Improvements in or relating to Bottling Apparatus.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Jan., 1895--Accepted, 9th Feb.. 1895
Improvements in or relating to Bottling Apparatus.
A communication from LA SOCIÉTÉ GUERÉT FRERES, of 42, Boulevard Bonne
Nouvelle, Paris, in the Republic of France.
I ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex,
Chartered Patent Agent, 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 :-
This invention relates to bottling-apparatus which is well adapted for filling
"siphons" for instance, with gaseous mineral water. The nature of the invention
will easily be understood by reference to the accompanying drawings and the
following description.
In the drawings
Figure 1 is a vertical central section of the apparatus.
Figure 2 is a plan of Figure 1 partially in horizonal section; and
Figure 3 is a transverse section of a detail of the apparatus with a siphon in place
thereon.
Upon a frame A is fixed horizontally a circular table B with a superelevated rim
on which are formed two concentric paths C and D, the inner path C being higher
than the outer one D. In both paths is a depression E joined to the level part of
each path by two inclined planes C¹ and D¹.
Centrally on the table B is fixed vertically a piece F upon which is a coned
portion G, which serves as the plug of a cock the body thereof is formed in the
external shell or seat H which is movable about the plug. The plug G has
several channels in it; a central vertical channel I, terminating at its lower
extremity in a neck or nozzle 1', for the influx of the liquid to be bottled and at
the upper end in a series of radiating channels J, J', J2, J³, JA, the functions of
these channels and of the plug G are hereinafter explained.
The channels J J2 and J are horizontal and correspond according to the position
of the shell H upon the cock-plug G, to other channels K K K K³ in the said
shell H and in the arms L L L L³, all cast in one piece with H, and having,
according to circumstances, their outer extremities coincident with and terminated
by a tube M conducting, into the syphon, the liquid coming from the tube I',
through the central channel I of the plug.
The channels J and J³ are inclined upwards and converge in a central vertical
channel N which may be put in communication with the exterior, through the
cock N¹.
A ratchet-wheel G¹ is arranged upon the bottom of the shell H for the purpose
of effecting the necessary rotation of the said shell H for the working of the
apparatus. Pawls G' and G³ act in combination with the ratchet-wheel G¹; the
said pawls are arranged, in diametrically opposite positions, upon a disc G*, loosely
mounted on the same centre piece F.
The disc G is oscillated by a connecting rod, G' connected thereto and to a
crank G6, worked by the bevel wheels G7 G8, the latter wheel G³ being keyed on
to the driving shaft G' carrying the belt-driven pulley G.
On the four arms 01 02 03 0', which constitute a lower base-plate of the shell
or body H of the cock, and are arranged exactly underneath the cross arms L L*
L'L³ of the shell H, are fixed supports P to carry the syphons which as shown in

page_text: the drawings, are placed in an inclined position with, so to say, a double slant, in
such manner that their necks or spouts a present themselves exactly underneath
the bell-mouthed tubes M of the arms L L L L³, the heads b of the syphons
being supported by the suitably shaped and inclined heads P¹ of vertical rods P"
supported by the coiled springs P received in socket pieces hereinafter described,
the inverted bodies of the syphons being supported in the curved semicircular
supports Q-these two parts, viz. the rods P" and the collars Q, are carried by the
supports P of each arm LL L³ L³.
The rod P is adapted to move end wise in a tubular socket-piece Q' which is
itself movable end wise in a socket Q in the support P. The socket piece Q
projects beyond the lower end of the socket and is terminated at its lower end by a
base-piece or flange R, sustaining a coiled spring R which tends always to keep
the socket-piece at the lower extreme of its travel. On the under surface of each
of the base-pieces R in lugs R" is a roller S which turns in the lugs R" and runs
upon the outer and lower path 1) before mentioned as constituting part of the
table B. The support P carries also, affixed to its under face, a fixed socket or
sleeve S', in which is a plunger S carrying at its upper end a roller T, to act upon
the lever d of the syphon by which the valve in the latter is closed and opened; at
the lower end of this plunger is a flange or base upon which bears a coiled
spring T; this plunger has Jugs U carrying a roller U which turns between
them and travels upon the inner and higher path C, hereinbefore mentioned, of the
table B.
The arms L L L L³ are each provided with a valve H1 H2 H3 H4 arranged in
such manner as to intercept all communication between their channels and the
tubes M, and consequently to isolate from each other in the event of accident all
the four syphons being filled.
It might happen that the syphons or one of them might burst in the machine, or
that the neck or spout a of one of them, being damaged or chipped, its joint with
the mouth of the tube M might not be perfectly tight, so that an escape of gas and
of water might take place; whereby, seeing that all the syphons are in process of
being filled simultaneously the result in the absence of such valves would be the
production of a slow or otherwise incomplete and defective filling.
The valve H' under the influence of the internal coiled spring H' which tends
always to press it tightly against the discharging orifice of each arm L L1 L2 L³ is,
for the working of the apparatus, held away from the said orifice by a jointed
external lifter H³, which, when lowered, catches the end of a jointed lever H
whereof the point engages with the guide-piece H³ of the valve H'; it will be
readily understood that, under these circumstances, if a syphon breaks or if an
escape occurs at the joint of any syphon-mouth with its tube M, it will suffice
simply to raise the lifter H³ to disengage the lever H, and which will then allow
the valve H under the control of the spring H2 to close up the corresponding
orifice so as to intercept all communication between the defective syphon and the
other channels of the apparatus and consequently with the other syphons.
The construction of the apparatus having thus been explained its working will be
easily understood and will now be described ;-
The syphons to be filled are placed as has hereinbefore been explained, upon that
one of the supports P which is above the depression E of the paths C and D; next
in consequence of the rotation imparted to the shell H (or body) of the cock, the
support P and the syphon which it carries are carried round thereby, and the
rollers S and U', coming in contact with the inclined planes C¹ and D¹, ascend
the same.
The ascent of the roller S upon the inclined plane D' causes the elevation of the
rod P and, in consequence thereof that of the head of the syphon, and this
elevation continues until the said roller arrives on the path D when the spout a of
the syphon is brought into hermetic contact with the corresponding bell-mouthed
tube M. The ascent of the roller U', commencing on the inclined plane C¹
simultaneously with that of the roller S upon the other inclined plane D', continues

