Improvements in Machinery for Syruping Aërated Liquids and for Filling Bottles with the same.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 5th Dec., 1889-Accepted, 11th Jan., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Syruping Aërated Liquids and for
Filling Bottles with the same.
I, EDWARD SAMUEL CHAVASSE, of Ombersley, near Worcester, Worcestershire
Aerated Water Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide an automatic machine for syruping
aerated liquids and for filling bottles with the same and the said invention is carried
out as follows provide a pillar carried by a suitable base and about this pillar
revolves a suitable framework. This framework carries a bottle holder or bottle
holders, by preference three in number, each bottle holder consisting of a tubular
cross piece with a shank at about right angles serving as the axle with which the
cross piece can turn in a vertical plane. The said axle is supported by a bearing
in the frame-work and by its inner end revolving in a collar free to turn upon the
said pillar. One arm of the tubular cross piece terminates in a cup which takes the
top of the bottle the other end of the bottle being supported by a sliding nose-piece
carried by a bracket at the end of the other arm of the cross piece; the bottle is
thus supported in front of the cross piece so that it can revolve therewith. In the
said pillar, which is hollow, is a pipe for conveying the syrup to the bottles, this
pipes terminates at the top of the pillar in a revolving junction piece from which there
is a branch pipe leading to each bottle holder, each of these pipes finishing at a valve
box fixed to the frame-work and forming the bearing for the bottle holder above
mentioned. At the centre of the top of the said junction piece is the pipe for con-
veying the aërated liquid to the bottles, which is led to each bottle holder by a pipe
near the top of the junction piece. The back of the tubular cross piece is faced and
bears against the front of the valve box in which are openings from the aerated liquid
and syrup pipes respectively, and in the back of the cross piece is a passage communi-
cating with the interior. The top of the framework carries three levers (or more or
less according to the number of the bottle holders), one for each bottle holder, each
of these levers radiates from near the pillar and is jointed at its inner end to the
revolving framework its outer end being formed so as to take under a bracket formed
with the said sliding nose piece of the bottle holder, so that, at the proper time as
hereinafter described, the sliding nose pieco will by the lever be lifted up for inserting
a bottle in the bottle holder or removing the bottle therefrom. A suitable spring
forces the sliding nose piece towards the said cup in which the neck of the bottle fits.
While the framework with the bottle holders makes a revolution round the central
pillar each bottle holder makes half a revolution about its axis and then stops for a
certain time and then makes another half revolution and then stops for another
period; this is accomplished by a bevel wheel on the bottle holder axis engaging with
a bevel wheel fixed to the pillar, the bevel wheel on the pillar having spaces where the teeth
are wanting these spaces corresponding with the times when the bottle holder is not
revolving about its axis. On the bottle holder axle is a plate with flats at opposite sides
these flats engaging with a flat plate on the pillar when the bottle holder is not revolving
so as to lock the hottle holder in that position. Each valve-box is provided with a
syrup-pump the plunger of which, as the framework revolves, is forced down by a
stationary cam plate: carried by the pillar so as to force the syrup into the bottles as
heroinafter described, the lift of the pump being regulated by an adjustable stop so
that the amount of syrup pumped into each bottle can be regulated as desired or
entirely stopped off. In the tubular cross piece is a shut-off valve the spindle of
which projects through that arm which carries the spring nose piece, the sliding nose
piece having a projecting part which acts upon this spindle and closes the shut-off
valve when there is no bottle in the bottle holder so as to prevent any leakage of the
Syrup or aerated liquid.

