US1132071A - Glass-bottle-making machine. - Google Patents

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A. E. GLEGG. GLASS BOTTLE MAKING MACHIXE. APPLIGATIONE'ILED 001.18, 1912',

Patented. Mar. 16, 1915.

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A. 5, GLEGG.

GLASS BOTTLE MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 18, 1912.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915,

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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- G34A$S-BQTTIaE-MAKING MACHINE.

Patented liter. 1%, i915.

, Anplicetion filed owner 15, 193.2. Serial m. mes-es.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD Qnnco, a subject of the'l'i'ing of Great Britsin and lreland, residing at Leeds, in the county of York,-'England, have invented certain new and useful improvements in.

Glsss-Bottlel/iaking Machines, of which the following is a specification,

This invention relates to machines of the turnover type for making and blowing-bot- ..tles by means of compressed air, in which the outside of the bottle mouth or ring, as

' ference of the fin formed by the sections of the body-niold,2the front being that face of it is termed, isformedin s divided ring mold, used in conjunction with, but sep:

crate front either, the gathering or perison' mold or the finishgng.mold; wn1le a hollownipple forms the interior of the mouth orv neck, ends piercing rod: or plunger pessing through a @ntral holeiinr the nipple pierces the metal, 42, ,"th5 glass ores neck; air be. ing admitted to the hole thus formed in the metal for blowing thevbottle 1n the finishing mold. Such-a machine for'example is des "ibed in the specification-of British Letters Patent-No. 27,971 of 1904- One of the chief objects of my invention is to permit e bottle-thus manufactured to" here the name of the brewer or mnnufac tnrer of the ale or any other contents, or any otherwords of advertisement molded in the front .of e hottlehav'i-ng-s stopper held by s..-pivoted Wire bail, without interthe bottle, on which the Wire coil is turned down in removing the stopper from the neck; and which, therefore, isnsturally preset-med toward the person opening the bottie- ThiSiQZGfiGCtQd by comb ning Witha bodyrnold in two I sections, arranged w th the plnneefdivision at right anglestothe face of iillfiQIHECllHl, so that said 'SQQUOIIS open laterally in oppositedirections, a ringmold. fen-forming the neck of the bottle, consish'ng of a pair of sections having-projection'sin-the middle parts of theirinner" faces tadnpted to" form in the exterior of the neckof the bottle a pair of indents which serre for pivoting the ends of the stopper-locking wire ball, the plane of division of the ring-mold sections being consequently parallel tot-he front of the machine and at right snglestothe plane of OllVlSlOIl ,of the bodyemold. Thus constructed, the

ring-mold sections open respectively forward orbecig erd, 111 other Words away from or toward the machine; and the indents are arranged to let the Wire bail fold down on the smooth face of the body of the bottle corresponding to oneof thedoodyin which Figure 1 1s a front elevation of the ring opening and closing mechanism and, the

neck piercing mechanism, which are carried by; the turnover brackets of the glass blowing machine. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section, looking downward on line A A of Fig.

I 1 and Fig. 3 is a side elevation. Figs is a front to back mid section of the lower part of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a modification of Fig. 4 for the purpose hereinafter set forth. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the means for pierc-.

ing the metal of the neck While in the gathering mold.

The same reference letter or figure is used for the same part in all the views.

a a are the bearings for the levers carrying the parison mold formed-st the ends'of a cross plate 6 forming part of the turnover bracket; I l e 0 are the two halves of the ring mold for shaping the outside of the bottle neck,

carried respectively by the two arms (Z (Z these latter being fixed to the lower ends of the pivot shafts e e.

by the mechanisms illustrated by the accompanying drawings,

The shafts c' 6 are fitted rotatably in the pillars f ffiwvhich are cast on'the upper side ofthe plate g, thelettei'f forming, part of the turnover frame or bracket. The-shafts e e are partially rotated in unison, so as to move the two arms (Z al toward each other, to. close the halves of the ring mold togetlnn",

and from each other to open} apart the two halves of the ring, mold by means of the operating lever h. The connections consist of the two arms 2' 2' fixed to the upper ends of the shafts 6 e and the connecting link 3': joining the two arms z 6 together, and the connecting link kjoining the en'dof the mold for the bottle-body,

arm 2' with a pin Z' fixed to the operating lever h. The opening movement is efiected by moving the lever in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 2, and the closing movement is effected by the spring 2).

In the case of indent ring molds, that is provided with projections c for forming diametrically opposite indents in the outside of the bottle ring, as shown'in Fig. 5 to re-- ceive the ends of wire fasteners for holding the stop1.1ers of the bottle, the plane of the divisionv of the ring mold is made at right angles to the plane of division of the parison and finishing molds, which open to the right and left when viewed from the front. The projections for forming the indeuts areon a line transverse to the plane of division of the ring-mold.

