Improvements in or connected with Butter Workers, more especially applicable to the Production of Artificial Butter.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 6th June, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 6th Mar., 1900-Accepted, 19th May, 1900
Improvements in or connected with Butter Workers, more especially
applicable to the Production of Artificial Butter.
I, SAMUEL VAN DEN BERGH, of Rotterdam, in the Kingdom of Holland, Manager
to Van den Bergh's, Limited, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:
This invention relates to improvements in or connected with butter workers
more especially applicable to the production of artificial butter and has for its
object to obtain an apparatus by the aid of which the butter can be continuously
worked by passing in a vertical downward direction through sets of corrugated
rollers so that the whole process can be carried out without the necessity for the
bandling of the butter by the attendant.
For this purpose, a rectangular girder-like frame is employed supported at
a suitable elevation upon transverse beams and at or near one end of this frame
are provided two corrugated rollers which are geared together and fixed with
shafts or axes mounted in bearings carried by the frame and these rollers are
partially enclosed in a box or casing carried by the frame and the top of which
is shaped and apertured like a hopper so that the material fed thereinto will be
delivered into the grip of the corrugated rollers.
The shaft of one of the corrugated rollers is furnished with fast and loose pulleys
by means of which the rollers may be driven by a band from any suitable engine
or motor, and beneath the corrugated rollers and extending upward at a suitable
inclination is an endless band or conveyor of linen or other suitable material
which at its upper end passes around an idle roller carried by brackets or standards
from the frame and at its lower end passes around a roller the shaft or axis
of which is mounted in bearings carried by hangers from the frame, and the shaft
of this roller at one end thereof is provided with a chain wheel which by means of
a chain is geared with a corresponding wheel fixed upon the shaft of the driven
one of the corrugated rollers and thus the endless band is continuously driven
together with the corrugated rollers.
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Beneath the endless band at the upper extremity thereof is arranged in a suit-
able casing another pair of corrugated rollers which are driven by means of chain
gearing from the first pair of rollers and the butter after having been worked by
the first pair of corrugated rollers falls on to the linen or other openwork endless
Land and is thereby elevated to the upper extremity, upon reaching which it is
deposited into the grip of the second pair of corrugated rollers beneath which
is arranged a second endless band the lower roller of which is driven by chain
gearing from one of the corrugated rollers above and these parts may be repeated
as many times as is requisite to ensure the proper working of the butter or the
like. After passing through the last set of rollers the butter is allowed to fall
on to a band or into a trough or other suitable receptacle.
In order to ensure the requisite tension of the endless band or elevator, a
roller extending across the underside thereof is employed which roller is carried

page_text: by the short arms of levers mounted upon axes of motion and the long arms of
which levers are furnished with adjustable counterweights so that the tension of
the endless band may be regulated at will.
By the means herein before described, a simple and inexpensive apparatus is
obtained by the aid of which butter or the like may be efficiently worked and
that without any necessity for the handling thereof by the attendant.
Dated this 6th day of June 1899
VAUGHAN & SON,
Agents for the Applicant,
Improvements in or connected with Butter Workers, more especially
applicable to the Production of Artificial Butter.
I, SAMUEL VAN DEN BERGH, of Rotterdam, in the Kingdom of Holland, Manager
to Van den Berghs, Limited, 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:
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My said invention relates to improvements in or connected with butter workers
more especially applicable to the production of artificial butter and has for its
object to obtain an apparatus by the aid of which the butter can be continuously
worked by passing in a vertical downward direction through sets of corrugated
rollers so that the whole process can be carried out without the necessity for the
handling of the butter by the attendant.
For this purpose, a rectangular girder-like frame is employed supported at
a suitable elevation upon transverse beams and at or near one end of this frame
are provided two corrugated rollers which are geared together and fixed with
shafts or axes mounted in bearings carried by the frame and these rollers are
partially enclosed in a box or casing carried by the frame and the top of which
is shaped and apertured like a hopper so that the material fed thereinto will be
delivered into the grip of the corrugated rollers.
The shaft of one of the corrugated rollers is furnished with fast and loose pulleys
by means of which the rollers may be driven by a band from any suitable engine
or motor, and beneath the corrugated rollers and extending upward at a suitable
inclination, is an endless band or conveyer of linen or other suitable material
which at its upper end passes around an idle roller carried by brackets or standards
from the frame and at its lower end passes around a roller the shaft or axis
of which is mounted in bearings carried by hangers from the frame, and the shaft
of this roller at one end thereof is provided with a chain wheel which by means of
a chain is geared with a corresponding wheel fixed upon the shaft of the driven
one of the corrugated rollers and thus the endless band is continuously driven
together with the corrugated rollers.
Beneath the endless band at the upper extremity thereof is arranged in a suit-
able casing another pair of corrugated rollers which are driven by means of chain
gearing from the first pair of rollers and the butter after having been worked by
the first pair of corrugated rollers falls on to the linen or other openwork endless
band and is thereby elevated to the upper extremity, upon reaching which it is
deposited into the grip of the second pair of corrugated rollers beneath which
is arranged a second endless band the lower roller of which is driven by chain
gearing from one of the corrugated rollers above and these parts may be repeated
as many times as is requisite to ensure the proper working of the butter or the
like. After passing through the last set of rollers the butter is allowed to fall
on to a band or into a trough or other suitable receptacle.

