Threshing Machine (Patent No: 182968)

Inventor: Clove, Jacob

Location: Calgary

Comments: N/A

Description: Jacob Clove, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 19th March, 1918; 6 years. Filed 18th September, 1917. Receipt No. 285,390.

Claim.—1. In a travelling threshing machine, the combination with a vehicle body having mounted thereon a threshing mechanism, a rotary band cutter and a feeding device for feeding sheaves to the land cutter, of a pick-up device for delivering sheaves from the ground to said feeding device, said pick-up comprising an inclined endless conveyer, presenting extending prongs adapted in the operation of the conveyer to gather the sheaves from the ground, elevate them and discharge them to the feeding device.

2. In a travelling threshing machine, the combination with a vehicle body having mounted thereon a threshing mechanism, a rotary band cutter, and a feeding device for feeding sheaves to the band cutter, of a pick-up device for delivering sheaves from the ground to said feeding device, said pick-up comprising an endless inclined conveyer, rotatably mounted and spaced cross rods carried by the conveyer, prongs extending from the cross rods, and means associated with the cross rods adapted to control the same to project or withdraw the prongs in the travelling of the conveyer.

3. In a travelling threshing machine, the combination with a vehicle body having mounted thereon a threshing mechanism, a rotary band cutter, and a feeding device for feeding sheaves to the band cutter, of a pick-up device for delivering sheaves from the ground to said feeding device, said pick-up comprising an endless inclined conveyer, spaced cross rods rotatably mounted on the conveyer, side frames, prongs extending from the cross rods, cranks located at the ends of the cross rods, and means carried by the side frames adapted to control the cranks to project or withdraw the prongs.

4. In a travelling threshing machine, the combination with a vehicle body having mounted thereon a threshing mechanism, a rotary band cutter, and a feeding device for feeding sheaves to the band cutter, of a pick-up device for delivering sheaves from the ground to said feeding device, said pick-up comprising an endless inclined conveyer, spaced cross rods rotatably mounted on the conveyer side frames, prongs extending from the cross rods, cranks permanently secured to the ends of the cross rods and tracks carried by the side frames and controlling the cranks.

5. In a travelling threshing machine, the combination with a vehicle body having mounted thereon a threshing mechanism, a rotary band cutter, and a feeding device for feeding sheaves to the band cutter, of a pick-up device for delivering sheaves from the ground to said feeding device, said pick-up comprising an endless inclined conveyer, spaced cross rods rotatably mounted on the conveyer, side frames, prongs extending from the cross rods, a pair of cranks secured permanently to the ends of each cross rod, and tracks provided on the side frames to control the cranks whereby the tracks passing around the lower end of the conveyer and the ascending side thereof are held in an extended position to pick up and carry the sheaves and are freed and withdrawn at the upper end of the conveyer to free from and deposit the sheaves.

6. In a travelling threshing machine, the combination with a vehicle body having mounted thereon a threshing mechanism, a rotary band cutter and a feeding device tor feeding sheaves to the band cutter, of a pick-up device for delivering sheaves from the ground to said feeding device, said pick-up comprising an endless inclined conveyer, spaced cross rods rotatably mounted on the conveyer, side frames, prongs extending from the cross rods, a pair of cranks permanently secured to the ends of each cross rod and provided at their extremities with extending rollers and tracks provided on the inner sides of the side frames and adapted to receive and control the rollers and being arranged such that one set of rollers trail behind the rods on the under side lower end and top side of the conveyer and are freed at the upper end and such that the other set of rollers are caught by the tracks at the upper end of the conveyer and brought to a trailing position behind the rods and then released.

7. In a travelling threshing machine, the combination with a vehicle body having mounted thereon a threshing mechanism, a rotary band cutter and a feeding device for feeding sheaves to the band cutter, of a pick-up device for delivering sheaves from the ground to said feeding device, said pick-up comprising opposing side frames having their upper ends pivotally mounted and their lower ends carried by castor wheels, an endless chain conveyer mounted within the frames, spaced cross rods pivotally mounted on the conveyer chains and provided at their ends with pairs of cranks fitted with outstanding rollers, prongs permanently secured to the cross rods, an outer continuous track formed on the inner side of each of the side frames and adjoining the rollers and provided at the upper end of the conveyer with inturned deflections to provide upper and under trips for the rollers, an inner track carried by the side frames and spaced from the outer track and terminating at the trips and having the end adjacent the under trip deflected inwardly to form a catch for the down going rollers, and a further track spaced from and surrounding the upper end of the outer track and with the ends thereof diverging and with the upper end forming a catch for the up-going rollers.

8. In a travelling threshing machine, the combination with a vehicle body having mounted thereon a travelling mechanism a rotary band cutter adjoining the threshing mechanism, and a pick-up device at the front end thereof adapted to pick up the sheaves, elevate and discharge them, of means for receiving and feeding the sheaves to the band cutter, and threshing mechanism comprising a top horizontally disposed endless conveyer-like feeder receiving the sheaves from the pick-up appliance, an upstanding angularly disposed conveyer-like lifter adapted to receive the sheaves from the feeder, elevate and discharge them a rotatably mounted picker adjoining the upper end of the feeder and an underlying conveyer-like under feeder passing beneath the top feeder and lifter and feeding to the threshing mechanism.

9. In a travelling thresher, the combination with a vehicle body and a pick-up device located at the forward end of the machine and adapted to pick up, elevate and discharge sheaves, of a rack carried by the machine body and adjoining the pick-up device and adapted to receive the sheaves deposited therefrom and comprising side closure members carried by the machine frame and forming the sides thereof, an endless conveyer-like feeder forming the bottom thereof, and an endless conveyer-like upwardly and rearwardly inclining litter forming the back thereof.

