IMPROVEMENTS IN AND CONNECTED WITH MACHINERY FOR SECURING CORKS OR STOPPERS IN BOTTLES
Year: 1884

page_text: I ROBERT SAMUEL LLOYD of the firm of Hayward Tyler & Co of 84 Whitecross
Street, Saint Lukes in the County of Middlesex, Engineers do hereby declare the
nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN AND CONNECTED WITH MACHINERY
FOR SECURING CORKS OR STOPPERS IN BOTTLES" to be as follows :-
In the Specification of R. L. Howards patent dated 19th January 1883 N° 324 is
described a mode of wiring bottles by machinery in which a loop wiring is produced
as shown in Figure 26 of that Specification where the number of twists in the
intermediate part of the finished wiring on the bottle is double that of the ends.
Now according to my invention I produce a loop wiring in which the number of
twists in the intermediate part of the finished wiring on the bottle is reduced and
by preference reduced to about the same as the number of twists at each end of
the said wiring. By this means I considerably facilitate the untwisting for
removal of the wire when the bottle is to be uncorked. I produce this kind
of "wiring" by preference by means of differential gear or motion on the twisting
and shearing parts.
One suitable arrangement of machinery for producing such a wiring and as
applied to the machine described with reference to Figure 27 of Howards aforesaid
Patent Specification is as follows: In addition to the twisting effected by the
wheel L and parts M KB FI impart an additional amount of twisting to the wire
ends for the next bottle by revolving the central wire guide spindle A in the
opposite direction. This may be done by placing a pinion on the said spindle and
revolving it by a rack and cam, the wheels Land M being mounted on a separate
outer sleeve on the guide spindle, or running loosely on the guide spindle. I impart
say 1 twists to the side of loop nearest the bottle and 2 or 3 twists to that part
inside the cutters which has to be severed in the middle for supplying an already
twisted part for the next bottle to be wired.
The same kind of wiring might be effected by the shears B F J which by the
addition of a flat gripping part thereto and by a modified form of their driving
cam are caused to retain hold of the twisted wire end for the next bottle to be
wired after the severing operation has taken place and impart an additional twist
thereto. The same mode of action for producing this kind of wiring may be used
with shears made in the form of reciprocating slides.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I ROBERT SAMUEL LLOYD of the firm of Hayward Tyler & Co of 84 Whitecross
Street, Saint Lukes in the County of Middlesex Engineers do hereby declare the
nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN AND CONNECTED WITH MACHINERY
FOR SECURING CORKS OR STOPPERS IN BOTTLES” and in what manner the same
is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
In the specification of R. L. Howard's Patent, dated 19th January 1883 N° 324
is described a mode of wiring bottles by machinery in which a loop wiring is
produced as shown in Fig. 26 of that specification where the number of twists in
the intermediate part of the finished wiring on the bottle is double that of the ends
or more. Now according to my invention I produce a loop wiring in which the
number of twists in the intermediate part of the finished wiring on the bottle is
reduced and by preference reduced to about the same as the number of twists at
each end of the said finished wiring on the bottle. By this means I considerably
facilitate the untwisting for removal of the wire when the bottle is to be uncorked.
I produce this kind of wiring by preference by means of differential gear or motion
on the twisting and shearing parts.
One suitable arrangement of machinery for producing such a wiring and as
applied to the machine described with reference to Fig. 27 of Howard's aforesaid
Patent Specification will be understood from the accompanying drawings of which
Fig. 1 is a sectional plan, Fig. 2 part end view, Fig. 3 another part end view from
the opposite end and with the front shearing appliance removed while Fig. 4 is an
end view of the said shearing appliance.
In addition to the twisting effected by the twisting wheel L and the parts M K
BF which may be arranged in a forin as here shown somewhat modified from that
described in Howard's aforesaid specification I impart an additional amount of
twisting to the wire ends for the next bottle by revolving the central wire guide
spindle A in the opposite direction. This may be done as here shown by placing a
pinion A¹ on the said spindle A and revolving it by a rack or sector wheel which
is mounted on a fulcrum pin Q1 fixed on the framing R of the machine, the said
wheel Q being fitted with a bowl Q' which works in the groove of the cam S this
latter being fixed on the driving shaft P on which are also fixed the wheels N
and O. The wheel L is fixed upon the sleeve K and the wheel M runs loosely
thereon. The sleeve K runs loosely on a separate outer sleeve K' on the guide
spindle A the sleeve K' being fixed in the framing R as shown; or the sleeve K
might run loosely on the guide spindle A. but the former arrangement is better, as
it has less friction. I impart say one and a half twists to the side of loop nearest
the bottle and two and a half or three twists to that part inside the cutters which
has to be severed in the middle for supplying an already twisted part for the next
bottle to be wired. Fig. 4 is an end view of the shearing appliance. The pin or
finger G is mounted on a lever F which at its other end carries a bowl D which is
operated by the outside of the cam E, which latter is on the wheel M. H is a loop
spring for keeping the bowl D against the cam E.

