Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 23rd Nov:, 1895
Menhanic, both of Anzin in the Department du Nord, Republic of France, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to bu
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The apparatus shown on the annexed drawing in elevation, section and plan, has
for its object to clean or rinse barrels by means of steam and water.
It consists of a cast iron bed-plate E cast in one piece and coutaining the water
and steam passages on which are mounted on one side :
A.slide valve F to admit water aud
A slide valve G to admit atcam !
and on the other side:
An injector J surrounded by an overflow tray K and a cradle L to support the
barrel and a rose M to inject water or steam.
The slide valves are actuated by one single lever N.
The arrangement of the openings of the water and steam pipes and the
connection of the rods controlling the same to the lever N allows the entrance of
either of the following, by moving the lever to the various positions shown in
Figure 1.
Ist. Water under pressure.-The lever placed in position a opens the water and
steam passages, the water forced into the injector by the steam mixes itself
with the latter, increases its temperature by 10 or 15 degrees Centigrade and
issues through the rose M with a velocity proportional to the pressure in the
boiler.
2nd. Cold water. The lover brought into position b only allows water from the
water cock to issue through the injecting rose with a velocity that is proportional
to the head of water in the reservoir.
3rd. Very hot water.-The lever brought into position c gives full passage to
steam from the steam cock, whilst the water cook is only opened partially..
The water enters the injector in sufficient quantity to condense the steain
and issues under pressure at a temperature of 80 to 100 degrees Centigrade.
4th. Steam.-The lever placed in position d only admits steam, the section
of passage, therefor, being decreased by pushing the lever towards r.
On the plan Figure 3 the various positions of the lever are indicated and
lettered.
The apparatus works under any pressure of steam but the best results are
obtained with a pressure of about 421 lbs. to the square inch.
The barrel is laid on the movable cradle C, bung-hole downwards and revolved
gently during the washing process.
For ordinary plain casks or barrels very hot water and steam under pressure are
forced thro' the rose but for casks which have varnished interiors cold water
under pressure is preferable. Steam alone is used to disinfect the casks or to heat
them so that the process of drying may be quicker.
Figure 1 is an end elevation, partly in section, of the improved machine.
The section is taken through A-B, Figure 2.
Figure 2 is a sectional side elevation showing the steam and water pipes.
The section is taken through C-D, Figuro 3.

page_text: Figure 3 is a plan on top showing the cradle and overflow iras.
Figure 4 is a section of the rose tüken through P-P, Figure 2. This rose,
owing to the arrangement of its interbul ribs which direct the water towards its
slit shaped opening, enables the operator to clean a barrel both round the bung-
hole and at its various joints.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner 'the-sache is to be "perforthed, 'We declare that what
we claim is :—
1. In cask washing machines, apparatus such as described and as illustrated op
the drawing for injecting into the cask' under treatment, water brought under
pressure by steam, very hot water; cold water and steam alone, only a single lever
being employed for controlling the valves.
.:.
2. In cask washing machines, a rose M'such as illustrated in section in Figure 4
with the arrangement of internal ribs there illustrated,
1.
JOHN P. O'DONNELL,
Fel. Chart, Tust. E.A.,
70 & 71, Palace Chambers, Westminster, London §. W.,