AUTOMATICALLY WASHING AND CLEANSING BOTTLES JARS &C
Year: 1885

page_text: THOMAS DUTTON Mineral Water Manufacturer Greenheys Lane Manchester
and EDWARD HENRY BENNETT Engineer 46 Lower Chatham Street All Saints
Manchester in the County of Lancashire do hereby declare the nature of our
invention for AUTOMATICALLY WASHING AND CLEANSING BOTTLES JARS &C to be as
follows:-
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We carry out our invention by having a revolving table having an intermittent
motion supported on a stand or pedistal which carries the driving apparatus
Firstly the bottle or jar &c is placed in a clutch upon the table in a vertical
position Secondly the table moves the Bottle, jar &c over and under a jet of
steam which acts simultaneously-Thirdly The table moves the Bottle or jar &o
to a Brushing apparatus which Brushes the interior and exterior of the Bottle or
jar &c Fourthly the table moves the bottle or jar &c over and under a jet of
water which acts simultaneously and rinses the Bottle or jar &c Fifthly the Table
moves and the Bottle or jar &c is disconnected by a mechanical movement and is
allowed to slide down a groove provided for the purpose the apparatus is arranged
to work an indicating dial to count the number of Bottles or jars &c washed.
Dated this 7th dovr of December 190K
THOMAS DUTTON.
EDWARD H. BENNETT.

page_text: THOMAS DUTTON Mineral Waters Manufacturer Greenheys Lane Manchester and
EDWARD H. BENNETT Engineer 46 Lower Chatham Street All Saints Manchester.
do hereby declare the nature of our invention for AUTOMATIC BOTTLE WASHING
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
We carry out our invention by having a revolving table, having an intermittent
motion, supported on pedestals fixed on a base plate which carries the driving
apparatus. First the Bottle or Jar is placed in a vertical position in a clutch
fixed upon the table. Secondly the table is moved and takes the Bottle or Jar
over a jet of hot water and under a perforated cylinder supplied with steam which
act simultaneously. Thirdly the table is moved a second time and places the Bottle
or Jar over and under a brushing apparatus, which brushes the interior and exterior
of Bottle or Jar.
Fourthly the table is moved a third time and places the Bottle or Jar over and
under a jet of cold water which rinses the interior and exterior of Bottle or Jar.
Fifthly the table is moved a fourth time and the Bottle or Jar is disconnected by a
mechanical movement and slides down a groove provided for the purpose. The
Bottle or Jar before being released gives motion to an indicator which shows on a
dial the number of Bottles or Jars washed, this completes the operation.
That this description may be more fully understood we annex two sheets of
drawings, the letters corresponding in the different views viz:-
Fig. 1 Sectional Elevation of machine.
2 Front Elevation.
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3 Sectional Elevation of water heater.
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4 Side Elevation of machine.
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6 General plan of machine.
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7 Plan with table removed at A B.
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8 Enlarged section of clutch for holding Bottle or Jar.
a is the base plate of machine with loose bottom 1 for the purpose of being used
as a tank if required; on base plate a are fixed three legs or pedestals b carrying
bush c on which revolves the table d. The motion is given to the machine through
fast pulley e and the machine is stopped by loose pulley f; fixed pulley e imparts
motion to bevil wheel and pinion g which turns vertical spindle h. Intermittent
motion is given to the table d by means of a pair of bevil wheels i the wheels being
on spindle J on which is keyed quadrant k, k gears in bevil wheel on bottom of
table d. Clutch m which is secured on table d is closed to hold Bottle or Jar by
lug n cou ing in contact with fixed projection o when the table d moves from its
first to second position.
Bottom washing apparatus consists of a vertical pipe p in which is a coil q (see
fig. 3), coil q terminates in a nozzle r, at the same time the table d stops the supply
is opened by a projection 8 on bottom of table d.
Top steaming apparatus is supported from stand t on a support u it is moved up
and down by means of a lever vactuated by cam w on spindle j' and the supply is

page_text: opened by lever on cock x coming in contact with spindle z in its downward motion
steam is supplied through stuffing box y which is open into and slides in spindle 2.
Bottom brushing is supported on bracket A¹ secured to base plate a, through which
passes a hollow spindle B' in hollow spindle b¹ fits a smaller spindle c' free to move
up and down in spindle B¹ for adjusting the brush for different sizes of Bottles or
Jars, spindle c¹ is held in position by set screw d in spindle B¹, spindle b' has a
circular and vertical motion the vertical movement is obtained by lever e¹ coming
in contact with cam w when the table stops a second time, the circular motion is
transmitted from bevil wheel f¹ on vertical spindle n which gears in pinion G¹
giving motion to pinion on spindle B'. Top brushing is supported from stand t
on a support i¹ and is moved up and down by lever J actuated by cam w, the
circular motion is imparted from vertical spindle h through wheel and pinion k¹,
the brush is divided into three parts and fixed on steel springs m¹ slightly
inclined at end, when brush is down m¹ fit in cone n¹ fixed on clutch m which
causes the bristles of the brush to come in close contact with the bottle; o¹ is an
extra support sliding on ¹, p¹ is a brush for brushing the bottoms of the bottles or
jars and revolves with spindle q¹ and advances & recedes in spindle q¹ according to
size of bottle washed.
Bottom rinsing apparatus consists of a nozzle r supported on pipe s¹ in connec-
tion with water main. Top rinsing apparatus is supported on stand t and consists
of a perforated rose head t¹ which is connected with pipe s', the supply for both
top and bottom rinsing is actuated by projection ut fixed on table & coming in
contact with and opening valve 2, when the table d stops the third time. The
bottle is disconnected by lug n coming in contact with projection v¹, and the bottle
or jar is kicked off by projection w¹ fixed on top of table d coming in contact with
kick off which throws the bottle or jar down a shoot or groove by side of table d.
Stop motion y is to prevent table & overrunning and is actuated by cam on spindle J.
Fig. 8 representing enlarged view of clutch m consists of a bell mouth a screwed
to table d, on bell mouth a' is screwed the circular plate 62 in b² are two jaws c¹
movable in grooves, between 6 and a² is a circular plate d² provided with two
incline slots e pins are fixed in jaws c³ running into slots es; lugs n cast on plate
d coming in contact with projections o and v¹ move plate d' backward and forward
thereby opening and closing jaws c, which are held in position by roller f*; the
jaws c are lined with india rubber on face g' to prevent crushing bottle, and for
holding the bottle more secure. Counting apparatus consists of counter h³ with
proper train of wheels for counting dozens and grosses, motion is given to the train
of wheels by lever i which is moved by coming in contact with bottle between the
third and fourth motion, we also use indicators counting 10 to 100 when required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
1 Automatically washing and cleansing bottles or jars.
2 Washing and cleansing bottles or jars without soaking or immersing same in
water or other liquid.
3 Automatically brushing the interior and exterior of bottles or jars.
THOMAS DUTTON.
EDWARD H. BENNETT.