Improvements in Filling and Bottling Machines.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 26th July, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 26th Apr., 1894-Accepted, 26th July, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Filling and Bottling Machines.
We, THOMAS BARKER and SAMUEL SNAPE of the Firm of Barker Snape and
Wilson of The Bolton Brass Works Bark Street Bolton in the County of
Lancaster, Soda Water Engineers do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
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Our improvements consists of a machine for filling or bottling aerated waters. On
a pillar or stand we fix a box frame with suitable journals for carrying a radial arm
or oscillating lever, at or near the fulcrum end of this radial arm or oscillating
lever is fixed a valve head with pivots to fit in the aforesaid journals, in this valve
head is fixed suitable valves for the inlet of aerated water, syrups or flavouring
essence, and a snift or air outlet valve. On the aforesaid box frame is fixed
suitable cam plates for acting on the aforesaid valves.
A portion of the aforesaid oscillating arm is hollow to receive a spring acting
upon a shaft passing longitudinally through the oscillating arm, on this shaft is
fixed a bracket with a cam shaped slot or recess, which is acted upon by a bowl on
a stud fixed in a crank keyed or fixed on a shaft in a journal in the frame side, and
is driven by suitable gearing. At one end of the longitudinal shaft is hinged a
swivel bracket for opening the aerated water valve and at the other end is carried
a cup bracket or screw plate and block used for pressing the bottle against the
valve head when the bottle is being filled. On the top of the box frame is fixed a
pump for forcing the flavouring essence into the bottle. Attached to this pump is
a vertical connecting rod with a suitable stop or indicator plate and a stud and
bowl which is acted upon by one end of the aforesaid oscillating arm, both of these
are adjustable so as to regulate the amount of essence to be pumped into the
bottle. The upward stroke of the pump is given by a double ended swivel catch
or its equivalent hinged near the end of the oscillating arm, and the said catch
acting on a notch or projection on or in the vertical connecting rod by this
arrangement we are enabled to prevent waste of essence and aerated water when
the attendant fails to put a bottle in the machine.
When the bottle is placed in position it holds the longitudinal shaft carrying
bracket with cam shaped slot, in such a position as to place the swivel bracket and
swivel catch in position for acting on the aerated water valve and essence pump,
and when there is no bottle in the machine the spring on the longitudinal shaft
moves the shaft and cam plate in such a manner as to throw the aerated water
valve and pump out of action.
Or in some cases we may use a cam or cams and suitable levers in place of the
slot in the radial arm bracket and fixed cams.
Dated this 25th day of July 1893.
THOMAS BARKER.
SAMUEL SNAPE.

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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Filling and Bottling Machines.
We THOMAS BARKER and SAMUEL SNAPE of the Firm of Barker Snape and
Wilson of The Bolton Brass Works Bark Street Bolton in the County of
Lancaster, Soda Water Engineers do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Our invention consists of an improved machine for filling or bottling aerated
waters and in order to more fully describe the same we now refer to the
accompanying drawings:-
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the machine shewing only a part of pillar or stand.
Fig. 2 is a front elevation with oscillating arm b. part in section.
Fig. 3 is part of side elevation shewing spring for holding bottles in position.
Fig. 4 is part of side elevation shewing a method of working the syrup pump.
Fig. 5 is a full size view of valve head with the body part of aerated water
valve shewn in section at g.
a is part of pillar or stand. al is the box framing a 2 is a crank disc with
cam plate a 3 on same and cam slot for working oscillating lever or beam a 4. a 5 is
spindle of syrup pump a 6 connecting rod of pump a 7 projection on connecting rod
of pump for carrying spring. a 8 is a swivel bracket. a 9 is syrup pump. b is one
part of radial arm or oscillating lever b1 is a stop piece on 6 for shutting of the
aerated water valve when no bottle is in the machine. 62 is a longitudinal shaft
63 is the upper part of radial arm or oscillating lever and oscillates at the axis
of 6 11 and 6 12. 64 is the cup and screw for holding the bottle in position. 65 is
a square ended piston at liberty to slide in swivel bracket d 6. 6 is the aerated
water valve 67 is a fixed cam plate for acting on swivel bracket and aerated water
valve 68 is a circular bracket fixed or cast to radial arm 6 for the purpose of
throwing the syrup pump out of action when the machine has no bottle in, 69 is a
lever cast or fixed on 63 for a balance, 6 10 is a balance weight and chain. d is a
lever hinged at d 7 carrying cam plate d 1 and 2, d 3 is a snift or air outlet valve
d4 is a crank pin on disc a 2 for working in slot of radial arm b, d 5 is swivel of
swivel bracket, d6 is the lower part of swivel bracket to be acted upon by 67,
d8 is a spring for keeping lever d'against disc a 2, c is a centre or journal for disc
plate a 2 and wheel c 2. c1 is the journal for driving pulley and pinions c 3 e is a
spring for holding bottle in position el is a stop bracket. e 2 is an adjustable rod.