page_text: The operation of the machine above described is as follows:-As the framework
revolves, and when one of the bottle holders arrives about opposite the attendant, the
sliding spring nose piece of the bottle holder is lifted by its said lever, this lever
being operated by a cam plate fixed to the pillar. The attendant now places an
inverted empty internally stoppered bottle in the bottle holder, the neck of the bottle
fitting in the said cup and he holds the bottle there for a short time until the spring
nose piece descends and presses the upper end of the bottle. When the framework
has revolved through a short space the bottle holder is, by the bevel wheels above
described, caused to make half a revolution about its axis which brings the neck of
the bottle to the top, and the opening at the back of the bottle holder opposite the
openings from the syrup and aerated liquid valves which flow through the tubular
cross piece and cup down into the bottle, the quantity of the syrup being regulate |
by the throw of the syrup pump as above described. While the bottle is filling the
bottle holder is locked in that position by the plate on the bottle holder axle and the
plate on the pillar above mentioned. When the framework has revolved a little farther
the bottle holder is by the bevel wheels as above described caused to make another
half revolution about its axis thus closing the-outlet from the aerated liquid pipe and
bringing the bottle to its original inverted position nearly opposite the attendant; the
internal stopper of the bottle falling down into the neck. As the framework con-
tinues to revolve the sliding spring nose piece is raised by its lever, operated by the
cam as above described, so that the bottle can be removed by the attendant and a
fresh one inserted to be automatically held and filled as above described.
By the machine above described the attendant can fill a great number of bottles in
a short, time as he has merely to remove the full bottles with one hand as the
bottle holders come opposite to him and to replace the full bottles by empty ones.
I prefer to employ three bottle holders arranged at equal distances round the
framework as above described, as by that means more bottles can be filled and the
framework does not have to revolve so quickly as if it were arranged with only a
single bottle holder. It will be evident that the revolving framework can be con-
structed to carry one, two or more bottle holders and corresponding parts similarly as
above described for three bottle holders.
:
If the attendant should omit to place a bottle in either of the bottle holders when
the machine is running, any waste of syrup or aerated liquid is prevented by the
said shut off valve being closed by the spring nose piece which, when there is no
bottle in the bottle holder; presses against the spindle of the shut-off valve and closes
it. In order to prevent any bursting of the valve box by the syrup pump running
when the outlet is closed by the shut-off valve as above described, I provide a spring
or other relief valve in the valve-box which allows the syrup to flow back into the
pipe. Instead of the pipe in the pillar containing the syrup and the pipe at the top
of the revolving junction piece containing the aerated liquid, this arrangement may
be reversed, that is to say, the pipe in the pillar may contain the aérated liquid and
the syrup inay be contained in the pipe at the top of the junction piece; or if preferred
one of the said pipes may be enclosed within the other.
And I further provide a pipe attached to the cup to act as a snift for expelling the
air from the bottle while being filled, this pipe terminating in the valve box or any
other convenient part. The said snift is regulated by a small screw or valve or other
attachment.
I sometimes provide mechanism for automatically placing the bottles in the bottle
holders which may consist of a forked arm adapted to hold a bottle at its outer end
and pivoted to swing about its other end as a fulcrum. The said arm may be operated
by a cam and spring from the revolving framework or other part of the machine s
as to vibrate about its fulcrum and at the proper times to place the bottle in position
to be held by the bottle holder.
1
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Syruping Aërated Liquids and for
Filling Bottles with the same.
I, EDWARD SAMUEL CHAVASSE, of Ombersley, near Worcester, Worcestershire,
Aerated Water Manufacturer, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to provide an automatic machine for syruping aürateil
liquids and for filling bottles with the same.
I will describe my invention by referring to the accompanying drawings which
illustrate what is considered to be the best way for carrying the said invention into
effect but it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise details
illustrated.
Fig. 1 is a side view, partly in section, of a machine constructed according to this
invention Fig. 2 is a front view, and Fig. 3 is a plan of the same; the remaining
Figures illustrate details of the same on an enlarged scale as bereinafter fully described.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the Figures of the
drawings.
