[1]Patented Apr. 16, 1929. 709 3 UNITED@ STATES PA@TENT OFFICE:, BERT R. BENJ-AIVEIN, OF OAK PARK, ILLI-NOIS ASSIGNOR TO INTERIIIA TIONAL HARVES'I' ER COMPANY ; A CORPORA TION OF NEW JFIRSEY. COTTON SEPARATORI Application liled June 9, 1927. Serial No. 197,551. This invention relates to C()ttoii tr6ating iii,,tchii-ic,s ,ind iiiore pai@tic-Lilarly to inacliines for reni.o-\T)n I g lint frol-ii bolls w'hich h@ve:bee-n liarvested'L-,y @i sti-ipper. At, objecil@ o-'L' th-, inveiiti6-,i is to pr6vid6 ti ilovel -@viiieli ivill ,t@tvaiitageously .let t@I)oii stripp@(,It coI@l@.oii to sep,.ti@,,ite ttie lint; fi-om th(@ leaves ar)d st,,tlk pai@ts o,f cotton bolls or bolli.es. I 0 it is al.so an obi6,et of;-tlie invertio-n to provi(le a cott6p ti-eatitig nia,chiiie htiving a spin(11.e di@uiii cti@i,yiii(y l@c,,tatiiig @-,p@.1,idles -Lor wiiidii-I '-I'@p 60tton'lliit and separatino- it fi-oiii the n - zn (.)tliei- pai-ts o-E the bolls,-,iid bo,ilios.: I,,-) A f tirtlier objcet oT the inieiiti6n is @to provide a cottoi s6r)ai-ator li,,tviiig ft @'eedei-, the, pai,ts of 1171iieh h,,tve cliffereiitialielocities s6@ tilit tiey ivi'il act to ertisl, cottoii b6lls as ),@ell as' feed t@iieiii t6-w,,,ti,d the pielcer drtilili. 20 A lui-fl-iei- 6bject 6T the ;.iiveiitioi@i is to prov or AA'itli spindlos and id6 t,cotto,,,i separau t .f'ecder so inc!ided to radi-al Iiiies tli,,it cru hed cotton bblls A,,-ill be iinpaled iipo-,i the spindl@, by i-eason of bc;.n(Y throllvn t-liei@eaaiinst b-v tl-ie 25 eieillie,,Its of tl-ie feeder. Othei- objeets of the iiiveiitioii will al)pear the :f6lloAviiio- dbsci-iption proceed@., @n A@,i ellibodin-ient, constructed in accordtt,-ice Allit,i the teael-iino-s of tlilis inver i7 tio,-i is showii in the accoiiapanyiii(y dranviligs, ill )NI)icll: F;gttte@l is L iiew somewncit in tl,6 nature u C of a ver'i al se(- @tioii, @li6wiiio, the i,c,],ttionshi-p of the s@iiidies ,ilid t'ile -I' eeder of the illtisti.a3,-) t@r s a @vertical F@i <). e 9- i section tal@ei-i al.)I@,i6xiiii.,ttely oii the @ectio@il 2--L@l-) of Figu'i,@ 1; Fio-tii-e 3-is a pai-titl @,levp,.tion@ sho-",Ing oiie 6f tl-ie machine ivith'tlie ol)erating iiiech40 ,In.isIlls -@@6r its variou's el(-,i-tients; Fioiii-e 4 is ,i deta;.l ele-vlllt,.oi,- slioivin(,, 6ne vnd oTthe spindle drui-n, the pii@ioi-i@ aiic7 belt spiiidles so tilit tll,@Y N@i foi- cli-i@,Tihr th(@ 11 lip the c6ttoi@ aiid t@ii:e reversi@o- iiieclia45 for chaii6l-ii-i4l)- t-lie, (,Iil@eet;iop of rotat,6n O-L tli6 spinclles so tlliit the c(,4-,-t6ii.can be y,:e,,,-,oved th(@re roll-I; i f r igllre @5 is @@ii gen6i-al- aii ei-id elevitioii of )e spinc'Lle dru[iyi witli @t 0:'L'@tlie eild of 50 1Cl-L ttiii bi.