Improvements in Machinery for Filling Aerated Liquids into Bottles and for Syruping the same.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 16th Nov., 1892-Accepted. 17th Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Filling Aerated Liquids into
Bottles and for Syruping the same.
We, GEORGE BOWEN of 20 Lilly Street, Mechanic, 'CHARLES SAMSON and
JAMES SAMSON both of Can Row Mineral Water Works, Aerated Water
Manufacturers, all of Bolton in the County of Lancastor, do hereby declare the
nature of our said invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in machinery for filling aerated liquids
into stoppered bottles and for syruping the same, and consists in providing a machine
to hold two bottles so that one can be removed and replaced with another whilst a
bottle is being filled. This machine. may be operated by hand or power at will,
and the bottles filled and syruped without rotating the same.
The centre shaft is
mounted in bearings on the frame or stand, and is fitted with a double carrying arm
provided with nozzles, to receive the mouth end of the bottles, and adjustable and
self-acting bottle holders, which press against the bottom end of each bottle when
placed in the nozzles. The bottle holders are adjustable by means of screws or
other equivalents to compensate for varying lengths of bottles. When the bottle
carrying arm is in the correct position for receiving an empty bottle the spring
holder is raised to admit the bottle by means of a pivoted lever coming in contact
with a stop or projection when the said arm is being reciprocated. When a bottle
has been placed in position for filling and the carrying arm is reciprocated the
pivoted lever releases the spring holder, which causes the latter to securely grip
the bottle while the carrying arm is being operated to fill and syrup the bottle.
The machine is so constructed that when without a bottle the syrup pump and
acrated water valve are out of action. To place these, in action when an empty
bottle is inserted in position for filling the bottle operates or presses a finger or
its equivalent and automatically moves a cam or cams on the centre shaft in
position to operate the syrup pump and aerated water valve when the said shaft is
reciprocated to fill the bottle. Immediately a bottle is removed from the holder or
carrier the aforesaid cam or cams are re-set by a spring or its equivalent and thus
prevents the syrup pump and aerated water valve being operated, thereby
preventing or reducing waste of syrup and aerated water to a minimum. The
syrup pump rod is attached to a crossbar provided with screws to determine
the stroke to be given to the pump piston when operated upon by the cam on the
centre shaft according to the amount or quantity of syrup required for each
bottle. In close proximity to the nozzles provided to receive the bottle mouth we
dispose check valves to prevent syrup and aerated water entering the wrong bottle
during the operation of filling. The usual snift valves are provided in connection
with the bottle nozzles. The centre shaft carrying the bottle holders is. reciprocated
by a lever and connecting rod attached to an internal compound saddle operated by
a cam on the driving shaft, the latter being driven in any convenient manner
by gearing or pulleys. The compound saddle and cam are so constructed as
to cause a pause and produce an intermittent motion to give ample time for
the filling and syruping of cach bottle. A fork or lever or other equivalents are
provided for sliding the cam out of gear with the compound saddle to allow of the
bottle carriers being operated by hand to fill and syrup the bottles. If desired the
machine may be constructed to be operated by hand only.
Dated the 16th February 1892.
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Filling Aerated Liquids into
Bottles and for Syruping the same.
We, GEORGE BOWEN of 20 Lilly Street, Mechanic, Charles Samson, and
JAMES SAMSON both of Can Row Mineral Water Works, Aerated Water
Manufacturers, all of Bolton in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the
nature of our 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 relates to improvements in machinery for filling aerated liquids
into stoppered bottles and for syruping the same, and consists in providing a
machine to hold two bottles so that one can be removed and replaced with another
whilst a bottle is being filled. This machine may be operated by hand or power at
will, and the bottles filled and syruped without rotating the same. The centre
shaft is mounted in bearings on the frame or stand, and is fitted with a double
carrying arm provided with nozzles, to receive the mouth end of the bottles,
and adjustable and self-acting bottle holders, which press against the bottom end of
each bottle when placed in the nozzles. The bottle holders are adjustable by means
of screws or other equivalents to compensate for varying lengths of bottles. When
the bottle carrying arm is in the correct position for receiving an empty bottle the
spring holder is raised to admit the bottle by means of a pivoted lever coming in
contact with a stop or projection when the said arm is being reciprocated.
When a
bottle has been placed in position for filling and the carrying arm is reciprocated
the pivoted lever releases the spring holder, which causes the latter to securely grip
the bottle while the carrying arm is being operated to fill and syrup the bottle.
