US1469673A - Automatic sugar sacker - Google Patents

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Get. 2 1923. y l 1,469,673

E. H. MORAINE AUTOMATIC SUGAE'SACKEE Filed July s, 1922 s sheets-sheet 1 jlmggmmlml ma@ a@ www "Oct. 2 1923. 11,469,673

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i v E. H. MORAINE AUTOMATIC SUGAR" SACKER Filed July s, 1eme s sheets-sheet Patented (')ct.` 2, 1923.

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To all wlw-m. t may concern:- f

Be it known that I, Enza H; MORiAlNnga citizen of the United States, residing.l at

i Guthrie Center, in the county of Guthrie,

State of Iowa, have invented certain newy and useful Improvements in Automatic Sugar Seekers, of Whichathe following is a description, reference being had to. ther accompanyingdrawing, andto. the figures of reference mnrklf thereon.y

This invention relatestdevices in and sucking sugar. f

ne of the objeotso the invention is to provide a sanitary device for quickly and conveniently filling sacks .or other. receptacles with sugar or the liike.

Another object of this inventionresikles in providing a cabinet enclosing' the sugar bin, which bin is adapted to beiraisedinto the upper portion of the cabinet sothat re ccptacles can be plucedfma platform below the bin for filling, and is adapted tofbe lowered into the base ofthelfoabinetfso that the bin can be reilleththe construction ben ing such thatl the platform supporting); the receptacles to be filled closes the .base of forx storthe bin duringreceptacle tilling,.and alsoV Y' in a weighing device located' on the" cabinet and constructed and arranged: solthat the bin can be connected to or disconnected therefrom in order to weigh the contentsof thebin. i

These and other objects 4will inpanrt be obvious and will in-partbe hereinafter more fully described. f v yReformingg now .moreparticulerlyV to the accompanying drawingsi-f k i y Figure l is a front elevation of fmy' device; f fr Fig'. Q'is aside view thereof;1 f n "Rigi 3 is a side Ie1-ossA section -showingthe bin in lowered position` indottedlines;V v

Fig, 4 is a planview of the deviceyf` Fig. 5'is an 'enlarged sectionalrvievv" of 'the closure for the-nozzle of the y Fig. 6 is a plan \'iewjo"'tl ie' nozizle'shutcontrollingmechanism;ande f Figi? is a section taken onf the linefiif Referri `g novindetail tothe drawings', the device comprisesfa cebinetwma e 'of Woodfor sheet metal andincludegsfa .lorwe'r or baseporti'on 1v andfanluppertower. The

m22. sum1 N1. .intensa` base portion 1 is large enough to permit the tilting of the rbin forwardlyas shown in Figz in ordeivfto facilitateits filling. The. tower ofthe'binl is of such dimensions as to permit ythe bi-nto ybe substantialh1 elevatedso that the bag or otherl receptacle can be placed thereunder when it is desired Atoxfill thcsame. 1Preferably the base of the bin projects vforwardly as at 3- to'y provide a sort of a `shelf cl2-platform. The front-of the caibinet just above thisy platform 3 is left open yas at 4: in order yto permit the sack or receptacles to be insertedunder the binor filling. .A suitable supponting platel or platl'orm 5 1s providedwhich isadfalptedy to close ythe, upper portionof the base 1, and to-sup- .port the receptacles immediatelybeneath Vthe loin durlngthe fillingopelfation. l Any desired type of closure'may be utilized5pbut the ypreF Y.fearednrrnngement-V is shown clearly in 'lfignk Thcbin 7 inlay( be of anyffdesired shape vto accommodate, itselrf tothe vgeneral? cross sectional outline lof the. bin. At its lower end it isrprovided withainozzle 8,.inthe throat ofv whichis located -an agita-tong for loosening the lumps 0f sugar, controlled by a suitable. handlew.` This .nozzle 8 yhas formed therein a slideway 1l` which is provided with* aV lateral extension 15J-lor supporting-'the outer'end ofthe slide 13. This slidel 13'- controls the throat or opening 1l of the nozzle.

with .ak gear 16 kony a lshatl carried by suitable bearings 1'8 mountedonthe nozle The outer endl'ofthe slide v is provided with rackteeth -151wh'clilmesh of the bin; A crankv handle 19 enablesl the operator` to run theslidelin or outtocut off thev discharge. aperturel 1410i the nozzle of the binwhen it isdlesiredi tolpreventlthc furtherd-isehai-geor` sugar.v Thebin is provided on itssideswithfspaced lugs QOand 2'1 whichkare'adaptedto run inguideways formed 'bywtracks 22y arranged* on opposite sides of the bin. The lowermostiportionof y the trackas at 231 provides in connection with the lowermost flug f 211, a` stop, yto prevent lfurther 'loweringy ofthe kA similar const-ructionfmay kbe arranged at the topof the track, if desired; Adjjacentfits base` por-- tion,the track iszcut'rawayasftfQAnso that l of the swinging platform 5.

the uppermost lug can pass therethrough to permit the forward tilting of the bin as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, Suitable mechanism is provided for raising and lowering the bin, and to this end, the upper portion thereof is provided with a suitable lug Q4 on each side of which is connected a cable passing over pulleys 26, 26 carried by the top of the bin and arranged at each end thereof.