The plane of division of the finishing as also of the parison mold for the same, is at rig it an-. gles to the front of the machine; lit the plane of division of the ring-mold for form ing the bottle-neck is parallel to the front' of the machine; so'that the body-mold opens laterally and the fin formed in the bottlebody by this mold will be at right angles to the front of the machine with a smooth rounded finless face at the side for the front of the bottle but the ring-mold sections open respectively forward away from the machine and rearward toward the machine. The movement of the' rearwvard"ring-mold section, though sufiicient, is limited by the bracket plate calryingthe mechanism from the swiveling head,but'in order to move the front section of the ring mold out of thes: way of the bottle when the finishing mold is swung'to one side it is necessary to give a greater swing to the armcarrying this latter section than to the arm carrying the rear section. Consequently the lever a" operating arm (1, which carries the. said front sectionot the ring-mold, is made one half as long as lever i, which similarly actuates armd carrying the rear section of said mold, that the former arm and section may be swung well to one side, facilitating-the removal of tliemoidcd bottle. These arms are pivoted at opposite sides of the central vertical plane, passing through the said ring-mold sections. The hereinbe'tore nenvg tioned indent-forming projections are 111 this plane.

This arrangement of the said projections with relation to the lines of division of the body-mold as hereinbefore descrilied, in sures that the wire bail for fastening the stopper will he turned down in opening the same on a part oi the bottle-body tree from any fin, which may therefore receive a molded name or any desired words and v. ill constitute the front of the bottle, being naturally presented to a person as he opens the latter. The important feature of this construction is i'the location of the indeir's 1n .a p'lane corresponding to the plane of division of th'e'body-mold so that the Wire bail vmay fold down, in opening the latter,

on a smooth front without any-fin and not on the fin formed by the body-inold sections, as the latter fin would prevent the proper molding of the desired words. This is an important improvement for it makes the opening of the bottle, and every presentation or arrangement of it in position to be opened, an advertisement of the contents or such other announcement as may be desired. 7

q is the soicalled adjusting sleeve, fitting inside the pi lar 172, its ppper part pro ecting above the pillar 10,, being formed with two collars '1 which form a circumferential runner race. The sleeve 3, carrying the nipple u at its lower end, is screw-threaded on the outside toward its upper end, so as to fit theinternal screw formed at the upper end of the adjusting sleeve 9. Byrotating the sleeve I the inner sleeve may be raised or lowered to adjust the position of: the nipple, the locking nut 1 being tightened when the adjustment has been made. The interior of the sleeves is connected by the inlet opening 'ill with the compressed air pipe. The piercing rod or plunger 21 passes into and through the nipple "u and through a packing gland, fitted in the screw-threaded socket hole in the upper end of the sleeve 8.

6, Figs. 2 and 3 is an inclined cam, which.

projects as .a rib from the rear side of the sleeve 0.

"latter resting on the upper 'or working side oi the cam 6.

Runners 10 carried at the ends of the fork arms of the lever T, engage in the groove or racer-between tho collars r on the adjusting sleeve (1, so that the movement of the operating lever 71. to open the ring mold c 0, means of the above described mechanism. .m the sleeves (7 and s, so that the nipple w is clear oil the ring mold 2'. 6. clear of the l ottle neck. Thus the latter is not broken olt or damaged, when the "hinged bracket carrying the finishing mold is swung to .one side. The two halves of the ring mold, when opened apart. are clear or the path of the hottle neck during the swinging of the finishing mold to one side. 'The downward aiaaarzi movement of the nipple sand of the forked lever 7 is efiected by the spring 5. lit will be evident that the opening or the ring mold c c and'the raising of the nipple u An intermediate sleeve is inserted be tween the sleeves c7 and a being fitted verti- Cally slidably in the sleeve g, and connected by screw threads tothe upper part of the i nipple carrying sleeve 5, so that in this casethe intermediate sleeve g becomes the adj usting sleeve. The nipple '11; passes through an openingin the ring u screwed into the lower end of the sleeve {7, the underside of the ring beingindented, forming an annular groove 01* trough of, which is adapted, on

inversion of the mechanism, to receive mol- L- ten glass, to obtain a glass joint for proventing leakage of air. The. lower of J spring 5 to raise the piercing rod to the intermediate sleeve is widened out to allow' the air to pass through the holes 3 in the sleeve 8, down into the space between the nipple and the sleeve g. Thesleeve g is raised as before by the earn 6 and lever 7, so that the indented ring u is lifted clear 0E thetop or" the bottle ring,'as the ringznold is opened; while the sleeves g and s are raised by a'hingedtorlred lever I and is attached to the lever 15 fixed to the spigot or spindle of the tap for admitting compressed air, which then passes around the outside of the raised nipple and through the large opening in the center of the ring 10 r .2 'FlEfT -l-lS aleyerpivoted on a stud car- 'ried by the side bracket e the long arm of which is connected by a link 3 to the sleeve 2 fitted loose on the plunger rod v.

