Improvements in Bottle Washing Machines.
Year: 1896

page_text: This Print is in accordance with the Original Specification as it stands after
Amendment (under Section 11 of the Patents, &c. Act, 1883), as required by
the decision of the Chief Examiner of the 16th day of December 1897.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bottle Washing Machines.
We, RICHARD LLOYD, JOHN MASON YATES, and LOUIS ALLEN KNIGHT, all of
Globe Works, Stafford, in the County of Stafford, Engineers, do hereby declare
the nature of our said invention to be as follows:-
Our invention has for its object improvements in bottle washing machines, by
which we can more effectually cleanse the bottles and the various actions of the
machine are made absolutely reliable.
Our invention consists firstly in mounting a rocking shaft at the side of the tank
in which the hottles are submerged as they revolve round on the travelling chain
while being externally cleansed by revolving brushes and mounted on this shaft are
a number of cranks and levers, which impart the various motions to the working
parts of the machine.
Secondly in providing means for reducing the friction on the brushes which
cleanse the internal parts of the bottle and this we accomplish by inserting
revolving brush inside the sheath or cup into which the brush recedes when it is
withdrawn from the bottle and also in attaching to this brush two or more auto-
matically opening and closing brushes which effectually clean the internal
shoulders of the bottle.
Thirdly in providing means for seperating the bottles as they drop from the
sloping table onto the travelling table which consists of a cradle to which a rocking
motion is imparted by suitable gearing connected to the rocking shaft herein before
mentioned.
Fourthly in providing means for holding the bottles in position on the travelling
table while the internal cleansing operation is being performed and which consists
of a sheath or plate hinged to one end of a lever pivotted to a support the other
end of this lever being formed with a sliding catch which butts against a swinging
stop piece for lifting the sheath until another bottle comes under it. A plunger
rod is also connected to this lever which operates a sliding bar and stops the
machine when their are no bottles under the sheath.
Fifthly in providing means for guiding and gauging the bottles as they issue
from the tank so as to always bring the mouth of the bottle exactly opposite the
reciprocating rod which pushes them out of the rings of the travelling chain and
which we accomplish by fixing a hood in the inside of the tank in such a manner
that as the bottles issue from the tank it is guided exactly opposite the recipro-
cating delivery rod and also in forming the point of this delivery rod flexible
which enables the bottles to be more easily pushed out of the rings of the travelling
chain.
Lastly in providing means for preventing the travelling chain from travelling

page_text: backwards by the weight of the bottles as they issue from the tank which we
accomplish by pivotting a lever to the side of the tank pivotted with a stud or pig
at the top end which takes into one of a number of holes formed in the periphery
of the intermittantly rotating ratched wheel which is fixed on the axle of the upper
chain wheel. Motion is imparted to the lever from the rocking shaft hereinbefore.
Dated this 27th day of November 1896.
GEORGE
BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.
We, RICHARD LLOYD, JOHN MASON YATES, and LOUIS ALLEN KNIGHT, all of
Globe Works, Stafford, in the County of Stafford, Engineers, do hereby declare
the nature of our said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Our invention has for its object improvements in bottle washing machines
particularly in the machine described in Beetham's Specification No. 14,077 of
1894 by which we can more effectually cleanse the bottles and the various actions
of the machines are made absolutely reliable.
Our invention consists firstly in mounting a rocking shaft at the side of the tank
in which the bottles are submerged as they revolve round on the travelling chain
while being externally cleansed by revolving brushes and mounted on this shaft are
a number of cranks and levers which impart the various motions to the working
parts of the machine.
Secondly, in providing means for reducing the friction on the brushes which
cleanse the internal parts of the bottle and this we accomplish by inserting a
revolving bush inside the sheath or cup into which the brush recedes when it is
withdrawn from the bottle and also in attaching to this brush two or more
automatically opening and closing brushes which effectually clean the internal
shoulders of the bottle.
Thirdly in providing means for separating the bottles as they drop from the
sloping tables onto the travelling table which consists of a cradle to which a rocking
motion is imparted by suitable gearing connected to the rocking shaft. hereinbefore
mentioned. Instead of a rocking cradle a division plate may he made to operate
so as to divide the front bottles from the others until it is deposited onto the
travelling table..
Fourthly, in providing means for holding the bottles in position on the travelling
table while the internal cleansing operation is being performed and which consists
of a sheath or plates hinged to one end of a lever pivotted to a support the other
end of this lever being formed with a sliding catch which butts against. a swinging
stop piece for lifting the sheath until another bottle comes under it. A plunger
rod is also connected to this lever which operates a sliding bar and stops the
machine when there is no bottle under the sheath.
Fifthly in providing means for guiding and gauging the bottles as they issue
from the tank so as to always bring the mouth of the bottle exactly opposite the
reciprocating rod which pushes them out of the rings of the travelling chain and
which we accomplish by fixing a hood in the inside of the tank in such a manner
that as the bottles issue from the tank they are guided exactly opposite the
reciprocating delivery rod and also in forming the point of this delivery rod
flexible which enables the bottles to be more easily pushed out of the rings of the
travelling chain.

