Improvements relating to Apparatus for the Manufacture of Sugar.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 4th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 4th Feb, 1890-Accepted, 8th Mar, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Apparatus for the Manufacture of
Sugar.
I, GUSTAVE ADANT, of 21, Rue Manchester, Brussels, in the Kingdom of Belgium,
Foreman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
This invention relates to apparatus for the manufacture of sugar in the form of
blocks, slabs or bais, and is designed to improve the construction of the apparatus
descubed in the specification accompanying my application for Letters Patent
No 13084 A 1) 1888
The various modifications of the aforesaid apparatus which are comprised under
this invention enable the manufacture of the blocks, slabs oi bais of sugar to be
effected with greater rapidity and certainty, the removal of these blocks, slabs or
bais from the apparatus being rendered easier as they present themselves, edgewise
in the modified apparatus instead of flat as in the apparatus descubed in the above-
mentioned specification No 13084 A D 1888
The dium or cyhude used in the modified arrangement consists of three paits
The lower pait fixed upon the shaft of the apparatus and has formed in it a groove
which is designed to receive an India rubber packing The middle part is movable
and serves to connect the lower part with the upper part comprising the pipe or
pipes for the liquoring of the sugar
When the working of the sugar is effected by means of steam, the said parts of the
dram or cylinder are replaced by the following parts the middle part is replaced by a
truncated cone which forms the body of the new drum or cylinder, and the pipe or
pipes for the liquoning by a steam pipe or pipes
The ung by which the casing is
fixed upon the dium or cylinder is provided with a cover which completely close> the
sad drum c1 cylinder to prevent the passage of steam to the outside of this dium oi
cylinder The form of a truncated cone is used in order that the steam shall be at
the same pressure at the entire cucumference of the aforesaid casing and that the
upper and lower sugai shall be at the same pressure
The lower part of the drum oi cylinder is pierced with a hole for the outflow of
the water arising from the condensation of the steam
In this arrangement the steam is introduced through an admission pipe into a
pipe comprising two branches which are bent downwardly By this means the water
iesulting from the condensation of steam will be enabled to flow off whilst the steam
as it 11ses again in the dium or cylinder will pass along the sides of the latter in
order to pass above the sides to the chamber wherein the blocks, slabs or bars are
moulded
In one form of my improved apparatus the wall of the dium or cylinder 1stemov-
able in order that it can be substituted by an inclined wall when it is desued to
emplo steam as above stated
As in my apparatus described in the above mentioned specification the casing
compuses fou fixed wedges and four movable wedges The former wedges are
connected with the lower plate by sciews having countersunk heads
An India rubber ring serves to form a tight joint between the lower annulai disc
and the dium which is mounted upon the shaft of the turbine The said annular
disc has four holes which receive bolts of the said movable wedges, by which bolts
the exact position can be determined The upper annular disc is removable being
held upon the movable fixed wedges by means of thumb nuts and screws fixed in
the movable and fixed wedges
Above the fixed and movable wedges the upper annular disc is pierced with three
holes receiving the rods or spindles secured in the movable and fixed wedges, an

page_text: order to enable all the removable parts to be replaced in then original position after
the mounting and dismounting Between the wedges this annular disc is pierced
with rectangular holes corresponding with funnels designed for introducing the
material into the apparatus. it is of course understood that the number of the paits
above mentioned can be vaned according to the size of the apparatus
The aforesaid lower and upper annulai discs are provided between the movable
and fixed wedges with, say ten grooves serving as guides for an equal number of
movable plates which are placed vertically between every two wedges so as to form
nine compartments for nine blocks, slabs oi bais I do not restrict myself to the
number of compartments stated, as this number can be varied at will
In the
Provision is made for guiding all the vertical plates in such a manner that they
will be at an equal distance from the centre of the circle inscribing them
middle of the vertical plates forming the compartments is arranged a distance piece
designed to prevent the said plates from bending, and to cause them to remain at the
same distance apart along their entire length when the apparatus is filled, for the
purpose of obtaining blocks, slabs or bars of the same thickness These distance
pieces also serve to divide the blocks, slabs on bais into several paits
Among the
number of vertical plates there must be eight without distance pieces to prevent two
distance pieces coming opposite each other The said plates are placed against the
wedges to prevent the adhesion of the blocks, slabs or bars to the said wedges
The above-mentioned casing is placed in a movable vessel having exactly the same
form as the casing after which the funnels are placed above the eight rectangulai
orifices These funnels are fixed to the casing by means of thumb nuts When the
filling has been effected the funnels are removed and replaced by covers provided
with an indiarubber packing to form a tight joint These covers are secured in
the same manner as the funnels
When the casing has been filled it is fixed upon the drum or cylinder of the
apparatus by means of the movable annular disc placed at the upper part, and
jessure is brought to bear upon the same through the medium of articulated bolt
The said annular disc will in this manner cause the casing to form a tight joint
with the bottom of the dium or cylinder by which the perforated plates are
carried
After the operation the casing is removed from the apparatus and placed upon a
table to facilitate the dismounting, which is effected by unscrewing the thumb-nuts
and removing the upper annulai disc, whereupon the movable wedges are removed
by causing them to incline towards the exterior The blocks, slabs or bars of sugai
and the vertical plates forming the partitions can then be removed. These blocks,
slabs or bars are next conveved to the drying stove
Dated the 1th dow at Vow 1000
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, WC, Agents for the Applicant
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
Improvements relating to Apparatus for the Manufacture of
Sugar.
I, GUSTAVE ADANT, of 21 Rue Manchester, Brussels, in the Kingdom of Belgium,
Foreman, 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
This invention relates to apparatus for the manufacture of sugar in the form of
blocks slabs or bars, and is designed to improve the construction of the apparatus
described in the Specification accompanying my application for Letters Patent
No. 13084 AD 1888.
The various modifications of the aforesaid apparatus which are comprised under
this invention enable the manufacture of the blocks, slabs or bats of sugar to be
effected with greater rapidity and certainty the removal of these blocks slabs or

page_text: bars from the apparatus being rendered easier as they present themselves edgewise
in the modified apparatus instead of flat as in the apparatus described in the above
mentioned Specification No 13084 A 1) 1888
In the accompanying drawings
Figure I shows a vertical section of the apparatus
Figure II shows a partial section of a compartment with the distance piece V
and the funnel q
Figure III is a plan of the apparatus shown in Figure I
Figure IV is a view to an enlarged scale of a piece of the partition or wall of
perforated plate y of the drum L shown in Figure I
Figure is a view to an enlarged scale of a smaller piece of perforated plate
1nterposed between the perforated plate y of the drum L
Figure VI shows in longitudinal and cross section, and plan another form of
funnel q
Figure VII shows in section and plan the covei W of the compartments of the
casing L
Figure VIII is a vertical section of a modified form of apparatus adapted for the
use of steam
Figure IX shows a vertical section through the middle of the casing
Figure shows a plan, partly in section, of the casing with the movable
plates S and their guides R
Figures XI, and XII show a section and a plan respectively of the casing
placed upon a carriage
The dium or cylinder L is formed of three parts, a, a¹, all
The lower pait a¹¹
is fixed upon the shaft G of the apparatus and has formed in it a groove which 15
designed to receive an India-rubbei packing F The middle pait is movable and
selves to connect the lower part with the upper part comprising the pipe ou pipes
for the liquoring of the sugai
When the working of the sugai is effected by means of steam, the said parts of
the drum or cylindei L are replaced by the following parts, see Figure VIII, the
middle pait is replaced by a truncated cone which forms the body of the new dium'
01 cylinder L and the pipe or pipes for the liquoring, by a steam pipe or pipes c
The ning by which the casing is fixed upon the drum or cylindei L is provided
with a cover f which completely closes the said dium, or cylinder to prevent the
passage of steam to the outside of this drum oi cylinder The form of a truncated
cone is used in order that the steam shall be at the same pressure all around the
circumference of the aforesaid casing and that the upper and lower sugar shall be
at the same pressure
The lower part of the drum or cvlinder is pierced with a hole for the outflow of
the water arising from the condensation of the steam
In this arrangement the steam is introduced through an admission pipe a*
Figure VIII into a pipe e having two branches which are bent downwardly By
this means the water resulting from the condensation of steam will be enabled to
flow off whilst the steam as it rises again in the drum or cylinder will pass along
the sides of the latter in order to pass above the sides to the chamber wherein the
blocks slabs or bars are moulded
Figure I shows as above stated my improved apparatus in which the wall of the
drum or cylinder is removable in oider that it can be substituted by an inclined
wall when it is desired to employ steam as above stated
As in my apparatus described in the above mentioned specification the casing
comprises four fixed wedges and four movable wedges B The four fixed
wedges are connected with the lower plate C by three screws D) having counter-
sunk heads
The drum is provided with an India-rubber ing F which serves to form a tight
joint between the lower annular disc and the drum which 15 mounted upon the
shaft G of the apparatus The said annular disc has four holes H which receive
the bolts I of the said movable wedges B by which bolts the exact position can be

page_text: determined The upper annulai disc J is removable being held upon the movable
wedges B and upon the fixed wedges A by means of nuts K pressing upon the
thumb nuts and sciews M fixed in the movable and fixed wedges Above the
fixed and movable wedges the upper annular disc is pierced with three holes N
receiving 1ods or spindles 0 secuied in the movable and fixed wedges, in order
to enable all the removable parts to be replaced in the onginal position after the
mounting and dismounting Between the wedges this annulai disc is pierced
with rectangular holes P conesponding with funnels q designed for introducing
the matenal into the apparatus It is of course understood that the number of
the parts above mentioned can be varied according to the size of the apparatus
The aforesaid lower and upper annulai dises are provided between the movable
and fixed wedges with say ten grooves R serving as guides for an equal number of
movable plates S which are placed vertically between every two wedges so as to
form nine compartments for nine blocks slabs or bars (see Figure X sheet 2) I
do not restrict myself to the number of compartments stated, as this number can
be vaned at will
The grooves R Figure X are each provided with a tail piece U a centimetre from
the edge of the hise which serves as guides for all the vertical plates in such a
manner that they will be at an equal distance from the centre of the cucle inscribing
them In the middle of the vertical plates for mung the compartments is arranged
a distance piece V designed to prevent the said plates from bending, and to cause
them to remain at the same distance apart along then entire length when the
apparatus is filled, for the purpose of obtaining blocks, slabs or bars of the same
thickness These distance pieces also serve to divide the blocks slabs or bars into
several parts Among the number of vertical plates there must be eight without
distance pieces to prevent two distance pieces coming opposite each other The
said plates are placed against the wedges to prevent the adhesion of the blocks,
slabs or bars to the said wedges
The above-mentioned casing is placed in a movable vessel having exactly the same
form as the casing after which the funnels are placed above the eight rectangular
oufices These funnels are fixed to the casing by means of thumb nuts
When the filling has been effected the funnels are removed and replaced by
covers W provided with an India-rubber packing to form a tight-joint
covers Ware secured in the same manner as the funnels
These
When the casing has been filled it is fixed upon the drum oi cylinder L of the
apparatus by means of the movable annulai dise placed at the upper part and
pressure is brought to bear upon the same through the medium of articulated
bolts The said annular disc will in this mannei cause the casing to form a
tight out with the bottom of the drum on cylinder by which the perforated
plates X and Y are canned
After the operation the casing is removed from the apparatus and placed upon a
table to facilitate the dismounting which is effected by unscrewing the thumb nuts
and removing the upper annular disc, whereupon the movable wedges are removed
by causing them to incline towards the exter101 The blocks, slabs or bars of sugal
and the vertical plates forming the partitions can then be removed
blocks, slabs o bais are next conveyed to the drving stove
These
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim 18.
Fust The herein described improvements on Letters Patent No 13081 dated
September 10th 1888 consisting more especially in the new form of the movable
casing and in the form of the drum. This casing being arranged for producing
slabs of the profile, in combination with movable and fixed wedges, of the inter-
posed plates with distance pieces and the drum canying perforated plates, the
filling vessel of the movable casing, the whole as descubed and shown in the
accompanying diawing

page_text: Second The combination and the construction of the movable device capable of
being substituted by another arrangement of the sides of the drum and distributing
device for the steam, in case steam is to be employed for the manufacture of sugar
in blocks slabs or bars in the apparatus as above described and represented in the
accompanying diawing
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.