IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR CAPSULING BOTTLES
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Friedrich Wilhelm Boldt and Peter Christian Vogel, both
of Hamburg, Germany, Machine Builders, trading under the firm of Boldt &
Vogel, for an Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR CAPSULING
BOTTLES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Friedrich Wilhelm Boldt
and Peter Christian Vogel at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on
the 28th February 1882.
FRIEDRICH WILHELM BOLDT and PETER CHRISTIAN VOGEL, both of Hamburg,
Germany Machine Builders trading under the firm of Boldt & Vogel. " IMPROVE-
MENTS IN MACHINERY FOR CAPSULING BOTTLES."
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This invention relates to improvements in machinery for capsuling bottles in
which the capsules are compressed by means of rubber jaws and the objects of our
improvements are firstly to communicate a sliding motion in the direction from the
mouth to the bottom of the bottle to the compressing jaws, and secondly to afford
facilities for operating the driving parts of the machine. These objects are
attained by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying Drawings in which
Figure 1 is a side elevation and Figure 2 a front elevation of the entire machine
worked directly by a lever; Figure 3 is a side view of a machine worked by means
of a gear. Figure 4 is a sectional side elevation of the working parts, and
Figure 5 a front view thereof partly in section.
The inner part of the ring a. is provided with curved inclines a³. arranged
eccentrically to the axis of the ring a. which can be turned by means of a lever v.
attached to the socket b, as shewn in Figures 2 and 5. or by means of a bevel
gear d. attached to the ring a. and a bevel geared segment e. to which the lever k
is fastened as illustrated by Figure 3. The ring a when operated by the lover v.
may be provided with a counter weight by which the ring a may return
automatically into its first position when the lever v, is left free.

page_text: The rotation of the ring a induces a sliding motion during the compression in
the direction indicated by the arrow in Figure 4 to the rubber jaws y attached to
the levers which are hinged to the frame w. of the machine by means of the
pins. By turning the ring a. the inclines a. sliding outside of the free ends of
the levers 2 cause the latter to swing around their fulcrum u. This movement
effects a compression of the circumference of the capsule and simultaneously the
advancing of the latter in the direction indicated by the arrow in order to produce
a tight and nice fitting to the head of the bottle.
The rollers serve to reduce the friction between the levers z and the inclines a.'
The automatical opening of the jaws y will be effected by means of the rubber
ring

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Friedrich Wilhelm Boldt and Peter Christian Vogel in the Great
Seal Patent Office on the 26th August 1882.
FRIEDRICH WILHELM BOLDT and PETER CHRISTIAN VOGEL both of Hamburg
Germany Machine Builders trading under the firm of Boldt and Vogel " IMPROVE-
MENTS IN MACHINERY FOR CAPSULING BOTTLES ""
This invention relates to improvements in machinery for capsuling bottles, in
which the capsules are compressed by means of rubber jaws, and the objects of our
improvements are first-to communicate a sliding motion to the compressing jaws
in the direction from the mouth towards the bottom of the bottle and secondly to
afford facilities for operating the driving parts of the machine.
These objects are attained by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying
Drawing in which.
Figure 1 is a side elevation, and Figure 2 a front elevation of the entire machine
worked directly by a lever, Figure 3 is a side view of a machine worked by means
of a gear, Figure 4 is a sectional side elevation of the working parts, and Figure 5
a front view thereof partly in section.
The inner part of the ring a is provided with curved inclines a¹. arranged
eccentrically to the axis of the ring a, which can be turned by means of a lever v.
attached to the socket b as shewn in Figures 2 and 5, or by means of a bevel
gear d. attached to the ring a. and a bevel-geared segment e to which the lever l.
is fastened as illustrated by Figure 3. The ring a. when operated by the lever v.
may be provided with a counter weight g. by which the ring a may return
automatically into its first position when the lever v. is left free.
The rotation of the ring a. induces a sliding motion during the compression in
the direction indicated by the arrow in Figure 4 to the rubber jaws y attached to
the levers z which are hinged to the frame w of the machine by means of the
pins u. By turning the ring a. the inclines a¹. sliding outside of the free ends of
the levers 2. cause the latter to swing round their fulcrum 2. This movement
effects a compression of the circumference of the capsule and simultaneously the
advancing of the latter in the direction indicated by the arrow in order to produce
a tight and nice fitting to the head of the bottle. The rollers x. serve to reduce
the friction between the levers and the inclines a¹. The automatic opening of
the jaws y will be effected by means of the rubber ring r.
Having thus fully described our invention what we desire to claim and secure
by Letters Patent is :-
1st. In a machine for capsuling bottles the combination of the levers 2. hinged
outside of and rectangularly to the plane of the ring a. provided with compressing
jaws y with the inclines a¹ of the ring a. substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
2nd. In a machine for capsuling bottles the combination of the ring a. which
actuates the levers z. hinged outsido of and rectangularly to the plane of the
ring a and the gear d. with the geared segment e. and the lever & substantially as
described.
In witness whereof we the said Friedrich Wilhelm Boldt and Peter Christian
Vogel have hereunto set our hands and seals this Twenty fourth day of
August in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty
FRIEDERICH WILHELM BOLDT. (L.S.)
PETER CHRISTIAN VOGEL.
(L.S.)