Improvements in Means and Apparatus for Manufacturing Bricks, Tiles, and the like.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 19th June, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 19th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 12th Feb., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means and Apparatus for Manufacturing Bricks,
Tiles, and the like.
I WILLIAM SAYER of 144 Uttoxeter New Road Derby in the County of Derby
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object improvements in and relating to brick making
machinery and is designed to improve the continuous process of making bricks tiles
and the like, wherein the Clay is taken from the pit, mixed, pugged, moulded cut
and the bricks or tiles removed for drying or burning.
I arrange a tipping frame for the clay wagons having fitted thereto a pair of rails,
which are combined with points and crossings for two pairs of rails.
The rails for the loaded wagons fall towards the tipping frame and the wagons
may be propelled towards the said frame by steam or other power or by manual labour
The rails for the empty wagons fall from the tipping frame. I thus obtain a self
acting point or switch from the loaded wagon line of rails, to the tipping frame.
The height of the ingoing rails is different to that of the outgoing rails, both pairs
leading to the central rail.
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This causes the empty wagon to take the outgoing rails without any loose or moving
part about the switch.
In regard to the shafts of clay roller mills I so fix bearing blocks in the mill frame
or standard as to enable a bolt to pass in a recess from the front bearing cap under
both bearing blocks to the rear side of the rear block, where a head on this bolt is
fitted enabling the rear block to be adjusted from the front, while the rollers are in
motion if required.
In fixing the Clay 'rollers on their shafts I cast them with three webs or bosses.
The two end webs or bosses form a long bearing on the shaft at each end of the roller
to take the grinding pressure only.
The central web or boss has a keyway in it for driving or rotating the roller.
The end webs or bosses have peg or other keys fitted thereto over the head of which
are shrunk or fitted iron hoops, so as to prevent end wise motion of the rollers. These
rollers are thus relieved of all strains from driving or keying, likely to split them in
the end bosses or webs when working.

page_text: In loading the barrows or wagons with bricks or tiles from the cutting table, the
boards containing the bricks are pushed from the cutting machine down a frame
the upper side of which is fitted with rollers on which the boards containing the bricks
are moved forward.
Inside this frame at the level of the floor is fitted a platform for the barrow or
waggon to move inside the frame. On this platform being lowered by a lever
moved in any suitable manner and connected to levers beneath it.
An empty wagon being moved on the platform inside the frame, a number of boards
containing bricks or tiles are then passed over the barrow.
The lever is then moved in a direction to lift the platform with the harrow on it,
which motion being continued causes the barrow to come in contact with the boards
carrying the bricks or tiles which are thereby lifted from the rollers.
Dated this 19th day of June 1888.
POPPLEWELL, COLTON & Co.,
17 & 18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means and Apparatus for Manufacturing Bricks,
Tiles, and the like.
I WILLIAM SAYER of 144 Uttoxeter New Road Derby in the County of Derby
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 Invention has for its object improvements in and relating to brick making
machinery and is designed to improve the continuous process of making bricks, tiles
and the like wherein the clay is taken from the pit, mixed, pugged, inoulded, cut,
and the bricks removed for drying or burning.
Referring to the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 is a general view of the brickmaking machinery.
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section shewing falls of rails to and from the tipping
frame also passing through tipping frame.
Figure 3 is a plan of rails and tipping frame.
Figure 4 is an elevation of roller shaft and bearing.
Figure 5 is a longitudinal section of roller on shaft.
Figure 6 is an end elevation of roller and shaft.
Figure 7 is a section through centre of roller and shaft on line a-a.
Figure 8 is a sectional elevation of barrow loading apparatus.
Figure 9 is a section on line -b of Fig. 8.
Figure 10 is a plan of same at the board placing attachment.
Figure 11 is a plan at the barrow platform shewing lever arrangement and table for
raising the brick harrow.