' 4 is a split nut, which can be secured in any desired position on a screw-threaded portion of the rod 1: as may be required by various lengths of the nipple :u.

5 is a spiral spring, which bears against the underside of the split nut at, tending to press it upward, and on the top of the gland :0 pressing the sleeve 3 and the nipple?! downward.

A spring 2 connected to the short arm of the lever z, raises the long arm when the trigger 7 is drawn back, and allows the position minted o in Fig. 4;, While the I nipple u is still retained in the position shown in Fig. i, by the downward pressure the lever resting on the lowest part of the incline otthe cam 6. With the piercing rod and the nipple in the positions just above indicated, air can pass from the chamber a through the nipple, into the hole made in the parison by the plunger, for the purpose of blowing out the rnetal to form the bottle,

The method of Working is as follows: During the gathering or filling of the parison mold, the latter is in an inverted position, and the plunger and nipple have the position shown in Fig. 'l, the lever 2 being held in the position shown in Fig. 1 by the trigger or catch The ring mold also is closed, the levers h, i and 2' being in the position shown in Fig. 2, and the runner 9 restingsgainstthe bottom of theinclined cam ln machines of the turnover ty e as the head is swung around to bring the mechanism and parison mold to the frontof'the machine, the vparisonniold is auto.

matically opened, and the parison' is rotated through lSO degrees, sothat the neck end is uppermost. The hand lever 11 Fig. lis then drawn down, and through the connecting link 12 pulls down the rod 4) to pierce the parison, compressing the spring 5. The lever 11 and plunger were then allowed to move upward to the original position, and by drawing back the trigger or catch @/,t0 more still farther, until stopped by the split nut at catching against the underside or the bridge piece or plate 13 The lower end of the rod o is in the position marked '0 Fig. l, and on turning on the compressed air tap, air passes through the nipple to blow out the bottle the finishing mold, which has been substituted for the parison mold. When this has been done, the oper-' ating handle h is moved in the direction fin dicated by the arrow in Fig. 2 to-open the ring mold, at the same time moving around the (3111116, as toraise the lower end-or the nipple elear ed the bottle neck or mouth.

' The finishing moldis then swun g to one side shown in Figl r head is then rotated through 180 degrees, and the two halves of the parison mold are automatically closed:

together and brought into position. with respect to the ring mold, both being at the sarhe time inverted ready t'or the pest fill-- t ing or gathering operation.

The additional means for piercing the metal of the neclr While in the gatherin or arison mold, when at the rear or gat er' mg side of the machine, are illustrated 1n Fig. 5.

14 is part of the bed plate, and 15 the rear It) i" isiaebi thi eaean at ain. Oithehglass' "carriedby the bracket 18, and the other endfb the bracket '19. I

's achain'attiichedxat its lower end foot' le'ver', its u pe endbeing atend of-the-shaftl7, so that when lever *is depressed this shaft is and gearing fwith the vertical tapcar-ried in guides on-the bracket eby the tappe't, :.rod is raised, and onta'ct With the cross head 13, see is the end of the plunger rod o. the rear side of the machine, the wn infFig. 1 has an inverted that shown in Fig. 1, so that the 3 now. the lowest part of the nand lDIIDEdlQiIQlY' over the strik- 24'.: The lever 16 is'raisod by a fa the front' sideof the machine, and t 'rod Q l drops by its own Weight. Ware I37li2it 1it"is not new to shape ior of 'a; mold according to the exterior sliaperot' tlie articleto be molded: I also thatit i's notw-neneigto open the ring inold at right angl the body mold; also that-it-is not; nevy toi v'a-ry leverage according. to th:avlii*l reqnired; and therefore I do not broadly'claitndevices embodying or el'lecting an ofthe ahove constructions or l q-operations; hut' A Having now particularly described and ascertained the n'atureof my said invention and'in" what nianncrthe same is to be performed, What I. claim and "4 by Letters Patentis: I

