Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd May, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 16th Jan., 1895-Accepted, 16th Mar., 1895
THOMAS PEACOCK Granville House Brook Street Hanley, Staffordshire,
Mechanical Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The tippler consists of a cage formed of two rings connected by bars, rails, and
guides of the usual form, to enable a tub or waggon to pass through, and to be
turned over to discharge the contents therefrom. The cage will be supported on
four flanged rollers keyed on two shafts, one of the shafts being extended and
having fast and loose pulleys near one end; a belt connecting the said pulleys to
another pulley on some power-driven shafting, so that by moving the belt from the
loose to the fast pulley the tippler may be caused to revolve in the ordinary way.
A weigh shaft, placed at one side of the tippler, and opposite the centre thereof,
and being at right angles to the shafting supporting the tippler, is provided with a
hand starting lever; a counter-balance arm and weight; and a double-ended lever,
to the bottom end of which is attached the striking gear of the driving belt, and the.
top end is gibbed to engage with a projection fixed to one of the cross bars of the
tippler cage.
Near the gib on this lever is also attached a spring catch which
engages with the above mentioned projection, the object being to prevent the cage
springing back on being brought to rest by the gib.
A pawl, hinged to the frame supporting the shafting of the tippler engages with
a pin upon the gib-ended lever, and is prevented from moving sideways by a guide
secured to the side of the lever. The movements of the levers are controlled by a
stop plate fixed to the framework of the machine.
The method of working the tippler is as follows:-
When a tub or waggon containing mineral to be discharged, has been placed in
the tippler cage, the hand lever is depressed until the pawl engages with the pin on
the gib-ended lever, moving the gib clear of the projection, and the driving belt
from the loose to the fast pulley. The tippler is thus caused to revolve and tip the
contents of the tub or waggon into the hopper below, and when it has nearly
completed a revolution, a projection on one of the crossbars lifts the pawl and allows
the counter-poise to drop and thus move the driving belt back to the loose pulley,
and the gib-ended lever into the position for arresting the movement of the tippler
at the proper place, so that the empty tub or waggon may be removed and the
operation of tipping repeated.
Dated this 28th day of April 1894.
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THOMAS PEACOCK.
Improved Rotary Wagon Tippler.
THOMAS PEACOCK, Granville House, Brook Street, Hanley, Staffordshire,
Mechanical 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 :-
The tippler consists of a frame or cage, A. formed of two rings connected by tie-
bars, rails and guides of the usual form to enable a tub or wagon to pass through,

page_text: and to be turned over to discharge the contents therefrom.
The cage is supported
on four flanged rollers D D keyed on two shafts B and C. The shaft B is extended
and has fast and loose belt pulleys E and F placed on it, a strap connecting the
said pulleys to another pulley on some power-driven shaft, so that by moving the
belt from the loose to the fast pulley the tippler may be caused to revolve in
the ordinary way.
A weigh-shaft G is placed at one side of the tippler and a double ended lever H
is secured to one end of the shaft. The guide or fork L controlling the movement
of the belt is connected by a rod to the lower end of the lever H, the movement of
which is confined by the stops c c'. A handle I is coupled to the top end of the
lever H, and is guided by a slot formed in a standard fixed to the framing; a
sneck, b, formed on the handle serving to hold the handle in place when the tippler
is out of gear.
A lug or stud, a, is formed on the lever H and engages with a
recess on the guide K, the object of the guide being to move the lever into the
position for throwing the strap from the fast to the loose pulley and thereby
bringing the tippler to rest.
The method of working the tippler is as follows. When a tub or wagon
containing mineral to be discharged has been placed in the tippler cage, the handle
is drawn forward, releasing the stud from the slot on the guide, and moving the
strap from the loose to the fast pulley. The tippler is thus caused to revolve and
tip the contents of the tub or wagon into the hopper below, and when it has nearly
completed a revolution the guide K engages with the stud on the lever and moves
it over into the stopping position, the lever springing back sufficiently to allow the
stud to rise over the gib on the guide, when it falls into the slot and locks the
tippler in the proper position so that the empty tub or wagon may be removed and
the operation of tipping repeated.
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 application of fast and loose belt pulleys, whereby power-driven rotary
tipplers may be put in or out of gear substantially as hereinbefore set forth.
2. An arrangement of levers and other mechanism whereby power-driven rotary
tipplers may be easily put into gear by the attendant, substantially as hereinbefore
described.
3. A guide and other gear whereby power-driven rotary tipplers may be
automatically put out of gear and brought to rest substantially as hereinbefore
described.
Dated this 14th day of January 1905
THOMAS PEACOCK.