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J. W. WSON ET L BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE Filed D90. 18, lQZZ 9 Shee'S--A-Slleb EU) gq) Jan. 10, 1928.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH W. DAWSON AND JAMES L. HEROLD, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIG'NORS TO BARRY-WEHMILLER MACHINERY COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORAM TION OF MISSOURI.

BOTTLE-WASHING MACHINE.

Application led December 18, 1922. Serial No. 607,527.

lhis invention relates to improvements in bottle washing machines, and the object is to produce a novel and highly eiiicient means tor washing bottles both interiorly and eX- teriorly. Prior to this invention a number ot machines had been produced which washed the interiors ot bottles by injecting streams'ot water into said bottles, but many ot these devices tailed to attain the desired eliciency, due to the failure ot the streams to be projected into the bottles with sutilcient force to thoroughly cleanse the interiors thereof. In the prior devices, the bottle was usually inverted over a water nozzle and a continuously flowing stream ot water was projected from said nozzle into said bottle. That portion ot the stream of water which entered the bottle at the beginning of the washing operation struck the inside tace ot said bottle with much torce, but this water would immediately flow downwardly to the neck of the bottle and, because ot the restricted opening in said bott-le neck, would collect there. This collection ot water in the neck of the bottle would tend to act as a seal to prevent the incoming water from being injected into said bottle,` and as it would be necessary for the stream ot wat-er to torce its way through the water in the neck ot the bottle, much of the force o1" said stream would be dissipated. In the device disclosed in the present appli cation, the streams of water which are injected into the bottles liow intermittently into said bottles, there being an interval between jets of water to permit said water to drain from the bottles, hence the objections set Jforth above are eliminated.

nnoi-her object is to produce a simple automatic means for controlling the flow o water to the ditlerentwashing devices of a bottle-washing machine.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention comprises the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention. However, it is to be understood that the invention comprehends changes, variations and inodiiications which come within the scope oit the claims hereunto appended.

Fig. I is a plan view of our improved bottle washing machine with the housing removed.

Fig. II is a side elevation oiE the machine shown in Fig. I.

Fig. III is a view similar to Fig. II showing the opposite side of the machine. v

Fig. IV is alongitudinal section through the machine.

Fig. V is an end elevation of the machine.

Fig. VI is an enlarged fragmentary side elevation showing the mechanism tor operating the water-controlling valve and the means Jfor automatically stopping the machine.

Fig. VII is an enlarged fragmentary section showing the receiving end oit the machine, and the mechanism for adjusting the positions of the spray pipes.

Fig. VIII is an enlarged plan view of the water-controlling valve ot the machine.

Fig. IX is a horizontal section ot the valve shown in Fig. VIII.

I y? ig. X is a section on line X-X oi Fig.

Fig. XI is an enlarged plan view ot a portion ot one of the bottle-supporting menibers showing a. portion ot one ot the chains to which said member is attached.

Fig. XII is a section on line XII-XII of Fig. XI.

Fig. XIII is a section through the electric switch forming a part ot the electrical system ot the machine.

Fig. XIV is a fragmentary detail showing the clutch and associated mechanism tor controlling the operation of the bottle washing machine.

According to the present embodiment ot our invention, our bottle washing machine is intended and adapted to operate in connection and in unison with a bottle soaking machine of the type in which the bottles are carried in bottle` holders tiered to endless chains, the bottles in said bottle holders being passed through a solution -to soalr said bottles. In the present instance, and as a part of a'complete system, thebottles are automatically delivered from the bottle holders of the soaking machine to our bottle washing machine, which acts upon and thoroughly cleanses the bottles without the intervention of any manual operations whatever. However, it will be understood that it is not essential that our bottle washing .machine should thus work in `conjunction y stated, is used in conjunction with our bottle Y and an inclined bottom ri.

.A is supportedin any suitable manner, as,

Washing machine.' As the soaking machine forms no part ot' the present' invention, it willvnot be necessary to describe its details o't construction, it being suiiicient to .say that said soaking machine is provided with endless chains C which are supported by, andtravel over., suitable sprocket wheels lll. The endless chains C areprovided in 'th bottle :holders H in which the bottles are carried. The bottle holders H of the soaking machine .travel i-n the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. IV` of the drawings, and each of said bottle holders is provided With a .gate G which retains the bottle in place Within the bottle holder until said bottle -holder vis in the proper position to discharge said bottleV into they bottle washing machine 'when saidv gates G are lifted, thus permitting the bottles to pass trom said bottle holders.