In carrying out my invention 1 provide a pillar A carried by a suitable base B and
about this pillar revolves a framework consisting of the bevel wheel (turning loosely
on the pillar A and carrying the three standards C2 which are bolted to the top
piece this top piece being also free to turn upon the pillar A. The revolving
framework receives rotary motion from. the shaft Z provided with a bevel pinion =
which gears with the bevel wheel (. Each of the standards C² carries a bottle
holder consisting of the tubular cross piece D provided with a shank d serving as the
axle with which the cross piece can turn in a vertical plane. The axle d is supported
by a bearing e (forming part of the valve box hereinafter referred to and fixed to the
revolving framework) and also by its inner end d' revolving in a collar free to turn
upon the pillar A. One arm of each of the tubular cross pieces D terminates in a
cup G furnished with the cone y of pliable substance, preferably indiarubber, which
takes the top of the hottle h, the other end of the bottle being supporteil by the
sliding nose piece I carried by the bracket at the end of the other arm of the cross
piece the bottle is thus supported in front of the cross piece so that it can revolve
therewith. The sliding nose piece I is furnished with a spindle passing through the
bracket and secured to the bracket for the purpose hereinafter described. The
sliding nose piece I is pushed downwardly by the coiled spring so as to hold the
bottle in the cup G. In the pillar A, which is hollow, is a pipe J for conveying the
syrup to the bottles this pipe terminates at the top of the pillar A in a revolving
junction piece K (shewn separately by Fig. 7) and from this junction piece there are
three branch pipes marked respectively leading to the bottle holders, each of these
pipes finishes respectively at one of the three valve boxes marked E fixed to the
revolving framework and forming the bearing for the said bottle holder. At the
centre of the top of the junction piece K is the pipe L for conveying the aërated liquid
to the bottles by the three pipes marked respectively 13 which pipes respectively
finish in the said valve boxes E at the opposite side to the syrup pipe. The back ³
of each of the tubular cross pieces D is turned and fits in the recess in its valve
box E and is also faced and bears against the front of the valve box in which is an
opening from the syrup pump and an opening from the äerated liquid pipe ; and
in the back of the said cross piece is an opening m¹ forming the end of the passage m
which leads to the cup G. Between the back of the cross piece D and the valve
box E is inserted a washer of leather or other suitable material n, and the cross
piece D can be kept tight up against this washer by the nut on the axle d. The
top of the revolving framework carries three levers marked 0 (or more or less
than three according to the number of the bottle holders) one lever for each bottle
holder. Each of these levers O radiates from near the pillar A and is jointed at its
inner end o¹ to the top part 3 of the revolving framework its outer end of being

page_text: formed somewhat of a hook shape so as to take under the brackets formed with
the sliding pieces I Under each of the levers O is a slide o³ carried by the top
casting these slides o³ bearing against a cain p on the stationary cam plate I'
which latter is fixed to the pillar A so that at the proper time as hereinafter described,
the sliding nose pieces I will by their levers. O be lifted up for inserting the bottles
in the bottle holders or removing the botties therefrom.
While the framework with the bottle holders makes a revolution round the central
pillar A each bottle holder makes half a revolution about its axis d and then stops for
a certain time whilst the hotile is being filled and, then makes another half revolution
and then stops for another period whilst the bottle is being removed and another
bottle inserted in the bottle holder; this is accomplished by the bevel wheel Q¹ on
the bottle holder axis d engaging with the bevel wheel Q fixed to the pillar A this
bevel wheel Q2 having spaces 7 22 where the teeth are wanting these spaces
corresponding with the times when the bottle is not revolving about its axis. In
this particular example the proportion of the wheels Q1 Q2 is as one to two the
spaces being each equal to about one fourth of the circumference of the wheel Q².
On the bottle holder axle d is fixed a square plate d³ (or a plate made with flats at
opposite sides) and fixed to the pillar A is a pláte a¹ with spaces a² a³ corresponding
with the parts of the wheel Q where the teeth are situated so that when the bottle
holders are not revolving round their axles they will be locked in that position by
one of the flat sides of the plate d³ bearing against the upper surface of the plate al.
Each of the valve boxes E is provided with a syrup pump marked R the bucket
and working barrel of which may be of the usual forms, that is to say, the bucket
may have double leathers and the barrel may be of glass secured in a metal frame 13
which is screwed into the valve box E and is furnished with a cover through which
the bucket spindle projects. Fixed to the bucket spindle is a collar and
between this collar and the pump cover is a coiled spring which pushes the
spindle upwardly and causes the bucket to make its up stroke, the lift of the bucket
being regulated by the position of the regulating screw or stop with the lower end
of which the collar comes into contact this regulating screw being carried by the
cross piece fixed to the standard and also serving as a bearing for the spindle 5.
