Improved Method of and Apparatus applicable to Tile-presses for Feeding "Tile-bats" thereto.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Feb., 1899
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Date of Application, 24th Feb., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 24th Nov., 1900 Accepted, 27th Jan, 1000
Improved Method of and Apparatus applicable to Tile-presses for
Feeding "Tile-bats" thereto.
I, JOHN NASH PEAKE, The Tileries, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs., Brick and
Tile Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This my invention has reference to an improved method of and apparatus for
feeding earthenware or clay "tile-bats" to tile presses, the objects of my said
invention. being to enable such presses to be driven quicker and
tile-bats" to
be fed one at a time regularly and automatically to the die or dies of such presses
so as to increase the rate of production, to diminish the necessity of skilled labour,
and to avoid risk of damage to such presses by preventing "tile-bats” over-
lapping beneath their die.
In carrying this invention into practice at the front end of such
presses above the table of same I crect, attach
or fix by metallic
bolts and nuts or like suitable means a square or rectangular metallic
case or framing of suitable size with an open lower end, an open top-end and an
opening, slot or aperture of suitable size in each of its sides extending from their
top-end down to their lower end or to within a short distance of their lower end,
upon such table I fit or lay horizontally a steel, iron or other suitable metallic
metallic plate of any suitable thickness and length, and the same width or of
about the same width as the "bats" to be fed to the dies of such pressés, to the
outer end of such metallic plate which I term a push plate I pivottally
connect one end of a suitably shaped metallic rod or lever, the lower end of
such rod being fitted or connected to the upper end of a metallic crank or the
like fitted on or fixed to a horizontal rocking-shaft supported in suitable bearings
attached or fixed to the foundation or framing of such presses, so that when
presses fitted with such apparatus are set in motion the said rocking-shaft will
be worked by means of one arm of a metallic bell-crank being fitted thereto, the
upper arm of such bell-crank having one end of a horizontally projecting
metallic pin of suitable size fixed at right-angles thereto so that the inner end or
portion of such pin will fit in a groove or channel formed in one side of a metallic
cam-plate vertically fixed or mounted on the horizontal shaft of such presses, or
push-plate" may be worked by a series of metallic links, levers, cranks or
toothed gearing according to the class of machine or press to which such feeders
are fitted.
such
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After such presses are set in motion any suitable number of clay-bats of suitable
size may be superimposed in, placed within or let down intermittently by hand
into the aforesaid framing or box above the table of such presses, or the first lot
of such tile bats" may be placed by hand within such casing or framing before
such presses are set in motion, each time the said "push plate" on such table is
caused to make a forward stroke the lowermost "clay-bat" will be pushed forward
from the said framing or casing to and in register beneath the die or plunger of

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such tile-presses, the "bats" remaining in such casing resting upon such "push-
plate" until such "push-plate" is withdrawn or caused to make a backward
stroke by the rocking-lever or gear, then the remaining pile of, or superimposed
"bats will sink by gravity within such framing or box so that the lower-most
bat" will rest or bear upon the press-table, the push-plate" at its next forward
stroke will then push the lowermost "bat" along such table beneath and in
register with the die or plunger of such presses, at the same time forcing the
previously fed "bat" from beneath such die, so that it will be readily understood
that as such presses are in motion and there are
"tile-bats in such hopper or
framing such bats" will be intermittently and regularly fed to, or pushed one
at a time beneath and in register with the die or plunger of such tile-presses.
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Improved Method of and Apparatus applicable to Tile-presses for
Feeding Tile-bats thereto.
I, JOHN NASIL PEAKE, The Tileries, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs., Brick and
Tile Manufacturer, 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 my invention has reference to an improved method of and apparatus for
feeding earthenware or clay tile-bats to tile presses, the objects of my said
invention being to enable such presses to be driven quicker and tile bats" to
be regularly fed one at a time automatically to the die or plunger of such presses
so as to increase the rate of production, to do away with the necessity of skilled
labour, and to avoid risk of damage of such presses by preventing tile-bats over-
lapping beneath their die.
In carrying this invention into practice at the front end of such presses, above
the table of same I erect, attach or fix by metallic bolts and nuts or like suitable
means a square or rectangular metallic case or framing of suitable size with an
i open lower end, an open upper end, and an aperture of suitable size in each of
its sides extending down to within a short distance of their lower end, upon such
table I fit or lay horizontally a steel, iron or other suitable metallic plate of
suitable thickness and length, and of the same width or about the same width
as the clay bats to be fed to the die of such presses, to the outer end of such
metallic plate which I term a push-plate I connect one end of a suitably shaped
metallic rod or lever, the other end of such rod being pivottally fitted or con-
nected to the upper end of a suitably shaped metallic crank or lever fitted to or
fixed on a horizontal rocking-shaft supported in or by suitable bearings attached
or fixed to the framing of such presses, so that when presses fitted with such
apparatus are set in motion the said rocking shaft will be worked by means of
one arm of a metallic bell-crank fitted thereto, the upper arm of such bell crank
having one end of a horizontally projecting metallic projecting-pin of suitable
size fixed at right angles thereto so that the inner end of such pin will loosely fit
in a groove or channel formed in one side of a metallic cam-plate vertically
fixed or mounted on the horizontal shaft of such presses, or such push-plate may
be worked by a series of metallic links, levers, cranks or toothed-gearing accord-
ing to the class of machine or press to which such feeders are to be fitted.

