Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Dec., 1886
Complete Left, 1st Sept., 1887
Complete Accepted, 29th Nov.. 1887
therefOT
I THOMAS BRYDE BRODBELT of Tattenhall near Chester, in the County of Chester,
Mechanical Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The main objects are to render the manufacture of cheese more expeditions and
economical with the production of cheese of improved and more uniform quality
and to provide apparatus for carrying my improved process into effect.
The invention consists first in producing coagulated milk, or so called curds and
whey, in any usual manner and then separating the liquid from the solid constituents
by means of centrifugal action.
The invention further consists in moulding the solid constituents of cheese obtained
in the above manner or by any usual way into the desired form and in the drying
the same or expressing the moisture therefrom, by a double centrifugal action or
rotation about two parallel axes.
Apparatus under my invention consists of a coagulating vessel adapted to rotate
on an axis and provided with suitable discharge ways, or in the combination of a
coagulating vessel with a suitable centrifugal separator.
Suitable apparatus for drying the formed cheese consists of a centrifugal vessel,
which is arranged by suitable gearing to revolve around two parallel axis.
Dis 00th day of November 1886

page_text: Figure 1 is an elevation and figure 2 a plan of apparatus under my invention for
use in separating the liquid from the solid constituents of coagulated milk-a standard,
6 driving shaft and pulley, c spindle, d centrifugal separator, e cover plate with
perforations, g annular receiving channel, h discharge way, i jacket.
The coagulated milk is run into the separator d and is maintained at the required
temperature by hot water or fluid in the jacket i. The separator is caused to rotate
rapidly and the liquid matter passes by the perforations finto the channel and
flows down the discharge way h. The coagulated or solid constituents are removed
from time to time, are moulded into cheese in any suitable or usual way and are dryed
or have moisture expressed therefrom by being placed in the above apparatus or in
apparatus similar thereto or in apparatus in which the container d rotates both round
its spindle c and around an axis parallel thereto-In the latter case the frame a is
carried by a spindle parallel to c. The said spindle is supported in bearings and
suitable driving gear is provided.

page_text: 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. Coagulating milk and separating the liquid from the solid constituents
substantially as set forth.
Second. Moulding cheese and drying or expressing the moisture therefrom by
causing the same to rotate about two parallel axes substantially as set forth.
Third. Apparatus for separating the liquid from the solid constituents of coagulated
milk and for drying or expressing moisture from cheese substantially as set forth.
Dated this 21st day of August 1887
JAMES JOHNSON,
Patent Office,
4, Clayton Square, Liverpool,
Agent.