Improvements in Carbonating Apparatus.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 14th June, 1899--Accepted, 29th July, 1899
Improvements in Carbonating Apparatus.
I, DAVID BOYLE, of 63-65, Washington Street, in the City of Paterson,
County of Passaic and State of New Jersey, Inventor, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be par-
ticularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
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This invention relates to an apparatus for carbonating water and other liquids;
its principal object is to provide means whereby the liquid to be carbonated is
not only broken up into myriads of small particles but, while in this state, is also
considerably and thoroughly agitated, so that the mechanical combination between
the liquid and the gas is most completely effected.
The invention consists in the improved carbonating apparatus and in the com-
bination and arrangement of its various parts, substantially as will be hereinafter
pointed out and finally embodied in the clauses of the claim.
Referring to the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of my improved carbonating apparatus, cer-
tain parts being broken away and others shown in section;
Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of a portion of the carbonating apparatus,
showing a certain revoluble shaft, a certain air relief valve, and actuating mech-
anism for the valve operatively connecting it with said shaft;
Fig. 3 is a view in end elevation of what is shown in Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the upper portion of a modified form of
my invention; and, Figs. 5 and 6 are view of certain details involved in the
invention.
In said drawings, a designates a vertical cylinder which rests upon a bed-
plate a, said bed-plate being secured, through the medium of bolts a² or in any
other desired manner, to a base b. 61 designates a cap which is suitably secured
to a ring and surmounts the cylinder, being secured thereto by said ring which
is screwed thereon.
e denotes a vertical revoluble shaft which is stepped at its lower end in a
socket c that has a concave under side and rests upon a knob of a stud, said
stud being set into the bed-plate, the shaft c penetrates the cap b', a stuffing-
box c, of ordinary construction, being employed to secure a perfectly tight joint
at this point. This shaft is adapted to be rotated in any suitable manner, as, for
instance. by means of the belt and pulley d shown in Fig. 1.
The shaft carries a series of propeller-like blades or paddles ¹ that con-
stitute dashers, each dasher being preferably adjustably mounted on said shaft by
means of a set-screw d. Alternating with said dashers and likewise preferably
adjustably mounted on said shaft are perforated cups d³. It should be remarked
that both the dashers and the cups approximate the cylinder in diameter.
e designates a pipe communicating with a source of water supply at one end,
as hereinafter described, and projecting at its other end into the cylinder, extend-
ing through the cap thereof and provided with a rose or spray c at its free end.
f constitutes the conducting pipe for the carbonic acid gas. This pipe com-
municates with cylinders f¹ containing the supply, through a short tube f³, the

page_text: flow through which is controlled by a pressure-gauging mechanism f³; said
pipe communicates with the cylinder a through a series of other short tubes f*.
is a valve controlling the supply of gas to the pipe f through the tube 2. The
lower end of the water supply is connected to a coil g, which surrounds the
cylinder at its base, through the medium of a valve g, situated within the
cylinder (into which the coincident ends of said pipe and coil project for this
purpose) and controlled by a ball-float g2 also situated in said cylinder.
coil g is directly connected with the source of water supply, and, furthermore, it
is enclosed within the jacket g³ forming, with the cylinder and the base-to which
latter it is suitably secured-a tank within which and between said cylinder and
the coil may be placed ice gt for refrigerating the incoming water.
The
h is a gauge having a small cock i, communicating with the cylinder through
valve-controlled pipes h1, h2, and adapted to indicate the height of the carbonated
liquid collected in the bottom of the cylinder. Said gauge, being of transparent
glass, encloses a thermometer h³.
indicates one of the discharge pipes of the apparatus; it is provided with one
or more valve-controlled nozzles to which the tubes connecting said apparatus
with bottles or other receptacles for the carbonated liquid may be applied. I
have indicated at where other of these pipes k may be connected with the appa-
ratus, but it is manifest that these pipes may have connection with the cylinder
at any point beneath the normal surface of the charge liquid, as desired; the
liquid may be more or less completely charged at one level than at another for
various reasons and hence a number of pipes & may be provided so that the
operator may select one whereby the desired quality of liquid may be discharged.