-okOTI IWlv t6 tlio pli@tictillar itianii@.i- in which'the ,ire in t@li.e aiid Figiii,e C, i's a s I ectioii,@l ,,Ii@wino, in d,et@ail tli@ ii@rangeylleylt of,;,Cit"lii(,Ilt,s pai i- of adjacent @s dle r mo unted a d 5,5 pin s a e n diiven. In geiieral, the illustrative n-i,,t6hi e ii-iay be n said to coiiiprise two inain parts. The 'first ot these is the se arator lie@ein shoniii as the p SI)iii-@lle drum 10, and the second is tile @feed6 r6,0 for deliverilig cottoii to the sep@@ratoi-. The feeder as hei-e shonvii con-iprises a, coliveyei@ 11, the tipper breaker 12 and@two IoNver bredkers 13 and 14. The co,tton sepai,,tior, or spiildle diuiii, is 65 ge@lei-ally iii tli6, sliape of a holloav, cylindtical b6dy lierein illilistrated a@ a casting li,,Ii,iii(y @D opposed lie,,ids 15 an(I 16 - tl-irougl-i a spliydle di-um driving shaft ltextends. Tho "@piiidl6 clriiii'l i@ preferably 1,,eyed to the.shaft 7o :soti-fa-'uitinListrotatetherewitli. Thesl-iaft@l@. i@ pi-@-,eiabiv arrhiiged in horizontal i@ositioll aiid is iyi6uiited tt its end in j'otirnals 18 ftnd 19, wliieli ar -,ecured esp@ctivi2@ly @0,0-tlai@d P' r ZD, 0 ancl 21. As I ii e @:7 ci,-, i i i L, s 2 ii ustrated in Fi-& r '25 @)f. th(,,dl,awii-igs, these guird casin 'ys a-Ile secured to the side -vvalls 22 and 23 oi'@ile iiiaiii body of the 1-nachine. The contour of tll@ opp,(site side 'W,,ills is indicated in Figure 1, at 24. 80 F ixed to the sl)i.ndle driiiii Avitliiii the O@ia@d cas-in(y 21 is a laro-e sprocket whicb is rotatc@d by iiieins 6f a spi@ocket chaiii 26 @tr,,tine-d tllere@ver ,ilid also over a sn-iall TV7 iDg sl@i-6eltet-27 non-rotatively riioulited u@@,011 85 tlie:drivilig sh,,tft 281. in Figui-e 2 of the ditii,ings, the sliaft 918 is ],Ouriiaied in the sicle Allalls: 22 @'and 23 iiear tl-ie b,,tse Of: the -iiia@hine ,tnd is, @,i@o@ided witli a -b6lt 7 'li'pon m@ly e iii - 1.)tilley 29 through "hie ier b ' I 90 tiall ipl3ilied t6 the @jiiichiiie alid 'all -of- ii's y di@ineii r@arts As illtisti@ated in Fi iires I and 5 of the O' drIltiATID(1,13, tl-ie spiiidl6 dr.ur@ is pi-ovided wit-,Ii i 1,,trL,:e niiiiiber o,f spindles wliiel-i pr6ject otit- 9r), Ni,ai-dly I)evond the peripliei-y of tlie@ dr aloii,- lines Nvllich bear a tinif6rnl i-.icliiied rol @iti6n'to liilos wlii@h,,ir r adial ivith-r6sp ect t6 th e eiids of the driiiii. T he pei@ipli@r@ 6f t@e d rtim befweeii its hea 1 5 aiid 16 is such @tli,tt 1 00 it pr6iides t series 6f ct ed ledges, fliere b eingi t@y, o ronv@ of st ems eiKioi-idiii", f rolil the@@di@ tini along caqh leclge. , Stiel-i le dg@s ai@e hoavn I,n d6,tdil'in Vio.