Improvements in Bottling Machines.
Year: 1893

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bottling Machines.
I, GEORGE FELTMAN, of No. 612 East 13th Street, New York, County and
State of New York, United States of America, 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 bottling machine of novel construction and designed
to charge and cork the bottles by operating a pair of treadles.
The machine is so constructed that it is automatic in all its actions, works
with great rapidity and accuracy and may be adjusted so as to regulate its stroke
and also the charge which it is to deliver to the bottles.
In the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 is an elevation of my improved bottling machine.
Fig. 2 a section on line x, x, Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 a side view partly in section of the foot levers, showing the parts in a
different position from Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 a section through valve casing e.
Fig. 5 a vertical longitudinal section of the balancing platform that supports the
bottles.
Fig. 6 a top view thereof.
Fig. 7 is an elevation of the upper part of the machine with the slide c',
lowered and
Fig. 8 a detail vertical central section through the cylinder p.
The letter a, represents the frame or bench of the machine that supports two
fixed upwardly projecting bars b, connected on top by a cross bar b'. Through
perforations of table a, there extend furthermore a pair of bars c, connected on top
A second
by a cross arm or charging slide c', and at the bottom by a cross arm c².
pair of bars d, also extends through the table a, and is connected on top by a cross
arm or corking slide d', and at the bottom by a cross arm d².
Of the parts so far described, the cross arm 6', carries the valve that controls
the discharge of charged water, the cross arın c', carries the pump that controls the
discharge of syrup and the cross arm d', carries the corking plungers.
The valve on the cross arm 61, is composed of a suitable casing e, within which
there are contained the revolvable or sliding perforated disks e', e². The disk e¹, is
secured to a shaft e³, embraced by the perforated end of an arm e* (Fig. 7) which
in turn by rod e³, is connected to charging slide c'. Thus by operating the slide,
the disk e', is moved so that its opening registers with the opening of disk e², and
the charged water admitted through inlet pipe f, into the valve casing, is free to
pass through the valve and out of the outlet pipe f¹, to enter by coupling 2, the
charging nozzles g, secured to slide c¹. These nozzles are controlled by suitable
stop cocks g.
To control the quantity of water that flows through the valve e, the perforated
arm e, is secured to the shaft e³, by a set screw e". By shifting the arm upon the
shaft, the play of the valve disk el, can be altered at pleasure.
The valve disk e³, is provided with a shaft e³, surrounded by spring es, and
connected to an arm e, having pin elo. This pin enters an elongated eye ', of a
bar, secured to the corking slide d'. The object of this connection is to close the
valve by the last part of the descent of the corking slide, a trifle before the disk e',
is turned back by the ascent of the charging slide and therefore to cut the flow of
water off, before the cork is forced into the bottle.
To the slide c', there is secured a pump cylinder p, which reciprocates with the
It receives syrup through inlet p', having check valve p³, and discharges
slide.