page_text: Lastly, in providing means for preventing the travelling chain from travelling
backwards by the weight of the bottles as they enter the tank which we accomplish
by pivotting a lever to the side of the tank provided with a stud or peg at the top
end which takes into one of a number of holes formed in the periphery of the
intermittantly rotating ratched wheel which is fixed on the axle of the upper chain
wheel. Motion is imparted to this lever from the rocking shaft herein before
mentioned.
In order that our invention may be more clearly understood and easily carried
into practical effect we have appended hereunto two double-sized sheet of drawings
upon which we have illustrated our improvements.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of a bottle washing machine showing sufficient of
the working parts to illustrate our improvements.
Figure 2 is an end view of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a sectional elevation of the sheath or cup in which the brushes for
cleaning the internal parts recede.
Figure 4 is a part sectional view of the brushes which clean the internal shoulders
of the bottles shown in a closed position.
Figure 5 is an elevation shewing our device for holding the bottle in position
after it has been deposited onto the travelling table.
Figure 6 is an enlarged view of the cradle which separates the bottles as they
drop from the sloping table onto the travelling table.
Figure 7 is a part sectional elevation showing our device for guiding and gauging
the bottles as they issue from the tank.
Figure 8 is an end view of Fig. 7.
In carrying our invention into practice we mount the shaft. A in the brackets a¹
fixed to the side of the tank T in which the bottles to be cleaned any submerged
as they revolve round on the endless chain C while being externally cleaned by
revolving brushes mounted in suitable hearings in the interior of the tank. The
shaft A has a rocking motion imparted to it by the lever a one end of which is
fixed to the gear wheel W gearing with the worm wheel W mounted on the
spindle S. the other end of this lever is fixed to the shaft. Also connected to this
shaft is one end of the lever a the other end of which is pivotted at a to one end
of the short lever a with a toothed quadrant a attached to the other end which
gears into the pinion wheel a' mounted on one end of the shaft B thereby imparting
a rocking motion to the shaft. The lever a8 is also mounted on this rocking
shaft A and this lever operates the rod which pushes the bottles out of the rings
in the endless chain onto the sloping table provided at the side of the machine a
they emerge from the tank. An intermittant motion is imparted to the chains C
by the lever a which operates the short lever 10 on the end of which is the pawl cl
which engages with the ratchet wheel 3 mounted on the end of the shaft on which
the upper chain wheels for driving the endless chains are secured and these
travelling chains are prevented from travelling backwards by reason of the weight
of the bottles as they enter the tank by the lever a" which is pivotted at a to the
side of the tank. The top end of this lever has a peg 13 which takes into holes
formed in the periphery of the ratchet wheel, the other end is provided with an
inclined projecting piece a" upon which the finger piece as moves up and down
thus withdrawing the peg out of the holes in the ratchet wheel and this finger
piece is mounted en the rocking shaft. The spring a forces the peg into the
holes again after the finger piece has travelled down again. The machine is
driven by a belt passing round the pulley s fixed on the spindle S and when the
machine is set in motion the operative places the bottles into the rings in the
travelling chains when they are immersed into the tank, soaked and externally
eleaned by the revolving brushes in the manner described in the prior specification
referred to and as they emerge from the tank they are guided so as to bring the
mouth of each bottle opposite the reciprocating rod f by the hood which is
fixed in the interior of the tank as shown at Figures 7 and 8, the bottles are then
pushed out of the rings by the reciprocating rod f the point of which is formed