@ie 5 tt 90 31' and 32@ SoliiL66ftii@led,- ,es,s'u-chastbe"iriteri@ieai- 105 ate, ledoe 31, sti@engti@e@ea @y r@ditil fins sucli I -,s that ill-ii,,;trited ,it 33. E@cie@@ ied,@@@ li6use@ ai si)ijidle, cl@ii7iii& @liaft 34
[2]lournaled at either end in a Oj.-tiiii hetid. Ac intervals al6no-, each driiiiig shaft 34 the @,,dj@icent ledge is liolloived otit to proi,ide, a gear casing for th(@ driviiig connections bet,,veen @t 1),tir @of sIDilidles alid the shaft. Stielil ai,raiigeiiieiit of eleiiiei-its is illti-stra@ued iii,Figiii@e 6 of the drawings ivlierein a paii@ of spin(l.'ies 35 and 36 are slio-%Illi. Referring to Figtire 6, the spindles '0'5 tii@l -,L @ ti@e joti11i.o 36 extend tlirou,)-ii ti e !,,(I e 31 iii, iialed it theii- rear@v@ird eiids '@n .1 @vhicii are reiio-,,-abl@, iiioiirted iii the I iid 38@ sr)indl(,, cli-iiiii. Foi,vva-,.,di-y of these ,t pinioii 39 S-Lillrollil (Is spindle a,-@ d is 15 rotativel con-,ieeLLe@t 'L-iei-eto b3, a t-oncIii-Lig)- ilai@ou,)-li the spindle. er@bi,, c-iiyage,,; ir, aii ,,16t 1-1 iii t,ie -;)iiiiofli Eacli pinioi'i lias t@,7o of such sitits fornied diallieti-ically oppcsite eael-i o'Llliei-. ii 20 single clriling pi,-iio@.i 42 upoi,@ the sii,@l@l, @,-' nieslies ivith cacli oi' ,i of p.ii-ilons to r6- tate the spindles 35 aricl ie iri the positioiis @ii held i-n an of colla,@,s 43 b'Lyl b.y 6 s a pr I e 25 @@sed fit til)6n 'Lhe sp;.P,("les., -,@se lars are en.-,,,tge@d by (,C[ Nvhicli ii i@i@ovab',"y iiao iiit - withl,-i tlli-(@adi.d boi,es in 'clie spindle druiii, ,is cl@@la--,-Iy @in tile t' 30 willd ei-ids 6f sr)iiie of ii-i -v@hiel-i ii soi,ie@@ of tl)ll-@ee .s is coniiected witlii the iiiai.ii the spindle I)y ct iii'@)i-.icaiit 1)a@;st@ge @1- 5. The sliafts 34, ,,t onf@, eii(.1 o@L' tlif@ clrtilfl ' e--@tend beyo@@id tho spiiidl.e d-cuiji 15 iiid ha@,e (1,,-Ivip,-)- s - )rook(,t oi@ I)illions 46 fll-.Ced tliereon. to Fi(.@liii-c, zi of@ tile I-li..'Iwillgs, I Spi@ockct cliaiii 47 contict,,il NN,it,.h t ctesii-ed of flic, sl)l.ocl@e 40 46 for o-ivin-, tiie spin(lics or I-ot.,,',ioii ,@o thtit the3, @.iiay act i,ipon the co,tton tlil-oN@,,ii a@g.,]-Il@iL @ll Ill in the, tlii-oat 48. it ivill 1) -@i tl-iIU i'o,,i I o tb i-ocket, Avl,6,el@s 46 are in eb -,t v,,itli ti,,(! c@e @P a T 4. in ItT ii@ Fi-ui-c 4 of 'cle LI(,, t'lle sli s -f-o@,-@ spinotles cai-i@ied by I @' t of sl)rocket ire i);Issip(. tliiloll(-,.Il t@11(@ @tliro,tt o-f the ii@iaciiiiie til(@ .in t 7[ ,,e, @',Il( is beiii@@), N,,oiii-id Lii)(jn tl,o 5 o @rate(I froi-ii ill(, lilll;es "ill@t tjie - [),Il@ts o@-! thp, co4uton bolls@ The dri:jiii,is i I iiovi"l,), i-@i tlic dii-ection of -LI-ie ,i,ri-oiv 70, and eacli spreek(,@t ivheel 46 i,,3 iiiol@ecl @,ii-ottiid it coiiie i nto t-he I)ositioii ii-iclicaLec.1 it 55 ivll.erein i' is chaiii 4@, ind acted Lipo bv fixed teetli 51 iv'iiicli cluise tile (Iii-ectioi@ o-i'@ i.1 tlitioll of ilie si@in(lie,s t6 I)e v@, ",!I be lehi@l y secii. c 60 witliin tl.@e 20 ;',I's op(-@j-..- the 1)0,siiion @in(licaCeOL t n,,l in's @i s "I in -LA i(yiire P) o--,' the ciraivino's foiof @eii.inittin(@ the clriA-iii@-Y beit, (DI, ch',I"@ll 47 to be iiiiintctinect 3,]A 4.7 1)assc-s over @l driving spi-ocl-,et 54 j'ix(,d Lipo-@i the sli@,,ft PS aiid over aii idle,,- sl)rockeL 55. The teeth 5'L, as pai@'Licul-,trly s'l!oN,,-n. in Figtire 2 0,-" the @di,awin(ys, are -'L'oi-iiied as iliAylrdly@ex,@ending pills inollilted iii a stipport 56, the iiattire of Nvhich is illdi-etitod in Figtire 'O'. T'llis sulDi.Dort is prefei,,9.1.)ly ivoL(,@d a truianioil 5'@ carried by p tiie gLi,,ii@d casli@g 20. otl-@ - -,i@L of tll e 75 sii!)PO,,t is lield iri,,ts ul)periiiosl positioia by @t sl-),.-i-n(,- 58 fi:@eC[ at 69 to tlie cas,,ii(@ -90 iiitei!L)Cty@Tcell.tlie lo@voil (@iici-or tiic, spiliia(, aiid ti@e s-Lip,,)or'L-1 56 is Pi-i ari'il 60@f-,xed 't-lo tli(,, S til)l)ort. of.tiie rei,ei-sL-'I,), teotil 51 g o oi! teeth of il(-,' spr(cl-@:oLs 46 is b@, f he ab e d sci-ib ' r 01@e ccl irt6utit@'n,y of, I ariti 56. oll it-@ forII71.1:rcl the si)iiidle cl-,@Ui'-i 'IS s-Libstan@Liall-v ey,.clos,-@l by ljai-s 61. A i!6w G,f s5 these bars is ,tl-i@c-,,iiged ul)oii the stipporting e, i,o,,l 0)2, thi,,s Lb(,! t,'@le bal-,s iu uli r upper enc,s. Al@ @il' e-,-@ds, the b,,ti,s 6,@ (,ir lo ai,e stipl)o,,ti"c-f @ts 63 VTlll,@h -)Y ei-oss-i@o 64-@ e7l'ei-cb,@-y aiie',oped iii Side of go @i,.iac!,LITAe. Ti-ic@ Io,,,.-er -L u@ie ba-,-'S 61 ',-,s to ,ei-,.iove the cotton -wliieli OLI @l UI)01-, tile SP'IICII(' All- I'@ s. This ,t,;@)n is ii(@@ct I)y securell'leii-',- ol' 6"-) @l@).;Iillst tli.@@ oti@- er stii-fa,-,c,, c)T @ the 95 of the sLriDs 6,- "@- I ed o , - s.iiai) fj-.,@eci so t.!,.,it they coji:ibine the b,,irs 61 tile St--,ips 65 to foi@lyl ri(yi(I S", i@ilettli@Ls. T-1 I C', -Lipt)el! portions of bii-S t')I@ 6perate to f@orin a wL1.1 along ojie si.de of loo pL,- the tiii,oat 48, -)f th(,' tll, -)r' iil,), SPI@iii deviccs G'T Ilei@eii s spi-i")(Fg S( as to proi-@icte @vi,-,(Iol tl 0 ot )II litit tll)o iii@l 36. As i-'Itistrat(,d iii I o-IL@ lulie, i65 cl i,ail"lings, opposite ivlll 68 of the tlii-oiit z@@8 is PlION,-i(,L",Cl -,vil-!,@ I-OA f)l@, (.Iov"l) exte-ti@Iii-io- spi@iiic,, devices 611, coopei-,q,te Ai,itl'i ti@@e tlae i-@7indiii (,-,L,,p o@- tii clie cottor, li--.-it ""I?Oti tl@e .,PiTClles Aq @vill ",)e seen fi-(,in ai@ ii@spectioli o'@ Fig11 e 1 o T. the S;) I 'Li , c,ii,ectioli (f t I i,@, art- -oNv TO the sl')i di,,).,,vii aci,oss the sti-ilis 65. Iii l@l 5 ei'Tee-L thc@ sl-)iiicll@,s, b,:,clttisle of tlielp iiicilllliLion 'Lo rtcli-lil Iiiies, ctre pul.lecl,tliroiigli an (,,I)e;i idiaceiit sti@ips 6r). l@ will bc,, s(.,Oii tll .,,t is ',), SI) lo pisses the li@ begiiis, 'co bc, I)t-Li@e(i 'ciii@oti 120 @gh [-,lie 65. and tl-t,@tt. lli,- po@itio--@ iiadic.al--e@'t af-- 't'-9 it, l@ia,,, beci-i till-lost. C,)lllplei-ol@,, ptill.,@(I TILE tl-ie co4 Ltoii is t us reiiioved rle i, cl Ilo -ed-Lo (,!I'ol n It to 0-"f, t"ie, riiachine ,tt tiie o-c ti-ie strippin(I C)r o iii,)te,,l bv t i,@ al@llc-v (-,T -,idl@,s, re@l.afi-ve to i,adi,,ii @1.1i@lls aiicl by
[3]i7709 5-6@ 3- the 1,eVersal of the directioii @of i@6tation of the spindles wliile the@ ftre ,,pas @ing from the position- 71 to the @o@iti6ii 72, the @iral ai-riD.n6emeiit@'of tli6 s@i@hdl6 teeth 35' aII6*ino, -tl-ie ii,ouiid-up on to be i6a i@ly remove Cott' d It is dui-ing this portion of the c@cle of operation 6f the spindles that their driviiig sprockets 46 contact -,Yiti-i the reversing teetli 51. 1( Arran-ed at oti6 ehd of the niachine is a C()ill,-eyel. ti-ouoh 74 cair3,.in(y the endl,,ss con-veyer ii and d6sirably adjtistably su@poi-ted by the iyienibers 76, 77 and 78. The coni,eyei11- prefei-ably carries spaced pi-ojections 'i'9 15 fol-- effecti@,ely clngaging the, st;ripped cotton to be fe@cl to'the iyi,,chine. Th6 @6onveyer is ttAin6d ir6und rotatable slipports 80 t@cl 81@ t]@ie lattei, of Avhieh is fixed. up6ii a di-ivino, @jlialf t 89- joullnalecl ill the'slote @-%ialig 6f the 20 @@-nacliiii(, aii@t 1.)1-6-vided ,it one encl -%vith a driv"iiggpi@celket 83; Abolle the iiiner end of tile conve3iet 11 ancl s@I)aced tli-erofroii-i is the feeder or y 1-1,i,o,ficei 12, liei,ein shown as a e-viindei@ cai@ry.0 b tb(, sprocl@et cliain ST, ti-ained ai- uricl a y @ipi-,,,cket 88 ii-ioui-ited tipon the power. @"I-tjiTt @)8 iiid i(Iler sp,,-oeket 101. A @s@coiid c-i spt@oel-@(,,t 89 sei-ves to pi-operly (lirect the 35 lip-l'ot' of the belt 87. @ The I)reakt@r 12 is di-iveii by ii-ieans describc-,d bc,,IoNv and it til@Lvels at a.,,.,i)eed iliucl) (,rea.tei- tba tl e sl)ecd of n I ti-Le, c,-jnveyci-. On accoiiiit of tlils rel@Ltionshi@ o f@ tli-, 9T,,eeds of i-,Iiese t;wo I)ai@ts of the rna110 clii-i6,@ tlio, cotton boll,,@,,carriied alon(r on the e r s' d coll"-e @),el. ,I ,ii- c ii @le - afi(I to, dit(, Tli,e bl'icl6s 0,@ll tllo brei,],--er . 12 tend@@@to ertish t-he b(I.Is @iiicl 1),,irfially sepai-ate le,,i@e@,, and stallc @L'roll-I tlle lijit. It also tli@oN,,-, the cot;ton tow,,ird the lower bre,@]@ers @ 13 @ @nd 14, ,Iiie'@i al'e itiotinted benetth t-lie deflectin6late 90. p The ,,realcers 13 and 14 are i-nounted upoh 50 cl:i-iv;po- sl,afts 91 and 92, the latt@r of inhi@li is ci@o-u-aifci@3ntially tdj List,,tble @ ,ibotit. tlic sh,,tft9lisaceiit-!r. Thisacliti.,stmentiseriecte(l, by the F)Iate 9'0 pivotally iiioLiTited i-,1)01-1 the -t-haft ii)(Iic,,ited in Figtir-e 3 of the dr,,, TI-i"s pl,,it.e iiia3, be secured. to the si(-I(,, Ay 98 indicat@cl by dotted' lihes iii Fioure i. T?Iiis -,-pi,oeket whe I is dtiven by an -endless e ellaiii 99 wbich is trained over a'inuch snialler sprock6t wlieel 100 fixed upon ihe sbaft 92. 98 the cliain 99 70 Be yond the sprock.et ivheel pas ses over the sn-iall @sprocket wheel 86 7,ipon the shaft 85 alicl thence dowiawardly ai-ouiid idl er sprocli:ets 102 @nd 103. F@roii@ that point this chai,ii )asses at6und a driving.spr.ocl@et 104 fii:ed upon the di-iving sli@ft 28. @C6h- 7 -0 tihi i',-n(-, the cliain 99 extehds@ to a:nd around a beilt tio-liteiiell or j.dlei- sproelket 105, and thc il it i.s t@ained over a cloffer sprocket@ 106 fix ecl upon tlie shift 107 of the @@ot,,iry doffet @t o be Oescribed bel@oNi,. From the spi-ocket so 106 the chaiii 99 e-.f@nds to the 8procke ivh eel 100, the point of begilining. E ffecti-ve cleaning of the rotating spiiiclles 35 an(I tlle reiii6val of any c6t.ton which ina'y rei nain ui@o,,-, the spindles aftei- they pass the 85 stiti onai, dofflrs 65 ;s secured by the action ofti @otai-ydoiferlOS. Thisd6fferhasaseries Of narroav i-adial bi.ades 109, pi-eferably f.aced 1,) y bodie.@ 11-0 of pl.iable inat(,,.ial iihich I-nove iiiilch h'(Yliei- s-,)eed than the sliaft 82, for reasons -ribich li,,t-ve beei-i ,tbove, refei@i-ed to. @Similii- dif-@ere-ntial velocities obttiTl:,t,@' to tl,@e -L 1 of the bi,e,,iker-, 13 @qnd 14., The i@ot, tioi sprock(,,Iu wliecl 100 Iii)6n@ the '-,haft 6f tlje 100 breali:ei14 is mucli sintller than the sl-)i@k@cket Avii 13 1,-n (I eel 98 on the sh t of the coilso6ileiitly tlig,. I)ei-iplici@al ieloc@ity of tli.