Certain Improvements in Bottle Washing Machines and Soaking Vats.
Year: 1888

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Certain Improvements in Bottle Washing Machines and
Soaking Vats.
1, CHARLES BOTTOMLEY INMAN of Stafford Street, Hunslet, Leeds in the County
of York, Aerated Water Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention to be as follows :-
This invention has reference to certain improvements in bottle washing machines
and soaking vats, such as described in my Specification No. 9137 dated June 28th 1887
and others of a similar or other nature, which improvements consist of employing
hydraulic power for raising the bottle soaking sections, also for an arrangement for.
preventing the bottles floating during immersion.
These I accomplish by providing bottle washing machines or soaking vats with a
bydraulic lift or lifts; the water or liquid for operating the same being conducted in
To prevent
any convenient manner by pipes and valves or other equivalent means.
bottles floating out of the soaking sections during immersion I employ a cover
or covers which drops over the sections and rests on the shoulders of the bottles.
The said cover or covers may be stationary, hinged, or removable.
Dad the 28th March 1888
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Certain Improvements in Bottle Washing Machines and
Soaking Vats.
I, CHARLES BOTTOMLEY INMAN of Stafford Street, Hunslet, Leeds in the County
of York, Aerated Water Manufacturer, 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 has reference to certain improvements in bottle washing machines and
soaking vats, such as described in my Specification No. 9137, dated June 28th 1887
and others of a similar or other nature, which improvements consist of employing
hydraulic power for raising the bottle soaking sections, also for an arrangement for
preventing the bottles floating during immersion. These I accomplish by providing
bottle washing machines or soaking vats with a hydraulic lift or lifts; the water or
liquid for oporating the same being conducted in any convenient manner by pipes
and valves or other equivalent means. To prevent bottles floating out of the soaking
sections during immersion I employ a cover or covers which drops over the sections
and rests on the shoulders of the bottles. The said cover or covers may be stationary,
hinged, or movable.
Fig. 1 is a part sectional elevation of a circular bottle washing and soaking vat
with my improvements applied-Fig. 2 is a part plan of same with one of the
soaking sections removed to show my improved hydraulic lift in position, and Fig. 3
is an enlarged part sectional elevation of a bottle washing and soaking vat with my
improved hydraulic lift and the pipes and valve for supplying the same with water or
liquid.
A is a circular metallic vat in the centre of which is fixed the stand pipe C.
On the outside of the stand pipe C is mounted the boss or centre F with the arms G
to carry the sections H with the divisions I to hold the bottles J in a vertical
position.
The sections H with the divisions I are mounted loosely on the arms G, being main-
tained in position by the slots K and handles b; the latter being secured to the arms G
by the nuts a as shown in Fig. 1. The vat A is elevated from the floor by the feet T
to. allow of the underside of the vut being cleaned and all refuse removed therefrom.
The vat A is filled with water to the height of the top end of the overflow pipe M
mounted in the stand-pipe C.
To enable the divisions I in the sections H to be more readily filled and emptied
than hitherto it is necessary to raise the same nearer to the surface or water level,
which also prevents flies and other light substances being admitted to the bottles J
when being removed from the sections H. This I accomplish by securing to the
bottom B of the vat A the hydraulic cylinder A, in which is mounted the ram Be
with the plate C on its upper end. On the upper side of the hydraulic cylinder AⓇ
is mounted the stuffing box De fitted with the cup leather E to make a tight joint
by the pressure of water or liquid admitted to the hydraulic cylinder A by the
Dino Te

page_text: The ram B is provided at its hottom end with the collar S to prevent the ram
being forced out of the hydraulic cylinder A, which may be substituted by other
equivalents to attain the same end. The pipe F is coupled to the valvo G* situated at
the upper end of the vat A. Water or liquid is supplied from any convenient source
to the valve G by the pipe H*.
The pipe R can be coupled to the inlet of the rinsers in any convenient manner.
Immediately it is desired to raise one of the soaking sections H-as on the
left hand side of Fig. 1-it is performed by turning the wheel I of the valve Gʻ,
which allows water or liquid under pressure to pass into the hydraulic cylinder A
through the hole or opening K as shown in Fig. 3.
When the washed bottles have been removed from the divisions I in the raised
section H and their places have been filled with bottles requiring to be soaked and
washed the water or liquid is released from the hydraulic cylinder A by turning the
wheel I in the opposite direction to when admitting water or liquid, which operation
closes the valve, stops the inlot, releases the pressure, and allows or causes the ram A
to descend as shown on the right hand side in Fig. 1; the water or liquid from the
hydraulic cylinder A returning up the pipe and out by the nozzle Le into the
vat A. The valve G with its connections is shown more fully in the sectional
elovation in Fig. 4. As the ram B descends the section H on the plate C® is arrested
by the arms G; the ram Be continuing its downward stroke until the underside of
the plate rests on the upper side of the stuffing box De, at which point it is cloar
of the underside of the arms G, and thus allows of the latter being revolved or rotated
round the stand-pipe Cuntil the next section to be raised is placed in position over
the hydraulic lift, and so on continuously, each section being raised or lowered for
the purpose of emptying and filling the sections.
One or more hydraulic lifts can be employed in each bottle washing and
soaking vat.
To prevent the bottles J floating out of the divisions I in the soaking sections H
during immersion by the falling action of the ram Be I provide each section with the
perforated cover M, which is placed over and rests on the shoulders of the bottles J
as shown in Figs. 1 and 3.
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 :-
In a bottle washing and soaking machine or vat the use of a hydraulic lift or lifts
for the purpose specified.