Improvements in Revolving “Tipplers " or "Kick-ups " having Automatic Action.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Jan., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 1st Oct., 1897-Accepted, 18th Dec., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Revolving “Tipplers
" or "Kick-ups " having
Automatic Action.
We, JOSEPH COOK, and JOHN FALSHAW HOBSON, trading as Joseph Cook and
Son, Washington Iron Works, Washington, in the County of Durham, Iron
and Steel Manufacturers and engineers do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
:―
66
"
This invention relates specially to "Tipplers" or Kick-ups which make an
entire revolution and is designed to effect all the required operations by automatic
action, viz:-
The delivery of the full tub from the cage into the "Tippler"; the revolving
of the "Tippler" to discharge the contents of the tub and to bring the empty
tub back into position to run out, by the action of the following full tub
entering the "
Tippler" and return to the shaft and so on continuously, thas
dispensing with an attendant. The full tubs from the shaft will preferably,
when practicable, run down an incline to the "Tippler" and the empty tubs will
return along a siding to the shaft by the assistance of a creeper chain or
equivalent device which may give them sufficient elevation to run down an
incline.
"
"
The full tub on entering the "Tippler" actuates lever mechanism so as to
relieve those portions which are attached to and revolve with the "Tippler"
from those which are attached to the fixed frame and the tub having now
entered the "Tippler' has pushed out the empty tub and is retained in
proper position by a stop which rises in front of its axle. The empty tub as it
has been pushed out of the "Tippler" by the entering full tub has actuated
lever mechanism so as to release a cam-like" detent acting upon a "pawl
which has previously kept the rims of the "Tippler" out of gear with the driving
sheaves, (which run constantly in one direction) and allows them to engage
and the
Tippler" now commencing to revolve discharges the full tub and
brings it back empty and ready to leave the "Tippler" which has now ceased
to revolve by its rims being put out of gear with the driving sheaves by the
"cam-like" detent (by counterweights or springs) replacing the "pawl", and
on leaving the "Tippler" by the action of the following full tub, the empty
tub again puts the "Tippler" into revolving action and so the operations go on
continuously.
"

page_text: "
66
Improvements in Revolving "Tipplers or Kick-ups" having
Automatic Action.
We, JOSEPH Cook and JOHN FALSHAW HOBSON, trading as Joseph Cook_and
Son, Washington Iron Works, Washington, in the County of Durham, Iron
and Steel Manufacturers and Engineers, 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 specially to "Tipplers" or "kick-ups" which make an
entire revolution and is designed to effect all the required operations by automatic
action, viz
66
The delivery of the full tub from the cage into the "Tippler", the revolving
of the "Tippler." to discharge the contents of the tub and to bring the empty
tub back into position to run out, by the action of the following full tab
entering the
Tippler" and return to the shaft and so on continuously, thus
dispensing with an attendant. The full tubs from the shaft will preferabiv,
when practicable, run down an incline to the "Tippler" and the empty tubs will
return along a siding to the shaft by the assistance of a creeper
chain or
equivalent device which may give them sufficient elevation to run down the
incline.
66
"
66
66
The full tub, on entering the "Tippler", actuates lever mechanism so as to
relieve those portions which are attached to and revolve with the "Tippler",
from those which are attached to the fixed frame and the tub, having now
entered the " Tippler", has pushed out the empty tub and is retained in
proper position by a stop which rises in front of its axle. The empty tub, as it
has been pushed out of the "Tippler" by the entering full tub, has actuated
lever mechanism so as to release a cam-like detent acting upon a pawl",
which has previously kept the rims of the "Tippler" out of gear with the driving
sheaves (which run constantly in one direction), and allows them to engage
and the Tippler", now commencing to revolve, discharges the full tub and
brings it back empty and ready to leave the "Tippler", which has now ceased
to revolve, by its rims being put out of gear with the driving sheaves by the
cam-like" detent, (by counterweights or springs), replacing the "pawl", and
on leaving the " Tippler", by the action of the following full tub, the empty
tub again puts the "Tippler" into revolving action and so the operations go on
continuously.
66
26
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
On the accompanying sheet of drawings Fig 1 shews an end elevation Fig 2
a side elevation and Fig 3 a partial plan of our automatic Tippler with its
actuating mechanism. Fig 4 shews, to an enlarged scale, a diagram of the
automatic gear for stopping and restarting the revolution of the "Tippler" as
on Fig. 1. Fig 5 shews, to the same scale, a diagram of the gear for securing
and releasing the tub, as in Fig 2, the same lifters being used.
66
Figs 1 and 2 shew the apparatus with a full tub having entered the
Tippler", which is just commencing to revolve by the automatic mechanism.
the empty tub having been pushed out by the full tub which has, in entering,
automatically set free the empty tub.

