US1755230A - Mechanical cotton picker - Google Patents

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April 22, 1930. w. L.. vTURNER MECHANICAL COTTON PICKER 4 Sheets-Sheet Filed Jan. 2. 1929 Inventor tornqy W. L. TURNER Apljil22, 1930.

MECHANICAL COTTON PICKER 'Filed Jan. 2. 1929 4 sneets-s`heet Inventor W ZZ far/fer Attorney `PI' 22, 1930- w. l.. TURNER MECHANCAL COTTON PICKER Filed Jan. 2, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Inventar ,aq-il22,y193o,v l A w. L. TURNER 1,755,230

MECHANICAL COTTON PICKER l Filed Jan. 2, 1929 4 Sheets- Sheet 4 6,1 Inventor l far/76% ioV `Patented Apr. 2.2, 1930 iguane g y lwirL'IJR n TUBNERQCEPARIS; TEXAS" "Application fiiedf January v2, ieee.. seri'ai No. 329,786.

i vrlhe present inyention relates'y apparatusffor picking cotton and hasrforlts prime objectto provi-de a structure which is simpler,v yinexpensive to; manufacture, 4Strong;andt diurablel,easy to manipulatexlthoroughly eclent.

and reliablein use and operation, andother- ,wise welladapted to. thefpurposerforwhich it t y the casing.

is designed.

With the above andI numeroue other ob;

jects in. viewaswill appear Vas the description procevede,` the inuentionresides in; j certain knovel featurest of construction, and. the combination` and i arrangement; ofl f parts f as will-.be hereinafter'more fully described and claimed.;- Y

lInt-he drawing; i

u Figure l-fis: a sidef el,eVati'o-n#oftheappary ratus embodying the featuresof my 1nven-1 tion? Y u c Figure 2 is a topplan yiew tl-liereof,` f i Figure 3 isv a 'transverseyvertical section Ytakensubstantiallyonthe lineiSL--.of Figi-- y u ,Y u. A u.

' v Y Y v* bottom 72l makestlie receptacle,- 12 airti`ghtv.u

u Fig-ure 4 is alongfitudinal section through; the receptacle taken-eubstantiallyon line n l Vreceptacle at offFigure 2,1 Y 'f i y Figure 5 is @11T-end ,view offtliefebll@ c u Y c ment withthe reareclgeof thefajlsebottom iron vwith the gearingmount'ed itherein.

:Figure ie alongitudinal yerticalzse'ctiony throiughl ,one ofthev picker niechajnismgf;

VFigure; 7 is' af Section taken-rsubstantially onthe-1ine7-'7 ofFigure. -c

u VReferring tortheU-drawingsin jdetaihit will vbe seen that the v,numeral 5' denotes an inverted U-shaped axlev mounted. on wheels 6 journaledf on'v the end sthereof. VA hanger bracket 7 ,supports anV engine Sfroin the Aaxle 5. l A counter shaft). isjsupported below one vend ofthe axle by meansof,bearings7.1() andv is ,operativelyconnected with the engine, 8 by g.earingg11.` A N r c lA closed receptacle 12 is mounted onthe axle 5 and isV formed; with ,anupstandingl dome 'creasing 14,' that" is also closed ,"lhe:l interior of the casing'lll is in communication clined false bottom 72'adjacentits` rear endand thel bottom 73 adjacent this falsebotis alinedfwithrslot Sltofpe'rinit thevup'pefr run the receptaclethrough'the opening 14, ,i l

in thetop wall of the receptacle andboth the receptacle and casing are airtight. v A fordern-vr` f inous drum 15.V is rigidly ySecured tothe'V shaft 0 .705 the ends of which are journaledin open- 5 ings 71 in the opposite sidewalls of the casing 14 so that thepdrumwill rotate within Y. .The peningsllmaybe made air tight by gland packingnuts ofv any conventional conr struction that are notjsvhowninthe drawings.'r The side walls 0I" the ycasing lfare continuousl or vextensionsY on theceideowlls of the'recep# tacle andthe endwal'ls thereoif merge withthe topl wallof the receptacle about theopenings,` 6,0

