Improvements in Machines for Distributing Manure.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Jan., 1893-Accepted, 17th June, 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Distributing Manure.
I, JASPER WETTER, Patent Agent, of 433 Strand, London, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention as communicated to me by Moritz Knoche, Manu-
facturer, of Seega near Frankenhausen, Germany, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to a machine which supplies the manure to the delivery or
strewing roller in a state of uniform distribution, and which is not materially
affected in this operation by external shocks or vibrations.
In the accompanying drawings;
Fig. 1 is a vertical section and Fig. 2 a plan of a machine embodying this
invention;
Figs. 3 and 4 represent a modification of the machine,
Figs. 5 and 6 a second modification,
Figs. 9 and 10 a third modification;
Figs. 7 and 8, 11 and 12, show details of construction.
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In Figs. 1 and 2, E indicates the feed or distributing roller fixed on a horizontal
axle and situated in the rear part of the manure receptacle mounted on wheels.
L is the delivery or strewing roller situated behind the feed roller, parallel to the
same, and at a lower level.
The front wall A of the manure box is rigidly connected with the cover and
adapted to slide horizontally on the bottoms, by means of racks ", ", mounted on
the said cover.
These racks are in gear with a pair of pinions 9, y mounted on a horizontal
shaft g adapted to be set in motion by the worm d, by means of a worm wheel o,
inclined shaft n, and worm gear p.
The worm d is mounted on a shaft e', which also carries the feed roller E and a
spur wheel d. The latter is driven from a spur wheel a mounted on the car axle;
by means of the intermediate wheel .
The feed or distributing roller E is grooved on its entire length, fits closely on
the curved rear part of the bottom s and receives the manure from the receptacle
in its grooves c, so as to carry it uniformly towards the delivery roller L, without
being disturbed in this operation by any shocks which may occur in the vehicle.
The delivery roller L is caused to revolve at a suitable speed, by means of the
spur wheels d, e and m. During the motion of the vehicle, the end wall A
advances slowly towards the feed roller E, until it arrives at the position shown in
Fig. 1 by dotted lines. Thereupon a disengaging mechanism (not shown in the
drawings) carries the said end wall back to its original position.
In the arrangement represented by Figs. 3 and 4, the front wall A' is rigidly
connected with the bottom, having on its underside a pair of toothed racks ', with
which it rests on the pinions t; t'. The latter are mounted on shafts and o
coupled together by means of an endless chain 2 running over a pair of chain
wheels t, t'.
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The shaft carries a worm-wheel p" gearing into a worm p', which is set in:
motion by the shaft n', worm-wheel o' and worm b'.
On the shaft of the latter is mounted also the spur wheel b, set in motion by the
spur wheel ", which is mounted on the car, axle f, the wheel b being also in gear
with the wheel d mounted on the axle of the feed roller E, thereby driving the said
roller and, indirectly, through wheels e and m, also the delivery roller L.
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page_text: The rear part of the floor s' rests on a smooth roller y set in motion from the
tooth wheel d, and is connected with the front part by a hinge joint. The floor s
may, however, be made of one piece, or of more than two parts. To the wall",
which closely follows the circumference of the feed roller E mentioned above, is
hinged a plate w guided by means of a pin projecting into a curved slot w'. This
plate receives an oscillating motion from a crank disc y, by means of a connecting
roda, in order to guide to the roller or beater L, in the desired manner, the manure
which is deposited on it by the roller E. The same effect may be produced by an
endless apron, as indicated by Fig. 34, or by a grooved guide roller.
The manure slowly fed towards the roller E by the moveable end wall A' is
_completely scraped off between the said roller and the walls, and thereby the
manure receptacle emptied.
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When the floors &, together with the wall A', has travelled backward far
enough, the rear half of the floor assumes the position indicated in Fig. 3 by dotted
lines and is then protected from getting dirty, by the plate w.