Fig. 1 shews the machine in position ready to receive a bottle for filling, by
turning disc a 2 in direction of arrow Fig. 1 the crank pin d 4 acts on slot in b and
slides shaft 62 in 63 this allows spring e to close cap b4 on the bottle, by
continuing to turn disc a 2 it will depress the radial arm until swivel bracket d 6
comes in contact with the high part of fixed cam 67 causing piston b5 to come in
contact with valve spindle 66 and thus open the aerated water valve, by stil
continuing turning a 2 until the projection a 3 on a 2 comes in contact with lever
the valve d3 will be under the fixed cam at d 2 and d 2 by the action of a 3 will
open valve d 3 to let out the air or what is commonly called the snift, by
continuing turning of a 2 until the radial arm is moving in an upward direction and
the bottle filled the valve d 3 will come in contact with the raised part d 1 on cam
plate which is in a fixed position at this part of movement, about the same time d6
will be on lower part of cam plate 67 when the aerated water valve will be closed
and the snift valve d 3 open. This will allow the stopper to fall in and close the
bottle, the crank pin still revolving will elevate the radial arm until the stop
rod e 2 comes in contact with stop bracket e 1 and stay the upward movement of 63,
the crank shaft still revolving will cause the sliding shaft in radial arm to slide
outwards carrying 6 and 64 away from the bottle and thus release it ready to be
taken away.

page_text: Fig. 4 shews another method of securing the swivel bracket d 5 and № 6.
Fig. 3 is a method of securing the bottle with the spring fixed on the outside of
radial arm b and b 3.
In cases where flavouring syrups, essences &c. are required we use the pump a 9,
this is acted upon by the motion of cam slot in a 2. When a 2 is turning in
direction of arrow Fig. 1 the cam shaped slot in disc plate a 2 acts on lever a 4
hinged at c 2, the end of lever a 2 comes in contact with swing catch a 8 and lifts
connecting rod a 6 and spindle a 5 which causes the pump to force in the bottle,
through the valve head at 6 12 the flavouring syrups essences &c.
In some cases we make one end of radial arm b3 straight as shewn at 68 Fig. 4
and hinge swivel catch a 8 on or near the end of radial arm 63 at 68 as shewn on
Fig. 4 and fix or cast on connecting rod a 6 a projection or notch f and adjustable
bowl f2 and put an adjustable screw in sliding shaft 62 and spring fl to pull
swivel catch a 8 against screw in shaft 62 and fix an adjustable stop bracket a 12
on connecting rod and the action is as follows, when the front end of radial arm 63
is moving in its downward direction the arm on which a 8 is hinged will move
upwards and come in contact with projection f fixed on connecting rod a 6 and so
act on pump as aforesaid. On the upward stroke of radial arm, the straight part 6 8
will come in contact with adjustable bowl f2 and so bring the pump to its original
position.
In Fig. 1 we use adjustable stop a 12 in place of 2 Fig. 4 this is acted upon by
lever a 4 Fig. 1. In both cases a 12 is used to regulate the stroke of the pump.
When a bottle is missed being put in the machine, and the machine left running
the syrup pump and aerated water valve are thrown out of action as follows, the
projection 61 fixed or cast on 6 will come in contact with sliding piston 65 and
force same from beneath spindle 6 6 thus allowing swivel bracket d6 to rise on cam
bracket 7 without touching aerated water valve spindle 6 6. The circular shaped
bracket 8 will conie in contact with bowl, stud or projection a 11 thus moving
catch a 8 on one side in such a manner as to clear swing lever a 8 this throws the
syrup pump out of action, or if method shewn on Fig. 4 is used the screw in end of
shaft will come in contact with swivel catch a 8 and throw same out of action as
shewn.
6 12 is the inlet for flavouring
On Fig. 5 11 is the inlet for aerated water.
syrups, essences &c. 93 are packing rings or bushes with collars on, g is a sectional
view of aerated water valve body, 66 is the spindle of valve g 2. g4 is the water
passage for valve chamber 95 is the outlet from valve chamber to worm g 6 d 3 is
the snift or air outlet valve 98 is the air or suift inlet along chamber g 7 into valve
chambers of valve d3. g9 is the air outlet or snift g 10 is a back pressure valve
from pump.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
1st. A combination of mechanism substantially as described and illustrated and
for the purpose herein before mentioned.
2nd. An arrangement of valves and a valve head substantially as described and
illustrated.
Dated this 25th day of Anril 1894.
THOMAS BARKER.
SAMUEL SNAPE.