.Referring now to Vour improved bottle Washing machinepark designates a reservoir which .is provided with -sideand end walls i The reservoir tor instance, by attaching one end ot said reservoir to t-he soaking machine S and supporting the other end tliereoi"I by means oit legs -L which rest upon the tioor. The end Walls and 'bottom ot the reservoir il are preferably formed of sheet metal, said end Walls 'and bottom being supported byV the Y side members B, to which said end walls and feo bottom Yare attached lby means o' fastening devices B. Y

. Supported by the side members B of the reservoir A is a `housing 1 comprising` side Walls 2 and a top 3, saidtop comprising a liXed portion 3 and hinged portions 4lA and 5, said portions d and 5 being hinged at the points indicated by theyreierence character 6 `and being provided with handles T wherebythey may be swung open to give accesi, tothe interior ot the housing 1. The housing l is provided with suitable bearings for the recept-ion jot shafts 8 and 9, said shatt- 8 beingxprovided with apair ot sprocket- Wheels 10 and said shaft 9 ,being provided withv a pair of smooth pulleys il1. The shafts, sprocket Wheels and pulleys form parts'ot an endless conveyor, which also includes a vpair of endless chains v12 connected at suitable predetermined intervals by means of vcross members 13, each et' which is provided with aplurality of pockets 111 adapted to receive the bott-les', Theflower endv ot eaehof the pockets 14 is provided with an opening 15 through which a stream of Water may be passed to cleanse the interior of a bottle supported in an inverted position within said pocket. It will be observed by referring to Figs. l, XI and XH that certain ot'the links composing the chains 12 are provided with inwardly extending lugs 12 and 4that the cross members i3 are secured to' theselugs by means ot bolts or other -fastening devices.

Located at the end ot the washing inachine adjacent to the `soaking machine S is thebottle-receiving mechanism. Said mechanism is intended to receive the bottles from the soalrer and comprises an inclined table 16 which in practice is preferably toi-med of sheet metal and is provided with a plurality of partitions 1.7, fixed to and extending upwardly from said inclined table 1G whereby a plurality of inclined chutes iti are provided. Extending transversely ot the heus ing l is a bar 18, said bar being in contact with the lower tace of the inclined table 1G, and arranged parallel with the bar 1S and in Contact with the top edge oi" all oit the par titions 17 is a bar i9. rlhe bars 1S and if) terminate short on the side walls ot the hous ing 1 and are connected together by means of bolts 2O located at their ends, said bolts passing through spacing tubes .21 whereby said bars are held the proper distance apart. From 'the foregoing it is apparent that the inclined table l5 and the partitions 1T arev clamped between the bars 1S and 1) and that all oi:` said parts would move as a single unit. Located at the ends ot the inclined table .1G are operating arms Q2, each of said arms being` provided with a laterally extending port-ion Q2 which contacts with the upper tace ot said inclined table, :fastening devices being passed through said portion Q2 and Vthrough said inclined table i6 whereby said inclined table is secured to said operating arms .The operating` arms 22 are pivotally secured to a pair of supporting members 23 which are lined to the iframe of the soaking machine S.

Extending transversely of the machine in such position as to be immediately below the lower ends et all ot' the inclined chutes 1G is a bump -r Qt, said bumper being supported at its ends by side plates Q5, said side plates` being provided with pockets to receive the ends ci said bumper. The side plates 25 are each provif'led with elongated openings QG through which fastening devices 27 pass whereby said side plates are adjnstably se cured to the side walls 2 of the housing l. Formed on the side plates are stops 28 which are adapted to support the lower end ofthe inclined table .16 when said liable is in its lowermost position. rl`he bumper is provided with a metallic covering 29 which is extended downwardly at an angle from said bumper to provide an auxiliary 35 is fixed.

slideway for the bottles being-` conveyed to the bottle holders of the Washing machine, said slideway being provided With dividing members whereby inclined chutes 31 are provided which are in continuation of the inclined chutes 1G.

