A New or Improved Bottle Washing and Filling Machine.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Mar., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Cec., 1895-Accepted, 15th Feb., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Bottle Washing and Filling Machine.
1, JEAN JACQUES FRANÇOIS PENNINK, of 2 Jan de Braystraat, Haarlem in
the Kingdom of The Netherlands, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved machine to be driven either by hand
or by power and so arranged, that a number, say eight or twelve, of bottles can be
easily and quickly placed round a vertical axis, filled partly and simultaneously
with water or other washing fluid, and then moved round the vertical axis, while
obliging at the same time the bottles to revolve round themselves, so as to wash
them quickly and effectively. The machine is also adapted to fill the said number
of bottles at a time with wine or other fluids.
On the ground plate of the machine a vertical central axle is fixed, round which
a bottle supporting frame is made to revolve. This frame consists in a casing, herein-
after called "LL" at the bottom, several vertical studs, hereinafter called "L³," and
a disk, hereinafter called."R" at the top. The casing L L is made in two parts, viz.
a disk L and a cover L2, which are united by the bottom ends of the vertical studs L³.
In the casing a central gear wheel is fastened on the central axle, so that it cannot
turn. Round the central axle a number, say eight, of vertical axles, hereinafter
called "O," are pivoted in the disk L and the cover L2, while they carry each a
gear wheel working into the central gear wheel. When the casing; L, L2 is turned
round the central axle, the eight gear wheels on the axles will be obliged by the
central gear wheel to revolve round their axes. The top ends of the axles O
project above the cover Land.carry supports with suitable elastic rings pr.disks
for holding the bottles. At the studs L³ loose collars are adjusted by means of
thumb-screws, and on these loose collars the disk R is arranged to rest. Its holes,
through which the studs L³ pass, are made somewhat wider, so that the disk. R can
be lifted with the hand on one side only, i.e. brought into a slanting position. On
the disk. R a number, say eight, of funnels are fastened, the bottom ends of which
reach into the mouths of the bottles, so that these revolve round. them, when the
machine is driven.
On the outside of the casing L L² a cord-rim is provided for driving the bottle
supporting frame. On the ground plate, of the inachine an adjustable plate is
arranged for carrying a driving shaft and a cord pulley. On the driving shaft
either.a.crank is, mounted, if the machine is to be driven by hand, or a pulley or a
gear wheel or some other means is put on, if the machine is to be driven by power.
The cord pulley pivoted in the adjustable plate serves to drive the cord-rim round
the casing of the bottle supporting frame by means of a cord. In order to stretch
this cord set-screws are arranged on the ground plate for the purpose of shifting
the adjustable plate. The niption of the driving shaft, is transmitted to the cord
pulley by suitable means, preferably by bevil wheels.
To protect the bottle supporting frame against shaking during its revolution and
to ensure a smooth and steady running of the machine, three, casters, are, provided
at the ground plate, on which the bottom edge of the casing, L L is supported and
made to run.
At the ground plate three columps, hereinafter called "S." are secured for the
purpose of holding a fluid box above the bottle supporting, frame. On the
columns S loose collars having each two pius, hereinafter called "S" are, adjusted.

page_text: The fluid box has projections or arms, the hook-shaped ends of which rest on the
pins S and are thereby supported on the columns S.
The fluid box is provided at its bottom with discharge-nozzles above and corre-
sponding to the funnels of the bottle supporting frame.
In these nozzles stoppers
are fitted, the pins or rods of which are lengthened downwards, so as to prevent
the stoppers from getting out of their seats and to guide them. In the fluid box a
number, say eight, of levers, hereinafter called "V," are pivoted, the outer ends
of which are linked to the stoppers by means of rods, while the inner ends point at
the centre. In the centre of the fluid box a vertical central rod is secured, on
which a knob and a sleeve are made to slide. These two parts are provided with
recesses, in which the inner ends of the levers V are allowed to slide, when the
knob and the sleeve are moved up and down on the central rod. A spiral spring
surrounding the central rod serves for pressing both the sleeve and the knob
upwards, so that through the levers V the stoppers are at the same time lowered
and pressed into their seats. When the knob is pressed down with the hand, it
will raise by the levers V and the rods all the stoppers. In this moment the
fluid contained in the fluid box will flow through the funnels into all the bottles at
the same time.