I have provided a valve for automatically effecting the discharge of air which
collects in the top of the cylinder. Said valve may be thus described; m is a
tubular valve-casing that is screwed into the cap band is surmounted by a pair
of vertical standards m³, m². The passage through said valve-casing is controlled
by a valve n which seats upon the top of the casing and has a guiding stem n³
that projects downwardly into the casing and consists of a series of radial wings.
o is a cross-bar that is penetrated by the valve-casing and abuts against an
enlargement o¹ thereon: to each end of this cross-bar is connected, by means of
a bolt o² a spiral spring o³, the upper end of said spiral spring being in turn
connected to one end of a vertically sliding cross-piece of guided in slots o³ in
the standards and having a point and socket connection with the top of the
valve n.
The valve is, by the foregoing mechanism, thus normally held closed.
The shaft carries a worm 7 which engages the teeth of a worm-wheel p¹ jour-
nalled in the tops of the standards, and from said worm-wheel projects a pin 23
which is adapted to engage, in each rotation of the worm-wheel, the arm of a
bell-crank lever whose integral sleeve p¹ has bearings upon a fulcruming pin p³,
connecting lugs 78, formed on the valve-casing, and whose other arm 76 projects
into an opening in the cross-piece of. It should be remarked that there may
be several of the pins 72 and that the number of them which are acting upon the
arm 3 may be varied according to the number of bottlers operating the appa-
ratus, by arranging them removably on the wheel.
It will be seen that the air valve above described also acts as a safety valve so
as to permit the escape of gas should an abnormal pressure thereof be reached.
In the modified form of the invention shown in Fig. 4, a vertical chamber q,
which corresponds to the cylinder «, is preferably rectangular in cross-section.
In said modification, the dashers are revoluble in vertical planes, being
mounted on horizontal shafts journalled in bearing blocks 3 disposed in oppo-
site walls of the chamber, said shafts being rotated by means of a single vertical
shaft r, revolubly arranged outside of the chamber and operatively engaging said
shafts through bevel-gearing. It should be remarked that the dashers of each
set are in alternate arrangement with those above and below them.
Instead of the cups ³, perforated troughs s are mounted below each series of
dashers q¹.

page_text: lower end of said chamber and spaced therefrom, said lower end of the chamber
constituting a temporary reservoir for the carbonated liquid, and a liquid con-
ductor including a coil and extending directly to, and communicating with, the
upper portion of said chamber, said coil being enclosed in said jacket and sur-
rounding the chamber, substantially as described.
2: The combination with a vertically arranged elongated chamber, means for
admitting the liquid to be carbonated at the upper end thereof and the carbonat-
ing gas at a point or points in said chamber beneath the point for admitting the
liquid, radially arranged and inclined blades or paddles disposed in series situated
one above the other and beneath the point of liquid admission, the blades or
paddles of each series being appreciably out of vertical coincidence with each
other, perforated partitions arranged alternately with said sets of blades, and
means for rotating said sets of blades or paddles, substantially as described.
3: The combination of a vertically arranged elongated chamber, a liquid
supply pipe communicating with said chamber at its upper end, a pipe for the
carbonating gas having a plurality of communications with said chamber situated
beneath the discharge point of the liquid supply pipe, radially arranged and
inclined blades or paddles disposed in series situated the one above the other and
each above a point of discharge from the gas supply pipe, the blades or paddles
of each series being appreciably out of vertical coincidence with each other,
means for rotating said sets of blades or paddles and perforated partitions alter-
nately arranged in said chamber with said paddles and disposed beneath said
points of discharge from the gas supply pipe, substantially as described.
