A New or Improved Machine for Washing Bottles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Dec., 1896-Accepted, 27th Mar., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Machine for Washing Bottles.
We, FRIEDRICH SCHULTE, of Neuerburgstrasse 11, Kalk, near Cologne.
Accountant, and GEORG MAHNKE, of Sternergasse 29, Cologne, Merchant, both in
the German Empire, 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 a machine for washing, rinsing, and similarly treating
bottles.
In order that this invention may be more readily understood we have hereto
appended two sheets of drawings to which we will now refer.
Figure 1 represents a vertical cross section of the improved machine.
Figure 2 illustrates the machine partially in plan and partially in horizontal
section.
Figure 3 illustrates one of the rinsing devices in cross section.
Figure 4 is an edge view of part of the brush disc.
Within the tank A, which is provided with a sloping bottom, is mounted a rotatable
shaft within the footstep C and the bearing K, the latter of which is formed
upon or secured to the bridge J. This shaft carries a disc E provided on its upper
face with a brush or similar surface. The space over the disc E is divided into
compartments by the radial partitions F the end of each compartment being formed
by or having placed thereat a vertical wall H similarly provided with a brush surface.
A bottle G 1 is placed in each of these compartiments and rests upon the brush face
of the disc E. The inner ends of the partitions Fare held between two clamps f 1,/1,
the outer ends by a strip or band of metal or other suitable material f2 which rests
upon the angle iron 3 secured to the wall of the tank. The shaft D and the brush
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disc E are rotated through the medium of the bevel wheels L, the shaft M, and the
pulleys N, the shaft M being mounted in bearings O fixed to the bridge J.
bridge J also carries the framework P of the rinsing devices R.
The construction of the rinsing devices will now be described with special reference
to Figure 3 of the drawings.
By means of the supports or brackets u (Figure 2) and the screws 1 a cross bar V
is secured to the frame P. This cross bar carries the rinsing devices R, (one of
which is shown in section in Figure 3) and the supporting rods v2, one pair of such
supporting rods being employed for each rinsing device. Each device is provided
with a funnel or receptacle 1 for the reception of a bottle G 2, as well as with a
jet r 2 which is in communication with the water pipe S through the small pipe r3,
cock T, and branch s. The lower part of the funnel 1 is provided with perfora-
tions 4 by means of which the water flowing out of the bottle G 2 may escape,
splashing of the water being prevented by means of the annular neck or projection ŕ 5.
The lower part of the device R is formed with two funnels r6 and 7, the latter of
which serves to keep the bottle G 3 in central position. The rods v2 are removably
connected with the cross bar V by means of the pins v3 and they are provided with
helical springs 4 connected to the sliding cross bar 5, which fits upon and slides
along the rods v2 by means of the eyes v 6. Any bottle G 3, therefore, which is placed
upon the cross bar v5 is pressed with its neck into the funnel 7. The springs v4
are detachably connected to the rods by the pins 7 so that the position of the cross
bar may be adjusted for different sized bottles.

page_text: The operations of washing and rinsing the bottles are performed as follows. The
bottles are filled to about one third of their capacity with lead shot or the like and are
then filled with water and stoppered or corked. A bottle G 1 is placed in each of the
compartments formed by the partitions F and rests upon the brush on the face of the
disc E. The rotation of the disc causes the bottles to rotate and thus affects both their
external and internal cleansing. The bottoms of the bottles are cleaned by the
brushes on the walls H. Any suitable cleansing liquid may be added to the compart-
ments or contained within the tank. To ensure the rotation of the bottles the
periphery of the disc E may be corrugated or waved as illustrated by Figure 4.
After the rotation has continued for a sufficient time each bottle is removed and
unstoppered, and is placed within one of the funnels 1 of the rinsing apparatus as
indicated by G 2. Figure 3. Upon the cross bar 5 is placed an unwashed bottle G 3
the neck of which enters the inferior funnel 7. The water and the lead shot from
the bottle G 2 drop into the funnel 6 which is partially and temporarily choked by the
shot so that the bulk of the dirty water escapes through the openings r4. The
lead shot then falls into the bottle G 3 accompanied by very little dirty water. The
tap T is then opened and clean water enters the bottle G 2 through the jet r 2, rinses
it, and falls into the bottle G 3 which now contains the shot. This bottle is now
removed to one of the compartments and cleansed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. A machine for washing bottles, consisting of a tank containing a rotary brush
covered disc, above which are compartments for the reception of the bottles, all
constructed and arranged substantially as herein before described and as illustrated by
the accompanying drawings.
2. Apparatus for internally rinsing bottles, constructed arranged and operating
substantially as hereinbefore described and as illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
3. A machine for washing and similarly treating bottles, consisting of washing
apparatus and internal rinsing devices, all constructed and arranged and operated
sub-tantially as hereinbefore described and as illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 211CD
1000