Grain Shocker (Patent No: 180032)

Inventor: Cook, Earl Goodwin

Location: Pincher Station

Comments: see above

Description: Earl Goodwin Cook, Pincher Station, Alberta, Canada, 30th October, 1917; 6 years. Filed 17th March, 1917. Receipt No. 277,109.

Claim.—1. In a shocker, a main frame, a rocking shaft carried by the main frame, shock supporting means, shock gripping means, a depending structure carried by the rocking shaft carrying the shock gripping means, means for drawing the shock gripping means together into contact with the shock and for swinging the shock gripping means and supporting means from the receiving position to the discharge position whereby the shock is upended, and means for simultaneously releasing the shock gripping means and shock supporting means to allow of the shock supporting means and shock gripping means to drop vertically to carry the butts into contact with the ground.

2. In a shocker, a main frame, a rocking shaft carried by the main frame, shock supporting means and shock gripping means carried by the rocking shaft and depending therefrom, means for drawing the shock gripping means together into contact with the shock and for swinging the shock gripping means and supporting means from the receiving position to the discharge position whereby the shock is upended, means for simultaneously releasing the shock gripping means and shock supporting means to allow the supporting means and gripping means to drop vertically to carry the butt of the shock into contact with the ground, and means for releasing the shock gripping means and carrying the shock gripping means upwardly clear of the shock.

3. In a shocker, the combination with the main frame, a rocking shaft journalled in the main frame, parallel bars carried by the rocking shaft intermediately of their length and extending at right angles thereto, sheaf gripping means carried by the bars at one side of the rocking shaft, and shock supporting means carried by the ends of the bars at the opposite side of the rocking shaft, and means for automatically carrying the shock gripping means into engagement with the shock as the rocking shaft is rocked to carry the gripping means and shock supporting means into position for depositing the shock and for automatically releasing the sheaf gripping means at the end of such rocking movement.

4. In a shocker, the combination with the main frame, of a rocking shaft journalled in the main frame, a supporting device carried by the rocking shaft and extending at right angles thereto, sheaf gripping means carried at one end of the supporting device and shock supporting means carried at the opposite end of the supporting device, means for automatically carrying the shock gripping means into engagement with the shock as the rocking shaft is rocked to carry the mechanism into position for depositing the shock, means for carrying the sheaf supporting means and sheaf gripping means simultaneously downward, and means for releasing the sheaf gripping means at the end of its downward movement.

5. In a shocker, the combination with the main frame of a rocking shaft journalled in the main frame, a supporting device carried by the rocking shaft and extending at right angles thereto, sheaf gripping means carried at one end of the supporting device and shock supporting means carried at the opposite end of the supporting device, means for carrying the shock gripping means into engagement with the shock as the rocking shaft is rocked to carry the mechanism into position for depositing the shock, means for carrying the sheaf supporting means and sheaf gripping means simultaneously downward, means for automatically releasing the sheaf gripping means at the end of its downward movement and means for adjusting the sheaf gripping means to and from the sheaf supporting means.

6. In a shocker, the combination with the main frame, of a rocking shaft journalled in the main frame, a supporting member carried by the rocking-shaft and extending at right angles thereto, arms depending from the supporting member sheaf gripping jaws carried by the depending arms, means for automatically drawing the sheaf gripping jaws together to grip the sheaf during the rocking movement of the rocking shaft, and means for automatically releasing and carrying the jaw members apart at the end of such upward movement.

7. In a shocker, the combination with the main frame, of a rocking shaft journalled in the main frame, a supporting member carried by the rocking shaft and extending at right angles thereto, arms depending from the supporting member and connected thereto to slide longitudinally thereof, sheaf gripping jaws carried by the depending arms, means for automatically drawing the sheaf gripping means together to grip the sheaf during the upward movement of the rocking shaft, resilient means for holding the depending arms in their normal position, and means for forcing the gripping jaws downward against the resilient means as the supporting member is carried to a vertical position.

8. In a shocker, the combination with the main frame, of a rocking shaft journalled in the main frame, a supporting member carried by the rocking shaft and extending at right angles thereto, a shock supporting device carried by the rocking shaft and slidable longitudinally of the supporting member, releasable means for holding the shock supporting means in its normal position, means for automatically releasing such means when the supporting member is carried to the vertical position, shock gripping means slidably carried by the supporting means, resilient means for holding the sheaf gripping means in its normal position, and means for forcing the sheaf gripping means downward against the resilient means by the downward movement of the shock supporting means.

