US427258A

US427258A - Bottle corking machine

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Publication number: US427258A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1890-05-06
Anticipated expiration: 1907-05-06

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ATENT FFICE.

EDWARD ERMOLD, OF NEIV YORK, N. Y.

BOTTLE-CORKING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 427,258, dated May 6, 1890.

Application filed May 1, 1889. Serial No. 309,298. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD ERMOLD, of the city, county, and State of New York, a citizen of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Corking Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved bottle-corking machine which is driven by power and operated in connection with a treadle whenever the machine is to be started for work, the release of the treadle interrupting the machine; and the invention consists of a bottle-corking machine in which all the operative parts are driven by cams of a cam-shaft, said cam-shaft being engaged by a clutch with the driving-shaft whenever the treadle is lowered, so as to bring the machine in operation and released from said driving-shaft when the treadle is released.

The elements of my corking-onachine are a cork-guiding chute, a reciprocating squeezer guided below said tube, a vertically-reciproeating plunger, a cork-supplying hopper provided with means for. feeding the corks into the feed-chute, an intermittently-actuated cork-arresting pin that stops the corks in the feed-chute, so as to supply them snugly into the path of the squeezer, which presses the corks in the guidetube into the path of the plunger, and of a bottle-rest vertically below the cork-guide tube and plunger, said bottlerest being operated in connection. with the plunger, whereby said bottle-rest is held rigidly in position for forcing the cork into the mouth of the bottle.

The invention consists further of certain details of construction and combination of parts and details, as will be fully described hereinafter, and finally be pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my improved Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same on line 00 00, Fig. 4. Fig. 8 is a front elevation of the machine. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view of the same on theline e r, Fig. 2.

Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are details of the clutch mechanism by which the cam-shaft of the machine is connected with the power-shaft. Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the mechanism for supporting the arresting bottle-rest, drawn on a larger scale, parts being in section and others broken out. Fig. 9 is a detail horizontal section 011 liney 1 Fig. 8. Fig. 10 is a side elevation, partly in section, of the cork-arrestin g pin and squeezer. Fig. 11 is a top view of the squeezer with a part broken out and the cork-chute in section. Fig. 12 is a front elevation of the squeezer, the cork guiding'and compressing tube being removed; and Figs. 13 and 14 are a vertical longitudinal section and a vertical transverse section of the bottom throat of the hopper and feed-roller by which the'corks are fed in regular manner to the feed-chute.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, A represents a bottle-sup port, which is placed vertically below the cork guiding and compressing tube B and the vertically-reciprocating plunger 0, that is guided in a fixed guide-sleeve 0 above the cork guidin g and compressing tube B. In the open rear part of the cork guiding and compressing tube is arranged a horizontally-reciprocating squeezer D.

The parts enunferated-namely, the bottle-rest, cork guiding tube, plunger, and SQUOGZGP-rllZtVG been used in different arran gements in bottle-corking machines heretofore, and I do not claim the combination of these parts broadly. The new features of my machine, however, consist in operating the movable parts referred to from a power-shaft and in supplying the corks by an automatic feed, which forms the essential individual feature of my machine.

The automatic cork-feed consists of an in clincd cork-feeding chute E, which extends from the rear part of the cork-guiding tube B in upward direction to the'delivery end of a throat F at the bottom of a supply-hopper F, in which the wet corks are placed. The rear part of the throat F is provided with an opening, in which is arranged a roller F, that is slightly concaved and provided with alternating teeth or fingers F on the circumference, so as to take hold of the corks fed or passing from the hopper into the throat and feed the same in downward direction into the supply-chute E. The supply-chute is formed of a series of parallel rods, which are supported by circular collars E at the top and bottom, the upper one being attached to the lower end of the throat F, while the lower one is attached to the wider rear part of the cork guiding and compressing tube B. These rods exert less friction on the corks than glass or metal tubes, as the wet corks cannot adhere to the same, and are readily fed in clownward direction to the squeezer.

At the lower part of the feed-chute is arranged a horizontally reciprocating and spring-actuated shank or rod 6, carrying on its end the cork-arresting pin G, which can enter between the rods of the feed-chuteE and engage intermittently one of the corks in said feed-chute, so as to arrest the downward movement of the same until the one below the arresting-pin is dropped in front of the squeezer and fed by the same to the front part of the cork guiding and compressing tube B. J

The cork gnidi'n g and compressing tube, the squeezer, and cork-arresting device are sup ported on the table A that is attached to the top of the frame A, while a second table or platform A is supported by standards a on the table A said platform A being provided with the guide-sleeve C for the plunger-rod C.