14C Y. i "llhefbottoin of the casingy iegopened and u registerswith the opening 1450i? the recep-L Y tacle. rlhe receptacle'igion-edll with ,an inf tomielprovidediwith ajslot 615.` -Thedalse y Thre'arend oiithe receptacle'.l 1`2is closed by` u; a tall gate'fM hinged tothe top'Lwall-of the Y Theun. gate '74219; ,heid iii tight eiligge-f- 72 byalatchll The-tailgate. Z4 is provided with?aelot below the false bottom 72; thatv yo" a belt 60 to pass therethrough; l'

, A suctionfan 16 'isi mounted onthe recep" tac-le '12 and thefshat 17 thereofis operatively connected with thecounter lslia-ft"9"by abeltV u an'dpulley'meanshl. f f

.femmine 19%1eadSfr0-mf the" kintake of,

the suctionfan 16 and has a, plurality ofV Y vbranches` 2O leading'into' themfront of the casing 14. Asuperstructur'e includes apair ofbarsQl 'lixedfto the `forward upper cornersy y of the container 12` and-inclining upwardly' Y andv rearwardly and terminating in horizontal rearwardly extendingportions' the extremmember 23.

A brace 24 extends between the intermediate portions of the bars 21 and uprights 25 rise from the rear corners of the receptacle upwardly and are fixed-to intermediate portions of the bar 21. A plurality of flexible conduits 26 lead from the rear of the casing through loop brackets 2T depending from the channel lmember 23 and on the ends thereof have picker mechanisms denoted'generally by the letter P. l

rll`he conduits 26 leading into, the-interior of the casing 14 through the rear end wall thereof from the picker mechanism P are in alinement with the branches 20 leading from the manifold 19 of the suction 'fan 16( across the casing between the conduits and y branches.

rlhe axis of the drum 15vis disposed abou-.tand transversely of the path of the current of air iiowingthrough the casing from conduit 26 through conduit 20, so that the air impinging onthe lower portion of the drumwill cause this drum to rotate,

Each picker mechanism includes a casing formed with side walls 28, a top Wall 29, a bot-v tom wall 30, and-a'rear wall 31. rlhe rear wall 31 is provided `with an opening 32 in which is fixed the respective flexible conduits 26. A. shaft 35 is j ournaled in end plates 86 in the ends of thechannelV member 23 and has a plurality 'of bevel gears 37 thereon meshing withbeveledgears 38 on the ends of flexible' shafts journaled through thevrear plate of the channel member 23. The flexibleV shafts 40 extend along the flexible conduits and are j ournaled in the handle 41 and connected with a shaft 42 in gear casing 48 on the bottom 30 of the picker mechanism l). Two sets of drums are journaledbetween top 29'and bottom 30 one set to eachside of the center of the casing to include forward pairs 45,- intermediate pairs 46, and rear pairs 48.

Each drum includes a plurality of disks a disposed in spaced relation and having outwardly radiating peripheral'fingers The disks a of the drums'46 are larger in diameter than the disks a of thedrums 45 and the disks @of the drums 48 'arelarger than the disks a; of the drums 46.

I Gears 50 in the case 43 are mounted on the shaft extensions from t-he drum and have counter gears 51 therebetween in'mesh theredirect-ion while the lower drum rotates in` aV clockwise direction.

l,'l`hedisks i of drums 46 are alternately arranged with respect to thedisks of drumsv 45 and 48 as clearly illustrated in Figure 7 A spiral gear 55 is on the shaft 42 and The rotatable foraminous drum is mounted 1n casl meshes with the gears 56 which inturn mesh with the gears 50 on the shaft extensions of the drums 48. The shaft 35 is operatively connected to the fly wheel 60 of the engine 8 by the belt 60 and the upperrun of this belt extends through slots 61 and 62.

Suitable one horsedraft means or the like 6:3 is provided on the front of the receptacle so that the machine may be pulled along by a single horse if desired. As the machine is pulled along a plurality of men direct the picker mechanisms P so that the suction shut up through the flexible conduit will draw cotton through the conduit into the casing so asY tohit the rotatable baille foraminous drum 15 and drop to the bottom of the receptacle.