Figs. 5 and 6 represents an arrangement, in which the floor B", together with the
feed roller E' and the delivery roller or heater L, is moved towards the stationary
end wall A. For this purpose the floor B carries a shaft h, on which are mounted
a pair of spur-wheels i. The latter gear into the racks k and receive a slow motion
from the wheel K. The latter is driven by a chain J', which receives motion from
wheel J and runs over a chain wheel H, in order to drive the feed roller E. The
latter is adapted to turn on a shaft e¹ held in bearings g.
The full lines represent the apparatus at the beginning of its operation (the
manure box being full) and the dotted lines the position of the same, when the
manure box is empty.
A handle h¹ may be used, for turning the cylinder E¹ upward, in order to prevent
the clogging of the delivery apparátus in the case of damp manure.
For some kinds of manure, the roller E, made as shown by Figs. 1 to 4, is
advantageously replaced by a roller E', as shown by Fig. 5, said roller having
inclined blades c mounted on straight rails d, as indicated by Fig. 7, or on curved
rails d, as indicated by Fig. 8. A cap or internal guard plate F prevents the
interior of the roller from getting soiled.
In the arrangement represented by Figs. 9 and 10, the manure receptacle G rests
on an endless chain 6' running over three axles a', a², a³. The floor G¹ of the
box G is composed of movable slats P which overlap each other like those of a
Venetian blind, and are secured to the links of the chain b', in the manner repre-
sented by Figs. 11 and 12. This floor is connected with the end wall G" and
transports the manure slowly to the delivery roller L'. The latter is partly
covered with a curved guard plate L2, moveable about the axle . This plate L
or hood, which may be replaced by a similarly shaped slide, is operated by a
handle m and lowered when the manure receptacle is to be filled, or when the
machine is to remain at rest. The lowering of the guard plate prevents the manure
from entering the roller L, when the receptacle is being filled, and its curvature
closely follows the surface of the said roller. In this manner the feed or distri-
buting roller is rendered, unnecessary, and the manure is not shut off from the
delivery roller. This arrangement of the delivery roller may be adopted also in
the construction or forms of the machine described previously.
The curved rear wall ¹ forms a concave bed fitting closely the outlines of the
beater L' and preventing the loss of manure from between the floor G¹ and the
roller L¹.
For refilling the manure hopper, the latter may be propelled backward in the
same manner, as it had been moved forward (that is by turning the mechanism in
the reverse direction), although this requires much time. For obtaining a quicker
return motion, a disengaging device may be adopted such as is used in the case of
some lathes.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A manure distributing machine, in which the manure is fed to the side of the
delivery roller in one of the following ways;
a, by a floor composed of slats P, each slat as well as the end wall G" being
independently fixed on a separate link of endless chains running over toothed
wheels, the individual slats of the floor being not connected at their edges,
but overlapping each other,
b, by a floor forming one piece with the end wall, the manure being guided
downward by a flap w (or an endless apron) to prevent it from dropping
upon the projecting floor,
c, by a slide formed on the end wall (Fig. 1) and the cover, and situated over
the stationary floor s.
2. The manure distributing machine as specified above, but modified by making
the distributing device moveable against the manure, the floor B being connected
with the distributing device and withdrawable with the same.
3. In a manure distributing machine as specified by Claims 1 and 2;
a, a feed roller E¹ (Fig. 7 or 8) chiefly composed of rails or bars d provided
with blades or scoops c', in combination with a curved guard plate mounted
in the interior of the roller E' and adjustable in the same;
b, the combination of the ordinary roller E with a roller L shaped like a
beater ;
c, the combination of the ordinary roller L, with a flap or hood L' adapted to
shut off the distributing device from the manure in the box.
4. In manure distributing machines as specified by Claims 1 and 2, the arrange-
ment of a scraper ¹ (Fig. 9) fitting the surface of the delivery roller and serving
to prevent the loss of manure from between the delivery roller and the floor.
The whole substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 16th day of January 1893.
FAIRFAX & WETTER,
433, Strand, London, Agents.