The machine is so constructed that when without a bottle the syrup pump and
aerated water valve are out of action. To place these in action when an empty.
bottle is inserted in position for filling the bottle operates a presser or finger or its
equivalent and automatically moves a cam or cams on the centre shaft in position to
operate the syrup pump and aerated water valve when the said shaft is reciprocated
to fill the bottle. Immediately a bottle is removed from the holder or carrier the
aforesaid cam or cams are re-set by a spring or its equivalent and thus prevents the
syrup pump and aerated water valve being operated, thereby preventing or reducing
waste of syrup and aerated water to a minimum. The syrup pump rod is attached
to a crossbar provided with screws to determine the stroke to be given to the pump
piston when operated upon by the cam on the centre shaft according to the amount
or quantity of syrup required for each bottle. In close proximity to the nozzles
provided to receive the bottle mouth we dispose check valves to prevent syrup and
aerated water entering the wrong bottle during the operation of filling. The usual
snift valves are provided in connection with the bottle nozzles. The centre shaft
carrying the bottle holders is reciprocated by a lever and connecting rod attached
to an internal compound saddle operated by a cam on the driving shaft, the latter
being driven in any convenient manner by gearing or pulleys. The compound
saddle and cam are so constructed as to cause a pause and produce an intermittent
motion to give ample time for the filling and syruping of each bottle. A fork or
lever or other equivalents are provided for sliding the cam out of gear with the
compound saddle to allow of the bottle carriers being operated by hand to fill and
syrup the bottles. If desired the machine may be constructed to be operated
by hand only.

page_text: Fig. 3 is a side view of syrup pump and apparatus for working and regulating
stroke of same.
Fig. 4 is a side elevation of apparatus for throwing cams for operating syrup
pump and aerated water valve in and out of gear.
Fig. 5 is a plan of Fig. 4.
Fig. 6 is a part plan of centre shaft and cams for operating syrup pump and
aerated water valve.
Fig. 7 is a sectional elevation of nozzle heads with removed.
caps
Fig. 8 is a sectional plan through line A' B' in Fig. 7.
Fig. 9 is a side elevation of compound saddle and cam for operating centre shaft
and bottle carrying arms, and
Fig. 10 is a sectional elevation of spring holder for bottles.
A is the centre shaft; B bottle carrying arms; C nozzles; D adjustable and
self-acting bottle holders; E syrup pump; Faerated water valve-box; G driving
shaft; H driving cam; compound saddle; J driving pulley, and K loose
pulley.
The centre shaft A is mounted in bearings on the frame or stand L, and is
provided with the valve-box M having the bottle nozzles C to receive the mouth
end of the bottles. In the valve-box M are disposed the check valves V₁ to
prevent syrup and aerated water entering the wrong nozzle and bottle during the
operation of filling. The valves V₁ are mounted in the chambers W¹ closed by
the screwed caps X¹. The valves V₁are held against their seats by the springs Y¹.
Syrup is delivered from the panp E by means of the pipe Z' to the valve-box F;
and aerated water is supplied oy the pipe A', from whence they-in their successive
order pass through the opening B in the centre shaft A, being supplied to the
valve chambers WT by the openings C' shown in Figs. 7 and 8. The valves V' are
provided with the stems D, and are operated to open the valves V1 by coming in
contact with the inclined stops or projections E on the fixing U when the bottle
carrying arms are in motion. The valve-box M is fitted with the snift valves F'
having stems to operate against the stops or projections E to allow air to escape
from the bottles during the operation of filling. To the valve-box M are
attached the bottle carrying arms B; the sleeve R mounted thereon being provided
with the adjustable and self-acting bottle holders D, which press against the bottom
end of each bottle when placed in the nozzles C. The bottle holder D is mounted
in the arm N on the upper end of the sleeve R on the carrying arm B, and is
secured therein by the screw O and key P. If desired the supporting stem Q
carrying the bottle holder D may be threaded and screwed into the arm N. When
each bottle carrying arm B is in the correct position for receiving an empty bottle,
that is, when in a vertical position as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the sleeve R of the
bottle holder is raised to admit the bottle by means of the lever S coming in contact
with the stop or projection T on the fixing U secured to the frame or stand L when
the arm B is in motion. The lever S is pivoted to the arm V secured to the
carrying arm B by means of the screw W. The other end of the lever S extends
to the underside of the sleeve R on the carrying arm B, by which the said sleeve,
the arm N, and bottle holder D are raised; the lowering or gripping action being
effected by the spring ✗ inside the sleeve R immediately the lever S is released
from the stop or projection T when the arm B moves back to allow of syruping and
filling the bottle. To prevent waste of syrup and aerated water in case a bottle is
omitted to be placed in the machine, the arm V is fitted with the sliding spindle Y
with the discs Z and C. When an empty bottle is placed in position it operates
against the disc Z and slides the spindle Y so as to press the disc C³ against the
bowl D' on the forked lever E¹. The latter is pivoted to the side of the syrup
pump by the pin F¹; the forked end extending to the annular recess G' on the side
of the cam H¹ for operating the syrup pump. To the cam H' is attached the
double cam 1¹ for operating the aerated water valve. The double cam 1', when in
action, operates on the finger F pivoted to the lever G; the latter being mounted
on the centre H' attached to the framework L by the fixing I'. The finger F' is

page_text: held in position by the spring or elastic band J, which will allow the finger F³ to
move sideway in case the cam 1' has not moved out of action quick enough. In
the other end of the lever G is mounted the adjustable screwed pin K² which
operates on the spindle L³ for opening the aerated water valve attached thereto,
and by which the amount of opening of the aerated water valve may be adjusted to
a nicety to regulate filling. By placing an empty bottle in position in the nozzle C
the aforesaid apparatus slides the cams H' and I' in the position shown in Fig. 6,
by which both the syrup pump and aerated water valve are operated in their
successive order. In case there is no bottle in the machine, when in motion, the
sleeve R will assume its lower position causing the finger J¹ mounted thereon to
operate on one of the arms or projections K attached to the levers L' pivoted
at M' to the framework L of the machine and push the forked lever E¹ backwards,
by which the cams H' and I' will be slid out of action with the syrup pump and
aerated water valve. The syrup pump rod N' is attached to the cross bar O¹
provided with the screws P to determine the stroke to be given to the pump
according to the amount of syrup intended to be inserted into each bottle. The
lower end of the screws P¹ operate against the upper side of the framework Las
shown in Fig. 3. The cross bar O' is fitted with the projection Q' against which
the cam H' operates to raise the pump piston when forcing syrup into the bottle.
