Improvements in or relating to Bottle Filling Machines.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 25th May, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 19th Jan., 1892-Accepted, 20th Feb., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Bottle Filling Machines.
I, ALBERT JACOBSEN of 26 Nenerwall Hamburg in the Empire of Germany
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention relates to that class of machines for filling bottles and the like
with liquids, in which the liquid contained in a suitable, reservoir above the bottles
is transferred to the latter by means of pipes inserted into the mouths of the
bottles; the object of the improvements is that the bottles placed in the machine
shall if necessary be automatically brought into the required position for the inser-
tion of the feel pipe into the mouth of each bottle respectively in place of having
to be separately adjusted by the attendant, when needed, by which former method
much time was lost when many bottles had to be simultaneously filled, and the
capacity of output of the machine correspondingly reduced.
The nature of the present invention by which the mouths of the bottles to be
filled are automatically centred to receive the feed pipes, is illustrated by
the machine embodying the invention shown in the accompanying drawings, in
which,
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the machine.
Fig. 2 a plan view with reservoir and filling apparatus removed.
Fig. 3 a cross section of the machine with the bottles in their lowest position as
inserted.
Fig. 4 a similar view showing the same parts in a different position, with the
bottles automatically centred to receive the liquid.
Fig. 5 a modification of the improved mechanism by which the mouths of the
bottles are centred to receive the feed-pipes.
R is the reservoir for receiving the liquid with which the bottles are to be
filled-ee are the filling or feed pipes. F F the bottles placed by hand in the
spaces. of the frame K which is then placed within the space divided off by the
walls on the rising table T which is lifted and lowered by the operator by suit-
able means such as the cords and rollers h.
To centre the mouths of the bottles so that when the table T is lifted each of the
feed tubes may accurately enter the mouth of the respective bottle, the following
mechanism is employed. At the lower end of each feed tube is a hollow cone a
arranged either all together as in Fig. 5 or separately to slide upon the respective
feed pipes e. These cones are kept in their lowest positions by springs or equivalent
means so that as the bottles are lifted their mouths meet the side of the cone which
if the mouths are not truly centred, cause them to become so previous to yielding
upon continued upward movement of the bottles to allow the feed pipes to enter the
mouths of the bottles thus centred beneath them.
Dated this 25th day of May 1891.
HERBERT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Bottle Filling Machines.
1 ALBERT JACOBSEN of 26 Neuerwall Hamburg in the Empire of Germany
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 that class of machines for filling bottles and the like

page_text: with liquids in which the liquid contained in a suitable reservoir above the bottles
is transferred to the latter by means of pipes inserted into the mouths of the bottles;
the object of the improvements is that the bottles placed in the machine shall if
necessary be automatically brought into the required position for the insertion of
the feed pipe into the mouth of each bottle respectively in place of having to be
separately adjusted by the attendant when needed by which formerly employed
method much time was lost when many bottles had to be simultaneously filled and
the capacity of output of the machine correspondingly reduced.
The present invention by which the mouths of the bottles to be filled are
automatically centred to receive the feed pipes is illustrated by the machine
embodying the invention shown in the drawings filed with the Provisional Specifica-
tion in which
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the machine.
Fig. 2 a plan view with reservoir and filling apparatus removed.
Fig. 3 a cross section of the machine with the bottles in their lower position as
inserted.
Fig. 4 a similar view showing the same parts in a different position with the
bottles automatically centred to receive the liquid.
Fig. 5 a modification of the improved mechanism by which the mouths of the
bottles are centred to receive the feed pipes.
R is the reservoir for receiving the liquid with which the bottles are to be filled.
ee are the filling or feed pipes. FF the bottles placed by hand in the spaces f
of the frame K which is then placed within the space divided off by the walls mon
the rising table T which is lifted and lowered by the operator by suitable means
such as the cords and rollers h.
To centre the mouths of the bottles so that when the table T is lifted each of
the feed tubes may accurately enter the mouth of the respective bottle, the
following mechanism is employed. At the lower end of each feed tube is a
hollow cone a arranged either all together as in Fig. 5 or separately to slide
upon the respective feed pipes e. These cones are kept in their lowest positions by
springs or equivalent means so that as the bottles are lifted, their mouths meet the
sides of the cone which if the mouths are not truly centred cause them to become
so previously to yielding upon continued upward movement of the bottles to allow
the feed pipes to enter the mouths of the bottles thus centred beneath them.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.
1. In a bottle filling machine of the nature described the combination of the
filling pipes with cones sliding thereon and adapted to centre the mouths of the
bottles as hereindescribed.
2. The combination with the said cones of a spring construction for protruding
the cones in one or more groups.
Dated this 19th day of January 1905
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand; W.C., Agents to Applicant.