Improvements in Apparatus for Filling Internally Stoppered Bottles with Aerated Liquids.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Mar., 1887
Complete Left, 8th Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 13th Jan., 1888
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Filling Internally Stoppered
Bottles with Aerated Liquids.
I, AUGUSTE EMILE HENRI LOZÉ of 513 West Derby Road Tue Brook Liverpool in
the County of Lancaster Aerated Water Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention relates to apparatus in which a series of bottles having internal
stoppers are filled simultaneously with aerated water. The object is to so construct
such apparatus that the bottles shall be equally filled with the liquid and loss of
acrated water prevented if one or more of the bottles should break during filling.
The invention consists essentially in constructing the said apparatus with a series
of charging nozzles against which the mouths of the bottles are held by screw spring
or other suitable devices and in so disposing the passages and apertures for aerated
liquid that the amount of liquid passing through each nozzle is the same in equal
intervals of time.
A further improvement consists in fitting each nozzle with an automatically
closing valve held open by the pressure of the mouth of the bottle against the
charging nozzle.
A third improvement consists in making the apparatus with two or more series of
charging nozzles and bottle carrying appliances all fitted to a rotating spindle in such
manner that the bottles may be filled whilst their mouths are uppermost and removed
when their mouths are so disposed that the stoppers fall by gravity into closing
position.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Filling Internally Stoppered
Bottles with Aerated Liquids.
AUGUSTE EMILE HENRI LOZÈ of 513 West Derby Road Tue Brook Liverpool
in the County of Lancaster 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 :-
The invention relates to apparatus in which a series of bottles having internal
stoppers are filled simultaneously with aerated water. The object is to so construct
such apparatus that the bottles shall be equally filled with the liquid and loss of
aerated water prevented if one or more of the bottles should break during filling.
The invention consists essentially in constructing the said apparatus with a series
of charging nozzles against which the mouths of the bottles are held by screw spring
or other suitable devices and in so disposing the passages and apertures for aerated
liquid that the amount of liquid passing through each nozzlo is the same in equal
intervals of time.
A further improvement consists in fitting each nozzle with an automatically
closing valve held open by the pressure of the mouth of the bottle against the
charging nozzle.
A third improvement consists in making the apparatus with two or more series of
charging nozzles and bottle carrying appliances all fitted to a rotating spindle in such
manner that the bottles may be filled whilst their mouths are uppermost and removed
when their mouths are so disposed that the stoppers fall by gravity into closing
to
Fig. 1 is a front elevation, and fig. 2 a side elevation of apparatus under my invention
a carrying standard, & frame carried in a bearing c. The said frame bis in duplicate
and is provided with two sets of filling nozzles d d³, e el bottles to be filled, plates
held against the bottoms of the bottles by means of springs g.g, hh lever handles for
withdrawing the plates when the bottles have to be removed. supply pipe for
acrated liquid passing through a stuffing box ; in the frame b. ways leading from
the stuffing box to the valves 11. mm pipes leading from the valves
the nozzles dd. The ways for the passage of liquid through the nozzles may be
less in diameter as they are further from the valves i P. n valves in the nozzles d d'.
springs for holding the valves n to their seats, and preventing the passage of liquid
through the nozzles. In some cases springs may be dispensed with the pressure of
the liquid serving to close the valves when the bottles are removed. p valve stems
acted on by the mouths of the bottles so as to open the valves n. ? q' handles for
opening the valves 11, r r.
catches for holding the handles 9 9 in position.
Fig. 3 is a section on an enlarged scale showing a portion of the nozzles d.

page_text: The action of the apparatus is as follows:-
Bottles e are placed in position, the valve is opened by the handle which is
secured in position by the catch's and aerated liquid flows through the pipe i and
nozzles into the bottles.
When
Should a bottle burst the valve n closes and prevents liquid from escaping.
the bottles are filled so that the internal pressure equals that of the liquid the frame b
is turned till the bottles are in the position e' the catch s is released and the valve "
opened to allow air to escape, the valve is then again slightly opened to allow some
more liquid to enter the bottles. The frame b is now turned until the bottles assume
the original position e when they are removed and replaced by empty ones.
Fig. 4 is a section of a modification of nozzle and valve suitable for use when
springs are not used to hold the bottles in position. The valve here is provided
with a diaphragm t which admits of the valve moving so as to allow of the bottles
being placed in position, and at the same time prevents the escape of liquid except
through the centre aperture into the bottle. o spring for keeping the valve to its
seat and holding the bottles when there is no pressure behind the diaphragm.
It will be obvious that screw or other mechanism might be used instead of the
spring plates to press the bottles against the nozzles.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
First. Apparatus having passages and apertures substantially as set forth for filling
internally stoppered hottles with aerated liquids.
Second. Apparatus provided with nozzles and automatic valves substantially as
set forth for filling internally stoppered bottles with aerated liquids.
Third. Apparatus under my invention fitted with two or more series of charging
nozzles.
Dated this Seventh day of December 1887.