Improvements in Apparatus for Bottling Liquids.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Oct., 1891
Complete Specific tion Left, 7th May, 1892-Accepted, 11th June, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Bottling Liquids.
FREDERIC GEORGE RILEY of 256 South Lambeth Road in the County of
Surrey Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in a former invention for which I have
obtained Letters Patent dated Dec. 2, 1885 No. 14789 for filling bottles which are
closed with internal stoppers and relates more particularly to structural
improvements, simplification of parts and the introduction of an automatic device
which causes the whole of the bottling device to remain stationary until a bottle
is inserted, but the main principles of the improved machine are identical with my
former invention.
I employ by preference only one frame, which has on its front the whole of the
cam movements for operating the different devices necessary for syruping and
filling the bottle. The bottle device being carried in suitable bearings has a
partial revolutionary motion imparted to it as before causing it to travel over these
cams. Through the battling device I secure two spindles which project on either
side and on one side carry the bottle gripping block and on the other side the
block for operating the syrup pump which I now place immediately under the
bottle mouthpiece. The valves are opened and closed by causing the points of
them to project and come in contact with suitable cams on the face of the frame,
and to allow of readily renewing the filling valve I make same in two pieces, and
interpose between them a leather cup which forms a joint under pressure of the
water and dispenses with a gland or stuffing box; the valve for regulating the exit
of the air (called the snifting valve) is opened by it passing over adjustable blocks
which allow for wear on the end of the valve and also provide a means of
controlling the amount of liquid entering the bottle by checking the exit of the
air and also the pressure under the stopper before the bottle is released; these
cams which I call snift blocks have spindles which are screwed and project through
frame with a nut put on the end, and under their heads on frame coiled springs
are placed which keep them a proper distance from the frame and also serve as a
safeguard in the event of them being struck by broken glass or by any portion of
the moving parts, making them yield and give way instead of, if rigid breaking.
The automatic device is constructed so as to allow the toothed wheel which
operates the bottling device to be loose, instead of fixed as before on the end of
shaft of same, and through one side of the axis of this shaft I pivot a key to
engage in a suitable keyway in this wheel at one end and the other engages with a
spindle having a coiled spring on same which keeps it out of gear with the wheel;
this spindle is operated by a suitable crank lever placed behind the bottle mouth-
piece in such a manner that the insertion of the bottle forces back the lever and
lifts the key into its keyway on the driving wheel and gives the bottling device its
suitable stroke and on the releasing of the bottle (unless another is at once
inserted) stops. In the event of a bottle bursting and in order that the bottling
device shall always return to its proper position and to ensure its stopping only in
this position I place a small projection on the end of the spindle which operates the
key which worke in a cam groove on the frame and the removal of a part of the
cam where it is desired to stop allows the spindle to rise under the action of
the spring and the key to be removed from gear.
I do not confine myself absolutely to the arrangements of parts as described,
but may employ a flat spring under the key or even form the key itself into a
sbring. When it is desired to work the machine without the automatic device the

page_text: wheel is secured to the bottling device as before. I also employ a modification of
the important principle as shown in Fig. 6 of my former Patent so that the exit
of the air shall be a separate passage from the bottle to that of the inlet of the
syrup.
The principles of this invention may be also applied to a hand machine for the 6
same purpose or to bottling machines for filling different kinds of bottles beyond
those herein described.
Dated this Thirteenth day of October 1891.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Bottling Liquids.
FREDERIC GEORGE RILEY of 256 South Lambeth Road in the County of
Surrey Engineer, 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 :—
My invention relates to 1stly. Improvements in a former invention for which I
have obtained Letters Patent No. 14789, 1885 for filling bottles which are closed
with an internal stopper and 2ndly. An automatic device so arranged that the act of
putting a bottle into the machine gives motion to the bottling device, which, in the
absence of the bottle remains stationary. This improvement can be applied to
other bottling machines than that herein described, although for the purpose of
explanation it is shewn attached to this special kind of machine. In order that my
invention may be perfectly understood I will now more particularly describe same,
and for that purpose will refer to the several figures in the accompanying sheets
of drawings, the same letters of reference indicating corresponding parts on all
the figures.
Fig. 1 is a vertical elevation from the front where the bottles are fed to
machine.
Fig. 2 is an elevation from the back showing the way in which the motion is
obtained.
Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan of the cams for the various movements required to fill
and syrup the bottles, which cams are on one side of the frame only.
Fig. 4 is a vertical section at right angles to Fig. 1 showing the automatic
device.
Figs. 6 & 7 are sections of the bottling device showing the valves and passages.
The main frame or standard A has near its centre the bearing to receive the
bottling device B which has a shaft carried right through, and on the end which
projects, is either fixed or loose (as is required) the geared wheel C which for the
purpose of this explanation is assumed to be keyed on. This bottling device has a
partial revolution given to it, first by the pulley D which is loose on the shaft D1
which is secured to the standard A at one end, and on one side of this pulley is
cast a pinion which engages with the geared crank wheel E which is carried on the
shaft E1 which is also secured to the frame A. Suspended on the shaft D 1 is the
pendulum F which engages at its periphery with the teeth on the wheel C. This
pendulum has a slot FĬ formed in it in which works the crank pin E 2. The
bottling device B has on its upper side the mouthpiece B1 and on either side of
this the spindles B 2 which form guides for the bottle slide block B3 which holda
bottle in place by means of the springs B 4. The raising of this slide block and
compression of the springs to release the bottle being obtained by the roller B 5
passing over the cam B6. These spindles are carried right through on either side
of the syrup pump G immediately below the mouth of the bottle to serve as guides
for the slide block G 1 for operating the plunger G 2. This slide block G 1 has a
fixed determined stroke given to it by the roller G 3 engaging with cams, G 4 to,