9. In a shocker, the combination with the main frame, of a rocking shaft journalled in the main frame, a supporting member carried by the rocking shaft and extending at right angles thereto, arms depending from the supporting member, a slidable connection between the arms and the supporting member, sheaf gripping jaws carried by the arms, means for automatically drawing the sheaf gripping jaws together to grip the sheaf during the upward rocking movement of the rocking shaft, means for automatically locking the gripping jaws in their closed position, a shock supporting member slidably carried by the rocking shaft, releasable means for holding the supporting member in its normal position, means for releasing such means when the supporting member is carried to a vertical position, and means for drawing the gripping jaws downward with the shock supporting means and for automatically releasing such gripping jaws at the end of the downward movement.

10. In a shocker, the combination with the main frame, of a rocking shaft journalled in the main frame, a supporting member carried by the rocking shaft and extending at right angles thereto, shock gripping members carried by the supporting member, shock supporting means carried by the rocking shaft and movable at right angles thereto, releasable means for securing the shock supporting means in its normal position, means for releasing such releasable means when the supporting member is carried to a vertical position so as to allow the shock supporting means to drop vertically, and means for automatically returning the shock supporting member to its normal position by the reverse rocking movement of the rocking shaft.

11. In a shocker, the combination with the main frame, of a rocking shaft journalled in the main frame, a supporting member carried by the rocking shaft and extending at right angles thereto, a sheaf supporting member slidably carried upon the rocking shaft, releasable means for holding the sheaf supporting member in its normal position, means for releasing such releasable means when the supporting member is carried to a vertical position, rollers mounted upon the slidable portion of the shock supporting member, and curved trackways carried by the main frame and eccentric to the center of swing of the rocking shaft and co-acting with the rollers to draw the slidable portion of the shock supporting means back to its normal position during the return movement of the rocking shaft.

12. In a shocker, the combination with the main frame, of a rocking shaft curried by the main frame, a horizontal support carried by the rocking shaft at right angles thereto, sheaf gripping mechanism carried by the supporting member and comprising arms depending therefrom, upper and lower sheaf gripping arms pivotally secured intermediately of their length to each depending arm and resiliently connected together at one end, and gripping jaws carried by the opposite end of the gripping arms, a notched member carried by the main frame, and a bar hingedly connected to the shock gripping device and resting flat against the upper sheaf gripping arms, and projections extending outwardly from the movable edge of the hinge bar into the notched member.

13. In a shocker, the combination with the main frame, of a rocking shaft journalled in the main frame, a supporting structure carried by the main frame and extending at right angles thereto, arms depending from the main frame at each side thereof and to the rear of the center of swing, upper and lower parallel bars pivotally connected to each of the depending arms, a tail piece extending from each upper and lower parallel bar, a link bar connecting the tail piece of the upper parallel bar with the lower parallel bar at the opposite side of the fulcrum of such bar, resilient means for connecting the tail pieces of the upper and lower bars together, and means for drawing the lower parallel bars inwardly during the upward movement of the rocking shaft.

14. In a shocker, the combination with the main frame, of a rocking shaft journalled in the main frame, a supporting structure carried by the main frame and extending at right angles thereto, arms depending from the supporting structure at each side and to the rear of the center of swing, upper and lower parallel bars pivotally connected to each depending bar, a tail piece extending from one of each of the lower parallel bars, a tall piece extending from one of each of the upper parallel bars, a link bar connecting each upper tail piece with the lower parallel bar, and yieldable means connected to the tail pieces for holding the upper and lower parallel bars normally apart.

15. In a device of the class described, the combination with the upper and lower gripping members and their support, of a bar hingedly connected to such support and bearing against the upper gripping members, means for forcing such bar against the upper gripping member to carry the gripping members together as they are carried from the receiving to the discharging position, and means for automatically locking such bar in position to hold the sheaf gripping members in rigid position.

16. In a shocker, the combination with the main frame, a rocking shaft carried by the main frame, a supporting structure carried by the rocking shaft and upper and lower sheaf gripping members carried by the supporting structure, of a cut-off plate designed to prevent the feeding of the sheaves to between the gripping members during the depositing of the shock, and means operated by the forward rocking movement of the rocking shaft and supporting structure for raising the cut-off plate into an obstructing position.

17. In a shocker, the combination with the main frame, a rocking shaft carried by the main frame, a supporting structure carried by the rocking shaft having a crossbar at its forward end, a slidable locking piece carried by a suitable portion of the main frame and having an upper and lower projection extending above and below the crossbar, a cut-off plate, a rocking rod having arms, a link connection between the ends of the arms and cut-off plate, a bell crank, an arm carried by the rocking rod, a link connection between the arm and one arm of the bell crank, and a link connection between the other arm of the bell crank and the slidable locking piece.