page_text: after S has reached D¹, and until the said roller U¹ arrives on the path C (at a
higher level than D) and produces the complete elevation of the rod S" and con-
sequently of the roller T which, coming in contact with the lever d of the syphon-
head effects the opening of the latter at the same moment as the hermetic joint of
the spout a in the tube M has been effected.
The rotation of the shell or body H continues until its channel K coincides with
the channel J of the plug G; at this moment the rotation of the casing H is
arrested and a sufficient quantity of the gaseous water fills the syphon, compressing
the carbonic acid which it previously contained; the rotation of the body H is
then renewed and continues until the channel K coincides with the next channel .J'
which connects with the upper channel N and to the communication with the outer
air by the cock N' so as to allow, during the stoppage of the movement, the release
of the compressed carbonic acid gas from the syphon, which cannot be entirely
filled until that is done. The rotation of the shell or body H, being again renewed,
continues until the channel K and consequently the syphon come into communi-
cation with the second channel J2 by which during the stoppage of movement, a
second introduction of gascous water is effected, thereafter a renewed rotation of
the shell H brings the channel K and with it the syphon into communication with
the canal J3 by which, as before, during the stoppage of the motion, a further
discharge or expulsion of compressed carbonic acid, which still hinders the complete
filling of the syphon, takes place; and thereupon, after the further renewed rotation
of the body H the syphon is brought, by the channel K in communication with the
channel J, by which, during another arrest of motion, the last introduction of
gaseous water is effected thus filling the syphon up to the desired level.
The rotation of the body H, which has again been renewed after this last intro-
duction of liquid then brings the roller U' which has meanwhile traversed the path C,
to the top of that one of the inclined planes C¹, which leads down to the recess E
into which the roller U consequently descends producing through the action of the
recoiling spring T" the lowering of the rod S", and consequently the fall of the
lever d of the syphon, thus bringing about the closure of the latter.
By the time that the syphon is closed the roller S has traversed the path D and
commenced to descend the corresponding inclined plane D', producing, by the
reaction of the spring R', the descent of the rod P", and thereby allowing the
head of the syphon to descend and release the spout a of the latter from the bell-
5 mouthed tube M.
U
The filled syphon is released, from the moment that the rollers U¹ and S reach
the bottom of the descents and the recessed part E of the table B; it can then
be removed and replaced by an empty syphon, ready to be filled by a repetition of
the process.
The apparatus which has just been described and which is represented by way of
example only in the accompanying drawings, is arranged for the treatment of four
syphons at one operation; the rotation of its working parts is effected one-eighth
of a revolution at a time with a sufficiently long stoppage between each partial
rotation to allow the operations hereinbefore described to be successfully
5 completed.
It is evident that, without departing from the principle of the invention, the
apparatus may be arranged for the treatment of any desired number of syphons at
the same time; likewise that any suitable mechanical arrangement other than that
shown and described may be used to effect the intermittent movement of the
O working parts in the manner described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, as communicated to me by my foreign correspondents, and in what manner
the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. In a bottling-apparatus the combination with a channeled pivot such
5 as F part of which serves as a plug valve of a rotatable shell such as H and
apparatus for receiving "syphons placing them in connection with the channels of

page_text: the shell and operating the syphon valves substantially as and for the purposes
described.
2. In bottling apparatus the combination with a pivot such as F part of which
serves as a plug valve of a rotatable shell having channeled arms such as L with
mouthpieces such as M and a series of passages in the pivot and shell so arranged
that the channel of each arm is brought in the rotation of the shell into communi-
cation with liquid-inlet and gas-outlet passages alternately substantially as and for
the purposes described.
3. In bottling apparatus of the kind hereinbefore described the employment of
valves such as H' for the purpose described.
4. The bottling apparatus substantially as herein before described with reference
to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 1st day of January 1895
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.