The machine can be used for all sizes of bottles. When another size of
bottles is to be washed, the elastic rings or disks for holding the bottles are
replaced by other ones. For this purpose holders are placed on the supports
and secured with the latter to the axles O. These holders are so formed, that
the elastic rings or disks can be inserted in them. Then either the holders
with the rings or disks may be changed against other ones, or the rings or disks
may be taken out of the holders and be replaced by other ones with larger or
smaller openings. The holders are provided with cuts in order to better get hold
of the rings or disks.
The bottles can be put in or taken out one after the other very easily, the
disk R being lifted with the hand at the edge to allow of the funnel ends gliding
into the mouths of the bottles or getting out of them.
The fluid, i.e. the washing water, or the wine to be bottled and so on, may be
led to the machine by means of some piping and allowed to flow into the fluid
box through some cock or valve.
For the purpose of washing the bottles chains of unequal lengths are introduced
through the funnels into the bottles and made to hang on the top of the funnels
by suitable means, such as crooks and so on. During the running of the machine
these chains will be pressed by their own centrifugal force against the constantly
revolving inner wall faces of the bottles and rub them. The chains may be
provided with sponge pieces or similar things to further the cleaning of the
bottles.
Dated this 19th day of March 1895.
JEAN JACQUES FRANÇOIS PENNINK.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Bottle Washing and Filling Machine.
I, JEAN JACQUES FRANÇOIS Pennink, of 2 Jan de Braystraat, Haarlem in
the Kingdom of The Netherlands, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to a new or improved machine to be driven either by
hand or by power and so arranged, that a number, say eight or twelve, of bottles
can be easily and quickly placed round a vertical axis, filled partly and simul-
taneously with water or other washing fluid, and then moved round the vertical

page_text: axis, while obliging at the same time the bottles to revolve round themselves.
so as to wash them quickly and effectively. The machine is also adapted to fill
the said number of bottles at a time with wine or other fluids.
I will now proceed to describe the three sheets of drawings accompanying this
my Complete Specification, reference being had to the figures and letters marked
thereon, in order that my invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect.
Fig. 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of the machine, taken in the plane of the
line a-b in Figs. 2 and 3;
Fig. 2 on the right hand a horizontal section taken in the plane of the line g-h
in Fig. 1, and on the left hand such a section through the line e-fin Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 on the right hand a horizontal section taken in the plane of the line c-d
in Fig. 1, and on the left hand a ground plan; and
Figs. 4 to 7 show details, which will be referred to later on.
On the ground plate Á of the machine the vertical central axle N is fixed,
round which the bottle supporting frame is made to revolve. This fraine_consists
in the casing L L2 at the bottom, the four vertical studs L³ and the disk R at the
top. The casing L L2 is made in two parts, viz. the disk L and the cover L²,
which are united by the bottom ends of the vertical studs L³. In the casing the
central gear wheel N' is fastened on the central axle N, so that it cannot turn.
Round the central axle N the eight vertical axles O are pivoted in the disk L and
the cover L, while they carry each a gear wheel O' working into the central gear
wheel N. When the casing L L2 is turned round the central axle N, the eight
gear wheels 01 on the axles O will be obliged by the central gear wheel N¹ to
revolve round their axes. The top ends of the axles O project above the cover L³
and carry the bottle supports O³ (Fig. 6).
At the studs L³ the loose collars L are adjusted by means of the thumb-
screws L³. On these collars L rests the disk R, which for the sake of lightness
may be made of timber and strengthened by the iron or steel band R³. Its holes,
through which the studs L³ pass, are made somewhat wider, so that the disk R can
be lifted with the hand on one side only, i.e. brought into a slanting position. On the
disk R the eight funnels R' are fastened, the bottom ends of which reach into the
mouths of the bottles Q, so that these revolve round them, when the machine is
driven.
