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HARRY:'W. LOWE, OF OMAHA, NEBBAS_KA,_.ASS_IG-NOR, BY MESH-E ASSIGNMENTS, T0 'SPRAG-UE GANNING MACHINERY 00., p A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS. " .- _ ' V PULPING-MACHINE. .

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' 0 Specification of Letters Patent.

~ Patented Apr.9, 1.9159

5 ,APP1ication1edFebruary1,1817. ~Se1'ia1Ho. 145,875. .2

To all whom it may concern: 2 Be it known that I, HARRY W. Lowe, a citizen of the United States, residing at Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State 5 of Nebraska, have invented new and useful Improvements in Pulping-Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a 10 part of this specication. it _ 2 s My invention relates to pulp machines. 3 One of the objects of my invention is to provide an improved pulp machine in which means are provided for breaking up the 15 fruit as it is fed into the perforated screen, thereby making the product unif6rm and preventing injury to the screen. A further object of my invention is to provide improved mechanism having a 20 safety device for preventing foreign substances from getting into the screen. 8 A further object of my invention is to provide an improved machine in which the feeding and crushing mechanism is readily . 5 85 accessible for cleaning and repair. A further object of my invention is to the drier pulp is uniformly mixed with-the

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and breaking it up, driving mechanism 15

for the agitator 11] and feed mechanism 14

and a frame 16 for supporting the receptacle 10, driving mechanism 15, etc. The-receptacle 10 comprises alower semicylindrical apertured screen 17 and a semicylindrical hood 17 which can be removed to permit access to the interior of the receptacle, a feed head 18.at one end of the receptacle 1O anda discharge head 19 at the other end of the receptacle- p 3 s -The agitatorcll comprises a plurality of paddles 20 secured to rotatable spiders 21. The drain pan 12 extendssbeneaths the receptacle and is provided with an outlet 22

and is hinged at one side to the frame 16

at 23 and latched to the other side of the frame at 24. T 1 o_ . . 1 s The feed mechanism 14 comprises ta worm or screw 25 rotatably mounted in a casing

26, through the apertures 27 of which the

innerend of the casing 26 may be provided

fruit is forced into the receptacle 10; the

with radial ribs .27 -to prevent the fruit from slipping along the end of thecasing. The fruit is supplied to the feedlmechanism

providean improved pulp machine in which by means of a hopper 28. juicier pulp to insure a uniform product.

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The driving mechanism 15 comprises a

shaft 29 to. which the spiders 21 and worm

In the drawings,'in which one embodi- 25 are secured, mounted in suitable bearings 30 and 31 at the end of the frame 16; la ment of my invention is shown: Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section pulley . 32 driven from any suitable source

of a pulp machine embodying my invention. of power not shown and any suitable clutch 3 Fig. 2 is an elevation of the supply end member 33 for connecting and disconnecting the shaft 29 with respect to thepu1I5 of the pulp machine. =_ Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 ley 32. The screen 17 has its end edges permaof Fig. 1. .' 1 ' 1
Fig. 4 is ac sectional view on the line 44 nently secured to the heads 18 and 19 and its side edges xedly, secured to the side of Fig. 1. '
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Fig. 6 5 is an enlarged sectional view of member 34 of the frame. The hood 117-is
7' detachably secured in position by means of ing strips 36 into engagement with the laterally extending anges 37 of the screen 17. A swinging gate-valve 38 is provided for controlling the discharge through the outlet 13, the gate-valve being mounted to swing on a boss 39 formed integral with the discharehead 19. s T 1 _ 3

the feed worm and driving connection.

Fig. 6 _is a perspective view of the feed the eccentric clamps 35 which force the seal-

worm casing. Q Referring now to the drawings in detail, 415 the pulp machine comprises an elongated cylindrical headed apertured receptacle 10, a rotary stirrer or agitator 11 for forcing

the fruit through the apertures in the recep-

tacle 10; a drain pan 12 which receives the 50 material forced through the apertures in the receptacle 10; an outlet 13 for the discharge of the material which is not forced through the apertures in the receptacle, mechanism

In order to prevent injury to the machine

jammed, a shear-pin connection 40 is pro-

in case the worm or screw 25 should become

1% for feeding the "fruit to the receptacle 10 This shear-pin connection comprises - a col-

vided between the shaft 29.and the worm 25."

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ward from the other end of the receptacle, said second "sloping surface, being substantially steeper than the rst whereby the drier pulp will be uniformly mixed withthe juicier pulp. , * i _ ~ s 79 3. lln a pul machine a perforated screen, a substantiallg horizontal rotatable shaft, a sweep secured to said, shaft and moved thereby to force the fruit through said screen, and means for breaking up the fruit 75

] The outer portion 47 of the casing"26 for the worm is made separate from that porthe screen 17, as shownoin Fig. 1, and the bracket 48'which supports the bearing 30 is
made separate from the frame 16,; so that by detaching thebracket 48 from the frame 16 and slipping it or the end of the shaft 2'9,

lar 41 secured onthe shaft 29 by means of a set-screw 42, a collar 43 secured on an extension sleeve 44 of the worm 25 by means of a set-screw .45, and a shear-pin 46, extending through registering openings in the collars41 and 43. s _ , <

tion of the casing- which extends within

and supplying-it to said screen comprising a

the outer portion 47 of the hopper, together with the worm_25, may be slipped o the
end of the shaft -for cleaning, repairing, etc. 7 The sidemembers 34 are secured at their ends to front, and rear supporting members

