US62845A - Improvement in geain begistebs - Google Patents

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L'. o. .HAYWORTH GRAIN REGISTER.

No. 62,845. i, Patented Mar. l2, 1867.V

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, L. O. HAYWORTH, of New Cumberland, in the county of Grant, and AState of Indiana., have invented a new and Improved Grain-Measuring Implement or Device;" and I do hereby declarejhat the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skiiled inthe art to make and use the same, referencehcing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specicntion.

This invention relntes to a. measuring device or implement, especially intended for use in connection with the-measuring of grain, but can be used for other and various articles; and-it consists in n. novel arrangement lof circular disks or wheels, placed in a line with each other, allV of whichare similarly numbered fromfO to 9,"

inclusive, and are so connected together that whenproperly operated, and the first-and right-hand disk of the series has completed a revolution, the second or disk next adjoining will be revolved or turned one division or graduation, and so on each time'the rst wheel vcompletes a revolution, until, the second wheel having made a complete revolution, the third, or wheel next adjoining and to the left of the second, will`then be revolved one division in conjunction therewith, and so on until, the third wheel having thus made acomplete revolution, the next and fourth wheel will then be revolved one division, "and so on for any number lor series of wheels, according to the numerical extent which it is desiredthe measuring device shall have.

In accompanying plate of drawings, my improved measuring implement or device for grain, etc., is illustrated- Figure 1 beingv a plan or top view of the implement.

Figure 2, a transverse vertical section, taken'iu the planeo?v the line z x, g. 1p; and

Figure 3, a. transverse section in4 detail and in the planeof the line y y, iig. 1.

`Similar letters of reference indicate like parte.

A, in the drawings, represents the box or casingfoi the operating parts, and numbered disks or wheels, B B, of the measuring device. The wheels B are of the same diauleter, and are placed upon a common centreshaft, C, that at each end is fixed in the ends of the'box A, andthe periphery of each wheel is numbered from O'to9, inclusive, the several numbers of each Wheel being placed at equal distances apart, and extending -entirely around their respective peripheries. The Afirst or right-hand wheel, B, of the series of wheels B, has Aupon'its face or side, opposite to the next or'second wheel, a'raised ratchet or toothed edge or 'centre piece, D,