4: The combination of a vertically arranged elongated chamber, a liquid
supply pipe communicating with said chamber at its upper end, a pipe for the
carbonating gas having a plurality of communications with said chamber situated
beneath the point of discharge of the liquid, radially arranged and inclined blades
or paddles disposed in series situated one above the other and each
above a point of discharge from the gas supply pipe, the blades
or paddles of each series being appreciably out of vertical coincidence with each
other, perforated partitions alternately arranged in said chamber with said blades or
paddles and disposed beneath said points of discharge from the gas supply pipe,
and a revoluble shaft having suitable bearings and being operatively connected
to, and adapted to rotate, said sets of blades or paddles, substantially as
described.
5: The combination of a vertically arranged elongated chamber, a liquid
supply pipe communicating with said chamber at its upper end, a pipe for the
carbonating gas having a plurality of communications with said chamber situated
beneath the point of discharge of the liquid, radially arranged and inclined blades
or paddles disposed in series situated the one above the other and each above
a point of discharge from the gas supply pipe, the blades or paddles of each
series being appreciably out of vertical coincidence with each other, perforated
partitions alternately arranged in said chamber with said blades or paddles and
disposed beneath said points of discharge from the gas supply pipe, a revoluble
shaft having suitable bearings and being operatively connected to, and adapted to
rotate, said sets of blades or paddles, a suitable discharge at the lower end of the
chamber and a ball-float arranged in said chamber and controlling the liquid
supply substantially as described.
6: The combination of a vertically arranged elongated chamber, a liquid
supply pipe communicating with said chamber at its upper end, and a pipe for the
carbonating gas having a plurality of communications with said chamber situated
beneath the point of discharge of the liquid, radially arranged and inclined
blades or paddles disposed in series situated one above the other and each above a
point of discharge from the gas supply pipe, the blades or paddles of each series
being appreciably out of vertical coincidence with each other, perforated partitions
alternately arranged in said chamber with said blades or paddles and disposed
beneath said points of discharge from the gas supply pipe, a revoluble shaft

page_text: having suitable bearings and being operatively connected to, and adapted to,
rotate, said sets of blades or paddles, a suitable discharge at the lower end of
said chamber, a coil surrounding said chamber and constituting a portion of the
liquid supply pipe, a jacket surrounding said chamber and the coil, constituting
a receptacle for a refrigerating medium, and a ball-float arranged in said chamber
and controlling the liquid supply pipe, substantially as described.
7: The combination of a vertically arranged elongated chamber, a liquid
supply pipe communicating with said chamber at its upper end, a pipe for the
carbonating gas having one or more communications with said chamber situated
beneath the discharge point of the liquid supply pipe, sets of inclined blades or
paddles, perforated partitions arranged in said chamber beneath said points of
discharge from the gas supply pipe, a revoluble shaft having suitable bearings and
being operatively connected to, and adapted to rotate, said sets of blades or
paddles, a suitable discharge at the lower end of said chamber, a coil surround-
ing said chamber and constituting a portion of the liquid supply pipe, a jacket
surrounding said chamber and the coil, a ball-float arranged in said chamber and
controlling the liquid supply pipe, a valve in the top of said chamber and actu-
ating means therefor operatively connected to said shaft, substantially as
described.
8: The combination of a vertically arranged elongated chamber, a liquid
supply pipe communicating with said chamber at its upper end, a pipe for the car-
bonating gas having one or more communications with said chamber situated
beneath the discharge point and the liquid supply pipe, sets of inclined blades
or paddles cach disposed above a point of discharge from the gas supply pipe, per-
forated partitions arranged in said chamber beneath said points of discharge from
the gas supply pipe, a revoluble shaft having suitable bearings and being opera-
tively connected to, and adapted to rotate, said sets of blades or paddles, a suit-
able discharge at the lower end of said chamber, a coil surrounding said chamber
and constituting a portion of the liquid supply pipe, a jacket surrounding said
chamber and the coil, a ball-float arranged in said chamber and controlling the
liquid supply pipe, a valve in the top of said chamber, actuating means there for
operatively connected to said shaft, a liquid gauge communicating with said
chamber, and a spray or rose connected to and constituting the terminus of the
liquid supply pipe, substantially as described.
101 1
T 1000
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, London, W., Agent for the Applicant.