In describing briefly the construction of the soakingimachine S, is was stated that said machine was f provided with endless chains Which operated over sprocket Wheels.` The upper sprocket Wheels of the soaker are mounted on a shaft 32ivhich is actuated by the same mechanism Which drives the Washing` machine. This mechanism Will be de .scribed later in this specification, but it is sufficient at the present time to know that the shaft 32 rotates when the Washing machine is in operation. The operating arms 22 Which support the inclined table 16, as has been stated, are pivotally supported by a pair of members 23, there being a pair of stud shafts 34 to Which said operating arms 22 are rigidly fixed extending through bearings in said members 23. One of the stud shafts 34 extends. through and beyond the associated supporting member, and to this extended portion of said stud shaft an arm The arm 35 extends rearwardly from said shaft 34 and is provided With an upturned portion 35 (Fig. Il). Fixedto the shaft 32 is a star Wheel 36, said star Wheel being,` radapted to cooperate With the upturned portion of the arm 35 in such manner as to cause the end of said arm to be depressed by the projections 36 when said star Wheel is rotated.

Theendless conveyor of the bottle Washing machine is intermittently driven, and We will no\v describe how this intermittent motion is obtained. 37 designates a shaft which extends transversely of the Washing machine, said shaft being` supported in suitable bearings in the side Walls 2 of thehousing; 1. rlfhe shaft 37 is provided at oneof its ends With a Lgear Wheel 38, said gear Wheel being;` loosely mounted on said shaft.`

`Located adjacent to the shaft 37 is an auxiliary shaft 39 which supports a pinion 40 adapted to mesh With the gear `38 on the shaft 3T. The shaft 39 is mounted to rotate in a bearing,` 39 which is supported by one of the bearings of theshaft 37 (Fig. XIV). ilurroundingr` the shaft 39 a sleeve 39a, said sleeve being fixed tothe bearing 39', thus the shaft 39 may rotate Within the non-rotatn ably held. sleeve 39a. Fixed to the 4shaft 39 at an end thereof and adapted to rotate With said shaft isa clutch member 41, said clutch member beine` intended to function in a manner which Will be subsequently pointed out. Mounted on the sleeve 39a is a pulley 42, said pulley being' loosely mounted on said sleeve whereby said pulley may rotate about same and may also move longitudinally thereof. The pulley 42 has lined to it a clutch member 43 similar to the clutch member 41 on the shaft 39, and these clutch members 41 and 43 are adapted to be brought into cooperation with each other so that said pulley 40 and said clutch members 43 and 41 may rotate as a. unit. bers 41 and 43 is effected by means of operating mechanism comprising a shaft 44 which extends longitudinally of the machine, said shaft being provided at one end With an operating' handle 44 whereby said shaft may be rotated about its axis. Pivotally secured to a side Wall 2 of the housing 1 is an arm 45, said arm being provided at its upper end with a bifurcated portion which partially surrounds the hub of the pulley 42, said hub havin g an annular groove which receives the ends of said `bifurcated portion of said arm 45. rllhe arm 45 is also provided with a bifurcated portion 45ft at its lower end, said bifurcated portion 45:L being associated with a finger 44a on the shaft 44 in a manner to be hereinafter described. The pulley 42 is driven by a belt 46, which in turn is driven by any suitable prime mover, such, for instance, as the motor M in the dranf'ings. From the foregoing,Y it is plain that if the clutch members 41 and 43 are disengaged and the pulley 42 is being driven, said pulley Would rotate idly about the sleeve 39a without affecting the other mechanism, but if the shaft 44 were rocked so as to cause the end of' the finger 44a on said shaft to move in an are of a circle above said shaft 44, said linger 44L would engage the legs of the bifurcated portion 45 to rock the arm 45 on its pivot. rEhe operation of the mechanism just described will be apparent after a study of Fig. )ill/T of the drawing. If the parts Were in the position in which they are shown in Fig. XIV and the shaft 44 were rotated about itsI axis, the .finger 44a would engage the leg of said bifurcated portion which. is Within the arc describedby the outer end of said linger and would move the lower endof said arm laterally, thus engagingv or disengaging the clutch members 41 and 43. The linger 44 remains in engagement With the legs of the bifurcated portion 45 at all times, hence the danger of said parts being` accidently moved is eliminated. lllhen the arm 45 is operated to move the pulley and its associated clutch member longitudinally of the sleeve 39 so that said clutch member engages the clutch member 41, said clutch member 41 and its associated pinion 40 will be rotated With the pulley 42. `'.lhe rear Wheel 33 is mounted loosely on the shaft 37 and said gear wheel 3S associated with a train of gears 3S-33", 38C, and 38d whereby the speed of the shaft 37 is reduced.

