Improvements in or Appertaining to Apparatus Applicablo for De- priving Washed Wheat or other Cereals of their Moisture.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Dec., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Oct., 1897-Accepted, 27th Nov., 1897
Improvements in or Appertaining to Apparatus Applicablo for De-
priving Washed Wheat or other Cereals of their Moisture.
We, JAMES HIGGINBOTTOM and EDWIN HIGGINBOTTOM both of 32 Seel Street,
Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, Milling Engineers, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention is applicable to that class of wheat washing and draining
machines described in specification No. 13931 of 1895, and it consists in the appli-
cation of a current of air or artificially heated air for the purpose of more
effectually drying the wheat before it is discharged from the machine.
In carrying out this invention, we cause a current of air or heated air to enter
at the upper end of the cylinder and such current is caused to pass through the
ascending wheat in the interior of the machine and from thence through the per-
forated casing of the machine, thus by means of auch current of air the wheat is
delivered from the machine in a dryer condition than is otherwise possible.
We preferably use a steam heater such as described in specification No. 13012
of 1895, for the purpose of heating the air, and we may place a fan or other air
moving device on the exterior of the draining machine, to propel the air or the
heated air into or draw it out of the draining machine.
Such air propellor may draw the air through the heater and discharge the same
to the draining machine, or it may be arranged to: blow the air to be heated through
the heater and from thence to the draining machine.
In some cases we may draw the air through the heater and discharge the same
through the perforated casing by means of a fan placed upon the spindle of the
draining machine, such as described in the unpublished application No. 26164
of 1896.
We may use one or more air conduits to connect the heater to the fan and to
the draining machine.
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Improvements in or Appertaining to Apparatus Applicable for De-
priving Washed. Wheat or other Cereals of their Moisture.
We, JAMES HIGGINBOTTOM and EDWIN HIGGINBOTTOM both of 32 Seel Street,
Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, Milling Engineers, do hereby declare the
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page_text: 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:―
This invention is applicable to that class of wheat washing and drying
machines described in specification No.. 13931 of 1895, and i-consists essentially
in the application of a current of air or artificially heated air for the purpose of
more effectually drying the grain before it is discharged from the machine.
The invention is best described by aid of the accompanying drawings in which,
Fig. 1 shows the invention partly in section, and
Fig. 2 a slight variation of the same, also partly in section.
Like letters refer to like parts in both drawings.
Referring first especially to Fig. 1, A is a cylinder shown in section at its upper
end, B is the perforated casing of the said cylinder, and b the revolving beaters or
blades which carry up the wheat. Cis a steam heater preferably that set forth in
specification No. 13012 of 1895, and is used for the purpose of heating the air.
Other forms of heater can however be used for this purpose. D'is a fan for forcing
the air through the heater, and E a conduit from the heater to the top of cylinder A
into which it passes out eventually through the casing B, as shown by the arrows
In some cases we may draw the air through the heater by exhausting the air from
the outside casing I, or a specially unperforated casing placed round the upper part
of casing B; this is shown in Fig. 2. In this A, B, C, D, & E show parts similar
to those already described. The air passing into the heater C from the outside
after being heated therein passes up the tube E into the cylinder A and aftr pass-
ing through the wheat and the casing B passes into the casing K placed round the
upper part of cylinder A. From here it passes down pipe F into the fan D.
Fan D is driven from any suitable shafting by pulley P and the exit air escapes
up the chimney G..
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. The improvements in apparatus applicable for depriving washed wheat or
other cereals of their moisture which consists in combining with a washing or
draining machine of the character or type illustrated by patent, No. 13931 of
1895 of a heating apparatus and means for passing or drawing the air successively
through the heating apparatus and the washing or draining machine and through,
or among the grain in said machine substantially as described.
2. The improvement in the process of depriving washed wheat or other cereals
of their moisture which consists in passing them through a centrifugal or rotary
drying device and passing through and among the grain while in this machine a
current or preferably artificially heated air substantially as described!
Dated this 22nd day of October. 1897
W. P. THOMPSON, & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicants.