Improvements relating to Machines for Syruping and Filling Bottles with Aerated Liquids.
Year: 1892

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Machines for Syruping and Filling Bottles
with Aerated Liquids.
I, JAMES MCEWEN of Ruthven House, Marple in the County of Chester,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 refers to improvements relating to machines for syruping and
filling bottles with acrated liquids and consists in apparatus for converting hand
turn-over filling machines into power machines.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my patent "Rapid paragon" hand turn-over filling
machine converted into a power machine.
Fig. 2 is a front view of same.
Fig. 3 is a front elevation of differential gear for producing a quick motion
during the operation of syruping, a slow motion when filling, removing, and
replacing bottles, and quick motions during the remaining portions of a revolution.
Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation through line A' B' in Fig. 1.
Fig. 5 is a plan of driving shaft.
Fig. 6 is a sectional clevation of cam shaft showing position of same when
wheels are in gear for driving by power.
Fig. 7 is a sectional elevation of cam shaft shown in position when wheels are
out of gear to operate machine by hand.
Fig. 8 is a front view of stop for locking cam shaft, and
Fig. 9 is a sectional plan through line C¹ D¹ in Fig. 1.
A is the pillar or stand carrying the machine; B the syrup pump; C the
eccentric for operating syrup pump; D the hollow rotating shaft; E inlet for
aerated liquids; F outlet for syrup; G rotating bottle carrying arm, and H the
framework of the machine. On the hollow shaft D are mounted the wheels 1 and J:
the latter being devoid of a portion of the cogs or teeth at two parts of its circum-
ference as shown in Fig. 3. On the shaft K disposed below the hollow rotating
shaft D in the framework H of the machine are mounted the wheels L and M;
the latter being also devoid of a portion of the cogs or teeth as in the wheel J.
The wheels L and M correspond with the wheels I and J. The wheel L gears
into the wheel J and the wheel M into the wheel I. The wheel J is provided with
the projections N which are operated by the projections O on the wheel L for the
purpose of gearing the wheel J with the wheel L as the cogs or teeth on the
wheel M disengages with the wheel I. The projections O are mounted on the face
of the wheel L between the side bits P, being held in position by the set screws Q.
The projections O are adjustable to allow of their being set to a nicety to effect
the differential motion with the least amount of jar or friction. The wheel L is
driven by the pinion R on the driving shaft S mounted in the framework H of the
machine. The pinion R is of double width to the wheel L to allow of the same
being reversed or turned in case of wear. The shafts K and S are mounted in the
bushed bearings T secured in the framework H by means of the nuts U; the said
bearings being interchangable in case of wear. The driving shaft S is fitted
with the pulley V and friction clutch W; the latter being of the form shown in
Fig. 4 secured to the sleeve X by the pins or bolts Y. To the sleeve X is attached
the conical disc Z which slides the clutch W in and out of gear when operated upon
by the taper standard E' and the angular fixing G¹ pivoted to the lever H'. On
the end of the shaft S is fixed the conical disc I secured by the pin J'. When the
taper standard E' is lifted by the rising action of the lever H¹ the angular fixing Ki
slides on the outside conical face of the disc I¹ and causes the angular fixing G³ to

