US1399161A - Apparatus for treating articles by disruptive conduction - Google Patents

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F.1s. SMITH. APPARATUS FOR TREATING ARTI'CLES BY DISRUPTIVE CGNDUCTION.

MLICATIN- FILED IAR4 2T, |919. v

Patented Dee. 6, 1921.

F. S. SMITH. TING ARTICLES BY DISRUPTIVE CONDUCTION.- lcATloN FILED MAR 21. 1919.

APPARATUS FOR Patented Dec. 6, 1921.

2 SHEETS-.SHEET 2.

ATTORNEY.

fruits, etc., also furs, woolens and the 'FRANKLIN s. SMITH, or

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

.AIPEAIRAIUYS FOR TREATIN G ARTICLES BY DISRUPTIVE CONDUCTION.

To all whom t may 'concern Be it known that I FRANKLIN S. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, and a. resident of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented an Improvement 1n Apparatus for Treating Articles by Disruptive Conduction, of which the following is. a specification.

My invention relates to apparatus' for treating grain, beans, milled cereals, dlrild 1 e. by disruptive conduction, and it has for one of its objects to provide means whereby the condensers or elastors may be adjusted toward and fromeach other; also to provide means whereby-"a single, uninterruptedbelt may be employed to. convey or carry the articles to be treated between the opposing groups of elastors, thereby preventing relative slippage between the adjacent opposing sections of belt between which the articles are carried. Heretofore where a plurality of belts have been employed, if one of them slipped, thereby causing relative movement between the belts, the articles held between the opposing parts of the conveyerl belts would be caused to assume a twisted or ab- 'normal position with respect to the belts.

A further object of my invention is to provide means whereby the spans' of the conveyor belt by means of which-the boxes or otherfobjects to be 'treated arel onveyed\ through the apparatus may be adjusted toward and from each other to thereby accomf modate boxes'or other objects of different sizes. f

My invention also has for an object the provision oi' certain improvements in details of construct-ion as will be more speciically pointed out in the detailed description which follows.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be pointed out in the detailed description thereof which follows or will be apparent from such` description.

ln order that my invention may be more readily understood and its ractical advantages fully appreciated andp comprehended, reference should'be had to the accompanying drawings in which I have'illustrated one` form of a convenient embodiment'theeof.

In the drawings: 'v

Figure 1 is asview in transverse section, certain ofy the parts being shown in section 4- and others in, elevation; f

Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal Sectional y Specification of Application led March 27,

Letters ratent. Patented Dec. 6, 1921 N.. ...,...HHSSUED view of one-half of thema/,chine taken on the line 2 2 oi" Fig. 1; l

Fig. 2a is a slmilar View of the other half of the machine taken on the same line; and

Flg. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 21a, showinga detail of construction. y

Referring to theA drawings :1 and 2 designate supporting frame structures situated at the opposite ends of the apparatus and upon which portions of the said apparatus are supported. The`said frame supporting structures 1I and 2 are each prof vided with converging leg portions, the upper endsof which are connected by a cross bar or head portion 3. The leg portions are continued above the barl 3 by theextensions 4 which are in substantially parallel arrangement as shown in Fig. 1. The upper ends of the extensions 4 are connected as shown. In the spaces formed by the extensions 4 adjustable oblong yoke like members 5 are supported. At their lower endsthese members are respectively provided with projecting stem portions 8 which extend through openings 9 in the cross parts 3. Projecting .from the upper .ends of theseY membes 5 are screw threaded stem-like portions 11, each of-which extends through. an opening 12 through a bar 13 at the upper end of the supporting frame structures atA the ends of the apparatus. 15 dlsignates the hubs. of sprocket wheels, one at'each end of the apparatus., vwhich have screw threaded connection with the screw threaded stems 11. The lower ends of these hubs are seated against the upper sides of the bars 13 in consequence o which, when the hubs are rotated, movement of the* stemsl 11 together with the frames 5 to which they are connected, is effected, either in one direction or the other,-up or down. The upper endsof the hubs, are extended as indicated at 16 and are adapted to contact with the stop-rings 17 which are secured to the upper ends of the threaded stems 11. This occurs when the yoke' members `5 and stems 11 are in their lowermost positions as shown in the drawings. Thel presence of the 'stops 17 preventsV thescrewing of hubs 15 accidentally 'off the stems 11.

