IMPROVEMENTS IN AND CONNECTED WITH APPARATUS FOR MALTING OR FOR KILN DRYING, AND - TURNING GRAIN OR OTHER " SUBSTANCES
Year: 1882

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LETTERS PATENT to Arthur Perry of Roscrea in the County of Tipperary
for an invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN AND CONNECTED WITH APPARATUS
FOR MALTING OR FOR KILN DRYING, AND
-
TURNING GRAIN OR
OTHER
"
SUBSTANCES
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Arthur Perry at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 14th March 1882.
ARTHUR PERRY of Roscrea in the County of Tipperary "IMPROVEMENTS IN
AND CONNECTED WITH APPARATUS FOR MALTING OR FOR KILN-DRYING AND
TURNING GRAIN OR OTHER SUBSTANCES
"
It consists of a travelling wheel shaft or cylinder with buckets or peculiarly
made blades attached thereto which, as it revolves, works the substance circum-
ferentially over the wheel thereby turning it. These blades are preferably radial,
and parallel with the axis, and revolve at a far greater speed than that at which
the shaft travels horizontally.
In order to clear the substance off the floor, a screw or band is attached parallel
to the turning wheel to receive the substance and deposit it at either sides of floor
into suitable receptacles.
During the process of malting it is necessary to sprinkle the grain with water:
a pipe is attached to the turning wheel parallel thereto to distribute water evenly
through the grain as it falls.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Arthur Perry in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
13th September 1882.
ARTHUR PERRY, of Roscrea, in the County of Tipperary "IMPROVEMENTS IN
AND CONNECTED WITH APPARATUS FOR MALTING OR FOR KILN-DRYING, AND
TURNING GRAIN OR OTHER SUBSTANCES."
This invention consists of a travelling wheel shaft or cylinder with buckets or
peculiarly made blades attached thereto, which, as it revolves, works the substance
circumferentially over the wheel thereby turning it. These blades are preferably
radial, and parallel with the axis of the turner, and their outer edges parallel
with the floor of the kiln, and revolve at a far greater speed than that at which
the shaft travels horizontally.
In order to clear the substance off the floor, a discharger consisting of a screw
or band is attached parallel to the turning wheel to receive the substance and
deposit it at either sides of floor into suitable receptacles.
During the process of malting it is necessary to sprinkle the grain with water:
a pipe is attached to the turning wheel parallel thereto to distribute water evenly
through the grain as it falls.
And in order that my invention may be better understood I have illustrated the
same in the accompanying drawing in which
Fig 1, is a longitudinal elevation of turning wheel.
Fig: 2, an end elevation.
Figs: 3, 4 and 5, are details of same at lines x, x, y, y, z, z,
Fig: 6, shows modification of blade of turner modified for use with light floors
of corn.
Figs: 7 and 8 are respectively a longitudinal elevation and plan of turning
wheel with screw for discharging applied.
Figs 9, 10 and 11, are respectively a longitudinal elevation, end elevation, and
plan of turning wheel, having a sprinkling tube attached.
The travelling wheel or turner D is formed or composed of the blades d
preferably radial and parallel with the axis of centre piece or supporting shaft E
These blades d may be made in any number of convenient lengths and are attached
to the shaft or centre piece E by means of the angle pieces F to which they are
bolted or screwed and are made straight along their outer edge it being parallel
with the floor of the kiln or loft.
The shaft E is carried in suitable bearings on the carriage G mounted on the
rails H. To the carriage G is imparted a horizontal traverse motion, and, at the
same time the turner or travelling wheel D is caused to revolve at a speed greater
than that at which the shaft travels. Both the horizontal traverse and rotary
motions are imparted to the apparatus from any suitable source by any ordinary
means.
In order to clear the substance off the floor I attach to the turning apparatus a
discharger consisting of an archimedean screw I working in a suitable box or
trough and mounted on the carriage G at a suitable distance from, and parallel
with the turning wheel D.
This screw receives the substance from the turner D and deposits it at either
side of floor whence it is passed through the openings or receptacles J to a hopper
or floor beneath. Motion is conveyed to the screw I from turner D by pulleys i, i¹
and belt i¹.
In figs. 9. 10 and 11 I have shewn a sprinkling tube K attached to and parallel
with the turner D to distribute water evenly through the grain as it falls from the

page_text: turner D during the process of malting. The water is supplied to the sprinkler
through the hose L which may be connected with a cistern or other water supply
in any suitable manner.
The discharger and sprinkler may be disconnected and separated from the
turner at pleasure as they are only required for special circumstances the former
when the grain is to be removed from the floor or the kiln unloaded and the latter
during the process of malting when moisture is necessary.
Having now described the nature of the said invention and the best mode
known to me of carrying it into effect I wish it to be understood that I do not
claim broadly the turning of grain on a floor by a travelling turner but that
what I believe to be new and desire to protect under the herein-before in part
recited Letters Patent is:-
1st In apparatus for malting or for kiln drying and turning grain or other
substances a travelling wheel shaft with radial arms or blades with edges parallel
to the floor radial or bent or curved forward as required and having a much
greater rotary velocity than its translation movement substantially as and for the
purposes described.
2nd In combination with the aforesaid travelling wheel shaft or its mechanical
equivalent a screw or band attached parallel to the turning wheel so arranged as
to receive when required a part or all of the substance turned and deposit it at
either side of the floor into suitable receptacles.
3rd In combination with the aforesaid travelling wheel shaft or its mechanical
equivalent a perforated pipe running parallel with said shaft or nearly so for
distributing water onto the substance being turned substantially as described.
In witness whereof I the said Arthur Perry have hereunto set my hand and
seal this eighth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty two.
ARTHUR PERRY. (L.S.)