IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR FILLING AND SYRUPING AERATED BEVERAGES
Year: 1885

page_text: I JAMES M°EWEN of Blake Street Brass Works, Stretford Road, Manchester in
the County of Lancaster, Aërated Water Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of
my Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR FILLING AND SYRUPING
AERATED BEVERAGES," to be as follows:-
This invention relates principally to improvements upon the subject matter of
Letters Patent granted to me bearing date the 23rd day of December 1880, No 5402,
and consists in arrangements and constructions whereby more certain and efficient
actions are obtained in apparatus for bottling Aërated beverages, such as, Soda
Water, Lemonade, Gingerbeer, and so forth. On the centre or revolving shaft of
my improved filling machine I mount a suitable block on which is fitted an eccentric
provided with a slot for operating the syrup pump. The body of the eccentric is
provided with a slot in which is mounted a nut or other equivalent on a screwed
spindle, the latter being secured by a suitable pin to the block on the shaft. The
travel or stroke of the syrup pump piston is regulated by operating the aforesaid
nut on the stationary screwed spindle.
The centre or revolving shaft is provided with a centre or other hole through
which the Aërated Water and Syrup passes, and is supported at one end in
a stuffing box attached to a suitable fixing and provided with a union for coupling
to the usual pipes and connections. This stuffing box is provided with a flat seat
of leather or other pliable substance, and is held in position against the flat end of
the centre revolving shaft by a disc on the end of the pipe connections or other
suitable appliances; the same being kept tight on the face or end of the said shaft
forming the valve by pressure on the inlet or admission side of the stationary.
pliable seating. The seating is provided in a suitable or convenient position with
a circular oblong hole or opening of sufficient length to enable the bottle to be filled
while revolving, and through which opening the Aörated Water passes into and
through an angular opening to the centre passage in the revolving shaft. When the
opening in the shaft is passing the oblong hole in the stationary pliable seat Aerated
Water is admitted to the machine. After the inlet opening has passed the oblong
hole in the aforesaid seat the supply of Aërated Water is shut off, when the bottle
is ready for removal.

page_text: On the end of the revolving.arm is provided a head for receiving the neck of the
bottle in which is provided a chamber or passage communicating from the pap in
the mouth receiving the bottle to the back end of the said head. This end is
provided with a suitable facing against which is placed an india-rubber or other
pliable disc secured by a screw cap or cover. The cap or cover is provided with
a suitable hole or opening through which a pap or spindle secured or attached to
a pivotted lever passes and operates against the india-rubber or other pliable disc
by which it is held firmly against the aforesaid facing by a suitable spring, thus
making the same air tight. When the bottle is being filled it is necessary the air
in the bottle should be removed with as little resistance as possible, which is
performed by turning the arm of the machine until the aforesaid pivotted lever.
comes in contact with an adjustable stop or screw which releases the pap or spindle
from the back of the india-rubber disc, when the air pressure forces the disc from
the facing, after which the air escapes through a hole or passage in a cavity round
the said facing to suitable pipes or other connections by which it is led away, thus
making a simple and perfect snift-valve which can be renewed at a trifling cost.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I JAMES MOEWEN of Blake Street Brass Works, Stretford Road, Manchester in
the County of Lancaster, Aërated Water Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of
my Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR FILLING AND SYRUPING
AERATED BEVERAGES," 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 principally to improvements upon the subject matter of
Letters Patent granted to me bearing date the 23rd day of December 1880, N° 5402,
and consists in arrangements and constructions whereby more certain and efficient
actions are obtained in apparatus for bottling Aörated beverages, such as, Soda
Water, Lemonade, Gingerbeer, and so forth. For this purpose I arrange the
mechanical movements, constructions, and arrangements of mechanism in the
manner I will describe referring to the accompanying drawings. Fig. 1 is a part
sectional elevation of my Aërated Water filling machine with my improvements
applied. On the centre or revolving shaft A is mounted the block or sleeve B on
which is fitted the eccentric C: the eccentric is provided with the opening or slot D
for the purpose of receiving the block or sleeve B, being sufficiently long to allow
of the travel of the eccentric and syrup pump being regulated or varied according
to requirements when bottling. In the body of the eccentric C is formed the slot E
in which is mounted the nut F on the screw G, the latter being fixed into the block or
sleeve B by the pin H. When it is necessary to alter the stroke of the pump it
is accomplished by simply turning the nut F by the fingers, thereby dispensing
with the necessity of operating the lock-nut named in my former Patent and the
appliances for effecting the same, as well as simplifying the action. For the purpose
of facilitating the alteration of the stroke of the syrup pump to give a stated
quantity of syrup each stroke the side of the eccentric body is indexed as in Fig. 2,
whereby the centre mark on the stop I can be placed, by sliding the block or
sleeve B by the screw G, opposite the stated quantity on the index: the block
or sleeve B is provided with the driving stop I which is operated by the tongue J
on the shaft A of the machine. Fig. 2 is a front view of my improved variable
eccentric, and Fig. 8 is a sectional plan of the same through line A¹ B'.
The centre or revolving shaft A is provided with the hole K through which
Aerated Water and Syrup passes, and is supported at the inlet end in the stuffing
box L attached by any suitable or convenient means to the fixing M: the stuffing
hox L is provided with the union N for coupling to the usual pipes and connections.
The end of the shaft A in the stuffing box is provided with a perfectly flat face,
against which the flat seat O is placed, the latter being composed of leather or other
analogous substances, and held in position against the end of the revolving shaft by
the hollow disc P on the end of the connecting pipe R in the union N. The
stationary pliable seat O is kept tight on the face or end of the shaft A forming
the valve by the pressure of Aërated Water on the inlet or admission side, which
is in the direction indicated by the arrow. The stationary pliable seat O is provided
with the circular oblong hole or opening S as shewn in Fig 4 and of sufficient
length to enable the bottle to be filled whilst revolving, through which opening the
Aerated Water passes into and through the angular or diagonal opening K³ to