Sprocket wheels 20 are integrally or other\ wise connected with the said `hubs 15. These sprocket wheels .are operated by a sprocket chain 21 in engagement therewith. The said chain iselldless ,shown/.I By taking holdy of the said chain and causing movement thereof, simultaneous rotative movement of the 'sprocket wheels 2O and the screw thread ed hubs'15 is eifected so as to cause simultaneous vertical movements either up and down of the screw threaded stems 11 and of the oblong frames 5 connectedtherewith, andallso such parts of the apparatus as may be su orted upon the parts 5.

en the hubs 15 are caused torotate in one direction the 'when in the opposite direction such parts will be lowered.

opposite-ends resting upon the cross 1 and secured thereto 4by means o 25 designates brackets secured to the parts 5, said vbrackets having cross connections-'26 at their inner endsl as shown in the dravsv` bar with its/l in si 27 desi ates a narrow g gn arts 26 screwI threaded bolts 28. Secured to the opposite sides of the .bar 27 are the side plates 30 arranged in parallel relation as indicated and relatively near to each other )as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. 31 designates a series of rollers rotatably mounted upon the said lates as shown, said rollers being situ ated tween the plates.

designates brackets secured to the upper ends of the frame supporting structures 1 situated at the opposite ends "of the apparatus. The inner ends of each of these brackets vare connected by a cross member 36. 37 designates a bar extending between the brackets 35 and having its opposite ends resting upon the cross parts 36 and secured thereto b means Iof screw y.threaded bolts/ 38. 40 esi ates. parallel \plates secured to the opposite sides of the bar 37. Mounted upon these lates, intermediate thereof, adjacent their ower edges, are .the rollers 41, the trunnions of which project into 'slot openings 42 in the said plates. The rollers 41 are situated closetogether as shown as are the rollers 31.

n opposite si zrestin upon the upper the ro 1ers 41, said weig 4ingV situated intermediate `ad'acent rollers 45 designates weights peripheral edges of tgrespectively beas-shown and tending to hold t e said rollers in their lowermost positions.

These rollers 31. and 41 are situatedl in af plane situated centrally and extending lon- 'tudinall 'of the a paratus. l

Such vp ane is Vini way between the'opposite groups or sets of electrodes/" and 51 whic project from ofthe two' roups ofelastors situated at the es of f the machine. These repectivve groups of elastors are designated by the. reference'numerals 52 and ,53.` The p said elastors of `each group, are supported 65 opposite sides of the apparatus.,-

lates.54 'andare connected in multi'- ese plates arel in' urn supported upon the post insulators and 61 situated Thereare.

ranged in couples as shown,

parts' 5 will be lifted and.

'toward or away of "disk-like forml whatever t ey may be,

the respective elastors the are arthe insulators one couple and the insulators he said posts are each confour of these insulators -and 60 constitutin 61 another.

- nected at their lower ends tobase members 65 which are in `turn slidably supported upon cross sill members 66 which extend transversely of the-machine and the opposite ends of which rest upon the horizontal flanges of the side angle' members, 67, as best shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The base members 65 are each provided with a central depending portion which fits in a complemental shaped depression or opening in the upper side ofthe sillsv 66. The opposite side portions of the base member 65 rest upon the top sides ofthe sills 66 as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings.Y The base members 65 supporting the respective coupxles of posts 60 and 61 are connected toget er byy means of rods and what may be termed a turn buckle connection 81. These rods 8O and the part 81 are provided in connection with oppositely disposed post insulators at the opposite end portionsof the machine. Each of the parts 81 is provided with l y chain 83. By pulling this chainso as to cause movement thereof in one direction or the other the insulating posts 60 and 61 at the opposite end portions ofthe apparatus are caused to--move rom each other. By thus adjusting the posts 'apparatus toward and from eachother, the two groups or sets of elastors and electrodes are caused to move toward or from each other as may be desired so as to increase or ,diminish the distance between the opposing a sprocket 'wheel 82 over .which passes a sprocket on opposite sides of the f nected to the op osite sides yof Aa step up` transformer 90. he elastors are connected in seriesfwith each-other` through the spark bet ween the opposing electrodes. 1

or the urpose of conveying the articles, through the machine, between the opposing electrodes in lorder that they may be' subjected to the action of a disrupti ve conductive current I have pre1 vided a single or endless belt 95 driven by means of a'. drum 96 which inturn is driven by meansof ,a motor 97. Theemotor and drum are connected by means of the ear mechanism indicated as a whole aty 98. he

portions of the conveyer belt upon Opposite .sides of thedrum 96 b means of which the same is driven trave rolls 100 sup orted upon the `lower ends of swinging'lin s 101 drawn toward each other by means lof a contractile spring 102.

Passing from the druiri .96 toward` the right, the belt 95 passes in contact with a roller 103,' thence partially around and over the take up.