page_text: In order to ensure the requisite tension of the endless band or elevator, a
roller extending across the underside thereof is employed which roller is carried
Jy, the short arms of levers mounted upon axes of motion and the long arms of
which levers are furnished with adjustable counterweights so that the lension of
the endless band may be regulated at will.
And, in order that the said invention may be more clearly understood and readily
carried into effect, I will proceed, aided by the accompanying drawings, more fully
to described the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section of a machine constructed according
to the present invention.
Figure 2, is a plan thereof with parts removed.
Figure 3, is an end elevation thereof partly in section.
Figure 4, is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 1-1, of Figure 1.
Figure 5, is a side elevation of a portion of the driving chain, and,
Figure 6, is a horizontal section taken on the line 22, of Figure 5.
In the several figures in which like parts are indicated by similar letters of
reference, Figures 5, and 6, are drawn to an increased scale with respect to the
other figures of the drawings.
a, represents a rectangular girder-like frame which is supported at a suitable
elevation upon transverse frames or standards a¹.
Near to one end of the frame a, are provided two corrugated rollers, which
are geared and fixed with shafts or axes 6, at their ends mounted with capability
of revolving in bearings a², carried by the frame a and these rollers are partially
enclosed by a box or casing e, carried by the frame a, and the top c', of which is
shaped and apertured like a hopper so that the material fed thereinto will be
delivered into the grip of the corrugated rollers b.
The shaft b', of one of the corrugated rollers b, is furnished with fast and loose
pulleys 6, by means of which said rollers may be driven by a band from any
suitable engine or motor.
Beneath the corrugated rollers b, and extending upward at a suitable inclination
is an endless band or conveyer e, of linen or other suitable material which travels
within fixed lateral guides e**, over a table e*, and at its upper extremity passes
around an idle or guide roller f, the axes f¹, of which are mounted in bearings a",
carried by brackets or standards ³ from the frame «, whilst at its lower extremity
the endless band e passes around a roller d, the shaft or axis, of which is
mounted in bearings a carried by hangers at, from the frame a,
The shaft of the roller, is at one end thereof provided with a chain wheel 2,
which by means of an endless chain, is geared with a corresponding wheel 6,
fixed upon the shaft b', of the driven one of the corrugated rollers b, and thus
the endless band or conveyer e, is continuously driven together with the corrugated
rollers b.
Beneath the endless band at the upper extremity thereof is arranged another
pair of corrugated rollers, which are covered by a hood g hinged at g', to
facilitate the turning back thereof to give access to said rollers when required and
the shafts or axes, of these rollers are mounted in bearings as carried by the
frame a.
On the axis, of one of the rollers h, is fixed a chain wheel **, which is by
means of an endless chain ², geared with a corresponding chain wheel_*, fixed
upon the shaft U1, of the driven one of the corrugated rollers b, and the two
sets of corrugated rollers b, h, are thus driven in unison.
Upon the opposite end of the shaft, of the driven one of the corrugated
rollers , are fixed two chain wheels 3, 4, one h³, of which by means of an endless
chain, conveys motion to another set or other sets of corrugated rollers farther
on whilst the other chain wheel, by means of an endless chain, is geared
with a chain wheel, fixed upon the shaft i, of a roller mounted in bearings a

page_text: carried by a hanger, from the frame, and around which roller is passed
another endless conveyer leading to an adjacent apparatus.
The butter fed into the hopper c', after passing between and being worked by
the first pair b, of corrugated rollers falls on to the linen or other openwork endless
band or conveyer e, and is thereby elevated to the upper extremity thereof on
reaching which point it is deposited into the grip of the second pair h, of corrugated
rollers by which it is again worked and it thence falls on to the second endless
band or conveyer which elevates it to a third apparatus, not shown, and these
parts may be repeated as many times as is requisite to ensure the proper working
of the butter or the like.
After the working of the butter is completed, that is to say, after it has been
passed a sufficient number of times through pairs of corrugated rollers such as
those herein before described, the butter is allowed to fall on to a travelling band,
not shown, by which it is carried away or it may be deposited in a trough or other
suitable receptacle.
In order to ensure the requisite tension of the endless band or elevator e, a
roller, extending across the underside thereof and formed of hard wood or other
suitable material is employed and the axes k¹, of this roller are mounted with
capability of revolving in bearings provided in the ends of short arms or levers 2,
fixed with a shaft 3, at its ends mounted with capability of rocking in bearings 10,
carried by the frame a, whilst on the opposite side of the shaft 3, are fixed longer
arms or levers furnished with adjustable counterweights, so that by adjust-
ing said weights upon the levers 4, the tension of the endless bande may be
regulated at will.
By the means hereinbefore described, a simple and inexpensive apparatus is
obtained by the aid of which butter or the like may be efficiently worked and
that without any necessity for the handling thereof by the attendant.
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. A butter working apparatus comprising two or more pairs of intermeshing
corrugated rollers arranged in suitable relation, between which the butter or the
like is passed, an endless travelling band having one extremity located beneath
the first pair of rollers so as to receive the material thereon and the other end
located above the second pair so as to convey and deliver said material into the
grip thereof, and means for giving motion to the corrugated rollers and endless
band, substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and described.
2. A butter working apparatus comprising two or more pairs of intermeshing
corrugated rollers arranged in suitable relation, between which the butter or the
like is passed, a driving pulley or the like upon one of said rollers for giving
motion thereto, a chain wheel fixed with the corrugated roller, a corresponding
wheel fixed with one of the second pair of said rollers, an endless chain coupling
said chain wheels, a plain roller mounted with capability of revolving beneath the
first pair of corrugated rollers, a similar plain roller arranged above the second
set of corrugated rollers, an endless band extending around said plain rollers,
chain gearing coupling the first corrugated roller with the first plain roller and
a counterweighted roller bearing against the underside of the endless band so as
to regulate the tension thereof, substantially as and for the purpose herein shown
and described.
VAUGHAN & SON.
Agents for the Applicant.