Improvements relating to Cork Rack Filling Machines.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Loft 8th Dec. 1892-Accepted, 14th Jan., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Cork Rack Filling Machines.
I, JAMES MCEWEN of Ruthven House, Marple in the County of Chester,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
This invention refers to improvements relating to cork rack filling machines and
consists in providing the same with a syrup pump and apparatus that will allow of
the usual movements after syrup has been admitted to the bottle, without further
operating the syrup pump until the cork has been thoroughly driven into the neck
of a bottle. This is accomplished by mounting on the side of a cork rack a syrup
pump, the piston rod of which is provided with a forked end and a bowl or roller,
the latter being operated by a star wheel mounted on a centre carrying the
operating handle. On the side of the star wheel is fixed a ratchet wheel actuated
by a "pawl" attached to the operating handle. The ratchet wheel is of such a
pitch as to prevent the "pawl" moving from one cog or tooth to another unless the
handle is operated to drive the cork home in the neck of the bottle. The syrup
pump piston is held in position against the star wheel by a spring or other
equivalents.
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EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Cork Rack Filling Machines.
I, JAMES MCEWEN of Ruthven House, Marple in the County of Chester,
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 refers to improvements relating to cork rack filling machines and
consists in providing the same with a syrup pump and apparatus that will allow of
the usual movements after syrup has been admitted to the bottle, without further
operating the syrup pump until the cork has been thoroughly driven into the neck
of a bottle. This is accomplished by mounting on the side of a cork rack a syrup
pump, the piston rod of which is provided with a forked end and a bowl or roller,
the latter being operated by a star wheel mounted on a centre carrying the
operating handle. On the side of the star wheel is fixed a ratchet wheel actuated
by a "pawl" attached to the operating handle. The ratchet wheel is of such a
pitch as to prevent the "pawl "moving from one cog or tooth to another unless the
handle is operated to drive the cork home in the neck of the bottle. The syrup
pump piston is held in position against the star wheel by a spring or other
equivalents.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a cork rack filling machine with my improvements
applied, and
Fig. 2 is a front elevation of so much of the machine as is necessary to illustrate
my invention.
A is the standard or framework of the machine; B the filling crane; C the
foot-lever for fixing and holding the bottle mouth in position when syruping and
filling D the bottle guard, and E the operating handle or corking lever. To the
side of the stand A is fixed the syrup pump F provided with the double valve-
box G. The latter is fitted with suction and delivery valves in the usual manner.

page_text: Syrup is supplied to the suction side of the valve-box G by means of the pipe H
from any convenient source. Syrup is delivered from the pump F to the filling
crane B by the pipe V. The piston in the pump F is attached to the rod I coupled
to the forked slide J by the nut K. The upper end of the slide J is mounted in
the bearing L secured to the stand A. The slide J is fitted with the stud M on
which is loosely mounted the bowl N, the latter being operated by the star wheel O
mounted on the centre P carrying the operating handle or corking lever E. The
centre P is secured to the stand A by the nut Q. On the side of the star wheel O
is fixed the ratchet wheel R actuated by the "pawl" S attached to the arm T on
the operating handle or corking lever E. The ratchet wheel R is of such a pitch
as to prevent the "pawl" S moving from one cog or tooth to another unless the
handle or lever E is operated to drive the cork home in the neck of a bottle.
After syruping has taken place the coarseness of the pitch of the ratchet wheel R
allows of the usual movements of the handle or lever E for pressing the cork
about half-way in the socket before admitting liquor into the bottle, and then to
drive the cork home after snifting has been performed. To prevent the slide J
twisting it is mounted in the guides W attached to the stand A. The slide J is
forked or slotted at X to allow of the up and down movements of same without
interfering with or coming in contact with the centre P. To the bottom end of the
slide J is fixed the bowl Y on the centre Z. The centre Z is secured in the
slot a by the nut b. The slot a is sufficiently long to allow of the bowl Y being
lowered to reduce the stroke of the piston in the pump F. The bowl Y is less
in diameter than the bowl N to prevent locking when the full stroke of the
syrup pump is required or necessary. The upward stroke of the piston of the
pump F is effected by the star wheel O operating the bowl N, and the return
stroke by operating on the bowl Y. By lowering the position of the bowl Y
below the point shown in Fig. 1 it will be seen that the downward or return
stroke will be reduced in length consequently the bowl N will stop at a higher
point, and when operated by the star wheel O the upward stroke will be reduced
in proportion according to the amount of syrup required.
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 combination with a cork rack filling machine the use and construction of a
star wheel with odd or even number of teeth operating on a bowl or bowls to
actuate a syrup pump, substantially as described.
2. In combination with a cork rack filling machine the use and construction of a
ratchet wheel with odd or even number of teeth and of such a pitch as to allow
of the usual movements of the operating or corking handle without causing a
second stroke of the syrup pump until the cork is fully driven into the neck of a
bottle, substantially as described.
3. In combination with a cork rack filling machine the use and construction cf a
slide carrying a bowl or bowls, one or both being movable in slots, to actuate
a syrup pump, substantially as described.
4. The general arrangement, construction, and combination of parts composing
the improved apparatus for syruping bottles in a cork rack filling machine, substan-
tially as described and as shown in the drawings.
Dated the 3rd December 1892.
EDMUND CHADWICK, F.I.C.P.A.,
Agent.