Improvements in Baling Presses.
Year: 1899

page_text: Improvements in Baling Presses.
I, HUGH JORWERTHI ROBERTS, of 44, Breeze Hill, Bootle, Liverpool, in the
County of Lancaster, M.I.M.E., do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in presses for compressing and baling
5 all kinds of loose or other materials requiring to be pressed, the object being
to provide a simply constructed yet powerful press that may be operated by
manual, animal, steam or other power and one which can be readily moved about
from place to place if required.
My invention consists essentially in an improved arrangement of compression
links coupled to the follower of the press; means for guiding such links and
keeping the follower in a central and horizontal position relative to the pressing
box; an improved arrangement of rocking levers and struts and the use of one
or more loose compressing boxes and hinged rails for supporting them.
In
In carrying out my invention J. construct the various parts of the press from
any suitable material according to the size and power of the press required,
the details being also arranged somewhat differently for the same reasons.
general the press is constructed with a suitable bed, that may be composed of
beams securely tied together by bolts or the like. To this bed is secured shafts
upon which are mounted the lower end or ends of tension links, one link being
arranged at either side the centre of the bed, the upper end or ends of the links
supporting shafts or pins on which are also pivoted the outer ends of two or more
preferably two-compression links the inner ends of which project towards
the centre of the press where they cross each other. The inner ends of these
links are pivoted to the follower of the press, which is held suspended by them
above the pressing box in which the material to be pressed is placed. In order to
keep the follower in a central and horizontal position the compression links are
each fitted with a slide at their inner ends, these slides being centrally connected
o each other and the connecting portion passing through a slot in a bracket
orming part of, or being secured to, the follower. Thus as the angle between
he two finks increases or decreases on the rise or fall of the follower the slides
lter their position longitudinally on the links but always have their centre
oincident with the centre iine of the press. This result may be obtained in
everal ways such as by slotting the levers themselves and engaging them with a
ller or rollers on the central bracket or by using short links or plates connected
spectively at their lower ends to the compression links and at their upper ends
upled together and to a roller which rests in the angle formed by the links.
The shafts or pins connecting the upper ends of the tension and compression
aks together also carry a suitable number of rope or chain pulleys, round which
passed a rope, chain or the like, one end of which is secured to a shackle
ilst the other end is led round the pulleys in accordance with the power
quired and thence round one or more guide pulleys to the source
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page_text: which may be manual, animal, steam or the like, the simplest and perhaps most
effective arrangement being to employ a winch or like winding mechanism.
The drawing of the upper ends of the compression and tension links together
causes the follower to descend into the box beneath it and compress the material
and to prevent one tension link being drawn into a vertical position before the
other, two rocking levers are pivoted to the bed of the press preferably on the same
shafts that support the lower ends of the tension links. The inner ends of these
levers project towards each other and are coupled together by links or the like
whilst their outer ends are connected to struts, the upper ends of which are in
turn coupled to the shafts carrying the pulleys before referred to. Thus if one
tension link advances before the other, the latter is caused to advance also and
compensate the movement so that the follower is always kept in the proper
position at any part of the siroke. I would here say that the tension link,
strut and rocking lever at either side of the press may form one lever instead of
being separate as described.
The box or boxes for containing the material to be pressed may be of any
suitable form so long as provision is made to enable them to be run into the
press on wheels and to enable them to be opened and pulled away from the
compressed material whilst it yet remains in the press. In order to guide the
boxes to their proper position in the press I fit the latter with lines, the portions
on the press being fixed whilst hinged to them, or to the bed of the press, is an
extension line of sufficient length, which can be turned up against the side of
the press when the latter is not in use and put down to a horizontal position when
in use in which case it is supported by extending feet.
The press is supported on wheels so that it may be drawn about from place
place to place if required.
Dated this 2nd day of TI
1000
WILLIAM H. TAYLOR,
Swan Chambers, 69, Market Street, Manchester.
Agent for the Applicant..
I, HUGH JORWERTH ROBERTS, of 44, Breeze Hill, Bootle, Liverpool, in the
County of Lancaster, 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 improvements in presses for compressing and baling
all kinds of loose or other materials requiring to be pressed the object being to
provide a simply constructed yet powerful press that may be operated by manual,
animal, steam or other power and one which can be readily moved about from
place to place if required.
My invention consists essentially in an improved arrangement of compression
links coupled to the follower of the press; means for guiding such links and
keeping the follower in a central and horizontal position relative to the pressing
box an improved arrangement of rocking levers and struts and the use of one
or more loose compressing boxes and hinged rails for supporting them.
The invention will be fully described with reference to the accompanying
drawings in which,
Fig. 1 is a side elevation partly in section of a press designed in accordance
with my invention.