18. In a shocker, the combination with the main frame, a rocking shaft carried by the main frame, a supporting structure carried by the rocking shaft, a normally vertical supporting structure bearing against the butt ends of the sheaves and carried by the supporting structure at one end, shock gripping means carried by the supporting structure in proximity to the opposite end, resiliently supported substantially horizontal pivoted means inclined upward from the pivot point for supporting the butts of the sheaves in the receiving position, releasable means for holding the butt supporting means in its upwardly inclined position, and means for releasing such releasable means by the downward movement of the supporting structure carried by the supporting shaft.

19. In a shocker, the combination with the main frame, a rocking shaft carried by the main frame and a supporting structure carried by the rocking shaft, a shock gripping device slidably carried by the supporting structure and comprising a depending arm, and upper and lower gripping arms pivoted in the depending arms and carrying gripping forks, a hinge bar carried by the sheaf gripping device, a swing-ably supported depending curved bar having a series of notches, tongue pieces carried by the hinge bar, resilient means for carrying the shock gripping means forward to carry the tongues into engagement with the aforesaid notches, means for swinging the hinge bar against the upper gripping arm during the upward rocking movement of the rocking shaft, means for adjustably setting the position of the notch bar longitudinally of the machine, and resilient means for drawing the shock gripping mechanism to carry the tongue pieces of the hinge bar into engagement with the notch bar.

20. In a device of the class described, the combination with the main wheel shaft, of a main wheel having a concentric series of recesses formed around the hub, an eccentric also mounted upon the main wheel shaft having an orifice therein in alignment with the recesses of the hub, a plunger held within such orifice, a spring held lever pivotally mounted upon the eccentric and engaging at one end with the plunger, a vertical rod mounted upon a suitable support and having an outwardly projecting portion designed to engage with the outer end of the lever, and spring means for holding such outwardly extending portion in the engaged position.

21. In a shocker, the combination with the main frame adapted to receive the sheaves through the side of the frame in proximity to the binder deck, upper and lower gripping forks adapted to receive sheaves passing through the frame side, a cut-off plate horizontally disposed and having an inverted V portion, means for raising the plate to automatically obstruct the entrance of a sheaf when fed to the point of entrance between the gripping forks during the depositing of a shock, and a hinge plate hinged at one edge to the binder deck and resting at Its free edge in the cut-off plate.

22. In a shocker, the combination with the main frame having a sheaf receiving opening at one side thereof, of a rocking shaft carried by the main frame, a supporting structure carried by the rocking shaft and having a crossbar at its forward end, sheaf forming mechanism carried by the supporting structure, a bell crank carried by the main frame, means connected to one arm of the bell crank engaging with the crossbar of the supporting structure when the structure is tilted to the horizontal position, a suitably supported rocking shaft, an arm extending therefrom, a link connection between the other arm of the bell crank and the arm of the rocking shaft, a cut-off plate designed to normally rest at its lower end upon the rocking shaft and having an inverted V-shape upper end, and a link connected between the arm of the rocking shaft and the upper end of the cut-off plate.

23. In a shocker, the combination with the main frame, of a rocking shaft carried by the main frame, a horizontal support carried by the rocking shaft at right angles thereto, sheaf gripping mechanism slidably carried upon such supporting structure, a resilient means for holding the sheaf gripping members in position, such gripping mechanism comprising depending arms, upper and lower sheaf gripping arms pivotally secured intermediately of their length to each depending arm and resiliently connected together at one end, gripping jaws carried by the opposite end of the gripping arms, a swingable member carried by the main frame and having a series of notches, a bar hingedly connected to the shock gripping device and resting flat against the upper sheaf gripping arms, projections extending outwardly from the movable edge of the hinge bar into one of the aforesaid notches, and means for adjusting and holding the swingable notch bar in position.
24. In a shocker, the combination with the main frame, of a swinging member supported by the main frame and carrying vertically movable shock forming mechanism including shock gripping members spring held apart, a notched member forming a fulcrum, a hinged bar carried by the swinging member, means engaging the fulcrum member for forcing the hinged bar against the gripping members to force them together, and locking means for holding the gripping members in the gripping position releasable by the vertical movement of the shock forming mechanism.

25. In a shocker, the combination with the main frame having a lateral inlet opening for the sheaves, of a cut-off plate supported at the bottom of the opening, and means for raising the cut-off plate upwardly to obstruct the opening, and upwardly looped members carried above the cut-off plate and designed to receive the sheaves during the delivery of the shock.