An Improved Apparatus for Moulding Butter and like Substances into Pats of Definite Volume.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Sept., 1899-Accepted, 5th Sept., 1900
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apparatus for Moulding Butter and like Substances
into Pats of Definite Volume.
We, DOMINIKUS TIEDEKEN, of No. 64, Markgrafen Strasse Watchmaker, and FRITZ
MOBIUS, of No. 88, Sebastian Strasse, Merchant, both in Berlin, in the German
Empire, 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 present invention relates to an improved apparatus by means of which
butter and like substances can be moulded into pats of definite volume in a
mechanical manner by means of an improved measuring instrument, instead of
by hand and weighing as hithertofore done. For the purpose of convenience we
will describe in the following specification the application of the device in con-
nection with butter.
The butter in employing the present invention is introduced into the measuring
pot under pressure, thereby considerably improving its density.
The measuring pots or moulds employed in connection with the present in-
vention can be of any suitable shape and size and the device by means of which
the butter is introduced into the apparatus under pressure may likewise be of
any suitable construction.
We will now proceed to describe our invention more fully reference being had
to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 shows a vertical section through the device.
Fig. 2 illustrates the arrangement for the opening of the measuring pots for
permitting the exit of the contents, in connection with the device shown ip
Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a vertical section through a modified construction of our invention
the component parts being shown in "filling" position.
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Fig. 4 is a section similar to that of Fig. 3, the parts being shown after
filling" of the measuring pot.
Fig. 5 is a transverse section on line A-B of Fig. 3.
Fig. 6 & 7 show a further modified construction of our invention in sectional
elevations, and two different positions.
The butter to be measured is pressed into a tube a by means of any suitable
device not shown in the drawings, for instance by a conveyer similar to that
employed in connection with clay presses. The press, which is not. shown in
the drawings, can be actuated by means of a crank, treadle lever, or it may be
set in action by any other driving means.
The tube a which in employing our invention is filled with butter under
pressure is fitted, according to the number of the measuring pots, with a similar
number of lateral branches b (Fig. 1).
These branches terminate in the measuring pots c, which consist of a
cylinder with a piston d located therein under the influence of a spring. The
butter enters the measuring pot, drives the piston back and fills, counteracting
the pressure of the piston whereby the butter assumes a certain density, the
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page_text: measuring pot completely. The various degrees of filling are obtained by a
suitable interruptor or cutter, actuated at the proper moment, which cuts off
the further supply of butter to the measuring pot. This cutter is the construction
illustrated in Fig. 1 consists of a cylindrical slide e provided with an opening in
accordance with the diameter of the branch b. This cylindrical slide e, fitted
inside the cylinder c can be rotated therein and thereby admit or cut-off the
further supply of butter in the well known manner. The timely interruption in
the butter supply to the measuring pot c can be effected by hand. For this
purpose the piston rod 22 of the piston d projecting from the measuring
pot C can be provided with a scale indicating the contents of the
measuring pot in accordance with the position of the piston d. When the
piston d has assumed the desired position as shown by the scale the supply
of butter to the measuring pot is cut off by rotating by hand the cylin-
drical slide e when said pot will contain the desired amount of butter.
The cutting-off of the butter supply may also be effected automatically. A
device suitable for this purpose is indicated in Fig. 1. It is preferable to actuate
the cutting-off device in connection with the device for opening the measuring
pot for the exit of its contents. For this purpose the cylinder c is open at its lower
end, said opening being obviously closed during filling of the cylinder. After
the butter supply is cut off and the opening at the bottom of the cylinder un-
covered, the piston d serves for forcing the contents out of the measuring pot c.
The device for closing the opening at the lower end of the cylinder c can be of
any suitable construction and may be actuated by hand. In the drawings
(Figs. 1 and 2) a disc f is shown for said purpose, which disc swings horizontally
around a pivot g into and out of the grooved edge portion of the cylinder c. It
is actuated in connection with the cylindrical slide e in the following manner:
A stationary scale h carries a movable but not rotatable slide 21 which is fixed
at the point of the scale showing the required quantity the pot c is to measure
off. A two-armed lever i is horizontally pivoted to the slide, the longer arm
standing horizontally above the rod 22 of the piston d. The other side of the
slide carries a bracket for a horizontally rotatable sleeve 23. Said sleeve is
fitted with an arm & connected to the shorter arm of the lever i, for the purpose
explained later on. The sleeve receives in a square or non-circular bore a rod
similarly shaped in cross section, which rod carries at its bottom end a toothed
segment 24 meshing with a toothed wheel m fitted to the upper extremity of
the cylindrical slide e SO as to rotate same. Said toothed wheel m further
serves for actuating the disc f in the following manner: A shaft o has fixed
thereto a toothed wheel 25 which meshes with the toothed wheel m and receives
motion thereby. The shaft o further has mounted thereto an arm 2 destined to
move the disc f around its pivot by pressing against the extremity of the arm 26
carrying said disc, so as to uncover the bottom opening of the measuring pot c.
Said shaft is further provided with a second arm q pointing in a direction
opposite to that of the arm p. The second arm 7 by coming to bear against a
studs on the arm 26 carrying the slide f serves for closing the bottom opening
of the measuring pot c.
