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1,479,176
w. N. GREEN
BELT CLEANER
Filed March 5. 1923
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INVENTOR.
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Patented Jan. ii, 192%.
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STATE ,WILLIAM n. ennnn, or rears, TEXAS. BELT CLEANER.
Application ?led March 3, 1923.
Serial No. 622,586. I
axle to the belt, the axle being rotatably Be it known that I, ‘WILLIAM ‘\T. GREEN, mounted in bearings 15 carried by the body a citizen of the United States; residing at of the grader. In accordance with my invention I secure Paris, in the county of Lamar and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful to adjacent bearings 15 rearwardly and Improvements in Belt Cleaners, of which downwardly extending braces 16, to the the following is a speci?cation, reference be lower ends of which are secured bearings 17 To all whom it may concern.
ing had to the accompanying drawings. This invention relates to belt cleaners for t ditching and grading machines and more particularly to a device for automatically removing from the under or roller engaging surface of an elevating belt such as em
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in which is mounted a shaft 18. The outer
end of this shaft is provided with a crank 19
aligned with the opening 11 and in this opening upon the face of the belt I mount a block 20 of wood or the like of a desired
size to provide proper weight. This block
ployed on such machines any collected dirt. is connected by means of a pitman 21 with
An important object of the invention is the crank 19 so that it is reciprocated across
to provide a device of this character oper
the face of the belt. To the shaft 18 I se
ated by the grader in its operation under cure a sprocket wheel 22 and to the axle 12 the ground and so constructed that it may a split sprocket 23 which by its application be readily applied to graders without in any clamps upon the axle to be rotated thereby, manner altering the present construction these sprockets being connected by a sprocket belt 24. thereof. By mounting the device as described I am A further object of the invention is to
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provide a device of‘ this character which enabled to use a relatively long shank arm
thoroughly cleans the surface of the belt at each operation thereof, each stroke of the cleaner carrying the same entirely across the face of the belt to thereby insure removal of the dirt at theengaged portion of the belt. These and other objects I attain by the structure shown in the accompanying draw ings, wherein for the purpose of illustra tion is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein like reference char 35
acters designate like parts throughout.
19 so that a throw of the block 20 is pro
vided permitting the same to travel entirely across the belt at each operation of the
crank, thereby insuring the forcing of any dirt carried by the inner suface of the belt through one or the other of the openings 11 at the opposite sides of the belt.‘ I am fur
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ther enabled to prevent destruction of the belt by the'block 20 in event of the same
meeting any rigid obstruction upon the belt because of the fact that the length of pitman thus rendered necessary is consid erable and accordingly should a light pit
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In the drawings :— Figure 1 is a sectional view showing an man be employed such as a small iron rod
apparatus constructed in accordance with or the like, the pitman will give and spring
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7 before any injuriouseffect to the belt results. my invention applied to a grader; It will be obvious that a belt cleaner con Figure 2 is a fragmentary plan View par structed in ‘accordance with my invention tially in section thereof; Figure 3 is a detailed view showing the may be readily applied to a grading ma chine without in any manner altering the driver for the cleaner; and . Figure 4 is a detailed fragmentary ele construction thereof, and when so applied
vation showing the mounting of the clean
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will be operated by the operation of the
grader and accordingly the belt 10 will re ‘ . ' Referring now more particularly to the quire none of the usual attention. It will drawings. the numeral 10 indicates the belt furthermore be obvious that this structure 105 of a combined ditcher and grader and 11 is capable of some change and modi?cation ing block.
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the opening formed through the roller sup
without materially departing from the
port of the belt by means of which access is spirit of my invention and I accordingly do had to the under surface of the belt to clean not'limit myself to such speci?c structure the same. 12 indicates the drive axle which except as hereinafter claimed. lVhatis claimed is :-V in this type of machine is connected for ro 1. The combination with a combined ele tation with the drive wheels 13 in order that a drive 14 may be provided from the vator and grader including a belt; a belt
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mounting having openings affording access by the supporting wheels, and bearings sup to the inner face of the belt, an axle driven porting the axle, of supports rigidly secured by the supporting wheels and bearings sup to such bearings and extending downwardly porting the axle, of supports rigidly se and rearwardly thereof, bearings secured to
20
cured to such bearings and extending down surh supports adjacent the free ends thereof, wardly and rearwardly thereof, bearings se~ a crank shaft rotatably mounted in such
cured to such supports adjacent the free bearings, a block engaging the inner surface ends thereof, a crank shaft rotatably of the'belt, pitman connection between the mounted in such bearings, a block engaging crank of the crank shaft and the block the inner surface of the belt, pitman con whereby the block is reciprocated when the nection between the crank of the crank shaft crank shaft is rotated, a driving connection
and the block whereby the block is recipro
between said crank shaft and said axle, in cated when the crank shaft is rotated, a cluding a sprocket gear secured to such
15
driving connection between said crank crank shaft, a split sprocket clampingly ap shaft and said axle. plied to the axle, and a sprocket chain con 2. The combination with a combined ele
vator and grader including a belt, a belt
necting said sprockets.
.
In testimony whereof I hereunto a?x my
mounting having openings affording access signature. to the inner face of the belt, an axle driven
WILLIAM N. GREEN.
