US1282810A

US1282810A - Bottle-filling valve.

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Publication number: US1282810A
Authority: US
Inventors: Joseph H Godfrey; Joseph B Polo
Original assignee: GODFREY Manufacturing Co
Current assignee: GODFREY MANUFACTURING Co; GODFREY Manufacturing Co
Priority date: 1917-06-02
Filing date: 1917-06-02
Publication date: 1918-10-29
Anticipated expiration: 1935-10-29

Description

Patented Oct 29, 1918..

v IVENTORS se/0h ff Godfrey Joseph B. POZO J. H. GODFREY L 1. B. POLO.

BOTTLE FILLING VALVE, APPUCATION FILED1UNE2.1917.'

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BQTTLE-FI'LLING VALVE.

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-Application filed .'l'une 2, 1917. i 1 Serialllo. 33323386.

i lThis invention-:relateste valves :for illng tienlarly -ltov-,lvalveseof theautomatic type Wheienthe valve; prever is iopened ,byfithe bettle eSethe-latterfisr: reughtfnto vengge ment; lWitlfrthe delivery mouth g of the, valve,

and the valve'propeiyis elosedwthnough the instrumentality 1 0-f far leat-eontrolld "meoha-- nismewhen theillqud in ithlebottle readies a pnedeterminediheght. A Amengithe f objects sought4 to. `be ,aeeem plislied*` by f -t-hef invention-:gare to provide a simplyiiedand mprnved bottlefilling valve @fia purely .mechanical eharaeter andrnotl re-` quiring the` nseieffeleetuical energyE ori-zeontr,o,l-. whichf` isi at present; quiteextensively used vingvalvesfof `this?ellenacter ;l to provide im i -mpmved malve wherein the parts A.tlmt control VVther` valve proper yare automatically neyset sis-soon as the bottle is Withdrawn; andto, :provide a mechanical valve-.controllingimellausmiol greater sensitiveness.` reliability iendtligniformity of Yaction than Y'has hitherto been obtained.

fQther-oblectslenl advantages of the invention: Williw berifleadily; understdodi and appreeiated -by;these skilled in the `art from tllfOllQwng. :deslptionateken in eonnee ti on avithithe accompanying drawing, iforming afplt 0f ,this;speciieation,1fwhich illustrates i `oneqpraetieal :fand @workable embodiment of wthe invention, and in@ Which- Figure l is `a eentralfvertieal Section shoe'- ingthe valve elosedvend the parts in positionfte receive bottle to be -lled in, bottlefiillingqposition Miithlthe valve kopen lJig. =3 is eisiiriilarnviewfshowving.the bottle filled, the valveeontrolling mechanism tripped.:bytheliloatyand Athe valve closed; fill ulig. e is aferossfseetionon the line 4-4 of Eig. 1. A

Referring `-to the drawing, 5 designates the bottom Wall of a tank for` containing the liquid to. befehargedninto the bottles, and 6 is `a hollow neck; depending: .t-heIje-roIn` and iiromwhich the valine etruetniieis suspended. Thenek; @has a- -re ulv extelnellr threaded IOWGLW ,portion l ,Olpfiing` an annulanshoulder 8. i vEngaging thepoliti@7` mut No1-med with anannularj shoulderA V`l0 y opposite the shoulder 8. Clamped `bei-, vsfeenthe shoulders inland l0 is an internally.,threaded depending Coupling sleeve llgfrom nfjliieli is suspended a cylindrical heusillgi member :12; tlmlletllg at its lovverend in a bell-shaped `mouth 13 that;f iyeeeives-v and-1 guides the Yneck of 4,the

bottle Jindicated, at 14. On the upper end oi themhousing .12de an `internal ledge 1 er shoulder 1 5, on whichisseatedqtlie circular leuge L6;` of e nave .easing l?? that iS ferme@ aboutmidway of its length, .witha valve seat 18 said valvegeasing having' a re dl-ueedvupper end 119 thatiitsLWithin-fthe loWerzend 7 "of the neel: 6.@ In oppositeqsides ,ot-the, housing member l2` are long; openings.: 2Q md in opposite sides oi the lowerportion of the easing member' 17 i are y similar butshortei1 openingsQl that register with t the openings 20.

rSlidably mounted on ilieloWer portion of the valve easing' 17 is a -sleeveQQ formed WitlLlateral openings 23 that register With thebpenings 20-and-21;-and on the vvalve easing 17, above the sleeve,22, is anadjusting nut 24 that may-be manipulated through the openings; 20 of the housing 12 `to regulate the extent of upward movement of the sleeve 22;

