Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 17th July, 1897

page_text: last link fo at the right side is connected to a draw spring 9 fixed on the frame A
and the last link f on the left side is connected with a draw rod g leading to an
eccentric g² upon the shaft H. When therefore the axle C turns by the motion
of the machine, the rod g' pulls by its backward movement on the chain F whilst
by the forward movement the spring g moves the chain F in the opposite direction,
whereby the knives f f make a to and fro movement over the comb blades e
and cuts the stalks being between the latter. Figs. 14 and 15 show the two
positions of the knives to one another. Instead of the described chain of triangular
knife links there might also be used star shaped knives as in Figs. 12 and 13 or
such knives as are shown in Fig. 11, which then must be driven in rotary move-
ment by means of wheels or other propulsion also instead of the chain a solid
comb might be guided to and fro over the under comb by means of eccentric
and draw spring. Upon the shaft C is also keyed a spur wheel H, into which
engages the pinion A of the shaft H. The latter, which as before mentioned
drives also the eccentric g, drives by means of the shafts H H the chain gear-
ing K', Figs. 4 and 5, upon the chains K of which are provided the points k; the
latter transport the cutf stalks falling upon the plate A and deliver them sidewards
The arms k as soon as they come on the upper face of A, stand stiff and vertical,
but underneath they lie against the bottom. The machine is used in such a manner,
that the comb side is directed against the corn and the draught animal is attached
at the left or the right by means of a pole fixed detachably on the corresponding
longitudinal side, whilst the workmen keeps a straight direction by operating
the levers c; the cut corn is delivered by the delivery device K towards the side on
which the pole is fixed. When the edge of the field is mowed and the machine has
arrived at the end of the field, the machine is turned and the pole is arranged on
the other side and the coupling L is changed, so that the delivering arrangement
works in the opposite direction that is again towards the side of the pole. In order
to effect delivery periodically in gavels, there are provided on the longitudinal
sides the ladders 1, on which the corn is collected until finally one of the arms k
which are fixed on the chains in large distances from one another presses it
through the ladder. Where the corn is much mixed with weed and other plants,
the knife like formed oblique supports / open the way, whilst the points conduct
the corn towards the knives and keep it together.
The arrangement shown in Figs. and 7 shows a machine which serves in the
described manner as a corn reaping machine for working with draught animals,
but which can also be dismounted so that it can serve also as corn mowing machine
worked by hand or as grass turf mowing machine.
The impulsion of the knife chain is effected here from the shaft C by means
of the intermittent gearing M, M M and the crank disk m (which forms simul-
taneously a bevelled wheel for the impulsion of the shafts H H of a delivery
arrangement) which operates the draw rod m³ provided with a tension connection m²
which rod is connected with a rope m running over the guiding roller m and
attached to the link . Against the chain F presses here also a tension rolled N
which can be displaced by means of the screw n and the bow n¹. The machine is
guided by the crank 0, upon the axle of the disk o which is connected by a strap o
with the counter disk of upon the king bolt of the front wheel axle o³.
As in Figs. 6 and 7 the machine serves as a corn reaping machine for working
with draught animals; as mowing machine by hand only the front part is used.
In order to effect this separation the plate A is composed of two parts connected by
means of the hinge joint eyes and pins. In order to arrange the machine for
use as a corn mowing machine by hand, these pins are taken out and the drawing
rope m is detached from the draw rod m³ and attached to a stud not shown either
in the other end of the chain or on the wheel N. The axle o has also two bevelled
removable wheels g g which engaging in a bevelled gearing g' operate by, the
turning of the rollers T a crank disk on the plate A. This disk is coupled by a
rod S shown in dotted lines with a crank pin S on the tension roller so that by the
movement of the machine (there being inserted in the eyes P the fork of a handle

page_text: he tension roller makes an oscillating movement and carrying with it the chain F
by means of friction moves the latter to and fro.
The front part of the plate A has also a delivery arrangement, which however
s not shown in the drawing it is operated by two shafts alligned with the
shafts H2 H3 and coupled with the latter in an easily detachable manner when the
whole combined machine is used. The operation of these shafts is also effected,
when the separated machine is used from the roller T by means of appropriate
lisengagable transmission gear.
gear. This delivery arrangement lies, as the
dotted lines shown in Fig. 6, upon a special framing able to be turned back
or the front part of the plate A is again so dividable that one can completely
remove the delivery arrangement, when the machine is arranged for use as corn
and grass mowing machine worked by hand.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
In mowing and reaping machines, in which the cutting is effected by means of
scissor like operating cutting tools;
(1) A fixed comb like knife arranged fixedly on the machine, over which a
knife link chain consisting of triangular blades is guided to and fro the link chain
being guided over rollers and attached with one end to a draw spring and at the
other end to a draw rod, which latter is operated by an eccentric driven from the
wheri axle of the machine.
(2) In mowing or reaping machines of the described kind knives of the shape
of stars of dcuble rays, which turn over the knife comb as in claim 1.
(3) In mowing and reaping machines as in claim 1 the form of the knife chain
links as lored triangles, of which alternately one is provided on the base with eye
projections and the cther with hook projections.
(4) In mowing and reaping machines as in claim 1 in place of the to and fro
guided link chain the arrangement of a knife blade moved as in claim 1.
(5) In a mowing and reaping machine as in claims 1-1 a steering arrangement
in which the turnable front axle can be operated by a chain from the back part
of the machine by means of levers, on the axles of the chain guiding rollers.
(6) Mowing and reaping machines as in claim 1 in which the frame plate is
composed of two parts, of which each part possesses a running wheel axle from which
by means of disengagable bevelled wheels a horizontal crank disk is operated so
that in the complete form the crank disk of the back axle by means of the draw
rod operates the knife chain as in claim 1, said plate having a corn delivery device,
the axles of which are also 'disconnectable in the middle; whilst the front part can
be used by itself alone as corn reaping or mowing machine worked by hand, the
crank disk of its wheel axle being coupled by a draw rod with a guiding or tension
roller of the knife blade.
L 04 of Varambar 1896
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18 Buckingham Street, Strand W.C., London, Agents to Applicant.