Improvements in Machinery for Filling Pots or Vessels with Jellies, Jams, and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 25th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 3rd Nov., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Filling Pots or Vessels with Jellies,
Jams, and the like.
I, JOHN MACDONALD of 32 Watson Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Engineer do
hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to and comprises a new or improved construction or
arrangement and combination of the parts and mechanical motions of a machine or
mechanism for filling earthenware pots or other vessels with jellies, jams, and the
like, in a more simple and expeditious manner than heretofore.
Under one arrangement the improved machine would consist of an open frame
with two longitudinal side cheeks formed as rails on the top. Projecting brackets
would be formed on or bolted to the sides of this frame to which would be secured
a series of vertical standards carrying an upper platform frame. A hopper or
other shaped liquid cistern or box extending transversely across the machine would
be carried by hopper shaped ribs on the top of this upper platform. An oscillating
or rocking frame carrying a series of semi-circular or other shaped buckets or
vessels would be mounted on a transverse shaft carried in vertical side cheeks or
brackets secured to the upper platform of machine, and this shaft would receive
an oscillating or segmental to and fro motion by having a spur pinion mounted on
it preferably fitted with a counterweight on its side face, and in gear with a spur
wheel which receives its to and fro motion through a crank arın and connecting
rod from a pin or roller working in a groove on the side of a cam keyed on the
main wiper or cam shaft of the machine and hereinafter termed the second wiper
shaft. The bucket carrying frame would preferably consist of two vertical arms
or levers having their one end keyed on each end of the transverse shaft, and
connected together by a transverse rod at their upper ends. An upper crosshead
would be attached by two arms to this upper transverse rod, and this crosshead
would be guided in the to and fro motion of its carrying frame by having a spur
wheel mounted on a downwardly projecting link attached to it, driven from the
pinion of the oscillatory transverse shaft through an intermediate wheel. The
buckets would be secured in a parallel row on a transverse spindle carried in
bearings on the lower end of underhung links secured at their upper ends to the
aforesaid crosshead. A crank provided with a projecting arm would be mounted
on the one end of the spindle carrying the jelly buckets, and this crank would be
attached to the lower end of a curved adjustable rod having its upper end attached
through a crank to an oscillating quadrant carried and oscillated on a pin in the
crosshead frame, and a spring arm or lever with a roller on it would be made to bear
on the outer rim of the quadrant to retain same in set positions to keep the jelly
buckets in place as hereinafter described. In operating the buckets to get filled
with jelly they would travel towards and into the jelly cistern with their open face
set vertical, and would be tilted to or beyond a horizontal position while in the cistern
to get filled, by a projecting arm on an oscillating spring rod moving into contact
with a projecting arm on quadrant which operates crank of bucket spindle, so as
to tilt said spindle and buckets into this position; and this oscillating rod would
be fulcrumed on a stud arm attached to upper platform of machine and receive its
motion through a roller or pin acted on by a cam on the first wiper shaft of machine.
In leaving the filled buckets would receive a slight tilting back motion to place
them on a true level or horizontal position by a roller on an arm (secured to the
underhung guide link of crosshead to which spur guide wheel is attached) coming
in contact with a projecting pin on the curved rod operating quadrant of crosshead,

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so as to more the quadrant; and the roller on spring arm will in this position press
in a recess on rim of quadrant and securely hold the spindle in position when
traversing with the filled buckets from the cistern to the delivery shoots.
the filled buckets have been placed within the delivery shoots a projecting arm on.
an upwardly moving or oscillating link will come against an arm on the crank of
bucket spindle and oscillate same to tilt the buckets up to a vertical position to
empty their contents down the delivery shoots; and this oscillating link would
receive its motion by a roller or pin on it bearing over a cam on the second wiper
shaft. Stops would be provided to act against the oscillating bucket carrying frame
at the extreme to and fro limits of its motion.