As the framework revolves the bucket spindle and bucket are forced down by a
stationary camp² fixed on the cam plate P which acts upon the top of the spindle
so as to force the syrup into the bottles, as hereinafter described, the lift of the
pump being regulated as above described by the collar coming into contact with
the adjustable stop so that the amount of syrup pumped into each bottle can be
regulated as desired or can be entirely stopped off by screwing down the screw
so as to prevent the pump spindle lifting at all. The suction valve of the syrup
pump is marked s see Figs. 4 and 8 and the delivery valve is marked s2,.and s³ is
à relief valve for allowing the syrup to pass back into the syrup pipe in case the
valve T, hereinafter referred to, should be closed when there is no bottle in the bottle
holder so as to prevent any waste of syrup or bursting of the pipes. When the
syrup pump is working the syrup is drawn from the pipe (see Fig. 8) through
the suction valves along the passage s into the working barrel and then
when the pump makes its downward stroke the suction valve s closes and the
syrup passes along the passages and lifts the delivery valves and passes along the
passages to the opening and so on along the passage m to the bottles. When
the valve T is closed and the syrup cannot pass to the bottle it lifts the spring relief
valve (see Figs. 8 and 10) and passes along a passages to the suction inlet s and
so back into the pipe j'. The shut off valve T is provided in the tubular cross piece D
and its spindle t is arranged to project through that arm of the cross piece which carries
the spring nose piece I and through the arm of the bracket; on the spindle t above and
below the bracket are nuts marked t t which can be fixed at any required position
on the spindle t so that when there is a bottle in the. bottle holder the arm will act
upon the nut t² and lift the valve T so as to allow the syrup and aërated. water to pass
to the bottle at the proper time. When there is. no bottle in the bottle holder, the
spring³ forcing the arm downwardly causes it to hear, against the nut and to

page_text: close the valve T upon its seat and thereby close the passage m and thus prevent any
leakage of the syrup or aërated liquid.
The operation of the machine above described is as follows:-As the framework is
caused to revolve by the pinion z as above described, and when one of the bottle
holders arrives about opposite the attendant, as seen in Fig. 1, the sliding nose piece I
of the bottle holder is lifted by its lever O taking under the bracket, the lever 0.
being operated by its slide o sliding on to the cam pl on the fixed cam plate P as
above described. The attendant now places an inverted empty internally stoppered
bottle in the bottle holder, the neck of the bottle fitting in the cup g and he holds the
bottle for a short time until the framework has revolved far enough to bring the
slide off the cam pl when the spring nose piece I will by the spring be caused
to descend and press the upper end of the bottle 4. As the pinion Qis opposite one
of the spaces where there are no teeth in the wheel Q the bottle holder is not
revolving upon its axle. When the framework has revolved far enough for the
pinion Q to go into gear with the first lot of teeth on the wheel Q the bottle holder
whilst in gear with these teeth makes half a revolution about its axle which brings
the neck of the bottle to the top and the opening m¹ at the back of the bottle holder.
in passing the opening * from the syrup pump takes in its supply of syrup which.
runs into the bottle as the bottle is moving to its upright position. When the bottle-
holder is about upright the opening m¹ is opposite the aërated water opening so that
the aurated water will now flow into the bottle the bottle holder being retained in this
position by one of the flats on the plate d' being in contact with the top of the
plate a' as above described. The cam p³ for operating the syrup pump is so arranged
that whilst the opening m¹ is passing the opening the pump bucket is making its
downward stroke. When the framework has revolved far enough for the pinion Q
to come into contact with the second lot of teeth on the wheel Q the bottle holder is
caused to make another half revolution about its axis thus closing the outlet * from the
aerated liquid pipe and bringing the bottle to its original inverted position nearly
opposite the attendant; the internal stopper of the bottle falling down into the neck.
As the framework continues to revolve the sliding spring nose piece I is raised by its
lever O operated by the cam p' as above described, so that the filled bottle can be
removed by the attendant and a fresh one inserted to be automatically held and filled
as above described. By the machine above described the attendant can fill a great.
number of bottles in a very short time as he has merely to remove the full bottles with
one hand as the bottle holders come opposite to him and to replace the filled bottles
by empty ones. I prefer to employ three bottle holders arranged at equal distances.
round the framework as above described as by that means more bottles can be filled
and the framework does not have to revolve so quickly as if it were arranged with
only a single bottle holder. It will be evident however that the revolving framework
can be constructed to carry one two or more bottle holders and corresponding parts
similarly as above described with reference to a machine having three bottle holders.