page_text: out of the coiled spring for its equivalent onto the sloping table. The leading
bottle then rolls into the cradle K which separates the bottles. This cradle is
mounted in suitable bearings and fixed to one end of the spindle 13 which has a
rocking motion imparted to it as hereinbefore described by which means the bottle.
is deposited onto the travelling table D underneath the holding device. Or instead
of the cradle K we may employ a division plate so constructasl as to divide the first
bottle from the remainder until it has been deposited onto the travelling table.
This holding device consists of a sheath or plate E 'the stem of which is hinged to one
end of the lever F the other end f being cranked as shown at Fig. 5. The lever
is pivotted at to the support and immediately the bottle is deposited onto the
table it is caused to travel forwards by any suitable arrangement and the sheath
grips the hottle by reason of the spring e' which hears against the back end of the
lever and forces the front end downwards. The table has then travelled so far
forwards as to bring the mouth of the bottle opposite the mouth of the sheath H
in which the revolving, brushes are protected, these brushes then enter the
bottle and thoroughly clean the internal parts. The sheath is not rigidly
fixed to the table but slides in suitable grooves and is kept in its normal position
by a spring or its equivalent. Inside this sheath we fix the loose bush or
sleeve which is held in position by the centre collar and set pin 2 so that
when the revolving brushes are covered by the sheath they do not rub against
the interior as the loose bush revolves with them. For the purpose of thoroughly
cleaning the internal shoulders of the hottles we provide the brush spindle
with the two brushes and h. The spindle bas a slot formed in it in
which the brushes are pivotted by the pins h, the bottom end being so formed
as to overlap each other, we then drill and tap a hole in the end of this spindle and
insert the loose pin and the coiled spring 10. The end of the spindle S is then
screwed into the brush spindle one end of the spring butting against the part "
and the other end against the pin by which means the brushes and + are
forced outwards into the position as shown at Figure 3 when released in the interior
of the bottle and when they are withdrawn and enclosed in the sheath they assume
the position as shown at Fig. 4. After the hottle has been thoroughly cleaned in
the interior the table travels back again the brushes are withdrawn and the sheath
assumes its normal position and when the table has reached the end of its backward
movement the end fo of the lever F comes into contact with the swinging finger j¹
pivotted to the support. J by which means the sheath is lifted up thus releasing the
bottle which then rolls onto the travelling table and is carried by the table as it
travels forward again until it comes opposite the rincer K which has an
intermittant motion imparted to it by a pawl and ratchet operated from any
convenient part of the machine. After the bottle has been thoroughly rinced it is
deposited onto the endless travelling hand L from whence it issues from the
machine in a thoroughly chaned condition. If after the bottle has passed from
under the sheath E there are no more bottles on the sloping table to take its place
the front end of the lever F will drop down lower and cause the rod f' to take
into a hole in the lever f and as the table travels along this lever throws the
driving bolt off the driving pulley s¹ onto the loose pulleys thus instantly stopping
the machine.
Although we have shown certain well known parts for the purpose of more
clearly explaining our improvements it must be distinctly understood that we la
no claim to these parts.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:
First In a bottle washing machine mounting a shaft such as A either above
or below the top of the tank and imparting a rocking motion thereto by the
erank or lever such as a fixed to the gear wheel Wand connecting various

page_text: levers to such rocking shaft for imparting motion to the working parts of the
machine substantially as herein before described and as shown upon the drawings.
Second. In a bottle washing macaine operating the ratchet wheel such as by
a pawl and lever such lever being mounted upon the rocking shaft A in the manner
and for the purpose substantially as hereinbefore described and as shown upon ine
accompanying drawings.
Third. In a bottle washing machine mounting the lever such as having the
peg a which takes into holes or slots formed in the periphery of the ratchet
wheel such lever being operated by the finger piece such as a which is mounted
on the rocking shaft A in the manner and for the purpose substantially as herein
before described and as shown on the drawings.
Fourth. In a bottle washing machine operating the reciprocating rod such as fl
by a lever mounted on the rocking shaft A in the manner substantially as shown
and as herein described.
Fifth. In a bottle washing machine fixing a spring such as f2 or its equivalent
onto the end of the reciprocating rod fi for the purpose substantially as herein set
forth and as shown upon the drawings.
Sixth. In a bottle washing machine mounting one, two, or more brushes sucl,
as 3 and on the brush spindle in the manner and for the purpose substantially
as herein set forth and as shown on the drawings.
Seventh. In a bottle washing machine inserting in the sheath such as H a loose
sleeve or bush such as in the manner and for the purpose substantially as herein
set forth and as illustrated on the accompanying drawings.
Eighth. In a bottle washing machine hinging or pivotting a sheath such as E to
one end of the lever such as F which lever is pivotted to a bracket or support the
other end of the said lever being cranked as at fi so as to butt against a swinging
finger such as ' in the manner and for the purpose substantially as herein set forth
and as shown on the drawings.
Ninth. In a bottle washing machine pivotting the rod f' to the front end of the
lever F in the manner and for the purpose as herein set forth and as shown on the
drawings.
Tenth. In a bottle washing machine the cradle K or its equivalent mounted in
suitable bearings and operated in the manner and for the purpose substantially as
herein set forth and as shown on the accompanying drawings.
Eleventh. In a bottle washing machine separating the bottles as they roll off
the sloping table by the cradle such as K or its equivalent substantially as
herein set forth.
Twelfth. In a bottle washing machine fixing a hood such as t¹ to the side of the
tank for the purpose substantially as herein set forth and as shown upon the
drawings.
Thirteenth. The improvements in bottle washing machines substantially as
hereinbefore set forth and as shown upon the accompanying sheets of drawings.
Dated the 14th day of January 1897
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent.