IMPROVE- MENTS IN APPARATUS FOR BOTTLING LIQUIDS to be as follows:-.
Year: 1885

page_text: I FREDERIC GEORGE RILEY of 33 South Lambeth Road in the County of
Surrey Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN APPARATUS FOR BOTTLING LIQUIDS to be as follows:-
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My Invention relates to apparatus for filling bottles closed with screwed stoppers
such for example as are described in the provisional specification accompanying my
application for Letters patent dated the 7th July 1885 N° 8198, or other stoppers
secured by screwing or by a rotatory or partial rotatory motion, and my present
improvements are applicable to machines of the type described in the specifications
to Letters Patent granted to me dated the 7th February 1881 N° 524 and the
26th June 1884 N° 9446, whether such machines are operated by hand or power.
In carrying out my Invention I so arrange the apparatus that the stopper which
has been already fitted to and inserted in the empty bottle is first unscrewed or
removed from the bottle by a rotatory motion under the action of the machine, and
the bottle is then filled and the stopper replaced in the bottle by a rotatory motion
in the reverse direction.
The stopper described in the before mentioned provisional specification N° 8198
A.D. 1885 is provided with a projection which according to my present improve-
ments, is gripped by a suitable device, working through a stuffing box and through
the bottle mouth piece, and capable of a rotatory and vertical motion. These
motions are obtained in the following manner
To the ordinary corking plunger I secure a bevel pinion free to revolve, and
I connect this by means of a spiral or other suitable spring with the stopper
gripping device. The bevel pinion engages with a toothed quadrant which is
pivotted to the rising and falling block of the plunger, and is provided with
additional teeth or projections to engage with a fixed rack or projection connected
with the frame of the machine. As therefore the block rises or falls, the quadrant
turns on its pivot by reason of its engagement with the fixed rack or projection
and thus imparts rotatory motion to the bevel pinion connected with the stopper
gripping device.
When the machine is in its first position or that in which the bottle is introduced,
the gripping device projects below and through the bottle mouth piece, the jaws
being open to receive the stopper, which is already in the empty bottle. The
bottle is then brought against the rubber of the mouth piece by the action of the
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bottle stand thus forcing up the gripping device, and closing the same, the spring
connection allowing the necessary amount of play for the purpose. The plunger
block is then raised withdrawing the stopper. The same movement, in the case of
syrup drinks, operates the plunger of the syrup pump and forces in the requisite
amount of syrup The liquid valve and exit air valves are then operated, and the
plunger having a reverse movement the stopper is inserted in the bottle the con-
necting spring absorbing any superfluous mechanical twist transmitted by the
machine so as to avoid bursting the bottle, and being compressed. The bottle
stand then descends and the spring by its resiliency forces the bottle away from
the mouth piece and opens the gripping device in readiness for the reception of
another bottle the syrup pump (when employed) having also drawn another supply
of syrup.
I employ when necessary a movable screen for the bottles which may be operated
by the rising and falling plunger block, so as to cover the bottle whilst filling, and
be withdrawn for the bottle to be taken out of the machine..
The valves which are opened by the cams are by preference constructed in the
manner described in the specification to former Letters patent granted to me dated
the 23rd February 1884 N° 3838, so as to be regulated by the act of screwing the
valve in or out and thus controlling its opening.
The conical rubber lining of the bottle mouth piece is secured by means of a
flange at or near its lower end and makes the joint on the outside of the bottle
neck, in such a manner that the pressure shall have the effect of closing the rubber
on the bottle.
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In operating the machine by hand the bottle is compressed by means of a foot
lever, the rising and falling plunger being retained substantially but operated by
a hand lever, and the valves being opened by another hand lever in place of
the cam.
The syrup pump being connected with the rising and falling plunger has a fixed
stroke, and is regulated by adjustable nuts or stops on the pump rod allowing the
plunger block to travel over the pump rod without operating for a portion of its
stroke. By suitably adjusting the nuts or stops the pump can be thrown entirely
out of action when required.

page_text: FREDERIC GEORGE RILEY of 33 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 apparatus for filling bottles closed with screwed stoppers
such for example as are described in the Specifications to Letters Patent granted to
me dated the 7th July 1885 N° 8198 or other stoppers secured by screwing or by
a rotatory or partial rotatory motion and my present improvements are applicable
to machines of the type described in the Specifications to Letters Patent granted to
me dated the 7th Feb. 1881 N° 524 and the 26th June 1884 N° 9446, whether such
machines are operated by hand or power.
In carrying out my Invention I so arrange the apparatus that the stopper which
has been already fitted to and inserted in the empty bottle is first unscrewed or
removed from the bottle by a rotatory motion under the action of the machine, and
the bottle is then filled and the stopper replaced in the bottle by a rotatory motion
in the reverse direction.
By reference to the drawings annexed I show the application of my Invention to
filling bottles with stoppers of a design as described in my patent No. 819885
Figures 1-2-and 3 are elevations of the apparatus shewing respectively the
twisting device in its first, second and third positions-A is the standard or frame
provided with slide to receive the plunger block B, in place of a cork plunger
I employ the pinion C having a bearing in B. At right angles to this bearing
I provide another bearing which has a shaft working in it D.
Secured to this shaft is a toothed quadrant E engaging with pinion Ċ Round
the boss of the quadrant E are teeth e engaging with the rack F which is bolted to
the standard A.
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It will be thus seen that the raising or lowering of the block B will give the
pinion Ca rotatory motion. Secured to the pinion C is one end of a spring G, the
other end of G being secured to the twisting device H the latter working
through the stuffing gland I in the bottling device J. The lower extremity of H
is formed into a gripping device K which is modified, according to the shape of the
stopper. In the present instance, the device K has a single catch L pivoted at 7
arranged to grip the stopper M.
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When I employ a syrup pump I secure it to the bottling device J, operating the
plunger N by the arm b of block B, controlling the stroke of same by the check
nuts n.
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The conical rubber lining P of the bottle mouth piece is secured by means of a
flange p at its bottom making the joint on the outside of the bottle neck in such
a manner that the pressure shall have the effect of closing the rubber on to the
bottle.
When the machine is in its first position or that in which the bottle is introduced
the gripping device projects below and through the bottle mouth piece, the jaws
being open to receive the stopper which is already in the empty bottle (or in the
present instance the catch L is free to receive-same)..

page_text: Under the action of the bottle stand the bottle is then raised to the rubber
lining forcing up the gripping device K and closing the jaws when same are
employed, or causing catch L to grip the stopper, and compressing the spring G as
shewn in Fig. 2.
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The block B being then raised removes the stopper from the bottle with a
vertical rotatory movement-The raising of block B when syrup is employed
operates the plunger N of syrup pump forcing into the bottle the desired amount
of syrup. The liquid valve R and the exit air valve S are then operated to fill the
bottle; the block B now receives a reverse movement, and the stopper is inserted
in the bottle, the connecting spring G absorbing any superfluous mechanical twist
transmitted by the machine. so as to avoid bursting the bottle, and G becoming
compressed reassumes position as in Fig. 2.
The bottle stand then descends and the spring by its resiliency forces the bottle
away from the mouth piece and opens the gripping device in readiness for the
reception of another bottle as shewn in Fig. 1, the syrup pump (when employed)
having also drawn another supply of syrup--The syrup pump being connected with
the rising and falling block B has a fixed stroke and is regulated by adjustable
nuts n on the pump rod, allowing the plunger block to travel over the pump rod
without operating for a portion of its stroke-By suitably adjusting the nuts the
pump can be thrown out of action when required.
It will be obvious that to operate the machine by hand, the bottle may be
compressed by a foot lever the rising and falling plunger B being retained
substantially but operated by a hand lever secured to the shaft D of the quadrant E,
the valves being opened by another lever in place of the cam.
In constructing machines according to my invention for filling screw or other
stopper bottles, in which the stoppers have a rotatory or partially rotatory motion,
but varying from that for which the drawings annexed are applied, the stroke of
the block B and the quadrant E may be modified, and the jaws of the gripping
device K are altered to suit the requirements of the description of the stopper for
which it is to be employed.
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 apparatus herein substantially described for withdrawing and inserting
stoppers which are secured in bottles by screwing or by a rotatory or partially
rotatory motion, and its application to machines of the type described in Specifi-
cations to Letters Patent granted to me dated the 7th Feb. 81, No. 524 and
26th June 1884, No. 9446, whether such machines are operated by hand or power,
and either for bottling aerated or non aerated liquids.
2. In filling bottles in a machine which are closed by stoppers secured in bottles
by screwing or by a rotatory or partially rotatory motion; the preliminary removal
of the stopper before the bottle is filled by the machine.
3. The employment of a spring in connection with the twisting device for
unstoppering or stoppering bottles which are closed by stoppers secured by screwing.
or by a rotatory or partially rotatory motion, and its application to power or hand
machines as hereinbefore described.
DLL: 10th tree of domil 1906