Improvements in or relating to Reaping and Harvesting Machines.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Feb., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 27th Nov., 1395-Accepted, 27th May, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Reaping and Harvesting
Machines.
I, JOHN CRAWFORD MOORE The Meads, Eastbourne Gentleman Farmer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to reaping and harvesting machines, and consists in the
improved construction and arrangement of certain parts of saine, by which the
mechanism is simplified. To carry out the above objects 1 may if desired dispense
with the main road driving wheel, and substitute for it two or more main road driving
wheels or rollers, about half the usual diameter, with curved bearing surface and
of a suitable width. These two or more wheels or rollers carry the main body of
the machine, and drive the mechanism, being geared to same through the medium
of cogwheels carried upon said rollers or wheels, or any other suitable manuer.
These wheels gear into and drive a cogwheel attached to a spindle, this spindle is
supported in suitable bearings in the carriage or frame between the rollers or
wheels. The motion of this spindle is conveyed to the mechanism to be driven,
The rollers or
through the medium of gearing wheels or such convenient means.
wheels are carried in a carriage or frame which can rock upon centres or bearings
in an outer frame to which the tying mechanism is hinged or pivotally attached, so
that the whole tying mechanism can be moved or folded up when required for the
purpose of economising space.
The carriage and outer frame are connected and centred so that they can move
independently of cach other, and as the whole machinery is on the outer frame it
can be adjusted and the rocking on an uneven surface prevented. They are also
so connected that a roller or wheel cannot drop into a trench beyond the desired
depth. The pole or shaft for drawing the machine is hinged or pivoted to the
outer frame in such a way as to have vertical & horizontal play or movement, said
horizontal play or movement being controlled by a chain or such like.
When the shaft or pole is moved horizontally such for instance when it is
required to turn the machine, the movement of the shaft causes one or another of
the rollers or wheels to be raised from the ground through the medium of a suitable
connection such as a chain passing over a pulley between the inner frame carrying
the rollers or wheels, and the shaft or pole. A lever operated by the driver on
crank or pulleys may serve the same purpose. By this means the machine can be
readily turned upon one wheel or roller and the "ballance wheel" supporting the
platform upon which the grain is carried when cut. The reel carrying the tines is
supported and regulated by a coil spring one end of which is attached to the
spindle and the other to a regulating lever engaging in a ratchet plate. The
rollers or wheels are cleared from adhering soil by spikes carried upon the inter-
mediate spindle. The rollers carrying the sheets are supported by a movable
bearing which engages on a pin in the ends of the rollers and is protected by a
ferrule or projecting ring attached to the roller and covering the junction of the
bearing and roller. The edges of the outside fingers are given an inclination or
angle on their sides towards the centre of the cutterbar so as to cause the corn to
fall towards the centre of the platform; the "chains" running over a pulley
attached to the divider having an angular direction towards each other so as to lay
the crop inwards the divider being of a suitable length. The corn is carried to

page_text: the binder by tines & splines running over a sheet of metal, or I may use canvas
sheets on rollers or chains or bands for raising the corn to the knotter.
The play of the arm or spindle carrying the reels is controlled by a chain
attached to a ring sliding on a rod so as to prevent the rakes at their lowest point
from getting cut by the knives.
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E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Reaping and Harvesting
Machines.
JOHN CRAWFORD MOORE, The Meads, Eastbourne, 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:—
This invention relates to reaping and harvesting machines aud consists in the
improved construction and arrangements of certain parts of same by which the
mechanism is simplified.
To carry out the above object I employ two or more main road driving wheels
or rollers of suitable diameter and shape carried in a frame or support which is
moveably or pivotably attached to another frame or support, this latter frame or
support carrying the mechanism of the machine.
In order that my invention may be fully understood, I now refer to the annexed
drawings in which:-
Fig. 1 is a side elevation showing my invention.
Fig. 2. side elevation of opposite side of machine.
Fig. 3 side elevation of intermediate driving wheel.
Fig. 4 side elevation showing arrangement of chains for driving.
Fig. 5 plan view (sectional) of ground wheels and supporting frames or
carriages.
Fig. 6 end view of conveyer roller bearings.
Fig. 7 sectional view of same when in position.
Fig. 8 clevation showing stays elevating chains or bands for elevating the crop
to the packers or tying apparatus.
Fig. view to enlarged scale of spring bearing or stays for carrying elevating
chains and wheels.
Fig. 10 diagrammatic view of driving chain operating mechanism.
Fig. 11 rear view detached showing travelling apron, elevator chains and divider
board.
Fig. 12 detached rear view of driving chains, ground wheels and divider board.
Fig. 13 a detail view hereinafter explained.
Referring to the figures in which similar letters refer to corresponding parts, the
ground wheels a are carried in a frame or support 6 which connected pivotally
to another frame or support c and upon this frame c the mechanism of the machine
is carried. The spindle d drives the mechanism of the machine through the medium
of the bevelled geared wheels which drive the rod or shaft g. This spindle d
runs through the bosses or pivots in bearings h in the frames and c, i is a clutch
operated by the lever; by means of which the mechanism can be thrown in or
out of operation. The wheel k upon the end of the shaft g drives the knife which
cuts the crop by means of a connecting rod and crank or any such well known
means. The other end of the shaft g through the medium of the wheel / drives

