Improvements in or connected with Refuse Destructors.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Refuse Destructors.
I, JOSEPH WILLOUGHBY, of Erme House, Mutley, Plymouth, in the County of
Devon, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows: —
This invention relates to improvements in or connected with refuse destructors.
According to the method generally adopted in feeding dust and other refuse
to destructor furnaces, the dust or the like is discharged from tip or dumping
carts on to the floor as nearly as possible in the neighbourhood of the furnace
and is from that point conveyed and fed into the furnace mouth or feed opening
and it will be readily understood that it is not always possible to tip the load in
a position convenient to the feed opening, and, as a consequence, the distance
which the workman is required to carry the refuse to the feed opening is greater
than is desirable and the feeding process is thereby protracted and the cost thereof
correspondingly increased.
Now, the object of the present invention is by a simple device to enable the
load to be placed always in a convenient position adjacent to the feed opening of
the furnace and thus to obviate the difficulty above pointed out.
In carrying the invention into effect, a circular or other shaped platform or
turn-table of a diameter to accommodate several loads of refuse is employed and
this turn-table which is mounted upon an axis of motion, and, if desired, sup-
ported at its periphery by wheels or anti-friction rollers, is placed in a suitable
position in close proximity to the furnace door or feed opening of the destructor.
The turn-table, which may be flush with the floor, is provided with projecting
studs, bars,, handles or other means for effecting the rotation thereof.
The dust or other refuse is discharged from the tip carts or other containers
upon the surface of the turn-table or platform and said turn-table, as herein-
before described, is of a diameter to receive a number of said loads and the
workman by rotating the turn-table is enabled to bring such load as it is required,
and to advance the particular load upon which he is working, into close proximity
to the furnace mouth or feed opening and the turn-table is preferably provided
with a detent, which holds it against any force which may be exerted by the
workman in handling the refuse.
By the means hereinbefore described, the difficulties above pointed out are
obviated inasmuch as each load is brought into a position conveniently adjacent
the furnace mouth or feed opening notwithstanding that several loads may
have been tipped in readiness for feeding to the furnace and furthermore the
body of the load from which the workman is for the time being feeding the dust
can be advanced as portions thereof are from time to time removed, and thus
the labour of carrying and handling the refuse is greatly modified.
Dated this 22nd day of November 1898.
VAUGHAN & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I, JOSEPII WILLOUGHBY, of Erme House, Mutley, Plymouth, in the County of
Devon, 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 said invention relates to improvements in or connected with refuse
destructors.
According to the method generally adopted in feeding dust and other refuse
to destructor furnaces, the dust or the like is discharged from tip or dumping
carts on to the floor as nearly as possible in the neighbourhood of the furnace
and is from that point conveyed and fed into the feed opening and it will be
readily understood that it is not always possible to tip the load in a position
convenient to the feed opening and as a consequence the distance which the
workman is required to carry the refuse to the feed opening is greater than is
desirable and the feeding process is thereby protracted and the cost thereof
correspondingly increased.
Now, the object of the present invention is by a simple device to enable the
load to be placed always in a convenient position adjacent to the feed opening of
the furnace and thus to obviate the difficulty above pointed out.
In carrying the invention into effect, a circular or other shaped platform or
turn table of a diameter to accommodate several loads of refuse is employed and
this turn-table which is mounted upon an axis of motion, and, if desired, sup-
ported at its periphery by wheels or anti-friction rollers, is placed in a suitable
position in close proximity to the feed opening of the destructor.
The turn-table, which may be flush with the floor, is provided with projecting
studs, bars, handles or other means for effecting the rotation thereof. This may
be effected, when the table is very large by suitable gearing for actuating turn-
tables, and may be driven either by hand or by power, as will be readily.under-
stood.
The dust or other refuse is discharged from the tip-carts or other containers
upon the surface of the turn-table or platform and said turn-table, as herein-
before described, is of a diameter to receive a number of said loads and the
workman by rotating the turn-table is enabled to bring each load as it is required,
and to advance the particular load upon which he is working into close proximity
to the feed opening and the turn-table is preferably provided with a detent,
which holds it against any force which may be exerted by the workman in
handling the refuse.
And, in order that the said invention may be more clearly understood and
readily carried into effect, I will proceed, aided by the accompanying drawings,
more fully to describe the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1, is a plan partly in section of a portion of a refuse destructor having
my invention applied thereto, and,
Figure 2, is a vertical section taken on the line 1-1 of Figure 1.
In both figures of the drawings like parts are indicated by similar letters of
reference.
a represents the combustion chamber, a¹ represents the furnace, a³ represents
the stoking platform and a³ represents the feed tube or opening through which
the refuse is fed to the combustion chamber a and a represents the platform
upon which works the person feeding the refuse into the feed opening a³.

page_text: 6 represents the turn-table or platform which is preferably circular as shown
although it might be of other suitable shape and this platform or turn-table is
of a diameter to accommodate several loads of refuse.
The turn-table or platform which is placed in close proximity to the feed
opening a³ is on its underside provided with a central socket b¹ which fits and
revolves on a short shaft or pinion c carried by a brick pier c¹ whilst near to its
periphery it is provided with a circular rail 63 which runs upon anti-friction
rollers a carried by brick piers d'.
The turn-table which may be flush with the platform a is approached by
an inclined road e, so that cart loads of refuse may be readily conveyed up the
road e and tipped on to the turn-table or platform b, whilst in order to facilitate
the turning of said turn-table it is at intervals provided with ring bolts b³ or the
like by the aid of which it may be manipulated but when the turn-table bis
of very large area this would of necessity be effected by suitable gearing well
known in connection with turntables and either actuated by hand or by power.
The dust or other refuse is discharged from the tip-carts or other containers
upon the surface of the-turntable or platform b, and said turntable as herein-
before described is of a diameter to receive a number of said loads and the work-
man by rotating the turntable 6 is enabled to bring each load as it is required
and to advance the particular load upon which he is working, into close proximity
to the feed opening a³.
In order to temporarily hold the turn-table or platform in the position, for
the time being, required it is preferably provided with several latches or bolts b'
adapted to engage a socket or detent f carried by brickwork f₁ by which means
the turn-table b may be firmly held against any force which may be exerted
by the workman in handling the refuse.
By the means herein before described, the difficulties above pointed out are
obviated, inasmuch as each load is brought into a position conveniently adjacent
to the feed opening a³ notwithstanding that several loads may have been tipped
in readiness for feeding to the furnace or combustion chamber and furthermore
the body of the load from which the workman is for the time being feeding the
refuse can be advanced as portions thereof are from time to time removed and
thus the labour of carrying and handling the refuse is greatly modified.
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:
In combination with a refuse destructor, a rotary turntable or platform
arranged adjacent to the feed opening, substantially as herein shown and de-
scribed and for the purposo stated.
Dated this 22nd day of September 1999