the number of teeth corresponding to.the number of figures upon' the wheel periphery, with that tooth of the series between the numbers 9 and 0 cut considerably deeper than the other teeth. To the end or side of `the second wheel, toward the ratchet-face f `the first wheel, a raised vratchet or toothed edge jor centre piece, F, is formed, having a. number of teeth corresponding to the number ofgurcsupon its periphery, which raised centre piece is less in diameter than 'that of the iirst wheel, and of such a diameter that thedepth of its teeth is similar to'that of the deepest tooth of the rst wheel-ratchet, but the extreme diameter of such teeth less than the inner diameter of the ratchet D of the first wheel. Upon the end of the second wheel, toward. the third' wheel, a raised centepicce is formed that ut n point, G,vbet\vecn the iigures-9 and 0 of such. wheel, is notched to 4n. depth corresponding to the depth of the teeth upon the adjoining face or side of thethird wheel, forming a raised ratchet edge thereto, the-number of teeth composing which corresponds to the number of figures marked upon such wheel. I, a slidingframe, arranged upon the interior of the box A utits upper portion, so as to move in a. horizontal plane, and toward and awa-y from the series of numbered wheels or disks B, arranged in such box, as above explained, which sliding frame 4carries two swinging pawls, .lland K, one ofY which, J, rests upon the toothed ratchet of thefirst wh'ccl of the series, and engaging with its teeth, and the other upon the notched edge of the second wheel, as plainly shown in fig. 1 of the drawings; both puwls at their ends, which bearupon the wheels B, as explained, being suilciently wide to'ext'end across and embrace the ratchet of the wheels next adjoining. L, a slotted arm, upon the upper end of a vertical shaft or spindle, M, extending down through the box, with two arms, N and O, placed upon its lowcr'end at an angle to each other, and in line with the travel of the carriage P, upon the guide-frame or way Q therefor, on which earriegevthe grain is carried or transported from the machine in which it is throshed to be delivered to any other suitable place.' `',l'hevslotted arm L is engaged with n fixed pin or stud, R, of the under side ofthe sliding frame of the wheel-box. llre side bar S of thc groin-carriage l?, which bears against the side of its guide frame, from which the angular` arms of the vrcasu 2 tical shaft M project, has grooves, 'l and U, made in it, by means ofwhich, :1s the carriage is moved forward and backward in the frame Q; the angular arms N are struck by their respective ends, V, and thus made, through the connection of their common shaft M with the slidingirame carrying the pawls J and K, to so turn such shaft as to cause it to move the said sliding frame toward and away from the'scries of numbered wheels; the pawls, as the carriage moves forward, revolving suoli wheels-ot` thc series with the teeth ofvwhich they may be intcrlocked, when, the frame then moving backward, the pawls are again brought in position for again -revolving the wheels `as before, and so on as long as the said sliding frame is operated as explained; it being here remarked that the length of movement of the sliding frame should be only sufficient t0 revolve the wheel or wheels according to the number of' the series its pawls are engaged with, each timeit moves forward through a space equal to one of the divisions or graduations ofthe wheels. If the several wheels be tir-st so adjusted in position that the zero' figure of all the wheels will be in the same line with each other, and toward theupper end of the wheel-box, and thesliding frame be then moved forward and backward by running the carriage forward and backward upon its guide-fraine, the first or right-hand wheel of the series (the figures on which represent the"units) will be iirst intermittently rotated, bringing each figure of its series in turn in line with the zeros ofthe other wheels, until its figure 9 having been brought into such position, the pawl by which said wheel is turned, upon the next forward movement of the sliding frame, carries not only the iii-st or unit wheel around with it` but also the `second wheel, or that the figures of which represent the tens, thereby bringing the one of such wheel into'l li'ne, lwhilethe unit wheel then standing at 0, the number 10 is shown, that, as is obv-ions, is the exact number of times whichA the carriage has been moved forward; this movement of the second or ten wheel being secured -or produced, from .the fact that the increased depth of the tooth of the unit-wheel, between its figures A9 and 0,.

allows the pawl` to fall suicicntly far to become engaged with the tooth of the ten or second wheel, as is obvious without further explanation. If the movement be still continued as before, the unit wheel will be again revolved by itself until its figure 9 having been brought into the same relativ-c position with the upper figure of the other wheels, the second wheel is then again revolved in conjunction with it, and so on until the second wheel havingbeen revolved, untillits figure 9 is uppermost, the third wheel then revolves forward in conjunction with it, ns it is next time revolved, thus bringing the gure'l in line, as is obvious without any furtheiexpla.-

nation; the revolution ofthe third wheel, in conjunction with the movement of the'second, being accomplished by the falling o f the. pawl K, owing to the notch in the second wheel, into position to sngagewitli the teeth of' the third or lmndredth wheel, and thus carry it around.

From the abovedescription itis plainly apparent that by means of my improved register, a complete record of the forward and backward movement-of the grain-carriage can be had, thus enabling the quantity of grain carried upon such carriage, if uniform measures are used for it, to be exactly and accurately computed at-any vtime desired, by simply readingloil the numberl indicated upon the'several wheels of the 'register from left to right. In order to render the reading 'of' the numbered wheels or disks more easy, I use, upon the box'on which they are arranged, a lid or cover, X, having a glass face, Y, at a suitable point, to expose the proper iguresofthe numbered wheels or disks to view, o. cover or lid, Z, being provided for this glass face to protect it from injury. In connection with the wheels B, hereinabove described, a wheel, A-isfnrranged upon their common centre shaft G, on which the gures are marked; this wheel being uscdtov indicate the half bushels of grain, and is revolved through'theiarm or rod B2, connecting it with the sliding frameA l. I

I claim vas new, and desire to secure by `Letters Patent- The combination of the wheel B1B B with ratchet centre pieces'of varying diameters and teeth, the wheel A?, sliding frame I, swinging pawlsJ K, rod Bi, slotted arm L, and arms N O, operating with the groei/ ed side bar S of the carriage P, substantially as described for the purpose specified.

The above specification. of my invention signed by me 'this day of 1865.

' LEE O. HAYWORTH.

Witnesses:

H. D. Russonnn, J. Nnwnnern.

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