Improvements in Machinery for Filling Internally Stoppered Bottles with Aerated Liquids.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 5th July, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 6th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 7th Dec., 1888
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Filling Internally Stoppered Bottles
with Aerated Liquids.
We, ALFRED PRETTY SCRASE and WILLIAM CARTER, both of the Rink Factory,
Queen Street, Horsham, in the County of Sussex, Mineral Water Manufacturers do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
The object of our Invention is to facilitate the handling of internally stoppered
bottles, and to provide means for relieving the operator from the necessity of handling
a filled bottle before he can place its successor in the Filling Machine, and by which
means whilst one bottle is being filled the operator has time to remove the previously
filled bottle to the box provided for its reception. The object of our invention is
attained in the following manner :-
A beam or lever is mounted on and carried by a pin attached to the filling machine.
A platform or tray of convenient construction is secured to and carried by one end of
the beam, the other end being provided with a suitable balance weight. The balance
weight and tray are so adjusted as to be capable of a restricted movement around the
supporting pin in such a manner that the tray (on a bottle being ejected upon it) will
fall gently from its highest to its lowest position; and from the tray in this position
the bottle can be removed by the operator during the time occupied by the filling of
the succeeding bottle.
In order to avoid accident which might arise from the collision of two filled bottles,
we convey a connecting rod from the oscillating beam carrying the platform or tray
and connect it to a detent having command of a can-like projection formed on the
rotating spindle of the Filling Machine. The weight of the bottle, acting through the
detent on the aforesaid cam-like projection, will prevent the machine ejecting another
bottle until the one previously filled has been removed from the tray or platform, but
will still allow sufficient movement for the rotating central shaft and cage to assume
the filling position. It will thus be seen that the oscillating movement given to the
beam and its platform are simply for the purpose of checking and controlling the
action of the machine. The ejection of the bottle is effected by spring power and is
under the control of the operator.
Dated this 4th day of July 1888

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Filling Internally Stoppered Bottles
with Aerated Liquids.
We, ALFRED PRETTY SCRASE and WILLIAM CARTER, both of the Rink Factory,
Queen Street, Horsham, in the County of Sussex, Mineral Water Manufacturers 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 our Invention is to facilitate the handling of internally-stoppered
Bottles, and to provide means for relieving the operator from the necessity of handling
a filled Bottle before he can place its successor in the Filling Machine, and by which
means whilst one Bottle is being filled the operator has time to remove the pre-
viously filled Bottle to the box provided for its reception. The object of our Invention
is attained in the following manner :-
A beam or lever is mounted on and carried by a pin attached to the Filling
Machine. A platform or tray of convenient construction is secured to and carried by
one end of the beam, the other end being provided with a suitable balance weight.
The balance weight and tray are so adjusted as to be capable of a restricted movement
around the supporting pin in such a manner that the tray (on a Bottle being ejected
upon it) will fall gently from its highest to its lowest position; and from the tray in
this position the Bottle can be removed by the operator during the time occupied by
the filling of the succeeding Bottle.
In order to avoid accident which might arise from the collision of two filled Bottles,
we convey a connecting rod from the oscillating beam carrying the platform or tray
and connect it to a detent having command of a cam-like projection formed on the
rotating spindle of the Filling Machine. The weight of the Bottle, acting through
the detent on the aforesaid cam-like projection, will prevent the machine ejecting
another Bottle until the one previously filled has been removed from the tray or
platform, but will still allow sufficient movement for the rotating central shaft and
cage to assume the filling position. It will thus be seen that the oscillating movement
given to the beam and its platform are simply for the purpose of checking and con-
trolling the action of the machine. The ejection of the Bottle is effected by spring
power and is under the control of the operator.
In order that our Invention may be more clearly understood we attach drawings of
which the following is a description, similar letters of reference being used to denote
similar parts:-
Figs. 1, 2 and 3 are elevations; and Figs. 4 and 5 are detailed views.
In Fig. 1, a is the balanced beam or lever having its fulcrum at b; c the platform,
basket, or tray; and d the balance weight. The cam or stop e is secured to and
rotates with the shaft. The lever g has a detenth and is centred on the fulcrum i;
and the link j connects the lover g to the balance beam a; k is a spring-controlled
plunger guided by sleeve and furnished with an adjustable platen m; n is the cage
for the reception of the Bottle during the filling process.

page_text: The action of our improved apparatus as applied to a Turnover Filling Machine is
as follows: The Bottle on being filled is rotated with its accompanying cage n to
the vertical ejecting position, on reaching which and the plunger being raised, the
Bottle will by spring power (contained within the cage n) bo ejected from the cage
to the receiving tray c. Should the Bottle not be removed from the tray it will by its
weight depress the end of the beam to which the tray is attached, and will through
link raise lever g with its detent into such a position as to prevent the cage and its
contents being rotated beyond the position shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The Bottle being
removed from the tray, the beam will resume its former position withdrawing the
deient from the cam or stop, and allowing the Bottle to assume the ejecting position.
Figs. 4 and 5 show in detail the action of the detent on the can or stop. Fig. 4
shows the position when the filled Bottle has been removed from the tray; and Fig. 5
shows the detent in opposition to the cam or stop caused by the weight of the
unremoved Bottle.
Figs. 2 and 3 show an arrangement whereby the same end may be attained with
mere mechanical modifications, in this case by the cam or stop o coming into contact
with the detent p formed on the balance lever a, by reason of the additional weight of
the Bottle shown overcoming the balance weight d and placing the balance beam in
the position shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 2 shows the position assumed by the balance beam
when the bottle has been removed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what wo
claim is :-
1. In Turnover Filling Machines, the oscillating beam a with platform, tray, or
basket c and balance weight d, in combination with the detent h and cam or stop e,
for the purposes and operating in the manner herein described and illustrated, and
any mere modification thereof.