Lying:Withinnthenlower portion of the valveeasing 17 is a fixed sleeve 25'1having a top Wall 26 carrying a Central guide 27 for the depending stem 28 of a ball valve 29 that t v normally oecupiesthevalveseatlS end shuts Fig. 2 is a similar' view shoivingthe'parts ofil the flow of liquid.` Opposite sides of the sleeve *arev Yformed With openings 30 that register With` the openings 20, 21and 23, Yand the Walls of the sleeve between said opend when the latter is in its raised position (Fig. p

2). The short arm of this lever carries a counterweight 35, andthefree end of its long arm normally engages a shoulder .36 formed on a trigger member 37 that is pivoted at 38 between a pair of upstanding lugs 39` carried'by the movable sleeve 22; said trigger having an inwardly extending arm 40 from the free endof which is suspended a float l1 movable in and guided by the lower portion of the fixed sleeve member 25.

YThe normal position of the parts is as shown in Fig. l. When a bottle is raised into engagement with the lower end `of the movable sleeve 22'a11d the latter is raised to the extent permitted by the adjustable stop nut 24, the valve 29 is raised, as shown in Fig. 2, and the liquid flows into the bottle, the air in the latter finding a ready vent around the lower end of the valve casing and through the

openings

23 and 20. rIhe stop 24, by adjustment up .or down, variesi the extent of opening of the valve and consequently'the rapidity of the flow. At this time the weight of the float il and arm 40 of the trigger is slightly but suiiiciently in excess of the'downward thrust of the open valve to maintain the parts in the relative positions shown in Fig. 2. `When the bottle has been lled to the required height, the raising of the ioat by the liquid in the bottle tilts the trigger, moving the supporting shoulder 36 thereof away. from the free end of the valve-supporting lever 34, whereupon the parts instantly assume the relative positions shown in Fig. 3 wherein the valve 29 is closed, and the flow of liquid to the bottle is shut off. As the bottle is withdrawn the movable sleeve 22 descends, lowering the i opening parts in a purely mechanical bottlellingvalve mechanism is a new result so far as we are aware,'andconstitutes an important feature of our present invention. ItV will also be observed that `the weight or thrust of the valve, when open, is applied through the lever 34 to the trigger 37 at a point Qn the opposite side ofthe pivotof the latter from the oat, thus tending to raise the latter. The fioat 1s, of course, heavy enough to resist this tendency (eX- Vcept when raised by the liquid in the bottle) but this arrangement makes practicable the use of a comparatively small iioat, and renders the mechanism very sensitive and uniform in its action, resulting in a uniform filling of the bottles served thereby.

While we have shown and described a particular form of mechanism for accomplishing the stated objects of the invention, it will bemanifest to those skilled in the art that the same may be modified in detail within the operative principle of the invention and without sacrificing any of the advantages secured thereby. We therefore do not limit the invention to the exact mechanism shown-and described, but include all equivalents thereof which come within the purview and spirit of the appended claims.

We claim: i l. In a bottle-filling device of the character described, the combination of a valve casing having a valve seat, a valve movable towardand from said seat, a Vvertically movacter described, the combination of a valveV easing having a valve seat, a valve movable toward and fromsaid seat, a vertically mov-` able sleeve on said valve casing adapted to be lifted by a bottle when brought into filling position, and a `float-controlled valveopening mechanism carried by said sleeve, said mechanism including normally engaged elements which operate to open said valve when said sleeve is raised, disengage under the action of the float and permit the valve to close when the liquid in the bottle reaches a predetermined height and automatically rengage eachother when said Vsleeve descends.

3. In a bottle-filling device of the character described, the combination of a valve casing having a valve seat, a'valve movable toward and from said seat, a movable member adapted to be actuated by a bottle vwhen brought into filling position, a valve-engaging member actuated by said movable member, and a float-controlled trigger normally holding said valve-engaging member in position to unseat said valve and hold the same unseated when said movableY member isactuated. I

i. In bottle-aliassen@ of the char:

acter described,A the combination of a valve ascesi@ y easinghavingrarvaveaseat,:avvalga*movable v. tcwandgannvtremsaidiseatca vertically-slidable sleeve valvef easing =adapted to be littedf'by 'afbottle fvvherrbroughtk into ffilling position,: ar 1i'movablevalve-'engaging member* carried 'bysaidsleevefiand 1a floatcontrolledltrigger normally holding said valve-engagiifng memberin position to unseat said valve and hold the same unseated when-said sleevesf-Lraised.