page_text: the centre passage K in the revolving shaft A. When the angular or diagonal
opening K in the shaft A passes the circular oblong hole S in the stationary
pliable seat O Aerated Water is admitted to the machine, from whence it is filled
into the bottle T. After the opening K' has passed the oblong hole S in the pliable
seat the supply of Aërated Water is shut off, when the bottle is ready for
removal. Syrup is supplied in the usual way from the syrup pump U through the
ordinary pipes (not shown) to the pipe or connection V on the side of the stuffing
box L shewn in Fig. 4; the inlet being directly opposite the recess W in the outer
end of the revolving shaft A in the stuffing box L, from whence the syrup is forced
through the opening K into the bottle T. Fig. 4 is a sectional view through
line C¹ D', shewing the stationary pliable seat with the oblong hole or
opening S.
In filling bottles in an upright position as in Fig. 1 it is necessary the air from
the bottles should be got away with as little hindrance as possible to the admittance
of Aerated Water and Syrup, to effect which, the head 1 on the end of the revolving
arm X for receiving the neck of the bottle T is provided with the chamber or
passage 2 communicating from the pap 3 to the back side of the said head. The
back end or side of the head 1 is provided with the recessed facing 4 against which
is placed the stationary india-rubber or other pliable disc 5, being secured into
position by the screw cap or cover 6. The cap or cover 6 is provided with an
opening to admit the pap or spindle 7 on the end of the pivotted lever 8, which
operates against the stationary pliable disc 5, as shewn in Fig. 5, and by which it
is held firmly against the facing by the india-rubber buffer 9 or by other equivalents
operating against the spindle 10 on the opposite end of the lever 8, thus making
the pliable disc air tight on the facing 4. When the bottles are being filled, as in
Fig. 1, it is necessary the air be removed, which is performed by the end of the
pivotted lever 8 coming in contact with the stop 11, which releases the pap or
spindle 7 from the pliable disc 5 and allows the air to force the same from the
facing, whence the air escapes through the hole 12 in the cavity round the recessed
facing 4, which will be readily understood by referring to Fig. 6, of which Fig. 7 is
a sectional plan through line E¹ F¹, with the cap 6 and disc 5 removed. The air is
conducted from this point in any convenient way by pipes or other equivalents.
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
I claim is
1. The use, construction, and arrangement for adjusting or varying the length of
stroke of the eccentric for operating the syrup pump in machines for filling and
syruping Aërated Beverages, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth
and shewn.
2. The use of the diagonal slot or opening K¹ in the end of the revolving shaft A,
for the purpose described and shewn.
3. The use and construction of the stationary pliable seat O with the oblong
hole S applied and operating substantially as described and shewn on the drawings.
4. The use and construction of the stationary pliable seat 5 when used for the
purpose of a snift valve in machines for filling Aerated Beverages, applied and
operating substantially as herein set forth and shewp.
Dated this 21st day of March 1885