page_text: raise the slide block and G 5 to lower it; to obtain a varying quantity of syrup,
the slide block is allowed to travel a portion of its stroke over the plunger G 2,
this adjustment being effected by the check nuts G 6.
The syrup is drawn from the back of the machine through the
passage G 7 in
shaft of bottling device which terminates in the gland G8 and is delivered
immediately under the bottle mouthpiece into the bottle through the passage G 9.
The bottling device B also contains the water inlet valve H and the air exit
valve J. The water inlet valve is operated by the cam H 1, this valve 1 prefer to
make in two pieces to allow of easy renewal and I interpose between, the cup
leather H 2 thus dispensing with a gland. The water is conveyed to the face of
this valve by the passage H3 leading from the gland H 4 connected to the supply;
and on its under side, to the chamber where the delivery valve of the syrup
pump is placed, by the passage H 5, thus serving to wash the whole of the syrup
into the bottle through the passage G 7. The air exit valve J is connected to the
bottle by the independent passage J 1 to prevent any waste of syrup; and on its
under side by means of the passage J 2 to the swivelling outlet J 3, which directs
it always to the floor. This valve is opened by the cam J4 to regulate the
pressure under the stopper; and J 5 to regulate the filling, and they are adjusted
in and out by the nuts J 6 which when screwed against the frame A compress
the springs J7 and these springs also act as safeguards to prevent these cams being
injured by being set out too far.
The machine is operated as follows :—
The bottling device being in position as drawn in Fig. 1, a bottle is inserted,
the roller B5 passing off the cam B 6, the bottle is gripped by means of the
springs B 4 bearing on the slide block B 3 containing the bottle seat. The roller G 3
on syrup pump slide block G 1 then engages with cam G 4 and causes the plunger
to discharge the syrup into the bottle. The air exit valve J passes over the
cam J 4 and allows the air displaced by the syrup to escape from the bottle. The
water valve H is then opened by the cam H 1 and the bottle is partially filled,
this valve then closes and when the bottle is upright the air exit valve J is
opened by the cam J 5 and the bottle takes a slightly further stroke shewn by
the dotted lines and arrow in Fig. 3 and it returns over the cams again, then
before the stopper falls into its place the full pressure in the bottle is reduced by
the cam J4 opening the air exit valve J, the syrup pump plunger is drawn down
by the cam G5, the barrel is charged with syrup, and the filled bottle is released
by the cam B6 raising the bottle slide block B3, compressing the springs B4
enabling the bottle to be removed and an empty one put in its place and the
operation is repeated, but unless the machine is instantly stopped by throwing
the belt on to the loose pulley when a bottle is not put into the machine, the
syrup and aerated water is wasted and to obviate this I employ the novel device
of causing the bottle itself to act as a starting gear and the removal of the bottlo
to stop the machine. The details of this are shewn in Fig. 4 when this principle
is applied to a machine for filling bottles closed with internal stoppers. In this
case the geared wheel C instead of being keyed on shaft of bottling device, is
loose, but it still has the key slot C1 formed in it as before to act as a clutch
and on one side of axis of shaft of the bottling device I form a recess and in it
pivot key K at K1 and behind the bottle mouth piece I fix the lever M in the
bracket M1 which is bored out to receive pusher piece M2, the latter being
recessed to receive the stiff spring M 3 which bears on one end of the key, the
other end of key is prolonged through the collar N which serves to secure
wheel C in its place, being secured to the shaft of bottling device and also to form
a box to receive the weak spring O to throw key out of gear.
It will be obvious that if the lever L is pushed back it will depress one end
of the key and the other will be raised into the key slot C1 in wheel C and
suitable motion will be transmitted to the bottling device B and the removal of
the bottle will cause the key to come out of gear, but in order to provide that in
the event of a bottle bursting the bottling device shall return and only stop at

page_text: position where the valves are closed and where an empty bottle can be inserted
and also to ensure that the key shall have its proper stroke if the attendant
neglects to push the lever properly back, I provide on the pusher piece M2 a
projection which works in the recess or cam P and the removal of a portion of
this at P1 enables it to rise and let the key out of gear, whilst the shape of the
edge of the part removed P 1 will depress the pusher piece to its proper stroke if
the bottling device commences to move.
To prevent the key getting bent by the action of this pusher piece if the
bottling device was moved when the wheel C was not in a suitable position to
receive the end of the key, or if the lever was pushed back at the wrong time;
the stiff spring M 3 is provided, and the compression of this acts as a safeguard.
To allow of the key going in and out of gear freely I remove a portion of the
slot F1 in the pendulum F giving the wheel C a partial rest. The machine is
operated as first described, the bottles being fed in a continuous manner, the key
going in and out of gear each time a bottle is inserted and removed filled and only
in the event of one being missed does the bottling device stop, the wheel C then
runs idle over the shaft of bottling device.
It will be seen that this important principle can be applied to machines operated
by power for filling bottles of any description and where it is desired to prevent
waste. In using the machine by hand power, the automatic device is not required
and the gearing may be employed or not as desired. A handle attached to the
bottling device will give same the proper motion, the cams and arrangements for
filling and syruping being retained intact.
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 employment of the act of feeding bottles into a machine operated by
power for bottling liquids as a means of giving motion to those parts necessary to
obtain this object.
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2. The improvements in machines constructed according to
No. 14789-1885 and the arrangement of syrup pump, valves, cams and passages
as hereinbefore described and shewn in accompanying drawings.
3. The employment and arrangement of an automatic device in connection with
machines for filling bottles closed with internal stoppers as hereinbefore described
and shewn in accompanying drawings.
4. The employment of the two springs of different strengths in connection with
an automatic device to prevent injury to same as hereinbefore described and shewn
in accompanying drawings.
Dated this 7th day of May 1892.