,underneath a roller 104thence upwardly t0- A cannot be relative movement or Vment of the parts 5 4and such ward the top of the machine where it passes partially around and over a roller 105, and thence over and partially around a roller 106. From this point the'belt passes downwardly and around the right hand side of and underneath a roller 107 and thencev underneath the weighted rollers 41 `and around the outside of the relatively large roller 108, passing upwardly over the same, and thence toward the right above the top of the machine and partially around and over a roller 110; thence downwardly toward the lower side of the machine and partially around and underneath a roller 111; thence toward the left over and partially around the upper side of the roller 103; thence along the upper peripheral edges of the rollers 31, to the relatively large roller 112 at the left hand side of the machine, around the outside, downwardly and Dunder-l neath the same, and thence backv to the drum 96.- The rollers 41 are held down upon the portion of the belt underneath the same by their own weightand also by the weight of the disks 45.

In the construction shown .the material being treated is contained in cartons, some of the latter being shown at 115 in Fig. 2 of the drawing. These cartons are fed in between the parallel portions 116 of the conveyer belt 95 at the left hand end of the machine. Any suitable platform or other means may be provided to' facilitate the feeding of the cartons or other articles of different character' which may be charged into the machine between the portions v116 of the belt. rIfhe portions 116 of the belt are adapted to contact with opposing portions of the article and hold and convey the same through the machine between the opposing groups Lof electrodes and elastors. The portions 116 of the belt are adapted -to be adjusted toward and from each other to accommodate articles, whether in the form of cartons or otherwise, ofdi'erent sizes. This is accomplished by rotating the sprocket wheels 20 to eiect vertical adjustparts as may be carriedI thereby.

Should 'it become advisable ,or necessary to adjust the twgsets of elastors and electrodes toward or from each,y other,"this may be accomplished by pulling upon the sprocket chain 83 to e'ect simultaneous rotation of the sprocket wheel 82 to therebyl efect simultaneous adjustment of the posts of the' respective couples' 60 Aand, 61 toward or from'each Iothers depending upon the' direction of rotation of the parts 81..

By reason of .the fact that the. conveyer belt 95 is continuous, it is obvious that there slippage bebetween and treated are right handl tweenthe parts 116 thereof, by which theu articles being carried and supported. -At the end ofthe machine the articles are delivered to a delivery chute 120, which is curved laterally as indicated in Fig. 3. It is necessary in the construction shown to provide a curved deliver chute as shown because the upright vportions 0f the belt intermediate the rollers 104 and 111 and 105 and 110 -are situated in the line of the portions 116 of the belt, so that such upright portions of the belt occupy positions in alinement with the path of travel of the articles through the machine. Consequently it is necessary to provide 'means for their delivery at one side of the upright portions of the belt.

I claim:

1. In an apparatus` of the character described, the combination of a plurality of are arranged in parallel relation with re-,l

spect to each other, said portions being situated intermediate the said electrodes, and

means for moving one vof said portions toward or from the other tovary the distance between the same.

2. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination of two setsl of ,elastors and electrodes havingl connection therewith, the said two sets of' electrodes being arranged in opposing spaced relation to each other, an endless conveyerfor conveying products through the space between said sets of electrodes, means at the opposite ends of said apparatus for supportingsaid conveyer with two portions-theredf in parallel relation in said space, said means comprising members situated in opposed relaltion to each other at the opposite end portions of the apparatus, frame members situated at the opposite ends of said apparatus,

said frame members supporting correspndl' `ingiones of said members at the opposite end portions of the apparatus, and means for adjusting said frame members to -elle'ct relative adjustment of said oppositely disposed members at each end of the apparatus towardl and from'each other to cause relative adjustmentof the' parallel portions of the said conveyer in the said space toward and from each other.

l 3. In anapparatus of the character def scribed, the combination of a plurality'of sets of elastors land"kelectrodesasupported inl opposing relation with respectto each other, a `plurality of couples of posts for supporting each setof elast couple being situate in opposed relation s, the posts of each nections Whereb trodes, an endless conveyer for conveying articles *across the said gap to effect ltreat'-l ment thereof, the portions of said conveyer between saidelectrodes being in parallel relation with respect to each other, adjustable frame-like devices situated at the opposite ends of the' said apparatus, means forfsimultaneously adjusting each of the said devices vertically in either direction:A and rollers Supported uP011 the said devlces for'supporting one of the parallel sides of the said endless conveyer.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have Ahereunto set my namethis 25th dag;T of March A. D., 1919.

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