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1,479,176
w. N. GREEN
BELT CLEANER
Filed March 5. 1923
’3 J
INVENTOR.
M iii’. @mwm
l." 7/ ATTORNEY.
reliant
Patented Jan. ii, 192%.
it
STATE ,WILLIAM n. ennnn, or rears, TEXAS. BELT CLEANER.
Application ?led March 3, 1923.
Serial No. 622,586. I
axle to the belt, the axle being rotatably Be it known that I, ‘WILLIAM ‘\T. GREEN, mounted in bearings 15 carried by the body a citizen of the United States; residing at of the grader. In accordance with my invention I secure Paris, in the county of Lamar and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful to adjacent bearings 15 rearwardly and Improvements in Belt Cleaners, of which downwardly extending braces 16, to the the following is a speci?cation, reference be lower ends of which are secured bearings 17 To all whom it may concern.
ing had to the accompanying drawings. This invention relates to belt cleaners for t ditching and grading machines and more particularly to a device for automatically removing from the under or roller engaging surface of an elevating belt such as em
60
in which is mounted a shaft 18. The outer
end of this shaft is provided with a crank 19
aligned with the opening 11 and in this opening upon the face of the belt I mount a block 20 of wood or the like of a desired
size to provide proper weight. This block
ployed on such machines any collected dirt. is connected by means of a pitman 21 with
An important object of the invention is the crank 19 so that it is reciprocated across
to provide a device of this character oper
the face of the belt. To the shaft 18 I se
ated by the grader in its operation under cure a sprocket wheel 22 and to the axle 12 the ground and so constructed that it may a split sprocket 23 which by its application be readily applied to graders without in any clamps upon the axle to be rotated thereby, manner altering the present construction these sprockets being connected by a sprocket belt 24. thereof. By mounting the device as described I am A further object of the invention is to
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provide a device of‘ this character which enabled to use a relatively long shank arm
thoroughly cleans the surface of the belt at each operation thereof, each stroke of the cleaner carrying the same entirely across the face of the belt to thereby insure removal of the dirt at theengaged portion of the belt. These and other objects I attain by the structure shown in the accompanying draw ings, wherein for the purpose of illustra tion is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein like reference char 35
acters designate like parts throughout.
19 so that a throw of the block 20 is pro
vided permitting the same to travel entirely across the belt at each operation of the
crank, thereby insuring the forcing of any dirt carried by the inner suface of the belt through one or the other of the openings 11 at the opposite sides of the belt.‘ I am fur
85
ther enabled to prevent destruction of the belt by the'block 20 in event of the same
meeting any rigid obstruction upon the belt because of the fact that the length of pitman thus rendered necessary is consid erable and accordingly should a light pit
90
In the drawings :— Figure 1 is a sectional view showing an man be employed such as a small iron rod
apparatus constructed in accordance with or the like, the pitman will give and spring
40
415
7 before any injuriouseffect to the belt results. my invention applied to a grader; It will be obvious that a belt cleaner con Figure 2 is a fragmentary plan View par structed in ‘accordance with my invention tially in section thereof; Figure 3 is a detailed view showing the may be readily applied to a grading ma chine without in any manner altering the driver for the cleaner; and . Figure 4 is a detailed fragmentary ele construction thereof, and when so applied
vation showing the mounting of the clean
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100
will be operated by the operation of the
grader and accordingly the belt 10 will re ‘ . ' Referring now more particularly to the quire none of the usual attention. It will drawings. the numeral 10 indicates the belt furthermore be obvious that this structure 105 of a combined ditcher and grader and 11 is capable of some change and modi?cation ing block.
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55
the opening formed through the roller sup
without materially departing from the
port of the belt by means of which access is spirit of my invention and I accordingly do had to the under surface of the belt to clean not'limit myself to such speci?c structure the same. 12 indicates the drive axle which except as hereinafter claimed. lVhatis claimed is :-V in this type of machine is connected for ro 1. The combination with a combined ele tation with the drive wheels 13 in order that a drive 14 may be provided from the vator and grader including a belt; a belt
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mounting having openings affording access by the supporting wheels, and bearings sup to the inner face of the belt, an axle driven porting the axle, of supports rigidly secured by the supporting wheels and bearings sup to such bearings and extending downwardly porting the axle, of supports rigidly se and rearwardly thereof, bearings secured to
20
cured to such bearings and extending down surh supports adjacent the free ends thereof, wardly and rearwardly thereof, bearings se~ a crank shaft rotatably mounted in such
cured to such supports adjacent the free bearings, a block engaging the inner surface ends thereof, a crank shaft rotatably of the'belt, pitman connection between the mounted in such bearings, a block engaging crank of the crank shaft and the block the inner surface of the belt, pitman con whereby the block is reciprocated when the nection between the crank of the crank shaft crank shaft is rotated, a driving connection
and the block whereby the block is recipro
between said crank shaft and said axle, in cated when the crank shaft is rotated, a cluding a sprocket gear secured to such
15
driving connection between said crank crank shaft, a split sprocket clampingly ap shaft and said axle. plied to the axle, and a sprocket chain con 2. The combination with a combined ele
vator and grader including a belt, a belt
necting said sprockets.
.
In testimony whereof I hereunto a?x my
mounting having openings affording access signature. to the inner face of the belt, an axle driven
WILLIAM N. GREEN.
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