' 1. Inja -glass1h ottlo blowing machine having sectional parison finishing and ring molds, aring-rnold in twosections, for forming theenterior of a bottle neck, and means for supporting the latter mold and opening and closing it at will, thcvsaid sections of the ring-mold being divided in a p ane at right angles to the plane of divisioIfot' the parison and l'llllSlll'IlQ'HlOld sections and each section of the ring-mold being p 17ov ided with an integral interior projection, these two projections being opposite each other and adapted to form ind mute, on a line;tra.isvcrse to the plane of 'sion of said ring mold in the outside of (.1..\ the bottle neclr, for receiving and engaging the stopper-Wire.

ln glasshottle blowing machines of the type herein referred to, the combination of two eomi-annnlar sections adapted to be 1 7 closed together, forming a ring-mold, each 17 1s a""shor tggha1t ones; of Which is.

v der that both sections may be operated by 22 to a'cnrvedplate Qlinounted lXlOld, and opened at will, an operating lever 25 carried atfjthe upper end of the desire to secure .verse to the opening plane of said ring mold to form an indent in the bottle neck for holding a stopper \vire, an operating lever for opening and closing said mold sections, spindles arranged one on each side of the center of said mold, arms from said spindles to said mold-sections respectively and links connecting said lever to said spindles in orprojections on line transverse to the plane of the opening of said ring mold and adapt-1 ed to. be closed together, forming a ring s5 pivoted in line with the center oii said mold, a pair of spindles arranged respectively on' each side of said centralline, links from said leverto said spindles and arms of unequal lengthfroin said spindles to said sections for 0 =the*purpose set forth.

4.111 combination with a ring-mold in two sections, a lever-and connections by which said sections are opened and closed, a cam turning with saidlever, a vertically movable sleeve carrying a nipple which is normally presented within said mold from above and an intermediate device actuated by said cam and engaging said sleeve to raise the latter and said nozzle substantially asset forth. 1-

' 5. In combination With a ring-mold in two sections, a lever and connections by which said sections are opened and closed,a 1 cani turning with said lever, a pair of sleeves vertically movable together but having screw-threaded connection for adjustment of their collective length, a nozzle carried by the inner of said sleeves-and"entering said ringniold from above and an interme- 11 0 diate device actuated by said cam and engaging they outer sleeve of said pair tolift said nozzle out of said mold'as the latter is opened.

6. In combination Witha ring-mold intwo sections, a lever and connections by which said sections are opened and closed, a

sleeve, in order that it may be automati- 30 tionel ring-mold for forming the neck,

a 7. lncomhlnation Wi sally introduced by the spring into said ring.- mold when the latter closes and- Withdrawn Whenthe ring-mold opens, also by the reversemotion of said lever.

th asectional ringsnold, alever and connections for opening and closing'the' same, a cam turned by said lever, 21 springdepressed vertically movable sleeve provided with an annular groove or race, nozzlecarrying sleeve depending from the first named sleeve and adjustable therein but spring depressed therewith provided at its upper end with a stutling box and inlet for compressed air, a lochnut for a holding the latter sdeeve in the position to which it may be adjusted, means for piercing the glass in the mold reciprocating through said stutiing box, sleeves and nozzle and a forked lever arranged to be actuated by said cam and provided with runners fitting in said groove, in order thatthe movements of the first mentioned lower in clos ing and opening said ring-mold may respectively permit said nozzle to enter said mold from above and may lift itout of said mold.

8.111 a bottle molding machine, in comhiuation with mechanism for operating the "body mold and mechanism for operating the ring mold, a sectional body-mold and a secthe plane of division of the latter being arranged at right angles to the plane of di-' vision of the former, the ring-mold sections opening respectivelv toward and away from the machine, and having projections arranged in the same plane with the division line or" the body-mold and at right angles to the front of the machine, in order that the 9. In combination with a ring-mold for forming a bottle-neon and consisting of sections which open respectively toward and aw from the machindh pair of arms operat- 13' said sections and arranged on opposite sices oi the central vertical plane through said sections from front to rear, and means for forming a bottlebody with a linless front adapted to have Words molded therein, the said ring-mold sections being provided with indent-forming pro- JQCtlOHS arranged in the plane of division of the body-mold in order that the stopperloching wire hail pivoted in said dents may fold down on the front of the body impressed with said Words substantially as setforth.

10. In combination with a neck ring-mold in two sections for forn'iing the neck of a bottle. arms for carrying said sections pivoted on opposite sides of" a central "vertical hlane through said sections taken transversely to the line of division, the said sections being arranged to open respectively toward and from the machine, substantially as 'et forth.

in tes imony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ALBEPT EDWARD CLEGGQ Witnesses:

J. CLARK Jnrrsnsozs, EDGAR MERRITT.

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