page_text: Or same.
Fig. 3 a plan of the follower and
Figs. 4 to 6 views of details that will be hereinafter referred to.
of
In carrying out my invention I construct the various parts of the press from
5 any suitable material according to the size and power of the press required, the
details being also arranged somewhat differently for the same reasons.
general the press is constructed with a suitable bed, that may be composed of
beams a securely tied together by bolts or the like. To this bed is secured
In
shafts b upon which are mounted the lower end or ends of tension links c one
10 link being arranged at either side of the centre of the bed, the upper end or ends
of the links supporting shafts or pins on which are also pivoted the outer
ends of two or more-preferably two-compression links e the inner ends of
which project towards the centre of the press where they cross each other. The
inner ends of these links e are pivoted at f to the upper side of the follower
5 the press, which is held suspended by them above the pressing box h in which
the material to be pressed is placed. In order to keep the follower in a central and
horizontal position the compression links forming each pair are each fitted with
a slide i at their inner sides which embrace them. These slides are centrally
connected to each other as shown in Fig. 4; one being fitted with a boss j reduced
to pass into a corresponding sized hole in a boss k on the other. The boss k of
each pair of slides passes through a slot in a bracket m forming part of or
being secured to, the follower. Thus, as the angle between the two links increases
or decreases on the rise or fall of the follower the slides alter their position
longitudinally on the links; but always have their centre coincident with the
vertical centre line of the press. This result may be obtained in several ways
such as by slotting the levers themselves as at n
a roller or rollers on a central bracket or by using short links or plates P
Fig. 5 and engaging them with
(Fig. 6) connected respectively at their lower ends to the compression links e
and at their upper ends coupled together by a pin g or the like carrying a
roller which rests in the angle formed by the links e.
The shafts or pins & connecting the upper ends of the tension and compression
links together also carry a suitable number of rope or chain pulleys s round
which is passed a rope t, chain or the like, one end of which is secured to a
shackle whilst the other end is led round the pulleys in accordance with the
power required and thence round one or more guide pulleys to the source of
power, which may be manual, animal, steam or the like, the simplest and
perhaps most effective arrangement being to employ a winch or like winding
mechanism.
nks c.
The drawing of the upper ends of the compression and tension links together
auses the follower to descend into the pressing box beneath it and compress
he material and to prevent one tension link being drawn into a vertical position
efore the other, two, rocking levers w are pivoted to the bed of the press
referably on the same shafts that support the lower ends of the tension
The inner ends of these levers w project towards each other and are
upled together by links or the like and pins y whilst their outer ends
e connected to struts the upper ends of which are in turn coupled to the
afts carrying the pulleys before referred to. Thus if one tension link
vances before the other, the latter is caused to advance also and compensate
e movement so that the follower is always kept in the proper position at
y part of the stroke. I would here say that each tension link e strut z and
cking lever wat either side of the press may form one bell-crank lever instead
being separate as described.
The box or boxes h for containing the material to be pressed may be of any
table form so long as provision is made to enable them to be run into the
ss on wheels a' and to enable their sides to be opened and pulled away from
compressed material whilst it yet remains in the press. In order to guide the
es to their proper position in the press I fit the latter with line u

page_text: portions on the press being fixed whilst hinged to them at c¹ or to the bed of the
press is an extension line d' of sufficient length which can be turned up against
the side of the press when the latter is not in use and put down to a horizontal
position when in use in which case it is supported by extending feet el.
The whole of the press mechanism is supported on wheels fl so that it may be
drawn about from place to place as required.
A press such as I have described is useful for pressing and baling practically
all kinds of material and is especially serviceable for portable use, a character
very requisite in many countries. For light pressures the press is generally made
of timber and iron but where greater pressure is required it would be constructed
entirely of iron or steel the details of design being altered in accordance with
the materials.
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:-
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1. In presses of the character referred to the use of one or more compression
links with their inner ends crossed and pivoted to the follower of the press,
slides slidably embracing each link and connected to each other engaging with
slotted brackets on the follower so as to keep the point of intersection of the
centre lines of the compression links coincident with the vertical centre line of
the press follower substantially as described.
2. In presses of the character referred to connecting the inner rods of the
rocking levers together by links and their outer ends to tension links and struts
(of which alternatively they may form a part) substantially as and for the
purposes described.
3. In presses of the character referred to the use of crossed compression links
arranged as referred to in Claims 1 or 4 in combination with a movable follower
or press head, tension links, rocking levers and. struts (alternatively formed as
one lever) and means for operating them substantially as described.
4. In presses of the character referred to the means for guiding the crossed
compression links and follower substantially as described with reference either
to Fig. 5 or Fig. 6 of the accompanying drawings.
5. In presses of the character referred to the use of hinged extensible rails for
the loose press boxes substantially as described.
6. The general arrangement, construction and combination of parts forming
my improved baling press substantially as described with reference to Figs. 1,
2 3 and 4 cf the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 24th day of April 1900.
WILLIAM H. TAYLOR,
Stephen's Buildings, 62, Market Street, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicant.
WILLIAM H. TAYLOR,
Stephen's Buildings, 62, Market Street, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicant.