Improvements in Conveyors for Conveying Coke and other Materials.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements in Conveyors for Conveying Coke and other Materials.
I, JOHN WEST, M.I.C.E., of Albion Iron Works, Miles Platting, Manchester, in
the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
My invention relates to improvements in conveyors for conveying hot or cold
coke and other materials for which a conveyor may be required.
The conveyor consists of an endless chain which travels along the centre of an
U or other suitable section of trough, the chain being provided with arms or
scrapers which when drawn along the trough convey any materials deposited in
the trough to any required point where the materials are discharged through out-
lets provided in the trough.
The object of my invention is the construction of arms or scrapers in one piece
with the links of the chain, an improved form of slipper or shoe so designed that
when placed between the side links forming the chain it will be held securely in
position by projections or lugs cast on the insides of the links and the provision
of a detachable slide bar in the conveyor trough so that when the chain is drawn
along the conveyor trough the wear will be upon the slippers or shoes, and the
slide bar in the conveyor trough, both wearing parts being easily renewed when.
worn.
Doted this 20th day of September 1898
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
Improvements in Conveyors for Conveying Coke and other Materials.
I, JOHN WEST, M. Inst. C.E., of the Albion Ironworks, Miles Platting, Man-
chester, in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to he performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:
My invention relates to improvements in conveyors for conveying hot or cold
coke and other materials for which a conveyor may be required.
The conveyor consists of an endless chain which will travel along the centre
of a U or other suitable section of trough, the chain being provided with arms
or scrapers which when drawn along the trough will convey any materials that may
be deposited in the trough to any required point where the materials may be dis-
charged through outlets provided in the trough, or off at the end of the conveyor.

page_text: The object of my invention is the construction of arms or scrapers in one piece
with the links of the chain; an improved form of slipper or shoe so designed that
when placed between the side links forming the chain it will be held securely in
position by projections or lugs cast on the insides of the links, and there will be
a provision for a detachable slide bar in the conveyor trough, so that when the
chain is drawn along the conveyor trough the chain will be supported by the
slippers or shoes sliding along the bar and any wear that will take place will be
upon the slippers or shoes and the slide bar fixed in the centre of the conveyor
trough, and both these wearing parts can be easily renewed when worn.
In order that this invention may be more readily understood the accompanying
drawings show the conveyor chains and troughs in detail and their application
for the purpose of conveying hot coke from coal gas retorts.
Fig. 1 is a section of a conveyor trough showing the chain with arms or scrapers
and detachable slippers or shoes resting on a detachable slide bar.
Fig. 2 is a plan of the conveyor trough showing the position of the chain in the
trough complete with arms or scrapers and detachable slippers or shoes resting
on the detachable slide bar.
Fig. 3 is a section of the conveyor trough and showing the detachable slide bar
which may be held in its position by bolts passing through the bar and lugs cast
or fixed at suitable distances apart in the trough. This view also shows the chain
in section with the lugs formed on the side of the chain for the purpose of securing
the detachable slipper or shoe which slides upon the detachable slide bar.
Fig. 4 is a section and Fig. 5 is a plan of a retort house showing the application
of the conveyor for the purpose of conveying coke from gas retorts.
Fig. 6 is an elevation: Fig. 7 a plan and Fig. 8 a sectional elevation of the
conveyor fixed in front of a bench of gas retorts.
Referring to the figures, the chain has at suitable distances apart side scrapers
or arms 6 cast or formed in one piece with the side links of the chain. The side
links of the chain have lugs c formed or cast with them so that when the side links
are held together by joint pins or bolts the slipper or shoe d will be held in position.
The slipper or shoe is formed with flanges which rest against the side links
of the chain and keep the slipper or shoe in position.
The trough e has suitable lugs or cradles f either cast with the trough as shown
or attached to it for the purpose of supporting and keeping in position the slide
bar on which the slipper d slides.
At any part or parts of the trough e there may be an opening or openings in
the bottom for the coke to fall through when the chain passes over the opening
or openings as shown at h on Figs. 4 and 5, and after the coke has passed from
the conveyor it may be elevated by an elevator on to a screen for sorting it out
into various sizes, or conveyed by an overhead coke conveyor for conveying the
coke and storing it as required.
In Figs. 4 and 5 the chain is shown as endless and driven from one end by a
motor with suitable gearing, and the return chain is carried overhead on chain
wheels and supports, but the return chain may if desired he carried underneath
the line of chain carrying the coke from. the retorts.
The coke is shown in Fig. falling from the retorts into the conveyor, and
the same can if necessary be directed thereto by a suitable shoot, and the coke may
be quenched by water sprays fixed above the convevor at convenient spaces apart.
Instead of using a slide bar of T section as shown on the accompanying draw-
ings, I may use a bar of any other suitable section or a rail.
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. In a chain conveyor for conveying coke or other materials a scraper or arm
formed or cast in one piece with the convevor chain.

page_text: 2. In a chain conveyor the renewable sliding slippers or shoes secured to the
chain links by means of lugs on the chain and kept in place by flanges on the
slippers bearing against the chain which renewable slippers will take the frictional
wear of the chain when resting on a horizontal or slightly inclined pathway or
surface.
8. A renewable slide bar fixed in the conveyor rough for the purpose of support-
ing and taking the wear of the chain slippers or shoes substantially as described.
4. The improved conveyor substantially as described with reference to the
drawings.
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1 1900
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.