Secured to the end of the shaft 37, opposite to the end on which the ,Crear Wheel 33 is mounted, is a crank arm 47, said crank arm being provided with a crank pin having an The cooperation of the clutch memf Vantiffrict-ion. roller 47" extending outwardly from saidzarm :at one end thereof. Mounted atthe fend of fthe shaft '8., which forms .a part l ofthe endless conveyorof thefwashinginathe dottcfdcircle in Fig. .HLfand When the crank pin-enters one `of the radial slots 48 the movementof the icrank pin will beftransmitted to the slotted -Wheel 48. .At 'this "time a portion ofthe slotted Wheel 48 enters a i recessiO `inthe disk 50,'an'd vvhenthe crank pin passes lfrom the fslot- 48one of the arcuate :faces .49 engages the periphery of the disk to Vlock the .slotted wheel-and prevent same fronii rotating." Obviously, the 1nechanism Vjust described `will move lthe shaft t3 intermittently and carry the bottles step by step away from the .intake end ofthe \vashing machine.

Mounted on the shaft 37 at an outerend thereof is -a sprocket Wheel `51 (Fig. TMI), and mounted on the shaft 32of :the soaking machine is a comparatively large sprocket Wheel 52. A ysprocket chain `53operatesover the sprocket Wheels 51 and 52 so that when the shaft 37 .is rotated in the Amanner already described the chain 53 Will ,impart a like rotary movement `to the shaft 32.

lIt may be Well to -describe the operation of the machine thus far described. Assume that the Vmotor M is in motion; this, because of the belt 46, Will rotate 'the pulley 42.

riassume, also, that the 'shaft 44 was Vrocked so as to move the clutch :member 43 into en-V gagement With the clutch member 41, thus transmitting the rotary movement of the pulley 42 through the pinion 40 and the gear Wheels 38,3821, 38", 38c and 38d tothe shaft 37. ,Thevrotation of the shaft 37 is continuous Whilejthe machine visin motion, and

this continuous motion of said shaft 37 isV A termittent or step by step movementis transdeo mitted from said constantly driven shaft 37 to the drive shaft 8 of the endless conveyor. The soiled bottles `are lplaced inthe bottle holders of the soaking machine and are carried through'the soak-ing solution, saidbottle holders moving in the direction indicated by lthe arrow in Fig. IV, and When said bottle `holders reach the proper `.position the gates `thereof are lifted and .the bottles are dis charged into the inclined chutes 1G', said bottle .holders of the soaking machine 4and said inclined chutes `being yin .alinement At this stage of the Aoperation there is a bottle in each of the inclined chutes 16', the necks of said bottles being in engagement With the bumper .24, asshown in .Fig IV. The .shaft 32,1it will .be remembered, is provided with a star Wheelf36 Which engages .the upturned portion 35 of the .arm The shaft 32 Lis constzmtly. rotating, and as each successive projection on said star wheel 36 engages the arm 35 said arm uil'lfbe depressed. The arm is secured to one of the stud shafts 34 so that when said arm is depressed said shaft will 4be rocked, and :as the operating arms are secured tothe stud shafts 34 and said operating arms are secured to :the :inclined table 1G, the depression of the arm 35 will move the inclined chutes 16 upwardly in an arc of a circle about the shaft `34. yllhe upward movement of the inc-lined chutes 1G will continue until the necks of the bottles therein `have .passed beyond the upper edge of the bumper 24, when said bottles Will slide `over `said bumper into the inclined chutes 3l .and from said chut-es into the bett-le pockets 14 of the Washing machine which are yin position to receive said bottles. As soon as the bottles `are located in the pockets 14 of the Washing machine, the endless conveyor thereof starts `to move and said bottles are carried to `the `first washing position, where they are again stopped. The Water- Y controlling mechanism will now be described.