The device operates as follows:
Supposing the slide 21 to be fixed at the proper position on the scale h the
butter is conveyed under pressure through the tube a, the branch 6 and through
the opening in the cylindrical slide e into the measuring pot c gradually filling
the latter and pressing the rod 22 of the piston d, the spring 27 of which is not
strong enough to effectually counteract said pressure, upwards until its upper
end comes to bear against the respective arm of the lever i whereupon said lever
arm is turned around its pivot, the shorter arm of the lever by virtue of its
connection with the arm k of the sleeve turning the latter in its bracket and
consequently also the rod which in its turn, by means of its toothed segment 24
turns the toothed wheel m and consequently the cylindrical slide e so that the

page_text: latter gradually closes the opening of the branch b.
The rotation of the
toothed wheel m is imparted to the shaft o by means of the toothed wheel 25, the
arm P of the shaft at the moment of complete closure of the mouth of the branch b
pressing against the free extremity of the arm 26 of the disc f thereby turning
same so as to uncover the bottom opening of the measuring pot c.
The ratio of speed of the several toothed wheels and other transmission means
is so chosen that as soon as the pressure of the piston rod on the lever i stops,
the opening of the branch bis completely closed whilst the opening at the
bottom of the measuring pot c is totally uncovered thus permitting the exit of
the contents.
As the driving action of the gear 24, m, 25 ceases as soon as the measure is
full it will be necessary to employ an auxiliary driving agent, such as a clock-
work, which is in connection with the toothed wheel mu or the toothed wheel, 25 to
ensure the further rotation of the shaft o after the arm p of same has turned the
slide and after the measuring pot c has been emptied, in order that the second
arm by pressing against the studs can return the slide f to its former position
at the bottom of the measuring pot c. By returning by hand the lever i to its
former position the rod 7, toothed segment 24, toothed wheel m and toothed
wheel 25 with the shaft o and the arms p and q are caused to assume their
original position, when the butter supply to the measuring pot will be open
again. Simultaneously the auxiliary driving mechanism for the gear m. 25 is
thrown out of engagement therewith. The various organs then being in their
inoperative position, the operation of filling the measuring pot c is repeated as
herein before described, whereupon by the action of the piston rod 22 the toothed
segment 24 is rotated again, which imparts motion to the gear m, 25 and their
appurtenances, whilst simultaneously the auxiliary driving mechanism is brought
into engagement with said gear to supplement the action of the aforesaid piston
rod and to continue the rotary movement of the various organs after the action
of the piston rod 22 has ceased.
The construction of the auxiliary driving mechanism does not form part of
our invention and is not shown in the drawings, but any mechanic will readily
understand which of the various well known constructions is best adapted to
accomplish the desired result.
The emptying of the measuring pot c is effected by the piston d pressing by
virtue of its spring 27 against the contents, as soon as the bottom end is opened;
should however the force of the spring 27 not be sufficient, a suitable lever
arrangement such as shown in Fig. may be employed in addition. This lever
arrangement is actuated by the handle t, which transmits its augmented force by
means of the lever 28 to the top end of the piston rod 22: The handle t may be
actuated by hand or foot.
The lower surface of the piston d may be fitted with reliefs for the purpose of
impressing suitable designs on the butter.
It may be advantageous to provide special moulds which simultaneously can
serve for the purpose of subdividing the butter contained in the measuring pot c
in, say for instance, assuming the contents of the measuring pot to be 1 pound,
four quarter pounds. The arrangement of special moulds entails the further
considerable advantage of enabling the moulds to be dipped in water previous
to their use.
In Fig. 1 of the drawings a device suitable for the purpose is illustrated. It
consists of moulding cylinders & of a cross section similar to that of the measuring
pot c. Spring influenced pistons may be located inside said moulding cylinders,
the latter being secured to a horizontally journalled disc ro. Any suitable
number of moulding cylinders may be secured to the disc wand the latter may
be driven by any desired means if necessary from the rotary cylindrical slide e
or the shaft o by interposing suitable transmission agents. The rotation of the
disc w causes each of the moulding cylinders to appear successively opposite
the bottom opening of the measuring pot c and to be filled thereby. By arrang-

page_text: ing the disc so as to be partially immersed in a water receptacle y, the moulding
cylinders will be dipped therein previous to their filling.
In Figures 3 to 5 a modified construction of our invention is illustrated, in
which the butter column a terminates in a table 1, the edge portions of which are
raised and turned inwards so as to produce guides. A slide 2 is movable in said
guides in the table 1 and connected to a spring 3 which spring has its other
extremity secured to the edge of the table 1. An iron bar 4 may suitably serve
for the purpose of securing the spring 3 thereto. The measuring pot 5 of suitable
shape and size rests in a plate 6 adapted to move in the guides in the table 1
previously referred to. The lid 7 of the measuring pot 5 is penetrated by a
pin 8 fitted to a diaphragm 9 situated beneath the lid 7 so that the latter is
practically a double lid. On top of the lid 7 a catch 10 is provided on an iron
bar. Above the table 1 a metal rod 12 is secured to a suitable bracket 11 or to
the wall direct. The front end of the free extremity of said rod is tapered at
the lower side and provided with a notch 13. The extremity of the rod 12 is
in connection with an alarum bell 15 of any well known and suitable construction.