On the outside of the casing L L2 there is a cord rim L' provided for driving
the bottle supporting frame. On the ground plate A of the machine the adjustable
plate B is arranged for carrying the driving shaft E and the axle H with the cord
pulley I. On the driving shaft E either a crank (indicated by the letter D) is
mounted, if the machine is to be driven by hand, or a pulley or a gear wheel or
some other means is put on, if the machine is to be driven by power. The cord
pulley pivoted in the adjustable plate B serves to drive the bottle supporting
irane by means of the cord K. In order to stretch this cord the set screws C are
arranged in the two noses A² on the ground plate, while on the adjustable plate B
similar noses B2 are provided. The heads of the set screws C butt against the
noses B², so that on turning the set screws C they will shift the adjustable plate B
accordingly. The motion of the driving shaft E is transmitted to the cord pulley I
by the bevil wheels F G. Where it is so preferred, however, other means may be
used in place of the bevil wheels F G, in which case the driving shaft E will have
to be arranged in the proper manner. The ground plate A has a recess A' to
allow free space for the bevil wheel F and the bearing for the axle H.
To protect the bottle supporting frame against shaking during its revolution and
to ensure a smooth and steady running of the machine, the three casters M are
provided at the ground plate A, on which the bottom edge of the casing L L2 is
supported and made to run. The casters M revolve round the adjustable pins M'
secured to the ground plate A.
At the ground plate A the three columns S are secured for the purpose of
holding the fluid box T above the bottle supporting frame. On the columns S the

page_text: loose collars S¹, having each two pins S³, are adjusted by means of the thumb
screws S2. The fluid box T has projections or arms T', the hook-shaped ends T
of which rest on the said pins S³ at the loose collars S1. Obviously it is very easy
to raise or lower the fluid box T at pleasure by loosening, shifting and re-adjusting
the three loose collars S¹ one after the other.
The fluid box T is provided at its bottom with discharge-nozzles To above and
corresponding to the funnels R. In these nozzles T' the stoppers U are fitted,
the pins or reds of which are lengthened downwards, so as to prevent the
In the walls of
stoppers U from getting out of their seats and to guide them.
the fluid box T at T the eight levers V are pivoted, the outer ends of which are
linked to the stoppers U by means of the rods U', while the inner ends point at
the centre. In the nave T³ of the fluid box T the vertical central rod W is
secured, on which the knob X and the sleeve X' are made to slide. These two
parts are provided with recesses, in which the inner ends of the levers V are
allowed to slide, when the knob X and the sleeve X' are moved up and down on
the central rod W. The spiral spring W' surrounding the central rod W serves
for pressing both the sleeve X' and the knob X upwards, so that through the
levers V the stoppers U are at the same time lowered and pressed into their seats.
When the knob X is pressed down with the hand, it will raise by the levers V
and the rods U₁ all the stoppers U. In this moment the fluid contained in the
box T will flow through the funnels R¹ into all the bottles Q at the same time.
To limit the stroke of the knob X downwards, the tube W2 enclosing the spiral
spring Wis provided.
Into the funnels R' the furrows R2 (Fig. 5) are made, which reach over the
disk R and allow the air in the bottles to escape, while the latter are being
filled..
The machine can be used for all sizes of bottles. As is shown in Fig. 6, the
bottle holders P are placed on the bottle supports O³ and are each provided with
pins Pengaging into holes of the bottle supports. The holders P and the
supports are secured to the axles O by means of the nuts 02. The latter are
shown to be countersunk so as to allow of bottles Q with flat bottoms being
introduced. Each bottle holder P is so formed, that a ring P3 of india rubber or
another elastic material can be inserted therein for the purpose of holding the
bottle without injuring the same. When another size of bottles is to be washed,
the bottle holders P with the rings P2 are replaced by other ones, or the elastic
rings P may be taken out of the holders P and other rings or disks having larger
or smaller openings are introduced in their places. For this purpose the bottle
holders P are provided with cuts P³, see Fig. 7, in order to be better able to take
hold of the rings or disks P². After changing the bottle holders Por the rings P
the loose collars L' are so adjusted on the studs L³, that the bottom ends of the
funuels R' just fit into the mouths of the bottles Q, when the disk R rests on the
loose collars L'.
The bottles Q can be put in or taken out one after the other very easily,
the disk R being lifted with the hand at the edge to allow of the funnel ends
gliding into the mouths of the bottles Q or getting out of them.
