Rotary Bottle Rinsing Machine.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Apr., 1896-Accepted, 30th May, 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Rotary Bottle Rinsing Machine.
I, JORJB HUBE of Osorno, Republic of Chili, Gentleman, 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 :-
With the bottle rinsing machine which is the object of the present invention, the
bottles are rinsed in an air-tight receptacle by means of small shot and water,.
whereby the work of cleansing is readily effected.
The accompanying drawing shews the object of the invention.
Fig. 1 is a front view of the rinsing machine.
Fig. 2 a plan view.
Fig. 3 a vertical section of the bottle receptacle.
The bottle receptacle i is closed air-tight by means of the cover k. Both have an
hexagonal form. The bottom of the receptacle i is provided, according to the
number of bottles, with chambers 1, which by the reversed position of the bottles
receive the water and shot which rinses the whole bottle neck and also the edge of
the bottle. Each chamber is made tight by a lining m in such manner that this
lining m serves at the same time as rest for the mouth-piece of the bottle. All the
lining pieces are firmly held to their places by a plate o. At some distance from..
the plate o a removable plate n is placed in the receptacle i, and in a manner forms
a net around the bottles which sufficiently secures the latter from falling over.
The bottles are prevented from shifting longitudinally by placing on the cover k
which has chambers for the pressure springs r, which press the bottles to their
places by means of the spring cases q. The intermediate layer p gives to the
cover an air-tight closing.
The bottle receptacle is rendered rotatory by the additional pieces h and s. The
additional piece is likewise the movable joint of the joint-coupling g, the pin of
which is carried in the bearing d, whilst the additional pieces is borne in the
bearing t. The bearing d for the additional piece h is firmly connected to the
machine stand a, which rests upon a ground plate b, whilst bearing t only lies upon
the stand a, and can be raised on necessity. By the revolution of the wheels ef,.
the bottle receptacle in the position shewn is set in rapid rotation by turning of the
crank at c, whereby water and shot rinse the bottle from top to bottom at every
revolution. Through the slanting position of the receptacle the surface of the
water continually slants towards the axis of the bottle, which results in a better
escape of the existing confined air.
It being inconvenient to take out the rinsed bottles on account of the slanting
position of the receptacle, for the purpose of renewing the bottles, the receptacle
can be brought into level position by the slotted quadrant z, into which the
bearing is conducted, and by the toothed stop-rod v in union with the toothed
wheel u.
The bolt of the joint h is thus the centre point of the quadrant z, and.
the receptacle together with the bearing t and toothed wheel u are drawn up along
the quadrant z and after the level position (as shewn in Fig. 1) has been reached,
by tightening the screw u' the toothed wheel u in the toothed stop-rod v and also
the receptacle are firmly held in this position.
Running off of the water can be effected either through a let-off cock, or by
simply turning over the open receptacle.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :
1. In a bottle riusing machine the revolving, air-tight closing receptacle i
containing the bottles, the axle of which receptacle lies level, but with its chief
axle crossing under a slant angle, for the purpose of riusing the bottles from end to
end in slanting position, as set forth.
2. In a bottle rinsing machine the joint g, on one end of the axle, for the purpose
of enabling the receptacle i to be set in a level position, as described.
Dated this 3rd day of April 1896.
JORJE HUBE.