Combined Apparatus for Separately Boiling, Cooling, Mixing, and Creaming Sugar and Glucose or the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Apr., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 17th Jan., 1896-Accepted, 7th Mar., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Combined Apparatus for Separately Boiling, Cooling, Mixing, and
Creaming Sugar and Glucose or the like.
I, ROBERT STUART MURRAY of 4, The Square, Camden Town, Lonton,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a combined apparatus consisting of (1) a boiler (2) a
cooler and (3) a mixer or beater or creamer for separately boiling cooling and
mixing or creaming sugar and glucose for making cream for confectionery or other
ingredients or compounds which this apparatus may be adapted to mix or treat the
object of my present invention being more especially to provide a complete
apparatus so arranged and acting as to boil heat or cook the material in one part
then pass said material when ready by direct connection or connections into the next
part where it can be rapidly cooled and thence such material can pass out direct
into a mixing or creaming chamber thus all these three operations are successively
performed in my apparatus same being specially arranged and adapted to rapidly
and thoroughly perform the work in the successive stages of treatment and
having many advantages in use-especially in large chocolate and sweetmeat
manufactories.
My present invention is as follows:-
Boiler. The boiler consists of any suitable vessel heated in any suitable manner
for the purpose for instance the boiler may advantageously be a steam jacket kettle
that is the vessel to contain the mixture to be treated therein may have an outer
jacket combined therewith forming a steam tight space between such inner and
outer vessels to which space steam is supplied (or it may be hot water or other
suitable heating medium) in any suitable manner and a draw off pipe or passage
(or pipes or passages) controlled by a suitable plug or valve or other means of
stoppering or closing said passage advantageously a cock in said passage which
Jatter thence leads to the top of the cooler.
Cooler. This is a very essential and important part of the combined apparatus
and consists of a large closed-in vessel of any suitable shape but the body of same
may advantageously be cylindrical and the ends of a rounded form and for
convenience of cleaning such ends may advantageously be formed separately from
the main body-a flange being formed at each end of the latter and also a
corresponding flange respectively formed on each said end and bolts passed through
these said flanges to thus firmly unite each end respectively to the main body, or
other suitable means of securing the parts together may be used if desired or this
exterior wall forming the said cooling chamber may be constructed or formed in
any other suitable manner so as to afford access to the interior thereof or not as
desired.
Inside this said chamber a division plate is arranged near one end and a
similar division plate near the other end thus dividing this chamber into three
compartments.
Through these two division plates a series of pipes pass thus affording clear
communication from the uppermost compartment to the lowermost compartment.
The said pipe or passage from the aforesaid boiler when opened conducts the
material from the latter into the said topmost compartment whence same spreads
over the top division plate aud thence passes down the several tubes or passages
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page_text: into the lowermost compartment-cold water or other cooling medium being supplied
to the middle compartment and circulating round the outside of said tubes and
against the top and bottom division plates and thus affords a ready means of
cooling the material passed through this tubular cooler.
From this lowermost compartment an outlet is provided for the cooled material
to pass out to the mixer such outlet being controlled or closed in any suitable
manner for instance by a hinged flap or other closure as desired.
A steam pipe with suitable cock or valve therein leads into the uppermost
compartment of this cooler (for cleaning or other purposes) and a drain pipe with a
draw off cock or valve therein connected with the lower compartment so that a
supply of steam can be passed through the uppermost compartment thence through
the system of pipes into the lower compartment and out through the drain cock to
thus clean out these parts after use or when desired, a supply of water being also
provided if desired.
Also a supply of steam may be provided to the middle compartment as desired.
Also an over-flow pipe may be led upwards from the lowermost compartment if
desired to show when sufficient cooled material has accumulated in the cooler.
Instead of the interior of the cooler being arranged as aforesaid the same may be
otherwise arranged in any equivalent or suitable manner for instance the tubes may
be arranged otherwise than vertical or instead of tubes a series of vertical division
plates may be used to form alternately passages leading from the topmost to the
lowermost compartment and on the outside of these plates in the middle compartiment
the water will act as before described.
Or such passages may be arranged otherwise than vertically if desired.
Mixer. The material coming from the cooler drops or is otherwise conducted
into the mixer which consists of an open tank or vessel carried on truanions or
otherwise suitably mounted in a frame in which same is adapted to be inverted or
partially inverted. This mixer has the usual revolving arms beaters or agitators
arranged to operate therein in any suitable manner and actuated by a belt and
pulley or by hand or otherwise as desired.
A convenient form of mounting this apparatus consists in mounting the kettle or
boiler on legs just above the floor or it may be ou a staging or shelf and to the
underside of this floor or staging the cooler may be suspended by strong arms
bolted to the said floor and to the upper fange of said cooler while the mixer stand's
on the floor below the cooler.
Duted this 10th dow of A 1005
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Combined Apparatus for Separately Boiling, Cooling, Mixing, and
Creaming Sugar and Glucose or the like.
I, ROBERT STUART MURRAY of 4, The Square, Camden Town, London,
Manufacturer, 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 :-
This invention relates to a combined apparatus consisting of (1) a boiler (2) a
cooler and (3) a mixer or beater or creamer for separately boiling cooling and
mixing or creaming sugar and glucose for making cream for confectionery or other
ingredients or compounds which this apparatus may be adapted to mix or treat the
object of my present invention being more especially to provide a complete
apparatus so arranged and acting as to boil heat or cook the material in one part