The delivery shoots through which the jelly is delivered from the carrying
buckets into the storage pots, would preferably consist of semicircular or hopper
shaped vessels, with screwed on adjustable nozzles on their bottom ends, and would
be mounted on a frame carried on a transverse spindle free to oscillate in bearings
in the side cheeks or brackets on upper platform of machine and this "shoot" frame
would receive a raising and lowering motion through a cranked arm and roller from
a cam mounted on the second wiper shaft, so that in the empty position of the
"shoots" they shall be in a raised position clear of the storage pots and in the
filling position they shall rest directly over said pots. A tray or trough, with an
exit end shoot, would be mounted on a rocking or reciprocating frame behind the
delivery shoots so that when these are filling the storage jelly pots it shall be
oscillated clear of them, but when the jelly has been delivered from said shoots
and these have been elevated to their raised position, this tray shall in time unison
be moved into position directly below the nozzles of the shoots to receive any
drippings or undelivered jelly; and this tray frame would receive its oscillatory
motion through a horizontal rod and roller from a cam on the second wiper shaft ;
while the lower end of frame would preferably be fitted with a counterweight.
The gearing of the machine would be driven through a pulley on a first motion
spindle from any prime moving overhead shaft, and a spur pinion on this spindle
would on its one side gear with an intermediate loosely turning wheel which in turn
would gear with and drive a spur wheel on the stud shaft carrying the before
mentioned cams and termed the second wiper shaft of machine. The jars or vessels
to be filled with jelly would be held in position and carried in rows on portable
frames formed with projecting ribs or holders, and these frames would be travelled
horizontally over the rails formed on the top of the side cheek frames of machine,
and receive intermittent motions at periodic intervals from projecting arms formed
on a lower reciprocating link or bar. This link would be carried near its two free
ends by oscillating guides secured to pins carried on the one arm of two bell crank
levers fulcrumed on pins projecting from one of the cheek frames; and the other
arm of these bell cranks would be connected by pins to a longitudinal rod. This
rod would through a forked link fitted with a projecting pin and ferrule receive
motion from a cam mounted on a stud shaft termed the first wiper shaft and which
is rotated through a spur wheel from the first motion shaft of the machine, and so
give a raising and lowering motion to the reciprocating link at the end of its travel
to suit the motion given to the jelly filling buckets. While this link would receive
its reciprocating motion from a parallel acting rod having a ferrule at its other
forked end working into a groove of an internal faced cam fitted on the first wiper
shaft.
The lower frames carrying the jars or vessels to be filled are thus operated in
time unison with the buckets so that the empty jars shall alway be in position below
the delivery hoppers or shoots when the buckets are emptying their contents into
these.
Dated 24th Novemba 1009
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.

page_text: GUMI DELD DI BUITICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Filling Pots or Vessels with Jellies,
Jams, and the like.
I, JOHN MACDONALD, of 32 Watson Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of my invention, and in what manner the same is
to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement in writing, that is to say:-
This invention has reference to and comprises a new or improved construction or
arrangement and combination of the parts and mechanical motions of a machine
or mechanism for filling earthenware pots or other vessels with jellies, jams,
paint, soft-soap, and the like in a more simple and expeditious manner than
beretofore.
And in order that my said invention and the manner of performing or carrying
the same into effect or practice may be properly understood, I have hereunto
appended two explanatory sheets of drawings in which the same reference letters
are used to indicate corresponding parts in all the figures where shown.
Figure 1 is a side elevation, and Figure 2 an end elevation of a machine as
constructed in accordance with my improvements.
Figures 3 and 4 are detached views at right angles to each other of the bucket
suspending arm and tilting and operating mechanism.
Figure 5 is a a detached sectional view of one of the pot fillers or shoots. And
Figure 6 is a detached side elevation of the tray traversing mechanism.