The fluid, i.e. the washing water, or the wine to be bottled and so on, may be
led to the machine by means of some piping and allowed to flow into the fluid
box T through some cock or valve.
For the purpose of washing the bottles the chains ZZ' of unequal lengths
(Fig. 1) are introduced through the funnels R' into the bottles Q and made to
bang on the top of the funnels by some means, for example by the crooks Y. shown
in Fig. 1.. During the running of the machine these chains will be pressed by
their own centrifugal force against the constantly revolving inner wall faces of the
bottles and rub them. The chains Z Z' may be provided with sponge pieces or
similar things to further the cleaning of the bottles:
The machine shown on the drawings is arranged for eight bottles, but it may
be constructed for any other number of bottles. The disk R may be made of any

page_text: other material and be constructed otherwise, for example in the shape of a ring.
The number of the studs L³ may also be altered.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a bottle washing and filling machine the combination with the fixed central
axle N carrying the central gear wheel N₁ fastened on, of the disk L and the
cover L² or their equivalents forming a casing revolving round said central axle
and enclosing said central gear wheel, a series of vertical axles O arranged round
said central axle and pivoted in said casing and projecting above same, the gear
wheels O fastened inside on said axles O and gearing into said central gear wheel,
the studs L³ with the adjustable loose collars L' and the disk R resting on said
loose collars, the whole forming a bottle supporting frame for the purpose of
holding a series of bottles Q while causing them to revolve both round the central
axle and round themselves, substantially as shown and described.
2. In a bottle washing and filling machine, the arrangement, use and application
of the casters M at the ground plate A, on which the bottom edge of the
casing L L is made to run, for the purpose of protecting the bottle supporting
frame against shaking during its revolution and ensuring a smooth and steady
running of the machine, substantially as set forth.
3. In a bottle washing and filling machine the combination with the cord rim L'
arranged round the casing LL2, of the driving shaft E, the bevil wheels F G or
their equivalents and the cord pulley for the purpose of driving the bottle
supporting frame by a rope K, substantially as set forth.
4. In a bottle washing and filling machine the combination with the adjustable
plate B for carrying the driving shaft E, the bevil wheels F G or their equivalents
and the cord pulley I, of the set screws C arranged in noses A² or their equivalents
on the ground plate A and butting against the adjustable plate B for the purpose
of stretching the driving cord K, substantially as shown and described.
5. In a bottle washing and filling machine the combination with the ground-
plate A, of the three columns S and the adjustable collars S' for the purpose of
holding the fluid box T above the bottle supporting frame, substantially as set
forth.
6. In a bottle washing and filling machine the combination with the fluid box T,
of the three arms T having each hook-shaped ends T2 resting on the pins S³ of
the loose collars S' made adjustable on the three columns S, for the purpose of
being better able to raise or lower the fluid box at pleasure by loosening, shifting
and re-adjusting the three loose collars S¹ one after the other, substantially as set
forth.
7. In a bottle washing and filling machine the combination with the fluid box T
having a series of discharge nozzles T, of the central rod W, the sleeve X¹
and the knob X arranged to slide up and down on the central rod, the spiral
spring W for pressing the sleeve and the knob upwards, the stoppers U fitting into
the discharge nozzles T', and a series of levers V, the inner ends of which engage
into recesses between the sleeve and the knob and the outer ends of which are
connected by the rods U¹ with the said stoppers U, for the purpose of raising and
lowering the stoppers U simultaneously, substantially as shown and described.
8. In a bottle washing and filling machine the combination with every axle O
in the bottle supporting frame, of a bottle support 03, a bottle holder P having
cuts P3 and arranged to be put on said support and thereto coupled by means of
pins P, a nut O2 and an elastic ring P2 secured in the holder P for the purpose of
adapting the bottle supports to the diameter of the bottles by replacing either
the bottle holders P or the elastic rings P by other ones, substantially as set
forth.
9. In a bottle washing and filling machine the combination with a crook Y,

page_text: arranged to be placed in every funnel R, of the chains Z Z of different lengths
hanging down into the bottle Q for the purpose of rubbing and cleaning the inside
of the revolving bottle, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 30th day of November 1895.
JEAN JACQUES FRANÇOIS PENNINK.