On the platform A are arranged upright standards A which are provided with bearin gs for the feed-roller F of the supply-throat F, and said standards, in connection with the feed-tube E, support the feed-throat and its feed-roller F as shown in Figs. 2 and The camshaft S is provided with two cams S and S the cam S operating the plunger,

while the cam S operates the squeezer D.

The plunger-rod C is connected by a pivotlink with the front end of a fulcrumed lever 0 the rear end of which is connected by a pivot-link with the vertically-guided rod 0 which is provided on its lower end with an anti-friction roller resting on the cam S as shown in Fig. 2, andis kept in contact with the same bya spiral spring 0'', that is connected with an arm C, projecting from the rod 0 and to a transverse rod of the supporting-frame A, as shown in Fig. 2.

The shank D of the squeezer D is guided in a suitable box (Z on the table A and is provided at its rear end with an anti-friction roller in the same manner as the plunger-operating rod 0 said roller being held in 'contact with the cam S by a spiral spring S, scoured to the squeezer and to the guide-box (Z of the same.

011 the top of the guide-box of the squeezer is arranged a fixed guidcsleeve (P, in which is guided the shank or rod e of the cork-arresting pin G, which shank is provided with an adjustable collar e between which and the sleeve d is interposed a spiral spring 6, by which the cork-arrestin g pin is moved in the direction toward the cork-chute E. The front end of the shank of the cork-arresting pin Gis guided in a fixed sleeve (2, supported on the top of a guide-frame G,which serves to steady the motion of the squeezer. The rear end of the shank e of the cork-arresting pin G is connected by a pivot-link g with a fulcrumed lever g, the lower end of which is engaged by a nose g at the rear end of the shank D of the squeezer, as shown clearly in Figs. 2 and 10. V hen the squeezer is moved forward,the nose engages the lower end of the lever g, and thereby withdraws the shank of the cork-arresting pin, and thus also withdraws the pin G from the feed-chute E, and permits the dropping of a cork below said pin through the collar E above the squeezer. As soon as the squeezer is released and returned or moved backward 'by its spring 8', the cork-arresting pin G is moved forward again by its spring a so as to enter the next following cork and retain the entire column of corks in the feed-chute in position until they can be fed in downward direction by the next forward motion of the squeezer. In this manner one cork after the other is fed in a regular and reliable manner to the squeezer and cork guiding and compressing tube.

The squeezer D is provided with a T- shaped bar d at its rear end, said bar being provided with guide-rods d, which are guided in openings of the transverse frame Grl The frame G is open at its middle part, so as to permit the passage of the squeezenshank.

The cork guiding and compressing tube B is wider at its rear part than at its front, and is attached to the frame G. It is provided on its under side at its front part with a down- 'wardly-tapering segmental flange Z), which forms arest for the bottle-neck, While the upper edge of the bottle-mouth rests against an outwardly and downwardlyinclined lip 11 of the tube B, which flange Z) and lip b form a flaring mouth, as shown clearly in Fig. 10.

The fulcrumed plunger-operating .lever C is connected by a pivot-rod with a weighted lever H, pivoted to lugs A on the under side of thebracket A of the machine-frame, The lever II is provided with a slot or opening H, into which a gripping-jaw H projects from the pivoted end of said lever, the end of which jaw is applied to the shank a of the bottlesupport A whenever the plunger begins its downward motion, so that the shank of the bottle-rest is engaged by said jaw and rigidly locked by the same against the pressure exerted by the plunger. The more the plunger is lowered the stronger will the shank of the bottle-support be gripped and the firmer the same be held in position against the pressure exerted on the same by the plunger. The shank a of the bottle-support A is further engaged by the forked end of a fulcrumed and weighted lever I, which is pivoted to arms A of the lugs A said lever Z engaging a fixed box a on the shank a, said box being provided with grooves in its sides, and which grooves have convex lips that are engaged by the convex ends of the forked lever Z. The lever Z balances theweight of the bottlesupport and serves to lift the same as soon tion of the lever the bottle-mouth is pressed against the flanged lower end of the cork guiding and compressing tube B, and is thereby in a position for receiving the cork.

