Machines, Oil Cake Crushers, and Churns, Part of which is also Applicable to other Machinery.
Year: 1885

page_text: Machines, Oil Cake Crushers, and Churns, Part of which
is also Applicable to other Machinery.
I JOHN WILLIAM HEAPS, of 62 Goulbourne Street Keighley in the county of
York, Engineers Clerk do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF CHAFF CUTTERS, TURNIP PULPERS, BONE,
GRIST, KIBBLING MILLS FRUIT DRESSING MACHINES, OIL CAKE CRUSHERS, AND
CHURNS, PART OF WHICH IS ALSO APPLICABLE TO OTHER MACHINERY, to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to construct the frame of machines and other
parts, so as to be strong, light, and portable, easily pulled in pieces, and recrected,
no skilled labor being required, they are also readily packed in little room, thus
effecting great saving in space and freight.
In the top or body of the above machines, I form sockets, at the points of
support cast to the body of the machine, in casting the sockets, I core them out
with a screw core, forming the nut for a coarse screw with preferably a round
section, the under supports of the machines, I make of wrought iron tubes or bars,
joined together by cast or wrought iron socket joints, with one or two branches
to form either or double shaped sockets, in which the longitudinal bars of
the frame are fixed, each socket has a hole drilled through it and tapped for
carrying a set screw, when this screw is in position it secures all the four joints
when it is withdrawn it releases them, the upper and lower portions of these sockets
form screwed nuts for the reception of the bars or tubes, the thread being formed
either in casting or rolled when the socket is made the thread being preferably a
round one, the bars or tubes are reduced at each end and fit into sockets; on the
reduced ends are formed coarse screws, (to fit into the socket) cast in the body of
the machine and other sockets; to the lower part of the lower bar or tube the foot
of the machine is attached by casting as before described. The socket joints may
be made in halves, being secured by screws and a nut on one branch the ends of
the longitudinal tube are split part way up, and are tapped taper, and may have a
taper set screw, when tightened up the ends of the tubes expand, and so secure
the whole,

page_text: The top bar is further secured to the socket in the body of the machine, by a
screw, which fastens into the frame work on the opposite side; the hoppers for
these machines I form with the bottom of wood, and the sides of corrugated
galvanized iron fixed by hinges so that when taken down they will fold up in little
room to stiffen the hopper I put a bolt through the two sides.
The fly or balance wheel is secured to the worm wheel shaft by a square nut let
into the boss of the fly wheel and screwing on to the shaft so facilitating its ready
removal.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: In casting the sockets, I core them out with a screw or corrugated core, thus
forming the nut for a coarse screw, the thread or corrugation of which has
preferably a round section.
The under support c of the machines I make of Wrought Iron tubes or solid
Wrought Iron bars of a round, square, or, oval section, which I join together at the
required points with cast or wrought iron socket joints D, each of which may have
one or more branches to form or double shaped sockets in which the longi-
tudinal bars E are fixed, through each socket is drilled a hole which is tapped for
carrying a taper set screw F, which when screwed up in position, secures or locks
all four joints, as shewn in sectional plan, and when withdrawn the different parts
are thus released, each branch of the socket joints form or have formed in them
screw threads for the reception of the screwed, or corrugated tubes or bars, the
thread or corrugations being formed when the socket is cast, stamped, or rolled, the
thread or corrugations being of a round section. The thread or corrugation of each
branch being the opposite hand, to the thread, or corrugation in the branch
opposite to it, so that in screwing up the tubes or bars, two joints are being
screwed up at one operation.
The tubes or bars may be reduced at the ends (see Fig. 8) the necks or shoulders
so formed; serving as a support, during the reducing of which the screw thread or
corrugation is also formed, for fitting into the sockets already described.
In addition to the screw thread or corrugation the ends of the tubes or bars are
also slit on two sides, and bored, or pierced for passage of taper screws, as shewn
at G, so that they may be expanded by them, in screwing them up into their
respective positions.
At the lower end of the bottom bar or tube the foot of the machine is attached
and firmly secured in casting, by means of the corrugation in the tubes or bars.
The socket joints are intended to be made in halves being held together (when
binding the several parts together) by means of the taper set screw which passes
through one half and fastens into the tube or bar E, in the opposite half and by a
nut fitting on one branch, as shewn at H.
The top bars C, are further secured to the body of the machine by a taper set
screw F, which passes from one side of the socket and fastens or screws into the
opposite side, the tube end being expanded in screwing it up.
The hoppers of these machines I construct with a bottom of wood and the sides
of corrugated galvanized sheet iron, (see Figs. 4, 5 and 6) or wholly of corrugated
sheet iron, at the angles of which I fix hinges so that when required the sides can
be folded on the bottom of the hopper. In order to stiffen the sides, a bolt is
provided for upholding them, in the manner as shewn at J.
The lower portion of the frame.could be made in one piece the foot being cast to
lower end of lower half of tube C (as before described) and to top end of this tube.
the socket is cast on at each side and the tube E' permanently fixed in its socket,
by its socket D being cast upon it.
The tube or bar C might be made in one length from top to bottom the socket
being either cast on as described or made to fit on and being in two halves for that
purpose.
The tube or bar C being pierced on two sides, so that the tubes E¹ and E can be
inserted into it, the tube E abutting on the outside of E¹ when in its socket D, so
that in screwing up the set screw F, into E C and E¹ would be all locked at once in
socket D.
The tube C might be made in two pieces with foot cast on lower end of bottom
half, and socket cast to top end of lower half, when top half of tube was in its
socket it would abut or join up on lower half of tube C, being slit and bored for
taper screw as also the ends of tube E¹, the bottom end of tube C being pierced on
two sides for the reception of E' and E, tube E abutting on outside of E when in
its socket at right angles to E¹, so that when taper screw F is scrued into E, it
passes through both C and E¹, expanding and holding them securely, the top end
of C being secured in socket. B in under part of machine in a similar manner by a

page_text: taper set screw passing through it at F¹, screwing into the opposite side of the
socket The whole of frame might be made in one piece the top ends slotting into
sockets and secured by set screw as before described.
The Fly or Balance wheel is secured or driven by the shaft, by means of a taper
square collar K; shrunk, screwed or welded to the shaft, this collar having a round
collár L serving as a finish for the shaft end. The square portion of the collar fits
easily into the boss of the fly wheel, thus dispensing with screws and keys, and
facilitating the ready removal of the wheel.
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) The use and formation of sockets, tapped or corrugated in the body or upper
parts of the machines as shewn and described.
(2.) The use of wrought iron, hollow or solid bars of a round, square or oval
section, reduced, screwed or corrugated bored for taper screw and slot, at the ends.
(3.) The taper expanding set screw as shewn and for purpose described.
(4.) The use of split or, halved sockets of cast or wrought iron for binding and
locking the several parts together with threads or corrugations formed in them as
described.
(5.) The use of a hopper with hinged folding sides and bottom of wood or iron
for machines specified.
(6.) The use of sockets with a screw thread or corrugation cast, stamped or
rolled in them.