page_text: the recl or tines, packing apparatus, knotter, travelling apron, and elevating
chains by means of chain 45 shown in Figs. 10 and 12. The dotted lines in
Fig. 1 marked m show the tines or reel. The various parts of the machine which
are not shown are of any well known construction and arrangement it not being
necessary to show them as my invention consists in the improved parts which I am
describing. The seat supporting the driver is attached or connected to the outer
frame c so that the ground wheels a are between the point of support of the seat
and the balance wheel r, by this means the machine is to a great extent balanced
upon the ground wheels a and a considerable amount of unnecessary weight
removed from the balance wheel v. to is a divider board which is set at a suitable
angle. The spiked elevating chains 7 which run in the direction of the arrow in
Fig. 12 convey the crop from the travelling apron up the inclined surface 9 to
the required position for tying. This tying apparatus may be of any convenient
construction and is suitably mounted on the frame c. The fixed spindle 11 on
which the wheels carrying the elevating chains 7 are loosely mounted is carried by
spring telescopic stays 3 pivoted on the upper shaft 5 as shown in Figs. 8 and 9.
By altering the tension of the spring 13 through the medium of the nut 12 which
turns upon the thread 14, the tension of the elevating and packing chains 7 may
be adjusted. These chains are driven by the upper wheels 4 on the shaft 5 which
is preferably driven by a chain from a gear on the front end of the conveyer
roll 6. The lower wheels with the lower portions of the chains 7 lie loosely on
the corn to be conveyed.
The draught pole o is hinged at p to an additional pole n which is pivotally
attached at r to the support s and is connected to the chain t which passes over
the pulley supported on frame c said chain being connected to the frame b
carrying the ground wheels a so that when the horses turn next the cutting bars
the rear end of the additional pole n will move in a horizontal direction by which
action the inner frame is tilted through the medium of the chain t and the front
ground wheel raised from the ground thus facilitating the turning of the machine.
The position when turning is shewn in Fig. 13. The draught pole o has a vertical
movement upon the pivot p the end 18 being connected to the rod 16 pivoted to
rod 16 which is pivoted at 21 to the support 15, and terminates in a handle 22.
The driver sitting upon the seat 23 can thus regulate the height of the cutting
knife from the ground, by raising or lowering the end 18 of the draught pole o
through the medium of the handle of lever 22.
If desired I may affix a platform 24 and the string box may be affixed to
same. Referring to Figs. 6 and 7 all the roller ends 26 are provided with a
ferrule 25 and spindle 27. The bearing 28 engages upon this spindle 27 and the
angular portion of same 29 is carried in a support or frame 30 at the end of the
rollers. By this means it will be seen that the rollers can be very readily removed
when required, and the twisting of the crop or foreign matter around the spindle
is prevented. The connection of the ground wheels a may be of any convenient
means such as chains 39 upon a double sprocket wheel 40 or an intermediate
wheel 41 but I do not confine myself to any particular form of connection or
drawing such as that shown on Fig. 5. In Fig. 10 the wheel 42 is for the purpose
of regulating the tension of the chain 45 which operates the tines, travelling
apron, conveying roller, elevating chains and tying apparatus. The operation
is as follows:-
The crop is cut by the knife, falls upon the travelling apron being guided to
same by the divider board and reels, whence it passes to the conveying roller 6 is
carried up the incline 9 by the elevating chains and thence direct to the packer
and knotter. By the use of two frames or supports it will be seen that the
machine will travel much more steadily than heretofore, as the inequalities of
the ground over which the ground wheels pass will not directly affect the
frame carrying the mechanism, as both frames are free to rock independently of
each other.

page_text: 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. The combined construction and arrangement of the various parts substantially
as described and illustrated herein.
2. In reaping and barvesting machines of the class herein described two
frames or supports movably or pivotally connected together, one frame carrying
the ground or driving wheels or rollers and the other the machine and mechanism.
3. In reaping and barvesting machines of the class herein described, a movable
bearing or socket engaging upon the end of a conveyer roller spindle, said socket
being enclosed by a ferrule attached to the roller.
4. In reaping and harvesting machines such as described in Claim 2, tilting
the driving wheel frame when the machine is being turned, for the purpose
specified.
Dated this 27th day of November 1895.
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents.