US2055119A - Starch mill reel - Google Patents

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Sept. 22,1936. K. R. cLENDENlNG STARCH MILL REELV Filed Feb. 16, 1935 A TTORNEY Patented sept. 22, 1936 f' Y 2,055,119I

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Y p *Y 2,055,119 i s'rARcH MILL REEL i Karl R.. Clendening, CedarrRapids, Iowa Application February 16,1935, serial No. 6,826 Y e claims. (C1. 20e-407) My present invention relates to starch'mill reels As shown in Fig. l, the ribs 3 are grooved for and particularly to a construction making it the reception of the panels which are held in possible to easily and quickly make repairs when place along one edge by the strips 6 which have one or more ofthe reel silks becomes broken. screws l extending therethroughand into the 5 Among the objects of this invention are to proribs. The screws 'I do not extend through the 5 vide a reel of the character indicated which is frame 8'of the panels but simply clamp the strips 4 so constructed that the work of replacement of S'against same so asl to hold one edge of the broken or torn silks is reduced to a minimum; to panels tightly against the ribs. The opposite provide a structure of the character indicated in edge of each panel is held in place by a screw 9 l0 which most of the work of replacing torn silks passing therethrough and into the rib. To re- 10 vcan be done away from the reel, where conditions move a panel 5, its screw 9 is removed and about for doing the work are better than in the reel three of the screws l are loosened to permit the bed; to provide a structure of the character instrip 6 to be sprung out suiiciently so that the dicated in which individual silks may be removed panel may be drawn out. Another panel is then and new ones substituted with a minimum of work substituted for this, this new panel having been 15 and loss of time in shut-downs; to provide a previously equipped with a new silk so that it is structure for the purpose indicated in which the all ready to be inserted in the place of any panel number of screws 4which must be removed for removed from the reel. the replacing of a torn or broken silk is reduced As shown in Figs. 3 and 5, the end members of to a minimum; and such further objects, adthe frames 8 are rabbeted, as indicated at l0, so 20 vantages, and capabilities as will hereafter apas to produce a tight joint between the panels, pear and as are inherent in the construction disthus preventing the starch from leaking through closed herein. My invention further resides in between them. The rabbeted ends overlap and the combination, construction, and arrangehave space between them to permit expansion ment of parts illustrated in the accompanying of the frames without bulging, it being under- 25 drawing'and, while I have shown therein what is stood that these reels have a mass of Water and now considered the preferred embodiment of this milled substance passing through them continuinvention, I desire the same to be understood as ously. Due to this fact, the tendency is for the illustrative only and not to be interpreted in a wood to expand upon absorption of moisture and,

limiting sense. unless provision is made for this expansion, dis- 30 In the drawing annexed hereto and forming a tortion is likely to result. part hereof, From the foregoing it will be apparent that,

Fig. 1 is an end View of a reel embodying my when a` silk is broken or torn, it will not be necespresent invention; sary to remove a frame extending from end to Fig. 2 is a side view of a portion of such a reel, end of the reel and containing, customarily, six part thereof being broken away; silks but that, instead, a single panel may be re- Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section taken approximoved and replaced by one which has been premately along a plane indicated by the line 3- -3, viously prepared at some convenient location Fig. 2; away from the reel. When a frame which ex- Fig. 4 is a face view of one of the panels comtends the full length of the reel has to be re- 40 prising a frame and a silk; moved,'it is necessary to remove from sixteen to Fig. 5 illustrates a section through the strucforty-'eight screws, each from two to two and ture shown in Fig. 4. one-half inches long. The tendency is for the Reference will now be made in greater detail to repair man to drive these screws into place with the annexed drawing for a more complete disa hammer, when restoring the frame to its posi- 45 closure of this invention. From the drawing it tion on the reel. This results in rapid deteriorawill be seen that the reel comprises an axial suption and breakage of the reel ribs, necessitating porting member i, spokes 2, ribs 3, end members many replacements. Also, when a silk is torn 4, and panels 5. Preferably, the spokes 2 extend from its frame, it is not unusual for one or more through the supporting member I and the ribs tacks to be dropped into the reel bed where it is 50 3 so that it is possible to remove same by driving lost in the water-starch suspension. When the them endwise through the supporting member repair work is done away from the reel and all I and ribs 3. The spokes are not arranged in that itis necessary to do is to substitute a fresh the same plane but are staggered with respect to panel for the one having the broken silk, the

each other, as indicated in Fig. 2. time of shut-down is reduced to a minimum, 55

perhaps two or three minutes in comparison with twenty to thirty minutes necessary when a frame extending the full 'length of the reel must be removed. 'I'here are many other advantages resulting from this new construction which has been needed for many years but it is believed that the advantages thereof will be obvious to one skilled in the art upon consideration ofthe foregoing disclosure.

It is of course understood that the specific description of structure set forth above may be departed from Without departing from the spirit of my invention as set forth in this specification and each panel comprising a frame supporting a silk,-

thel frames having their opposite ends .rabbeted upon opposite sides, the ends of the frames, where rabbeted, overlapping but being longitudinally spaced to permit expansion of the frames.

V2. A starch mill reel comprising a skeleton and .panels supported Athereby, said skeleton comprisframes having silks secured tightly thereto, the

reel being divided into a plurality of longitudinally aligned sections, and each section having one panel upon each of its lateral faces, the ends of the panel frames being rabbeted upon opposite sides and the frames being arranged with an end of each overlapping the proximate end of one of the adjacent panels.

3. A starch mill reel comprising a skeleton and panels supported thereby, said skeleton comprising end supports, spokes, and longitudinally extending ribs, said panels comprising open frames having silks secured tightly thereto, the reel be- :ing composed of a plurality of longitudinally aligned sections, each section having one panel upon each of its lateral faces, the ends of the panelframes being rabbeted upon opposite sides and the frames being arranged with an end of eachoverlapping the proximate end of one of the adjacent panels, and strips secured to the ribs, each strip overlapping one edge of all of the panels'on one face of the reel, the opposite edges of the panels being secured in place by an individual fastening means for each panel which enables the removal vof va single panel Without dis- Vturbing 'any other panel.

KARL R. CLENDENING.

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