Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for the Manufacture of Perforated Fuel.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 19th Oct., 1889-Accepted, 23rd Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for the Manufacture of
Perforated Fuel.
I WILLIAM BONDFIELD WESTLAKE of 19, Northampton Place, Swansea, in the
County of Glamorgan, Manager of Works and Contractor do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
Improvements in machinery or apparatus for the manufacture of Perforated
Fuel.
In my machine for which letters patent were granted me dated the 15th day of
August 1885 No. 9731 where the mould plate is rigid and the ram moves in a vertical
direction pressing from above, I arrange a series of bars to the number and diameter
of the perforations required fastened at their upper end to two rectangular plates
which are fixed to a vertical rod at their centre. An angle plate is bolted to the upper
part of the pug mill at a suitable height above the ram cylinder, the vertical rod being
screwed to this by a nut; the whole is thus hung in a vertical position with the bars
in the mould, their lower extremities on a level with the base of the mould plate. The
ram is hollow, the stamp drilled to the number position and diameter of holes, the
plates and vertical rod of such dimensions as to allow the ram to travel without
raising or lowering the bars which are thus kept stationery.
Date : 1411 .
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for the Manufacture of
Perforated Fuel.
J, WILLIAM BONDFIELD WESTLAKE of 19, Northampton Place, Swansea in the
County of Glamorgan, Manager of Works and Contractor 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 :-
In letters Patent granted to me No. 9731 dated 15th of August 1885 I described a
machine for making solid blocks of fuel or other inaterial; now the object of my
present invention is to provide means for perforating such blocks by the same action
of the machine as is called into use in forming solid blocks.
In carrying out my invention I provide a mould in which is hung two plates
carrying the bars by means of which the perforations are effected, the same being so
arranged or constructed that it is enabled to complete its stroke without obstruction
from the said combined.plate and bars.
Reference must be made to the accompanying drawings and to the figures and
letters of reference thereon marked :-
Fig. 1 is an elevation of press and apparatus showing the means of attachment and
working.
Fig. 2. is a section through moulds showing position of ram and bars while (1)
pressing and (2) at bottom of stroke.
Figs. 3. 4. 5 & 6 are details of apparatus.
A series of bars A to the number and diameter of perforations required are con-
nected at their upper ends to two plates B which are fixed to a vertical rod Cat
their centre. An angle plate D is bolted to the upper part of the pug-mill E, the
vertical rod C being fastened to D by a nut F. The ram G is hollow being con-
nected to the chain H by a hollow rod I working outside the vertical rod C to
which it is connected by a double nut J. J.

page_text: The face-plate K is drilled to the number and diameter of bars. It will be seen
that my apparatus may be so arranged that the ram G may work either upwardly
or downwardly.
The circular plate L (Fig. 1) has half the number of flat-topped cones M and open
spaces N as there are moulds round the press, and partially rotates on the flat-bod P
on which the tube E rests which has the same number of open spaces Q as there are
moulds round the press, vertically beneath the same.
The mixture for compression falls into the mould O, while the ram G is at the top
of its stroke (Fig. 1) and a flat topped cone M of the plate L is directly under the
mould. On applying pressure the ram G compresses the mixture against the flat-
topped cone forming the block of fuel or other material; when the plate L is partially
rolated leaving an open space N and an open space Q directly below the mould O
on the ram G being further lowered; the block is freed from bars A and mould 0,
passes through the open spaces N & Q to a conveyor R or other suitable arrange-
ment passing under the press.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
Lion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The method of and means for perforating blocks of fuel or other material substan-
tially as herein described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 18th day of October 1889.