5. In a bottle-iilling device of the foliar-'wA acter described, the combination oit a valve casing having a valve seat, a valve movable toward and from said seat, a vertically movable member adapted to bev lifted by a bottle When brought into filling position, a pivoted valve-engaging arm carried by said vertically movable member, and a oat-controlled trigger normally engaging said arm and supporting it in position to unseat said valve and hold the same unseated When said vertically movable member is raised.

(i. In a bottle-filling device of the character described, the combination of a valve casing having a valve seat, a valve movable toward and from said seat, a vertically slidable sleeve on said valve casing adapted to be lifted by a bottle when brought into filling position, apivoted valve-engaging arm carried by said sleeve, and a float-controlled trigger lnormally engaging said arm and supporting it. in position to unseat said valve and hold the same unseated When said sleeve raised.

7. In a bottle-filling device of the character described, the combination of a valve casing having a valve seat, a valve movable toward and from said seat, a vertically movable member adapted Ato be lifted by a bottle when brought into filling position, a movable valve-engaging member carried by said vertically movable member, a float-controlled trigger carried by said vertically movable member and normally holding said valve-engaging member in position to raise said valve When said vertically movable member is raised, and means for automatically resetting said valve-engaging member and trigger to valve-lifting position on the vdescent of said vertically movable member.

8. In a bottle-iilling device of the character described, the combination of a valve casing having a valve seat, a valve movable toward and from said seat, a vertically slidable sleeve on said valve casing adapted to be lifted by a bottle when brought into filling position, a pivoted valve-engaging arm carried by said sleeve, a float-controlled trigger carried by said sleeve and normally holding said arm in position to raise said valve when said sleeve is raised, and means for automatically resetting said arm and trigger to valve-lifting position on the descent of said sleeve..-

sl'eevefand-fhaviirg onefarmthreof engaging said valve stem, a counterweight on l thc tether arm offs'aidleverfa f'tiiggertpivtedfon "saidsleeve and formed with a shoulder normally supporting the valve-stem-engaging arm of said lever, and a float suspended from said trigger.

10. In a bottle-filling device of the character described, the combination of a valve casin having a valve seat, a valve on said seat aving a depending stem, a vertically slidable sleeve on said casing adapted to be lifted by a bottle when brought into filling position, a lever pivoted on said sleeve and having one arm thereof engaging said valve stem, a countervveight on theother arm of said lever, a trigger pivoted on said sleeve and formed on one side of its pivot with a shoulder normally supporting the valvestem-engaging arm of said lever, and a fioat suspended from said trigger on the other side of the pivot of the latter.

l1. In a bottle-tilling idevice of the character described, the combination of a valve casing having a valve seat, a valve on said seat having a depending stem,a vertically slidable sleeve on said valve casing adapted to be lifted by a bottle when brought into illing position, a fixed sleeve in said valve casing below said valve seat formed with a valve stem guide and a passageway for the liquid, a counterweighted arm pivoted on said slidable sleeve and extending across said fixed sleeve and engaging said valve stem, a trigger pivoted on said sleeve and formed with a shoulder normally supportin said arm, and a iioat suspended from said trigger Within said xed sleeve.

12. In a bottle-lilling device of the character described, the combination of a. valve casing having a valve seat, a valve movable toward and from said seat, a vertically movable sleeve on said valve casing adapted to be lifted by a bottle when brought into filling position, heat-controlled valve-actuating mechanism carried by said sleeve, said mechanism operating to open said valve When said sleeve is raised and permitting said valve to close When the liquid in the bottle reaches a predetermined height, and an adjustable stop device for limiting the extent of upvvard movement oi' said movable sleeve, whereby to regulate the flow of the liquid.

13. A filling valve having, in combination, a valve member, a seat therefor, a device to support the valve member when unseated,

said device being movable by the package to the valve member in such movement of said be filled to unseat the valve member, and a part, a device on said part `to support the 10 float movable by' the liquid in the package ever When carrying the valve member,

to disable the supporting device. means to move said evice into and out of 14. A llingva1vehav1ng,in combination, operative position and, means to move the a valve member, a seat therefor, a part; movlever into va1ve-supporting position.

able by the package to belled, a lever on v JOSEPH H. ,GODFREY e said part arranged to unseat and support JOSEPH B. POLO.

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