page_text: Fig. 5 is an end view and Fig. 6 a side view of a complete wiring machine of a
modified construction chiefly distinguished from the arrangement just described by
the application of an ordinary cam S instead of the cam groove and bowl Q' as in
the previous arrangement, the sector wheel or lever Q being kept against the cam S
by means of the weight Q³. The pliers o' with handles C and D are mounted on a
lever c which works on a fulcrum on the frame G, the whole being arranged in a
simpler manner than for instance shown on sheet 6 of Howard's aforesaid specifica-
tion. The four wire reels all are mounted loosely on the same spindle. . The wheel
gearing and the shearing appliance are arranged similarly to that of Figs. 1 to 4.
Fig. 7 is a vertical longitudinal section and Fig. 8 an end view of another
arrangement in which the spindle A is stationary being fixed in the frame R and
the sleeve K is made to revolve thereon the wheel L being fixed on the sleeve K
and the wheel M. being loose thereon and fixed on (or formed in one with) a groove
cam S, the bowls DD working in the cam groove. Fig. 9 is an end view of the
cam S. The same kind of wiring is effected by this arrangement, but I have here.
added to the shears B F J a flat gripping part J¹ and modified the form of the cam
as shown in the end view Fig. 9. J is the cutter. The fingers G¹ (or one finger G³)
are formed on a bell crank lever G provided with a bowl D¹ which works on the
outside of the cam S, thus throwing the fingers between the wires in the position
necessary for forming the loop described in Howard's Patent Specification. The
fingers G¹ are thus in this case and by preference operated independently of the
cutters BF J. Referring to Fig. 27 of Howard's specification, when the parts have
been revolved to form the twisting next to the bottle neck the shear carriers B are
drawn together by the groove in the cam S acting on the bowls D D and the
shears J and F then sever the wire. By still further revolving the driving shaft P
the shear carriers and shears B J F are brought still further together until the
added gripping part J¹ nips the four wires already severed at the end of the one
twisted part and a further revolution of the driving shaft then complotes the
twisting of these wires together to give them the desired additional twist necessary
for the commencement of the operation on the next bottle as described with
reference to the previous arrangements.
Figs. 10 and 11 are corresponding views of a modified arrangement for effecting
the same result as that described with reference to Figs. 7 and 8. The difference
in this case being that the cutters B F J are worked by rocking levers carrying
bowls D D which work in the groove part of the cam S instead of being carried by
slides as shown in Figs. 7 and 8.
The same mode of action for producing this mode of wiring may be used with
shears made in the form of reciprocating slides such as that described in the
specification of Patent N° 3018 dated 18th June 1883. With reference to Fig. 3 of
that Patent Specification my invention would be applied as follows and as
illustrated by Fig. 12 which is a vertical longitudinal section through the upper
part of the machine In order to get the increased twist on the side of the loop to
be severed I introduce into the stationery sleeve La revolving bush III which
carries the block K K' and the four wires pass through it in the manner described
in that patent specification. In order to form the desired extra twist I revolve the
bush III at the same time but in the opposite direction to that of the arms and
gatherers W W¹. To do this a pinion I is placed on the outer end of the bush III
and is revolved by a rack IV attached to the rack Q as shown. By preference
I also alter the tension springs and position of the wires by the arrangement II as
shown,
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
First. The mode or nodes herein described for differentiating as desired in a
loon wiring the number of twists on cach side of the loon substantially aa

page_text: Second. Twisting the central wire guide spindle of a wiring machine in the
opposite direction to that of the other twisting appliances (or vice versa making it
stationary) substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Third. The arrangements or combinations of parts for producing the improved
form of loop wiring substantially as described with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
Fourth. The improved constructions of shears substantially as described with
reference to the accompanying drawings.