The cross bar O₁ slides up and down the guide bars R¹ disposed between the
framework L and the bottom flange of the syrup pump. As soon as the syrup
pump has been operated by the reciprocating cam H¹ the return stroke is effected
by the springs T¹ secured to the framework L and the cross bar O' by the screwed
rods U¹.
The centre shaft A, to which are attached the valve-box M and the carrying
arms B, is fitted with the lever M² provided with the pin Nº. The latter is coupled
to the compound saddle I by means of the connecting rod 02. The compound
saddle I is operated by the cam H to give the requisite reciprocating motions to
the shaft A, the latter being provided with the driving pulley J, and the loose
pulley K on which the driving strap is placed by a strap fork to stop the machine.
The compound saddle 1 is of the form shown in Fig. 9, so that when the cam H is
rotating a pause takes place and causes an intermittent motion to the carrying
arms B to give ample time for syruping and filling each bottle. If desired the
cam H may be mounted loosely on a key or feather in the shaft G to allow of
the same being slid out of action with the compound saddle I, thus, allowing of the
machine being operated by hand by operating the carrying arms B.
An important feature of this invention is that two bottle carrying arms are
employed by which a full bottle can be removed and replaced with an empty one
during the operation of syruping and filling the other bottle. Each carrying arm
moves or reciprocates only about one-third of a revolution as shown in dotted lines
in Fig. 2, thus effecting a great saving in time over filling machines wherein the
carrying arms rotate or turn round.
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 we
claim is :-
1. In a machine for syruping and filling internally stoppered bottles the use and
employment of the double bottle carrying arms attached to a double valve-box on
the end of the centre shaft and having a reciprocating motion so that each bottle
performs a double journey, during which syrup and aerated water are introduced
into the same, and the exit of air from the bottles takes place, substantially as
described.
2. In a machine for syruping and filling internally stoppered bottles in which are.
employed double bottle carrying arms having a reciprocating motion so that each
bottle performs a double journey, the use and combination of the cam H, compound
saddle 1, connecting rod O³, and lever M* mounted on the centre shaft A, sub-
stantially as described and shown in the drawings.

page_text: 3. In a machine for syruping and filling internally stoppered bottles wherein
double bottle carrying arms are employed and having a reciprocating motion so
that each bottle performs a double journey, the use of apparatus for sliding in and
out of gear the cams employed for operating the syrup pump and aerated water
valve, for the purposes specified, substantially as described.
4. In combination with the syrup pump E the use and combination of the cross
bar O' provided with the projection Q1, the screws P¹ for regulating the stroke of
the pump, and the springs T¹ for effecting the return stroke of same, substantially
as described.
5. In a machine for syruping and filling internally stoppered bottles, the use of
the levers S and stop or projection T in combination with the double bottle carrying
arms for the purpose specified, substantially as described.
6. In a machine for syruping and filling internally stoppered bottles wherein
double bottle carrying arms are employed and having a reciprocating motion so
that each bottle performs a double journey, the use of the double valve-box M
provided with the two check valves V¹ and two snift valves F³, and the passages
leading to and therefrom, and the apparatus for operating same as and for the
purposes specified, substantially as described.
7. The general arrangements, combinations, and constructions of parts forming
our improved machine for syruping and filling internally stoppered bottles, sub-
stantially as described and as shown in the drawings.
Dated the 12th November 1892.
EDMUND CHADWICK, F.I.C.PA.,
Agent.