designates a pair of water-conducting pipes which extend transversely of the u'asliing machine, each of said pipes being provided Witha plurality of apertures GO', said aperturesbeing so .located that one of them is :immediately below each bottle-receiving pocket in vone of the associated cross members 13.k The pipes 60 are supported by connecting members 61, one of which is located at each end of said pipes. (S2 indicates hangers pivotally secured to the side Walls of the housing V1. The connecting members 61 are pivotally secured to the pivoted hangers in any suitable manner. The hangers 62 are provided with portions (32 which extend below the connecting member AG1. Mounted on theshaft 9 of the endless conveyor of thc Washing machine, at each end thereof, is a member (i4, said member having a hub portion which 'surrounds said shaft 9 and a portion extending in a direction toward one of the pivoted hangers 62. The outer end portion of the member 64 is provided with a plurality of apertures (35 which receive a lug G6 onthe lportion 62 of the adjacent hanger 62, consequently, if the shaft 9 were shifted longitudinally of the machine, the pivoted hangers, connecting members and pipes would `be shifted With said shaft, the open- IPO ings in the wall et thehousing i' through which said pipes entend being elongated permit movement. et said pipes. The necessity for providing a means tor a iliusting the pipes G0 with the shalt Si is ocasion/ed by the 'act that the' chains et the ei'idlesi 'ci veyor o the washing machine areliable to stretch, in which event the iulirrtruei'i 60" in the water-conducting pipes G() would not register with the bottle-receivingpockets; To prevent this we locate the bearings 9 in which the shaft 9 is journaled in elongated openings G7 in the side walls 2 ot the housing l. G8 designates lugs termed onsaid walls i2, said lugsbeing adapted to receive screws 69 which. bear againstsaid bearings 9. From the toregoingyit is apparent-that in the event the chains l2 become loose `said looseness may be taken up by manipulating the screws 69, thus moving the bearings 9 in a direction away from the shait 8, and due to the 'fact that the pipes G0 are connected to said shaft 9 said pipes 'will move a proportional distance, thereby insuring the proper alinement ot said pi pes relative to the bottle-receiving pockets lll- Located immediately below the cover ot the housing l is a pair el water-conducting pipes 70 similar to the pipes (30, said pipes 70, like the pipes 60, being provided with a plurality et discharge apertures 70. The pipes 60 and 70 are connected to a main water supply pipe, and a means which will now be described is provided to control the flow oil water so that water under pressure will be intermittently conducted through said pipes. i

71 designates a water-controlling valve which comprises z, stationary valve housing 72 anda rotatablemember 73 within said valve housing. Tie valve housing includes a removable portion 7 4i which screws onto 'the associated portion ot said housing, said re-` movable portion being provided with a threaded opening 7a4- Q adapted to receive a water-conducting pipe 7 5. The valve housing 72 is provided with a water passageway 76 which leads upwardly in said housing and a water passageway 77 which leads dowiiwardly therein, and said valve housing is provided. with thi:'ea led openings in the wall et said housing communicating with said passageways 76 and 77 whereby apipe 7S may be screwed in the threaded opening associated with the passageway 76, thus conducting the water passing through said passageway to the water pipes 70, and a pipe 79 may be screwed into the threaded opening asselciated with the passageway 77 to coiauluct the water passing throughsaid passageway to the pipes 60. The rotating member 73 within` the valve housing is provided with a plurality ot apertures 73', which are adapted to be successively alined with the passageways 76 and 77. Mounted to rotate in a suitable bearing within the valve housingis shaft 80, the rotatable member 7?) being secured to said shait and being adapted to rotate therewith. li/lounted on the shaft 80 is a sprocket wheel 8l, and mourned on the shaft 37 is a siiinilar sprocket wheel Associated with the sprocket wheels til and 53.2 is a sprorhet chain 'the operation of the wat'er-conling mechanism as l'ollows: Aassuming machine is in operation, the sha'lit t course9 be rotating due to `the operation ot mechanism already described. Because oi? tl e sprocket wheels 81 and 82 and the sprocket chain 83 the rotary movement of said shat't 37 will be transmitted to the shaft 8O supported in the valve housing 72. lt wiii be seen by referring to Fig. H ot the drawing that the rotatable member 7 3 separates water passagewa-ys 76 and 77 'from the water inlet opening Tl. rlhe apertures in the rotatable member 7 3 are so located that when one ot said apertures is aligned with one et the water passageways.) the solid portion et said rotatable member will close the other passageway (Fig. llhl), hence water entering the valve housing throi'igh the opening 74; will either pass into and through the p: igeway 7G and be conducted to the pipes 7() or will pass into and through the passageway 77 and be conducted to the pipes G0. ln the latter eif'ent, said water will pass into and through a passageway ha in one et the rcmnecting members (il which passage* way comn'u'uiicates with the pipes GO. rllhe motion of the bottles through the machine is an intermittent one and the wateicontrolling valve is so timed that while the bottles are at reet in the machine one ot the apertures in the rotating rnen'iber 7" nieves into it) alinenient with the passageway 77, hence streams oit water are injected trom the pipes G0 'into the interiors oit' two rows oi bottles. rlhe rotatable member 73 constantly rotating, however, and sad aperture will pass beyond said ijiassageway 77 and the tlow et water therethrough will be stopped. its one ot theiapertures 73 passes troni alinement with the passageway 77 another aper ture passes into alinement with the passage-- way 7G, hence the water will be conducted to the pipes 7 O and will be showered down on the outside tacos ot the bottles. rlhe diverting et the water trom the pipes 60 permits the water which had been injected into the interior ot the bottles to drain theretroim so that when the water is again injected 'troni said pipes into the interior et said bottles, there will be no collection of water in the necks of the bottles to prevent said incoming streams treni passing into the bottles with 'i'ull torce. lTroiu the foregoing it is plain that streams oir water are intermittently injected into the interior ot the bottles and showered down on the outside faces oi said bottles, it also being apparent that the washling-machine and water-controlling'valve are sov timed that the waterv is injected intermittently into the bottles while; said bottles arefstatlonary', there beingI severalV distinct' jets: of water injected into each bottle during each period of rest thereof, One ofy the pipes- 70 is located immediately above the bottlefreceiving mechanism of the machine whereby the bottles in said receiving mecha- .nism are.l intermittently showered with water,