@-, breaker 14 is inilich @(,Yj:eater than thit Of file br eitker 13@. This qctio oin ote,,@ the ol)eii- i o;5 n Pr iii(, y of@ tbe. 6otton bolls the I)reakinf-" of I Lncl t-,Iie b6lis@@anci -N,\,hate-Voi- ptrts 6f clotton @ll @CPillll a,", iii,,i bo fccl int,) the machin(,,; @ Fiilltl@iei"y riiorc,,@ tlic, irran i@emelit of th(, brealKer,@, 13 ,ind 25 ii.@g i@,id,ial I)i@ojectioiis oi- blades 84@ This. betii@een a(Ijacent row-, of the rotating s in- go p b i - c , , , i k e i - i s f i x e d , i p o n i C l l ' l , A 7 1 , @ iicy shift 85 jour- clies.@ TIiis i@otatincy doffer is fixed upon the Dalecl iii the side Avalls of tlie@ 1-ilachine and shaft@10-i@,incl di-iveii in:tlie n-i,,tnner@abov6 pi-oi,ide-,l at one eiid witl-i a ilrii,in- piiiioi-i @de@,cribecl,. 86. to Fit--iii-e 3 @)f tiie cfraNviiio--,, 30 t iirill b, soen,that the conveyei, 11 is drive The spced 6f ii-ioveiiient of the, 0 1li,,tiii 10() is II, to c,,tiise the@ ha:ft 85 to liio-,,e. a,(, a 95 @'i IC s 14 tnd @tl-feir @ii)eeds is s-iieh t" ton 1)611@,, .@are, thi@o @,vn towqrcl 4,he s@@iiidl,- clrl_iin in tlle dire(@ti.on of ilie arro1v II-"j. iion proi-noies the impalin(, of t,li6 c6ttor, boli.s 't@y the i-otatin,,y spindi.e,s and t-hei,6b-v en,%ble@ll @the machine to remove It high p6i-ceiita , ge 0-r i IL-,lie cotton fibe',-@ 'from the .9lril.)pecl. cotton. 'A. closilile, plate ill is mouiited above qy@cl ',Il,proxlmity to the periphery of the br6@i'ltcLThi@ pl6t-,e ig Dr6-,Tidecl -\-,ith sl,)ts -1-12 in orcler@ th,,it the pl,,t@e m,,iy be hie@l@d in I-)O@,@i - 1 20@@ a',! @ii iiiy one of vai@iotis I)ositiotis by t@ie' -tion to'-@- ,hich it is ,tdjlisted, the bol.t,, beplacirg of the se6uri.ng bolts 94 in ,vny,d,--- ino- ti(yhtened to holcl the plate in stieh ' o@ip c @ , i i . k l p , @ a i i , - o f t h e o p e i i i n g s 9 5 . T ' L i e p l a t @ 9 3 t i o n . is '-i'ol'med witb ari ol)eniti- 96 in - wliieli til sill e re i:er e ft-,@ o,-,f th b ,ti l@l- i"", C)o i@'le,journal bearing 97, 6f tli @haft 92 may be 'in e@l f,),rth@r -,IN@7ay froin tlie; i f t o@, @t of ti-ii, ailj tt,,@leci for -%,@rying the dista;Tice between- t4e, 113@ it is @@c@sst-y to ele-,,,,tte tl-l@ 1)] r@ 13 and' r6i, iitkts into @l tk@, 14. t i;ii , oi-der to i) e i,fetellc(" ly, i 1, :iVt.@ th si(le of the D'i tt,-o -o b er,],,er 14 achiiie opposite, tile ,lie 0")@@ n f tlie r - it fe, e I trat' @tioivu iii Figure 3 of the ciraw'lii ty@ the n 1 im,,)oi-tai tture @6f th shaft 91 is provided with @a@ s r6eket Nvheel @iii,,tchiiie p p is its iin i-oved oi)e@,qtion resiiltid(- 130 .