I arrange a tipping frame sliewn in Figure 2, (for position of which with regard
to the other parts of brickmaking machinery see A Figure 1) for the clay wagons
having a pair of rails fitted thereto which rails are in connection with "leads
and crossings leading to two pairs of rails as shewn on plan Figure 3, the rails E E
for the loaded wagons fall towards the tipping frame E' and the wagons may be
propelled towards the said frame by steam or other power or by manual labor; the
rails FF for the empty wagons fall from the tipping frame and I thus obtain a self
acting equivalent for a point or switch from the loaded wagon lines E of rails to the
tipping frame E'.
The height of the ingoing rails E E is different to that of the outgoing rails FF F
both pairs however leading to the central rails E2 E2 this causes the empty wagon
to take the outgoing rails F F without any loose or moving switch being used.
This arrangement may be used for other wagons for conveying goods or materials
to a tipping depot and returning the empty wagons therefrom.
Referring to the shaft. G. Figure 4 of the clay roller mills (see B Fig. 1) I so
fix bearing blocks I and I¹ in the mill frame or standard as to enable a bolt J to
pass in a recess from the front bearing cap H under both bearing blocks to the
rear side of the rear block 1' where a head J¹ on the bolt J is fitted enabling the
rear bearing block to be adjusted from the front while the rollers are in motion if
required.
In fixing the clay rollers on their shafts I cast them with three webs or bosses K K'
to form a long hearing on the shaft at each end of the roller to take the grinding
pressure only.

page_text: The central web or boss K² has a key L in it for driving or rotating the roller
the end webs or bosses K K¹ have peg or other keys M fitted thereto over the
head of which are shrunk or fitted iron hoops N so as to prevent endwise motion
of the rollers.
These rollers which are applicable to other purposes than grinding clay, say
cement and the like are thus releived of all strains from driving or keying likely to
split them in the end bosses or webs when working.
In loading the barrows or wagons with bricks or tiles from the cutting tables,
(C Fig. 1), the boards O containing the bricks P (see Figure 9) are pushed from the
cutting machine down a frame the upper side of which is fitted with rollers Q on
which the boards containing the bricks are moved forward. Inside this frame R
at a level with the floor is fitted a platform R' for the barrow or wagon S (sec
Figure 8) to move inside the frame, on this platform being lowered by a lever
attached to shaft T moved in any suitable manner and connected to levers T¹ T²
beneath it an empty wagon may be moved on to the platform inside the frame
and a number of boards containing bricks or tiles be passed over the barrow. The
lever attached to shaft T is then moved in a direction to lift the platform R¹ with
the barrow on it which motion being continued the barrow comes in contact with the
boards carrying. the bricks or tiles which are thus lifted from the rollers.
On Figure 8 is also shewn an arrangement for placing boards ready to receive a
fresh charge from the cutting table, the boards are held or guided on an inclined
platform X supported on toggles X1 X2 X3. A clamp X+ confines the boards until
lifted by a lever X which is held normally by a spring X. Pulling on the lever X³
allows one board to escape at a time. On this figure is also shewn a device for
moving the loaded boards towards the barrow.
A bell crank worked off a shaft Y is jointed to a link Y¹ which works a pusher Y2
actuating the boards O. Y³ is a stop to regulate the play of the pusher. Y is the
cutting frame.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. In apparatus where wagons or trollies have to come forward to discharge
their contents to a clay mill or pugmill for brick or tile making and the like,
arranging ingoing rails for the traverse of the said wagons or trollies at a different
level to the outgoing rails the rails crossing each other so that the ingoing loaded
wagons or trollies may run by gravity or be propelled to a tipping frame and be
automatically shunted and run back on the outgoing rails for fresh loading without
any loose or moving part or switch substantially as described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
2. The construction and application of bearings for the shafts of clay roller mills
substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
3. The construction and application of grinding rollers for use in the manufacture
of bricks tiles & the like substantially.as described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
4. In brick or tile making apparatus the employment of a moveable platform
which can support an empty barrow or wagon so as to raise the same to service
boards containing bricks or tiles passing over the delivery rollers and lower the
barrows or wagons to a suitable level for removal substantially as described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 10th Jan of November 1000
FOPPLEWELL, COLTON & Co.,
17 & 18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,