Referring to these drawings:-Under one arrangement the improved machine
would consist of an open frame with two longitudinal side cheeks A A formed as
rails A on the top. Projecting brackets A would be formed on or bolted to the
sides of this frame to which would be secured a series of vertical standards Ⓐ"
carrying an upper platform frame A². A hopper or other shaped liquid cistern
or box B extending transversely across the machine would be carried by hopper
shaped ribs B on the top of this upper platform A³. An oscillating or rocking
frame a, a, a, carrying a series of semi-circular or other shaped buckets or
vessels C would be mounted on a transverse shaft c carried in vertical side cheeks
or brackets c¹ secured to the upper platform A³ of machine, and this shaft c would
receive an oscillating or segmental to and fro motion by having a spur pinion c¹
mounted on it preferably fitted with a counterweight c" on its side face, and in
gear with a spur wheel which receives its to and fro motion through a crank
arm c and connecting rod c from a pin or roller c working in a groove on the side
of a cam keyed on the main wiper or cam shaft E of the machine and hereinafter
termed the second wiper shaft. The bucket carrying frame would preferably
consist of two arms or levers a³ D having their ends keyed on each end of the
transverse shaft c, and connected together by a transverse shaft D¹ at their upper
ends. An upper hanging arm or crosshead a would be mounted on this upper
transverse shaft D', and this crosshead a would be guided in the to and fro motion
of its carrying arms a¹ as by having a projecting link attached to a pinion wheel a³
driven from the spur wheel c³. The buckets C would be secured in a parallel row
on a transverse spindle C¹ carried in bearings on the lower end of under hung
links a a" the one al being hung from the shaft D'. A crank C' provided with a
projecting arm C" would be mounted on the one end of the spindle C' carrying the
jelly buckets C, and this crank C would be attached to the lower end of an.
adjustable rod C³ having its upper end attached through a crank C to an oscillating
disc or quadrant C³ carried and oscillated on a stud pin C in the crosshead frame a
and a spring arm or lever C' with a roller C8 on it would be made to bear on the
outer rim of the disc C' to retain same in set positions to keep the jelly buckets C
in place as hereinafter described. In operating the buckets C to get filled with

page_text: jelly they would travel towards and into the jelly tank or cistern B with their
open face set vertical and would be tilted to or beyond a horizontal position while
in the cistern to get filled, by a projecting arm 6 on an oscillating spring rod b
moving into contact with a projecting arın 6 on quadrant C which operates crank
of bucket spindle C¹, so as to tilt said spindle C¹ and buckets C into this position;
and this oscillating rod b¹ would be fulcrumed on a stud attached to upper
platform of machine, and receive its motion through a roller 6 on stud and be
acted on by a cam 6 on the first wiper shaft h of the machine. In leaving the
cistern B the filled buckets C would receive a slight tilting back motion to place
them on a true level or horizontal position by a roller carried on an arın attached
to the link a (secured to the pinion wheel a' and the underhung arm or cross-
head a) and this roller would come in contact with a projecting pin on the
crank rod C' to operate the disc or quadrant C on crosshead a so as to move
the same to proper position; and the roller C on spring arm C7 will in this
position press into a recess on rim of disc or quadrant Cs, and securely hold the
spindle in position when traversing with the filled buckets from the cistern B to the
delivery shoots F. When the filled buckets C have been placed within the delivery
shoots or fillers F a projecting arm F1, on an upwardly moving or oscillating
link F will come against the curved arm C" on the crank C' of bucket spindle C
and oscillate same to tilt the buckets C up to a vertical position to empty their
contents down the delivery shoot F; and this oscillating link F' would receive its
motion by a roller or pin F³ on it bearing over a cam F on the second wiper
shaft E.
