US1539984A

US1539984A - Bottle-washing machine

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Publication number: US1539984A
Application number: US533865A
Authority: US
Inventors: Frank C Wolf
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1922-02-03
Filing date: 1922-02-03
Publication date: 1925-06-02
Anticipated expiration: 1942-06-02

Description

June 2,` 1925'.

F. C. WOLF .BOTTLE WASHING lMMJIIINE Filed Feb. 3. 1922 .hws

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UNITED? STATES-if FRANK c; WOLF; orros ANGELES', CALIFORNIA'.

BOTTLE-WASHING ivrecnznm:

Application med February' 3, 1922; serial INia:Staats.

Z 1o all iti/om it may concern:

Be' itln-own 'thatL FRANK C. Nomnal citizen ofthe United States, residing 4at Los? Angeles' in the county` of Los Angeles `andv State of California, have invent-ed vnew yand usefnl n'iprovements' in Bottle-"Washing lvfachines5v of :which the following is a specilicati'on.

My invention relates tobottle washing: machines, and a purpose of my invention is the provision' of a machine of this char-v cter of extremely, simple durable and'feflicicnt construction f and whichY f operates to effect lthe rapid and thorough as well as simultaneous cleaning of a `plurality of milk` or similar bottles.

It is also a purpose of my invention 'to provide means for detachably associating the cleaning brushes with the driving mechanism comprisedin the washing machine and' means for effectively and automatically lubric-ating. the drivingimechanism.

l will describe one form of bottle'washingmachine embodying my invention and will then point out the novel features thereof in claims.

In the accompanyingdrawings,

Figure'l 'isaview showing-in front elevation one form of bottle washing machine embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 isv a vertical sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figi Fig. 3 an enlarged fragmentary detail viewipartly in section showing/one form of cimeli comprised in the machine shown in the preceding views.

Figs. l and yare transverse and longitudinal sectional views7 respectively, of theeX- tcnsioie connection between thel motor shaft and the driven shaft of the actuating mechanism.

`Referring specifically to the drawings inr which similar reference characters referto similar parts, my invention in its present embodiment comprises two casting'sor supL ports designated generally aty K' and 'K, with the castingl Aincluding a basepori tion 15-upstanding fron'rwhich'is a'plate'16 formed at its upper en'd with.' a forwardly extending fiange 17, and between its ends with .sleeve bearings 1S'v and 18a. The casting K includes a base portion 19 'and' upf standing plate 2O having a rearwardly eX- tendingfange 21 adapted to Contact with the flange 17 to form a closure for the upper side of the housing formed by the two castings'.- Y Between the upper and lowery ends and at the-rear side ofthe plate -20k are sleeve bearings 22 and 22u similar in construction to the bearings 18 andlu and c`o` operating with the' latterto support shafts 23 a'nd-y 23av respectively to whichV gears are fixed.

Thesha'ft 23 has-'fixed thereto-a vdriving-l` gear Gr and this gearconstantly meshes with a` similar 'but larger driveifgear G fixedV to that'snaft23a directly below the shaft- 23, as clearlyfshown in Figi 1.l Asshown' in Fig. 1, three shafts 2Sa are provided; with' gears-G-2, and VGrs fixed to the other shafts 23a and meshingY with the gear G. The drivingfgear G is adapted to be drivenv by an suitable` *means* suchY as the electric ymo`` tor M,i Fig.- 2, mounted finthe base 15 and operatively connected to Vthe 'shaft 23 Aby an extension' of the' motor shaft 24-withits other end connectedtothe shaft-23 by the connection shownindetail in FigsfiL and 5. As here shown,thefadjace'nt'end'of the shaft 23' is recessed as vindicated 'at' 25 to slidably receive the confrontingfend of the shaft'24, the latter being slotted asindicated at26 to accommodate a pin 27frelati`vely-small as comparedv to 'the slot to allow of the limited longitudinal movement of ,theshaft' 24 with respect to the shaft 23. This connection obviously rallows yfor thenecessary r end thrust ofthe motor shaft 24 ywhile still maintaining an operative vconnection between the shafts s?) andi 24 lto drive the driving gear Gr.

iis-shown` in Fig: 2, each shaft 23a is extendedv at `its forward end beyond 'the plate 20 and boredlongitudinallyto accommodate a brush supporting'shaft 28, a chuck desig-f nated lgenerallyat CA beingvassociated with the-shafts23SLV and 28 -to -detachably secure the shaft Vv28 to the shaft 29H Each of the chucks C is of conventional form so that-a detail description of the same 'isY thought tov be unnecessary. As shownin Figsil and 2, each'v shaft 28 supports brushes B of such a size as to be readily insertable in t'oV milk bot tlesand of 'such' a yconto-uras to effectively cleanv theinterior of the millbottles' when the latter are yapplied in:` the -manner shown inFig. t2.