whereby they are preliminarily cleaned.. 815i designates a bottle discharge, table onto which the *cleaned bottles slide from the f pockets 14; when said:v pockets reachthe proper positions. Said discharge table 85'. comprises an inclined member 80 which'is pro-v vided with a plurality of upwardly extending partitions: V87T whereby a, plurality of in.-l clined chutesY are providedly each of which is in suchl position as to bein alinement with successive bottle-receiving pockets 1a. The dischargel table 85 is provided vwith. a stop member: 88 which` stops thebottles after they have reached their properl positions on the member 8.6.v v

- 89 designates a plurality of lingers.. one oil" which is below a portion of each of the inrr clinedr chutes of thev discharge table 35, i'zrhere beingv an opening 1n each of; said: chutes in Vwhich the. fingers 89` operate. All: oii the,

lingers 89 are. secured to a transverse shatt 907 said shaft being. provided at; one of its ends with an yarm 9.1. Fixed to the constantly rotating shaft; 3'? is an arm; 92, said arm. being connected tothe arm 91 means ofv a, connecting rod 93. rllhe connecting rod 93is pivotally connected. to the arm 92 and is alsof-pivotally connected to the arm 93 by means of the swivel joint.- 941.

c .Located adjacent. to the discharge table S5 is an endless conveyor 95, the purpose of said endless conveyor being; to convey the bottles away from the washing machine after said biottleshave been washed.

In the'operation of the discharge mecl'ia.- ni'sm of our machine., thel constantly rotating ar1n92 through the connecting rod; 93 im..

` parts anV oscillatingr motion toA the.` arm 91 ments being" in alinement with one of the inclinedy chutes of the discharge table, The row of bottles thus placed in thel compartments onthe shelf will be moved onto the endless conveyor 95 by the next row of bottles and will be carriedaway` b v said endless conveyor.

To prevent the bottles being dropped heavily on the `inclined table 85 and to guide said. bottles to said inclined table, we provide,y a plurality of members. 9T, said members being pivotally mounted on a transverse rod 98 supported. by the housing l. Each of the pivoted members 9? located in such position that lit will be engaged h v successive bottles and each of said members4 is provided with a counterbalance wei ghi' 9T. In operation each of the bottles of a ruw about to be discharged onto the discharge table 8.5.` will engagey the blade of one of the pivoted members 97,r and said blade will guide said bottle to its position within one of thev inclined chutes of the discharge table. The counterbalance weights on the pivoted members will prevent the bottles from fall-- ing heavily on the discharge table 85, said bottles being,` allowed to settle gently thereon.

In the operation of the machine, it may happen that one ofthe bottles will. stick in the pocket 14 and said bottle will not he discharged onto the discharge table S5. In the absence of safety mechanisnn this` bottle would strike the endl of the inclined table 85, and as the bottle pocket moved on. either the bottle or some part of the machine would be` broken. To prevent this occurrence provide safety mechanism which will n-:r-.v be described.

