Improvements relating to the Means employed for Bottling, or for Bottling and Filling Purposes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Aug., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 29th June, 1893-Accepted, 29th Aug., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to the Means employed for Bottling, or for
Bottling and Filling Purposes.
We ROBERT ASPLAND BELLWOOD, of 5 Cromwell Terrace, Cromwell Street,
Hull, Mechanical Draughtsman, and ENOCH STAFFORD of the Blue Bells Hotel,
Market Place, Hull, Licensed Victualler do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows :——
Our invention relates to the class of machine, known in the bottling and mineral
water trades, as Turnover machines, and consists essentially in the employment in
conjuction therewith of a pump not as hitherto for pumping-in the case of aerated
waters-the syrup into the bottles, the gas being produced in a generator by
an agitator which mixes sulphuric acid, whiting, and water together. But, in
accordance with our invention, we employ the pump for compressing air, in.a dry
cylinder, that is to say without necessitating the employment of water.
Springs are employed over the suction valve just of suffecient strength to keep
the valve tight up to their seats when not in acton, and the spring above the delivery
valve is made to whatever pressure is required by the person manipulating the
machine. The action of the air cylinder is as follows.
When the bottle is being
rotated the cam or eccentric is also rotated, being fixed to the trunnion by means
of a nut, the trunnion being screwed to receive the same.
The action of the cam or eccentric is to bring the piston in cylinder backwards
and forwards. As the piston moves downwards, the 2 suction valves are opened by
the suction of the piston and air admitted into the cylinder. And as the piston
moves upwards in its return stroke, the pressure of the air closes the suction valve,
and compression takes place, till the required pressure is reached when the delivery
valve opens automatically, and the air is pumped through. On the next revolution
of the machine the same action takes place again. A sliding block is inserted in
the cam or eccentric so that the stroke of the piston can be regulated and any
required pressure of air can thus be obtained. The spring on the delivery valve
being thus adjusted to suit the said pressure. The method of working the machine
is as follows. When the machine is required to both fill and stopper the bottles
the inlet valve is connected by a pipe to the liquid which is placed above the
machine so that the liquid by its own gravity runs in into the same. The bottle is
placed neck downwards into the rubber cap, the other end being held by a wooden
block, which is connected by a strong spring in the handle box, the bottle is thus
pressed firmly into the rubber cap. The bottle is then rotated by means of the
handle above, and when it has passed through one half a revolution (the mouth of
the bottle then being upwards) the snift lever strikes a stop nut or projection
secured to the upper part of the framing of the machine, and allows the air to
escape from the bottle, and at that portion, of the stroke, the bottle is connected to
the air cylinder, by means of a hole bored through the trunnion, and down the
bottle holder shank, the liquid being carried through at the same moment with the
pressure of air in the bottle. At about of the revolution the spherical stopper
falls into the neck, and at the full revolution the snift lever strikes the bottom stop
& lifts the snift valve which releases the pressure of air from the outside of the
stopper by means of a hole open to the atmosphere and by the air pressure which
is retained in the bottle the stopper is held firmily in the. bottle neck when the
bottle is lifted out and the process repeated. If bottles are required to be stoppered
only they are filled with the liquid and then placed in the bottle holder mouth
upwards, the air being allowed to pass into the bottle, when it has made a partial
revolution (that is just before the stopper falls into the ueck) and then on making

page_text: one half a revolution the snift lever strikes the bottom stop and releases the
pressure from the outside of the bottle when same is removed, and the machine
makes another revolution to compress the air and then another bottle is inserted
as before and the process repeated. In this last discribed arrangement the top
stop is not employed.
Dated this 14th day of May 1892.
JAMES STEVENSON,
Gray's Inn Chambers, 20, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to the Means employed for Bottling, or for
Bottling and Filling Purposes.