The driving-shaft S is provided at one end.

with a fly-wheel M, which acts as a pulley, to

which the driving-belt is applied. The camshaft S, which is in line with the drivingshaft S, is provided on its outer end with a disk M, against which is pressed a springactuated brake-shoe M on the upper end of a spring-actuated rod M which form togethera brake by which the motion of the shaft S is steadied, so as to neutralize the concussions and shocks which are exerted by the same on the squeezer and plunger. The spring-actuated brake-rod M is guided in socket-sleeves of the supporting-frame A, as shown clearly in Fig. 1. On the cam-shaft S'is also located a pulley p, which by a cross-belt 19, passes over a pulley p on the shaft of the feedroller F and serves to impart rotary motion to said feed-roller, as shown in Fig. l.

The connection of the cam-shaft S with the driving-shaft S, which latter is continuously rotated by the belt and fiy-wheel, is made by means of a clutch device which is shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 7. This clutch device is operated by a treadle T, which is pivoted to the lower part of the supportingframe A and connected with a rod t, provided at the upper end with a clutch mechanism. The treadle is guided by a stirrup t at the lower part of the frame A and returned to the raised position by a spiral spring 29. As soon as the treadle is released the spiral spring 6 raises it and places the upper beveled end t of the rod 6 in such position as to press back the spring-actuated interlocking jaw m of one member of the clutch and prevent it from engaging recesses m on the hub of the fiy-wheel M, which forms the other members of the clutch. As soon as the treadle is depressed and brought into its normal direction the beveled upper end of the rod i is withdrawn, so that the spring-actuated jaw m can engage the recesses m in the hub of the fly-wheel and produce thereby the interlocking of the clutch members and the rotating of the cam-shaft S. As long as the treadle is depressed by the foot the working parts of the corking-machine are operated, while the moment the treadle is released the motion of the cam-shaft is stopped, while the rotary motion of the fly-wheel M and its shaft continues. In this manner the operation of the corking-machine is quickly and easily interrupted or established and thereby the corking-machine fully in the control of the operator.

The advantages of my improved corking machine are as follows:

First. Owing to the agitating-rollers in the supply-hopper of the corking-machine, the

corks are fed in a regular'mannerin'to the feedchute of the corking-machine, they being kept in continuous motion by said roller, so as not to stick to each other or the walls of the hopper. The cams on the roller furthermore force one cork after the other into the feedchute, so as to produce in connection with the reciprocating arresting device the regular supply of one cork after another to the squeezer and plunger.

Secondly. Owing. to the open form of the chute, the corks are always in view, so as to indicate whenever a new supply of corks is necessary.

Thirdly. The arresting device prevents in a simple and reliable manner the forward feeding of more than one cork at a time, as it arrests all the corks in the feed-chute above the one dropped in front of the squeezer. As soon as the arresting device is released another cork is permitted to drop, while the e11- tire column of corks above the said one is fed downward until the lowermost cork is stopped again by the arresting device.

Fourthly. The bottle-supporting device is so arranged that in case of more than an ordi-- nary pressure the bottle-platform yields sufficiently to prevent the bursting of the bottle, by which considerable damage is experienced by the power bottling-machine heretofore in use.

Fifthly. By the clutch device the corkingmachine can be interrupted at any moment or started again by the simple operation of the treadle.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a bottle-corking machine, the combination of a bottle-compressing tube, a reciprocating plunger adapted to work therein, a bottle-support provided with a shank, a frame having an opening in which said shank rises and falls, a pivoted weighted lever below said frame and connected by a rod with an oscillating lever attached to the reciprocating plunger, and a second weighted pivot-ed lever having one end engaging a fixed box onthe shank of the bottle-support.

2. In a bottle-corking machine, the combination, with a bottle-supporting platform, of

a counter-balancing weighted lever engaging the shank or stem of said platform, a forked and pivoted lever provided with a jaw that can engage the shank of the platform, a reciprocating plunger, and a vertical rod connecting the operating-lever of the plunger with the above-mentioned lever provided with the jaw, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of a fixed cork-guiding tube having a flaring mouth formed on its bottom, a bottle-supporting platform vertically below said tube, a vertically-reciprocating plunger above said cork-guiding tube, a weighted balancinglever connected to the shank of the bottle-platform, a pivoted locking-jaw engaging said shank, a weighted lever connected with the locking-jaw, and a rod connecting the jaw-operating lever with a plunger-operating lever, so as to produce the locking of the bottle-platform in position when the plunger is raised, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, in abottle-corking inaohine, of an actuating cam-shaft having cams for Working the different parts of the machine, a brake-Wheel at one end of the shaft, anda spring-actuated brake applied to said brake- Wheel for the purpose of neutralizing the concussions of the cams and operating parts, substantially as set forth.

5. In a bottle-corking machine, the combi-