The shaft 90 extendingr transverswiy of the machine at the rear thereof is adapied to support the inclined discharged table there being arms 100 which are seelued to Athe lower face of said inclined table, said arms having hub portions adapted to surxtnirul said shaft. 101 designates arms which are fixed to a shaft 102, said arms bein;r adapted tor support the upper end of said diselmrpje table. 103 designates a lever which is tired to an outer end of the shaft 102. said lever being held in a horizontal position hy a coil spring` 1011one end of which is tired to the lever 1.03 and the opposite end of which is fixed to the frame of thev machine. The lever 103 is provided with a laterally extend. ingrv portion 103". Mounted on the shaft -l-l is an arm 105, said arm be re" adapted to rotate with said shaft 44e and beiner prm'ided with an extension 106 which contact-:sl with the lower face of the laterally extenrline` portion 103 of the lever 103. In the event that a bottle becomes stuck in a bottle pocket so.A that said bottle strikes the inclined dis charge table 85, said discharge table will le depressed by saidl bottle and the dmvnward movementof said table against the arms will oscillate the shaft 102` and as the free end ofthe-arm 103, which is secured to said sha fl; incontact with the arm 10.1., said arm will be oscillated thereby rockin.;Y the shaft Vlll and through the mechanism already described disengagc the clutch members 41 and 43., thus stoppingthe macliine.

In the event that the bottle washing niaill() chine is stopped by the operation of Jdie mechanism just described, it isalso desire-d to stop the endless conveyor 95 and `this'is accomplished by breaking` the electric eircuit by which electric energy is conducted to a separate motor (not shown) by which said endless `conveyor is actuated. The mechanism for controlling- .said endless conveyor Will now be described.

` 107 designates an electrical contactmember secured to the shaft 44, there being a collar 108 secured to said shaft to which said contact member is secured. 109 designates a pair of contact members which are secured to a block of insulating material fixed tothe switch housing 110. Electricity-conducting Wires 111 are connected by means of bolts 11)J to said contact members 109, said electricityco1ulucting Wires constituting the elec tric circuit by vvhich electric energy is conducted to the motor which operates the endless conveyor95. The electrical contact mem bers 109 are spaced apart so that the electric .circuit is normally broken, but when the 4 described or by being manually operated, the

electrical contact 107 Will be moved out of contact with the contact member 109 Whereby the floiv of electricity through the electricity-conducting Wires 111 will be.intcrrupted, thus stopping the endless conveyor As will be seen 'by referringtoFig. IV, a body of vvater collects in the reservoir of the Washing machine, this body being Water that has been previously used to Wash bottles. The level of the body of Water referred to is determined by an overflow pipe 113 (Fig. 111). The bottles which are passed into the bottle Washing machine to be washed Often have old labels clinging to them, and it may happen that one or more of these labels may be Washed to a position at the mou-th of one of the bottle pockets whereby the entrance of a bottle into said pocket is interfered with. `To prevent this We maintain the level of the body of Water Wit-hin the reservoir at such height that the months of said bottle pockets ivill be drawn through said Water, thereby keeping saine free from old labels. The passage. of the bottle pockets through the water within the reservoir in the manner described Will cause a movement of said water in a direction toward the bottlereceiving end of the machine and this movement of said Water would cause labels and other matter Washed from the bottles to be moved toward said bottle-receiving end of the ma- `vided With a rotatable valve stem 118 to which is fixed an arm 119. 120 designates a connectin rod, one end of which is pivotally .connected to the arm 117 and the other end of which is pivotally connected to the arm 119 on the valve stem 118. lWhen the shaft 44 is rocked, thev valve stem, through the operation of the arms 117 and 119 and the connecting rod 120, Will be oscillated Wherebytheflow of Water through the pipe will be controlled.

The pivotallysupported members 97 which are intended to prevent the bottles from being dropped heavily on the inclined discharge table are of such lengths that they will function intended regardlesel of the size of the bottles being Washed. Said bettlcr'. of different sizes would Contact With the blades of the the members 97 at different points, but the operation ofsaid members would be the saine. This feature is an important one, in that it obviates the necessity of providing members which are adjustable 4so as to beoperable with different sized bottles.

Vile claim:

1. A bottle-washing machine comprising an intermittently movable bottle holder adapted to hold an inverted bottle, a. waterdischarging device comprising a water con ductor having a discharge aperture adapted to discharge Water into raid bottle, a Watercontrolling means comprising a valve in said conductor provided `with rotatable means whereby water is permitted to pass through said. valve to said aperture, and actuating means for saidrotatable means timed with relation to the movement ofsaid bottle holder whereby Water is caused to flow intermittently into said bottle during each period of rest thereof.

2. A bot'tlc-\vasliiiig machine comprising an intermittently movable bottle holder, .a spray head adapt-ed to discharge Water into the bottle carried by said holder, a spray head adapted to discharge Water against the exterior of said bottle, and Water-controlling means comprising a valve housing provided with a plurality of passageways in communication With said spray heads and rotatable means Within said valve housing controlling the flow to said spray heads whereby Water .haa

i {Waiter-controlling meanscomprising. aivalve `casing'.provided With a :plnralitygdf passageuaysf-each of ivhich .communicates fvvith one of the-aforesaid i Weiten-discharging devices, .1 a .rotatable shaft `Withini said valve casing, a :disk .provided with ;.an aperture termed :therethrough iinounted on said: shaft Within the valve casing, andimea-ns whereby said `shaft` may ":be 'rotated to cause said aperture in 4saididislto 4:be brought successively into registration With said passageivays. i LA `bottlewashing 'machine having a bottleec'arrying mechanism '-f comprising :aan

endlessiconveyor, livater.-discharging device adapted to V:discharge streams o-vvater into thelbottles, `.means Wivhereby .looseness in the bottle-supportingy V.portionV #of said i endless conveyor maybe ,taken up,..zand'means co operating Withl :saidwateredischarging idevice iand controlled "'.byy said last `mentioned means Whereby said Water-discharging dekvice maybe kept'ri'n i alinement with :the Abotitlesonvf said endless conveyor. A bottle-washing :machine having` a bottle-carrying mechanism comprising supporting shafts, endless chains supported by `saidshafts, rand 4-bottlediolding .devices` carried.- 'by f said chains, a' Watei'fdischarging .de- -viceitadapted `toy discharge. streams of Water into .the rbottles,i;means whereby one ot said supporting. shaftsfmayfbe ,moved .away from the .ot-her' `shaft to remove plooseness :from the bottle+supportingportion otl saidl endless chains, v.and V.means .cooperating :With said movable .lshaft and .fsaid Water-:discharging device ywhereby ssaid .Water-discharging `de- -vice may bemovedacci-responding distance to `'maintain @the ,alinement lbetween tsaid Water-discharging 'device .and .said .bottlef-holding devices. l

(LA bottle-Washing machine l:having a portingshafts, endless chains. supported .by said shafts,-,and :bottle-holding devicesV carbottle-,carrying mechanism 'comprising supried by said chains, pivotally supported Water-discharg1ng devices adaptedito discharge streams of `Water into the bottles.

means whereby one of said supporting shafts `may be .moved away from the other shal't toreinove looseness from the bottle-support ing poi-tions of said endless chains, and a linlr connected to said movable .f1-hatt :and also to said pivotally supported Waterdis 0charging devices whereby said water-dis charging .devices may be moved a corresponding distance to maintain the alinenient between said Water-discharging devices and sa-id :bottle-holding devices.

7. A bottle-Washing machine having a bottle-carrying mechanism comprising supporting shaft-s, endless chains supported by --said shafts, and bottle-holding devices carriedgbysaid chains, a plurality of Water-dis charging 'pipesadapted to discharge streams -oiwvater into said bottles, members con -necting the Water-discharging pipes together, .pivoted hangers supporting said Water-discharging `pipes and connecting members, means wherelirv .o iie ot said fsupportiiig shafts may be .moved away from 'thegother shaft to remove looseiiess trom the .bottle-'supporting portions ot said endless chains, and .means comprising a connecting .link extending fromA said movable shaft to one otsai'd pivoted hangers whereby said 4Water-discharging pipes maybe moved a "corresponding distance vto maintain the `alinement between `said Water-discharging .pipes and said bottle-holding devices.

.8. Arbottle'ivasliing machine comprising `is held in said position, said means includ- ;ing a Water conductor having a discharge 'aperture tor the discharge ot said jets, a

valve to control the delivery of Water 4through said aperture, and actuating means :for Vsaid valve timed with relation to the ".moveinent of said bottle carrier whereby YWater `is intermittently delivered to said iaperture while the bottle is held in said position.

Intestiinony that ive claiiii the foregoing Wehereunto aiiix our signatures.

JOSEPH lV. DAVSON. JAMES L. HEROLD.

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