49, 50, respectively, as indicated in Figs.

feed device coaxial with said shaft and driven thereby, and a casing, forf said feed device having an aperture through which said feed device squeezes the fruit, the aper- 89 tured portion of said casing overlying said screen. 1 . 7 s 1 ' 4. A fruit-pulping machine comprising a perforated screen, a substantially horizontal shaft, a sweep secured to said shaft for 85

the discharge head of the pulper. The slope of the drain panjfrom the discharge end to discharging the refuse which is not forced the outlet 22 is considerably steeper than through said perforated screen, and pmeans
the slopes from the- feed end. 1 The reason for this is that the material forced through the

1and2. 3 s , The outlet 22' of the drain pan is nearer

forcing the fruit through the perforations

in the screen, means for receiving 8 the pulp forced through said screen, other means for

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screen 17' is juiciest at the feed end and driest at the discharge end and the juicier

ing a lesser slope to cause it to ow toward the outlet. As a ; result of these dicrent 5. A fruit pulping machinecomprising. a slopes of the drain pan, the juicier material perforated screen, asubstantially horizontal
is uniformly mixed with the drier material and the result is a uniform product. -e

material runs much more freely than the drier ' ~material,I the juicier material requir-

for breaking up the fruit and supplying it to the perforated screen, comprising ca partition surrounding said shaft and lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to said shafttand having an opening therein and means for squeezing the fruit through said opening, . s . _

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Having described my invention, what 1 means for receiving the pulp forced through claim as new and desire to secure by Letters said screen, other means for discharging the
Patent, is :-; s 3 1 \ 1 p s 1. In a pulp machine, -a headed receptacle, an a ertured headed cylindrical casing secured adjacent said head; a shaft through said casing- head; a feed worm in said casing sleeved on such shaft for forcing the fruit through the casing aperture into the receptacle; an agitator in the receptacle

ing the fruit pulp through said .screen,

shaft, means_secured to said shaft for forc-

screen, and means for breaking up the fruit

and supplying it to the perforated screen comtprising a t partition through which said

refuse which is not forced through said

coaxial with? said casing and extending sha t extends, lying in a plane substantially

perpendicular to said shaft and having an

opening therein, and as rotatable helical feed 19

device coaxial with said, shaft forsqueezing

the fruit through the opening in said parfor forcing the fruit through the receptacle titions ; it apertures;;a frame for supporting said re6. A ~fruit~pulping machine comprisinga
ceptacle and a bearing bracket for said shaft extension . detachably secured to said frame whereby when said -hearing bracket is removed, said casing and wormmay be slipped

on fromysaid shaft. - - _ " ~ 8 2. In 3, pulp machine,an elon ated ape?tured receptacle, means for supplying fruit, adj acentone end of said receptacle; an _ agitator operating. in said receptacle for forcing the fruit through said apertu're;. an
elongated {drain span located beneath said

through the screen, other means for dis-

perforated screen, a substantially horizontal shaft an sweep secured to said shaft for forcing the fruit-pulp through the perforated screen, means for receiving the pulp forced

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through the screen, and means for breaking which said shaft extends, having an open-v
ing therein leading from the chamber togthe up the fruit and supplying it to the"perforated screen comprising tea 1 chamber into

charging the refuse which is not forced

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receptacle, and having an outlet therefrom, screen, and a feed device .c_oaxial with said near the other end ofthe .receptacle,s said shaft and operating. in said chamber, for
drain "-_p3.I1__ having,-a surface slo ing down-

wardly from the supply, end of the receptacle and shavings, a Surface sloping down-

squeezing the fruit. through the opening in

said chamber to said screen, ._ s s 8

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fruit-pulping machine comprising a

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extends, having an opening leading from a cylindrical perforated screen, a substansaid chamber to said perforated screen, and tially horizontal" shaft coaxial with said
a helical feed device coaxialwith said shaft screen, a sweep secured to said shaft for forcand operating in said chamber to squeeze the ing it-he fruit through saidscreen, a pan befruit through the opening from said cham- neath said screen for receiving the pulp forced therethrough, meansfor discharging ber to said perforated screen. A . 8. A fruit-pulping machine comprising a the refuse not forced through said screen, perforated screen, a substantially horizontal and a frame for said machine comprising

perforated screen, ta substantially horizontal shaft, a sweepsecured to said shaft for forcing the fruit-pulp through said perforated screen, means for receivingthe pulp forced through said screen," other means for discharging the refusenot forced through said screen, and means for breaking up the fruit and supplying it to the perforated screen comprising a chamber intowhich said shaft

screen, and a feed device coaxial with said shaft and operating in said chamber to said screen, an upwardly-openin "hopper for
suppl ing fruit to said feed device, bearings fbr saidshaft, and a pulley for driving said shaft secured thereto at the end of the
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squeeze the fruit through said openings to

shaft which is distant from the hopper.