page_text: the syrup through outlet p³, having check valve p¹, into nozzles g. The piston p³,
of the pump is fixed and secured to a fixed piston rod p. Thus upon a descent of
the cylinder, the syrup is sucked into it through the inlet and upon an ascent of
the cylinder, the syrup is ejected into the nozzles through the outlet. The two
slides and c', are operated by means of two co-operating treadles in the following
manner:
The cross arm e², of bars c, is provided with perforated lugs c³, to which there is
hinged a slotted treadle i, turning on pivot c. To the treadle is pivotally secured
one end of a jointed or knee bar j, the other end of which is pivotally secured to
table a.
The upper section of knee bar j, is provided with a nose j¹, and the lower
section is provided with a rod j², surrounded by spring 3. The rod 2, is engaged
by a slide, adapted to compress the spring and operated by the treadle i, by
means of the linked slotted bar j, to which it is rigidly connected. This bar is by
arm j¹³, secured to a fixed support. The eye in har 1, is entered into by a pin 17,
secured to treadle . To the ends of cross arm c², there are secured by arms k, the
lever ¹ pivoted to hangers 2, and carrying adjustable counterweights k³
The cross arm d², of bars d, is provided with the perforated lugs d³, to which
there is hinged a treadle, turning on pivot . The cross arm d², is furthermore
provided with a roller or projection d4, adapted to engage the nose j¹, upon the
descent of the corking slide as will be hereinafter more fully described. To the
cross arm d², there is also attached a lever m, turning on hanger m³, and carrying
adjustable counterweight m².
The bottles A, to be charged are placed upon a counterbalancing scale consisting
of a scale frame n, provided with a fulcrum n', by which it rests upon a plate n².
The scale frame n, is provided with a pair of pivoted platforms n³, upon which the
bottles are placed and between which and plate n², the leaf springs n', are inter-
posed. The plate n², is supported upon coiled springs n', surrounding guide pins n³,
and received within a telescoping casing, attached to table a.
The rods d, are provided with adjustable collars o', which limit the stroke of the
corking slide and hold the plate n² down against action of springs n', upon the
descent of the corking slide, so that there is no counterpressure to be overcome by
the plungers q, secured to the slide, when they bear upon the corks.
The rods b, are provided with adjustable collars o², that define the vertical
elevation of the plate n², above table a, while the rods c, are provided with
adjustable collars 3, beneath the table a, to limit the upward motion of rods c.
The operation of the device is as follows:
The bottles A, to be charged are placed upon the counterbalancing platforms n³,
and then the treadle i, is depressed, to draw down the charging slide c'. The
descent of the slide c', will cause firstly a descent of cylinder p, upon its piston p³, to
force the syrup contained in the cylinder through outlet p³, into the nozzles g, and
thus into the bottles.
Secondly, the slide c¹, by rod e³, will open the valve e, to admit the charged water
into the nozzles g, and consequently into the bottles. The depression of the
treadle i, will have caused the jointed bar j, which had previously been bent,
(Fig. 3) to assume a straight position (Fig. 2)-aided by spring and thus the
treadle will be locked by said bar in its lowermost position and against the action
of counterweights 3, which had been raised by the descent of the treadle.
After the treadle i, has thus finished its downward motion, the foot is removed
therefrom and placed upon treadle l, to draw the corking slide d', down. The
downward motion of this slide, will cause the rod h, to descend and when the eye ¹,
has travelled its own length, it will grasp pin e¹0, to close the valve e, and cut off the
supply of charged water. This takes place immediately before the plungers 9,
arrive at a position to engage and force the corks that have been held upon the
bottles into the same, so that liquid will not squirt out of the nozzles. The
depression of treadle l, will cause a downward motion of roller d', and an
engagement of the roller with the nose ¹. This engagement will cause the elbow
bar j, to be bent and to thus unlock treadle i, which will at once fly upward under

page_text: the action of the counterweights ³. Thus the charging slide c¹, is raised and the
valve disk e¹, revolved to be in proper position for the next operation.
As soon as the descent of the treadle 1, is completed and the bottles have been
properly charged and corked the foot is taken off the treadle 7, and the latter will
Hy back under the influence of its counterweight m², to place all the parts of the
machine back into their normal position, ready for the filling of a second pair of
bottles.
The counterbalancing platform will equalize the strain or pressure upon both
bottles and cause a balanced operation of the entire machine.
My machine works rapidly, accurately and can be adjusted with the greatest
nicety.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1. In a bottling machine the combination of a charging slide with a syrup pump
secured thereto and with a water valve provided with a perforated movable disk
that is connected to the charging slide, substantially as specified.
2. The combination of a charging slide and a corking slide, with a water valve
connected to both the slides, substantially as specified.
3. The combination of a charging slide and a corking slide, with a water valve
provided with two perforated disks, of which one is operated by the charging slide
and the other by the corking slide, substantially as specified.
4. In a bottling machine the combination of a charging slide having nozzles with
a water inlet valve composed of a pair of perforated disks and which are connected
to said nozzles, substantially as specified.
5. The combination of a charging slide and corking slide with a pair of
perforated disks and with a rod having an elongated eye h', secured to the corking
slide and operating one of said disks, substantially as specified.
6. The combination of a charging slide and corking slide with a pair of treadles
for operating the same and with a knee bar i, having nose j', that locks the charging
treadle and a projection d', that engages said nose upon the descent of the corking
treadle, substantially as specified.
7. The combination of a charging slide and a corking slide, with a pair of
treadles, a knee bar j, and counterweights operated by one of said treadles and a
projection d, and counterweight m², operated by the other treadle, substantially as
specified.
8. The combination of a charging slide and a corking slide, with a pair of
treadles, a knee bar j, having nosej rod j², spring j³, and slide 1, substantially as
specified.
9. The combination of a fulcrumed scale frame n, with platforms n³, pivoted to
said frame, springs n beneath the platforms and with a vertically movable plate n²,
that supports the scale frame and the springs, substantially as specified.
10. The combination of a vertically movable plate n², with a balancing platform
supported thereby and with rods d, corking slide d, and adjustable collars upon the
rods for engaging the movable plate and gaging the corking slide, substantially as
specified.
11. In a bottling machine the combination of the following elements: a charging
slide, a corking slide, a water valve, a syrup valve, corking plungers, a pair of
treadles and mechanism for causing one treadle to release the other treadle,
substantially as specified.
DL: 0011.
1000
ALLISON BROS.,;
Agents for the Applicant.