The fingers D 'of the front drum .iirst engage the cottonand deliver it to the fingers of the rear drum andthe suction pulls in the cot- 'tonto the flexible conduit from the casing of the picker mechanism as willbe quite apparent.

' lt is thought that the construction, operation, utility and advantages of this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art without amore detailed description thereof.` Y Y Y f 4`rlhe present embodiment of the invention has been disclosed in detail merely for the purposes ofexemplification since in vactual practice-itattains the featuresof advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the Vabove 'descripion f lt willbe apparentlthat changes infthe de-VV tails of construction, Vand in the combination and arrangement of partsV may be resorted to without departing from the spirit'or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacriicing'any o'f its advantages. Y

Having thus described my invention, whatV I claim as new is:V

1.V -An apparatus of the class described includinga wheeled receptacle,a casing on top of the receptacle in communication therewith and forming a part thereoffa suction creatingimeans communicatingwith'the front of;

the casing,'flexible conduits leading from the rear-of the'casing` to provide a vcurrent of air throughthe casing between said conduits and suction" creating means, a rotaryforamino'us drum inthe casing 'disposed in the current of air-,the axis of said drum being transverse to andoflset from said current of air, and cottonpicking'mechanisrns on the free ends of said'flexibleconduits.n 1

' 2;"An apparatus of the clasps described including a wheeled receptacle, a casing on top of the receptacle in communication therewith and forming a part thereof, a suction creating means communicating with the Vfront of the casing, flexible conduits leading Vfrom the rear ofthe casing to provide a current of air through thecasing between said conduits and suctionr creating means, aV rotary foraminous drum in the casing disposed in the cur- VYG D!! nu rent of air, the axis of said drum'being transverse to v`and odset fromV said current of air,

Vcotton picking mechanisms on the free ends of said flexible conduits, and a superstructure Y supported on said receptacle for supporting the flexible conduits.

3. An apparatus of the class described including a wheeled receptacle, a casingontop of the receptacle invcommunication therewith, andv forming a part thereof, a suction creating means communicating with the front of theV casing, flexible conduits rleading from the rear of the casing to provide a current 'of air through the casing between saidconduits and suctioncreating means, a rotary foraminous drum in the casing disposed in the currentiof air', the axis of said drum being transverse to land offset from said currentY ofair, cotton lpicking mechanisms on the free'lendsof said vflexible conduits, a superstructure supported v f ing a part thereof, suction creating means communicating with` the casing from the front'thereof, flexible conduits leading from the rear of the casing to provide a current of air through the casing between said conduits and suction creating means, a rotary foraminous `drum in the casing disposed in the current of air, the axis of said drum being transverse to and offset from said current of air, and cotton picking mechanisms on the free ends of said flexible conduits. f

In testimony whereof I afix my signature.y

WALTER L.Y TURNER.

on'said receptacle for supporting the flexible i conduits, and each mechanism including a plurality of rotatable members'having fingers thereon. 1 v v 4. An apparatus of the `class described including a wheeled receptacle, a casing ontop VVof the receptacle in communication therewith,

and forming apart thereof, a suction creating means communicating with the front of theicasing, flexible conduits leading from the rear of the casing to provide a'current of air through the casing between said conduits'and l suction creating means, a rotary foraminous drum in the casing disposed in the current of air, the axis of said drum being transverse to and offset from said current ofv air,y cotton picking mechanisms on the freeends of said flexible conduitsa superstructure supported on said receptacle for supportingy the flexible conduits, and each mechanism rincludingy a plurality of rotatable members lhaving fingers thereon, and a flexible shaft operatively f connected with said rotatable members, gearings, supported on the superstructure and operatively connectedQwith the flexible shaft, a prime mover below the receptacle, and means operatively connecting the prime mover with the gearing.

5. A device of the classdescribed including `a receptacle,'a `casing on the receptacle in communication therewith and forming a part thereof, suction creating means communicat` ing with one side of the said casing, flexible conduits leading from an opposite side Vof the .casing to providea current of air through the

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