11'. A fruit-pulping machine comprising

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two end supports,one adjacent each end of said screen, and two sidemembers, one on means for receiving the pu p which is forced each side of said screen extending between shaft, a sweep secured to said sh_aft for forcthrough said screen, other means i for dising the fruit through said perforated screen, and secured to said fend members, said pan

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charging the refuse which is not forced being secured to and supported by said side
A - d through said screen, and means for breaking members. 12. A pulping machine comprising a cyup the fruit and supplying it to the perforated screen comprising a~ chamber into lindrical perforated screen, a substantially 90 which said shaft extends, said chamber havs horizontal shaft coaxial with said screen, a_ ing a wall lying in a plane substantially per- pan underneath said screen for receiving the pendicular to said shaft, said wall having a pulp forced through. said screen, means for series of openings therein surrounding said discharging the refuse not forced through shaft, and a screw propeller device secured said screen, and a frame for said machine Q5 to saidshaft and operating in said chamber comprising two end supports one at each end to-squeeze the fruit through said openings of said screen, and two side members one at from the chamber to the perforated screen. each side of said machine, and extending be9. A fruit pulping machine comprising tween and secured to said end members, said a perforated screen, a substantially hori- pan and screen being secured.to and sup- 100 zontal shaft, a sweep secured to said shaft ported by said side members. g e , for forcing the fruit through said screen, 13. A pulping machine comprising a cymeans for receiving the pulp forced through lindrical screen, a substantially horizontal said screen, other means for discharging shaft coaxial with said screen, a sweep sethe "refuse not forced through said screen, cured to said shaft for forcing the fruit 105 means for breaking up the fruit and sup- through said screen, a pan underneath said plying it to the perforated -screen compris- screen for receiving the pulp forced through ing a chamber through which ' said shaft said screen, means for discharging the refuse extends having openings leading from said not forced through said screen, means for chamber to said screen, and a feed device breaking up the fruit and supplying it to the 110 operating in said chamber to squeeze the perforated screen comprising a chamber into fruit through said openings to said screen, a which said shaft extends having an opening chamber havin a passage through which from said chamber to said screen, and a feed fruit is supplied to said screen, said cham- device operating in said chamber to squeeze ber having an opening on its upper side to the fruit through said opening, and a frame 115 receive the fruit and having a wall through for said machine comprising two end supwhich said shaft extends, and a bearing ports one at each end of said screen, and two for the end of the shaft which extends side members, one at each sid of said screen through said wall. i r extending between and secured to said end 10. A fruit-pulping machine comprising members, said pan being secured to and sup- 120 a perforated screen, a substantially hori- ported by said side members. , g shaft coaxial with said screen, a sweep se-

14. A*pU.lpiI1g machine comprising a cyzontal shaft, a sweep secured to said shaft for forcing the fruit through said screen, lindrical screen, a substantially horizontal
means for receiving the pulp forced through said screen, other means for discharging the refuse not forced through said screen, means for breaking up the fruit and supplying it

cured to said shaft for forcing the fruit -125 through said screen, a pan underneath said screen for receiving the pulp forced through to the perforated screen comprising a cham- said screen, meansfor discharging the refuse ber into which said shaft extends, having an not forced through said screen, means for opening leading from the chamber to said breaking up the fruit and supplying it to the 130
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through said perforations, means for dis- A members, said pan and screen being secured charging the refuse not forced through said i A to and supported by said side members. perforations, means for breaking up the A 15. A pulping machine comprisingra cy- fruit and supplying it to the perforated
lindrical perforated casing, a substantially

perforated screen comprising a chamber into which said shaft extends having an opening from said chamber. to said screen, and a feed device operating insaid chamberto squeeze the fruit through said opening, and a frame for said machine comprising two end supports oneat "each end of said screen, and two side members one at each side of said screen extending between and secured to said end

for clamping said semi-cylindrical portions A

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_A 16. A pulping machine comprising a, cy lindrical perforated casing, an substantially horizontal shaft coaxial with said casing, at sweep secured tosaid shaft for forcing the fruit through the perforations in said casing, means for receiving the pulp forced

horizontal shaft coaxial with said casing, a ing, h means for receiving the pulp, forced through said perforations, means for discharging the refuse not forced through said perforations, means for breaking up the fruit. and supplying it to" the perforated screen comprismg 2LA_ chamber into which said

sweep secured to said shaft for forcing the chamber to said casing, and means operating fruit through the perforations in said cas- in -said chamber for squeezing the fruit x
through said opening, -said screen comprising two semi-cylindrical portions, and means 45 for clamping said semi-cylindrical portions , together comprising ea plurality of man- r ually-operated levers. g } i g

shaft extends, having an opening from said A

screen comprising a chamber into which said A40

In witnesswhereof, shaft extends having an opening from said scribed my name. 1

chambers to said casing, and means operating in said chamber for squeezing the -fruit through said opening, said screen comprising two semi-cylindrical portions, and means

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