The pulley QG is preferably a double pulley to receive the cable Acoming from the pulley arranged on the opposite side of the bin. These two cables then pass over the double pulley 2G and thence downwardly toa double windlass 2T arranged on the side of the bin near the base. This double windlass is in turn driven by a gear 28 meshing with a smaller gear 29 operated by a crank handle 30. A suitable hand controlled escape mechanism 3l is provided for controlling the operation of this windlass. The bin in its raising and lowering movements is adapted to control the operation To this end, the cable 3Q is connected as at 33 to the platform 5, and in turn is connected as at 34 to the lower portion of thebin nozzle 8, so that when the bin is raised, the platform 5 is likewise raised. A suitable latch is also ln'ovided for holding the platform 5 in its raised position. To this end, the latch 35 lis pivoted as at 3G to the back of the cabinet, the lower portion of the latch having a forwardly projecting tongue 37 which engages under the rear of the platform 5, the back of the cabinet being suitably apertured to permit the tongue 3T to pass therethrough. A spring 3S holds this latch in forward position. If desired. the latch may be provided with a cam surface 39 so that when the bin is lowered, the rear wallV of the bin will wipe against this cam surface and move the latch rearwardly to disengage it from the platform 5 whereby the platform will fall of its own weight to downward position or will be positively forced downwardly by the nozzle of the bin. In either event, the platform will swing to the out-oftheway position so that the bin can be'lowered into the base and tipped forwardly, in which position, the upper portion of the bin will be inclined forwardly so that it can be filled quite easily.

It is obvious that aly type of cover' may be provided for the outer portion of the bin. On the raising of the bin, the cable 32 will bring the platform 5 back into closing position.

Any desired type of means may be provided for weighing the contents of this bin. To this end` the upper front part of the cabinet is provided with any suit-able scale 40, and the upper portion df the tower is provided with suitable mechanism whereby the bin may be connected to the weighing lever of the scale. In the construction illus trated, a suitable cross frame il, 42 is provided, which cross frame has rearwardly extending side members 43 and 4i. the rear end of each being provided with a toe adapted to freely rest in brackets 46 attached to the back of the cabinet tower. This bracket constitutes a pivotal point about which the cross frame may swing. This cross frame is provided at an intermediate point with a pivoted hook 4T pivoted as at the point 48 to the cross frame and a downwardly depending arm 49 is rigidly connected to the pivotal point le. rod 50 connects to the lower portion of this arm 49, the rod 50 passing through the front of the cabinet where it is provided with a handle 5l. When the handle is pulled for wardly, the arm 49 is swung forwardly which in turn swings the hook 4T about its pivot 48 to engage under the uppermost lug 20 of the bin i', provided the hin is raised in its uppermost position. The bin then lowered so that the weight of the bin is carried by the hook 4T and hence it will be seen that the weight of the bin thrown upon the cross frame 41, This cross frame is provided with a suitable connection 52 to the control lever 51a of the `\veigh ing scale so that the downward tipping of the cross frame will give the control 53 a proportional movement to .actu-ate the scale. lVhen it is desired to take the weight of the bin off the scale mechanism, the hin is raised to uppermost position and the handle 5l is actuated to throw the hook il" rearwardly.

It will be obvious that with this type of device` the sugar can be handled in the most convenient way possible and with a maximum amount of sanitation, inasmuch as the enclosing cabinet keeps out all dust and dirt. At the same time, the filled bin when raised to its uppermost position provides a means for discharging just the amount of sugar required into the receptacle located below the same. The provision of the weighing scale permits the sugar to be conveniently and quickly weighed before the filling operation.

It is manifest that many of the details of construction may be altered, and that the device illustratedis not to be limited to such exact construction, but may be varied within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure Vby Letters-Patent is f 1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a. cabinet.- a shiftable bin therein having an upper filling opening and a. lower discharge spout, means for moving said bin fromran upper discharge position to a lower filling position,` a platform carried by and in the path of movement of said bin guideway therein, a bin having lugs operat' lng in lsaid guideway, said bin having an upper-filling o ening and a lower discharge spout, means or shifting said bin from an upper discharging positionto a lower filling position, said guideway being constructed and arranged to permit the tilting of said bin whenin lowered position to facilitate its filling.

3. ln a device of the class described, the combination of a cabinet having a forwardl extending open top base portion and a vert cally extending tower, a bin movable in' said cabinet from said tower into said base portion to permit said bin to discharge in the former position and to be filled in the latter position, a base closing and receptacle supporting plate hinged to saidl cabinet at ther junction of said base and tower andadapted to swing from a horizontal position in whichit closes the open top of the-cabinet base and supports a receptacle to be filled, to a downward position into the base to permit the lowering of the bin into the base. 1

4. In a device of the class described, the

combination of a cabinet having a tower and .c

nection between said bin and lid for raising the latter onV the raisin of the bin, anda latch adapted to lock sald lid in closed position, said latch being releasable on the lowering of said bin to permit thelid to swing out of the way on the lowering of the bin.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a cabinet having a towerand a horizontallyA extending open top base, a

Ationed in said tower, and means constructed" and arranged to cause said lid to shift on thek lowering of said bin whereby said bin may be positioned within said base for filling` ,n l

6. In a deviceof the class described, the combination of a cabinet having a tower, and a. base, a bin in said cabinet having an f upper filling opening andl a lower discharglng nozzle, meansfor raising said bin into said tower to permit the 'discharge of contents of said bin Aand for lowering said `bin into said base to fill the same, and means for weighing said bin and contents when in raised position. ,c y f 7. In a device of the class described, a cabinet, a bin thereinmeans for shifting said bin from raised discharging position to' lowered ffillingy position, weighing mechanism carried by said cabinet, and means connecting said bin to said weighing mechanism in raised position for weighing the latter.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

ELzA `H. MORAINE.

bin, means for moving the bin in said cabl

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