page_text: operate on the conical disc Z so as to slide the sleeve X outwardly and release the
friction clutch W by which the machine is instantly stopped. The driving pulley V
is rotated by the strap or belt W2 from any convenient or suitable gearing. The
lever His provided with the centre L' mounted in the fixing M' secured to the
framework H by the set screws N¹. To the other end of the centre L¹ is fixed
the lever O' carrying the bottle receptacle P¹.. The lever O¹ is provided with the
lip or projection M2 which rests on the bent end N2 of the lever O2 pivoted to
the fixing P2; the latter is secured to the framework H by the set screws R².
The lever O2 is operated each revolution of the wheel I by the pin S² to release the
lever O¹ and allow the same to drop in case a bottle or other weight is placed in
the receptacle P' when it is desired to stop the machine. When the upper end of
the lever O2 is released from the pin S² the lever O2 falls back to the position
shown in Fig. 2 and engages with the lever O' as the latter rises when starting the
machine. The rotating bottle carrying arm G is provided with the slide Q
mounted on the key or feather R¹ in the slot S¹. Between the nut T¹ on the upper
end of the bottle carrying arm G and the nut U' on the slide Q' is disposed the
spiral spring V for depressing the slide Q when a bottle is being gripped. To
the slide Qis attached the arm W' in which is mounted the adjustable screw X¹
carrying the wood block Y¹ which presses against the bottom of a bottle when the
mouth is inserted in the nozzle Z' as shown in Fig. 1. The screw X' is adjustable
to compensate for large and small bottles. To the backside of the slide Q' is
attached the bowl or roller A2 by the pin or centre B2. The bowl or roller A²
operates on the incline C² to raise the slide Q' and the bottle gripper Y¹, to allow
a full bottle to be removed and replaced with an empty one. As the bottle carrying
arm rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 2 the bowl or roller A²
is gradually released from the incline C2, which allows the bottle gripper to descend
and secures the bottle in position before syruping and filling takes place. A full
bottle is released from the bottle gripper by the bowl or roller A² coming in contact
with the other side of the incline C2 when completing a revolution. The incline Û²
is mounted on the framework H, being secured thereto by the set screws H³.
For the purpose of allowing the machine to be used either as a power or a hand
machine the shaft K carrying the wheels L and M is provided with the eccentric
lip or projection I, by which the said wheels may be held in gear with the wheels I
and J as shown in Fig. 3. The front end of the shaft K is provided with two flat
sides on which fits the slotted fixing J2 secured to the framework H by the set
screw K². When it is desired to convert the power machine into a hand one the
slotted fixing J2 is removed and the shaft K is rotated by a screw key or its
equivalent to turn the eccentric lip or projection 12 down as in Fig. 7, by which
action the wheels are disengaged. The automatic bottle gripper is removed and
replaced with an ordinary handle for rotating the hollow shaft D and carrying
arm G in the usual manner.
This machine operates in the following manner :- -When it is desired to start the
machine the attendant removes a bottle or weight from the receptacle P', and the
the weight X2, on the lever H', overcomes the same and depresses the said lever,
by which action the taper standard E' descends and comes in contact with the fixed
disc I and the sliding disc Z and forces the friction clutch W in gear with the
inside of the driving pulley V on the shaft S. The latter rotates with the pinion R
which gears into and rotates the wheel L mounted loosely on the shaft K. Empty
bottles are placed in position to be syruped and filled when the carrying arm G
is in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or thereabouts, and the same is rotated
during the said operation by the cogs or teeth on the wheel M gearing into and
rotating the wheel I on the hollow shaft D. Immediately the cogs or teeth of the
wheel M disengages with the wheel I the adjustable stops or projections O operate
on the stops or projections N on the wheel J and brings the cogs or teeth of the
latter into gear with the wheel L by which an accelerated motion is effected, thus
producing a continuous differential motion, wherein a slow motion is effected at
two distinct parts of a revolution, one part being to allow of filling, and the other

page_text: part for removing and replacing bottles; the remaining parts of each half-
revolution being a quick motion at two opposite points. The attendant takes
out a full bottle with one hand or allows it to fall out into the receptacle P¹,
and replaces an empty one with the other, and in case he omits or cannot get
in an empty bottle in time all that is necessary to stop the machine is to leave
the full bottle in the receptacle P', which action will release the taper standard E¹
from the discs I' and Z; the latter being slid outwardly to release the clutch W
by the angular fixings G₁ and K. In case the attendant places the empty bottle
in position between the bottle gripper Y' and the nozzle Z' he lifts the full bottle
out of the receptacle P¹ and allows the machine to continue its revolution. The
attendant may stop the machine when desired by depressing the lever O' by hand.
By thus being able to stop the machine effectively at any point waste of syrup and
aerated liquid will be minimised or prevented whether a bottle is in the machine
or not.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a power machine for syruping and filling bottles with aerated liquids, the
use of a continuous differential rotary motion wherein a slow motion is effected at
two distinct parts of each revolution of the bottle carrying arm, one part being
for the purpose to allow of filling being performed, and the other part allowing of
bottles being removed and replaced; the remaining parts of each revolution being
a quick motion at two distinct or opposite points, substantially as described.
2. In a power machine for syruping and filling bottles with aerated liquids and
for effecting the continuous differential rotary motion set forth in the preceding
claim, the use and construction of apparatus consisting of the wheels I and L, and
the wheels J and M, the latter being devoid of a portion of their cogs or teeth at
two distinct or opposite points, and the stops or projections N and O, applied and
operating substantially as described and shown in the drawings.
3. In combination with the driving pulley of a power machine for syruping and
filling bottles with aerated liquids, the use and construction of apparatus for
operating a friction clutch in and out of gear, substantially as described.
4. In a power machine for syruping and filling bottles with aerated liquids, the
use of the shaft K provided with the eccentric lip or projection I³ for the purpose
specified, substantially as described.
5. The use of the interchangable bushed bearings T secured in the framework
of a power machine for syruping and filling bottles with aerated liquids, substan-
tially as described.
6. The general arrangements, constructions, and combinations of parts composing
the improved power machine for syruping and filling bottles with aerated liquids,
as hereinbefore described and as illustrated in the annexed drawings.
Dated the 10th December 1892.
EDMUND CHADWICK, F.I.C.P.A.,
Agent.
EDMUND CHADWICK, F.I.C.P.A.,
Agent.