We, ROBERT ASPLAND BELLWOOD, of 5 Cromwell Terrace, Cromwell Street,
Hull, Mechanical Draughtsman, and ENOCH STAFFORD, of the Blue Bells Hotel,
Market Place, Hull, Licensed Victualler, 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 relates to the class of machines known in the bottling and mineral
water trades as "Turnover machines" and consists essentially in the employment in
conjunction therewith of a pump, not as hitherto for pumping-in the case of
aerated waters-the syrup into the bottles, the gas being produced in a generator
by an agitator which mixes sulphuric acid, whiting and water together. But, in
accordance with our invention, we employ the pump for compressing air,. in a dry
cylinder; that is to say, without necessitating the employment of water.
And, in order that this our invention may the better be understood, we have
appended the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which, like letters of reference
indicate corresponding parts thereon.
Springs are employed over the suction valves a just of sufficient strength to keep
the valves tight up to their seats when not in action; and, the spring above the
delivery valve b is made to whatever pressure is required, by the person manipulating
the machine.
The action of the air cylinder c is as follows. When the bottle is being rotated
the cam or eccentric d is also rotated, the latter being fixed to the trunnion e by
means of a nut, said trunnion being screwed to receive the same.. The purpose to
be served by the employment of the cam or eccentric d being that of forcing the
piston fup and down in said cylinder c. the roller d' carried upon the bifurcated
end of the piston rod working for this purpose in the cam d. As said piston f
moves downwards the suction valves a are opened, by the suction of the piston and
air admitted into the cylinder. And, as the piston moves upward in its return
stroke, the pressure of air closes the suction valves a, and compression takes place,
till the required pressure is reached, when the delivery valve 6 opens automatically
and the air is pumped through. On the next revolution of the machine the same
action takes place again.
The method of working the machine is as follows:-that is to say: When the
machine is required to both fill and stopper the bottles, the inlet valve is connected
by a pipe to the liquid which is placed above the machine, so that the. liquid by its
own gravity runs into the same. The bottle is placed neck downwards onto the
rubber cap g, the other end being held by a wooden block h which is connected by
a strong spring into the handle box, the bottle is thus pressed firmly into the.rubber
cap g. The bottle is then rotated by means of the handle above, and when same
has passed through one half a revolution (the mouth of the bottle then being
upwards) the snift lever strikes a stop nut or projection secured to the upper part
of the framing of the machine, and allows the air to escape from the bottle and at
that position of the stroke, the bottle is connected to the air cylinder, by means of

page_text: a hole bored through the trunnion and down the bottle holder shank, the liquid
being carried through at the same moment with the pressure of air in the bottle.
At about of the revolution the spherical stopper falls into the neck of the bottle,
and at the full revolution the snift lever strikes the bottom stop and lifts the
snift valvej which releases the pressure of air from the outside of the stopper by
means of a hole open to the atmosphere; and, by the air pressure which is retained
in the bottle the stopper is held firmly in the bottle neck, when the bottle is lifted
out and the process repeated.
If bottles are required to be stoppered only, they are first filled with the liquid,
and then placed in the bottle holder, mouth upwards, the air being allowed to pass
into the bottle when it has made a partial revolution, (that is just before the
stopper falls into the neck) and then on making one half a revolution the snift lever
strikes the bottom stop and releases the pressure from the outside of the bottle,
when same is removed, and the machine makes another half revolution to compress
the air, and, then another bottle is inserted as before, and the process repeated. In
this last described arrangement the top stop is not employed.
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 :-
1. The improvements relating to the means employed for bottling or for bottling
and filling purposes; substantially as hereinbefore described and shewn in the
accompanying sheet of drawings.
2. In bottling, or bottling & filling machines the arrangement and construction
substantially as hereinbefore shewn and described of pivotted bottle holder g h, air
cylinder c, piston f, and valves a b, cam d bottom stop i and snift valve j; all
acting as and for the purposes above set forth.
Dated this 29th day of June 1893
JAMES
STEVENSON,
20, High Holborn, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.