Said bell may be sounded by means of the lever arrangement 14.
The operation of the device is as follows: The measuring pot 5 is moved
forward with its plate 6 in the guides in the table 1, thereby pressing back the
slide 2 and tensioning the spring 3. As soon as the measuring pot has advanced
far enough its catch 10 engages the notch 13 in the spring rod 12 thereby
retaining the measuring pot in its position, which is then above the butter
supply a, so that the butter enters the measuring pot 5 under pressure and fills
same. The butter filling the measuring pot presses against the diaphragm 9
thereby raising the pin 8 of same, so that said pin presses against the extremity
of the spring rod 12 as soon as the measuring pot 5 is completely filled. The
pressure on the rod 12 lifts same a little way, sufficient for the catch 10 to dis-
engage from the notch 13 in the rod 12. The spring 3 is then free to exercise
its influence to press the slide 2 over the butter supply opening in the table 1
so that same is closed, and to force the measuring pot 5, now filled, back to its
original position. The measuring pot can then be removed for the purpose of
emptying. Inside the measuring pot 5 vertical separating walls may be fitted, so
as to divide the contents of the pot into an equal number of fractional parts.
The sounding of the alarm bell 15 by means of the lever 14, against which the
extremity of the spring rod 12 presses when lifted by the pin 8 of the measuring
pot 5, indicates that a fresh measuring pot has to be substituted for the filled
pot 5 which actuated the aların bell 15. The movable pin 8 may be dispensed
with by arranging the measuring pot 5 telescope-like in sections, the lid of the
topmost section then acting in the same manner as the pin 8. A further modifica-
tion of our invention is shown in Figs. 6 & 7 of the drawings. The table 1
with its slide 2 and spring 3 is secured to a tube 16. Inside this tube 16 the
butter supply tube a is fitted. The measuring pot 5 is provided on top with a
rail 17 a catch in connection with said rail in advancing the pot 5 on the table 1
grips over the hook 18 of a spring rod 19 secured to the wall or any other
suitable place 11. The tube 16 is kept in its position at the upper end of the
butter supply tube a by means of springs 20 or in any other suitable manner.
This modified construction operates as follows;-In advancing the measuring
pot 5 the slide 2 is pressed back and as soon as the catch of the rail 17 of the
pot 5 has engaged the hook 18 of the spring rod 19, the measuring pot will be
in position to be filled from the butter supply pipe a. When the measuring
pot 5 is completely filled the butter further entering will compress the contents,
thereby lifting the measuring pot 5, and with it the table 1, and the tube 16
until the catch of the rail 17 is free to disengage from the hook 18 of the spring
rod 19, whereupon the spring 3 exercises its influence returning the various organs
into their normal position. The springs 20 are simultaneously free to force the
tube 16 back into its original position on the upper end of the butter supply
pipe a. In again actuating the device the butter contained in the pipes a and 16

page_text: which by the force of the springs 20 has been compressed. is first forced into the
measuring pot 5 after the slide 2 is moved back and said pot has again appeared
opposite the butter supply opening in the manner previously described. In other
respects the action of the various organs reiterates.
This modification of our invention entails the advantage of improving the
density of the butter in a most satisfactory manner.
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:
1.) A device for measuring butter and similar substances comprising supply
pipes in connection with measuring pots and means for cutting off the supply and
improving the density of the substances, substantially as set forth.
2.) A device for measuring butter and similar substances comprising supply
pipes in connection with measuring pots, said pots of cylindrical shape and
surrounding a tight fitting slide for cutting off the supply by rotating the slide by
hand, substantially as set forth.
3.) A device for measuring butter and similar substances comprising supply
pipes in connection with measuring pots, said pots of cylindrical shape and
surrounding a tight fitting rotary slide for cutting off. the supply and means for
automatically cutting off the supply at the proper moment by the agency of
a spring influenced piston with rod moving in the measuring pot under the
influence of the entering substance, substantially as set forth.
4.) In combination with a device for measuring butter and similar substances,
essentially comprising supply pipes in connection with measuring pots and
cylindrical cut, off slides, means for dipping the moulding cylinders in water
previous to their filling and for subdividing the contents of the measuring pots,
substantially as set forth.
5.) A device for measuring butter and similar substances the whole constructed
arranged and adapted to operate substantially as described with reference to
Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings.
6.) A device for measuring butter and similar substances the whole constructed
arranged and adapted to operate substantially as described with reference to
Figs. 3 and 4 and 5 of the accompanying drawings.
7.) A device for measuring butter and similar substances the whole constructed
arranged and adapted to operate, substantially as described with reference to
Figs. 6 and 7 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 5th date of C
B. REICHHOLD,
International Patent Office,
24, Luisen Strasse, Berlin, N.W., Germany,
Agent for the Applicants.
B. REICHHOLD,
International Patent Office,
24, Luisen Strasse, Berlin, N.W., Germany,
Agent for the Applicants.