page_text: 15 18 the cooler.
C is the mixer and creamer.
Boiler. The boiler A consists of any suitable vessel heated in any suitable
manner for the purpose for instance the boiler may advantageously be a steam
jacket kettle that is the vessel a to contain the mixture to be treated therein may
have an outer jacket combined therewith forming a steam tight space e between
such inner and outer vessels a and b to which space steam is supplied (or it may be
hot water or other suitable heating medium) in any suitable manner such as the
inlet pipe d and the outlet pipe and a draw-off pipe or passage f (or pipes or
passages) controlled by a suitable plug or valve or other means of stoppering or
closing said passage advantageously a cock in said passage f which latter thence
leads (through the floor or staging ) to the top of the cooler B.
Cooler. This is a very essential and important part of the combined apparatus,
and consists of a large closed-in vessel of any suitable shape but the body g of
same may advantageously be cylindrical and the ends h h¹ of a rounded form as.
shown and for convenience of cleaning such ends h¹ may advantageously be.
formed separately from the main body a-a flange g* being formed at each end
of the latter and also a corresponding flange * respectively formed on each said
end and bolts passed through these said flanges o* * to thus firmly unite each said
end respectively to the main body or other suitable means of securing the parts
together may be used if desired or this exterior wall forming the said cooling
chamber may be constructed or formed in any other suitable manner so as to afford
access to the interior thereof or not as desired.
Inside this said chamber a division plate i is arranged near one end and a similar
division platej near the other end thus dividing this chamber into three compart-
ments 12 and 3.
Through these two division plates i andja series of pipes or tubes k pass thus
affording clear communication from the uppermost compartment to the lowermost
compartment 3.
The said pipe or passage from the aforesaid boiler A when opened conducts
the material from the said boiler into the said topmost compartment 1 whence same
spreads over the top division plate i and thence passes down the several tubes k
into the lowermost compartment 3-cold water or other cooling medium being
supplied to the middle compartment 2 (as hereinafter described) and circulating
round the outside of said tubes & and against the top and bottom division plates i
and and thus affords a ready means of cooling the material passed through this
tubular cooler.
is the cold water inlet (controlled by a suitable valve such as m) which leads by
the brauch pipe n into the middle chamber 2 and by the further branch pipes
and p to the worm or coil in the compartment 3.
n' is the outlet from the middle compartment 2 and g¹ the outlet from the worm g
both leading into the overflow or escape pipe r.

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desired.
when to empty satu pipes as also the compartment 2—when
t is steam inlet pipe (controlled by valve t¹) which may be provided if it is
desired to heat or keep hot (instead of cooling) the material passing the tubes k.
From the lowermost compartment 3 an outlet is provided for the cooled
material to pass out to the mixer C such outlet v being controlled or closed in any
suitable manner for instance by a hinged flap wo or other closure as desired.
A steam or hot water pipe u with suitable cock or valve u¹ therein leads into the
uppermost compartment of this cooler (for cleaning or other purposes) and a
special drain pipe with a draw-off cock or valve therein (not shown) connected with
the lower compartment 3 so that a supply of steam can be passed through the
uppermost compartment 1 thence through the system of pipes k into the lower
compartment 3 and out through the said drain cock (or through the outlet v) to
thus clean out these parts after use or when desired a supply of water being also
provided if desired.
Also an over-flow pipe may be led upwards from the lowermost compartment if
desired to show when sufficient cooled material has accumulated in the cooler.
Instead of the interior of the cooler being arranged as aforesaid same may be
otherwise arranged in any equivalent or suitable manner for instance the tubes
may be arranged otherwise than vertical or instead of tubes a series of vertical
division plates may be used to form alternately passages leading from the topmost
to the lowermost compartment and on the outside of these plates in the middle
compartment the water will act as before described.
Or such passages may be arranged otherwise than vertically if desired.
Mixer. The material coming from the cooler outlet v drops or is otherwise
conducted into the mixer C which consists of an open tank or vessel D carried on
trunnions E or otherwise suitably mounted in a frame F in which same is adapted
to be inverted or partially inverted. This mixer has the usual revolving arms
beaters or agitators arranged to operate therein in any suitable manner and
actuated by a belt and pulley G or by hand or otherwise as desired and as such
mixer is per se well known therefore same need not be here further described
separately.
A convenient form for mounting this apparatus consists in mounting the kettle
or boiler A on legs A¹ just above the floor (or it may be on a staging or shelf)
and to the underside of this floor or staging the cooler B suspended by strong
arms B bolted to the underside of said floor and to the upper flange of said
cooler B-while the mixer C stands on the floor below the cooler B as shown in
Fig. 1.
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. Apparatus for (1) boiling (2) cooling and (3) mixing and creaming sugar and
glucose or the like-consisting of the combination with a kettle or boiler such as A
of a pipe such as connecting same to the upper compartment No. 1 of a cooler
such as B, division plates such as i and j dividing such cooler into three compart-
ments such as 1, 2 and 3, tubes such as k connecting such compartments 1 and 3
together, an inlet (for water etc.) such as n to said compartment No. 2 an inlet (for
water etc.) such as p to a worm or coil such as q in the lowermost compartment,
outlets such as n' and q' respectively from said compartment 2 and coil q, an outlet
such as from the compartment No. 3 controlled by a door or flap w for the
material after cooling to pass out of said cooler B into a mixer such as C
arranged below said outlet v and means to admit steam or hot water etc. to the
various compartments and passages in said cooler B for cleaning or other purposes
- arranged and acting substantially in the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore
set forth.
2. The arrangement and combination of parts forming the complete apparatus

page_text: for (1) boiling (2) then cooling and (3) then mixing and creaming sugar and
glucose or the like substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein-
before described and illustrated in the drawings hereunto annexed.
Dated this 16th day of January 1896.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.