The delivery shoots F through which the jelly is delivered from the carrying
buckets C into the storage pots, would preferably consist of semicircular or hopper
shaped vessels, with screwed on adjustable nozzles f on their bottom ends, as seen
particularly in Figure 5 and would be mounted and secured on a frame f¹ carried
by lever arms fx on a transverse spindle connected to the links 10 which
guide the bucket frame in its oscillatory movements, the link being connected
to the link secured on studs at f to the bucket frame and which completes the
parallel motion for steadying the "shoots" F. The whole bucket frame and
mechanism have their fulcra on a transverse spindle f free to oscillate in
bearings in the side cheeks or brackets c¹ on upper platform of machine, and
this "shoot" frame f¹ would receive a raising and lowering motion through a
cranked arm and roller f from a cam f' mounted on the second wiper shaft E,
so that in the empty position of the shoot F they shall be in a raised position
clear of the storage pots 12 and in the filled position they shall rest directly over
said pots. A tray or trough G, would be mounted on a rocking or reciprocating
frame G behind the delivery shoots F so that when these are filling the storage
jelly pots 1', it shall be oscillated clear of them, but when the jelly has been
delivered from said "shoots" F and these have been elevated to their raised
position, this tray G shall in time unison be moved into position directly below the
nozzle of the shoots F to receive any drippings or undelivered jelly; and this
tray frame G¹ would receive its oscillatory motion through a horizontal stud and
roller G' from a cam G³ on the second wiper shaft E; while the lower end of
frame would preferably be fitted with a counterweight G*.
The gearing of the machine would be driven through a pulley H₁ on a first
motion spindle H from any prime moving overhead shaft, and a spur pinion H2 on
this spindle H would on its one side gear with an intermediate spur wheel H³ on
the shaft of which a pinion H' would be mounted to gear with and drive a spur
wheel H' on the shaft on which the cams which actuate the jelly pot tray frame I
are mounted; while a spur wheel H mounted on a stud spindle conveys motion
through a spur wheel H' to the second wiper shaft E of machine. The jars or
vessels to be filled with jelly would be held in position by vertical pins 13 and
carried in rows on portable frames I formed with projecting ribs or holders I on
their under side and these frames would be travelled horizontally over rails A
formed on the top of the side cheek frames A of machine, and receive intermittent

page_text: motions at periodic intervals from a projecting arm i formed on a lower recipro-
cating link or bar ', and which enters slots I* in the frames I to operate same.
This link i would be carried near its two free ends by oscillating guides secured
to pins carried on the one arm it of two bellcrank levers fulcrumed on pins
projecting from one of the cheek frames A; and the other arm of these bell-
cranks would be connected by pins to a longitudinal rod j. This rod would
through a curved arm j¹ secured to it and fitted with a projecting pin and ferrule j³
receive motion from a cam j* mounted on a stud shaft termed the first wiper shaft,
and which is rotated through a spur wheel H', as before described, from the first
motion shaft of the machine, and so give a raising and lowering motion to the
reciprocating rod i at the end of its travel to suit the motion given to the jelly
filling buckets. While this link i would receive its reciprocating motion from a
nearly parallel acting connecting rod J connected by a vertical arm J" to same
and having a ferrule J' at its other forked end working into a groove of an internal
faced cam J' fitted on the first wiper shaft h.
The lower frames I carrying the jars or vessels I' to be filled are thus operated
in time unison with the buckets C so that the empty jars should always be in
position below the delivery hoppers or shoots F when the buckets C are emptying
their contents into these.
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 construction or arrangement and combination of the parts and
mechanical motions of a machine for filling pots or vessels with jellies or viscous
substances, substantially as herein described in reference to and shown in the
accompanying drawings.
Second. In a machine for filling pots with jellies and the like, the arrangement
of buckets and traversing and oscillating frame and mechanism for carrying and
transmitting the substance from a cistern to receiving pots, constructed, sub-
stantially as herein described in reference to and shown in the accompanying
drawings.
Third. In a machine for filling pots with jellies and the like, the arrangement of
Oscillating frame carrying a series of delivery shoots, and operated so that said
shoots shall rest directly over the storage pots when being filled, and at other
times be raised clear of same, substantially as herein described in reference to and
shown in the accompanying drawings.
Fourth. In a machine for filling pots with jellies and the like, the arrangement
of traversing tray frame carrying the storage pots to and from the delivery shoots,
and operated in time unison therewith, substantially as herein described in reference
to and shown in the accompanying drawings.
Fifth. In a machine for filling pots with jellies and the like, the arrangement of
tray and oscillating frame for receiving the drippings from the delivery shoots, and
operated in time unison to come into use when the storage pots are away from
said shoots, substantially as herein described in reference to and shown in the
accompanying drawings.
Dated the 24th August 1894
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.