addition to
being weighted, provided with a spring and screw for adjusting the balance
of same.
The drawing appended hereunto illustrates the form and method of applying my
said apparatus, in which A is the said vessel surrounded by a secondary vessel B
for catching and concentrating in one stream the material which overflows through
the slots A'. The said vessel is carried by the forked lever C, attached to and
operating the tap E. The feed is conducted to the vessel by a spout such as S.
The weight of the vessel is counterbalanced by the adjustable weight D.
The degree of depression being regulated by the screw & spring F. W is a
screw or other conveyor into which the feed falls and as it passes along receives
the water or other liquid issuing from the pipe G.
The whole apparatus is carried by the metal stand H or may be supported by
other suitable means.
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. An apparatus for automatically starting, regulating and stopping the flow of
water or other liquid consisting of a vessel as A-B, attached to a balanced
lever C, set in motion by a stream of granular material, and arranged to operate a
tap, cock or faucet, substantially as berein described and illustrated and for the
purpose stated.
Dated this 11th day of August 1894.
GEORGE FREDERICK THOMPSON,
Agent for the Applicant.