For 'thepurpose of effectivelylubricating all -of the gears; the-*plates '16 and. 2() arey constructed to' 'accommodate caps :29 which co-operatewitlrthe plates in 'formingtcompartments that communicate with the spaces between the sleeve bearings by means of ducts 30. Within the lowermost space or that space between the bases 15 and 19 and the bearings lea and 22, aV fiuid lubricant is adapted to be placed so that under the action of the rotating gears G', G2 and G3 this lubricant will be carried upwardly by the teeth of the gears for lubricating such gears and the gear G as well as the shaftsf23 and 23". The lubricant which finds its way to the end portions of the shafts 23 and 23a is depositedY into the caps 29 and from there gravitates through the ducts 30 and ultimately into the lowermostl space for a redistribution, as will be understood.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the castings K and K as well as the motor M are adapted to be housed by a hood H which engages an arcuate fia-nge F formed at the upper endY of the plate 20l and designed to prevent splashing of the water or other cleaning fluid rearwardly with respect to the casting K.

From the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings itjis to be believed that the operation of the machine will be readily apparent, and that I have provided a machine of extremely simple, durable and efficient construction which operates to effectively clean one or more bottles simultaneously.

Although I haveV herein shown and described only one form of bottle washing machine embodying my invention, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made herein without departing from the spirit of the invention and the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A bottle washing machine comprising a pair of castings having their confronting sides formed with bearings arranged in pairs with the bearings of one pair disposed in confronting relation to each other and spaced apart from the bearings of the other pairs, a shaft journaled in each pair of bearings, gears fiXed to said shafts, said gears including a driving gear and driven gears, the latter meshing with each other and the former meshing with one of the driven gears, brush supporting shafts detachably associated with the shafts of the driven gears, means for driving the shaft of the driving gear, a loose and operative connection between the motor shaft and the driving shaft to allow the necessary end thrust of the motor shaft, said connection including a recess in a driving shaft, adapted to receive the adjacent end of the 'motor shaft, a slot in the motor shaft, and a pin secured to the driving shaft and extending through ,the slot of the motor shaft, caps associated with the castings to provide lubricating compartments at or adjacent the ends of the shafts,

and duets formed in the castings for effecting communication between the interior of the caps and the spaces between the adjacent pairs of bearings. i

2. A bottle washing machine comprising a pair of castings having their confronting sides formed with bearings arranged in pairs with the bearings of one pair disposed in confronting relation to each other and spaced apart from the bearings ofthe other pairs, a shaft journaled ineach pair of bearings, gears fiXed to said shafts, said gears including a driving gear and driven gears, the latter meshing with each other and the former meshing with one of the driven gears, brush supporting shafts Vdetachably associated with the shafts of the driven gears, means for driving the shaft of the driving gear, caps associated with the castings toprovide lubricating compartments at 0r adjacent the ends of the shaft-s, and ducts 4formed in the castings for effecting communication between the interior of the caps and the spaces between the adjacent pairs of bearings. Y

3. A bottle washing machine comprising a pair of castings including base portions, upstanding plate portions, anges formed in the plate portions and secured to each other, sleeve bearings formed on the plates at corresponding points, an arcuate flange formed on one of the plates, a hood housing the castings and engaging said fiange, shafts journaled in said bearings, gears fixed to ksaid shafts, with one of said gears constituting a driving gear and the remaining gears forming driven gears, the driven gears meshing with each other and the driving gear meshing with one of the driven gears, brush supporting shafts detachably secured to the shafts for the driven gears, a motorsustained on the base of one of the castings and within said. hood, and means for operatively connecting the motor shaft to the shaft for the driven gear and in such manner as to allow of the limited end thrust of the motor shaft. 1

4. A bottle washing machine con'iprising a casing having bearings, shafts journaled in said bearings, gears fixed to the shafts, brush supporting shafts carried by the first shafts, means for driving the first shafts, caps associated with the casing to provide lubricating compartments at or adjacent the ends of the first shafts, vsaid casing being formed with a duct for effecting communication between the interiorof the caps and the spaces between'the adjacent pairs of bearings.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

FRANK C. WOLF.