10. In a travelling thresher, the combination with a vehicle body and a pick-up device located at the forward end of the machine and adapted to pick up, elevate and discharge sheaves, of a rack for receiving the sheaves elevated by the pick-up, comprising side closure members, a bottom forming a horizontally disposed conveyer-like feeder and a back forming a conveyer-like lifter and rotary band cutters inserted in the feeder.

11. In a travelling threshing machine, the combination with a main cylinder and a main concave and an under feeder delivering to the cylinder and concave of a rotary retarder interposed between the delivery end of the feeder and the cylinder and an auxiliary cylinder and concave disposed beneath the retarder.

12. In a travelling threshing machine, the combination with a main cylinder and a main concave and an under feeder delivering to the cylinder and concave of a rotary retarder interposed between the delivery end of the feeder and the cylinder, a corrugated auxiliary cylinder and corrugated rugated auxiliary concave located beneath the retarder.


13. In a travelling threshing machine, the combination with a main cylinder and a main concave and an under feeder delivering to the cylinder and concave, of a rotary retarder interposed between the delivery end of the feeder delivering to the cylinder and concave, of a rotary retarder interposed between the delivery end of the feeder and the cylinder, a corrugated auxiliary cylinder and corrugated auxiliary concave located beneath the retarder and a travelling draper positioned beneath the auxiliary concave.

14. In a travelling thresher, the combination with a feeder, of a threshing mechanism comprising a main cylinder and concave receiving from the feeder, a rotating grating receiving from the cylinder, and enclosed driven means disposed above the grating for beating and picking the material passing over the grating.

15. In a travelling thresher, the combination with a feeder, of a threshing mechanism comprising a main cylinder and concave receiving from the feeder, a rotating grating receiving from the cylinder, enclosed driven means disposed above the grating for beating and picking the material passing over the grating, and a fan positioned and adapted to blow a blast of air rearwardly through that part of the machine containing the grating, pickers and beaters.

16. In a travelling thresher the combination with a feeder, of a threshing mechanism comprising a main cylinder and concave receiving from the feeder, a rotating grating receiving from the cylinder, enclosed driven means disposed above the grating for beating and picking the material passing over the grating, an inclined driven grain belt positioned beneath the grating, and a fan positioned and adapted to blow an air blast through that portion of the machine above the grain belt.

17. In a travelling threshing machine the combination with a feeder, of a threshing mechanism comprising a cylinder and a concave, a driven flexible conveyer-like grating receiving from the cylinder, a driven beater adjoining the cylinder and above the grating, a plurality of driven combination beaters and pickers disposed above the grating and following the beater, said beater and combination beaters and pickers being enclosed on the top side.

18. In a travelling threshing machine the combination with a feeder, of a threshing mechanism comprising a cylinder and a concave, a driven flexible conveyer-like grating receiving from the cylinder, a driven beater adjoining the cylinder and above the grating, a plurality of driven combination beaters and pickers disposed above the grating and following the beater, said beater and combination beaters and pickers being enclosed on the top side, an inclined driven grain belt disposed beneath the grating and means for effecting an air blast through that part of the machine above the grain belt.

19. In a travelling threshing machine the combination with a feeder, of a threshing mechanism comprising a cylinder and a concave, a driven conveyer-like means receiving the material from the cylinder and constructed to allow grain and the finer threshed material to drop through rotating means disposed above the conveyer-like means and adapted to beat and pick the straw as it is passed rearwardly over the conveyer-like means, a covering casing above the beating and picking means and a driven grain belt disposed beneath the conveyer-like means aforesaid.

20. In a grain threshing machine, a combination picker and beater comprising a rotating shaft and spaced blades secured to the shaft and provided each with latterly disposed wings.

21. In a grain threshing machine, a combination picker and beater comprising a cross shaft and spaced blades secured to the shaft and provided on the opposite sides of the shaft with latterly and oppositely disposed wings.

22. The combination with a threshing mechanism, an inclined grain belt and a fan adapted to blow a blast of air rearwardly through the threshing mechanism and above the grain belt, of a rear conveyer-like straw carrier having the forward end thereof adjoining the rear end of the grain belt, a driven rotary beater located at the delivery end of the grain belt, a cross board located beneath the underside of the straw carrier, a gang of reciprocating screens located beneath the delivery end of the grain belt and the forward end of the cross board, a forwardly delivering draper positioned beneath the screen, a grain auger adjoining the forward end of the draper, and means for effecting an air blast rearwardly against the underside of the screens.

23. The combination with a threshing mechanism, an inclined grain belt, and a fan adapted to blow a blast of air rearwardly through the threshing mechanism and above the grain belt, of a rear conveyer-like straw carrier having the forward end thereof adjoining the rear end of the grain belt, a driven rotary beater located at the delivery end of the grain belt, a cross board located beneath the under side of the straw carrier, a gang of reciprocating screens located beneath the delivery end of the grain belt and the forward end of the cross board, a forwardly delivering draper positioned beneath the screen, a grain auger adjoining the forward end of the draper, means for effecting an air blast rearwardly against the under side of the screens, and a grain auger positioned to catch the material thrown over the rear end of the screens.

24. The combination with an inclined driven conveyer-like straw carrier, of a rotary agitator positioned beneath the top side of the carrier and adapted in rotation to strike and agitate the top side of the carrier.

25. The combination with an inclined driven conveyer-like straw carrier, of a two-armed rotary agitator positioned centrally of the carrier and beneath the top side thereof and having the arms provided at their extremities with rollers adapted alternately to strike the carrier in the rotation of the agitator.