Improvements in the Construction of Apparatus for Bottling and Syruping Artificial, Mineral, and Aerated Beverages.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Feb., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 14th Nov., 1893-Accepted, 16th Dec., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Apparatus for Bottling and
Syruping Artificial, Mineral, and Aerated Beverages.
I, ALFRED HANESWORTH of 62 Higher Bridge Street, Bolton in the County of
Lancaster, Aerated Water Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in turn-over or turn-round filling
machines, with or without syrup pump, used for bottling aerated beverages, such as,
soda water, lemonade, ginger beer, and so forth, and consists in arrangements and
constructions whereby more reliable and efficient actions are employed, and owing to
certain unique arrangements and disposition of parts the whole may be readily
taken to pieces for the purpose of repairs and other necessary causes.
This I
accomplish by constructing the front bearing, next to the revolving arm employed
for carrying the bottles when being filled, with a chamber or cavity into which
aerated water and syrup are supplied, from whence they flow through a passage in
the shaft to an outlet in the revolving arm, which conducts them into the bottles when
placed between the nozzle and gripper. The aerated water valve is disposed on
the side of the front bearing and is opened by a cam or arm fixed to the revolving
arm. The cam or arm may be adjustable to compensate for wear and to determine
the amount of opening of the valve. The aerated water valve when released from
the cam or arm is closed by a spring. The syrup pump is fixed so as to allow of
its being worked from a crank or disc on outer end of main shaft: the crank or disc
being provided with means for regulating the stroke of pump according to the
amount of syrup required each stroke. The pump bucket rod is coupled to the
crank or disc by a connecting rod provided with means for readily detaching
the same when necessary. Means are provided to allow of the bottle carrying arm
being rotated backwards a certain distance without operating the syrup pump.
Dated the 17th February 1893.
EDMUND CHADWICK, F.I.C.P.A.,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Apparatus for Bottling and
Syruping Artificial, Mineral, and Aerated Beverages.
I, ALFRED HANESWORTH of 62 Higher Bridge Street, Bolton in the County of
Lancaster, Aerated Water Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my said
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 improvements in turn-over or turn-round filling
machines, with or without syrup pump, used for bottling aerated beverages, such as,
soda water, lemonade, ginger beer, and so forth, and consists in arrangements and
constructions whereby more reliable and efficient actions are employed, and owing
to certain unique arrangements and disposition of parts the whole may be readily
This I
taken to pieces for the purpose of repairs and other necessary causes.
accomplish by constructing the front bearing, next to the revolving arm employed
for carrying the bottles when being filled, with a chamber or cavity into which aerated
water and syrup are supplied; from whence they flow through a passage in the
shaft to an outlet in the revolving arm, which conducts them into the bottles when

page_text: placed between the nozzle and gripper. The aerated water valve is disposed on
the side of the front bearing and is opened by a cam or arm fixed to the revolving
arm. The cam or arm may be adjustable to compensate for wear and to determine
the amount of opening of the valve. The aerated water valve when released
from the cam or arm is closed by a spring. The syrup pump is fixed so as to 5
allow of its being worked from a crank or disc on outer end of main shaft: the
crank or disc being provided with means for regulating the stroke of pump according
to the amount of syrup required each stroke. The pump bucket rod is coupled
to the crank or disc by a connecting rod provided with means for readily detaching
the same when necessary. Means are provided to allow of the bottle carrying arm 1
being rotated backwards a certain distance without operating the syrup pump.
being rotated backwards a certain distance without operating the syrup pump.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved machine for syruping and bottling
artificial, mineral, and aerated beverages.
Fig. 2 is a sectional plan through line A B in Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a plan of machine.
Fig. 4 is an end view of crank for working syrup pump, and Fig. 5 is a plan of
same.
C is the pillar or stand; D the reciprocating or revolving arm; E the nozzle
for receiving mouth of bottle G; F the ordinary spring gripper for holding bottle
in position to be syruped and filled, and H the syrup pump. On the pillar or
stand C are mounted the front bearing I and the back bearing J carrying the
reciprocating or revolving shaft P. The front bearing I is provided with the
stuffing-boxes and glands K, between which a chamber or cavity is formed on
the reciprocating or revolving shaft P by means of the annular recess or groove L,
into which aerated water and syrup are supplied from the valves M and N
respectively, and from whence they flow in their successive order through the
passage Oin the shaft P, which conducts them into the bottles when placed between
the nozzle E and gripper F as shown in Fig. 1. The aerated water valve M is
disposed on the side of the front bearing I and is opened by the cam or arm Q
fixed to the reciprocating or revolving arm D or on the shaft P, when the cam or
arm Q is mounted on the shaft P it is adjustable laterally to compensate for wear
and to determine the amount of opening to be given to the aerated water valve_M.
The latter is closed by a spring in the usual manner when the valve spindle R is
released from the cam or arm Q. The nozzle or head E is fitted with the usual
snift valve S and is operated by the spindle T coming in contact with the adjustable
stops U when being rotated to syrup and fill a bottle. On the upper side of the
pillar or stand C are fixed the pillars V carrying the frame or table W, on which
is mounted the syrup pump H. The piston rod X of the latter is coupled to the
crank or disc Y on the outer end of the shaft. P by the connecting rod Z. The
crank or disc Y is provided with the slot a in which is mounted the slide b secured
to the crank pin c, and by which the stroke of the syrup pump H may be
regulated according to the amount of syrup required for each bottle. To allow of
the bottle carrying arm D and the shaft P being rotated backwards a certain
distance without operating the syrup pump H, the crank or disc Y is provided with
the semi-circular projections d against which operates the pin e fixed in the
shaft P. The syrup pump H is operated by the pin e coming in contact with the
sides of the semi-circular projection d when the revolving arm D is rotated in
either direction. Syrup is supplied from any convenient source to the inlet valve f,
and the pump forces the same through the pipe g to the syrup valve N from which
it is delivered to the bottle as before described. "Aerated water is supplied to the
valve M from the usual source and by the ordinary means.
An important feature in this invention is that the shaft P and the revolving
arm D and its adjuncts may be readily removed or taken to pieces for the purpose
of repairs and other necessary causes by simply removing the crank or disc Y when 5
the-shaft P may be slid out of its bearings laterally.

page_text: 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 turn-over or turn-round filling machine the combination of a front
bearing fitted with syrup and aerated water valves, and a shaft with an annular
groove or recess for supplying syrup and aerated water in their successive order
to a passage leading to the nozzle carrying the bottle mouth, substantially as
described.
2. In a turn-over or turn-round filling machine the use and construction of the
adjustable crank or disc employed for operating syrup pump and the means for
rotating same and allowing of a partial rotation of the shaft without operating
pump, substantially as described.
3. In a turn-over or turn-round filling machine the use of the adjustable cam or
arm mounted on the arm D or shaft P for operating the stationary aerated water
valve M, substantially as described.
4. The general construction, combination, and arrangement of parts composing
my improved machine for syruping and filling bottles with artificial, mineral, and
aerated beverages, substantially as described and as illustrated on the drawings.
Dated the 8th November 1893.
EDMUND CHADWICK, F.I.C.P.A.,
Agent.