US2506684A - Portable conveyer - Google Patents

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May 9, 1950 L. w. SABOE PORTABLE CONVEYER' 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 25, 1946 gm 120M049 166721 W J a/ZOa May 9, 1950 L SABOE X 2,506,684

PORTABLE CONVEYER Filed Aug. 23, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 L ,H k

o O l 3 Wu e/wto'n Patented May 9, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFF] CE Q TEABE QNYEERT Lester W; Saboe, Carpenter, S.- Djak-.

n iw i fl u a 19%6, .SerialNa 5.6.9.256

2 ,G a s This. invention relates to.. portab1e conveyors and more particularly toia ,motor driven auger typeof conveyor adapted tobeclamped orconnectedtofthe topedge of a wagon to serve as a grainloader orunloaderforthe.wagon..

It is an objec t 9f the present invention to provide a motor-driven grain loader device, which can be easily rotatedor adjusted in a horizontal plane to change the direction to which the conveyor chute. is projectedor to permit thesame to be swung into the wagon .to-serve to unload the wagon.

It is another object of theinvention to provide in a loaderfor wagons which' is motor driven, an arrangement wherein tilting of the loader from one elevation to another makes no variation in the driving belt.

It is another object of the invention to provide a motor driven loader for wagons which can be expeditiously and quickly handled and adjusted by one man and in which operation it is only necessary that one bolt be removed to separate the loader and its motor from its mount, the same bolt serving as the pivot pin for the motor loader upon a platform to which it is connected.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the conveyor and its motor adjusted to an unloading position upon a wagon support and with the chute projected into the interior of the wagon.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken through the chute and looking in side elevation upon the motor or engine used in driving the conveyor and upon the clamping plate utilized for securing the mount upon the end of the wagon, the view being taken along line 2-2 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows thereof.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the top platform on which the chute and engine are mounted and having a central hole adapted to receive the pivot bolt.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the mount upon which the conveyor and engine platform is supported for rotatable adjustment.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the clamping plate used for securing the mount upon the wagon edge.

Referring now to the drawing, l0 represents a wagon fragment having a rear or tail board II and side boards I 2. Over the top edge of the rear board there is connected a mounting bracket l3 having a horizontal plate portion I4 superimposedupon a vertical plate portion l5. and secured tothe latter. The bracket is placed on the topedge of the rear board I [so that the ,ver.-. tical portion .of the bracket lies flush against the rearface of the rearboard and the horizontal portion rests on the top edge of. the reargboard ll, Braces I3? are disposed betweenthe vertical and horizontal pQIitions. 7 To retain the mounting bracket in this position, there is provided ,a clampingmember l6 of channel shape. The web portion of thismember has two clampin screws l1. anci it horizontally spaced from each other Wh a e sup pited. t erei m r ation in. a l skw se and c unterc ockwise direction. for moving the clamping member [6 intoand outof n e a e ent t t e de ndin pr ie ie s, Wand ..Z0..Qr ..the.., .ide e 9 t hori ontal plate portion Mr Specifically, the clamping screws I! and I8 are threaded into the web portion of the clamping member It so that as they are tightened they will force the horizontal portion l4 forwardly and the vertical portion against the rear face of the rear board. The upper part of the channel at the same time engaging with depending projections l9 and 20 on the forward edge of the horizontal portion 1 4.

Resting upon the horizontal plate portion [4 of the mounting bracket is a base or supporting plate 22 carrying the auger chute 25, said base 22 being mounted for swinging movement about a vertical axis. The plate 22 serves as a support for an engine 23 and a bracket 24 on which the auger chute 25 is pivotally connected by means of depending bracket portions 26 and a pivot bolt 21 extending through the bracket 24. The pivot bolt lies in alignment with the driving axis of the motor, so that the belt is not loosened or tightened by vertical adjustment of the grain chute. The engine 23 has a pulley 28 connected by a belt 29 to a drive wheel 3| connected with an auger 32 within the grain chute 25 to drive the same. As the grain chute and the engine is turned in a horizontal plane, the supporting base 22 is turned upon the horizontal portion 54 of the mounting bracket. A pivot pin or bolt 33 is extended upwardly from the opening 34 in the bracket horizontal portion [4 and through an opening 35 in the supporting plate 22 registering with the opening 34 of the mounting bracket. A nut 36 on the top of the supporting plate retains the pin 33 against axial displacement and when loosened permits relative turning movement of the supporting plate 22 with respect to the bracket l3.

By raising the chute out of the interior of the wagon and rotating the supporting plate, the

chute can be adjusted to a loadin position whereby grain will be conveyed upwardly through the chute and deposited from its upper end 38 into the wagon. The nut 36 will then be tightened to retain the loader in its newly adjusted position. It will be apparent that this operation can be easily effected by one man.

Having now described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A means for supporting a grain conveyor chute on a wagon tail board comprising a mounting bracket arranged in embracing relation with respect to the top edge of said tail board and comprising a vertically disposed plate arranged in abutting relation to the outer face of said tail board, a horizontal plate portion having a projection depending from a side thereof superimposed upon said vertical plate and secured to the latter, the horizontal plate portion being supported on the top edge of said tail board with its projection positioned inwardly of and spaced from said tail board, a clamping member arranged in confronting relation with respect to the inner face of said tail board and having a side engageable with the depending projection on said horizontal plate portion, a horizontally disposed base plate carrying said chute and mounted on said horizontal plate portion for swinging movement about a vertical axis, and actuating means supported in said clamping member for rotation .in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction for moving said clamping member into and out of bearing engagement with the depending projection on said horizontal plate portion.

2. A means for supporting a grain conveyor chute on a wagon tail board comprising a mount- 4 ing bracket arranged in embracing relation with respect to the top edge of said tail board and comprising a vertically disposed plate arranged in abutting relation to the outer face of said tail board, a horizontal plate portion having a projection depending from a side thereof superimposed upon said vertical plate and secured to the latter, the horizontal plate portion being supported on the top edge of said tail board with its depending projection positioned inwardly of and spaced from said tail board, a clamping member arranged in confronting relation with respect to the inner face of said tail board and having a side engageable with the depending projection on said horizontal plate portion, a horizontally disposed base plate carrying said chute and mounted on said horizontal plate portion for swinging movement about a vertical axis,

and actuating means embodying a pair of horizontally disposed spaced clamping screws supported in said clamping member for rotation in I a clockwise and counterclockwise direction for moving said clamping member into and out of bearing engagement with the depending projection on said horizontal plate portion.

LESTER W. SABOE,

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