page_text: The automatic mechanism, comprising the lever C on the fulcrum B aud
stop D with its guide D¹, are all attached to, and revolve with the "Tippler"
the other portions, comprising the lever E connecting link F the lever G on the
fulcrum H in the bracket J the arm K with its counterweight K¹, are attached
to the fixed frame of the apparatus.
وو
As the full tub (moving in the direction of the arrow) passes over the lever E
the front axle, shewn by a circle (see Fig 2), depresses it and actuates, by the
link F, the lever G, working in the fulcrum H in the bracket J and, by means
of the " scarph connection at Z, elevates the longer end of the lever C,
working on the fulcrum B, depressing the shorter end and which draws down
the stop D setting free the empty tub, previously held by it, and the full tub,
entering the "Tippler" cage, drives it out.
33
The empty tub, as it is pushed out, has by its leading axle, shewn by a
circle (see Fig 2), depressed the lever M (Figs 1 and 2) and actuates, through
the link N, the bell cranks P P at each end of their shaft O, working in the
brackets 0 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% and 07., which-cranks-rotate, by a connecting
rod R, two camlike "detents S so as to release the "pawls" T T, working
against brackets T T on the rims at each end of the "Tippler", (see Fig 1)
which have previously kept the rims UU out of gear with the driving sheaves VV
on the main driving shaft W (which runs constantly in one direction) and allows
them to drop and engage with the driving sheaves. The "Tippler" now com-
mences to revolve, the "scarphed" end Z (see Fig 5) of the lever C revolving
with it over the "scarph on the end of the lever G, and the tub, being dis-
charged, is returned by the "Tippler" to its upright position ready to be pushed
out by the next full tub entering. The "Tippler" has now ceased to revolve,
by the reaction of the counterweight X on the arm Y fulcrumed on the shaft Y'
(see Figs 1, 3 and 4) by the connecting link R (see Fig 3) to the shaft O replacing
the pawls
TT, by the action of the detents SS, (see Fig 4) so that the
brackets TT on the rims (see Figs 3 an 4) slide up the incline on the pawls T
and the rims and cage, with tub in it, are lifted out of gear with the driving
sheaves VV, until the empty fub has passed out and again depressed the
lever M, when the Tippler, with the full tub in it, again commences to revolve
and so the operations go on continuously.
"
"
In conjunction with the entirely automatic action of the "Tippler" we propose
to make the delivery of the full tub, from the shaft, and the return of the
empty tub, to the shaft also automatic, by arranging a slight incline down
which the full tubs run from and the empty tubs run back to the shaft. One
way of effecting the return is by raising the empty tubs by a
creeper "chain
which will take hold of the tubs and which will raise them to a sufficient
elevation to run back, by a return tramway, but this forms no part of our
invention except in combination with our automatic revolving "Tippler".
"
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our sail
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
1st The improvements in revolving "Tipplers" consisting of mechanism
whereby the following operations are effected by entirely automatic action viz:-
(A) The empty tub, in the "Tippler", is released by the full tub, as it runs
into the Tippler". (B) The empty tub, on being pushed out of the
Tippler" by the full tub entering, automatically causes the "Tippler" to
revolve and discharge the full tub and return it to its upright position when
the revolution is arrested, by automatic action, until a following full tub has
pushed out that just discharged when the operations are repeated continuously
substantially as described.
2nd For effecting such automatic operations the arrangement of mechanism
comprising, in combination, the various shafts, cranks, counterweights (or springs)

page_text: 66
connecting links rods, cams " and "pawls", constructed and operating sub-
stantially as described and as shewn on the drawings herewith.
Doted the lot dox of October 1807
T. J. DANSON
Agent for Applicants
Newcastle upon Tyne.