page_text: In order that my said invention may be more readily understood and explained
in detail I have hereunto annexed a sheet of drawings shewing one way of
carrying such invention into practice, on which drawings letters of reference are
marked,
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of the framing of a tile press shewing
my invention applied thereto.
Figure 2 is a plan view of Figure 1, and
Figure 3 an end elevation of Figure 1 looking in the direction indicated by
the arrow.
On reference to the said drawings a indicates a sheet brass or like suitable
metallic framing having an open upper end and an open lower end with a
portion of each of its sides cut away to enable clay-bats 6 to be readily placed
therein so that the lowermost bat rests upon the metallic table of such press,
the steel iron or like metallic push-plate d resting upon the table e between
metallic guides having one end of a wrought-iron or steel rod or lever e
screwed or rivetted to its outer end, the other end of such lever being adjustably
connected or fixed by metallic nuts f to the upper end or portion of a suitably
shaped cast-iron, wrought-iron steel or brass slide block fitted on a horizontal
steel or iron rod h supported at its inner end by a suitable metallic bracket i
fixed by metallic bolts, rivets or the like to the underside of the fixed table c,
the outer end of such rod being screwed, bolted or fixed to the upper end of a
suitably shaped metallic post or standard j, to the lower end of such slide block g
I pivottally connect one end of a wrought iron or like suitable metallic rod k
the opposite end of such rod I pivottally connect to the upper end of a metallic
crank or arm keyed or fixed on the horizontal metallic shaft m between the
sides of the press framing supported by suitable bearings m², on one of the outer
ends of such shaft I fix or key a similar metallic crank to which I piyottally
connect one end of a steel or iron rod the opposite end of such rod being
pivottally and adjustably connected to the lower end of one arm of a cranked
metallic lever o adjacent to the side of the press framing fixed on a vibrating
horizontal metallic shaft p, a metallic pin or protuberance ŕ fixed to or formed on
one side of its upper arm g loosely fitting into the sinuous groove or slot in the
outer side or surface of the metallic cam plates or outer side of the shrouded
metallic-toothed wheel . It will be readily understood that when such tile
press is set in motion the toothed wheel revolves having the cam plates attached
or fixed thereto the curve of such cam causing the pin to raise and fall and
vibrate or rock the cranked lever o, qupon its shaft p and the cranks and
shaft m by means of the rod which causes the rod k to transmit a to and fro
motion to the slide-block g on the rod hand the push plate 7, each time the push-
plate makes a forward stroké a greased or lubricated clay-bat is pushed forward
on the table e from the lower open end of the casing a to beneath the plunger
of such press, the remainder of the superimposed greased bats within such framing
falling on to and resting upon
such
the said push plate until
push plate is withdrawn when making its backward stroke then
such bats fall from such plate, the lower bat resting
on the table c
at the lower open end of such framing, then when the push plate
is again forced forward, the lowest clay-bat is forced forward on such table to
beneath the press plunger or die and the remainder of the bats within such
framing rest on such push-plate until such push plate is again withdrawn or
makes a backward stroke as before described, clay-bats being placed by hand
into such framing as required while such press is working by any unskilled
person.
As the press plunger recedes or makes an upward stroke and the rods n, and
push plate da backward stroke the metallic bar is pushed forward on the slide r
by the lower arm of the pivotted crank on the horizontal metallic shaft to

page_text: cause projection 2 on such bar u to push the lower end of the metallic bar or
lever outwards so as to put the toothed metallic wheel in gear with the
revolving toothed wheel y so as to revolve the roller z preferably jacketted or
covered with moleskin and force such revolved roller down on to the pressed tile
to whisk or remove such tiles one at a time along the fore end of the table c
away from beneath the press plunger to permit another lubricated or greased
clay bat to be pushed from the pile in the casing to beneath the press plunger
or die by the metallic push plate d, as each tile is removed the toothed wheel
is thrown out of gear with the toothed wheel y as the metallic
bar makes a backward stroke and draws the projection ² on same
away from against the pivotted lever 12, a balance weight or weights attached to
the upper arms of such lever or a metallic spring or springs may be used to
cause such lever to return to its normal position.
To facilitate the removal of the pressed bats from beneath the press plunger I
form a square or rectangular aperture in the fore end of the table of such brick
presses adjacent to the mould and fit any suitable number of cylindrical metallic
or hard wood revolvable rollers R transversely therein so that the upper part of
their periphery is level with the top surface of the table c.
Sometimes it is found that more than one clay-bat, or a clay-bat expanded by
temperature is forced under the press plunger which on being pressed causes
sever strains to such presses and frequent damage thereto, to prevent such
damage to such machines I fit a loose metallic collar or sleeve on the shaft S
against the collar formed on or keyed to such shaft and drill any suitable number
of holes T of suitable size transversely through such collars at a suitable distance
from their periphery and drive or force oak or other suitable tough wood cylin-
drical pegs into such holes so that such collars will be caused to revolve together;
but an unusual strain will break such wood pegs and stop the machine.
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:-
The adaptation to tile presses of a casing or framing of suitable size fixed on
or to their table for containing any suitable number of superimposed clay-bats
which are pushed one at a time from the lower end of such framing by a push-
plate reciprocated by means of cranks, rods or toothed-gearing, as herein sub-
stantially described and set forth.
Dated this 23rd day of November 1899
JOHN NEWTON,
Longport, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs.,
Agent for Applicant.