An Improved Briquette Machine.
Year: 1897

page_text: An Improved Briquette Machine.
JAMES PRING, Engineer, 24 Durham Road, Newport, Mon., do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Timber Frame fitted with Wheel Gearing, Sliding Block Connecting Rod, and
Lever in connection with hammers and moulds for pressing Briquettes.
Timber Frame to be used for erecting machinery on, instead of Iron Frame now
in use.
Wheel Gearing to transmit the power for compressing Briquette to save the use of
steam, the pressure being applied by a Lever which is connected to Wheel Gearing
by a Sliding Block Connecting Rod, the lever also being fitted with hammers to work
in moulds where Briquettes are pressed.
The whole of the above improvements will considerably reduce the cost of Briquette
Machines.
JAMES PRING, Engineer, 24 Durham Road, Newport, Mon., 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 :-
Timber Frame A. fitted with Wheel Gearing B. Sliding Block Connecting Rod C.
and Lever D. in connection with Hammers E. & Moulds for pressing Briquettes.
Timber Frame to be used for erecting Machinery on instead of Iron Frame now
in use.
Wheel Gearing to transmit the power for compressing Briquette to save
the use of Steam, the pressure being applied by a Lever which is connected to Wheel
Gearing by a Sliding Block Connecting Rod, the Lever also being fitted with Hammers
to work in Moulds where Briquettes are made.
The whole of the above improvements will considerably reduce the cost of
Briquette Machines.
The drawing shows a feed pan, also a Large Plate fitted with bolts fixed on top of
circular die table of 10 moulds the pan being used for receiving steamed mixture of
Coal & Pitch or any other ingredient for feeding moulds in die table which
revolves around by means of a ratchet motion and places one mould at each stroke of
the ratchet filled with mixture underneath large plate for compression.
The Wheel Gearing B which is driven by Belt & Pulley raising Lever D as
shown on drawing pressing the mixture underneath beforenamed plate into a Block
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page_text: or Briquette as shown on drawing (left hand side) and at the same time delivers
one of the finished Briquettes from the moulds as again shown on drawing (right
hand side) by the means of hammers E. in connection with lever. D which is con-
nected to Sliding Block Connecting Rod C. being worked from a large Spur Wheel
fitted with Crank Pin in Sliding Block. When it becomes at half stroke (at point
shown by Crank pin in drawing) the lever D is placed on a bottom timber under-
neath machine as shown by dotted line &. remains thus until the die table has
revolved & placed the next full mould under plate for compression, and at this point
while lever D is standing still the Sliding Block is travelling down & up the
Connecting Rods until it becomes in contact with the top of connecting rod when it
raises the lever D. for compressing again.
To explain it another way the lever D is worked upwards & downwards by one
half of revolution of large Spur Wheel viz. the top half during which time the
sliding block remains stationary, at the top of connecting rod during the other half
of revolution viz. the bottom half the sliding block lowers & rises on the
connecting rods whilst table is revolving & lever on timber at a standstill.
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. Construction of Timber Frame A.
2. Wheel Gearing for transmitting power B.
3. Sliding Block Connecting Rod C.
4. Lever D fitted with Hammers E.