If the attendant should omit to place a bottle in either of the bottle holders when
the machine is running, any waste of syrup or aërated liquid prevented by the
shut off valve T being closed by the bracket of the spring nose piece I which,
when there is no bottle in the bottle holder, presses down the spindle of the shut off
valve T and closes the passage.m.
I provide an opening at the bottom of the cup g which acts as a snift for expelling
the air from the bottle whilst it is being filled this opening being regulated by a small
screw valve v² or by other suitable attachment. The air from the opening ' is led
away by the pipe to the hole in the back of the bottle holder D which hole
when the bottle is being filled corresponds with the passage in the valve box E
which communicates with the pipe so that the air will pass down this pipe and
through the bevel wheel C to the trough Y. When the filled bottle has reached the
position shewn in Figs. 1 and 4 and just before it is removed by the attendant the
hole m' in the back of the bottle holder comes opposite the hole in the valve box
communicating with the pipe so as to take off the pressure in the passage m and
prevent the liquid squirting out of the cup y at the moment the bottle is removed.

page_text: Instead of the pipe in the pillar A containing the syrup and the pipe at the top of
the revolving junction piece K containing the aërated liquid, this arrangement may
be reversed, that is to say the pipe in the pillar may contain the arated liquid aal
the syrup may be contained in the pipe at the top of the junction piece; or if
preferred one of the said pipes may be enclosed within the other as will be readily
understood.
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 1
claim is:
1. In an automatic machine for filling internally stoppered bottles, the employment
of a revolving frame carrying a rotary bottle holder adapted to receive and hold a
bottle and arranged so that as the bottle holder revolves with the said frame the bottle
is automatically grasped in an inverted position by the bottle holder and then partially
revolved to receive the liquid or liquids and for the exit of the air and then partially
revolved back to its inverted position and released by the bottle holder, as hereinbefore
described.
2. In an automatic machine for filling internally stoppered bottles the employment
of a revolving frame carrying two or more rotary bottle holders each adaptedto receive
and hold a bottle and arranged so that as the bottle holders revolve with the said
frame each of the bottles is successively automatically grasped in an inverted position
by one of the bottle holders and then partially revolved to receive the liquid or liquids
and for the exit of the air and then partially revolved back to its inverted position and-
released by the bottle holder, substantially as herein before described.
3. In machinery of the kind denoted under Claims 1 and 2 and in combination
with the revolving frame and with the bottle holder, or with each of the bottle holders,
carried thereby, a syrup pump carried by and revolving with the frame and means
for operating the said pump and for regulating the stroke of the same arranged and
operating for the purpose and substantially as herein before described.
4. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting the bottle holder, valve
box, and syrup pump, and parts connected with the same, constructed and arranged
for joint operation for the purposes and in the manner substantially as set forth.
5. In a machine for syrupying aërated liquids and for filling internally stoppered
bottles with the same and in combination with the revolving framework and with the
bottle holders and syrup pumps carried thereby, the combination and arrangement of
the syrup and acrated water pipes leading to the valve boxes of the syrup pumps;
substantially as herein before described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
6. In machinery for filling, internally stoppered bottles in which the bottle is held
by and partly or wholly rotated by the bottle holder, and in combination with the
said bottle holder, the shut off valve T which is opened when a bottle is held in the
bottle holder and automatically closed when the bottle is removed therefrom,
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
7. In an automatic machine of the kind herein referred to for filling internally
stoppered bottles, the combination and arrangement of parts constituting the
mechanism for imparting an intermittent rotary motion to the bottle bolder or
bottle holders and for locking the same when not revolving about its axis or about
their axes, arranged and operating substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
8. The general combination and arrangement of parts constituting a machine for
syruping aërated liquids and for filling internally stoppered bottles with the same,
whether arranged to operate with a single bottle or with several bottles, sulistantially
as hereinbefore described and illustrate by the accompanying drawings.
1 Dated this 4th day of December 1889-
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.